Mental Health - August 2006

I've been wondering about this for awhile now. I realIy have nothing to complain about. I have the most wonderful fiance, daughter, job, and friends so I don't understand why I am always "bitchy". It's like as soon as I get home from work I always have something to complain about. I feel bad for my fiance because he puts up with it. I try not to be "bitchy" but sometimes I can't help it. Maybe it's our current living situation that has me down. With very small living arrangements, I guess anyone would feel overwhelmed. That's the only excuse I can come up with. Were suppose to be moving into a bigger place soon so maybe that will help. My mom and sister are also the same way and recently my mom started taking anti-depresents. WIth going through her mid life crises she has gotten worse so she decided to go and see someone. I'm thinking maybe I should do the same. I don't like the way I am and sometimes I feel like i'm going to end up alone if things don't change. Please help!!

2006-08-15 12:56:14 · 13 answers · asked by Yolanda C 1

Ive been in a really bad relationship in the past 3 years. Ive been threatened, manipulated, used, emotionally abused, lied2..lost my self dignity because i was so pathetic. i have retaliated and got into a lot of trouble from that relationship (went to jail, on 51/50, probation ,house arrest). because of this , it has impacted my self esteem dramatically. but after everything ended, i got so traumatized, i stayed home ever since.because i feel so much safer. im so attached to my family, i feel safe around them. i became so scared that i dont trust anyone anymore. i dont feel confident in anything i do. im always sad. - ive learned my lesson - it has changed my life dramatically. ive pushed away my friends because of the embarressment and self pity. i no longer go out i feel like i disappointed everyone.. i have to pay for my attorney bills so thats all im working for right now. im also sleeping w/ a guy only cuz he makes me happy temporarily but after i feel even worse. pls help.

2006-08-15 12:48:53 · 9 answers · asked by confusedz1 1

How would you feel if your counselor sent personal mail to your home, or called you at home just to be friendly? The mail didn't discuss details about your sessions, and there was no revealing information left on an answering machine. The counselor was just writing or calling to say hello on a personal basis.

How would you feel if the counselor did the above after you asked that he or she not contact you by either method, and reserved communication for office visits or private emails?

2006-08-15 12:36:10 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, I have Bipolar Disorder, OCD, Depression & ADHD. My question is, does anyone know any natural remedies for these? Because currently I take 4 medications in all. So, I have been taking these medications since 2004. So, I am getting pretty tired of taking them. So, does anyone know any natural ways to replace the medications?

2006-08-15 12:22:54 · 6 answers · asked by meganxrenee07 1

but my thoughts while im alone keep going on fantasy ' what if ' notions. like at the moment im cut up and extremely unhappy at not having a female partner in my life, its an extreme want that i feel i need. one famous female who i particularly like is ' ann wilson ' from the band 'heart' a classic band, but sometimes i just watch their music videos and wonder how great it would be to have a women in my life like ann wilson. and it makes me feel extremely sad and alone. i live in the uk, but i dont wanna be here, i picture my self in rural settings in the us with a girl like ann wilson. this is my dream. i dont want anything else. the few girls i made friends with on the internet dont talk to me any more..and i wonder how my life will turn out..?

2006-08-15 12:09:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

when you lose your motivation? When you feel like your soul , smile, happiness and courage have all gone? what do you do when the things that used to make you happy doesn't make you happy anymore. What do you do if things didn't go you way and you had no other choiuce?

2006-08-15 11:32:25 · 11 answers · asked by Hills 1

i cant stand it when i am by my self because i get so depressed and hate what is in my head.
how do i stop thinking this way and enjoy time alone?

2006-08-15 11:28:47 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm feeling depressed. It was a bad day. Say something to make me feel better.

2006-08-15 11:17:07 · 5 answers · asked by danac210 5

2006-08-15 11:09:08 · 18 answers · asked by sadflower 3

I'm 12 and I used to be so different....then all of a sudden I just didn't want to socialize anymore. Sometimes I'll cry just because I feel like it. And I have these negative thoughts that people don't like me and like I'm not as good as everyone else. Is it possible I have an anxiety disorder at 12?

2006-08-15 11:08:55 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

A couple of months ago I lost control of my new motorcycle and drove it head-first into fast moving (55 MPH) oncoming traffic. I was lucky to escape with my life and miraculous to be completely unharmed. I haven't driven it since.

About a week ago I was driving a car, alone, and got disoriented while on a very open and empty stretch of five lane highway that did not have lane lines. This experience made me feel many of the same things I did on the motorcycle, and now every time I drive the car since then, I feel a strong adrenaline flow and tingling in my head and I feel as though I will lose control of the car at any moment. It takes a tremendous amount of focus and constant re-assuring of myself to continue driving. It literally feels like I am going to arbitrarily drive the car into traffic or a guard rail. I've always had a lot of confidence around driving cars in the past.

While I'm sure the serious answer is somewhere in the neighborhood of "find a therapist", I would be interested in some sort of preliminary diagnosis that can help me understand what it is I'm dealing with. Please note that the motorcycle incident may be completely unrelated to what is happening to me now in the car but it seemed logical to me as a layman that there is a connection. While I have not previously been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder I have personally experienced what I consider high but not abnormal amounts of anxiety in various situations. I thought this might be PTSD but that seems to typically be associated with more serious things than what happened to me, such as sexual abuse.

Thanks in advance for helping me figure out what this is, and any insights into treatment or getting past this.

2006-08-15 11:07:10 · 9 answers · asked by dk 2

2006-08-15 11:01:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know i need one or the other i just dont know the difference between the two-if- there is one. and if you know a free one that would help too.lol. thanx

2006-08-15 10:57:38 · 13 answers · asked by kris 2

ive been great all day but now its come night time ive dropped like a lead balloon. im not going to sleep, and now im going have to hurt myself just to get through the night. god life sucks. cant wait for it be over.

2006-08-15 10:37:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have recurring nightmares that won't go away. I have a few in a week. They become worse when there is somone else in the bed, but when we are not touching. I don't have nightmares when the person sleeping next to me has any sort of physical contact. I will always have a nightmare when we are not touching, but when I am sleeping alone in a bed, I may or may not have nightmares. I'm not sure if it's a bad thing that I have more than just a few, but I'm not willing to talk to a doctor or phsyciatrist until I have to. A few months ago, when I was living in the college dorms for the 2nd semester, I would have about 6 nightmares in one night, every night for about a month or more. I would like to know if this is a seriuos problem, or just something I should learn to live with. And please don't suggest sleeping pills. Thanks for any help you can give me.

2006-08-15 10:13:47 · 8 answers · asked by rainbubble88 1

"Is this it?" "Is this all my life is?" I have been thinking that way for the past 2-3 years- lately it's gotten worse and it's sank me down- very far. I wanted to see if I was alone in this way of self-destructing way of thought?? What do you do about it? Right now I dont feel I have the energy to change what I know needs to be changed...

2006-08-15 10:10:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought it would be a good outlet to vent my frustrations - however - I read some where recently that this can only add to the stress - which is true?

2006-08-15 10:02:59 · 55 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-15 09:54:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-15 09:44:17 · 19 answers · asked by shorty 1

Not gender identity...but image w/in yourself.

2006-08-15 09:43:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i met "nathan" 2 years ago when i was at swim team. first he was just a friend. Now i like him. But i don't know how to tell him because i just can't. To deal with this problem i started cuting myself but now i have to stay home and clean up bloody messes. I liked nathan because he is nice to me. He fools around with me sometimes : ) , and i think he is gay too.

Im 13 years old and gay. I have a big cutting problem that makes me feel bad because mostly girls cut. And i can't tell anyone that im gay. HELP HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-15 09:40:33 · 8 answers · asked by rich_yu2002 2

I dont know if it is the zoloft or that im just eating more and not realizing it. I've always been chunky but 20 pounds in 7 months is a little extreme, I think.

2006-08-15 09:31:58 · 18 answers · asked by Amy M 1

I had been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder several years ago, and am on meds for it. That said, I had an anxiety attack today, out of no where. As you know the exhaustion it can cause, I laid down to take a nap. I had a dream within a dream. Originally, my grand daughter and I were playing something, and I awoke to her lying next to me, and I laughed about it. Then, a family of 5 ( parents and 3 kids ) burst into my home. I knew that they wanted to kill us. I don't know where the knIves came from, but I had about 5 in my hands, determined to kill them ( including kids) before I let them hurt my g.daughter. But, the adults grabbed us both & separated us very quickly. I was unable to use the knives, they took them away from me, cutting my hand deeply as they took them.I have NEVER even thought of hurting a child, but I was ready to. I awoke feeling remorse for my thoughts , and fear. ( ? )
If there are any psychiatrics or MD's here, please try to help me understand. WHAT???

2006-08-15 09:31:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-15 09:30:42 · 5 answers · asked by bakbiter 3

2006-08-15 09:29:20 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's a lot of stuff going on in my head right now and I want to deal with it later because I have stuff that I have to get done right now. How do I clear my mind just so I can get this stuff done?

2006-08-15 09:27:26 · 11 answers · asked by katie 1

i think I may have a mild case of depression. I just don't care anymore, don't want to do anything, and am always eating(even if I'm not hungry). I was diagnosed with post-partum depression 5 years ago, but this is different. I am moody, sometims laughing and joking around, and other times angry or down. I'm not sure why I feel this way-and don't know from one minute to the next who I'm gonna feel. I also am constantly tired, although I have trouble falling asleep.There has not been anything dramatic that has happned, no one has died, and I actually ahve less stress now than I have all summer. So why do I feel this way, and what can I do to help it? I don't want to be on medications, and I don't want this to get any worse. How do jelp myself? i',m just not happy.

2006-08-15 09:21:55 · 10 answers · asked by Alexis and Abbigails' mommy 4

Race is a subjective socio-economic construct, based in a mental illness to distract Humans from being Humans. Providing the false concept of Superior and Inferior Humans. The dominant culture has promoted the erroneous concept of various races through many venues, psuedo-science in particular.

All animals to the best of my knowledge have the same colour blood. Fish, lizards, birds, quadrupeds, and Humans have Red Blood. Non oxygenated blood is bluish-red, Oxygenated blood is a Bright red. Human Blood is carbon phyllic, it loves carbon, carbon monoxide, carbon di-oxide, alcohol, etc.

Humans all have the same colour blood, but do not necessarily bleed the same blood. There are 4 basic blood classifications: O, A, B, & AB. There are 2 variations of these types Rh Positive & Rh Negative. Most people are Rh positive in any of the categories.

The four bacic types are not restricted to the socio-economic limitting, primitve designations used for members of the Human family today

2006-08-15 09:20:42 · 3 answers · asked by LeBlanc 6

2006-08-15 09:15:17 · 9 answers · asked by bakbiter 3

I would appreciate any feedback from professionals in the field or other parents who have experienced this with their child(ren). Thanks.

My son is 8 years old. Something which started occuring recently is that he is CONSTANTLY afraid of getting sick and throwing up. He also does not know if he feels nauseaus (spelling). In other words, when asked if he feels nauseaus, he says he does not know. He had a stomach virus not long ago and threw up a few times. I tried to explain to him that the feeling before he threw up is what we call nausea, but he still has doubts and is always asking if he is going to be OK or if he is nauseaus. He asks VERY often during the day and night if he is going to be OK. He constatnly needs to hear our reassurance. He makes me swear that he is not going to be sick. If he gets a stomach ache he starts to cry and gets really nervous. Is this OCD or some type of Anxiety disorder? I suffer from anxiety. Can this be genetic?

2006-08-15 08:59:38 · 5 answers · asked by Eli 2