Mental Health - May 2007

do depression be cured over the counter?

2007-05-30 03:06:28 · 6 answers · asked by jackattack 1

It's really hard to explain the way I feel right now. Some days I think that I don't deserve to be here wasting space. I dread going to work and I don't have many friends. The only days that I'm happy are the weekends that I get to spend with my fiance and don't have to think about work. I don't have a bad job though. I think I'd feel this way no matter where I work. And I have no idea where I'll be in the future. I don't have any plans or goals other than to get married and have kids. But I know that neither of those great things will guarantee my happiness and I don't want my sadness to ruin those experiences either. I think about death a lot, but I know I could never commit suicide because I love my friends and family too much to do something like that.

I know I should go see a doctor, but they freak me out. And I don't want them to belittle my problem and simply write out a prescription.

I don't know what to do.

2007-05-30 02:42:29 · 12 answers · asked by Holly Molly 4

Looking back over the past 2 years there have been times when I have been absolutely normal. There have been times when I have had the lowest lows imaginable, and times when I have been ecstatically over-the-moon. I have felt unworthy, ugly, unintelligent, and as though life is the dullest thing ever, and then pretty, confident, on-top-of-the-world, making extremely optimistic plans about the future. For the first time in my life I have felt as though I don't have control over myself and my life at times. I have been very confused about life in general, which I know is a normal thing to go through and sort out in oneself. There are times when I am paranoid, defend myself and argue during conversations, speak quickly and pressurised and sound incredibly passionate about something, but in the morning I won't even be bothered about it and don't know why I over-reacted. One time I frightened my boyfriend because I was laughing and crying at the same time.

Thanks for your help! x

2007-05-30 02:38:16 · 19 answers · asked by lexicute 1

maybe she should try Iran..and see how far she goes in life there.as gay woman..I dont think far..why havent all the America haters left yet...

2007-05-30 02:24:19 · 16 answers · asked by Mojambo 1

I met a guy who said once that after being on effexor, he wasn't as sharp anymore.

Is there any evidence (non anecdotal) that antidepressants have a negative impact on IQ?

2007-05-30 02:23:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tell me one thing about yourself that you would consider abnormal.

I have to unplug everything in the morning in case it catches the house of fire. Flat iron, blow dryer, elec toothbrush, etc. I know it's crazy, but I can't help it. :)

2007-05-30 01:52:57 · 17 answers · asked by nite_angelica 7

is it possible to be born without a full working brain

2007-05-30 01:27:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

someone who appears to have a perfect life, with happiness, who gets his needs met..even the woman chatshow presenter was grinning with him and laughing as she interviewed him, while he talked about his success, with girls, films his life.
he looks so young and freshed faced..
and heres me im 29, had bpd since 16, borderline personality disorder, ive suffered a huge amout of trauma and unhappiness in my life, ive never had friends or a steady relashionship, i have very low self esteem, ive been bullied alot through my life, i have ptsd symptoms as well, problems with rage, very bad depressive moods everyday, i live alone in a one bedroom apartment, i only have my mom for support in my life..im ageing prematurly..so i have huge amounts to work through, im presently waiting on some therapy..
and it hurts to see someone with a perfect life, with a huge grin, whos enjoying their life getting their needs met..
this really cuts deep,because my lifes never been that way & thats never

2007-05-30 01:00:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think I had a panic attack or something tonight but can u tell me what a break down feels like?

2007-05-29 20:46:33 · 10 answers · asked by Crysta 2

2007-05-29 20:07:42 · 8 answers · asked by clownknifefish 1

Im 14 years old and I have been very depressed lately.I've been tired,i would cry for no reason and not care about school at all.I want to become an actress but I feel it'll NEVER happen.I want it SO badly!I read scripts from shows and act it out but my parents aren't very supportive so that adds to it.I feel like Im ugly and fat and worthless.I feel my sister is my parents favorite,I feel i will never get a boyfriend or get married.I feel when i go out people are staring at me and making fun of me.Im too tall,Im fat,and ugly but people tell me im not.What can I do to feel better about myself?

