Mental Health - August 2006

2006-08-24 19:14:34 · 11 answers · asked by sassylittldvl 1

PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS! I just went to the dr. today. Told her I was having crappy side effects with the Zoloft. So she UPPED my dose! Where's the logic behind this? (I'm on it for my anxiety.)
Also, is there any ANXIETY SPECIFIC MEDICATIONS out there? I'm sick of being put on anti-depressants for this s***. I mean, I know Zoloft can be prescribed for anxiety AS WELL, but aren't there any medications that are prescribed SPECIFICALLY for anxiety?
None of this makes any sense...Since she upped my dose, won't my side effects just be doubly worse?
Has anyone had success with Zoloft for anxiety? If so, how many milligrams are you taking or have you taken? Thanks everyone.

2006-08-24 19:01:30 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4

For about the past 3-4 years, I have been very uncomfortable being in the presence of people, but mostly women and children. I do not have this fear (that I know of) around men.

When a woman walks too close to me (e.g. towards me), I either step around to avoid her or back away somewhat. If a woman sits next to me in a doctor's office or at a bus stop, I have to literally force myself to sit there until within 20-30 seconds I cannot stand it anymore and have to get up and move.

Oddly, I can talk to them when they are at a reasonable distance without issue and can even have intelligent conversations with them.

I was previous engaged but the breakup was pretty bad and it was devastating for me personally. However, this personal proximity problem was evident even while I was engaged (although it did not hinder our relationship one bit, because I was comfortable around her).

A good example is when we played Twister with her young neice. I would lose on purpose to avoid her (the girl).

2006-08-24 18:52:10 · 10 answers · asked by dunric 1

when im around people i dont or even sometimes people i do know but just dont see on a daily basis im so up tight around them and not relaxed enough to be my goffy down to earth self how do i get the mental state to be myself whenever and all the time

2006-08-24 18:20:02 · 7 answers · asked by blueeyes3313 4

seriously...a lot of times a person decides they want to be gay...and then they kill themselves cas they are gay....why do they do this?

2006-08-24 18:04:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've suffered from depression for a long time. For a while I went to a counselor, but here's where the real problem arose.
When I got there and talked to her, my emotions just shut down. Everything I said became completely "matter of fact" and I had no emotions. I felt almost numb. That's the way it was every time I went. I'm like that around everyone. I can't tell anyone how I really feel. To be completely honest, what I really want is for someone to ask me what's REALLY going on. But when someone even begins to approach a question like that, my emotions shut down, and I can't tell anyone what I'm feeling because I'm feeling nothing.
I hope that makes sense. Can anyone tell me what's going on with that?

2006-08-24 17:55:39 · 10 answers · asked by Somebody 1

if yes, what do u take and does it work? i was diagnosed today and have been taking meds and i dnt feel like they are working and i dnt wnt to be dependent on pills for the rest of my life...i wld love to add u to my 360 page if u have this so we can talk./ i have 3 children and am ashamed..i feel alone...and crazy

2006-08-24 17:53:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

went to my therapist and she took me off of lithoid 300 mg and put me on eskalith450mg. i also take 35 mg of effexor and 2 mg of xanax for mania and bipolar and anxiety attacks. i am scared to start this med. what is the difference? i am looking online and they are both lithium. i am scared i will go nuts or have an allergic reactiom..help please someone...

2006-08-24 17:46:14 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 17:43:53 · 7 answers · asked by mississippi_gal_10 3

Is it still a valid statistic that dentists have the highest suicide rate of any profession?

2006-08-24 17:40:49 · 6 answers · asked by gedanini3@yahoo.com 2

2006-08-24 17:38:09 · 7 answers · asked by mississippi_gal_10 3

in all my dreams i feel everything. i had a dream someone was whispering in my ear, and i thought it was real, i could feel their breath. it was creepy once i woke up. and last night i was having a nightmare where i got cut with a knife, and it hurt SO bad, when i woke up, my finger was throbing. why can i feel things? i thought you wernt suposed to feel things in your dream?

2006-08-24 16:51:35 · 17 answers · asked by kiss the cook 4

2006-08-24 16:45:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you ever felt pressured to commit suicide. Why am I scared to be alive

2006-08-24 16:17:17 · 16 answers · asked by Jabaris H 2

crying and i will sweating but i will be cold. and sometimes i remember the dreams, but most of the time i don't.
but the one that i had the other night is still bothering me and i keep hearing one thing over and over again that was in my dream and it is really driving me crazy. help?

2006-08-24 16:16:35 · 10 answers · asked by lifeistough_period 1

My dad cheated on my mom after 17 yrs of marriage, i had to start a new school, my old school was a 1A this one is a 5A, and ive gone to the small school my entire life, my dad stopped talking to me, and he is so close to killing himself, my mom has been REALLY sick and ive had to take care of her, and at the end of school last year, everyone started hating me and talking about me, and i started cutting myself, but i stopped, and i just feel really deppressed all the time, and so many other things, on top of that, i just turned 13 so how do i calm myself so i can concentrate on school, and ive had deppression for 3 yrs

2006-08-24 16:10:17 · 8 answers · asked by Ashley T. 2

2006-08-24 15:58:56 · 2 answers · asked by sara 1

2006-08-24 15:55:38 · 4 answers · asked by sara 1

i'm not at the worst point in my life, but i'm very stressed out right now. how do you manage your stress?

2006-08-24 15:36:35 · 15 answers · asked by hmbn 4

ok now that your looking ill ask.
I had a dream where i was in a grave yard and all of my friends died and where in graves. It was storming and the tombs of my friends all came sround me in a circle. Please what dose it mean?

2006-08-24 15:36:25 · 7 answers · asked by Supercowboyman 2

......there was a female that is no longer here physically but emotionally.... who has done great damage 2 themselves with addictions and there sickness still haunts my home with bad memories!We are glad shes gone, however just how do we get them right out of mine and our heads.....my son (29)says i need a good lay from a hot babe.....but......even though he is right it would be my luck 2 get aids or some hell like it.....and i dont want my 2 girls 2 see me jump around.....so what else is there that can positively work and fast....its drivin me batty ....
and no i dont feel for her but my relation with her was almost 20 years and it was all a lie as she went back 2 the guy that nearly killed her before i hit the scene......and ya i feel that it was a lie as look where she is and i feel that she lied about him beatin on her and also that everything else must have been a lie for 20 years....ok i think i just answered my ? but send ur answers anyway ok and no yuk fu 2 u ! LOL

2006-08-24 15:31:42 · 6 answers · asked by yuk fu 2 me 2 2

Excuse me for having a problem. You know? Not fair.

2006-08-24 15:29:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am messy, in debt and need to lose a few pounds...

If those three issues were resolved, I feel that my life would be a whole lot better.

If YOU were handing out advice, what whould you tell me to do?

I am gainfully employed, NOT a kid and NOT looking for some smart *** answer.

Nor do I want be judged on my ":negatives" Shoot, ALL of us are guilty of SOMETHING we'd like to change!.

Overall, I am happy with my life, felt that I have made good decisions in the past, and wouln't want to trade lives with anyone, even tho I am a bit frustrated right now with my own (life)












































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Tell me your story (about what you think might be holding you back) and perhaps I can learn from you.

Appreciate it!

Thanks!.

I just want whoever answers this to tell me what

2006-08-24 15:19:23 · 12 answers · asked by Dune 2

2006-08-24 15:11:28 · 1 answers · asked by justme 4

2006-08-24 15:03:11 · 9 answers · asked by alanstorment 2

I am bored all the time exept when I'm around my friends. I get so bored that I even consider running away or moving out just to get some excitement. I'm a ninth grader and I love school is my favorite part of the day. When i get home from school I do NOTHING until I go on my everyday walk with my friend and her dog. I have a boring life and I hate it is that normal and does anyone else feel like that and if you used to feel like that how did you solve it?? Yeah I know go join a team or a club I'n going to soon I think but its going to have to be a club Bcuz i suck at sports. Would it help if i got a boyfriend? Bcuz thats the only thing I can think of. I need some serious help fast so pleas dish it if u've got it.
Thanz,
Little Miss Bored

2006-08-24 15:02:22 · 12 answers · asked by I.Am.What.I.Am ™ 2

I am constantly complainin to my hubby if he leaves my cabinet doors in the kitchen or anywhere for that matter open! I am constantly cleaning something even when it is ealready clean! I find myself straightening things at the store if it is a little messed up! I try not to do it, but I cant stop myself from fixing it! I even try doin stuff at other peoples houses...not even thinkin twice! Hubby tell me stop! what is this called! I get so bad the my towels are all faced the same way and folded the exact same, if hubby does laundry I will refold stuff! Is this normal?
Is there a way to stop this?

2006-08-24 14:58:48 · 17 answers · asked by woohooo 4

If I have a daughter, which I plan to through adoption, I used to think about wanting to enroll her in dance, gymnastics, or choir classes. I have a true passion for the art in the human body and voice, and I want my daughter to have the chance to experience those things. I know choir will be okay...

But it terrifies me when I think about gymnastics and dance. I know that the eating disorder rates for female atheltes in these areas are quite high, and I am truly terrified that my daughter will grow up hating her body. I know that I, as a parent, can control how she feels about herself, but being in a social environment where thinness is so desired can be unhealthy for a girl.

Because of this, I want to plan it so that my daugher will not take dance or gymnastics...I don't want to risk it. I mean, she can be happy with other sports, right? I am scared that she will develop a serious eating disorder.

What do you guys think?

2006-08-24 14:45:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 14:32:58 · 44 answers · asked by LILLIAN L 2

2006-08-24 14:20:32 · 22 answers · asked by Mya 2