Mental Health - May 2007

I used to love spiders as a kid, but I finally accepted tonight - as I first put a shoe on the end of a broom to kill a spider many feet away from me, and then used the same broom to kill a spider in the corner by attaching a Q-tip to the end with a hair tie - that I have a problem, and maybe even arachnaphobia. I hate spiders, if I've seen one in the last few minutes I feel like they are crawling all over me and I shake and flip out for a while or I get itchy. If one comes on tv I have to look away and close my eyes and plug my ears. If they are on the wall I can barely stand to kill them but I will kill them if they are too close or if they are in my son's room.

2007-05-03 16:29:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone have any tips on how to cope with this?

2007-05-03 16:19:58 · 5 answers · asked by The JZA 2

For about 3 weeks now I have been dealing with waht I am thinking to be anxiety, but could very well be a large number of other things. Every symptom I have though is right along with panic attacks...which I have struggled with in my past.

Anyway, I took a xanax, and I feel completely better. Does this mean that my issues are probably anxiety, or panic related?

Thanks for all who answer!

2007-05-03 16:15:28 · 3 answers · asked by Tammy 4

Every night for the past couple of years, before I get to sleep I have these disturbing nightmares, often worse than any horror movie but always personal. Something dreadful is always happening to me or my family including the dog. Is this common and should I seek professional help?

2007-05-03 15:37:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

do any one know anything about depression and anziety? pleas let me know. and what drugs are best.

2007-05-03 15:11:06 · 14 answers · asked by lilred 1

My dad died a month ago suddenly for a hereditary heart problem. He lived in buffalo and I moved to Syr NY so i have not seen him in a while except for a couple of times I drove out for the day for about and hour. It dont feel like my dad is died. when I start to realize it and cry I stop myself and distract my mind. I know this is wrong but I cant deal with the lose of my father.

2007-05-03 13:59:46 · 9 answers · asked by EVANS HERE YAY!!! WHAT A BIG GUY 5

I am a naturally outgoing kind of person and I have very little problems engaging life head on. But sometimes I get scare and discourage too. I hate the idea of being depress and down. Kindly share your pick me up secrets. Thank you!

2007-05-03 13:39:23 · 5 answers · asked by Simon T 1

2007-05-03 13:15:32 · 9 answers · asked by hipkid65 1

was dating someone right when i found out my close aunt had terminal illness.. i acted real cold towards him and he stayed around 3 monthi guess bc he hoped i'd be how i was at first. he broke up with me bc I basically treated him like crap..i left him alone but when my aunt died i flipped.snapped out and sent him all these crazy texts saying" i wish i would've told you what was wrong..etc.." one probably would've been ok but i sent about 6(crazy as heck i know!!!). a couple weeks later(sounds like a movie, but it's true) another close relatived passed away this time sudden and i flipped out again.. i never experienced losing a close relative b4, let alone 2 back to back.. my girlfriend ran into him and he told my friend that i annoyed the crap out of him with those texts(of course)... it's been a couple months and i'm back to my old self.. do you think if i explained it in person he'd understand?

2007-05-03 12:48:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 16 and I feel like life is totally pointless...
I know there is something wrong with me and I tell my parents that everyday.
I dont go to school bcuz all I ever do is sleep. I hate facing people. I self injure. I am overweight and part of the reason of sleeping all day is so I won't eat, but when I do eat I sometimes make my self throw up. No one seems to care that I am struggling this much with life.
I have tried to get help from people and it doesnt seem to work...
I dont know what to do. What should I do?

2007-05-03 12:42:06 · 10 answers · asked by MANDA 1

i heard you can't, but i think that was said on a cartoon like 7 years ago, lol. anyway, i have felt pain in my dreams, but i dont think it was me hurting myself in real life. can you feel pain in dreams without hurting yourself in real life, or was i probably just hurting myself in my sleep?

2007-05-03 12:06:49 · 13 answers · asked by babeecakes510 2

They told me that no other insurer would grant me a policy either. If I had known this would have happened, I wouldn't have gone in for treatment, or would have lied about the severity of my depression. How can this be legal?

2007-05-03 11:14:20 · 7 answers · asked by Brad J 3

2007-05-03 10:51:24 · 5 answers · asked by Searching for truth 1

2007-05-03 10:49:54 · 12 answers · asked by Searching for truth 1

i've suffer with depression and have been devios to obtain extra meds to overdose on, i want to say sorry for all the trouble because i feel i usually have a good relaTIONSHIP WITH HER

2007-05-03 10:46:57 · 13 answers · asked by sylv 1

I'm pretty sure most people asking these questions are here to find other resources than seeing a psychologist. So why do people keep replying with "Go to a shrink"? That just seems so redundant. The fact is, if you feel like cutting yourself, then there is obviously something wrong. So why tell them to go see a doctor, when you could give a real answer and share a personal story that is similar to the question at hand? Cause for all to. People are here for answers, not for advice.

2007-05-03 10:03:47 · 12 answers · asked by weisse_rakete 2

I just got paid today, & I have OCD, & I'm a compulsive shopper. What are some ways that can I control myself?

2007-05-03 09:53:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-03 09:52:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was suffering from depression and anxiety.My childhood was bad,divorced parents..But the real source was that horrible love.I had very bad days.I used to cut myself too.For a year i regularly usedmy medication my doctor gave.But nothing happened.Worse and worse..and last summer i drank all of my drugs and committed suicide.Mother understood and they brought me to hospital.I had my stomach washed with hose.From my nose to my stomach.And i stayed at hospital for a night.My sister fainted because of me.We suffered from that awful night.Now i am fine.I don't want to die.But i can't forget that awful night.Some nights i cry in my bed because of this.Please some advice.I want to forget...

2007-05-03 09:18:06 · 12 answers · asked by pepper 2

i want to tell me friends about my...i dont know what it is...i mean its not like im anorexic or anything but i just...i dont know i just cant stop..anyways. I want to tell them for support, but everytime i start they just dismiss it saying " well if you're fat then im obese" or something like that. But i want them to understand that for once its not about them, that this time I'M the one who needs support. I sit there and listen to " i hate my life, johnny doesnt like me" or " Omg, i have the worst life ever, my mum didnt let me go out last night." and i want to scream out " Help me" but i cant because noone takes it seriously. Noone understands, how can i make them understand and help me?

2007-05-03 07:45:50 · 15 answers · asked by DiamondKiss 2

I am a sophomore in high school, and I think I may be depressed. I don’t like going to school and many times I cry for really no reason. I get good grades(I have a 4.25 gpa), I play sports(at least two a yr), and have many friends. I don’t do drugs, smoke or drink and I don’t feel like I have to do that to fit in. Teachers like me and I like them. Several times I feel like I don’t belong at school with people my age. I am extremely mature for my age and sometimes don’t see things the same way my classmates do. I feel that there are much better things do to than to be stuck in school and that I am very out of place. I constantly think about dropping out or going to evening high school just not to be around the kind of people at school. My friends understand how I feel but there is only so much they can do. I feel that I am the only normal person in school while everyone else is “messed up”. I feel down depressed even when the most exciting things happen. What can I do?am i 2 mature?

2007-05-03 07:17:45 · 8 answers · asked by ash6129 2

my girlfriend had just went to the doctor for a check up and had a conversation with him. She says she has a lot of stress with her parents and more i dont even know about. Personally i dont think that she needs these pills because she is a head-strong person as i am. But for me to say she cant take them would to be being selfish on my behalf. I cant help but to feel an "un-natural" vibe from the pills, and the thought of her changing moods and actions based on her perscription makes me feel like its not her, its the drug. Can anyone explain why i feel like this, or how i should look at this whole matter?

2007-05-03 06:54:08 · 22 answers · asked by blueyedguy91 1

I have suffered with deppression over the past few year's!it has only been in the winter month's,but now i think i'm getting deppressed this time of year?any advice? i stopped drinking 2 month's ago and work out a lot at the gym,doing everything the doc's have told me to do but still feel crap help someone please

2007-05-03 06:53:10 · 8 answers · asked by prince 2

at my wits end I think M bi polar but cannot get evaluation with any professional that I can find. THE ONE I DID SEE did not follow through now what?

2007-05-03 05:30:40 · 7 answers · asked by lovinangelintx001 1

I am doing a reasearch paper on The Effects of Stress and Anxiety on your body and mind and I need some sources for the 8 paged paper and I want some peoples stories of what they live through and with every day! So It can be anamouys or u can give your first name and state or just the first name! Thanks SOOOOOO much!!!

2007-05-03 05:06:57 · 16 answers · asked by confused as hell! 1

What do I do when I feel depressed and feel like I mean nothing to anyone? What do you do when your "friends" want nothing to do with you until they want something? What do you do when all you want to do is lay down and curl up in a ball and sleep your life away? All of these things describe me and I don't know what to do. I put on a front when im at school so no one realizes. HELP!

2007-05-03 03:53:34 · 10 answers · asked by I need him ♥ 2

I have an eating disorder and my parents know and they won't to thearpy with me i'm trying my best to be better and they don't seem to want to know what happend in group or what i do to help me not barf again my cousin always has to take me and my parents are all like "You did this not us so deal with it" i get so stressed because my parents are so not supportive about this HELP!

2007-05-03 01:13:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Probably just sounds stupid to most people. Please understand I've never taken anything in my life other than a tylanol and I've maybe gone to a doctor an entire 2-3 times and I'm 24 years old. I don't know what to do.. I am constantly paranoid and depressed and worried among other things and I know it can't be normal. I've turned to drinking alcohol for well over a year now and that has to stop. Please clue me in as to who I need to see and what to say b/c I've just never had to do anything like that before. I've definitly needed to though.

2007-05-02 23:19:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

he describes himself as a heavy drinker but not an alcoholic at (6 beers daily) he also does crack. Now hes here and were posting this question to settle a min dipute I feel working in a bar is a BBAAADDD IDEA he thiks its possitive cause its a job ( he has bartending experiance)

2007-05-02 20:10:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a job interview today and im afraid of blowing it by getting nervous. i always think to much because i feel under pressure. help?

2007-05-02 20:09:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous