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sleeping problems!im only 17?
i used to sleep like a baby. like i would fall asleep in 5 mins and nothing could wake me up (like fire alarms or whatever). now its the opposite. it takes me like 5 hours to fall asleep and i wake up all the time in the middle of the night. and by the time im in deep sleep its time to wake up. so during the day im like dead....i have bags under my eyes and im a little cranky. im only 17...im a bit too young to have these problems.but my dad has sleeping problems too (maybe its genetic?) nothing is bothering me (so its not like i cant sleep cuz im worried or something) and my bed is extremely comfortable and everything. should i go to my doctor?my parents (well, my mom) doesnt let me take sleeping medicine.the only thing she gives me is this retarded tea that doesnt work.

Sometimes my heart beats really fast and my hands feel like they're vibrating?
Sometimes I have a really fast heartbeat for no reason, and my hands feel like they're vibrating. The most random thing could set it off, like being nervous or hearing a noise behind me, or even thinking about this problem itself. (it's happening right now because I'm writing this question.). It goes up to like 120 beats per minute, and I feel a pulse in strange places. My hands are usually cold but they get kinda hot when this happens, and it's almost like I could shoot bolts of energy out of my fingertips. It's a freaky sensation, and sometimes it happens more than once a day, (lasting anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour each time). Sometimes it goes away by itself, or if I listen to music with a really slow beat. I'm only 15, but I'm worried that this will eventually give me a heart attack or make me die younger or something. I tried telling my parents about it, but they say I'm just being paranoid. According to the internet, I probably have anxiety, but I'm not sure what I could do about this on my own. Is this physically dangerous, and should I keep bothering my parents or try to ignore it? Any ideas about how i could control it myself?

Question about alcohol?!?!?!?
hey, im 13 and im going to my friends beach house tommorow and staying for the weekend. she just told me last night that she drinks A LOT! and i was kinda shocked but not really just because i was kinda expecting it. so she said that at her beach house there is a lot of drinks and she said on saterday her parents r going out so we can have some guys over and just drink. i want to drink but at the same time im scared of the consiquences. im afriad if i take one sip then its going to turn into two and so on. i have confidence in myself that if she does start drinking i will just take some sips but not get drunk. ive never drinken b4 but i kinda want to try it. and i also feel like i should stay sober because i dont want her doing anything stupid. so is it normal to drink a little at 13? and what do you think i should do? THANKS! 3333

My husband doesn't care that I'm pregnant?
I'm currently 7 months pregnant with a little baby boy that I can't wait to meet. Unfortunately, my husband of six years doesn't seem to share my enthusiasm. He barely even seems to notice that I'm pregnant at all... When I first found out the good news, I couldn't wait to tell him! I sat around all day trying to envision the moment and his reaction. I pictured laughing, crying, rejoicing, etc. However, when he got home from work and I informed him that he was going to be a father, his only reaction was an unimpressed “Oh… you know we can’t afford to have you quit your job right?” Needless to say, I was crushed. Unfortunately, he has remained equally indifferent throughout the rest of my pregnancy. When I try to discuss baby names, he just responds “I don’t care, as long as it doesn’t sound stupid.” He still hasn’t even felt the baby kick. He refuses to go shopping for baby clothes, cribs, toys... anything! We were scheduled to go to a parenting class together and he wouldn’t even get out of bed. It’s putting a major strain on our relationship and don’t think I can be with him if he’s going to be like this after the baby is born. Doesn’t he love our baby? Does he even plan on showing up at the hospital when the baby is born? I’ve tried confronting him with the issue but he continues to avoid dealing with it. How should I handle the situation?

