Mental Health - November 2006

i have been to a psychiatrist,i have been going for a long time,they think i have,schizophrenia,bi-polar,OCD,i have all the syptoms of what think have told me,could somebody tell me more about these mental illness,please help me understand myself!!

2006-11-25 13:16:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to learn how to give myself pep talks or basically to think positive and count my blessings instead of my troubles.

I tend to think negative a lot and look at what is wrong in my life instead of things that are going well. I wonder if there is an easy way to change your pattern of thinking.

Currently, I have a job that I don't like, am not that happy living with my parents, constantly worry about my daughter who is 14 and living with her Dad in another state, and feel sad because I am divorced.

I know that there is some positive in my life - I have parents that support me, I have my health, I have a job and am earning some money, am in contact with my daughter and am financially okay.

How do constantly remind myself of these things? My natural tendency is to look down at myself and feel like a failure.

2006-11-25 13:12:27 · 4 answers · asked by Stareyes 5

to have my oxyagen checked...i checked my blood pressure checked at a friends it was ok..would you be at risk of heart attack even if pressure is fine..Im so exhausted....this anxiety is getting to me and my meds arent helping......I live out of town,,,so if any one knows the signs of heart attack let me now..i have had this going on for 3 days..i think if heart i would be dead by now.......I also think Im catching a cold ...thanks for any advice..what Im talking about going on for 3 days is pain in left arm,shoulder and i feel like im having a hard time breathing,,,,I have had tons of EKGS all have been fine and Drs. tell me its just my anxiety is so out of hand...and I cant stop worring....u maybe can refer to my last question..Thanks

2006-11-25 13:02:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend and I have been together for six months and shortly after we got serious he told me that he has episodes of anxiety and depression that can last for weeks. He goes to therepy but does not take any medication (although his theripist has suggested it). Anyway... he has been avoiding me for a week I have left him emails and phone messages but he hasn't returned any of my calls for the past four days. I do not think he would hurt himself or anyone else but I am really concerned. Or maybe these are not signs of depression and he is just avoiding me. I am very confused, scared and hurt and I don't know what to do.

2006-11-25 12:53:44 · 12 answers · asked by ecogeek4ever 6

2006-11-25 12:26:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

in 6th grade i absolutely could not get a full breath of air, i felt smothered, and the more i tried the more frusturated i got.

7th grade i cant really remember anything.

8th grade i complained to my grandpa about it and he took me to the doctors. the doctor checked my lungs and goes "your breathing is pefectly fine, its all in your head, go home and rest" which made me wicked upset that he wasnt doing anything about it and it was really bugging me so i pretty much had an anxiety attack, shaking and hyperventilating and he basically just bothered me asking "WHATS WRONG" "is it a friend?" "is school too hard?" but absolutely nothing was bothering me.

9th grade i was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. and my psych told me i couldnt breathe because of this.

i got put on risperdal for a psychosis and it didnt realy work, but when they over medicated me to the point where i was pretty much a zombie i could finally get a full breath of air.

i've tried breathing techniques but they just frusturate me even more because they dont help.

10th grade ALL MY ANXIETY IS GONE. but yet, i still cant breathe. sometimes it makes me start hyperventilating because it makes me so aggervated.

how could i get my breathing back without over medicating myself? im only 15 and i hate medication.

2006-11-25 11:14:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it has something with getting worse over time, right?

2006-11-25 11:06:50 · 5 answers · asked by kim_bp1 2

If so how did you deal with it? I am asking because i believe my boyfriend of 4 yrs has it. I am not psychiatrist its just that i have read alot of books about it and it seems like my boyfriends has alot of the symptoms and behavior of BPD. I mean one min he cant stand me the next he doesn't want me to leave him. He says awful things to everyone who cares about him. Its like a no win situation with him. He is soooooooo sensitive. He blames everyone for his problems. Yet he says he is a failure. I once told him that maybe he should see a counselor and totally flew off the handle saying i am the one with the problem. He claims nobody loves him and everybody leaves him all the time. Even when you do something very nice for him he quickly forgets it when you do something that he doesn't want you do like going shopping or something. His mother is fed up with him and doesn't know what to do. What can be done?

2006-11-25 10:43:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have this weird 'problem' - I fear new things - such as trying out new things, meeting new people etc etc. May not sound so bad, but I am often irrationally scared to do things like go and get my eyebrows done, meeting up with a group of people (some of whom I don't know), even trying out a class at the gym. It takes me a LONG time to sum up the courage to get around to doing something (e.g. it took me 8 months to try a class i wanted at the gym) - does anyone else experience similar feelings? Is there anything I can do to resolve this? Why am I feeling so pathetic?

2006-11-25 10:42:04 · 15 answers · asked by extremely_confused 3

I constantly think I'm being watched by someone... and I'm almost scared to take a shower just because of it. What's wrong with me?? Do I have an anxiety problem??

2006-11-25 10:41:47 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dad died in a motorcycle crash 1 month ago and I had my baby 3 weeks ago. I love my baby and i take good care of her I just can't seem to get any motivation to do anything. When I go to my 6 week check up do you think I should ask my doc to put me on some kind of anti depressant? She knows my situation I'm just not sure how to ask her for some medication. Serious feedback only please, my situation is desperate.

2006-11-25 10:35:04 · 13 answers · asked by jrichardson65803 2

I need to know a story about the youngest child to ever commit suicide or just a young child that has or wanted to commit suicide... preferably the age ranging from 1-12 years of age. Please, I need this for a project. And also, background information would be good too!

2006-11-25 09:50:31 · 10 answers · asked by xcandyaddictx 1

This morning after I got my two year old twins into their car seats I realized that my car keys were not onthe dash where I normally leave them. I remembered that yesterday after we returned from the park I let my kids play in the car for a while while I sat on the porch just feet away (they love that). I don't know if they are in the car. I searched everywhere. Under the seats, between the seats, in the back. I removed their car seats and looked under there. I looked on the ground around the car, the glove box, in the diaper bag, my purse, their toy cars, their toy box, under papers, under the sofa, between the cushions, out in the yard, under the bed, in the garbage, toilet, behind the curtains, on the bookshelf, in cabinets, cupboards, jacket pockets, in shoes...

I even asked my angels to find them for me. Please tap into you intuition and tell me what you see. My life is at a standstill until I have my keys again. I promise promise promise to make copies when I find them. TY!!!!

2006-11-25 09:50:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-25 09:45:05 · 5 answers · asked by lisa b 1

Hi,

My Dad died when I was 9 years old. I was told I had to be brave and strong for my mum and siblings as I was the oldest. So I basically bottled how I felt about his death. I never attended the funeral as my Mum thought it woud be too much for us. Now I'm nearly 33 and I've decided to try and get some closure as its affecting my life and relationships. I don't know how to start the grieving process as its been so long and I've buried it so deep. I have really bad bouts of anger and rage when a relationship ends and it triggers flashbacks of my Dad's death. On top of the anger and rage, I suffer sadness and frustration which only increases my anger. Can someone give me any help in starting the grieving process as I really want to put it behind me and not have it always causing the problems it has in relationships. Thanks for reading.

2006-11-25 09:43:30 · 13 answers · asked by collyg09 1

Having been addicted to the drug alcohol, I have listened to my conscience speak (ID or addictive voice). It seems to enjoy hearing the "disease concept" and powerlessness of addiction as described in Alcoholics Anonymous. Through a deep thought process of examination of why this clever "addictive voice" listens for signs of weakness of self, I have discovered that it is seeking permission to use drugs; the disease concept of addiction is considered by my addictive voice to be a fault of my self and attempts to over-ride logic that is found in another part of my brain. Since I do not wish to engage in drug using behaviour, I use self-discipline to arrest this addictive voice, and often satisfy its demands with a more healthy behaviour like exercise of good food.
Alcoholics Anonymous tells its members that the use of self-discipline (aka self-will) is not to be used. and is dangerous. These AAers tell people that they are "powerless"! Is addiction a disease? or $$

Is AA a cult?

2006-11-25 09:38:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i heard there are natural antidepressants that can be found in stores. i think one is called isotinol? also heard there are things u can buy to help improve mood. if there are what are they and where can i get them?

2006-11-25 09:29:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i forgot to take my Prozac before i eat, instead i took after.

2006-11-25 09:23:13 · 3 answers · asked by Blue-Eyed Soul Jim 1

I am nearly always sick. I think about killing myself every two minutes. I cry all the time. I want to do things for other people, I try to be supportive, but I can't make them feel any better, I can't make anything better for anyone. I love some people so much it hurts, but why would anyone want my affections anyway? I'd do anything for so many people, but I just scare everyone away. And I don't understand why I'm like this. And why I can't do anything for anybody.

2006-11-25 09:18:43 · 10 answers · asked by Nipivy 4

Scientist(s) who discovered the cause of epilepsy. Who, when, where, how? Also please tell me the source.

2006-11-25 09:13:06 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

I seem to go on and off my meds and have done so through out my life. It seems after awhile that being on the meds levels me out too much almost flat and depressed. Yet when I'm off of them for long enough like now I start to get anxiety and can't really figure out if I am better on them or off. I take topomax and zoloft for the depression. What are your experiences?

2006-11-25 09:07:22 · 9 answers · asked by Crampy Grampy 4

i have been on zoloft for about a year, and was wondering how bad the withdrawls would be. i have only been on 50mg so im not expecting it to be too severe. but if it is then would using marijuana through the withdrawl symptoms be a help? cause it helps with pain and nausea irritability and depression it also calms me? i use to smoke a while back but quit and i thought that a few weeks couldnt hurt.

2006-11-25 08:30:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've got it bad. I don't use it as a cop out tho or try not to. If I do something wrong its not cause I got ADHD.

Hey I can read three books at the same time, watch a movie and listen to the radio. I can literally get high on ideas. I can switch conversation topics very fast by using a very small link between topics. People are sometimes confused when they realized where we started and where we end up.

I cope by filtering out the rest of the world and on occasion meditation, getting away from it all. I have to be pretty goal oriented. I'm pretty disorganized tho.

Sometimes I use it to my advantage. It allows

2006-11-25 08:28:47 · 6 answers · asked by rostov 5

We have just moved to the area and need assistance on finding a family doctor/ counselour in the Dearborn/ Detroit area. Someone that is not too expensive.

2006-11-25 08:21:32 · 5 answers · asked by angela s 3

2006-11-25 08:13:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

have you ever been the victim of cyber rage

2006-11-25 08:04:04 · 8 answers · asked by kennyboy 6

i need help. i think i am weird. because.. my friends don't mind talking about periods and bra sizes but i feel weird and like i hate being called a lesbian and things like that even though they know i'm not. its hard and i feel like my sister is annoying me. and i dont love her. i dont really feel love for any people exept the boys. i know i couldnt live without my mum dad or sister but they annoy me sometimes. what am i going to do. i cant talk to my friends about this neither

2006-11-25 07:52:58 · 8 answers · asked by Beautiful-But-deadly 1

With my Nana it has been a very slow decline iver the last 7 years shes still okay and just getting quite frgetful repeating herself etc. Just wondering if anyone knew of any preventitive measures or things they have found useful.

2006-11-25 07:46:59 · 6 answers · asked by chrismyarse 2

i have recently moved and i suffer from deppression, but when i go to the doctors he made me feel guilty for being depressed. i know that it's not a good thing, but i can't help it. so i went to another dr - she was the same, i'm on my 5th dr now and i told the last one that i was harming myself - she practically gave me a lecture then a prescription for anti-depressants.

I live in Ireland and wonder if it's an irish thing? i used to live in glasgow and was never treated like that?

2006-11-25 07:46:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a problem with anxiety (for which i am about to seek treatment) but i'm feeling fairly lonely and abnormal about it. i know i'm not alone in this, but i think it would help if i knew others are/were going/went through the same thing. just let me know if you're out there. thanks.

2006-11-25 07:43:10 · 4 answers · asked by el jano 1