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I've gotten plenty online but only a couple in real life playing. My cousin Sarah is a highly regarded poker player in Adelaide, had a blast going around to all the tournaments with her. She usually finishes in the top 3 or 4, lately walked away with a local $2000.00 prize money. She calls me her good luck charm : I'm getting better, come a long way since getting pissed a few years ago wanting to play strip poker and then treating the cards as if I were playing black jack. What a night... Warren's signature sums it up pretty well :lol:

Wanting someone to live because we would feel better within ourselves if that person were here is equally as selfish. There are many reasons for suicide... probably one of the most popular ones is mental illness in which at that very fraction of a moment the person doesn't have the right chemical balance in their brain to find an alternative solution to suicide. In that split moment of time, suicide is the only option and not a lot of people 'get it'. There are a few things that have concerned me for a long time: 1. Anti depressants and teenagers - more often than not makes them psychotic and top themselves off yet doctors still prescribe it and make it widely available. There are also studies that show anti depressants increase the risk of suicide in the elderly. 2. I believe doctors shouldn't have the legal right to diagnose mental health. At Brisbane's north hospitals alone, 2 in 3 people who have been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder (just 1 disorder of many) have been diagnosed by doctors. They diagnose using a DSM IV (in other words, straight out of the text book) so they don't challenge the behaviour and symptoms. Doctors should stick to general health and refer mental health subjects to psychiatry. Unless they've studied both. 3. Doctors often prescribe the wrong medications for mental health. I'm not entirely sure if the law has recently changed someone can go in to the doctors office, know the right kind of symptoms to describe and walk out of the office with a prescription for highly mind altering drugs in under half an hour. Sometimes it takes two visits before the doctor will prescribe narcotics but it has the same result. 4. Narcotics when given to the wrong disorder are a death sentence to people of any age. An example, I know a doctor who gave their rapid-cycling bipolar patient anti depressants. If you don't understand what that means = basically a death sentence. In simple English the anti depressant exacerbates hypomania within the disorder which has the potential to be dangerous to that patients life and to others. 5. There is plenty of research that links mothers with mental disorders to having children with autism and or aspergers. While they haven't conclusively correlated the two studies have shown that children with autism/aspergers are twice as likely (and in one study up to 6 times as likely in one schizophrenic study) to have mother with mental illness. 6. The correlation between life satisfaction and happiness/depression is a dead give away. In Western society even though we are a 1st world country there is a lot of emphasis on materialistic things and as Raven mentioned routine. 7. People are becoming more depressed with their lives in general. Turn on the news, it's not hard to see why. There is a statistical association between news reports and suicide, particularly in men under the age of 45 years. Obviously there are a whole lot of other reasons such as drug use, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, horrible parenting, however, people who usually commit suicide are the mentally ill. Oh forgot financial hardship that's another huge one, watch out for suicide increases with this economic crisis. Sorry for the basic, general knowledge instead of something better written with references but my isp lied to me and told me that my broadband would work fine in my new house, turns out it's worse than bloody dial up. It takes me ages just to log on to here yet alone get sources from journals.

Wow this is still around?? I did this when I was like 15/16 or 17 can't remember which one. I cracked up laughing over the racing car and my friend just looked at me like I was an absolute idiot. I asked him what the hell his problem was and he said "You haven't even turned up your sound!! Now go and listen to it with your speakers turned on!" :lol:

Although I some-what agree with you, your thread is not going to make the difference you want to see. Neither are the rants for or against your thread. So if you truly want to see more of x in offtopic then you need to be able to come up with another strategy that will get you what you want otherwise you're just contributing to what you're complaining about. One method is one I read from Das - While I obviously don't agree with him on many things, this one was very wise of him. Everything is ruled by a critical mass of numbers, so if you don't want to see a topic, simply don't contribute to it. Make posts on the topics you want to be up the front. Eventually the topics you find stupid are going to be the ones down the bottom and then on to the next page. My suggestion to you is to discretely PM other members whose posts and threads you enjoy reading and ask them to join you in a discussion about ideas for new threads. This could be done easily on IRC or MSN. It will be a lot more productive and get you what you want to see. And if you don't like to work with others, as Aaron suggested, do it yourself. I can honestly say that I've clashed with many members, mods and admins but if you truly believe in something with good reasoning and intentions why put up with what you're given? There's many methods of obtaining it, the trick is how you go about it. If you hit a brick wall, get out the chalk board and draw another strategy ;) Cheers :thumbup:

