Mental Health - May 2007

2007-05-24 14:55:52 · 12 answers · asked by rattensteingrx720bk1 2

I've been mtg with a psychologist to work through some issues, including possibly ADD/ADHD. But for meds, you need to see the psychiatrist, which I recently did. He rec'd seeing ANOTHER psychiatrist who's a specialist/expert in a certain kind of treatment.

I wondered if my original psychologist would be offended that the psychiatrist rec'd someone else and sort of played it out in my head, determining that I would not volunteer the information.

Well, lo and behold, the psychologist did indeed ask me what therapy the psychiatrist rec'd. When I told her, she asked if he also suggested a certain person to see about it. It was almost inevitable that she ask, upon reflection. So I told her the rec'd psychiatrist's name.

Now my original psychologist seems a tad hurt that I was rec'd to go to someone else, and she started asking questions about it admitting that she was "taken aback."

I don't believe in lying. But what should I have done differently? What would you have done?

2007-05-24 14:49:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I NEED TO FIND OUT A EASY WAY TO GET HER DWN TO THE SIZE SHE SHOULD BE SO PPL WONT GIVE HER SUCH A HARD TIME BECASUE OF HER WEIGHT ! ? SOMEONE HELP !

2007-05-24 13:32:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

whenever I have a panic attack I"ve got to be by myself, either in the bathroom or whatever, I prefer to be at home, but when it happens at work I usually head to the bathroom . is this weird?

2007-05-24 13:24:49 · 20 answers · asked by princess1226 4

if you love someone very dearly and they pass on can you still be in denial 6 months later

2007-05-24 12:23:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since returning from overseas i have had depression, i didnt realise for a couple of months before i got help and now it has been almost 6 and i am not much better as i feel i let everything get too bad, i am on medicatino and seeing a counsellor but i dont notice much difference, some people tell me i'm like this because i choose to be and its up to me to change it, i'm really sick of being tired all the time and not feeling well in the morning and never smiling and struggling to eat, etcetc and having no fun, i have been trying to do exercise but dont have much time due to work, other people say i have to find happiness within.....do you think it is all in the power of the mind?

2007-05-24 12:11:38 · 3 answers · asked by sally b 1

How many people on here aren't very open? Who keeps their feelings bottled up, doesn't tell their friends many things about them-- maybe a bit more open with strangers? How many of these people who keep to themselves have a problem-- whether it be a disability or family issues or health conditions?

2007-05-24 11:51:50 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know a guy 16 years old.. he is messed with by his dad and has been since 11. he has a younger brother that his dad messes with too... his dad is mean and hits them alot for such little things.

mom doesnt know about the sexual stuff but she sees and hears the times he loses his temper and does nothing ( except an occassional stop it to the dad)

the 16 yo boy is failing gym because he refuses to take off his shirt...

he has never been with a girl. he gets teased alot because of it.
he has read alot on the subject.. he does not act out.. hurt animals.. or stuff in his feelings nor does he explode.

he is pretty normal ( except for the things his dad does)

he is however confused about his sexauality but is working on making himself completely str8 because he feels he will go to hell if he is not.(not that this is relevant)

can someone go through hard times like this and be ok in life? or will he end up hurting someone or going gun crazy like the v tech shooter?

2007-05-24 11:01:28 · 10 answers · asked by Justin L 1

if you do have one or all of them how do you deal with day to day life?are you able to live a stable life and have stable relationships?please if youre gonna be cruel dont answer.

2007-05-24 11:00:12 · 7 answers · asked by Laurie R 2

I have depression and also suffer from agoraphobia. What job would fitting? I have yet to find ANY opportunities.

2007-05-24 10:57:25 · 7 answers · asked by hey y 1

I noticed a huge change in my spouse's personality after he was diagnosed with MS. He's only 34, plays hockey & quite active but it's almost like I don't know him anymore. He can't understand the change in him either. Things he used to love now irritate him & he is very short-tempered now which was the exact opposite of his "extremely patient" personality. I'm guessing it's one of the brain lesions affecting his personality but what can we do about it? Can this be reversed? He is also taking Beta- Interferon IM injections weekly but misses his dose sometimes. Is there a neurologist out there who can explain this to me? Any other family members experiencing the same?
HELP! MS not only changed the man I love, it's breaking-up our marriage too.

2007-05-24 10:55:18 · 8 answers · asked by Mshl 1

I'm on fluoxetine and they make me do the oddest things but when I'm at school it goess overbord my councillor said it's probably because I'm most nervous at school and my bodys not used to not reacting by being upset so I go overboard. I'm restless, I speak my mind even if its inappropriate I can't stop moving, I giggle all the time, I talk to myself, I think theres people behind me and I jump, and when someone talks and im not ready or makes the slightest sound I jump out of my skin. Even at home my parents ask what Ive taken because I carry things on my head! At first it was fun but now it's just getting embarassing and I get funny looks and I can't help it. I even started chewing my friends bag handles! What's going on here!

2007-05-24 09:28:35 · 21 answers · asked by Allie T 1

when you suffer with depression and psychological problems, and choose to ask questions about it on answers?

they say ' cheers up mate' and condescend you, telling you to ' go out to the park'
' go to the pubs mate or the clubs mate' and all this garbage..
im a bpd sufferer, im 29 and had it since 15. ive battled serious depressions and traumas for a long time.
i dont want to be felt sorry for!! or to be treated like a charity case....like ' lets be friends with you because we feel sorry for you crap'!!
no, i dont want it, and will reject it everytime. im a person who has alot of ambitions in life that i want to achieve..im serious about my life.
i want to emigrate from england, to the us or australia or can..i feel passionate about these goals. i wanna go away and build a new life for myself...put distance between me and the uk
i want to find the partner im looking for, the girl of my preferance. and all that people can do is grate on you, condesend you, patronise you

2007-05-24 09:11:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm crying & very depressed.

2007-05-24 08:52:37 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to explain to my therapist about why I hate my ex-boyfriend who is also my rapist, but all she can focus on is the fact that I don't have a job yet, but I just got discharged from the Marine Corps, so that is why I don't have a job yet. I don't know how to tell her without going totally insane. What should I tell her?

2007-05-24 08:23:15 · 24 answers · asked by scars90214 1

I have had a problem with eating infront of people, especially men! I think it's low self esteem, i think i am fat and when i eat it makes me depressed afterwards. I don't have an eating disorder because i eat when i want to and eat enough to fill me up but i never eat infront of people.
Now my boyfriend who i've now been with for a year is annoyed. I haven't eaten infront of him once since eating a chip from KFC.That's all. i find it hard and think he might think i'm fat and i shouldn't be eating but i know he doesn't think that as he always encourages me to eat and is really worried about me. I don't know how to get over my fear of eating infront of my boyfriend, this may sound like a stupid problem but it's affecting me and my relationship.
Please help me in finding self esteem. I'm 5ft 2inches and i weigh 8 stone.

2007-05-24 08:22:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm having a lot of issues going on in my life, & I thought I'd come on Y!A for advice, & people are giving me rude answers & blaming me for my problems & getting all upset with me. I think I'm about to have a panic attack, & I know I'm about to cry.

2007-05-24 08:14:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, my friend told only me that she selfed harmed quite a while ago. i supported her and stayed up all night, spending money i didnt have texting her when she felt down but now at schools he has been going back to her other mates. it's not because she is embaraced, i feel like she is just using me and i am just her sympathy.
ok now here is the most important bit: she wont get help, the only way i can see me helping her now is by taking her to see someone profesional because i have done everything else i can. but she wont have it, she has a go at me even though i have explained to her i will be there for her all the way. is prffesional help what she needs and how can i pursuade her to let me help her find it or find it herself?? thanks xxx

2007-05-24 08:07:40 · 12 answers · asked by Rolo 2

Sometimes I will do anythimg not to be alone, for any period of time. i cannot figure out why I dread being alone sooo much. I literally go from activity to activity to avoid being alone. When I am alone, I dissociate ( feel like i'm in a dream) or I drink or self-medicate. This has been a chronic problem for me. I am in therapy ( for past year ) but I still have an intense crazy fear of being alone. How can I overcome this?

2007-05-24 07:59:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay here's the deal. I'm fourteen, female (yea i know, the name & the picture, LOL, its my fav. celeb, im really a girl) 5 foot 3 and 146 lbs! Sounds big, right?
Well, I'm actually not fat. I have a flat stomach, and really muscular legs and pretty muscular arms, because I've trained for sports with my Dad pretty much my whole life.
I get made fun of by alot of people when they hear my weight but don't actually see my body, only with clothes on. I look "heavy" in my arms & legs cuz I'm really athletic muscular for a girl! But I still get called fat and Fatty and stuff and it really hurts. How can I prove to people I'm NOT fat and get them to stop making fun of me!?

2007-05-24 07:46:08 · 16 answers · asked by tiki 2

2007-05-24 07:09:41 · 13 answers · asked by Da Beatmaster 1

Hi over the past week i have had a stuffed up nose, flem in my chest that is brownish color, and a dry and wet cough. Along with my ears ringing ( fluid in both ) which gives me a abnormal head ache that makes me feel like i cannnot think straight ( Cloudy not to the point ) along with making my bodie feel out of it.. the thing that really concerns me is not being able to think correctly is this normal ?

2007-05-24 06:18:43 · 4 answers · asked by Jesse 1

2007-05-24 06:17:00 · 6 answers · asked by Stareyes 5

I read about it on a message board, some guy had tried all kinds of other antidepressants and then a neurologist gave him this one, he says it was a miracle.

2007-05-24 06:05:16 · 2 answers · asked by Valerie 6

I am a 32 year old shy man, that have not been able to meet anyone since my divorce 2 years ago. I cannot find a woman to to meet because it is so intimidating to talk to women now. None of them think I am a catch. It is so hard to live with that I have driven everyone away that have cared for me, because that's all I talk about. I am on the verge of going over the deep end if I haven't yet. I truly believe that GOD made me this way to f with me, because he hates me. I've been to psychologists and they do not help. I'm just about at the last of my rope and no one wants to help. It's like they don't care if I'm dead or not.

Is there anything I can do before I choose to take my life

2007-05-24 05:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please tell me who you think is right or wrong? For the past two years, her husband has been mad and didn't want sex because she wanted to go to get her masters degree. He never told her how angry he was. He pretended everything was fine. They went on vacation, visited us, and everything seemed normal. The wife never compained about it because they were also trying to sell their house and they were both stressed out. It was a big house and they had trouble selling it because the prices of houses declined and they were going to lose money. When they finally sold the house, the lady who bought it wanted $10,000.00 more at the last minute. On top of all that stress their family cat that they loved so much died. The stress was overwelming and after they sold the house, the husband says he is through and don't want to be married anymore. He said he wanted a divorce because she didn't care about sex, but he never asked her for it because of all the stress. Is he wrong or is she?

2007-05-24 05:05:22 · 9 answers · asked by shirlandjerry@yahoo.com 2

i hear from somebody recently that neurosurgical therapy can be leveraged in most of the hospital today to fully eradicate obsessive and compulsive disorder by cutting off the over-reactive part of the tissue in the brain, is that real?
thanks for any constructive tip

2007-05-24 05:02:24 · 1 answers · asked by david w 5

I get mad at the littlest things people do. I don't know why. but I tend to say things that I do not mean. what should I do?

2007-05-24 04:47:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had the worst time getting motivated to get up in the mornings and put make-up on for the day or dress nicely. Every since I started this job 5 years ago and gained some weight..........I just have the hardest time. Any advise to help my situation.

2007-05-24 04:28:59 · 5 answers · asked by aintlifegrand 4

Yesterday I was looking at websites of gory pictures of corpses, of people who died in various ways. While I was searching I came across a story of an 18 year old girl called Nicole Catouras who died in a horrific car crash in October 2006. She had taken her dads porshe carrera convertible without permission (apparently drunk at the time) she was passing a Honda at speeds in excess of 100mph, she clipped the Honda, lost control, went over the central reservation, the car rolled and crashed against a concrete toll booth, coming to rest against the booth upside down. The leaked explicit photos of the aftermath were known to be circulated on the net, and her parents are fighting to get them off the net. The photo's were described as extremely gruesome, and I knew that, but my curiousity got the better of me so I set about searching for them. I found them and the photo's showed her body still sitting in the car...She had no face, her head was destroyed beyond recognition-

2007-05-24 04:14:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous