Ok, I'm Nadia. I enjoy showing cattle and graphic design art. I work at McDonalds but am somewhat intellectual. I am studying Social Work at university and it's really not as great as you may think. I used to suffer with depression and have been in and out of it since I was 14. I'm a believer in Jesus Christ and I follow Him the best I can but I am open to all religions and will not force mine upon you. :)
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Please dont be offended by this, it's something i have been wondering about, it sounds discusting (and it is) but i think it must have happend.
Did God only create Adam and Eve or did he make other humans too?
I ask, because if it was only up to them to populate the earth hen surely incest must have taken place :-s
Adam and eve could have lots of children but then when they died there would have just been brothers and sisters left so that means that they wuld have had to make babies with eachother to make more people.
Is that what happend? i know it wasnt illegal back then but it's just so icky.
i know its a wierd question to ask but no one else ever talks about how people were made. (link)
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this is simply my opinion and beliefs, so please dont go hassling me or anything peoples.
incest did take place but God was watching over them and made sure that the babies didnt turn out with any dissabilities etc. as time went on the generations would have slowly grown apart.
simple as that :)
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kay well heres the problem
i feel like im living a lie! Im not tyring to brag or anything but my social life at school is good! i have the greatest friend and i laugh all the time and stuff.. im pretty well knownd specially for being happy and laughing all the time!!
but the lie is that im not.. I HATE myself! i go home a cry myself to sleep almost everynight! its because of what my brother did to me! i have flashbacks and he still bothers me and when he touches me and when i think about it i break down and cry!
i mean i used to cut myself! I DONT ANYMORE! and the thing is like it gets soo bad at home that i wanna comit suiced BUT I DONT WANT TO DIE! i just want the pain of what im going threw at home to stop!
it makes my stomach feel all weird and makes me sick to my stomach and its feels hard to breath!
am i depressed?? should i see like a therpist??
because like suiced I DONT BELIEVE IN but its on my mind alll the time!
and there is no way at school people could no about this! it would be like the BIGGEST SHOCKER are school well the people who know me has seen
what do i doo!!
please i need some advice!! (link)
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I've been there and back many times with stuff like this. I've attempted suicide, hurt myself, you name it i've probably done it!
But you've got to stand strong. Talking to some one will definatley help. i dont believe in therapists that much. i've had bad experience with them, so i prefer to just turn to someone who understands and will listen, and wont give me medication, because i dont believe in that eitehr.
If you dont feel confident relying on any of your friends, i'll be happy to be someone to listen to you. i've helped out a fair few people.
but my advice is to find someone who u WANT to talk to, dont force yourself to open up to anyone you dont want to. this will only make you feel worse.
if you ever feel like crying though, dont try to stop yourself, let yourself do it. then afterwards try to cheer yourself up with a funny movie or just something u enjoy doing. write yourself a happy list, because thats what i have!
hope it helped, give me a shout if you wanna talk or anything.
Nadia.
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I am in the 10th grade and I have been thinking about what I want to be when I leave college. I now have discovered that I might look into being a psychologist. Can anyone help me find like websites that will help me research more about this. Thank you (link)
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i've thought about this too. i havent looked in to it that much but i'm guessing you're in usa, or some where like that? well i'm in Australia and over here there is something called ACAP, Australian College of Applied Psychology. thats where i'm going after school. maybe look that up on the net and then find something like that around where you live.
the good thing about ACAP is all you need to get into it is English. Anything else you need all sciences and advanced maths (well over here you do) so if you're doing those subjects, good luck!!!!
Nadia.
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this may seem weird. but i thik that i am semi depressed. i went on a website to learn more about depression and saw the symtoms and i had alot of them. lately i have been feeling really lonely and left out with friends also ive been experiancing guy issues so that may be it. but i dont nkow what to do (link)
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just because you have symptoms of depression doesn't mean you actually have it, trust me. you could just be going through a hard time in life, i think we all do!
you didn't give much info away like which symptoms or your age and gender. but if you're a teenager then it's probably more than normal. everyone goes through hard times and teenagers can sometimes be more prone to feel crappy.
i've had training in counselling and have had my fair share of depression/suicide stuff so if theres anything i can do just give me a shout, k?
Nadia.
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I am on the yearbook staff this year - and need some help coming up with some superlatives. Here's my problem - I don't want things that everybody doesn't have a chance at such as "Best Dressed" Here's what we have come up with so far
Funniest
Sweetest
Best Hair
Most Creative
Most Outgoing
Most Athletic
Best Smile
Best Eyes
Most Likely To Suceed and
Most School Spirit
Any suggestions would be nice, but preferably not ones like "Most trendy" "Best dressed" and such because thats just demeaning.. (link)
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i'm on the yearbook committee this year too!!! lol, anyways, what we're doing is something about the staff, like most famous teacher etc. and what the girls did last year was they got baby photos of 6 of the teachers and there was like a little game to match the teachers with their baby photos! lol, it was heaps cute! we also had the idea of students that look like teachers but that could be a bit mean so we decided not to!!
you might be able to do a few meaner things too, just get the students permission. especially if its funny, um, like...most girlfriends this year, some people might be offended but some people might take it as a joke...anyways!
hope it helped, give me a yell if you want some more ideas!
Nadia.
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im so unhappy. i dont really know why, people just bring me down with stupidity and selfishness. i guess mostly just teenage problems, im just afraid this unhappiness is going to get to far. ive picked up smoking, and drinking, and popping pills, just to feel better. (no cutting or anything i think thats rediculous) but i guess my question is, what do i do to make myself happier. what can i say to myself or do for myself without having to go to a doctor because im another one of the millions of kids with "depression"? 17/f thanks ahead of time (link)
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If you've taken up drinking etc because of this unhappiness then i think it already HAS gotten too far.
you really just need to find someone to talk to and have a regular session with them. talk through ways that you can work through a problem you are having.try and find a friend who wont judge you for your views, these people are hard to find but are great to talk to!
when i feel myself starting to get a bit down i always say to myself no, i will not let myself get so depressed, i've gotta be happy. sometimes it can become quite emotionally tiring but in the end it works. i just smile at myself in the mirror and go and watch my favourite movie. just do stuff that will cheer you up pretty much!
i have a few people who talk to me on a regular basis. even though i'm young i've had training and have depression so yeah...just give me a yell if theres anything i can do, k?
Nadia.
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but my friend is a chrisitan. He wants me to go to church with him every week, and im not all that enthusiastic. I feel guilty for even thinking about saying no because i get all self concious when i think of him thinking of me as a sinner. Anyways we were having a very good time at a footbal game and then we were talking about stuff and somehow the topic just came up about dying. He was like, no offense but if you died right now i think you'd go to hell. He was being really serious. Well, it depressed the hell out of me. Im a nice person, i dont try to judge people, i like to share, my morals are higher then anyone elses and then i get depressed because i cant live up to them. I was really hurt but i didnt let on. He wouldnt elaborate, he said we could talk about it on the phone sometime. Well, do you think it was right of him to say that? Or am i just being dumb? I cant help but feel like im some kind of 'project' hes trying to save... (link)
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well i am christian and would never tell my non-christian friend if they were going to hell!!
in the end it is not up to your friend to say whether you are going to hell or heaven. it is God's job, no one else could even attempt it!
don't feel as though you're some project because your friend is just trying to make you aware of the Good News.
maybe go to church with him and just check it out. because, seriously, i never used to go to church because i thought it would be the most boring thing in the whole world, and it ended up being great fun!
remember this too, it would hurt your friend too if he believes you are going to hell. i'm not saying you are! but i'm just saying if thats what he believes it will hurt him soo much too.
hope i helped you!
Nadia.
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well... my life is great and i know that but like sometimes i just cant help feeling really sad...like i want to cry all the time and i over-analyze everything around me making everything scarry and bad...and like i started cutting a while ago and recently its gotten worse...like its gotten deep to the point where ill pass out and wake up w/tons of blood all over..and like sometimes ill just take some pills to knock myself out and get away from it all..and like i cant sleep.. i havent in about a week...and i wont eat...i refuse to...i have food and it will make me even more fat than i am right now... but like sometimes ill just sit in my room and ill be real calm and just crying for hours...then suddenly ill like flip and like i will start screaming and throwing things and like i will hate every 1 and everything around me...ill just like loose coltrol and start fighting with myself and slicing open my arm while doing so and like its just gotten so far and so bad that everyone thinks im crazy...even though i make sure not to loose it in front of other ppl...but like my arms are covered in scars...like after one of my episodes the other day i finaly calmed down but couting them and i couted 367 on my arms and 68 on my ankles...like where i live its cool all the time so i can wear hoodies and stuff but its still like omg...i wanna stop so bad but its turned into an obsession and like ill jsut find myself doing it...im scarred that one of these days im gonna go too far and die...even though many many times i have thought about suiside...well there really isnt much n e one can do for me but if you do have any non-cocky non-smart ass answers its much appriciated!
p s ill rate high for really good answers!! thx
♥ rrenef ♥ (link)
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yep yep, i been there too.
well, i am no doctor or anything but i have had enough training and experience to say that it sounds like bipolar disorder. simple enough to treat with some medication.
of course, like me most people arent willing to take medication! which a lot of the time i see as a good thing.
now, i'm not going to tell you what you should do, i am merely going to give you ideas and my thoughts because i hate it when people tell me what to do!
when you feel like hurting yourself there are HEAPS of other things you can do! it may not seem like it at the time, but there are. one thing i've found that works is staying around someone for as long as possible. once i asked someone over because i was home alone and was tempted! if you can't stay around anyone go to bed, or have a shower (without sharp objects!). i have a list of 151 things to do if you feel tempted so give me a yell if you want me to send you that.
i think it's only when you realise that life is a gift that you dont want to die. i learnt from a friend who attempted suicide over 8 times and is still alive today, also from my personal experiences.
i always say imagine those people who are in hospital with cancer or something like that. they are fighting for their lives, and you're willing to give it away...so if you're scared that you're going to go too deep one day, well then dont do it in the first place and you're guaranteed not to!
yes yes, easier said than done, but i make an aim. like i say ok, i'm not going to hurt myself for 2 weeks, and i feel so good with myself that after that i dont feel i need to.
well anyways, i wrote a fair bit so i had better stop!!
hope it helped, and just give me a yell if you need anything, k?
Nadia.
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you know how people say big feet you know what they say about big feet? well yeah i dont know what it means (link)
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well my friend says that all the time...and before i can say anything he says they have big socks...lol
just a thought!
Nadia.
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ok, my fiance is 22 and he went to a therapist hte other day. he has a lot of mental problems (he was raped as a young boy) and thigns that other girls have done to him, he is scared will happen again. well the therapist diagnosed him with Bypolar type 2, parnoia, and depression. i don't know how to handle them or to help him out with them. i understand the depresseion, because i myself have lived with depression for a long time. so if anyone can tell me any ways i can help him out or things i can do to take care of him. becuase i love him alot and i want to help out. also could you describe these 3 things to me so that i can get a better grasp on them? thank you! (link)
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heya,
heres a couple of good sites:
www.depressionet.com
www.blackdoginstitute.com
this is the bipolar 2 disorder definition off of the black dog website:
Bipolar II Disorder
where the individual has experienced episode(s) of both hypomania and depression (and has never experienced an episode of mania or had psychotic episodes)
personally i have depression and i think once you've had it you dont really need an explenation! i believe that if you've had it then you're the real professional, but thats a personal opinion.
i'm not entirely sure what the paranoia is so i wont say anything about that just incase i'm worng.
but i think the best way is to let him know that you are there for him and make sure he knows it. you cant force him to talk to you or anything but just think about when you had depression and what annoyed you and what made you feel better? try out these things (well not the ones that annoyed you). just don't treat him any differently. when i tell people i have depression they treat me differently and it makes me feel worse!
hope it helped, just give me a yell if you want somemore sites or anything, i have heaps more!
Nadia.
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ok i am 13 female and i haven't gotten my period yet! i was wondering if masturbating has something to do with it? because i masturbate about 4 times a month its just that i am scared because i havent goten my period at all yet. please help me if you can.
i rated high for good answers (link)
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i'm agreeing with the others that have answered. my friend who is 15 didnt get hers till she was 14 and her sister who is a year older didnt get hers until she was 16.
it just depends. i'm not sure, but i have been told that usually you will get it when your mum first got hers, so maybe ask her. personally though, i dont talk to my mum about that sorta stuff!
Nadia.
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ok i listen to music like fall out boy, my chemical romance, hot hot heat, green day, 3 doors down, system of a down and all kind of music like that but im lookin for some new bands can anyone help me out?? (link)
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these have probably all been said but these are my faves:
good charlotte
relient k
the used
metallica
linkin park
suicidal tendencies
i have just started to get into my chemical romance and if u could tell me any songs by them it would be great!
Nadia.
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Hey, I'm going for my first job interview October 15 for KB Toys. I know for a fact that I'm gonna get the job, because my brother used to work there, and he told me that they would hire me. (they also know me, I helped out on Black Friday last year) My question is, what kind of questions will they ask me and what should I wear? I don't want to look too casual. Thanks. (link)
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we learnt in all this in school last semester.
what to wear should suit the job you're going for. as someone else said, you shouldnt wear a suit, try something more casual like nice white sneakers with tidy jeans for example anyways!
as for the questions, they will ask you why u want the job, any past jobs etc, just stuff like that really
hope it helped!
Nadia.
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hey guys! please help me, i don't know what to do about my best friend. she has been really depressed and recently keeps bringing up how she wants to die. i know she won't kill herself but she DOES need help. please give me advice.... help me with what to tell her, inspirational quotes... anything! thank you so much for all of your help i appreciate it so much! (link)
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just because you think that she wont kill herself doesnt mean she wont. i have done training in this area and any suicide threat should be taken seriously, no matter how much you this it isn't going to happen.
just be there for her when she needs to talk and everytime she is down say that you're there for her etc.
if you think she really does need pro help tell her! and offer to go with her to see someone. if she still says no, there is nothing u can do to force her.
hope i helped...if u need anything else just ask k? i've been in that situation but i was the one who was depressed and i just found it annoying when people tried to force me to talk to them.
Nadia.
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i am 14 im about 5'4 or 5'5 i weigh 135 pounds. i am very muscular with muscular legs and arms. I am gaining weight and its going right to my stomache.. i know i am eating poorly but i am excersizing daily b/c i am in athletics currently involved in volleyball. I will be in off season soon for basketball so i will lose acouple pounds off of that. I really want to lose weight! Any ideas to get my mind off of junk food and start losing weight >>FAST (link)
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well, i think you should try and get more healthy food into your day. i told my mum that i was only allowed x amount of junk food a day and she wasn't allowed 2 let me have anymore.
this worked and i started binging on lettuce and celery! lol.
but also remember, muscle weighs more than fat!
Nadia.
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hey boys this is ilovepink101..well im in the 8th grade and i need advice from the boys..
ok theres this guy i like his name is garrette..and i told him i liked him a couple of weeks ago..and he just totally started acting alot nicer and flirting..ALOT!!and i always wanted to ask him if he like me..but you know im kinda shy..but im the kinda gurl that i dont care what people think about me and my realationships..but garrett is a whole diffrent story..he cant go outr with girl like me because im not a jock or a prep..and he carse what his friends say about me..and i dont know what to do..so a coulple of days agao i told him ilkied him..and he said i know!i wasnt suprised..but im like do you like me..and hes said no..so heres my question..!!
he always touches me and puts his hands down my shirt and he gave me a kiss on the cheek and he just always FLIRTS WITH ME ALWAYS!!and i want to know if this sounds like he liks me..but he said that were just friends with benefits!!but i think he likes me!!and do you think i shouild sit around waiting for him evn though he dont supooslvley"dont like me"????i rate 5's on anyone..i just need help..helllllllllllllllllllllllllpppppppppppp!!
love always,
*ilovepink101*>Bridgette (link)
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i've had this problem too. i told a guy i liked him and yes, he started flirting with me! this really made me think he liked me and i was so excited, but then i found out he was just leading me on.
BUT after a while of flirting he did like me, although this guy was all over the place! so i think you should give it time and see what happens.
Nadia.
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One of my best friends thinks she fat when she's really not and she says she on a diet. When I asked her though if she was on a starvation diet, she said "Next subject please." That tells me she needs help. I don't know what I should do though. I'm really worried about her. Should I tell someone even though she made me promise not to?
Thanks! I rate high! =]
Love, Brittany (link)
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personally i think you should tell someone. maybe not another friend but the school counsellor. they will know what to do! you dont have to mention names, but you could just say i have a friend who...and tell them the story and ask what you should do. if you're really worried you could get them to talk to your friend, but that can result in your friend getting mad at you! (it's happened to me!)
anyways, another idea is to ring up one of those help lines and ask for their advice, they are trained counsellors on the other end of the line!
hope it helps
Nadia.
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Well i have a friend lets call him fred.. well fred is usally really happy.. and i cant picture him being sad at all.. i dont think i have ever seen him sad.. and ive known his since 2nd grade (in 10th now) so ya.. and today i went online and his away message said dead inside.. and i asked him if he was ok and he didnt say anything.. and im worried about him cause hes one of my really really good friends.. what should i do? please answer i rate high.. (link)
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don't force him to talk to you, just offer your support and make sure he knows that you are there for him. if you force him to talk to you he might end up pushing you away even more, and thats not a good thing!
hope i helped!
Nadia.
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ok, heres the thing, i have a gf, but people tell me she dont really lik me, then other people tell me shes crazy bout me. i kno im crazy bout her, i love her. wut do i do? who do i listen 2? then people r tellin me she likes this other guy also. wtf do i do? (link)
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dont listen to gossip!! sorry, but i did that for such a long time and it never helped!
if you really want to know, confront her and say "well look, i heard this from so and so and this from this other person, which is true?"
it will take some courage but in the end it will make u feel better.
Nadia.
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I am so scared right now. So many things have happened to me over the past few months of this year. I began cutting myself in the beginning of may over bouts of depression. all the sudden out of no where this depression hit me. I have a great life too, but I get so depressed. Throughout the summer I would have strange mood swings, one hour I would be hyper and happy and love everyone, the next hateful, depressed, and angry at the world. I would hide in my room, and lately I have been having fear of light. I literally scream in anguish if a blind is open or I see sunlight. My mom doesn't know what is wrong with me, lately I have been scaring my sisters and boyfriend. All the sudden I found myself obsessing over demons and possessions. I have already been diagnosed with OCD, so maybe this could be another factor of it. But this is way worse than a typical OCD episode. When I have these thoughts I have thoughts of demons faces, angels bleeding, it's haunting me so much. I then hear things in a distance in my mind, telling me to do different things, telling me to look up satanist things. I dont want to, but somehow or another I feel forced. Lately, suicide has come into my mind. My cutting is worse, I have no apetite at all, Im starting to look emaciated, I feel down alot, could I be unconsiously possessed(well i wouldnt call it possessed but..I dont know how else to say it)or is this something medical as in disorder? Im so confused, and sometimes what scares me is Ill be in my room and get into fights with myself, I feel my head spin and Im going crazy. I cut and slash my arm while I fight myself, saying good things then negative things about myself. I also, when I feel tension and angered, it is really bad, it builds up so much inside me ill sit in a corner of my room and rock back and forth pulling my hair and shaking my head crying..and sometimes banging my head against the wall, but in front of my family I try to act normal, they know about my obsession, but dont know all the details. Im scared, and right now I feel fine, my crazy episode has passed, but there is always one lurking around the corner. What is this? Also to let you know, I have faith in God, but lately have pulled away from him, as in I have not said a prayer since this stuff has happened, I just can't..because when I try to say one I get thoughts of how silly it is and then I feel myself not meaning what I say in the prayer, though I want to mean it so badly. (link)
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i know how you feel! i've been depressed for about 2 years now and have been cutting for about a year.
it was only this year that i came to Christ and when i'm depressed i never pray, i feel nothing will help me at all even though deep down i know only God can help me.
there is soo much i wanna say here...um. i've been through a lot of what you have, and am still going through it now. i'm not doctor but i have had some training and it sounds as though you do have depression along with anxiety. i couldn't say what the 'crazy episode' is but it could be to do with manic depression, something i used to have but i feel i've gotten over.
do some research on the net. a good site is www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
theres are heaps of sites, just give me a yell if u want somemore.
dont let yourself give into temptation either. all of this will only make you feel worse. this too i know as i was once involved in wicca. stand strong and God will reward you.
if you feel silly praying try writing a letter to God, this is another form of prayer that i use a fair bit as my mind tends to wander if i dont! just confess and thank God for your blessings, even if it's the small things like nice weather or something like thanking him for the hurdles he's put in your life to make you stronger.
i have learnt that people tend to focus always on the bad things, and never on the good things, so try and think "hey, when i get over depression i will be able to help others going through this". i use this thought a lot and it keeps me strong.
sorry if thats a bit all over the place. there was a lot gonig through my head!
just give me a yell if theres anything else i can do, ok?
love your sister in Christ
Nadia.
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