Mental Health - February 2007

I'm either really depressed and thinking about suicide or super happy, like today. It scares me and has been going on for awhile now. Sometimes the happiness/sadness lasts for a week and switches dramatically... and very quickly. Could this be a sign of depression? A few years ago during my parents divorce and while I was picking who I wanted to live with I was put on Prozac for about a year. I'm still convinced I just wanted to be depressed and it it was a placebo. I go to therapy, but not often anymore. I was doing "much better." I'm not even sure what I'm asking but does anyone have advice or experience feeling this way?

2007-02-04 13:11:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i've been really, really under the weather for the past two days. i woke up this morning feeling better, but exhausted. within the past two hours, i've not been able to stop crying. i'm not sad, or depressed, i have no reason to be. but i just can't stop crying. what's wrong with me?

2007-02-04 12:55:27 · 19 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1

Does anyone know if there are online support groups about the death of a spouse? or even people who have dealt with the loss of your spouse?

2007-02-04 12:54:02 · 3 answers · asked by mommy 2

it is so real like.

2007-02-04 12:49:47 · 8 answers · asked by birdsdafly 3

As in I have so much anxiety-there are times that I can't hardly drive to work-
can I get help?
I post questions about panic attacks and anxiety- I don't want to get slammed-or get teased or be taken wrong- I recently posted about returning to my job as a flight attendant- my dream job- can I take some time off and get treated for this? I don't want to live off tax payers dollars but I am stuck!

2007-02-04 12:48:41 · 9 answers · asked by banana 3

I started taking Wellbutrin XL a little over two weeks ago. I started on 150mg and 4 days ago increased that dosage to 300mg. I felt better quickly after starting the medication and had 2 low days before I increased the dosage. The past two days I have been really depressed. Is this normal? Will it get better or should I talk to my doctor about another medication?

Also, I have had insomnia for 2 months - I guess a result of anxiety and depression. I have read that Wellbutrin XL can cause insomnia. Will that side effect go away? (I don't know if it's causing it in me since I had it before.)

Thanks!

2007-02-04 12:47:35 · 12 answers · asked by ****Brooke**** 1

I never did get counseling..
I think about it everyday
I was 9 years old when he done this..and now i am 15 almost 16
He shot his self in the head and I turned to find ...
well you don't need details..
what could be wrong with me...
Should I go and get counseling
I am obsessed with helping people and I can't help but be a good friend....

2007-02-04 12:46:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My girlfriend is depressed all the time. I am certain she has depression. I'm trying to help her, and I refuse to give up on her but she won't go for help. She believes that there is nothing that can help her, but knows there are ways out there. Is there any advice on how to make her get help without interfering with her private space?

2007-02-04 12:40:19 · 8 answers · asked by whatsanubian37 1

2007-02-04 12:38:08 · 5 answers · asked by arum 3

ok, so im going through severe depression, im tryna get help, ive went to the mental health clinic once about a month ago and they said they'd call back, but they yet to call. see im gettin very impatient, i dont know what to do anymore, i keep getting these retarded ideas in my head that im gonna die, i cant control anything i think anymore, im so scared for myself. help!

2007-02-04 12:37:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so i stopped cutting 3 weeks ago today but ive been having nightmares and my sister and my mom have been helping me alot but my nightmares wont stop ever since i stopped cutting ive been having dreams of slitting my wrists or im cutting myself what should i do?

2007-02-04 12:32:45 · 5 answers · asked by i love Amanda kendall 2

I take 60 MG in the morning and at night I wake up around 2 AM with a dry mouth. Again every 30 minutes I have to get more water. Anybody have a solution? I'm losing alot of sleep. Water doesn't seen to help. My doctor is baffled. I also take Seroguel
150 MG at night to help with the sleep. My doc just raised the Seroquel 3 days ago from 100 MG. Sleepless In ST. Louis.bunnies44

2007-02-04 12:27:45 · 7 answers · asked by bunnies44 1

2007-02-04 12:15:40 · 1 answers · asked by dragonrider 2

For a "normal" person, how often would one imagine thoughts of suicide or of simply the death of oneself?

2007-02-04 12:15:12 · 9 answers · asked by Devin 2

I have ben cutting myself for awile I can't stop I'm addicted the pain I've tried to quite but can't seem to stop can someone help me. Oh and does any one know how to hide the scars on my wrist I'm only 16 the scars show way to easy and I'm afraid some ones going to notice.

2007-02-04 12:13:40 · 4 answers · asked by dragonrider 2

i have very traumatic symptoms right now and live in a flat on my own, im waiting a second opinion. i dont have any friends except my mum & dad for support. i feel i depend alot on them. their both divourced. im 29 & feel i should be far more established in life now..that i should be working & living in my own house. with a girlfriend. i even want to emmegrate to the us or canada..but i feel with the problems ive got and the dependancy i feel. these things can never happen. ive mist out in life, in my teens and all of my 20's because of my psychiatric problems. im now 29.& still struggling with racing thoughts, paranoid ideas, confusion, disorganised thinking, struggling to control inner rage, afraid ill act out, barge and knock people over, like i used to, when i had an outburst..i await a second opinion. & am worrying whats wrong with me, can i be treated?, i have low moods everyday, socially isolated myself, i have no energy, struggling to even brush my teeth.times runnin out im 29!

2007-02-04 11:53:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, so people gave me a few answers, so if u arnt dore after u work out u didnt work out hard enough but i work out for like 1 1/2 5 times a week, and i do it with as much a si can handle but im still not sore wat am i doing wrong

2007-02-04 11:51:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

please answer! and does sex have to occur?

2007-02-04 11:42:21 · 13 answers · asked by *What Goes Around Comes Around 1

2007-02-04 11:28:29 · 15 answers · asked by ic0729 2

2007-02-04 11:24:05 · 4 answers · asked by emochick1_4 1

I have watched too many scary things and i can't face the fear that I could die andy time now.

2007-02-04 11:17:21 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

As part of my university course, I have been asked to do a 10 minute presentation on mental health and the media. I can do it on any aspect I like. I'm unsure whether to concentrate on one case/illness or one media source to see how they portray mental health in general, but either way I'm really stuck for ideas.

Any help would be really appreciated.

2007-02-04 11:07:59 · 6 answers · asked by Aimee 2

can someone give me an example how the body controls the mind thanks alot

2007-02-04 11:07:36 · 6 answers · asked by egg 4

On Friday I was at my gym using the pool know one was around and I know that im not supposed to dive but I did because i am a very good swimer and I landed down on the bottom of the floor and went into shock I blacked out or a couple of secounds when I got up to the surface my arm started to hurt its getting better but is so sore but I feel extermely tramatized I was abused sexually by my uncle at 10 and I am now 16 my question is why do I feel tramatized? I feel like a different person and my eating habits lately have changed since friday I eat a lot of junk food is there any way I can stay motivated on my diet Please dont tell me am stupid it was an accident There was no lifeguard on duty they have no lifeguard at the gym and n I have had a dream of this last night people think its funny but they just dont understand what i am going through it was stupid I am currnently losing weight which is good cause I am over weight

2007-02-04 10:57:08 · 4 answers · asked by Lizzy 3

Ok when i was younger i really didn't think about it that much but naw that I am in my teen years im 16 i feel ambarrased about it. I have tried to keep myself from talking to myself but it has becomea bit of ahabit over the years the earleist i can rememnber talking to myself is when i was 6 i am pretty sure i was younger then that when it first started happening. I want to break myself of this habit are there any medications that can help me? Or any treatments. Note- I have no freinds because of my lack of social skills my family is pretty much my only sorce of social interraction. The reason i have poor social skills is because well when my parents got divorce i went to live with dad and well he has serious mental issues he would neverlet meleave house. Anyways what can i do? iS IT WEIRD THAT I HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF. I am pretty much my own freind

2007-02-04 10:49:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a light sleeper myself. Generally why are people light sleepers? Meaning they wake up to almost any little noise.

2007-02-04 10:48:00 · 1 answers · asked by William J 1

I have a daughter,unmarried, hard worker, responsible, but on meds for either Bi-polar or border line personality, they have not quite decided which yet, I have tried hard to be supportive, she goes off, (angry) about once a wk., I have set limitations, but she gets abusive, verbally and emotionally to a serious level about once a month, I know this condition is one that suffers from fear and abandonement issues so have tried not to threaten to kick her out but things are getting worse, she is on two meds now and to start psychotherapy and counseling in a wk., now says she is not going to take her meds anymore or go to counseling, all because I asked her to educate herself about her condition and to please read a book I bought for her called "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me." I am to the end of my rope, have cried all day. Any experience with this, what should I do?

2007-02-04 10:45:26 · 5 answers · asked by sweetyebug3 4

I'm trying to evaluate whether or not I'm an alcoholic. I wouldn't say I fit into the criteria of a stereotypical alchoholic - I don't shake, drink in the morning or become violent (In fact, my personality barely changes when under the influence - however I'd harboured concerns for some time that I may be overdoing it.

- I drink every night (4 cans of lager at least) unless I'm purposely trying not to drink
- When I make a concious decision not to drink I feel restless, or cave in and drink anyway
- When I'm desperate for a drink, I'll drink anything, including my girlfriend's stuff that I don't like the taste of
- Sometimes when I drink, I drink with the intention of passing out so that I don't have to worry about my responsibilities, my job or life in general
- I drink alone, a lot
- As I type, I'm pissed as a fart

So, based on what I've written - am I an alcholic even though it's not doing any serious, noticable damage to my life?

2007-02-04 10:43:39 · 5 answers · asked by jonnyjpa 1

Is this a type of dementia or is it different and if so, how? Thanks.

2007-02-04 10:41:29 · 12 answers · asked by catwoman alex 2

Silence on the phone for min

2007-02-04 10:17:36 · 4 answers · asked by lil_1_nina 1