Psychology - October 2007

I have social anxiety and I wanted to seek help but my mom thinks I'm perfectly normal and I'm just doing things to get attention.


When I was 12 years old, I became anorexic to get attention.

But that was 7 years ago. Now, I really have a problem and my mom doesn't understand it. Just because she's perfect, she thinks I suppose to be perfect.

How can I tell her that my problem with social anxiety and how it makes me feel?

2007-10-26 18:40:31 · 5 answers · asked by Unique 2

im kinda shy person.. its may be because im not sure about me or i think im always doin the wrong thing..however
people take my shyness as rude ness HELP!!!!

2007-10-26 18:37:01 · 12 answers · asked by kyle_ezekiel 1

lately ive been thinking about death, not killing myself, just like what happens when you die and ive never been afraid to die untill recently? anyone know what this could be?

2007-10-26 18:33:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

That's to deep for me, I don't know, I really don't know!

2007-10-26 18:15:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-26 17:53:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, I was molested when I was younger and I can't seem to forgive myself even though it wasn't my fault. Please answer if you can

2007-10-26 17:50:33 · 7 answers · asked by Blah Blah Blah 3

why do I always feel like, that my past or previous life had to do something with spying? I always feel someone is watching me, am being followed. I know how exactly to get somone in my confidence and I can cheat and use almost anyone in this world. I feel like I have superknowledge, and I am super fast at things, but I never let anyone realize that. I keep feeling I am a big weapon for someone and that person is using me. And I am keep loosing my friends and the ones I care about in a manner that others will think they left me, and that wud make people feel srry for me all the time. I really think I am capable of doing something big. And that I have a special destiny and am not able to find. Please help.

2007-10-26 17:46:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was in my car,waiting for traffic to clear,and I was thinking ,should I just hit the cars and get it over with, but then I though I would live so what I am asking why did I think this and what to do about they real bad though , I was not sad or un happy why do I just want this death wish, to end why I was coming home from the gym

2007-10-26 17:39:16 · 5 answers · asked by marsh 7

If so, why do you think this might be? If not, then why also? Has someone viewing you in a particularly good light made you feel good or possibly given you performance anxiety? Do you have an example to share?

2007-10-26 17:24:44 · 12 answers · asked by ? 5

I've started picking my nose a lot and I just can't stop. I pick it several hundred times a day. And I really pick it. If I can't get any "greasy, grimey gopher guts," I start peeling skin and hair. Medication isn't working. Is this normal OCD or is it something else? My doctor says I wouldn't get so many nosebleeds if I just kept my finger out of there.

2007-10-26 17:12:00 · 9 answers · asked by i Vote 4 HORROR Part Quattro 1

2007-10-26 17:10:51 · 14 answers · asked by anicento@sbcglobal.net 1

I mean their learned behaviors, decision making process, or is that something that can only be changed if the person recognizes what is wrong?

2007-10-26 16:53:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the definition of a healthy/adult relationship with a guy? What are the characteristics? How do you know when the line is being crossed and you're being disrespected...and the relationship is no longer healthy...and therefore should get out? Thanks.

2007-10-26 16:38:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have always been shy and bashful and when I was teen I was told there was something wrong with me. Not everyone is a social butterfly and
life of the party.

2007-10-26 16:36:37 · 11 answers · asked by doulasc 2

It happened twice to me.
1. I was driving to the beach, a road that I know very well, but suddenly had a confused feeling, as if I woke up and didn't know where I was. I could not think of the exact location I was in that moment, but knew it must have been somewhere on the way to the beach.
2. I was driving again and instead of driving around the roundabout, I drove straight on into the wrong direction. Only after a while I realized that I was on the wrong road and couldn't explain why this happened, as I had the same "wake-up" feeling again.
Both instances are similar, as it seemed to affect my immediate STM (short-term memory) and how a few second I didn't know where I was. However, the 2nd instance was different, as I could after a while trace my way back to the moment when I passed the roundabout that I should have used, so I actively remember driving by it.
Both times, I was sober, had enough sleep and had taken no drugs.

2007-10-26 16:21:49 · 6 answers · asked by Wednesday 3

my dad is ugly as hell. he is bald in the front of his head and fat. I JUST HATE IT SOO MUCH EVERY TIME PEOPLE SAY, "oh, you look just like your dad." WHAT THE ****! i am not fat and still have my hair! but now i am getting paranoid thinking that i'm gonna start loosing my hair and end up just like him. it is driving me crazy! i have become obsessed with my hair. i constantly examine it to see if i am loosing my hair. i am really bothered by this all the time. it has lowered my self esteem to the point where i feel like i am so ugly that i can't even show my face. i have also become anti-social. but when i look at pictures of me from like a few years ago, i think i look pretty handsome. but, that still does not make me feel better. i still fell like i am getting more ugly everyday and now i am getting really depressed. I feel like total ****. i also get really angry at my father, blaming him for all of this. now, i really don't think this is very normal, but i just can't help it.

2007-10-26 16:12:21 · 4 answers · asked by 84urh8 1

My on again/off again boyfriend of over a year CONSTANTLY gives me mixed signals and always has. One day/week, he'll tell me he loves me, will be all lovey dovey and will talk about our future together. If the slightest thing goes wrong (and I always feel like I'm the one doing everything wrong) he shuts off, and won't talk to me. He won't answer my calls or respond to my texts. Then usually days later, he'll send me a random text, saying something just random, (like..."i bought this yesterday" or "what are you doing") text messages, and will act like nothing happened, and then we'll usually meet up with each other, and repeat the whole cyle over and over again! I do not feel emotionally close to him anymore because of this. Somedays he makes me so happy, and is everything I want in a guy, all the other times he shows me just how much he DOESN'T care about me. I can't win in the situation. I hate it. I'm so upset. I would bend over backwards for this guy, but he never shows me he cares

2007-10-26 16:08:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

The only thing that receives as much tout as intelligence, is beauty (but that is a rant in itself). Why is it that being smart is considered more important than being honest or good or hard working? It doesn't make sense to me.

2007-10-26 15:14:35 · 5 answers · asked by Adhilia 2

I like a man I work with. Our attraction is mutual. But we work together

He may not have a girlfriend (or he might). I don't know - he doesn't talk about having a girlfriend so even if he is "committed" he must not be TOO committed

Anyway, the situation is this: He treats me inconsistently. Sometimes he's sweet and sometimes he's not. It's like he doesn't want to show weakness; doesn't understand what it means to be sensitive. We go out to lunch often. The conversation is smooth. I like him, but he's holding back and I'm not sure how (& if I should) get through to him

He's older than me, maybe by 8 years. I'm in my mid-30s. I can't ask him outright if he has a girlfriend or ask him out. I don't think he'd know how to answer - we don't know each other that well, & I'm new to the company (he's been there for about a year and a half)

How can I get this guy to open up? How do I talk to someone who may be hiding his real feelings for me (or not)? How can see if it can go somewhere?

2007-10-26 14:12:16 · 8 answers · asked by advice 1

For instance, exactly how many mental wounds would I inflict if I were to put a Snow White costume onto my 2 year old son and then take him to a children's Halloween party?

Would he be unable to function later in life if he found out? Would he hate himself? Would he suffer from severe gender confusion?

Because that's what a TON of people are telling me. Personally I think they're off their rockers... just trying to get a few more perspectives.

2007-10-26 13:59:14 · 25 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7

And why do these straight women not become turned off always doing that? Not talking about me, coz no guy would dare treat me that way, but I know of women with guys like that...and I wanna know WHY? When they could be happier elsehow.

2007-10-26 13:47:53 · 11 answers · asked by dumbuglyweirdo 5

If you do then what are your obsession issues.

2007-10-26 13:29:26 · 5 answers · asked by model true 2

If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven’t you told them yet?

2007-10-26 13:04:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Men kill each other for it...

Women prostitute their bodies for it...

Children squabble over it on the school playground...

It drives people to dishonesty, theft, greed and malice...

...that thing is called "MONEY." Everybody loves it, everybody wants more of it, and few if any earn what they feel they deserve.

Hey, I love money just much as the next person, and I'll be the first to jump through a flaming hoop for it if the price is right. ;-)

But why are folks so hostile or fearful towards any suggestion that they might be materialistic?

When a professional athlete signs a $100 million/6 year deal, why do they launch into some speech about how they did it for world peace or to rediscover their inner beauty?

When a Playboy centerfold poses nude, why do they give some nonsensical diatribe about how they did it to promote art and free expression?

Why can't people just admit the simple truth: that's "it's all about the money"? = )

2007-10-26 12:59:14 · 5 answers · asked by Student 3

thought id really feel special and have more friends by being successful....im still socially inept...it frustrates me that there are some people who like 'me,' but i keep distance because im afraid theyll find out im socially awkward...

and this person i admire and want to impress doesnt have the personality i wish she had, so theres no way i can connect with her or be friends with her.....

ive made commitments which stress me out, but its too late to back out...

what can i do to get out of my whirlpool....

2007-10-26 12:57:55 · 2 answers · asked by vincent m 2

there was this guy I was in love with for a whole year. I suppose I'm still not totally over him, but even when he used to hold me or kiss my neck I wouldn't move, I was so... petrified? disgusted? I don't think there's a word for it. but very uncomfortable.

and that's how I've always been, I guess. I just can't stand it. and I really want to know, what's wrong with me? I always push people away because of this. But I don't want to be like this!

2007-10-26 12:48:12 · 9 answers · asked by Kelly 6

As in "I'm not being horrible, I'm just being honest - deal with it"

2007-10-26 12:32:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-26 11:33:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom got through talking with the teacher. and my teacher thinks i'm quiet. I don't think so. Sometimes i am when I think alot, so i'm just wondering.

I love to talk
My voice is loud
I love to read
I perfer to read than socialize
I find it more happier to be by myself
For some reason I don't like joining groups
I am a deep thinker
I am a virgo

I wanna know because i'm depressed that my teacher thinks i'm shy

2007-10-26 11:21:47 · 5 answers · asked by shygirl93 7

Well, it begins this way. I am currently failing chemistry, even though I try, and go tutoring after school. I also just failed my driver's license test, and whenever somebody asks me to do something for them (like running an errand or getting something for them), I get nervous and mess things up. Sometimes, it seems that I can't even do basic, simple tasks. My mom constantly asks me to help her with something, and often I don't understand and mess things up. As a result, she calls me "stupid" or "idiot". Am I stupid or have something wrong with my brain?

2007-10-26 10:32:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous