This white girl needs help asap.

good call

http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/

This has nothing to do with her being white and everything to do with her being an airhead idiot.

If you've ever been suicidal due to clinical depression you'd know that mental illness is real. Mental illnesses are often a chemical imbalance in the brain, often caused by an emotional, physical or other trauma. Pharmaceuticals can help address the chemical imbalance, but talk therapy with a trained psychologist can help address the emotional traumas that caused or are caused by the chemical imbalance.

I don't understand how acupuncture works, but I have seen enough people helped by it to know that it works. I am not a scientist, doctor,therapist or acupuncturist, so I have to rely on what experts in these fields say. There is a large body of reputable professionals, whose judgment I trust, that give credence to western medicine, pshychology and acupuncture, as well as a range of other complementary therapies.

I have much more scepticism about fields such as iridology and phrenology, but am prepared to keep an open mind in case some peer reviewed research shows they can actually fulfill their practitioners' claims.

AW, you seem to be using the same arguments as Tom Cruise, who parrots what the Church of Scientology tells him. I'd rather listen to reputable medical professionals.

AW,

With all the troubles around us, why do you fixate on something like this? It makes you look as if you have "issues" as well. Perhaps complaining about the gas crisis/shoprtage/whatever might be more productive in terms of personal mental well-being.

AW-

She sounds as if she is slowly growing up.

I suspect you just want to ask her out.

As a result of merely having a problem saying "No", this woman is many guys' dream date.

I wonder how many offers she has gotten since the article was published.

Do you think her inability to say no extends to work?

I.E. Is she always the person who the boss picks for undesirable tasks, because the boss knows she will never say no?

1. This is NYC - who talks to your neighbors?

I take exception to this. While only from Upper Manhattan and not the current Crown Heights area I talk to a LOT of my neighbors. The relationships such as they are, have grown over time though. I would never just come on over to someone who yelled out at me from his doorway.

I think you'll find that in NY, especially Brooklyn the best neighbors are those that talk to each other. If you don't, don't expect anyone to ever stand up for you and good luck every building a sense of community. That has nothing to do with not getting suckered into posting bail. There is also a big difference between talking to neighbors and inviting them to perform at your sister's house party. Or anything else she does.