Social Science - 14 October 2007

So I have come to the conclusion that my depression has come back and I have been feeling lots of anxiety. I have been through this before and just went to my "normal family" doctor before. While he did help some, the only outcome was to take pills. I took paxil for two years then got off them about a year ago. I have struggled since then and thought about getting back on them. At the same time, I feel like I would benefit from a regular psychologist. What's some important traits (I don't know the exact word) to look for when it comes to finding a psychologist that is fit for you? I don't want to just open a telephond book and pick one. My thinking is a bit off (extremem thoughts, over analytical etc)- would CBT therapy help? I want to do this without the need of pills and I know it's a lot of work but I can do this. My emotions feel stuck, like a clogged toliet, and I am student but have absolutely no motivation to go or do work. I think I need to focus on myself right now....

2007-10-14 04:22:42 · 6 answers · asked by RJ 5 in Psychology

2007-10-14 04:09:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-10-14 03:51:08 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I would appreciate any links on the aged with AntisocialPersonality Disorder. Specific question is, can someone with that diagnosis actually feel the loss of a child? He is projecting his guilt on to others ie. spouse, other children and grandchild. The daughter that died was abused by him when she was a child. Is a sense of caring/grief not present in someone with true Sociopathology/ Antisocial Personality Disorder?

2007-10-14 03:47:35 · 4 answers · asked by vonnie 1 in Psychology

I'm just wonderin' what you guys think.

2007-10-14 03:43:59 · 13 answers · asked by beenthinkin' 2 in Psychology

I tried to show four combinations of regression analysis. However, I am not sure how to show which combination of the four presented would be the best fit?

2007-10-14 03:39:36 · 2 answers · asked by Answer 1 in Economics

I have never been a morning person - and usually wake up angry - or at least emotionally sensitive where just about anything can set me off. Simply hearing someone's voice before I have fully woken up or a door close too hard. It's insane. I just fly off the handle.

Now as I have gotten older I know not to simply snap at someone because I am grumpy, so more often than not I simply stifle the anger - but then it usually makes me touchy and irrational for the rest of the day.

And it's not about my dreams or enough sleep. It really doesn't matter if I have 5 hours or 10 hours of sleep --- though the average is 8.

2007-10-14 03:13:38 · 17 answers · asked by Willalee 5 in Psychology

It's been reported that people are living a lot longer these days. Due to better madical advances and over all health in general. Which as lead to a longer life expectancy. Many would consider this a good thing. . . Is it? Now my question is. With us living longer, does that mean that were able to enjoy life more or sqander it and over stay our welcome stealing from this life? Just because were living longer doesn't mean were doing any better with life? I mean look at what people have too go through because they live longer. PLASTIC SUGERY? Pathetic. Not to mention the way people have become so unsatisfied and selfish over all. Which hasn't really lead to a healthier culture/society. So just because were living longer, does automatically equal a good thing? If you look around were actually any happier. Were getting worse off if anything.

Thoughts?

2007-10-14 03:02:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

2007-10-14 02:52:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Human rights refers to "the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, people sometimes take advantage of these, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law."[1] The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights

2007-10-14 02:49:25 · 6 answers · asked by Flyinghorse 6 in Gender Studies

how did they pull it off?

2007-10-14 02:37:31 · 3 answers · asked by . 2 in Economics

You know those questions that bring up memories of abuse, or dark period in our lives, the ones that cause us grief. Is it that we are trying to reach out to another human being? To share those times that we can't get out of our head? Or are we trying to remind ourselves that no matter how bad it was for us, someone else had it worse? What do you think?

2007-10-14 02:34:21 · 5 answers · asked by cheeky_lil_pixiegirl 3 in Psychology

the first night i had a dream( i cant remember the contents of it) but what i do remember is that i woke up, turned on the tv, and the overall concept of my dream was in a cartoon. The next night i had this dream: i was working in my camp that i worked in over the summer, and we took a trip to the pool, except this pool was themed pirates, and had actuall people come who looked like pirates, (and possibly said they were) and then i was floating on my back, and and some pirate looking guy was whispering things in my ear while i was floating, and then he tried to sufficate me under water, and then he began to do that to all of the younger kids and other counslers in my group. So i went to get help, and this guy brought in these chemical sprayers, to spray on the guy, but then i saw the camp directer, so i was telling him what was happening, and then he told me it was davy jones. I woke up , turned on the tv and the channel that it was on, had a show about davy jones.What does this mean?

2007-10-14 02:27:33 · 1 answers · asked by Spring time ease 2 in Dream Interpretation

since the age of 12 now 33 i have had strange experiences in a way of hearing,feeling,seeing spirits,ghosts, i also have had a preminition of which came true. Please can i have some genuine answers as to whether anybody feels this is evil or good as sometimes i have felt scared and other times i have felt it to be a wonderful moving experience and i have felt honoured.

2007-10-14 02:18:17 · 12 answers · asked by . 3 in Psychology

What would happen if coal was in the public sector? what advanatgs would it have to the goverment and would there excess demand?

thanks

2007-10-14 02:06:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

the penguin army gained control with progaganda such as happy feet and march of the penguins, then declared war of puffins and human organs

2007-10-14 01:57:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

When I was a kid I was just in the basement and I heard a bunch of noise. I went upstairs and my Foster mom was on the floor in the kitchen crying and some dude I never saw was yelling at her.

I ran and tried to pull him away but he socked me in the head really hard and I tfell down hought I was gonna die.

We both woke up OK, but it was just really scary and I just wondered if anyone else had times like this?

2007-10-14 01:54:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

together 7 years, married for 3. about a year ago we went through a terrible time in which we split for about 6 months. we really did not get on and he can be cruel at times and pick on me. and i had enough. i admit that i texted another man a few years ago and then last year he did the same and text a woman at work. nothing happened- no sex, just texts. i thought i had got over all of it- my mistakes and his, but it has come back and flooded my mind and i feel terrible. we do love each other otherwise we would not be together now and gone through all that hell, but i feel my marriage is now "not pure" and how it should be. i can not forgive myself and i can not forgive my husband. i am always the strong one in the relationship, he doesnt like responsability and as a woman this did bother me. i think i wanted to escape my life at the time. but its no excuse. i feel like crying and i feel dizzy all the time because im stuck thinking about it. what can i do?

2007-10-14 01:42:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I'm so angry!

2007-10-14 01:29:06 · 17 answers · asked by godbar 2 in Psychology

Don't "google" don't use traditional thought... I want to know your own personal definition of "frugal".

2007-10-14 00:44:57 · 10 answers · asked by voivod 1 in Economics