All categories - 7 December 2006

Several people in my life tend to get deeply depressed about their life and always come to me to talk about it. I am a good listener, but I am also a very optimistic person and I don't dwell for long on negative things in my own life. I am finding it very hard to give them good advice on how to overcome their sadness. It is something that comes easy for me, but they never seem to understand when I tell them that being a happy person isn't something that happens to you, YOU have to CHOOSE to be happy and do it yourself. Aparrently this advice only works for some people, and not for all.
Anyway, I am starting to feel a little weighed down by all the people I know who are always depressed and wonderring what else I can possibly do for them. So far my advice seems to go in one ear and out the other.
Last week with my boyfriend, he was telling me about something that was making him depressed. I am getting tired of always feeling like peoples counselor...I don't know what to do

2006-12-07 03:05:49 · 15 answers · asked by Cuppycake♥ 6 in Psychology

My situation is that my husbands 15 year old daughter has moved in with us. Probably a temporary basis as she is having some major issues with her mother. I don't necessarily agree with her just moving out, as she needs to work things out with her mom. My husband works out of state and that leaves me to discipline her. It's a tough position for me to be in. She expects to be able to do what my children do but we have to take into consideration the past several weeks of her own actions. She is trying to push my buttons, asking to do things she knows she isn't supposed to do, staying up late, talking on phone non-stop etc.. I don't want to tick her off but I have to discipline to some extent.....very frustrating. She has been with us for a week now, going to see her Mom and Sisters for the first time tonight. Mom has not talked to me at all about the situation which is strange!
Does anyone out there that has been in a similar situation have any advice?

2006-12-07 03:05:49 · 19 answers · asked by sl6970 2 in Family

i had a late period that lasted for only one day from the second day onwards iam experiencing vaginal discharge in liquid form..this is the firsttime something like this has hapend other wise i only have a gap of 28 -30 days between my periods ..i have a 2yr old child..i have got some back ache and abdominal cramps...cud this mean iam pregnant ?

2006-12-07 03:05:45 · 14 answers · asked by sono 1 in Pregnancy

I know it is still way too early, and the chances of that happening are not exactly edged in stone. But. what would you do IF that did happen?

2006-12-07 03:05:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball

Later this month my gf and I were due to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. We have been living together for 3yrs. However last week she confessed to me that she had strong feelings for another guy and that things were not working with us. From what I can gather the main reason she believes we are not working is that we spend little time together due to my lifestyle. I am a shift worker and have one year left of study at uni. She finished uni at the end of last year and is working full time. The guy she has developed feelings for is a co-worker who also has a long-term partner. They have identical working hours. They began to hang out several months ago and I encouraged her to have work friends. The lifestyle that I'm currently leading is not permanent. With any luck by the end of next year I will have commenced my own career with normal hours enabling me to spend more time with her. She has temporarily moved out to assess who she wants to be with. What should/can I do?

2006-12-07 03:05:37 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

Justin recently was caught with a performance enhancing agent and was banned from track and field after an illustrious career breakig the 100m world record (non-natural) and running times people can only dream of. Now he takes to the field, of course he will be the fastest man in the NFL, but how will he/ or not contribute?

2006-12-07 03:05:34 · 6 answers · asked by D J 1 in Football (American)

Gold, stocks, bonds, land, real estate, etc.

2006-12-07 03:05:29 · 2 answers · asked by kinimod2 1 in Economics

2006-12-07 03:05:28 · 6 answers · asked by tonsi 1 in Words & Wordplay

2006-12-07 03:05:17 · 1 answers · asked by darestobelieve 4 in Engineering

I have researched it and found that all disease feed on glucose in the bloodstream due to the high volume in American diets. I decided to change my diet due to health reasons and found myself feeling better. Anyone else due the same?

2006-12-07 03:05:16 · 4 answers · asked by rachaelmatt2001 2 in Diabetes

2006-12-07 03:05:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fashion & Accessories

Seeing who chaired the group (James Baker) and his long history with GHW Bush and Reagan, and hearing how GWB has been taken care of in his previous failures, is this another bail-out?

