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  1. MCab

    Burnout

    It's only for a temporary time. I take my exam this month. After that, I'm done with the meds. I'll never take it while in clinic. Yep, I do feel more aggressive, as well as more anxious. When it wears off, then it's just depression and messes with my sleep. Spent last day out of town at a...
  2. MCab

    Burnout

    I took the vyvanse not because of concentration issues, but because I need the energy. I, like most people, can't study more than 4-5 hrs without being mentally/physically exhausted. No really, the feeling is akin to being intoxicated. I can barely read anymore after that and even my walking is...
  3. MCab

    Burnout

    I really appreciate your response, it's very helpful. I've contacted my doc, he asked if I was depressed and I said yes.
  4. MCab

    Burnout

    I've been studying the last three weeks for my board licensing exam. I was scheduled to take it tomorrow, but I cancelled. The last week or so I've been feeling exhausted. Sleep or taking Sunday off have brought no restoration to normal. During the three weeks, I've been taking vyvanse, an...
  5. MCab

    decapitated horse

    Like the elephant with the string around his foot. :)
  6. MCab

    Thoughts Please

    I for one don't believe in the Grand Socialist in the Sky that will force you or order you to take a job. You're not His robot. You can make decisions for yourself. He has called you "friend." He'll certainly show you some possibly good places to work, but nothing's stopping you from taking...
  7. MCab

    I Can't go to Church.

    Maybe you could fellowship in other ways, such as meeting up with people for a bible study.
  8. MCab

    Please pray for me

    If you feel bad . . . you can't be all bad.
  9. MCab

    having trouble with my temper and anger

    Learn to meditate. PM me if you want to learn. I'm not being trite, anger is an impulse problem and you learn impulse control with meditation. Be patient with yourself, the problem didn't happen overnight, it's not going away overnight. The german proverb "First think, then begin" would...
  10. MCab

    cast these demons out from my soul

    Christians can't be possessed. Also, like JustMe said, you can't cast out sin.
  11. MCab

    What can be done about trouble concentrating?

    You probably prefer something more interactive than a sermon, like a bible study. I'll admit, I find most sermons dull.
  12. MCab

    decapitated horse

    Perhaps it is an expression of you feeling powerless in a low point in your life. Yet, in spite of that feeling of utter weakness, there is some hope.
  13. MCab

    What can be done about trouble concentrating?

    When I read your post, I felt like it was written by a younger me. ADD is a real thing. I'm a medical student who was diagnosed with it and I've done extensive research into it. Not able to focus is just one part of a whole cocktail of problems that comes from a lack of stimulation in the...
  14. MCab

    Asking nicely doesn't seem to work

    "Excuse me" works very well to get people's attention. Life2Christ is right. Aggressive means you have no consideration for their rights, but only yours. Assertive is having consideration for both your rights and theirs. Passive is only being considerate to theirs. Each time you do this...
  15. MCab

    The origin of the Altar Call...

    I'm a recovering altar-call addict. I was always going to alter calls, even after I got saved, hoping for some changes in who I was. It was all out of self-hate and improper guilt. Then I realized that even the best sin, that God loves me no matter. So I quit going to alter calls and became...
  16. MCab

    Teasing myself or not?

    What a co-wink, I just added their sermon directory to my favorites a few days ago. Will give it a look.
  17. MCab

    Teasing myself or not?

    I go to med school, and the immaturity of these people is astounding. It's a running joke that med school is a continuation of high school. So most of my getting played has happened here. Add the neuroticism and oversensitivity that you find among med school students, and it makes dating...
  18. MCab

    Teasing myself or not?

    Money advice. The tip-off was when she was dating a good friend of mine and was flirting with me right in front of him. I found the situation to be very awkward and disrespectful to him. I try to defuse it by talking to him as much as her.
  19. MCab

    How can I stop being so serious?

    Well, it might just be who you are. Some people are just like that. But it depends on reasons why. Are your thoughts on very heavy or dark things? Are you sad or really intense? If that is the case, your thought life may need some balance. The total opposite would be the shallow type who...
  20. MCab

    Fasting....

    Pray, read the word, meditate on it.