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so my friend gave me a lil bag of farenheight diet pills (100% safe dnt worry) but i dnt know the dose i need. does ne1 know if i take 1 or 2, or one a day or one every 4 hours or what!?!?! i dnt want to overdose but i dnt want to use so little where it doesnt work. please help. (link)
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What's wrong with you?? Do NOT use those pills, they are not regulated by the FDA and certainly not 100% safe. I wouldn't even consider them 30% safe. Besides all that, diet pills do not work, period. This has been proven time and time again by many doctors and scientists. They are a waste of money and time, and a huge gamble on your health.
Go right ahead with that then, just remember that you have been warned. Also keep in mind that herbal remedies labeled as diet and weight lost suppliments are never regulated by the FDA, and people have actually died before these have been pulled from the market. Unless your doctor percribes them to you, you don't really know what you're getting into. You should always check with a doctor before attempting ANY weight loss regimen anyhow.
I am actually a scientist, I do know what I am talking about.
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Yesterday, my flow was pretty heavy, so this morning I put in a tampon and went off to school. It felt uncomfortable, and when I went to take it out, it hurt really bad then when it came out, it was almost completley white, with very little blood. It burned to take it out, and ever since then, I've felt sore down there.
Is there some wrong? (link)
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No, you are fine. Use a tampon for a lighter flow next time.
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me and my bf had sex about a week ago. i dont even know if you can call it sex though. like he couldnt put it in me. but anyways i am late on my period. he was wearing a condom except he took it off and was messing around and a lil bit of sperm fell on my vigina. could that mean i am pregnant? i had my period 4 a day and then it stopped and i started having discharge a lot of it. i need some help. i am scared and dont know what to do. (link)
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It's too early to take a test, you have to wait until your next period (if you miss it). If you had your period, even for a short time, you are most likely not pregnant but it's impossible for anyone but a doctor to find out just yet. Never "mess around" without a condom, ok? It is possible based on what you said you guys did.
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There are so many girls out there that look in the mirror and think they are fat when they are not. However, a lot of the time it is either just fishing for compliments, or thinking they are fat but not caring that much. I am different from those girls. I do think I am fat, and sometimes I try to throw up my food after I eat. I hate it, because everyone always says how skinny I am but it does not change the way I look at myself. No one knows how I feel or understands. When I have a problem with anything such as friends, family, or school, I take it out on my body and how fat I am. When I get upset about something I turn to the mirror and try to throw up, thinking everything will be better if I was thinner. Telling my mom this is not an option. The other day, I went out to lunch with my mom and brother and we somehow got on the topic of bullimia. She said, "If I ever found out, heard, or even thought that you did that, you would be so punished and have something you really love doing taken away." I remember a couple times I asked if I could see a therepist and she just said that it was too much money. I know I have a problem, but I do not know what to do.
Thanks for listening.
By the way, I am 14.
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You do have bulimia, and your mother might as well punish you when you get a cold or flu. That is really a shocking display of ignorence on her part. Obviously she has no idea what the best thing for you is so it is up to you. Tell your school counselor or nurse, if you don't have one. Tell them that you really need direction to where you can get help and they may even mediate with your mother to help her see the severity of the situation. That's their job, don't be hesitant to go to them.
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There is this tea that helps you lose weight very fast. But you have to order it. Does anyone know of a drink that I could drink instead of meals that would help me lose weight? Preferablly one that I could buy at a grocery store! Please don't say water! (link)
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Not only is it comically unhealthy, but it doesn't work. At all. All you loose is a) money and b) water weight, which means you gain it back the second you take another drink of a normal beverage.
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i wrote something here not to long ago here about my school and how much i hate it. i tried talking to my mother. she said that she knew how much i hated the school. but my school isn't just a high school... it has like every grade. but, i still wanted to apply to another high school last year because i hate my school with a passion. so, last year, she got the applications for me, and i started filling them out. the day they were due, she said that she wasn't going to submit the application..... so, i got stuck staying in this hell hole with a bunch of snobby people where the tuition is 20 thousand dollars a year and the stupid fucking headmistress won't even build us a gym or a cafeteria! but, builds everything else
i want to go to another school! so, today, i was talking to her and she said that she was going to call the headmistress and have a meeting with her and tell her that i could not attend her school anymore and that she would make my dream come true to go to another school and be a cheerleader. i dont understand what her problem is. 20 thousand dollars is a lot of money that we don't have! the only reason that i am able to go to this school is because of finantial aid! i cant pay a thousand seven hundred a month! and then, she suddenly changes her mind again after out! the people here treat me so badly and i don't know why. they all can't stand me and i don't know why. im a really nice person.
someone please... what can i tell her to get it through her head and have her take me out of here.. PLEASE! (link)
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$20,000 is a lot of money, so there must be a very good reason why you go there. Ask your mom why...it may give you some new perspective.
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Hey. Well, for anyone who lives in Maryland or has been there before, what do you guys think of Maryland because I live there, and I was wondering how other people (especially those in others states) feel about it. Like do they think it's fun or boring. Also, could you also tell me that people from other states say about Maryland? (link)
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I live in Baltimore, there is tons to do but the weather sucks today (as I'm sure you know).
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my uncle's german shepered bit me and i have a big bruise do i have a rabies? cause my uncle said he got complete rabies shots so i dont have to worry but my friends and my PE teacher said that i have to go to the doctor im confused
and my mom doesnt know that my uncle's dog bit me
by the way the dog bit me in 05/9/2006 and
i washed my wound after he bit me it didnt break my skin that much and no blood at all.
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Even if you don't get rabies (which you probably don't, it's only a question of whether or not you trust your uncle) you could still get an infection. Keep an eye on that wound and go to the doctors if you notice ANYTHING unhealthy looking. You really should tell your mother, it sounds like that dog is hostile.
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There is this girl in my town who whenever I run into I feel just utter contempt for. The problem is I'm not even really sure why because she's become such a loser.
Well first of all she has a bad reputation in town. She used to be a prostitute and got pregnant two years ago. No one knew who the father was and after she had the baby social services took it away. She also was a drug dealer and got banned from the volunteer centre I used to work at. I think the main thing that upset me was that she dated my first serious bf after we broke up. She would spread rumours about me and would flaunt their relationship in front of me. She also used to be really skinny when I was overweight.
Well since she had the baby she's gained atleast 50 pounds. She's also unemployed and the last time I saw her she was dancing at the bar with her big gut sticking out and being a complete slut.
Everyone (my friends) said she was gross. I have so much more going for me than her; I'm employed and have my act together and I don't sleep around and I'm a LOT prettier than her because I've lost a lot of weight.
So my question is why does it still upset me when I see her? Because she's turned into such a loser? Can anyone give me some advice? (link)
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Totally understandable. No matter how much lower then you this girl continues to sink, you always have that little tad of jealously in the back of your mind "remember when she dated my man..."
All girls go through this, I really think it's part of being a girl. It sounds very mean but each time you get to feeling that way just look over this list you made of why you have no reason to be envious.
Please try to get out of any habit you find yourself falling into of gossiping or taking pleasure in her misfortune. Sounds crazy because that's exactly what you want to do, but that's bad karma. Good luck!
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The new guy I'm dating isn't a virgin. We were friends a long time before we started going out, and he'd always tell me about his sexual experiences. I want to save myself for marriage, but I don't care what others do. This isn't about that at all. It's just lately, all the things he's told me he's done with other girls has started rushing back to me and it bothers me. I guess it's some weird jealousy thing, I don't know exactly why I care. He's completely perfect in every way, but his past experience is really holding me back. I realize this is very irrational as most guys have some experience by now (We're both 17) but I can't let go of them. How do I let go of these thoughts? Has anyone had experience with this?
Thanks for your help. (link)
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Everyone experiences this sort of thing, I would imagine that it is even worse for you because you have no experience of any kind and you know that he has much more. Maybe there is some jealousy that he has done these things with other girls and not you (even though that isn't want you want), maybe there is some fear that he'll be thinKing of those girls and remembering what he doesn't have now, Maybe you don't think it's fair that when you DO get physically involved, he'll be comparing you and you won't be comparing him. Maybe your afraid he will think of you as naive and childish since you've never done anything and don't want to. It is normal to feel this way, you should voice your feelings though and see what is really going on in his head. Maybe a little reasurrance is all you need, maybe it's a deep conversation. You need to talk about it though, just remember that it's ok to feel the way you do.
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Long story short a teacher who taught me last year (but i still have to see around)has never liked me and vice versa as she has a nasty habit of picking on students in a ridiculously childish and unprofessional way. Well I've always refused to be intimidated by her and although I've never been rude I've always stood my ground.
Now she knows I won't be intimidated she's taken to spreading false but relatiely harmless rumours to my teachers behind my back. And just today I found out she's been telling people I've changed my mind about a university place I've accepted which I certainly haven't. I have no idea where she gets these things from or if she just akes them up but I've had enough and really want to say something to her about this incident in particular (as obviously if it gets back to the university it will not look good).
Any suggestions as to what I should say that puts an end to it without being rude?
I'm leaving school in a few days if it helps.
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I think you should ask the opinion of another trusted teacher and see what the best option would be from their point of view.
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its illegal?
are you serious?
I am 15 and I like this girl who is 19, thats illegal?
and what makes it illegal?
and illegal on what grounds?
sex or dating? (link)
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You are underage (a Minor) and she is over 18. In most state the age of consent isn't until 16, still that would be grounds for someone who didn't like the idea to press "sex with a minor" charges. That is, if there is any sexual activity (at all) going on.
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i had my 13 birthday 1 and a half months ago and my mom threw me a big party where me and my boyfriend slept together for the first time after being together nearly 2 years. after that we agreed not to do it again for a while 'cos i didnt felt ready, i missed my period so i took a pregnancy test and it was posative! i have told him (he is almost 15) and he says he will stand by me what ever i choose but i am so affraid. i feel helpless, please help me :( (link)
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Sweetheart, you are only 13. Everyone is entitled to their opinion so here is mine: don't have the baby.
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i've been wondering this for a while. you know how they say dinosaurs were extinct before people came around, but in the bible doesnt it say that adam & eve were born on one of the 7 days of creation?or was that after? i dunno, im confused lol
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A lot of things in the Bible conflict with scientific knowledge (if you take the Bible literally). That is why a lot of people don't believe everything the Bible says as absolute truth, it's up to you to believe whatever you wish though.
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hi, well im a fourteen year old guy, and well im kind of hairier than everyone else my age. well, i started to trim, using a trimmer, because my uncle told me that if i started to shave, then the hair would grow back faster, and that i should shave later on in life. when he showed me how to trim, he told me about an imaginary line, which you shouldnt trim beyond, becuase the hairs fall off naturally. he said it runs from the inner side of the side burn running through to under the lower lip. well the hair beyond that is getting long, and its even joining up to my eyebrows, so it looks like my face is covered in hair, except for the eyelids. also, there is hair above my eyebrows and on my forehead! so what is wrong with me? is that normal? please answer, ill rate 5's! (link)
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If you shave, your hair will NOT come in thicker or grow faster. That is physically impossible and is often circulated because it is an old wives tale that refuses to die. I am a scientist, trust me. It just sounds like trimming isn't doing the trick. Try shaving, and maybe get your eyebrow and eyebrow area waxed (only about ten bucks at any salon or haircut place). You sounds a bit overgrown, but normal.
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ok i think my friend might be bi sexual, but she won't tell, this is going to be long but here goes nothing:
My friend told me that when she was in 5th grade she was gay, but when she got her 1st boyfriend in 6th grade she told me that was wasn't into girls anymore, and ever since then she has been in guys. we are both freashman, and she droped out of our all girls choir when i ask her why she said it was because she was feeling way too horney around the other gils. I ask her if she was into both guys and girls and she said no. I told her it was ok if she was and that it wouldn't change our friendship. She said that she was 100% into guys and that was it, and that i should drop it. She also told me not to tell anyone that she used to be gay. If she is into both guys and girls i want her to know that i won't care. How do I make her see that? I just want to help her.
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She sounds like a kid who is going through phases trying to find herself. What do you care? Frankly it is none of your business what her sexual orientation is, and if she wants to talk about it then she will. What makes you think she needs any help? Lots of teens go through this sort of thing.
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Ok well, my dad got offered this job in Philadephia and he took it. And we were all excited me expecially because i really want to move but i think my mom is selffish because, she doesn't want to quit her job she doesn't even like to move up there with him and therefore i can't go because we can't afford it. What should I do? Is she really acting selffish? (link)
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Why is your Dad's career more important then hers? Why should your family be randomly uprooted just because he wants to take this job? She isn't being selfish, neither is your Dad from what I can tell, they are just working out what's best right now. They know what is best and it is for them to decide, not you. You might want to go because it's new and exciting but there is a lot more to consider then that.
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how should it feel because i dont know when i masturbate if im actually having one or not.. (link)
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If you had one, you would know. Keep trying.
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i dont know what to do
he always says he hates his life and wants to die
there is stuff EFFED up in his life but not to where he should die i mean its not THAT THAT BAD considering his mom died and his dad sometimes beats him. but his dad really loves him a LOT he can just be an asshole to his dad.
hes like 'im going to cut myself like rite now' and all this stuff because it "RELIVES STRESS FOR HIM" i dont know what to say (link)
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Cutting is never ok or understandable. It is always a cry for help, so help him. Tell a trusted adult that you know will take action, like a counselor.
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okay well the guy that i have liked for a long time just started liking my best friend. she has a bf that she loves very much and i dont think she would leave him. i dont think he knows i like him but idk. should i tell him straight up?...but if he dont like me like that then i will feel weird around him..me, him, my best friend and a few others are going to the movies on friday but i dont know if thats a good idea considering he likes her. she knows i really like him and i know she wouldnt do anything like flirt with him in front of me. but i dont want him paying all the attention to her..should she invite her bf that way he cant?!?!?
ill rate high =) (link)
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If you don't feel comfortable hanging around then knowing that he likes your friends then you should avoid that situation. There isn't anything you can do to avoid hurt feelings, he feels the way he feels. You have a good friend who won't do anything out of respect for you (and her boyfriend), but you can't change hte fact that he likes her.
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