Mental Health - June 2006

I'm embarrassed to even write this because it makes me sound so pathetic. I have a LOT of fears and suffer from depression, anxiety and panic attacks, for which I'm on medication and under the care of a psychiatrist.

One of my main fears seems to be a fear of the dark. I haven't always been scared of the dark, this has only been over the past year or two and seems to be getting worse. I get really panicky when it's dark - I have to have a baby's night light in my room at night or I have a panic attack as soon as I put the light off. But there are other situations which can be embarrassing - the other night I was watching TV with my flatmate and he put the light off......I managed to cope OK until he switched off the TV and we were plunged into darkness, then I got really panicky and it was embarrassing to say the least.

How can I get over this? I feel like such a baby!

2006-06-05 12:36:23 · 12 answers · asked by Jen 5

I have an amazing fiance, my parents are great, my life is in order, i have a promising future, and yet i cant seem to find a way to live that wont bring back terrible memories from my past that i would much rathe rlive without. Anyone know how to stop seeing all the negative and thrive in the positive?

2006-06-05 12:34:14 · 6 answers · asked by marishka 5

When they hear it on a recording device.

2006-06-05 12:33:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-05 12:15:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-05 11:59:33 · 5 answers · asked by imsocool 2

When a person is out of work for a long time because of depression and return to work, and every body asks you why you were gone, what do you say?

So many people have such a stigma about depression.

Thanks in advance for your responses!!

2006-06-05 11:58:59 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

the D.T's?

2006-06-05 11:52:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm pretty sure one of my flatmates knows about my depression etc. He's been in and out of my bedroom and I'm sure he's noticed the tablets sitting on the bedside table and the appointment cards for my psychiatrist etc.

Recently, over the past month or so, he's been "checking up" on me quite a lot, when we're alone he'll ask how I'm doing, if I've had a bad day, things like that. If I look a bit down he'll come and ask if I'm alright or give me a hug.

I don't know how open to be with him though. I used to tell one friend a lot and I think I scared her away a bit, I don't want to do that again. How honest should I be with him when he asks how I am? I usually just say I'm fine, even though I'm not......I just don't want to push him away by telling him too much and making him feel like he has to always look out for me.

2006-06-05 11:50:17 · 10 answers · asked by Jen 5

2006-06-05 11:40:18 · 10 answers · asked by Kimber 2

2006-06-05 11:07:38 · 23 answers · asked by The Bearded One 4