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Part 2... https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/philosophy/western-culture-bad-your-soul-pt-2-a-520828.html

The new ask me help desk doesn't seem to be possible to bump a thread when you respond. So I will make a new thread.

Part 1 is here......

I have read all the comments. I am quite surprised how much time has gone by since I made the original post.

I do not feel free at all. Everything is highly restricted. I make a point of walking...

I made some plans to meet a girl. Probably going to be in 5 days. It will be my first time meeting her in person. The problem is, she's cute, I like her. I'm going to be very awkward. I can see it...

I would recommend exercise. If you walk say 2 miles a day, every day, then after about 2 weeks you can feel an improvement. You can jog or cycle as well. That would probably work better too.

Some...

I will admit to having thought about having gay sex. Borderline fantasy. Why? Don't know. Maybe to play it out in my head to try it. Reality is very different so it's not like I will be trying it for...

I find that to be a ridiculous statement. Maybe you can be influenced to some extent. But, no... it is not a choice.

Being gay is more like a random mutation in the gene pool. I could say the...

Not yet. Is it good? You recommend I see it?

I can keep myself busy OK. I cut myself infrequently and when I do it is almost involuntary. Involuntary is the sense that I can't stop myself or have any alternatives. It happens mostly at night...

I wish I had a better solution than cutting. But when I feel really awful about everying, I mean really bad, bad enough so that all of a sudden I know what needs to be done... to cut myself... at...

The other person never told me to cut myself. They don't know I did it and I would never tell them.

Don't think cutting is bad, negative, or destructive. It is just a coping mechanism.

What did...

Someone said something negative about me and they said it directly to me. I didn't know what to say or do, I just waited till they were finished, and then I left to deliberately cut myself on the...

Hey I thought more people would have replied by now with their stories.

As for me I've now got a HUGE appetite as a side effect from anti depressents. Hopefully it will go away soon but at the...

I thought I would post something positive for a change. I think I'm starting to feel better. Even if I was still in a mess and cutting my arms up, I don't think there is much more for you guys to say...

Yes most of the time I think. But there was a curtain pulled round the bed so they couldn't really see what was going on.

OK thanks. I have only been taking Escitalopram for 1 day so I should probably give it a chance to work for now.

Going back to the Temazepam for sleep, I took 3 tablets and managed a whole 2 hours...

Yes that was probably it then. He didn't explain why at the time I only remember I didn't like it.

When I was 12 I got ulcerative colitis for no apparent reason. Steroids were part of the treatment. I was thinking because of my age and the steroids, there was a reason for him to take a look there.

Starting weight: 82KG (180 lbs)
Goal weight: 70KG (155 lbs)

I am cycling and trying to eat more healthily to lose weight.

80KG is borderline overweight for my height. I'm about 77KG now but...

This has been playing on my mind a lot I need to discuss it. At the time I didn't think about it at all. When I was 12 I got sick and I had to go for regular check ups with the doctor. He always had...

Because I am depressed and now have suicidal urges after starting on anti depressents.

According to my doctor, serotonin is needed to sleep and my brain has been completley depleted of serotonin. I am tired to the point that I am now being tortured and I amost cannot function because I...

I think I understand. Except don't you mean they both inhibit the central nervous system's neuron uptake of serotonin AND norepinephrine. Heart beats faster, I am more restless, stressed and anxious....

I was on 20mg prozac for 3.5 weeks before I went back to the doctor. Now I have stopped prozac and have some Cipralex (escitalopram) 10mg per day to try. Please advise me if you think the new meds...

I want to talk over how I am feeling with you guys; starting afresh. On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is black hole depression with complete despair, and 10 is happy and content...

Before anti...

I didn't phone I went to see a doctor. Showed them my arm and said how I felt. I said how many tablets I took... "yes that's rather a lot. problem with those tablets is that they can cause you to...

Hi I'm still taking my anti depressents. 20mg prozac per day. 3.5 weeks into the treatment.
I overdosed to get to sleep. I was only supposed to have 1 zimovane before bed. I take 2 so it helps me...

No I don't hurt anyone. I don't lie, cheat or steal. I sure don't manipulate. Although some manipulation I would just call social skills. But I don't have those anyway.


I'm feeling much more...

Oh and bathroom scales are NOT good! They are not accurate and not helpful at all. Because you can loose fat and gain muscle. So overall weight is almost irrelevant. Maybe weigh yourself once a month...

I'm losing weight, I've lost about 5KG now over a few months at the most. I wanted to share my experiences. I like my food quite a lot and don't like exercise much at all! So if I can loose weight...

I am 21. It is true I believe things that have been said to me. It's very difficult to remember that many specific experiences, I guess I have just tried to forget about them. But they have shaped...

I don't really understand why your daughter would do that, it doesn't make any sense to me.




I've thought about that before. When I'm at my lowest I am thinking I won't really be missed....

The body and mind are linked. A person that feels angry will look angry (clenched fists etc), and also have angry thoughts. My advice is to try and control your thoughts and physical reaction. Think...

I consider myself a rational person believe it or not. Based on all the available evidence it is very unlikely that there is a god, so I don't follow any particular religion. I can see some of the...

I know I was trying to get to sleep but I am so restless. I can be OK in the day, such as listening to happy songs and not feeling too depressed. But at night I have no distractions and only myself...

Interesting taste in music you have. Usually I would listen to angry music if I am feeling angry, sad music if I am feeling sad, etc. Except if I listen to something from when I was younger, it can...

Lets just say my love life has been less than I would have liked. I'm 21, I've not had sex yet. I've not had a serious relationship with a female before.

I think girls from my country are some of...

Can you explain this? I don't see how that is the case.


Since my post on the 1st of sept I have not looked at any porn. I think I sorted something out in my head from that post on. Although it...

Yeah that would be pretty stupid I guess. But if it was all those things, plus several others then it can make you want to end it all.

I did go to see doctor recently. Now I have fluoxetine...

After much consideration, I realize excon's wonderfully frank and simple logic has had some impact. I said I am sexually frustrated. If that is true, then maybe I am not addicted to the porn itself....

I didn't get into college. Despite scoring 100% on the entrance exam. My life just keeps getting better and better.

Starting to get a bit off topic. No one is comparing porn to heroine, but they can both be addictive. No one is being so dramatic as to say that seeing porn will have you hooked and destroy your...

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