Mental Health - October 2006

I was just wondering.

2006-10-17 11:44:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-17 11:41:12 · 8 answers · asked by bumblebeetuna 1

I was watching t.v. Sunday night and my heart started going a mile a minute. I managed to calm myself down but it happened again and then again. It wasn't like a my normal panic attacks. I got so freaked out my parents called an ambulance. They immediately diagnosed it as a panic attack but took me to the E.R. anyway because my heart rate was really high. I had the standard tests run -- CT scan (for blood clots?), EKG, ECG, urinalysis, etc. They gave me Ativan to calm me down and kept me on a vitals monitor. They said everything was fine and let me go after a couple of hours with a Rx for Ativan and Ibuprofen for my chest pain. It's two days later and my anxiety is worse than it's ever been and 1 MG of Ativan is not helping at all. Usually benzos calm me right down.

Has anyone else had an experience like this?

2006-10-17 11:38:54 · 6 answers · asked by SnakeCharmer 2

Or you just have to rely on therapy and drugs?

2006-10-17 11:33:02 · 17 answers · asked by Palahniuk 1

I just found out today that I may have bipolar disorder type 2. Now instead of being depressed I am devestated. I am worried my marriage will be in jeopardy. My biggest fear.

2006-10-17 11:25:31 · 8 answers · asked by Cactus Freak 2

can you here me talking to you?

2006-10-17 11:17:33 · 8 answers · asked by KU 4

3. And what does BSc (Hons) and PG Dip Msc.
4.When choosing a therapist should they list what they have after a dip ie. BSc (Hons) psychotherapy? Thank you.

2006-10-17 11:13:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Starting around the age of 20, I have been getting panic attacks and it has been progressing for the past 4 yrs.
I can't remember the first time, but I can remember most of the triggers were movie theaters (when the movie was getting really intense), and then standing on open fields (playing an instrument for a band). It has gotten so bad now that when I go to class in college I come in thinking "ok this won't happen again" and then persay my math teacher starts talking about the answer to an equation not being valid because then it will be like 3.666666 on forever etc etc. Like the idea of the number going on forever triggers my panic attack, and i sit in my chair and fidgit and get short of breath and I have to leave the class on numerous occasions only making it worse to come back into class, cause I feel like that weird girl in class.
It's hard to watch tv shows about the universe, and it's hard to wait at a red stop lights when driving cause i get so anxious to go. any ideas?

2006-10-17 11:05:26 · 8 answers · asked by xapryl 2

I haven't been clinically diagnosed as bipolar, but I noticed that I have 4 personalities. I have 4 personalities and they all disagree on everything. One personality thinks differently and makes me act certain ways, and another personality disagrees completely and makes me act differently. Some people, especially my parents, are starting to notice this and these personalities effect relationships, school, and other things. I don't think I have multiple personalities because all of mine know about each other and tend to argue with each other and stuff.

I've identified the following personalities:
1) a child who acts childish, talks childish, and enjoys childish things like sing-along-movies and other things.
2) A gothic person obsessed with death, made me attemt suicide, and other things
3) An Indian (I'm part Ojibwe Indian) that hates white people and speaks Cherokee.
4) A smart person who gets good grades and is very organized and knows lots of information.

Is this bipolar

2006-10-17 11:01:23 · 14 answers · asked by Michael 1

most of you would have probably seen it on a mobile phone..........why the fcuk would anyone do that?? even if it was for loads of money,she died and couldn`t spend it anyway!!! why??

2006-10-17 10:58:00 · 25 answers · asked by nicola 3

I am not lazy but I do not have motivation to get things done. I lose intrest in hobbies a few months after I start them. I need a hobby and motivation. What can I do about this without medication?

2006-10-17 10:55:29 · 4 answers · asked by Joshuwa G 2

I have been seeing alot of different things to do with ADHD on Yahoo! Answers, and I am wondering your opinion on this topic. Many people here have said that they think ADHD is just a personality trait. I am wondering what people think about that.

Personally, I have ADHD, and I wonder how people can blatently ignore scientific facts. That could be a nice trait to have, but in the meantime what do you think?

2006-10-17 10:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by ►♦◄ bow 2

I feel so dark. My heart (physical and mentally) feels heavy and black, as if it's decayed. I don't like who I am, I feel like a cruel person and someone who is very horrible. I feel lonely and think I drive people away and I find it hard not to text constantly until I get an answer. I hate rejection, being ignored. Have I got some sort of "horrible personality" disorder or something. I have been to a psychiatrist before, but felt I couldn't open up, this was a year/two ago. I have been depressed and self harming for three years and have attempted suicide a few times. I feel suicidal at the moment but don't think I have the courage to speak using my mouth to someone. I can only really open up when writing or typing.

2006-10-17 10:32:23 · 9 answers · asked by joy_hardyman2003 2

During conversation with others, it usually takes me a few seconds to process something they say. For instance, I'll say 'Pardon', and then I'll immediatly get it as they start over, however if I choose to pause for a moment instead, I fear that I'll lose their interest.

Are there any brain-related exercises that I can perform, or any food I can eat to improve my memory / brain power?

2006-10-17 10:31:57 · 12 answers · asked by mrsimon34 1

I been taking ambien for a month and it makes me feel dizzy and see things that aren't there is this normal?

2006-10-17 10:25:53 · 4 answers · asked by Heather 2

2006-10-17 10:12:33 · 3 answers · asked by mfreke_akpan 1

2006-10-17 10:04:01 · 6 answers · asked by ~♥~ *CHEEKY* ~♥~ 6

in the shower? Why or why not?

2006-10-17 09:58:05 · 10 answers · asked by I'm Fat & Ugly 1

This person was molested by her dad when she was young, and still blames herself. How do you convince them that it wasn't their fault. They were threatened with death if they told. When this person finally got up the courage to tell their mother, the mother called them a liar. Any suggestions?

2006-10-17 09:50:56 · 7 answers · asked by ~♥~ *CHEEKY* ~♥~ 6

I work in an Intensive psychiatric care unit. Our clients are more unwell and more aggressive than in other parts of the hospital.
I love my job, I am never off sick and have been there 6 years. I understand that working in this environment can be stressful and does pose a risk of being assaulted…But that does not bother me.

8 weeks ago, I was assaulted by a client. My optic nerve was damaged and I couldn’t see. As soon as I got the all clear from the eye clinic, I was straight onto my GP to get me back to work.
The client in question continues to verbalise thought of harming me. Basically he does not understand relationships and felt betrayed that I get on well with all the clients and staff in the ward. So that was the reason I got punched.

2 days before returning to work, the hospital managers decided that I couldn’t go back to work.
I would be working in another ward. A ward where I don’t know the staff, the clients, the routine or the layout. I don’t have a uniform and therefore, I look different.

I feel that I have to go back to MY ward as I have ghosts to put to bed, I need to know that I can do my job without feeling fear and anxiety or having to look over my shoulder all the time.
I don’t believe I can move on from this sitting in a strange ward.
In this new ward I feel deskilled as I have far less responsibility. I have a senior role and do a lot of management stuff. In this new ward, the manager does a lot of these tasks himself.
I also have to constantly defend myself as automatically people assume you have been removed from your ward for aggression towards a client or without knowing me the other staff say “Oh you’re the nurse who was hit!”

I have been in this other ward for 3 weeks now. The work is a doddle, the staff are nice and I have no problems there, but I’m not moving on from the assault. My mood has dipped, I come home from work and cry and I don’t sleep well and if I do, I dream about the assault and the client in question.

Now my dilemma is this….
I don’t want to go off sick as I feel that I’ve let the management get to me…(there are political reasons why they wont let me back into my ward that they wont admit to)
But recently I’ve felt I should go off sick as working in this other ward isn’t helping me.
I’ve never felt so stressed by the management and I know that if they said I could go back to MY ward, the stress would go.

What do you think?

2006-10-17 09:50:15 · 21 answers · asked by g_debbie_g 2

I have agoraphobia and my doctor put me on Cymbalta, I havent yet tried it but I wanted to know which medicine would be best for it ? I dont always have panic attacks but the thought of having them are always in the back of my head. There are days I can go shopping or wherever and I am fine and then there are other days where I'm scared to even go in a store because I'm scared of having a panic attack.

2006-10-17 09:45:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have given up smoking (5 months - great, I hear you say) - but now, every time I get a craving for a cigarette I have to answer a question to get over it. What can I do?

2006-10-17 09:04:12 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-17 09:01:28 · 10 answers · asked by happygolucky 2

is anyone on here a mental health nurse?? i am going to uni soon to become one(hopefully) i would just like to hear from people who already work in this field and would be interested to know how you like it. is it a good proffession to be in??? thanks.xx

2006-10-17 08:52:53 · 6 answers · asked by nicola 3

Last night, during a fight, my roommate said he thinks I have a chemical because (according to him) I am beautiful. When I look in the mirror I think I am hedious. I am fat, my hair can get really frizzy, my skin isn't what you'd call clear. I think he's either lying to me or has known me so long he doesn't "see" me anymore. He says the reason I see myself so negitivly is because I have some sort of disorder. I don't think so. Is there a disorder like that?

2006-10-17 08:50:11 · 9 answers · asked by ~mj~ 3

capital punishment involves death (sentencing someone to death)
can a mad person or a mentally disordered being be sentenced to death for doing somthing wrong? (e.g. killing)

2006-10-17 08:49:20 · 6 answers · asked by princessluvv 2

2006-10-17 08:46:29 · 3 answers · asked by Mrs. O 1

2006-10-17 08:43:54 · 4 answers · asked by Curiousity 1

i have macic depression and i take medication for that.. but what else can i do to make myself feel a little better?

2006-10-17 08:39:42 · 14 answers · asked by lexi w 1

i lost in basketball, football, lottery, math test, life, tic tac toe and all sorts of other stuff. why!?!?!?!

2006-10-17 08:35:35 · 2 answers · asked by allen h 1