Psychology - September 2007

I need professional help... but i dont feel like going to a shrink...

im 15 years old...

all im good at is video games...

nothing else...

i spend about 5 hours, maybe 7 a day on the computer.

when i go to school, i talk with my friends, but they treat me like crap...

sometimes they dont... but thats on a rare occasion..

im really smart, i do above average on tests, but when it comes to homework, i dont remember to do it.

why, cause of the computer.

its not that easy to just 'give it up'

and i dont want to 'give it up'

i still want to be the gamer i am, just, in smaller increments...

can anyone give me some advice?

2007-09-18 09:46:40 · 6 answers · asked by snkplayman 2

When I look at photos of me (especially those taken by my parents) I sometimes become shocked at how ugly I look at certain angles or with certain expressions. Yet the other half of photos I see of myself, I think I'm really pretty. What does this mean?? It's actually becoming a real problem because bad pictures make me depressed.

2007-09-18 09:46:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where I work at an optometrist office, employee turnover is a lot 5 in a year on average. Everytime they hire someone its someone without experience that doesn't seem to have long gevity in mind. Now they hired one of those to cut glasses which is a fairly technical job and if its messed up customer service goes down fast. I am so tired of training new people without any exp. Also, I recently became certified as an optical assitant, (my job title is receptionist). I offered to do the assitant job when needed until the new person learns the lab fully then, pass on additional tasks to her as she is ready. Makes sense right? Good for the patients and us. Well my bosses looked at me like I was nuts and sort of blew me off. I am really frustrated at the whole situation. I have been here going on two years but it appears my suggestions aren't valued nor is my willingness to take on extra responsibility. Any suggestions?

2007-09-18 09:22:07 · 6 answers · asked by TennesseeGirl 2

2007-09-18 08:43:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anne Teak 6

2007-09-18 08:24:14 · 5 answers · asked by Modified 2

is it just that the general population that uses yahoo answers is THAT stupid/gullible? I don't get it. Why do so many people actually think an obviously trolled question is real?

2007-09-18 08:15:15 · 3 answers · asked by Josia 3

Just a question for the experts. I'm aware you can project your anxieties into a false emobiment, like the rabbit in Donnie Darko, but can you really see things? Like your mind playing tricks on you?

2007-09-18 08:14:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 07:52:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

in meaning of dreams i meant by sleeping dreams

everytime i go to sleepi only see Dark Blank and further more.....

But sometimes...i have dream about what will be going on tommorow but seriously it happened...THIS IS GETTING WEIRDER....I NOW HAVE TRUE DREAMS BUT SOMETIMES BLANK?

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING SOMEBODY HELP ME

2007-09-18 07:33:28 · 5 answers · asked by Insane questioner 2

Some Psychologists criticize Gardner's work with Washoe by suggesting that the chimpanzee's only learned to imitate gestures and did not learn a language as the Gardner's claimed.
- Give 2 pieces of evidence that suggest that Washoe uses a language

2. Two training methods which Gardner adopted to encourage Washoe to use sign language?

3. Why the Gardner's used deaf adults to check Washoe's signs?

Please thanks for your help!

2007-09-18 07:04:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people feel embarrassed,bad or angry when they are laughed at?Is it a natural human trait?i have OCD (already receiving treatment for it) which embarrasses me in public and i have seen people laughing at me and call me names.Is it possible to totally ignore or develop immunity against such things?Thanking everyone in advance.

2007-09-18 06:51:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

...if you try to harm someone, you end up causing harm to yourself?

2007-09-18 06:48:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

for example:
resisting the temptation to eat chocolate/cake when it's infront of you and free;
staying under the shower after changing it from warm onto the coldest setting:
eating something you hate the taste of.

2007-09-18 06:39:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cousin and i were wondering, because some guy at work was telling me that he doesnt like pooing in public toilets so he holds on all day so he can go at home...i thought this would be unhealthy?

2007-09-18 06:22:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

rubbish your character and humiliate your character to others, socially ostracize you to others, portraying you as an ''aggressive lunatic'' to other people and are also defaming you and portraying you as a person your not?

im a 30 year old bpd sufferer and ive had an anger problem since 16, because of abuse and trauma.
iam waiting for therapy and iam actively trying to work on this problem, as its one of the biggest problems i have..

but what can i do when im being portrayed as'' that '' character to others?

iam extremely upset about this

2007-09-18 06:04:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

(it is a research topic for my psychology class so i'm just asking for opinions, fact would be nice also!(not required))

2007-09-18 05:56:35 · 9 answers · asked by shareece510 1

I personally believe in the old saying"What goes around comes around", . I let God take care of it but it doesn't mean that I'm not tempted!

2007-09-18 05:52:16 · 20 answers · asked by Samantha 5

my neighbors girls are 8 & 10, I suspect something wrong with the way the father treats them...they just moved in a few months ago, the father is from Guatamala and the mother is white, she just had a new baby right wwhen they moved in. Now she is back to work during the day and the father works at night and stays at home w/ the baby during the day. Anyway, I drive the girls to school along w/ my daughter and this morning they didn't come to my door as usual, so my daughter went over there and the girls said there father was screaming at them and they were crying, and that the father would take them to school. Last night I was over there talking w/ the mother and left my phone there, so this morning I went back ther after I took my daughter to school and the girls answered the door, you could see their faces were red and they were upset, i asked them if they we're going to school and they said they were staying home sick. My daughter told me that the father has choked the 10 yr old,?

2007-09-18 05:45:23 · 28 answers · asked by anywine4me 1

2007-09-18 05:44:02 · 12 answers · asked by krups 2

"Dialectical Behavior Therapy"...I'm going to see a therapist for a phobia and my therapist refered me to another therapist who works with him and she specializes in dialectical behavior theraphy but i dont understand what it means...could you explain it to me plz?

2007-09-18 05:32:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i find life confussing. i almost killed myself and at the last moment my phone went off. i want to be like 'mr.i love life oh i'm so popular' but odn't feel right about it. i've always wanted to be in the sas. i've had a feeling about something (i don't know!) i feel as though i'm always dreaming, and have telepathic powers ( i kinda do) i feel out of place and all that...
then i've 'it's just normal human worries...' about a trillion times before and then feel like crap.
for god's sake, help me

2007-09-18 05:24:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you ever just take a step outside yourself and look at what you are and not like it? Or feel like you are killing youself with stress, worry and anxiety? Do you ever just stop youself when you wake up in the morning and say, "no more, Im going back to how I used to be"
Im a one of a kind kind of person, Im sure if Jim answers this he'll vouch for me, Im sorta my own shaolin priest, I came to a point where I felt like nothing could ever upset my inner balance, but now I realize that inbalance is part of balance, it is the counter to the latter, not that I hadnt before I guess, only now I realize that I have been completely out of whack. I have a fear, every day, (Im not even kidding u) that the sun will explode. Its like this huge paranoia and I know its irrational but I cant stop thinking it sometimes. I have a fear of losing my self, or identity but this ive heard is just part of being a teen... well have at it, answer the first question please, and then

2007-09-18 05:18:19 · 3 answers · asked by Socrates 3

I need to do alot of homework in a little bit of time and i always find myself going on another website and playing games or something. I cant turn off the computer because thats what i do my homework on. Also please dont say (write 4 things down that you will do today and do them then relax) because i have to really hurry! Help please!

2007-09-18 05:02:53 · 12 answers · asked by Maxy_Paxy 3

I don't tend to feel grief over death. I've never had anyone close to me die- they've all been acquaintances or close to another member of my family. But I find it really hard to sympathize, which is odd because I constantly over-empathize in every other aspect. I feel guilty for not feeling sad over losing someone, but it doesn't change anything. Am I not normal? And why would this happen? Please no "you're a jerk" answers.

2007-09-18 04:52:08 · 16 answers · asked by Angeliss 5

2007-09-18 04:42:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 04:34:37 · 11 answers · asked by nyl 1

2007-09-18 04:29:33 · 27 answers · asked by ? 7

There's a guy in one of these Yahoo! Answers sections who keeps calling people "gay" and using words like "homo" and "homer" and what-not. He will probably read this and comment, since he likes to look at my profile and post on my questions. Doesn't something in psychology suggest that he might be gay... since he is trying to distance himself from a particular flaw?

2007-09-18 04:28:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

When we are told something, what is stopping us from processing it right away?

2007-09-18 04:25:38 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

kyunki God ki marzi ke bina to patta bhi nahi hilta ........
your opinion.........?

2007-09-18 04:14:11 · 12 answers · asked by holier than thou 5