Mental Health - September 2007

Anytime I am around people I dont know, I cant breathe, my heart starts pounding like crazy. I work by a park, when I get out of work I walk home, and when I walk by the kids in the park, I get very nervous, and I just dont understand, the kids are only like 5 to 12 years old. The same thing happens anytime I am going for a walk, and someone walks by me, I always get the feeling that they are going to attack me. When I am in my car and someone pulls up next to me, I cant even look at them, when they pull up next to me, I get very nervous like they are going to do something to me. I never make eye contact with anyone I dont know, because I think that is it going to set them off. What I dont understand is that I have never been attacked, I have no reason to feel like this. I live in a good neighborhood, nothing bad ever happens here. I am a 24 year old male. Does anyone know how I can get anxiety medication, I dont want to go to the doctor, I think he will think I am just making it up.

2007-09-23 20:32:07 · 13 answers · asked by kaotikblue_83 1

First of all, I have a caring and sincere doctor who I had for many years. The problem isn't my doctor. The problem is me. I do not feel I will return to a normal life. My doctor has tried every option and after years of medications and hospitalizations, I feel it time to let it go. I'm severely depressed and I don't feel there is hope for me. My doctor has tried everything, but I feel I it's time that she needs to part from me. I admit that I just don't want to wake up on morning. I'm not sad, just very very tired. I don't want anymore medications. I'm only an liability on the doctor. I stopped talking about giving up months ago because it only will cause more problems. I do not want to hurt anyone, but at the same time, I just want the pain to stop.

Anyway, sorry to make a long post. My question is "can I part from the psychiatrist?" I'm I legally bound to the doctor because I am depressed?

2007-09-23 19:27:53 · 9 answers · asked by byee77777 2

I hear voices talking to me sometimes, I can't remember things constantly, I've been told I get really angry alot, then I crack jokes and laugh, or are just mellow and dull. I'm a ventriloquist also, and Hear him(the dummy) talking to me, in a male voice, although I'm a female...I get really sick and twisted dreams frequently, ideas also.Sometimes I cry for no reason or just get super angry!Could I have a Mental condition? I'm afraid I could snap and hurt someone, I get really angry... Thanks, much oblige.

2007-09-23 19:12:42 · 12 answers · asked by Kourtney P 2

If speed causes an explosion on dopamine receptors and it keeps me alert and able to do normal things, is there anything that is not so strong but still lets your brain keep a normal level? I suffer major depression and ptsd, and have A.D.D.
Ritalin only affects 2 dopamine receptors and I can still sleep 16 hours a day. I live in Australia and also am on Paxil 20mg taken at night.

2007-09-23 18:56:52 · 16 answers · asked by dz_blond 2

I am in a vulnerable situation. I am homeless, trying to get a life ei; looking for housing ect; I have a friend here that says he's out for my best interest but is indirectly saying he wants something more. I would not be here if I had somewhere else to go & it won't be much longer till I'm gone. I've made it perfectly clear thers's nothing between us and yet he always seems 2 find a way to try and manipulate me to try & try to control me. He just wants to be near me but I'm crowded?

2007-09-23 18:54:32 · 5 answers · asked by pokawawa 2

2007-09-23 17:40:33 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm too scared to live my life & I don't even know how to live it ...

I'm laying here trying to sleep, but my brain keeps comparing myself to this girl I barely know in nyc who has EVERYTHING I want ... i'm 19, quiet, never had a relationship (not that i realllly care about that), mainly i just feel like I'm just really negative & don't care about other people or ANYTHING ... I shut myself out from everything ...

The thing is, i LOOK normal ... im not scary looking/emo...

& i'm in college now .. and ive only made a couple friends blaaaa. I spent my entire time in highschool hiding [really insecure, didnt fit in, didnt WANT to fit in, got depressed from having no friends .. had no friends because i was depressed .. oh woeeee is me ... ],

and now i feel like i have to play a ridiculously hard game of catch-up ... finding out who i want to be / what my personality is / how to make friends / what i believe in.

I'm sick of this.

Anyone have similar experiences?

2007-09-23 17:37:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I made an appt. with my psyhologist or whatever she is. I currently have depression and not being treated for it. The last couple months have been the worst. I have been feeling very suicidal and I cannot concentrate on anything. I'm failing all my tests and can't remember anything. This year is my most important and I can't get my self to do homework because I get so depressed. I really want to get on medication, but if I tell the lady person that I've been feeling really suicidal will she tell my parents and will she send me to a hospital? I really cannot go to a hospital, I want to though. I have so much going on in my daily life that its hard to even think.

2007-09-23 17:11:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 16:40:47 · 10 answers · asked by Nertil H 2

I have thoughts of suicide, not immediately, but just because I feel that my life has peaked already and things will never be as much fun as they used to be. My life is not horrible now but it was so much better that it's hard to justify "just living out the string". BTW I have no children or spouse, I know it would be very selfish to snuff it if I did.

It's just that life has "jumped the shark" in so many ways that except for that stupid survival instinct I could easily spend my remaining money, have fun for a while then end it.

2007-09-23 16:35:51 · 6 answers · asked by Jim Nelson 1

I just posted a question and got some great answers but maybe I should clarify a few things. I am constantly feeling nervous and anxious. But there is nothing for it. I have no reason for it. This is the first time I've ever experienced this. But for no reason I begin panicing and hyperventilating. I become frightened.This has never happened. It just started this weekend. I moved 2 months ago and I am fitting in great here. I have many friends at my high school. About a month ago my gf broke up with me. My sister (who was one of the only people I trusted) betrayed me. I take Strattera to help me focus in class (yes it is used for ADHD) but I went a month without it and just took one Friday. Since then I have been feeling this. I eat well, excercise regularly, I sleep well. So why am I feeling like this? What should I do? If you have any questions for me I'll answer because I'm not sure what information you might need.

2007-09-23 16:29:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I spoke with my niece a few days ago and she and I discussed some personal issues.She told me that growing up she always felt that had some type of mental disorder..(slow learner)..it's not that she's dumb sshe finds it hard to grasp things.Her parent's never knew of this problem.And,when children are young these things don't dawn on them during that time frame.She's just now realizing after all these years that she may be (LD).

What can I do to to get this poor child help??

This is no joking matter!!Please help me so that I may help her.Thanks

2007-09-23 16:19:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I AM NOT LAZY IN THE LEAST. I AM TRYING TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CHILDREN AND IM SO BEHIND ON MY BILLS. I AM RECIEVING TANF BUT THATS JUST NOT ENOUGH. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I AM ALSO STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION, I THINK ALOT HAS TO DO WITH MY FEELING WORTHLESS BECAUSE I CANT FULFILL ALL OF MY CHILDRENS NEEDS. I JUST WANT TO BE A GOOD MOTHER. SOMETHING MINE WAS NOT TO ME. I HAVE A $300 ELEC BILL. I START A JOB ON WEDNESDAY BUT MY ELEC WILL BE CUT OFF ON THE 1ST OF OCTOBER BEFORE I GET PAID. I DONT EVEN HAVE THE MONEY TO GET MY UNIFORM SO I MAY NOT REALLY HAVE THE JOB IF I DONT HAVE A UNIFORM THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THAT CLEAR. SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. ALL I DO ANYMORE IS WORRY AND CRY. I CANT TAKE IT.

2007-09-23 16:02:17 · 7 answers · asked by crystal c 1

I have
boyfriend,friends,family....
All in my life.
Still happiness never flowing
death always being my only resort.
Feeling thats its only way.
Only thing stopping me is the fright
of knowing whats on the otherside.
What is death and is there a cost?
Will i be punished for leaving earth so early?
Why am i so alone?
But still everyone is there for me?
Why must i cry to fall asleep?
Why must it be me who finds it hard my sould to keep?
Living with myself is the hardest part.
Whats wrong with me??
-deppressed soul of crying whispers.
I just wrote this in 5 mins
but the feelings were just flowing thru me.
I have deppression. but nothing seems to work...
Yes this is all true.
I have everything i should want.
But all i want is to leave,
I do not know whats wrong with me
why i feel so alone.
I dont know whats the point to this question but...
i dont know.

2007-09-23 15:17:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone please help me with some information about Zoloft?

2007-09-23 15:16:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i know its weird but i have had alot of stress recently and have cut myself and thinking about starting again and now i am seeing things so being 13 this is weird and suicide isnt so far off and by things i mean like shadows in the middle of the day floating about and am now seeing little lights that when i see them no one else can and they think im a lil nuts but i dont like therapists since leaving the house is very hard for me so i wandered what i should do and yes this is serious no jokes or ill report you lol

2007-09-23 14:36:59 · 9 answers · asked by logan o 1

Has anyone ever figured out why some people do it?

2007-09-23 13:58:30 · 13 answers · asked by Bill Spry 4

The controversial Thomas Szasz claims that mental illness is really just a myth. What do you think? Why?

What would Goffman have to say about that?

2007-09-23 12:14:56 · 11 answers · asked by Lola 2

Why am I so afraid of not being able to move?

My brothers and I wrestle a lot, and sometimes, Damon (younger than me but more manly and taller) will pin me to the ground with his body, and I won't be able to move and start completely panicking.

Sometimes I'll have realistic dreams that I can't move. I'll "wake up" in the dream, be in bed, and I won't be able to move. At all. And I won't be able to talk either. Those dreams really frighten me...

What could be a reason I'm so afraid of this? Thank you so much for your help, I'd like to get over it. :]

2007-09-23 10:55:44 · 4 answers · asked by fanny bandits 4

im 13 and i cant usualy get to sleep until 11 at night but why it is realy anoying.
can someone help me with some relaxation skills or something to help me thanks.

2007-09-23 10:43:12 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

does friut make you remember things

2007-09-23 09:53:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

...because the last time I seen her I told her that I have been having the urge to cut like 10 minutes before my appointment ended and when it did end she said that we would talk more about it at my next appointment. I am scared to go to my appointment tomorrow because I don't want to talk more about it. I want to find out how to deal with my urges to cut but I am scared to talk to someone face to face. I want to go to this appointment but for some reason I am embrassed to go. I want to talk to my counselor about my urges to cut but I am scared that she is going to report me if I say the wrong thing and if I slip and tell her that I have been cutting. Any advice would be greatly apperciated!

2007-09-23 09:30:13 · 5 answers · asked by Jen 1

ok, ok, i bite my hands. i do want to stop, but idk how.

no1 would know unles i told them, b/c the bruese heal very quickly and i've never complained

i want to most when im nervous orscaraed or upset. in a sick, wrong way, it helps me feel better, like, somehow, idk, it just does.

i dont wanna tell my parents b/c they wont care/belive me. i've got 2 brothers2, so, like, i dont wanna worry them more either.

i want to stop this, but i dont know how. help!

2007-09-23 08:29:36 · 12 answers · asked by Crazygirl ♥ aka GT 6

Everynight when I have a good sleep I see a dream that I am flying. It’s a nice feeling flying thruogh the top of mountains and rivers but when I wake up i find I am down on my bed, Why this dream is regular ? can you explain?

2007-09-23 05:40:36 · 3 answers · asked by BENOY X 1

I had a really rough winter last year I lost a very close friend My brotherinlaw was badly hurt ect. Anyway during this I had a bad migraine with vision problems, speech problems and numbness. It scared me really bad. I went to see a neuroligist and they said I was fine. however whenever a glare hits my eye I see spots and it scares me so bad and I get panicy. The dr gave me 5 mg of Lexapro but I'm worried to take it. Since I have traumatic anxiety do I need meds os will it go away?

2007-09-23 05:14:48 · 8 answers · asked by Beach Girl 1

Or did you get a rash from taking this med?? Thanks for any/all answers.....just a bit nervous about taking this new med =0)

2007-09-23 05:06:35 · 6 answers · asked by HoneyAngel67 1

2007-09-23 04:26:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My girlfriend has this and it's really hard on our relationship. Can anyone help with some advice. I love her more than anything in the world and want to make this work but I'm feeling hopeless. Please give some advice of similar situations.

2007-09-23 04:19:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hiya everyone. I feel I'm in for loads of attacks for this, but I believe that people who post on here and pour their hearts out to us are to be taken seriously and are genuinely in so much pain that theycan't bare it any more and truly on the edge with one foot over. I think to mock a person's genuine cry, be it for help or to leave behind how they feel, is the act of the heartless.

It is a fact that 75% of all completed suicides have talked about it in the weeks or even months before finaly do it. Being suicidal is like standing at the pits of hell and to mock or trivialise I think is a sad reflection on man kind.

I know some people who have not experienced it don't understand it but what I hate is those that say of those that post on here with, 'I'm gonna end it all posts', 'If I was serious I would not go on here I'd do it for real'. You then find out that they did try and let themselfs be found ! Such hypocricy for those that should know better is baffling. Ayone agree?

2007-09-23 03:29:30 · 11 answers · asked by Eye see! 6

not the actual depression but i tendency to develop it? Because i know scizophrenia (sp!?) can. My dad had depression does this mean ive got more of a chance?

2007-09-23 03:26:37 · 17 answers · asked by DiamondKiss 2