Mental Health - February 2007

When people find out that I am bipolar, they treat me different. For example, I used to go to Timberview Middle School. I wanted a fresh start so I didn't say anything to my teachers. Then when I had an outburst, ( this is hard to talk about, I'm embarrassed. ) I had to say something. So she would understand. Then it spread to all the teachers. When I went to High Trails, ( a school week long camping trip ) one of them told the tour guide. I heard her whipsper to her and point to me. The tour guide looked at me funny and treated me like a baby the rest of the hike. I get teased all the time. Is it because they just don't understand it? Or because I'm a freak...

2007-02-19 16:46:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do we change things without attacking each other, I think I have been attacked more then anyone for trying to tell the truth and get it out there and find alternative ways to make our world better, does anyone out there think that there are any real alternatives to what is happening in this day and time and if so, what might your answer be without it being an attack on me?

2007-02-19 16:43:26 · 6 answers · asked by Friend 6

I have music, mostly classical lately, that plays for hours and is driving me up the wall. The only time I have peace from it is when I watch tv or go to sleep. I tried to read a book today and while I read, the music played in my mind as well. So naturally I can't concentrate on what I'm reading. My therapist suggested listening to the song/music repeatedly and then it will go away. That didn't work.

Anyone experience this or something similar? If so, what did you do to relieve it? If I have to take a med to help I'll do it b/c this, in addition to depression & anxiety, is too much to deal w/.

BTW: I also take Klonopin for the anxiety/sleep problems and it has had no effect on the compulsive music playing.

2007-02-19 16:34:20 · 5 answers · asked by mal'ary'ush 2

2007-02-19 16:26:59 · 13 answers · asked by jennanicole1985 1

I need to go to bed by about 10pm. So I can get up for work by about 7am. But every night I get online and can't get off. I answer these questions or I play pogo.com games. When I think i'm tired and ready to go to bed, I check my email. Then i start on something new. Then I turn on the tv and watch a show. Or I'll clean my house.

What's wrong with me?

And I know I can't blame my brand new pillowtop bed!!! Which I bought to encourage me to go to sleep. Once I'm IN BED, i fall asleep quickly. It's just a matter of getting there.

Help!!! Suggestions??

2007-02-19 16:25:26 · 7 answers · asked by penbuddy 2

Sometimes i go into my room and sit there on my bed and wonder what it would be like if i was gone.
Then sometimes im driving my car and speed up really fast and want to let go of the wheel and see where it would bring me.

tonight for instant my paresnt and my boyfriend all knew i was upset nad they didnt know why.
my boyfriend asked and i told him nothing.
my parents just called me a B!%#h.
I want to tell them that im pregnant but im too scared too.
i want to tell my boyfriend too.
im 18yrs old and dont knwo what to do.
I hold a knife in my hand sometimes wanting to cut but then again something is holding me back.

Do i want to die or am i just confused?

2007-02-19 16:20:36 · 14 answers · asked by Stephanie Elise 1

2007-02-19 16:19:00 · 3 answers · asked by Tiffany M 1

why is it that when i get really angry, i like to hear glass break/shatter...

2007-02-19 16:16:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone out there ever been hypnotized? There is a stage show coming to this comedy club and I really want to take this girl I am crushing on. Thing is, I want to know how appropriate most shows are. Shes kind of reserved, but..she wants to volunteer...I just don't know what a show is like..or how it works. SO..anyone ever been hypntozed, what does it feel like, and what is the show like. Thanks

2007-02-19 16:09:56 · 5 answers · asked by cosmiccantinacowboy 1

I have been diagnosed with all 3 of those, anyway today I was out in a store that happened to be having a huge sale. That means the store was PACKED. I usually can go to a store and not have any problems, but today I just couldn't stand being around all those people. I mean, I REALLY couldn't stand it. I had to leave the store and I had to fight hard not to yell out "you a**holes, stop looking at me", because it felt like everyone was giving me snotty looks.I felt suffocated. I was just so angry and had to leave, and even outside I gave people looks and muttered "what the hell are you looking at"?

it was kind of scary, liek I was having a meltdown

2007-02-19 16:05:57 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6

I think I have but I'm not sure..

2007-02-19 15:56:41 · 18 answers · asked by LaLaLaa♥ 5

Recently, I thought about how my life is, and really want to change everything. I don't have any money or connections, just enough for a greyhound bus ticket and some food. I have clothes/sleeping bag and a duffel bag. I want to find a job right away and start in a apartment or some cheap living arrangement. I won't really care as long as I'm paying the bills and surviving. I've stayed at homeless shelters before, and this is something I'd like to avoid if possible. Basically, Im a young man who wants to change his life by moving to another state. Anyone who has experience with this, please send your comments.

2007-02-19 15:55:40 · 7 answers · asked by personintroubleneedshelp 1

I have suffered from depression my whole life, and I can feel it creeping back up on me due to a very stressful first part of the year...and I am scared of it. I have been through a lot in the past three months, with a husband who just got back home from a deployment, plans falling through, and a miscarriage. I feel that sadness starting to loom over me again, and I am scared of what will happen this time...to me and my relationship with my husband. I just want to feel happy again. I was doing so good and had not felt this way in a long time...and I never wanted to feel it again. I don't want pills, or therapy...is there anything else I can do?
Thank you....

2007-02-19 15:55:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I dont know about you but, im scared of what i cant see

2007-02-19 15:50:47 · 9 answers · asked by smrtprts_07 2

Okay. Firstly, I know you guys will say something negative. Please don't and I ask that you give me advice.

I've been getting perverted thoughts. I am a teen and got curious, so I looked at "perverted stuff." I knew it was bad and I felt guilty but it was so intimate and all and I looked at these things couple times more.

I am not addicted, but I want to rid these thoughts before they get out of hand. I am a christian, and as I was reading the bible, I felt very guilty.

Help!

2007-02-19 15:38:12 · 4 answers · asked by teenage drama queen 1

Three years ago, my chorus teacher died from a heart attack. His death took a huge toll on me since we were very close. Music has always been a huge part of my life and I owe that to him because he was my chorus teacher my entire time in school.

Dealing with his death has been very hard on me, and I can't seem to find the right way to move on, but not let go. I also haven't been able to appreciate music as much as I used to and have stopped singing completely.

I desperately want this part of my life back, but I can't seem to do it with his death. Anyone have suggestions?

2007-02-19 15:33:55 · 14 answers · asked by bbycheeks604 1

well im 15 years old and was recently diagnosed with rano syndrom. does anyone have this? or can you tell me anything about it? thanks in advance!

2007-02-19 15:22:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is VERY long and will span several posts

I just asked a question in fitness and got results almost immediately so I feel encouraged to ask some more…

I have had a boyfriend, who I will call Keen for anonymity reasons, for almost 9 months now. Before we dated we was going out with another girl and even admitted to liking me and hung out with me while dating her, but not sort of ‘cheating’ beyond that occurred, which I don’t consider cheating.
We would talk for HOURS. It was wonderful, he made me feel loved. When we dated, it got better. For the first few months. Then we would argue about silly stuff and serious stuff and he always manage to make me apologize.

I think it was around the 7th month I really noticed a change. I noticed, when chatting online, he didn’t use anymore of his cute little faces” such as “XD” and “X3” and so on, little stuff, but it just made everything he said so impersonal when he used to have every sentence with it.

2007-02-19 15:19:42 · 2 answers · asked by kekeke123 2

u can see my other questions to know wat i am talking about...

2007-02-19 15:07:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've suffered from depression for as long as I can remember & have used drugs to cope or medicate since I was ten years old. I'm now 38, I've had my share of ups and downs, a emotional rollercoaster at best. I recently lost my business, my house & for the most part, my family & friends. I quit crystal meth, after 2 years of pretty much everyday use, cold turkey in November of 2006. Along with the meth went anyone else I had to talk to. I'm still with my wife but she is a bitter person, tired & finished dealing with me I'm affraid. The depression is overwhelming. I feel empty, hollow, alone. Any attempts to try and better my situation only seem to plow me deeper into depression. I can't find work, cant find forgivness & cant find myself. I'm tired. The pain I used to feel with depression was normally not something I could put my finger on but now it is physical as well. I don't know how much longer I can manage. I have no one to talk to, no means to get professional help. What next?

2007-02-19 15:05:46 · 16 answers · asked by mark 1

i think i have some sort of social phobia or i'm depressed or something, all i know is somethings wrong with me, but i'm too embarassed to go to the doctor or tell anyone about it. i'm not suicidal at all or anything, just sad. i really don't think i would be able to tell anyone about it, so what should i do?

2007-02-19 15:02:35 · 8 answers · asked by rt1290 6

I once new a man named everet.I thought he was my moms really good friend from back in highschool.But after his death I found out that my mom maried him.And he was my real father.

Now everyone says I look just like him.And things were just very wrong with him.And ever since i got told I have been having problems in school.At home.Every night I sit in my bed Crying my self to sleep.And just for some reason i feel all this hatetred toward my mom.And i just dont know what to do.Im seeing a counselour and it doesent help it just makes me even more up set.WHAT DO I DO?IM 13 YEARS OLD.AND I DONT WANT TO RUIN MY LIFE OVER THIS.

2007-02-19 14:58:04 · 12 answers · asked by mondiman1 1

Specifically, speaking off a young person in their twenties, with a family history of bipolar disorder and a personal history of periods of severe depression. They've described mania-like experiences such as persistant racing thoughts including nonsense phrases rapidly cycling through their head, aggitation, and restlessness. However, at the time they were also on an antidepressant and also likely aggitated by a depressant leaving their body, alcohol specifically.
Would such a 'manic' experience be grounds for a diagnosis of bipolar disorder?

2007-02-19 14:52:19 · 4 answers · asked by HaphazardJoy 4

2007-02-19 14:41:38 · 22 answers · asked by S.S.Narendran 1

2007-02-19 14:23:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

is there anything wrong with being ocd? other than that fact itself. cause i mean people think im odd so it effects me socially. but i just have an obsession with numbers- is there anything really wrong with that?

2007-02-19 14:13:35 · 6 answers · asked by Michael 2

I get really nervous easily and I can't really handle situations why is that? Also my Dr. diagnoised me with social phobia.

2007-02-19 14:01:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel so much pain and tension inside. Awhile back walking,running,and other physical activities used to help calm me down. Now I can barely even cry. Its just building up inside of me.....
It makes me want to start practicing self mutilation again because it was the only thing that would make me feel ok. Unfortunately,if my Mom catches me again(I am fourteen) she'll freak out and tell my father.
I can barely get to sleep some nights. I can't cry myself to sleep,because for some odd reason I can not cry period.
Its driving me crazy. I can't just go to sleep anymore and "turn off",because I can't seem to fall asleep. My mind is all ways occupied with thoughts of death/suicide/violence.
Whats wrong with me?

2007-02-19 14:00:29 · 10 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

Some one I know did suicide. He was good guy and I didn't think much of it and didn't cry until now. I knew about it about a day ago. Now, I am have a whirl of feelings. Any ideas on how to cope? Oh, yeah by the way, he was only 13 and I need some coping methods for middle schoolers

2007-02-19 14:00:01 · 6 answers · asked by Uchihaitachi345 5

I have a self defeating habit of so often trying to find a way to take the easy way out. . can anyone help me to develop some strategies for how I can change this???

2007-02-19 13:59:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous