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neuroimages: Brains made of fruit and toothpaste by Kyle Bean.

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:57:53 -0400

neuroimages:

Brains made of fruit and toothpaste by Kyle Bean.

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Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:13:44 -0400

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lalondes: “boys are just naturally better than girls at-“ “boys and girls are just hard-wired to...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:36:04 -0400

lalondes:

“boys are just naturally better than girls at-“

“boys and girls are just hard-wired to learn diff-“

“it’s not my opinion it’s science and-“

Thank you, so so much. <3

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:55:17 -0400

No problem! Like I said, please let me know how things go. Good luck!

When people claim depression isn't real:

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:41:00 -0400

Depression is an extremely real thing, right ? My step dad convinced my mom that they didn't need to take me to a doctor because I can control my "depression" & that I'm making it up. Any advice/ something that will help convince them /: ?

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:18:00 -0400

I don’t even know how to respond to this. I am so angry and upset by this question.

Firstly, let me just state that I am not a professional - I just want to make that clear.

You’re right, depression is an extremely real thing. I should know. Your step dad has no right to try and tell you how you feel. If you want to seek help for it, you have every right to. However, help doesn’t necessary mean medication.

I’m not from the same country as you (I’m guessing you’re not in the UK?) so I honestly have no idea how your healthcare system deals with depressed youths. Are you able to book a doctor’s appointment without your parents?

In terms of convincing him, tell your step-dad the actual facts about depression. Tell him there is evidence to show that depressed patients have lower levels of several different neurotransmitters than the general population. Tell him there’s evidence to suggest a genetic predisposition for depression. Tell him there’s evidence to show that hormones play a role in depression. Tell him there’s evidence showing structural differences in the brains of depressed patients.

Tell him that brain volume in those with untreated depression decreases with length of depression.

Tell him about the consequences of depression. The horror of self-harm. The effect depression has on peoples’ social and academic lives. Tell him suicide is the third leading cause of death in people aged 15-24 in the USA. Tell him the vast majority of those suicides were completely preventable if those people had received adequate help and support - rather than ignorance and dismissal.

Tell him, whether he likes it or not, you are your own person. You have your own thoughts and your own feelings and he cannot dictate how you control them. If you want to seek help he must not prevent you from doing so, he doesn’t own you.

Please get in touch again and let me know either how it goes or if you need any support or advice. As someone who knows about depression all too well I will be happy to try and help.

Dear followers, if you can supply some better advice, please do.

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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:01:07 -0400

Dear followers please please please sign this.

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Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:46:43 -0500

I have a kink for when a fictional male character is getting beat up, bound, and/or tortured while/after trying to protect or rescue a woman. Any idea why that could be? If it helps, I would find it very hard to watch IRL and find such violence unnecessary unless it is to, in fact, defend oneself or those they love.

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:44:00 -0500

As far as I’m aware, there isn’t a great deal of evidence to explain why kinks (fetishes/paraphilias) exist. But really, who cares why you have it? It is what it is, focus on the present and the future.

The DSM states that one should only seek help if it is causing problems for yourself or others - and it doesn’t sound like it is.

I realise this probably isn’t the response you were hoping for. Please bare in mind that I am not a professional! I’ve seen plenty of kink-positive or sex-positive blogs out there on Tumblr, perhaps if you search for those they can give you a better response. Good luck!

There's quite a few questions in my inbox right now

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:19:40 -0500

I just wanted to let people know that I am NOT ignoring them - I’ve just been neglecting this blog due to personal reasons. I hope to get back on track soon!

OCD is not a fucking quirk

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:53:11 -0500

caffeinatedfeminist:

It is not an adjective you use to describe how picky you are about keeping your room clean or your Crayons together.

It is not a cute quirk that you can brag about because you think it makes you edgy and special.

It is not a joke.

it is a fucking medical condition that impacts my life and the lives of countless others.

So if you use it in any of the other ways I want you to take a good, long look at yourself

And then fucking stop it.

I'm starting university next year and want to head into the psychology field, as it interests me greatly. Could you recommend any good career paths? (if you can't, thanks anyway :))

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:54:00 -0500

I’m so sorry for not answering this sooner! I don’t know what country you live in, so it’s difficult to give decent advice. If you live in the UK I would say take a look on the BPS website. It has great information about careers in psychology!

How does a guy react to a girl that blushes every time he looks at her?

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:52:00 -0500

Blushing generally makes a female appear more attractive as it is a sign of fertility. Before ovulation, increased oestrogen levels result in an increase in blood flow under the skins surface, giving a blushed look, therefore males find blushing an attractive trait.

It also happens, I’m sure you’re aware, when you’re embarrassed.

So he may think you’re cute or he may think you’re shy. I can’t really tell without reading his mind :)

Are these facts accurate? Just wondering

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:40:32 -0500

They are all based on research studies. I put a link to the sources as a caption to each of the facts so you can check for yourself :)

Do you have any psychology Tumblrs or other websites to recommend for those interested in psychology?

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:18:02 -0500

There are so many amazing psychology-related Tumblrs right now. It makes me feel rather inadequate and useless! Here are a few off the top of my head:

http://mindovermatterzine.tumblr.com/ - One of my absolute favourites.
http://onlinecounsellingcollege.tumblr.com/
http://thisisnotpsychology.tumblr.com/

I’m sure there’s more but I can’t think right now.

The University of Denver offers a Master's in Forensic Psych. It's a pretty good school. I'm doing my undergrad here. There aren't very many universities that offer Forensic Psych, from what I've seen. If you want to get a doctorate, you have to get it in Clinical with an emphasis in Forensic.

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:12:10 -0500

Thanks for the help!

Hi! Do you or any of your followers know which are the best schools where I could learn forensic psychology. I already know about Argosy, but it's kinda bothering me it's not really like a real university. What I mean is that you don't really get colloge feeling of it. Like that it's a big university. So are there any big universities which offer the same courses?

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:23:33 -0500

Hi, thanks for your question! I’m not from the same country as you so I have no idea what any of these universities are, sorry!

Hopefully one of my lovely followers can help you out :)

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Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:54:42 -0500

fuckyeahsexpositivity:

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gtfothinspo: Daily reminder that “don’t cut yourself ur beautiful x(:” posts are shitty and...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:01:46 -0500

gtfothinspo:

Daily reminder that “don’t cut yourself ur beautiful x(:” posts are shitty and problematic and you’re not helping anyone by taking those black and white pictures of you holding signs that say similar things over your face.

The spider eating thing has been around for a lot longer than "online" has! I heard that rumor as a little kid in the 80s and I'm pretty sure my older cousin told me, so it existed at least since the 70s. They also used to say Native Americans slept propped up on an elbow so nothing could crawl in their ears, nose or mouth, lol! I guess if you look at it logically, we're inhaling all sorts of stuff all day on the microscopic level. Maybe that's where the idea we're "eating spiders" came from.

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:56:40 -0500

Oh no this means I believed a false article I read online about people believing false information they read online. The irony! Ha

Thanks for the info though! It’s quite bizarre.