Mental Health - September 2007

I find myself procrastinating on most of the things I need to get done. How do you motivate yourself to "just do it"???

2007-09-24 13:13:19 · 5 answers · asked by blewjaye 4

I don't even want to get into the details, we just haven't been friends for 3 years now, and after I saw the house on Sunday and heard that it burned at like 4am I freaked.

I have a fear of the dark, fear of sleeping alone, this whole incident had only worsened the two, and now I can't even think about sleeping in my own room. My mind travels, I get scared...

I am scared..and I mean scared of seeing the aftermath of burning buildings/houses, it's just so scary.

I've been feeling so devestated since yesterday...I mean what do I do?

2007-09-24 13:04:54 · 5 answers · asked by Raven 5

BECAUSE I HATED MYSELF ONE TIME FOR THE MISTAKES I'VE DONE AND I'M ALWAYS WRONG.I THINK I MAY BE ONE THOUGH. IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT YOU,YOU ARE VERY PROUD OF IT AND WHEN YOU HAVE NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT YOU YOU GET MAD SO EASILY??HOW CAN I CURE IT?IS IT LIKE ONLY THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF??I DONT WANNA BE ONE ANYMORE.MY PAST MISTAKES ARE TRYING TO TELL ME TO ACCEPT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.I'VE TRIED TO ACCEPT IT BUT DOES IT TAKES A LONG TIME.

2007-09-24 12:55:07 · 3 answers · asked by alwaysmadefunof 2

Ok im 14 and im having trouble sleeping. I crawl into bed at 8:30-9:00 and close my eyes but i just cant sleep! some nights i stay awake in bed up till 12:00! Last ngith i didnt sleep barely at all... I already tried drinking milk and that didnt work. What can i do to help this problem?

2007-09-24 11:29:30 · 4 answers · asked by Jessica H 2

I feel like hell. The girl I like doesn't seem to really like me. I'm having troubles eating, I get frustrated far to easy, I'm honestly having thoughts on suicide but I'M NOT EMO! WTF!

2007-09-24 11:12:47 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1

what do you think of people who self-obbsess about their health?
i know someone who suffers from this - but im not talking about fear of the common cold... im talking chronic hypochondria.
people who 'believe' they are going to die.
it's actually aweful to live with.
what do you think?
much luv :)

2007-09-24 11:07:33 · 17 answers · asked by dizzyworld656 1

2007-09-24 10:51:18 · 5 answers · asked by April 5

I have had a past history of bein in abusive relationships and i want to make sure that this doesnt happen to me in the future i do not stay in them but always attract bad boys who pretend to ne sweet please help me i have wrecked my self esteem and many aspets of myu life have suffered as a consequence of this.

2007-09-24 10:42:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay well if you met me i'm really outgoing, loud, i have lots of friends. I do acting, dancing, gymnastics. If u met me, you would probably think i'm that happiest, bubbliest person ever. But inside i don't feel confident at all. Everytime i go out, i always say or do something that i wish i hadn't. Just little things like incase i've offended someone in some way, or come across as a horrible person. I do this every single day in life and then at night times i can't sleep because i can't stop thinking that i've ruined my life or scared that people are talking about me or that they don't like me. Sometimes i'm physically sick and i cry just thinking about it. I know this sounds totally crazy but does anyone have any advice on what this might be?

2007-09-24 10:30:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

for his spending habits.They are way beyond his the benifits he receives and I cant keep bailing him out. Im really stuck on how I begin to sort this out. Has anyone got any advice

2007-09-24 10:23:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

How to get motivated to do things with my life?
I've been wasting time for the last 5 years of my life in junior/Senior high school. My grades have been pretty mediocre throughout and maybe above average, at times in junior high. But I really have no idea what I want to do. I know I can get into a lot of colleges, not ivy league, but right at this moment when I should be applying I'm wasting my time. My parents are setting me up with a doctor because I've been depressed my high school year for being teased, not fitting in, and things similiar to this. I still want to do as well as other people my age though and it's kind of fustrating how bad I'm failing at it. I'm 17 going on 18 this year and still: never driven/don't have my permit, never had a job, didn't join any clubs in school, didn't do any sports( not too fond of them). I do have to go through a lot more than most people though: I'm a gay, black male with a bad case of social anxiety and maybe even selective autism, but still none of those things should stop me from living.

