Mental Health Discuss any kind of psychological problems you or others may be experiencing. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:37:12 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:37:12 +0000 Hip Forums https://www.hipforums.com/forum/forum/351-mental-health/ Embarrassment Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:08:47 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/embarrassment.526514/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/embarrassment.526514/ invalid@example.com (nr3c) nr3c 15 Complicated Issues With Mental Health. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:27:42 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/complicated-issues-with-mental-health.526735/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/complicated-issues-with-mental-health.526735/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
Complicated Issues With Mental Health.]]> 5 Letterman's Stalker. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:40:36 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/lettermans-stalker.526763/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/lettermans-stalker.526763/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68 "You got to love yourself first" oh please shut up ! Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:54:30 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/you-got-to-love-yourself-first-oh-please-shut-up.526652/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/you-got-to-love-yourself-first-oh-please-shut-up.526652/ invalid@example.com (TheGreatShoeScam) TheGreatShoeScam “you have to love yourself first” is one of the laziest, most dishonest clichés in mental-health discourse.

It’s not advice. It’s a derailment tactic.

Every time someone points out the obvious—that humans have a basic need for love, intimacy, sex, and connection—the conversation instantly gets hijacked into “self-care,” “inner work,” and “being okay alone.” Not to clarify anything, but to avoid admitting the uncomfortable truth: lack of love is real...

"You got to love yourself first" oh please shut up !]]> 8 Just to be honest... Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:00:04 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/just-to-be-honest.525561/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/just-to-be-honest.525561/ invalid@example.com (Shaun Griffin) Shaun Griffin 2 Emotional Eligibility Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:36:03 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/emotional-eligibility.525528/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/emotional-eligibility.525528/ invalid@example.com (soulcompromise) soulcompromise
I think sometimes our interactions are so far below standard that it prevents someone from understanding life.

Transactional here just means at interactive points in life - the cashier, the call center, intersections, and all the places where we encounter each other.

Is it that I 'don't like people'?

Not quite. I do like people, but sometimes I'm concerned.

Are the interactions weighing me down? How so?

If there is something...

Emotional Eligibility]]> 3 I'm Confused By "Maturity" In Psychology And Psychiatry. Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:25:26 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/im-confused-by-maturity-in-psychology-and-psychiatry.525577/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/im-confused-by-maturity-in-psychology-and-psychiatry.525577/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
I am also confused about my diagnosis and problems. My psychiatrist finally told me last year, I believe, that I do not have schizophrenia. Probably a personality disorder like schizotypal personality disorder or...

I'm Confused By "Maturity" In Psychology And Psychiatry.]]> 1 survivors of suicide Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:15:19 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/survivors-of-suicide.186754/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/survivors-of-suicide.186754/ invalid@example.com (Samhain) Samhain
this is a hugely emotive subject, so I will edit any posts that I feel are being disrespectful and/or not taking it seriously.

your experinces with this may help others that are at the...

survivors of suicide]]> 171 Police Wrongly Taking The Cars Away From The Handicapped. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:11:25 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/police-wrongly-taking-the-cars-away-from-the-handicapped.525401/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/police-wrongly-taking-the-cars-away-from-the-handicapped.525401/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
Police Wrongly Taking The Cars Away From The Handicapped.]]> Is There A Name For This Unique Psychological Symptom I Have? Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:06:52 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/is-there-a-name-for-this-unique-psychological-symptom-i-have.524821/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/is-there-a-name-for-this-unique-psychological-symptom-i-have.524821/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
But one thing I've noticed since I was a child is that when I...

Is There A Name For This Unique Psychological Symptom I Have?]]> 3 Are Guns Just A Phallic Symbol? Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:56:11 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/are-guns-just-a-phallic-symbol.517945/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/are-guns-just-a-phallic-symbol.517945/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
Because if they are that means every time someone shoots somebody, they're just trying to make love to them. That seems unlikely.]]> 5 Great site to goto for support Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:57:35 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/great-site-to-goto-for-support.524329/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/great-site-to-goto-for-support.524329/ invalid@example.com (Native Vee) Native Vee www.samaritans.org

I emailed them and told them whats bothering me and they said this so far

Great site to goto for support]]> 5 Wanting to get off Ativan Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:38:08 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/wanting-to-get-off-ativan.524690/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/wanting-to-get-off-ativan.524690/ invalid@example.com (Jennifer19) Jennifer19
Wanting to get off Ativan]]> 1 Patterns In Random Events. Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:04:21 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/patterns-in-random-events.524496/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/patterns-in-random-events.524496/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68 Songs Can Help You Deal With Loss. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:28:42 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/songs-can-help-you-deal-with-loss.517336/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/songs-can-help-you-deal-with-loss.517336/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
The first song I associate with my mother is "Love Makes the World Go Round". When I was a little kid, she would rent it from the Detroit Public Library just so we could listen to that song. "I Will Remember You" seemed to come out right after my mother died. I definitely associate it with her.

"It's...

Songs Can Help You Deal With Loss.]]> 6 Does Western society need a healthier dialouge/discourse regarding our relation with death/mortality Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:33:40 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/does-western-society-need-a-healthier-dialouge-discourse-regarding-our-relation-with-death-mortality.511978/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/does-western-society-need-a-healthier-dialouge-discourse-regarding-our-relation-with-death-mortality.511978/ invalid@example.com (Dude111) Dude111
Yes fearing death is a primitive/innate behaviour to some extent and I feel like it is weaponised quite a bit by society.


Makes sense as when someone threatens suicide they try and stop them!!

TRYING TO FORCE THEM TO STAY HERE!!]]> 3 Why Don't People Remember Mary Todd Lincoln? Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:29:28 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/why-dont-people-remember-mary-todd-lincoln.477086/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/why-dont-people-remember-mary-todd-lincoln.477086/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
I thought something interesting when I heard that story though. I think they should have named it Mary Todd Lincoln.

Mary Todd Lincoln was much more crazy than Abe (forgive me if that word seems indelicate). She had full-blown hallucinations and...

Why Don't People Remember Mary Todd Lincoln?]]> 7 Hmm, Something to Think About Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:18:17 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/hmm-something-to-think-about.524243/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/hmm-something-to-think-about.524243/ invalid@example.com (Moon Goddess) Moon Goddess
]]> 6 Anxiety issues I went through in 2007 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:03:19 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/anxiety-issues-i-went-through-in-2007.524214/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/anxiety-issues-i-went-through-in-2007.524214/ invalid@example.com (DanielleJ) DanielleJ
Anxiety issues I went through in 2007]]> 3 My Mental History. Mon, 26 May 2025 14:29:06 +0000 https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/my-mental-history.520760/ https://www.hipforums.com/forum/threads/my-mental-history.520760/ invalid@example.com (Jimbee68) Jimbee68
But... starting January 13, 1988 I started seeing weird stuff on TV. I probably was just misinterpreting most of it, I know that. And some of the stuff was mundane. I know the previous week on NBC's "St. Elsewhere" they said in the promo for the show that aired on or around Jan. 13, "St. Elsewhere explodes". I thought nothing of it. But...

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