Mental Health - November 2006

He has been violent with me and my father in the past and has had 2 psychotic breaks in the last 3 years. He has been in the State Hospital twice, and currently is in a group home. I am afraid to have him back in my home. I'm disabled with severe Lupus, and my father is 81. We can't fight him, and can't help find him when he has his psychotic breaks. Is there anything we can do to help him? When the MHMR system quits funding his group home time, he will be released. His father will not take him, and I'm scared to death to. What can we do? We've applied for SSI, but a Judge is taking months to rule on his case. I couldn't live with myself if he were to be left to fend for himself, because he can't. He has delusions, hears voices, thinks he is part of Interpol, especially involving Northern Ireland. He's never been out of the US. He also thinks he's been psychic since he was 12. He says "I just know things". He also has OCD, has an Explosive Disorder and has Tourette's. HELP?

2006-11-01 10:24:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've never been a talkative person and it frustrates me that I cannot talk like how everyone else does with small talk. Even when I am relaxed- relaxing is like not really talking for me or it is just mumbling and rambling on about nothing. Most of the time I am just quiet. I;ve had depression for over 4 years now and it just puts my mind in a negative rut and I can feel myself sinking and it stops me from enjoying anything around me

It's not only frustrating me, but also the people around me and I don't want that to happen. I mean I don't mind me not talking but I hate to see other people uncomfortable around me. It makes me depressed when I see them bored or depressed. Shy people- what do you do? Any tips? I know this is a hard one for tips, but even if anyone has any similar experiences- if you've changed or not- that would help. Thanks.

2006-11-01 10:06:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

some guy locked up for life, because he burned a house down with a teenage girl in and some little children. it said the guy couldnt handle rejection and he was very possessive and his teenage girlfriend ' ended' their relashionship because she got tired of his posessiveness. so he burned their house down killing them all. he got released 18 months ago after beating a young girl with a hammer in her head. this news story tonight has disturbed the hell out of me. because i battle long standin mental health probs and seek treatment and a diagnosis. but i feel those things alot with girls..cannot take rejection and get possessive, and it frightens me to death that i could ever do anything like that. ive been in hospital years ago. because of what i told psychiatrists. not what i did. it was cry for help at the time. i still feel alot of anger inside. but i want to get help and treatment and are determined to get help. does a story like this disturb anyone else ?

2006-11-01 09:59:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-01 09:44:41 · 3 answers · asked by Robert S 1

i talk and do things and feel im not the one doing all those things , i have anxiety diorder is this related

2006-11-01 09:42:43 · 6 answers · asked by JohnMcgregortexas123 2

......get rid of....well....suicidal thoughts? I've tried being strong, hoping everything will get better but they only seem to get worse. I'm at my lowest ebb right now and if everything goes on like this....i might have to say ta ta to this cruel world. I know everyone encounters problems here and there, but mine don't end, everything just goes wrong. What do i do?

2006-11-01 09:42:34 · 10 answers · asked by Georgina 3

2006-11-01 09:41:08 · 5 answers · asked by thewordofgodisjesus 5

After I've seen my psychiatrist for 1/2 year, I started to like him. I've always waited for his call by the phone (sometimes I was his on-call patient, i will get an appt. whenever someone cancelled), I always think of him and talk about him in front of my husband. I sometimes wish that he could be my dad (mine died 7 years ago)...but I am so crazy about him to a point that I dream of him frequently and couldn't get him out of my mind. Should I change my therapist a.s.a.p. as it sounds like an abnormal doctor patient relationship? I bought him gift 2 times and he was very happy to accept those. My husband didn't say a word. He said mine is "like">"love" . Plus I respected and idolized him to be a best dad ever only. How to do it as I stupidly think that I have developed a very tight bonding with him already!! He is around 60+ and I am 38. Please advise, no pranks though.....serious.

2006-11-01 09:40:29 · 6 answers · asked by yannay06 1

im usualy feeling depressed almost all the time. im addicted to the internet. i feel like everybody hates me and thinks im stupid. i think people treat me different by smiling a phoney smile and talking to me like a child. i dont know why but guys never flirt with me.i have an altered self-image and dont know if im ugly or pretty. today i was so tired at the end of school i had to read and i was hearing voices. im tired all the time. nobody understands me. i used to take meds for depression and ADD but thats been years past. i am akward all the time around people other than my immediate family. i have gained 8lbs in the last 10 days. im 15. i have a family history of mental illness. sometimes i get dizzy when i stand up. im addicted to popping my knuckles. i have dreams every night. nothing that sad has happened to me recently. what is wrong with me?

2006-11-01 09:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My spouse does not take his meds the way he is supposed to. I have threatend him, naged etc. I dont understand why they dont. Any advice.

2006-11-01 09:00:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

hello, up until now my parents have been working fine together. my father is a very paranoid person and is an ex-alcoholic. He was in a rehab center for a month and managed to beat alcohol. Now, 15 years later he's relapsing... badly. Everyday he gets off he manages to get himself completely plastered. He is also cheating on my mother. I know this because he would have secret 'business' meetings in which he left for a day or two to meet this woman. Also my grandmother (my fathers mother) just recently passed away and this led to even more excessive drinking. I was brought up and shown that alcohol is horrible. This is what this man has said to me, and as of right now he has totally contradicted himself. I just wanted to know what i could possibly do to make him quit this 'disease'. I would like to get a reply as quickly as possible because i want my family to be back to the way it was.

2006-11-01 08:57:20 · 12 answers · asked by lookup613 2

I have a friend who has the symptoms of schizophrenia (hallucinations, hearing voices) when he goes off his meds., but he tells everyone he's bi-polar.

2006-11-01 08:55:15 · 14 answers · asked by The Gadfly 5

im only 14 but when drinks avaliable i cant help but get so pissed i cant remember anything the next day. when its not avaliable all i think about is the next time ill be able to get drunk. im really paronoyed when people do little things like turn away i feel really hurt. i have to have constant reasurance im doing things right and i have to check everything all the time.

2006-11-01 08:55:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

what would be your dream job?

i no what mine would be

2006-11-01 08:54:25 · 28 answers · asked by tmswainyboy 3

I'm so worried someone will hear me say something stupid or offensive. Is there anything I can do to stop talking in my sleep?

2006-11-01 08:48:02 · 7 answers · asked by NoDoubt 1

I have ADD and the medicine that I'm taking is kind of working. It helps a bit with the concentrating, but I've been having suicidal thoughts and didn't know if they were side-effects of the meds, or I'm just going insane.

2006-11-01 08:33:38 · 8 answers · asked by halogrl90 1

I have been taking Prozac for about 8 months and it has helped me, however I am having a hard time mataining my weight and struggle loosing and gaining weight, the plus I have noticed is that I am able to mantain longer period of erection during sex.
I'd like to stop taking this medication but feel nervous about getting depressed as soon as I stop.
Anybody has had any experiences similars and has gotten out of the medication succesfully?

2006-11-01 08:28:47 · 3 answers · asked by MATADOR 2

I had a miserable 18-year marriage to a man who has borderline personality disorder. He was physically, verbally, emotionally, financially and sexually abusive to me. Last year I finally gave up and got a divorce. He threatened suicide and went to pieces when I left, but has since levelled out. He has not found another woman who can stand to be with him for more than a week and is, I'm sure, very lonely. We have been able to talk a couple of times a week over the phone (I moved almost 600 miles away) about our children. He has given me money and I have sent him pictures of the kids etc. I guess what I'm trying to say is that we are amicable. I have not given him my address or home phone number. I am in a relationship now that is everything I ever dreamed of. This man is my mental, emotional, financial, social and physical ideal. I love him with all of my heart and always will. I know that he feels the same about me. We are planning to marry soon.

My question is this:

2006-11-01 08:21:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Over the weekend my Dad & I had a fight. We exchanged words, cried, & apologized. I still feel weird about the situation because I rarely see my Dad cry & I have the image of his sad face in my mind sometimes. Whenver he's around now, I feel kinda strange..a little nervous, like I'm walking on eggshells & he seems to be extra nice to me. Maybe it's all a figment of my imagination?

The start of our argument came about because I told him I was feeling sad & lacking self-confidence because I have no job, no money & I needed to let it out. I wish I didn't because he's not a very good communicator. He's more of a laid back kind of man, very rational, not emotional, with a sarcastic sense of humor.

I know he loves me & I love him, but I can't help but feel strange around him at this time. I feel like I have to be happy/smiley around him otherwise he'll think something is wrong with me. I don't want to bring it up again with him, but how do I get rid of these feelings I have?

2006-11-01 08:14:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

since i was 11 i have had panic attacks, im 21 nearly and hardly leave my house. i want to go out and enjoy life but i cant as my panic attacks rule my life, its awful. i just freeze on the spot and havent walked in town for years. i cant work, im on benefits and i get dla. i dont want to but i have too.
i have been to my gp many times, they must b fed up with me.
i refuse to take antidepressents because throughout my teens i was prescribed many antidepressents, they made me feel worse. i wont take them again and all my gp can suggest is counselling but that doesnt help much either.
i dont know what else to do
im fed up with my life so much i just wish i could be normal

2006-11-01 07:56:29 · 10 answers · asked by blonderosey 3

2006-11-01 07:49:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do I find a therapist who will serve low income folks despite a lack of insurance? I live in Youngstown, Ohio.

2006-11-01 07:44:05 · 3 answers · asked by Zloar 4

i think im a trans but i dont know i took the cogati test and it was 290 a probale transexual but yet i like boy as well so could you just give your opion on what sex i am. and please no kidding around

2006-11-01 07:39:37 · 5 answers · asked by greenrainbowqueer 1

What are the symptoms of narcolepsy other than: 1. sudden urge to sleep, 2. actual falling asleep, 3. cataplexy, 4. sleep paralysis and 5. vivid dreams? I'm interested in what other symptoms (common and uncommon) accompany this weird condition.

2006-11-01 07:35:00 · 4 answers · asked by Luvfactory 5

I want to know what kind of job I could get with just a BA in Psych.

2006-11-01 07:30:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have met a really lovely man, I knew he was a drinker but he has confided in me that he is an alcoholic. He wants help and I want to support him. How can I support him best?

2006-11-01 07:25:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

it has been 8 years and it still feels like yesterday that he died. I am unable to move on. You are not suppost to outlive your children. Your child dies once - you die a thousand death every day.No other family alive- they have all died also!Plz no God answers-she and I are not on talking terms- and he never asked if I wanted to sacrifice my child- I didn't. So angry yes-guilty yes! Trying to figure out why to suck air daily is very hard?

2006-11-01 07:13:58 · 10 answers · asked by thefaithfulmermaid 2

i cant realy talk to anyone about this i know, because even though i have told a few people, they say they understand but i know they dont, people are starting to notice aswell. and i have scars, is there any way of getting rid of them?i dont think i can stop now, is there ny way of not leaving scars? or minimalising the cutting, and ive tried writing things down but it isnt satisfying enough. im now known as an 'emo' an ideas?
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2006-11-01 07:09:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-01 06:43:40 · 9 answers · asked by Chankra 2

I have been on celexa for the last month for my depression and i have been wanting to have a drink, does this really affect the drug?

2006-11-01 06:28:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous