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Why do I care so much about what and how people think about me. I keep living my life by everyone elses rules and not being me. I cant cope with finding out I have let someone down in some way or upset someone.

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I think you care so much because of your low self esteem. You don't value yourself and so look to others to approve of your behaviour or validate it. And if you live your life by other peoples rules you will constantly fail - which will further deepen your self of worthlessness.

Try and live by your own rules - they are as valid as anyone else's - be true to yourself it's the only way you can be content.

Try to care more about what you think about yourself - do YOU think you treated people well in a situation, are YOU proud of how you handled a problem, rather then others.

I know this because a few years ago I could have been the one asking this question. It's not easy to change, but it is worth it. What I did was set myself rules for how I would like to be treated and applied them to how I treat others. It does end up with me being 'nice' to people who are not 'nice' back but I'm cool with that because inside I know I've lived by my rules and I'm comfortable with myself.

Good Luck.

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What is the healthiest British isle?

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Well it isn't Scotland for sure. Can't think it's Wales or Ireland - similar Celtic drinking thing going. Must be England.

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Why cant I keep a secret and end up telling people?

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I think it's very difficult to keep a secret unless you put yourself in the position of the person who has told you the secret. How would you feel if someone betrayed your trust? After all they have trusted you to tell their secret to haven't they.

If you don't respect other people and realise that their feelings are just as important as yours then it's difficult to appreciate what you are doing.

Sometimes, if you are an open person yourself, it's difficult to know why someone would want something kept secret - but it is still their right to have that secret kept.

I had a friend once who told another person a secret of mine - she told it to another girl who had a similar experience to mine - we'd both been abused as children. She thought I wouldn't mind as she was telling someone who'd know what I'd been through, but I was devastated. It was not her secret to tell - she couldn't understand why I thought it should be a secret.

Try and think about what you are doing and how it would affect the other person.

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Can phentermine and antihistamine be taken together?

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Question found in Health & Fitness In General
Yes. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phentermine

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Why is marmalade not called orange jam?

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Question found in Food And Drink In General
I was told growing up that marmalade is called so because it comes from the french phrase "Marie et malade" ie Mary is ill. The Mary being Mary, Queen of Scots and the illness being helped by the vitamin C in the oranges of the marmalade.

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Does anyone know where Irisher singer Daniel O'Donnell lives with his wife?

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His hometown of Kincasslagh in Donegal. Fans were making pilgrimages to his house, so O'Donnell explained from the stage that he wasn't able to come out and meet them, because "it's hard to talk all day and sing at night". But, if they wanted to come round the following Wednesday, he would make sure he was there, and they might even get a cup of tea. This became an annual event, but this had to be stopped a few years ago because so many thousands of fans turned up.

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I'm trying to get pregnant and have not ovulated this month. Is this normal?

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Question found in Women's Health
Depends what you are using to monitor ovulation.
Temps? Saliva microscope? OPK? etc

It's not unusual to have an anovulatory cycle, but - depending on your age - you might want to get some tests done.

Try not to stress - that doesn't help - easier said than done though huh?

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I'm trying to get pregnant and have not ovulated this month. Is this normal??

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Question found in Women's Health
How do you know you haven't ovulated? Are you being monitored? Are you using a predictor kit or ferning microscope or charting your BBT? Don't think you can be sure you haven't ovulated unless you are being monitored and having bloods taken. However, it's not unusual for a woman not to ovulate but it is frustrating if you are trying to get pregnant. Clomid or similar is often prescribed for promoting ovulation. If you are not already seeing your doctor about conceiving, maybe you should if you do not achieve pregnancy in a few cycles. Especially if you are in your thirties or more.

Good Luck!

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I have recently been advised to have a balloon method for my periods but read that it is advised not to have it if I have had a cesarean.

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The decision would be up to you based on how bad your periods are. The treatment you are being advised on - the ablation - is a fairly extreme way to try and stabilise bleeding and pain. I've not read that it's not for women who've had a c-section but that it shouldn't be tried by women who have not yet finished have their families. It seems to me to be a very extreme last step as an alternative to hysterectomy and not 100% successful.

Have you tried herbs to regulate your period and pain? I suppose you'll have tried everything before you get this far.

I really hope you get a workable solution for your pain - it's so difficult. And it's so frustrating when dealing with usually male doctors who think you are really making it up.

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I had a lot of work done at a dentist about two years ago, because I was so frightened of going(hence the build up of things needed to get done) I opted to be sedated. I should of had a root canal done and then a crown put in, but instead of the crown he just filled the tooth, which left me with about 85-90% filling in this one tooth..I didn't think this was right but he assured me I didn't need the crown after all. Since then the inside half of the shell of a tooth has fallen out which has left me with a lot of exposed filling, which is slightly loose and a tiny fragment of tooth on the outside edge of my jaw. I am now gearing myself up to visit another dentist...do I prepare myself for a crown or would it all have to be taken out and Id have to get a false one of some kind? if so what would that entail?

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I had a very similar experience - and very similar dislike of the dentist. My options were given to me as follows......

1) cauterize the gum back to expose enough tooth the be able to put pins in that would hold the crown and get a crown fitted.
2) remove the tooth and forget about it
3) remove the tooth and 'bridge' between the two adjacent teeth. It was explained to be like a crown but not attached to the root but rather through the other teeth.

Obviously it depends whereabouts in you mouth the tooth is as to whether or not there are teeth either side.

I went for the first option. It took a total of 4 visits - the first appointment being the most unpleasant, carried out over a month. Not cheap either.

Good Luck - if I can face it, anyone can. Just be sure to say you want sedation for everything. My dentist has the attitude of "We'll try it without and see how we get on". As I think the 'we' in that is rather weighted my way, I now insist on a jab for all!


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Thanks for that, at least i can slightly prepare myself. Sedation wont be an option this time tho, i reacted badly to it, just my luck.
Good old fashioned guts is what i need.


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