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hey, I'm a 15 year old girl btw. Trying to earn money for stuff. lol well duh.

1. Pick the ones that are good ideas to make money from.
2. Tell me how to present them in an advertisement for my neighborhood, and how to present my jewelry at school for girls to buy too. For the neighborhood, if there are other examples for that kind of thing, please show them. I really have no idea what to say in descriptions for stuff like that. I need major help.

For School:
- make necklaces & bracelets (where do i get material and instructions.. idk what people would want. like other examples)

For Neighborhood:
- yard work (excluding cutting bushes & mowing the lawn)
- tutor in algebra (from 5th-8th grade)
- photography (people tell me in good at it. nothing professional but

just like if people want something to be photographed and they dont

want to spend all their time doing it.)
- mother's helper (how do i describe that)
- pet sitting (only caged animals)

For the necklaces & bracelets, to make them you can buy string or wire, & buy some beads or little charms & things like that. Go here: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_jewelry/ for some directions to make some pieces of jewelry. You can also google "diy jewelry" for tons of more directions.

To advertise them, just wear some of the jewelry, & maybe have some of your friends wear some, too, & if people ask about it, they can point them in your direction. You can also try advertising online (like on your myspace or something like that).

As for the neighborhood thing, your best bet on that would probably be tutoring. Not trying to be rude here, but because of the fact that you have some exceptions when doing some stuff, like the yard work & pet sitting, people might not want to hire you. Especially since mowing the lawn is one of the main things people hire others to do, & not many people would hire some to pet sit a caged pet, it may make you come off as a little lazy or something.

For tutoring, for example, try making some fliers & putting them in people's mailboxes. Make sure to put your age, the fact that you want to tutor algebra for 5th to 8th graders only, maybe your gpa if you make good grades, some academic achievements, & possibly some references if you have any. Also, try advertising by word of mouth. Let one person know what you're interested in doing, & they'll likely pass it on to others. Good luck.

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I USED to have a girl i call best friend. Needless to say, i didn't realize that no such thing exists at the time, and worse i didn't realize how much I put into the relationship to keep it going. She lives in a book (literally she thinks this world is a fairytale) i am prone to be a stepover but i am not week i just don't know how to be in the middle... i am either so wicked or soooo nice. anyway i got in trouble needed her help (which wasn't worth the roller coaster ride she made me take). she didn't really help me out - i.e i didn't need her help i just told her in case something happens this this and that and it had NOTHING TO DO WITH HER at all!!!!! She then made it seem like i owed her the world and that i gave her so much to do and so much trouble and what not (which is so not true!!!) anyway it's my fault for allowing this to get this far... I am so mad at her and i don't want reconciliation. i dont want to be vengeful but i can't help it!!!

she is so self-absorbed but doesn't see it!!!

I don't see what advice you're asking for here, but if she's acting like that, chances are you're better off without her, at least until she gets over herself.

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What does it mean when a girl just "lays there"? I know it means that she dosen't do anything... but what is there to do?

Trying different positions is a great idea, but if you're doing it missionary style (him on top), the only thing you really can do is moan, kiss him, kiss his neck, his ear, etc..., or scratch his back if he's into that stuff. Usually when a guy says a girl just "lays there", they mean it literally. She lays there like she's dead.

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This is NOT a 'does he lyke me' question. This is a 'why's he acting this way? should I take action?' question.
I'm a girl who is 13 going on 14.
The guy the question's about is a boy who juuuust turned 15.

I've known this kid for a couple years now, our dad's have been friends since they were in diapers, all that happy stuff.
Before we never really saw each other often, but ever since he and my brother got to be better friends that changed... That was a year back.. Ever since then, he's teased me a bit, just typical playful teasing.

recently it's been more frenquent (every time I see him), and sometimes he crosses the line and makes fun of my behavior to a hurtful level, like "--Because ya don't have any real hobbies!! *laughs like it's the best thing in the world*" or..well, I wanna keep this brief as possible, so I'll give examples of his behavior later if needed.. I don't know if he actually means to be hurtful or not!

Other than this, he's a great, funny, sensitive guy with tons a friends. He says he doesn't hate me but..

why does he tease me like this all the sudden? and, does he mean to be hurtful by it? what should I do?

He probably doesn't mean to hurt your feelings by it. He's probably just teasing & doesn't even realize he's taking it to far. If it's really bothering you, just talk to him about it. Tell him it kind of hurts your feelings when he says things like that.

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its going to be our 6th month anniversery on tuesday.
what should i get for him?!

for his birthday, i got him a 60 dollar gift card and i got him the borat movie.
for christmas, i got him a cursing parrot. becuase it said something we used to say to eachother haha.
valentines day i didnt get him anything.. but i made him an amazing card!
now its our 6th month. and i need to get him something, but i dont have any money but i feel bad not getting him anything -- i am not expecting anything from him.

he was on the football team, he loves jeeps (he loves to fix them and race and stuff haha), he is going to college next year (so he is 18, im 16), he loves to watch movies, but i cant get him another movie... :/ he likes food. and he likes to sleep alot... ugh.

any ideas?

Homemade gifts are great. It lets them know you really care. I made my boyfriend a book with different reasons why I love him, & he said it was the best gift he's ever gotten.

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Alright so there is this guy, Ryan. I use to talk to ryan like last christmas break. At the same time my ex was trying to get back with me and this new guy was trying to talk to me. Needless to say I wasn't about to be tied down. ( Not a whore, just testing waters, I wasn't use to having so many options ) anyways, I stopped talking to him. Then like august my best friend got a boyfriend and I was starting to feel a little lonley so I kinda like..obnoxiously went over board trying to get him to like me again. Now looking back at it I realize I acted pathetic and desperate, it was really gross. Needless to say it didn't work out. So school started and I didnt see him all that much and I mean when I did we said heyy whats up like friends ya know? Then the other night I was really intoxicated and we made out and fell asleep on the floor. I had to go home really early for a doctors appointment and I didnt wanna wake him up so I just left. I didnt text him or anything either because I really didnt care, It was just one of those times you know, I didnt look into it or anything. Then I saw him at another party and we said hi but he was deffinitely preoccupied with the party. So I went to my friends boyfriends house because his parents were out of town and thats where I was going to stay. Then Ryan came and we talkedd and flirtedd and ended up making out and passing out on the floor again. This time though when we woke up I wasn't really talking to him much because his ex-girlfriend was there and me and her are cool and I didnt want to like make shit akward. I didnt text him that day or the next and he didnt text me either that was tuesday-wednesday. Thursday I went to austin and he texted me at 12:35 to ask me to go over to matts house. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? THAT IS LIKE THE ULTIMATE BOOTYCALL. and its not like he was inviting me over to drink or anything because I was like jeez late invitation, and he was like haha sorry man im shit faced. Then he was like well when you get back saturday lets hangout and I was like okay that sounds like a good idea. Well he didnt call, and I saw him at a party and we said hi but since I was with his little sister is was kinda akward. Point is im not sure if hes genuinly trying to get to know me, or if im just a bootycall.

It's hard to tell with some guys, especially in this situation since the things that happened between you two were at parties & there was probably a little bit of alcohol involved. If you really want to know if he's interested in you, not just as a booty call, ask him out on a date. Go out to dinner or something, & just talk to him.

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I just bought Mastodon's new album, Crack The Skye, a few days ago. I paid for the regular three day shipping through Amazon, and the album comes out March 24th. When am I getting the album? The 27th?


Thanks.

Probably the 27th. Maybe a day or two later, though, depending on how busy they are that day & how many other people pre-ordered. They should email you & let you know when it's being shipped, though, & most of the time they have a link where you can track your order.

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14/f

Okay, when I masturbate, I think of guys at first, but suddenly, I start thinking of other females and I really don't like it after I'm finished. I'm very confused. Could I possibly be bisexual or what? I talked to a doctor and he just says I'm 'experimenting'. Could that also be it? That I'm straight, but just going through 'the stage'?

Most young people have impure thoughts about the same sex sometimes. It's perfectly natural. It doesn't mean your bi or a lesbian or anything.

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k so i just had my period like a couple weeks ago and today it seems like i got my period again. but the blood is brown. i dont know whats going on. if someone could help me out that would be great. also i am sexually active if that would help.

The same thing is happening to me. When I looked up some stuff about it, most people say it's normal & happens to a lot of women. It could also be caused by older blood coming out, because of it being old it turns brown sometimes, & your body could just be cleaning itself out.

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my boyfriend & his brother's birthday is in 3 weeks. Last year i didnt get anything for my boyfriends brother but i got my boyfriend a t-shirt.
This year i want to get something else for my boyfriend that i havent gotten him before that wont cost an arm & a leg.
i've gotten him- cologne, t-shirts, stuffed animals, Picture frame w/picture of us, & a blanket.
i just need something cute at preffurably under $50 for him just leave me as many ideas as possible.
Also i would like to get his brother something....nothing big just something for his birthday thats under $20.
Please leave me tons of ideas for both people.
i appreciate any answers.
Thanks in advance :)

You could probably get a CD, DVD or Video Game for either one of them, since most guys like those. For your boyfriend, though, I'd recommend something more personal. I know you wouldn't think a guy would really like that, but most of them do. It shows you care. For example, I made my boyfriend a little notebook thing for valentine's day & listed some things that I loved about him, & he loved it.

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just over a year ago, i was sexually assaulted by a boyfriend when i fell asleep, and wonder to this day if i would have been raped if i hadn't woke up. i think that changed my outlook on things, guys especially, a lot! i hate how these days, people use the verb "raped" so casually. people at school do it all the time, a couple of my friends included, whether it's saying they "raped" someone in a game, or joking around saying "i'll rape you!" and the other person says "ooh i'd love that". whatever it is. you know what i mean, just the way people use it so loosely. i hate it. it gives me a sickening feeling to hear it. i've come close to saying something to people who use it casually at school and stuff, but i cant bring myself to do it. besides the guy who did, only three people know about it, one of which is my mom. one is my cousin, who is my absolute best friend who i trust with all my information, and one is a friend who doesn't personally know the guy that did it. i feel like if i say something to these people, i'll have to explain why i dont like it, or it'll seem really personal, and i dont want to have to explain myself. that's not information that i want to go around sharing. i dont fully trust any of my friends, except my cousin, and that's not something i plan on telling them. but also if i say something, i feel the truth will be written all over my face. but on the other hand, i hate to hear people talk like that, and i feel like if i did say something, people would stop, at least around me. what can i do in this situation? every time i hear those words.. rape, molest, anything.. it brings me back to that day, and i can remember exactly how i felt. should i speak up, or keep my mouth shut?



also, i DONT want to go talk to a therapist or anything like that, so please dont suggest it. i'm not depressed or torn up and this doesn't interfere with my everyday life. i just hate when the subject is brought up.

First of all, I'm so sorry you had to experience something like that. I had the same experience with my boyfriend, & that led to him raping me later, but I completely understand being upset over the casual use of the words. Some people aren't meaning it to hurt anyone's feelings, though, they just use it without thinking of the full meaning of it. It gets annoying, but if you said anything, it might lead to lots of questions you may not want to answer. However, if it does continue, just tell the person doing it that they shouldn't say things like that because it might upset people.

I know you don't want to hear this, but therapy can be a great thing. It never interfered with my life until recently, & it kind of makes me wish I'd gone to therapy. Another option is this amazing site called Pandora's Aquarium. Here's the link: http://www.pandys.org. It's a forum for survivors of sexual assault & rape. It's so amazingly helpful. Everyone there can relate to each other in some way, & everyone's really nice & supportive. It also includes healing ideas.

Again, I'm so sorry this happened to you, & I hope I helped in some way.

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my boyfriend and i were having sex friday night night (around 4 am) and we had sex about about an hour before we went for a second round. so, we were having sex for the second time. it was lasting 1000x longer then he usually does (probably because he cummed in the last hour). we were having sex. and i felt the condom break. so he thrusted ONCE. RIGHT AWAY, i got up and told him it broke. he took it off and we saw the hole at the top. so we stopped. we were done for the night. i have been freaking out ever since, unable to stop thinking about it.

some things:
well, i have been peeing ALOT today. but i think thats because i drank alot of fluids today haha.

here are some questions:
do you think i could be pregnant? (i know it is still possible to get pregnant even if you did use a condom. but, in this case since it broke and i noticed RIGHT away..)
should i get EC?

(ps; this wasnt our first time having sex, we have had it many times before this haha)

If he didn't cum, there's probably not much of a chance you could be pregnant, however you said he'd already came once, so did he wash up or pee or anything, because there could still have been some dried cum. If I were you, I'd still get the morning after pill, just to be safe.

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Oh my gosh. I have a majorly HUGE crush right now! Hes in 9th and im in 8th. But i see him every week day for 2 hours at practice. Then for another hour in the weight room after practice. I never really noticed him until my friend started talking to him. But apparently shes crushin on him too. He gives me butterflies soo much. Even if im nowhere around him! How do i hint to him that i like him without telling him? And how do i get over the butterflies?

First, you need to decide whether this guy is worth compromising your friendship. If she's crushing on him, too, there might be a problem. Before you say anything to him, if I were you I'd have a talk with her & see if she likes him or not.

If she doesn't, the best thing you can do is to flat out tell him. So many people have a problem with that, though, & I understand. But a lot of people have a problem knowing if someone likes them or not, even if they're flirting a lot. Some people are just naturally flirty. So, you could flirt with him & see if he seems interested, but the best thing you can do is to just ask him how he feels about you.

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Ok so I just broke up with my boyfriend this weekend. We're both 16 and it had been a 3 month relationship. I told him we couldn't keep being together because I don't treat him the way I should. I would always act distant towards him and never very enthusiastic. At first I didn't but gradually the feelings began to fade and the attraction wasn't there anymore. It all seemed very routine to me but I couldn't bare to let him go. We've become extremely close in the past months. But I finally did the deed, and now at school he's all alone. I was the person he would hang out with everyday but I guess he doesn't want to do that anymore. Every time I see him it really hurts to know that it's really over and that it's because of me. And it doesn't help that I know that he is extremely upset about the whole thing. I spoke to him today but only briefly because I saw him at our locker. We both agreed to still be best friends but that isn't happening at the moment. I know we probably need time away from eachother now, but I don't know what is the best way to handle this situation. This is my first real lengthy relationship so I've never been in this situation before. But I care so deeply about him and I just want us to both be happy. :/

You did the right thing. If you weren't happy in the relationship then there was no reason to continue it. Even if he had feelings for you, it wouldn't have been fair to him to continue it if you didn't have those same feelings for him.

The best thing you can do is give him time. Naturally, he's still probably upset over the whole thing, so just give him a little while to heal, & if he really wants to be friends he'll come back around.

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Basically last night my boyfriend stayed the night, and we didn't realise that my Dad was taking the day off work. So after my sister left the house we had sex, very loudly.

After we finished up my boyfriend checked my dad's room and he was 'asleep'

I don't know if he really was or not. I pretty much got dressed and ran to school way early.

How do I deal with this? What do I do if he mentions it? What do I do if he doesn't?

If he doesn't mention it, I wouldn't say a word about it if I were you, because if he doesn't, then he might have actually been asleep, then you'll just be setting yourself up for an awkward conversation, & possibly trouble, if he's mad about it.

If he does mention it, there's not much to do beside apologize. You can't exactly deny it. Chances are he won't be mad at you forever for it.

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Hi I'm Hailey and I'm 17

I've been dating my boyfriend for two months after talkign for 4 years. We are in love and I don't know what i would do without him. Usually i ditch a guy before the first month is up but with him its different. But the only problem is i cheeted on him wiht an ex boyfriend the first week we went out before he really meant much to me. the other night when he slept over he read my diary entry about how i cheeted and was very upset. he eventually go over it and realizes that our love is to strong to throw away over one mistake. is this normal? and should i be mad for him reaind my diary?
thanks sooo much

While I don't exactly think it's okay for your boyfriend to be snooping through your diary, I really don't think it would be a good idea to start a fight over it. You cheated on him, which, to me, is a lot worse than him reading your diary. If he's over it, why add fuel to the fire?

As for the normal thing, I really don't understand what you mean. Are you asking if it's normal for him to get over it? If so, it depends on the person. He obviously truly cares about you to just put it behind him like that, but some people don't. It's not a matter of normal or not, it's just that person's opinion on the matter.

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I do some disgusting things during sex. I have a sever foot fetish, I like getting urinated on and drinking the urine, bondage, torture, strangulation etc....I have very severe depression. Is it conected? I love what I do in bed but other people think im sick...

I really don't think it's due to your depression. It's just a matter of personal preference, & you can't really help what you like. I always feel like a freak because of what turns me on, but you can't help it, it's just a part of you.

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My Ex and myself waited about 7 months before having sex. The sex came natural, we loved one another. I felt very comfortable with him. He was my first.

After breaking up after 2 years of dating, we still had sex as friends. As time grew on, we drifted apart and I found myself sexually attracted to others.

Recently, I had sex with a friend of a very long time. The sex wasn't as easy because we weren't completely comfortable with each other. I realize you must trust you sex partner, and I did. It just wasn't as comfortable.. ya know?

I didn't know how to break out of my shell. I realy need help. I honestly don't know the fundementals of sex.. if thats what you want to call it.

I have a few questions, answering any of them would be Awesomeeee!

1) When girls are on bottom are they supposed to do anything?

2) How do you REALLY ride a dick. Not being funny, I seriously feel awkward sometimes when I'm on top. HELP!!!! (Hahaha)


Basically, I need as much detail as possible. How do I truely break out of my shell?

3) Guys WHAT DO YOU LIKE! HELP! :)

I'm a girl, so I can't answer the last question, but when you're on bottom, there's not much you can do. I mean, don't lay there like you're dead or anything, just moan or kiss them or scratch their back, depending on what they like.

When you're on top, you just sort of move up & down on it. It's hard for me, too, but it's best if you kind of lean in towards them, so you're kind of sliding on it instead of bouncing. It makes it much easier.

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ok well i have been with my boyfriend for 10 months..................he always hangs out wit my "bff" like every day! we broke up for like 2 weeks.......and my friend was tellin him not to get back wit me..............i stopped talkin to her!im just scared they are doin something............he is always defending her and comparing me to her!!!!!11111 i just cant stand it anymore......what should i do? help me please

First off, it is completely wrong of him to compare you to her. He sounds like a big jerk. Second, when my ex was cheating on me, he would always defend the girl he was sleeping with if I said something about her. He would deny they were sleeping together, but if I said one bad thing about her he'd jump to her defense.

This jerk isn't worth your time, & neither is your friend for saying those things.

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I have known Carolyn my whole life basicly. When I stayed back in the 6th grade i started going over her house to do my homework and everything. She knows like everything about me. (She is 73) Well... Im not really sure what happened bu over a course a couple months we grew apart. Everytime I go over there now she calls me a bad christian for not reading the bible nightly, im a bad christian because I have bi and gay friends and dont cut myself off from them. I am doing horribly in school because my friends are. She doesnt like ANY of my friends. Im not doing good in math because we just got into like algebra and its O_O. Hard. Well I call her to tell her and shes like well. its the people your hanging out with. the last time i heard some of your friends were failing... How does that effect me at all. Next day. The guidance councelor wants to talk to me about my grades and asks about Carolyn... Shocker. I donno. I dont think its me though Carolyn says it is. That ive changed. I dont think I have. Its just everytime i go over there she tears me down and critisizes me. She makes me feel bad about myself. I tried explaining and she didnt get it. So i sorta stopped going over as often as i did. Now i only go over because i have a job training dogs and even then Carolyn wil critisize me infront of Monyen. Even Monyen will wait till shes out of the room and be like Hey. Dont worry about it... --and basicly say carolyn is in the wrong. Everytime I try to talk to her she guilts me and starts to cry. I dont know what to do. When I get home I dont want to go over. i wanna get into some boxers and go on the comp to read Ouran. I explained it to the guidance counselor and she says that it sounds lie carolyn is pushing me away.. but everytime i talk to carolyn its me thats changing. i dont now what to do. I feel bad for not seeing her as often as i had before. but i cant go over there without her mentioning God. or my School.. or friends. I cant do anything right. I just need a solution. Whos in the wrong.. whos in the right...

As much as I hate to get into religions, true Christians (assuming that's what she is) don't judge. If I were you, I'd stop going around her, but if you feel like you can't, try your best to talk to her about how she's making you feel.

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