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how old do you have to get amnesia?

can you be a teen or even a child to get it?

20 years old, male...Just bored and sayin' whats up for now...

I just read an article on how our fears grip us. I thought I’d share it with you. It’s a good read, very insightful. You can read it at http://www.oneworldacademy.com/gallery/ ... f-fear.php

Here's the deal.

My mother has been an alcoholic my entire life (I'm 21). My biological father was also an alcoholic and she claims that he is the reason she is one. I know he abused her and vice versa, (it was a very unhealthy marriage). My father ended up leaving us when I was 6 years old and left us with nothing.(He died in 2001 due to a drunk driving accident. He was the ...

I suffer from this,
probably the worst case you can get,
let me describe to you how this wall of fear is within myself.

Its so bad, that I dont even make EYE contact with attractive girls, and I only look at them when they are looking away - much less talk with them.

I am 22, have a growing successful business, great self educated, lots of business contacts, connections, etc. Independant, TONS of confidence ...

I was wondering if my cannibalistic fantasies are a product of long term starvation and malnutrition I experienced as a child? Anyone ever heard of such a thing? My father was a cruel drunk who never came home, squandered his check on drugs and alcohol, and only paid attention to me when he beat me (often for no reason). Even to this day, we never really have enough to eat, if not for food stamps ...

I will be giving many details and much depth about this situation in which an act of abuse occurred, so it can be best understood. Sorry for the walls and walls of text.

I am a 20 year old male who is in his third year of college. Last year I was with a group (there was about 6 or 7 people there) of my very best friends, drinking, playing beer pong, having fun and ...

Im not sure which board I should be posting in, so ill just go here. I got alot of problems and I'v spent a long time thinking about them, and I don't think I can help myself get to where I need to be. I was diagnosed as being at risk for schizophrenic at age 15, after my first botched suicide attempt. My second was at 17, OD on pills, no one really knows about ...

*moldyshoe asked me to edit his posts*

jasmin

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