Mental Health - February 2007

2007-02-02 11:35:44 · 4 answers · asked by rons_beauty 1

So I have this thing which happens almost everyday in english class. Sometimes our teacher calls on random people to read a paragraph or a few sentences in the book we're reading. For some reason I'm really nervous to read out loud. It just started this year. I'm a naturally shy person, but I have no problem volunteering to talk or share my opinion in that class or any other class. Whenever our teacher starts to call on people, I always start to panic. I start to breathe really fast. So when he calls on me, and I start reading, it sounds like I'm about to cry and my voice is really shaky. I have to stop every few words. It's really embarresing. I have a fear of public speaking, but this is just talking in front of my friends and classmates. It also happens in other situations sometimes when I get nervous. Has this happened to anyone else? if so, what did you do that helped? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks!

2007-02-02 11:34:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My co-worker, is always talking to herself. And it can get pretty annoying at times. She's in her early 30s, seems normal other than that. She announces to herself what her next move will be. Can these be signs of a Mental condition or it's just the way she is?

2007-02-02 11:29:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

At first I thought I was going crazy, then I did some research and found out that I might have Obsessive Compulsive disorder. I know theres no cure, but it can be calmed through medication. I don't really want to tell my parents about it since I have a somewhat bad relation with them (I'm 16). What should I do? Thanks.

Heres some of things that I do to make me think that I have OCD:
-Turning off and on the lights before I go to sleep
-This is kind of weird, I have to think of the right person before I turn off the lights.
-I don't think its germaphobia, it's more like if I think of a bad person than I have wash my hands, and constantly wash them until I think of the right person.
-If I feel something with one part of my body, then I have to feel it with the other part of the body, to make it kind of even.
-Images in my head that I don't want to see, but keep occurring.

Thats all I can think. Thanks for all the help.

2007-02-02 11:09:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

It would be really good sometimes to be able to chat to people when I'm feeling particularly awful but can't bring myself to bother my flatmates yet again. I've tried searching the internet for depression forums but there's so much out there that I gave up. If anyone's found any good ones then let me know!

2007-02-02 11:07:45 · 17 answers · asked by Catherine C 2

Hi, i have depression. I take 700mg of St john's wort, it doesn't really help much. I know that i need to change my outlook on life somehow. I don't feel like socializing or talking to anybody, i spend all my time either on the computer, or in my bedroom crying. I'm more quiet than i used to be, and distant. I don't feel like doing anything, and i don't feel like anyone really cares about me.

I don't want to go to a counselor/therapist or burden my family and friends with my problem. How can i fight this alone? I would appreciate it if you could give me some tips.

2007-02-02 11:06:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

is watch porn on my pc. that's it. what could be wrong with me

2007-02-02 11:05:42 · 4 answers · asked by mr_ignorant 1

Things happening in my life right now are out of my control for the time being, and I am just trying to get some ideas on how to calm down. Normally I am a very calm person. I can't take prescription medication because I am allergic to it. I know that because I have an anxiety disorder, that flares up when things get too stressful. So any ideas would help. Prayers would be good too.
Thank you!

2007-02-02 11:04:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is only 35 and has 2 kids and a small business of his own. He is withdrawing into him self and his one and only hobbie. We hardly talk and close to never have sex anymore. I want him to see a Doctor, for a physical but, he refuses. Anybody have any ideas?

2007-02-02 11:02:33 · 8 answers · asked by JJ 2

i dunno whats wrong but my mind is driving me crazy i always think negative but i am a really good person i dunno why i keep thinking negative things and things like lets say i turn on a light and my mind says press the button 10 times or etc.. or u will become that light and stuff like that i am not crazy my iq is 146 ,any advise?

2007-02-02 10:57:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

After 6 years my boyfriend who has bi-polar cheated on me. He was seeing this girl for 3 weeks, but, during this time he was in a manic state. He is now in the hospital and he wants me back. Is having bi-polar a reason to cheat? I already took him back once before for the same circumstances.

2007-02-02 10:51:56 · 18 answers · asked by tredaze 1

Okay, I really need some 'me' time! I am so stressed out about everything going on in my life right now. Does anyone have any ideas? I don't like reading so don't suggest that. Please help!! Oh yeah, I am 13 years old and in need of some MAJOR 'me' time!! Thank yall sooo much!!

2007-02-02 10:45:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

So.i have this thing where like i try to say what i need to, but like say if iam tellling a story i forget what i was saying or where i was even going with the story and then have to pause and remember what i was saying and go back to where i was at at think for about 20 seconds. Then if i need to say my feelings or i am fighting with a boyfriend//parent//friend my mind almost literally jumbles and gets all mixed up and i dont know what i want to say. What i want to say and how i feel is very vague and i dont know how to get what i want to say out. I dont know what is wrong with me and this has happened for a very long time. I cannot remember many things even if i study. I am the kind where i have to do it to remember it. Or write it over and over. And i cant figure out why this is happening. And everything that i need to talk about easily overwelmes me and then my mind totally goes blank. Whats wrong with me someone please help. Ive tried to look things up on the internet..but no luck

2007-02-02 10:40:35 · 6 answers · asked by [Sweeet_xO] 1

My boyfriend of 6 years has bi-polar. He is admitted to the hospital once a year because of his manic episodes. I feel that he does not make a conscious effort to try to stop the cycle. ie. visit psychiatrist once a week, write a daily log of events, feelings, medications, excercise, eat healthy e.t.c. I try to organize and help him through but in the end isn't it up to him to make the effort. I left him because sometimes I feel I am enabling him and not helping at all. Can habits really change? He wants to work things out...what would you do?

