Mental Health - April 2007

2007-04-19 21:04:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am shy and not very confident at the moment and dont know what ot do to boost myself. I try and make sure i look my best yet i dont always feel im very attractive. I dont want ot give off negative vibes due to my nervousness. How can i act/become more confident and believe in myself more

2007-04-19 20:43:37 · 11 answers · asked by joanne100uk 1

I have heard that yoga can do wonders if done with great faith but I want to ask that can yoga be considered as an alternative to different anti depressants.

I was on many antidepressants for my anxiety and OCD but non of them give me any relief. So Can yoga is the best alternative. How effective will it be?

2007-04-19 20:17:49 · 7 answers · asked by vir_maha 2

Feeling really stressed, depressed, i really feel like i'm crumbling inside with everything at the moment. Particularly work. It's killing me and i think i may have meltdown at work either today, but most likely tomorrow.
I know i need to talk to the boss, but i have felt to wussy to do it in the past few weeks. He's not in this weekend, so what can i do.

Any tips to get me through another week would be greatly appreciated?

Cheers guys.

2007-04-19 19:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ Bekka ♥ 4

I am an 18 year old female who was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. My psychologist put me on 150mg of Effexor XR a day. I have been on it since March 7th 2007. I have seen an improvement with my depression and anxiety however I feel there is something more to it. Most of my side-effects from the medication have dissappeared other than my low blood pressure which is causing me to faint but I am getting an ECG and a holter monitor to analyze that. Anyways, I have always been a jealous person although I am pretty good at hiding it with my friends. I am not so good at hiding it with my boyfriend. He is an amazing guy and I am so lucky to have him but I get paranoid if he goes out with friends. Here is an example, he went to Wrestlemania with his cousin and I made up a scenrio in my mind that he went to meet up with a girl and cheat on me. I did this even after I saw his ticket for the event. I even dreamt about it and then accused him of this because it felt real to me...

2007-04-19 19:20:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm really bored right now and it doesn't help that I'm broke, so I can't really go out and do anything. I already went on Myspace, checked email, answered a bunch of questions on here, etc. Any ideas? I'm 23.

2007-04-19 19:19:01 · 11 answers · asked by Thing 5

2007-04-19 19:09:21 · 5 answers · asked by Bride2Be 8/30/08 5

does this simply mean thinking about things all the time, daydreaming, or does it mean random uncontrollable thoughts?

2007-04-19 18:41:45 · 4 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3

I am going through a really really rough time in my life. I won't list the things that have happened and still happen because thats not why I am here right now. But things have gotten so bad lately that every morning I wake up I hope and wish that today is the day that something happens to me that will be the death of me. I would like to think I'm not the suicidal type, but unfortunatly that seems to be the only option I have left anymore. I don't have many people to talk to and the one person who I have spoken about this to didn't really help me much.

So I am out of options at this point and I am feeling lost and hopeless. This has been going on for a long time (about 5 years I would say), I don't know what to do. I am scared of taking pills for this because I have had some bad experiences with anti-depressants in my past.

So if anyone has any ideas or helpful insight, I am all ears at this point.

Please do not tell me to get drunk or high. Thats a temporary solution.

2007-04-19 18:29:49 · 24 answers · asked by Cameron 3

Its hard for me to go to bed and night, i dont know why. maybe because I think about alot of stuff when i should be sleeping, but i cant help that.

2007-04-19 18:25:55 · 22 answers · asked by Fabulous4life 1

I applied for social security for my bipolar disorder and they denied me. They said they didn't feel that it was severe enough to stop me from working as a cashier. I haven't had a job since Oct. 2005. Before that I hadn't held a job longer than 6mths. I didn't appeal their decision. I am now reapplying and would like some suggestions on what I should say this time. Since the last time I applied I am getting worse and am seeing a therapist until a little while ago I stopped. It's ruining my family life. I'm now on anxiety meds for panic attacks. I haven't started the antidepressants and mood disorder meds yet. My doc said theres a long wait to see the psychiatrist. So in the mean time I just take my Xanax. I talked to a lawyer but he told me to wait and see if I get denied again and if so then he will appeal for me. What kinds of things should I stress when applying for disability that would make them see my illness as extreme enough

2007-04-19 17:51:01 · 11 answers · asked by closure 2

I think that there might be something more to it. I am an extremely jealous person and even though I tell myself that I wont freak out when my boyfriend goes out with friend, I still do. I blame him for cheating on me for absolutly no reason. I also get mood swings and my friends sometimes say "typical her, being happy one minute and then mad for no reason." I also sometimes get paranoid that someone is going to harm me or that someone is watching me even if I'm alone in my room. What are your thoughts?

2007-04-19 17:50:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i always on online after work and at weekends. this is withdraw me always from my family that i losing them. i feel like staying home all day. i am anxious of food cause of the internet. and also i am so leave out from school and study.

2007-04-19 17:46:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have already tried EVERY other medication out there, from tamazepam to ambien and everything in between.

2007-04-19 17:30:13 · 2 answers · asked by anonymoususer987876 3

She is at the extreme end of this disorder based on her symptoms. She a real problem ,is a pathological liar, and will act one way with one person and completely opposite with another based on what kind of stand this person holds.

She will sabotage any thing or anyone in a very manipulative way to get her way. She is extermely jealous and this is one of the roots of the sabotaging.

Anyway, I am unable to convince anyone that she has a problem since they never see the ugly side of her or they are too naive to know she is using them or maipulating them to get what she wants from them.

She has caused extreme havoc in my family and also her in-laws family and also with her husband and child. No one seems to take an interest in getting her to stop except me and so I get her wrath and am branded a trouble-maker. Her husband is at teh end of the rope but will not do anything about it.

How can I convince her to get help or shoud I just stay away from her.

2007-04-19 17:23:12 · 8 answers · asked by Bobby 1

I am pretty sure that I am depressed (and am planning on getting help) but my mother thiks that I may have a chemical imbalance because I have always had anger problems. I used to get into fights at school alot and I have always been irritable. Now I am married and have 2 kids and I'm still like that(minus the fighting). I am worried that if I don't find out what my problem is, my marriage could be effected and my kids might grow to hate me. I don't like being this way, it's just how I am and I can't help it. But I seriously do have signs of depression, just not sucicide thoughts. So, is this possibly a chemical imbalance or depression?

2007-04-19 16:57:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend and I have been dating for 4 years, and have done nothing but fight over this past 2 weeks... i have moved out and am living with my best friend for the time being. We are still dating, just not living together anymore. I feel that it is the only and last resort to try and make things work.. The problem now is that he is saying that he thinks he's gonna need medication to help him. He thinks that he is depressed. I'm not so sure though and i don't want to aggrivate it more if he is! I think he is depressed cause he thinks i'm gonna leave him, but I'm not so sure if it is acytual clinical depression... what do you think? I don't want to make his case worse if it really is.. He can be happy alot, but he is kinda antisocial... that is part of our problem... but when we fight, he cries alot... now that he has brought this up, i'm worried about him..

2007-04-19 16:41:09 · 27 answers · asked by Ambah 2

I am an executive . Many times I get under a lot of pressure at work which causes stress and anxiety. I sometimes become impatient and lose my "togetherness". all nerved up. Know what I mean!?? I take pride in my work and don't like getting behind and losing my concentration. Is their something I can do to "calm down?

2007-04-19 16:14:42 · 8 answers · asked by DFK 3

2007-04-19 15:53:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know why, it just happens. Does anybody know?

2007-04-19 15:52:44 · 7 answers · asked by ænima 4

Some of his ranting obviously sounded like he was loising touch with reality, but does anyone knowledgeable on mental illness have any ideas on what may have been wrong with him? Bipolar? Schizophrenia? etc?

2007-04-19 15:50:52 · 10 answers · asked by warlock123 1

2007-04-19 15:48:34 · 6 answers · asked by tanya l 1

Ever since i've been young, i've been having what people call deja vu. i've heard it runs through my family a little, but is rare. like it left for awhile when i wasn't focusing what was in front of me, you know, life. but now its been growing increasingly since. now almost every night in my sleep i have it and the event can happen in a week, the next day, whatever. but i remember the dream and it happens. like when i was pretty young, since 4 years old, it happened about every day. and i was pretty scared. funny how all the weirdest things can happen to a personl, right? like so many have happened to me, but i won't name them. can someone just help me? someone who knows about this kind of thing and can give me some information on it. i dont know exactly what it is? just some help to what it is or what i could do, or something? thank you

2007-04-19 15:34:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-19 15:23:39 · 13 answers · asked by answer man 3

How can I do a lot of things in a short amount of time. I can't concentrate with internet around and little sleep and time.

I have to do a webpage for a girl school, attend to different classes and ufff you can't imagine. What shall I do.

I'm sleeping 3 hours a day. Helllllppp

2007-04-19 15:19:41 · 3 answers · asked by Daniel Rodd 2

I was wondering if there any hope for someone who has a drug induced mental illness? my son's father was slipped something, shortly after he had a nervous/ mental break down. Its been about 13 yrs since then and he seemed to have come close to recovery and was near normal agian. Then about 2-3 yrs ago he had another break down and since then has not recovered. I was wondering if there is any treatment that could help him get back on track and if there was any statisics on the % of people who recover from drug induced mental illness. I know this maybe a long term thing but is there a possibilty he could get a little better? and how would the doctors treat his illness since in way not genetic but inquired from a poisoning.

2007-04-19 15:07:38 · 4 answers · asked by ginarose 4

2007-04-19 15:01:54 · 11 answers · asked by clownknifefish 1

2007-04-19 14:38:21 · 16 answers · asked by sncandrsj 3

She had a cousin that drowned herself in a pool.
My friend is in the hospital.

2007-04-19 14:24:14 · 8 answers · asked by nomore 1

I sleep over 12 hous a day and I still am tired during the day.

2007-04-19 14:08:07 · 20 answers · asked by lovely Gabbi 2