Mental Health - March 2007

I am a straight A student in high school, and I always work very hard at school. I listen very well in class, and I try to do whatever homework I can before I go home. However, when I do get home, I feel like not doing anything, and just want to relax. I've been staying up later than ever because of this. How do I get rid of this bad habit of mine? I'm procrastinating even as I'm writing this question, and I haven't done my math homework yet.

2007-03-26 16:09:49 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 14 years old and i think i have OCD. My parents dont belive me..my friends do though.


some of the things i do, i like to avoide the colored tiles in school, and if i touch one with my left foot, i gota touch the same color with my right foot.
I got to wake up at 7:01 every mornin before school
I hate even numbers; i gota have an odd number for the T.V. volume, or else i freak out ( i dont know why )
When ever i'm putting away the dishes it has to go in this order: Cups, bowls, plates, silverware.
Oh and i hate my room messy.. i gota keep it clean
Or have to do a certain number of times so nothing bad will happen or something.


I have alot more but it would be too much to list. Do i have OCD? And if i do, how do i get my parents to belive me?

2007-03-26 16:04:34 · 12 answers · asked by Allison 2

ok well i think my child is Bipolar and maybe ADHD and i know that she has ODD but could ritalin help or make it worse.

what are the best med and mixed meds that anyone knows of for all that she will be tested and be reffed but i would say ritalin because of her impulsiveness but she also needs something for her anger.

by the way she is 12 and we do have family history of bipolar and anger not sure what else.

2007-03-26 15:54:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know of any exercises or supplements that help improve one's memory?

2007-03-26 15:46:00 · 5 answers · asked by Kate M 2

I was recently prescribed Xanax to treat anxiety related to law school. I was given 1 mg tablets, to be broken into halves and taken. I have a very important oral argument in a couple of days, and I am worried about taking too large a dose. I need to be very alert and able to respond to the judge's questioning. I am a nervous wreck when it comes to these things. Do any of you suggest maybe lowering the dosage to maybe .25 for that particular day. I need mental clarity, but I want to be without the trembling and nervous fidgiting. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

2007-03-26 15:45:47 · 17 answers · asked by LP783 1

In your local communities, what have you seen to be the average success rate of these people as far as curing people of disease as opposed to regular doctors?

2007-03-26 15:36:20 · 7 answers · asked by Wil V 2

How do you reduce stress without any drugs, pills, and preferably a way to do it without having to talk or call other people. I have just been getting really stressed out about school. Too much to do with so little time to do it.

2007-03-26 15:28:43 · 10 answers · asked by someone on earth 3

The following site gives numerous links to an article detailing how a paranoid schizophrenic boy, left untreated, stabbed his Mother to death after she refused to get psychiatric help for him:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/JeremyPerkins/

Here's a link to an in-depth story of a reporter who actually began developing symptoms as a result of his exposure to Scientology practices:
http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/scientology-cult-life-magazine.htm

2007-03-26 15:25:15 · 8 answers · asked by Opester 5

I am wondering if there is something that I can do about my memory and what it might be.

I will not notice things for a long time (like a week or two)
I will think that something that has always been there when it just got put there.
I have trouble saying some words because I can't think of what it is.
I will even forget if I hadn't gotten a cup of water.

It seems to be getting more noticeable to not only me but also my family...

2007-03-26 15:15:57 · 8 answers · asked by squirrely 3

my son is 8 years old. he has had problems with anger ever since he was 6. the doctors have put him on meds for ADHD. he has bad fits of anger where he grits his teeth, his face turns red and he screams, he bangs his head, punches and kicks, says hateful things to eveyone that i know he does not mean, and sometimes we have to hold him down to keep him from hurting himself.when i do get him calmed down he does not always remember what happened. when he does remember he gets really remorseful and cries. he has never experienced any trama, so it is not anything like that. his dad also has an anger issue that the docs says is a ADD related issue. we live in a small town (not many doctors) i really think that it is something else and they are treating him for the wrong thing. any suggestions?? thanx!

2007-03-26 15:13:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

my friend has a fear of going on roller coaster and were suppose to go on our end of the year trip soon...and were going to a park with a bunch of HUGE ones how can she get over this!! i tell her just to do it and don't hesitae b/c she will be even more scared!!! WHAT DO U THINK ?IF U HAVE TIPS/PERONAL EXPERINCES PLZZ HELP!!! NO NEGAVTIVE THOUGHTS PLZZ SHE IS TRYING TO GET OVA THE FEAR

2007-03-26 15:05:23 · 12 answers · asked by [♥[Megan]♥] 2

This nightmare has been bothering me for a few days, it was very realistic. Besides that, I wake up often from nightmares with my heart pounding, sweating, and often takes awhile to fall back to sleep. How can I help myself?

2007-03-26 14:59:54 · 9 answers · asked by Liiluu 1

i started cutting over a year ago & it started out as nothing & became kinda an addiction...i stop for awhile sometimes then start again...any advice to stop...?

2007-03-26 14:48:03 · 14 answers · asked by Boo 1

I was wondering because my friend says she is a nurse for a psychatrist

2007-03-26 14:39:45 · 3 answers · asked by omygosh 4

i just started taking it today, and do not feel anything, then again i still have geodon in my system, but i was changed today to this. do you take abilify and what were your side effects?

2007-03-26 14:37:51 · 7 answers · asked by brown_eyedgirl777 1

I have depression, but somtimes I can't shake it off, what do you do?

2007-03-26 14:36:15 · 16 answers · asked by kaypiccolo 2

I am only thirteen, and about a year ago I had this ‘episode’. I live in the country and I ran out in the pasture in the middle of the night. I was out there for over eight hours. When I came back, I told my mother everything, but she just wrote it off as nothing.

I looked up the symptoms I experienced and I found that it was hardly ‘nothing’ as my mother had said. But I didn’t want to push the matter, for I really did want it to be nothing, so I kept quiet, even though I was still going through these… things.

All was fine for a while, until two months ago. Although this time, I hurt myself, and my sister. And I am frightened that I will do it again.

I feel as though I am a threat to myself and others. But whenever I try to speak to my mother about this, she changes the subject or cuts off the conversation abruptly. I think she is afraid that once a psychiatrist tells me that there is something wrong with me, that she will have to face it.

Is there anything that I can do?

2007-03-26 14:28:25 · 9 answers · asked by Athena Lynn. 2

Almost a year ago, I feel into a suicidal depression. I finally started to get out of it in October/November wen i meet my current boyfriend. I finally got some therapy in October and went only twice. She said i was depressed... But then i started feeling alot better and starting to sleep well again and not hurting myself, I stoped drinking.. All my symptoms started to disapear. She dropped me a few months ago becuase i wasnt coming often enough.. The problem now is im starting to get these problems again, Cant sleep, always tired, not motivated, feeling suicidal, always sad... My boyfriend doesnt believe me, hes never there for me and i mean NEVER,... what do i do......
I seem to get depressed over the summer becuase i loose contact with lots of my friends and im left alone to thing about all my thoughts.. But its become suicidal the past year in the summer..
Im only 15 almost 16 btw.

2007-03-26 14:22:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 14:18:36 · 9 answers · asked by Jacob S 1

I think about death most of the times. not a day goes by when i dont and i just wonder why! i seem to have people who trully love me and im still not happy. had lots of bad experiences i thought i overcame. i just want this thoughts gone...any suggestions?


ps: I tried meds and they didnt work so i took myself off of them.

2007-03-26 14:11:17 · 16 answers · asked by K11 3

How do you get someone to stop being a pervert? Without a bunch of intenseive psycho therapy and stuff?

2007-03-26 13:50:05 · 4 answers · asked by サンダース 2

i kinda just wanna see how it is to get high because theirs bunches of kids at my school who sell drugs...and sum of my frends do it too.......will trying it once hurt?

2007-03-26 13:48:09 · 6 answers · asked by smile 3

I have been so depressed lately, and dont know why, but I dont want speak to anyone about it. It's interfering w/ my life, how can I get rid of it?

2007-03-26 13:47:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im afraid im not gonna get a B in math, im might not get credit because i have been out so much (get sick easily),french class is so hard.

2007-03-26 13:22:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'M IN A SITUATION THAT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF! FYI, I'M ABOUT TO BE SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL FOR 90 DAYS! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE SUCH A TORTURING PENALTY! I'M GONNA FREAK OUT, IF THAT HAPPENS! NOW I'M REALLY FREAKED OUT AND I'M REFUSING TO DO WORK AND TAKE TESTS! I CAN'T STAY CALM WHEN I'M IN CLASS, FEARING SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN! I CAN'T EVEN CONTROL MY BREATHING AND MY HEARTRATE IS GOING UP! WHAT AM I GONNA DO TO STAY CALM?

2007-03-26 13:16:25 · 5 answers · asked by faileider_lucky7 2

when i'm around other people at work or school, i feel like they're all judging me. so, i usually keep my distance because i don't want them to judge me. i also watch what i say because i'm afraid they will use the words i say to go against me. or sometimes, when i see these people talking in groups, i feel like they're talking badly of me. at work, i feel like no one will ever promote me. at school, i feel like my fellow classmates are trying to bring me down. i also have anxiety when i'm alone at home, thinking about why i'm feeling the way i feel towards my peers. and i end up becoming grouchy and my family has to deal with it, so it affects them too. it affects my appetite and my sleep as well. sometimes, all i do is obsess on these thoughts. does this make sense to anyone of you? why do i feel this way? what could this be? a mental disorder?

2007-03-26 13:14:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think its easier for celebrites such as robbie williams, stephen fry etc. to talk about their depression because they have money in the bank and good lifestyles etc. than it is for the ordinary joe bloggs who still has to go down the pub tomorrow night?

2007-03-26 12:58:11 · 6 answers · asked by koikoiboi 3

Children as young as 4 being diagnosed as bipolar:
http://www.cultureshocktv.com/internews/2002/may27200522196.shtml

Okay.... is it just me.... or should those psychiatrists be given some of their own medicine/poison?

Perhaps zapped in the head, even?

2007-03-26 12:52:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-26 12:35:34 · 21 answers · asked by jack_diam_01 1

2007-03-26 12:35:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous