Mental Health - March 2007

I'm sure I'm one of a million who doesn't sleep. I have two reasons why I don't sleep. One, I can not say and two because I just lay in bed for hours thinking. I try to shut my mind off, and think of nothing but even when I do that I can not sleep. I will sleep maybe 48 hours in a week thats 7 days and which is a total of 168 hours and only 48 of those give or take a few i'm sleeping. I usually can't sleep for two days then i crash and sleep 4-6hours in the day time. I know I can't go without sleep. Technically I'm getting sleep so i'm not getting any of the side affects from not sleeping I guess. I just want to know how unhealthy this is and what can I do. I've tried everthing and I'm quite sure I'm too young for sleep pills. That and I already take a pill everyday for migranes so I don't want to take any more. I'd hate to become dependent on a sleep pill i'm only 17. I would like to know some side affects and some solutions if possible. Please don't say see a doctor I have no need to

2007-03-28 02:11:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been dealing with it for a year. It took me 5 months 2 finally find the right doctor and get help. I lost a year of college and had 2 leave b/c of my medical problems. I have been trying 2 make an effort 2 get my life back on track slowly. I moved into an apartment & found a part time job & plan on going back 2 college. My roomate knew that I had a sleeping problem b4 we moved in. I try 2 keep a constitent sleep schedule. There was no problem until my roomate got a boyfriend. They made a lot of noise @ night-blasting music & slamming doors. I talked 2 my roomate abt it & she said she would be quiet. I know my roomate has rights, but I do 2. We compromised that if he was over he'd be gone by 11:00. Well that didn't work. Now she keeps coming in around 4:00 a.m. & is really noise. I got a new job & the noise affects my sleeping. I'm thinking abt moving home & quiting. Or should I see my doctor..I don't want 2 quit-it's like I'm back 2 where i was b4 i got help-What should I do?

2007-03-28 02:00:42 · 8 answers · asked by Angel B 1

and the violence involves your family members/children?

2007-03-28 01:54:08 · 6 answers · asked by just me 1

Everything to do with sick terrifies me, I can't even be in the same house as someone who has been sick coz it scares me so much!!

It really does take over my life because like today my sister was throwing up last night and I'm now too scared to go home incase she does it while I'm there!!

I really need to over come this phobia or find someway of controlling it a bit better, please help me, any suggestions will be good!!

Thanks xx

2007-03-28 01:47:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was on 10mg of Lexapro for 4 days but it made me sick. 2 days ago i switched to Zoloft, but am still feeling nausous. How long will it take for Lexapro to get out of my blood?

2007-03-28 01:38:39 · 4 answers · asked by wrigley 1

what is causes of sleep?
how can i reduce my sleeping hours
can you pls tell me for a normal 25 year human being how many hours he can take a sleep in a day?

2007-03-28 01:36:40 · 9 answers · asked by saravana kumar v 1

I know I have at least a mild case of OCD. Or maybe a mediocre case. I display all those horrible handwashing symptoms, counting excessively symptoms, feeling that something bad will happen unless I follow a routine. I also know that all these aren't realistic, but I do it anyway, because I feel I HAVE to.

So anyway, I have another problem, and I don't know whether it's related to OCD. It tends to affect me more than the typical OCD symptoms too.

I'm schooling now, and I know that when people think they've screwed up a test, they get upset and maybe shed some tears over it. But eventually, they snap out of it. In my case, it's like I'll keep worrying about the test to no end, and then I'll find even more mistakes (which sometimes may not even have existed) and I have to keep talking myself out of this mild depressionI go into whenever I feel I've done bad on a test/ exam or just something I want. I tend to become all scared and will become all quiet and stuff.

2007-03-28 01:35:48 · 4 answers · asked by Chocolate Strawberries. 4

2007-03-28 01:22:26 · 9 answers · asked by JDA 1

hi my name is taylor and i am 16 years old. Well yesterday i had the mosy starngest thing happen to me durring skool. Well it was mrning and we were about to take a test and next thing u know i am being told to go to the clinic. My teacher told me i was drooling, starring into space amd telling my friends i was falling and talking of no sense. The wierd thing is i was in a way i rebered amost everything that happened. i kept calling my friends name durring her test 2 get her attention and then i was starring at the window cause the tree outside looked like it was spinning in a way and doubling even though it wasnt. Thats when i started drooling. Then i remeber noticing the desk think they were slanting and that was going 2 fall off my chair i kept saying i am falling. Then i dont remeber saying this that i told my friend 2 call 911. The teacher had 2 walk me 2 the clinic and i had no idea what was going on. I kept seeing double of everything and i couldnt barely walk. we did a cat scan

2007-03-27 23:54:23 · 4 answers · asked by Cutie Pie 1

I’m also very sensitive to noise. I eat sensibly, I’m not overweight, I take exercise and don’t drink too much. I think this is coming because I think I’m a failure. I’m doing a very average job with an average salary. I’ve tried to get better jobs but I don’t even get considered for them. I have a unfulfilling relationship with someone who I like but don’t love. I feel like everything I try and do goes wrong. I’m trying to get up the courage to visit a doctor but I hate everything medical. Has anyone had similar symptoms and been diagnosed? Could it be a physiological problem?

2007-03-27 23:39:32 · 6 answers · asked by neoscribbler 2

Serious answers only please.

2007-03-27 23:25:39 · 36 answers · asked by Ginny Jin 7

2007-03-27 22:45:18 · 7 answers · asked by clairejgray1 3

My memory is not good, I guess due to years of living but I am hoping it isnt permanant situation, I need some ideas on improving my memory

2007-03-27 22:29:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i've been on [zopiclone zimovane.] for 12 yrs now i'm phyically and mentally addicted to them, does any body know or experience the best way to get off them, i would apprieciate any advice

2007-03-27 22:28:09 · 12 answers · asked by claudebutlerpbj 2

I'm taking Ritalin for ADHD, and I'm going to see the psychiatrist who prescribed it next week to check in about how it's working and whatnot. I know she's going to ask me if I've been eating normal meals since Ritalin is an appetite suppressent. Well, I haven't been, but it has nothing to do with the medication. There's part of me wants to tell her that I haven't been eating almost at all because I know that it's unhealthy and that I should ask someone for help. But I'm afraid that if I tell her that I haven't been eating enough that she won't want me to take stimulants anymore, and I tried Strattera and it didn't work, so then I don't know what other options there would be. And also part of me doesn't want her to know so she can't try to stop me from starving myself. So should I keep it secret and deal with it on my own, or should I tell my psychiatrist what I've been doing and risk messing up the ADHD stuff.

2007-03-27 22:18:40 · 10 answers · asked by Kaylee 1

There are so many fears embeded in psyche of a person. Are there clues to overcome all these fears and be bold so that we can achieve what we aim? Yours answers be specific to overcoming of fear.

2007-03-27 22:00:39 · 15 answers · asked by katkam v 3

One of my close friends, N has recently been in hospital as she was suicidal, she checked herself out but she wasn't ready for it. I was considering moving in with her to take care of her but we don't think she needs that much intervention yet.
She has dependency issues, self sabotage, negative self-talk and she is not looking after herself in any way (food, money, exercise, taking pills on time etc etc).

Another friend, Nic and I are thinking that N needs to tell us how to support her. But she won't tell us if we just ask. So Nic & I are going to sit down with N and tell her about Nic's sister who has very similar issues to N (we're not making it up, it's coincidental). We're hoping that this way, N will tell us how to best support her and get her back on track.

If you have bipolar or experience with it, do you think this is a good idea? Also, what do you think are key ways we can establish routine in N's life? All your advice is SO much appreciated.

Thanks!

2007-03-27 21:30:30 · 6 answers · asked by Snow White 4

I'm normally a very happy person. I realise that everyone has their off days, but my off days are scaring me. Growing up I was extremely suicidal. For the past 3ish years I haven't had a single suicidal thought until the other night when I felt like shooting myself. I'm quite concerned because this feeling hasn't left me. I've tried working out, sleeping, talking, blogging, and the feeling remains. Are there any suggestions as to what might help?

2007-03-27 21:22:24 · 5 answers · asked by L K 1

Should I tie him to the bed posts? Or douse water on him everytime he does that?

2007-03-27 20:53:10 · 14 answers · asked by geoff p 1

otherwise I wouldn't be having such vivid and weird dreams. I really can't stop, I wake up sweating and exhausted. How do i make it stop? I REALLLLLLLY need some sleep please.

2007-03-27 20:51:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does yahoo offer a 12 step program to recovery?

2007-03-27 20:48:27 · 9 answers · asked by cindy 6

I always rip my brains out trying to figure out why my boyfriend says he cares, and acts like he cares, to later treat me like i'm worthless, and that he doesn't care, and put down what i do, and how i am, and how i look.
But now i'm worried about myself... i don't like being treated badly. But i keep being with him. I know he won't change this, and no matter how hard i try to be better, he will always find flaws and make me feel bad about them. I don't want him to tell me i'm perfect or anything, but he's very cruel when he points things out. What drives a person to be in this position and keep wanting the other to just love them? What is wrong with me?

2007-03-27 20:47:15 · 7 answers · asked by jade 2

2007-03-27 20:27:39 · 14 answers · asked by Husain F 2

I have found it increases my capacity to pull on a difficult day with ease.

2007-03-27 20:19:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had some bad sleeping patterns during the past years (sleeping late, waking up early and not having any specific sleep and wake up time and not getting enough sleep during the night) and I have also had stress and anxiety problems. Recently I have noticed that at times I have trouble remembering things that I could easily remember in the past....

Is lack of sleep and stress/anxiety related to memory problems? Can fixing the sleeping patterns and changing life-style help to improve the problem? I'm kind of worried is this problem dangerous? How can I fix it?

2007-03-27 20:08:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

some psycho disorder??

2007-03-27 20:03:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-27 20:02:30 · 6 answers · asked by sara_s 2

i am single parent; my son is feeling worst and worst; is neede imediatelly help, please; thank you

2007-03-27 19:38:28 · 6 answers · asked by liliana 1

I'm starting to feel old already! Does anyone my age (for whatever reason) feel the same way? It seems like just yesterday I was a nieve 16 year old girl. Life is crazy..

2007-03-27 19:34:39 · 23 answers · asked by ? 3

i dont think kids should be on pills for mental disorders i mean how can u tell that they even have one since it was normal for kids to act the way they do now 20 to 60 years ago i think there should be a law that says kids under 18 can not be on meds for a mental disorder then maybe at least half the world or more would actully be sane.

tell me if u have ever thought of something like this.

2007-03-27 19:24:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous