Mental Health - November 2006

September marked 4 years since I lost my 1st child, she was my 1st pregnancy & her heart simply stopped during the 8th month. My second child was a year later, a boy who was 4 months premature, he managed to live for two days by being hooked up to machines. I watched them preform CPR on him several times from the moment he was born.On the 2nd day they informed us that it would be best for him to just unhook the machines and let him go. I had to give them permission to unhook the machines & could do nothing but hold him as he he died in my arms. Even though they convinced me it was best for him, I cant get over the fact that I basically let him die. Every single day I relive both of these events but I have to push my grief down,pretend to be happy - like neither happened. My husband & mother simply say to "let it go", "get over it, they're gone"...! You cant fully understand how it feels unless you've been through it yourself, from the Mothers point of view.How do you cope?

2006-11-06 08:02:37 · 9 answers · asked by dee 1

lately i feel kind of dreamy. as if im watching my surroundings. kind of like if im at the store i look around and its like i am separated from everything and and im watching them, even though im there it feels like im watching them from somewhere else. lately ive also not been getting enough sleep. caould this be the problem? this feeling isnt severe its just bothersome

2006-11-06 07:47:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hate my life, everything is constantly going wrong for me. It seems as though it will never get better. I have been feeling like I just want to end it all. I have never felt like this and it's scaring me. I have nobody I can talk to about it. I just don't know what to do.
Any ideas???

2006-11-06 07:43:22 · 9 answers · asked by real_sweetheart_76 5

So I am starting to believe I am a horrible pessimist. I constantly get upset about trivial matter, agonizing for hours and sometimes days over things most people couldn't be bothered with. It is beginning to impact on my studies as I generally in such a poor mood... I would rather be sleeping, so I don't have to think anymore. Anyone have any suggestions for keeping on the bright side?

2006-11-06 07:41:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive look after my dad he has a dementra, he has a c.p.n and Ive been trying to get help with hes tablets they are not working. the c.p.n has got the meds lowered, Ive told her I will not put him on them because i cant cope with him, she said last week she will get him in a home and dident, then she said she will get him in a mental hospital so they can see how bad he is but ive still not heard any thing, soon she knows hes going to run out of hes old drugs, and Ive told her theirs no way I can cope with him. In a few days they will be gone. then I will have to walk out and phone the c.p.n and tell her I will not come back. I must say I did try him on the new meds, and he was at me all day and up all night, Ive told her this. what do I do, I dont want to do this to my dad, but I will have to. please help.

2006-11-06 07:40:19 · 15 answers · asked by pebbie 1

Are people born with a lot of anger or do they gain it from life expierences?

2006-11-06 07:39:14 · 7 answers · asked by PANEVINO 1

I am very down lately, and any suggestions would be appreciated(not involving $...since that is part of why I am depressed) thanks

2006-11-06 07:30:48 · 18 answers · asked by ANGEL 5

he is always hurting and hears sometimes voices or haling at them like they can here him.

2006-11-06 07:21:50 · 9 answers · asked by Barrett m 2

the more those really unhappy people try to pull you down. I swear they are out there on the hunt for happy people, just so they can rain on their parade........and some are really good at it. It just happened to me today. So what would be the best way to blow these people off, beside a little squirt of pepper spray in the face. I mean, come on.....these people should be quarentined so they can all stand in the rain together. How should I handle these people??? I was just encountered by one and she really brought me down :(

2006-11-06 07:21:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-06 07:08:26 · 7 answers · asked by miles2381 1

When people in the 1800's got OCD, how much did they know about it? Did they have meds for it? (and if so, what types of medicine?) Was OCD common in the 1800's? How many people had it? Most importantly~ how much did they know about it???

2006-11-06 07:02:13 · 2 answers · asked by megiepoo3 1

I need to find out information about Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associates with Neuropsychological Deficits and Neuronal Brain Injury for my Health class, can anyone help me?

2006-11-06 06:59:57 · 2 answers · asked by angelbaby8087 2

How bad do you think it is? Some people think that other people use it as an excuse and dont need drugs to help them. What do you think? How severe do you think Depression really is?

2006-11-06 06:59:08 · 14 answers · asked by Indiana Jonas 4

Please help me ! It is so, hard... THanks to all that answer my cry !

2006-11-06 06:47:51 · 23 answers · asked by pitterpatter47 5

i have a family member that has a digenitive muscle diease that has had constant pain for 6 years now and when i say constant i mean constant. sometimes not letting her get out of bed for an entire month. recently she has conveyed to me in not so many words that she has prayed for the pain to go away and if it doesnt she is going to take her life. i told her not to do it and how it would affect her family included me, and i really think she is serouis in doing it. but she told me that she was in so much pain she just cant handle it any more because this has been going on for 6 years and all the differnet meds they gave her are not really working. and she beged me not to say anything to anyone because it would just cause trouble i love her but i cant phathom the pain she is in either, im not sure what i should do this is the hardest thing i have ever had to deal with, any comments are GOOD answers are welcome.

2006-11-06 06:39:53 · 16 answers · asked by mustang64093gt 4

Just wondering if anyone out there has actually done it.

2006-11-06 06:27:19 · 8 answers · asked by thecrazyone 2

I'm 25 and have been self harming for 10 years. I want to stop, but the more I try, the more I end up doing it...

I went to Mental Health at the hospital 1 month ago, but they sent me home as a low threat to myself and the community. Since then I have over 150 new scars!!

My gf hates it and looks at my cuts and scars with such disappointment (she does not know I see her look at me like this). I know she loves me and says she will stick around through thick and thin, but I have always pushed people away when I get this bad.

I am cutting with anything...glass I find on the ground, aluminium cans, rocks and cement, blades, scissors, forks!

I am medicated for clinical depression (since I was 17) and am also taking valium..What else can I do?!?!

2006-11-06 06:24:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone ever heard of an individual covering all of the mirrors in their home?

2006-11-06 06:20:00 · 9 answers · asked by sarafaith7 3

my face gets red and it's really embarrassing. is there any thing i can do to not get red in the face?

2006-11-06 06:10:37 · 8 answers · asked by mama3 1

I'm in college struggling with it ...

2006-11-06 05:49:17 · 7 answers · asked by ogarg 1

I've noticed that people who have children always seem to have long faces that look like they are highly pissed off (especially the women). Hell I went to Best Buy the other day and every single parent had a face of death like they had some type of serious depression and the young, childless people in the store (14-24) were having a ball and just smiling away. Why is that? Not just at BB but pretty much at every store and/or social setting I go to.

2006-11-06 05:46:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am doing a research/persuasive paper on Alzheimer's Disease. My grandmother had it so I have been exposed to the problems dealing with it. What I would like to know is how other caregivers have dealt with it and what traumas/experiences they've had. I am going to be persuading people to find ways to bring more funding to the research for a cure for Alzheimer's.

If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.
Also, please make it as brief as possible. Thanks very much!

2006-11-06 05:32:09 · 7 answers · asked by juliefan 2

Do any of you feel right down the dumps at this time of year. i have suffered depression for the last five years,but recently i have felt ok.suddenly again at ths time of year ,its happened again,im still taking meds,and will carry on if i feel ok ,i cant seem to get any happy thoughts at all . by the way i dont intend to do anything silly . im in full controll,my main worry is i cannot get up in the mornings untill11or 12 o clock.i know this is riduculous. never mind what time i go to bed ,i cant grt up early ,and when i do get up i feel so miserable.anyone out there who feels the same ,thanks in advance.

2006-11-06 05:07:23 · 30 answers · asked by Linda 6

With reference to all of you who expressed an interest in this yesterday. The forum is now live.

I would be happy for volunteers to help moderate and run the forum.

Heres the link
http://talkingminds.15.forumer.com/...

Many thanks for your feedback yesterday

Yes this is a repeat BUT I want to reach as many people as possible

2006-11-06 04:53:31 · 1 answers · asked by Sir Sidney Snot 6

2006-11-06 04:39:05 · 8 answers · asked by hdawn1021 1

My boyfriend is now in the hospital for attempting suicide. What should I do?

2006-11-06 04:30:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have always been a fairly happy person but for about the past year I have been in a downward spiral. I am unhappy with every aspect of my life. My work, my living arangments, my money situation, my relationship, even my family is putting extra stress on me (through no fault of thier own). I have tried everything i know to do to make it better. When I feel like this I can usually work thru it on my own but the more I try the worse it gets. Every one says if it is that bad then it can only get better but they are wrong. When I think I am as low as I can go I only go lower. I am below rock bottom.

I would never take my own life but sometimes (most of the time now) I wish my time would be up just so I didn't have to feel this way any more.

Im in quick sand. Help me please.

2006-11-06 04:25:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a support group website. The most popular section is the eating disorders section. I allow people help for recovery by posting their stories and reading the stories or others. This isn't a new problem, people abusing by site by asking how to get an eating disorder, how to diet etc. but recently it's going off the deep end. I delete their message they repost it. I tell them to stay off my site they say they have every right to post their story and that I'm being an idiot for encouraging recovery. I even set up a rule section telling people that if thye don't agree with me to just go somewhere else. But still the problem persists. It's their body their life, I don't care what they do with it. I just don't want them spreading the word on my site. Anyone know how I can get these people off my site or at least reason with them?
Thanks

2006-11-06 04:12:16 · 5 answers · asked by christigmc 5

My doctor had me on Prozac, and it wasn't helping. Switched me to Celexa. I told the Dr. that all I wanted to do was sleep and didn't need anything that would make me tired and sleepy. Doctor said Celexa would give me energy. I have only been taking it about 3 days, but I feel "loopy" and extremely sleepy! Anyone else experience this? Will it get better?

2006-11-06 04:01:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm at home living with my brother, and he is 11, I'm 16, he's just been diagnosed with both ADHD and Asperges, and I'm hoping to do some research to show my mum, and brother that I'm willing to help out! Does anyone here know anything about Asperges and ADHD? I know some stuff, but not alot. Also,, I find that most people I know with Asperges has been born through ceserean, anyone else have a similar experience?

2006-11-06 04:01:14 · 13 answers · asked by ]x[Jodie]x[ 2