Mental Health - February 2007

just wondering

2007-02-17 22:42:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-17 22:37:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi. I have autism and often people tell me what it's like to be me!
Have you ever experienced simiilar things?
People read books about autism and assume they know who I am and how I think.
1. You have that opinion because you think in terms of little boxes.
2. You think/say that because people with autism.....
3. etc

Sometimes I feel that I am not a unique person with my own thoughts and opinions. Do others also have this? I notice this the most with psychiarists and psychologists.

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I quick side question: (They cost points! :) ). What is the difference between a "handicap" , "disability" , "mental illness" , etc?: Which terms are used for which situation?

2007-02-17 22:33:50 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1

that I can provide for her and guide her into a healthy/happy adult.. 3. It feels in a way like I am stuck back in the past too - with the same malaise/craving something and not knowing what..the way I often did as a child yet my parents did all sorts for me etc

Really want to break the cycle but my daughter and I are very isolated and life at the moment just seems so pointless.. I just keep thinking of all the heartbreak ahead of her and of all the heartbreak I caused my own parents and both sides are weighing me down to the point I am a week plus behind on my degree course..

I don't know if it is the shock of full adult responsibility hitting me or what but as I say at the moment I feel like I am just going through the motions with my wee girl and feel dread for the adolescent years..when my folks are gone.. etc

Perhaps knowing how disappointing family life was for both my folks has affected my own psyche - neither were happy and both clinically depressed..

2007-02-17 22:27:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been on this for 2 months now (75mg) and I'm just starting to increase the dose to 150mg as I wasn't feeling much effect. I was just wondering what side effects people are getting on it and whether it's helping at all?

I've been getting very weird and long dreams on it- they are like films some of them and some like horror or sci-fi films. I also seem to be colder than usual all the time. Also I can't tell whether it's the depression or the drug that is making me so tired all the time. I just can't stop sleeping.

2007-02-17 22:27:30 · 9 answers · asked by Catherine C 2

Lately, alll i've been able to think about is being killed. I'm so scared of it! its gotten to the point that im constantly turning around to see if anyone's behind me. i even do that if im alone in my room. I know it's not logical,i cant help it. i hate it. a couple years ago, a family member of mine was killed really violently. i thought i was passed it but maybe i'm not. i can't get real help because then i'd have to tell my mom but i dont want to do that because it would hurt her too much (it was her mom that was killed). is it okay to be so scared all the time? i know it's not normal. should i get help or do you think it'll go away?

2007-02-17 21:40:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Woman calls and stirs everyone up with "YOU ALL HAVE TO GO TO SEE JON STRAIGHT AWAY HES BEEN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL WITH KIDNEY STONES HE COULD BE DIABETIC HE COULD HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK!". Yes, it was kidney stones, what's with the rest of the panic?? Jon is her ex-husband and has been for about 20 years.

Same woman says her teenage son has motor neurone disease. I said he doesn't, it's a terminal degenerative disease. Ten years on, it seems I was right.

Same woman exposes her grandchildren to known allergens, some of which are potentially life-threatening. On these occasions she seems to be trying to create drama to draw attention to herself.

Apart from this she seems pretty normal... not likeable, but I guess she's normal!

2007-02-17 21:40:01 · 3 answers · asked by Jokin' Jo 3

yourself and whats the secret?

whats your degree in mind cotrol?

coping with daily irritations, unexpected embarassing happenings, uncomfortable situations , undesirable sexual desire , .....

are you already in master degree? share it with me please.

thanks in advance.

2007-02-17 20:57:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the short and long term?

2007-02-17 20:20:06 · 12 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

ny dad is dead, mum is dying, my job has no future and dirty to work in, every relationship i have fails as i have 2 nice of a heart!
please tell me the best way to suicide painless!

2007-02-17 20:10:23 · 28 answers · asked by MIKI S 1

2007-02-17 19:15:57 · 10 answers · asked by Serinity4u2find 6

I have bad anxiety and panic attacks. Has anyone ever been hypnotized to try and get rid of their problem with this? If so, what was the outcome? Did it work or not?

2007-02-17 18:12:04 · 11 answers · asked by MaybeMaybe 1

I am not usually paranoid but I know somebody sent you.

2007-02-17 18:03:52 · 8 answers · asked by Jacks036 5

i get horror dreams before my exams. please help me

2007-02-17 17:59:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, if someone were to be diagnosed with BiPolar Disorder at a young age, can it progress into Schizophrenia at a later age?

2007-02-17 17:54:30 · 6 answers · asked by i_am_kuku7 2

For the past almost two years I have seen myself going from slightly careless, to having very little empathy for other's problems, but now I'm to the point where I'm almost completely emotionless. It used to be just cynicism, which is reasonable, figuring the state of our world, but within the past few months I've quickly sunken deeper. I had 2 uncles die, one of which I was close to, but at the funeral I didn't cry, I barely even felt sad. I didn't feel anger or resentment either, almost like nothing had even happened. Recently I've been trying to feel, but I end up just feeling stupid for wanting to feel those painful emotions. I didn't think it was noticable to others until last week a friend told me, straight up, that I was cold and heartless after saying some snide remark about this girl whose mother has cancer. I used to be a cocaine addict, until getting clean a few months ago. Might strong drug use at such a young age be affecting my emotions, like meth does to it's users?

2007-02-17 17:17:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am completely emotionless to almost everything and I feel really hollow inside. I’ve been in relationships with girls but I still felt empty and I am only really happy when I’m alone. I can't love anyone. I also talk and answer myself, with different tones and attitudes. It seems like I have three completely different personalities.

1. I’m strong confident, do things for myself and others, and am very masculine. I am usually like this when I am around my friends and peers.
2. Demented, I see humanity as a plague a waste of space and I often dream of creating a different world away from everyone. I think really far out of the box. I am like this when I’m alone.
3. Very feminine, spoiled and can’t seem to do anything for myself. I also think I am in love with my first personality. I fantasize about being a girl. I think the world is too much and usually suicidal but I always talk myself out of it (literally) It randomly happens when I’m alone.

2007-02-17 17:05:50 · 6 answers · asked by Reload 4

Okay, long story short. Been taking .5 mg xanax daily for about a week due to travel, flying panic etc. tonight decided to quit as I'm afraid of addiction. Started getting some anxious withdrawls and panic feelings. Decided to try and easy this feeling with 2medium or smallish glasses of red wine. Did not work, the panic is worse. Can I at this point take a half a xanax or .25 mg to ease my symptoms, or should I wait for a few hours for the alcohol to wear off? I'm by no means drunk and barely feel the wine, just a light buzz, but the anxiety from having taken .5 mg of xanax for 6 days and none today is just too much.

2007-02-17 16:57:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see that this question has popped up quite a few times before. So...what do you think the cure for boredom is?

2007-02-17 16:53:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My lil sis has a friend and my lil sis tells me about her friend and every saterday night and occasionaly a weekday drinks alot and blasts music and my sis' freind just cries her eyes out around her mother when her mother is like that and her mother justs yells at her by the was my sis and her friend are both 10 years old well is her mom concidered and alcohalic or not. (by the way i am not at all getting in the way of there personal lifes just curious

2007-02-17 16:50:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

First i've got tons to do like a lot of chores, i'm going through some eating disorder but i'm going to heal, i'm going to miss class once a week to go get checked with the doctor and i missed a test on chemistry because i had an appointment, i also missed chemistry and i have emotional problems with my family and some with my bf and some with myself....what to do? :(

2007-02-17 16:48:27 · 21 answers · asked by proby_girly 1

Fell like I am losing it sometimes but also going through a lot of problems...

I am going through a divorce because my husband walked out on me for someone else
I am going through a brutal custody battle
lost my job because I cant afford daycare and ex wont pay child support though ordered to
living with my mother who treats me like I am 10 (I am 30) though I know she loves me
living with step dad who doesnt care for me or my kids
cant live with dad he is in prison

symptoms...
tired
sick
cant stop eating sweets..overweight
feel like i dont care
I think about the past a lot (when I was a teenager)
I dont feel very close to my kids like I used to
My thoughts are vague and surreal
my memory is shot
I dont take very good care of myself.
I take care of my kids but I feel like I am just going through the motions
I enjoy writing but that is about it
I kind of feel like I am in a dream most of the time

What could this be? How do I get back to my old self?

2007-02-17 16:36:52 · 6 answers · asked by Cindy 1

2007-02-17 16:34:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-17 16:34:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have always seen people wanting to become a doctor. why is that?

2007-02-17 16:23:29 · 12 answers · asked by swetha 1

I have no problem falling asleep, or staying asleep. This is just some, "tips" to make sleeping more comfortable and whatnot.

Just little things like someone told me to use a pillow under my feet aswell and that was pretty cool. So if you have anything else plz share.

2007-02-17 16:20:37 · 5 answers · asked by wasdpol 1

I have the horrible habit of arriving late for EVERYTHING!! When I was younger it was just a quirk now it is seriously effecting my life. I have earnestly tried to just be on time but I am ALWAYS about 15 minutes late. HELP!!!

2007-02-17 16:14:24 · 10 answers · asked by Jenny 1

2007-02-17 16:13:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-17 16:09:29 · 14 answers · asked by wyatt_boy3 1

2007-02-17 16:07:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous