Mental Health - June 2007

I count every thing when ever I get the chance. I count the floor tilles in the bathroom over and over when I am sitting in the bathroom. Kitchen cabinet doors, flowers on the plate pattern, squars of the window, and I also count them in pairs like 2 4 6 8 10. And I don't like it when thing don't pair up. I count how many walls there are in a room and or how many angels. Please advise me, and if you know of a website that will help me recognize my disorder I will apretiatet it

2007-06-30 12:10:16 · 25 answers · asked by nooni 2

my father is a Vietnam War veteran. he doesn,t appear to have any sort of post dramatic stress disorder or anything like that. but for some odd reason i was pretty much born paranoid. everytime i hear a helicopter or plane i look up to find it. everytime i hear anything that even resembles gunshots i duck and start looking around for vantage points. if i hear something that sounds like an RPG i fall to the ground and come close to yelling "RPG". everytime someone says "watch out Jonathan" i duck as if i know karate. however im a big military fan. i plan to join when i grow up. but when i was young and even now i play alot of war video games, i watch alot of military and shoting movies. but i appear to know these military tactics as if i almost was in the military. so i ask " could my father have passed the shellshock he is supposed to have to me"?

2007-06-30 11:58:54 · 8 answers · asked by Razgriz01 4

My dad died in December and my mum is alone after 50 years of marriage. She is being very strong but obviously she is sad and lonely. I know she has considered ending it all but gave herself a mental kick up the backside because of myself and my two brothers and two sisters.

Whilst we do what we can, I live miles away, I have a sister in Yorkshire, and the others are pretty far too (most of them.)

Either way, it can never make her loss any better (I say her loss as we are all married with kids so it's easier to cope I guess)

She asked the doctor and he prescibed prosac but she looked them up and it said they can give suicidal tendencies.

She ripped up the prescription as, she feels if the thoughts have been there, they may subconciously still be and the medication could push her over the edge.

Is there anything herbal or natural, does anyone know, please?

2007-06-30 11:55:55 · 19 answers · asked by Paula R 5

i am so depressed and hopeless i cant take it any more i need to be dead

2007-06-30 11:24:54 · 14 answers · asked by pgks 1

I'm craving for it so bad. Its been awhile sence I had some. And she won't even let me touch it. Will it burn my tongue if I grab one from the oven and eat it. Their cookies if you didn't know by the way.

2007-06-30 11:15:05 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

im not addicted to it and it doesnt interfere with my life but everytime im bored(cuz its summer) i just go watch some porn. it gives that that really sensational feeling which feels awesome but then after i feel i've disobeyed by self and im being immature. im 13 and im just really curious i guess. is anything wrong with me? what should i do instead of watching porn? im really distraught! help!!!

2007-06-30 10:52:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sorry, yet another question about depression, but I've read through some others and they don't answer my q.

I've been seeing a counsellor for the last year, and he reckons I have depression. I've never been to my GP to have it "officially" diagnosed, because as my counsellor said, I would either be referred to therapy or given anti-depressants.

So, I've been trying to work with it in therapy and it's really not helping. I've tried going to other counsellors/phsycologists and that's made no difference either. I'm constantly sitting around doing nothing, not eating and not sleeping. Just left school where I did no work during the year, and a lot of my personal relationships are suffering. I know that this is not good for me, but as the therapy does not seem to be working, are anti-depressants the only answer??

Do they make you more able to get up and do things etc?? Don't have a lot of emotions at the moment, so that side of the tablets dosen't bother me.

Anyone similar??

2007-06-30 10:27:59 · 23 answers · asked by the_happy_green_fish 5

Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction is the SSRI-induced drastic and permanent loss of capacity for physical sexual sensation, without any substantial loss in mechanical sexual functioning. Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction can be abbreviated as PSSD. The symptoms of PSSD strongly contrast with those of depression-induced sexual dysfunction.

For anyone that doesn't know, SSRIs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. They include drugs such as fluoxetine (prozac), paroxetine (paxil), and sertraline (zoloft).

PSSD only afflicts a relatively small fraction of people that take SSRIs. In particular, it afflicts people that have innately low serotonin, because SSRIs damage and kill sexual neurons by chronic depletion of serotonin from said neurons. People with innately low serotonin have neurons that can not sustain that depletion. People with innately low serotonin largely include introverts and serious people.

So, have you heard of post-ssri sexual dysfunction before now? If so, how much have you known about it before now? Do you have PSSD, or know anyone that has PSSD?

2007-06-30 07:56:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a very complex situation.Thanks to everyone on here, yesterday I discovered I suffer from mild depression. But I'm not sure if it's involved in this new problem. Well, not so much new as it is coming to my awareness. I've been very stressed lately. I've always been stressed my whole life; it was just natural. But now it's out of cotnrol. I can't sleep, I've been overeating and gained a few pounds, and I find myself sinking lower into my depression with the weight of the world on my shoulders. I'm not too busy, or anything. I just want to do something productive with my summer (like outdoor hiking or running, but I can't with my asthma) and I can't seem to find the right circumstances to do it. There's always something wrong in my life. I want to relax, but I feel if I take a day off then I'm letting everyone down and that if I don't ride my horse one day, or if I try to take a nap or take some general time off, then I just have that much more work to do. Help! I'm on overload!

2007-06-30 07:50:13 · 8 answers · asked by remotelyxuncontrolled 1

and I am supposed to start taking it today but I am really scared it will give me bad side effects, what should I do? I am really scared and nervous

2007-06-30 05:41:30 · 11 answers · asked by jenn 5

Are you a natural cave bear?

2007-06-30 03:59:34 · 7 answers · asked by Habt our quell 4

2007-06-30 03:50:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

everything is going wrong since i got my result i scored really low (well, it was expected as i studied two days before the examination) but everthing seem to be going wrong, i am getting nightmares, felling nervous, losing my confidence and suddenly getting it back and so on, i feel like i am crap and bum, people seem to discriminate me these days for no reason, my parents now hate me including my sister etc

ps i am not dumb my iq score is 140, i make my own model planes and tanks etc, i am good at most things and it's also not because of my result it's just a period when it started up

2007-06-30 02:49:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really think I have a bipolar or emotional illness.what should I do?How do I get help?

2007-06-30 02:43:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

your views.

(not something I'd agree to again)

2007-06-29 21:56:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been taking anti depressants for 10 years now and would dearly love to come off them.I have attempted withdrawal several times unsusscessfully.Has anyone taken antidepressants for as long as me or longer and manaaged to withdraw sucsessfully. If so what drug were you taking ( I am taking prozac), what method of withdrawal did you use and how long did it take to finally come off.? I am working with my doctor on this but I would love to hear other peoples experiences. I need some hope and inspiration Thanks

2007-06-29 21:50:35 · 19 answers · asked by carol b 1

give a little big ans

2007-06-29 21:29:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Authorities on Asperger's Syndrome have plausibly argued that a high proportion of trainspotters probably suffer from various degrees of the complaint, (Frith 1991)

Your thoughts please?

Please don't be rude about them, this is a genuine enquiry.

2007-06-29 20:51:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any doctor like Linda Papadoupolous, that famous name !

2007-06-29 20:29:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boyfriend was recently hospitalized for depression and at the moment we don't know exactly how long his stay is going to be or what kind of outpatient treatment his release might entail. I've been reaching out to my close friends at this point and some say that I need to get out. That thought never crossed my mind...I want to stand by and help him through this but part of me is afraid that if I do he may break up with me like he has tried before because he thinks that I deserve better than him. I love him with all my heart and soul and just want him to get better and if that means I have to step back then I will but I'm not sure what my part should be. If anyone has been in this situation any kind of advice that you could give me would be appreciated. I don't want to leave him...I'm in this for the long haul in my opinion but if its better for him that I'm not there then I'm willing to make the sacrifice...any opinions?

2007-06-29 20:01:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Joanne Frew. my little brother died on july 28 2003.Sir, I am an Australian and I am not going to let them get away with what they said about me.

The Q.C said all my pain was *In my head*. Sir it is not, the pain is very very real. I want the Judge to hear the truth, without someone telling me what, and when to talk. I have had to listen to People all my Life. And it's time it stopped.

His Lies are not going to happen, please help me, all I want is the Judge to know the truth about my back. I am in pain day in, day out.

I was getting $520.00 a week, now I am getting $210.00 per week. I have been trying to get a Job, I am asked if I have been on Work Cover, I truthfully tell them yes, then I am rejected.

All I am asking is for a fair go. I have spoken to 4 People with the same back problem, and they have also been told it is in their heads! Something just doesn't sit right with that statement.
It seems to me the Q.C was pulling at straws bringing my Parents both

2007-06-29 19:54:38 · 3 answers · asked by joanne f 1

I feel like I have almost nothing in common with everyone in my life and it's been that way almost all of my life. I am 22 and I feel like my youth could be spent better than this. Most people I meet are immature aging mall rats, creepy men that aren't very good at hiding the fact that they want to get into my pants, or filibustering drama queens. I don't want to be anti-social but I don't know how else to handle it. Could it be me? Please Help

2007-06-29 18:58:40 · 8 answers · asked by cricket 2

2007-06-29 16:48:50 · 12 answers · asked by Andrey V 1

i need to know about all the different drug types how u do them. what u use. eveyrthing!!

2007-06-29 16:45:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Chicago in the inner city. I've been reading and majority says that a good way to become more spiritual is to meditate but the problem is living with my little sister mother and brother I cannot find a quiet place to meditate. I live in the "ghetto" so if I try to go outsite on my back porch and meditate its hard because someone is always shouting or making some kind of loud noise. I don't like to be too far from home at night because the violence in my neighborhood is getting worse because of the hot weather. Can't meditate at beaches or lakefronts always people out making noise with car radios. I was just wondering if anyone has ANY ideas on what i sould do??

2007-06-29 16:35:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please be detaled with the amount of weight, what mg you were on, and how much time it took for you to lose weight. and i dont want anyone to say how bad it is to use it for weight loss, I am using it for add, and just wondering how much weight i could lose.

2007-06-29 16:33:51 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found out from my 14 yr old sister that my mother keeps attempting suicide. My sister has had to stop her at least once. She was suicidal before when I was a kid and it terrified me, for a very long time. I'm concerned for my 3 sister's emotional health, and of course for my mother. But I don't know what to do. My mother won't take my calls, or talk to anyone. I understand how she feels, I was there once too. But she has young kids with her and a husband and I want to help but I don't want to make things worse for her by intruding. What can I do? I want to help he, and I want to spare my sisters any further terror.

2007-06-29 16:32:59 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have had very many negative and abusive experiences with them at school and work; mostly bullying and them trying to intimidate and dominate me; usually using my sensitivities against me.

do you know anyone who is very nervous of east asians or another race?

this is a problem for me and i feel unsafe in this world when i think that they can control alot of ppl like they tried to control me. i can't seem to get along with them if i don't do what they want me to when i work or socialize with them. how come?

in fact i believe they control the world right now and the only way to get along with them is to agree with whatever they say and do as they want us to do.

thanks for any help you can offer.

2007-06-29 16:30:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used to have bad anxiety, now that has gone away and been replaced with depression, i sit in my room all day and have no desire to go out. Please help me out. I have tried Paxil CR, Xanax, Effexor, Lexapro, all with minimal results.

2007-06-29 16:24:35 · 13 answers · asked by Ben H 1

I do not feel it is a selfish act. No one knows what is going on inside the persons mind. Life has to be pretty bad for a person to committe suicide, and if that is the only way out of a life of hellllllll then so be it. It is their life and they know what is best. They may have tried everything to resolve things and nothing worked and they could not go on living....

2007-06-29 15:24:02 · 28 answers · asked by vault 5