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No fear.
Posted Friday December 8 2006, 10:50 pm
15/f. I have a major confidence problem and I'm SICK of it. Believe me, I wouldn't be asking this question if this wasn't getting in the way of things in my life. I feel like I need to be more brave; I'm getting nervous about sooo many things and I worry about EVERYTHING. I also have alot of fears, like I'm afraid of needles, public speaking, the dark, etc. I'm always so self-concious and feel like everyone is looking at me, when, in reality, they probably aren't staring at me half as much as I think they are... I mean I have all of these dreams to have a good job and do something to help people, like maybe a teacher or physcologist, but how can I something like that when I can barely present a project in class without getting extremely ner...
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what do i do?
Posted Thursday December 7 2006, 5:00 pm
i am a really nice person and i don't understand why so many people are mean to me...i mean i am really quiet and i don't bother nobody!
there is this person who is constantly putting me down and really hurting my feelings...i try not to let anybody know how bad he's hurting me....but it's really getting to me. you would think he would say it to my face instead of other people. i mean the stuff he is saying hurts me soo much....i'd rather be beaten physically than to have something killing me from the inside this much....
i really don't know what to do i just know i feel really bad about what's going on....espeacially when me and that particular person don't even know each other.....not to mention when he starts putting me do...
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killing someone
Posted Thursday December 7 2006, 4:44 am
no one get freaked out, but is it weird to be curious about how to kill someone? There's this person i really hate, i wish they'd die. I'd never ever kill someone but is is wierd to search and be curious about ways to kill someone? how do i stop?
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words
Posted Thursday December 7 2006, 2:49 am
ok, this might seem like a weird question. But I just told my mum about this problem i'm having and she got really worried and told me i have to stop at once. it got me a bit freaked that i might have some mental problem or something, my mum just said so...
So, here's the problem: Every single thing i read and every single word i look at i have to read backwards. My mind just tells me to read it backwards and i can't stop. No matter how hard i try i can't stop myself. I know, I know, this is probably really stupid, but just thought id ask.
thanks
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deppression
Posted Wednesday December 6 2006, 5:19 pm
my name is Rachel and iam 17 years old and iam a special ed student and i've been feeling really depressed lately i've been going to sleep really early lately about 5:00pm as soon as i get home from school and i don't wake up until the next morning i've been really upset becouse i found out just becouse iam in special ed that i can't even go to a tech collage without going to the tech collage here to get my ged first and i've always dreamed of becoming a special ed teacher but now that i know that i can't i've been upset and my dad died when i was 12 so i've been thinking about that lately and that's got me feeling depressed so i've been crying myself to sleep every night for the past night what should i do?
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Posted Wednesday December 6 2006, 4:25 pm
im not sure if this is where the question should go but i want to go to a site for cutting. or start a website for people who cut or self injur them selfs does anyone have any idea where i should go?
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Hanging By A Thread
Posted Tuesday December 5 2006, 5:41 am
Well u may all remember me from "I dont know what to do with my life" but here I am again. I feel as though I am hanging by a thread now. I've never felt this bad in all my life.I have horrible thoughts of walking in front of cars, thinking this will only hurt for a second, if I dont die, at worst Ill end up in hospital and be taken care of for a lil while (I know what u must be thinking). I can cut myself and think, just how deep is too deep. I do it where no one can see-but my boss knows me too well and she knows whats going on. These horrible thoughts take up much of my waking hours when I'm not at work. I wouldnt exactly say i like these thoughts...i would say that i deserve it, i desrve the pain. Whats wrong with me? I need help before I go too far.
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Support groups for girlfriends/wives of soldier in Iraq?
Posted Monday December 4 2006, 11:09 pm
My fiance just received his orders and he will be heading for Iraq in early 2007.
I know it's probably nothing compared to what he's feeling, but I'm terrified. I've remained composed over the phone with him (he is currently stationed overseas) and tried to make him think that I'm okay and cheer him on. Make him feel like he'll be okay and he'll come back home to me just fine.
I absolutely cannot tell him how I'm really feeling inside. I can't cry to him because I don't want to worry him any more than he is already.
I've tried to talk to friends but no one understands. They all tell me "Well you knew it would happen!" Knowing it will happen doesn't make it any easier to take when it doe...
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cutting
Posted Monday December 4 2006, 10:33 pm
here lately i have gotten into cutting myself. bad. i mean i dont go deep or anything. i just pretty much break the skin. but its gotten bad. like its all i think about. i started saturday and i was like i wont do it anymore. well i did it again last night and then 3 times today. how can i stop? ive told 2 of my friends and they tell me i need to stop, which i know. but its hard. help me? please dont tell me to get counseling, cuz i cant tell my dad and i cant go.
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Insomnia..or...Fatigue??
Posted Sunday December 3 2006, 9:24 pm
Last time I went to the Psychiatrist he said I had insomnia and depression so he put me on Prozac and Seroquel and I stopped taking both because I was running out and I had no Health insurance to get any more..(I finally got the insurance now Im just waiting on the doctor list) Well the problem I have is I started taking the prozac again but I dont take it regularly b/c i tend to forget. I feel like I have no energy and I am always really exhausted no matter how much rest I actually get. But I cant seem to sleep....What the h♥♥♥ is wrong with me? Am I fatigued???
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ADHD
Posted Sunday December 3 2006, 8:08 pm
Ok so my family has a long line of ADD and ADHD. My mom is the only one in my family who dos not have it, but many people on her side of her family have it too. The problem is my school work is starting to go down a substantul(Sp?) amount because i am restles and i cant focus. I want to ask my parents about seeing the dr. My brothers and dad go to but im to shy they will think i am faking or something. The reason i know i have it is because my bro said that i act the same way he acted when he was not medicated.
Please help, soon.
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whats wrong?????
Posted Sunday December 3 2006, 7:19 pm
heyyy well i can tell you right now that i don't really have big problems. other than those normal teenage problems with school, but I guess that maybe it is beneficial to ask here, because I might get back some useful advice. I really feel super sad, and I don't know why. Sometimes at night before going to bed I just cry and have no idea why, so lately I've been feeling this way. I thought it may be PMS or something, however its not because I'm not PMSing. So, there must be something bothering me? am i depressed? because I may get anxiety, but this feeling is painful and I just don't know what there is to do! advice me please n ty
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Social Anxieties and Avoidance Personality Disorder
Posted Saturday December 2 2006, 4:24 pm
13/f
I'm pretty sure that I have both of these two things stated in the title. I'm friendly with people I know, but totally ignore any other people I don't. Sometimes people think I'm very arrogant because I don't talk to anyone. I act so confident when I don't talk, because I'm trying to hide my extreme social shyness. This has really prevented me from doing things I want to do, and I avoid most social situations with a guy I like. I wish I could talk or even smile around my crush! You could say I'm painfully shy, I feel like I'm under attack and it's the most uncomfortable thing.
I've heard of a few self help books to help cure this, such as 'Painfully Shy' and 'Dying of Embarrassment'. If anyone has gone through thi...
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Christmas Gifts to My Army Buddy
Posted Thursday November 30 2006, 11:58 pm
Does anyone know the cut off date to send a Christmas package to a United States soldier?
I know every year they tell you the deadline on the news. I believe last year's deadline was November 30th. Well, I have been watching the news religiously, and I have yet to hear anything about the cut off date. I figure a package will be better late than never, but does anyone have a clue?
Since I'm asking this, does anyone have any ideas off of the top of their head as to what I should send? I am an 18 year old, white, female. He is a 20 year old, white, male. We dated for about 6 months; I was 13, he was 16, and it came to a mutual ending with friendship ever since.
Any and all input would be fantastic! :)
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Cutting
Posted Thursday November 30 2006, 7:56 pm
I started cutting when I was about 12. Then I stoped when I was 13 and half. Im 14 1/2 now and havent cut in over a year but I always feel like I need to or want too. I know theyres other ways to releave stress and stuff but I feel like this is the way I want to.. I dnt know what to do.. Im not getting help because Its been a year and I dont need to but I dk. What can I do
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More to myself
Posted Thursday November 30 2006, 6:27 pm
I want to be more private, like keeping things to myself. If you read the A-list series I want to have a more private and sophisticated life like Anna's. I blurt out everything and I'm loud and obnoxious. I'm tired of that and I can see everyone else is too but I'm having a hard time not complaining and not telling everyone personal stuff. For example, when my boyfriend and I first started making out, I found sneaky ways to slip it into my friend's and I's conversation so they'd know. I know, I usually can't stand people like that!
How do I get over this "sharing everything" phase? Any tips will be helpful.
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anxiety disorder
Posted Tuesday November 28 2006, 10:44 pm
I have horrible anxiety in many areas and im sure i have an anxiety disorder. i'll end up talking to a dr about this, but i was wondering; what medications can the prescribe someone under 18 for anxiety disorders? Like, i'm thinking valium and lots of drugs like that are for 18 and over. Anyone know what they prescribe to teens? (i'll be 17 next month)
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Posted Monday November 27 2006, 10:44 pm
I'm a freshman at a community college...and I'm getting SO SICK OF THIS SEMESTER!!! There's only 3 weeks left of this one but OMG I AM SO BORED WITH LIFE!!! Does anyone have any advice as to how I can get through the rest of the semester without spontaneously combusting of discontentedness???
preferably someone who has experienced this before...!!
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addictive personality
Posted Monday November 27 2006, 9:09 pm
if i have a very addictive personality [cutting 3 years,ect.] how do i overcome this..and theres not more behind this story. doctors never diagnosed it as anything. also can anyone explain what an addictive personality is really.
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please help me through this.
Posted Monday November 27 2006, 2:54 am
my name is katie. i am writing for advice because i found a glass pipe with weed in it in my moms purse about 6 months ago. we got into a huge fight about it and she promised me she would get rid of it.; i never saw after that. but the other day i was looking in my moms purse for my library card and it was in there. i am so sick of smelling that smell on her clothes. it makes me really depressed and today i couldnt take the pain anymore and i cut my arm with a pair of scissors. i am so sad. i am lost and confused as to why she lied to me and about something so horrible to lie about. she could get in huge trouble for this. and i dont want to lose her over something like drugs. i am just really depressed and i havent talked since i cut myself...
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