Mental Health - May 2007

My dad is having me do this so I save $40 a month when I enter college to save money. I was just wondering.

2007-05-15 11:47:05 · 19 answers · asked by truthofcontroversy 1

I'm not trying to feel self-pity but, I am very sad. I'm only thirteen years old and a lot of people I loved died, I never met my dad, my mom is an alcoholic, I get bad grades, I love to run and I got asthma, I'm lonely meaning I don't have a boyfriend,I'm not popular, and there is no one at home. Oh, yea at my house I have financial problems. So then a couple years ago during summer for some reason I had trouble breathing and I cried in my bed all day AND IT WAS SUMMER! I think I have seasonal depression(i have it now). I told my mom but she didn't believe me. I see a school counselor at school and she says I have a tough life but I didn't tell her that I got abused by my sister's dad when I was younger because, If I told her It would be a huge fuse! I'm not trying to make you feel bad for me but, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

2007-05-15 11:39:38 · 7 answers · asked by Degrassi Fanatic <3 2

Is Midol supposed to make you feel weak and tired all the time? I only took one which is not really normal for me. I usually take a half of one. I'm 19 and I don't think this is supposed to happen. Is the drug inside Midol too strong for me or what? Can someone please help????

2007-05-15 10:11:41 · 8 answers · asked by RavenBlack 2

2007-05-15 10:11:35 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3

my friend has postpartum depression and does not eat or drink but is consuming alcohal she has not eaten or had somthing else to drink in 24 hours but is drinking alcohal her baby is fine with dad but what should i do is she harming herself

2007-05-15 10:07:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i like this girl at my school, and shes already told me she didn't see us more then friends, but i feel as if i love her. I barely know her outside of school, and i am already willing to die for her. i feel enraged just seeing another guy talking to her, and i have thought of suicide often. i was just wondering if this was normal or if i have an actual problem...thanks

2007-05-15 08:43:16 · 15 answers · asked by The Chin 1

For some reason I am overly concerned with looks- mine and other people's. I am always comparing myself to other women and then get depressed b/c I know I will never be as pretty as them. And if that weren't bad enough, I am too picky with guys looks. When a guy isn't good looking, I am not interested. Then when I finally date a guy that is attractive, I don't feel good or pretty enough. How do I get past this? I know it's horrible, so don't give me a lecture about it...

2007-05-15 08:33:27 · 8 answers · asked by adodd8 2

(I went to see a psychiatrist a while ago who diagnosed me with panic disorder, but I decided against taking meds for it.)

Symptoms:
Every morning when I wake up, and for a few hours after that, I always feel like I'm going to pass out or something. I eat a good breakfast and even carry stuff around to have between classes, but I'll feel really dizzy, and as of recently, it's not really shortness of breath, but I'll feel like I can't take in a really deep breath of air. Every so often, I'll feel this lump in my throat.. not like a tight anxiety kind of lump, but it feels like dried mucus or something like that, and I don't know wtf it is. It also seems like if I'm just standing straight in one position for a long time, I get really lightheaded. Because of the anxiety, I think it caused GERD on the side, and I feel nauseated or just really awful in the pit of my stomach and get heartburn a lot also, and it sucks.

I just want to know if this would be worth getting checked out.

2007-05-15 08:18:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not that excessive of an exerciser, nor do I intentionally not eat (or starve) myself. I haven't lost too much weight. However, I've never been ecessively concerned about what I eat, but in public I'm finding myself really watching what I eat, sometimes not even eating real carbs, like breads, crackers, rice, etc, especially if it's not wheat or whole grain. Is it possible to have nutritional deciencies without knowing? I'm afraid to show myself totally to my husband because my feet are sometimes yellow, I can feel my spine, and my chest isn't where it used to be. I cannot even fit into my 34 A's.

2007-05-15 07:22:39 · 2 answers · asked by tfienen2002 1

Everytime I watch the news related to a crime on TV, I feel SO sucidal..........................I'm getting fed up with it. Is there any way to avoid this? PLEASE HELP!

2007-05-15 06:23:29 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have realised in time I have become quite forgetfull and no i dont smoke dope. Also i keep making plenty mistakes at work and its getting on my nerves and others. how do i better myself?
thank you

2007-05-15 04:55:29 · 6 answers · asked by dino 3

He has had these before, got off meds, and just recently started being extremely worried about me, convinced that I am going to be robbed, hit by a tornado, or a bulldozer (not sure where that came from). He previously never came for a visit, now he comes over at least 2 times a day, He did get back on meds, and hoping they will start working. But how do I reassure him that I am alright, that nothing is happening to me? Thanks for all help

2007-05-15 04:45:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My family recently relocated across the country. Since that time, my 15 year old has been very withdrawn at school, having a very difficult time even talking. A small group of girls have tried to take her under their wings but she doesn't seem to respond. Her grades have dropped and she cries easily. Other than the move (which certainly is a big life changer), our home is free of stress or conflict, so I don't think her sadness is from her home life. I called a psychiatric group on our insurance plan and they can't see her until July. If you have any kind advice to help steer me to help her, please write.

2007-05-15 04:33:33 · 7 answers · asked by gentle understanding 4

have died, I mean, I used to feel happy about art, and decorating, and just feeling good, and now I feel like nothing is inside, I function, work, socially normal, but somthing deep is not there anymore, not totally, just a part of my soul has died, I guess you could say. I go to church and it is not giving me the life either.

2007-05-15 04:25:13 · 6 answers · asked by kathleen h 2

Okay, so I need to stop drinking because whenever I do, I turn into a total jackass and regret it and feel like crap for the next day.

I have great friends, but all of them drink almost nightly. I don't want to lose these people because I love my friends, but I need to not drink anymore.

How can I keep these friends and not drink. I've tried going out with them and not drinking but I'm an alcoholic and its really easy for me to forget that I shouldn't drink.

2007-05-15 04:23:04 · 7 answers · asked by dirty_smurf_ds1 2

OK. I have no doctor because I just moved to a different state. I went to a clinic, & one of the nurses told me that I can do without the meds., & that if I feel suicidal, then check into a mental ward. Why waste part of my life doing that when I can just get some extra medication? Jeez!

I'm not suicidal right now, but my medicine will run out by tonight. What should I do? Should I go to the ER & get my prescriptions filled?

2007-05-15 04:15:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-15 03:32:08 · 15 answers · asked by ClaraYuki 4

I have a co-worker who always has to "one-up" everyone, except that it always has to be worse instead of better. If you say you did something, then she says she did something worse.
We work in a hospital kitchen and one day I burned some toast. She said she did that before and flames shot out of the toaster. I burnt some bacon yesterday in the microwave and she said, that's okay, I burnt prunes. Last week she came in with a bandage on her arm and one of the other co-workers came in with a bandage on his arm, and hers was a scrape and his was a dog bite and she insisted hers was worse.
If we got 4 inches of rain, she got 6 inches.
If we got 12 inches of snow, she got 18 inches.
If there was a tornado here, she'd insist that it was worse where she lives.
So, is there a name for someone, for whom everything has to be WORSE??

2007-05-15 03:14:49 · 15 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7

I've heard all of the techniques about repeating positive things about yourself,.... to yourself. I need something stronger and more lasting over time. I've also had my problems with life.I've been losing on all fronts, and when I take a stand for myself I always seem to end up standing alone without any support. Along with this I am finding it harder and harder to follow through with things, once they get difficult. It seems to be a vicious downward circle. These have been results not beliefs. I need to be able to stop the madness. I have confidence, but what I need is unshakable confidence to build towards a win. It's been 5 years since I've had one, I 'm coming closer and closer to just giving up on life. Any suggestions?

2007-05-15 03:10:57 · 24 answers · asked by SONG 3

2007-05-15 02:48:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you go asleep alive and you die, do you wake up and realize you're dead?

Like, if you get shot in the head while you're asleep, do you wake up before you die or do you never realize that you've been shot and just die and wake up, ehere ever you go, dead?

2007-05-15 02:41:19 · 7 answers · asked by Whatshisname 3

Meditation...and any c.d.'s on doing mediation...?
also what about c.d.'s on calming and relaxing too?
Lastly, are there any c.d.'s out there with really relaxing voices on c.d.'s that would mellow me out? I need something like this to help me sleep!

thanks!

2007-05-15 02:36:52 · 6 answers · asked by ladyk 2

"Normal Depression is often triggered by an event or circumstance in which you react to emotionally, such as the death of a loved one. This type of depression is psychological because you are emotionally “reacting” to something that has happened."

"Clinical Depression is more serious, triggered by a chemical imbalance in the brain. This is a biological disorder of the brain, but it has psychological symptoms. This type of depression need not follow any sad, stressful or upsetting event; it can kick in for no apparent reason at all other than a change in one’s brain chemicals."

Is this correct or is clinical depression just depression that is more serious and is not specifically due to chemical imbalance? I'm kind of confused about all this.

2007-05-15 01:24:01 · 8 answers · asked by VietRebel 3

Therapy and meds have failed me.

2007-05-15 00:30:19 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I have been in a very bizarre mood as of late. We haven't been sleeping very much, but not too little maybe 4 to 6 hours a night. We both feel sort of out of it like the world is distant. We've been both more hyper and happy and feeling more healthy in some ways and then in other ways we simply feel kind of burnt out and tired. He recently quit smoking and we do get drunk on occasion, but nothing out of the ordinary for most people. I usually have anxiety, but it's lifted a lot lately. We have changed our diet and started eating more fruits and veggies, but this feeling is very bizarre. I've felt this way before....I don't know. Could it be the weather?

2007-05-14 23:41:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've never been able to fall to sleep fast. My mind just never calms down. I just dont know what I'm supposed to do when I lay down? Am I supposed to think about something to help me sleep? How do I relax? How do some people sleep in 5 min while it takes me an least an hour or two, sometimes four! Once I'm asleep I'm out cold. I just need help getting there.

2007-05-14 23:28:08 · 4 answers · asked by Mic 2

2007-05-14 23:06:51 · 7 answers · asked by john 1

2007-05-14 22:56:09 · 8 answers · asked by john 1

I don't have a reason. I just want to. Why does it have to matter so much? I know, I know....it's wrong, bla bla bla...I'm not going to die from it. I just like the way I feel when I cut.

I think I'm a psychopath. I hate myself, so I pretty much owe this to myself.

2007-05-14 20:51:18 · 16 answers · asked by Mabel 2

I don't react well to Prozac. It makes me nuts like textbook mania and worsened depression, but I'm not bipolar. I also take hormonal birth control and I don't want anything that reacts with that. I'd ask a doctor, but I don't want to see one yet. I want to do some research myself. Thanks.

2007-05-14 20:25:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous