Mental Health - September 2007

When they do all the talking in the conversation, and interrupt and control the conversation, doesn't matter who they are talking to. I know a couple people like this. They are frustrating to be around. It seems like they do not want to hear a word that you have to say yourself. You end up just listening to them chatter until you can figure out a way to get away from them. And if you happen to see them somewhere, you hope they don't see you because you don't want to get them started. Is this some kind of a psychological problem, or are they just people with bad manners/social skills?

2007-09-28 03:53:25 · 6 answers · asked by I39 5

for about 5 weeks now and I can't see any difference in my mood. I mean some days I can, but that just be me and not the medication. Should I switch to another antidepressant or just continue to take this one? I have heard Lexapro works pretty well for a lot of people.

2007-09-28 03:39:08 · 9 answers · asked by Virginia Gal 3

Also -- is it possible to wonder what they look like naked and not have any sexual interest?

2007-09-28 03:02:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone else suffer from this debilitating phobia? People think I am crazy but this is a real problem? Any suggestions to overcome this

2007-09-28 01:53:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm having a lot of problems lately - my life has become increasingly stressful and I'm dealing. On top of that, I'm having a lot of problems with my husband, and with my family. Depression is overwhelming me. I was wondering if anyone could give me any pick-me-ups that work for them when they're feeling down. I'd really appreciate it.

2007-09-27 23:20:39 · 11 answers · asked by Elebrylla 2

I was sexually abused from the ages of 7-20. I had a daughter as a result. I met a man online and married him to get away from that hell. I then met another man and fell deeply in love with him, keeping it from my husband. Then that man killed himself because I couldn't find the courage to leave my husband for him. I haven't told anyone any of this. I feel overwhelmed. I am grieving for a life lost..both his and mine. My one chance to be happy...gone..and its my fault.

2007-09-27 23:06:53 · 11 answers · asked by +VeryFemale+ 1

My 23 year old girlfriend was tricked into going to a mental institution by her school, she is not crazy, nor suicidal. She has now been in there 2 days and 3 nights. We are trying like crazy to get her out, shes scared shitless and the doctors are trying to make her take all kinds of drugs that would **** her up. How does one get release frome the facility?

2007-09-27 22:40:00 · 11 answers · asked by nobody important 1

Hey i am 18 i smoked 4months ago Cannabis Named "TrainWreck" we smoked it off hookah but like after that i felt realllllly reallllly wierd and i dont know i still think i feel wierd but i get headaches so fast now when i like follow the mouse or when i look at Light and also i look at them and then they like flashback automatically anybody help ? with this ? please ? thank you very much.
Is this natural ? or i dont know :[

2007-09-27 20:23:55 · 4 answers · asked by cool b 1

2007-09-27 20:10:53 · 13 answers · asked by burning275 1

2007-09-27 19:20:47 · 10 answers · asked by elanda s 1

2007-09-27 17:52:42 · 9 answers · asked by ethandallas90 1

A friend was sent to a psychiatric hospital, possibly for suicide watch (I don't know all the details).... how long of a stay is stanard for this? If it helps any, this friend was sent to Richland Springs in Columbia, SC. I could probably find out more from the family later on, I'd just like some sort of idea.

2007-09-27 17:40:59 · 11 answers · asked by cdeafiem 5

I have only been taking Abilify for a few weeks (I switched from seroquel, which made me gain weight.) and I have two questions. First, how do you suggest that I combat this restless urge to move all the time (which I'm experiencing as a side-effect of abilify) and is Abilify stronger than seroquel? I ask this because my doctor took me off of 100 mg seroquel and put me on only 10 mg of abilify. Are those amounts comparable to one another?

2007-09-27 17:30:10 · 6 answers · asked by Valerie H 2

I hear concertos in my head when I am deprived of sleep... Ones I have never heard, Right now I am depressed, I used to hear them when I had plenty of sleep, now that I spend nights awake I only hear them when I am exhausted. I could remember them before this depression, now I can't when I hear them at my points of exhaustion of not having slept in more than 24 hours. Before this depression I did not have insomnia. What is the cause of this?

2007-09-27 17:29:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a pre-calculus teacher and I have a 16 year old girl in one of my classes. I had her last year as a student as well. Last year she was very quiet, but this year she seems even more quiet and is very shy. She won't talk to anyone and when someone tries talking to her she replies, but very quietly and she looks really nervous to talk to anyone. Whenever I glance over at her she always looks very distressed. But she's a very hardworker and gets all of her work done and is very thourough. I just don't know why she's so scared around people. What do you guys think? I decided to ask this in adolescent since teens may be able to give me some insight.

2007-09-27 17:28:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you can't apologize to anyone, when you really screwed up?
What do you do?

2007-09-27 17:18:04 · 6 answers · asked by rockystartz 2

One of the many wonderful symptoms of depression is the inability to focus on a task. It's not that the person is inattentive. They simply cannot focus on the task at hand because they cannot concentrate. So the question is - is there anyone who is on an antidepressant and also a stimulant (ADHD drugs)? If so, how does a person go about telling their psychiatrist to change their meds? I have other questions also that are actually more for the biology forum because they are rather technical. But I wanted to ask here about this issue first. Thanks in advance!

2007-09-27 16:29:21 · 4 answers · asked by aali_and_harith 5

2007-09-27 16:25:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

tomarrow is the 4 year aniversary of my mothers death. and my sister refers to it as dooms day. i just got accepted into college and i want to be happy for that on this day so that i can have a good memory for this day. I also want to encourage my sister to do the same and do something nice for herself. is this wrong?

2007-09-27 15:54:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

She's stubborn and will not seek the help she needs. It's driving me crazy and I can't use physical force, obviously, but she needs something akin to it. Alchoholism is terrible. We are paying the mortgage on a beautiful home together, and I just can't leave her. She's 43, I'm 57. I 've got my own psychlogicalm problems that I am dealing with--anxiety, temper and depression. Can I have her commited to rehab?

2007-09-27 14:27:22 · 15 answers · asked by phil.hurmouth 1

I have struggled with depression for pretty much my whole life. I've been in therapy, taking medications, and all the things I should be doing. I've been through so many medications, I don't know what else is out there. Everything that seems to work only has terrible side effects for me.

I was just on 500 mg of Lamictal, but it was causing me to black out. Just Tuesday my doctor told me to go down to 200 mg. But now I've crashed. I'm feeling so low again and want to kill myself. I just hate this. I want something to work out.

I feel like I have nowhere else to turn.

2007-09-27 14:21:00 · 5 answers · asked by derek1079 5

2007-09-27 14:15:47 · 18 answers · asked by Super Star 2

I don't cry at ALL. the last time I cried was in, like, 8th grade, and I'm a sophmore. not even when people die. don't cry when I get hurt either.

Things just don't effect me. I heard about my bff's grandpa committing suicide, and I was like "Oh. I'm sorry." I'm not tryin to be mean or anything, I'm a decent person

The most emotional I get is when I'm by myself, and start thinking about my depressing life. And nobody knows when I'm depressed, cuz I never show it.


am I unusual?

2007-09-27 14:08:17 · 7 answers · asked by i_hate_nicknames 3

Please read carefully: Obsesses about quitting smoking, justifies it sometimes - has had The Patch for a couple of months but has never used it. Criminal behavior: Stealing - cannot stop - has been caught and prosecuted - scared to death of being caught again - but still cannot stop. Does not think of consequences at all - figures it can be fixed before anyone finds out. Cannot concentrate at work - boss is starting to get fed up but is dealing with it now. Takes too much time off. Wants to leave early. Can't finish a task without being distracted several times - must get up and walk outside, smoke, get coffee, etc.
Feeling hopeless almost all the time - Sometimes feels OK but not an extreme high (probably not bipolar?) Gambles a lot. Financial issues. Gets drunk on weekends, not to the point of physical sickness, but just short of it. Not a drug abuser. Does not hear voices in head. Not anti-social. in fact very friendly and outgoing. Not suicidal. Can't sleep through the night.

2007-09-27 14:01:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, let's say his name is K.
Uhm....even though I don't like to label, I guess he's sort of emo-ish. He wears black a lot and he always seems pretty weird.
Anyways, yesterday he was wearing this black-cape type thing, and me and my friend were teasing him about his mandress. He was laughing and joking, and then all of a sudden today when I ask about it he says he's going to slit my throat and kill me and everyone else.
Are all kids like this now? I mean seriously, life is great, be glad you have food and water unlike some children.


Should I tell a counselor, or is this just minor?
I really don't know....

2007-09-27 13:34:46 · 15 answers · asked by charlotte 4

Okay so ive been wwaayy to busy with starting school and work and I forgot to book an appointment for another meeting with my doctor for 2 on 75mg on zoloft. I have to book an appointment i know that but i only have 4 days worth of pills left? Would my pharmicist (his office is in my doctors building) give me more untill my appointment

2007-09-27 13:10:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm having trouble doing many things lately...like listening in school and doing my homework...im suppose to do those things cauz im suppose to go to university, but the thing is...i could live in my parents house for the rest of my life, so i really dont see the point. I guess im really lazy....but i need to want to do my homework and all those things, but i just dont get why i should...because im gunna die anyhow...i dont really see the point in anything seeing as were all gunna die anyhow...i think we should just have fun. i really need some motivation here....i dont know whats wrong with me...maybe i already have everything too good...i don't really like life...everythings just so boring, pointless, and stuff...maybe if i lived till 200 id see the point in doing stuff...but its just too short to wanna try. what should i do?? i know i should force myself..but ive already tried and just went to sleep.

2007-09-27 13:06:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok hers is the full situation

I am 13 and i have been having some crying spells lately i dont know why i know it happened when im under pressure or stress like today i found out i had a c and i cant stand that i like a's and then when im crying i think about why im crying and then relize its my parents there allways yelling and never seem happy just mad then i think about where im happy and i think of my grandparents house and then i deicide when they come back from nc i will live with them but then i think aobut how my parents would feel im so confused and my body is so confused please help me

sometimes i even think about suicde but i dont have the courage to do that i just think about it

2007-09-27 12:33:04 · 8 answers · asked by willflip4ever 2

Last year in school ( 1st grade) he was doing great with his reading AR tests he was ahead of most of the kids in the class with reading. Now this year( 2nd grade)all of the sudden he has failed every one of them. There are no sudden life changes at home or in his surrondings there is nothing that could be going on at home that i can think of that would be making his reading grades slip. He can read and likes to read but for some reason he is suddenly not remembering what he is reading? Any suggestions as to why and how we can help him to remember what he just read?

2007-09-27 12:31:36 · 6 answers · asked by melissa 3

inner physical pain anymore.

2007-09-27 12:00:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous