Mental Health - June 2007

I smoke it alot b4 work on lunch break and after work mostly..but not 7 days a week..more like 5-6....i just cant control it really..it sounds crazy but im not sure i can quit..i get really irritable when i cant get it...its like it helps my nerves and moods..

2007-06-12 12:02:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are generic medications as good as brand name ones? Specifically in anti-depressants and sleep aids?

2007-06-12 11:49:33 · 11 answers · asked by granola.tree 3

So, i am 14, and think i might be Bipolar. What are the symptoms for that besides having intense mood swings.
Feel free to e-mail me if you want more info.

2007-06-12 11:44:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have had a really crazy life, which I don't have time to write about but I was diagnosed with depression and severe anxiety about a year ago. I feel like I have had it since the passing of my father and some other situations when I was a child. I went to a therapist about a year ago and we didn't have a really good connection. Is there anywhere I can go to get the help I need besides a therapist that only cares about money. Maybe a free place or hotline that I can call to talk to someone. i don't have any family left or friends. Thanks!

2007-06-12 10:32:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is causing me such stress and anxiety. I tried to teach them how to make good choices and with high standards but my boys all moved out as fast as they could at 18 out of state and are not going to school or church and struggling to keep a job and pretty much getting no where in life. I somewhat blame their father for setting a bad example and not being there for them. I cry and fret and pray for them but I get so depressed.
I cry and miss them so

2007-06-12 09:54:11 · 3 answers · asked by Rosietrue 1

I am fed up with myself. That is my habits, my way of
reacitng to certain thins, .... I think I know more than I can show.
why can I not show it ? I get easily offended and
sort of go on strike by retreating or not communicatins at all anymore or even presenting meyself more stupidly than
I am - and this partly on purpose -

I have difficulteis to concnetrate . I went to China to
five months - almost nothing changed. I wnat a nother life.
This has to stop. I wnat to find myself to be soemone who can be proud of herself - I am not young anymore not old yet.
I want a new life now.

2007-06-12 09:40:46 · 10 answers · asked by rgarlik 2

when im in bed, it takes 3 or sometimes more hours to sleep..
especially when i go to bed earlier than usual it gets even worse because i cant sleep the whole night and my sleep just runs away!
and in the morning i feel so much tired like all of my bones ache!

what should i do?

2007-06-12 09:28:48 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

im 13 and believe to be 'depressed' for many years. i have been getting suicidal thoughts since i was 9 and was a cutter. i also get anxiety attacks ocasionally and sometines gets very paranoid and delusions that im possessed. i also dont sleep until about 1-2 in the morning, and have many disturbing dreams while sleeping. i usually sleep in my bed, but when i wake up, i find myself downstairs on the floor or couches, and cant remember what i did during the middle of the night. should i take meds for insomnia, anxiety and depression?

2007-06-12 09:26:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

would you call her? Even if you extremely stressed out at the moment, life sucked due to living with your alcoholic brother and neurotic sister, you never had enough time for anything, and you were broke? Would you still call her to see what she wanted? or would you just hope to run into her again in person when things calmed down.

hehe Hypothetically speaking...

2007-06-12 09:19:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Life is about fulfilling every possible dream. If you feel that you have soughted every professional help there is, tried to be social and keep yourself active ...but only to be ignored, not accepted ...haven't had sex, dates etc ...what is the benefit of waking up every morning, feeling like a robot ...a machine whose purpose is to the job they're getting pay for, buying random empty things to fill a short burst of happiness ...only to get fed up of it. Is one right to claim that they don't want to live on the human plane and wants to die ...to gain true freedom ...if anybody cares ...should it be allowed ...as the pain of not wanting to live anymore is unbearable ...not to be a burden, a negative force. I believe in God ! i know it's not right ...i've always given good ...but none given back ...it eludes in a person's life ...if somebody has done everything in getting help, done it and feels the same. What is there to be done ?? It's not right to feel like this all the time is it ??

2007-06-12 09:04:37 · 18 answers · asked by darkdealx 2

There was a drug that was typically prescribed for epilepsy, but some people were taking it for depression. They had to take it off the market a couple of years ago because people that were on it were committing suicide. Does andyone remember the name of this drug? It was in capsule form....

2007-06-12 09:03:24 · 8 answers · asked by Rockin Mama 2

I've been feeling really bad about myself and who I am for a while now. It's not depression, I'm sure of it. Maybe it's just boredom. It's because a lot of things in life haven't really gone the way I wanted or planned. And I know you can't have everything your way, and I'm fine with compromise. It's just a lot of bad stuff has been happening, and I can't help it. It's one thing after another. I think I am insecure about somethings and I don't know how to help myself. I've tried so many different places on the internet, but it's the same BS over and over. I don't feel good about myself anymore. Some of you might say it's low self esteem, but I don't think it is. I've read up on it and tried to raise it as much as possible. So I don't really know what to do anymore. I've felt so bad, I've considered taking up smoking, and everyone already says I give off a depressed look. Help me out. And please, don't give me any "you need to pray and have faith" stuff. I've done that.

2007-06-12 08:59:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been having horrible panic attacks! It's beyond generalized anxiety disorder now! I'm on Zoloft currently for anxiety and it's obviously not working.

2007-06-12 08:49:30 · 16 answers · asked by *Stargirl* 1

I am normally not a hypochondriac but I do have a history of AD in my family and I suffer from frequent memory loss. I am 35.

2007-06-12 08:42:38 · 10 answers · asked by Brian L 2

Its funny to me when people on here ask for advice with depresssion and suicidal thoughts and some people just say oh just go for a run, read a book, or take on a new hobby or something or when people insult them and criticize them, and call them weak for feeling like......if you havent gone through depression you obviously have no idea what it feels like and no amount of excerise is going to change it because ive done that and it hasnt helped....its a problem that some go through for a period of time or even for years and if you havent gone through it should be very grateful just dont be ignorant and blame the person and tell them its their fault please....thank you---

2007-06-12 08:40:24 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know somone who was diagnosed as being bi-polar last fall and tried taking the meds once for a few days, refuse to take them, does anyone know if the meds make you feel crazy or cause anxiety or weight gain , or alter personality, was wondering how they make you feel and what the side affects are Thanks

2007-06-12 08:39:11 · 4 answers · asked by BuNnEe 1

2007-06-12 08:17:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to know what makes them the best (experience, degree, atmosphere, etc.) and I would like them to shy away from prescribing any drugs, but rather work with the paitent to correct the problem. It is for a love of mine and she is willing, so I just need to make sure I send her to the best possible candidate and he/she can correct the problem. PRICE IS AN ISSUE AND IF IT IS A FEMALE THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. Please let me know why they are the best and how to contact them.

2007-06-12 07:26:57 · 2 answers · asked by Robr 1

2007-06-12 07:23:53 · 5 answers · asked by stunston 2

I drink alot. Probably about 4 out of 7 days. I drink probably 2 Tilt energy drinks after work. They are malt beverages with ginseng and ect. I also drink heavy on the weekend. I noticed that the first week on lexapro when I didnt drink so much, I was feeling so much better. Now that I started drinking more again during the week again I feel like I felt before I started taking lexapro. I am on it for stress and anger issues. When I cut back my alcohol intake I didnt get stressed nor did i really ever get angry. But now that I started back....I get upset and stressed just as I did before taking lexapro. But I havnt had a drink in about 3 days and I kinda feel like I might be feeling better. Plz let me know

2007-06-12 07:14:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many people in America and in this forum are misguided. They have way too much pride in America. They think that invading a country that posed no threat to us (Iraq, in other words) was a good thing. They have no idea of what is actually going on overseas and have no intention of ever informing themselves of that. They see nothing but idealism in their lives, and too much of it at that. They are ignorant creatures who think that freedom is actually achievable, when in reality, social mores and folkways prevent humans from ever being totally free to do whatever they want.

2007-06-12 07:02:46 · 17 answers · asked by Hannah 2

Do you think meds are not necessary to treat depression and can be treated naturally?

2007-06-12 07:01:24 · 20 answers · asked by John S 1

2007-06-12 06:58:47 · 13 answers · asked by James S55$$ where I give you ME. 4

why are people drawn to sad news?

2007-06-12 06:47:09 · 19 answers · asked by cubby 3

I have been working since I was 15 years old.My mom is a basketcase on disability who kicked me out at age 17.My dad is a miserable workaholic who will do anything to save a dime.My dad feels guilty for my mom kicking me out so he has bought beater cars for me for the last 12 years.He holds the car over my head while he calls me a stupid child (I'm a 30 year old woman).I am smart and have survived on my own,graduated college, and other things I am proud of.But I have never had time to really figure out what I want.I hate my job,I want to quit and just take a break.So I can think and relax.I don't even know what that feels like.My stomach is in knots and my life has hit rock-bottom.How can I do this?Should I file for unemployment?How can I survive without going into debt?I just recently escaped from debt,and I don't want to go down that path again.I need to rest.I can't stand coming to this office hell,yet I don't want to jump into another job out of desperation for money again. Help.

2007-06-12 06:25:24 · 12 answers · asked by michelle_bell_ie 2

mean and abusive. she gave her son to me and i kept him for 4 months because she was going crazy she said with him. well she then would come over and start talking all normal then she would just freak out and start attacking me physically and verbally. she threatened to kill me and started talking about killing people and her son and guns. i had to physically fight her to get her to not leave with her son because she was talking about hurting people and i was just so scarred she would hurt him. well after this happened my family thought i was wrong for keeping her from her son and they said they would have acted the same way if i did this to them. but she was acting this way before that is why i did this. but anyways she now has her son back and is still on drugs and he is constently missing school and i am afraid for him. my family tells me to stay out of it that they will handle it but they are only falling for her lies. well she started breaking in to my house when i wasn't home

2007-06-12 04:10:47 · 16 answers · asked by stt143 2

my sister's husband is never content, happy or thinks she does things right. in theraphy they cover a topic, weed out the problems, and presto he's not happy with the out come.
i've known others like this thu out the years. why are some people like this, what isnt ticking in them to make them happy and content. why are they always searching for "something better"?
would love to hear others thoughts on the unhappy forever folks.

2007-06-12 04:07:28 · 2 answers · asked by skylinerose 1

I was once a great mom but it feels like i cant be most of the time. I had an infant loss last year and slowly Ive become less patient, less enthusiastic about doing almost anything. All the whining and fighting, and the whole needing stuff at inconvenient times, sometimes I just dont care when someone gets hurt from them pushing each other, Im totally burnt out. I get a good amount of breaks but I never feel rejuvinated. I had a gried counselor, I tried therapy for controling my attitude but it gets turned into them wondering if I hit my kids. I know Im irrational, Ive been saying a long time, "Im not sure how long I can take it"and now Im at that point. I cant believe Im even functioning. How can I get help w/o ppl suspecting Im abusing my kids? Forget the pills. What about hypnotherapy?

2007-06-12 03:02:10 · 11 answers · asked by TrophyWife 3

Are they trying to make themselves feel better? It's NOT like we want to feel this way & we're not sitting around saying "Woe is me" . A person who can admit they have a mental illness, take pills that don't work & that cause more harm than good & listens to bogus diagnoses by quacks is in NO way stupid, worthless or pathetic. Any snide comments back will be reported as abuse so if you can't say something helpful: move on!

2007-06-12 01:39:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does any know where i can chat on line with someone suffering from depression-panic attacts?I need some one who knows what i'm going through.PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

2007-06-12 00:15:50 · 10 answers · asked by wondering 1