I've been invited to a party. I want to go, but I'm afraid. I'm a shy introvert and can't talk to people. What should I do? Apparently I should do things that scare me in order to cure myself of my introversion.
We all know that social anxiety or social phobia can be crippling sometimes – even though the social settings are perfectly normal. It is more to do with our own thinking, something that's inside out and not vice versa. Though, we live in a world which includes all kind of people – average, intelligent, idiots, fortunate, miserable, poor, rich, sick, healthy, handsome and ugly; the list is endless. But, people suffering from social anxiety always think that they are inferior to others and that something is wrong with them and this thought becomes rigid and intense with time. So, regardless of whether the gatherings are large or small, the people suffering from this disorder will try to keep a distance from social occasions. Sometimes, the fear grows so big that the patient tries to withdraw from situations where social encounters are unavoidable. However, the good news is – it can be treated. Read the following article to know how cognitive behavioral treatment can help you get away with this disorder completely. Social Anxiety Therapy
Parents, would you let your 14 yr old have sex w/ someone who is 18 (17 the first time they had sex)?
I live in the U.S. Wisconsin and the legal age of consent here is 18. I have a friend whose older sister is 14 (will be 15 in August i believe). She's dating an 18 yr old (just turned 18 recently). Anyway, apparently the first time they had sex was the 10th of March and my friend it lasted about 10 seconds (not that that's important...) any way, she said he was 17 at the time. i think my friend's sister went to the gyno to get on birth control. Its a good thing she's on BC. I honestly don't think she should be having sex at 14. Nor should she be dating someone 3-4 yrs older than her. At least I wouldn't let her if she were my child. i almost think that he just wants to get in her pants... but i've never talked/met him face to face. We talked on the phone once when I was talking w/ my friend. He seems like a nice and funny guy but... you never know... Parents would you let your 14 yr old have sex w/ someone 3-4 yrs. older than them.
Is software development really a dead-end job after age 35-40?
A software developer I know recently got a call from a recruiter at Google, asking what it would take for him to come to work for them.This developer had actually already worked for Google, but he left about five years ago to pursue other projects, and he didn’t want to live in one of the cities that have a Google office. Even though he didn’t have a degree in computer science and never took a college course in OOP, he must have impressed them enough to keep him on the recruitment list these years later. The recruiter suggested maybe he could be interested in interviewing with the Project Loon team in Singapore.He gave a little chuckle to the recruiter over the phone, and his first question was: You know how old I am, right? The recruiter confirmed that yes, his date of birth was on file, and that Google didn’t factor age into its recruitment policies. The developer agreed to think about the prospect and they agreed to touch base again in a week.That 66-year-old developer is my father. He is collecting social security while being courted by Google. He had a fulfilling career running his own company, consulting, and being an employee. He made contributions during the early stages of numerous technologies such as TCP networking, USB protocols, 802.11b implementation, and military GPS. Then he was hired by Google in 2008, when he was 58.While at Google, he wrote software in Java, a language that wasn’t even invented until he was 45. And he was an individual contributor, without having any other engineer report to him.One of the great things about software development is it’s all about your passion to learn and ability to perform, which is demonstrated by my dad’s career and the careers of thousands others. If you don’t have those required ingredients, then sure, software development is a dead-end job at any age. But if you have the passion and skill, then it is not a dead-end job after 40, 50, or even 60.
Name of wrestling movie???
I am looking for the name of a wrestling movie about a kid who has to lose a lot of weight in 3 weeks. The movie is at least a few years old. Thanks for your help!!!
Anyone here from dunfermline in Scotland?
Hey peeps! My friend has just moved to Inverkeithing and instead of going to Edinburgh for a night out we thought about Dunfermline.. ive never been there.. any good pubs? Clubs even? Is it as rough as we have been told hehe eeeek! :O) thanks guys ! x x x