Mental Health - August 2007

Usually, I overeat when depressed but today I can't eat & feel nauseated just to think about food.

2007-08-24 14:41:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 10 year old sister is always saying she is sad and doesn't know why. She is depressed and see's a social worker. Today, her flip flops and mine were both wet so she went upstairs and got an old towel to dry them off. I dried mine and half the towel was damp. She was like "You got it wet, get a new one" and I told her that it would be fine. She screamed on the top of her lungs for me to get one and then threw my flip flops at the wall, ran upstairs and I heard something bang against the wall like 5 times. 5 minutes later, she came out and was totally fine and started having a convo with me like nothing happened. What is she...like bipolar? anger manangement? Help!!!

2007-08-24 13:51:25 · 7 answers · asked by charley 3

The difference is...with OCD, you KNOW & realize the thoughts arent' true. With delusions, you believe they're true. With hallucinations, you see & hear things that aren't there.

2007-08-24 13:45:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother has had schizophrenia since 1994, when I was six. She broke up with her boyfriend and he then hung himself (we are not sure if this was a suicide). Her ex, the one she left her boyfriend for, then took her away for a couple days. When my mother came back, she was not the same person. She talks to people who aren't there (old friends, her ex, her ex who hung himself, etc.), says nonsensical things like "mirror, mirror" constantly, etc. She was heavily into drugs. She is aware that things have changed, since she makes references to the time period she became mentally ill and says she "wishes things could be like they were before 1994". She also talks a lot about "foolish crimes" and the crime rate in America, as well as saying that people who hurt others will get the death penalty. I believe she's making references to what happened to her, but how can I extract information from her? I haven't really asked her a lot, but I know she's unwilling to discuss it.

2007-08-24 13:26:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

can someone please explain it to me thanks

2007-08-24 13:23:07 · 8 answers · asked by emmalous 3

Im really stressed through alot of things what is one thing tha thelps stress. i go out with friends, take walks, journal and still it does nto seem to help too much. any other suggestions?

2007-08-24 13:09:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a few personal things dangling over my head forgivingly. I find it harder to fall asleep and i think about them almost every waking moment, except when i am busy...and i try to keep busy. I don't need advise on how to solve these stress problems i am just wondering how much it can really affect you specifically when i am training. (running, working out, ect)
Some days i find myself just totally lazy and unable to perform how i want to. For example i usually can get on the treadmill and run 5 miles without a whole lot of trouble but today i got on and could barely do 2, i wasn't sore or anything before, but i just got really tired with camps in my gut. Can this all be blamed on stress....i like to believe i have strong will power, but obviously its not strong enough....
I would rate my stress about 9/10 and not being exaggerated
anyone know?

2007-08-24 12:54:23 · 5 answers · asked by MC 3

If this helps, i've been working with other mental problems(depression). and i dont have any history of problems(like, conditions).

im shaking. wahts wrong?

i can breath, but not well. and itss fastt

2007-08-24 12:47:53 · 8 answers · asked by Crazygirl ♥ aka GT 6

My husband's 1st sexual experience was with a prostitute at age 20. He also went to them in his previous marriage, but claims that it was not always for services sometimes just to talk. He started asking me to dress up in tight short dresses, heels, messy hair and "bad makeup". When I told him that he wanted me to dress like a whore he told me that he only wanted me to be "his" whore. He was also sexually aggressive and dominating and sex was not intimate but rather stressful. My husband has a sexual addiction which I only recently found out about. I have stayed with him since he is now going to therapy and on medication. Our sex life has improved greatly but at times he still wants me to dress up - or actually down - for him. Once I dressed up without him asking, took control of the situation and made him pay me. It didn't feel good. I know that it is perfectly normal for couples to roleplay but I do not know if this aspect is normal or if it is part of his addiction problem

2007-08-24 12:10:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-24 11:29:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I discovered my husband's longterm sexual addiction shortly after we were married. There were always problems with him obsessing about sex and being aggresive towards me sexually before mariage, but I did not know the extent of it . I have also learned that almost half of the things that I believed to be true and made me fall in love with him were lies. He has admitted to cheating on me with various women once caught but claims it was not sexual. I had to force him to admit his addiction and attend therapy. Now he goes willingly and takes Prozac. His therapist says he's improving and to hang in. Meanwhile, I crave the life that I thought we were going to have. He was abused sexually as a child so I am trying to understand and support him but I am angry and it is killing me. My husband does not understand or comfort me for the hurt that I am feeling. He wants me to get over it and move on. However, his betrayal, selfishness, and temper make me feel worthless and humilated.

2007-08-24 11:16:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 20. O.K. I've discovered that there isn't a cure for this yet, but maybe I can discover a natural cure. Whenever I am under a great amount of stress, nervous, my apocrine glands tend to release this horrible odor. It can stink up an entire room. Gross. My doctors thought that I was mental(schizophrenic), but the fact is that they hadn't heard of this problem. I"m like a SKUNK. Why is it that people like me survived? It's a way my body tells me that I am in emotional or physical danger. When I was a few years younger I tried to commit suicide because of this. I attempted to clean and rub every part of my body with alcohol, but the odor remained. I would not wish this on my worst enemy. It is HORRIBLE to FEEL like an OUTCASTE and to be treated like your not clean. Guys think I'm beautiful, but over time when they find that I am giving off this odor, they ignore me. I don't accept others into my life anymore and do not plan to have a boyfriend in the future. It's painful.

2007-08-24 11:08:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to develop a tougher and more dominant attitude. Are there things I can do that will help? Any advice? thanks!

2007-08-24 09:28:12 · 8 answers · asked by 77684 3

My mom has been schizophrenic/bipolar since before my brother was born (about 20 years ago), but she took her medicine back then. She stopped taking her medicine about 8-10 years ago. Now she always yells at "people in her brain" and swears and everything... There was an incident last year where she was forced to go to the hospital because of her episodes. She was forced to take her medicine for the week she stayed. It was surprising how normal she was. When she came back home, she stopped taking her medicine that she got for free (Walgreens coupon or something). She gradually got back to being all up and down by Christmas. It's really bad again. She absolutely REFUSES to take her medicine or talk to a doctor/psychologist. I asked her if she could take her medicine and she blew up at me. She lost all forms of reality. How much longer do I have to live like this?

2007-08-24 09:18:01 · 9 answers · asked by Kelly 4

can anyone with legal knowledge help me. a power of attorney was drawn up in early 2006 when my mum was diagnosed with dementia, but it was not registered with court of protection until now. at the time i was living with a partner - we have since split under the pressure of me moving back to care for my mum - i had no claim over his house as i didnt pay anything and my name wasnt on deeds, i moved back here in 2006 to look after her, now i have been told that power has to be registered and solicitor asked me to sign notice i didnt see that my old address was on it but it has been picked up by my kids who have been notified. solicitor says no prob my old address on it but im worried cos my address is my mums not old one and we get things like council tax discount cos im living here with her, if i have to show anything looks like im not living here should i listen to solicitor or what should i do, some of her previous advice has not been sound.

2007-08-24 09:00:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently was drunk and a friend offered cocaine to me. It was the first time i tried it in 2 years and i did too much. Anyways, i couldnt breathe, my heart felt like it had a "clamp" around it, i got extreme anxiety, and felt like i was going to die. It scared me enough to never try it again. The euphoria i was seeking was replaced with terror. Maybe its gods way of waking me up. Has any one else ever had a scare like this?

2007-08-24 06:47:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Until 9th grade I was fairly successful academically. However, since then, along with becoming depressed and socially anxious, I've begun to feel that I'm not actualizing my potential. My writing lacks the flow it used to have... I can't retain vocabulary if my life depends on it... I simply can't comprehend geometry at all... but at times, I still feel like in some way, I should be doing better than most people who are easily getting nearly straight A grades... yet, I struggle to get Ds, Cs, and Bs... and now that I've sullied my transcripts, I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to recover. It feels like there's a part of my brain that I'm not accessing. I'm not being elitist... it's really a feeling that I have. Does this make any sense?

2007-08-24 06:25:19 · 11 answers · asked by Peter Parker 1

Good or bad. I'm on it and I'm not quite sure about it yet.

2007-08-24 06:20:10 · 5 answers · asked by tris 1

I always wanted myself to be clean. It's like germ phobia. Moreover, i want every of my belonging to be clean and neat. I put most of my mind and time onto these useless habit, I know that, but i can't get rid of that. It makes me feel inferior to other people. As a result, it make me reluctant to socialize with ppl.
i have already seen psychologist. and it doesn't help much. Anyone have suggestion pls... like alternative therapy or maybe ppl who have these symptom before and have overcomed it. Pls give me any advice..

Thanks in Advance.

2007-08-24 06:04:17 · 4 answers · asked by Answer me 1

an oral presentation before the eighth week of class. i have social anxiety and get very paranoid in situations where i am the center of attention, even with the smallest amount of people. i can be in a small group of three or four of my friends and get an attack. I guess what I'm asking is 1) Should I do it and 2) How do I keep my imminent attack from getting too bad where it will interfere with my speech?

2007-08-24 05:09:54 · 9 answers · asked by C Deezy McCain 3

have. What do you do if you know you are going to have nightmares because you are that scared, but you don't want to. While we're on the topic. What did you think of the fact that the movie had no ending? Not since the movie 'Limbo' have I seen one that was left so unfinished.

2007-08-24 05:00:24 · 6 answers · asked by C Deezy McCain 3

im not even 20 yet but i still get more than 1 migrane per week. could there be something wrong? or is it stress?

2007-08-24 03:29:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Example, Brittney Spears, Robby Williams, Elvis Presley (before he died), etc? I've always noticed that. A lot of famous people start out very good, but then eventually turn to things like bing-drinking and drugs. Sometimes, as we've all seen, they even turn crazy & need help.

Why does this happen to them? How do they become so badly stressed? Is it the fame that does it?

2007-08-24 03:09:36 · 6 answers · asked by highland_white_wolf 2

I have anxiety disorder, but aside from that I have always been a worrier because my mom is like that, and I am a mama's boy. So, I sort of "inherited" about being fearful. Please help me.

2007-08-24 02:52:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a person is truly not happy with the way their life is, maybe they have some kind of personal problem that's so bad that it's making their life miserable, should that person be ashamed of seeking professional help (psychologist, pherapist, counselling, etc)? The reason I'm asking is because I have a lot of personal problems that I feel are grately disturbing my life (read my latest two questions to understand). I have no social skills, have no idea how to properly communicate with other people & have a severe stress-disorder. I am SICK of it as I feel my problems seem to be getting worse the longer I leave them & have decided that I would like to seek professional help.

If I go ahead with it (& I really wish to), should I be ashamed of myself for doing so? Will the doctors label me as a crazy person or something? I am definitely not crazy, but a part of me is frightened for wishing to seek help with my problems in case they wrongly give me that label.

Am I crazy?

2007-08-24 02:46:58 · 15 answers · asked by highland_white_wolf 2

I have been awake for 36 hours and I have not gotten the least bit sleepy, or closed my eyes. I cannot get to sleep. I have been completely hyper for the entire time i've been awake. No i am not on pills and i am not eating too much sugar. help?

2007-08-24 02:21:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 24 yrs old niece is having episodes of strange & mix kind of behavior of anger & becoming violent,depressed,going on hunger strike while she locks herself in her room.She refused to go to doctor or even to the hospital.She would become normal for a while or next day and other time she would show all of the symptoms I mentioned.What we should do?Do we have to call ambulance and admit her in hospital forcefully?

2007-08-24 02:18:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

sometimes,i wanna be die.
i don't know why i living this world

2007-08-24 01:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by what'shappen 1

my wife if singing a old song which she like most when she is good she can speak wel but her mind is not working properly so what can i do pls give me suggestion. she is doing all activities on the bed

2007-08-24 01:44:06 · 2 answers · asked by DiLip geeta 1

seriously this is getting me down. mentally i punish myself and feel guilty for everything i do, even if beyond my control. i imagne people talking about me behind my back. if i do something like get drunk i torture myself over how foolish and punish myself by telling myself how stupid and pathetic i am.

i hate being this way. i tried antidepressants, and i take valium and that helps the related anxiety i end up giving myself. i tell myself i will humiliate myself if i do anything in public.

i know it sounds messed up but how can i stop this i am like the most self destructive person in the world. but i hide this.

2007-08-24 01:36:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous