Psychology - October 2006

2006-10-28 13:03:57 · 10 answers · asked by non-curious 2

I'm a very big fan of Star Wars. How do I get out of this very bad obession of Anakin Skywalker?

I can't help it! I just love him to death. I know it's just a movie and all but I'm obessed. I try not to think about him but I can't help it. Some times I just cry for hours because he isn't real. :( My mom knows but she doesn't care one bit.

2006-10-28 13:00:18 · 11 answers · asked by Medusa [is in ♥] 6

2006-10-28 12:45:29 · 7 answers · asked by arlingtonamanda 1

I'm writing and psychology essay and I'm trying to find some good legitimate resources on adoption and how it affects the adoptees. Does anyone know of any sites? Particulary if they deal with children?
I've had very little luck.

2006-10-28 12:41:16 · 3 answers · asked by Jacqui 1

2006-10-28 12:31:17 · 34 answers · asked by Icefire 3

You take your boyfriend out for a family meal and he disappears for half an hour. The next evening he tells you he asked the barmaid for her phone number, he got it and it wasnt hard. After the arguement he says he was only joking, he really didnt ask for any phone number, it was to find out what your reaction would be? Do you believe him? Is he lying? Did he really do it? Do you dump him and walk out in disgust? What would you do? How would you react?

2006-10-28 12:26:28 · 34 answers · asked by nikxnakx2 2

I say never argue with a woman or you will be there for hours getting nowhere. If you have got something to say to ther, say it and LEAVE... Agree ? I will never fully understand women. Am I alone on this ?

2006-10-28 12:19:48 · 25 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6

2006-10-28 12:13:08 · 9 answers · asked by Lord Sparky 1

What purpose do tears have? Is there a connection between physical and emotional pain? What happens when we cry that sometimes makes you feel better?

2006-10-28 12:05:52 · 10 answers · asked by chris m 1

JOHN STEINBECK
"The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second."

2006-10-28 11:49:43 · 8 answers · asked by shaydn e 2

"In life, always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." -Mark Twain "Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said." -Mark Twain "Keep away from people those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -Mark Twain "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." -Mark Twain

"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have
them and not deserve them."

2006-10-28 11:47:39 · 5 answers · asked by shaydn e 2

i.e. a broken heart, a broken table, a broken spirit

2006-10-28 11:36:55 · 36 answers · asked by mørbidsшεεŧnεss 5

He said I succeeded. I can not imagine myself being in that position. To start of, I am Rachael Smith and I dream to be an actress. I am into fashion, music, and love jewelry. As I was saying, a man ran into me during the auditions, saying I was selected as one of the top ten girls in the new movie. I couldn’t believe my ears, but I was listening to something I always wanted to here. My long bangs covered my eyes and I couldn’t figure out who the man was. I stuck out my hand and tucked my bangs behind my ears and looked straight at him. It was Mr. Knapp, my 12 grade English teacher. I took my bag and left the room. Rachael is a kind of a person who likes to extend her reach towards her dreams.
The co-chief director called her home telling her she needed to go into a private school and learn more about movies. Rachael was brave enough to walk in her new classroom. Her classmates discovered that she flowing through her work and she was achieving compliments from her teachers. She was walking down the hall reading a sing on the board. It said if you want to get yourself into actions tryout for the co-ed NHL. Thinking back and forth, it wasn’t such a bad idea to try out. So, next week, Rachael was standing on the rink in her new hokey jersey ready to play hockey. Her three tryouts went well, but unfortunately did not make it in the team. Rachael did not want to think anything expect her school work. Her exams went well it was time for a spring holiday.
Rachael was walking out her front door step, wearing a skimpy tank top and tight jeans. Her hair was plastered with about a pound of hairspray, so that when it hit the humidity, it barely drooped. Rachael got in her minivan, and it roared out of the driveway in a flurry of screeching tires.
Rachael was taking flying lessons and something awfully went wrong. As she was starting to set up her model, the engines blew of. It flew right in her minivan. An explosion of fire broke in and all Rachael could see was smoke. Rachael was scared to death. Huge firemen carried impossibly long hoses into the backyard. This was a real close call. If the firefighters hadn’t caught the fire as quickly as they did, it could’ve burned down the whole block.
Things were getting back to normal and the Smith’s family decided to visit a foreign country. They were camping outside, when the Smiths’ entered a newly discovered planted. It was different from their home planted. Rachael reacted differently towards what she was facing. Rachael couldn’t sleep, so, she made her way to the forest. As she was walking, an unexpected bear made his way towards her. He made scary sounds that made Rachael run. Rachael shivered and looked around, terrified now, her imagination racing a million miles a minute. She was getting scared but maybe the bear hadn’t followed her. She kept on moving, no matter that her knees stung and her stomach was tight with fear.
She was making her way back when she was captured by spies. She couldn’t make up her mind. When the spies felt asleep, she ran on feet made swift with terror, and with every step she heard something crashing through the brush behind her in distance. She made her way out, she exhaled in relief.

2006-10-28 11:17:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 10:53:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 10:28:46 · 19 answers · asked by chris ;) 1

2006-10-28 10:27:33 · 7 answers · asked by losman762003 1

I am in love with a band and I obsess over them all the time. It gets on eveyones nerves. I still want to love them, but I want to shut up about them.

2006-10-28 10:24:18 · 8 answers · asked by ray m 1

Perfection can drive you nuts. Probably no one understands me. But my head works only in a frictionless world. For me it is very hard to understand some things other people can see so easily. And yet I can see some things that other people can not see. And I do not understand how they can not see these things. So things work backwards in my head. It is very tiring and hard to deal with. Anybpdy have any similar feelings? Should I see someone?

2006-10-28 10:20:21 · 14 answers · asked by bebackhome_safe 2

I am horrified of them! I feel like im going to pass out just thinking of them and I get a really sick feeling in my stomach. Its like I wil never overcome this fear! My brother has to take a shot everynight for growth hormones and he has had them almost a year and to this day I still run outta the kitchen when hes getting it done. The thing that gets me the most is right where you arm bends like on the other side of the elbow and all those veins are there. I cant even touch that area because it makes me think of like IVs or something. My fear is horrible! Help me

2006-10-28 10:18:25 · 10 answers · asked by Lauren 1

What happens in my brain scientifically to make me "see red" and go blank in a violent rage rather than use rationality. If i'm given the chance to calm down a bit I can rationalize but not immediately. What's happening in my brain to make me do that? Why can't I just rationalize right off the bat?

2006-10-28 10:04:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Upon losing my phone earlier, I just found myself thinking I could Google it to find its whereabouts. Has anyone else ever tried to use a 'real-life search engine' or am I going mad??

2006-10-28 10:00:41 · 5 answers · asked by Syddy 2

No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway

2006-10-28 09:56:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm listening to 'Caterpillar' now, I have all of their albums and admittadly some of the songs sound depressing but the majority of them are upbeat.
I really don't understand why people associate The Cure with depression?
For the fact their music helped me get through depression!!

2006-10-28 09:34:17 · 11 answers · asked by burntumber 5

2006-10-28 09:30:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not a kid anymore and this problem is starting to matter. I feel like almost all my past relationships have either started out as friendships (and then "progressed"), or have been with people that I just wasn't all that attracted to. If I get so shy/nervous that I go blank and lose my sense of self whenever I talk to someone I'm strongly attracted to, how will I every be able to start a real relationship with someone I REALLY like?

2006-10-28 09:24:28 · 3 answers · asked by vanillamist 1

2006-10-28 09:14:08 · 33 answers · asked by iceman 1

2006-10-28 09:10:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

This guy I've just started talking to (and REALLY like) has obviously picked this other girl over me. She's gorgeous, brilliant, original, confident. Since I realized I no longer have a shot with him, I feel like I'm constantly comparing myself to this amazing girl and coming up short. How do I deal with these destructive feelings of inadequacy in relation to her, and stop trying to "prove my worth" to him (and to myself)?

2006-10-28 08:57:17 · 6 answers · asked by vanillamist 1

2006-10-28 08:32:51 · 3 answers · asked by bunnyBoo 3

When I'm asking simple question people get really annoyed with me. It really get's me down. I simply need to know something and they get really, really, angry. It happens all the time.
I ask a friend or a stranger or someone who I just about know, or know a little bit and know really really well like a best friend a question. I explain exactly what I need to know but they keep saying 'yeh ... yeh... erm... yeh... uh... well... erm ... yeh' and they don't let me finish what I'm trying to say. They keep breaking into my explanation and I have to start again.
So basically I have to ask this question and they get really annoyed. Especially people i DON'T EVEN know. Like today I asked this woman directions to the train station because I hardly ever take a train and I couldn't rememer where. So i borrowed some paper and she waited and i was drawing a map of where I know that is near the train station but not the train station itself and then she said the same thing as everyone else SHUT UP

2006-10-28 08:32:42 · 21 answers · asked by phoenix26ashes 2