Mental Health - October 2006

has suffered with body dis-morphis for over l5 years.This had led to years of drug abuse.However, although now completely clean from all substances,including,ciggs,and alcohol,he has taken to gambling on a big scale.I know this is called cross addiction,but the main reason for all of this behaviour is the body dis-morphia which has and still is totally controlling the whole of his life in everything he does.He is totally depressed all the time and suicidal,but will not seek any medication and he is sure there is nothing that will change the way he sees himself.There isn't anything wrong with him,he's such a great person and really good looking,has a great physique,but he doesn't see himself as he is,weve done everything to convince him there's nothing wrong with him,but he totally blocks out anything we say,saying we are only saying he's normal because we love him.Is anyone out there in the same position,can you give me any advice as to what to do.I'm sure I will loose him eventually.

2006-10-03 20:22:01 · 4 answers · asked by animalwatch 3

2006-10-03 20:20:04 · 16 answers · asked by free-spirit 5

2006-10-03 19:59:34 · 10 answers · asked by MADS 1

I don't helucinate, and no one has ever acted in a manner to believe that I have. I don't have weird activities. But I feel that at any moment I might explode in random song and dance. I realize that some of the people around me do really dumb things, I watch them in their actions, and I am trying to figure out how they continue to process their situations like they do. I watch as they do it, and I know a much more efficient way of doing something and It is driving me nuts. What is wrong with me? Or is everything else but me wrong?

2006-10-03 19:45:48 · 19 answers · asked by Hammy 1

So here's the deal. My mom has a history of hurting herself / making herself sick for attention. Now she's out in California with my sister who is in the navy to "help" with the baby. The baby is now very ill and the doctors can't find anything wrong with him. He's losing weight, vomiting, and has severe diarrhea. There is no concrete proof that she is hurting him but it is very convenient that suddenly she is well and the baby is not. It's just a suspicion but I dont know what to ask the doctors to test him for? Any ideas? Who should my sister talk to about this? What happens if we accuse mom and it turns out that the baby really is genuinely ill? Please help!

2006-10-03 19:31:30 · 10 answers · asked by corrie 3

2006-10-03 19:24:26 · 30 answers · asked by free-spirit 5

my sister just found out that ive been cutting myself for several months now and has threatened to tell our mother, i am 16 and depressed for a year now and im also bullimic...my question is, is anyone else a cutter and how did your parents react when they found out, did you stop or go to a physcologist? i dont want to stop cuz its the only way i know how to deal with life and control mine but im tired of acting in front of friends and at school i just want to be free of depression any help? advice?

2006-10-03 18:21:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

For months now I've been having nothing but nightmares...

2006-10-03 18:16:26 · 21 answers · asked by Perfectly Flawed 5

I have this thing where I seem to always be smiling when I'm giving someone bad news. Today I was telling a woman I work with about a group of Amish girls that was shot execution style. And I was smiling the whole time I was telling her this. I hate it. I can't tell someone about a loved one dying or even have a conversation with them about it because I feel like I'm making them feel uncomfortable. The woman told me not to feel about it because it's some kind of mental disorder but she didn't know the name of it. I've checked on the internet and I can't find anything. Does anyone have any idea if this really is a mental disorder and is there any way of taking care of it? I want to be able to have a normal conversation with someone. Sometimes it happens just from someone saying, "Hello" to me. I feel like an idiot when that happens. It's like I'm surprised that someone wants to talk to me or something.

2006-10-03 18:16:17 · 6 answers · asked by nosnebcd 1

and i draw disability.......now men lose interest as soon as i tell them about this and it really hurts...i want to be honest from the start.....i'm a great person! i don't know what to do......i'm tired of just going out with the girls......

2006-10-03 18:16:03 · 8 answers · asked by Happy Summer 6

like the voices you hear you have already thought of , and thier telling you what you what your thing of...?

2006-10-03 18:11:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been on Effexor for over 2yrs now. Over the past 2 months I have been tapering off it. While that has gone well non-depression wise, the side effects have not.

My main complaint is the 'electric shock/dizzy pusles' I get, which after quite a bit of net research I have found is rather common.I am now in my last week of going off and these shock things have only been getting worse. So much so that i just feel like rolling around on the floor and screaming for them to stop. I talked to the Dr. about it but it's kinda one of those 'wait it out' things apparently.

My question is, does anyone know of anything that can help this 'electric shock' reaction go away or lessen? While there seems to be alot of info on the fact that this can take place, I can't find much about how to make it go away.

Thanks alot. Have a good day.

ps. The only think I have heard is taking Omega 3 could help. Does anyone have experience with that?

2006-10-03 18:03:23 · 4 answers · asked by Heidi 2

2006-10-03 18:01:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mind never slows down. It did once when I had to take morphine! I loved that feeling of not being stressed. I don't want to be on drugs to do it though!

I can't stop thinking. I need a noise distraction to go to sleep. I am always analyzing. I got a massage once and they left me alone in a room to relax for 20 minutes. I went insane.

How do I calm down my mind?

2006-10-03 17:55:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know a girl who swears a bunch and does bizarre crap- and she claims to have Tourettes syndrome I don't believe it I think shes just making excuses for her behaviour, is it for real? Or just a fallacy?

2006-10-03 17:35:57 · 13 answers · asked by sarayamodel 1

what can a person do/say to help an alcoholic realize that she needs help. she is a successful professional. she has admitted she needs help, but always--the next day--she thinks she's fine. please don't say "she has to figure it out herself and be ready to get help".

2006-10-03 17:29:36 · 9 answers · asked by Becky 5

I am a fearful person, when i was younger i had a few phobias. I felt like I was scared of everything. Now it feels worse now that I'm a little older. I also read into things too much. What is wrong with me and how am I supposed to deal with it?

2006-10-03 17:12:47 · 11 answers · asked by loni_831 2

I know I should go to the doctor instead, but I thought I'd give this a try. On the bottle it says I can take three pills. I'm going to do that, but I would like to know how long it takes for me to feel a difference. Thanks in advance for good answers :-)

2006-10-03 17:07:38 · 12 answers · asked by abbas_n_chantel 2

Any suggestions on how i can sleep better.This is a constant thing,i can never get to sleep! Help!!!

2006-10-03 16:53:21 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will this keep the monkeys from attacking my niece?

2006-10-03 16:49:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-03 16:47:05 · 11 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

Because I a willing to try anything to get them to stop brodcasting Met's games over my braces.

2006-10-03 16:38:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I started having flashbacks 2 months ago over a 2 day period where they just kept coming. They eased off for awhile but have started up again. I've been very stressed with what is happening in my life and think that might've triggered it. I have researched since the initial flashbacks and have found evidence that does support delayed recall. Still, I sometimes don't want to believe it. It being these... traumatic memories of childhood sexual abuse when I was 5. Is it really possible or am I just tricking myself? Why would my brain concoct an elaborate hoax in my head? I don't want it to be me, this shouldn't have happened to me. I had no memories, save one that never made much sense, about this and now they are popping up vividly and frightenly. If anyone has any advice or has been through what I'm going through, please speak out. I really want to see a therapist but it's not an option at this time.

2006-10-03 16:36:52 · 15 answers · asked by Sori 1

He has had it for over 4 years and gets treatment for it..

2006-10-03 16:36:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Shes my best friend. I wish she wouldve talked to me about her problems instead of resorting to this. I tried explaining to her that cutting herself isnt resolving her problems. But she assures me that she isnt angry with anyone. She has also tried to comit suicide about 2 years ago. I thought she was done hurting herself. This just started about 2 weeks ago. Help Please.

2006-10-03 16:36:17 · 10 answers · asked by Courtney 2

Ok me and my brother got in a fight yesterday so my dad sed we couldn't watch T.V. so me trying to make things better was like "ok i can do that i think i deserve it and i mean it's just a week!" so yeah my bro just start watching T.V. so i told him dad wuz gonna get mad. I told my dad and hez all "O well just next time i'll do something worse" im like WUT!!!!!! if it would've been me he would've been like "o im so dissapointed" and then i told my dad that my bro wouldn't turn his friggin loud stereo unless i turned it down. I had told my big bro that lives in another state, told me just calm down and don't do what he tells you just talk to dad and he'll take care of it if you fight w/ ur bro then you'll get all the blame but if you w8 and talk ur dad will understand. YEAH RIGHT!!!! i did exactly as he told me and my dad sed "GAWD, why can't you just leave ur brother alone, ur always provoking him to fight" I was just.......wow! I had been so happy that day and he just.......ruined it.

2006-10-03 16:28:28 · 10 answers · asked by =)) 3

2006-10-03 16:08:56 · 21 answers · asked by On my way. 1

I stopped going there after a month because it seemed like a bunch of pseudo religious cult-like BS. /they have this type of language they all talk in that I called.."taliking in bumber stickers" I think it is onlky good for people whom like to hear thier own voice when they complain. The studies have shown the program to be a failure...why do therapists and doctors still recommend it?

2006-10-03 16:08:25 · 8 answers · asked by fred f 1

2006-10-03 16:01:36 · 12 answers · asked by On my way. 1

2006-10-03 15:55:11 · 19 answers · asked by On my way. 1