Mental Health - June 2007

I am a 39 year old male who has suffered from physical and emotional abuse as a child. I haven't been able to heal at all. I am wondering is there anyway I might get some help?

2007-06-17 17:31:44 · 13 answers · asked by heartful43050 1

I have been married to my husband for 2 1/2 years and we have a 22 month old together. I haven't wanted to have sex for about 4 months now. I recently was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Could my mental health be affecting my sexual health? My husband is very irritated at my lack of interest. Should I have sex and pretend that I want to? I don't want to hurt him or upset him, but he is wondering why I haven't been up to it. Any ideas or suggestions?

2007-06-17 16:51:59 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm sure this isn't the correct output.
I'm just uncomfortable talking about this with anyone else.

I've been trying to watch television lately but I keep panicking and running out of the room, and then I'll be much too afraid to enter the room because I know then the television is still on.
It's got to the point were I'll send other people into my room to turn off my television. I do see a psychologist for a previously diagnosed condition but I think it's too rediculous to bring up during our meetings. I just can't think of the cause of it. I always want to tell him but I just can't. I know he'll want to ask questions, and I have absolutely no explanation.

He'll ask, "Why are you afraid of Televisions?"

What do you think the cause of it is?

2007-06-17 16:35:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

A close friend of mine strongly suspects he's autistic and is trying to find professional help to confirm or deny this. Unfortunately, he is finding it IMPOSSIBLE to find anyone willing to help him. The mental health services that he's turning to pretty much refuse to get him the assistance he wants. They' will only provide a therapist who's not licensed to diagnose AS and a psychiatrist who does nothing beyond prescribing meds, something that he finds marginally helpful at best.

Have you found the same problem (unhelpful mental health professionals)? If not, how were you able to find a professional who was actually able and willing to do a diagnosis?

2007-06-17 16:26:21 · 4 answers · asked by senzuri 3

my bipolar/manic sister was getting better but after she spent the weekend with her boyfriend and now she's come back home, she's becoming manic again...her boyfriend doesn't like her taking pills and he tells her she shouldn't and tell her that it will damage her liver, i think she didnt take her pills this weekend cuz of her boyfriend and now she's manic again

2007-06-17 15:16:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently viewed a lot of footage at school about the Holocaust. I haven't been able to get these images out of my head. I've been praying, and I've tried to think of other things. I agree that it's important to learn about history, and I have great respect for that. But HOW can I get this horrible feeling out of my heart? I seriously feel like I'm going to have a panic attack. Please help me.

2007-06-17 15:15:08 · 7 answers · asked by I really hate my job... 4

I have been taking Paxil for a while now. Has anyone been taking Paxil and have good news to share?

2007-06-17 15:03:05 · 9 answers · asked by Ari 3

2007-06-17 15:00:53 · 4 answers · asked by drummer992 1

Recently i have just been proposed the diagnosis of manic depression, or bipolar. My psychiatrist wants to put me on Seroquel, an antipsychotic (the category name is scary to me) and am very hesistant about going on such a powerful drug. Id just like some feedback from those who have my type of bipolar (depressive) about Seroquel.

2007-06-17 13:57:23 · 3 answers · asked by jackiee07 1

they started shortly after my sister died. we spent countless of hours driving around town and going places, of course i did 95% of the driving. one day i was taking my parents to work and bam it hit from out of nowhere i felt the sudden need to slam on the brakes because i was going through an insection. i think that i came from the stress of moving, her death, and taking my parents to work everyday risking my job because i cant be late. now a days my b/f is acting like a prick because he says that he is tired of doing all of the driving but actually he doesnt because im fine (sometimes)except for when i have to take someone some place thats when it hits. im so afraid to drive when someone else is in the car because having a panic attack is embarrassing.i told my b/f about the situation but he is being mean to me and with out me he couldnt get up the road because he doesnt have a car. i feel like crap because i have a new car and gets chauffered i need help i dont know what to do

2007-06-17 13:28:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

That is exactly the findings w/ the BP drug Propranonol. If you were the victim of a car crash, rape, or any other traumatic incident; it could make it seem as if it happened to someone else.

What are the ethical questions that should be raised if any?

Will this be impactful in a positive or negative way?

2007-06-17 13:19:57 · 3 answers · asked by piquant pariah 2

I think i have had dissociative amnesia for like 6 months!! it feels like my whole 7th grade school year went by w/o me there!!I don't remember any of it!!How do i remember it?

2007-06-17 12:10:30 · 5 answers · asked by duh498 1

like strange people you think something is off with, im really accepting of all types of people and then sometimes it turns out a couple are really messed up in the head and do things, should i just not be friends with them? they seem needy, some of them and i have a soft heart

2007-06-17 12:05:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 10:28:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 10:20:44 · 5 answers · asked by Candice P 1

I have been prescribed very high doses of a dopamine reuptake inhibitor by a psychiatrist who wanted me to experience "more pleasure". Instead, I have been been talking to people who aren't there, have gotten astigmatism, tremors, and seizure-like jerks. After 9 months of this, he says "Oh no! You have dopamine syndrome!"

2007-06-17 10:16:19 · 0 answers · asked by sparky 1

2007-06-17 10:02:15 · 11 answers · asked by rdk25r 1

2007-06-17 08:30:47 · 12 answers · asked by cheeky_girl 2

When and why did cutting of the skin to relieve emotional tension originate?

