Mental Health - October 2006

ok, i really need some procedures on overcoming social anxiety. i don't have the extreme case where i get sweaty palms and hyperventilate and so forth, but i just have a ~really~ hard time talking to people, ~especially~ in groups; even if i'm around the particular group on almost a daily basis. i'm talking to my counselor, but i've only talked with him once so far, cuz my meeting this week had to be cancelled. anyways, i need to know what truly works. please feel free to share your personal experiences or experiences from someone you know. thanks!

2006-10-13 11:29:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

my partners mother had manic depression for 20 years prior to her death. Is this illness hereditry?

2006-10-13 11:17:27 · 16 answers · asked by lady_in_blue_109 3

2006-10-13 11:14:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

And if so what are they and when did they subside?

2006-10-13 11:14:17 · 4 answers · asked by Heather A 2

hi, i've been going to aa for a couple of years ago and someone said to me recently that it's just a sect. also, that i had alcohol problems due to probs with my parents when i was young. and that all i need is therapy to resolve this issue then i'll no longer have a problem. can anyone provide a counter argument to this?

2006-10-13 10:53:49 · 21 answers · asked by colejoe79 2

Hi I'm studying a subject at uni that I find really interesting and I kind of enjoy learning about it. And yet when it comes to doing the assignments I get quite anxious and start feeling sorry for myself. Am I just being lazy due to being out of my comfort zone or could it be something more? Does anyone else experience this or am I weird?

2006-10-13 10:50:12 · 21 answers · asked by colejoe79 2

Before I was born, my father left my mother, and my dad was never around. Since I was little, I've had abandonment issues. I would go to my aunts house over a weekend, and I'd cry uncontrolably when my mom would come to pick me up. I also remember doing the same thing when I would get really close to my babysitters, mom's friends, etc. Now I see that I am protruding this feeling of abandonment onto my boyfriend. It's like I have these panic attacks and I feel like there is this huge hole in the pit of my stomach. I always have doubts any time he says he loves me, or that he will do something for me, see me later, you name it, I doubt it. I also hold things inside because I'm affraid he won't want to understand this issue and he'll leave me. I know it sounds so pathetic, but I can't help myself, and I don't want to loose my boyfriend, he's a good guy, and I'm hurting him by feeling this way. Has anyone delt with an issue like this? How do I stop my feelings and get my mind straight?

2006-10-13 10:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by Tracey 4

one of my friends self harms why do people do this and i thought it was something only teenagers did but they grow out of shes in her late twentys

2006-10-13 10:43:41 · 18 answers · asked by no1shylass 4

Aside from cuttng up bank cards (already done), can anybody give any advice as to how to overcome it? Am worried about my sister, she has already got rid of her cards, but still spends so she can't eat!
Would appreciate own experiences, causes, tips, do & don'ts etc

2006-10-13 10:42:11 · 10 answers · asked by Contrary Mary 2

Olanzapine did nothing.Resp & quetiapine improved motivation and alertness but flat feelings, poverty of thought & speech remain.Any alternative treatments or dietry solutions.Glycine or omega3?

2006-10-13 10:09:14 · 5 answers · asked by Doug 1

Can you consume alcohol. I've checked all over the internet and I get various answers.

2006-10-13 09:56:19 · 8 answers · asked by Red 2

I have contacted the Dyspraxia Association and they do not produce them.

2006-10-13 09:51:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm about to go to the psychiatrist, how can i get him to prescribe me Xanax? I need people who have gotten it and how they got it to respond here.

2006-10-13 09:40:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friends say I have diffrent personalities. I can have a happy personality, sad personality,motherly personality, loving personality, basically alot of diffrent ones. I have alot of imaginary friends,an imaginary boyfriend,and an imaginary child (NOT HIS!) anyway... What is this? If you need to know im a female teen and YES I have had alot of trauma in my life... Just go look at my questions... NO SARCASM PLEASE.

2006-10-13 09:28:42 · 2 answers · asked by Cecilia 2

Ever feel when things get a little hectic, (like lots of phone calls, from friends, family and business) that you just don't wanna deal? I don't answer my cell phone most of the time, cuz I just don't feel like talking and just would rather be alone and in the quiet. Does anyone ever feel the same way? This has been happening very often. Like when someone socializes with me in person, or on the phone, I can't wait for the small chit chat to be over... Is this normal?

2006-10-13 09:26:14 · 13 answers · asked by Jenna S 2

2006-10-13 09:17:38 · 10 answers · asked by ajish vadama 1

2006-10-13 09:08:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-13 08:46:51 · 9 answers · asked by chokichoki 1

2006-10-13 08:35:18 · 13 answers · asked by aryehsmith 1

My husband is 52 years and is having a hard time remembering short and long term for some time now. He was on antidepressants for the past 3 years. He has been off of them for 4 months.(with doctors support.) He is now only taking stressB and magnesiam. Which doctor and how can he improve his memory.

2006-10-13 08:17:03 · 9 answers · asked by Wonderer 3

like what triggers a seizure

2006-10-13 08:09:31 · 8 answers · asked by Devanya N 1

of not being able to touch powder, like flour, baby powder, anything of that consistency, it gives me shivers down my spine! Wondering if that would be called a phobia, and what name, and if anybody else has it?

2006-10-13 08:04:50 · 12 answers · asked by miss_si6ks 2

if so what medications will help to cure it?

2006-10-13 08:03:15 · 6 answers · asked by RoobZ 2

I think about suicide almost everyday now and have even planned on how to do it. In someways I want the pain to just stop I am sick of this life. The only thing that has stopped me is the ones I would hurt. I feel like nothing is left for me here. I lost my parents and now my husband and I just want to be with him.

2006-10-13 07:55:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a 25 yr old woman and I recently started taking Adderall XR 10mg in the morning to treat my ADHD, at the recommendation of my doctor.

I have noticed that about 30mins-1hour after taking it I feel very euphoric for about an hour, and then I get very thirsty and jittery. As the day goes on I get more and more irritable, and my stomach hurts (even though I make a point to eat regular meals). By the time I get off work I feel weak and irritable, and I have noticed that I have pretty bad mood swings. Not so much that I lash out at anyone, but I get upset easily. Also I have noticed that I feel anxious and nervous even though there's nothing to be worried about. It is helping me focus, but I am concerned that these are side effects that will continue.

Do these tend to subside after your body has a chance to adjust to the drug?

2006-10-13 07:46:27 · 4 answers · asked by CaliGirl92648 1

I am a smart and capable person. But I have noticed that I suffer many failures in my life because I lack the discipline necessary to take action, even when I know it is the right decision. I feel like if I had better self-discipline, then I could do better.

2006-10-13 07:37:45 · 9 answers · asked by shteeb 1

2006-10-13 07:01:54 · 17 answers · asked by LONG ISLAND GIRL 3

Like for example, husband says we've got to talk about money, then I feel I am desorganized and I am spending much money; if he says let's talk about anything then I feel my 'liberty' threatened and don't like it... But dont like neither to feel like that... Any suggestions?

2006-10-13 06:56:12 · 5 answers · asked by myself! 3

Can medication alone work 100%on the behavior on a person with this condition? Or therapy & coaching are esential for the meds. to be succesfull. Is the adhd trait still show after taking the meds.?

2006-10-13 06:25:03 · 7 answers · asked by free@last 1

i take zoloft and xanax for my anxiety and near the time i am about to start it just seems to get so much worse. i feel like neither is working. i am afraid to take another xanax cause of the warnings. (i am on 0.5 mg 2-3 times a day) any help with this issue?

2006-10-13 06:06:45 · 8 answers · asked by krisnikki001 1