Psychology - November 2007

I watch tv shows like Oprah and other shows that depict happy people, so I know what being normal/happy is like, but I personally don't feel that way. I feel scared, on edge, nervous, anxoius, and most of the time just down in the dumps, like I can't think clearly. Soemone says something to me, and I blink a few times and go huuuh? I need a while for it to register.

All these thoughts I have 24/7, make sense to me. I'm not like this ALL THE TIME, So I know it's depression, but the problem is, when I'm depressed, I feel that I can justify it, and the outside world/society just kind of makes it easy, because I rarely see truly happy/normal people walking/driving around, just stressed/indifferent types.

The thoughts I get when I'm depressed are, feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, negative, evil, like life's not worth living and that it's sinister, and something not of god, I get all sorts of weird/strange thoughts, and lose faith in myself and life.

Any advice?

2007-11-26 12:12:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive been seeing alot of the "126" lately. for example most times when i look at the clock its 1:26, and when m and my friend took an IQ test i got a 128 and he got 126. same as on my ipod, i usually look at the song within 3 seconds of 1:26. idk its just weird and most people will say "oh youre just like that cause you saw the movie 23" and no im not it started about 5(?) months after i saw it

2007-11-26 11:29:06 · 6 answers · asked by I Luv It 3

yeah i have to write a paper tht is due tomrrow...

for instance, being teased at school, having an abusive parent.
what else?

2007-11-26 11:15:24 · 26 answers · asked by bluestar 1

The minor issue and i reallly donno how to show my opposition to themm and at the same time , i want to make them realise my pain, so is it wrong or a shame fa me, or will they think me as a weak person???

2007-11-26 11:14:06 · 1 answers · asked by rani v 2

i keep dreaming that i can turn off and on light switches, and i use my powers, in these dreams, during very stressful or dangerous times, like i'm being attched or the family is getting robbed, i shut off the lights with my wonder powers, by mental telepathy. In real life when I am awake i keep trying to do this by starring at the lights when no one is looking, but they never go off. Why not? Why do my wonder powers only work when i am asleep? bummin.....

2007-11-26 11:12:52 · 2 answers · asked by tally m 3

is there a pattern?
or do they have similar background or any signs that we can look for?

2007-11-26 10:40:16 · 10 answers · asked by blue_Billy 1

Please share your experience. If you are wondering I almost have, but I was not aware of it. I just woke up in the hospital. And yes, it scares me.

2007-11-26 10:22:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm not sick right now, but close. i think i might miss school one day.
i was wondering if you have any ideas what i can do that is productive but easy for an ill person to do? something inside, fun and possibly easy and doesn't involve much buying.

all advice accepted unless it's not clean, appropiate, etc!

2007-11-26 10:20:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It would be interesting to see if people perceive colours the same way e.g red = hot etc

2007-11-26 09:34:08 · 9 answers · asked by **amber** 4

2007-11-26 09:33:46 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do believe I have. Well within reason.

2007-11-26 09:19:00 · 19 answers · asked by D 7

I am doing research on the ability to trick your own brain (ex- telling your self your going to smell an orange but sniff a banana and smell orange) where could I find information on this and what could I type into the search engine?

2007-11-26 09:07:15 · 1 answers · asked by Carly 3

2007-11-26 08:55:16 · 9 answers · asked by CHERI * 2

This is an email I recieved from a previous questioner who I spoke with in the past regarding PTSD who needed someone to talk to

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Hi there.

I have a spouse whos currently deployed in Iraq.
The 3rd major concern behind death and injury, seems tobe PSTD for those that return home.

Ive heard theres Virtual Reality desensitizing therapy thats being done that puts soldiers in realistic scenarios within a controlled environment, in order to evenutally desensitive them and help them to cope with their experiences and understand they are now safe.

It made me think of one step further.

What if groups of soldiers were put within a more realistic video, like an IMAX theatre.
Where the visuals arent as video game-ish looking as they virtual reality appeared.
But to overwhelm their senses to touch upon those experiences in a way that only an IMAX scenario could.

Then after youve opened them up
HAVE THE SOLDIERS HELP eachother...
by discussing their feelings amongst their peers

2007-11-26 08:50:35 · 9 answers · asked by writersbIock2006 5

2007-11-26 08:38:32 · 3 answers · asked by mayee 3

2007-11-26 08:16:50 · 2 answers · asked by - JimelliciouZ - 1

Majoring in psychology.

2007-11-26 07:20:27 · 6 answers · asked by Alfie Martin 1

There are plenty of people in the world who lead irresolvably miserable lives, yet they keep going. Perhaps many of them find a way to keep hope alive, but we know that not all of them do. In many (if not most) societies, there is a taboo that surrounds suicide. Some religions warn us that if we kill ourselves we'll either go to hell or that we'll have the same lessons in misery in the next life, because we didn't learn everything we were supposed to in this one. Societies also often teach us that suicide is selfish and unacceptable, no matter what the circumstances are. If there weren't a taboo surrounding suicide, would more people put themselves out of their own misery?

2007-11-26 07:07:39 · 7 answers · asked by tangerine 7

2007-11-26 06:38:41 · 16 answers · asked by STORMY K 3

What did Mr. Gradgrind do wrong when raising his children? What did he do right? How does Mr. Bounderby factor into this? Which relationships may we regard as "successful," and why?

2007-11-26 05:52:02 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Today we all wake up to go to work, or to go to school, which is fine. but some people just seem to worry about working instead of having fun alot. I like to live for the moment, It just seem's like that moment tends to me spread out weekend from weekend

2007-11-26 05:21:27 · 9 answers · asked by ronnie s 2

2007-11-26 04:26:35 · 8 answers · asked by Suzanne H 1

iam going to the phsychiatrist soon because iam going through a great amount of depression with school and have no desire what so ever to be there but im not old enough to drop out when im in there i feel like i need to get out as soon as possible but i feel like there is no escape until im old enough to drop out (16 - im only 15 and 6 months) what are the chances of the psych writing a letter stating that i have permission to not attend school?? please help

2007-11-26 04:10:06 · 8 answers · asked by pnrunited 1

I get jittery and get uncomfortably queasy whenever I'm left alone with someone else - regardless of their relationship with me.

I've always been uncomfortable sitting alone in a car in the passenger seat - it's only recently that i got over the anxiety of sitting next to my parents. I used to always sat in the backseat even when no one's in the passenger seat whenever my parents are driving. The same goes for almost everyone.

Another example is that whenever I visit a relative, and everyone's suddenly going out and I would be left alone with an aunt or uncle, I would always find excuses to go out as well - I can't bear the thought of being left alone (especially in a confined place) with someone else (regardless of gender, or how they're related to me).

I remember when I was in Primary School, there's this one time when the bus driver told me that he's going to send me home last, I freaked out and would rather go off a long way off from home than to be the last sent home.
(cont.)

2007-11-26 03:50:13 · 5 answers · asked by Ms Ghost 6

If you know any studies cite the sites to get them
plz!!

2007-11-26 03:45:07 · 6 answers · asked by *6ae* (Tiny tot) 1

2007-11-26 03:27:17 · 5 answers · asked by sasa d 1

Or maybe not block it, but just lessen its impact.

A couple of days ago while driving on a freeway in Atlanta, I saw a body of a man who was hit by a truck. I was wondering why traffic was moving slow slowly, then I noticed that there was a lot of rubber-necking. I realize that people often will slow down just to see what happened in the accident, but when I drove past to look too, there was the man dead as a doornail in a very unnatural position. The ambulance had just gotten there, so his body hadn't been covered up.

Anyway, so I can't get this very sad and disturbing image out of my head. I know it's only been a couple of days, but is there something I can do to forget it or minimize it?

I realize that there are people around the world who see horrible things everyday, but I guess being a sheltered westerner, I haven't been exposed. The only dead people I had ever seen were at funerals.

2007-11-26 03:22:00 · 9 answers · asked by smoofus70 6

I had a hard childhood and unforutnate events happen even in my early 20s. I got kicked out of my household, had to support myself and go to school and do bills, on top of which I also went bankrupt, suffered with anorexia (as a male) go figure, It was a weird control issue, I just had alot to deal with and ultimately at the end, finished college, found a partner, and now am happy and successful, however, I developed anxiety/panic attacks, asthma, and went to the ER/doctor about 20 times in the last two years. I feel like my health mental and physical is shot and I feel like I'm really 80 and not 26.

I feel like my life's misfortuntes have impacted me in a big way, and I'm scared. I don't want to die or be screwed up for the rest of my life, but I dont' know how else to explain my deteriorating health or mental issues, since the doctors can't really seem to "find" anything.

Is it possible to get over all this fully?

Can life traumas affect your immune system so drastically?

2007-11-26 03:14:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am quite a shy and reserved woman who can get easily embarassed. i am looking for a job but i especially feel intimidated by men. why is this and how can i overcome it as i would need to attend an interview and also work in an environment where i have to talk to men etc.

2007-11-26 03:13:52 · 5 answers · asked by Jenny_USA 1

if your father hated you and abused you emotionally and physically ( sometimes, but more often used you as an excuse to beat up your mother), what effects might this have on the child when she grows up

2007-11-26 02:40:45 · 11 answers · asked by susieboo 4