Health - 24 March 2007

I was just diangosed with OCD. now that i found out that i have it i feel really weird. I don't want people 2 think i'm differant. What can i do?

2007-03-24 13:17:41 · 8 answers · asked by Rockstar 1 in Other - Diseases

I can't understand why, but ever since I have been a kid I have always been afraid of loud engines. I think they sound cool when I am far enough away from them, but if I'm standing right next to a car with no muffler or any really loud engine, I completely freak out.

An example, I was over at a buddy’s house a couple years ago and he was showing me his car he was building for a demolition derby. He then decided to start it up, and I completely lost my mind. Was jumping all over the place with my hands covering my ears like a child caught in the middle of an artillery bombardment. It was really embarrassing but I couldn’t help it.

If I’m at a parking lot and I see an old beat up car I just can’t help but feel the car has no muffler on it. If my car is parked next to one, I am generally very hesitant about going to my car until the car has left, especially if there is someone in the car waiting in the drivers seat. If I do go to unlock my door I frantically fumble with my keys trying to unlock my drivers door as quickly as possible so I can climb into the safety of my car, and usually end up dropping my keys.

Yet, even with this stupid phobia, I have no problem using our big blower without ear protection (which is pretty loud) or our riding lawn mower. It's just seems to be with the extreme backfiring, the deep rumble, and the unpredictable high revving of the standard automobile engine without any muffler on it.

I also love loud music, concerts, and I can even stand at the end of an airport and watch jets land right over me and I have no problem with those loud sounds. Same with firing shotguns, rifles, thunder, and watching fireworks, they just don’t bother me.

When I was an infant my mother told me biological father used to abuse me (not sexually) by beating me with wood spoons until I had welts because I wouldn’t stop crying. She also told me he once ran a vacuum cleaner over me and she said I was screaming and crying like crazy. God knows what else he did to me, but I sometimes wonder if this fear had something to do with that. I also had an adoptive father that was an at home mechanic when I was really young, and maybe that has something to do with it. I don’t know.

Does anyone have any advice on how I can get rid of this fear? Can anyone relate to this? It must sound extremely crazy and weird I’m sure, it does to me as well. I feel like that guy that was afraid of peaches on Maury lol. Anyway, any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated.

2007-03-24 13:16:37 · 2 answers · asked by Jesus Quintana 5 in Mental Health

I dip in cocktail sauce, and eat.

2007-03-24 13:16:37 · 5 answers · asked by bill the businessman 5 in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-24 13:15:42 · 1 answers · asked by selina akthar 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-03-24 13:15:16 · 8 answers · asked by Sam_2005 1 in Diet & Fitness

What ailments can be confused with pink eye could be confused with that I should worry about.

2007-03-24 13:15:16 · 4 answers · asked by H M 3 in Other - Health

2007-03-24 13:15:07 · 1 answers · asked by deezie 1 in Other - Health

my body is in pain from the amount of crying and gasping for air. my chest and lungs hurt.
im only 19 and im living alone.
i miss my family so much and i just want to pass my first year in uni and be happy.
i feel like a failure. i just want to sleep and not wake up again

2007-03-24 13:14:17 · 11 answers · asked by Betty 2 in Mental Health

i got mad at bf and walked a lot until i was sweaty. i wonder if anyone is like me.

2007-03-24 13:13:55 · 8 answers · asked by proby_girly 1 in Diet & Fitness

i hear that wearing a bra to sleep is unhealthy, is this true?

2007-03-24 13:13:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

Can anyone who has been to see one, tell me what it was like? What they thought of their experiences?

2007-03-24 13:13:43 · 8 answers · asked by radiancia 6 in Mental Health

I was supposed to be given Advair for my asthma, but I didn't want to go on it because I didn't want to gain any weight. Does Proventil cause increased appetite? Does regular albuterol cause weight gain?

2007-03-24 13:13:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

i feel i am going to get an asthama attack.. my breath is getting heavy.. i jus had a whisky peg with coke an hour and half back..
is it okay to use the inhaler..

2007-03-24 13:12:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-03-24 13:10:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-03-24 13:10:29 · 18 answers · asked by D double R 1 in Skin Conditions

Okay, on Thrusday, this idiot in my geometry class pulled a chair out from underneath me and I hit my head on the desk in back of me. It really hurts, and I'm dizzy. I didn't go to school on Friday, and today I had interjestion twice, I threw up once, and at dinner I felt nausious. My dad and i went to Fire and Ice, and after only one plate I felt sick. I ate two plates, and I'm still full even though that was like 2 hours ago, and I usually am ALWAYS hungary. It's kind of weird, I can usually eat as much as my dad, he ate 3 plates, which is what I usually eat when I go there, but I got sick after only 1.

Anyway, these are just some of the symtoms I've been feeling. I mean, I went to a doctor right after it, and she said I'd be fine, but I don't feel fine, my head hurts and my I feel nausuous. What's wrong with me. Should I go back to the doctor?

2007-03-24 13:10:20 · 6 answers · asked by Becky 1 in Injuries

I took several lines of these drugs (sniffed) last night. I felt fine for the first half hour, but not until an hour later, when my heart began to beat very fast, my left arm numbed, and my chest hardened. I went to the Dr. right away and was honest. They said to not do it again. They said my heart beat was fine and that my blood pressure was okay as well. But up until now, it still beats quite fast. When will the fast heart beat go away? I sure don't want to get a cardiac arrest. Anyone who's ever gone through this or something similar? How longer will I have to wait to come down? I know what I did was dumb. It's been almost 10 hrs now and my heart still feels abnormal. What do I take or do? Beta blockers? Water? What does milk really do? I just want my heart beat to slow down.

2007-03-24 13:10:17 · 10 answers · asked by James 3 in Heart Diseases

are there any diet plans that are eazy to stick to that u could recommend to a 14 yr old? im 14 and 5'4 and weigh about 130lbs and i wanna lose about 15 lbs by may or june.. how can i do this? and what can i do to burn off calories?...the exercise machine downstairs is broken and i tried jumping rope but its boring and tae bo or watever is boring too i rather not do that..is there anything around the house that i could do to burn off calories that arent boring and how many minutes a day should i excercise for?

2007-03-24 13:10:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

as of now there is no sergery avalible for bipolar disorder.
years ago i heard about a proposed surgery but no doctor was willing to try it.
does anyone have any further information?

2007-03-24 13:09:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

what is the time limit that it will either show negative or positive with no futher change of result? How soon? What is the quickest period?

2007-03-24 13:07:21 · 5 answers · asked by ugaric 2 in STDs

2007-03-24 13:05:59 · 2 answers · asked by kelly s 1 in Other - Health

After 5 mins from taking a shower, my face gets all dried and the dry skin starts to peel off. I always have to put on some lotion but it gets annoying... Why does this happen to me?

2007-03-24 13:05:03 · 5 answers · asked by anonymous 3 in Skin Conditions

]on top of that it drives me mad

2007-03-24 13:04:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-03-24 13:03:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

how can i have a smaller waste/hip
and skinnier more toned legs?
exersizes?
what should i eat/what shouldn't i eat?
thanks soo much! :)

2007-03-24 13:03:36 · 10 answers · asked by yeah sure whatever 3 in Diet & Fitness

I am 16 and i really have the urge to masturbate a lot... i mean i know it is hormones, but is it wrong to do this?

2007-03-24 13:02:55 · 19 answers · asked by rwj82290 2 in Men's Health

I got a mild concussion today at a soccer game. The trainer told me I should be fine, just not to sleep for a while and have someone check on me every couple hours. I'm worried that it might be more severe. I have a horrible headache. Anyone experience this before or have any other advice?

2007-03-24 13:02:31 · 14 answers · asked by wrigley 1 in Injuries

are there any alternative solutions/treatments for bipolar disorder that don't involve taking anti depressants and mood stabalizers?

2007-03-24 13:01:18 · 6 answers · asked by MnKLmT 4 in Mental Health

How can i lose all the belly flab? Sometimes i feel like Santa Claus because it gets in my way all the time. Please help me improve my health and self esteem!

2007-03-24 13:00:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

so far its been a week. I just like stop eating cause i've been super depressed. All I have been putting in my body is the propel vitamin water by gatorade. some days maybe a 1/2 of a kelloggs special k bar, but when I eat the bar my stomach starts to hurt even worse. I'm a bit overweight as is, how long can I keep doing this? I know its bad for me but I just cant eat when I am beyond depressed

2007-03-24 12:59:05 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness