Mental Health - November 2006

My daughter was diagnosed with ADHD 11 years ago at the age of 3. She receives special ed services at school and is also labeled ODD. She's been removed from several classrooms and moved to smaller classes because of the level of disturbance she creates and is currently in an alternative school. SSA says she's no longer disabled. She steals, lies, and argues all the time. I had to borrow tissue last week. A youth shelter says she is possibly bi-polar. She's had counseling, behavior coaches, meds, etc., and nothing has worked. I keep getting fired from jobs because when the school calls I must answer. I have called the Governor's office, CPS, SSI, taken her to the hospital, and called the police. I got fired from a job working at home because I have to go answer when the school calls or they can call the police and CPS on me if I don't. She has stolen and forged a check from a neighbor and went fundraising for a fake cause. No Christmas for the other kids because this keeps costing us

2006-11-27 10:02:30 · 2 answers · asked by shawnda6106 2

2006-11-27 09:49:12 · 10 answers · asked by Evilbunnyfarts 2

I am lost
i feel so bad half the time and think about sucide alot.
i have been seeing my thearpist for a while, but some how i get the feeling she dosent know how bad i really feel, how can i show this? becuase i mean no good with words and letters.

2006-11-27 09:46:41 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-27 09:29:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the best treatment for anxiety and panic disorder?
I am taking a beta blocker 25mg and the Dr gave me Xanax too. But everyone keeps telling me how wrong Xanax is and so addictive. But I keep having the panic attacks. Is anyone else taking an SSRI or something else for the anxiety and panic attack treatment? What are alternatives other than Xanax?
Anyone taking it combined with a beta blocker?

2006-11-27 09:11:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I kept on dreaming about a place i never been. and I also kept on dreaming about my old school. what does it mean?? can anyone help me???

2006-11-27 09:09:27 · 25 answers · asked by mark R. 1

I HAVE MANY!

2006-11-27 08:50:34 · 5 answers · asked by sandra b 5

my wife suffers from bi-polar disorder and is unable to work does anyone know if we are elegable for some type of government assistance? and how do i go about getting it?

2006-11-27 08:47:38 · 21 answers · asked by partman2006 1

My dad and I are argueing. My boyfriend and I are about to break up. My mom is starting to become Bulimic and My best friend hates me because she is in love with a guy that I wont hook her up with. I am really starting to think about Suicide. I just think that nothing here is really worth it. What do I do? I need help.

2006-11-27 08:33:38 · 42 answers · asked by Randys_Chic 1

i"ve had trouble getting to sleep lately and taking sleeping pills, well lets just say that i do not in any way want to rely on them ,if any for a long period of time.

2006-11-27 08:24:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel like I need to scream. Loudly. For a solid two weeks. I don't, of course, because there are always people around and I don't want to be the mad girl shouting her head off in the middle of English. However, the longer I go without screaming--about two weeks--the more sick and queasy I feel. I threw up at school today. I don't wish to repeat the experience.

So. Why? Help?

2006-11-27 08:19:25 · 7 answers · asked by Heyyou! 3

i meant to ask on my other question about the hallucinations that i have being having: a lot of you guys said to see a gp or psychiatrist...well what im wondering is when i actually go for an appointment with the doc what am i suppose to say? i would be completly embarressed and i proberly would just sit there and not have a clue what to say....any advice?

2006-11-27 08:01:07 · 10 answers · asked by Kristin H 2

I saw it on 60 Minutes where it was used to block bad memories. I wonder it if would help me? Has anyone tried it? If so, did you need high blood pressure to ask for it, or was your doctor aware of it's alternative use?

2006-11-27 07:46:51 · 1 answers · asked by Sabine É 6

I dislike love and I don't want to ever get married or get a girlfriend or anything. I'm not gay, but I have never been attracted to or have loved any girl besides my mother. I know it sounds pathetic, but it's true. I want to be alone and have no kids. I am partly afraid that if I did have a wife, that I would hit her because I have temper problems. That is not the reason why I don't want to be in a relationship though- it's because I don't like love and I am not intersted. I view love as a weakness and I always want to be tough, like a king or dictator. I have low self esteem, but I don't know why; I have friends and I have a good home and I don't get made fun of at school or anything. I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE. I like being alone.What is my problem?

2006-11-27 07:43:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-27 07:36:50 · 42 answers · asked by TK 3

I feel like my brain is turning into mush. I work at home doing ebay sales all day long. My job cosists of answering the same questions from customers, relisting, and shipping. I work with my husband so everyday is the same. Meeting people is really hard when you work at home all the time. I really need to stimulate my mind-any ideas? I started reading hoping that will fill my dull days.

2006-11-27 07:35:01 · 6 answers · asked by limya 1

I've been in therapy for about a month for anorexia and cutting. I'm doing good, ALOT better then I was, at the very least. Im eating, (if not the amount I'm supposted to) at least more then I was,and I'm slowley increasing it. I haven't cut in over a week. Im doing fine, but my moms wreck. How can I make her feel better?

2006-11-27 07:30:44 · 8 answers · asked by nikki 2

I'm really embarassed to ask this, but I could use some advice.

I have a family history of depression and anxiety, so I think I need to go into therapy.

I find it really hard to find a nice guy; never had a real stable long term relationship with any of the guys I've seen before. I know I suffer from very low self esteem and find myself eating more than I should and shopping more than I should--perhaps to fill a void.

I feel fat and ugly and that no man could appreciate what I have to offer. I didn't finish college, so on top of that, I feel like a failure.

It doesn't help that I do not have a close relationship with my dad or his side of the family. He split from my mom when I was a baby and was not around for me. My mom & dad are from 2 different ethnic backgrounds.So I grew up only familiar with one side of my family and one part of my heritage.

There is a lot more baggage I have, but do you guys think I need to see a therapist, to find some clarity in my life?

2006-11-27 07:28:44 · 5 answers · asked by D.D. 1

When my emotions become more higher or lower then usual, how do I control it with out a higher dose of medicine

2006-11-27 07:20:53 · 8 answers · asked by Heather J 1

I start taking it tommorrow and i was just wondering.

2006-11-27 07:20:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have supported him both emotionally and financially in my of his employment ventures which have all ended abruptly. All he really wants to do is be a professional football player. But even the prospect of attending a football combine causes self-doubt to interfere with him actually going through with it. He's a great guy, good looking, great sense of humor, everyone loves him in my family and cares about him.

2006-11-27 07:19:12 · 6 answers · asked by June G 1

both biological parents suffer with schizophrenia and now and me and my twin brother both now do to... Besides all of the abuse that pretty much made me snap, was it something I was just meant to get considering the fact that both my parents have it??? It just feels very overwhelming because i've denied having this for awhile and wanted to just call it bi polar because that feels safer to me... so is that pretty much where it came from??? no stupid answers please, yes I see a doctor and yes im on meds, the recent thing that happened to me with the split personality's was basically a melt down for me and yes it really does it exist for me too , I was wanting to know others opinions on it and really didn't expect so many people to be so stupid about it... so if you have anything mean to say to me don't ******* answer my question please....

2006-11-27 07:15:33 · 9 answers · asked by honesty 1

I dislike love and I don't want to ever get married or get a girlfriend or anything. I'm not gay, but I have never been attracted to or have loved any girl besides my mother. I know it sounds pathetic, but it's true. I want to be alone and have no kids. I am partly afraid that if I did have a wife, that I would hit her because I have temper problems. That is not the reason why I don't want to be in a relationship though- it's because I don't like love and I am not intersted. I view love as a weakness and I always want to be tough, like a king or dictator. I have low self esteem, but I don't know why; I have friends and I have a good home and I don't get made fun of at school or anything. What is my problem?

2006-11-27 07:14:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you guys think of the new memory pill as it fades away bad or post traumatic stress disorders away in a couple months?

2006-11-27 07:14:33 · 7 answers · asked by cutiepie21106 1

I am already feeling anxiety and experiencing either violent of sad dreams. what other physical/mental affects should I be on the look out for untill I can get my perscrition filled?

2006-11-27 06:59:42 · 6 answers · asked by GK 1

How can people get Paranoid Personality Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder?

2006-11-27 06:54:51 · 4 answers · asked by BIG_STING_9 2

As I am always the life of the party and working two jobs, have a great husband and two wonderful children? Why did depression hit me? Well it hits an awful amount of people but when I had a breakdown....No cards, no letters, no phone calls....this is depression not cancer....it's not an illness apparently. I work in a public school and they sent BACK my twenty dollars in an envelope marked social fund! This money is for people that are getting married, lose a spouse, have a baby, are ill. NOT ME, I got my $20 back. NICE! Alert people that you can't catch it and I don't want it. It's been two years of stress, (it's amazing what stress does to a body). My hubby says that I expect too much to receive a card....that just as I send cards for any occasion doesn't mean people think. Well people THINK!

2006-11-27 06:49:02 · 6 answers · asked by Lesley 1

For those of you who suffer depression, do you find it extremely hard to keep up with a romantic relationship? Or do you preffer not to get involved in a relationship at all? I suffer from depression and find it very stresfull to be with someone, it's very hard to comunicate when you feel like this, on top of that I have low self esteem and a drinking problem wich I know is totally wrong and I try to hide. I'm afraid the person I'm with whom I met recently, will eventually see the truth about me and become uninterested and eventually decide not to be involved with me at all. I'm afraid of the pain this may cause. In fact I am in pain right now thinking how unfit I am for relationships.

2006-11-27 06:45:14 · 16 answers · asked by mk11232001 2

I've been noticing that my mind is not working in conjunction with my mouth and hands. When I think one thing, I write or say another. For example, the other day I was trying to write the number "3" but instead, I wrote down "6" . I will try to hold a conversation and find myself totally lost in my thoughts mumbling and not making sense. I'm making a fool out of myself. Am I possessed?

2006-11-27 06:42:05 · 5 answers · asked by ab628 1

I am 25. I love my family. But have you ever just wanted to give up? I think everyone goes thru phases of depression...but this has gone on for 12 years. I just want to give up & sleep. I want to be alone. I was on Zoloft & I just can't afford medication anymore (and I hated having to take pills to be "normal"). I hate everyone & everything. I have no intrest in hobbies, life, my job, sex, anything.... I just want to sleep. My son is 4 & my daughter is 3. I love my husband & he is so patient & good to me. I can't shake this. I have no insurance so I can't get counseling. I had a miscarriage recently & I think I took a big turn for the worse then. I just want to feel alive again. Please tell me your story. Is there a way out of this?

2006-11-27 06:36:14 · 7 answers · asked by IMHO 6