Mental Health - February 2007

I've suffered from OCD since I was around 12 Years; now I'm coping well within it! Though sometimes I have my off days; but I know how to manage this condition. Just wondered if anyone out there needed support?

2007-02-04 02:20:59 · 11 answers · asked by potter 1

I started cutting myself freshman year with manicure sisscors. This was at the same time I was diagnosed Bipolar and anorexic and I was eventually sent to a hospital for teh eating disorder. I would drag the sisscors across my arm and punture my skin. I was in treatment for most of sophmore year, but there were incidents, with thumbtacks, inwhich I really screwed up my arm. Always the left one. On NEw Year's Eve this year (junior year) I cut and then went out to party, and although I felt better, my friends and family were upset (as they should be) and I promised never again after the repurcussions. So here I am having just attacked my arm with a razor because my dad told me he is seeing the mother of a girl who hates me and I am thinking of all the promises I have broken. Only my best friend knows because she cleaned me up and I just need a solution to stop because it's never been worth it. Especially now.

2007-02-04 02:13:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-04 02:07:30 · 27 answers · asked by potter 1

2007-02-04 01:00:34 · 18 answers · asked by Andrew S 1

2007-02-04 00:53:24 · 5 answers · asked by Daimonjifire3 2

2007-02-04 00:42:58 · 9 answers · asked by lily paige 2

My doctor reffered me to an outpatients psychiatric department for analysis back in September. However, refferals in the UK take a LONG time to come through, and now it's February and there's still no sign.

So, while waiting, I figured i'd try to understand myself a bit better by looking stuff up online, and did a bunch of those self-diagnosis tests (of course, they're 90% rubbish, but they can be used as a point for further research) and after looking into both carefully, whilst in a rarely stable mood (lol) it seems I match both borderline and bipolar symptoms. However, even where there are differences, I take from each side, so I can't get a clear-cut answer.

Is it possible to be both?

And yes, I know when I go in for my evalauation they'll tell me, but right now I don't know how long that might be, and i'd rather get myself well-informed while i'm in the state of mind to do so than go in clueless.

Many thanks,
Emma
xXx

p.s. i'm 17, female, if that helps?

2007-02-04 00:40:09 · 6 answers · asked by Pebbles 5

i heard that you should not take it or long becuse when you get old your body wont be able to produce it when your older.

2007-02-04 00:34:11 · 8 answers · asked by chris l 1

OCD is not only about being a neat freak. I know its a common misconception. But what if you have the tendency to get obssesed about the number of characters on a text (not letting it reach to certain numbers)? Erasing all the text message if you commit a mistake? Frequent blowing on things? If you tend to shake or feel really bad when you try to stop? Are these signs? What other signs are there? Thanks!

2007-02-04 00:28:53 · 6 answers · asked by iceangel 1

i dont no every thing about learning disabilities,but i think i was born with them, i have some dislexeya,and a.d.d. and other learning disabilities, when i was in school i was called a retard by other kids it was a very tough time. i try and i try but my brain does not work like others i feel like i am at a disadvantage, i think people love it because they can tell when a person has learning disabilities and they no its just that much eazy for them to blow past them at work because lets face it some one with out learning disabilities can learn things faster, how do people really look at people like me, and what do they really know about learning disorders, i have been acused of being a pot head and druger, people say thats why you have those problems, people make fun of my spelling and are very cold about it,like i have no feelings, so like i said how do people veiw people with learning disabilities, and any one out there with learning disabilities what has been your experence ?

2007-02-04 00:20:56 · 12 answers · asked by devil weed 1

i have tried many depression drugs, and they did not continue to work,and they had many side efects, i did some research and found a alturnative drug that works wonders,i find my self going to the gym,going for bike rides geting out of the house and working on projects,a major difernce,should i continue to use this alturnative med.

2007-02-03 23:57:43 · 23 answers · asked by devil weed 1

This might sound crazy, please I want serious answers.
So 4 days ago I played No one lives forever 2, an FPS video game. Since then I'm always thinking about the protagonist (Cate Archer) and I can't sleep at night and I am not atracted to her in a very sexual way despite she is stunning. She is witty, smart and charismatic. I'm just thinking of her green eyes and face. I fell in love once and it felt the same as now, so I know how it feels. Is it normal, I'm not the type to play many video games or spend my life in a computer display.

2007-02-03 23:47:05 · 15 answers · asked by skullmaniac16 2

be interesting to hear thanks

2007-02-03 23:23:38 · 18 answers · asked by denise g 2

I am going insane I've tried to tell her so many times that i am at a really low point and struggling with thoughts of suicde and she just never hears, she is so caught up in herself that she doesn't even notice the signs, when i try to tell her directly she can't stop for 5 seconds and hear me. How is it possible for my own mother to not even know? Just so you know, i am not in crisis at the moment i'm not going to do anything right now and i am seeking professional help, i still have thoughts but right now i am safe, just extremely frustrated that no matter how hard i try i can't seem to get anyone to hear me or take me seriously. What should i do?

2007-02-03 23:05:53 · 16 answers · asked by colonel 2

My hubby told me that my colleague who likes to talk loudly, laugh all the time must have some kind of mental sickness. When my colleague starts making presentation in the meeting, he just starts clapping hands like a Monkey. My hubby said that this kind of person has some problems in his personal life.

2007-02-03 22:10:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-03 21:17:40 · 8 answers · asked by Olly S 2

2007-02-03 21:16:40 · 7 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1

Do you think i am weird?? Driving in my country is quite a ruthless activity.

2007-02-03 20:45:54 · 6 answers · asked by chardonnayormerlot 2

I am single and not married. I am a virgin. I do like women. I am not perfect. I have masturbated for years and looked at pornography. Also I was molested by a male when I was 7 years old. My father and mother were emotionally unstable and unavailabe and they verbally abused me. I unsuprisingly was unpopular in school and was poorly socialized. Even though I have alway been fascinated by girls i started having very strong same sex feelings a puberty. I got delivered when I was in college now I am trying to get a girlfriend. I do pray and read the word and trust God. I still have these homoerotic nocturnal emissions when I go for several weeks without masturbating that scare me back into doing it. I am 32. Is my life a waste? Will 1 wonderful woman ever love me and give herself to me? Please be kind

2007-02-03 20:35:30 · 3 answers · asked by Vincent W 1

Is it weird to remember little details of every single thing ? because every since I was little I could remember what someone was wearing, what they were writing with, and everything else

2007-02-03 20:35:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to explain to people that crying is not always bad and it is sometimes good.

2007-02-03 20:34:02 · 15 answers · asked by Cynsol 1

I am bipolar but I keep hearing most of the world is on tv...comments please.

2007-02-03 20:29:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you take a medical leave at college for a mental disorder? If so, how does it work? Will it affect your financial aid? Does anyone know how the whole process works?

2007-02-03 20:19:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm so bored- I have hurt my back and have been reading for days and days as I cannot really move at all!! What else could I do?

2007-02-03 20:13:06 · 18 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5

How dangerous could it be?

2007-02-03 19:48:22 · 2 answers · asked by LaLa 4

Every since my dog died on Jan 4, Ive been really sad. See, Im really antisocial and he was my only friend. I have a really crazy life and I move a lot so I gave up on making friends. My dog Buster he choked to death, his leash got stuck on some stairs when he fell off the other side. Ever since then Ive noticed that it feels good to hold my breath for a very long time and this scares me. I just want to be with him again. My dad is a crazy mofo, Ive run away from him twice, and my mom just takes off like she doesnt even care. She wont answer her phone and she lied about where she was going. I live with my grandparents btw. The only person I could tell is my grandma but I hate talking to her about these things. The only thing thats ever helped me is weed, and I dont even know where to buy it. I dont want to go to a shrink and I dont want pills. If anyone could talk to me or just give me some tips it might make me feel a lot better...

2007-02-03 19:47:19 · 14 answers · asked by huhididnthearyou 1

I have suffered from depression for several years. Only recently was I diagnosed not only as being bipolar but also with having anxiety disorder. I sought help from my doctor and a psychologist, even members of my church, but nothing seemed to help. I have been on more medicine than I thought possible, with a different dosage for each, yet neither the medication nor the counseling has helped. I only got worse. In the end I had to drop out of college and I have since become a burden to my family. I try to take it a day at a time but I am unable to hold a job and am receiving no medical treatment at all. I don't know what to do anymore, and I just can't seem to get it together. Most of my family feels I am acting a child, so I can't talk to them about how I feel. With one action constantly on my mind I wanted to ask if is anyone out there who checked themselves into a mental institution and was the better for it? Did it help any? Cuz right now I'm standing on the razor's edge.

2007-02-03 19:16:22 · 7 answers · asked by dominacaelarum 1

2007-02-03 18:46:24 · 10 answers · asked by wendy c 1

What exactly is Sleep Paralysis?. I been researching what it is, but I can not understand. Can anyone explain it to me in a siple answer?. Thanks.

2007-02-03 18:22:40 · 8 answers · asked by TepG 2

2007-02-03 18:21:01 · 11 answers · asked by WishingForPerfection 1