Psychology - November 2007

This happened to me once when I was like 6. I had alot of dreams that week, so I got a post-it, wrote "I'm dreaming", and put it on me. I fell asleep I was suddenly in this dream. I was in a room I've never been in before, with some kids playing and their parents on the couch. I looked at my shirt and the post it was there. I realized I was dreaming and it was so awesome!

2007-11-30 12:17:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

People say that laziness causes life to pass you by. They also say that being stressed out takes years off your life. Which is worse?

I'm sure that moderation is the key here, but I'm curious to see what the Answers community thinks about the extremes.

If you think of life as a balance between these extremes, what would be a good balance? Is it better to err on the relaxed but unproductive side or on the high-strung but productive side?

2007-11-30 12:17:19 · 19 answers · asked by outdooreli 1

im bi-polar and i've learned how stupid being those things are. *insert sad emotion here* lol

2007-11-30 12:02:58 · 5 answers · asked by piiiowfort 1

I have your attention!

Today I finally asked out my really cute, sweet chem partner that I've been working up the nerve to for quite some time. Her response was really...

"You? Go out with you?" (She says this coolly)
"Yes, me, who else?" (Something's wrong)
She looks me up and down.
"You are asking me out, ME? (Her tone is rising)
"Uh...yes. Is there a problem?" (By now I'm regreting this)
"This is unbelievable!" (Believe me people, this was not in a good tone)
"Did I do something...?" (Oh God)

She doesn't say anything for a minute, then she explodes!

"I can't believe this! I don't date guys like you, you-.....jocks, with your ****** up parties and *********, and just thinking you can do whatever the ****, and **** who ever you want! Girls like me don't date arrogant asses like you!
Just because I'm quiet and nerdy and don't get invites to all the parties doesn't mean that I'm gonna be pathetic enough to sleep with you, gosh!"

Um...I was thinking dinner and a movie or something

2007-11-30 11:44:32 · 6 answers · asked by mad_!! 1

... Just wondering. I'm a bit of a perfectionist in certain areas of my life, and I find it something that's rather annoying, actually! I can't just do something well, I have to do it perfectly (to my standards, at least!). If I try to do something and mess up, even the slightest bit, I have *such* a hard time letting it go.
So... anyways... why are some people perfectionists? What causes perfectionism? How can I break myself of this and just learn to be accepting of good or even mediocre (just not perfect) work? Are there instances in which perfectionism is a good thing, and if so, what are they?

Thanks for your input. =)

2007-11-30 11:26:19 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ Dani 6

There is a compuslive liar in my class, he lies about every single thing he talks about, and people belive him. I am one of the only ones in my class who knows he is lieing.
Def or compulsive liar:
A compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and reflexive way of responding to questions. Compulsive liars bend the truth about everything, large and small. For a compulsive liar, telling the truth is very awkward and uncomfortable while lying feels right. Compulsive lying is usually thought to develop in early childhood, due to being placed in an environment where lying was necessary. For the most part, compulsive liars are not overly manipulative and cunning (see, Pathological Liar), rather they simply lie out of habit - an automatic response which is hard to break and one that takes its toll on a relationship.
How do i deal with him? I tried ignoreing him but it drives me crazy when I hear lieing to everyone and them believeing it.

2007-11-30 11:12:14 · 12 answers · asked by the s0urce 3

I didn't really know to word the question, but anways, when people are being nice to you does it seem weird. I'm not used to people being nice to me. They usually were kidding around or wanted something when they were being nice. So when people are actually nice now, I don't know if it's true.

2007-11-30 10:57:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love seeing how some people, some who are also my friends are never bored. Always interested in everything! But I seem to get bored easily when it comes with a subject I don't like...school and not in school. I know its normal, especially for teens like me, but I don't wanna be like that. I wanna be just like those people who are always fascinated, always eager to learn something new....how can I?

2007-11-30 10:51:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-30 10:47:44 · 8 answers · asked by Res T 3

i was lieing in bed an i one man was on my bed an the other one was on the floor i couldnt see them but i could feel they where there

2007-11-30 10:47:03 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

in front of the whole world, he is considerate, nice, charming, smart, confidence,.....an very ideal person

but in front of me, it was just another person..........he is so unsettle all the time, worried, lack of confidence, no tolerance at all, always yelling and insulting

why?

2007-11-30 10:43:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend's behaviour is so confusing? We can be doing something with another person and while that other person is around she will act all nice and kind, like that other person is a great friend of hers. Then when the other person leaves she says the worst things about her and that she hates her. How can my friend put on such a show around this person and then be so nasty about her once she is out of sight? Do my friend have a split personality or something?

2007-11-30 10:35:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just wondering, i'm interested in being a neuropsychologist, but lately i've been having my own bouts of depression... i'm just wondering you're general opinions

2007-11-30 10:15:59 · 10 answers · asked by popofosho 3

I had OCD symptoms since young and abused Marijuana and LSD as a teen. This first appeared after a bad LSD experience when I freaked out after thinking I had fried my brain while coming down. I tripped after a severe emotional trauma. I am not even sure if drugs did it, though. I always feel a little anxious and depressed. Not severe though. I also feel like I am the only entity in the universe, like God, and everyone and everything is just part of my imagination, even the people I love. I am not sure if I am real or just some fragment of existence. It's like being in some Hell where you are stuck in a fishbowl and nothing else in the universe exists except you and your mind. I also am afraid of death as a pure nothingness. I just can't fathom it. My mind just feels like a kaliedescope of thoughts, colors and images without a spirit. Everything seems devoid of life. Like a cartoonish unreality.
As crazy as this sounds, I behave perfectly normal and think rationally.