Does this provide a convenient option for the President to get out of Iraq cleanly?

Do you think he'll adopt any of the group's recommendations?

2006-12-07 03:05:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Is that sexism?

2006-12-07 03:05:06 · 24 answers · asked by monkey 5 in Fashion & Accessories

My thesis without extra pages like table of contents, title, bibliography, etc. is about 45 pages. Is this about right? This will be for an MS degree in electrical engineering.

2006-12-07 03:05:06 · 2 answers · asked by Smitty Carmichael 2 in Engineering

Gifts

1. Nintendo DS or a Wii...
2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess...
3. Lots and lots of chocolate...
4. iPod or a Nokia N95...
5. Make-up...

Activities

1. Dining out with family, which is impossible because my brother lives in London and my sister in Sydney and the rest in Holland...
2. Just renting a DVD and watching it with a couple of friends...
3. Dining out with friends...
4. Just partying all night long...
5. Celebrate Christmas alone...

2006-12-07 03:04:59 · 4 answers · asked by ♥ Chelsea Blue ♥ 4 in Christmas

2006-12-07 03:04:57 · 16 answers · asked by kmgabbard07 1 in Small Business

The environmental club sells sweatshirts as a fund raiser . They sell 1200 shirts a year at $ 20 each. They are planning to increase the price.A suevey indicates that , for every $ 2 increase in price, there will be a drop of 60 sales a year. What should the selling price be in order to maximize the revenue.

2006-12-07 03:04:50 · 5 answers · asked by SHAILY 1 in Mathematics

She says she doesn' want anything, hasn't hinted at anything, I'm terrible at shopping for clothes, and I know she doesn't really want flowers. I have about a $50 limit.

2006-12-07 03:04:49 · 14 answers · asked by pat_k_green 2 in Other - Holidays

2006-12-07 03:04:45 · 5 answers · asked by Michele 3 in Mathematics

2006-12-07 03:04:39 · 29 answers · asked by kingjaffa 1 in Friends

There was this giant, green thing and it jumped up on my head and stating eating my scalp. I smashed it with a 10 pd. peice of lead but now I feel dizzy and the world is spinning. What's going on? Is that a bright light I see?

2006-12-07 03:04:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

There seem to tax benefits in 2010 for putting money into a traditional IRA that I can later roll into a roth IRA. So, can I take the 401K that I have with a former employer and roll it into both a 401K with my new employer, and deduct 4,000 of that to put into a traditional IRA? Thanks so much for your help!!

2006-12-07 03:04:33 · 5 answers · asked by grlpwr777 2 in United States

If you had to choose this Saturday night.

Religious fanatics and vegans need not answer. Keep praying and munching those beans.

2006-12-07 03:04:31 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

2006-12-07 03:04:26 · 15 answers · asked by janedoe! 1 in Pregnancy

The banning of saying Christmas, no nativity scenes, no Christmas songs at school. Are we becoming less tolerant in America?

2006-12-07 03:04:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If I re-install my browser, again, I have to install my yahoo toolbar, Mcafee site advisor, McAfee Antivirus on it or it will automatically detect these settings, Pls advice....

2006-12-07 03:04:22 · 4 answers · asked by jac825in 1 in Internet

I hear alot of people speculating on the age of Jay-Z and Beyonce. Why does it matter? If Beyonce was 60yrs old right now would B'Day be any lesser of an album? I really don't age should be a factor in your career if you still have the talent and can perform

2006-12-07 03:04:15 · 22 answers · asked by Willie J 2 in Celebrities

2006-12-07 03:04:13 · 3 answers · asked by Michele 3 in Mathematics

2006-12-07 03:04:13 · 5 answers · asked by yogesh c 1 in Software

the words 'pot' and 'kettle' spring to mind.

Go back to nazi germany mid war, I think your views were tollerated then

2006-12-07 03:04:10 · 9 answers · asked by england til i die 3 in Psychology