Mental Health - September 2006

i have worked in the mental health feild for 17 years. never have i seen a person with downs syndrome of another race other than caucasion. WHY?

2006-09-29 15:27:39 · 21 answers · asked by nakita 6

i tried searching for answers to how to recover from 5 yrs of sleep deprivation and found someone who has the same problem as me! i am experiencing horrible effects of fragmented speech and delayed reactions. although i can type okay, when it comes to writing more complex things, my memory sucks and i can't write at all. No one gave any good answers to the guy below, and I hope someone else out there may have something?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArlHrEAf9_T0saSj5MHD2H4jzKIX?qid=1006030302620

So basically, how do i work on memory and speech now? am i able to undo the effects on my adolescent years? or is it impossible

i started not sleeping well in 5th grade. im in 11th now. i almost never exercise but when i do, i get tired easily and cant go on. i need at least an hour's worth of movement to help me sleep, but it's a catch-22 b/c i am too tired to move and my muscles get sore easily.

2006-09-29 15:19:00 · 4 answers · asked by Mp3 D 1

2006-09-29 14:59:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im a 21 year old loser
I have 0 friends
no support
No Health insurance
my parents are idiots
I have heart problems.
I think i might be getting dumber by the day, or it could be that im "just" depressed. I really cant tell. There have been times in the past few months that ive felt lightheaded for about half an hour after waking up.. im a little scared.. is my bad heart getting to my brain?? Ive always been kinda dumb.. I think Ive just been less focused because im depressed, thus dumber, but i dont know

I just turned 21.. Woo. I went out with my parents to celebrtate.. hows that for a big 21st b-day!

Btw all the things i just said i would never tell anyone close to me. Respond however you like.. I actually find most insults funny :-P

2006-09-29 14:45:26 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

The class is Introduction to Mental Retardation, I have to do a 6 page report on any disability of my choice, and I can't decide. I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions.

2006-09-29 14:39:30 · 16 answers · asked by DeAnna 5

Everytime I get mad or something I keep it up, I snap at everyone and Im sick of it. I dont have time enough for a rage group. But Im sick of being so angry.

2006-09-29 14:38:29 · 10 answers · asked by maguathehearteater 1

2006-09-29 14:16:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just looking for some ways to occupy my time.. aside from things like going out on days like today.. I'm at a new highschool and friends are seldom, and the ones i have don't invite me out. Weekends tend to get really depressing and i'm getting tired of it. My girlfriend left me 6 weeks ago and shes already with one of my other friends, so you can imagine what that's like.. especially when she sais she's with him/over me than she was the entire time we were together =] <3 thats love.

Thanks for any help.. Jasio <--

2006-09-29 14:15:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm ok when i wake up, go to school/work and think about what i'd like to accomplish. or when i go out with my friend, go to the movies, read a book & so on...but when i get home, in the afternoon and in the middle of the night (if i can't fall asleep) i feel really depressed. i so miss having someone in my life and it just doesn't happen. so how do i deal with being single and feel satisfied about being alone. (please don't write about going out and dating different people 'cause you can't force yourself into falling in love.) you can fool your mind but not your heart.

thanks.

2006-09-29 14:03:55 · 11 answers · asked by Eden 1

It's so depressing that, the older you get, the faster time seems to slip away.

2006-09-29 13:57:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

down my throat,told me Im fine its my anxiety,and to keep taking my Xanax,I told him my sinus were messed up and he didnt check them either,I guess I must be ok my oxagen level,blood pressure and pulse were all ok.Does anyone agree?That its not my throat,i guess if it was then my oxyagen level would not be goos???

2006-09-29 13:44:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

2006-09-29 12:42:36 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 17 and in college.

When I was in high school, I had a moderate problem with self-harm but never received any professional help for it. I once tried to talk to my mum about it, but she said I was just attention-seeking and to solve my own problems. It culminated about a year ago with me slashing myself across the face with a needle, leaving a still-visible scar on my cheek. I told my parents I’d fallen on a pair of scissors, and while they must have both doubted it, neither of them said anything.

I got with a guy 6 months ago, and we went out until yesterday, when we broke up once and for all. A few weeks back I scrammed him on the arm because he did something I really wasn't okay with (no explanation needed) and he told me he'd spent hours picking at the wound to make it bleed so he could remember me. It just brought back all my own memories, and about a week ago I found myself harming myself minorly on the forearm, again with a needle.

2006-09-29 12:34:16 · 9 answers · asked by Pebbles 5

I used to smoke pot a lot, I'm trying to tone it down a little bit since college has started, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was somewhat responsible for me overanalyzing almost everything. I'll be in a situation, and if **** goes wrong I analyze it and end up feeling retarded, stupid, immature, whatever.

I don't know if im just a 'deep' thinker or what, but I'm sick of it! I wish I could enjoy life like most people do, that whole ignorance is bliss thing.

2006-09-29 12:17:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-29 12:16:16 · 22 answers · asked by Phil 1

i have no motivation and i cant make decisions. my brain is foggy, but i dont think i could live without it. what should i do? COME ON PEOLPLE LETS HEAR THOSE AWESOME ANSWERS!!!!!!!
HIT ME!!!

2006-09-29 12:03:01 · 11 answers · asked by jack 1

I took sole care of her for 13 yrs due to several other healthproblems, and cancer was the last only being discovered 3wks before her death. I promised her i would be with her until the very end. I kept my promise and was with her at the moment of her death, I remember the gurgling sounds she was making and can see her gazing at the ceiling as I held her. I had to be strong for her. I was expected to be strong for everyone. I could see the fear in her eyes and I told her it was time for her to go be with the Lord and her eyes came down and looked into mine, rolled back up and she was gone. I cannot get this image out of my mind and I feel so numb now. I don't find any joy in anything, I feel as if I'm dead inside. How long do most people grieve?

2006-09-29 12:02:11 · 20 answers · asked by justme 2

mean and grumpy? and one so nice?

2006-09-29 11:54:02 · 4 answers · asked by birdsdafly 3

In which you didn't want to live anymore
. where you were alone and angry and mad at yourself for not being able to express on paper what you were going through. as an artist i am going in circles in a pshycadelic rage. i hated the thought of me and my anger burned so intolerantly. i had to hurt myself and i did and there is my art. the scars on my arm.
Well i feel that way right now. I'm alone in my room and no one cares, no one wants to know. I hate the thought of me, my art, what it means. it's expressionless.
I am going to dissolve in my abusive mind, how can i express this artless form known as emotion.
Whom among you can relate to this unfathomable starvation of mind.
i can't understand myself

2006-09-29 11:45:52 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I blush a lot and get shy easily. It is annoying. What are some good tactics to block the shy monster?

2006-09-29 11:04:12 · 11 answers · asked by *Chelley* 1

My friend is saying she's emo and I know she's not but I think she's just doing it for attention. But now she started cutting herself, I don't want her to do that. How can I talk to her and not offend her? What should I say? Should I say anything at all or just let it be and see if she stops???

2006-09-29 11:02:04 · 14 answers · asked by Sally 3

If your answer is yes, could you tell me if there is a name for it? Yeah, I know there's photophobia, which is normally excessive sensitivity to light due to having an eye problem or disease, but it can also be an irrational fear of light.

2006-09-29 11:01:26 · 7 answers · asked by Bear 5

She has been really unhappy and has had low self confidence for sometime. About a year ago I found out she had been self harming and she has attempted suicide a couple of times.
Since then she has been talking to a councillor and I was under the impression that the self harming had stopped, but I have recently found out that she still gets angry and hurts herself sometimes.
She is a bit more comfortable talking to me now, which I think is good, but she often tells me that she is having dark thoughts and that she doesn't want to 'be here' anymore. This scares me, but I think she is telling me because she wants help, the only thing is, I don't know what I can do.
I would really appreciate any advice, thanks.

2006-09-29 10:59:42 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-29 10:52:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK there is a group on myspace filled with teens , this Group is called the Plastics , they have been linked to many suicides in the last year . They actually help people by telling them how to kill themselves , I asked the owner to delete the group and she commented back

" NO , if they kill themselves they deserve it "

the sad thing is a 5th grade girl lost her life because someone 1500 miles away told her she was worthless . I am making it my job to get the word out and to STOP this Group .

The groups url is http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse...

and the OWNERS url is http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fus...

I am asking EVERYONE to stop what you are doing and let the owner know what kind of damage she is causing people

2006-09-29 10:44:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-29 10:26:22 · 4 answers · asked by bianca_ca777 2

Hello. I am taking lexapro but the side effects seem to me very painfull (vomiting, anxiety, nausea, stomach pain, diarhea). Is it possible to combine Klonopin with lexapro?

2006-09-29 10:15:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know what is going on with me but for the last few months I have been experiencing mood swings. I'll go from being extremely happy one day to being completely depressed and suicidal the next day. I say suicidal because I always think about taking pills or cutting myself (on a really bad day) I never actually do it but It's very tempting and It's hard to hold myself back. I know that sounds bad. I guess I have just been really upset with my life lately. Everyone around me seems to be doing well and I feel like I'm always being left behind. My boyfriend broke up with me three times because he has been extremely stressed out with school, work, family and the nypd. He has a lot on his plate so I kind of just keep my issues to myself. I guess part of me is really scared he's going to break up with me again. I make jokes about it but it really bothers me a lot. It's other things too, mostly feeling like a failure. What's wrong with me?

2006-09-29 09:59:52 · 14 answers · asked by lololol 2

Have you ever felt that deep feeling of hopelessness in the pit of your stiomach that just made you cry and cry and cry about how bad your life has turned out? when was the last time you did this?

2006-09-29 09:51:33 · 69 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-29 09:39:35 · 3 answers · asked by ornryoletxn 1