Mental Health - February 2007

if hypothetically, you had to compare both seroquel and abilify as a bipolar drug, which would you recommend?

2007-02-11 06:00:23 · 4 answers · asked by killerwhalesrule19 3

It is imp to know this answer because i can't sleep properly everyday."By knowing ans i will manage to sleep properly".

2007-02-11 05:52:14 · 9 answers · asked by tom 1

Because my father does this periodically throughout the week. He's already lost his license twice for drinking, but he continues and says he doesn't have a problem.
And I get so angry at him, I want to take all his beers and pour them out in the kitchen sink...and he's so incredibly defensive about his drinking that I can't even discuss it with him.

My mother just recently died and I don't think either of us have dealt with the grief very well.

I'm 19. I can move out. He depresses me extremely; but whenever he's sober I have a very good time with him and can talk with him...as long as we don't mention the drinking.

Do you think I should try to intervene, get him help? He's been to multiple psychologists about other issues (PTSD), but the counseling and the medication doesn't seem to do a single thing for him. He stubbornly refuses to change.

And I resent it and feel guilty for being so angry...both.

But I just can't do this with him anymore.

Any advice?

2007-02-11 05:50:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am thinking of telling my shrink that i wanna be sectioned. i tryed to kill my sis the other day, i love her so much and i am scared i will kill her if i get a chance. I have started doing really wierd stuff.
I have got depression and i am on 20mg of prozac. I am really scared of wat i am going to do to people coz every body i see i feel like hurting them i can't help it the thought is always there.
the wierd thing is i am 13.
Help me!!!!

2007-02-11 05:36:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know it sounds silly but lots of people admit to having SAD in the winter months but I am completely different, I stress in the longer days. Any ideas of how to help? The people who have it through the winter have light boxes..and please dont just say close the curtains :0)

2007-02-11 05:28:07 · 4 answers · asked by theoldecrone 4

i am 20 yrs old..i am a combat veteran of operartion iraq freedom..i have been having strange dreams and thoughts of performing murders..possibly cannibalistic..but not really..i dont feel ill ever act out on them...but everytime i think of it..see a movie,hear a song depicting it,or read of a serial killer..i tend to get slightly sexually aroused..i cant tell the mental help counselers where i am stationed because id prefer not to be locked up..i can keep it under control...its just a secret desire i have. in iraq i was successful in killing at least 2 people which satisfied me.and actually caused me to smile(i had just lost my best friend prior to that in a combat related incident) but after that i began thinking of it more..and i wanted to kill again...but this time a little more personal and up close. i am wondering if i have some form of serious mental health disorder or if i am just in awe of the fact that i took someone elses life in combat..please help..i would appreciate it

2007-02-11 05:22:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

which type of bipolar are you and do you have any other disorders as well?
how long did it take you to to get notification of acceptance if you did?

and please don't forget if you are in the U.S., what state are you from?

2007-02-11 05:06:16 · 5 answers · asked by Jaime 2

I unfortunately have NO friends whatsoever. I have a few acquaintances, but no friends. I have no one to talk on the phone with. I have no one to go out to places with.

I'm a shy person, so that's part of the reason why I have no friends, but still. I don't even have ONE friend.

Whenever I go out, I go alone. It feels weird to go out alone. It's difficult being friendless, since we humans are social creatures.

Plus, I have this fear that if I meet someone new, they are going to think that I'm a loser because I don't have any friends.

I don't know how much more of this I can take.

2007-02-11 04:54:21 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

My girlfriend and i have been together for almost 3 years.It took a while to figure this out.WHENEVER i'm happy or try to be happy she's miserable.I mean,She totally freaks out.Tells me i neglect her,cries,ect..But when i'm depressed or feel bad,mysteriously,SHE"s happy!!!No problems!?? WHAT KIND OF BIZARRE DISORDER IS THIS??? I know my psychology a bit,but this one has me baffled.

2007-02-11 04:45:03 · 10 answers · asked by todd t 1

SPIDERS! I hate spiders and i want to get over my fear of them! Whenever i see a spider i cant feel my legs and i feel like i am going to pass out! I cant squish them because my hands get jello-like and i control where my hands go. Anyone know how to get over my fear??

2007-02-11 04:32:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-11 04:24:40 · 12 answers · asked by Harvinder S 1

Used NLL but looking for a more active site to meet ppl like me.

2007-02-11 04:17:47 · 6 answers · asked by Mindy Jo 1

temporary? Maybe some people's situation was never meant to improve. Maybe God just doesn't like some people, as evidenced by how his other creatures react to that person.

2007-02-11 04:06:45 · 17 answers · asked by gone 1

whats the best way to hand yaself in to health profeesionals if u feel like u cant carry on with life at the moment, is it best to go alone, and have ya family be contacted by the proffessionals who know how to handle it best, rather than tell ya family yaslef and have them blow it all out up in the air,

also what options does someone have if they feel like life not worth living?

but they wanna live but cant see a way at the moment

go hospital? doctors? what would happen, would u be taken away and treated?

thanks

2007-02-11 04:02:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-11 03:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by martin 1

2007-02-11 03:46:07 · 3 answers · asked by Gnome 6

2007-02-11 03:41:04 · 3 answers · asked by James P 1

2007-02-11 03:35:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok....this has been happening as long as I can remember
sometimes when I'm sleeping and just happen to wake up in the middle of the night (around 4:00 this time) and begin to fall asleep again....i get this really scary mind thing that is like a very short nightmare....I usually see black, but sometimes it's like a very dim Egiptian sun (best way I can describe it) my heart rate also goes through the roof-well over 100-in a half second. I can't control the dream, but I can wake up from it--never let it go on b/c of the hear thing and that it's seriously scary
it happens VERY rarely, like 1-4 times in an entire year. Sometimes it doesn't happen at all
oh, and I'm not in any sort of drug/medication or smoke....nothing age is 18.....but what the heck is this?????

2007-02-11 03:01:01 · 4 answers · asked by Carlos 7

2007-02-11 02:18:53 · 13 answers · asked by HARVE!!! 2

I have a peculiar problem i tend to stutter when im among people or talk to them on the phone.When im alone i never stutter.and even when i stutter its with certain words like nineteen, thirty,newsletter ,andmany other fixed words i dont stutter with other words(all among people or on the phone. I never stutter when im talking or reading alone someone please help me and tell me whats happening Im a A+ student (age 22) its really eating into my grades (this problem began scine i was 7 years old please help!!

2007-02-11 01:51:26 · 7 answers · asked by Confusedme 1

2007-02-11 01:48:30 · 5 answers · asked by rosemaryewilson 1

If a person has been depressed for a long time (more than 5 years), do you think it's normal or abnormal for that person to think about suicide? I don't mean plans or intent, simply thoughts.

2007-02-11 01:42:06 · 14 answers · asked by mal'ary'ush 2

I have been depressed all my adult life (I'm 42). I have tried psychological therapy, and have tried 3 kinds of medication. Nothing has worked. I feel as if I have an incurable disease which will eventually be fatal when I can't tolerate it any more . Any advice?

2007-02-11 01:37:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm doing everything I can to deal with this depression but this morning I'm very depressed again. Its been increasing for the past week. The meds help for a while. I've doubled my efforex doseage the last few days and it seems to help for a while then its back to hitting bottom again. I don't know what else I can do.

2007-02-11 01:35:45 · 6 answers · asked by numb nuts 2

2007-02-11 01:29:09 · 7 answers · asked by narendra b 5

Are there any strategies to combat dyslexia. I am a college graduate with a masters degree who was never diagnosed as having dyslexia, but recently I find myself reading pretty slow. Is this a symptom of dyslexia? Any suggestions?

2007-02-11 01:27:20 · 10 answers · asked by Trench Foot 2

Hi all! I need some advice. I am not very good at hiding emotions especially things like hurt or anger and sometimes I wish I could. I see people around me who are calm and collected even if they're having a bad day. I want to be like that especially in social situations where I don't want people to know that I'm upset. Is there any way I can train myself to be like that? What should I focus on and most of all how do I control my facial expressions!?!

2007-02-11 01:05:14 · 6 answers · asked by Lana K 1

Thank you to all who answered i'v made my decision I am going to go in its not easy because I feel like I have failed

2007-02-11 00:48:23 · 17 answers · asked by colwyncub 1

Im 19 and i have ocd and i just want to know of anyone else who has it, if they have been able to live with it. Without going on medication or seeing someone about it. Any effective ways of dealing with it?

2007-02-11 00:28:36 · 5 answers · asked by CP 2