Mental Health - December 2006

my friend has slowly become more and more psychotic over the past few years. He has started making up stories about his personal life that arent true. and the stories are not exaggerations, but simple things like what he had for dinner, how he got into town etc. there are bigger lies like making up stories of people mugging him in town when we found out later he was never in town. he has so many different personalities for each different group of friends and none of us want to say anything to him because were all a little scared of where it will lead to. he has a tendancy to start a subtle hate campaign against those who oppose him and slowly get rid of them. Has anyone any suggestions?

2006-12-30 13:24:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just lost my father and I can't stop crying. I really don't want to see a doctor about this, I know it will go away in time. I also won't be able to afford the meds. If anyone has any ideas and or proven treatments, please let me know.

2006-12-30 13:11:11 · 16 answers · asked by gin 4

Just wondering...

2006-12-30 12:59:33 · 8 answers · asked by Andie M 1

A recent report I read says that 85% of women have some form of mental illness compared to 28% of men.

2006-12-30 12:39:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I used to see Dr Rory McCarthy who treated my ADHD - however he is a pediatrician who specialises in the field. I am now to old to see him, my psychiartrist is a moron and keeps forgetting to send out my prescription - I have lost my entire box when my bag was stolen last week, I also would like to see a specialist of ADHD as my current dose is 4 tablets a day, I believe I need more than this. Does anyone have any ideas?

2006-12-30 12:39:00 · 2 answers · asked by ym 2

Will it give you the benefits of both drugs or cause harm?

2006-12-30 12:18:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't fit. I don't feel alive. I feel dead, numb. Nothing feels real... I constantly feel like I'm acting to some invisible camera, that I'm being watched, and I'm trying to match emotions to situations. I try to pull the right faces at the right times and make the right jokes, match my body langauge to fit peoples' expectations and make the people around me happy even when I'm falling apart.

I'm in a daze. No-where feels like home, nothing feels comfortable or right or happy. I just kind of float.

I don't plan to kill myself, or anyone else, I don't think, anyway. Just maybe... I dunno... shave my head and go and sit in the middle of a field or something. Just something out of the blue, something that is nothing.

I feel like taking a whole bunch of painkillers. Not because i'm in pain, and not enough to die, just... just because it feels like it might help.

Someone, PLEASE... help me?

2006-12-30 11:33:55 · 25 answers · asked by Pebbles 5

i want to know what my fears mean. i'm afraid of midgets heights the sun people from church the dark and getting old.The midget part is really weird because i'm not afraid of people that are bigger than me.

2006-12-30 11:32:07 · 4 answers · asked by turkey 2

I saw something about this question earlier by edmaster400, what is it?

2006-12-30 11:02:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do they make you feel bad, and actually do more harm than good (like if you aren't as thin as them, etc.). I think that is not the point of the movies, but it seems they do have that effect, and that perhaps they should not show them or should show a warning ahead of time for that reason.

2006-12-30 10:54:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was diagnosed with cancer in the summer right around the same time that I had a big fight with my family. Due to specialized care, I was transfered to a hospital 5 hours away from where my family and friends live. I also haven't been allowed to have many visitors due to my increased risk of serious infections. (Everytime I am around people I seem to pick up various types of bacterias or infections).

My problem is this, I am really depressed. I am kind of at the end of the line and I'm tired of fighting this alone. My family doesn't really make and attempt to come and see me, although I do speak to some of my siblings over the phone several times a week.

Most of my friends have moved on with their lives and seem to be frightened away by the cancer and my distance from home.

I have now been in the hospital through Thanksgiving, Christmas and soon to be New Year's.

I am looking for some suggestions as to what I should do to keep my mind occupied during the holiday?

2006-12-30 10:51:14 · 18 answers · asked by Sunny S 1

I really feel depressed about this year coming to an end. Maybe it's because I feel that I haven't accomplished anything special, or because it reminds me that time is quickly passing by. Anyone else feel depressed during this time of the year?

2006-12-30 10:46:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom is depressed and drinks way to much,my sister is always arguing with someone at my house,my dad has anger and drinking problems.I just need someone to talk 2 because there is no one here that understands.need advice

2006-12-30 10:27:39 · 24 answers · asked by Qwerty 2

I am in love with someone who has bipolar. I would like to know if spending money and not being able to save money very well and handle it is because of Bipolar...Also, does lack of honesty ever have to do with Bipolar? I am confused about what is him and what is his Bipolar.

2006-12-30 10:26:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-30 10:24:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks for your answers and Happy Holidays!

2006-12-30 10:22:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This christmas break i've been sleeping late, really late. the first night i slept around 3 in the morning. night after night i've been later than the night before. the latest time i went to sleep is around 8 in the morning. and when i wake up, i feel tired. and throughout the day i can't do things right, which made me think that i'm getting dumber.

2006-12-30 10:11:36 · 14 answers · asked by Juana M 1

This year has not been the best for me, due to many reasons. Anyway i was diagnosed with depression which to me wasnt such a shock for the last few months before that i was really low at losing me and didnt care anymore.
But what i would like to know is how do you beat the feeling of being lost and wanting you back? for me this has been a year of wanting me back but still cant find me- this should i hope make sense to people in a similar situation!
I got to the stage of considering loads of things it got out of control to a certain extent but i was able to confide in a close friend who has been through loads too, with her help and support i went for help! i refused tablets tho.
My problem is i would also like to know is it part off it or just me over the festive period it was spent with family bros and parents but i didnt want to be there and felt trapped so closed down, and i am still closed down altho New Year is coming.
Can anyone help me out on this please.Thanks

2006-12-30 10:04:40 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sodium Valporate is the generic medicine prescribed to patients with bipolar mood swings. Is there any serious side effects of prolonged doses of more than 800 mg per day, any physical or mental impairment?

2006-12-30 09:39:59 · 5 answers · asked by Bumpy Road 1

I don't really ever try to flirt and I'm a junior with 3 AP's. I don't find very many guys attractive in my school, and I'm not desperate. Although people tell me that I'm really pretty and guys stare a lot, I'm beginning to think the reason I havent had a boyfriend or my first kiss yet is because I'm ugly =(. I feel like girls tell me I'm really pretty only because they pity me and guys only stare because I'm a girl.

2006-12-30 09:34:27 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe I was misdiagonsed when i was a Child even they meesed things Up when i'm now an adult, If can tell me the Symtoms of ODD Opposition Defiant Disorder, and Does that make everybody's enemy, I want You the People to get it right.

2006-12-30 09:29:03 · 3 answers · asked by tfoley5000 7

i am 14 years old and i am fed up being shy i find the stupidist things ebrassing its impossible to make me do a speech cause im too scared and noone understands why im so shy some days its so bad that it makes me depressed my new year resalution is to become more confident but i dont no how to please give any help or tips!

2006-12-30 09:11:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just put on zoloft for anxiety and panic attacks. I havent noticed a change and my panic attacks are the same.

2006-12-30 08:58:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Very nervous about my Driving Test.

Feeling very sick, and have been sick. lol.

What can i do about this ? Is it normal ?

2006-12-30 08:58:11 · 12 answers · asked by Holly i 1

i have asperger syndrome
i find it difficult to communicate, i have no friends
i tend to be used by other people and ditched when they feel like it.
i'm stressed.
i also have a family crisis. my parents are seperated
i feel guilty about stuff.
i go out on my own alot and it ends in disatser.
please help.
ive has councilling in the past and 2 years on i haven't go anywhere.

2006-12-30 08:57:24 · 4 answers · asked by Kerri M 1

my son has a family history of heart problems and drs say it is not good to put him on meds because of that what else can i do for him..he is really hyper active throws things yells and is just out of controll

2006-12-30 08:26:15 · 4 answers · asked by theboss361 1

2006-12-30 08:22:04 · 6 answers · asked by Intellithug 3

evrything has gone wrong the last few week, i get lonely alot on my own with the kids, well they are my grandchildren sometimes i would like to have a job, i do study full time, but my grandaughter has been excluded from school, this bloke recently dumped me said he did not go out wth unemployed layabouts, my friends say hes a prat, and thats nasty, cos they know i do alot, but i got to close to him. i dont, study enough and i would like more money and a nice job and some nice friends i have a few. but i would like more my type bit ex hippie bohemian. independant own mind. i dont, trust men anymore. i feel really low. i know i need to study to get myself out of this trap, i am fat as well i hate my figure, love to be slim again been years since i have been slim. i feel lonely. their s n o nice men out thier.

2006-12-30 07:50:00 · 6 answers · asked by denise g 2

I have a 15 year history of anxiety disorders. I've had a severe relapse lately. I took Zoloft for 2 months and then switched last week to Lexapro. For the past month or so in the mornings I often wake up and feel anxious and nauseous, sometimes gag, and three times in the last 2 weeks I have actually thrown up. Could the vomiting and nausea be caused by my anxiety disorder or is something terrible wrong with me?

2006-12-30 07:47:11 · 17 answers · asked by Ellen W 2

The other day, a friend stopped by to visit. He accidentally left his cell phone on the couch when he got up to use the washroom. I picked up the phone thinking it was mine, and when I tried to make a phone call, I received a message that the phone was no longer in service.

When I looked closer, I realized the phone was the same model as mine, but not my phone. So I put it back on the couch. About 30 minutes later, we were all sitting around playing cards and talking as normal, and this friend stood up and said "excuse me, my phone is vibrating".

Of course no one thought anything about it, but I knew the phone was not working. He stood in the background laughing and talking for almost 30 minutes, where he knew others could hear him. He then returned and said "sorry guys, that was a good friend of mine". Then he went on and on about their conversation.

When he left I called to say thanks for stopping by, and to see if it was still disconnected, and of course it was still off.

2006-12-30 07:17:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous