PheonixBomb
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I stayed up all night looking at Facebook so now I'm depressed AND sleep deprived.
What is bothering you at the moment?
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GhoulsNightOut
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I got weirder...............
this_portrait
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Recently I've been indirectly rejected, and whenever I see reminders of it, it upsets me.
chatterbox71
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I gave up gluten about 3 weeks ago, and for the first time, it was easy to do. I was more motivated to do this because I'd listened to this series of interviews with medical professionals, and the bottom line was that gluten can cause some people to become deranged. Lots of medical technical info--but that was the idea. I thought I would feel so much better but feel sadder than I've ever been. It's driving me crazy. I read somewhere that gluten provides morphine-like pain blocking/relief, and when you take it away, all hell can break loose. So frustrating. I really want to kick this habit--but I really, really don't want to feel down in the dumps all the time. Blah.
Odo
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I'm not convinced that gluten is as terrible as everyone seems to think it is. Seriously--- something occurs naturally in grains, people consume it for thousands of years... and all of a sudden it's 2012 and we realize that gluten is ruining everyone's lives?
In related news, I've stopped working out completely, stopped really caring about what I eat... and after three months I'm pretty sure that absolutely nothing has changed. I'm starting to think it's all genetic, and it doesn't really matter what I do.
MikeyC
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I disagree that they're just out for your money. I believe that they truly want to help people, but they can only do so much - you have to put in the effort they suggest.
You can stop going at any time, too.
I'm going to have to agree with Mikey. Psychologist and psychiatrists are guides, not repairmen.
As guides it's their job to keep you on the most prosperous path as they can in a process that is often too difficult to handle on your own. They're supposed to advice/suggest/elaborate where they can, and prescribe medication when required. But other than that it's the patient's job actually do the work. They're tools with which you fix yourself.
Not saying you're one of those people, but people that go into therapy expecting to be brainwashed and reconfigured without much of their own intervention generally don't get that much out of it.
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@#$%@$$! Feeling like a dumb*ss! So about an hour ago, I read a tech article about this Microsoft tech support scam going around bilking people of money. I never fell for this scam of course, but to alert my relatives, I went on social media to spread the word. So about an hour later, I logged into my gmail account and bam! I saw this email saying I've authorized a transaction to Microsoft. My heart skipped a beat. I thought it was a phishing scam or something. So I checked and they were right. Someone (posing as Microsoft, supposedly) took money from my account. I was livid. I thought about reporting the transaction but right before I clicked the submit button, something VERY important suddenly hit me: I signed up for a free trial on MS Office 365 about a month ago and the subscription automatically renews every month. The problem is, I forgot to cancel my subscription! #$%&@! And you know what? The product sucks! I can't even download the entire thing or use it, even once. It made me hate MS even more. And now I'm being charged for something that I didn't even use, and have no way of using! #@$$!
So I immediately canceled the subscription. Why didn't I remember? I'm pretty sure I typed "cancel subscription" on my list of to do tasks, but I probably deleted it or something. Man, I feel so sucky today. :kickingmyself:
Should I try out lumosity or some type of brain training program to kickstart my memory again?
So I immediately canceled the subscription. Why didn't I remember? I'm pretty sure I typed "cancel subscription" on my list of to do tasks, but I probably deleted it or something. Man, I feel so sucky today. :kickingmyself:
Should I try out lumosity or some type of brain training program to kickstart my memory again?
Another thing that's bothering me: my brother's b-day was this week, and I did bring it up to my mom last week. However, my mom said my brother doesn't want to celebrate his b-day at all, so no cake. I was baffled because if it were me, I'd want to buy a cake for myself, but my mom didn't want to talk about it further.
Bronson99
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I think a lot of people don't want to be brainwashed, myself included. There has to be other avenues for self-improvement besides blindly believing what some therapist--who may or may not understand you--thinks.
There are. But they require a great sense of self awareness, a solid plan of action, objective judgement of progress and not to mention the discipline to keep one's self on that plan of action. These are unfortunately also things that all become limited under the influence of disorders/phobias.
More often than not it requires a person that has those qualities in abundance to make it through whatever ordeal he/she is experiencing. Having someone there that understands the mental processes involved and that impartially take notes can offer educated advice when it's needed (depending on how good the psychologist/psychiatrist is, of course).
When it concerns something as fragile and essential as the mind you should never blindly accept anything. Not from psychologist/psychiatrists or from anyone else. However, being open to suggestions can be incredibly helpful. I don't quite think that's brainwashing.
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cobalt_bluester
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Everything!
I'm sure you all heard Paul Walker, who starred in "Fast and Furious" movies, died last week. Police say 'speed was a factor' when the car crashed into the lamp post and burst into flames. It's certainly a tragedy, my condolences to the victims' families and friends. But does anyone think that the movie series Fast and Furious, which features lots of car racing, has anything to do with his death? It's like the movies suddenly came to life, but this time, Paul died in real life.
MikeyC
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Brainwashing? "Blindly believing"? None of that is true.
If you don't want to go to therapy, that's entirely up to you, but I highly doubt any of them go through the intense training and education to brainwash people. If you do go, there's no obligation to follow everything they do, but be prepared to listen and take their advice - which isn't forcing you to do anything - in mind.
As a hopeful therapist for the future, I don't want to brainwash people, and if someone chooses to come see me for guidance, I would like to hope they're not expecting to be brainwashed.
Yes, I thought the same thing, haha. The movies have certainly come to life.