mhholder2011

I really like that quote. But yes. I will watch out for the cliff. I'm going to stick stick to my values and ideas. When it gets past that, that will be the cliff.

Firstly, you make a good point with the mutual fund. Personally, I feel my stock is pretty safe. I've invested in agricultural equipment and hospital debt. When choosing, I figure everyone eats, and everyone gets sick. The companies pay me dividends also.

10%? I've always diverted 20% to a savings account. I do have a retirement fund, but I did it independent of a company. You can also buy estate jewelry at the cost of the metals/stones in some places. I invested a bit in that. Jewelry gains value in both age and precious metals. I have always felt I could do a better job than a company simply due to me caring more. I haven't done crypto though and would like to know more about it.

No. Those things have continued to hold true. The home, degree, and job are all admirable. I don't admire her relationships, and she knows that which is partly why our relationship has declined. She wouldn't talk to me really. Pinterest and Facebook were more interesting. When she did talk, she agreed with me, but it seemed like once I left her vicinity it would revert back.

I admired her at one time for getting her life together. Her other sister was an absolute mess. She left home, got a degree, bought a house, and keeps up with all her obligations. Her downfall is she subsidizes others' obligations - the previously mentioned financial trouble. At times, I often felt she was making more of herself than I, but after her latest boyfriend, things seem to have begun collapsing.

That's what I told my fiance. The last two times she contacted me were when she was in financial trouble and when she wanted my advice on a dog. Since my wedding is coming up, she has been sending suggestions to me, but they fail to take in my feelings that I want a cheap informal wedding, so I don't count them. It seems more like she is living vicariously.

Do you mean having the thought to discontinue my relationship with my friend? The reason I came to this conclusion is that it bothered me greatly when I would call to talk or have trouble in my life and she would not return my call. I tried to reconnect with her on a trip we took together, but it was a disaster. It seemed to be easier and less stressful if I ceased to care so much.

Thanks.

Scale Scale Description Raw Score K Score T Score % Answered True 226 39.9 False 340 60.0 ? 1 0.176 VRIN Variable Response Inconsistency 5 50 TRIN True Reponse Inconsistency 9 50 F Infrequency 6 55 100 Fb Backside F 2 51 100 Fp Infrequency Psychopathology 4 70 100 L Lie 6 61 100 K Correction 15 49 100 S Superlative Self-Presentation 24 49 98.0 Hs Hypochondriasis 5 13 51 100 D Depression 23 61 100 Hy Hysteria 15 39 100 Pd Psychopathic Deviate 17 23 50 100 Mf Masculinity-Femininity - Male 32 62 100 Mf Masculinity-Femininity - Female 34 undefined 100 Pa Paranoia 10 49 100 Pt Psychathenia 18 33 64 100 Sc Schizophrenia 16 31 58 100 Ma Hypomania 19 22 53 100 Si Social Introversion 33 58 100 D1 Subjective Depression 11 61 100 D2 Psychomotor Retardation 8 65 100 D3 Physical Malfunctioning 4 59 100 D4 Mental Dullness 4 58 100 D5 Brooding 4 62 100 Hy1 Denial of Social Anxiety 3 45 100 Hy2 Need for Affection 4 40 100 Hy3 Lassitude-malaise 4 57 100 Hy4 Somatic Complaints 2 48 100 Hy5 Inhibition of Aggression 1 33 100 Pd1 Familial Discord 2 51 100 Pd2 Authority Problems 1 35 100 Pd3 Social Imperturbability 2 40 100 Pd4 Social Alienation 6 62 100 Pd5 Self-alienation 7 67 100 Pa1 Persecutory Ideas 1 46 100 Pa2 Poignancy 3 55 100 Pa3 Naivete 4 46 100 Sc1 Social Alienation 6 64 100 Sc2 Emotional Alienation 2 59 100 Sc3 Lack of Ego Mastery, Cognitive 1 48 100 Sc4 Lack of Ego Mastery, Conative 4 60 100 Sc5 Lack of Ego Mastery, Defective Inhibition 2 54 100 Sc6 Bizarre Sensory Experiences 2 51 100 Ma1 Amorality 0 35 100 Ma2 Psychomotor Acceleration 6 53 100 Ma3 Imperturbability 1 35 100 Ma4 Ego Inflation 5 63 100 Si1 Shyness/Self-Consciousness 8 59 100 Si2 Social Avoidance 3 49 100 Si3 Self/Other Alienation 6 53 100 ANX Anxiety 4 47 100 FRS Fears 1 41 100 OBS Obsessivness 9 63 100 DEP Depression 9 59 100 HEA Health Concerns 11 64 100 BIZ Bizarre Mentation 0 39 100 ANG Anger 5 48 100 CYN Cynicism 11 51 100 ASP Antisocial Practices 4 42 100 TPA Type A 5 43 94.7 LSE Low Self-esteem 7 57 100 SOD Social Discomfort 11 55 100 FAM Family Problems 7 55 100 WRK Work Interference 11 57 100 TRT Negative Treatment Indicators 7 56 100 A Anxiety 16 58 100 R Repression 15 50 100 Es Ego Strength 31 36 100 MAC-R MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale-Revised 20 46 100 AAS Addiction Acknowledgement 0 36 100 APS Addiction Potential 22 46 97.4 MDS Marital Distress 3 51 100 Ho Hostility 22 54 100 O-H Overcontrolled Hostility 15 59 100 Do Dominance 15 45 100 Re Social Responsibility 23 57 100 Mt College Maladjustment 18 60 100 GM Masculine Gender Role 30 34 100 GF Feminine Gender Role 31 58 100 PK Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 13 58 100 PS Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 18 59 100 D-O Depression, Obvious 14 65 100 D-S Depression, Subtle 9 44 100 Hy-O Hysteria, Obvious 5 51 100 Hy-S Hysteria, Subtle 10 36 100 Pd-O Psychopathic Deviate, Obvious 7 52 100 Pd-S Psychopathic Deviate, Subtle 10 48 100 Pa-O Paranoia, Obvious 3 52 100 Pa-S Paranoia, Subtle 7 48 100 Ma-O Hypomania, Obvoius 8 54 100 Ma-S Hypomania, Subtle 11 54 100 dem Demoralization 8 58 100 som Somatic Complaints 5 58 100 lpe Low Positive Emotions 8 64 100 cyn Cynicism 6 48 100 asb Antisocial Behavior 2 41 100 per Ideas of Persecution 0 41 100 dne Dysfunctional Negative Emotions 8 56 100 abx Aberrant Experiences 0 39 100 hpm Hypomanic Activation 7 41 100 AGGR Aggressiveness 4 38 100 PSYC Psychoticism 4 52 100 DISC Disconstraint 4 30 100 NEGE Negative Emotionality / Neuroticism 9 49 100 INTR Introversion / Low Positive Emotionality 15 59 100 FRS1 Generalized Fearfulness 0 44 100 FRS2 Multiple Fears 0 37 100 DEP1 Lack of Drive 3 57 100 DEP2 Dysphoria 2 58 100 DEP3 Self-Depreciation 3 62 100 DEP4 Suicidal Ideation 0 45 100 HEA1 Gastrointestinal Symptoms 3 83 100 HEA2 Neurological Symtoms 1 47 100 HEA3 General Health Concerns 3 64 100 BIZ1 Psychotic Symptomatology 0 44 100 BIZ2 Schizotypal Characteristics 0 41 100 ANG1 Explosive Behavior 1 45 100 ANG2 Irritability 3 51 100 CYN1 Misanthropic Beliefs 8 55 100 CYN2 Interpersonal Suspiciousness 3 48 100 ASP1 Antisocial Attitudes 4 43 100 ASP2 Antisocial Behavior 0 38 100 TPA1 Impatience 2 45 83.3 TPA2 Competitive Drive 1 39 100 LSE1 Self-Doubt 1 44 100 LSE2 Submissiveness 3 62 100 SOD1 Introversion 8 59 100 SOD2 Shyness 2 47 100 FAM1 Family Discord 3 50 100 FAM2 Familial Alienation 3 67 100 TRT1 Low Motivation 3 60 100 TRT2 Inability to Disclose 2 52 100 Scale Scale Description Question Answer Question Text KB1 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Acute Anxiety Scale 5 True I am easily awakened by noise. KB1 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Acute Anxiety Scale 28 True I am bothered by an upset stomach several times a week. KB1 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Acute Anxiety Scale 59 True I am troubled by discomfort in the pit of my stomach every few days or so. KB1 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Acute Anxiety Scale 218 True I have periods of such great restlessness that I cannot sit long in a chair. KB1 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Acute Anxiety Scale 469 True I sometimes feel that I am about to go to pieces. KB2 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Depressed Suicidal Ideation 38 True I have had periods of days, weeks, or months when I couldn't take care of things because I couldn't "get going". KB2 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Depressed Suicidal Ideation 71 True These days I find it hard not to give up hope of amounting to something. KB2 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Depressed Suicidal Ideation 146 True I cry easily. KB2 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Depressed Suicidal Ideation 233 True I have difficulty in starting to do things. KB2 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Depressed Suicidal Ideation 524 True No one knows it but I have tried to kill myself. KB2 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Depressed Suicidal Ideation 9 False My daily life is full of things that keep me interested. KB3 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Threatened Assault 37 True At times I feel like smashing things. KB6 Koss-Butcher Critical Items - Persecutory Ideas 241 True It is safer to trust nobody. LW1 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Anxiety and Tension 218 True I have periods of such great restlessness that I cannot sit long in a chair. LW2 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Depression and Worry 165 False My memory seems to be all right. LW3 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Sleep Disturbance 5 True I am easily awakened by noise. LW3 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Sleep Disturbance 328 True Sometimes some unimportant thought will run through my mind and bother me for days. LW4 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Deviant Beliefs 106 False My speech is the same as always (not faster or slower, no slurring or hoarseness). LW5 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Deviant Thinking and Experiences 427 True I have never seen a vision. LW8 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Family Conflict 21 True At times I have very much wanted to leave home. LW10 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Sexual Concern and Deviation 12 False My sex life is satisfactory. LW10 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Sexual Concern and Deviation 121 False I have never indulged in unusual sex practices. LW11 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Somatic Symptoms 28 True I am bothered by an upset stomach several times a week. LW11 Lachar-Wrobel Critical Items - Somatic Symptoms 57 True I hardly ever feel pain in the back of my neck. 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In my opinion, it would be the addictive quality. I used to have a stronger opinion on it, but after reading a biography about Richard Schultes, my disdain has waned somewhat. He tried nearly everything in his life and still led a productive life. Of course, he did not trip the same way that most people describe it.

When do you decide to let friends go, and what are the criteria for that decision? My fiance and I have been discussing this between ourselves. We both have a friend that tends to disappear and show back up sometimes with up to a year without having contact with us. The partners of both friends are also not exactly people that we admire. One is distant, and one treats the friend badly. I have said that I would no longer call them friends without contact. He disagrees. Thoughts?