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Nature's wide array of chemistry has some good herbal based chemicals that have an adaptive effect via in conjunction with the NMDA receptor instead of directly inhibiting dopamine and 5ht receptors with non nature based toxins.
Some natural solutions might have a non addictive calming anti-psychotic effect and actually be positive with regards to their impact on neuro degenerative disorders so there would be no brain shrinking and we're probably talking one or two obscure ...

My wife is becoming more and more distant. Both physically and emotionally. She doesn't seek intimacy and refuses when I seek it. This per se may not mean too much as this may say something about my sub-standard sexual ability. What is more worrying is her emotional withdrawal. She avoids close, intimate conversations, often shuts off. Thinking that she might feel underappreciated, I am trying to show her as much affection as possible: close touch, ...

This all started when my mother was caught cheating on my stepdad with at least two minors both of which where my sister's friends. She has since then been diagnosed with bipolar disorder so she's working through both that and the law currently. As a result of all this my stepdad and sister are both going to have to move, but my stepdad wants to move out of state. I personally don't want to I ...

I've been stuck in a crippling loop of guilt like most people here. I often read the posts, even the ones with 0 replies, but can't always find something helpful to say. But what is noteworthy is that there are so many people who didn't know what they were doing when they were younger. Indeed the brain doesn't even finish developing until age 25 on average.

I think this is a societal issue frankly. Humans ...

Please help. I snooped a look at my wifes phone and found messages from her possible ex bf.

We are both in our 40s and have been together for nearly 10 years. She was acting strange the other day. We were sitting right next to each other in public and she received a message. She hid her phone with her hand from me so I could not see. She looked for 2 seconds at the ...

Hello All,

New member here. I am looking for a little help and advice. I get frustrated to the point of losing my cool a lot at inanimate objects mainly. If something is on the floor and I lift a leg to hop over it, you can guarantee i'll probably still trip over it. It's completely my issue and I know that but it feels like the object is at fault sometimes. I could open ...

After nearly a decade posting here and over half a decade moderating, I've decided it's time for me to leave the forum. I still struggle with remorse, but it's a more manageable part of my life now. I'm very thankful to PsychForums for the people I've met here over the years and hopefully I've helped some of you in some small ways. Snaga has always been really lovely and supportive, as was CrackedGirl before him. ...

Hi all,

I’m not sure I’m writing to the correct forum, so apologies if so. I have made an online friend through a mutual interest in a sexual fetish. But after a year of swapping smutty stories, my friend has revealed herself to be very conservative and religious, and now I’m worried for her emotional well-being. I’m writing for any insight someone might have into her character.

Here’s the full story, apologies in advance for ...

I am a 20 year of woman’s and something that I did to my brother when I was 10 has really been bothering me recently. I remembered this incident from when I was 10 and he was 8 in which for some reason we both didn’t have pants on and I sat on top of him and touched my vagina to his penis for a few seconds but pretty much immediately stopped and got off ...

I'm a 33 year old guy living in the US. I'm a tall thin white guy. I met a woman who has two kids that lives in the Philippines on Facebook and we've been dating for over a year. Her and I just got done fighting a huge battle to finally get her a Visa to come to the US. She's been here for 6 months now and any time I even try to bring ...