Mental Health - July 2007

Last weekend I went out with a group of friends (let's say acquaintances), they were not really nice, I didn't enjoy the night and they made me put $ 30 to buy wine or other stuff that I really did not want. Now I realize that I shouldn't have gone out with them, I just went because there was one girl that I knew and I had nothing else to do at home. Now, I regret to have spent those $ 30 in something I didn't really enjoyed. I feel guilty now because I contantly restrain myself from spending money in things that I like just to save for school. Now those damned $ 30 are hammering my head. What do you think I should do to block those strange feelings of stupidity and fault? What can I do to feel better? How can I forgive myself and feel normal again?
This is very weird I think I need a shrink. Has anyone been in the same situation as me. I cannot talk to my family because I feel guilty for not spending my money for good reasons and not even enjoying it.

THANKS!!!

2007-07-06 19:20:49 · 22 answers · asked by CCz 1

looking at other people living their lives, getting their needs met, being fullfilled?
plus if ive had it so bad and endured so much pain, trauma, victimization, bullying, abuse etc...does this put me in a catagory of my own and seperate me from everyone else, everyone around me? so it would be meaningless for someone to tell me, that somebody else had had a hard life to?
because my pain has been so servere and prolonged, it seperates me from the crowd, singles me out?

so it could stop me relating to people? im a 30 year old borderline personality disorder sufferer..throughout my life ive been , bullied, victimized, attacked/assaulted and injured, was sexually abused twice, once at 3 years old, second time at 7 years old, was bullied throughout high school, got admitted to a psychiatric hospital for 18months, been attacked in 1997, had my head split open..suffered mental abuse in the hospital..been attacked in the street by street gangs..will all this single me out from everyone

2007-07-06 18:29:48 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey there, a few years ago I was treated for possible BPD which one counselor later said was more likely ADD and PTSD. I got some CBT training and eventually got off the meds after 2 years.

Since then, I'm doing very well - very steady work, lots of responsibility. Family stuff is going great and I'm keeping the whole scene together really well. So well... that now I'm expected to undergo a background check for great new responsibilities on the home front - and possibly get a secret clearance for work.

I didn't even think about the past stuff from over 6 years ago, until I read the forms which each require full disclosure on psych background. All of the sudden, I'm worried that I'm not going to be able to fulfill either of these situations.

So, I was told back in the day that there was a "closed file" that I didn't have to tell ANYONE about, due to the law. But, if I don't disclose on these forms, I could lose my job and the family opportunity.

Anyone know the law?

2007-07-06 17:50:02 · 4 answers · asked by VPod 1

2007-07-06 17:24:42 · 2 answers · asked by clownknifefish 1

I have a friend who has been experiencing memory loss...nothing bad like cant remember phone number or address...but simple things like who said something or how long ago something happened (even a week ago)... whats the best way to help with memory? I know St Johns wart or ginkoba or SOMETHING is suppose to help...also are they games or exersices to help?

2007-07-06 16:55:51 · 1 answers · asked by toyoungtoliveslow 2

I have really severe, really sudden mood swings. Like, one minute I'm giddy and laughing hysterically, and then not five minutes later I'm ready to cry because I'm so depressed. I do that all the time, but with a huge range of different emotions that I get. Does this sound like anything I can get help for?

2007-07-06 15:41:59 · 11 answers · asked by faeriefiddler 4

Yesterday was my birthday dinner. I invited my brother, sisters and niece, nephews, kids. I did not invite my sister. She refuses to give her phone number out to any of us, and says she is protecting herself from our harrasing phone calls.
My brother and I were discussing her at dinner last nite and she has not given her phone number to him or my other sister either.
The last phone call I received from her was about a month ago when she called me at work to tell me I was a *****. I am not able to call her back, so I decided to block her calls on my phone. In other words, if a "restricted" call comes to my cell phone, it doesnt ring. My brother says he is going to do the same.
Should we be more patient with her? She has mental problems for many years. I believe even though she has mental problems, this does not excuse her from blocking her phone number from all 5 of her siblings. Not appropriate.

2007-07-06 15:35:34 · 4 answers · asked by happydawg 6

Just a random question. I would really like to know tho! Appreciate it.. :)

2007-07-06 15:34:51 · 6 answers · asked by [Jukebox Breakdown] 4

this is kind of a weird question, i guess, but i would like thoughts on it.

my parents own a LOT of woodland. when i was little, my brother and sister and i used to explore a lot. one day we found this little cabin and played in it for a while. there was a stack of firewood in front of it and we brought it back to my dad.

i think i was around 8 at the time, which would have made my sister 5 and my brother 15.

anyway, my brother swears up and down this never happened. my dad remembers us brining him firewood, but says he doesn't remember where we got it.

my sister and i however both remember this very vividly. we've looked for the cabin many times over the past few years but have never been able to find it (though that may be because it's just a lot of land to look through).

2007-07-06 15:17:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My girlfriend had a concussion the other day... She did actually loss her memory like in the movies. Not all of it but a lot, she forgot some people COMPLETELY, and even her birthday. Anyway well I have never dealt with something like this before, I have been trying to get her to remember but she doesnt believe me. Thankfully she remembers that I am her boyfriend but I want to know if there is a medical way or some procedure to make her remember.

2007-07-06 15:13:25 · 3 answers · asked by s_megax 2

I've been (finally) diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder(ie, the more severe cousin of Social Anxiety). I can't work (I've tried - I've had 26 jobs over the last ten years, I just have to quit because my symptoms are so intense). Does anyone know if Social Security has ever approved anyone with an Axis II diagnosis (aka, personality disorder)? Should I even bother with applying again?
Also, I have major depressive disorder with psychotic features - however, my therapist says that because I can make appointments with her once per week, I'm "in remission" (which caused me to be denied for SSD the last 3 tries). She claims I can work if I can come to therapy, but depression and disabling paranoia/fear of people are two different things. Will the government recognize this?

2007-07-06 15:03:14 · 4 answers · asked by penguin 1

Main question on my mind is am i dying and I'm going to stop breathing and die Been to 10 doctors 3 times my family one where i had a paps test and a physical and a neurological and blood work all normal then 3times to emergency where i had a neurological and two blood work test done one in the arm and one in the wrist to check my oxygen and chest x rays front and back and me laying down and me at the side and they did to heart test ti check everything and 4 walk-in clinic- doctors they check my ear and listen to my breathing so the big question is why do i still have shortness of breath and back problems like pain just below my neck which i told them at emergency they are all telling me Im suffering from anxiety and panic attacks all in my head because I'm healthy by the way I'm 20 years old and have bad allergies and as ma And i smoke so and i'm dying and going to stop breathing like i cant even eat because of it i quit my job go to bed at 6am and wake up at 6pm don't eat or do nothi

2007-07-06 14:58:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

experienced something like this.....No pain, just racing and sorta like I'm out of breath

2007-07-06 14:47:29 · 6 answers · asked by Elaine R 2

Or is it just a stage of grief?

I am 15 years old and my father passed away a little over a year ago. I still feel pretty numb yet I still hurt so so much. I don't cry about it though. Is something wrong with me?

Like I try not to think about him, is that bad? Or should I respond to my feelings rather than chase them away? Because I hate going into the sad states to where I don't want to do anything at all. When I do cry, it is just a few tears and I'm good.

When I am out some place public, and I see or hear about something that reminds me of him, I start to get teary eyed and I have to hold it in. Do I want to cry more because I am in public and when I am alone it is easier to deal with my thoughts and emotions? I feel bad for not crying over him being gone but that doesn't mean I am not horribly sad, because I am. Or is this just a normal state of grief? Is it just my own way of coping? Because I refuse to think about it. I am female, by the way, if that would make a difference.Ty

2007-07-06 14:45:05 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

UR BRAIN? OR DOES THIS LAYER PROTECT

2007-07-06 14:40:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My life is over... I don't care!! I don't really want to hurt myself or cause myself anymore pain, but I JUST DONT KNOW HOW TO RELEASE MY FEELINGS IN A HEALTHY WAY!!

I just don't know what to do.

2007-07-06 14:25:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

How does that make you feel? Flattered that they found your questions interesting or uncomfortable because you may have picked up a cyber-stalker? Do you even notice?

2007-07-06 14:15:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 13:50:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder back in October of 2002. I was denied employment once based on my psychiatric history back in December of 2006. Is there anyway I could receive some sort of disability from Social Security? IF so how do I go about attaining it.

2007-07-06 13:44:49 · 23 answers · asked by anduha_kid 3

i have borderline personality disorder, im 30, been through alot of trauma and have never made any friends or relashionships in life......ive never had a job because of my problems, never been close to someone or never had a girlfriend....i seriously feel times running out on me...everyday is lonely for me, sat here, everynight in my one bedroom apartment..feeling desperatly, desperatly, acutley isolated and alone...i feel very needy all the time, like the great need for intamacy and closeness that a relashionship would bring......i have dreams and ambitions i dont no how to reach..to emigrate from england yo the usa or canada...to find a loving partner, a cute chubby farm girl, because that my preference..to feel happy and secure in my own home...these are my dreams, theres no way i wanna stay in the uk, NO way, so please dont say i do..its like no one cares about me or my dreams..im waiting for therapy, but im not sure it can help..i have made a few friends on here yahoo answers but

2007-07-06 13:25:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

e.g. having kids at the age of you know 24 or 25. Work is ok but every time the weekend comes around I wake up feeling alone and depressed. My mum said that to have kids you have to have them for the right reason, altho alot of people fall pregnant unexpectantly. I know other people do other things and don't have to fall into the mould, but i seem to feel having kids is what I should be doing.or is it something else. I don't know how much longer I will survive.

2007-07-06 13:01:53 · 6 answers · asked by Leigh J 1

5 years ago, things were very different in my life. I had no job, no money, nothing. Any money I could get my hands on would go on booze or drugs - I'd sit with a few old friends in a brick shed every night getting hammered in some way until I was virtually unconscious. It all sounds pathetic, but some of the most memorable times I've had were in and around that shed, with those people.

5 years on things have changed - I'm where I imagined I'd never be. I have a great job, a salary most people 10 years my senior would be happy to take, a great girlfriend, a flash car, own a nice house etc. etc.

The thing is, I'm scared I've become boring. Life 5 years ago was not productive, but it was exciting. Now I'm just bored. I'm 22, but feel about 35. I'm sensible.

This depresses me. Is this odd?

2007-07-06 12:43:45 · 12 answers · asked by jonnyjpa 1

you only accept some people while u shunt others on a random, yet frequent basis?????

2007-07-06 12:39:21 · 11 answers · asked by Jeff S 1

I found out recently that my aunt is trying to talk my dad in to having me commited to a mental institute....but I am 19..so can they?? They are only doing it because first of all...she is a major B*TCH...and second because they found out I have a pretty bad cutting problem...but I am worried..can they really have me commited??

2007-07-06 12:12:55 · 16 answers · asked by ♥Jara-Lee♥ 3

I am addicted to computer's. I know what I am doing is extremely harmful to my studies and it has made it's mark already, I have been doing horribly in my test's in college. From the morning till late at night, except for lunch n dinner i am almost always in front of it doing something or the other, movies, games, surfing, chatting etc etc. Even if there is nothing to do, i have to do something on the comp. I despise reading, I have started hating studies and even though i know I am letting myself get destroyed i cant help it!! I have to become successful in life but I have clearly become the worst in class!! I was very much an above average student in the 1st semester and now have deteriorated to someone who fails to clear 4 papers!!!! Please tell me what to do! As soon as i sit in front of the com all my guilt or feelings of correcting myself just vanish!! I go to sleep at 3 in the morning almost everyday!! Some1 tell me what to do!! I used to be athletic too!!

2007-07-06 10:09:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 10:06:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i never been one to believe in bad luck or karma.. and i still dont, but sometimes i think someones Fing with me and i wish i knew who.. anyway, things always and i do mean ALWAYS go like this..


How my days go-

-normal
-normal
-good
-good
-really good
-bad
-real bad
-real bad for awhile

...and repeat

i mean really thats how my day, week, month goes on different situations.. im dead serious i think someones Fing with me or im cursed or something.. because things never went normal for a period or actually turned out good and thats it, everything ends in a bad way..

for example:

say i saved $50 to buy a puppy, i save up and i buy this puppy, things go fine, week or so later this puppy has an illness which spreads to me and i end up in the hospital puking and crying, they put puppy to sleep and my hard work was waisted plus my parents have a hefty bill on their hands cause of me being in the hospital.. on top of that someone just stole our car while i was in the hospital..

2007-07-06 09:22:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

and i try to help her gain confidence but she pulls me down... but treating me like poop, should i keep trying to help her, or will she influence me with her negativity?
what do i do?
i have been depressed before.. and it is a horrible feeling... i dont want her to be depressed or to have low self esteem .. but i dont wan it for me either.
what do i do?

2007-07-06 09:18:28 · 4 answers · asked by leoncita 2

I have bi-polar, OCD, and depression. I want to get some lithium. Does it have to be prescribed? Can I order it online?

Thanks.

2007-07-06 08:06:35 · 11 answers · asked by kyl 1

I'm trying to find information comparing the use of different kinds of drugs and getting schizophrenia and i cant find any information thats not about marijuana or smoking. Can anyone point me in the direction of some studies of hallucinagins and schizophrenia and maybe some other types of drugs? Thanks

2007-07-06 07:43:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous