Mental Health - June 2007

If celebrities like Tom Cruise and John Travolta have become brainwashed by the "Church" of $cientology, what, if anything, can be done to deprogram them, so they understand how they have been manipulated, so they can think for themselves?

2007-06-20 10:20:41 · 15 answers · asked by creativus_maximus 2

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2007-06-20 10:18:00 · 3 answers · asked by anoymonous 2

I've been fired on the first day of work twice over a misunderstanding. I don't think I can forgive myself because it's very hard for me to find work. Exspeacally work I like. I feel like I want to die because I've passed up so many good oportunities that I'm surprised I had with my kind of back ground. I was a convicted violent offender working with pregnant teenagers, walking dogs for police officers, and different things that seems imposable. Then Either I get upset or there's a misunderingstanding about something said, and I"m fired the first day. Because it's harder for felons to find jobs and these jobs were unbelievable for someone like me to have had, I can't seem to forgive myself. I was in the hospital for trying to commit suicide over the weekend.

2007-06-20 10:08:37 · 4 answers · asked by Melissa Y 1

I prop am, but just wanted to get this verfied. I hear voices in my head, all generally myself, but I'll argue with the voices, debate for hours etc. I think this is more then just one's sub-voice.

Anyway, my life kinda sucks rght now, I'm under a lot of stress, I have a minor history of panic attacks.

Who is the right people to talk to about this? I'm honestly afraid.

2007-06-20 10:07:13 · 7 answers · asked by Asian G 1

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2007-06-20 09:15:33 · 11 answers · asked by Frank Dileo 3

If this had been a Christian group wanting “holy water” it would have been holy war. Who can any still claim these people are not anti-Christian in every way possible.
The American Civil Liberties Union has given their blessing to the public funding of Islamic footbaths at the University of Michigan, to let Muslims wash their feet before prayers.

The ACLU says it has nothing to do with religion.

This pleases CAIR greatly, because now the Islamic community won’t have to pay for them: Muslims won’t fund footbaths. And also because it’s another small step toward shari’a.
DEARBORN — Muslim leaders in Metro Detroit have decided not to raise private money to pay for two footbaths at a local college campus now that the American Civil Liberties Union has said the plan doesn’t pose constitutional problems.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s plan to spend $25,000 on the footbaths was criticized on conservative blogs and radio shows this month. Critics said using public money for the project would violate the First Amendment, which says governments can’t favor or subsidize religions.

Muslims are required to wash body parts, including feet, up to five times daily before prayers. University officials say the floor-level wash basins are needed because some students at the 8,600-student campus wash their feet in the sinks.

Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said his group was concerned a public outcry would cause the university to back down from the project.

“If the ACLU had decided to take legal action against the UM-Dearborn, we probably would have called for the university to raise the funds privately, just so that the UM-Dearborn wouldn’t have to go through the trouble of having to defend its position against the ACLU,” Walid said.

2007-06-20 07:04:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i m goin to turn 15 this july. but i have been thinking alot about when i move out and it has been very depressing. i dont want to leave home and i dont know what my mom well do. she also has two younger kids 5, 8. but my mom and me hang out alot. i have been throwing up in the morning for the last week because of thinking about this. m i just carzy. what do u thik about it.

2007-06-20 05:23:05 · 7 answers · asked by hotness 1

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2007-06-20 05:08:01 · 6 answers · asked by emmalous 3

Hi Guys,
I have a trip to Canada booked for 3wks time. I suffer from panic attacks which are crazily debilitating. Lately, day in, day out, I am freaking out about the trip and don't think I am ready to go. I am going by myself and staying with friends for 3weeks( i have only known them for a few months and we've had a few fights). My original decision to go was based on a guy that I had a crush on over there, but not sure anymore.
Everyone is so keen for me to go saying how it will really improve me as a person. But I just know myself, and I know that until the departure date, I will be living in a mental hell just dreading each day, not wanting to go. I lie awake at night thinking of ways I can cancel the trip and still save face (ie. break my leg or get sick). Can anyone out there please please help me and tell me what to do? I don't think I'm ready to do this on my own, and I need HELP!! Please help! I don't want to go but I dont want to look like a failure/wimp either :( HELP!

2007-06-20 04:26:07 · 9 answers · asked by SultiPep 1

Im 23 now and feel like it may be coming back. , Does it really ever go away??

2007-06-20 04:10:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i once saw on a progamme a woman who had killed her brother but had thought it was someone else because she saw herself killing him in the mirror and because she had some type of disorder she thought it was someone else because she thought she looked different.

can anybody help me and tell me what this disorder could be?

2007-06-20 03:09:43 · 11 answers · asked by hello_o_there_o_bob 3

i have just got into a situation where i have all this bottled up steam and i dont know what to do

2007-06-20 03:01:23 · 12 answers · asked by Soccergirl15 2

to my future child? my parents passed down manic depressive disorder and add i have both BAD my boyfreind who DESPARATELY wants to have children and be a daddy also has bipolar disorder bad i dont ever want my child to suffer like i have and personally i dont want kids but my bf really does im not willing to leave him over this but im not willing to pass this mental disorder on to my child what should i do?!

2007-06-20 02:55:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am so angry at her because she has 4 kids and she didn't take them into consideration when she tried to overdose on pills. How do I get over my anger towards her and talk to her. I have had several conversations with her trying to help her get her life on track. She doesn't take my advice and listens to people who don't care about her. She is 24 and has 4 kids I know that is stressful but she put herself in that situation and now she needs to deal with it.

2007-06-20 02:42:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

does it out weigh your feelings of success in your life?

2007-06-20 02:37:15 · 19 answers · asked by Mee~mOe~ 5

2007-06-20 02:02:27 · 13 answers · asked by apple 3

I gather more children than ever are suffering from a mental illness. What can be done, in your opinion, to help them?

2007-06-20 01:31:19 · 14 answers · asked by good tree 6

Ok so shes just turned 16 and shes been doing it for about 2 years as far as i know. I thought it was ok (well not ok but not too bad) until i found out that she does it pretty much EVERY day!
When i've tried talking to her about it, telling her she shouldnt do it so much as it will give her mental health problems her and her 19 year old boyfriend go on the defence, saying that its weed that can make you paranoid, not pot and they've been doing it for years so they are proof that it does not make you paranoid! Well.. they are the most paranoid people i know!

I remember a report about drugs being on the radio a while back saying something about mental health problems in young people that do drugs but i cant remember the details.

So what are the facts here?

What damage can it cause?

Is it ok to smoke pot, as long as it isnt every day?

Her bf smokes and drives, isnt that just like drinking and driving??

2007-06-20 01:12:00 · 19 answers · asked by sparky 3

Generally I only remember bits and pieces, but what I do remember is really abstract, bizarre or disturbing. Of late I haven't been sleeping well either, though I put this down to the fact that it's been hot and that the mattress I've been sleeping on hasn't been very comfortable. I’ve also been ill too.

As far as I can think I have nothing really to worry about either, I guess I have some stuff for my night class to finish and occasionally I worry my life is going nowhere, but these are silly passing thoughts. What else could be causing this? They’re certainly not just images that I've picked up unconsciously during the day.

2007-06-20 00:06:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm so afraid of dying that it ruins my life. I obsess over the fear of death and it stops me from living really. Im always thinking about what might happen to me or being generally anxious about my life and I try to prevent anything bad from happening to me which stresses me out and ruins my day. what can i do to try and relax??

2007-06-19 20:23:58 · 24 answers · asked by Poptart 2

2007-06-19 20:17:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-19 19:54:42 · 3 answers · asked by nilesh kul 2

What different ways do people study for test while suffering from ADD and ADHD

2007-06-19 19:04:58 · 8 answers · asked by Beck92 4

I sit here all day, doing nothing. I can't remember the last time I got laid(actually it was about 2 years ago). I don't think i'll ever find a girl with the same interest as me and even if I did, she'd take one look at me and run for the hills! I can barely work because of my sclerosis and overall depression. I just generally hate public and the people around here. Any help for getting a life here?

2007-06-19 18:53:25 · 10 answers · asked by Jeremy H 2

I have a cousin who is always making things up about his life to people mostly his girlfriends like magic is real and he is a dead person weird stuff....he doesnt believe it thou anyone know if theres a condition like this or he just needs a hobby oh and he is 17 and the problem is he makes theese faerie tale things and the people believe him he is really smart

2007-06-19 18:27:12 · 4 answers · asked by aprilrossen2000 1

He has been through two thirty days with me and then falls of the wagon. I adore him and don't know what my help or approch should be. I am not sure if other problems exit in the relationship because I am so focused in keeping him sober. I don't know how to separate what is truly him and what is the drug. The lies and the manipulations seem inate but then again I keep seeing a beautiful incredible and fasinating guy inside. I am torn and confused about the intensity of this relationship. Can't seem to get comfort because I am always thinking whether he will make it through the day. Any advice?

2007-06-19 18:26:17 · 12 answers · asked by Laura 2

Am I am terrified of pretty much everything: diseases, death, loneliness, other people who I feel are not safe, being alone. And when I'm not scared, I'm either sleeping or feeling bored and empty. Why is this happening? And its not like I'm fat and ugly and people dont like me; I'm a model and my friends go out all the time, but i'm never in the mood or I'm scared to go out because its getting late.

2007-06-19 17:42:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok well i have adhd and i got it from my dad i kno it means attention defesate hyperactivity disorder but what are the weird symptoms of it casue im not always hyper what else does t do to u

2007-06-19 17:08:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

a really good friend of mine has a lot of problems. his parents are never home and when they are they don't care about him. he has drinking and smoking problems and now he cuts himself. the thing is that at school he's really normal but when he goes home he does all that stuff. so how can i help him?

2007-06-19 16:26:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has gone out with some of his friends tonight. I'm glad he is out with his friends. But I feel overwhelmed. How do I deal with going to work tomorrow? I don't want to smother him. I am overwhelmed with the thought that in 3 weeks he must leave again--and I can't see him for a while again.

2007-06-19 15:22:40 · 8 answers · asked by smiley 3