Social Science - 19 August 2007

Why do you know that it's real? I've seen some funny hypnotists but find it a bit too hard to believe.

2007-08-19 13:53:50 · 5 answers · asked by Michael 5 in Psychology

I am always very nervouse when I do something before many people, just like making a speech or demonstrating something.
How can I get rid of it?

2007-08-19 13:49:26 · 16 answers · asked by ★☆★Alexa★☆★ 2 in Psychology

I've always been afraid of change. I don't know why either. I moved everywhere as a child and my parents were constantly together and apart, i lived with different people all the time. So i don't know why it is such a fear now that i am older. But it prevents me from doing alot of things i want to do. Like moving somewhere, or changing jobs. The thought of the dramatic change itself intimidates me and i chicken out.
I've had to leave a job before because I wasn't moving up at all and found myself working way too many hours. It took alot of me but I got another job.
Now i have to leave my new job (been there only a year) because they are cutting hours and slowly going out of business. Then my husband comes home to tell me of this great place he wants to move to thats better and cheaper. I don't know if i will be able to carry through with this?
help!!??

2007-08-19 13:37:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-19 13:34:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

I have a huge fear of bees, spiders, dark, heights, bats, mosquitos, etc. Whenever i see something like a bee, i instantly freak out. I was with my parents once and we were eating hotdogs, a bee came by and i started going insane throwing food everywhere >.<

I cant calm down!! Im like paranoid :P I see something flying, my brain automatically registers that its a bee and i freak out. Same with spiders. I always look behind my back because im so cautious.

Ahh whats wrong with me?! I need to find a way (other than listening to music on my ipod, which works) to calm down and be less stressed about it.

2007-08-19 13:31:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

i'm a single mother of a new baby. i earn $2,050 / month BEFORE taxes. what is the point of working when i lose out on free medicaid ( $350 savings on health insurnace premiums), pracitcally free day care ( a $500 savings) and FREE formula from the WIC program ( a $300 value). so if im going to save $1250 a month in free stuff for quitting my job, and I only earn $1500 anyways, then why would i work?? so isnt the opportunity cost so great, that any sensible person would quit the job?

2007-08-19 13:30:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

Some girls just thinking that they could help their boyfriend to be a better person, but they always ended up hurting....

2007-08-19 13:20:52 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

have enough money when I have more than I can possibly spend?

2007-08-19 13:17:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

I keep having this dream that someone ( I don't know who) is yelling my name, it wakes me up in real life. I dont know who is calling me but i have this dream often. What does it mean, that someone keeps waking me up? I hope that i explained it wel, it s kind of hard?? If anyone has any ideas or has had this happen? I would like some help with understanding why this voice keeps waking me? Thank you

2007-08-19 13:06:26 · 8 answers · asked by Day Dreamin' in Cali'! 3 in Dream Interpretation

2007-08-19 12:52:04 · 9 answers · asked by Rute A 3 in Other - Social Science

2007-08-19 12:40:11 · 14 answers · asked by Zhorge 1 in Sociology

I dont just mean for people to think your ''hot'' i mean for people to feel comfortable oround you and just like and respect you. I want to be someone that noone would be afraid to talk to or someone that evryone thinks highly of. I want to be beautiful inside and out. You know how some people have a, almost a glow to them that makes people want to be with them, what is it that people love so much?

2007-08-19 12:38:06 · 10 answers · asked by lolo 2 in Other - Social Science

I mean, people always make generalizations and think that all Autistic people have the same charactaristics. They think everyone with Autism is dumb or that Autism needs to be 'cured.' It doesn't! It just needs to be understood. I actually saw a question that used Autism as an insult!! I myself am Autistic; I published a book, skipped seventh grade, and have an IQ range of 150-180. Yes, I am not the most socially connected person in this beautiful Universe, but I do have feelings. I would give just about anything to be understood. I think people should focus more on trying to LEARN about Autism, instead of trying to 'cure' it.

2007-08-19 12:33:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

This has been the weekend from Hell. People who I deeply thought I could trust are showing other sides to themselves, which makes me wonder how naive I may actually be. My nature is to be honest and to trust what other people tell me. Perhaps unconditional acceptance is not a good policy. I am getting some very mixed signals and, once again, as the saying goes, "The best laid plans of mice and men.....". I am now wondering if life is just a serious of problems and disappointments and then you just get 'offed'. Any ideas??

2007-08-19 12:23:07 · 14 answers · asked by ? 5 in Psychology

Can it be done while being conscious? If so, please elaborate me how. All answers will be highly appreciated about this topic!

2007-08-19 11:33:52 · 17 answers · asked by Alu 2 in Psychology

How come all these offers have mispelled words and lack of spaces in some spots? Note that I am supposed to keep it confidential and not tell anyone. What do you think of this? It looks official?

http://www.phifoundation.org/scam.html

2007-08-19 11:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-19 11:02:56 · 12 answers · asked by teeleecee 6 in Gender Studies

Patents and copyrights are intangible assets

2007-08-19 10:53:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

I frequently see people attack comedians like Dave Chappelle and Paul Mooney as "racist" (rather than racial) comedians.

Racist humor uses detrimental and oppressive stereotypes which reinforce the political and social power of a dominant class, while racial humor is simply commenting on this inequity.

Do you understand the difference? If so, why do you think so many people can't see the difference?

2007-08-19 10:26:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I had a dream the other night where my sister told me our father, who is deceased, visited her in her dreams and told her something. The next morning, my sister sent me a text message that her daughter, who's father passed away two nights before, was visited in her dreams by HER father that night. Remember, no conversation between me and my sister took place. I DREAMED she told me about her dream about our father, and the same night my niece said her father visited her in her dream, get it? Does it mean something, or did the recent death of her father trigger my dream and the rest is just coincidence?

2007-08-19 10:20:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

2007-08-19 10:16:36 · 9 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7 in Psychology

http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/002877.html

The above link holds studies indicating that ovulating women in long term relationships have a preference for dominant males.

"This preference was not shown by women at other points in their cycle. What's more, the effect was only significant for women in long-term relationships"

Ok, ovulating I get because of hormonal influences, but why would a woman's relationship status affect her preference?

Side note: Interesting how this study seems to show that single non-ovulating women (ovulation taking up only aprox 3 days out of every 28 day cycle) are indifferent to dominance.

2007-08-19 10:14:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-08-19 10:01:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I mean, when supply is scarce, demand increases. Consequentlly the price then goes up, right?

ok so what is the reason that the price has to automatically go up?
Isnt this simply greed (all moral impliacations aside)

Or in a more sequential/specific sense, is the cause of rising prices ONE persons greed (and then the rest have to match prices to break even)

Is this accurate, in economic sense?

2007-08-19 09:45:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

I'm doing a term paper on it.

2007-08-19 09:31:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I am having so many scary dreams, they are all based on reality or people i know which makes it all the harder. Any advice would be helpful

2007-08-19 09:29:51 · 13 answers · asked by jonnyheron1 1 in Psychology

2007-08-19 09:14:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

I'm 34 and I have no friends. I used to have lots of friends as a kid but since then stopped making them. I've also never really had a boyfriend. There's something abnormal about me but I can't pinpoint it. Would a therapist be helpful? What kind of therapist?

2007-08-19 08:28:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-19 08:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by : 6 in Psychology

2007-08-19 08:15:51 · 13 answers · asked by : 6 in Psychology