Mental Health - January 2007

My wife is bi-polar...she stays up to1am then goes to bed. she gets up at 6 to get the kids up for school and then crashes for another 4-5 hours. I think this is dangerous for because I read it may lead to more manic behavior, but her psychiatrist syas it won't it is just a circadian rythym problem. But my other argument is she is hypersexual acting, because she is cyber chatting to lesbians when she stays up. so what od you think?

2007-01-19 15:36:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

dont worry im not gonna try it im just interested in the effects it has. if you have tried them are they more intense than marijuana??

2007-01-19 15:34:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My partner suffers from anxiety and depression with many fears and phobias. Does anyone have any advice that I can give my partner that will help them with this concept?
We are relocating. Thanks!

2007-01-19 15:32:31 · 4 answers · asked by DRNoraSarasin 3

2007-01-19 15:28:06 · 7 answers · asked by Alexandrescu D 1

i know its not good and most people say it is because i need attention but i dont or most would say i want to die. im not affraid of death but thats not it either. i have had so many things wrong with my life (father left me and my mother when i was 6 i was daddys little girl... mom does drugs.. METH WEED and drinks all the time.... sister and brother are 21 and i see them maybe once evrey 3 months my father is in rehab has been for 3 years in and out though and there isnt much i can say or do about any of it and thats the way i leave all the pain in my heart.. if for one second i can not think about all that and just think about the blaid and my wrist ill be fine. What do you think i need help or i just want to die i really need to know thank you..

2007-01-19 15:19:21 · 14 answers · asked by babycakes 1

I'm living in a homeless shelter in New York City , & I have to be falsely diagnosed with Bipolar & take Depakote, just to get housing-a place to live. Isn't that messed up? I know I'm not Bipolar. & ever since being on depakote, I haven't been able to have a menstrual cycle.

2007-01-19 15:14:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 15:05:14 · 4 answers · asked by tazbadass 2

and the lows ... they go so far down???
I was doing so well for almost 2 weeks..so productive!! then WHAM...I am a sinking ship.. didn't even brush my teeth, never mind get dressed today. Wish there was a magic pill that could keep me up.. not too manic...
Bipolars..what do you take?

2007-01-19 14:57:48 · 11 answers · asked by running2adream 6

When a person is in the late 40's and if he/she has been taking good care of oneself, he/she may look just like about in late 20's but once he/she reaches late 50's the difference will show that he/she is getting old either through his/her memory or by his/her looks. If there are ways to improve both the memory and looks, the person could even look younger even at 60's, looking just at 30's. How to do this? What exercise, medication, habits, sleep, relaxation, work, etc.

2007-01-19 14:41:17 · 8 answers · asked by PJA 4

2007-01-19 14:34:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every time my wife orders her medicatio through the VA , the VA orders it too late and she runs out . What should we do to improve the lack of patiant care for her?

2007-01-19 14:33:26 · 5 answers · asked by kudo452 3

2007-01-19 14:27:52 · 5 answers · asked by flow209 2

2007-01-19 14:19:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 14:17:57 · 6 answers · asked by missmelis 1

I ---was sexually molested at age age 3,5,7, and on up here and there until I was 15 years old....and found myself in alot of similar circumstances when I was an adult.I--had alot of problems when I was 13 due to a parent flipping out and I endend up having a 24 year old boyfriend and this parent didn't care ......had 2 kid's before 18 and now I am wondering if all of that can disappear for a while and come back stronger as far as mental issues......even if your living your life by the book(in a sense). I have been battling depression , anxiety, and unknown possible auto-immune difficulties. Please if you have any advice as to what is causing this or how I could fix it.........I will be eternally grateful, Missmelis

2007-01-19 14:16:08 · 12 answers · asked by missmelis 1

2007-01-19 14:09:09 · 8 answers · asked by madam 2

Hi. My girlfriend is bulimic but denies it, and im at a lost at how to support her/help her out. Five months ago she stopped throwing up and had been doing good ever since. But up until a few weeks ago when she started her negative body image moods again i offered help, but in doing so made her worse and she is back tp purging. I'm really stressed out and scared and i don't know the best course of action to be supportive, anyone?

2007-01-19 13:58:08 · 4 answers · asked by elnovisto 1

2007-01-19 13:56:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for suggestions on how to remind without nagging about meds. I have done the whole note on the door thing, extras at work, pills out on counter, verbal reminders on AM calls, all the normal tactics. I don't know how else to go about it, and I am tired of the crap I gotta deal with when they don't take them. If something does not give I will end up on meds too!! Help!!

2007-01-19 13:48:39 · 8 answers · asked by Jen 3

In school, I'm completely distracted easily. I can't concentrate on anything and I'm eather in a really good mood or a really bad mood. I used to get all 90's and now I'm getting 70's and 80's. Is it maybe teen ADD? I'm usually a little stressed with my music but I always have been. By the way, I'm in 10th grade.

2007-01-19 13:26:23 · 17 answers · asked by tadpole 2

I know there are medicines, but can it be treated in any way?

2007-01-19 13:13:12 · 7 answers · asked by morethanitseems 2

For the past 6 months I have been having trouble sleeping and have had no appetite at all. I can go to bed but I will lie there for hours unable to go to sleep. By the time I do get to sleep it is time for me to get back up again. I have no appetite at all and I have been loosing weight. I don't feel like leaving the house and I want to be left alone. Simple things that really shouldn't cause me to get upset are making upset. I feel nervous all the time. This also makes me feel nauseous all the time; hence no appetite. I don't have any insurance so I really can't go in to see a psychiatrist. Everytime I sign up for a counseling session at my local clinic I always end up canceling it or never end up going. I don't know what to do and I feel like I am alone in the world and no one understands me. I really wish that one morning I will not wake up, but for some reason God is not fulfilling my wish. What should I do?

2007-01-19 13:12:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not support group, a recovery group. I'm not ready to let go of my red bracelet.

2007-01-19 13:09:36 · 2 answers · asked by Rachel 2

matter how hard I try to use healthy coping skills, I end up cutting and hate myself even more. I recently started DBT, but it does not seem to be working. Why can't I just stop hurting myself? I try to use healthy coping skills and get so distracted by my emotional pain and end up grabbing my cutting weapon. Can I really get better and stop cutting or is this how I will be forever? How long will it take before the DBT skills will start to work? I know I have to put them into action, but I am just in so much emotional pain, that I don't know how. Am I just worthless, or will and can DBT actually work. I am thinking of stopping it. Thanks for any help...

2007-01-19 13:08:25 · 13 answers · asked by lonely and sad 3

I almost go through anxiety attacks when I think about it.

2007-01-19 12:46:59 · 14 answers · asked by SexyLove910 2

I'm a college freshman and I just got back from a monthlong winter break. I feel more homesick than I've ever felt before. When I first arrived here in late August I was very nervous but I made some close friends and adjusted rather quickly. But now I feel an overwhelming sense of despair and helplessness. I'm incredibly close to my family and I won't see them till March (Spring Break). I guess my homesickness comes from the idea that I will not be w. my parents and brother for 8 weeks and also from a fear that I won't be able to keep up w. schoolwork. I got good grades last semester, but I also wrote alot of papers and I'm taking an additional class this semester. Anyone in the same predicament? Any ideas to cope? Sorry about the long explanation, just needed a place to vent. Any suggestions/condolences would be much appreciated.

2007-01-19 12:33:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-19 12:11:54 · 9 answers · asked by AL IS ON VACATION AND HAS NO PIC 5

i cant trust any one i meet, except for like 2 ppl and thats it, i cant trust my parents, the teachers, my friends, no one!!! i need help... i cant trust the councelers, peers and stuff, and i cant even trust my friends much, we get along very well, i just dont trust them well enough, i need help

2007-01-19 12:10:43 · 13 answers · asked by Mr. Le 1

About 6months ago these people came to my school about being an Au Pair in USA for a gap year. I was interested straight away because I love kids. But i read the forms we were given and it said you will not be accepted if you have depression or have a history of depression. I had depression 2years ago and I'm nearly all better now. This made me really angry and i regret going to the doctor for my depression now.

Is there anyway you can get around this rule? Or has anyone experenced anything like this?

2007-01-19 11:55:59 · 6 answers · asked by ★☆✿❀ 7

I have taken many quizzes on the interent that tell me that I have it but I don't think that I do, well I dont' want to have it. This is what I do that might cause me to have OCD:

clean my room at least twice a day
won't sit on my own toliet seat because of fear of germs
reset my alarm clock at least three times
constanly have reoccuring thoughts in my head that I want out and that won't leave
and take two showers a day.

Does this sound like OCD to you? What would you suggest I do?

2007-01-19 11:49:29 · 34 answers · asked by actresst22 5