2007-09-24 10:21:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

for the last several months i have been feeling down - almost depressed . i would cry for no reason, it really gets to me, i get mad at everyone and then break down and cry.
like today for instance i was really happy - hyper happy, and a couple of minutes later i felt really down! this is always happening please help i dont know what to do!! i am 16year old female by the way and i dont think its just my hormones
i also get horrible dreams, i have had four in the past 3 months.
thanks

2007-09-24 10:10:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been using Afrin for about 6 months now and realize that I am using more and more and a lot more frequently. Anybody kick this addiction before? If so, how'd you do it?
Thanks so much! Please help me!!!!

2007-09-24 09:55:01 · 3 answers · asked by Chris S 3

If I were to talk to my mom about this, she would probably laugh and ignore me, but it's starting to bother me. I often find myself spelling words that people say with my finger, I constantly erase and rewrite things because I don't like how it looked or how I held my pencil. If I'm talking, and I don't use a 'g' sound in what I'm saying, I'll feel weird until I say a word with G in it. I'm always looking at things over and over again to make sure I'm not missing anything. I have all kinds of odd little things that I do. It's not a really strong feeling, but sometimes I have something similar to an anxiety attack over something as simple as whether I'm supposed to push the door or pull it. I'm not sure if this is something I should talk to my doctor about or just let it go.

2007-09-24 09:09:25 · 10 answers · asked by IndiHippi 5

so people have been telling me I have anger issues and that im too aggressive (including my own mom). This has been such a huge issue in my waking life that it's even bothering me in my sleep! I had two horrible dreams last night, one being that I found out that parts of my car were stolen by a group of punk kids so i found them and began yelling at them and threatening them and got into a very physical fight with one of them (he was like a 15 yr old boy)! my other dream was that my ex and i had a screaming match, but i woke up during that one. I woke up feeling angry and nervous. I think it's more than just anger issues. does anyone have any advice for me?

2007-09-24 08:57:13 · 4 answers · asked by Britt 3

I'm 20 years old. Live in a suburb outside of a small town. I don't have any friends. I don't have a job. I don't go to school.. My boyfriend is 2000 miles away.It's a very committed relationship but we've never met because we met online. I don't have any connection with my family on a personal level. I don't think they understand me at all or any body else for that matter.
I'm painfully;morbidly shy, so I'm always to afraid to tell anyone anything about my life, or go to a doctor because I don't have insurance, and once again I'd be terrified out of my mind.
I cry about everything, very passive aggressive towards everyone, except for strangers who I am extremely quiet and uncomfortable around.
I have a terrible image of myself, despite being very overweight. I have tried to do things to myself when I was younger (the bad thing if you know what I mean)
I feel nervous even when I'm alone with my thoughts.

2007-09-24 08:55:50 · 4 answers · asked by chasseur_kyrie 1

Can antidepressants only cause manic symptoms in Bipolar patients or can they happen to non Bipolars?

2007-09-24 06:29:07 · 7 answers · asked by tiestojules 1

I've been having a lot of mental health issues over the past year. It has ranged from mood swings, long periods of depression, ups and downs but the downs have been LOW--scraping the bottom feeling hopeless. I was on birth control (Alesse) and Lexapro (20 mg) for about 6 months. I felt out of control and nuts. I've decided (against medical opinion) to stop putting any drugs into my body and instead of seeking further medical attention--concentrating on my mind and spirit through meditation, music and working out.

I still plan to see a counselor on a bi-weekly basis.

Do you think that we can control our "mental" problems with natural help?

2007-09-24 06:05:29 · 6 answers · asked by tustudent 2

2007-09-24 04:54:12 · 12 answers · asked by Aquatic Rodent '") 2

Just about my whole life I have battled up and down with drug and alcohol addiction. It seems to never go away. I am married and have to beautiful children. Why won't these urges go away?

2007-09-24 04:31:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

A female relative in her mid 60s, whom I have always liked, is developing a strange psychological state that has the people who care about her deeply concerned. She has started cutting people off, cutting them out of her life. She is threatening to divorce her husband of many years and to pack and move to another state. What this strikes me as, is delayed, very delayed "middle aged crazy". But I could suspect brain tumor or evolving schizophrenia or any of a number of other things from the choices she has been making recently, and her behavior. She tends to be paranoid and is certain those who don't agree, and who can't actively "side" with her against her "enemies" mean her harm.

She will never see a professional unless her family commits her, or unless she goes to the family doctor and he can sense something amiss, or unless she goes to the hospital for a mental collapse or heart attack or something of that sort.

Has anyone faced anything like this in their family?

2007-09-24 04:17:50 · 4 answers · asked by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6

A friend of mine has told me a secret, and I'm not sure what to think of it. I know he's a good guy. I mean, he's my best friend, I wouldn't normally think anything bad of him, but I don't know how to deal with this.

He told me he has a certain sexual orientation, an orientation people don't know it exists. He says he can fall in love with people that have not necessarily reached the age of consent yet. In fact, he says, age isn't really important at all in his emotional world. He says he is not a pedophile, as I said, he's a good guy and wouldn't hurt anybody, but he admitted there is a sexual component in his attraction to these people.

I wish he never told me this, but now I know this information, I feel obligated to do something. Should I try to get him arrested? Should I call a mental hospital? Should I do nothing, and trust him he won't molest any children? I don't know what to do. I simply don't know.

2007-09-24 04:00:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or are they the same thing?

I don't have anything wrong with me. I'm not depressed or anxious or anything. In a way, I'm kinda curious about what a "shrink" can tell me about myself and why I think the way I do. Is that something they can help me with?

2007-09-24 03:42:02 · 8 answers · asked by Rob A 2

I'm 24 years old and my mother thinks it's a good idea to apply for services because I suffer from frequent panic attacks while driving and sleeping, and I've been out of work for a year. I'm scared that i'm going to get turned down, from what I've been reading, they never except anyone on the first application. Any advice?

2007-09-24 03:38:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Bipolar and looking for answers.I am Having alot of symtoms lately. Dont want to explode

2007-09-24 02:37:05 · 6 answers · asked by frances g 2

A freind of mind might have a mental illness like depression. Can she still have a normal work life? Will the emplorer know she gets those checks?

2007-09-24 02:33:41 · 9 answers · asked by DL H 1

Im twenty. i feel like im 50, in a sense that im ready to die anyday, and have accepted the truth about life and why i would have much rather would liked to had my prime in the 1980's. Is there some key to this, should i feel young wreckless and careless.. or play the responsible role of an honest citizen, till death.

2007-09-24 00:04:58 · 23 answers · asked by sickdeathshappen 2

How do you forget about someone who has hurt you deeply?

I just want to forget about the whole experience. To make it worst, I am angry at myself for even letting my guard down in the first place. That experience makes me want to put up a wall in order to protect my heart. It's still hard to believe that someone could ever be so cruel. I got my revenge by deflating his ego but at the same time I'm not satisfied. I'm so angry.... Everyday I wake up I always feel like punching a wall or break something. I hold it in but it's getting harder and harder everyday...

2007-09-23 22:56:40 · 19 answers · asked by . 3

I can't help it. Why am I wrong for what I can't control? When things upset me, I find myself worrying, & it helps to talk it out & ask for advice from an understanding & patient person in order to help me feel relieved & forget it.

2007-09-23 21:00:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recently when Im recalling things, I dont know if it is real or my imagination

2007-09-23 20:41:49 · 4 answers · asked by Jon H 3