2007-11-30 10:11:26 · 8 answers · asked by Mr. Dude 1

2007-11-30 09:35:50 · 17 answers · asked by louise d 6

My friend has Asperger's and is getting married. But his fiancee seems to be manipulative, telling him what to do. Now he's doing things he never liked to do before because she told him to. My other friends and I think maybe she is controlling him because he wants to fit in and be "normal."

2007-11-30 09:27:21 · 7 answers · asked by Misty 1

Do you feel as if you are missing out? What problems do you encounter?

2007-11-30 09:17:52 · 3 answers · asked by Lauren R 3

plz i need to know

2007-11-30 09:03:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

iam 19 years old girl,i use 2 live my life with all kinds of happiness ..i have been with my bf 3 years ...lately i had a problem which is hating my self,fightening with him,hear music to cry..look at the mirror feel sad,every time i see him i cry and fight him and like i need 2 pain my self !
iam so depressed nothin happened with me made me stressed ,i just ont know how to calm down on my bf and on my self..i want 2 be happy likeother girls...plz help me

2007-11-30 09:01:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get nervous when people who are higher position talk to me .. for no reason .. eventhough they are nice .. but i still get nervous .. i act like another person .. mind go blank ..


I tried to fight against this feeling, but it happens to me over and over again. I know it wont be good for my future .. but what should i do ?

Please help ... !!

2007-11-30 08:50:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are lots of things that people can get addicted to, besides booze and/or drugs. Why do people discount other types of addictions? What other type of addictions do you think there are?

This is a serious question - I'm not being flipant about this.

2007-11-30 08:49:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Living forever means you cant be killed, commit suicide, or die for any reason.

2007-11-30 08:42:38 · 10 answers · asked by Lucas C 1

Well, let me tell you about me so you can tell...

Wherever I go, I want that people all look at me. At public places, I always laugh loud or speak loudly on purpose because I want people to stare.
I have this attitude that is all "Yay Look at Me" and I act cute so I can be the center of attention. Well, all I do to get attention works, but the thing is that I want to have all eyes on me and I'm quite spoiled, I admit...

Hey guys please don't make jokes because this is serious, I'm worried.

Why am I so attention seeking? Well my parents never gave me much attention, but my grandparents and my dad always spoiled me...

Well, help?

2007-11-30 08:36:48 · 2 answers · asked by keen 3

Can it make a person appear simple?

2007-11-30 08:33:33 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6

How do you help, someone you love, and care for deeply that doesn't see their personality problem. He is self destructive and his life is like a whirl winding going down hill to the point of no return. He is like a tornado reaking havoc everywhere he goes. He is 33 years old and still acts like a child taking no responsibility having babies everywhere, He has an anger problem and goes through rages, has a trust problem with women, has a bad relationship with his mother, He is in jail now, pleaded guilty for assaulting his girlfriend breaking her nose, one minute he says hes admits he's wrong and in another he's still shows anger. He's upset with the penalty given to him by the judge, which was more time in jail and a rehab. program called D.A.R.T He doesn't want help, yes, has a drinking and smoking weed problem.
While in jail his moods are eractic from angry to lucid then act as if nothing is really all that bad.

2007-11-30 08:26:07 · 4 answers · asked by Joyous Dawn in the morning 3

2007-11-30 08:16:16 · 36 answers · asked by tc22 3

other lives, i am a one man parent. i worked look after 6 children, 3 of them disabled, not any worried, until ive had a stroke, now i became spounger, as i can;t work again. give me break will you all, i tryed, will some decent person give me hope with words of kindness thank you.

2007-11-30 07:53:34 · 4 answers · asked by berty 3

My 88 year Nan had a stroke 6 months ago, and has just been moved to a rest home from hospital. My Grandad died in October of this year, but she doesn't really understand, as she's also developed dementia.

She has lost a TON of weight, and is now literally just skin and bones- you can see all her ribs and she looks awful. She's just point blank refusing to eat- even her favourite foods.

The dr has suggested that she has an operation to insert a tube into her stomach, to feed her that way.

However, me and my Mum, (Nan's daughter), are the only family left, and don't know what to do. On one side, of course we do not want her to suffer and starve to death, but on the other hand, I do not want to force an operation on her that she wouldn't want. It's impossible to talk to her as she's so ill with the dementia.

Does anyone know much about this peg feeding, or been in the same situation and able to offer advice?

Thank you,

Eva x

2007-11-30 07:41:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a good looking guy, so I attract people and make friends very easily. The problem is, I usually end up distancing myself from people or vice versa.

What is wrong with me? I keep trying to make new friends, yet I can't open up to anyone and I can't get to know anyone pass the acquaintance level.

Do I need to seek therapy or read some self-help books?

Here are some details about me, please read it, and tell me if I do in fact have a personality problem or not.

1) I'm very sensitive to negative criticisms.
2) I don't like being told what to do, by anyone.
3) Tell me to do something in a rude way and I'll resent you.
4) When acquaintances ignore me when walking pass me or don't greet me when they see me, I'll end up not liking them.
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things like those.

2007-11-30 07:22:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Man is a bundle of bones clothed in muscle and fitted with communication nerves. As a base of this gross body, he has a subtle body too. It has its own hunger and thirst and life cannot be happy unless these too are fulfilled - the hunger to return to the Source, a thirst for the nectar that confers immortality. In the search for something to allay this hunger and this thirst, man meets with countless obstacles, for, he does not know the road and is easily misled by his own senses which profess to show him the road. It is only when some disaster or distress overpowers him that he becomes aware of the true path. The true path is the path that reveals the Aathma (self) within.

2007-11-30 07:18:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous