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Q: can you think && tell me of things that ryme with
three?? (: thanks

Actually, I almost wrote a GINORMOUS list of words for you. I didnt want to bore you to death with words you probably didnt want. Instead, go here!
http://www.rhymer.com/RhymingDictionary/three.html

i love it "]

Q: This is sort of a female question, but I'm open to any answers:

I'm 16 years old and a female, and right before that time of the month, I get pms really bad. But it's not like I just get irritable, I get angry and depressed. I start crying out of nowhere or getting in fights with anyone in my path. I can never stop eating, so then I feel fat on top of it all. My boyfriend also has to put up with me when I get like this and I always snap at him. He doesn't understand what it's like and I wish he could. Every time I say that he's like "YA WELL YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A GUY" and that just throws me over the edge.. but that's besides the point..

So anyway, I started reading up on PMDD, which is like PMS only the severity of the symptoms is increased. I think I may have this, but I haven't been to a doctor or anything to be diagnoised. I just can't stand feeling like this anymore, it's so bad.

So my questions for you are:

*Have you heard of PMDD or know much about it?

*Do you have any suggestions as far as treating the symptoms?

any answers are appreciated :)
thanks much

Hey, its okay. Im fourteen/female, and I was diagnosed with it a good six months ago.
It IS genetic, I think, so I got it from my mom. I dont have it NEARLY as bad as she did, thank the good lord! She lived back in the days when tv had knobs and three channels and they used irons to straighten their hair. Well, whenever she got cramps, shed take the iron and put it on her stomach they were so bad. She was the middle child of five; two older sisters adn two younger brothers. Yikes!
They all wanted her to get a historectamine, thingy...mabob....thing.
Anyway. I dont have the physical symptoms like she does. I almost never cramp up. My appetite doesnt change much.
HOWEVER; my pmdd was mistaken for depression. It seems like an easy mistake. Its helpful to sorta stalk the tom*TimeOfMonth*. Haaha, I just think that sounds funny. WE HATE TOM!!!
Anywho. PMDD is actually pretty common. You DEFINITELY want to see a doctor. My mom took me to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me.
Depending on your severity and the rest of you, they could put you on; prozac or paxil [i forgot which], i think MAYBE nortriptaline, YAZ, any other type of birth control, but Im on Zoloft. Also, a lot of medicines like that, especially birth control, give you a little 'umph' in that area, I thinkk? Hah. Thats what my mom says.

Apologies for the length but Im here for ya. Being a girl does kinda suck, but sooon enough itll pay off...I hope....
haaha take care "]

oh and for reallly bad days, have a spanight. my mom went out and bought me magazines, bubblebath, makeup, and everything--like the works.
and she walked up to the register guy,he looked like 20, and said "move it! ive got a fourteen PMDDing. you dont wanna mess with me!!" and we went into farmfresh looking for a certain type of pads but they didnt have em, and the security guy thought we were shoplifting! we were already out into the parkinglot and he got suspicious so my mom yelled "DONT WORRY! BUT YOURE ALL OUT OF TAMPONS!!" ohh gosh, i was mortified

just thought youd get a kick out of that xD
we laughed for days

Q: what are some good songs about raising money or things of the sort? or what are some good songs about changing the world?

'waiting on the world to change' by john mayer
aha ^^

Q: 15/m i don't know if i'm gay or not, but i'm sort of leaning towards being gay... i don't know what to do with myself.. i don't know if i should find someone and get things straight, or if i should wait for someone to show up... what should i do?

ehmm,
you might be but i dont know?
im fourteen/female
and i look at other girls and stuff and think theyre cute and pretty and stuff,
and ive had boyfriends but ive never really kissed a guy
but sometimes i just wanna try, you know? like when im with my friends just to see what its like. i dont know.
but i think when im looking at other girls my age and stuff, i dont like, "like" them. i think im just a bit jealous. maybe i like the way they look because they just look so confident, like they know what theyre doing. i dont know..

Q: I'm an addict. No, I'm not a druggie, an alcoholic, none of that. I'm a computer addict.

I spend AT LEAST 5 hours daily on the computer on school days. On days that I'm free I will spend all of my waking hours on the computer (for example today, I was online nonstop from 8:30am to 11:30pm, right now).

This is getting out of control. My family is breaking apart because of it, my school work is suffering as well. I no longer have a social life, I stopped doing the sport that I used to love so passionately.

I think the reason I'm (psychologically) addicted is because its a way to escape for me. I'm pretty depressed and lonely, and the computer helps me cheer up and forget my problems.

I had suspected that I had a problem for a while now (two years). What finally triggered me to ask help is that my mom tearfully and angrily lectured me that I live in filth (which is true, my room is disgusting, but I don't clean it because I'm on the computer), that "when we're all together we're not a family anymore because of you, because of the way you treat your brother and father and even me, your mother." What hurt me the most was when she said that she has a stupid, lazy, selfish, 17-year old daughter who would rather be with a computer than with her family.

But it makes me upset and angry because they're really the reason for this, I'm never good enough, I'm lazy and stupid no matter what or how much I do. My brother is the perfect angel and can do no wrong. My dad has these horrible habits (thundering on the phone, stomping when he walks: the whole house literally shakes, chews extremely loudly) that really irritate me, and I've tried talking to him about it, but he practically says that I shut my mouth and suck it up, because he's not doing anything about it. I can't even eat with him because I'm in tears halfway through dinner because the noise of his chewing (and its only him) really extremely irritates me. I've been eating my meals alone for the past 2 years or so. My mom, dad and brother eat together. And when he is shouting at the top of his lungs on the phone when I'm trying to do homework... I just can't stand it and I think its extremely inconsiderate of him, and rude.

What do I do? Where do I start? How can I fix things up with my dad? I can't get any professional help because my parents believe that I am the only reason of the problems that I have. I don't really know who to believe anymore. All I know that I'm sad, depressed and unhappy, and I hate it. Please help.

17/F

Oh, God. Okay. Im on the computer as much as you are if not more, but Im homebound due to this iffy chronic fatigue thing. I eat all my meals alone [if i even have an appetite] sitting in front of the computer on myspace or, yes, disneys toontown online [its like a drug okay]. I have absolutely no social life due to my ILLNESS, though, so were sort of in two different situations. But my brother is absolutely HORRIBLE! He treats me and my mom, especially me the little sister, like crap. Im on the computer to get away from him because if Im in the family room or at the kitchen table he will take any chance he gets to prove me wrong. He just doesnt believe that I have problems and when he DOES choose to accept the fact, he only uses it as an excuse for all of HIS problems!
But my brother has some apathy syndrome so how he is, isnt going to change.

For me, the computer is a way to socialize, and to feel like Im not totally isolated and alone. I have friends, I just cant be with them. So Myspace and AIM is sort of like a comfort for me. It lets me know that Im okay. And sitting around doing nothing day after day gets a bit boring. And have you noticed what computers do for time? They make it FLY!

so yeah, i know i wasnt much help. but i feel for you. ya know? sorry

Q: which looks better on me?

Blonde: http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/crazii-skittles/?action=view¤t=RandomPics384.jpg

Brown:
http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/mm268/crazii-skittles/?action=view¤t=blurr.jpg

Thanks:)

Brown is best by FAR! The blonde seems to really wash out your complexion, ya know?
But brunettes adorable "]

Q: what made you have that panic attack dream type thing? any ideas?

lol if its too personal you dont have to tell me! im just trying to figuirre this whole thing out. thanks a million!

Oh I just had a nightmare thing. Like all these people were around me and yelling and I tried to explain to them what was going on but its like, I couldnt talk. Its like when you try to scream but nothing comes out. It was freakkky. But yeah, Im homebound and Im always scared there gonna fail me so thats what my dream was about sorta. NOT fun. But yeah
i dont mind talking about it

Q: Hello Everyone:

I would to ask all of you something. Why does it seem like it's hard for good guys like me who dosen't, smoke, drink or do any of that bad stuff to find a right girl for him? It seems like there are a lot of girls out there who are nothing but trouble and always want want want all the time. I do not like girls who are always wanting stuff all the time. And it seems like all the good nice looking girls already have boyfriends. What is up with this?

Ah okay. I didnt know how to reply to your feedback so yeah.
But nahh I mean Im not too young to date or anything, two of my friends have already done it ya know? Actually three. Probably half my grade. But sometimes I dont like it when people say Im pretty because it makes me feel like theres something wrong with my personality. I dont knoww

Q: Heyy Everyone!

i keep getting a similar dream. it dosent happen if ive been sleeping soundly, just if i wake up and take a nap. ive gotten in twice in the same week.

the first time i woke up in the morning but i was still in bed. i was thinking about the boy ive beeen hanging out with lately and i realized i think im bored with him. i couldnt think of any fun moments together that we still had sparks. then i fell asleep. but i didnt know i was sleeping, i thought i was still awake. i felt like i couldnt move my body at all, and my heart started racing and it was hard to breathe. it felt like there was a thin wooden board going accross my whole room, starting from the edge of my bed and it was holding me down. i could only open one eye a tiny bit, and i could see my mom standing over me saying "i dont know if she can save herself. we may need to take her to the doctor." i got so scared then, my neck started to burn up. trying to break free i started wiggling my toes and stroking the wooden board until finally i woke up and could move. i jumped out of bed almost shaking i was so scared. this was twords the begining of the week.

yesterday (saturday) i had it again. (after i ended things with the boy.). i had woken up and gone into the other room to watch TV. i was all comfy under the blankets just resting. i didnt think i fell asleep. i felt like i couldnt move again. the back of my neck got hot and it was difficult to breathe. then i saw myself slipping from the bed, from lack of oxygen. then a horn sounded. while the horn was going, there was no air and i could get back in bed but when it stopped i started falling off again. then i hear my mom in the background telling my little brother to stop blowing the horn. finally i woke up.

i told my mom about these, and she said it was anxiety. she asked me what im anxious about. lately ive been thinking it could have been the boy ive been hanging out with. the second time i fell asleep, i was thinking about how sad he looked after i ended things between us.

so my questions are:
1. what does everything in the dream represent (in your opinion).
2. how do i know what im anxious about?
3. how do i fix this and make the dreams go away?

thanks so much!!
and help would be great, thanks!

you might be having a sort of panic attack in your sleep or something? oddly enough, i had that happen to me lastnight. i woke up and my pillow was wet from my crying in my sleep and when i woke up it felt like there was an elephant sitting on my chest!!!
my mom was all concerned and stuff. but yeah. this isnt really advice, but youre not alone. i know how you feel! so could i interest you in some sympathy or perhaps a sarcastic comment? except i really cant think of a sarcastic comment for this one...lol

Q: okays well im 14/f. i have been in alot of guy drama lately. i just got over this one guy i liked alot but hes a huge jerk. and then i met this other guy, but i found out hes a huge flirt and goes out with every girl he can get. so theres two guys in a row. then i stared talkin to this new guy. hes really nice and sweet. we talk alot, i just started hanging out with him not to long ago. hes not that cute, like the other two guys i dated before. they were really cute but both jerks. i dont think i have feelings for either of them anymore. im thinkin aobut likeing this new guy, i think he likes me back, but idkk what to do???? help please.

any advice plz and thank you :)

goooo out with a new guyyy NOW! lol
looks can be fixed easy
but a bad persnality is hard to get rid of.
go for the new guy. itll be worth it

Q: I live in KY, but my dad lives in IN and i visit him every 6 weeks, and there is a boy there that is friends with my brother. Well this boy got into a fight because some kid was going to stab him, so now he is grounded and his brother, who helped him, is in a detention center. I know it sounds bad, but i dont really think so.

And he has a gf...but from what i hear he really likes me, like a lot, and wants to hang out with me this summer. And people are telling me that because he thinks im cute and stuff and he has a gf he is a player, but i dont neccersarily think so.

So my questions:

1--Do you think he is a player??
2--What should i do about this situation??

And please dont tell me that i need to leave him alone if he has a gf because i know that and im not gonna do it..i dont play that game...or say that its long distance or anything like that...i know its hard but chances are if anything were to happen it would be for three weeks only..while im there..

Well, I like to think that we cant control who we have feelings for. Its like pretty much our instinct!
And just because he happens to like two girls at the same time doesnt make him a player. Psht I cant think of a guy who isnt like that. Crazzzy, right? Lol.
But Id definitely send some signs, little hints of how you feel and take note of his reactions. Tease each other a bit! Just wait and see. Its hard not to be impatient, though, I know...but it might be worth it.
And if you really cant wait just take the plunge. Keep an eye on the two to see if anythings going on if YOU two get it on. Curiosity might have killed the cat, but paranoia ran it over. If that makes sense.?

Q: What is a really good photoshop program that doesn't cost much money?

OH! I go to www.picnik.com
its sooo much fun and absolutely free.
It works best on a newer computer though.
You dont have to download it or anything but you can do blemish touchups, teeth whitening, add borders, crops, all kinds of special effects, and TEXT! "O
im absolutely in love with it.

Q: 14/f

if i go and see a counselor and i tell that counselor that i cut is the counselor allowed to tell my parents or do they have to keep my secret? i want to talk to someone about it but at any costs (even at my own) i CANNOT tell my parents. they cannot find out. im 14 so i know im a minor but doesnt the counselor have to keep my secrets? please help. i want to get help but without my parents knowing im cutting. i just dont know how to do it. thank you so much :)

Yeah, I go to see a therapist twice a week. [[haha yeah im proud]]
And theyre pretty much sworn to secrecy UNLESS you or someone you know is getting hurt. Theres a pretty good chance theyd spill it. Ive never cut or anything so Im not exactly sure how you feel, but I hope everything goes alright "]

Q: Heey!
the bottom layer of my hair is always so disgusting. it gets knotty and snarled with split ends all over. i condition it all the time and the rest of my hairs fine. how do i fix it? please help. thankss!

i have borderline wavy hair btw.

