Mental Health - February 2007

My wife woke me up early this morning telling me that I would have to babysit my 9 year old nephew today (I usually sleep in late, so this has already been a disturbance to my day)

Anyways, I have him over this morning and of course I'm not exactly sure what to do for entertainment... I was telling him stories of my 'good old days' when I was his age and how we used to chuck snow and ice balls at cars passing by.

This morning, I took him outside (as part of his rites of passage into boy-hood) and showed him how to throw the snow and ice at cars and not get caught... (from behind the bushes, I demonsrated a few times) He REFUSED to do it, and started crying. I told him how all real men have done this in their life and the tears continued...I mean, this kid was hysterical

I took him back inside, where he is now watching television. I'm really concerned about him...what kind of kid cries like this??

2007-02-14 02:15:29 · 6 answers · asked by Ted Arcidi 2

2007-02-14 02:07:14 · 4 answers · asked by diane m 1

The love of my life is leaving our home and my Valentine's Day is absolutely miserable. I feel completely broken and devastated. I don't know how I'm going to get through this day, let alone the remaining days. My eyes are swollen from crying and nothing is okay.

2007-02-14 01:37:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

do u like or hate it? lol or do u not see a point in it?

2007-02-14 01:35:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need someone to talk to- well pour my heart out to and get some reassurance- in reguard to my situation
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgSWf6Xe6iVNsIzODG4gD7vsy6IX?qid=20070213114149AAQJvQ5

I want to call 1-800- suicide but i am not suicidal i just really need a friendly voice to remind me that everything will be okay, and i don't have anywhere to turn please if you know of someplace i can call, tell me.

2007-02-14 01:29:04 · 5 answers · asked by NewMommy!!! 3

I'd wake up at 6am after only 2 hours of sleep,feel really sleepy around 6pm,sleep until 12am then won't be able to sleep till 4am.

at first it wasn't much of a problem because it was the hols,now it's really getting in the way of my productivity and energy.

i really need some answers-how do i FIX my sleeping pattern back to normal?

2007-02-14 01:16:16 · 4 answers · asked by al 2

2007-02-14 01:12:40 · 13 answers · asked by ???? 1

I have worked in a pharmacy and have come accustomed to people who are mental. The ones with Schizophrenia are ones I especially notice for looking very strange. They look different each time they come in. Sometimes they look like a totally different person. Many times they look just "wierd" , very flat expression, their eyes looking very strange and not focused (like they are in a dream) . What is the cause of this?

Do people who have M.S. have the same thing?

2007-02-14 01:03:29 · 16 answers · asked by ???? 1

I have ADD and sometimes find it difficult to concentrate at work and I was wondering if there was any type of hypnotic music in CD or MP3 that I can have playing while I work....something that would help my concentrate. I don't know if anything like this exists, but if it doesn't, patent pending, patent pending, patent pending!

2007-02-14 01:00:23 · 2 answers · asked by christerosterling 2

I need some advice cause iam at my wits end.I have a sister.Slowly she is killing herself.Now people are going to tell me .Put her in treatment etc...Well she has done it all treatment, Jail.Dry out centers but nothing works.My sister drinks but she takes alot of pills and i mean alot.She is messed up all the time.She tries to kill herself all the time.She has cut her wrists,She has jumped out of a tree and broke her ribs just to get pain killers.You name it she has done it.She has a 13 year old son who she gives him pot and lets him drink and gives him pills.Her boyfriend had to get rid of all the guns cause she tried to shoot herself but instead she shot through the floor witch lucky no one was in the laundry where the shot went..She was on probation she tried killing herself for the 7 or 8 time maybe more she got put in jail for 72 hours that was it.Her probation officer did not help in any way..She is messed up all the time.She died twice on her way to the hospital.

2007-02-14 00:52:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've noticed in the last 5 years or so that so many people are suffering depression, anxiety and general unhappiness. Now there's a report that the UK has the most unhappy, unhealthy and unsafe children in the developed world. It's not like the UK is a country that suffers as much poverty, famine, war and stuff that makes life incredibly hard in other parts of the world, so what's going on?

2007-02-14 00:29:43 · 14 answers · asked by Princess Paradox 6

i feel so sad, very weak, i feel i have no life, i want to ba happy but i feel so weak, I'm so confused, i can't think well
i'm being bored of this thing in my mind, I'm also having negative thoughts, Panic Attack, even PsychoPhobia... I can't help me self... im feeling so hopeless... i cant concentrate with my everyday task... help!!!

2007-02-14 00:18:20 · 11 answers · asked by Free_man 1

2007-02-13 23:53:21 · 11 answers · asked by kumarcl 5

A very good friend of mine seems to be suffering from mental illness(most likely bipolar dis). But I am not sure if he is diagnosed and is on any treatment. And I have known that they can be very sensetive and it may trigger them. So, what should I do and approach my friend. His mood swings are terrible. I don't want to ignore him because of this. I want to help him.

2007-02-13 23:29:36 · 8 answers · asked by r s 2

2007-02-13 23:16:42 · 3 answers · asked by khriz 1

i had a dream about 7 months ago and it has been bugging me ever since, i am very interested about dreams and their meanings but do not know what this one means...

I was in my house with my family and extremely scared because their was a war going on, bombs being dropped all over the place-it was really really scary. the roof of my house was broken ,so i could see all the planes and stuff, somehow me and my family got seperated and i followed Homer Simpson (?) to what he said was safety. except he got blown up by a bomb so i went to go back to my house to try and find my family and see if they were ok, narrowly avoiding bombs and stuff. then this motorcyclist knocked me down and said he would run me over if he didnt get a pint of my blood, he gave me a knife and i cut my leg, filled a waterproof bag he had with blood. i returned to my house to find my familly safe. then i remember following a secret passage and freeing a dog from a cage. please help-what does it mean!!!???

2007-02-13 23:13:12 · 7 answers · asked by pineapples will rule the world! 2

it all started worrying about dying now im scared of dying think of it 24/7 will i ever get over this even thore im scared of dying

2007-02-13 23:12:42 · 14 answers · asked by leanne 1

I always think that they'll be dead when I get back from work. I don't know why I'm thinking of these things. But, I always think that they'll be stabbed to death. And, I'm scared, always, that I wouldn't know how to react. If I should cry, or if I should call the police. I always have this premonition that they'll be dead when I get back. I don't know why.

2007-02-13 22:54:21 · 2 answers · asked by nausea guy 2

i think of this from getting up to goin bed even when im out doin something i think of it i dont no why im scared will i ever get over this even thore its gona happen

2007-02-13 22:45:21 · 31 answers · asked by leanne 1

how can i say that i have split personality? thanks so much!!

2007-02-13 22:21:46 · 6 answers · asked by seekMe 1

I have a friend who says his back of his head hurts and he feels lost in thoughts—is he having an anxiety attack or should he just take aspirin and sleep it out?

2007-02-13 21:26:31 · 5 answers · asked by Cyrillus R 1

My friend has bipolar according to his doctor but I don’t see him moody— or do I see him from happy to anger as opposed to this diagnosis. He seems practically normal. Maybe he was misdiagnosed? His doctor wanted him to take Depokote ER but my friend refused because he doesn’t think he is bipolar.

2007-02-13 21:10:55 · 5 answers · asked by Adam Y 1

I've always been so against drinking to solve your problems. But lately i've been drinking when im upset or depressed about my ocd. And the bad thing is the alcohol makes me even more depressed after it wears off abit. It takes my mind off things for awhile but doesn't last.

I know this is not a solution and its not sumthing i do frequently. I told a friend who knows about my ocd and she told me to stop..plain and simple just stop. It sounds easy but when i get in a certain mood im not really thinking about wat will happen later..just taking the pain away is my only concern. Anyone else been in this situation or have any advice?

2007-02-13 20:34:43 · 3 answers · asked by CP 2

ok so i have some on-line classes like math english and music appresheation. i have anzziaty problems im on meds but they but me to sleep and i cant take them be for i do my work. latly i havent been doing it cus i can consintrate on it and when i set down to do it my mind gose 100 diffrent ways. how can i do better? blessed be.

2007-02-13 20:12:55 · 4 answers · asked by shy 4

For instance, if one is diagnosed with major depressive symptoms, is there the possibility that he or she will be less able to resist the temptation from peers already using drugs? Or will the depressed person be likely to want to self-medicate and therefore use drugs?

2007-02-13 19:48:15 · 9 answers · asked by Amy S 1

when i get no loveing i get no sleep

2007-02-13 19:35:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, I don't just watch TV - I read, play guitar, watch movies...but what else is there? I feel like I don't have a life now that I work full time - especially with the crappy weather where I live - and I'm too tired to have a snow ball fight and pursue the active social life I once had. Maybe someone has some good ideas for me?

2007-02-13 19:34:42 · 5 answers · asked by Just Wondering 3

I read that the Omega 6 to Omega 3 ration needs to be 1:1 but its about 20:1 in the american diet. More than 4 oz of fish a week causes mercury poisoning. So supplements are the only safe way to go.

2007-02-13 19:25:31 · 2 answers · asked by numb nuts 2

Or is it just a movie stereotype?I am a woman in my mid 20,s ,
is it wrong for me to always think about sex?I made a choice a long time ago to wait ,not necessarily until i am married,but until I finish getting my career together.

2007-02-13 19:25:03 · 12 answers · asked by irene i 3

I read that there is a high possibility of recurrent depression after a major episode within the next 3 years. Is there really a cure that will prevent this?

2007-02-13 19:22:10 · 11 answers · asked by numb nuts 2