Mental Health - July 2007

Alzheimers is such an awful 'intruder'!
To witness a Loved One going through that is so traumatic.
People say it's worse for those witnessing than for the sufferer, but how can anyone know?
...or how can any sufferer ever adequately explain?
(The light-hearted opening to my question was intended to express or mirror the black humour we often employ to get us through the dark days; please don't mistake it for callousness.

2007-07-20 04:36:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 04:20:44 · 7 answers · asked by ajnme 3

I'm so sad and depressed I don't know what to do I really need some one to talk to

2007-07-20 04:08:39 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 23:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by gyton24 2

What if you put yourself out there, and you can never do it again.You won't do it.How do you survive!

2007-07-19 22:43:32 · 1 answers · asked by SHAWN 3

life but when i look around at the people who love and care for me i am unable to do so i am always depressed ans sad

2007-07-19 22:16:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok well i really have low self esteem everyone is always saying im beautiful some times people i dont even know will tell me i am pretty but for some reason i hate my self any ideas of how to bost my SE?

2007-07-19 20:10:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

be by my self i have fear of death and if im around lot persons at one time my mind goes in to over drive and having all this i get so damn mood plez help if you think of any thing it could be

2007-07-19 19:35:27 · 6 answers · asked by mmkkssmm 2

My mom wont take me to get properly diagnosed but my counsler says that I am bipolar if not many other things. My mother is bipolar and other mental illlnesses run in my family. How do I convince my mom that this is serious enough that I'm ready to just die if something doesn't change. I need her to open her eyes to her daughter's problems and not just her own. She is under control and I think its time that I am taken care of.

2007-07-19 18:23:26 · 3 answers · asked by Meet the Misses 2

or could it be interpereted as such?
well me and my ex have been talking regualrly as freinds. he contacts me too so it has been all mutual. he says he enjoyed talking to me etc.. well recently, he sent an email that kinda ticked me off ( basically rejecting me but very nicely and saying he still wants to sleep w/ me ) so i wrote him like 19 emails over the past couple days. but they are not long or anything just a sentence here and there liek " OH yeah i forgot and if u didnt want to hook up why did u ..?" just stuf like that. they werent real mean. i didnt threaten him or cuss. i didnt think it was a big deal but a friend pointed out sending that many emails he might take it wrong. also, at this point i was going to call him and tell him to respond to my emails would that be also harassing/stalkerish?

Questions
1) am i harassing my ex?
2) does this seem stalkerish?
3) do u think he is probably freaked out?

2007-07-19 18:20:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

She's very disrespectful to me & hates my GUTS! She's 12 yrs. old & decides she wants to be a lesbian. But I have no problem with her sexual orientation. However, she cuts her own hair like a boy & I'm wondering if she's behaving this way because her dad molested her. It's kind of odd because she acts as if I was the one who molested her, & she is very close to her father. She becomes depressed a lot & always tries to injure or kill herself in the worst ways possible. I take her to the psychiatrist & counseling, & she doesn't wanna cooperate. She gets admitted to the psych ward @ least twice a month. Nothing is working, & I give up.

2007-07-19 18:12:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have no motivation
I feel tired and listless
I would rather sleep or lay in bed for 12 hours than get up
I feel bored all the time
I don't have any close friends, someone who I could talk to or look to for support.
About once a month, I get very upset about something, to the point of extreme crying, anger, and feeling suicidal
I have no hobbies
I have a boyfriend, we've been together for 7 years, but I feel very unimportant and forgotten by him.
I'm always "nagging" him to spend some time with me, but I never know what we should do. Is it unreasonable to expect someone to just talk, or hang out and be bored together? He's got his hobbies, and everything I suggest for us to do is never fun or entertaining enough for him. But I'm just tired of being alone all day. We live in the same house, yet I still feel very alone.
I cannot keep up with my housework or basic responsibilities at home, even though I don't have a job.
I'm here all day and feel no sense of accomplishment at

2007-07-19 17:09:59 · 21 answers · asked by a person 3

i wasn't ever curious about anything as a kid and i was kind of slow. i'm still kind of slow but i got good grades in school and was even in honors classes in middle school. but thats just cause i memorize everything for tests. i feel like i haven't learned anything in life. and i have no friends because i'm socially inept. i still like to get pampered by people and when i fight with family i just keep telling them i hate them. erm also i didn't leave my house much ever in my life (and i would never wear my glasses in the car) so um i still dont know how to get around in my city so now i can't drive and it's pathetic cause i'm 19 and can't even take care of myself. i've been diagnosed with GAD. i'm stupid aren't i? seriously there is never anything of substance going on in my head. and i'm on a waiting list to see a therapist but i don't know how to bring this up.

2007-07-19 17:03:40 · 13 answers · asked by heyy 2

my husband has been over in iraq since october of '06 he cam home just in time to see our son being born but had to go back 2 weeks later. how can i deal or cope with the fact that he is over there and might not make it back home safely, God forbid.

2007-07-19 17:02:31 · 9 answers · asked by angel16girl 1

I understand the cause for the thought...but, what is gained?

2007-07-19 16:32:18 · 39 answers · asked by Dani 3

2007-07-19 16:15:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

can a psychiatrist talk to our new doctor
without our permission and also give
his/her recommendations
where can i verify that?

2007-07-19 16:12:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

can a doctor meet with the non custodial parent
to talk or make recommendations
when the child is no longer the doctors patient
where can i verify this?

2007-07-19 16:09:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

how after 5 years of my brother being killed i cant seem to get over it? its been over 5 years and it feels like yesterday...why is that?

2007-07-19 15:45:34 · 13 answers · asked by Ashley H 2

I have a bad addiction to video games and using the internet. I cannot stop. My family has noticed just how much time I spend on both. I want to be more responsible with games and the internet but I just cannot control myself. I want to do better things in my life. Please give me some advice to help me get over these addiction. Thank you.

2007-07-19 15:43:47 · 5 answers · asked by ~~dodgers~~ 3

I found on online test for the disorder, and she passed with flying colors. It's kind of touchy, cause I don't want to hurt her feelings, or tick her off, but. . she is maddening to work for. She is disorganized, loses things (and blames staff), starts 20 projects a day, never pulls anything in, get huffy with people, is overall anxious, bops from subject to subject, etc, etc.

Oh yes, and she owns the business.

2007-07-19 15:16:58 · 7 answers · asked by DW2020 5

2007-07-19 15:11:48 · 6 answers · asked by Dani 3

I crushed up a Seroquel tablet, and proceeded to snort it. I passed out for 5 hours. My tablets are only 100 mg (which is not a lot), and I probably snorted 25 mg of it.

I've been prescribed this drug for insomnia. A 10mg dose of Ambien + 50mg of Trazodone never helped me fall asleep.

I think I'm becoming an addict. Addicted to a Bipolar medication..Hah!

2007-07-19 13:31:30 · 10 answers · asked by spicy chicken sandwich 1

my best friend was raped about a week ago, and i'm trying to convince her to see a therapist. i want to find one for her so she doesn't have to deal with anything else. anyone know how i can do this? we're in colorado, i just need help finding someone for her to talk to.

2007-07-19 13:25:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

sometimes i daydream about it, and I imagine what people would be saying if i did it.

2007-07-19 13:17:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I try to get into things, sometimes I've been limited by physical situations or they aren't as interesting as when I started.

2007-07-19 13:16:36 · 4 answers · asked by esha26 1

They have violent rages, where they tear up everything. Help needed in Texas. Kid is 17, about to be 18 soon. Cops take him and bring him back in 2 days, then his does it all over again. We need some type of facility or special homes for children. We were going to try therapy, but now we just need him displaced somewhere else until the therapy starts.

Thanks!

2007-07-19 13:07:33 · 5 answers · asked by macksgurl_04 2

im 30 years old and have endured alot of trauma, pain and victimization in my life. in the last couple of months ive been diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder, i have very low moods each day, emptiness and loneliness. ive never achieved or achieved anything with my life, no relashionships with anyone, never had a girlfriend..never worked or been employed..ive been bullied and victimized serverly in my life, assaults, head injuries..ive really had a bad time of everything. i get paranoid at times feeling my lifes being controlled and im being prevented from doing & achieving the things i want, like having a girlfriend and emigrating to better life away from the uk. but for along time now ive had a chronic rage problem...i used to have explosive outbursts out in public years ago..& have even knocked people over...over the years its inproved with me having better control without any therapy. however when im in a rage i feel so angry & have violent thoughts

2007-07-19 12:00:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 11:43:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cousin is very shy and quiet around strangers. she hates going out unless she absolutely has to. for example, she always turns down my invitation to go to the mall, store, park, etc. we are really close and i asked her why shes so introverted and she says its due to her appearance. She has a somewhat big red birthmark on the side of her face which she is very self conscious about , although she is pretty other wise. She is shy to the point where she refuses to answer the phone and she will go to extreme lengths to avoid being the center of attention ( ex. skipping school to avoid a speech). Her dad tries to force her to go out, for example forcing her to volunteer at a summer camp, but shes mortified about going. I'm worried about her, how can i help her? and getting professional help is out of the question since money is a problem, thanks in advance.

2007-07-19 11:35:53 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ 1