Rate the writing? Flaws and all that?
Hn, this in an old story of mine I dug up, so I thought maybe I can get a few pointers on it. Be as harsh as you care to be. I have an urge to ask many of these on pieces of mine now. DX ----- It all started on a dark and stormy night. The wind tore at the forest, uprooting them with claws of anger. Leaves pounded by the wind whipped around, along with other bits of forest debris. The sky was ripped apart by storm clouds, pouring bullet-hard rain on the ruined area. The cries of dying animals formed a broken chorus of blood. Nah, just kidding. This isn't what happened at all. But I fooled you, didn't I? The REAL story actually began on a bright morning, with the birds chirping their songs, and the sun shedding rays of light on the scene. Perfectly innocent, no? But, you know, the most horrible things always start on the happiest of days, lurking in the cheerful Sun's shadow... Ah yes, introductions. I forgot. My name is Diala Glypin, and I'm what you would call an average person. Excluding the fact that my parents abandoned me at a young age- I don't have the faintest memories of them. But it just makes the truth easier to take. Besides that, there's nothing special about me. The one thing I live for is laughter- a speck of light in the darkness. Laughter causes all those twisted things to flee for a short while that is filled with bliss. This particular day, I was perched on a tree, cloud-watching. Not very interesting for many people, but I happen to love it. The clouds were all fluffy and soft-looking today, I noted. I grinned, my dark, oval eyes lighting up. These days always were joyful. The bell rang the tone for first period, and the school transformed into a sea of students rushing to their classes. Scampering from the tree, I blended in with the herd. Sighing, I plopped down into my seat. Our Science teacher, Mrs. Ched, had yet to arrive. But when she did, it was obvious something was wrong. Her normally calm face was set in stone, her eyes tinted with red. Had she been... crying? Soon after her, a policewomen glided into the classroom. All of our attention was riveted on her, and, more importantly, her hands. She was clutching the standard handcuffs police used on criminals. Why ever would she need that? A special lesson? I began to notice that while the rest of the people were still staring in shock at the women, our teacher's eyes seemed to linger on me. Finally, after a pause, she spoke, her voice smooth, not at all matching her jagged words. Diala Glypin, you are arrested. For the murder of Angeline Ched's husband. --- Hnn, not really my usual writing style. But oh well.

My ex-husband promised me he would be there for my pregnancy but there is a new girl in the picture?
Im 25 he is 26 and she is 21. we were together 9 years married 6. as much as my heart ached we got divorced. We were living in different states when i found out i was having his baby since he at the time was in the military. he was supposedly excited about the baby and he promised that once he moved back ( he was finishing his military term) he would be there for me for the remainder of the pregnancy and be part of the experience. After much hesitation from my part, he convinced me that we should try to work out a friendship for the sake of the baby. he told me how he missed me, could not wait to see me, that he enjoyed talking to me because no one had so much with him in common than i did and he even even said that he was not talking to anyone and interested in anyone and although right now he was not trying to pursue a reconciliation with me that maybe one day that we never knew that we might be together again. i always pulled away for fear of a heartbreak and told him he had to be patient with me. The day after he arrives to the state I live in he tells me that he out of respect for me he wanted to let me know that he just got into a relationship with someone and that it was something that was not just a passing thing. I was devastated. The doctors appointments, the lunch meetings we had planned, the lamaze classes we arranged he said he would not go becuase he did not want me to go through anymore emotional pain which to me is an excuse. i found out through his siter that while he was talking to me he was already talking' to the other girl. she is her sister ex-best friend and her sister is fearful that there is a hidden agenda from her and that she does not understand why he is crazy about her that he has not been there for me and he is not speaking to her since she does not approve of their relationship. after him being with the girl for a month and not contacting me for that time, he emails me asking about how i was doing and my doctors appointments and that he still wants us to work on a freindship. i cant be friends with someone who cant put his child first so i did not respond. after a month with her, he claims that he is inlove with her and she is wonderful, moved in with her after a week getting with her all the while she still lives with her parents. i want to move on for the sake of my child and focus on the healthy development of my child, but as a woman i am hurt and am trying to understand why would he do this to me after everything him and i been through. his family does not approve of the situation and they say I was very good to him and dont know what happend. im 8 months pregnant now and i havent even gotten a pack of diapers from him. i cannot beleive how a man who used to treat me like a queen now has neglected me during this time. what is happening to him? do men tend to do this a lot to women? will he ever wake up and face the situation?

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