Psychology - October 2006

I am in my last year in High School and from 14 years old i wanted to be a writer. I am talented in that field, i have written poems and two books. Everyone said that they were so powerful of meaning and that i am really blessed. I love writing, it is like a religious for me. When i don't write, i feel that i have lost a part of me and that i need to find it again to be me, and noone else. My character is not so you, i am shy and i barely talk to people. 1) Should i make true my dream come true? 2)What other might say? I love writing! But no one knows except my hole family that i have made an application to go to university studying writing!

2006-10-31 23:57:27 · 15 answers · asked by Melany 1

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2006-10-31 23:56:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-31 23:55:43 · 5 answers · asked by ACE 1

Is it better to address or ignore these apparent cries for help?

This is a serious general question for psychologists and armchair psychologists about how best to handle cries for help of potential would-be suicides encountered here on YA.

To set the scenario as one might encounter it:

While traveling at light speed through cyberspace here you come across a striking question related to the overwrought interest in suicide of another human being.
The questioner may challenge you for specific reasons why "not do it."
In extreme cases the questioner may ask for the best methods to accomplish the final deed.
He/she may inquire whether one will "go to hell" for this sin.
Reading the sparse details of the question, if you are a sensitive individual, lots of your buttons are being pushed.
You know little or nothing about the individual asking the question.
Often that individual is new to YA so you can't check their answers and other questions to get more clues about them.

2006-10-31 23:52:17 · 10 answers · asked by Seeker 4

curious

2006-10-31 23:45:14 · 8 answers · asked by Viri 2

Computer??? Car??? Or something else???

And why???

2006-10-31 23:44:11 · 5 answers · asked by Forlorn Hope 7

2006-10-31 23:41:51 · 8 answers · asked by Prince of Hearts 1

I mean whenever I try to speak out my thoughts especially in the classroom, I feel embarassed.

2006-10-31 23:25:08 · 4 answers · asked by Jalal 1

There are people who don't even think twice about putting an animal to sleep? Their attitude is..."So what, it's only an animal. I've had people actually tell this to me. How can some people be so indifferent to the plight of animals. Isn't this a reflection about how they feel about life in general? Aren't we all just a little higher up than the animals? Didn't God create all of us, including all the animals and every living thing? I just can't understand how some people feel it's no big deal to kill an animal like that.

2006-10-31 23:18:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If yes or no, please expain a lil why.

Thanks folks :-)

2006-10-31 23:07:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

As I was walking home from work yesterday I was deep in thought (as I normally am) I was thinking about a guy that I know and having a conversation with him in my head. I said (not outloud) that he should call me and told him my phone number (as he doesn't have it). I looked at my phone a couple of mins later and there was a missed call from an unknown number. I called everyone who it might have been but still couldn't figure out who it was. They didn't leave a message. I don't have the guys tel number so I can't call him.
Am I losing the plot or is it possible to connect with people psychicly and talk to them and give them information?

2006-10-31 22:46:49 · 14 answers · asked by cheeky_delinquent 2

i go to bed worrying about snakes in my bed it started as just little green garden snakes and then moved on to pythons. i wake up in the morning worrying about if theres any snakes. i sit in my front room checking the floor at all times cause my body is telling me there is something there. im scared to go to bed i check my bed my pillows everything. so not only is it affecting my dreams its affecting my everyday life someone please help me to understand why this is happening.

2006-10-31 21:52:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

or are most of us too busy with responsibilities to wonder about whether we're happy or not?

2006-10-31 21:13:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this is going to be a little wierd to ask, but I'm very curious to know how people think about. My question is: What do you think is (or are) the most common fear(s) a human being have?.

2006-10-31 20:52:48 · 6 answers · asked by amajerk 2

Most TV shows - especially soaps - portray men as eager to be around and 'in-there' when their pregnant wife gives birth. But I think this is largely down to the vested feminine pressures of social PC - "political correctness" - and that most men would rather not.

Frankly, I also suspect that many women deeply resent being the ones who have to give birth - (which, let's face it, is a hugely ugly as well as a very painful process) - and feel that men should share in their suffering as much as possible... (something of a "Dog-in-the-Manger" syndrome masquerading as "caring.")

