Mental Health - August 2007

I feel so UGLY all the time
so ive became bulimic well.. aih dunno if ahm fully there yet because well..
I NEED to just stop
but i eat and eat and eat
and throw up
even at school i do it

i need advice how to stop!

2007-08-06 09:26:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i read someplace that 2/3 people have one.

i have ADD

2007-08-06 09:24:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

We dated 1 year after he stopped his medication. We all thought it was gone. Now i have been living with him for 2 years. I have experienced his depression for the past few months. He has to start taking his medication again. There was 2 times that his feeling is blank, not feeling anything, not doing anything and it lasted for a few days. In worst case, his emotion crashed; he wanna feel pain and he hurts himslef just to feel it. He siad when he feel pain, it reminds him that he's alive. He did cut himself twice now, but nothing was serious. He is also tell me that he wanna die. Right now i'm' very very sad because i love him so much and it hurts like hell to see him hurted. When i looked into his eyes, i can see that he is not feeling anything or especially feel that he loves me. i feel like i'm a stranger to him. I can't do anything to help and can't stop him from hurting himslef either. What should i do? Why it doesn't seems the medicice works like it used to before(before he stop)

2007-08-06 09:06:44 · 11 answers · asked by butterfly 1

My son is 6 and has been on Risperdal for almost a year now, to help with his severe anger outbursts, but he has also gained a large amount of weight. The doctor has now prescribed Abilify to see if that will help prevent more weight gain and still help with the "outbursts".
My struggle is with my ex husband. He is totally against using any medications at all and refuses to give our son his medicine when he has visitation with him. He wants to use therapy only. However, we went thru 2 years of different therapies before we opt'd to finally try medicine.
I am needing any advice as to if this medicine has either worked or not worked, positives & negatives of it, or any other kind of helpful information that will assure me I am doing what is absolutely best for my child.

2007-08-06 09:03:59 · 6 answers · asked by lizzietallon 2

i have had depression for the last 6 months, but have been feeling sucidal, and have been self harming for the last 3 weeks. after a weekend relaxing (cinema and country walks) i feel a lot better today.
i'm on anti depressents, and have been for the last 2 months.
i have often felt the depression coming in cycles - down, then up for a few days, that right back down, and further down each time.
is this normal? when i feel ok, i cant believe they way i am and feel when i crash.

2007-08-06 08:40:33 · 14 answers · asked by very_slightly_drunk 2

2007-08-06 08:16:55 · 2 answers · asked by annie_lee 1

i feel like i have a million things going on right now and theyre all bad.. and its like any mention of anything thats going on and i just lose it.. its like im all of a sudden really really sensitive and i dont know how to deal...

2007-08-06 07:52:15 · 9 answers · asked by Jessica M. here! 2

I'm in a very very bad situation and am losing faith that I'll be able to get out of it. It's gotten so bad I'm constantly thinking about suicide. I need advice or help. If you think you can help me or know somebdy that can please email me and I'll tell you more about my situation.

2007-08-06 07:28:29 · 5 answers · asked by agbbab 1

My sister is caring for her mother in law who has alzheimers. Her mother in law lived in the house with her husband and after he died, she continued to live there until she got this. NOw she is living with my sister but she is really getting worse. She is trying to hit my sister and she wants to leave the house by herself. She is 75 years old and she is relaly getting hard to handle. My sister and her husband dont really have alot of money to hire anyone to help with her. Because of this, my sister cannot leave her alone anymore but she cannot afford to put her in a nursing home because medicare only pays the 1st 30 days. After that, it comes out of your pocket. She would have to sell the house that her and her husband lived in and that house has been in the family for over 100 years. My sister is about ready to have a break down because this is really getting too much for her to handle. What should she do?

2007-08-06 07:23:13 · 3 answers · asked by renne o 1

my ex bf&i wer 2gether for 2 yrs.We broke up about 6 mons. ago,but I cant get over him&move on. Im in college now&have met a really nice guy, who shows an interest in me. I dont know y,but i cant just let myself have fun with him&like him on a dif.level(it has been like this w/2 other guys since the breakup w/ my ex)i think its bc i cannot get over him, but hes HORRIBLE&was so unhealthy4me.i never want2get back w/him, but@the same time i still care about him&dont understand why?he was physically&mentally abusive.he has add OCD&was put on antidepressants right b4 we brokeup(he broke up w/ me saying he was happy on his meds&didnt need me2b happy)it all took a toll on me phychologically&i am still healing.him&his parents knew i kept him as "in line" as he could b when i was w/ him.since the breakup,he has gotten a DUI,gotten involved w/ cocaine, gotten a speeding ticket4going140&gotten kicked out of his house.i ran in2 him not long ago&he seems happy.do u think he'll ever change his ways?

2007-08-06 07:09:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Meaning, do the choices people make create their depression?

2007-08-06 07:00:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We often say to people, "Don't worry. ADHD is just like diabetes. You'd take medicine for that, wouldn't you?"

But I find, deep down, I have nagging bias against some mental illness..."internalized mental illness-phobia", so to speak. I DON'T blame the person for having it!..but shy away from the idea of the illness, like I'd shy away from someone with a rash.

Do you find that, too?

2007-08-06 06:41:20 · 9 answers · asked by embroidery fan 7

Just a question that has come up in my mind having an answer answered by a vietnam vet. Do you think that combat PTSD eg: seeing your buddies guts flying around etc, is the same as PTSD caused by other trauma eg: rape, sexual abuse etc?

2007-08-06 06:30:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Geodon seems like it works. The problem is it makes you soo darn tired and drowsy. I reduced my intake to one pill a day, in the evening, at only 60mg. In the morning the effects of the pills have not worn off. I can't take it any earlier than 9 or 10pm because of the drowsiness. I was thinking of asking for another type of medication. Any suggestions?

SERIOUS REPLIES ONLY!!!!

2007-08-06 03:27:22 · 3 answers · asked by Moorehowse 2

Ever since I was about three I've had night terrors...I would scream in the middle of the night and not even realize it and then in the middle of the day the dream would come back and i could see it happening right in front of me. I was one of the kids who were very protected and I didn't watch anything over pg so I dont know where all the ideas came from. They went away for a while when i was about 12 but now they are back and they are worse than ever. How can I get them to stop?

2007-08-06 03:01:45 · 7 answers · asked by ashley 3

In 2003 I was diagnosed as being Bi-Polar. I have been seeing this psyciatric doctor(one that prescribes meds) since 2003 and he has never gotten my medicine right. He doesnt listen to me when I tell him about my anxiety which is the worst its ever been. I am a 31 year old single mother that lives with her parents, cant hold down a job, and financially cant provide for my daughter or myself. Somethings got to give!! I want a normal happy life. I have never been happy. I want to to have a career. I cant stand not having one! I cant handle high stress jobs. I have tried!!! How do I go about finding a new doctor for myself and treatment for my disorder?

2007-08-06 02:49:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all I am a top contributor in another category, but I didn't want this question revealed to my contacts or listed under my questions, so I made a new profile.

I've been in counseling most of my life, on and off for various reasons. I have been suicidal most of my life, well to be honest, suicidal during my teens, but suicidal thoughts haunt me daily sometimes, and right now, they haunt me hourly. I can't think of anything else, but the fact that I don't want to see tomorrow. Part of me doesn't have the guts to do it, because I tried before and it didn't happen, and I don't want to be in the hospital with a tube down my nose again, forced to drink charcoal. I have a partner who I have been with for 5 years, a daughter and a stepson, yet they are not enough for me to continue on. I don't WANT to continue on. I need the pain to end. I can't be hospitalized, I just started a new job, plus I don't see it helping. I don't know why I posted here, i just needed an outlet.

2007-08-06 02:41:31 · 11 answers · asked by Wishing on a star 1

where do I begin, the first step ? thanks

2007-08-06 02:15:36 · 3 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5

Here I'm wondering about the definition of delusional thoughts and behaviour.
If a person has non religious delusions like "my head is falling off" or " I am a green alien with blood type z" a doctor can use empirical methods to check this out and prove beyond doubt delusion. The head is not falling off. The blood type is AR+. The skin is brown.
This is not the case with some religious delusions, for pertaining to supernatural events or properties, they are beyond empirical investigation and falsification by collected INDEPENDENT data.
Let's say someone believes that they are Jesus reincarnate. Another believes that they are a normal human reincarnate. The former is likely to be sectioned, and the latter not, as the latter is probably acceptable religious belief. However what evidence or knowledge or religious reality does a psychiatrist have to decide the case? Without turning to a bible or a priest, as that would be unprofessional, and allowing ordinary faiths in angels etc?

2007-08-06 01:48:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'am doing it as an experiment, so far it has been 40 hours since I last slept, I have noticed my skin has gone pasty and my speech is slightly slurred. Do you think I can carry on for at least a week?

2007-08-06 01:36:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

why are there so many unhelpful answers saying 'pray to god' if they folllow a religion they are already doing this, if they dont they do not believe the religion and they is no use to them.

2007-08-05 22:58:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My life is falling apart. I just realised my best friend is not a friend at all and i want to cut her without getting into a big drama, i dropped my precious i-pod, my laptop is locked with a stupid password and i hate school. What should i do? I feel numb-just lifeless and empty. I want help. Answer any one of these problems or just general advise. Please.

2007-08-05 21:10:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't subscribe to most people's version of psychology, however i do find myself calling at all hours, the people i tend to lean on. Need help?

2007-08-05 20:10:26 · 1 answers · asked by clmurphyjr2002 2

I've self injured in the past and have gone this whole summer without doing it. And I've suffered from mild-moderate depression the past five years. Both things my family doesn't know. Lately my sister has been extraordinarily cruel to me. Cussing at me, calling me names, taking the knob out of my door... She's going back to college tomorrow, but the damage is already done. I'm almost at my breaking point now... I feel so frustrated that I don't know what to do.

2007-08-05 20:01:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 19 years old. I started having insomnia when i was 10 and my condition keeps getting worse as i get older. I have seen several psychologists b4 and had taken medication for a period of time. I don't want to get addicted so i stopped all those medication. I hav good sleep hygiene, only that my life is so miserable that i get this kind of problem. To tell the truth, i really don't want to live. I hav started to look for ways to improve sleep so long ago... It has been 9 years...
What would you say if i want to die at 20?

2007-08-05 19:20:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 31, I am going back to school I start in September and I am so excited. my life is finally going somewhere, but i still have this feeling that i want to die. I get depressed and all i can think about is how it would feel not to be here anymore. I don't want to die i know this but i can't stop the thoughts or the feeling of confustion. I have seen a doctor who tells me to take meds but not interested was on them before and i did try to kill myself. God is not the answer so please don't sujest it. Tried the hole religion thing and found more liers and hypercrites in the church then i did out side it. I am happy at least I feel that way some times but i don't know what i am doing I am lost and don't know how to find me. Don't have anyone to talk to anymore when i do get confused and paniced not sure what i want but please help me.

2007-08-05 19:15:37 · 12 answers · asked by rainmichelle2007 2

The man I am getting serious with is dyslexic, by no means though is he a underachiever, but it is hard to understand him sometimes. It is like his mind cannot focus or stay on a single thought and it is beginning to cause problems. I want this one to by THE ONE, but I know if we dont figure this out, which in turn will help us communicate, then we are not going to last past the season. If there is anyone out there that can give me some insight into this I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks and GOD Bless!!!

2007-08-05 18:57:49 · 4 answers · asked by Babedoll 1

the past like six months i have been having sleeping problems and my sleeping hygene is bad because at night i can't fall asleep even with sleeping pills it's hard to go to sleep. and i don't want to overdose on that stuff. during the day i feel tired and sleepy but the only problem is that if during the day i try to fall asleep i can't. i don't know what's wrong with me. can somebody help?

2007-08-05 18:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by gkhjd 2

my doctor gave me zanax but alot of people ive talked to say its very addictive i want to help myself not be worse

2007-08-05 18:20:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

At the age of 5 or 6, I was sexually molested by 2 of my older cousins. They were in their mid to late teens. I told my mother about it at the time and she told me I should be ashamed of myself, it was my own fault and I should never tell anyone. Now as an adult, the reaction from my mother at that time, has caused me to have severe depression, lack of self worth and anger! I should also mention, I have worked as an adult model, escort, starred in XXX movies and I am a swinger. I have never been able to have a real relationship for more than 2 yrs. I have 2 children by 2 separate fathers. When I try to talk with my mom about the incidents 30+ yrs ago, she says there isn't anyway I was molested, as if I was I would be afraid of men, instead of (as she stated) looking to be molested.
I explained its quite the contrary; People who has been molested become molesters ( I haven't or even thought about it) and exactly what I have become. Please help, this is destroying my family!

2007-08-05 17:57:44 · 6 answers · asked by NeedingHelp!! 1