Mental Health - December 2006

what do you do to make you feel better

please, don't say anything rude or insulting

2006-12-10 18:36:12 · 5 answers · asked by Stacie 2

my problem is that i have very low self esteem. i am 20 yr old gal. i am a gud student, quite pretty, tall, slim, n stuff like that. my family is quite rich n i current studying in uni, 2yr law. i m quite satisfied with my life. but i still i m a very depressed person. wen my pals dont call me, the guy i like dont bother calling me i feel so depressed. i always hold myself reponsible for things like this. i always feel shy n always manage to identify faults in myself no matter watever i do or however i do it. i just dont respect myself n instead of concentrating on my achievements i always focus on my failures. wat can i do? i have been like this ever since i can remember n i think its getting worse. could anyone plss help me by sharing their those little pearls of wisdom? tnx.

2006-12-10 18:35:46 · 7 answers · asked by atlantic0011 1

2006-12-10 18:18:29 · 6 answers · asked by lagosalado67 1

I was bullied for a few years a while back, and I changed alot because I was so desparate to fit in. Now it seems like everything I do is lame, and acted out in a way because I feel stupid being myself, nothing seems to come naturally anymore. Its like I don't even have an identity anymore, I'm just some screwed up teenage girl. Is it normal to feel lame and ashamed about your behaviour, identity and life?What should I do to feel natural again being myself, and reforming my good self-image?

(I don't do shrinks, they scare me!)

2006-12-10 18:15:18 · 3 answers · asked by Steph :-) 3

I am married, but not to my daughters father. And no my new husband has not yet adopted my daughter. My daughters biological father is in and out of her life. right now he is not around. I am ill. I am sevearly bi-polar and have been on a down ward slope for some time. Its now in my best interest to seek help from a psychiatric facility. I am worried about what will happen to my daughter. I am worried that her biological father would be able to take her away from us. I do not want that to happen. So i am unsure what to do until i know what can happen. I dont want to seek help if i will lose my daughter. does anyone know how to shed a little light on this for me.

2006-12-10 18:13:23 · 4 answers · asked by christa L 1

2006-12-10 17:55:31 · 5 answers · asked by cutie 1

Has anyone ever used light therapy for depression? Some say it won't work unless it is seasonal depression, but it looks like the same factors in your brain would be involved either way. I know that there's specific (expensive) light boxes I can buy, but I'm wondering if going to a tanning bed every 2-3 days might help. I've read that tanning beds are not recommended for this, but the medical field would never promote tanning beds anyway because it isn't good for your skin.
I was just wondering if anyone had any personal experience with either a light box or using a tanning bed for therapy?

2006-12-10 17:44:58 · 3 answers · asked by TPhi 5

I have alot of trouble dealing with anger, Im 17 years old and Have just cant stand **** any more , i acctually hit my girlfriend and she you know just looked at me like **wow** and it was just bad.... dude and ive been taking alot of **** out on my son too.. its just gotten really bad wtf should i do about this

2006-12-10 17:42:01 · 13 answers · asked by Xx Slit Wrists & Sorry Notes xX 1

Which store was the worst?

2006-12-10 17:36:10 · 2 answers · asked by whrldpz 7

2006-12-10 17:35:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems so surreal sometimes. I know that it is (real) though because my doc diagnosed it and all the descriptions of it fit me to a tee. It changes all the time and everyday. It's like trying to fight an enemy you can't see, or trying to lasso a tornado. I am married with 3 children and it is very hard on them to see me ill all the time. Consistency is always what they say will help. But by its very nature the illness makes you chronically inconsistent! How do you cope when you're incapable of consistency?

2006-12-10 17:27:04 · 11 answers · asked by clevelandhomeparent 1

Are there any good sources of information (Books, Webpages, Movies) for those that suffer from depression and anxiety? Nonfiction, but Fiction as well.

2006-12-10 17:15:54 · 7 answers · asked by Salim Reilly 2

Could I be depressed? I have thought that I might be for years but always ruled it out. I used to blame my husband for all of our fighting because of the way he acted, but a few months ago he went to the doctor and has been on anxiety medicine and he has been great. I still find myself feeling sorry for myself, getting upset for no reason, or saying (unintentional mean) things to people to try and make myself feel better (in turn I make myself feel worse). Some days I don't want to talk to anyone or do anything, sometimes I want to stay in bed all day, but I tell my husband that I stay in bed to relax. I find it hard to fall asleep and stay asleep and always wake up tired. I have gained weight over the last few years as well, sometimes I feel as if I binge when I eat. These feelings are not all the time but I would like to make changes to be happier. Could this be anything else? I feel embarrassed by this. Can someone have slight depression? Any advice would be helpful!

2006-12-10 17:02:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

my mother lives alone and doesn't do anything but sleep, eat and watch tv - she has put on weight and has let junk pile up in her house to the point where there is no floor space and it is dirty! Her garden is overgrown- like a jungle. Ablood test revealed she is borderline diabetic but she's in denial saying the blood test was wrong and so is not prepared to adjust her lifestyle. she retired last year from a job she used to hate and phoned in sick constantly - she has not kept in contact with anyone. she doesn't get on with her sister and has no other family apart from me and my sister. She won't listen to anyone and just seems to be losing it. It is obvious that she is depressed but won't go to a doctor or get treatment - what can i do to help her?

2006-12-10 16:57:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

a. hallucinations.
b. depression.
c. agoraphobia.
d. generalized anxiety disorder.

2006-12-10 16:44:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

This has happend to me 3 times in my life. The first time i was really upset and depressed because my aunt (who was like my bestfriend) passed away, I cried until all of a sudden i blackedout and woke up on the floor.The second time i was in highschool and stressed because i was a senior and i had just lost a friend.The last time was today,the past 2 months have been hell for me, my friend just died 3 weeks ago,my boyfriend moved away(we have been 2gether for 1 year and 5months)we are doing the longdistance thing which stress's me out a lot,and last but not least i moved home for one semster to save money and my father has been a jerk the whole time and he makes me so upset that i just want to scream.So everything pilled up and i fliipped out today i was crying and then i got nervouse and i woke up on the couch w/my parents over me and my dad saying that i made it all up and i was pretending to pass out,which normally would make me mad,but i was so drained that i just starred blankly

2006-12-10 16:41:59 · 4 answers · asked by Sabrina1986 1

I hear so many parents saying their children are depressed or bi polar and stuff, what makes them think that? I just though children were always happy one minute and sad the next. I thought all children threw fits everytime things didn't go their way. Is it something more than that? And what did they do for children like that back in the 50's and 60's? I understand that some children are born with something wrong with them, but a child being clinically depressed? Why?

2006-12-10 16:40:57 · 8 answers · asked by #1 Buckeye Fan!!!! 4

2006-12-10 16:35:07 · 3 answers · asked by disneyldy 1

2006-12-10 16:26:46 · 8 answers · asked by Peaches 2

every time i fall asleep, i dream i've called somebody on my cell, i'll hear a vioce answer and be too embarresed to say anything then i wake up and think that i've actually called somebody in the middle of the night, it's sometimes someone i know and sometimes just a vioce, what is up?

2006-12-10 16:26:06 · 10 answers · asked by pixieonacid 1

i just found out my boyfriend has ocd and i want to be suportive buy i dont know how help?

2006-12-10 16:15:59 · 8 answers · asked by anyone got nickname suggestions? 2

Im taking the biggest exam of my life on Tuesday and the wayI see it, there's a 60% chance Ill pass, and 40% chance I wont, thats the way Im feeling. The pressure to pass is so big, if I pass I get to go to a state college in January, if I dont I have to wait 8 more months, take this class again, and I just feel so nervous. I dont know how Ill be able to get to sleep, All Ive been doing is studying since Thursday, and Ive just been stressed out and worried at the same time. What can I do to help calm myself down? I've never been this stressed out, and never really felt I had a problem with stress.

Im just scared/stressed/tired/worried. What can I do to calm down...? :(

2006-12-10 16:04:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-10 15:59:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

MY grandmother is seemed to be suffering by brain disorder.She mix the names of two ppl sometimes and also sometimes forgets the names.She forgets the way in which she comes.She gets confused while being in a house.When she is at home she says she is at neighbour's house.She has 5 sons and they all live alone.She lives happily with my g.father and she prefers to live alone but sometimes when she comes to our house then she gets confused.She talks of here and there but does not mean anything.This problem has become a major headache for my family.If this is a disease then tell us so that we can treat her if any one knows about the doctors or websites for that then please tell.

2006-12-10 15:58:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

These dreams are always centred around the sea and dosen't always involve the beach. The sea always receeds first and the dreams are extreemly clear and appear as sets of waves rolling in getting higher and higher each time. I noticed when I wittnessed my first footage of a tidal wave that the dreams and the real thing are the same visually. I hadn't seen or understood "tidal waves" until the Timor sunami of two years ago, but I have always had these dreams.The only thing that I'm remotely scared of is that the visuals seem so real.

2006-12-10 15:53:28 · 9 answers · asked by Craig C 1

sometimes i have a dream that 1 of my reltives died or a freind left or something and when i wake up im crying myself awake and i cant stop for like 5 minutes

2006-12-10 15:51:19 · 11 answers · asked by emo elmo 2

What do doctors do to check for ADD/ADHD?
like what do they do?

2006-12-10 15:49:36 · 7 answers · asked by Jaxx 4

My brother who is 16 used to have these night tremors when he was younger and would wake up screaming/ looking very upset.He hasn't had one in a while.. Well.. he was feeling ill the other day (seemed to have a cold) and slept almost all day. ALL he had during day was a gatoerade and did NOT eat.. he woke up saying he was 'going to die' and very violently ran into a wall. He then went into a room screaming at the top of his lungs.. He grabbed onto my mother saying how sorry he was. We called an ambulance asap. they checked him and they did not seem too concerned... a friend said he might have diabetes because his blood sugar may have been very low.. or maybe due to him being sick. I hope there are no serious problems..It was VERY fightening..He snapped out of it after a little while and when the paramedics were taking his blood pressure.. It was not drugs and he didn't even remember the episode he had..can someone please let me know if they have any idea what it may be? thank you much

2006-12-10 15:44:16 · 5 answers · asked by Catherine D 2

Im bipolar, I stopped taking my meds about 6 months ago. I have mood swings multiple times a day. I know there is rapid cycling but I feel like I'm a supersonic cycler. I know your gonna say" go back on your meds" but my doctor kept changing my doses of lamictal and effexor xr and it was making me worse. Anyone else have the same type of problem?

2006-12-10 15:41:25 · 10 answers · asked by huukedonfonix 2

My feelings get hurt so easily. Today, I got a bad rating on my Amazon sellers account and it just felt like a knife to the heart. Be gentle now, leave an ugly answer and it may send me over the edge.

2006-12-10 15:37:33 · 9 answers · asked by amyaliceco 2