Mental Health - July 2007

help my son has ADHD and he is 8 I don't know what to do they have him on this medicine and it is making his mouth dry and cracking and he says he is thrust all the time what should i do ?

2007-07-20 19:32:13 · 6 answers · asked by onehotmom 1

I have three issues to address.

The first is that I have always been unwilling to ask for things that I want or need. I was ten before I could order in restaurants and even now, at 15, I prefer to not have to talk to the waiter.

It is becoming an issue now because I really need new clothes (everything is from when I was 12 and 13, it's too small to possibly work and I feel like a dumbass in everything I have) but I feel spoiled getting new clothes. As a matter of principle, I'm giving my clothes to Goodwill, but it's the new stuff that's the problem. Also, I haven't really worn a lot of what I own because I hate it but was pressured in to getting it.

I'm already expensive...my food, education and allowance are way too high, and I need Concerta which adds up too.

The problem isn't the clothes, really, it's the underlying insecurity. If I do anything I like, I feel terribly guilty and depressed, and that I have to make up for it somehow.

I also have an issue with paranoia.

2007-07-20 16:42:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was running around the outside of the mall today, and one minute I was at one side of the mall and the next I was sitting on the ground, on the complete other side of the mall, and the kid i liked was right next to me. seriously wth happened. I don't believe it had happened before. But it scared the crap outta me.

2007-07-20 16:33:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Getting up every morning has become more difficult, I sometimes just stare into blank spaces around me, people talk to me and I dont listen, I stress about everybody. I drink alot to forget yesterday, I smoke to keep my hands busy. I talk to myself planning my wonderful life that is not happening. I wake up in the night having terrible dreams about everybody. Sometimes I scream out loud in public places. I hear voices telling me to shoot myself in the head. These voices are not loud voices but its my mind telling me the voices are there. All this time I am having a normal life and living what I to percieve a normal life. What is wrong with me?

2007-07-20 16:24:50 · 14 answers · asked by Future boy 3

Okay my friend's mom recently was discharged from rehab sometime yesterday cuz she wants to kill herself (it's currently 10:38 on july 20th in the USA) and her Dr. didn't even see her, he just let her out before seeing her. I went over to her house and talked on the steps for a little bit and she told me her mom tried to slit her wrists this morning. She doesn't wanna go back into rehab, her dad went out to play poker tonight and he went out last night, obviously two bad nights to go out and play it he wont stop going. I was gonna go t a harry potter party w her from 11 - midnight at the library but here is the problem. she is supposed to have someone watch her so she doesnt kill herself at all times. if they go to the party she may do that however i dont know if she will thats at least what my friennd was doing i dont know if its dr. recommended or what. her mom might stay if im not there because my friend is 13 and her brotehr is 11 and he has bipolar and attention-defici

2007-07-20 15:49:47 · 13 answers · asked by somebody 1

okay, this person answered my question about if u would be reborn. she said its a possibility that u can have the option of being reborn. and maybe even remember. only in a life that was tramatic or wutever. But if u have the option. Do u think ppl would really want to be mentlly disabled.

2007-07-20 14:13:04 · 10 answers · asked by Dez 3

Should I be flattered?
or
Fight back?

2007-07-20 14:08:31 · 44 answers · asked by Snake Eyes 6

school, been assaulted in the street, had head injuries, been victimised in the street by thugs...spent 18 months in a psychiatric hospital, top security, with extreme nutters, through what i told psychiatrists to get help, not what i did..i have borderline personality disorder...ive never achieved anything with my life...never had relashionships or a girlfriend...never made any friends in life....never been employed...i have a chronic rage and anger problem that ive had for years and years, which impairs my ability to function about my daily business...i feel so much bitterness and extremely angry ive been made 'the victim' my entire life....ive been conditioned to have these problems, to think this way....
.a samaritan man tonight said, after explaining all this said ' it certainly seems like youve had it worst than most'.....
.he seemed genuinly empathetic..like he felt sorry for me...
so if i had have had it worst than others this will seperate me from the crowd wont it?

2007-07-20 13:44:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have my BA degree in Spanish & a low GPA of 2.3, but I know I'm more challenged than normal people. My mental illness is hindering me from performing as well as other people. I have my degree, but I'm taking extra undergrad classes to try to strengthen my GPA, but I'm struggling. Do you think I'm too hard on myself by being afraid to write a research paper because of fear of failure & then having anxiety attacks because of it? Should I stay in school or drop out? Being under these conditions, I feel like it's useless for me to go back to school if I'm not gonna pass.

I'm just so stressed out & depressed & been having anxiety attacks over 1 research paper, but it's almost our whole grade in the class for this summer. Maybe it's because I'm a perfectionist & feel like if I can't do it perfectly right then I can't do it at all. I wonder is it mentally healthy for me to be back in school? I think I need to be mentally hospitalized. I told my psychiatrist about this.

2007-07-20 13:29:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now you may think i'm stupid but i've just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and i wanted to know if there is a way in which I could erase some things that have hapened in the past out of my mind, does anyone know anything about this?

2007-07-20 13:28:50 · 4 answers · asked by conneely1234 1

I hate pool drains, it's the creepiest thing ever to me! I heard a story about how a lady drowned in her pool because her hair got stuck in a drain and she couldn't swim back up. Am I a loser for having a fear like this? Btw, I am 14!

2007-07-20 13:26:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 13:09:54 · 6 answers · asked by cindy p 1

i have a very hard time paying attention, its not adhd or anything like that. is there anything i can do?

2007-07-20 13:07:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to try to kill myself but live. I know its bad but whatever. Does swallowing pills help or something?

2007-07-20 12:01:51 · 11 answers · asked by darkskinnedxbeauty 3

i need some sleep or what to do i am going out of my mind .

2007-07-20 10:27:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 10:10:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently taking Lexapro for my depression but lately I feel like I need a little more help. From wht I've read it sounds like I my also suffer from Adult ADD. Any info and experiences would be greatly appreciated. I'm the mother of four sons under the age of 6 and a half so I need all the help I can get!

2007-07-20 09:52:02 · 3 answers · asked by 4 Shades of Blue 4

For me, 3 days after college graduation.

2007-07-20 09:36:15 · 7 answers · asked by csucdartgirl 7

My Canadian Doctor (an International specialist and holder of a Research Chair) told me today to drop from 10 mg to 5mg so my physiological restlessness will come under control.

I believe him.

This is my 1st entry into "chat land;" I sense there is too much misinformation e.g. a "professional" telling someone to drop Abilify totally to end their restlessness. It could be throwing out "the baby with the bath water." I say 1st try lowering your dose. We're all different in our chemistry, but a cynicism and/or a anti-drug bias does not help us get better. We need to be open.

I do look foreward to a response to my question from someone with personal experience - someone like me who has been in the front lines of Depression for too long and wants relief, however it can be found.

2007-07-20 09:08:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know if I go back to my homeland my OCD will be much powerless than in the country that I live now. My children were born here and has nothing in common with my homeland. They don't like to leave. My husband does not want to go back either. Is it fair to me to stay? Is it fair to them if I leave?

2007-07-20 08:58:32 · 10 answers · asked by learner 2

ive been on prozac for years, butr lately ive been feeling like i need something more to stabilize my moods. i have a large bottle of lexapro and i was just wondering if this is a mixture people have heard of being prescribed by a doctor, and what exactly for? any info would be really great.

2007-07-20 07:59:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Meaning that it has people in it on a regular basis

2007-07-20 07:47:07 · 1 answers · asked by hthr_1974 4

I got caught doing something obscene by my sis....I never locked the door(ARRR!!!!)......I have sinned!!! I feel terrible....What should I do?? I cannot apologize!!

2007-07-20 07:41:26 · 10 answers · asked by weirdoradoo 2

I forgot my dose today. Should I expect sad effects or to start feeling anxious or depressed until my next dose?

2007-07-20 06:46:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm starting college in a month, and I'm afraid of what other people, including the teachers are going to think of me. They all have high expectations for me, because my mom went to that college and now works there. I started off on the wrong foot at registration with the b!tchy adviser, and now I'm worried that it's going to effect my whole 2.5 years there. But why the H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS do I care about what she thinks of me? I need some advice...

2007-07-20 06:28:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 05:42:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 05:11:07 · 10 answers · asked by AC 1

help,so he told me to just quit taking it. I seem to feel worse not being on itexcept the diarehha is gone. i read you shouldnt suddenly stop taking it because there could be side effects from stopping it. Does anyone know about Cymbalta.My Dr. quit praticing in my town so Im at a loss at waht to do.

2007-07-20 04:57:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 04:55:49 · 12 answers · asked by * 6

As a child, I was always afraid of Chucky (you know the killer doll) I would get scared he was in the hallway or in the dark closet. When I was younger I always had to be with someone. Now, I don't have to be, but I'm uncomfortable being alone too long because my mind easily plays tricks on me, not that I have a mental disorder, I'm just a chicken. In the dream, I was with a friend and Chucky didn't try to kill my friend but he tried to kill me, and it took place at my house. Once I found out he was there (I believe from the friend) I hid in the front garden of my house.....after a few minutes, I got up and looked at the porch door and Chucky was waiting for me, smiling. (I think he had a knife too, I'm not sure) All I remember is that I went in the house and he hid and me and a few other people (I didn't know them) sat down on wooden chairs, then chucky casually came and sat down...we were all being nice to him, This part of my house wasn't like my actual house like the other scene.

2007-07-20 04:54:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous