Mrs.Ugly said: I think there should be a law that like if you wanted and haven't been found for 7 years but have completely changed into a much better person with proof of it, then you should be off the hook with just probation. It'll be helping out a lot of people. Like all those people who commited their crimes at a young young age, they could make a 180* turn in just a few years. I dont think they deserve to spend most of their lives in prison for something they did as a kid.

bcoolio said:     Early in rehab, the alcoholic/addict may be plagued by a variety of uncomfortable and challenging feelings that can overwhelm their ability to cope.  Post-addiction for me was marked by significant swings in experienced emotions.  Early in my recovery, as my mind was reawakening, I was sober, but I found myself experiencing extreme anxiety with a sense of tremendous fear.  Sometimes I thought about the things in my past, sometimes of my consequences, and my uncertain future.
    My best friend, whose gone through her recovery with me, had a re-emergence of painful memories of trauma in her childhood which spilt out in the form of deep and pertaining sadness, hostile and aggressive feelings of anger and shame. 
    We were both extremely prone to relapse, but in recovery, not all emotions of sobriety are negative.  The first days of sobriety were like pink clouds with feelings of euphoria because we were so happy about our sobriety.  Even after years of chemical numbing, the alcoholic/addict can develop the capacity to feel. 

cowboy44 said: Church and the higher power can offer so much help and support for so many people, I just feel really bad for the non-believers. They have it much harder, they dont have the faith that all the believers have and wont get as much help. God loves everyone even the ones that dont love him and he will help them also but not as fast as the others. The non-believers are also missing out on meeting the people who can be the greatest impact on their lives.

BELLA said: I guess now it's cool to play video games based on reality shows.. I don't get it hahhaha!  Who wants to play The Hills video game or American Idol lol?

cm said: My parents could totally give away their tv, NOT! They're the type of people that will watch tv all night and then fall asleep with it blasting... it's annoying! But I could definately cut out the part about eating in front of the tv because then you get lazy and you just say plopped there on the couch for hours.

carrie said: I think if we could provide jobs in afghanistan it would help alot. Like if big corporate companies like AT&T expanded and was used in Afghanistan, there would be hundreds more job positions available for them and we'd also be making money. Maybe also factories over there, or we could pay for more fast food restaurants. All those things are things we have here in America and countries like that dont. If we provide them with just a few things they could have better jobs and wont have to result to opium fields.

surfville said: I'm happy taht you have seen the truth about teenage drinking, and being drunk generally because I think the difference in teenage and adult drinking is mainly because most adults who aren't really addicted to alcohol know when to stop and say no whereas teenagers who are also not addicted to alcohol would have harder time saying no. But when both get drunk, teenager and adult alike, its basically the same: becoming a less inhibited person and getting more daredevil. Both should take drinking to moderation if none at all, old and young alike.

hellotracy said: Wasn't nicole richie addicted to this?

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fire89 said: That's so true, who ever said "Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me," obviously never had their feelings hurt by something someone said or was gossiped about!

I really think whoever said that just said it to comfort someone because I really dont believe it and I've never met anyone who does. A bruise heals but getting your feelings hurt dont go away.

rainbowbright said: I remember being prescribed Prozac when I was in seventh grade.  I'm not sure why but I thought I needed them because my mom was also on them and my parents were going through a divorce.  But I kept insisting that I was depressed and my therapist gave them to me.  It was the lowest dose necessary but still, I remember it being so easy to get them. 

justmel said: I've always heard that if you dream about someone dying, it means they're going to live longer.