Psychology - December 2006

2006-12-11 15:54:32 · 3 answers · asked by mamaalmaje 1

what are some ways that I can improve my self confidence?

I've had a pretty long history with this. I still have an issue with my appearance. I had a slight case of anorexia back in high school that went on for a couple of months...now I believe i have muscle dysmorphia (but i never go the lengths of using steroids). I just never feel happy with who I am.

I think that I am afraid of humiliation. Whenever the teacher goes around the room asking everyone a question...I get very nervous knowing that it is my turn to speak. If I were ever to go to an acting class..i would probably faint. Whenever I am in a large crowd...i feel like everyone is paying attention to me. So when I walk in that area..I'm not relaxed.

2006-12-11 15:51:47 · 10 answers · asked by Julio 4

I used to have a pretty poor life, now everything is great, im the happiest i've been for a long time but i am a long way from home, and im scared of losing what i have now... Am i being over paranoid or just enjoy it while i can?

2006-12-11 15:43:30 · 9 answers · asked by Limeyb 2

2006-12-11 15:41:39 · 3 answers · asked by Mrs. J 3

I got up to turn off the heater and went back to bed and had a dream that I was in the same exact building to the dream I was having before I woke up, like a continuation of the same dream.

2006-12-11 15:37:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 15:35:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, what if I am suicidal and I would have someone kill me as my preference? Am I then allowed to kill morally?

Or what if I enjoy being urinated on? Do I "do unto others as I would have them do unto me?"

Thats why G-d's Laws are superior to this idea of morality.

Thoughts? Answers?

2006-12-11 15:30:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I find myself being cynical lately. Life is hard, work is hard, and sometimes I just get fed up with the nastiness I see in people. What inspires you? What do you do, or what do you say to change your frame of mind around? How do keep a positive outlook?

2006-12-11 15:29:49 · 5 answers · asked by Christy 5

if u do have one, how might u go about changing that attitude?

2006-12-11 15:17:16 · 6 answers · asked by desi 1

I have a big problem on my speech. I sounds like a mental disable person(or a word that they use, retard)(just trying to be nice and not to insult people with that name sorry)

so anyway...........my parents wont' help me with my speech and forcing me not to see speech therpy. I really can't talk that weel andi am embarassed

isn't is possible to teach urself speech? Please someone help me with this.........i am tired, sade and hates my life cause of it

2006-12-11 15:12:53 · 10 answers · asked by eureka s 1

during the conversation which happens everyday. My mind seems to be in the clouds most of the time and I cant help it. The only times I feel focused is when I drink. Whats wrong with me and what can I do?

2006-12-11 15:07:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 14:55:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's some people i know who could still be considered young 21-22 and are some of the most brilliant people i know intellectually(even moreso than some 35-40 year olds),but have the emotions and sensitivity of a 4 year old.Is there a name for this personality type and does it fit under any classification

2006-12-11 14:47:50 · 5 answers · asked by yaohan b 1

If so, how do you stop looking for approval from the world. How do you become more internally defined then outwardly?
Serious intellectual answers only please.

2006-12-11 14:44:34 · 13 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1

I've been wondering about life, and people and so on and I came upon that fact that the human race needs violence to keep going. Yes you might say "But the monks do not fight!" but it was violence that brought them the need to be peaceful. Violence taught them what was behind door number 2. But anyway back to the question.

Who would you fight?
as it's said "You know a man best when you meet blades"

2006-12-11 14:43:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Considering that its fact that very short men have much harder lives than the general population (make less money, date much much less - if at all, or remain an involuntary virgin for life) - would any of you abort your MALE son if you knew that he was only going to grow up to 5'4" or shorter? Researchers in Sweden have found that short men are most at risk for suicide anyways-

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/1...

I wish my father never had kids with my mother. Height is almost always passed on through the womens side. My mother is only 5'0" and my father is 5'10" - I have to suffer my mothers genetic sins and live my life at 5'4". I'm a 23 year old Stanford psych student who has never dated and chances are I will never date due to my repulsive height. Women say that height is not important - but thats not at all true - height is everything and now I have to suffer as a 5'4" cripple.

And please, no "god" or "Jesus" answers - those concepts are rationally meaningless.

2006-12-11 14:36:11 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

on one hand,You have one a person who your heart absolutly melts for,and in the other hand you have a perosn that melts for you. which would you choose? My grandmother always said,"you should always choose the one that loves you more one that you love, its always better for them to love you more."
So what happens to the one that your heart beats for, repress them? Ignore it? forget it?

2006-12-11 14:30:54 · 4 answers · asked by chula1 2

People seem really indifferent to me. I know they don't hate me because I'm really nice to everybody but I'm also very quiet and shy and can't talk to people much, I think I have that social anxiety disorder. Like I always seem like I'm the last one they pick to talk to or be in a group, and it's not like they don't like me they respect me it's just they seem really indiffernet. I have an easier time talking to people and they seem to like talking to me, just small talk, when its just me and another person in a room. But it seems like if someone else is in a room, just one other person, they just start to have a conversation with them, barely acknowledging I'm there. I mean they don't mind if I say something but it's just like they forgot about me. It's wierd because half the time you think people like you and half the time you're worried they hate you. They really do like me though for the most part, it's just like they forget about me sometimes, like I'm not last choice because they hate me I'm last choice just because they;re just closer to other people. They don't feel uncomfortable with me because they know I won't judge them. I mean I don't really want close relationships with people, honestly, but I don't know, I just like to have small talk with people sometimes or just a little more respect or something. But I suppose it's sort of my fault too. Is anyone else like this?

2006-12-11 14:29:04 · 7 answers · asked by leena 4

literally?

2006-12-11 14:29:02 · 4 answers · asked by forest lover 2

I hate school so much, I just cant take!!!!! I want to get away from all my friends, my school, and my stupid cassrooms and take in the fresh sir!(litterally)
I love being outside. And that especially doesnt help the fact that I am in school when its the warmest and sunniest.
I want to move out of this state and meet a whole lot of different people and get away from this city and SCHOOL!
What am I supposed to do !!!!!!??????

2006-12-11 14:16:56 · 8 answers · asked by hate school, love Dog Whisperer! 2

When controlling for age and geographic location, people who has taken at 4 or more seminars on prevention obesity are more likely to be obese than a person who has taken less than 4 seminars on prevention of obesity.

1. What is the effect size that I will use for my sample?
2. What else do I need consider when computing the sample size from statistical point of view?

2006-12-11 14:05:35 · 2 answers · asked by A M 2

My daughter is 16 years old, and you're going to laugh, but I'm seriously worried about her and the way she thinks. She's always been very independent minded and intelligent, but I don't think she's putting those traits to good use. She has no empathy with ANYBODY. When she heard on the news about a man going on a killing spree by running pedestrians over with an SUV, she found that funny. She doesn't see why people cry over hungry children. She steals, lies, and never feels any guilt whatsoever. She actually stole a wallet from a man in a wheelchair! She says the only reason she would never murder anybody is because it's illegal and she doesn't want to go to prison. She is OBSESSED with the movie Natural Born Killers (I found an online blog she was trying to keep from me - saying Mallory and Mickey were the perfect couple.) Also obsessed with Grand Theft Auto and guns...for the "power" they hold. She has never had friends. I tried grounding her, but is it a mental illness??

2006-12-11 14:04:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 13:55:19 · 20 answers · asked by Rachel T. 2

I am smarter than most people in my grade, but I was wondering if I can increase my Iq. Last time I took the IQ test I had a 124 and I was 14. Is it possible to increase my IQ and how?

2006-12-11 13:44:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-11 13:40:57 · 6 answers · asked by nkirshman 2

I go to a store, and the cashier can't add unless the register tells him/her the answer. I call the company, and the service person can't fulfill my request because there is no computer option for it. The telemarketer calls me but can't answer my question because it's not in the computerized script. Everybody knows computers are dumb but still treats them like they're gods. Why are we so welcoming of this and letting our brains atrophy?

2006-12-11 13:40:54 · 9 answers · asked by Mark W 1

2006-12-11 13:39:06 · 7 answers · asked by Chuck Dhue 4

2006-12-11 13:29:16 · 10 answers · asked by jenessa a 1

????

2006-12-11 13:28:27 · 19 answers · asked by holla 1

It's been many years but still can't shake that feeling/memory. Do you just supress it or have you found an outlet?

2006-12-11 13:23:29 · 8 answers · asked by Fireman T 6