Mental Health - February 2007

2007-02-24 04:44:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you ever had a borderline or manic-depressive parent? My mother has BPD and my dad has bipolar.. I can not even begin to explain the terrors of my childhood because of this. The problem is, my mother refuses to accept that she has BPD and it makes it close to impossible to deal with her at times. I try hard to contain my feelings, but sometimes I'll snap and get into a verbal fight with her. When this happens, she'll literally threaten to commit suicide. How can I deal with this? My parents are divorced and extremely bitter towards each other, so I can't talk to them about the other person's actions. My father actually takes his medication and is a lot easier to deal with, but there are still those times when I seriously want to strangle someone. If you have any helpful advice on how I can live through this, it would be greatly appreciated.

2007-02-24 04:34:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are the signs of bi-polar? (I have heard sometimes it can look like depression, so how do you tell the difference?) How can you help someone who is other than getting them to go to a doctor? What meds are normally prescribed? Can bi-polar, if left untreated, develop into other mental issues?

2007-02-24 04:29:03 · 9 answers · asked by mizkayte 2

I'd rather not say it is that I'm addicted to but I keep going back to this addiction....can anyone give me advice even though I am not saying what my addiction is.... I think when u go back to that addiction its like you start back at square one and that's what I feel like right now...what do i do if i keep going to back to my addiction?

2007-02-24 04:27:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-24 04:19:15 · 11 answers · asked by Evil Lin 1

see a therapist or psychologist because I need some motivation to go because I feel depressed but it makes me feel weak if I go see one. im a teen guy and is seeing a therapist anything to be embarrassed about. thnxs for your help

2007-02-24 04:17:21 · 9 answers · asked by Redd_09_hawaiian 1

2007-02-24 04:13:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I go on antidepressants will it make me gain weight? Will it make my birth control not work anymore? Will is lower my sex drive? I just want to feel better but I am worried about screwing my body up more. I have already put it through a lot with eating disorders and such. But I need to do something because I am getting crazier and more desperate every day!

2007-02-24 04:08:04 · 10 answers · asked by nycgirl2003 2

i used to cut myself but stoped will it harm me now?

2007-02-24 04:05:03 · 12 answers · asked by Chloe. 4

2007-02-24 04:04:54 · 6 answers · asked by josh r 1

Are they just looking for attention? Do they think it's "cool"? Honestly, I don't understand why people go around telling others that they burn or cut themselves. Do these people have even more psychological problems then those who aren't open about it?

2007-02-24 04:03:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked a similar question about chewing earlier and someone told me i should post in the mental health section, i am so happy there is a section for this cause i didnt know!
Back to the question....
If someone is chewing or cracking gum, i get angry and have to plug my ears or hum! Loud crunches are the worst! Like commercials for pringles and stuff ...GRRRR.
Also my doggie licking his paws or anything else over and over again drives me insane!
My family is disgusted with me and call me a spaz, What is wrong with me?

2007-02-24 03:58:51 · 12 answers · asked by onehotmama 2

i have a boy who is about to turn 5, he has a stammer when he speaks and can only put 5 words to a sentence. He throws temper tantrums and becomes aggressive and oppositional to me and my partner and his younger brother. He doenst like playing with other children much at all and he finds it difficult to concentrate for long periods of time and becomes bored easily, he is always on the move, or sat in front of the t.v. At school he is monitered for his speech, and also has recently failed the school sight test..again. Please help, as his behaviour can be outrageous at times with people staring at us he is very fussy about things he does. He recently played with another autistic boy who is 8 and they got on really well together.

2007-02-24 03:55:32 · 16 answers · asked by mcdermott mbe m 2

I care very much about what happens around me. I try to help poor people, stray and sick animals, etc, not because I have free time or money to spend, but because I can't help it. When I hear children in Africa are hungry or women imprisoned or stoned for adultery in Asia, or children molested, or baby seals skinned alive, I feel horrible. I mean it really affects me. Do I have a psychological problem or is it normal that when these horrible things happen I can't just look the other way, forget about them and enjoy myself?

2007-02-24 03:47:34 · 2 answers · asked by cpinatsi 7

I am 32 year old working mother with a stressful full time job, beautiful 4 year old and a husband.

I enjoy my job and love my family, but I always feel so busy and stressed on an evening I generally drink over a bottle of wine a night.

Over the past 4 years the amount I drink has steadily increased and I wonder if I am an alcoholic?

I generally have a glass of wine in my hand half an hour after I arrive in from work at 7pm - my husband works quite late several nights a week and so I oftern drink alone.

Sometimes I can have a bottle and not have a hangover in the morning and other times I have a hang over from hell - and I think people are starting to notice. It does not effect my performance at work but it does make me tired
My husband works late several nights a week so sometimes by 8.30pm when I s

2007-02-24 03:46:50 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pharmacist told me to take it at night, since it has the potential to knock you out. I only started taking it two nights ago, but I haven't slept much at all. I don't know if it's the drug, or if it's my anxiety about taking the drug (have had bad experiences in the past with psych meds).

Anyone on imipramine? When do you take it? What side effects did you experience initially?

2007-02-24 03:45:48 · 1 answers · asked by Christine 2

hi friends can some body help me i have a poor memory i cant remember things more than a hour or so.is there any solution for this?plzzzzzzzz dont recomend a doc

2007-02-24 03:34:55 · 9 answers · asked by MADDY 2

My husband is epileptic but is also on medication and I recently witnessed an attack which made me extremely nervous but im curious to if a seizure can occur during intercourse...its never happened before but I guess actually seeing him go through this attack it made me kind of wonder

2007-02-24 03:26:24 · 7 answers · asked by krissy t 2

2007-02-24 03:26:21 · 8 answers · asked by firasfrsa 1

Which spelling is it please.

2007-02-24 03:24:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

*school

*problems

what do i do

*death

2007-02-24 03:19:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am perplexed, I keep dreaming about my ex/ who was a good friend I lost touch with at least its been 4 years.. I am happily married and with being newlyweds and all I lost touch now for the last year he won't get out of my dreams. I don't think about him either during my waking hours. what does that mean?

2007-02-24 03:18:27 · 6 answers · asked by MATW 2

for some reason latley i keep snapping at everyone i dont mean and dont know why im doing it i just feel on a bit of a low latley and quite emotional what can i do to give myself a boost?
are there foods/drinks you can have to make you feel better? please help i dont want to upset anyone anymore?

2007-02-24 03:11:28 · 13 answers · asked by Trace!! 1

I'm 13 and just recently discovered i get emotional relief every time i cut myself. I use a blade i took out a razor. I kno it seems like i'm 2 young 2 b cutting myself, but i think it's a great way 4 me 2 deal with my paronoia, anxiety, social phobias, and all my other retarded probllems. does ne 1 kno how 2 help me?

2007-02-24 03:02:44 · 12 answers · asked by Kimberly 1

For a very long time now I have been nothing but negitive
cranky and just out and out bitchy to eveyrone around me
and I shouldn't be

I have 4 children, a good husband, a good job but my attitude is ruining and effecting those around me

how can I turn myself around to be more upbeat and happy and grateful

2007-02-24 03:01:51 · 6 answers · asked by zaniboni2 1

I feel like i'm losing direction and i just don't know what to do anymore. I stopped cutting myself 2 years ago and then today i cut myself. I feel so guilty now for doing it and wish i hadn't!!! i feel like i've thrown 2 years down the drain.

i am also struggling to stay off alcohol. I feel people have something against me, but maybe it's me, i don't know. I have had problems for years after seeing my mum experience domestic violence in my childhood.

I've also had drug addictions which i have overcome. I've got low self esteem and try to think positively but its wearing thin....

All i feel is guilt anger and sadness. Please god i need a break and i feel one day i'm gonna be pushed over the edge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-24 02:54:33 · 21 answers · asked by Hayley 3

Social anxiety - Can I cure it without having to stay on medicaton?

examples:
- Not geting off at the right bus stop-simply because peaple are sitting at the back of the bus. It is easier for me to wait until they leave!
- Very very quiet in a group. It's so extreme that I don't even know how to leave because I'm not sure if they know I'm even there.
- I avoid going out a day time as much as possible. In the evening there are less peaple walking around.
- Ask somebody what the time is on the streets? -No way man!

The prozac helps- but I don't want it anymore. Can I work on my social anxiety without it? I feel very dependent - I am dependent-when I stop it all gets worse.

Is there a cure without needing medication?

2007-02-24 02:29:52 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-02-24 01:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by Dayne's gal 2

I am considering trying Xanax. I have tried Paxil, Serzone, Wellbutrin (made me paranoid), Lexapro (considered suicide), and probably several others that I cannot recall. I'm not necessarily depressed, get the blues once in while. My problem is I'm pretty much perpetually angry. I don't strike out like physically or anything, I basically internalize it all. It's primarily a problem at work because I have this co-worker that I cannot stand. She doesn't come to work, she's materialistic, just in general annoying. And no one seems to care. And avoiding her is not an answer. We work in a very small confined space with no walls between us. I'm basically just seething all the time. Will Xanax help with anger?

2007-02-24 01:38:16 · 3 answers · asked by A nobody from Oklahoma 4

2007-02-24 01:26:06 · 8 answers · asked by loulou 1