Mental Health - January 2007

i recently moved across the country leaving all my friends behind. i have changed a lot. i cry a lot easier and there seems to be extremely high periods where i'm really happy and i love everything. And extremely low periods were i start thinking some pretty bad stuff. The transition between the two is rather fast, sometimes i don't even realize. Also i have been switching letters when i writing and spelling easy things wrong. i'm talking a lot less, and i've become overly consious of my self and my looks and what i say and do. i used to be fun and happy. now its different. i am afraid of eveything, i think. i am afraid to enjoy things and have fun. i am afraid of doing things wrong. i am also put under a lot of pressure right now to make some big decisions. i'm really confused, afraid, and angery. please help!

2007-01-29 10:39:23 · 11 answers · asked by nobody 3

It's a feeling I have. That I am in deep depression.
I never had this before and made an appointment to a doctor.
I hate feeling this way... it is a lazyness that is almost out of control.
I have tried some searches on the internet but the symptoms are so vague.... Can anyone help please?
I so appreciate your time and attention.
V.

2007-01-29 10:35:10 · 3 answers · asked by Valentinna 3

I suffer from depersonalisation sometimes (feeling fuzzy, as though I am watching my life, feeling numb but at the same time able to touch things, loss of reality). it doesn't usually last for long...but it is horrible when it does.

Does anyone know how to stop feeling like this? (Without taking medicine I mean) Thanks

2007-01-29 10:31:43 · 4 answers · asked by mis_lis 1

I used an Ouija board with my friend last year because she wanted me to try it...i wasnt sure what to think so I agreed. She did all the talking, we were very courteous and everything, but I started getting really freaked out because we were doing it in my room and it started spelling things out like the names "buck" and "lex" and saying it had died in my room and was buried in the forest outside my hall..we said goodbye later, and she took the board back with her. Well, since it was at night, I could NOT go to sleep, i was really REALLY freaked out, so another friend came to spend the nite w/ me. well, that was the last time i did ouijaing, and its been a year since then...For the past few months ive been feeling depressed and sad and stuff, for no good reason, and i keep havingirrational fears..theres no way that last year's ouijaing could be affecting me now, right? I'm just trying to figure out the cause of this cuz its driving me crazy. Would i know if i was possesed?

2007-01-29 10:24:52 · 12 answers · asked by smile! 1

I have noticed also when drinking i remember some things then have no idea what happend other times,example,what i say do and am awake juring this time . this doesnt only happen when i drink but sometimes just in a normal day ,i no that i had to quite drinking and have done so but this still happends .any help or idea why or how to stop this would help pls.ty

2007-01-29 10:23:10 · 3 answers · asked by rainy4200 1

Any stories or opinions very much welcome :)

2007-01-29 10:11:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, no bashing, no one here wants to read your close-minded ignorance, if you do post and bash, i WILL report you....and then....i might just eat you...0_o
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Okay, heres the deal, iv been a self mutilator for about 4 years, i cut, i love it, i love it so much, the scars, the blood, the pain, the realising of everything i hate, closing off the world i dont want to be apart of.....just, everything!

Iv been in theropy since i was 8, i am now 17, iv had problams all my life.....nothing ever works for me.....i just want some help, maybe some one i can talk to when my depression get to bad....i dont know....

2007-01-29 10:04:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lately my friend hasn't been eating right. She's 5'11 and about 130 pounds. She lost a lot of weight and other people are starting to notice. Sometimes I try to get her to eat but she always says she's not hungary. You can see her bones through her skin and it's starting to scare me. I don't know how to help her before she gets any worse...

2007-01-29 09:55:43 · 5 answers · asked by Aset A 1

like playing a game from childhood or watching a movie that you saw a long time ago.
is it bad for your mind/brain? to remake contact with those past early experiences..?
have u ever..
thanks

2007-01-29 09:53:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I cannot seem to find any help on this topic. He is taking extreme doses that are dangerous for his health, and also has Lyme's disease for which he needs treatment. They must keep him on insurance so that he can get Lyme's treatment but he keeps sneaking off to Dr.s to get Adderall scripts.

Can he be put on a "Do not fill Amphetamines" pharmacist's list? Is there any way we can set it up so that he is no longer able to be prescribed or have a script filled for these types of drugs?

2007-01-29 09:52:42 · 6 answers · asked by Be nice, or at least funny 2

My daughter is in the hospital for an Eating disorder i want to know how can i help her through this hard time? I also suffered from the same thing but i am better now

2007-01-29 09:36:49 · 13 answers · asked by jenniferpost36 1

i think that i'm depressed, but i'm not sure. everything nowadays just seems to make me sad. i think this all started when things between my parents started going south. they've been fighting and stuff and then i find out that my sister is going to go and live with her mom this summer and that my mom is going to leave my dad and... i don't know!!!!! then there is this guy on my school bus that makes fun of me with his friend and all of my friends can get a boyfriend, but i can't and my best friend doesn't talk to me the way that he used to and the guy that i like seems to have forgotten me completely! all of these things seem just seem even worse than usual. i don't know what to do. i want to be my normal self (which is usually happy and upbeat) so that i don't drag other people into my misery, but i... i just can't be that truly happy anymore. is there anything that i can do to get back to my normal self that doesn't involve talking to my parents (they have enough crap in their lives)

2007-01-29 09:27:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you please give me some websites for some it doesnt matter where it is as long as its in the US im not looking for something like the rice diet clinic, what im looking for is a place where you go to live for a while and have therapy

thanks!

2007-01-29 09:24:37 · 1 answers · asked by raindrop 3

Wondering why my doctor has prescribed medications before attempting to address my symptoms via therapy. Medications can make you feel "better" quicker but why not address the problem head on instead of chemically altering your brain chemistry? Am i the only one who feels that putting chemicals in your body should be the last resort, or is my therapist right in saying that taking medication for depression is the same as taking insulin for diabetes?

2007-01-29 09:16:23 · 10 answers · asked by munchkin 28 1

2007-01-29 09:14:27 · 5 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1

Not to discredit those with true mental disorders, but are all of these people really suffering from disorders. Cause sometimes it is hard for me to have sympathy for people who seem to be milking it, you know.

2007-01-29 09:10:19 · 10 answers · asked by Cyclebreaker 2

Last month, my doctor put me on a low/no carb diet. I haven't had any bread, fruit, juice, rice, or pasta. No milk or yogurt. No cake, cookies, soda- not even a small hard candy or mint. No artificial sweeteners or alcohol either. Just lean protein and vegetables.
Well, over the weekend I had 3 pieces of wedding cake with mass quantities of delicious buttercream frosting - I even ate the decorative buttercream flowers- yum!. (I had a piece Friday night and 2 more pieces on Sunday).
First, I woke up Saturday with a rotten headache, feeling hungover. In a pissy mood all day.
Then, about 2 hours after my Sunday splurge, I went for a walk and had a huge panic attack. My heart was racing, I got all confused and scared, I thought I was going to faint-- and I was like, shoot, how am I going to get home??? (I had to walk back home about a mile, all weirded out.)
Today I'm irritable and impatient, with a slight headache. Has sugar effected you like this after going sugar-free for weeks?

2007-01-29 08:56:29 · 5 answers · asked by Sabine É 6

I am a 40 year old gay male. For the last 12 years, I've noticed a growing sense of not being able to feel myself in the here and now. It started in the mid 90's when I experienced a traumatic relationship breakup which left me severely depressed for 2 to 3 years and which at the same time snuffed out my creative interests. I managed to get over the worst of the pain, but what is left is a vacuous feeling in which I can't seem to connect properly with people and the physical world around me. This feeling was convenient for a long time as it blocked out much of the original pain but unfortunately, it has also blocked out many other feelings. I feel like I'm spaced out or in a very numb dream like state. In fact, I've had lucid dreams which feel more real than being awake. About a year ago, I began to identify this feeling and at the same time, my creative interests started to resurface. Right now, I feel a strong urge to be part of the world around me, but I don't know where to start.

2007-01-29 08:56:28 · 15 answers · asked by world is my oyster 2

I struggle with anxiety when I get lost I freak out and start to cry one time I got so lost I sctached my arm in frustration. This is not healthy. I have a lot to be thankful for and I realize everyone has something. What are good ways to relax, be calm, rest in God and not get so upset. I do take medcine for mental reasons but I want to go forward and grow and cope better and handle things better than I do. Do any of you have any good suggestions?

2007-01-29 08:42:50 · 8 answers · asked by encourager4God 5

I know I had to break with my boyfriend of 11mo. It was an emotionally abusive relationship. He was bad for me in many ways. We were good friends and lovers at times, which kept things a float. I remain strong in the decision it is best for me to move on. Now I am living alone for the first time, in the apt we got together 2mo ago (lived together 6mo). I am surrounded by stuff that is his or was once ours. Which I will be modifing soon. Last night was my first night there, stayed with my parents for a week prior till he left. We do not talk civil. We have debt together in which I am going to wash in order to avoid him.

I am having a hard time shutting my mind off with this situation. Although I know it is for the "best".... I can't sleep, I am eating everything, my mind is going "crazy"...

Any suggestions or ideas on coping mechanisms in order to move on from this situation in a healthy manner?

2007-01-29 08:41:47 · 13 answers · asked by LifeIsPassion 2

How does one know if one has passed over into the insane ?

2007-01-29 08:36:21 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please let me know the side effects if any? WEIGHT gain or loss?

2007-01-29 08:28:05 · 18 answers · asked by m91342 2

I was asked to resign from my job today because I have taken to many unpaid sick days. I have severe depression and cant help that I miss so much work. I live in Canada. What can I do to get some income? I cant handle a full time job or a job that is too stressful. Most days I cant handle to get out of bed in the morning or I spend all day crying. I'm on medication and going to counseling but it just doesn't help. I'm getting to the point where I just don't want to go on living anymore because I'm sick all the time and cant do anything about it.

2007-01-29 08:25:12 · 9 answers · asked by Shara S 2

2007-01-29 08:22:11 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

My brother's doctor prescribed him Zoloft, but we're refusing to give it to him because of the possible side effects. I've done a little research on the net and it says that if you abuse drugs & are suicidal, you shouldn't take it because one of the possible side effects is an increase in suicidal thoughts or whatever. Please help! We don't know what's best for him right now because he isn't in his right mind. Everybody has a different theory on why he's the way he is now. Possible withdrawal from drugs, side effects from taking ecstacy, doing cocaine, brain injury from the recent accident he was in, possession. He's been distant and acts out a lot (like a child-- he's 19). Sometimes he seems normal, but a lot of his actions make him out to not be. The psychiatrist says that he's not Schizaphrenic nor does he have a mental problem. He gets confused a lot and he does have a lot of brain injury symptoms that he's recovering from. It's only been a month since his accident. Help!

2007-01-29 08:15:49 · 9 answers · asked by sam 3

ive been getting on myspace for..almost 3 years now. And I check Everyday. and sometimes, 20 times a day. and sometime I stay on it...all day. and its the first thing i do when i wake up in the morning, and it sometimes causes me to be late. So, How do I let my obsession go? PLEASE HELPME!

2007-01-29 08:15:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, I've smoked for almost 5 years now. I want to quit. BADLY But, my social anxiety causes me to want a CIGG CIGG! WHAT DO I DO?

2007-01-29 08:13:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so i have been depressed for about a year and a half now! i am not happy anymore! i am a hypocondriac (sp?) and i take meds, i've talked to a counsler, i diagnosis myself with things, i get so mad and upset, i can flip any second! what should i do? i just want things to be back the way they were before! sometimes i feel like i should check myself into a mental institution, life is so confusing and hard for me to deal with (i am not sucidal though). i've tried everything, what else is there to do?

2007-01-29 08:10:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a friend who seems pretty together but she does this hot/cold stuff and it's crazy making. I know her mom is an alcoholic and her dad died when she was young. She also divorced about 6 years ago, kind of regrets doing that and now the guy just died at only 50. It's hard sometimes being her friend because she seems to like me one minute and not the next. Not super mood swings but enough to make it a bit touchy. Advice?

2007-01-29 08:02:39 · 7 answers · asked by outtahere 3

2007-01-29 07:59:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous