Mental Health - August 2006

I have had depression off and on in my life. Have been on meds and in therapy. There are two things I can't seem to kick. One is the weight and the other is cleaning my house. I am better in ways..the dishes have gotten done everyday for the last year and a half...the laundry doesn't pile up as much, BUT...I still have issues. I will look at something I know needs cleaned and I just can't bring myself to do it. Sometimes I think I WANT to feel bad about myself, because I beat myself up for it a lot. And with my weight..I lose it, then gain it back. I think I have it taken care of only to realize I am right back where I started. I REALLY think that if I could just rid myself of these 2 things, I wouldn't be so depressed! Do any of you have any advice on how I can beat these two things once and for all? It would also be helpful if some of you clean people could give me a list of the order of importance..such as, dishes, laundry, etc. I seem to get lost. Thanks so much everyone!

2006-08-06 16:28:48 · 10 answers · asked by ShineOn 4

Can you reveal what you can't remember simply by using a method such as hypnotism?

2006-08-06 16:09:10 · 9 answers · asked by malintzin 2

2006-08-06 15:58:16 · 14 answers · asked by sweettemtations 1

Sometimes I think out loud. Depending on what I'm doing, I may ask myself questons and give myself the answer I believe is right. Or sometimes I can not come up with the answer so I have to toell myself no, that's night right. Like I'm having a debate with myself!!! I believe everyone does it, but just not out loud. It just feel sbetter when I actually hear my voice. Kind of like reading a book to yourself out loud rather than in your mind. Is that an illness? It seems normal to me. It's not like I'm having an intellectual conversation with another, I'm just thinking out loud. People tell me it's not the thinking out loud that's bad, it's the fact that I'm answering myself out loud. I don't think that's such a bad thing. I don't think I'm crazy, I don't have an iinvisable friend...I just voice my thoughts. What do you think? Is something wrong with me because I do this?

2006-08-06 15:57:58 · 28 answers · asked by tamari241 1

Everytime she talks she giggles its kinda funny to me but sometimes it gets annoying.

2006-08-06 15:57:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-06 15:49:48 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

...and i've been hurt and dissapointed with my relationships with lovers as well as friends. And i've been dissapointed about my achievements. everything will be good and ok, untill my depression comes. i'l lose my friends;old n new ones, i'll lose my creditibility. This makes me feel to not to be close to anyone, and to not do thngs successfully. It just hold me back from living the life, u know. anybody feels this way?

2006-08-06 15:24:13 · 6 answers · asked by pinkBDana 1

2006-08-06 15:21:27 · 6 answers · asked by lennylil 2

2006-08-06 15:19:19 · 2 answers · asked by TJS 2

2006-08-06 15:16:15 · 8 answers · asked by takeoffyoshirt123 1

i always go to bed at 12:30 but i usually sleep at 2:30 ....
and sometimes even 3:30...

like last night....i sleept around like 4:00 cuz i keep thinking about these things...

can anyone tell me what is wrong with me and what i can do to go to sleep easily....Thanks!!

2006-08-06 15:14:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

How does one family member help another family member to recognize the condition seek help?

2006-08-06 15:05:18 · 8 answers · asked by forklift 1

2006-08-06 14:59:51 · 21 answers · asked by xfinger8 1

I think I have depression and I'm thinking of seeing a doctor for it. I know they might try to put me on medication, but I'm doubting that it will even help. Does anyone here take depression medications and if so, do they make the depression any better or do they just make you numb, or not do anything at all?

2006-08-06 14:54:21 · 12 answers · asked by Carrie! 4

I quit smoking weed for more than 6 six months ago, but I still have sleepless nights sometimes because I am sober.

2006-08-06 14:38:34 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

i can't take it anymore, i try 2 help but......idk we used 2 b really good friends

2006-08-06 14:21:53 · 11 answers · asked by cheercheer31 3

I have a friend who is a rage aholic to the point where he doesnt rememebr what he does......he does the same thing over and over, hes abusive to his girlfriend...........is this a mental disoder, or is he just emotional????

2006-08-06 14:10:56 · 17 answers · asked by Jaydra 1

i dont know what to do i have a flu or stomach bug mixed with panic attacks i dont know what 2 do

2006-08-06 13:58:06 · 11 answers · asked by nharrington12000 1

Sometimes, and I know how cliche and common this sounds, but I feel like things don't matter. Even when I'm at my own party, hanging out with friends, there's just this... shadow of loneliness. But friends never know because you just smile indulgently and go along with things, but... even when there's all the people you care about with you, it just seems like it's not enough. Has that happened to you before?
When you feel like you're alone in the world, even though you have people who care about you and who you care about right beside you?

It's weird. Because the way I put it, it sounds like i'm ungrateful. But I love all my friends-- it just still seems like something's missing.

Lately, I've been thinking about the meaning of life. Nothing seems to come up, except that the only reason I'm trying to hard to live is to not let the people who depend on me down. I'm living out of obligation.

2006-08-06 13:53:36 · 10 answers · asked by Zyxxin 3

does it bother them at all?

2006-08-06 13:43:54 · 7 answers · asked by B.B.Queen 1

I have been under severe stress at work lately and I cannot seem to let it go. I have tried several medications and counseling but nothing seems to work...what do I do?

2006-08-06 13:42:26 · 3 answers · asked by BlueLife 1

I have a friend who has two children. She is very intelligent and articulate - generally liked by everyone. She is also a very good mother. But she never, ever lets anyone into her house. Last week, I went round when she wasn't there and went round the back into the garden - and was able to see through a gap in the gardens into her home. And it was awful. More disgusting than you can imagine - we are not talking just grubby here. I've long suspected her problem may be something like this.

To be clear - this is not a person with obvious mental issues. Whenever I see her and the kids she and they are clean.

I just don't understand - or know what to do. Has anyone heard of this before?

2006-08-06 13:37:07 · 41 answers · asked by Talk To The Hand 2

I need to talk to someone now

2006-08-06 13:31:43 · 6 answers · asked by jory49 1

2006-08-06 13:25:50 · 8 answers · asked by cmhohioman 1

Its strange, the past year of my life has been great. Plenty of freinds, havent lost a fight for a long time and im drunk all the time.
But i always make wrong desicions and i think im worried aout when they will catch up.

2006-08-06 13:25:06 · 56 answers · asked by George Adamson 2

2006-08-06 13:18:17 · 10 answers · asked by dsgc05™ 6

2006-08-06 13:15:24 · 34 answers · asked by THINKER 2

For some reason, I feel very unhappy about life and think about death/ dyeing everyday. When I'm on my own, I cry and work myself up into a state of great sadness, but I never ever tell anyone I do this. Two weeks ago (and I know this was dangerous) I took 16 paracetamol all at once, because it seemed like the only way to stop feeling this way. I don't feel like I can really tell my parents, because they just brush it aside and say 'it's a phase' or will get overly protective of me, which I feel just wouldn't help the situation. I want to tell one of my older adult friends but I don't know how to without being such a burden/ hassling them or sounding over the top. I've felt like this for a long time, but I've never felt able to ask anyone for help. Please, if anyone has any advice, it would be much appreciated.

2006-08-06 12:59:12 · 33 answers · asked by crustypusnugget 2

How do you deal with depression? I know I suffer from depression and although i know it's a desease, something i need profession help with, i just feel like asking for help, or seeing a doctor would just prove how weak i really am. is there anything that can help me deal with this. Or anything that can help me in finally seeing the doctor. i know it would help but i guess i just cant get over myself. i've tryied going to the doctor several times, but when i get there....i just can't say anything. i feel that when i do, they'll tell me i'm just stressed, and i'm being immature and that i just can't handle life experiences, but i know it's not like that. what can i do? Help!

2006-08-06 12:43:13 · 13 answers · asked by mika 1

i had swelling of the feet, ankles, and legs, i am better now i lost all the water but, i have involentary twitching on different parts of my body, is this a normal side effect of stopping the tegretol?

2006-08-06 12:30:01 · 3 answers · asked by oceanlady580 5