Mental Health - January 2007

****I have a serious phobia. I feel like I will be better prepared to deal with it if I can research it and understand what I am really afraid of.
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Do not cunfuse my fear with Claustrophobia.
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I realize I have Agoraphobia witch I understand is NOT a fear of open spaces, but really a fear of "not being able to escape a panic attack"
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To complicate this I also have slight Agateophobia. Fear of becoming insain. (Due to the intense panic I feel"
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The "Missing Link" for me is my arms. I have a SERIOUS Fear concerning my arms being confined. "Handcuffs, Straight Jacket, etc..."
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I tried TWICE to get an MRI done. Once in an "open MRI".... I Paniced badly both times. The main reasons I paniced was because my arms couldnt move, and I could'nt "leave" without the technition "allowing" me. In other words, I had to trust them to let me out, but I couldnt trust the most trusted person for a billion dollars.
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Thanks in advance people.

2007-01-31 23:23:59 · 8 answers · asked by bubbie_king 2

could really do with some advice anyone.

2007-01-31 23:17:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

He then said if I want him to meet me without his wife I need to have my head examined. I know this is my stepmother telling him to tell me this. He spends time alone with her kids all the time! She doesn't allow me to come to her house or him to spend time with me. She just rules the roost and he is a wimp! She is just after his money and wants it to be her house and her kids. I told him if he can only visit every five years I don't want to see him anymore. I told him they are the ones that need professional help then if she won't even allow him to spend time with his kids. How do I stop this madness, just stop talking to him? I am so angry with him, I can't sleep at night. What do I do now, just stop talking to him and move on with my life? I have had it with him. He is always making smart comments to me also, I know a lot of this is her. I don't want anything to do with him anymore.

2007-01-31 23:03:53 · 5 answers · asked by WhiteRain 1

2007-01-31 22:40:22 · 11 answers · asked by Ronin 2

Many times i have observred that my wife has extream positive and negative behaviour,with very small things she becomes very happy and for very small things she goes deep negative. As many times she shares the positive cycle with the friends, they like her comapny, as there is no hurting things and almost no responsibility is shared, but in household issue, there is pain, as well as responsibility too, where i have to see her deep negative cycle, where as others are able to see her as a laughter channel.Please suggest me, should i show her to Doctor, and if yes, then how i should convice her that there seems some imbalance.

2007-01-31 22:36:39 · 3 answers · asked by yjph 2

2007-01-31 22:22:17 · 9 answers · asked by 745 boller 1

i keep having nightmares and moan as i'm sleeping at nights, but i never really remember my dreams.

2007-01-31 21:32:08 · 10 answers · asked by mehdi o 1

2007-01-31 21:09:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 30 years girl and suffering from the last 15 years from Schizophrenia.

2007-01-31 21:08:46 · 14 answers · asked by sunilrainax 1

I'm just wondering are there anyone here afraid of death?
And why ?

2007-01-31 20:59:29 · 8 answers · asked by clastraphobic 1

home and get on Yahoo answers and check out this section.

I must be losing it... What do you guys think?

2007-01-31 20:57:25 · 8 answers · asked by spiritualjourneyseeker 5

Hello people, I was wondering If all of sudden we all lost our memory and we dont remember any thing from the past, whtat will be secnario?ist it going to be end of our world or world will become a better place to live in

2007-01-31 20:57:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was in a parking lot and there was a young couple with
6 kids in a neon. A baby was in a car seat and the other kids were not (ages 2-9). The car was parked in the lot when the officer pulled up. The officer got out and started yelling at the parents that they got there somehow and the kids lives were in danger. He took both parents to the rear of the car and yelled at them for nearly 45 minutes telling them CPS should take the kids away, they were lousy parents, etc (while the kids were in the car crying and unattended). I was watching these poor kids crying and terrified and at one point the baby was crying so hard she looked like she was choking and the officer had the parents with thier backs to the kids yelling at them. Was this inappropriate?

What about if the baby had actually choked while the officer had the parents distracted? Who would be responsible for that negligent homicide due to neglect?

2007-01-31 20:02:58 · 15 answers · asked by Wondering 1

My mum is currently hospitalised and I dun even know if she will survive, not to be pessimistic but life is unpredictable. I have only seen her once out of the whole week as my exams are coming up and I am now in charge of the housework and can't sleep till at least 12 am. My relatives are all critisising me for behind my backs for not visiting my mum often and today I just saw her and she looked so fragile. I simply cannot take much stress any longer. Can you give me some ways to cope and deal with this stressful situatuion please?

2007-01-31 19:56:00 · 9 answers · asked by ccfruitpunch93 2

i would get panicked and do anything that would get me off my studies, like going online and browse around till late night and engaging in useless activities like that. my exam is drawing near everyday and i cant afford wasting more time like this. i've flunked my first sem and i am retaking it along with the new sem. music dosent work for me, so as exercises. how should i study under this pressure and how should i handle this stress? please advise? thanks alot!

2007-01-31 19:43:44 · 12 answers · asked by Aaron A 3

there's was an interview last week but i postponed it to this week. Till now i didnt touched the books. feel like doesnt want to go to interview, just passing the time.i very well known that if i selected in this interview i will be settled in life. But iam not getting interest to prepare. Interview is only the way to get job?

2007-01-31 18:55:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 18:37:35 · 9 answers · asked by Aya_ 2

2007-01-31 18:16:43 · 10 answers · asked by Aya_ 2

hi im doing an assignment on the stressors in an adolescents life and how this can lead to depression!! i was wondering what factors lead to people being depressed and what is done about this?? if anyone knows anything about depression or know stories about adolescents who suffer from it your help would be really be appreciated thanks jess

2007-01-31 18:04:56 · 9 answers · asked by jess 1

I was sexually molested by my biological father, and i know that sometimes the abuser becomes the abused, and i am just afraid that i may follow those footsteps! I am just scraed to death. i am a 20 year old female, i have been in a serious with my current bf for 4 years, and i am kinda just scared to have kids. I mean i've got it coming at me from two sides, my genteics, and statistcs saying that abused sometimes becomes the abuser. I mean, if i hadn't stopped him, i would have been raped, so i know i did good, and i would never want anyone to go through this........i guess i am ...well......this is just always in the back of my mind. u know? does anyone relate?

2007-01-31 18:02:34 · 12 answers · asked by jashaunte 3

This is a serious question. So if someone reconizes the "key word". Aanswer please.

2007-01-31 17:47:13 · 7 answers · asked by hoodwink 2

12 years ..should i leave? is this unhealthy?

2007-01-31 17:19:25 · 11 answers · asked by darkling 5

I'm really shy with my aunts and uncles because I feel less when I'm around them,what can I do?I think I feel less because I'm kind of tall,and kind of chubby.help!!!

2007-01-31 17:14:18 · 5 answers · asked by *Lime~~~~~Green* 3

Recently i have felt very upset all the time. I sit by myself and feel upset for no reason and very odd things get me upset. I took an online test and it said that i am probably cliniclly depressed. I just don't know what to do and how to discuss the possibility with my indian paretns who odn't really discuss such things. I do'nt knwo what to do but when i feel depressed cry and i just feel as if i'm caught in this trap in life and i do'nt knwo how to get out and i'm scared that this could be seriously

2007-01-31 16:57:15 · 8 answers · asked by K. 1

she's been acting very distant. not only towards me but like everyone including her boyfriend and family. She won't tell me what's wrong. I don't think she's eaten anything in i don't know how long. i've noticed a big weight change, and she was skinny to begin with. she's always saying that she needs to loose weight. she was like a straight A student and her grades are really slipping. and i'm really getting scared because I heard she fainted or blacked out or something like that in the hallway at school today. what should I do? should i like tell her parents? i don't want to do that if im like jumping to conclusions. but I'm really scared for her. and i know if i go to like her parents, she'll like hate me for life. what should I do?

2007-01-31 16:14:56 · 6 answers · asked by lucky 2

Say his mental retardation makes him really, really slow and McDonalds won't hire him because they like fast service. Besides, after 6 months most of them don't have a job there anymore anyway. Let's say all he knows how to do is dress himself and turn on the TV, and how to flip the channels. He doesn't even know how to use a TV Guide. Where is he supposed to work?

2007-01-31 15:49:48 · 8 answers · asked by Professor Armitage 7

Which anti-depressants have your adolescents been prescribed, and how did they work? Were there any dangerous side-effects?

If you are a healthcare professional and prescribe anti-depressants, what anti-depressants would you recommend, based on the least dangerous side-effects and effectiveness?

2007-01-31 15:47:22 · 9 answers · asked by getawayfromMK 2

Both of my parents, my ex-husband, his mother and I all have it. My brothers both have it and 2 of each of their children have it. I have 2 sets of twins,one set 8 & one set 9. I have raised them on my own since they were2 & 6 mos. w/ out child support so getting alot of professional help is out of the question. Their father didn't contact them for 4 yrs, and just jumped back in. I thought it would be a good idea for the kids to know him but I really think it's making them worse. Maybe in time it will get better. In the meantime the school acts like they can't make it w/out them on adderall or concerta.I understand completely but I hate it so bad for them to be on medication. Remember it is just me to take care of them so what are some other things I could do to help them w/out so much med? We're trying a behavoiral therapist but I've only gotten one child in and it took about 5 mos. to get the appt. Now he's sending us to another type of therapist.

2007-01-31 15:46:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example:
menstrual cycles - mood swings
Syphilis - can cause someone to go crazy
chemical imbalances - schizophrenia + lots of others...
damaged brains - lots of stuff + change in personality
Alzheimer's - severe forgetfulness
aenemia - depression

Just note I'm not saying that all psychological problems have roots in the condition of our bodies (pills can't cure everything). I know some problems are caused by trauma and other things. It's just a thing I've been thinking about for awhile.

2007-01-31 15:34:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anon 2

Does anyone know WHY an autistic child will hoard food in his mouth? My neighbor's son, who I babysit, is mildly autistic. He will eat anything, at any time of the day. He has been known to hide food in his mouth if not caught, and even slept the whole night two nights ago with chewed nuts in his cheeks, didn't choke, and still had them in his mouth when he came over to my house. Does anyone WHO DEALS WITH AUTISM know why this happens?

2007-01-31 15:32:05 · 5 answers · asked by Angie 4