The first thing I'd like to ask you: Is the reason you can't commit to your soccer club anymore, because of the gaming? Secondly - Talk to both of your parents and admit to having a problem with video games. Negotiate with them to take everything away from you and limit yourself to one day on the weekend. When your father has you, since he's an avid gamer himself, remove yourself from him. Go to the library and do some work, then have time for games when you come back. Thirdly - I strongly disagree with getting a lap top. You're addicted to console gaming. If you don't have it available on gaming console, you will resort to computer games. You don't need a newer distraction to studying. The higher the grade, the more luck won't be on your side. I was a straight A student who hardly turned up for school or studied but sat every exam and finished every assignment on time, it was pretty breezy. Year 12 is different, if you screw it up, you'll screw your choices up. Alternatively if you want more time to do the things you love, go to TAFE to finish year 11 and 12 instead of high school. They prepare you for your first year of university so much better than high school and they give out higher OP's. The course is called Adult Tertiary Prep if you're interested and you'll only be required to go 3-4 days a week and you can do both grades in 12 months. But that's a while off yet. Steve has great ideas for time management. I always have a diary handy and write down everything that needs to be done so it gets done. It's also because my memory is shocking. Hmm I wish there was a general advice forum, not just a relationship advice forum.

You know.... there is an edit button in the top right hand corner so you don't need to make 3 posts :P GO GAY MARRIAGE!!

1. I was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder for 7 years 2. I studied psychology with the intention of learning more about myself 3. I earn more money from doing tarot & palmistry twice a week than an average paying 9-5 job 4. I was a performer (dancer) in the Arafura games opening ceremony 5. I've been on Nickalodeon and was asked to try out for Neighbours when I was 17 It's hard to do this without sounding like I'm talking myself up... but the problem is I'm normally so open that there isn't much you guys don't know about me :? @ death - I'm very impressed with your knowledge about teenagers and anti depressants. Good work :thumbup: @ wongtong - If they're any decent at what they do, they'll see it sticking out like dog's balls :lol:

Even if your theory were to be correct there's still a motivation for the need to be liked which comes down to esteem. So yes, it's that complex. I suggest you look up the true definition of your last word. You'd be surprised just how many teenage girls take these kinds of photos for their boyfriends to see and then it gets in the wrong hands but they don't think about it at the time. Because that's what teenagers do, they do things that sound fun at the time and then when they grow up they wonder how on Earth they're still here or what motivated them to do such a silly thing. Going to jail for this kind of thing is bloody ridiculous, with any sense this will be thrown out the window. The law is there to protect children from predators and predators who post these kinds of images of innocent children. The girl is not a predator, she's someone who made a mistake and will now have to live with the harassment by ignorant conservatives and media. That's more than enough punishment.

The girl needs counselling not jail. The pictures may have attracted unwanted predators but that is a huge life lesson in itself. The issue lies with this young girl's self esteem - that she doesn't need to draw attention to herself via means of taking her clothes off. There could also be underlying issues such as sexual assault or rape when she was younger and so is acting out. If this young girl goes to jail, I'll be joining the petition and passing it along to get rid of such pathetic laws.

Believe it or not - hot soapy water does the trick - Then get a very dry and clean towel and dry outwards, do not go around in circles. I've done this with my cds ever since I was a teenager and have never had a problem with it.

I would have handed it in. I have about 6 phones anyway, I don't need the money, it wouldn't interest me in taking it anyway and in a global recession the person who lost it may have really needed it back and not been able to afford a new one. The value of consistent understanding is not that anyone will hear us nor reward us but that we will become a better person. Don't go waiting forever.

Fantastic, can't wait until more states do the same

"tell me who you are or [bleep] off" or *delete* works well :

Ask her what she got up to on the weekend then speaking of weekends ask her if she wants to catch up with you and do something this upcoming weekend. Just because you don't have interests in common isn't any reason not to listen. You can both talk and listen to each others interests, you might learn something from each other. It's important to take interest even if you feel like going to sleep. You'll always find at least 1 thing in common anyway.

Like you said, that could be a large factor. She's new to relationships and what comes with it is her immaturity in relationships. Relationships will always be flawed, people learn and grow together (through the communication issues, the jealousy issues, putting partners before friendships) it's one huge learning curve. It's natural to go through many problems and it's silly to give up so easily but if she simply isn't learning and showing the willingness to come up to your level then I agree it's time for a break. There's no use putting up with her behaviour if she's not learning anything from you and moving forward with it, but instead repeating it and ignoring it.

I think her last boyfriend or one of past boyfriends treated her poorly or cheated on her. If not a member of the family has deeply hurt her in the past. As a result, she tries her hardest to find something wrong with you, to prevent being hurt again, it's a defense mechanism. It's very destructive and ruins relationships. It starts with something small like listening to second-hand information and progresses to checking phones, stealing passwords, checking emails, who's been on their facebook, messaging other girls who talk to you and telling them to piss off. It's not good. If she can't believe you over this guy then why is she with you? Don't let her make you feel this way, turn it around but be mature about it. "Sorry but if you put what this guy says before what I say, I really don't think we're going to work out" It's also none of her business to get involved. It's a fight between you and him, not a fight between him, you and her. Time for her to get off her high horse and act her age.

google psychedelic trip art, it'll inspire you :

haha just how you assumed I was talking to you, I was only joking btw it's all good. OMG I LOVE THIS HOUSE!!! :thumbsup: Btw thanks for the music Killer they were awesome, that's the kind of music I like. Did you get to check out Psyro?

Aww you guys better love me now I asked my great grandma to drop me off some new pads :lol: go Libra facts!!! Btw I take no responsibility if any of them are wrong, I'm copying what they've written. * Barbie is 25 cm tall * A two-hour motion picture uses around 3.3 km of film * Lettuce has been grown and cultivated for more than 2500 years. * Kermit the frog has 11 points on his collar * The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps * Female elephants produce only one offspring every 5 years. * The African eagle, swooping at nearly 200km/h, can brake to a half in six metres. * Cooking and freezing does not affect the heat of a chilli * Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music * A violin contains about 70 individual pieces of wood

Feeling guilty? :P

Don't self-diagnose for crying out loud :wall: Btw most people who try to self-diagnose do so because they've been told all or most of their life that there was something wrong with them. For example being called fat, other names and other negative comments. It's a learned behaviour that many take aboard instead of coming to terms that they're completely normal and what people said and did was wrong. Btw in my new house today WOOOOO!!!! :thumbsup: didn't sleep last night -.-

If she's your girlfriend then she should listen to you when you want to talk. I think anyone in a situation where their partner didn't listen properly would need assurance that they care. I just think she's overly sensitive when it comes to feed back. It's a two way street, if you have a problem with each other then you both need to communicate. If she thinks you're being a bit of a jerk this week then she needs to be able to voice it without you getting all defensive, likewise, she's been ignoring you so instead of taking it to heart she should probably try and accommodate that. Instead of walking away and saying "[bleep] you, don't call me, leave me alone" she needs to mature and be able to say something like. "When did you tell me this? I honestly don't remember, I'll try to pay more attention next time sorry." I don't think you should break up, that would be a pretty stupid reason, especially if you still love her. Relationships are about learning from each other and growing together. You're both young and at the moment you're trying to get this communication thing right, it takes a lot of practice! I'd only give up if you were on a much more mature level than her, ready to be open for communication on both ends and she constantly kept responding immature all the time. I would ignore her immature behaviour and praise her when she's doing the right thing. Even women need to be treated like puppies for training sometimes ;) For example if she's being immature then ignore her, don't be the first one to text her or ring her. But when she acknowledges your feelings and listens to you then respond with something like "When you listened (insert scenario here) it was really great. You made me feel like you really valued what I had to say, thank you :D." She'll catch on really quickly. When people ignore others, sometimes they do question whether they are the one's to blame. And sometimes we think negatively of ourselves or that somehow we deserved to be treated or spoken to that way. I can positively and honestly say you are not being pathetic. Every person has insecurities but it's how you respond to your insecurities that is the important part. You have nothing to be insecure about wongtong, you're beautiful, funny and smart!

At the moment I'm FREAKING THE [bleep] OUT!!!!!!! Brent and I left to go take some boxes over to the new house, got them unloaded then came back and our front screen door and main door were wide open. We locked that door before we left and Brent even double checked it after we closed it. I took Raiden and the phone with 000 on speed dial while Brent went in with the umbrella as a weapon and searched every room, under the beds, behind curtains, in cupboards etc nobody to be found. We then searched the place and nothing had been taken. WHAT THE HELL?? Well I'm now doing an all-nighter because I'm too paranoid to sleep. Thank [bleep] we're out of this place tomorrow morning. My credit card and $800 bracelet were sitting right on top of the microwave untouched!! the tv was still in place, the computers, gaming consoles, rock band gear sitting neatly where we left it. Why the hell would someone break in to our house and not take anything???? My hand bag, digital camera and spare phone are sitting right in front of the front door on the kitchen table!!! We don't have contents insurance yet, thank [bleep] for that but I still don't get it???? There's nothing missing from the medicine cabinet, so they're not drug stealers and I'm pretty confident I haven't pissed the wrong person off that they would come looking for me.

A healthy addiction doesn't interfere with your every day living :thumbup:

Yep always multi task but the one thing I can't do is have a conversation with someone while someone else is having a different conversation elsewhere. It confuses me and even with active listening skills I find myself pausing, forgetting what I was saying. I also can't write and talk, it frustrates me. Yet when it's all just activities, I can do many, many things at once.