Mental Health - October 2006

My 3 year old son was born with multiple birth defects and has had a dozen or so surgeries to date, all of which were pretty much planned. However, about 6 weeks ago, he had an emergency operation that saved his life. During the hospital stay and home recovery, I was emotionally (and spiriatully) strong and focused. Now that everythingis back to "normal", I am having an extrememly difficult time just doing day to day tasks, not to mention struggling at work and maintaing relationships with family and firends.

2006-10-19 09:09:59 · 10 answers · asked by sm2f 3

I never liked any pic I took, except one. It's always, I have my eyes closed or I look dead, how can I change this?

2006-10-19 09:04:56 · 6 answers · asked by No Name 1

See, i have this problem with my halloween costume. My friends say that i should go as an elephant without its head, and has ears growing from it's back side. But i think i should go as a missing sign... see, i could walk around with this piece of paper stuck to me that says "Missing" and i could ask people where i am and if they find me, to tell me not to move so i can find myself... but i don't know... the missing sign is cool... please help me decide.

2006-10-19 09:03:40 · 7 answers · asked by Aurora_Rose_Maree 2

thinking, "Now, I need to see a therapist to talk about my therapist!"

In all seriousness, she's very good (usually) but today I left irritated. Stick with it or stop going?

2006-10-19 09:01:12 · 15 answers · asked by rhiannon2797 3

break your concentration?

2006-10-19 08:33:47 · 22 answers · asked by KU 4

I'm 32 and stuck in a rut and not happy. I need to move and go back to school in the hopes that I will create a better life for myself. Why does fear paralyze me and keep me stuck in the rut? I need to get out! What can i do?

2006-10-19 08:22:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got only 2 hours of sleep last night. here i am , at work, with nothing to do. i can barely keep my eyes open. anyone have tips on stayin the hell awake??? i already had 2 cups of coffee

2006-10-19 08:18:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is in no way my husband's fault...lemme just get that out of the way.
Ok 5 years ago my husband got into a BIG physical fight with my best friends boyfriend after the bf pushed her over a desk a day after she had cancer surgery. It lead to the other man trying to pull a gun and a ton of drama. I was terrified of him fighting after that.

Since then there have been other times when he has fought. (Not ever his fault but hes a kinda big guy so it is a challenge for other men) Its always bad..and I always have a mental breakdown afterwards. I was in a halfway house for 5 days last October because he was a security guard at a haunted house and he had a knife pulled on him and got into a huge fight.
It is to the point now where I can't really go anywhere crowded with him...or anywhere I feel unsafe which includes family functions at times. It is not fair to him, me , or our 1 yr old. I want and need to overcome this. Please give me suggestions to overcome this or your story.

2006-10-19 08:02:50 · 5 answers · asked by })i({ J and D's Momma })i({ 5

OKay . . .I just went up to 50mg of zoloft today. I feel tired, weak, and a little anxious and really shaky. Is this normal? When will the side effects go away and the drug start really working?

2006-10-19 07:59:46 · 3 answers · asked by KARYN 2

My husband's mother lives with us. She has for two years. She is a sweet lady, but she refuses to take a bath. My son and I throw up all the time from the smell she leaves behind when she sits and she won't even wash her clothes. Or let us wash them. She can't tell reality from her online gaming life. My own husband thinks she needs help because he has only a brother and sister (his birth cert. says so) he has met them yet she says she has had 8-12 children. (she never can make up her mind.) We even had a key logger put on the computer and caught her writing to a friend that she was going to hurt us all. She won't get any form of ID and I can not afford to have her see a doctor. She has insurance and can go anytime she wants but she won't. My husband wants her gone from here because we are afraid, but says he can't throw her out on the street. Is there anyway to help her because I have a 4 year old and am very much afraid of what is going to happen.

2006-10-19 07:59:22 · 8 answers · asked by balmung2@verizon.net 2

left side of the brain", what does this mean and what can be done?

2006-10-19 07:56:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to know what other peoples opinions on ADHD/ADD is and would like to use them on my web-site (let me know if i have your permission to use your opinions for my web site)

2006-10-19 07:48:29 · 17 answers · asked by adhdhelpper 1

2006-10-19 07:38:13 · 10 answers · asked by differentinadifferentway 1

2006-10-19 07:35:18 · 11 answers · asked by Eric Inri 6

Sometimes when I'm typing out a letter to someone a very familiar word will suddenly seem strange and foreign. My assumption is that it has something to do with the language processing part of my brain. Perhaps it is the consequence of a vitamin defieciency or from fatigue.

Example: Today I became confused by the word could, would and should. I suddenly began to think that perhaps I made the words up or spelled them wrong. They looked incredibly strange to me! I started to wonder why the word could isn't spelled like 'cood'. It almost seems as though it should be pronounced like 'cold'.

I suppose this may sound flakey to some, yet I fear that this could be some sort of disorder. Even though it doesn't happen consistently; I still worry quite a bit.

What is this phenomena and does it happen to others?

2006-10-19 07:33:20 · 7 answers · asked by delirium cornucopia 1

With in the last year my hair fell out (because of alopecia) and slowly I have become more and more depressed and just not doing the things I used to do...well I just now deicided to start seeing a counselour because I am tired of being tired all the time(lol) but the counselour wants to get my doctor to put me on depression meds, even tho my doctor seems more like she wants to help me get back into my old routine of excersize and sleeping better (to see if this can help me first...)I am in my 20's and my mom REALLY wants me to go on depression medication (she was mad when the doctor wouldnt do it to begin with) Well really it is MY descion, but I want to know opinions from those who have suffered from depression, you think that medications will help? or do you think I should just give myself sometime to try and get my life back inorder before resorting to meds?

2006-10-19 07:26:34 · 13 answers · asked by cuteness 4

Ok guys, it's like my mom died when i was 10 years old...so spent most of my childhood alone with my then 3 year old brother..dad was always at work.Now m grown up, n iam 20 years old. But i am realising that i am missing my mother more than ever..i have become very sensitive..feel alone without my mom...and really insecure also. Small things make me cry..n i just cant stand the loneliness of the night n darkness. What is wrong with me. Does this happen with everybody? or am i experiencing something that i can't figure out? Tell me pls coz it is really hard to pass evryday like this.

2006-10-19 07:11:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always fantasise about bad things happening to me and the resulting sympathy i get. I do it without thinking and don't mean to. Ive always been reasonably popular and have a solid family and plenty of freinds, so why am i like this? Is there and official name for it?

2006-10-19 06:45:16 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Was It Good For You ????????????

2006-10-19 06:41:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need to find a place, like a treatment center or a camp (just anything that can help) for eating disorders. anywhere that they will help somebody overcome anorexia/bulemia.

2006-10-19 06:39:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i feel a nervous breakdown coming on....anyone else experience this...is it DTs you think....im at a loss here

2006-10-19 06:26:47 · 24 answers · asked by forbidnfruit_420 2

turns cloudy and rainy

2006-10-19 06:12:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My brother died last year and sometimes really weird things happen, and I think maybe he's trying to tell me something. I just wondered if anyone else had experience with loosing a loved one and the greif that comes along with that. Did a lot of "coincidences" happen shortly after they died?

2006-10-19 05:47:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have known him for 3 years and we have been dating for a while. I care for him deeply, I think I might even love him, but I don't know what to do for him. He is a very sweet and thoughtful guy most of the time, but at least 3 times a week he goes into these fits where he talks about wanting to die, and how everything is so bad. He also has very high anxiety that causes him to have panic attacks that are similar to seizures, he had one last night, all of his muscles tighten up and his eyes go crossed, and he has trouble breathing then and afterwards. I am very worried about him, I dont know what to do. Any information or advice you can give me will help, Thank you.

2006-10-19 05:36:29 · 22 answers · asked by rainbowglowgirl 1

I am taking Concerta 54 mg. a day. I love it, and wanted to hear your experiences. Been taking Concerta for 2 months now and it's totally changed my life for the better.

2006-10-19 05:36:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

And let's be FOR REAL! There are maculine women, and feminine
men!
But where the masculine is more direct, and focused, giving one
an exaggerated sense of self.
The feminine is expansive, and actually gives one a feeling they
are smaller than they are?

2006-10-19 05:31:54 · 9 answers · asked by Medicine Eddie 2

I usually feel pretty good up until 3pm, then it's a slow decline from there. I just get slightly depressed, having some thoughts of hopelessness and then it slowly fades after 6pm. What could be causing this?

2006-10-19 05:09:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been on 300mg of Wellbutrin for about 8 months now. My hands don't shake most of the time. But seem to shake really badly after maybe holding something that's a little heavy for awhile.Or if I'm squeezing something pretty hard for awhile, like the gas pump, my hand will shake and feel weak. Anyone else?

2006-10-19 05:06:43 · 2 answers · asked by it'sjustme 1

2006-10-19 04:58:50 · 15 answers · asked by balu_ici 1

2006-10-19 04:49:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous