Psychology - March 2007

Can being molested as a child cause someone to develop social phobia as a teenager? If so why?

2007-03-12 03:42:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-12 03:42:26 · 13 answers · asked by jolega_69 1

I think about this boy all the time and whenever he's near me I nearly swallow my heart. If it is possible to be addicted to people, then Teddy Dedman is definitely my drug of choice! :)

2007-03-12 03:35:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

or where do you find it at? Is it in the little struggles that we each face each and every day? What might some of those struggles be? Where do you find it at?

2007-03-12 03:33:31 · 30 answers · asked by Friend 6

What is the best book on the history of psychology? Specifically the western psychology. It should be readable for people without a background in psychology.

2007-03-12 03:22:45 · 2 answers · asked by Alexander E 1

How do I keep myself from going onto myspace without actually deleting my account?

2007-03-12 03:17:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-12 03:15:41 · 13 answers · asked by vanshika 1

I think contentment is one of the most important things I lack in my life. Any suggestions to make me a more content person.

2007-03-12 03:10:36 · 7 answers · asked by ash 2

that many people, even close friends, seem to take for granted. I know I'm liked, but I like I'm "left out of the loop". Anyone else had similiar experiences?

2007-03-12 03:07:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

lets say u find a bag full of money! millions of dollars/rands etc..
wat would u do?
steal it...? take it to the police station? or maybe leave it right there?

2007-03-12 03:07:31 · 18 answers · asked by ღ♥eyeღℓash♥ღ 4

2007-03-12 02:54:10 · 6 answers · asked by comatose 2

Hi,
I am suffering from this problem since I lost 2 of my family members in the same year. I was a very hardworking and a very ambitious person before that, but now I am completely a different person with lot of social anxiety[with strangers] and I lost confidence. I am going to start working in a high stress environment in 3 months which is very important to get my career in to right direction. I get lot of anxiety when talking to strangers and as a result I donot get what I deserve and tend to over respect others. As a result naturally they take advantage or dominate the situation. Please advise.

2007-03-12 02:46:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can you summon confidence? im on benifits, and waiting for therapy for borderline p d, so i havent got nice clothes. only old rags. im 29. put on alot of weight, ive aged prematurly. my skin looks dry, wrinkles are forming, and lines, my face is fat. my skin pigmentation is blotchy, i have two missing teeth, i need implants, i feel vunerable and at the mercy of cruel predatory people, when i feel like this. i was bullied throughout secondary school so i no what victimisation feels like, and its like i fear it happening again as an adult. i dont like the fact i was bullied and made to feel like a victim. i feel like an impressions been made upon me as an adult. i have to go out today and do shopping, but because of how i feel about myself, its preventing me. i already feel paranoid when i go out, and notice people looking, sometimes. i also have inner rage, which im scared of losing control of. im in a dilema. i need to go out to get shopping and stuff to eat. but i feel horrendous

2007-03-12 02:41:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've broken up with a guy that I love to bits.It was not a matter of my choice.It was his mom. I guess he was hurt too but he is showing indifference. His indifference is killing me. I'm overcome by guilt and I can sleep at night. I have nightmares and it hurts me when I see him or think about him.

The thing is I'm falling into depression. But there's something new about this 'depression'. I've always cut myself but this time I'm reduced to forcing myself to vomit. Sometimes I just don't need to force myself.

Everytime I see him talking to a girl,( he is doing this even though we only broke up for like four days and it's blatant)I will feel an sense of anxiety creeping upon me. I just can't breathe and I feel like puking.I always do and I always hide in the toilet.

I feel so guilty.I just don't know what to do. And I'm now constantly suffering from gastric attacks. I know it's stupid and juvenile. But I just can't help it.

So why am I puking?How do I just let him go?

2007-03-12 02:40:17 · 4 answers · asked by Rynn 2

what is the impact of his/her presance or abcense in ur life?

2007-03-12 02:30:46 · 27 answers · asked by vishwa 4

I want to be a doctor but then when I start to move towards that goal I somehow find some reason that I would not make a good one. It is so important to me that I would be good at whatever I choose to do. Some people say to develop an "I dont care" attitude. I cant. I care so much about so many things. Maybe I take too many things seriously. I dont know. Im tired of not realizing my dream. Im afraid to own it, because if I fail at that then its my doing. Im already failing enough classes I shouldnt be afraid of it anymore. Jeeez. Yea I just need some really great advice or a point in the right direction.

2007-03-12 02:29:13 · 10 answers · asked by b 4

If a criminal is not caught(major crimes such as murder, frauds, robbery, etc etc etc), will he feel guilty? As in, if he's not caught, will he always be looking over his shoulder? Will he lose his freedom? Or will he just be a normal man, a happier man, because he had accomplished his goals and is not caught?

Are there any strong psychological facts on this? Please do tell..

2007-03-12 02:24:50 · 6 answers · asked by freekspy 2

how do i motivate myself to do things, please do not say get off the computer, because i can go on for an hour a day.

2007-03-12 02:23:50 · 7 answers · asked by ***clumsy clam*** 3

I can remember so much from my mid-teens to my early twenties, yet memories after that aren't as strong or solidified as those early years. I've heard that this is normal. Can someone tell me why from a psychological standpoint?

2007-03-12 02:20:02 · 12 answers · asked by cap3382 4

2007-03-12 02:16:28 · 4 answers · asked by SUBHAJIT B 1

2007-03-12 01:57:42 · 4 answers · asked by Dia 3

I'm gonna be honest! I'm am actually afraid of the dark. But I do not know why. Are our fears trying to remind us something from the past, or to warn us. anyone out their pls help me solve this.

2007-03-12 01:53:21 · 8 answers · asked by hidden- R 2

So this the thing, you can see many question about this thing in Yahoo! Answer, if I could find the one that fit my problem I wouldn't ask new question.

I am confidence, the thing is I am very often not motivated to chat.

To be more specific:
If I talk to the one who have same hobby, it's easy and you know, I have the will, because the topic is interesting.

If talking of something else, more often I'm not motivated, so I could let two other people beside me just talking, without me commenting anything.

Very often: 2 or 3 people who hang-out with me just joking about anything, and I just not interested to follow their joke. How to solve this?

10 pts. for good or detailed answer

2007-03-12 01:52:31 · 7 answers · asked by Doo.ri 3

I don't know why, but i have extreme bad luck!! Normally I don't screw up, it is normally other peoples actions that set off a chain reaction of bad events.

I tried to move to the city twice: the first time round i couldn't find a job so i had to move, 2 days later i got a job interview but i was completely moved out. the second time i was living in a nice house, couldn't find a job but was on the verge of it. then the landlady tells me i've to move out (refurbishment)
then i tried to move to town i got successful (job and home) but i got a call off another job which i took but then the position was dropped and then i lost my home because i was falsely accused of being racist (i'm not) and then my best friend turned into my gay stalker (i'm straight) I really want to try and start afresh but anytime i do something the polar opposite happens.

also as i'm writing this i got a nosebleed!!!

i'm surprised i haven't gone nuts yet!!

2007-03-12 01:51:10 · 7 answers · asked by dodge 1

i was shopping and saw a very nice jacket in one of the shops' windows. i stopped and entered the boutique which was small, very determined to buy the jacket beause i really wanted it. but was astonished to see that the shop keeper whose face was quite familiar but couldn't fix up the true identity seemed not eager to make me buy it instead, he invited to follow him and opened a door i thought was that of the fitting room but to my biggest surprise found myself into a big theater, he invited me to take a seat and disappeared at once. i was sitting among actors and actresses wondering what the hell was doing there. i was still thinking of the jacket and felt very frustrated in the dream and i woke up.

2007-03-12 01:43:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-12 01:37:48 · 24 answers · asked by RBethel 1

Instead of being grateful for what she DOES have, she is so focused on what she doesn't have. When I bring up how other moms have it worse, she says, "why do you have to compare?" as if I was comparing! I just wanted her to see that suffering is universal and being grateful is something that will aid her in seeing that the future doesn't have to be bleak nor already set.

Please...can you relate to my mom, or know how I can make her see the good (not great) that does exist in her life?

2007-03-12 01:37:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-12 01:35:38 · 9 answers · asked by raut m 1

2007-03-12 01:30:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

In other words..
Do you think .. even if it involves conflict.. we pull people in ourlives that we need to help us grown emotionally .. spiritually.. ect..

2007-03-12 01:30:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous