Mental Health - January 2007

Well I have been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder myself it hit me in my early 20's im still finding the right meds. for me....but Ive noticed my daughter has had extreme signs starting around 5?...now shes almost 11yrs.old...I thought about sending her to the psychiatrist but havnt really pushed the issue with my parents because of the fact that they are practically the caretakers of her & my dad is so against taking medications for disorders etc. He keeps denying that my daughter has a disorder which me,my mom,teachers etc..all agree with me,that we should take her to see a doctor!

2007-01-14 08:34:35 · 6 answers · asked by claudia 2

2007-01-14 08:23:29 · 10 answers · asked by Red Angel 4

2007-01-14 08:14:47 · 7 answers · asked by LINDA E 2

Tell me how can a person fix the mind from being an addict without aa or na?
NA and AA do not work for me. They lump every one together. Everyones problems are different.. I believe thatif one fixes the mind then the addiction problems will go away. I need some good advice on this topic.

2007-01-14 08:05:57 · 12 answers · asked by no time to feel this way 1

I posted this in the psychology category, but am also going to post it here, simply because I'm not entirely sure where it belongs!

I'm interested, how abnormal - if at all - are reccurring violent daydreams?

Not neccessarily daydreaming about random acts of violence, but about being a hero or saving people you care about from bad people, always involving physical violence, often involving weapons, and occuring several times a day.

For a 17 year old female from a reasonably affluent family.

I'm guessing daydreaming about being a hero and saving friends, family and colleges is reasonably normal, but is it usual or healthy for daydreams to involve violence (up to the death of the 'baddie', if ya like!).

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2007-01-14 07:41:37 · 10 answers · asked by Pebbles 5

Obviously this is something I am discussing with my Dr., I just wondering if there is anyone out there that has had a similar experience and how they dealt with it. The benefits I get from it are enormous however, since I abuse it is very counterproductive I don’t want to just stop taking it completely as it really helps me function in college is there any way I can begin to regulate it after having abused it. Among the problems I have now is my internal clock is messed up < have not been sleeping for a while > how can I get back on a normal sleeping and eating schedule.... If there’s any one out there I would really appreciate your ideas and comments. Thank You

2007-01-14 07:35:38 · 2 answers · asked by Auther S 1

If you have a schizophrenic spectrum disorder, what is your internal world like?

For example, I am diagnosed with schizotypal PD. I am never sure whether my thoughts are 'real' or just part of some conspiracy against me. I question my motives regarding myself. I have very poor memory and feel I go through life with a weak flashlight illuminating a very tiny fraction of the world I experience. I am not interested in other people, they are a distraction from my fantasy world. I experience extreme feelings like terror or otherworldliness one day, and then question whether I did the next.

2007-01-14 07:25:34 · 2 answers · asked by ags3y7 2

2007-01-14 07:23:30 · 7 answers · asked by Lene H 4

2007-01-14 07:14:58 · 8 answers · asked by Sunil Sharma 1

2007-01-14 06:55:31 · 6 answers · asked by thinkingstrange 2

2007-01-14 06:42:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-14 06:42:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Desperate for assurance and a cure

2007-01-14 06:27:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

a BJ but wont give anything in return?

im sure if they tasted the stuff that comes out they wouldnt be as keen.

2007-01-14 06:16:44 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

i really love being around my horses and i know it sound sick but i feel sexually attracted to them what should i do

2007-01-14 06:11:06 · 5 answers · asked by hotlonelywet 1

2007-01-14 05:59:36 · 7 answers · asked by Georgina 3

People say I'm not ugly. They say I'm pretty and cute, but I feel like a wreck. hmm...I think a lot of it has to do with my EX rejecting me. I don't know how to fix that in my head. I feel like I need to be skinnier (I'm 5'6", 125 lbs) and younger (I'm 32). I just don't know how to feel better about myself?

2007-01-14 05:51:13 · 9 answers · asked by lola 1

I have a son whom I believe is affected with Aspergers. He is currently undergoing testing to make sure of his condition. Although he is very bright. Has terrible time trying to make friends.
Does anyone have any experience with this, and how can I make life easier for my sweet son? he is 9 years old. Thank you

2007-01-14 05:50:17 · 5 answers · asked by scottsherriand 2

2007-01-14 05:41:55 · 17 answers · asked by twinkletoes 1

I take 150 mg of Effexor. I have a daily headache, I am tired ALL the time (even with taking naps!), and I wake up in the mornings with puffy hands and now today I feel puffy ALL over and it's afternoon and hasn't gone away. I've also gained weight, about 10 lbs since September. Has anyone else experienced the puffiness? It feels like I'm filling with fluid, doctor said my hands feeling that way are from the way I sleep, I don't think he's right. Anyone else having headaches and the same Michelin man feeling? I hope, I would like to know I'm not alone!

2007-01-14 05:31:42 · 8 answers · asked by Kathy P 1

there are so many things going on in your life
-you cant turn to your family as they themselves are already fcuk up
-two faced friends
-lousy bosses at work
-got attacked by a friend you trusted

i Look happy outside but inside i feel like a spinning wheel . feel like committing suicide but have no guts to do it coz feel like there is still hope?
how do i get out this whole ordeal. no doctor please.
i dont want people to think i am crazy .

what can i do to forget all this mess that i'm in

2007-01-14 05:31:34 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ho do you get psychological help in NYC if you do NOT have health insurance? It's more difficult (and expensive) to get medical health here if you don't have insurance. Any advice? Thanks..

2007-01-14 05:20:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

heres my first dream:
ok well my dog died on december 27 and ever since then i've been having dreams that he was alive and i was just hugging him and cuddling him. also when im awake, ive been having hallucinations that my dog is there with me. like if there is a bunch of blankets on the couch or on my bed, for a second i think it could be him. or i can hear him breathing next to me when im laying down or something.
heres my second dream:
well i have this teacher that i am rly rly attached to like she is my mother or something. ive been having dreams with her in it. like one was where she was going to take me to my dads house?
could any one pleasssee help me figure out what these dreams mean?!?

2007-01-14 05:09:13 · 14 answers · asked by gratzie 1

I like to watch horror movies and anything where ppl die. I laugh when people die in the movies. One time I was smiling when my friend was choking. I always smile when I see ppl bleeding. Does this mean I am crazy or want to be a killer?

2007-01-14 05:01:44 · 8 answers · asked by LJ 1

I don't mean to the extent of having OCD, but just generally being obsessive about different things.

2007-01-14 04:55:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I woke up in a bright and optimistic mood today and it stayed with me until about half an hour ago when i read and answered the question, "what stops you from just ending it all", this reminded me how much i hate life, the world etc, and now i can't shake this depressed feeling, i'm not hormonal although i can never be happy and menustrating at the same time. Why can't i just be happy? I'm always weighing up the pros and cons of life and i know that things could be worse, don't know if i really expect any answers, just wanted someone to know that i feel like shite! Thanx. I might even feel a bit better now.

2007-01-14 04:53:06 · 14 answers · asked by ? 5

When people typically hear my voice they think I am gay but I am not. I want to deepen it but I don't want to go to therapy. I want it to be confidential without my parents finding out. I also really don't want to spend any money on it I just want some tips.

2007-01-14 04:31:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i love knives, guns, axes, blood, death, cutting, stabbing, or any kind of death that ends slow and painful (but not with animals). and the only thing that makes me laugh is when someone gets hurt (like the show jackass). and i have bad depressing dreams of death, murder, and suicide(and have thretened to commit suicide) ive tried therapy and counceling but it didnt seem to work... in my bedroom i have an uncountable number of knives, and there is an axe on a nail on my wall.

2007-01-14 04:31:44 · 13 answers · asked by meatless_mind 2

here is the thing everytime i think of something, someone says what am thinking or does what am thinking, before i used to think that it was just a coinsidence but it happens to much to me , so i want to know... i feel really bad.

2007-01-14 04:26:48 · 19 answers · asked by soccerdude 2

My son has a lamp on all day and night, but my husband insists that he turns on the ceiling light also. He says depressed people are bound to like darkness, but I think a lamp is enough in the daytime. He sleeps with his lamp on. My husband is afraid of the dark and sleeps with a light on.

2007-01-14 04:14:29 · 15 answers · asked by jade 1