Mental Health - June 2007

2007-06-21 04:14:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

For some reason I often get kind of attached to people. Like emotionally attached. Like I'll get attache to like one of my teachers and will trust them and will tell them lmost anything. Is this like some sort of attention seeking thing or something? I have some friends but not alot. I don't really get along with people very well. No one really notices me anyway.

2007-06-21 03:48:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know what kind of liar I am.. but this is what I do. There is always a part of my mind that tells me that I need to lie about something when I'm talking to someone. It doesn't matter if the lie is big or small, but I have to do it, maybe simply because I can get away with it or because I want them to think that I'm better than I am. Either way, I don't want to do this, but I constantly have, and I do immediately feel horrible about it afterward even if the lie was little and would not negatively affect anyone. Why do I do this and how can I change? There are only three people that I have lied to about larger things, and they were all pretty much the same lie.. They would not really affect them in anyway, but I don't know if I want to tell the truth, because they may not believe all the other things I've said, and the other things I will say in the future. Will it be worth it to tell them the truth? Or should I let them go. I don't lie anymore. I make a conscious effort not to.

2007-06-21 03:46:03 · 7 answers · asked by Lemonada 3

i get suspicious about so many stupid things: my sister steals money on me, my boyfriend is hiding something from me. things like this pop in m head all the time.

am i wrong for these feelings? i hate to accuse and assume but i am so screwed up! can anyone relate?

2007-06-21 03:40:08 · 4 answers · asked by pookie 1

When this person drinks {which is not very often}her personality completely changes,she starts speaking in an English accent,but has never been out of the United States,her parents are from California......this person becomes extremely sexually aggresive,and then in the morning acts like nothing has happened,I dated this person for about 3 months and noticed this about 7 or 8 times,she was abused as a child but i do not know all the details,when not drinking she is a very articulate,smart ,charming person...a good job and successful,I have met many people since our breakup that known her for 25 years,and I am not the only person who has seen this..I brought this up with her and now we do not talk anymore,but I still am concerned....also she has said things in this state to me that she totally denies the next day{I love you,I need you,don't ever leave me,will you always protect me?}..always in an English accent..strange !!!

2007-06-21 02:17:50 · 5 answers · asked by gotex57 1

if youve had problems in your life with rage, and rage attacks, and controling anger outbursts. what does it mean when youve had one and afterwards your mind is spinning and you feel disorientated about your surroundings and whereabouts, like, you dont no how you came to arrive to this situation? like a feeling of losing all control of coordination?
could anyone explain this?

2007-06-21 01:56:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-21 01:26:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi i was on anti depressents during teenage years.... 14-16, I was on two different types with Aroxpax being one of them
I have also read a few times this drug makes people more violent agitated and depressed...
I think the drug was giving me some really bad side effects... I was advised to keep taking them until I was 18-19....
I stoped taking these suddenly when I was 16 and it obviously caused bad relapses.......
I really have it a lot better under control but I have bad pot smoking habits and occasionally drinking habits..
I really want to kick these so I am not sure if I should go on anti-depressants again as I dont want to sink into those dark times again, and pot has in a sense really helped me as an alternative to very heavy anti-depressants.
I am now 21 and at school and these habits are really getting in the way of my study.
Can anyone give me some good advice because I want to be mentally more healthy and if I need be on anything, without it having bad side effects?

2007-06-20 22:44:06 · 9 answers · asked by Keyan 3

I have depression, quite severe, and, though I oughtn't to be, I am still surprised by the number of people who tell me to snap out of it, or tell me I shouldn't be depressed. Or tell me to 'find god' and I'll be okay.

Without my medications I become quite suicidal. Not to mention I must carry Xanax when I leave my house, as panic attacks occur frequently in social situations.

I am interested in reading opinions from everyone, including people who feel this way (but please don't be rude or nasty).

[Also a hint: Best answer goes to someone who writes educated well-thought answers, but not necessarily someone who agrees with me.]

2007-06-20 20:21:45 · 15 answers · asked by the_green_water12801 2

2007-06-20 20:12:32 · 7 answers · asked by Jepache 1

I have been crying everyday for 6 monhts, i hate myself for it, i;'m so selfish and horrible, its a result of returning from overseas and not being able to settile and wasting my time jumping form job to job, now i am this horrible horrible person and have no idea what to do with my life, i cant stay where i am i cant go back, i have no job prospects and i have absolutely no idea where to go or what to do! I dont understand how this happens to people, i was always so happy and carefree and confident, in the space of 6 months i ahve screwed my friendships, my life my jobs, my confidence everything. can anyone please help me?

2007-06-20 19:35:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 19:18:00 · 4 answers · asked by kathyrn 1

I just had a baby a few months ago and had a mental breakdown at my ob gyns office. He and the nurses were so nice to me. He put me on Lexapro for post partum depression and I feel like a whole new person. Would it be cheesy to send him a thank you card?

2007-06-20 18:57:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

yer im at my friends house and he has adhd and he just dared me to take half a bottle of this stuff called ritalin that he says he takes to stop himself from bouncin off the walls.

so ive had around 12 of the pills....wot should i do?? is it that bad...i feel ok, please help???

2007-06-20 18:00:31 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, really complicated and personally devastating situation here.. please only constructive feedback, I just want to know what kind of person I'm dealing with here.. (My ex boyf. is the subject)
Recently, I found out through friends that his very manipulative ex girlfriend is pregnant with his child. We had been together for three years when she conceived. He cheated on me with her and didn't tell me she was pregnant for 5 months. He acknowledges that they despise each other and it was "drunk lust" and they will not be together or have a relationship whatsoever, although he demands to have a 50/50 part of the child, even though he won't even talk to her during the pregnancy or until the paternity test.(F****ed up, I know.)
He also puts words into my mouth, tells me how much he loves himself, refuses to believe he is mentally unhealthy, gets mad if I tell him I love him, hid our relationship from his friends and family for a year, tells me I make him feel guilty, the list goes on...

2007-06-20 17:54:04 · 9 answers · asked by Lia 1

I have been on Lexapro for almost a year and i just started the higher dose tonight par my doctors order, and i was wondering if there would be a several week peroid until i felt the benifit like when i first started it, or would it be sudden because it was already in my body.

and should i expect the same side effect as i felt when i first started it such as tiredness? any other info is great!

2007-06-20 17:52:41 · 4 answers · asked by Aaron 1

2007-06-20 17:03:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know it sounds a little weird to some people. But I feel like I'm under a alot of pressure and I want to just feel good and relax. Any tips?

2007-06-20 16:43:09 · 7 answers · asked by Hanna Banana 2

How can you tell a person that what they are saying or doing is making your bipolar worse without seeming manipulative or always talking about bipolar stuff? I have bipolar disorder pretty bad, and it's now just a little bit controlled with medications. Every morning I am in hell, for 7 days of PMS every month I am in hell, and then randomly other times, but mostly OK. So then my husband will start chewing me out for forgetting something (a symptom of bipolar, my memory is very very bad) or not thinking right (another symptom) and I tell him to lay off because I am getting suicidal, then it's me being manipulative? I don't know what to do, I really CAN'T handle criticism most of the time. I take my meds, go to counseling, go to support groups, and force myself to do stuff as much as I can. But it's never good enough, because my meds make me sleep 11+ hours a night, and I have such severe symptoms all the time. How can I get the break I need and be fair to my spouse?

2007-06-20 16:00:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm under a lot of stress and I really need a way to just let it all go and feel like I have not a care in the world.

2007-06-20 15:56:37 · 7 answers · asked by d_b_92 1

i'm 16 & This year has been the worst ever; I lost my friends (thanks to stupid mouth.) I have never felt more alone. I gained some weight from all this stress, I failed almost all my classes & lost my faith in god; now that its summer I feel more alone than I have ever felt in my life. I really want to believe that I can change it myself but I don't know if there is any chance. I don't really want to tell my mom all these feelings, I like people to think that i'm strong.

I feel sooooo hopeless.

Should I keep my hope up?

2007-06-20 15:03:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just got fired from my job, don't have money for bills or my apartment, a monster headache, no energy, depressed. Is there any way to lift my spirits? Anything at all? Big or small?

2007-06-20 14:42:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

But the thing is, nobody has actually ever SEEN it (well, in dreams perhaps) and like died and then come back from the dead and said "OMG, HEAVEN ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!" Plus, I mean I knowhow many miracles and signs there are that God exists, but what if that is the God of some different religion that doesn't even believe in Heaven? I mean, that's the only thing...I just don't know what happens after death and I get so scared worrying about it. I tell my parents about it, and these worries usually go away when I'm busy. But one time or another, I am not doing anything and start wondering...and worrying. I am just scared. So many people say that Heaven does not exist...I really want to believe in it, but it is just so hard for me to believe things I have not seen. I pray and that usually makes things better, but I can't seem to get it out of my mind! I DO NOT want to see a therapist about it, because I am too young for Depression and stuff. I am just scared about that whole "so then what?"

2007-06-20 14:08:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not going into detail as it wouldn't be right. Do you know of a psychologist that has been in the business for yonks, and knows his onions??

2007-06-20 14:00:14 · 9 answers · asked by Curious39 6

Yesterday I asked if anyone else ever had a panic attack while watching Karoke. The more I think about it I have similar reactions when watching people perform or act poorly on TV. I love the Larry David Show but half the time I Im pacing in and out of the room.I The first time I had a panic attack it was watching my girlfriend at the time in a play. (She did great!) Needless to say I have anxiety and some other issues. I was just curious if anyone else get a ton of anxiety when others might embarrass themselves. Its strange because I have no problem speaking in front of others and played individual sports for years with no problems.
Its not affecting my life in a negative way.I think its a funny quirk and wonder if other people have it. Feel free to have a laugh at my expense if you'd like.

2007-06-20 13:53:52 · 8 answers · asked by endo 5

Im a college student, but I have realised that for the past couple years I have been dealing with depression. I have a very unhealthy living environment, my father is emotionally and mentally abusive. This depression has cost a toll on my life because I have becom extremely unhappy, and my grades have severely dropped. My parents right now are going thru a divorce and the whole household is such a mess. Im so depressed to the point that I cant think or do anything anymore. Its like Im stuck in this rut. I want to move out of my house but my mom is scared for me, cuz she thinks i might not continue my education. I want to move out to become my own person again and figure who I am again. For so many years Ive been a product of my fathers strict ways, and it caused for my unhappiness. I know I want to go back to school bc I know im not dumb or a failure, its just that im stressed and mentally unhealthy. I dont know what to do anymore to help myself? Should i move out? Continue school?

2007-06-20 13:17:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here lately, it seems I am almost as active when I go to sleep as when I am awake. I have always talked in my sleep, and there have always been periods where I walk in my sleep. But lately, things have been getting a bit weird and out of hand.
For instance, last night I went and opened every bar of soap in the bathroom. I found the wrappers under my bed. I have woke myself up, sitting on the porch eating a peanut butter sandwich. *that was last week*. I have even initiated sex with my husband while I was asleep. *and no, I wasn't dreaming about sex that I recall*. Also, I woke him up because I slapped him a couple of times lately. There have also been signs that I have 1)tried to do the laundry, 2) brought the neighbors cat into the house, 3)put every one of my books in the closet.
Does anybody else get this active in their sleep? Is it normal? What causes it?

2007-06-20 13:04:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 12:56:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 15 and have been diagnosed with ADHD, ADD. Either two, since I was about 6. And I can tell you my life is SH*T. Here are the details, I was able to do everything in my class, I would wright amazing Stories, my creativness was amazing, my other class mates never did anything like this, all they did was nose down on there books doing their work, I never could stay still doing work, but for other things I could do them fine, school was hard for me, my Teacher then came to my parents and told them I was different, that called up Ritalin, I hate the stuff, I've been taking it for over 7 Years, I always said no, but it was forced down onto me, I hated it!!!! ! Heres the line, it dropped my IQ and made me so skinny I get made fun off, looked at differently, I don't see myself normal anymore, my brain is so messed up on this drug that it has changed my hole life, so heres something NOT coming from a doctor, or a nurse.
Please, Don't give your children Ritalin, or any drug for that matter.

2007-06-20 11:11:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

- I'm 22 years old and in graduate school.
- I almost never drink enough to get hangovers.
- I drink 3-5 nights per week.
- Drinking does not interfere with school or work responsibilities.
- It's not putting me into debt.
- I drink only high quality beer (1-2 bottles) on weekdays.
- I don't drink hard liquor or wine.
- I prefer to drink my beer alone, listen to music, write, and relax.
- I look forward to the beer. It's really good beer. (top-rated Belgians, trappists, imperial stouts, imperial IPAs)
- Friends who don't drink very much (quantity or frequency) are a little worried.

Don't respond with a question, "Do YOU think you have a problem?" Obviously I go back and forth between justifying/minimizing and thinking it's an issue. That's why I pose the question here.

Does it sound like a problem?

2007-06-20 10:20:55 · 31 answers · asked by Buying is Voting 7