Mental Health - August 2007

I went to Iraq in '04 - '05 and when I came back I can admit that I had slight PTSD. Jumping when people slammed doors and when cars backfired. But my parents seem to think I still have it. The only "action" I saw was an IED blowing up 2 vehicles in front of me. Nobody was wounded or killed.

2007-08-10 03:30:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I worry if an action I take could cause a horrible reaction, like if I call my mom and she happens to be driving i don't want my call to cause her to crash or if I accidently snap at someone I don't want to make them upset and sometimes i accidently do make people upset I worry that people may do something like hurt themselves or someone else because of any action I take or a if I wake my brother up a bit early for school he'll perform worse and fail a test or the class I don't know what to do does doing these things make me a bad person could I worry that anything I do could hurt someone and I don't want that to happen, I'm talking small actions like a I mentioned above I'm not saying I do anything extreme like hurt people I just worry if small everyday actions could hurt my loved ones and if im a bad person for thinking this or doing these things

2007-08-10 00:53:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have bipolar disorder, high anxiety, ptsd, and fibromyalgia. at night I am finding it most difficult to sleep and am taking lorazapam for this, but am still waking through the night, and then being anxious and on edge the next day, can you help?

2007-08-10 00:35:09 · 6 answers · asked by Rachie Rees 2

ok today i was really feeling out of it..zoned out/ dizzy dream like state. i just started taking lexapro again..i took the sample pack about a month ago then when i felt better i stopped taking it..the symptoms came back and im back on lexapro. so yeah like i was saying i am really anxious today..i havent slept in 21 hours..i have work in 3 hours..im scared to go to sleep but im feeling drowsy and i cant go to sleep cuz i have work in 3 hours..idk if i will wake up...i dunno what to do lol i emailed my psych but he's not gonna reply till i get to work cuz he probably wakes up around that time..btw im taking 10mg of lexapro. so if you can help with suggestions on what i should do..plz do if not keep the negative comments to urself, thanx

2007-08-10 00:22:37 · 9 answers · asked by bcbc 2

If this have been covered then please excuse this...

I have a friend who takes a fair amount of drugs... e.g. Pot/Marijuana and so forth.... he'd never take E's so I guess that's where he draws the line. It bothered me a lot when we were going out 'cause I feel it's a 'cop out' a bit like alcohol is sometimes... It bothered me but he refused to stop taking it, he said he wasn't addicted to it and that he could stop whenever he wanted - ha, somehow I don't believe that but if you know otherwise do tell! The other day I found out he's incredibly ill, he said "Apparently I've got a mix of the flu, Reye's syndrome and Myocarditis..." and a few days later I said "You're not going to take drugs while you're ill right?!" and he goes "No, I can't right now I can't do anything but sit. However the minute I can I will." which makes me sick. Sick to think he can't keep off the stuff...

What I want to know is, what do drugs do to young people? He's probably been taking it for 3/4 years & he's

2007-08-10 00:22:19 · 3 answers · asked by oh lala 2

ok first of all i dont wanna hang myslef but... when i ask a sensible question one that i really need an answer to i never get any replys but when i ask a question that is really stupid eg. how to vomit i get like twenty answers of ABUSE. geez you people.

oh yeah whats a go go dancer??
ive been told not to look up wikipedia as it is all lies.


bloody nora.....

2007-08-10 00:00:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

As far as my memory is concerned, I remember things that had happened, even those of my childhood, but instances when I forget that I had to keep that certain thing back at its place, or dry the shower place after shower, or what i had to buy in the market , happen a lot, damn to much. And due to that, I always get scolding from my mom and dad, please help.
Gratitude in advance.

2007-08-09 23:24:45 · 4 answers · asked by Mr.Mysterious 1

Those people get care and help from specific organizations.

2007-08-09 21:51:34 · 5 answers · asked by SUCHE 1

I dont really like anyone and would kill a stranger at the drop of a hat if I knew I could get away with it. I work in an idustry that somewhat accepts violence so I get to hurt people which pleases me. I cant relate to women at all and they cant to me . I dont lie constantly but if I think I will get out of doing something I dont want to I do. despite all these things I never have stolen anything never abused any controlled illegal or legal substance and enjoy being sexually abstinent

2007-08-09 21:48:45 · 8 answers · asked by M. 2

I have been diagnosed with bi polar disorder and my husband is a mental health nurse but constantly escalates rows. This was 3 years ago but my husband is becomming worse and worse at dealing with this. I feel he mentally bullies me and mocks my illness aswell as threatening and being intimidating towords me. Just yesterday he has threatened to beat me up when he gets pissed, he promptly went to the pub and came back with his friends and acted as if nothing has happened. Meanwhile he has reduced me to a state of extreme anxiety.
I am trying to protect my children ans he knows I wont call the police as we have had social service involvement in the past, he jokes about it like 'see you at the conference' and becomes really spiteful. Don't get me wrong, I argue right back but it is usually like a nervous energy as deep down I am petrified of this man, but don't know if I can cope on my own.
Any advice please

2007-08-09 21:44:28 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6

I've been diagnosed with schizophrenia since 12 years old.How could I overcome this mental illness?I am also experiencing inferiority complex.What should I do?I'm only 17

2007-08-09 21:38:38 · 5 answers · asked by Dan 1

I'm really confused. Ok, i can be two very different people at times. and it's really concerning me.

Like, about two weeks ago, i was at the mall with my friend and was very excited and very happy. and during the time when she went to go get lunch and got back to me, my mood had completlel changed. i lost all intrest in the day and didn't even care about anything anymore. and what confuses me is nothing happened to trigger these feelings. I was just sitting there and it just hit me.

It happens all the time and it's really starting to worry me. Plus, i have nightmares all the time and i think there are people in my head. I'm not kidding, they told me their names and everything, and we just sort of talk some times. One yells at me and is really cold-hearted, and the other one talks to me like a counseler or something. And there's like two more, but they barely ever speak.

I get angry really easily for no reason. Like, someone will ask me a question and i'll just go off.

2007-08-09 21:28:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know the clinical description , looking for a personal point of view.

2007-08-09 21:19:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 21:16:57 · 10 answers · asked by eric b 2

2007-08-09 21:11:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

all last fall and winter i was really depressed, to the pint where i didn't even want to get out bed anymore. all i did was sleep. i could sleep until 1 in the afternoon and turn around and take a nap at 5. it was getting too out of hand. i didn't want to tell my parents because i was afraid that i would tell them and find out there was nothing wrong with me. i didn't want to feel stupid so i just hoped it would go away. i was a the point where i needed to get help. then around spring my mood started to change. i would go to school some days sometimes lasting a week and i'd be crazy happy it was weird then other weeks i'd be depressed and i angered easily. now its summer and i feel fine like nothing was wrong in the first place sometimes i get really down but for the most part i'm pretty happy. sometimes i get a little crazy and i talk alot which isn't really like me i'm a pretty quiet person i get in these crazy moods. i'm just wondering if anyone has any idea what this is

2007-08-09 21:09:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im pretty sure that I have depression and I want to get help but I dont know where to start. Some of my symptoms are thoughts of suicide, loss of interest in things that once made me satisfied/happy, loss of focus, hopeless, sadness at times and I usually want to be alone. I abused drugs when I was 17 and 18 and thats when I started feeling depressed. Im 20 now and ive been sober for over 2 years. Im just hopeing theres help out there for me.

2007-08-09 20:52:37 · 10 answers · asked by Jamie 3

kindly help me =)

2007-08-09 20:17:42 · 9 answers · asked by fulkuz_82 1

My friend just suddenly got depressed, and everything thats ever made her sad is pileing up on her. What can I do to help her? Its 2:11 am and we don't know what to do.. Please Help!!!

2007-08-09 20:12:39 · 7 answers · asked by colormepickle 1

My feelings get hurt VERY easily because all my life, people have made fun of me, picked on me in school, & judged me & always have negative opinions about me & turn me down for certain opportunities of fun, based on them thinking I'm slow & retarded. I have a college degree.

It's like the littlest thing someone says to me, I take it to heart & get very depressed over it & keep obsessing over it & I get so worried that I can't concentrate or focus on an exam, based on me being worried about their negative opinions. Certain employers tried to play mind games with me, based on their first impression of their opinion of me looking retarded or like they just KNOW something is wrong with me. & they don't wanna hire me.

& the way I was raised in foster care, the whole family hated me & constantly physically & emotionally abused me & always laughed at me.

Is this abnormal & immature for me to have very sensitive feelings & worry about what people say @ the age of 24?

2007-08-09 19:53:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

cuz me and my gf were talking abd sumhow we were talking bout how my freinds bro lasts 45-50min. in bed, and i cant, and i was just reading about depression and it said something about not being motivated to have sex, so is that why, cuz of my depression?!

2007-08-09 19:30:21 · 5 answers · asked by Cthulhu The Dreamer 2

Lately, I've been experiencing stiff shoulders and necks to the point I have nerve pains in my arms and legs. My symptoms only goes away when I am starting to feel more relaxed. I'm also experiencing seeing a bright red reflecting dot in the field of my vision. It moves along with my eye when I move my head at the same time. It only happens rarely. The first time I saw it I saw the bright red reflection dot against bright lights. The second time I saw it was in the middle of the night. I don't think it is a floater because it floats only when I move my eye/head. What could it be? Could it be related to stress/anxiety? I was diangosed with chronic anxiety. What are the symptoms of eye conditions for anxiety? Could my neck pains be due to stress and anxiety too? My whole body is pretty tense and I have very very tight muscles in my shoulders, arms and legs that it sometimes gives me pain in the legs while walking. I'm also experiencing pain and pressure in the eyes.

2007-08-09 19:14:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

lets say you have a mole (birth mark) somewhere, and co-workers always stare, not a constant stare, but when you say hi or whatever, they are looking at (mole or anything) it may be a quick glance, but they never get their fill, what's up witrh the mo fo's? And am I too self conscious? Even if I am, it still tics me, that people do, it's like they don't respect you.....(anger building up)

2007-08-09 18:00:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I take it for mood disorders. I had previously been taking it with Lexapro but stopped both meds (bad I know.) I went back to the Dr. Monday and talked to him. He asked me to start back on Depakote for a few days and then start Exxeflor (sp?) for depression and anxiety. Since I have been on ONLY Depakote I have had hallucinations of people in my house. Its only for a split second. Has this happened to anyone else? I am calling my Doc 1st thing in the morning.

2007-08-09 16:37:55 · 14 answers · asked by I <3 my boys 5

I have social anxiety that is really disrupting everything (school, basic everyday situations,etc.) in my life, and I think I should start seeing a psychologist. I'm starting college soon, which I will be dreading the rest of my education if this problem doesn't get fixed. I'm too afraid to ask my parents because they will think I am crazy or somthing. What are your suggestions? thanks for answers :)

2007-08-09 16:17:44 · 9 answers · asked by help me plz 2

For the past couple of weeks, I've been looking for ways to increase my reading speed. I bought one for $16, and one for $19, but neither worked. I avoided the Evelyn Wood ones because those usually cost around $300.

Just recently, I "Stumbled Upon" this website (using the StumbleUpon toolbar): http://www.speedreadingisreal.com/

The website is hilariously cheesy sometimes, and uses every marketing tactic you've already seen. But it has a money-back guarantee, so I went ahead and bought it.

Well I tried it, and practiced the thing for a while, and found that it actually works.

Now here's the question: why is this the only speed reading product that doesn't have testimonials all over the website? I couldn't find a single one.

It really doesn't add up. Can someone please explain?

2007-08-09 15:48:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think im insecure in alot of things and i want to over come them
1 thing is i care to much about what people think about me
2 i care to much about how other people feel and that makes me to nice i need to be more assertive its just hard for me
3 i always think people are looking at me and it really irrates me iv had these insecuritys for years and never told anyone
please im tired of this and really looking for help please. thank you

2007-08-09 15:19:33 · 11 answers · asked by archaic17 1

i'm just starting something out of nothing.
i tried telling my mom, she didn't take it seriously.
she just joked around. my dad, i don't even want to know what he would think. he would just be like ok.... and end of story.
if i tell another adult, and they try to talk to my parents , they wouldnt take him/her seriously. what should i do?

i'm about to go to a doctor to take my shots, should i say something to my doctor? because my parents wont do anything, im going to have to do something myself.
my parents won't let me take pills, by the way.

2007-08-09 15:15:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

and the world is superficial. so what should i do? plastic surgery or overdose?

2007-08-09 15:13:56 · 23 answers · asked by heyy 2

Going to sleep at night I have frequently woken up fearing death as if I had almost died. I wake up feeling as though I have come so close to it. This usually happens at the beginning of my sleep after I doze off. There are no figures, no shadows, no dreams....only waking in a terror. I do not know what this could be from. I do not go about my day fearing death. It started this year and have never had it before. Happens maybe once, twice a week. Anyone have any ideas?

2007-08-09 14:58:56 · 7 answers · asked by mf012e 1