Birth is natural, true - but then, so is crapping. And I wonder - if women were the only ones who needed to go to the toilet... would they insist on men being there along with them - just to endure the pain, the pong and the poo too...?

2006-10-31 20:44:54 · 16 answers · asked by TruthHurts 3

Im writing a paper and im trying to look at the negative effects of having sex be such a public and highly emphaisized subject..can anyone give me their opinion on the negative effects?

i know the positive and i need opinions on the negatives so please let me know about those ..thanks..

2006-10-31 20:40:11 · 8 answers · asked by Sma 4

2006-10-31 20:23:13 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am wondering how many people out her know about aspergers syndrome. If you do then please elaborate on how you came to know and if you don't then please explain why it has never come up. Thankyou for your time.

2006-10-31 19:40:52 · 10 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

I've done this about two times and I can't understand why. I remember sleeping and then having a bad dream about someone dying and then I woke up crying. My parents even heard me crying in my sleep from their room and then I finally woke up. My cheeks were wet and my pillow case was wet.

Does anyone know what this means? It happened to me about two times.

2006-10-31 19:35:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

this person knows they are dying. You have never met them before in your life, you have no idea why they are dying. they are dying now, no chance to ask how or why.You don't know if they are religious or not. you must respect that individual, because they are a human being, regardles of what you think their religion might or might not be...WHAT DO YOU SAY IF ANYTHING AT ALL?

2006-10-31 19:15:11 · 15 answers · asked by benzhowz 3

Can anyone help me with this?

I can eat quite normally on my own, but as soon as I have to eat in front of anyone I get overcome with panic. I sit with the food in my mouth and sometimes have to spit it out.

Going out for dinner is a complete nightmare. I know it's psychological, but I don't know how to stop it.

With Christmas coming I am dreading the office lunch and other dinner parties. People always look at me so strangely as I can never eat more than a few bites, even if I'm starving.

Has anyone had this problem and overcome it?

2006-10-31 19:00:15 · 9 answers · asked by Kate 1

2006-10-31 18:31:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the social function of smoking? To fit in some kind of group, trying to look older, smarter or fashionable (include the cigar).
Does it really works or the people go away because the bad smell?
Is it help to reduce the anxiety or nervousness under pressure?
Do the smokers are aware of the effect of smoking?

2006-10-31 18:24:10 · 12 answers · asked by Gabrio 7

You are not the main character.

I had a dream in which I was not the main character, but rather the action resolved around a French man. I then traded placed with him, but my French was not that great in my dream. In the end, it turned out that he had been a fake, and he had not been French. It was a very complicated dream, involving me [as a French man] breaking my wife out of jail. I, however, never reappeared in my dream.

So, has anyone else traded places in their dream or not been the main character?

2006-10-31 18:24:02 · 8 answers · asked by TomServo 3

i have a hard time with being couragous and doing things infront of people. im a girl and i play drums but its really hard for me to play infront of people. even people ive known forever cause i know they can hear me and it sucks trying to learn new things when people are in the house and theres always someone here. i think that they think i suck and i think the same thing. and i also want to model but i wouldnt know how to pose and id be scared to do it infront of someone. i dont even want me boyfriend to try to take pictures of me to help me.. and i really want to do these things its just so hard to get over it.. how do i?

2006-10-31 18:14:04 · 4 answers · asked by face:face 1

I already have really bad anxiety attacks. And when I finally calmed down, I started spending more time to myself, relaxing, listning to music, etc. then this guy I've been dealing with for over 2 years off an on, he calls and says he's coming over. I had an anxiety attack out of nowhere!!! He started making fun of everything about me- (my weight, my interest etc.) And now I can't calm down! Do you think he's part of the reason for these attacks. Maybe its not him, maybe its subconscious.

2006-10-31 18:08:59 · 5 answers · asked by Missy 2

2006-10-31 18:07:38 · 9 answers · asked by yakimablueyes 6

how do i remeber it agian

2006-10-31 17:52:55 · 9 answers · asked by PETER FREAKING!! GRIFFIN 2

2006-10-31 17:49:41 · 16 answers · asked by rgan 1

2006-10-31 17:34:53 · 32 answers · asked by Hacker 3