Mental Health - February 2007

how damaging can these things called 'parents' be? I remember a red dwarf episode in which people from the future finally proved that all our hang ups and neurosis were caused by our parents, could this be true?

Is it particularly bad to live with your parnets past a certain age if so what age do you think is optimum to leave the 'nest' ?

2007-02-12 07:09:14 · 20 answers · asked by wave 5

You ever have a couple days where it's sort of hard to think and your mind just feels...... blank? Like whited out? Is it normal?

2007-02-12 07:03:49 · 5 answers · asked by winds_of_justice 4

or can you get rid of it yourself??can u get rid of depression on your own?Please help!

2007-02-12 06:59:17 · 6 answers · asked by Laura W 1

lately iv been feeling reallly depressed. I'm 18 and have 4 months of school left. i'm behind on school work cause I just moved recently to a new district. I want to go to counsling but I have no way to get there. I live w/ my brother and hes always working. I don't drive yet. the school counsler is always busy. I need to talk to someone. any ideas?

2007-02-12 06:55:27 · 11 answers · asked by princess 1

I'm suddenly having the feeling of worthlessness. My life is spinning out of controll. I'm losing my hair, I ended my 2.5 year relationship, I have no $ to support my kids, and I just got served a summons to pay $5654.62 for my student loan. I have no one to really talk about my problems. I already have a history of panic attacks and deppresion.
I just don't want to lose controll. I just think of what will happen about everything... If I lose more hair i know im going to isolate myself from people in shame. And now im worried that im going to go to jail. And im trying my best to stop crying so I can enjoy time with my boys.

I know everyone has their own problems...And I just need to find my way....
So I guess my question is "can you pray for me?"

2007-02-12 06:52:15 · 12 answers · asked by It's just me!!! 2

2007-02-12 06:47:16 · 5 answers · asked by ms anyone 1

I get depressed in the winter and am tired and un motivated at times and grouchy. Someone told me it was from lack of sunlight. In this case would it help if I went to the tanning bed? I have concerns about skin damage but it it weren't in excess, (once a week for five minutes) in the winter only would that be okay?

2007-02-12 06:42:48 · 15 answers · asked by TennesseeGirl 2

2007-02-12 06:30:00 · 15 answers · asked by JUST ME 3

im sad thats it.. ikeep searching online wether im going thru depression or is it just a bipolar disorder..but i dont know wat im dealing wit here..abt a month ago a had to breakup wit my kinda bf..actually he was also my bestest friend but after my parents found out thru the phon bil that sumthin was rong i had to stop it all..and it has somhow leftme feeling less..i realise now that wat i did then was rong imean i shudnt have spoken to him sooo much that the bill shot up to 8000..and that too during the exams..but i really miss all those words he used to say..we used to talk the whole nite...it was a mmistake but still i nt fine ..nothing seems to matter anymore..when im in colllege i feel everyone is stupid..i feel like detaching myself frm everyone..wen im at home also i feel like locking myself in my room...my cell was taken away due to the episode i mentioned above so its bcum difficult to talk to my closest friends too..help if u can..thanx for reading soooo much crap

2007-02-12 06:24:32 · 7 answers · asked by sneha m 1

Well i didnt take the Valium.its not worth i but i did do alot of thiking.What kind of friend is that? She gave my alot of pills.ive tyred to kill my self its not worth it.whan i was 16 i took alot of pills when i was 18 i tryed to hang my self.im 19 now its not worth it.Yes i will have bad days but dont we all?I did not take the Valium but i did cut myself i was just so mad at her and me.Do you think i can get pased this?I told my self life gets harder well it did...

2007-02-12 06:15:33 · 7 answers · asked by xo 2

2007-02-12 06:12:20 · 12 answers · asked by Whonosbest 3

All of those are only "right now fixes" I need a 24 hour fix my anxiety has control and I can't stand it.

2007-02-12 06:11:43 · 1 answers · asked by nascar_tony_michele 1

whenever someone creates a suprise for me...i always figure out what it is. i dont go looking for clues or anything like that, but i always end up knowing before i get it...why?

2007-02-12 06:05:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's this guy I'm in love with and I want to tell him but I think he'll laugh at me and just make it a joke because he jokes alot.

2007-02-12 05:59:29 · 5 answers · asked by art_girlt 3

2007-02-12 05:53:28 · 9 answers · asked by riptide_71 5

Or would it just be obvious to people around you. What are the signs of a nervous breakdown?

2007-02-12 05:53:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-12 05:33:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i barley talk to him but i really like him.

2007-02-12 05:29:26 · 9 answers · asked by cait12350 2

I freak out even when I see a Daddy Longlegs! I scream out of pure fear when I see even the smallest little spider. I love mice, rats and have several animals including lizards and snakes. (I don't feed my pet mice to my pet snakes! They eat goldfish! And not the crackers) And I don't even mind most bugs, but any spider will send me running and screaming. Does anyone have any scientific advice on getting over my fear of spiders? And no "just pick one up" crap either! I can't even get close enough to them to kill them. Anyone? Advice for a severe arachnaphobe?

2007-02-12 05:25:43 · 14 answers · asked by Elizabeth 2

i used to be quite smart at at school,
then i dropped out
then i went through this stage..
i started heavily drinking every night,
smoking pot every day
taking pills every weekend
and also went through a stage of evn heavier drinking and taking speed every day(not injected though)
and just basically partying full on for about 2 years

i have now been quite clean for about a year and am wondering why im so stupid..i trip over things, i say stupid things, i talk about stupid things,then relise later and feel completely embarressed and ashamed..

did these activities kill brain cells>? alot of them? or could it be something else?

i also used to sniff lighter fluid and paint..
i think thats all..

and i was on anti-depressiants and anxiety pills at the time also, and used to take extra pills for funzies

2007-02-12 05:12:58 · 11 answers · asked by LostMyMind 3

In your own words, come up with a one sentence definition for the word "Counseling"

2007-02-12 05:00:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-12 04:59:19 · 4 answers · asked by noevgo 1

on 3 occasions now i have apparently "zoned out" but was still functional? i had a in depth conversation with my daughter but when ask about it later i had no memory of the discussion or the things that i had showed her. she described in detail what i said to try & jar my memory but nothing.
in another instance my husband & i were @ a restaraunt & i missed an entire conversation he had with our waitress? i was sitting there but have no memory of it. both of these have happened in the last 2 months & as far as i know have been the only instances. but i wouldnt know unless a conversation i had with someone was brought to my attention & i seen that i didnt remember. its scary!! some advice please???

2007-02-12 04:59:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

If every available drug or stimulant was made legal and the affects they had on your body were no worse than a carrot would you take anything and why? Or do you prefer to have your mental wits about you at all times?

2007-02-12 04:58:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-12 04:50:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it dangerous? Does it work quickly? What are the side-effects?

2007-02-12 04:47:54 · 10 answers · asked by Renee D 4

caring completly? I mean- I am sick and tired of being so emotional over nothing and caring about those who do not care about me. How can I stop caring?

2007-02-12 04:47:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My apartment is a mess, I do schoolwork but at the last minute, I can hardly wake up in the morning, etc.
I've always been sort of "lazy", but I'm 20 years old and I feel like now I should start to change - but it's difficult! I've been this way my whole life and I just don't know how to go about motivating myself to DO MORE.

Any suggestions?

2007-02-12 04:45:05 · 6 answers · asked by Delvala 5

I have a friend who had panic attacks,followed treatment for a year and now he feels better but still has remnants of the disease.he became very fatalistic about life in general,he is very careful about everything he feels organically and has sometimes with him some pills for anxiety...just in case....will these "symptoms" go away and will he be completely normal?could he repeat at some point in life these panic attacks?he didn`t follow therapy counseling,just medication.

2007-02-12 04:39:41 · 5 answers · asked by NuclearKitty 1

Why is soo terrifying for me to go to parties?

I was fine when I went to this party and the college kids from my school were there, but after a while I got extremely uncomfortable and everything felt surreal. I drank a little. I felt like I didn't belong there. I felt like crying and finding my quickest way out of there. I didn't want people to get to know the real me. I'm persian, but I have never had persian friends. I don't consider myself american or persian. At times I feel misplaced. I can not be wild and crazy like many of these kids are. It's not in me. Being in the music world, people are usually very open and experimental. I shouldn't have gone to this party. I have no one I can relate to whenever I go to these places. I don't trust the guys. They can at times greatly scare me also. I don't trust them. There are a few I trust, those who are not a part of this party scene. I can not be what is considered to be normal and cool. I am not a great actor like them nor can I bs it.

2007-02-12 04:37:21 · 4 answers · asked by Race Cars 1