Mental Health - September 2007

omg im terrified of needles
whenever i go to the doc and they say i have to get a shot i start having a panic attack and i cry and i cant stand them or n e thing bout them
when i see needles i freak out and everyone tells me there not that bad...but i still freak out

do they hurt really bad...like what can i compare it too
and how do i get through them without crying and panicing
helllppp please

2007-09-15 14:08:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I started cutting when i was 13 now im almost 15. At first noone noticed, then i got caught. i had to see all these doctors and therapists and do all that b.s when i know a lot of other teens do it and get away with it. I was even insulted by the director of my school district because he said he had never seen "arms as mutilated as mine in his entire 30 years working with kids". So my mom was ordered to take away all the sharp things in the house and i gave my stash to her but i used my braces to cut instead. Then a few weeks ago i cut and i got caught by my mom but i lied and said it was just a scab. i REALLY need to cut! therapy, medicine, and hiding sharp stuff never works because im truly addicted to cutting and i always find ways to cut. this isnt fair because the doctors are saying ill get better if i stop cutting but actually im miserable without it and i get caught everytime even if i try to hide it cuz my mom inspects my arms, legs, and stomach every chance she gets.

2007-09-15 14:08:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I quit smoking in June, i dont crave for them anymore, and the smell repulses me...but i have had a personality change...i used to be very mellow and relaxed, now i am more high strung and very irritable...is this a permanent thing or will i return at least partway back to myself soon?

2007-09-15 13:48:54 · 6 answers · asked by Jessica 3

Is my nose bug for a 52 year old female. Please answer honest answers please. (Pls see sources below for pictures.)

2007-09-15 13:42:40 · 4 answers · asked by andrea 1

Can people become too "into themselves" and find little or no happiness as a result?

2007-09-15 11:25:38 · 8 answers · asked by MissKathleen 6

After stopping amphetamines for three days I find that eating and smoking cigarettes are the most productive parts of my day. Even on them I never really had what I wanted anyway, this is just a new low.

I want to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to work out. I want to get really into break-dancing just for the hell of it. I want to play at open mics and, most importantly, I want to make friends along the way. But this isn't about making friends, it's about doing what I can do on my own. Sad to think that writing this has been my greatest accomplishment today.

2007-09-15 11:18:33 · 3 answers · asked by Bennn 1

My mom is 50 years old heavy chain-smoking woman for years. She is on her 3 packs a day habit with no intense to quit or cut it down. She is smoking for about 25 years, and she is always with a ciggie in her mouth smoking like a chimney and every day she smokes more and more. She also likes to smoke two cigs at once saying that she really needs to smoke more to feel good. In a recent years she started to smoke cigars on a daily purpose, she is really deeply inhaling them and says that she likes big smoke that fills her inside. She has a female friends about her age, who also smokes a lot and when they come to our house it is smoke everywhere i'm almost out of breath.
And my mom changed a lot. She looks older than she is, she got wrinkles on her face too early, she has a yellow tar stained teeth and very bad breath, she is always coughing a lot and constantly out of breath, sometimes i noticed that she is feeling dizzy, but she says she is ok. Is it big problem and what should I do?

2007-09-15 11:08:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had a very stressful job.had to work with putting up with bullying every day.....gradually my health declined and I got to the point I felt I can not tolerate it anymore.....I resigned the day before yesterday...although I feel I am free now but I am very sad

2007-09-15 11:02:05 · 5 answers · asked by wintersnow 2

keep them?

i find it incredablly difficult an often lose people. but i want to change and i want to no how to be different to work on this.

i run dry with coversation alot, run dry of what to say and deeply fear rejection, which i find always happens.

my low self esteem always shines through casting me into bad light.
i'd appreciate advise.
my regards to you

2007-09-15 10:44:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

For those of you who have tried this - why did you feel you had no one to talk to? Do you feel you have enough support now to where you'd never do it again?

What can be done, if anything, to prevent this horrible thing from happening?

2007-09-15 10:08:40 · 7 answers · asked by Done 6

I mean sometimes I scream sometimes I cry depending on the situation. I work 7 days a week and have had so few days off in the last to years I can count them on 1 hand. I manage several highrises in a crappy dangerous neighbourhood and I deal daily with the worst kinds of people. I used to be good and even tempered at work but now the last couple of months if a tenant pissed me off I let them have it and Ive cried to my boss a couple of times over the stress lately .... He says I need to relax and it's not normal Im letting it get to me like that. What do you think? If it makes any difference Im only 25

2007-09-15 09:05:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's had problems with panic attacks and low self esteem for awhile longer than I've known him but they were made worse through a tramatic event. He does not have the kind of money to afford counseling, but I was wondering if anyone knew of any options for him, like an equivalent of "pro-bono" counseling, or cheaper options like group therapy?

2007-09-15 09:04:58 · 8 answers · asked by Lady 3

2007-09-15 08:32:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i did meth 5-6 times. The last time i snorred it and seems to messed me up. Ever since I have connstant tention on the front and side of my head its like on the inside. its been like that 3 weeks already and its driving me crazy. I have an appointment with a psychiatrist but its driving me crazy. what is going on and is there any cure. Can it be curet permenantly. please help. i am going to college nex year. And I am very scared

2007-09-15 08:15:25 · 5 answers · asked by The Blade23 1

ever since i turned 18 in june i keep feeling that my whole life is over and it is just going to flash by from now on. its starting to get me really down and i dont know what to do

2007-09-15 08:11:46 · 5 answers · asked by ahbwfc37 1

I think my life has always been...

2007-09-15 07:58:19 · 12 answers · asked by Coca Cola 4

then when you try to remember the things you have forgotten, you can't remember, which leaves you frustrated and depressed. your thoughts race constantly, and you can never hold a thought for long, and then you forget it....then you wreck your brain trying to remember..but then more thoughts flood in, racing around.
has anyone heard of this and no how to manage it?
it is very frustrating and depressing

2007-09-15 07:57:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-15 07:52:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

this has really been bugging me...one of my friends got molested by a group of her ex's friends and it has her really depressed.another friend, which is 14, has a 29 year old "boyfriend" which is married, with children,he rapes her, and 3 days ago she got raped by a friend of his and he didnt care. i know my second friend should quit the relationship, but how do i help them both, and how do i help her finish the relationship?

2007-09-15 07:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK. this one sums up most of the questions i've een asking.
I am 15, i have been very depressed lately and being very self destructive (cutting, smoking,popping pain killers,crossing the street without looking...ect) one of my friends got molested, another got raped by an 29 yr old,another is transfering out of my school.i was diagnosed with anorexia 2 yrs ago.and recently have been very preoccupied with my weight.im just totally going down-hill.i have a therapist, and havent seen her in about a month, but i will see her on friday, i also am on meds for depression and anxiety, but they dont seem to be working anymore! what should i do?

2007-09-15 07:28:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

heylo.I am 15. I am 5'7" and Weigh 123 lbs(Ewwww). 2 years ago, i was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, and hospitalised,for this,and other things. ive been very depressed lately, and last week, i looked in the mirror, and was horrified to see a pouf of fat hang from my jeans! i paniced and fasted for two days. but i look in the mirror and hate what i see. if, i do eat, i eat very small portions, and i limit my calorie intake. i want to lose weight VERY BADLY. and i feel like i felt two years ago.PLZ HELP! am i back to my old anorexic ways???
PS:
I have a therapist, i am on medications for depression and anxiety.i havent gone to therapy in almost a month.im scheduled to see her this friday.

2007-09-15 07:19:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have been to local emergncy room local physch unit and counsling center with no luck . i am still sucidal and am in dire need of long term inpatient help. i am on medicade. i have tried sucide hotlines and they just refer me local help which does no good. can i just do a walk-in at astate hospital?

2007-09-15 07:11:36 · 6 answers · asked by sammy1jo 1

I have been having lots of anxiety lately. I didnt have this problem till like the beginning of sept. I was fine for at least 5 years. Its taken my sex drive away, i cant sleep for long, im always nervous!! What can i do besides medication?

2007-09-15 06:54:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have recenly moved out of the house, and now my little brother is there alone(with my parents of course..) and I am worried about him. He's been writing some pretty grusome things.. and I think he is depressed. I keep telling my parents to get him help, but they won't listen to me. They think it is just a phase.. But he is cutting himself now. How do I talk to him.. or talk to my parents so they will listen to me? Btw, he is 14.

2007-09-15 06:48:55 · 6 answers · asked by Melynda 2

heya help. I am really worrying! i am 17 years old. and i am thinking about loosing my virginity two my boyfriend .but the only thing is i have got blonde hair every even on my boobs is it natural ? Will my boyfriend mind comment bk x

2007-09-15 06:38:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

It For some reason, everytime I get into a really bad argument or punch someone in the face it seems like I black out and don't remember anything. Honestly, its really weird. It just happend like 3 days ago again! All I know is everyone said they were scared. Alot.

2007-09-15 06:33:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I go to school I am happy but then when I come home I start out being happy but by the end of the night I usually am mad. I realized recently I am emotional and get mad easy at people. I was told I am a emotional wreck.

2007-09-15 06:27:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

make you feel inferior?
how do you work on this?

2007-09-15 06:25:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i was little i would frequently walk in my sleep. i would clime down my bunk bed, open the door, walk down the stairs, open my parents door, go into their bedroom, and just start talking or panicing about something, lol.

thats another thing, i talk so much in my sleep too! every night, no joke!
i scream, yell, talk, sing, walk, laugh, dance, move a LOT, cry, respond to people talking or asking me questions, anddd so on. i think you get the point.

i'm not asking if i have a problem, but does anyone know what causes it? my friends think i'm crazy. one time i was at my friends and while i was asleep, she was on the phone asking someone questions and i was answering them! in my sleep! lol. and then i just started laughing. and i never remember ANY of this. and i know for a fact i do these weird things in my sleep every night because most of the time ill just wake up after screaming or talking and im like..wtf?! hahah. and none of my other friends do these things.

why do i?

2007-09-15 04:54:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

sometimes i get a lot of homework so much homework that i can't do other activities so i need help

2007-09-15 04:42:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous