Social Science - 20 August 2007

2007-08-20 07:18:09 · 5 answers · asked by Jeremy M 1 in Anthropology

I frequently came across rage-fantasy posts that have approximately the following meaning: “I’ll scare, humiliate, hurt and kill, and/or I’ll become the biggest baddest scariest man out there.” Well those are some nice plot lines to fantasize when you’re raging helplessly and you know deep down that there is nothing, not a thing, that you can do. The irony is, those post get so many “rage vs. rage” answers along the lines of, “kill yourself, you’re crazy, die, etc” that really mean “I’m scared and angry and I will try to chastise you out of doing it.” And I’m sure that those trolls get off on this negative attention. Now I’m wondering, what really hurts them?
-Above mentioned rage vs. rage?
-Pity?
-People laughing at them, not taking them seriously?
-Silence, if it comes from everyone?
-Support?
-Mockery?
What do you think is the best treatment to make them go away? To make them not do what they threaten in real life? To hurt them? To help them?

2007-08-20 07:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-20 07:04:11 · 2 answers · asked by STORMY K 3 in Psychology

Hi
I am truly not a biatch or anything but I really need help
concerning my friend,she is being really nasty
to me and my other friend Jemma and we dont
know what to do.I have known her since I was
younger and we have been OK friends but she
can never exept that she is wrong and is always
putting overs down.I have tried apoloagising to
her even thought I havent done anything wrong
but it makes her worse.I really need a plan
not someone telling me to makeup with her or
ignore her I really need a plan so that she stops
being nasty and can relise that she is sometimes
wrong.Please can someone send me a proper
plan (like a trick to get her to relise she is not perfect)
as otherwise she will NEVER relise.
Thankyou so much

Katie x

2007-08-20 06:40:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

We start with sex, why do women gladly do the most awful disgusting things in porn movies whilst it is virtually impossible for a husband to get sex from his wife without having to do something for it like buying them stuff? And, why are there so many women(millions)who use their sexuality to achieve something? And last, why will almost every woman do anything for money?

2007-08-20 06:37:44 · 10 answers · asked by Tor Arne H 1 in Sociology

What explanations are out there for this?

2007-08-20 06:31:01 · 9 answers · asked by KS 7 in Psychology

or do they choose us?

2007-08-20 05:46:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

when people tell me i have done something really well i tend to beat myself up because i don't feel as though i have done it as good as thery say and in annoys the hell out of my freinds , but i kind of don't know that im beating myself up , does anyone else do this and why do i do it

2007-08-20 05:41:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

when is was a little kid
like about 5 years old every night i saw snakes
i cried and screamed
sometime i saw big one and sometimes little ones
but thing is i just imagined them
wat does this mean?

2007-08-20 05:35:17 · 13 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Dream Interpretation

A person who likes something one minute, & then 5 minutes later they don't like it, & then another 10 minutes they like it again.

***Ex: I know this person who likes bread one day & the next day she doesn't & then the next day she likes it again.

2007-08-20 05:13:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

he called me last night to tell me that he made it there and he didn't sound happy at all......i asked him if he was ok he said he was but it did'nt sound right...he sounded really down....i need some advice this is his first time deploying and my first time dealing with this........what should I do?

2007-08-20 05:08:25 · 9 answers · asked by mrs. MJ 3 in Psychology

I had just e-mailed an Answers user to show her how to allow contacts, because she didn't realize that she wasn't allowing contacts to add her, and asked me to explain how to change this. The very next day she sent the following, "I am adusting my profile and info as requested by the man I love. He worries for me and I love him to much to even care to argue his points." Of course now even her profile name has changed to "...", and she is no longer allowed to accept e-mails, contacts, nor IM's. I would never have such a lack of love and respect for my girlfriend as to dictate to her how she can use her time online(and if she accepted such behavior from me, I'd no longer be with her, because I'd no longer respect her). Why do women stay with losers like this? What is the driving force that causes a woman to have such low self-respect that they'd stay in such an unhealthy relationship? It's pretty sad, in my opinion.

Your thoughts?

2007-08-20 05:07:25 · 15 answers · asked by Solarcide 3 in Gender Studies

2007-08-20 05:00:02 · 26 answers · asked by lovepets 6 in Psychology

on 8-21-2007, I dreamed I met a man who worked in Illinois. I live in Missouri by the way and we began to talk and then next thing you know we were in a bathroom kissing each other passionately. But then he wanted to have sex and I said no, he began to be forceful and I can remeber feeling fearful that he might beat me up in this dream. But I kept begging him no and tried to escape, that's when another guy came out of the stall with no bottoms on, the guy I met had no bottoms on and neither did I. I was about to be gang raped in this dream. I also remember smelling a fishy smell on his face and body as he was trying to attack me. I manage to break away temporarily and get outsid ein the daylight, but they followed me and quickly caught me ...And we still had no bottoms on. People saw all of this happening and I knew that they knew, they were trying to rape me but they did nothing . And that's all I remember. does this dream mean anything

2007-08-20 04:51:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I know this sounds strange, but I have changed and still am doing some old behaviors. I know I am not the abuser of our family that mom was, but now when I came against sis's opinion about going back to my abusive husband and was fervent--I usually caved to her...well, all heck has broken loose. I am in a new reality...and they want the old beaten donkey back that says I apologize for everything....what do you do when no one will listen anymore and they say you are the abuser and I try to get back with them???anyone can right my head again??? get this? I am changing but the pain is still there? I am not welcome in their house because I no longer agree with sis and voice it strongly. Even toning it down I do not think will improve the situation, for they want me back in my box...or maybe I never could please them...or only for a while and they would care about me....mom and dad were same....as long as I agreed with them...now I am willing to mediate.get the picture, explain to me?

2007-08-20 04:51:14 · 2 answers · asked by wildrose7 1 in Psychology

"Spending time with family was the top answer to that open-ended question, according to an extensive survey - more than 100 questions asked of 1,280 people ages 13-24 - conducted by The Associated Press and MTV on the nature of happiness among America's young people."

"Next was spending time with friends, followed by time with a significant other. And even better for parents: Nearly three-quarters of young people say their relationship with their parents makes them happy."

"almost no one said "money" when asked what makes them happy, ... having highly educated parents is a stronger predictor of happiness than income."

"Being sexually active actually leads to less happiness among 13-17 year olds..."

"Close to half say religion and spirituality are very important."

"Overwhelmingly, young people think marriage would make them happy..."
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Youth_Poll_Happiness.html?source=mypi

2007-08-20 04:43:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

Should the recipient of child support money provide the other parent with receipts or even a general accounting (not a "to the penny" accounting), including what was spent from their own resources?

Keep in mind that most states mandate each party have access to the other's income information, so privacy is not an argument.

2007-08-20 04:39:33 · 23 answers · asked by Phil #3 5 in Gender Studies

all the time, white shirts, white tracksuits, white tops...would it drive you mad? how would you cope with this?


the area you lived in was cloudy all the time and steel grey clouds, grey skies and everyone living there had white shirts on everyday...
would it crack you up? how would you escape to the land of colour and light?

2007-08-20 04:22:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-08-20 04:14:17 · 12 answers · asked by dew drop 4 in Psychology

I'm Jasharpreet singh born on 30 July 1978 Mukand Pur(nearest city Jalandhar), Punjab, India.Could somebody suggest me what is going wrong with my stars and how long these will be the same. what i have to do to reduce the effect of bad stars. i had never like this in my life. my health is affecting, work is affacting and also i wanna do sth for future not getting success.
please help me in this situsation i wll be very very thankful to you.

2007-08-20 04:10:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Or is it something we are born with?

2007-08-20 04:10:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

...What does this mean?

2007-08-20 04:05:57 · 6 answers · asked by bb4479 2 in Dream Interpretation

Would the Sun rising, or mountain formation, or planets exploding, or even the universe, would any of that matter if there were no human beings alive to question these things? Let me know your thoughts.

2007-08-20 04:02:49 · 6 answers · asked by must_getno 1 in Psychology

What does this mean?

2007-08-20 03:57:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

I have a huge bragging problem. I will inherit over 100 million dollars when I turn 21. I am currently 12, but have an I.Q. of 163 an am referred to as a genius. So many things are happening in my life right now, the press is annoying me and is writing such incorrect articles about my dad who donates millions a yr to foundations.

I'm losing so many possessions and can't help but brag about what I used to have. I have never been on a public plane, I only do private. The longest car ride I've been in is 30 min to a friends house, I always fly.

I feel so spoiled and hate bragging...I honestly do, but I can't help myself. It drives me crazy trying to stop. Its like resisting a mosquito bite itch.

I need help on how to stop bragging. I know why I'm bragging, its obviously because I'm ashamed of losing my possessions and am grasping onto the past.

Advice please?

2007-08-20 03:48:37 · 2 answers · asked by ME 3 in Psychology

I mean, it is given on the basis of Per Capita Income. Is that the only index to measure the development level of an economy? Why are countries labelled as 'Developing" just because maybe, their PCI is low?

2007-08-20 03:42:39 · 4 answers · asked by Vishal K 1 in Economics

My mom and I have a strained relationship for years. I am not sure what her reasons are other than she seems to be comptetative or was when I was a teen. My reasons are that she has made bad choices in the men she has chosen, and picked controlling possessive types that always took priority when they were in the picture and had little to do with me. I suddenly spent extra time at my grandparents and my mom became distant and in a haze when she was around them. The bad thing is she married the last one and its sad but her personality completely changed. She rarely laughs or seems happy and when I visit there is tension in the air which is not fun and is uncomfortable for me. The question is, she writes to me and says how she wishes we could be closer. Should I be honest with why?
I am 29 and married but I miss my mom a lot. She looks like my mom but isn't.

2007-08-20 03:38:22 · 11 answers · asked by TennesseeGirl 2 in Psychology

Are these institutions applied because people can not think for themselve's? What does each do but apply a regulated form of control? When did we become so redundant of our own ability?

2007-08-20 03:38:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anomalous 1 in Psychology

Kids getting ran over by their own parents
Soldiers being beat up
Prayer being pulled out of our schools

I mean come on people....

2007-08-20 03:26:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Yesterday I had a dream that my breast fell off..mutulated almost, and painful.
I've searched online for dream dictionarys but found nothing.


any ideas?

2007-08-20 03:24:23 · 8 answers · asked by nycfemme 1 in Dream Interpretation