Psychology - April 2007

..and eventualy end up chasing the very person away - the one I feel close to? I crave close companionship, and although, I initally have a wall around me, but once I start feeling close and start getting emotionally drawn, I kinda become emotionally dependent on the person. Is this emotional insecurity? I like to constantly need confirmation that I am not doing anything wrong and that I am still in favor with the person I love or like very much. How do I stop this from happening? Is it not natural to be vulnerable and open with someone...? Is it not natural to be dependent on someone close? Or is it that, I am perfectly fine, but the guys I picked were the wrong choices? Thank you..

2007-04-19 08:57:13 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6

How can I get that out of my mind? I feel like I am going crazy!!!
Btw I'm above 21 y.o.

2007-04-19 08:53:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Younger people seem to act emotionally while adults tend to use logic to solve their problems. Why is this? What are some examples of this in real life? Which group is more "attractive"?

Feel free to write as many paragraphs as needed...

2007-04-19 08:42:48 · 2 answers · asked by Ja Rule 1

I am an African woman and along with my seven siblings all have IQ' in the range of 118 to 131. We have two architects, an economist, a fine artist, an accountant , one who hasn't completed high school yet and me the social worker. How is this possible? Theories totally gone wrong!

2007-04-19 08:36:27 · 8 answers · asked by Mrs. Midnightbully 4

I always meet people who loves to study & live in U.S.A . But they hate U.S.A .
Any explainations , folks ?

2007-04-19 08:35:57 · 10 answers · asked by citizen high 6

This is more common in left handed people.. but yes or no question.. Do you see the big picture of things when you think about something? If you are not sure don't answer yes.. only answer yes if you are completely sure you see the big picture when you think

2007-04-19 08:11:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can't people see that some people just should not be out and about in society? We no longer have lots of very insane people committed. There are many pszophrenics and people with serious mood and personality disorders out in our society. This is not safe! How can we humanely commit insane people again?

Have any of you been hurt, attacked, or wounded by a mentally ill person?
I have.

2007-04-19 08:08:03 · 6 answers · asked by inzaratha 6

2007-04-19 08:07:50 · 4 answers · asked by Linda A 1

2007-04-19 07:55:19 · 10 answers · asked by Johnny G 2

I have noticed that women always compare themselves to other women based upon their clothing.

I know one person in particular and she always looks down upon me for the way that I dress. She was not working before and now is and has better clothes. So, I think that she has an inferiority complex.

Its hard being around her because of her attitude. I try to ignore it and stay away but its hard because she is my parent's friend.

She looks down upon me because of my life also - I am divorced and my child does not live with me. She is happily married and now is working. She has two children (boy/ girl) and both are doing well.

2007-04-19 07:42:18 · 18 answers · asked by Stareyes 5

2007-04-19 07:40:44 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ d`chanel simone ♥ 3

I have always question my intelligence..I'm not sure if I'm smart enough for a certain profession..I want to become a doctor..

Why do I question my intelligence? Does that mean I'm not smart?

It seems like smart people never doubt their intelligence...I'm the opposite...

I don't trust those IQ test thing...

2007-04-19 07:36:45 · 10 answers · asked by cherryblossom 1

2007-04-19 07:35:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

put yourself outhere for people to know about your problems?
what do people have to hide?
is it considered socially unacceptable to talk about your lifes issues.
i do it everyday.

2007-04-19 07:34:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The picture of the VT gunman emerges as a person with a devastating mental illness, a paranoia which was not caused by his family or anybody else. It was a disorder of the brain chemistry, making him believe that everybody hated and wanted to torment him.
I am sure his family feels horrible over this, and I am equally sure that they bear no responsibility for it . It was simply their misfortune to be his family. They are victims as much as the families of the murder victims. I would like to express my sympathy for them. Anybody else?

2007-04-19 07:31:43 · 12 answers · asked by The First Dragon 7

How common is it? I can see three possible scenarios:

1. She is trying to extort money from a wealthy guy.
In this case, the charge might never become known.

2. She just doesn't like the person for some reason and is choosing this method to damage the person.

3. A young girl who becomes pregnant might claim rape to avoid admitting that she had engaged in consensual sex.

2007-04-19 07:28:24 · 6 answers · asked by alfie 2

2007-04-19 06:38:31 · 14 answers · asked by pesto 1

Cho Seung-Hui (the virginia gunman) was a a loner.

2007-04-19 06:09:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's no simple answer anywhere, and no one place to point the finger of blame, but IF the purchase of a handgun in Virginia had not been quite so easy a thing for someone with a history of mental instability to do, perhaps things might have gone differently. It is senseless to rely on the answer provided by the individual seeking to purchase a handgun as to whether or not he/she has ever been treated for mental illness. It's obvious that this will not be a truthful answer, in such a case as the one we've just seen. What kind of system could be initiated to link a person's history of violent tendencies and mental instability to his/her official record, when these have not been reported in connection with actual crimes?

2007-04-19 05:26:53 · 8 answers · asked by ? 5

Shouldn't they wait for a couple more days out of respect for the victims?

2007-04-19 05:14:13 · 16 answers · asked by Doomsday69 1

if yes then then whom to consult ( psychatrists-no, i don't think it can be cured by medicine, psychologists-no , some dharmaguru or saint, or some other type of persons.

2007-04-19 04:56:15 · 5 answers · asked by a b 1

I had a birthday this week and nobody at work acknowledged it but my immediate supervisor. She gave me a box of chocolates saying that she didn't have time to go shopping so she just grabbed something out of her kitchen cupboard. She must have had them a while because they tasted rancid. Now who doesn't go shopping at least 2 or 3 times a week.? II don't believe that she couldn't find a few minutes to stop at a store. And why did she have to make a point of even mentioning that aspect? Why didn't anyone else acknowledge my birthday? When other workers have a birthday, we all get together for a little party in the break room.

Also recently I made some cookies and brought them in to share. I put them in a nice basket and left them in the break room. At the end of the day, they were all still there! I just wanted to know if anyone might have some theories as to what's going on here?

2007-04-19 04:45:58 · 11 answers · asked by debodun 2

I've got this question for those trying to figure out what it is we can do to prevent situations like Virgina Tech. from ever happening again. I've been hearing that we (USA) seem to be the only country in the world that seems to have a problem like this. Why? As far as I know mental illness isn't limited to the USA its somthing that effects people all over the world, in every country.........so why don't you hear about mentally ill people in other countries going on rampages like we witness occasionally here at home. This country prides itself on being the leader of helping the world ect. Maybe it's time we took a real hard look at ourselves realizing we are going down a wrong path someplace and see why other countries aren't having this horrific problem...........MLJ

2007-04-19 04:36:52 · 11 answers · asked by MLJ 6

You see, I'm a 3rd degree black belt in karate, and I do other forms of martial arts (i.e. Taekwando, Jujitsu, Kung Fu, etc). And nothing scares the hell out of me... That is except for dead roses. I freak out when I see dead roses. There's just something uncanny and creepy about them. There is nothing I hate more than dead roses. Is there any logical explanation to my phobia?

2007-04-19 04:29:06 · 17 answers · asked by Chichiri 1

Is there a checklist or diagnostic procedure by which you identify sociopaths and psychopaths? What is it?

2007-04-19 04:21:13 · 4 answers · asked by jessewclark 2

2007-04-19 04:20:36 · 15 answers · asked by shelli 1

Explain, the ways failure cost you more than the effort to succeed.

2007-04-19 04:18:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see myself in a negative light and don't see my positive points. I tend to downgrade myself too easily and am my own worst enemy.

I keep going over and over in my head past incorrect decisions that I have made that have hurt people. I feel like I should hate myself for that reason.

How do you learn to like and accept yourself and also not compare your life to other people's lives?

2007-04-19 04:05:02 · 5 answers · asked by Stareyes 5

Note : For background info have a look at my previous questions.

My ex Eli and my husband James were in a car accident together 2 weeks ago that left James with minimal injuries and killed Eli.I was so upset that after Eli's funeral last sunday I blew up at James and told him I wish it had been him that died instead.I don't know how to fix this.I said what I said in the heat of the moment and it really couldn't have been any further from the truth.I tried to apologize last night but he doesn't believe a word I say because he's now convinced I was in-love with Eli all along.What can I do or say to make him believe me?

2007-04-19 03:59:27 · 15 answers · asked by Frankee 1

I know that there are people who likes to see others suffering, dying or even being torture...Why is this??? Are there some psycological exlanation??? Do you know a link of a recent investigation???

2007-04-19 03:53:17 · 9 answers · asked by moliniano 2