Social Science - 13 February 2007

my ex-gf broke up with me 5 months ago but i dream about her often can someone please help me

2007-02-13 14:37:41 · 16 answers · asked by sstch 1 in Psychology

I have the same dream all the time where I am spitting my teeth into my hand and am really upset about it.

2007-02-13 14:35:09 · 38 answers · asked by Chook 2 in Psychology

I had a dream the other day that I was making a tomato salad for Tucker Carlson (from MSNBC).

2007-02-13 14:32:53 · 7 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Psychology

Anything thats been puzzling you lately?

2007-02-13 14:32:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

This question appeals to transhumanists, doctors, students, biotechnologists, and philosophers - basically anyone.

Once the epiphyseal plates of the long bones have closed, further bone growth is considered impossible. Considering that height, or lack thereof, has considerable sociological ramifications, will it be possible to one day "choose" our height? Many of you know that shorter people are on average paid less, date less, and are respected less. A recent study revealed that shorter people may even be less intelligent.

Can biotechnology, nanotechnology, future medical technology help allieviate this disease to the people it has already inflicted? We already have the "Ilizarov Method," or 'limb lenghtening' method as one form of primative invasive biotechnology.

Recently, an ultrasound device has been developed by scientists to regrow teeth. It may be one day used for people to gain height. Please read the attached link. When do you think this will happen?

2007-02-13 14:22:23 · 1 answers · asked by Marc 1 in Other - Social Science

I have a very close male friend, whose mother died when he was around 17. It absolutely destroyed him. I did not know him before but everyone who did says he became a different person, that he withdrew completely. When we started to become close he was doing really well and coming out of his shell i truly believed we were falling in love. But we had a bit of drama due to circumstances and everything fell apart. We stopped talking and he went seriously downhill, starting drinking heavily and really changed. It took him so long to open up to me and as soon as it got hard he was gone. Is it possible he has problems getting close to women because of his mother? He hasnt had a girlfriend and ive known him for years. I also know he is not gay. One night we spent hours on the phone and he talked about his mum for the first time with me and he said he was in love with me, (he'd been drinking) The next day he took it back and that was the end of us. Is it possible he did love me but was afraid?

2007-02-13 14:20:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Given 20 / 20 hindsight, are there choices that you have made that you would change if you could or are you 100% satisfied with the results.

2007-02-13 14:16:29 · 14 answers · asked by corporatetrade 2 in Psychology

School started in September, and I've made a few friends, but not as much as other kids have. Now I am starting to see people just trying to be nice to me because they feel bad for me. How do I overcome shyness?

2007-02-13 14:06:29 · 14 answers · asked by Josh N 1 in Psychology

I'm a good looking, funny guy with a problem approaching girls.

I'm 19 and would like to know how I can gain the confidence and self esteem I need. Preferably exercises or maybe if there's a book someone can recomend.

2007-02-13 14:03:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Okay I admit it, so I used that headline to catch your attention and check out the real question, it’s not really relevant at all. It’s a cheap trick, I know, some will say ruthless. I have a feeling I’m gonna get a lot of sh*t for it, but that’s a chance I’m willing to take. But you’re here now, so isn’t it worth checking out my question and giving it a shot?

The question is, what’s the biggest obstacle/hardest thing you’re having to deal with lately?


How do you plan to solve it?





this is too personal for quite a few people to answer publicly, I understand. I authorize you thereby to give me sh*t for it if you’d like.

I’ll start with me. The hardest thing I’ve been dealing with lately are some financial and self-esteem slumps. I’m currently applying for scholarships to get me through schooling, so that I have a shot at better jobs and greater things. I’m expecting a lot out of going back to school.

2007-02-13 13:49:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I started working at this place where they house Mentally disabled people. They school them, let them live there. It's great, but i'm walking and they approach me, talk to me.. Which is great but today we had a lecture about how a simple hug can be abuse.. or any simple little thing may be considered abuse. And they told us that if we abuse them or take away their rights...we can be sent to jail.

Some of the disabled and metally ill people in that institustion are well enough to understand and be normal. But others can be violent and hyper.. so i'm scared some of them may rush into me and push me or hug me , and then i will be fined or punished.

Should i try to distance myself whenver they walk near me. Or what?

2007-02-13 13:43:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

For example, you have huge arguments with someone at work over trivial things because you secretly have feelings for eachother, but you may get along just fine with everyone else at work. Why do the feelings sometimes turn to anger?

2007-02-13 13:41:30 · 12 answers · asked by Princess Sophia 2 in Psychology

2007-02-13 13:40:15 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4 in Gender Studies

Age
How many different men have you been with?
How many different women have you been with?

2007-02-13 13:32:11 · 12 answers · asked by brp_13 4 in Gender Studies

I write romance stories in my spare time, and when I first started submitting them, I imagined my readers, if any, would be bored housewives and timid old spinsters. However, 95% of my fans are male, ranging in age from 24 to 55, both married and single, mostly from the US.

Technically the stories are classified as erotica because the sexual relationship is emphasised, but the sex is non-explicit, non-violent, highly idealised, and extremely tender, even poetic. The men consistently ask for the stories to be made even more romantic and gentle, while my few female fans tend to say, "Very beautiful, but could you make a bit dirtier please?"

I'm now wondering if men are really the more romantic gender, and perhaps there is a bigger market for male-oriented romance novels than previously thought?

2007-02-13 13:29:54 · 14 answers · asked by Girl Machine 7 in Gender Studies

2007-02-13 13:20:41 · 10 answers · asked by Joe Z 1 in Anthropology

Please have respect and do not answer unless you really know something about this. I preffer answers from adults (over the age of 26) who have had to deal with a couple of difficulties.

2007-02-13 13:19:54 · 2 answers · asked by Daos 1 in Psychology

I am 14, and I got in trouble in Spanish class quite a lot. That was because I behaved worse there than in any class. No reason to behave worse. Suspicious. One time, I was in a trance; kind of like daydreaming, shutting the mind off, not hearing anything that is being said. Like meditating. The teacher gave out tests and said not to turn them over. I did not hear that, turned it over, and got a detention. I turned the test over not on my own free will. Look, I was in a trance; I had no reason to turn it over; I never had any temptations. That one, however, I feel was superficial. The very WAY my hand moved, I know a psychic implanted the temptation in me. It felt like it wasn’t my temptation, since it was outside of my normal flow of thoughts (actually, there were NO thoughts in my state of mind). I did NOT hear what was said. Yet I DID turn it over. That was a psychic’s attempt to get me in trouble, and have fun in the process.

2007-02-13 13:03:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Lots of you said you pretend people are with you and talk. Do any of you pretend your boyfriend or this guy you know is laying on top or bottom of you and you start going up and down on the bed?

I feel ashamed to talk to this guy now since i did it thinking he was under me :(

2007-02-13 13:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

I had a really bad day and can not stop thinking about it
what can I do to forget it?

2007-02-13 13:01:29 · 28 answers · asked by Sandora 4 in Psychology

I'm not psychic, but I want to know how to tell if others are. ~1-2% of people are constantly USING psychic ability (though most keep it secret). How can I tell if I'm being mind-controlled (those things HAPPEN). As for you, refrain from using that ability. It is evil.

2007-02-13 12:54:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-02-13 12:52:34 · 4 answers · asked by gemini6187 2 in Anthropology

If someone in his teens is in love with this girl but when he's horny or "in the mood" fantasizes about guys etc... what is it.. is it curiousity or does that mean that the guy is gay or bisexual? Or is this completely normal?

2007-02-13 12:52:08 · 2 answers · asked by Matt S. 2 in Psychology

2007-02-13 12:50:46 · 7 answers · asked by untouchable 1 in Psychology

2007-02-13 12:47:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

I snort a lot.

2007-02-13 12:47:14 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2007-02-13 12:45:13 · 7 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Psychology

Besides Jesus

2007-02-13 12:45:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

I am a teacher dealing with boys and girls in the age group 14-18, when they have sex-related anxieties, which they sometimes confide to me.

Over the last year a boy of about 16 has become very uncommunicative, quiet and aloof, and spends a lot of his time alone. He hates his parents who "thrash" him. His mother revealed he often wears his sister's underclothes, and even her own, which upsets her and his father no end. He's a little effeminate, but not very.

One day, quite red-eyed, he, on his own, confessed to me his trouble. He's long harboured a secret desire to be a girl. He pretends he's a girl all the time, and has even assumed a girl's name. He says he's not attracted to boys, but just feels more comfortable thinking of himself as a girl. The desire to change his sex has been tormenting him for a long time, and he's become desperate. He reads a lot on the net on sex change.

He's silently craving for help to cope with his situation. Pl guide me with a plan of action.

2007-02-13 12:40:16 · 12 answers · asked by wisdom tooth 3 in Psychology

able to challenge your comfort zone to expand your boundries or does your comfort zone stop you from achieving your goals and dreams?

2007-02-13 12:38:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science