Mental Health - February 2007

2007-02-01 10:28:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lately I seem to be changing my personality.
Some days I will wake up and think
'Today I'm going to be the funny person everyone loves'
and then other days I will arrive at a friends house wearing punk clothes, listening to rock songs on my ipod.
Do I have a serious problem or is this just a part of growing up?

2007-02-01 10:23:09 · 6 answers · asked by playboyed 2

I've tried killing myself twice and yet i'm still wanting to finish the job, what do i do, i'm getting counseling and am taking meds but nothing seems to work! I'm fustrated and just don't know what to do plz help me!

2007-02-01 10:14:24 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1

Agree with me or not. A person is no longer considered a very nice person if he or she is psychologically, mentally abusive, controlling,
and insecure.

2007-02-01 10:13:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, this is what happened. I'm using fake names, because it can kind of get confusing. So there's this girl I met recently, let's call her Stacy. Stacy's really nice and everything so we became friends. So today when I saw Stacy she was really sad and stuff. So I asked her what's wrong. At first she didn't want to tell me, but then she said that her friend Lisa has an eating disorder. Stacy told me that Lisa forces herself to vomit after eating, and she mostly does it in bathrooms, but sometimes in bowls or jars. I know it sounds disgusting. Stacy even said that it's gross. The problem is, I have never talked to Lisa in my life. I barely know how she looks like. But I'm still really worried... Stacy said that Lisa made her promise to not tell anyone about it. Stacy's really scared. What should I do?

2007-02-01 10:11:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

what can i do about getting over a feeling of grief? i have just lost someone very close and dont know what to do. any ideas?? help please

2007-02-01 10:00:27 · 26 answers · asked by Tiamat 2

It seems everytime someone is talking to me I kind of start daydreaming about stupid things. Or I'll be staring right at them listening and the words come out as verbal mush to me. Can't understand it and have to ask them "What was that?". I don't think anything is wrong with my hearing though. Even when I'm in my college classes I can't seem to get involved in the teachings of the professor. I just screw around on my laptop in front of me instead of taking notes on it, I get bored eZ. My grades aren't bad but it's difficult to keep them up because I find myself constantly re-reading things. Even while I'm writing this I'm jumping back and forth to read things and edit them. I am always thinking about doing multiple things that need to be done and then when it comes to it, I barely do any of them. I also have trouble sleeping sometimes as well, my mind races like bullettrain from hell while I'm laying there. Are there any treatments for this stuff that don't involve prescription drugs?

2007-02-01 10:00:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-02-01 09:59:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just started Lamictal as a monotherapy, and I hope it works. Until recently, I was taking lithium and Lamictal but my doctor said he thought Lamictal alone may work and would be healthier for me long term. I hope it works because the side-effects are much less troublesome. It has been 4 days and so far it is working well. He started increasing my Lamictal when I stopped lithium, so I am a little more tired than usual but I already feel better than I did when I was also taking lithium.

2007-02-01 09:48:18 · 5 answers · asked by ahhihello 2

2007-02-01 09:34:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems I try and numb myself out then I think I am getting better. Then I go to my social worker and psychiatrist and I realize I really am not happy. Later on in the day I will think oh well maybe some of it is in my head and then I look down at my leg and see all the cuts. Its all my pain and it hasnt gone away no matter how hard i try not to feel. In trying to hold it all in i dont want to hang out with anyone for fear of saying something about it. The weekends are the hardest because I dont have school or work to go to. I feel like they are loose days wasted on trying to figure out what to do with all this pain. I dont know what is bad or just a little depression anymore. So in a way I dont know what kind of help to ask for. This depression or mixed state wont let me go. Im at a level where I feel like Im anxiously waiting to see my docs so much that Id rather sleep till my next appt just so i can say how i am feeling. What can I do?

2007-02-01 09:28:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

all night and day

2007-02-01 09:16:56 · 1 answers · asked by Britanie 3

I just wanted to know—lets say that you met someone at a mental institution doesn’t matter where Nix Specialty Center, Laurel Ridge, or SASH. Does that mean that the relationship will work out fine since you both have either the same mental problems or one or two mental problems? Or will you take each other out you know go crazy and cause serious bodily harm to each other? Just wondering that’s all.

2007-02-01 09:16:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-01 09:13:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I self-harm (cut), however, when i go through periods of not cutting i tend to eat very little even though i am very hungry. It makes me feel better - just as the cutting does. Like i have control of at least something. Are the 2 related? I seem to swop one for the other.

2007-02-01 08:55:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does it have any side effects? I have anxiety. Will it reduce the anxiety? I'm about to take it.

2007-02-01 08:50:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there such thing as an online therapist/counselor that a person could talk to? For free?

2007-02-01 08:49:50 · 2 answers · asked by mitchmase 1

2007-02-01 08:41:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

She is 16 and suffered for 2 years with emotional disorders. Finally a new psychiatrist prescribed the 40mg prozac and she is feeling great. Now she is having trouble sleeping through the night and cannot fall back asleep. He just recommended benedryl, but I would like to hear from others with the same situation.

2007-02-01 08:32:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-01 08:26:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 15 years old, and have bipolar. im really really sad right now. i dont feel like killing myself or anything, im just really sad. does anyone have any tips or suggestions on what i could do to stop being depressed?

2007-02-01 08:20:59 · 5 answers · asked by Catherine 2

possibly like social security

2007-02-01 08:16:55 · 10 answers · asked by Mya 1

2007-02-01 08:12:56 · 9 answers · asked by kcredcar1 2

Heard my psychiatrist said this combination is good for Borderline Personality Disorder. Can anyone supply any medical websites which specifically talks about this things or this combination of meds? OR ARE YOU taking these as well ? Do they help you in anyways? Thanks all !!

2007-02-01 08:00:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean even when chicks are hitting on me I cant find the nerve to ask them out. Please help me?

2007-02-01 07:55:21 · 5 answers · asked by maguathehearteater 1

He can't hold down a job, won't go to bed, won't get up, won't shower unless forced to, steals, lies about everything. Anything that can happen, has.I was wondering if there is a place for people like this to go or if anyone has any ideas how to help. The family is out of ideas.

2007-02-01 07:48:04 · 11 answers · asked by clueless 2

2007-02-01 07:39:20 · 12 answers · asked by flyd.rpap1 1

do you realize that the chemical make-up and the chemical pathways of your brain have been changed permanently?? I am so tired of meds and changing and tapering and all that garbage. People say "it's the same as having diabetes, cancer etc" Baloney! Those diseases have medications that work on your body. Our meds are for our brain and the meds change our brains! That scares me! What do you think?

2007-02-01 07:30:15 · 6 answers · asked by meggus31 5

I don't cut everyday. I cut myself on average once or twice a week. Sometimes i want to cut, but don't allow myself to. With me not cutting so often is it still classed as self-harm? Or is just something-or-nothing not worth bothering about?

2007-02-01 07:29:23 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I was young my father shamed me out of crying. He told me only weak people do it. I think it was a very sick thing for him to do/believe, but now I am unable to cry and would appreciate some feedback as to how to bring tears. Please don't make jokes. And don't talk about inflicting pain because that just gives me pain and I am not able to cry. Slicing onions doesn't do it either.

2007-02-01 07:25:03 · 8 answers · asked by Salsa 3