Mental Health - March 2007

I have bipolar disorder, but mostly have chronic moderate to severe depression, because the meds don't help me enough. I get counseling and go to a support group and all that, and have tweaked my meds for years, so I will have to deal with the depression permanently unless something else comes along or I give up and get my brain zapped (ECT). Not willing to do that.

So my question is, how do other depressed people keep up with chores, like housework and cleaning and paying bills and weeding etc.? I only have a few hours a day where I have enough energy to do anything at all, and only a few days a month like that. If I spend all that time doing chores, I can't do anything I actually enjoy, which keeps me from suicide. But when my house is cluttered and my husband and I have only junky food to eat, then I get more depressed too. Just wondering what others do to cope!!

2007-03-25 15:18:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

He tends to get depressed on and off, but this is much worse then normal. His life has just been absolutely horrible lately- his grandmother and cat both died, he's had trouble at work, trouble with money.. you name it, its happened. The thing is, he's usually very resilient, and he isn't bouncing back this time. Since everything went wrong, he just sits around, smokes pot (which isn't unusual) and plays video games when he isn't at work. He's been skipping out on some hours at work, too. He won't smile, and barely shows any emotion at all. His sex drive has completely dissapeared He's usually very active, but I can't even get him to go outside. He won't talk to me about it (apparently he can't put it into words), and without health insurance, he can't afford medication or therapy. (we're in a rural area.. any free clinic is too far away).

What can I do or say to help him? Will this pass on its own, the way it usually does? Any advice?

2007-03-25 15:16:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 14:55:59 · 10 answers · asked by georgia jo jo 1

I am self-destructive, moody, reclusive and anti life. I get in these moods in where the simplist of things such as using the restroom or brushing my teeth is a ferrocious chore. I hate my physical-ness and fight daily to be good. I hold a good forty pounds of excess weight which surely contributes a lot to my depression. I sorely would love to shed it, and I know how (diet and excersize) but I can't seem to find the will to do so. I barely have a will to live so it seems that I shouldn't have to go the extra mile to live a better life. I am so stuck! I want to get better! Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

2007-03-25 14:51:13 · 15 answers · asked by Sereny 3

I get angry a lot, and when I do, I start shaking. Sometimes I get angry and hit my sister and don't even remember it. My mom has said some stuff about putting me in therapy, but I'm not sure if i need it. Help?

2007-03-25 14:41:29 · 9 answers · asked by Natalija Monster 1

What are these episodes?!?!?
* Sweaty palms
* Racing heartbeat
* sick feeling in tummy
* Pressure on chest??
~After i feel pretty tired~
Bu they come on 1 or times a week

2007-03-25 14:30:21 · 12 answers · asked by Kimberly 1

how do i get well mentally besides exercising.

2007-03-25 14:23:02 · 2 answers · asked by Smiley 1

2007-03-25 14:13:40 · 9 answers · asked by Natalija Monster 2

2007-03-25 14:13:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sometimes i cry myself to sleep, and i just cant help it. it just comes naturally. I know people are allowed to cry, but almost every single night. I'm not really sure thats normal? Is it?

2007-03-25 14:10:35 · 11 answers · asked by marykate 2

People are always are busy and trying to have them time. What keeps you together or centered after a long day of work or school.

2007-03-25 14:09:48 · 5 answers · asked by Ashanti W 2

I have panic attacks and sometimes I have the urge to just not be at home. I feel like I have to get away and I start panicing.

2007-03-25 14:06:09 · 18 answers · asked by funkie_bean86 1

I mean like you got home work got to take care of kids got to do this and that?

2007-03-25 13:52:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a problem with speaking before I think. I have a 2 year old and I always get mad too easily like when she tears up stuff and makes messes. I yell too much and get mad too easily. I never hurt her or anyone though. I would never hit anybody but I yell too much and get excited too easily. And my husband gets on my nerves and I yell at him and be a b**** too much. My problem is I don't think before I yell or say anything. What can I do to help this? Please don't tell me to see someone about this because I can't. I have no money and no insurance.

2007-03-25 13:49:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a 2 question post..

Q1) I cant sleep at night no matter what i do, its annoying the hell out of me >.< I usually end up sleeping around 2-3 in the morning and i have to get up at 7:30 for school. I've tried countin backwards from 1000 in 3's and concentrating on breathin in through nose out through mouth etc. Any tips or tricks?

Q2) I get stressed/angry easily (mainly cause of my EXTREMELEY annoying friend >.>) how can i releive my stress? I cant punch anything cause i break it (yes even a pillow and a wall) and i cant make alot of noise. I do have a hobby (drawing) which i thought would releive stress, instead it just gets me even angrier if i dont end up drawing what i expected (im very hard on myself on these things) talking to friends dont help since i usually end up scaring them XD And im very rude when im angry though i try not to, so i try to be extremely nice when im angry. Long story. But any tips on stress releif?

2007-03-25 13:45:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 13:15:46 · 7 answers · asked by smartbiz85 1

Im taking 300mg for about a week now , split in 2 doses

2007-03-25 12:54:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to become that kind of doctor.
But i dont know the name of it.
Im so stupid lol

2007-03-25 12:40:58 · 5 answers · asked by Hawaiian Girl 1

For example, My son will say something such as " I'm Hungry" in a normal voice and them immediatley whisper the exact same thing...so it goes like this..."I'm Hunger...i'm hungry" the second time being whispered. When questioned about this he has no idea what I am talking about....I can point it out as SOON as he does it and he has no recollection of saying it the second time...he is 6, he will be 7 in a few months he's been doing this off and on for a few years...it just started back a few days ago....

2007-03-25 12:38:23 · 5 answers · asked by Veritas939020 1

I have been wanting negative attention,so I behave in a negative way and people still are positive.

2007-03-25 12:26:43 · 4 answers · asked by tjanet23 2

2007-03-25 12:21:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

super glued your eyelids up? so your eyes were always exposed... what would happen? i'm sure you would need a ton of eye drops, but could you go blind? and can you actually not blink without hurting yourself.. what about sleeping?

2007-03-25 12:18:00 · 3 answers · asked by freedkid 2

what should i do?

2007-03-25 12:12:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i heard it is over 65 and the early stages at 60

2007-03-25 12:07:30 · 3 answers · asked by user 3

I just sit here on the computer, watch TV, or read sometimes. It's not heatlhy relaxation either, I'm probably depressed.

It's chronic; I've been like this for years. In highschool I had homework to keep me occupied, but now I just have these endless days of 'nothingness'. I may wake up, get on the computer, and then just go back to bed later because the day looks absolutely hopeless.

Yeah, get a hobby...

Is it possible I'm afraid to apply myself? How do I 'ease' my way into being more active? There are lots of things I think about doing, like writing stories or drawing...or just cleaning my house, but I can never figure out how to start...

2007-03-25 11:55:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

can anyone tell me where i can get e.c.t. treatments for schizophrenia. do they really work.

2007-03-25 11:53:42 · 3 answers · asked by debbigeri 3

I've always been like that. When I talk to people, about anything, I have tears in my eyes. I get so embarresed! It's horrible! I hate being so emotional! I cant help it! Sometimes I even avoid to talk because i know I'm gonna feel so stupid. Why am I like that and how can I stop that?

2007-03-25 11:43:37 · 8 answers · asked by brazilian33 2

2007-03-25 11:41:33 · 1 answers · asked by airlun 3

Are you seeking help? I was shocked to the response I got to my blog, saying what I was planning to do, though I wasn't looking for sympathy, only that others get the help I didn't.

I felt like my soul had been sucked dry and I had no more feeling.

I'm fine now !

2007-03-25 11:41:05 · 10 answers · asked by Dalewolf aka nicksfan052648 2

Ok, I've been on effexor for 4+ years, 300 mg for 3 years of that. I know that it is more than the 225 recommended dose,but it's what I needed. I don't take it for depression, just anxiety.
While I am a much nicer person while taking it :) I have since gotten high blood pressure and problems with my eyesight. Don't know if they are necessarily from the effexor, but I decided to call it a day on this drug. Plus, i'm going to be having gastric bypass in a few months and there just isn't gonna be room for 4 pills at a time.
So, I have done the slow decrease, 300 to 225, 225 to 150 and so on. Last dose was Wed and today is Sunday.
YUK! Nausea, sensory disturbances and the dreaded "brain shivers". For those that are going "huh", think of turning your head and having the world catch up you in small jumps. Kinda like a rainbird sprinkler head that does that spurt thing, rotating slowly across the grass.
So, HOW LONG do these horrible feelings last.???

2007-03-25 11:21:05 · 6 answers · asked by barbara b 2