Mental Health - August 2006

my dic switched my meds from lithoid 300 mg twice a day to eskalith cr 450 mg 2 and 1/2 daily...i am scared to start these meds whats the difference when they are both lithium and could i have an allergic reaction even though i didnt to the first med...help!

2006-08-25 01:59:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay so i am depressed all the time, i never leave the house and dont want to, i eat very little, i have no friends, all and i mean all my family hates me, im cutting more and more every day, i overuse pain killers more everyday, i know that(and dont try and tell me otherwise) that no one cares whether i live or die and they think i dont have the guts to go through with it, i have no one left in the world i care about and i am always seriously considering suicide.I know i should probably be getting help but i went to a counsellor once and it was just painful, i couldnt stand her pressing me an staring at me and asking me quetions i dont know the answers to.I hate people, i hate being in public, i hate life, i dont see any reason to go on anymore and i refuse to have some shrink staring at me thinking what a ******* mess i am

what should i do?

2006-08-25 01:19:02 · 22 answers · asked by lily paige 2

Every little thing I do ,I am nervous,I feel a constant pressure all the time.It seems apparently that I have no reasons for this behaviour.
What is this disease called,and how can I stop it?

2006-08-25 00:57:35 · 18 answers · asked by Slam 2

Contentious I know. Just curious what others think.

2006-08-25 00:54:18 · 25 answers · asked by johninmelb 4

During the day I am home with my sister because our parents are at work. It is summer, so no school.
Three days ago, it was her turn to clean the house. But she grabbed my crotch from behind, and forced me to do wash the dishes and do all her work! She was enjoying it because sometimes she was giggling. And she was not only grabbing, she was feeling them!!! I could not believe what was happening! I felt so violated and humiliated. At the end, she squeezed my balls anyway, and just stood there laughing, and then locked herself in her room. I knocked at the door and tried to speak to her but she did not talk to me. And after that I just pretended nothing happened, and she is pretending nothing happened too.
I am still a little sore. I did not tell my parents because it is too embarrassing, and bizarre.
Should I forget the whole thing, or should I do something about it??? Wtf?!

2006-08-25 00:32:05 · 15 answers · asked by Aguia_cagona 1

I have been told that I am too serious, that I need to lighten up. Can you give me any suggestions? (besides having sex)

2006-08-24 23:50:35 · 27 answers · asked by mom_of_geniuses 2

I hopr no gal had minded question about "i need a online gf" . If any 1 has done . ritten above from me.

2006-08-24 23:44:10 · 18 answers · asked by SIm 2

2006-08-24 23:39:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see it everywhere. Its probably most pronounced in the US, but it seems to be on the rise everywhere I go - and as best I'm aware, if we scrolled back in time a decade or two everyone would have been predicting just the opposite, an increase in internationalism.

When are we going to stop getting our identities from our nationality? Its one of the foremost things people use to self-identify, I'm Brazilian, I'm American, I'm French etc. And its how we identify others too (and a tool we use to automatically assign their views). Its like we identify with people of our own nationality as more human than anyone else. It's insiduous and I feel like we should be telling anyone flag-waving in any country that they're an idiot. So long as our self-identity and the way we categorize other people is based on nationality we're doomed to an insular, xenophobic and war-torn geo-political landscape. That's my view anyway. Thoughts?

2006-08-24 23:37:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

phobia has its official definition but it can mean so many things to different people, especially to those who have it. i'd like to know how phobia, (or living with someone who has a phobia,) has affected your lives.

2006-08-24 23:24:31 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

how does one know if a person has the tendency to abuse (physically, mentally, emotionally, verbally)? is there a way of recognizing a potentially abusive person?

2006-08-24 23:16:16 · 16 answers · asked by ? 3

I always seem to dwell on things such as relationship, money issues and everday problems. What can I do to stop this?

2006-08-24 23:14:08 · 12 answers · asked by djdenyer 1

im a 19 year old guy with a full-time job...when i get home from work..im kindof tired...so i take a shower and a bite to eat....then i try to lay down and goto sleep...can't seem to fall asleep...i feel like im not getting anything done around the house when im sleeping...i rather be awake..doing something either fun, productive, and not sleeping...only time i can seem to fall asleep is when i can barely open my eyes after like 45 hours of no sleep... what is this and is its a problem and if it is a problem.... how can i fix it?

2006-08-24 23:10:22 · 9 answers · asked by Iceman 4

I was just sent today by the Social Security Office to have a mental exam today. After a bunch of stupid questions, He said "You're bright, but uneducated" That kind of baffles me as I have my G.E.D. and my I.Q. is 120 (took an I.Q. test a few weeks ago.) My feeling is he's trying to fit me with the profile of a Sociopath. He wants me to seek psychotherapy. What does it mean to be bright, but uneducated, when I have an I.Q. OF 120? Was he just profiling me? I dont understand.

2006-08-24 21:54:01 · 12 answers · asked by Spookshow Baby 5

2006-08-24 21:47:30 · 15 answers · asked by turntable 6

I am 30 yr old male, having negative thoughts disturbing my concentration & fear about death. How to avoid this.

2006-08-24 21:44:22 · 21 answers · asked by saran 1

2006-08-24 21:40:22 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have always heard that the answer to the problem is in the problem itself. I have also heard that we can cope better with a problem if we can look at it a different way.

2006-08-24 21:28:02 · 10 answers · asked by Busy Lady 2010 7

we cant find anything for miles around!! whats goin` on??
anyone got anythin`?
whats it like in your town?

2006-08-24 21:20:22 · 8 answers · asked by mr_spike432 2

I have been having violent thoughts throughout my life. they stayed away for many years, until recently. they re-emerged, but this time the focus is my wife. I love her greatly and can't hurt her. I'm really afraid of what this could mean. I don't think I'm crazy, but have had depression on and off my whole life.

I'm both embarrassed and scared of talking to other people, including doctors. What can I do?

2006-08-24 21:01:54 · 10 answers · asked by jason 1

When I was younger my brother and his buddy would always mess with me. I mean infuriate me to the point of dangerous levels. One example of which is when they were smackin me in the shins with metal pipes for almost an hour. I eventually got away and came back to break a broom stick over his head and stab him with the jagged end. I was only 11 or 12 so that should let you know just how angry he got me. That's just one example.

Around the 8th grade I started noticing I no longer get angry at anything. For 7 years the most I've ever been was annoyed or slighty frustrated, things people say and do just dont upset me anymore. Now I'm not sure if I simply out grew getting mad, if it's being repressed or if I just dont feel it anymore(this one I think is the most true since I dont feel like I'm bottling anything up).

What I wanna know is do you think more years of this could be a bad thing?

2006-08-24 20:53:45 · 5 answers · asked by zooba 3

Sometimes when I am working, and I know I haven;t taken in any kind of drug, I feel "numb" and light headed. As I do after either smoking out or snorting a line of coke. Has anyone ever felt this way, and if so, what are some of the reasons for this?

2006-08-24 20:13:31 · 13 answers · asked by Section 8 rehab 1

this is for people who do not have chronic depression.
the way the human mind works is it files memories. much like a rolo-dex. which is why when someone mentions something your mind floods with memories or ideas. you simply opened the file.
if something tragic, or overwhelming has happened to you your brain has a real hard time filing the memory.
mean while it tosses and turns the memory around trying to find a place to put it. while it is doing that the memory torments you. this is totally normal.
the problem people have is they fight it, or they try to psycho-annylize themselves trying to find a way to stop the pain.
if you just relax and let the brain find a place to put it the pain will subside.
usually people end up getting mad, or depressed and start taking their aggression out on people who have nothing to do with what is going on. and the pain continues as long as you keep fighting.
remember knowledge is power. understanding the beast is the best way to defeat it.

2006-08-24 20:12:04 · 7 answers · asked by mig_killing_pigs 2

Any suggestions besides smokin' that ****.

2006-08-24 20:03:27 · 15 answers · asked by jenn 3

smallest penises of all humans? Is there any scientific data to prove the trauma it causes?

2006-08-24 19:49:29 · 3 answers · asked by Mortimer Pratchett 1

i have found a way to fight my depression.
here is a fact for you. a wolf can run 20 miles an hour indeffinately. a small pack of wolves will chase a large animal like a moose until it collapses and dies from exhaustion. depression will chase you the same way.
visualize a pack of wolves symbolizing depression.
imagine that you are being chased by a pack of wolves. make them very frightening (mine have glowing red eyes).
you are getting exhausted and the wolves are starting to catch up and surround you. then imagine you find a gun.
then shoot all of the wolves.
the reason this works i am told is if you can put emotions into a visual image that you can control it empowers you.
getting tired of running and fighting back. destroying the creatures in your imagination will give you a sense of power over your emotions.
just make sure that whatever is chasing you is not human. you do not want to have dreams about killing people that would be bad. some use wolves others use demons.

2006-08-24 19:46:41 · 6 answers · asked by mig_killing_pigs 2

in the last 32 hours(not sure, my math sucks) i only got 3 hours of sleep. i cant fall asleep now. WHY?

2006-08-24 19:45:54 · 7 answers · asked by . 3

Well... I have a question, that has been bothering me for a while. I got on the steroid Prednisone, back in April and got off in June. The steroids made me gain weight un controllably. And I gained 32 lbs, and have lost about 5 since being off of them. I can't help but notice, that now that I gained this weight, I am looking at every nutrition fact, counting my calories, and watching what I eat. Everyone around me is noticing, and they keep nagging on me, telling me I am turning Anorexic. Like I try not to consume more than 1,000 calories a day, to try and lose the weight I put on from the steroids. Is this normal? I dont think I am getting an eating disorder? But am I?

2006-08-24 19:26:45 · 10 answers · asked by Essie 2

And what if it wasn't your own, but someone else's?

2006-08-24 19:22:40 · 8 answers · asked by retardedpossum 2

I hate a serious problem with bingeing. I spend so much money on food when I'm bingeing, and sometimes I binge on my roommate's food. I can't do that anymore. It's not fair for me to binge on someone else's food.

y question is: do you think it's better for me to buy ramen ($1 for 10) to binge on when I feel like bingeing? If I'm going to binge, I might as well make it a better deal for my wallet. Or should I not buy any, and hope that over time, I will stop bingeing? The problem is that I'm poor, and I don't want to risk wasting any money bingeing on expensive food. I don't know what is better for me...spending a lot of money, feeling stressed (money stresses me out more than my eating disorder) or the problem of always having the binge food there...

2006-08-24 19:15:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous