Word: distressingly
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...information regarding eligibility for workmans’ comp, effectively keeping [her] at work and in pain,” and contended that the University “bullied” her to not apply for workmans’ compensation, resulting in the “intentional infliction of emotional distress.” In an interview with The Crimson, Isabelle blamed Harvard’s Disability Claims Unit...
Alfie’s realization of the irrevocable harm his actions cause shocks him into change. A very human, very real distress replaces Alfie’s godlike composure, and his brushes with death transform him from a young man with all the answers to a suddenly aged, more uncertain person. In the greatest irony, his newfound gravitas leads to him being dumped by an older woman for a younger...
Mark is quick to point out that each so-called disorder is only understood as such if the drives and behaviors impair normal social interaction. No disorder exists, then, unless the “fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning,” the manual explains...
...this spring, she founded Harvard Students in Touch, a group that delivers small care packages to students in distress. Any student can e-mail with the name of a person they are concerned about, and within days, the group’s small staff will drop candy and a card in that person’s door box. The sender remains confidential to the receiver...
...empathy from our leaders, and this is where I believe George Bush's performance as president-father has been most wanting. Case in point: At this moment, my five-year-old daughter is suffering through the very natural (but still wholly unsettling) fear of "mommy and daddy dying." Her distress is heartbreaking, of course, and I soon discovered that the best way to soothe her is by showing her that I take her worries seriously, discussing them with her each and every time they bubble to the surface...