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I just want to vent. About abandonment. And emotional distance.

I have long had some sort of emotional blunting issue, possibly a result of dysthymia, which a shrink finally suggested I might have. Anyway, it's gotten somewhat better, but is still somewhat of an issue. The same is true for my anger issue and abandonment fear. Yet, emotional blunting, anger, and abandonment fears have damaged some of my past relationships. So have the issues of ...

I apologize if this in the wrong section. I would post elsewhere but I'm not sure exactly where this post would belong.

I don't even know if this a proper representation of my problem, I've never even actually told anyone. But I thought that maybe this was a place to get some of it out. I say 'some' because there are a lot of feelings that I can't put into words.

Well, to start, I ...

Hello,

I am 21 f, and also feeling miserable of how I look(i wish I'd die), been told sence I can remember about how ugly I am and so on (simple, tipical storry, no friends at all,lots of ugly....)
But right now I am courious how U feel about others people's uglyness?
http://www.ugly.org/um/specials.html (and this people still look aesthetic to some I have seen) ...

such a relief because that is what I am suffering from and have been most of my life.

I am so depressed because I am unable to have intimacy, unable to express my real feelings an function authentically, it feels empty, and my life ... i am getting older but am so immature, like i am not a person, not a self, I feel that people don't like me despite being told the difference, and ...

If you never thought Program Evaluation was very important, watching this video will change your mind, easily. This was a Frontline special of Facilitated Communication for Autistic persons.

Video Link --> Frontline: Prisoners of Silence

I was wondering, is there an official psychforums IRC channel? For those that don't know what IRC is, it stands for "Internet Relay Chat" and is one of the oldest chat programs around. It's a very basic program/service, but is still very popular.

I feel an IRC channel would really help out people if they want some very quick respones as the chat could be in real time. This might help some people who just ...

ok here we go i think i have ocd i came to this conclusion not to long ago. ok first of all i know i have trichotillomania Ive pulled my hair out since i can remember and ive also had anxiety and panic attacks since i was 12. now ive always obsessed about things like first thing that comes to head is thinking that there is something wrong with me( physically and emotionally) like thinking ...

I always thought it was me...I wasn't good enough, couldn't quite get it right all the time. I'd done something but didn't know what I'd done.
He ran my friends down...so I ended up with no friends and I didn't even see it happening. Family pushed out until you're cut off.
You know, when you run around like the proverbial fly, trying to hold down several jobs and keep everyone happy whilst the world spins ...

This is my first post, so I'm sorry that I'm starting with such a huge issue. It's not very polite of me, I know. But I thought I could get some helpful insight into an issue that is facing my fiancee and myself.

My fiancee and I are getting married soon; we have been together for almost six years. About three years ago, she revealed to me that she has had continuous sexual fantasies about ...

This is my first post, so I'm sorry that I'm starting with such a huge issue. It's not very polite of me, I know. But I thought I could get some helpful insight into an issue that is facing my fiancee and myself.

My fiancee and I are getting married soon; we have been together for almost six years. About three years ago, she revealed to me that she has had continuous sexual fantasies about ...