14

Ugh, you are NOT alone. Theres such a thing as overconditioning your hair. When you use it, just concentrate on the ends. And a wide tooth comb is great for when you get out of the shower. Brushes and finetooth combs can really damage the hair when its wet.
Also, a few times a week mix your shampoo with a bit of baking soda. Its reallly good for getting rid of product buildup.

Q: I want a new display name for my myspace...Im kind of a scene kid and I want my name to have like "moster" in it but i dont want it to have anything that has scene in it...
ex.scenic monster
or scene moster
moster scene

so can you pleas help me come up with a few ideas::::f/15

monster mash?
monster mayhem,
making monsters...
alliteration is always cute

Q: ok so i have like mad mood swings all the time.. one second ill be so happy or hyper and then like a minute later ill look and feel like crap or like i haven't slept in days or ill be really mad and upset and my moods changes so quick all the time.. im 16/f does anyone no why this is or if its normal? my friends and teachers always ask me whats wrong because ill be so happy and they go to like so upset?

It could be a good number of things. PMDD, I have it. Its like pmsing only WAYY worse. Ugh. Hate itttt. But theyve got medicine like YAZ [[which stops breakouts!]] but Im on zoloft.
But yeah. It could be hypothyroidism, depression, bipolar disorder...Id talk to a psychologist or psychiatrist first and if they cant help, see an actual doctor. But the first two should be enough. Lol

Q: how do i tell my parents that i started my period?

scream and run up to your mom IM HEMERAGING! IM HEMERAGING! Ahah, that gave her a good laugh.

Q: my hair gets really pretty and shiny and soft if I dont wash it for a few days after I straighten it and then dont wash it. Gross I know, but thats the only way my hair meets its true beautiful potential. I have a heat protector spray and everything. But it doesnt really do much. Does anyone know any really good shampoo and conditioner that achieves such soft silky goodness? And smells good. I dont have a boyfriend for nothing; and good scent is a priority. Because I think a combo of good shampoo and conditioner with my salon heat protector could make my hair really pretty

I use BedHead Moisture Maniac by TIGI. It smells kinda like pina colada. I love it! And for extra clean hair, you can mix your shampoo with a bit of baking soda to remove product buildup. I do it. And there are tons of shine serums, sprays, etc that you can use that dont cost too much. Have fun!

Q: Aww, you can always do something for yourself as well. This is life, without an adventure, life is nothing..right? We should do what we can do.
Things will be better, just have to look on the positive side.thanks for your advice.

Nope, thankYOU! Hah, Ive got some growing up to do this summer. And yeahh its gonna be fun "]
oh but appropriate all at the same time, lol.

Q: ok, well me and this kid dated.
i still like him, but it's better that were not together right now, but, i miss him. alot.
and, i need a quote that explains this.

maybe even song lyrics, but whatever.
i just need a quote.

Some of these arent exactly what you asked for but I think theyre pretty cute.

-cherish the memories and ignore the pain
-it kills to know that youre online and wont talk to me, and then i realize shes on too
-having the love of your life break up with you and saying we can still be friends is like your dog dying and your mom saying that you can still keep it
-he who does not understand your silence, will probably never understand your words
-tell me why i lost y ou, tell me that you lied, tell me that you loved me, or at least you tried
-ill close my eyes and sing our song and imagine how much better it would sound if you were here
-so tonight ill sit and pick apart your pictures and overanalyze your words, and the truth is that ive never fallen so hard
-sometimes people need to fall apart to realize how badly they need to fall back together
-&& she dresses up pretty for a boy who doesnt care

bio

Most call me quaint. Im afraid to be blunt.
I dont get out much, either.
Lifes been pretty mellow lately, but I only see it as the calm before the storm. Its okay; I love the rain.
No I cant handle the truth. Just tell me anyway. I love having secrets and I actually sort of like being labeled.
I believe everything, the good, the bad, can change in a second. Someone please tell me otherwise? But I can be...well, stubborn and slightly insane.
Yeah, youve been warned.
I have trust issues and dont take things lightly. Im always asking too many questions looking for what I want to hear. Thats not the best quality to have.
And people often dont understand me, especially when I babble. But hey!
~~--Lifes short. Talk fast.~~And oh. I never take my own advice. Kooky, eh? Yeah, IDK.
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