Mental Health - July 2007

I took Psychology 1, 2 and AP while in high school with a psychologist who did both pharmacy psychology and council psychology as well as being a college professor.

I was just informed that you could, supposedly, take anti-depressants for a period of time and it will "correct" the chemical imbalance thats present in the mind.

Can anybody clarify whether this statement is true or not. It would be greatly appreciated.

-Jamie

2007-07-06 07:06:46 · 6 answers · asked by poeticpyr07 2

i'm 17 years old and i have noticed how my mom is extremelly negative.. and feels unconfortable around anybody outside of the family. She goes out, and acts insecure. she has had three jobs allready and she always quits because "she doesn't lke the people there". She also complains that the people she works with push her around. (in all three jobs). I told her tahat i didn't like her hair color and that it was too reddish.. and she ent to the store today asking the lady to look for hair die that is not reddish. In her last job.. she used to come home saying that her friend wears black shoes.. therefore she needs to buy those because those are "appropiate for this job". In other words, she can;t decide for herself(maybe because she thinks that it will be a bad decision)... seriulsy,, her self esteemi s really low.

Whow do i help her? should i tel her that i hink that she has low self esteem (she acts like she doen't), or should i just elp her gain it back without letting her know.

2007-07-06 07:00:09 · 3 answers · asked by leoncita 2

can medication even be effective for him?
should I allow him to be around our kids while on medication?
How can I forgive him for all he did to me and them before this diagnosis?

2007-07-06 06:11:40 · 8 answers · asked by awwwdree 3

2007-07-06 06:01:39 · 11 answers · asked by answertime 1

I saw my dog get hit by a car on thanksgiving and I really became depressed after that. I'm not sure if grieving is ok, or how long it should go on for, does anyone know? I'm suppose to see a psychologist. I've called a few places, but never went. I'm scared about going to a psychologist I need help, but I'd feel like a baby asking for it. Only one of my cousin know I'm depressed, suicidal and cut myself. He's the only one I let see the real me. Everyone else in my family thinks I have an aditiude problem.I don't like they think that way. A bunch of my friends know how I've been feeling, but it doesn't seem to be doing much good, I never talk to them. Please don't get me wrong I know there's so many other people in the world who are worse off then me. So maybe I shouldn't be complaining.I never realized how much depressed sucks! I don't know what to do. If anyone has some handy advice could you please help me. No mean answers, please! Thank you for your answers!!!

2007-07-06 05:31:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think this is physical or psychological?

2007-07-06 05:06:18 · 6 answers · asked by Habt our quell 4

i was married to a very short man against my wish 10 years ago.i was not sure wether i led life with him or not and neither had the courage to divorce in this dilemma i aborted the pregnencies.after one year i any how get adjusted,began to love him & try to conceive by taking medicines but failed and again tentions began .after every fight we get separated for months and years.
now also we are living separately since two years.my father is forcing me to take any decision.sometime i agreed to go back but the next moment reverse my decision.this alternate thoughts came when i live with him also.some times i feel hatered towards him ,having sex with him also causes me crazy but some times iam o.k. usually when i think of early marri days i get confused( sex out of force with out my will because i hated my husband physical appearence)
now also iam confused wether to remain with him or not .sometimes it seems easy the other time it seems unbearable. i want to live with him but afraid .

2007-07-06 04:30:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My father passed away a year ago and I am still having problems dealing with everyday life. The world keeps going but not me. I am so depressed. I was working full time and going to school full time and under so much stress that I could no longer take work so I just didn't show up for it one day, and So i got fired. I am living with a family member but all she does is yell at me and tell me that I am lazy and worthless. I can't find a job and I am so depressed I do not know what to do. I don't have any money or health insurance so i stay in bed all day. I was normal until my dad passed away. How do I get back on my feet.
what is the point of living. I have nothing to look forward to. I am in a deep black hole. I need help. but i don't know how to get it.

2007-07-06 03:59:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

list as many different illnesses possible and give the symtoms / effects of each one please ??

also which is the most serious / dangerous mental illness of all

2007-07-06 03:56:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am a gud student but wen i sit in frnt of bux i fell i cant do it....pleez help!!!i am 14...i got gud marks 90 n above in my last class...pleez help

2007-07-06 03:36:53 · 13 answers · asked by coolgal 3

I see so much pain and suffering on here from people with mental illnesses, including depression. Usually when answering I try to direct people to Yahoo Search under "The Last Temptation of George Petrie". This is my personal story about untreated depression that almost destroyed my life. I refused to take medication and spiraled out of control. Finally, after being hospitalized I started taking antidepressants. I was able to get stronger and stronger and probably better than I have ever been in my life. I was able to fight my case all the way to the Supreme Court of Florida and won. It was a long battle but I was strong enough to see it through. Today I am successul and my depression is under control. I still take medication and probably always will. If you are depressed and considering ending your life...why not give yourself one last chance and fight to find the medication that will help you survive?

2007-07-06 03:13:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do people think im full of shi@ cos im able to use the netas im homeless do people not realise the librey and drop in centres have access to the net

2007-07-06 02:47:32 · 22 answers · asked by Ricky S 2

like 5 mins a go i waz happ & being crazy & now i feel like goin 2 a corner & cutting my self some more.
this happens all the time but alot of the time its rage then sad then other things.
i cant eat i just tryed 2 eat something @ all i could eat waz a craker & yester day i ate i like 2 small things & thats it i cant eat anything anymore but i drink so0o much water it like im dieing of thirst.
i cant sleep i have been up for 8 days with only 14ish hours of sleep the hole time.
when im around people i have 2 try 2 smile cause thats how i use 2 be but i dont no any more................??????!!!!
mayb i should just go in a corner & cut my self up idkkk......

2007-07-06 01:06:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used to be ambitious, I still am to a degree. That was before I developed chronic schizophrenia. Since recovered and stabilised (yes it is possible) I have taken control of my life and I am that good that nobody even suspects a thing. Obtained a professional qualification, and people assume I should be working in that field. The truth is I have learnt my limitations and learnt that if I give myself too much pressure and stress I will make myself ill, which is how it developed in the first place. Everybody says I am lazy and a bludger to society. I do the work I feel I can do when it is available but everybody says I can do better. I go to job interviews and they expect me to be more experienced at them and more relaxed about it. I try the best I can and feel I am getting better but I do not conform to others expectations. They think I will be too much work to train as I get agitated and stressed but am pretty independent and work hard at what I can do. Am I lazy?

2007-07-05 23:49:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Maybe I am deppressed, but it seems all hell is breaking lose.I have been around a fairly long time,I have never seen things this dire.Is the end near?You would think people with kids would be out on the streets about the enviorment.Few people seem to care.We can survive War and religious extremist, but if the planet dies....I'm not in to Revelatons and all that stuff.I think it is blind greed that pushes everything..even religions.

2007-07-05 23:29:02 · 11 answers · asked by SHAWN 3

and also could staying with such person despite this indicate low self esteem? or just stupidity

2007-07-05 22:47:58 · 24 answers · asked by Ask ME 3

about 4 weeks ago i cut my wrist i spoke to a shrink it did help for a while but im starting to feel like i want to die again im 40 yrs old a heroin addict ( in treatment) waiting to go into rehab but yet i cant get the feeling out of my head im also home less living any doorsteap i can find last night i got moved on 4 times by the police and little things like that get me down i just cant get myself out of this slump what the hell can i do please help me if you can thanks for all you time...

2007-07-05 22:46:22 · 46 answers · asked by Ricky S 2

I havent slept last night and it doesn't seem like I am going to sleep tonight either. I've had a lot of stress going on (I mean at an all time high) but I manage it well, but I think that a certain someone that I cant get out of my head might be the reason that I have lead to all of this energy and not being able to sleep.

Please answer.

ThanX :]

Luv/Kodi

2007-07-05 22:34:55 · 2 answers · asked by Kodi [[RoX uR sOx]] 3

please dont judge...
im not trying to get attention i just want to know how can i tell my parents or a friend that i cut myself, its really hard for me to talk about this things so is there anyone that can help me

2007-07-05 19:48:25 · 10 answers · asked by blindinglights20 1

I have this friend that needs help. i always asked her what was up but she told me it was always nothing or that she was just upset that day.a couple of days ago she finally came clean. For the past year she had been depressed or she THINKS she was cause she was just never happy and at times didnt really know what she was feeling.whenever she did get sad she would cut herself. She showed me all her scarrs too. I know this sounds stupid but I always noticed the cuts but never put it together.she hasnt cut for almost 6 months and doesnt plan to start though she gets urges once and a while. But she says one week she will be completely happy and the next week she'll be depressed. She feels like everyone is out to get her too. Like people dont invite her places to hurt her. she knows its stupid but she feels it.sometimes she shes a man outside staring back at her but she knows he's not really there.she thinks I think she's crazy but I know she needs help. what could be wrong?

2007-07-05 18:59:26 · 5 answers · asked by lala l 1

I really like this guy, who is my neighbor, but ;he has a mental illness. He has turned my patio furniture upside down, has stolen my decorative flag on the front porch, when he comes into my home he knocks over things and says " Look what the cats did". I have lived with my cats for yrs. They do not usually knock over things in the home. He knocked over my box cars --train set. I have not actually wittenessed him doing these things, but; he was the only one in my home during those times. He appears to be very attention seeking! I am in love with him. What should I do? Tell him to get lost?

2007-07-05 17:11:12 · 6 answers · asked by toothbrushx2 1

2007-07-05 16:31:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know its wired but i'm kinda nervous and a quiet person around people. My dream job is to work as a bookseller at one of the popular book stores. but im shy to give my application cause i freeze up and become all nervous. all my friens have deserted me cause im a loser and still living at home with no g/f. i dont know what to do, why am i so nervous?

2007-07-05 16:24:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i don't feel depressed. the only time i feel really sad is when things are going bad in my life. like when we have financial problems or things like that. is there another type of depression or sickness for this? maybe the meds he gave me are already working? he gave me a 2 week starter pack. i just finished the first week but haven't been taking them consistantly. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-05 16:20:43 · 14 answers · asked by M n M 4

2007-07-05 14:34:46 · 5 answers · asked by MichelleP 1

2007-07-05 14:25:02 · 3 answers · asked by .o0o. 1

I have been forgeting things like crazy and I am getting really mad at myself. Almost anything anybody tells me to do i forget. Does someone have some advice that would help me be not so forgetful. ( I don't want drugs or anything...just a reminder tool of some sort )

2007-07-05 11:22:59 · 8 answers · asked by beautygrl23 3

Also, have you ever come across someone with a psychological disorder? What are your thoughts on that person?

FYI, im asking because this is happening to someone close to me and i just dont know how to deal with it.

2007-07-05 11:11:28 · 2 answers · asked by Fashionista 4

My son is 5 months old and has life-threatening medical problems. Without a transplant of his liver and small bowel he will not live more than 2 years. He is currently on the list, and to be honest I have managed to be very upbeat about his chances. However, I lose my patience with him very easily. When he wouldn't stop squirming and go to sleep the other night I even popped him on the arm (not very hard, but still...). My marriage is suffering b/c all of my self-confidence is gone due to weight gain and I don't know what else. I'm worried I may have PPD...does it sound like it?

2007-07-05 11:06:36 · 8 answers · asked by ashley b 2

every time someone gets hurt or sick, i get sick and really dont feel good. my mom and counselor have told me many time that i am a empathetic. i know its a gift but i get sick ALL the time. please how can i control this and what do i use it for?

2007-07-05 10:49:40 · 8 answers · asked by charmed_101 1