This only exists in the United States. Some teenagers cut themselves for whatever emotional problems they have. I started cutting when I was in high school and it has become addictive. I may stop for two years, see a psychologist, but it always comes back. Where did the idea of cutting come from? Are there any websites talking about the history.
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Does this happen in other countries also? Did the pressures of our society create this problem?

2007-06-17 07:43:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey! Thought id ask this question here sense the State Mental Health Services prefer to put me on meds instead of answering questions. Anyhoo... since I was about 15 I've heard and seen things and people that weren't there, became very paranoid and anxious when around groups of people, and have felt like Jeckyll / Hyde, in that a part of me likes people and wants to do something to help them...like teaching or ministry...but the other part of me hates people very strongly and only wants to see their affliction. Any ideas of what I might be suffering from? BTW... im on Geodon right now if that helps. Thanks :)

2007-06-17 07:23:49 · 5 answers · asked by Daemion 1

its all and way too much for me with roommate im ready to have myself admitted in psych unit tried all approaches called cops mental health and nothing anyone can do
as far as the roommate and his behavior attitude and all else
and also trying so hard to make it work with roommate living here but hopefully now his parents family will encourage him to smarten up before he burns all his bridges and convience him to get help help himself and change or he will lose only real friends he has made down here and ruin a good thing and nice place to live.

2007-06-17 07:14:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been on it for 2 months for anxiety/depression due to a lot of stress in my life. Recently I've started feeling more anxious than when I was on it. Has anyone else ever had this experience? Thanks.

2007-06-17 05:23:25 · 10 answers · asked by Yogini 6

Two years ago my children and I came home and discovered that my Mom had experienced a heart attack. We called 911 and tried everything to resuscitate her, but she was gone. I'm still haunted by this event every time it comes into my mind. My children have recovered, but I think I must feel guilty for having left her at home while we went out to the store, the library and swimming. I know that is ridiculous, she was fine when we left and I heard her tell a friend over the phone that she felt "better today than I have in ages." It also hurts that we argued before I left, a result of my impatience and her implacability. As I write this I would give so much to be able to tell her good-bye, and that I love her. And yet, as a Christian, I truly believe that she already knows these things and that I will see her again. Just wish I could stop crying. And yes, I know the signs of depression, and I am in therapy.

2007-06-17 04:55:46 · 7 answers · asked by fmckin1 4

I am a 29 year old male. Recently I felt as if I was having trouble swallowing. I felt like there was a lump in my throat.. I went to a ton of doctors for it and they did lots of tests and nothing was wrong with my swallow I was convinced that I had cancer with all the trouble I had. The lump went away and I am feeling better, but I am still scared about eating alone. I will eat soft foods ore even puree stuff.. The month and a half where it felt like stuff was getting stuck did a number on my psyche.. I won't eat anything that might get stuck by myself. I am now afraid to swallow pills/vitamins (something I never had trouble with before..I was a Gold Card Member at GNC and got tons of stuff). I am not sure what to do. I feel trapped. I had a crying spell last night...I want to beat this so I can go back onto my normal ways, but I am not sure what to do.

2007-06-17 04:53:02 · 2 answers · asked by James W 1

im only 14 im scared please help! i think i might be depressed does anyone know? i feel really tired all the time and even the tiniest thing takes so much effort to do. i feel alone even though i know that lots of people care about me and are here for me, and sometimes i just cry for no reason. some days i feel like i cant get up because im too worn out with life and there is nothing to get up for. once i was coming back from school and i panicked and couldnt breathe and my heart was beating really fast and i thought i would die... is that a panic attack? even when good things happen i feel sad because im scared the good things will be taken away from me. i think im going crazy, please help me! im not close to my family and im scared to see a doctor, what should i do?

2007-06-17 04:29:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont even know why. how can i stop?

2007-06-17 04:10:20 · 18 answers · asked by shady lane * 2

My son has mental problems, (not sure what he was diagnosed with). He had quit taking his meds, but was very quiet and didn't want to associate with people much, including me. About May 4, we had a flooding situation in our city, I guess during that night he called the police about 11 times telling them they needed to come check on me. He called me about 5:30 that morning, insisting that someone was breaking into my house. He left his house and just drove around. For a while he was sure there was a bulldozer in our front yard and then in our house. Now he comes over every day, doesn't really want to talk, just wants to sit. He also wants my husband and I to move in with him and his girlfriend. (this isn't an option as she and I love each other, but long term can't get along). I love him dearly and want to help him, but sometimes it gets a bit much for me to have him over so much. I would NEVER tell him he can't come over. How can I encourage him to get help? I love Him.

2007-06-17 04:09:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

For about a month now I feel like I have been having bad luck all the time and its really getting me down, its all the little things making me depressed and now my school is organizing a two week swimming program and I am not scared of water and am a decent swimmer, so why is having swimming lessons making me so upset?

2007-06-17 00:24:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also, who do you model them on, and why?

Am curious to know.

2007-06-17 00:18:27 · 3 answers · asked by Girl3000 2

I have Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder, and sometimes - but not often at all - I feel like I have a somewhat manic state. It is very very rare, but it happens once in a while. It usually happens after I've felt very down for quite some time, and then suddenly, out of the blue, I feel like I'm SO happy, but in an agitated sort of, almost annoying way. My mind goes ten million miles an hour, I talk fast, and I don't sleep and I get LOTS done.

Then, after feeling this way for maybe a day (or not even a whole day), I'll crash BIG TIME. I will feel the worst depression ever in my life after that.

Is this a brief episode of bipolar or something, even though I'm not normally bipolar? Or is this normal with regular depression?

2007-06-16 22:48:17 · 10 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7