Mental Health - October 2006

hi im nick ive answerd and asked a load of q,s on here but well as u may know i suffer from bad acne and i dont have to many friends (2) which one of hits me anyway and no one realy pay attention to me everyone in my class makes fun of me espechially the girls and my family neva really pay attention to me i have ran away 3 times im only 14 i gert beat up everyday and i just feel theres nothing left for me i hav helped loads of people in ym life throught there troubles but i cant seem to get my self through this i mena looking bk at my life i see that i neva really fitted in i always listend to romantic sad music not rock like everypone else and i would whcth sad films not like evryone else i would be hard working at school not like everyone else god sake i was well what was i mena am a geecky looser i just always hated my life i mena look at my face its horriblre i know true beauty lies inside thtats how i lok for girls thier personality but know girl feels that way bout me oh nvm soz

2006-10-24 08:42:19 · 65 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 08:41:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so if its only a simple over the counter herb, it should be harmless right, so i wanted to know if it would show up on a drug test or not because i am starting a new job and i wnat to start taking the pill, well actually already started, also it kinda makes me feel like im on speed or something, im all fast paced on it.

2006-10-24 08:41:28 · 4 answers · asked by Freaky 1

I HAVE A 6 Y/O DAUGHTER WHO HAS A.D.H.D. AND WE HAVE TRIED SEVERAL MEDS. AND MOST OF THEM THE SIDE EFECTS ARE SO BAD I HAD TO TAKE HER OFF OF THEM. SHE DID PRETTY GOOD WITH THE ADDERAL UNTILL SHE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE SHE COULD NOT HOLD DOWN HER FOOD, SHE GOT SO DIZY SHE COULD NO LONGER WALK IN A STRAIGHT LINE JUST AWFUL SO I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE CAN GIVE ME ANY IDEA WHAT I CAN DO HER DR. DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY MORE IDEAS. SHE STARTED 1ST GRADE, I WANTED TO KEEP HER IN KINDERGARTEN ONE MORE YEAR BUT THE SCHOOL SAID NO SHE BARELY KNOWS MORE THAN SHE DID IN PRESCHOOL I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE HERE, SHE IS NOW ON WHAT IT CALLED CATTEPRESS IT IS A PATCH THAT YOU CHANGE WEEKLY AND IT IT NOT CONSISTANT. I READ ABOUT AN ALL NATURAL DROPS CALLED FOCUS ON LINE BUT I HAVE TRIED OTHER "ALL NATURAL" THINGS AND GOT NO WHERE i DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE, SHE CAN'T SWALLOW PILLS WHEN SHE WAS ON THE ADDERAL I HAD TO OPEN THE CAPS. AND PUT THEM IN HER FOOD PLEASE HELP

2006-10-24 08:31:51 · 12 answers · asked by dydy 2

I'll try to only mention what's pertinent. I can't remember the last time I've been happy or if I've ever been. I live in NorCal now, but grew up in NYC - just moved 1.5 yrs ago. Contrary to popular opinion, I hate CA, or just really miss home. I've been living in a perpetual state of sadness and anxiety and it's starting to manifest physiologically now with aches, migraines, and serious lack of energy. I have no health insurance to speak to a Dr and I literally have no friends. I can't take this anymore - need to find a way out. Make matters worst, I have a live-in GF that I totally believe doesn't understand me nor my situation. I'm sure she just thinks I’m a jerk, but I know there is more to it. I feel like I'm trapped in a corner by my own and external forces and in a few days I’m bound to crack. I don’t want to hurt myself nor anyone, but I feel so lost Please help, I'm begging.

Only legitimate reponses please, thanks.

2006-10-24 08:21:58 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you have to take it everday for it to be effective or can you just take it on the days when you arent feeling so great...?

2006-10-24 08:21:06 · 7 answers · asked by Freaky 1

I am tired of taking benadryl to sleep at night, and I don't always have this problem, but when I do it effects me all week long. Like right now, I feel stressed and my eyes are heavy!

2006-10-24 08:17:39 · 23 answers · asked by Jenna 4

If I don't have any kind of health insurance (I'm a contractor for my company not an actual employee) and very little money how would I go about or who can I talk to about whether or not I have a serious problem with depression. I'm pretty sure I do. Do you think it would be a good idea to sign up for one of those free studies where they give some people the real medication and some a plecebo?

2006-10-24 08:08:05 · 24 answers · asked by PaganPoetess 5

I actually have a genuine curiosity about this, so if anyone knows what it takes to get commited to a mental institution I would like to hear it.

2006-10-24 08:03:45 · 11 answers · asked by Electron Blue 3

I've been diagnosed and worried of the meds they'll prescribe , they possibly lithium , or 2 others ( i can't remember they're names) i would like to know they're side effects ....


Also , knowing my condition i am with a man whom i really love however i know that i'm breaking his heart with my problems ... should i let him go in order for him to find someone he'll be better with ...i feel sorry for him sometimes ... it's so great and beautiful when everything is going well , but when i start acting up it's horrible...

2006-10-24 07:50:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 07:47:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

December 21, 2005 i lost my dad. him and i were verrrrrry close...i was daddys little girl! This was very unexpected...he was in fine health the day of! How long is this going to take for the pain to heel? There has been some rough times since December. I had been engaged for a while planning a April 8th wedding...so i had to face the day with my dad not being there. On the way back from the honeymoon i had a panic attack on the airplane and now i'm completely scared of things...planes, bridges, and tunnels. Its weird...why is all of this happening? What can i do?

2006-10-24 07:46:46 · 12 answers · asked by sassybchgal 1

So, I know that someone is on drugs, crystal meth, using all the time and spending money on it hand over fist. Until broke in all cases and borrowing and stealing people blind to pad the habit. She has kids, two, and I feel closing in on serious health and legal problems. Of course, she doesnt think she has a problem and denys heavy use. The next problem is that she is my wife of now 10+ years. I could walk away with the kids and leave her high(pun intended) and dry, but I dont want to see her dead in a ditch. She wont listen to rehab or to councling. What can I do??

2006-10-24 07:45:49 · 20 answers · asked by Don F 1

My mother in law keeps thinking she is sick, or something is wrong with her. She started eating like crazy last fall, the Jan 1 she quit somking. Shes like 44. She went to the doc and got a good bill of health. Now she thinks she gained the weight because something is wrong with her. She says it's becasue she's getting old, then she thinks her nerves are the cause so she goes on nerve pills. (I am the one that feels like I need to be on nerve pills because of her!)She is always looking on the internet for things to give her a good excuss about why she ate so much and gained the wieght...... ya know, 1+1=2, why can't she seem to put 2 and 2 together?

2006-10-24 07:26:57 · 15 answers · asked by Jenna 4

I feel very lost with all of this ... The test i have to go through and the medicine they're talking to put me on doesn't encourage me very much ... I would like to talk to someone with bi polar disorder please i need advice and tips ... if anyone knows about natural medicine possibly...

2006-10-24 07:10:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to make the most of it. I am out of work. I have some money saved up, and really want to make the most of the opportunity given (before I was just depressed).
However, my interests and passions lie in art and spiritual pursuits. Not the most accepted and easy living in our society.
I really want to be me and go for it, but I am conflicted. My head is still brainwashed by my dad (non-dreamer/ultrapractical/realistic), society (materialistic) and university/career life (business).
Part of me wants to go to art school, part of me wants to travel and be a spiritual teacher, maybe show my art, part of me thinks I should just go off somewhere to a cave or monastery.
Help! How can I know what I am to do? How do I reconnect with who I am and what I really value? After an abusive relationship and abandonment, early feelings of unacceptance from my father, how can I really go after what I want?

2006-10-24 07:04:30 · 8 answers · asked by David M 3

Do You Think They Give Elmo 1 Test-Tickle or 2 Test-Tickles ?

2006-10-24 06:59:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sometimes when Im alone and Im thinking about my life and others' I mourn the fact that I have chosen 'this' life. Asking myself if this is what I really wanted.

You see I am a single mom of a 7 mo old & I have a great job that provides very well for the two of us. I am able to have my own apartment, car, life... I mean, Im making it pretty well. And in rare moments, I pat myself on the back. Im a great mom and it feels good.

But then again, there are those times when I get sad b/c I could have done ANYTHING. I could be living ANYWHERE. Instead, I live in a small town & am not currently working my dream job. I could have gone to culinary school... I could be in college right now... I could be going out every nite and meeting new ppl. Instead I go from work to pick up my son... take him home, bathe him, feed him, play... & rock him to sleep. & that is all worth it. I love it.

But then I get upset again b/c of the "what ifs". However, his smile or giggle melts me.

IM LOST

2006-10-24 06:43:55 · 17 answers · asked by AGirl2Friendly 2

My husband was diagnosed with bipolar disorder about 4 years ago. He has tried a mixture of medications, therapy, hospitalization, etc. Through these years, nothing has seemed to work for him. He is either very depressed (sleeps all of the time, feels, worthless, has thoughts of death) or very manic. (Can take on the world, comes up with master plans,.sings & dances, etc) Recently, he will not schedule his appointments. He needs to be re-evaluated but they will not let me schedule for him. Any ideas? Have you had marital problems because of this disorder? How about your children? What issues have come with that? I need some help with this, as I feel so alone and so frustrated.

2006-10-24 06:34:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

And I was wondering what's the best way to keep from having a nervous breakdown?

2006-10-24 06:30:53 · 17 answers · asked by Hem 1

I have got to let my frustration out! My MIL recently got hired by UPS. This is the same woman who complains ALL THE TIME that her back hurts and she can't clean her house or take care of basic responsibilities. Her husband does everything. She goes to a chiropractor because she claims to hurt so badly. Why would she get a job there? Everything always goes this womans way. She won herself a brand new car, goes on 2-week luxury cruises every 3 months, gets a great paying job overnight, and has a husband who kisses her butt. Problem is, she treats everyone like dirt. She is critical, nagging, rude, & most of all hurtful. My husband has bipolar disorder and has a hard time working, and she constantly nags on him about how easy it is to get a job and that he is worthless. WHY do people who are MEAN get everything? Why does it always work out for them? Do nice people really finish last? Also, she is SO mean to her elderly MIL, but guess who gets the millions of dollars once she dies?

2006-10-24 06:30:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 06:07:51 · 5 answers · asked by chris_2000_com 1

I'm concerned about my husband. Since we have been together, he has had difficulty keeping a job, always finding something about it that he doesn't like. He goes from laid-back and loving to depressed and irritable to angry and screaming. He sleeps very little and wil sometimes get so involved in housework that he is up until 2 a.m. One minute he is super sweet and the next he is angry with me. I used to think it was me, but now I'm concerned it might be something else. If I make an appointment for him with our family doctor, I know he'll go, so I'll definately take that step. What I'm wondering is: what could it possibly be? Bipolar? Depression?

2006-10-24 06:05:00 · 15 answers · asked by JoMama 3

2006-10-24 05:59:49 · 11 answers · asked by Stephanie D 3

My son is almost 16. He has a hearing coming up on Nov 9th, when I believe he will be sent to YDC, again. I'm hoping to have other options to present to the court. He is currently on probation, and was suspended from school for having drug paraphenalia....today he was sent to a shelter, until his court date. He has always had issues with behavior, has ADHD, some issues with violence, mild depression, but mostly just very "twisted" thinking.

He's already been YDC, the Pace program, and the Becket School. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -Cory's Mom

2006-10-24 05:54:22 · 2 answers · asked by colleenoneill 1

I have this friend who I've met over the weekend and while I was talking to him until 6 am in the morning, he kept on getting up to get another drink. I asked him if he was alone and he says he always drinks alone. I know this kid has some problems but I just wanted to know if drinking alone is a big deal. Help me help this kid!

2006-10-24 05:47:51 · 15 answers · asked by elixirgrapefruit 1

This seems kinda embarrassing for me to say...But I don't know what is making me do this.
Sometimes when my BF and I make love, after I orgasm, I cry. And I try so hard for him not to see me....So far I have kept it under control that he hasn't noticed. But why would I start to CRY?? I don't get it....It's not normal....And it doesn't happen all the time, just once in awhile. I don't know if it's anxiety or something. I don't know why I do it....I feel like I'm crazy!! Does anyone know what is wrong with me? I feel embarrassed....

2006-10-24 05:36:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I started taking 20 mg of cymbalta a month ago and stopped cold turkey 4 days ago. My blurred vision and extreme fatigue have not gotten better. How long will it be before my vision clears up and I can stop sleeping all day?

2006-10-24 05:33:15 · 1 answers · asked by Creative1 1

I have a college degree, unemployment sucks, wages are low, jobs aren´t that great anymore, family is gone, girlfriend gone, hope is dying and depression, frustration and loneliness are up. I don´t want to be pathetic so i try to keep myself busy and find a meaning to all this but there doesn´t seem to be one. How can the heck can i motivate myself?

2006-10-24 05:26:41 · 6 answers · asked by Sleepless 2

She doesn't qualify for the medical card. Our local life skills office takes months to get an appointment and then they can not prescribe medications. Are there any teaching universities that offer free help like Vanderbilt or University of Louisville?

2006-10-24 05:06:31 · 6 answers · asked by Cynthia H 1