2007-02-02 10:26:37 · 8 answers · asked by tredaze 1

I know that everyone gets sad, but what bothers me is that somedays I am sad for no reason. A few months ago, when it was really bad, i would go home and cry every day. That only lasted for about a week though. When that was happening, my friends noticed something was wrong, and approched me about it. I told them I didn't know why I was so sad, but I don't think they believed me. It's not that bad now, but it still bothers me that I get so down and don't know why.
Has anyone else gone through this? Does anyone know why this might be happening?

2007-02-02 10:22:18 · 6 answers · asked by Moll 3

Ok, my best friend calls herself fat and never eats anything at school.....I've talked to her about it and she says she's not but she says her family talks about her weight and it makes her self-concious.....she also barely eats anything if she spends the night at my house.....she feels like she needs to exercise more but she's like the skinniest person i know! what can i do?

2007-02-02 10:21:59 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-02 10:07:03 · 3 answers · asked by kayla h 1

Well, I'm not SCARED to smile or laugh. But I avoid doing it. I feel like I look even uglier when I smile and especially ugly when I laugh. i feel that my lips are huge(which they are) and my teeth are hideous(I've got a gap and the buck teeth!). I can't remember the last time I laughed in class. I only laugh at home, when I feel comfortable. At school(I attend high school), I don't want any of the mean girls saying my smile is ugly(I've actually heard people talk about one girl's smile!!) How can I stop thinking about peopkle judging my smile and laugh?
I'm pretty sure all the kids at school think I'm some depressed emo kid. Any suggestions? And please don't say no one will judge my smile-- everything's judged in high school. I've heard people say the meanest things about Miley Cyrus's teeth, and her teeth are better than mine!
Please and thank you for the answers.

2007-02-02 10:05:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i.e. studying, working out, eating healthy..

mostly studying..at least for now. (I have to read a whole chapter of really boring crap before sunday night....cause i have a quiz..)

2007-02-02 09:55:45 · 3 answers · asked by abbas_n_chantel 2

I created about 5 emails ... I don't know i realize that I keep changing things I can stick to one. Not stable.. why????

2007-02-02 09:48:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

im 22 ,when i was 4 years ,my mum traveled for a month and left me with my aunt ,we had a man who work for the family ,my aunt used to leave me with him and he take me to his room and slept with me ,i still remember that and it bothers me alot ,i keep having dreams of being raped ,its been 18 years but i still remember that ,im ill with depression now ,and im taking medication and im seeing a shrink ,i dont know will i ever forget that? can i have somekind of brain wash to make me forget?

2007-02-02 09:46:13 · 10 answers · asked by Alexandra 1

2007-02-02 09:41:35 · 11 answers · asked by Alika J 1

As in, they are friendly but only have a boyfriend or girlfriend once every few years or they only have about 1 friend all of the time it seems. Does depression cause those types of circumstances?

2007-02-02 09:31:51 · 7 answers · asked by bootstrap 1

Ok please help me I am ineed of some help I am in a bad habbit of cutting myself for the plesure if it. I want to quite but I can't and I don't want to go to my parents cuz I 'm afraid there going to send me to a insane institute. I'm onley 17 and I have my hole life ahead of me I really want to quite but I just can't plez help me.

2007-02-02 09:28:59 · 23 answers · asked by dragonrider 2

can it? I feel really really REALLY numb in my body, not emotional sensation, i do manage to larf but don't get the feeling of laughter....but i still remain depressed, can't prozac help me?

2007-02-02 09:20:21 · 5 answers · asked by controversial_bitch 1

I look forward to my therapy session all week - even though when i am there, i don't do very well. At the moment it seems that the therapy is all i'm living for. Can anyone relate?

2007-02-02 09:12:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Turning points - major changes in our lives.
My psychiatrist once told me that people don't really change -we stay the same. Is this true?
Have you ever woken up and dicided to live totally different?
Yep. I want to change - I want to jog every other day. I want to clean my house every friday. I want to work and try harder. I want to stop being so lazy.

Is change possible? Why is it so difficuilt to change? In my head I can envisage another -beter way to live: Why don't or can't I then change myself?

2007-02-02 09:05:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-02 09:00:08 · 4 answers · asked by Chelsea 2

im taking affexor - anti- depressant, colonapin- anti-anxiety, and abilify- to help me sleep.... can i smoke pot i havent done it yet but my friend says its ok, what do i do?

2007-02-02 08:55:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

cause i feel depressed most of the time and i dont wanna do something i would regret.
And also do you need a prescription or can you buy them over the counter?

2007-02-02 08:52:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous