Mental Health - August 2007

I have a friend, well let's just call him "weird".
Lately, he has been VERY weird, making up girlfriends, and friends on the computer, and blowing me and my friend off, when we know he's not really talking to any one else.
He's even been making up voices on the phone, and we think something is going very wrong in his mind/head.
So, how do I tell if he's schizophrenic, and what are some signs?

2007-08-14 20:47:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone give more information. What effect & how much time does it take for any effect . any side effects?

2007-08-14 20:23:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a big seizure like once or twice a month.
I dont have convulsions or scream..etc
But I do bite my tongue,Muscles tighten up, & I kinda gasp for air. I mostly have them in my bed (like they happen when I first wake up). I wonder if anyone has had this or know anyone that has this For may be able to classify this Seizure. I have never found any ifo on this kind & havent talked to my doctor yet, but will soon.

Thanks any help is very appreciated.

2007-08-14 19:23:34 · 4 answers · asked by PixieStix 2

I have been taking it since October and have gained like 30 or 40 pounds....I have been working out...exorcising etc..I have been eating sooo healthy its crazy....I have dieted I have done everything that would make a normal person trim and awsome and healthy....what the hell can I give my doctor as an example of something to help me cause he has no clue...any supplement ideas or medications?

2007-08-14 19:22:00 · 1 answers · asked by Nikki R 1

Are there areas or places in the world where there is so much or so little copper in the food or environment that it affects mental function for better or worse?

2007-08-14 19:12:02 · 4 answers · asked by syrious 5

I have been taking effexor since October and I am NOT swtching it is working great for me....the only downside is that i have gained something like 30 or 40 pounds!!!! I heard talk of some medications with counteract the symptom or that can take that weight off....ive tried diets so i know its not me just being a pig....some one help!!!!

2007-08-14 18:43:31 · 3 answers · asked by Nikki R 1

We have had a long distance relationship for two years. He is always telling me what I need to do, but yet he is always angry. I am very forgiving of him when he is critical of me for stupid things I do, but his commits hurt me too. He never believes anything I tell him....he gets into these rages and repeadily tells me that I am lying and I'm not. In the beginning of the relationship he was a little jelous but not like he is now.
I may have answered my own question...

2007-08-14 18:37:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just want to know what they do just because I almost always feel depressed. should I take them? or should i not?

2007-08-14 17:36:30 · 14 answers · asked by Jordan I 1

I'm not just having trouble sleeping. I found that my appetite has dropped dromatically, I cant sit still when I am awake, and when I'm thinking or in conversation my mind races and everything is flashing through my head all at once. This is bad, because I've kinda developed a speech impedement from it. I'm not ADD or ADHD. It's like the adrenaline just wont stop flowing, but I'm not doing anything to rush it. I dont think it is insomia because my body and my mind are functioning just fine and in unison. Please someone, What the Hell is wrong with me?? This has been going on for a few days now and I just want to go back to normal...what ever that is.

2007-08-14 17:03:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think I might have some sort of mental illness....I associate animals with everyone...as soon as I see them (people) and they start talking my brain immediatly flashes to the animal I have selected for them...sometimes the image that comes up is gruesome or putrid, and sometimes not. Its not a sexual thing...and I have had it as long as I can remember....sometimes I have to call home and leave school because of how crazy (unstable) my mind will be going... I have only one year of school left...I dont know...my dad says it might be a warped line in my head between reality and fiction...but he doesnt really know...Anyone out there experience the same problem? its like a glitch in my head or something...it affects who I am...People wonder why i am not normal, and why I am so creepy and weird...maybe we could switch minds...everything would be much clearer...my parents admit that I am wired differently...but they never said it was a bad thing...just unique...I dont know...help anyone?

2007-08-14 16:59:40 · 6 answers · asked by crigjig 3

I used to read more, now I get bored. I used to know alot more, now I feel like I'm dumb. Even the things I had alot of fun with before bore me now.

I am in a 2 year relationship that is deteriorating. Both of us love each other very much, but it is dull. He says I'm too 'subserviant' He likes being teased, having mental stimulation. I would like that too!! But I just dont feel like I know how.

I avoid conversations. I cant concentrate. My roommate asks me to read something she liked from her class, and I cant get past the first page. Its an interesting subject, but I am just not interested, even though I am, if that makes any sense.....

Please! I need some help.

I'm making an appointment with a counsellor tomorrow, but I am feeling so low right now.

suggestions?

2007-08-14 16:43:12 · 2 answers · asked by flutterby 1

Okay, you guys are going to think I sound really dumb but I can't get this off of my mind. About a month ago I visited my cousins 3 hrs away. While there we visited a church and my cousin got to debating religion with this Baptist man.
The man used many examples in his speech some of which turned out to be freakishly true. EX: He said, "say you spit on your mom and she kicks you out of the house", when the night before I accidentally spit on my mom and she got really mad. Also, he referred to my other cousin whos name he didn't know as Suzie. And her name is Suzanne.
Then he said "Suppose you die in a car accident when you're 17.", Everything else he said about me was true...And I'm currently 16. I can't keep my mind off this. I overthink things way too much. And this is most likely me overthinking things. Can somebody comfort me/set me straight/help me out?
Thanks. And please no mean answers.

2007-08-14 15:59:42 · 17 answers · asked by nelle_1337_g33k 2

I hate myself i always feel like i am fat i am made fun of ever sinse 3rd grade and i feel ugly and i sometimes i wish i was never born. and i sometimes cry myself to sleep

2007-08-14 15:30:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i lost a close family member of mine yesterday night and i need someone to talk to please i feel very depressed right now please i need alot of answer to this question so i need someone to talk to please

2007-08-14 15:25:08 · 5 answers · asked by george_wink2005 1

since she was around 18. she doesnt work i support the children, i just dont know what to do anymore. she takes off for two or three days at a time, then comes back like the mother of the year! please help! i dont know what to do anymore! i do love her very much, i have lost alot of respect for her though.

2007-08-14 15:21:48 · 4 answers · asked by DEBRA R 2

I am going to the doctors tomorrow to get some help for the problems I have been having (cutting, pill popping, feeling horrible all the time)

What can I expect at that visit and what should I say?

What can I expect afterwards and in the long-term?

I am 18 just out of high school and I live with my mom, my stepfather and my three siblings, what is the best way to break this news to them, they have no idea what is going on. Should I just let the doctor do the talking?

I am nervous about everyone knowing my problems and worrying about me, I don't want to have any one worrying over me but I DO need the help, I cannot live this way any longer, I even took some more pills today even though I had been on top of things since last Wednesday when I was really messed up due to pills and drinking. I just want things to stop, but I am not looking forward to putting this stress on my family.

Some encouraging words please...?

2007-08-14 14:42:40 · 4 answers · asked by ZAK ATTAK 4

If its the latter, what are some techniques to get patience or to stop thinking about whats making you impatient?

2007-08-14 14:37:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like everyone else in the world, I had a rough childhood. I'm 23 now and my problems from my childhood are still haunting me. I've have Post Traumatic Stress, anxiety, and depression. I'm on Prozac and Xanax. Recently, I've been mixing my medication with alcohol and blacking out. I have to be honest, and say I like it because I can't deal with life so blacking out is like getting away for a while. I tried to commit sucide twice, but honestly they were half-assed attempts (6 codine pills the first time and 6 Xanax pills the next). I have friends, I am in grad school, people say I'm cute, and I have a great life. But when one single little thing goes wrong, I overreact and think I should end it all. What's wrong with me? I've given up on therapy as I have been going for 4 years. I just want to feel like I don't want to numb my way through life with medication.

2007-08-14 14:31:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-14 13:48:07 · 12 answers · asked by Ashley 2

I'm depressed and am begining to feel like I can't work anymore... I missed two days this week because I just felt aweful. I wanted to leave earlier this evening but made myself stay and I feel the nagging feeling like I don't want to be here anymore :-( I hate feeling this way, I just want it to stop. I'm on prozac and zyprexa but they aren't working anymore. What should I do...?

2007-08-14 13:33:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I eat healthy and I get 9 hours or more of sleep and Iam 15 years old. I get really lazy in classes and loose consentration fast. Can you please help me?

2007-08-14 12:49:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This may seem like an odd question, but don't worry, I'm not planning to kill myself.

I'm wondering though - if you attempt suicide and fail, would you have to take antidepressants if you were under eighteen? Would you if you were over eighteen? If so, for how long? Does it vary very much from person to person? Is there any kind of time range? If you did have to take them when you were under eighteen, could you choose to stop when you got to eighteen?
All answers (providing they are serious and answer my questions) are appreciated. Thank you very much.

2007-08-14 12:21:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a 12 year old male and I want my ear pierced to add to my musical guy/ rocker look (I play 7 instruments) my mom and gf are okay with it but my dad wont let me. What should I do?

2007-08-14 12:14:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I was diagnosised with Bipolar last fall.
And I was wondering if there's anyway i can control my episodes? I'm on medication have been since i was diagnosised... Wellbutrin XL 300mg to be exact.
But about 2 or 3 times a week I get an episode mostly it's one of the downs it's really bad i get EXTREMELY emotional but when i get when of my highs i cant sleep for like 3 days i maybe get 5 hours of sleep within those 3 days. And I so incrediably hyper i guess you could say.

2007-08-14 12:03:05 · 9 answers · asked by My.Princess.Is.Here<3 1

me and my friend ways laughing really hard and were wondering can you die from it

2007-08-14 11:59:49 · 9 answers · asked by chris brown's wife for life 1

2007-08-14 11:38:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

or are people pulling my leg???

2007-08-14 11:32:00 · 12 answers · asked by It's Whatever 2

I basing the question on Sensory Sensitivities
~~~I copied this off an Aspergers website~~~
Sensory Sensitivities
Many Asperger children have sensory issues. These can occur in one or all of the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste). The degree of difficulty varies from one individual to another. Most frequently, the child will perceive ordinary sensations as quite intense or may even be underreactive to a sensation. Often, the challenge in this area will be to determine if the child's response to a sensation is actually a sensory reaction or if it is a learned behavior, driven mainly by rigidity and anxiety.

2007-08-14 11:18:57 · 2 answers · asked by §♫♪‹(•¿•)›☼»-(¯`v´¯)-»\\ 6

2007-08-14 11:09:23 · 4 answers · asked by Nance 1

My now ex bf broke up with me about 6 mos ago after a 3 year relationship, but I still have such anger towards him! I feel like (I know) he took advantage of me the whole time and just decided it was over when he had no use for me anymore.

I feel like its about time for me to let this go...Why is it no matter how much I move on I am still having a hard time with this anger? Am I just not over him yet?

2007-08-14 11:08:30 · 12 answers · asked by spidy pig 1