Mental Health - April 2007

is it normal to have dreams that feel 100% real, i sometimes have dreams that when i get/touch something in my dream i can really feel it like if i was awake

2007-04-25 12:23:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

idk what to do at all

2007-04-25 12:16:58 · 11 answers · asked by ஐKatஐ 3

i find myself crying a lot sometimes and i hate it i dont like to cuz it does not good(unless if i cry myself to sleep) but i can't help it i want to be more emotionally strong.. do u ever feel this way?

2007-04-25 12:12:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know why? I am a touchy person, but I don't like it, It's really confusing me. >.<

2007-04-25 12:08:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does meditation benefit one?

2007-04-25 11:39:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

well i'm 43 years old and i think i'm to old. And i'm scared but i want to live.My brother life me two boys now because i never had childern before so now i have something to look forward in life. So if someone can help me with some ideal please.

2007-04-25 11:36:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

At first it helped with a deep depression. After Xmas, however, I found myself in more of a state, I told the GP it wasn't working, he said continue it. On the advice of others who've gone through the merry go round of these meds, I stopped today and wanted to see what happened. Nothing dramatic, just tired. I am also on a long acting sedative (clonopin) which I felt I should have been on from the outset (my first experience with ssris was celexa with clonopin and eventually I just stopped taking the celexa after 2 or so months with no ill effects.) Point is I am really seriously depressed about things in my life now; and for some reason I don't think the med is working. Any advice from someone who's been through this. I don't feel like switching SSRIs (I never trusted them to begin with), it feels like it hit its peak and stopped working.

2007-04-25 10:56:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This happens to someone I know. She tends to diametrically transpose concepts. Instead of "up," she would say "down;" instead of "cold," she would say "hot," etc. I have checked medical manuals, and the closest thing they come up with is "dyslexia," but I don't think "dyslexia" applies here. I'd appreciate your input.
Thanks.
G.

2007-04-25 10:24:39 · 2 answers · asked by Ger1 1

I had a dog for 12 years, he was like, my best friend and my baby and stuff, I was really close to him. I had to have him put to sleep. Since then I haven't been able to work, I hardly ever get out of bed, I don't take care of personal hygeine stuff, I just don't care about anything. I take a lot of sleeping pills just to get through the day. Am I having a mental breakdown?

2007-04-25 10:21:35 · 9 answers · asked by secret_criminal2000 2

my therapist is really amazing. we share the same taste in music and movies and other things. so sometimes i feel as though i am talking with a friend, although i know i am not. i know it is a professional relationship..i feel like we would be friends if we weren't patient and therapist. so, unrealistically, i wish she would care more about me, or that we could go on walks or go to the movies or she could tell me her problems and i would try to helo her. it's completely ridiculous, i know that. i admit i have a crush on her too..but she is engaged and also straight..i am gay. anyways...do i tell her all this? if i do, i'd probably have to stop seeing her. if i don't, well these feelings way on my mind and sort of sometimes get in the way of sessions b/c i'm wishing she could be this or that. i know it will never be the way i want..i guess i have to just try not to think about it. any suggestions?

2007-04-25 09:26:28 · 10 answers · asked by flyingprimate 2

2007-04-25 08:33:29 · 34 answers · asked by Candy B 1

I have a good job, a great fiance who i love, a lovely family and financial stability but i'm always feeling down and when i come in from work I eat. I eat until i'm full and then i eat more. I almost feel pleasure in making myself feel sick. I never am sick though. What's wrong wityh me?

2007-04-25 08:17:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-25 08:12:35 · 11 answers · asked by sal 2

My zoloft is very expensive to get filled at the pharmacy and i have no health insurance so my mother gets her cymbalta free but she doesnt take it, so she was wondering for a way to save money if i would start the cymbalta, do u happen to know if they are anything alike?

2007-04-25 06:38:15 · 2 answers · asked by nikkilanger 1

2007-04-25 06:06:23 · 3 answers · asked by Cheshire Riddle 6

so what is the cure?

2007-04-25 05:51:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm so depressed. I'm not where I want to be in my life right now. I am overweight, I feel ugly, and the guys that I want don't seem to like me. I get guys, but they are always ugly. I try to sleep away my depression, but as soon as I wake up its there again. How do I get rid of this feeling? Should I try medication?

2007-04-25 05:49:13 · 11 answers · asked by Yvette S 1

when my boyfriend gets real upset with me.. he gets really bad road rage.. he goes really fast or he slams on his breaks a lot and cusses me out.. i've been w/ him 4 yrs and hes jus recently started to do this.. he has anger & depression problems and hes on medicine for it.. but refuses to take it.. this stuff really makes me nervous & i love him to death.. any advice?

2007-04-25 05:48:50 · 6 answers · asked by NATASHA 1

I'm going through the hardest time in my life. My life is getting worst & now i've to get back on track. Not just my physical, even my mental distracted & people can see me like living in hell when they go through at their first glance. Not just I don't have a great life but I just can't control my life and my self no more. I need guidance, love & someone who I can trust in my life now. I used to have a life before, nice family, nice girl but time comes & of all the sudden I feel like I lost them although I'm still having them. I need them back. Anyone, please.... Give me something useful that I can work for asap before I'll become into trash or maybe I'll commit suicide.

2007-04-25 05:37:18 · 2 answers · asked by untitled unnamed unknown 1

Im 19 MALE and live at home and dont go out much with friends alot. I find it hard to make friends and find it hard to no where to find them as im self employed on the internet right now which means I work from home currently. Where do i meet freidnds , I have the following symptoms which are affecting my social life:

. Light Headed
. Problems walking
. Thinking hard
. Paranioa
. Sillyness
. Unable to think clearly
. A constant cloud feeling in my head
. Unconfident
. Bored
. Unable to socalise for long with new people
. Bad sleeping patern

What is causing these problems?

2007-04-25 05:35:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son does not want to do ANYTHING on his own.He has photosensitivity epilepsy and was on very strong medication and had 1 very bad grand mal fit.He was hospitilized for 2 weeks.Since then he has been acting weird.He would not let my husband go out when it is dark,or we would give him the option to come with but he has a phobie for driving in cars,especially on highways.He NEVER goes out to movies and hasn't got any friends.I am really battling with him,since he is the youngest of 4 children,and all my other children is over 20 and moved out of the house.He would get panic attacks a lot ,and this would leave him out of breath and sometimes I would rush him to hospital and they would only give him a calming pill.Has anyone got a similar problem or know what he has?I am desperate for any help on this.Thank you Linda

2007-04-25 03:09:44 · 10 answers · asked by linda6512 1

2007-04-25 01:25:49 · 22 answers · asked by LOUISE S 1

My son has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. He was prescribed Ritalin at the drop of a hat, but after reading about the medication, and seeing the look of horror on people's faces when I told them, I have decided he wont take it. I have ordered something called Synaptol, which is some herbal treatment for ADHD, it sounds good, but I have no idea. My son is also going to visit a complementary health centre tomorrow, but I just wondered if anyone has any views or can recommend anything I can try. I dont want to go down the Ritalin road, it sounds like a really gruesome drug.

2007-04-25 00:19:41 · 9 answers · asked by lil missy 2

My mood is dropping again. My thoughts are starting to scare me and I know I can't deal with it on my own. I have trust issues and issues speaking about how I feel.

I've tried counsellors and they were useless. I'm putting to much on my best friend. I don't want to be on medication [I hate knowing that I'm feeling 'happy' because of a drug]

Where can I go?

I don't want to bring my issues to school [and see the school counsellor]. School is where I escape my problems. I don't want that to be another place I feel sad.

Thank you for your help.

2007-04-24 22:47:26 · 9 answers · asked by ★☆✿❀ 7

I just got into a heated argument with my brother on the phone & he's so mentally abusive that he called me stupid & said I deserved to be crucified. I have OCD, & my unwanted thoughts are outrageous right now. I can't go to sleep because I'm afraid I might have nightmares of being crucified.

He told me this because we had a discussion about me visiting the late singer AALIYAH's resting place, & there were plenty of other fans there. He told me I made a fool out of myself, I'm stupid, & that I need to be crucified. He also tries to discourage me from my academic success by calling me stupid for trying to go to school. Every place I try to move to go to school for my career, he calls me stupid, just so he can have me live with him so he can torture the hell out of me. I'm 23 & he's 27.

2007-04-24 21:56:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I suffer from depression and lack of sleep is the worst.My work has been affected i would be tired moody and have stress clouds where i cant think straight. I got time off from the doctor to sort my head out. I want a better time at work so i can move on. I go back in a few days.Im trying reiki adjusting my lifestyle and taking 450 milligrams of St Johns Wort.Trouble is i keep thinking about work? Any advice please?

2007-04-24 21:39:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this sounds absurd but I need some extra hints on how to bring myself down a bit. I am running on high, thinking too much, no appetite.
What do you do to bring it down a notch.

2007-04-24 21:27:20 · 9 answers · asked by Olivereindeer 5

I have a mental illness and I find it hard to find a nice man. I am a very attractive lady and have a nice personility which I would like to find a man who I can share my life with.How long do I have to wait I think I have waited long ENOUGH and so tired of it. I am 32 yrs old and so sick of this illness because I think it is a barrier to find a man. I have been to places where people with mental illnesses hang out but with no luck and been on singles and dating lines for people with disabilities and no luck. I only have one friend in the world who contacts me daily without the support of her and my mum I think I would go mad,I have tried to much and find it hard to make friends so dont tell me to go places been there and done that. I am sick and so tired of life I feel there is no future for me at all what shall I do. any answeres will be appreciated thank you for listening

2007-04-24 20:41:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night some stuff happened between me and my boyfriend of two years. im so terrified of losing him, and we got in a big fight last night. About 3 hours later i felt just fine and happy again after we made up, so i went to bed. I couldn't sleep at all and all the sudden my whole body just started shaking and my breath was short, and my chest/throat were very tight. I felt scared of something but i didnt know what, i could just feel some kind of fear. I'm pretty sure it was an anxiety attack, anyone know anything else it could have been?

2007-04-24 20:04:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone had any bad withdrawls from cymbalta?
I was taking cymbalta at 30 mg, which to my knowlege is the smallest dose available, well when i stopped taking it, i went weird and crazy, even my body was hurting. It was the strangest thing ever to happen to me, well I started taking it again and now my doc is changing me back to zoloft and i had to stop taking it again and start the zoloft. Has anyone had this happen to them, or know what i can expect

I didnt want it to sound like I just stopped taking it, I cant wean off anymore because there is no lower dose, and I cant even cut it in half because it is a capsule with little balls in it, not a tablet.
I was also swelling really bad when taking it, my arms and legs, and now it is still happening after ive stopped, ive only been off for about a week and a half now, im pretty scared about whats gonna happen over the next 2 weeks!

2007-04-24 19:23:57 · 2 answers · asked by Traci D 1