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October 25, 2005, 6:23 am PDT

Hi I'm new

Just looking in to see what Dr. Phil.com is all about. Hi to everyone !
 
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October 25, 2005, 6:28 am PDT

HI thanks for asking

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hello all just wanted to say hi to everyone hope all is ok with all of you
 I'm new here and just looking around to see how things work. I guess it will be fun to discuss shows here with people..instead of calling my mom to discuss shows and then having her insult me to death..lol..okay that's not funny but true.
 
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October 25, 2005, 7:04 am PDT

good news

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im also new lorraine been member for about a week ive noticed we have some top notch people on this board all are very nice and helpful to everyone when we are all in need
 Thanks for the good news . I'm looking forward to support and hope to be helpful too . Thanks for spelling my name right.
 
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October 25, 2005, 7:09 am PDT

Nice to meet you mj

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Wow that was really great what you said 

to Glen, welcome to the boards! It is 

always nice to see such great people here! 

Nice to meet you! 

  

mj 

 I'm trying to get the hang of this message board..excuse my awkwardness. Lorraine.
 
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October 25, 2005, 7:34 am PDT

Depression

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Wherever you go there you are eh?  Im glad you told your dirty little secrects.... 

  

Now I think are you in school at age 16? 

  

I sure hope so....Im glad you stopped.....Has this been a whole life thing or a Im 16 thing heard people talking about so Im going to try it thing? 

  

Its a weird age really 16  I have a daughter who is 16...I call her Heather hormone....Believe me I do know what your going thru....Write back...xox 

 This reminds me of an answer. People need to feel needed. Once they are needed they snap out of waiting to be needed.  I think as long as one feels unimportant ,not needed they tend to withdraw and then when they are needed they snap out of it. They did this experiment with teens...they invited a bunch of teens who were depressed to help out in a place that was devastated by a hurricane. The teens snapped out of their depression easily and felt good about themselves.
 
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January 18, 2006, 10:52 am PST

01/17 Extreme Disorders

 Does anyone want to hear about a 37 year old man with this disorder?
 
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January 25, 2006, 4:32 pm PST

Dr. Phil Reads the boards?

 Dr Phil reads the boards?
I was stunned to hear that. What did I think of the show today he asked. He asked me,  you anyone .... what did we think of his show today and he  said  that he reads the boards...
I only got  to the show half way through it.  I saw the psychic lady who seems happy enough believing in her ability. No one should bust her bubble. Dr. Phil didn't bust her bubble . I liked that. We need more happy people around us.
I saw the young woman who was afraid to be alone in her large house in a neighborhood that is probably as dangerous as anyone else's. It  seems quit rich and worth while to rob. I think the girl has a point being afraid.  I think Dr. Phil  , you did a good job telling her to be safe and also I like the way you allowed her to be 22, still a very young woman and you didn't push her to grow up already.  I had problems trying to convince my parents that my 17 year old was just a big kid. They hurt her a lot by playing her against me by convincing my daughter  that she was grown up and should be allowed to do things that I did not allow her to do.  It's too late now. Thank you Dr. Phil for teaching the older people that 22 or 17 or anything below 25 is still quite young for a lot of adult world choices...from Lori , a young  mom who knows better now...
 
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January 25, 2006, 4:44 pm PST

A sensitive student?

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My friend has an extreme anxiety of attending school.  She can't pinpoint one thing that she is anxious or afraid of but still has trouble attending school on a regular basis.  She will break down and cry when she gets to school and is embarrassed that this happens.  Does anyone have any advice or has anyone else dealt with this?  Or can anyone recommend a therapist in the Denver or Littleton, Colorado area that might be good with this situation? 
 Your friend is probably afraid of what others are going to think of her and her input more than anything else. One can't hide from strangers in school. They are forced to participate with and to share secrets with complete strangers and this is unfair especially for people who are introverted and reserved. Maybe your friend is highly sensitive...and would do better if she could attend a private school with much fewer students..and a more friendly and respectful  atmosphere where people are treaded with dignity and respect. Regular teachers in regular schools are cold and demanding from students..She might need a place where she will feel safer and more comfortable. She's probably very kind hearted and loving and  sensitive  to crowds, loud noises and odors..by the way ...school stinks sometimes literally.. I understand..
 
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February 1, 2006, 12:20 pm PST

02/01 "Throw It Out!"

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I recently married a wonderful man with a 6 year old son.  The son lives with his mother and we get him evey other weekend and holiday.  After several months into our relationship I discovered that the mother was a hoarder.  Not a collector - but a hoarder!  The front seat of her car is piled with newspapers she plans "someday" to recycle.  Pictures of her home show piles and piles of boxes, and sacks she may someday use.  She has a room that is just filled with "Stuff".  Other pictures show that a person cannot get to the kitchen sink or cabinets due to the sacks, old mail, etc.  There is a path from the doorway to the couch.  My stepson's room is so cluttered with toy boxes,sacks, etc that he cannnot play in the floor.   

  

The child has allergies but I am sure that the allergist is not aware of the conditions in which he regularly lives.  He is on 5 different kinds of medicine and continually comes down with bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses.   

  

There are other circumstances that concern me about his well-being and her skills and judgement as a mother but I will not elaborate as they do not pertain to this topic.   

  

I would appreciate guidance on how to help the situation for the sake of the child.  Do I turn her in to Protective Services?  She clearly needs help and would not take advice or counseling from either my husband or myself.  

  

  

 HI ' .... I hope you can get her to watch the show today
If not , maybe you can watch the show and find a way to understand the woman. I think she's afraid to waste money for one thing. She wants to do too much with so little time. Her son is allergic to dust or mites and this is not good. Some of us have parents who threw out everything we ever had and we resent it. I think that she doesn't want her son to resent her for throwing out  his things. He needs to decide on what he wants to keep or to give things away when he's finished with them at Christmas time to some needy people. He might let go easier that way. I also think that the woman finds pleasure in reminiscing in the past and being reminded of good ol times ,the things help her to remember the old times.. . She's probably a day dreamer so when she starts to go through her things to get rid of what she doesn't need , she finds things that give her an idea to do something different. For instance...a  loose picture of an old friend in a box of stuff  that she would come across would  make her want to spend hours or days looking for that person..by phone, e-mail..etc..  A person who won't part with things has a reason for every thing and a person like this has an over active analytical mind. Someone like this just has to do what Dr. Phil says.. put the task of going through things in the agenda and do it..little by little , it will get done...one box at a time...Hope this helps..
 
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February 3, 2006, 8:11 am PST

Focus on the fun..

 We like things to go right in the end.  We are programed to reach for success and to be ashamed of failures...We are programed that way as adults.  The newer and younger teachers and coaches  are starting to ease up on the kids in school about winning but it will take another generation to endorse this concept if it ever can be endorsed..History repeats itself ...anyway..  If winning is the goal then one might have to lie cheat and steal to get there.  Where 's the fun in that?   Winning fairly is a lot more fun than winning by any other reason especially if one is going to die trying or expose their loved ones to so much anxiety that they get cancer and die before the Olympics ..Is our failing  health really worth the  winnings?...So .. the goal should NOT  be to win ..it should always be to have fun and to learn while having fun..even as adults we need to relax and enjoy our leisure time a little more....end of the story.
 
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