Mental Health - February 2007

Does anyone know from experience, the best way to prevent scaring from cutting. I know it seems like a strange question, but cutting is how i cope sometimes and although it needs to be stopped in the future, at the moment i need it. I have noticed that razor blades seem to scar less than anything else - is that right? thanks.

2007-02-01 23:50:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I met you on the street and told you that without you knowing anything else about me how would you react? I am just curious what the stigma is

2007-02-01 23:19:57 · 7 answers · asked by ourlittleposseof12 3

2007-02-01 23:07:17 · 4 answers · asked by ash 2

all i remember is telling her" i wouldnt do that if i where you" .the next thing i knew there was some blood running down from her nose.

2007-02-01 22:52:09 · 8 answers · asked by mr_ignorant 1

olivia my grandaughter i have brought up since six months, her mum hardly ever visits, last couple of years she been playing up at school, she is nine and been excluded, and went to new centre first time tuesday and shouted at said i am not going back their its boring, now i have been at home 2 months waiting for her to get some schooling, i am getting really depressed stuck at home all the time, i want a job or something to do fed up no one to talk to and feel lonely alot. angry at her as well, her mum don,t care less

2007-02-01 22:41:28 · 4 answers · asked by denise g 2

2007-02-01 22:39:57 · 4 answers · asked by just_1_cat2 1

I just realized that I am in deep sh!t. See no way out. Gotta get out. Help me guyz to get going again?

2007-02-01 22:34:03 · 4 answers · asked by ash 2

all rapist would be released from prison so they can ......

2007-02-01 22:18:04 · 4 answers · asked by mr_ignorant 1

My friend is 14 and into the 'emo' culture. I just found out that she is into cutting. She says she does it to 'stop feeling' anything. She is a pretty smart kid other than this - I'd like to think it was a phase, but she is also obsessed with suicide, and considers it an 'end to all her pain.' What kind of grief would cause such actions and what can I do to get her to change her point of view and stop hurting herself? I am not her mother, just a friend of the family and she has confided this to me. I've seen her physical scars and it isn't pretty. I'm at a loss here on how to be supportive without getting the authorities involved or alienating our friendship. Anyone been there & done that with some good advice for me?

2007-02-01 22:17:03 · 8 answers · asked by yankiwi 4

2007-02-01 21:55:06 · 1 answers · asked by ThanksBelit 2

I've read books, looked for on-line help. It doesn't work for me. I think I need someone who has been in my shoes and is cured to tell me what worked for them. Someone who really knows what shyness feels like. Thanks so much!

2007-02-01 21:35:44 · 6 answers · asked by japarino 2

2007-02-01 21:26:39 · 9 answers · asked by vierafan 1

This is abt my partner he feel v low and less motivated? He feels that he is a failure at work and at home and he is v sensitive also.
Pls help

2007-02-01 21:08:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some nights when I sleep I wake up about every other hour because I keep having dreams that are too active and real. It's not that they are intense in their plot or anything but they just seem so real and everything is always so busy in them that it seems to wake me out of my sleep. It causes me to wake up sleepy and my day is just blah. I've heard of things to take and do to help you have more intense dreams but nothing for less intense dreams. Does anyone have any ideas?

PS They aren't bad dreams and my eating and drinking habits don't seem to correspond in any way either.

2007-02-01 21:03:58 · 12 answers · asked by okromeo12 1

If so which of the free ones is the best?
Someone who knows what they're talking about please.

2007-02-01 20:02:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-01 19:54:39 · 7 answers · asked by Andrew T 1

2007-02-01 19:38:51 · 15 answers · asked by Raines 1

I JUST FOUND THIS ONLINE:::::::


There's a useful gimmick to help stop worrying. You simply cultivate the habit of postponing worrying. Your mind becomes (re-)conditioned to not dwell on worries in the present.

The trick is that whenever you feel plagued by a worrying thought, note it down on a "worry sheet" (a piece of paper set aside for the purpose) – you can then forget about it, knowing that you plan to worry later.

This deceptively simple technique is effective because it bypasses the psychological obstacles mentioned above. Your mind is "fooled" into thinking that you haven't given up worrying. Meanwhile, you lose the habit of worrying in the present moment.

You can plan to revisit noted worries at a time when you're worry-free. Or you can postpone worries indefinitely. That might sound bizarre, but then so is the notion that you must experience endless unhappiness (eg worrying) before you're allowed to be happy.

More likely is that when using this technique you

2007-02-01 18:47:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Family member is experiencing falling asleep all day long while sitting up..lasts for awhile 5 minutes..wakes up for 2 or 3 minutes falls back asleep. Went to Dr. all tests check out OK.. Also severe weakness in body..basic inability to function.

2007-02-01 18:21:16 · 3 answers · asked by Olive 4

I have no recollection of anything that has happened in the past day. I can't remember the date or day of week that it is, I cant remember any of my schedule for the day, I can't even remember where I am. Then after about 30 minutes I can recollect all these things. I feel like I'm still asleep even though I'm up. Is it normal to feel so unfunctional?

Extra Information: I'm a full time student who works part time and has a full schedule of extracurricular activities. I'm used to insomnia, its just recently that I can enjoy a full 6-8 hours of sleep.

2007-02-01 17:57:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Am addicted to oxycotin pain pills, 20's and 40's,,like to snort,,going to clinic, on methadone,,not helping, and idea's, only serious answers please as is real problem....thanks

2007-02-01 17:45:46 · 9 answers · asked by lisadivirgilio 3

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How has it changed your life?
Here is mine. I always thought it was a bunch of B.S. to get a minute of fame on a talk show until it actually happend to me.

2007-02-01 17:16:06 · 5 answers · asked by Tell It Like It Is! 3

Well,i joined a college last year with lot of hope with my future. There i met this guy who was very frindly and so we started a relationship.it went soomthly last for 8months and we even had sex(i know stupid me).now our relationship kinda shaky and yea now i am ok whether he want to be with me or not: But i feel so disapointted coz i had sex with him,bcoz and i wanted to have sex with my husband and now i am suffering from this stupid mistake i made. I want to forget about evrthing and go back to my real life which i was. PS:Now i have stop going college and hoping to go assuy to study hairdressing...these days i am jobless and feeling so down!!! plz give me a good advice to get rid of this mentality!!!
thanx alot

2007-02-01 17:15:28 · 6 answers · asked by amy 1

Right now I am on Concerta. However I think that I would like to try Adderall. The Doc said that if this Concerta didn't work we would try Adderall. The Concerta has worked, but not like it should in the all day sense of the work. I am only on 36mg and it only seems to last about 5 or 6 hours. Not long enought for school and all. Dose anyone out there have any suggestions?

2007-02-01 17:01:56 · 5 answers · asked by justin a 1

2007-02-01 16:59:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know for a fact that by the age of 4 years I would get aroused by my underpants. Not old or used underpants, but brand new pairs, not just mens but all kinds. It makes me sick that it still effects me to this day, 30 years later. Why????? Will it ever stop???

2007-02-01 16:58:56 · 2 answers · asked by Robert D 2

I don't want to diganose myself with depression, but I am feeling very down lately, with syptoms of not wanting to get out of bed, I find myself crying a lot and thinking quite negative.
How do you know if you have depression and/or would anti-depressants assist with this? Any help would be really appreciated

2007-02-01 16:57:22 · 13 answers · asked by cmitchelle71@yahoo.com.au 2

2007-02-01 16:52:37 · 16 answers · asked by sweet_leaf 7

memory im only 25 and i forget alot any tips on how to keep a good memory?

2007-02-01 16:47:14 · 19 answers · asked by girl19 1

I just stoped tacking my bipolr disorder medz about 3 weeks a go. i know it was not good for me to do that but i didnt think thay helped me.thay did help me. i was on lithium i tack 4 pills at night thay are 300 mg,lunesta is 3mg 1 pill @ night,clonazepam 2 pills 2 mg @ night. can i just start tackeing them agin? what will happin if i do?? can anyone help me?

2007-02-01 16:43:02 · 10 answers · asked by xo 2