Health - 16 December 2007

I have an obession with counting. Since I was a little kid; but it's gotten way worse over the past year or so (I'm 21 now)

I will hear/say a sentence and then throughout my day (every day) I'll remember that sentence and try to reduce it so it will be 6 words. I'll count 3 words on each hand. Like a dumb game??

When I look @ something with someone, I count instead of admire as a whole. (I'll count windows on buildings, cars going on opposite side of traffic, dotted lines on road ways...I have to count in 2's on this one, etc)

When I see the time on a clock, I'll add 2 of the #'s up to try and equal the other number. I always do it until the equation fits (sometimes it means dividing and then a fraction....SOMETHING crazy until it fits)

I'd like to not think this is OCD? I'd also like to think this is a little more than just boredom....b/c it's too weird sounding. Any clues? I'm mentally stable.

2007-12-16 23:39:54 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Mental Health

plz help me i dont know wot it is and its scaring me

2007-12-16 23:36:50 · 9 answers · asked by Saskia B 1 in Mental Health

2007-12-16 23:36:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

...if they are properly disinfected and stored after each use?

2007-12-16 23:30:37 · 10 answers · asked by slıɐuǝoʇ 6 in Optical

I have been diagnosed with hemorrhoids. I am on fiber and stool softeners and the bleeding is pretty much gone. the first problem is i still feel iritation down there and the ointments etc. only make it more irritated. the second and more annoying problem is that after i use #2 i get these weird cramps. they go on for hours. it feels like i am trying to squeeze out a fart or something. it is weird. my Doc seems to only be an expert at taking my money and he says my hemorrhoids are not that bad so i am wondering if anyone every had a similar situation.

2007-12-16 23:29:07 · 4 answers · asked by nunya b 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-12-16 23:22:13 · 3 answers · asked by laura s 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i need the overview, the process and other details about the therapy..

2007-12-16 23:15:05 · 2 answers · asked by allannah 1 in Mental Health

My siyuation is now i am unable to work although i am taking medecine,once i hear the word working and after a job interview i will feel tense,anxious,sweating,overworried,can't eat well,,can't sleep properly and feel very cold and like some stress and pressure on my mind and feel like a rock sitting on my chest and after a few days pins and needle sensation come to me

2007-12-16 23:13:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I Started Gym activities at the age of 18, do they pose any threat for height increase ????

2007-12-16 23:13:15 · 14 answers · asked by Ansh 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-16 23:07:59 · 17 answers · asked by Marxsparx 3 in Men's Health

n whats the cure

2007-12-16 23:02:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I've had sleep problems on and off since I was a teenager, and I'm in the middle of one right now. I lost my job about a month ago (it had nothing to do with me, the position was eliminated, but I was still really upset about it) and at first all I wanted to do was sleep. I'm a night person, but I was going to bed between 8 and 9 pm every night and waking up by 8am every morning for the first couple of weeks. Anyone who knows me knows that is very strange. But now I just can't sleep. I go to bed but just wind up laying there for 2 or so hours before I finally fall asleep, then sleep through the day. Any suggestions how I can get back to a somewhat normal sleep pattern?

2007-12-16 22:58:39 · 4 answers · asked by Two quarters & a heart down 5 in Other - General Health Care

2007-12-16 22:57:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

i woke up this morning, did a lil jogging and some light exercise (for the first time) then did some house work, after that i had breakfast and a glass of water, two hours later i had another glass of water, then i threw up! ~~~am shocked~~~can someone tell me what went wrong please, thank you...
am not pregnant!!!

2007-12-16 22:52:01 · 3 answers · asked by Em09 3 in Other - General Health Care

I am a recovering meth addict and I read about how dopemine can help in recovery but couldn't find how to get it. Is it something that is found in dietary supplements? Is it a prescription type thing? OTC? Or is it just something that my body produces and that is all there is to it?

2007-12-16 22:48:07 · 1 answers · asked by sprint driver 3 in Diet & Fitness

recently ive been having some problems with eyes..i study a lot and use my pc most of the time, sit up late reading tons of books, so my eyes are under a great strain...
at school i had 100% perfect eyesight..this i took after my dad..he still has it this perfect..dont wanna let it worsen...
what do i do?
ive been to doctors many times...and came to the conclusion they all say one same thing to everyone....dont study this much..thats not much of a advice
so i thought maybe anyone here had or still does such problems.....cos im really concerned about my eyesight..im only 19 and it's too soon to get 'blind'

2007-12-16 22:41:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have been a contact lenses user for 15 years now and I have been using toric lenses for the past couple of years. In the past few months my right-eye astigmatism has gotten worse and the toric lenses correction is not really enough. I work on the computer all day and it makes some difference in terms of vision comfort. I can't focus very well and by the end of the day my head feels heavy (sometimes headache included), specially above my eyes. I'm not sure what to do. Keep on using lenses and hope the astigmatism will recede (and deal with the discomfort), get lenses for myopia and glasses for astigmatism, do LASIK and use glasses for astigmatism?... I'd appreciate your input on this situation. Thanks.

2007-12-16 22:23:14 · 9 answers · asked by bluesyrio 2 in Optical

2007-12-16 22:11:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

When I briefly lived in Arizona, I noticed that the pain was greatly reduced but the fatigue, and sleep problems were the same. What is your take on that?

2007-12-16 22:06:53 · 3 answers · asked by Meeshmai 4 in Other - Diseases

2007-12-16 22:05:44 · 6 answers · asked by lefoko n 1 in Cancer

i can not fall asleep. I have been trying to but my cramps are keeping me awake. i have tried motrin, read my book, and layed down, its quiet. i have been laying down for about 3 hours now and can not fall asleep. The even worse part is that this is my first day, my period lasts for a week, and my cramps hurt every single minute of it. I can't take it!!!!!!!!! What should I do to fall asleep? its like 2:00 here and im super tired.

Thanks for the answers!

2007-12-16 22:00:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

they want me too have a eye sugrey done on my right eye i will wear a patch but i don't know how long am going too st louis for christmas on the 23rd with my mom

2007-12-16 21:43:53 · 2 answers · asked by TERI G 1 in First Aid

I was about to go on the pill but I heard you are supposed to go on it first day you start your period.. its a couple days after. Does it matter if I start now? Can I start taking it now? please help?

2007-12-16 21:37:38 · 3 answers · asked by mommy2Zachary 2 in Women's Health

i went to the doc today and she diagnosed my condition as a mild form of eczema. Its mainly the skin on both my palm peeling off, and little bumps appearing in between fingers. she prescribed me with elomet cream to be applied twice daily. is there any food in particular that i have to avoid to help it heal faster?:) thanks!

2007-12-16 21:24:24 · 5 answers · asked by ineedhelp! 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-12-16 21:21:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I have anxiety, and serious gyne probs at the moment. I have been very over worked and highly stressed too .
I have never had high blood pressure in my life, but the past couple of months, my readings have been between 140 / 83, and 144 / 90. My GP says it has to come down. I have also put weight on the past year. I also seem to be breathless, I stopped the cigs a year ago. Is all these conditions connected, and what can I do.
Genuine replies please, thanks.

2007-12-16 21:07:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I can't seem to find the right regimen.....

2007-12-16 20:58:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

had s e x last night....(forgot i was due for the test)

will this effect my smear test result?

used a condom of course - and didnt use lubricant - if it makes a difference

2007-12-16 20:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anon 5 in Women's Health

i feel bad i dont wana give them to no one wat should i do !! i dont even wana have sex !!!!!!!!! i just wana de !!! iam scared that theres going to be a guy in my life and then he would want to have sex and find out and he is going to tell everyone help plz

2007-12-16 20:10:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

im not sure if i have a std or not. is there a way i can go to the doctor and get checked out for free? maybe a clinic or sumthing? my penis is itchy around the tip and it burns a little when i urinate. it also feels itchy on the inside. i dont have alot of money and the last time i went to a urologist it cost me like $145 just to see him. is ther a way i can just pay for some antibiotics. are there any o-t-c medicines i can take that are safe for penis. i heard maybe cortisone.

2007-12-16 20:08:26 · 6 answers · asked by unknownperson124 1 in STDs