2007-05-29 19:17:38 · 12 answers · asked by Crysta 2

How can you cope with depression when the person you live with doesn't understand or even care to understand serious depression is? I live with my mother and she always tells me to "Just get over it" like its something I can switch on and off whenever I please. Seriously, why would anyone choose to feel that way? Its hard enough to live with her in general. But living with depression and her is almost impossible. I would think that my mom would love me enough to atleast act like she cared. But she's never given me any words of encouragement, all she ever does is put me down and makes me feel like its my fault I feel this way.
Moving out right now is not an option. I'll be moving in a year because I'm getting married. I'm only staying to save up for my wedding. Please don't tell me to just move out. I just want to know how I can deal with this situation. Any advice?

2007-05-29 18:37:24 · 21 answers · asked by Mekana 5

i had a break down today. it was about losing my best friend to a OD. my boyfriend also has been plaing mind games and is really fu**ing me up. he try to talk to me on the phone but i cant handle it. i went to take a bath to try to forget about stuff and ended up cutting myself and wanting killing myself in the water. im not sure if im in shock and cant fell anything. my emotions are going crazy and i cant tell anyone of my family cuz of some reasons. so please help me.

2007-05-29 18:19:18 · 6 answers · asked by kaylee 2

2007-05-29 17:44:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had depression for 6 months now and only realised how i ahve been acting 2 months ago which has made me realise that while i have been this horrible selfish and hiding in my room everyone else has been going on with their lives without me...now they are used to me not being around and i have missed so much, 4 months ago i knew i had depression and i was sure i would beat it, i exercised, ate, went to the doctor, went to a counsellor, am now on meds and still counselling, however none of it has fixed the problem as i am simply unhappy with my life, lacking friends, a boyfirend, and a job that i enjoy, all of which ihave had before, i now see no reason trying to change anything as i can see nothing is going to take back the last 6 months which has gotten me into this horrible unhappy position, i hate where i live but have been there 6 months now and still dont feel settled, to move will take another few months to feel at home...and i go to look at a house then change my mind so

2007-05-29 17:32:24 · 11 answers · asked by sally b 1

I hve changed into a wierd unconfident selfish person who cries allll the time, i never used to cry and i dont even know what i crt about, it is no way to live your life, fighting through each day, i'm not happy where i live or the job i'm doing but i'm scared to quit and have nothing to do as that would make me even more depressed and crazy, i dont know if i can afford to move which means i cant change anything but if i dont i will not get any better, what can i do?i have depression and have been on meds and seeing a counsellor....neither are helping as my life circumstances havent changed and it has now been 6 months,,,,,,how can i fix this?

2007-05-29 17:17:45 · 6 answers · asked by ss s 1

I need to talk to someone right now I want to end my life right now so bad if anyone cares they'll answer this question

2007-05-29 17:05:36 · 25 answers · asked by Patrick S 3

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA GO THROUGH BLOOD TESTS, I'M VERY AFRAID OF NEEDLES! I'M ALWAYS GETTING RESTRAINED FOR THESE TESTS. WHEN I'M IN THE ROOM I TENSE UP AND PANIC AND EVENTUALLY START YELLING.
I EVEN FLINCH WHEN THE NURSE GETS NEAR ME WITH THE NEEDLE. TOO BAD I GO TO BELLEVUE HOSPITAL (IN NYC) BECAUSE THEY HAVE A ROOM WHERE THEY RESTRAIN ME FOR BLOOD TESTS AND THAT'S JUST SCARY. IT FEELS LIKE TORTURE GOING THRU THIS FEAR. WHAT AM I GONNA DO TO AVOID FREAKING OUT?

2007-05-29 17:00:37 · 15 answers · asked by FAILEIDA G 2

i have had depressino for 6 months and learnt some serious life lessons, that it is your life nad you ahve to do what you want rather thanthings for other people, if only i knew that earlier, now since returning home i have downward spiralled and it has now been 6 months and i'm still unhappy, hate my house, hate my job, have no friends, am so alone, i hate spending all my time around my family but have no one else, in'm 23 years old and it shouldnt be like, this i cant see how i can change back to how i used to be.....i see the girl i was beside me and how she woul dbe acting but it is not what i do, i'm on meds and seeing a counsellor but neither have helped me as i'm still stuck in this hole that i can not climb out of, i havent eaten, slept or relaxe din over 6 months and i watch as everyone elses life goes on oaround me......i'm so crazy now no one even tries to talk to me, my family have even given up and i just stay in my room unless i'm working how can i get out of this?

2007-05-29 16:56:37 · 6 answers · asked by ss s 1

Then maybe she be able to come to grips with who I am, I dont want her back, because she went back to her ex, ex alcoholic, verbally abusive exhusband. Then when I kill myself, she'll realize what she missed out on, someone who was willing to die for her love. She will have to live with that for the rest of her life. Im willing to die for love, who out there agrees with me...........

2007-05-29 16:11:29 · 24 answers · asked by Blackjack 6

I am addicted to the game World of Warcraft because it is the most beastly game ever. I just need to cut back on the amount i play but i cant. I play about 20 hours each day and almost never do anything but that and eat. i was very fit before i started playing but now i am a lazy glob of jiz. tell me some methods of helping myself play less. And no.. quiting is not one of these answers.

2007-05-29 16:01:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

dose any one wat that stands for

2007-05-29 15:42:04 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ 3

I'm a straight college male who's sexually
attracted to fat women, and it is causing all sorts of
problems. I have to go online to look at sites that
I'm not proud of, ON CAMPUS using the SCHOOL'S
COMPUTERS (I don't have my own computer), because I
can hardly see them anywhere else in the media; I feel
that this fetish will lead me into a relationship
where I have to force feed a woman into obesity and its various related illnesses (like in the movie "Feed");
of course there is the embarrassment of dating a fat
woman in this society (not to mention the horrors of being one, and it seems as if they're all losing huge amounts of weight). I'm thinking about getting rid
of this preference for plus-sized women. What can I
do, if anything, to become attracted to normal-sized women?
Is it therapy, hypnosis, medication, what? Should I even change my preference of attraction?
Thank you for your help,
--Jason

2007-05-29 15:22:07 · 29 answers · asked by jasonlyric 2

2007-05-29 15:13:30 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa 4

I've just finished writing a sympathy letter to a friend whose father just passed away from skin cancer:( Kinda feel drained of all energy and numbed. Even I can't believe he passed away. Please say a prayer for him...

2007-05-29 14:36:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

shes been manic for 4 days now, she's only getting worse, today she went to our family physician and they gave her some kinda new pills to take, well my sister said she's not going to take them because "it makes her feel sick"

EXAMPLES of her getting worse: there was a bunch of baby spiders out in our backyard, i said that i want to spary hairspray on them, i hate spiders, usually she doesn't care, but she said and looked at me meanly..."NO, IF U DO, I WILL HURT U, I LOVE U because ur my sister, IF U WERENT MY SISTER I WOULD BEAT THE SHIIIT OUT OF YOU..."

i told her either take ur medicine or go to the hospital but she complains that it makes her feel sick, so i doubt she will take it properly & i told her if she doesnt make an effort to control herself or at least stop being verbally abusive to us (me, my mom and dad even the DOG)...then i told her she should go to the hospital, she keeps saying noo but out of all the noo's i heard one 'yes'

2007-05-29 14:31:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I been living with autism since i was born and now at my teenage stage i feel it gone worse or not. I have been going to speech therapy since kindergarten and stll i improve slowly. Im really shy and not that outgoing. i dont considered myself depressed but i need more social life. when i talk, people sometime dont understand me. And when I read out loud, my classmate are quiet and i dont know if they are quiet because of my voice or they are reading with me. Any tips to make myself better.??

2007-05-29 14:21:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 15 years old and I self harm. I have been trying to stop b/c i promised my best friend (for 13 years) that i would and i do not want to break a promice. I have not self harmed for 1week and 5days. I had a dream last night about bitting myself. Is that normal? (i bite and cut)

2007-05-29 13:38:57 · 29 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-05-29 13:29:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know a guy who thinks he is God and thinks that the voices in his head are all the prayers of everyone coming to him.

How can I talk to him to make him get help? Should I try to reason with him? Or what?

2007-05-29 12:08:36 · 11 answers · asked by Nuff Said Sis 3