Mental Health - October 2007

Yes, well I have panic disorder, and 'derealization' is part of it. I have a thought of 'what if i am the only real one on earth' but so does this girl i konw, and she has panic. its getting be super scared, and really depressed. aM I TRULY CRAZY, OR IS IT JUST PANIC DISORDER?

2007-10-18 20:14:02 · 11 answers · asked by Alexx 2

I am way too shy i don't speak much because i get very nervous around people i don't know i don't know how to make a conversation and when meeting people is very hard to make friends because i get shaky my heart beats really fast and my hands start to sweat i cant think of anything to start a conversation or keep it going this is also affecting my career because i have a lot of knowledge and mostly have all the skills desired by the employer but in the interview they always notice that i am shy and disqualify me right away how can i get over this?

2007-10-18 19:52:56 · 6 answers · asked by Vane 2

I'm sick of everything right now. my baby passed away in july. my husband cheats on me. ppl act so uncareing to me. i wonder what i did for this. i believe in God. but it seems i'm just in a thunderstorm all the time. Is there a peace in this life or is this what it is all about? what do i do? How do i fix it? do i need help? i'm lost

2007-10-18 19:40:39 · 6 answers · asked by MeLisa 2

I am in extreme love with a teacher. But, due to some problems, I am restricted to keep base with that teacher.
I don't like that because I always feel like I have to do it. I can't resist myself. My parents are Indian, so being an Indian means having lots of restrictions. Every one from each side is pressurizing me to do something or the other. The teacher and my counselor says to stop it. My friends say to get help, which I am doing from the beginning and that never, till date, helped me a bit. It just kept growing. My parents are saying to me that I don't want to study and graduate high school. They are also not helping me and constantly criticizing about not studying.
I usually never do anything after school, like hang out with my friends or anything else because my parents won't let me. So, this gives me a lot of time to work on my homework and study. But I just can't concentrate. I sleep at 2:30 or 3:00 every day and get up at 6:00. I hate my life. Even thought of killing.

2007-10-18 19:27:52 · 6 answers · asked by Deepu 2

am i too paranoid, i have always been i trust no one EVER and its really starting to hurt me living with 3 other girls that you never trust every time some one shuts there door of giggles my mind starts to race,and i do thing at odd time to help calm me down like the other day i was up till 5 am redoing our kitchen so thing where in the right place. and to top all this off i have VERY bad social anxiety. i dont want to be like this anymore but i cant even go to counseling cuz i get worried about what the person will think or say. i know i sound crazy i prob. am

Am i crazy?
what can i do?

2007-10-18 19:22:46 · 6 answers · asked by ionlythinkimhere 1

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2007-10-18 19:03:19 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1

I don't think it's bi polar because i'm quiet and i don't go on about crazy stuff. But this pattern happens all the time. I would feel incredible down like i want to die for 1-2 weeks then i start feeling okay again, then i start feeling happier with hope that things will be find. I feel good for a couple days then okay. After that i'm down again feeling super lousy and it takes another 1-2 weeks to get out of the slump. It's been repeating like that for years.

2007-10-18 18:41:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean even healthy ppl die at young age like 18 years of age, and a lot of ppl die in car crashes each day or in their sleep its creepy

2007-10-18 18:33:09 · 8 answers · asked by MJ 3

im 18 years old first year in college and im very overwhelmed. this my daily schedule i wake at 10am shower and use bathroom dont have time to eat breakfest, i go to school from 10 40 to around 4 oclock have around 3 4 classes, go home eat something which i stopped doin cause i dont get an appetite, and i study my brains off till 7pm i eat my one meal a day and i go back to study then around 3 4 am i go to sleep because since i began college i can not good timing of sleep, you might ask y do i dstudy alot its because i get many tests and papers due a week just this week i had 6 tests and 4 papers due. and on top of that i work on the weekend once i wake up i go to work and come back late and then sleep i eat at work. now even my friends r getting mad at cuz i dont hangout with them i try to explain but they dont listen. please help what should i do? im studying to be a physical thearpist so i plan to get As on everything

2007-10-18 18:26:02 · 8 answers · asked by hammy 3

I have a tremendous amount of stress in my life. I struggle with personal issues to the point of a mental break. I live in a "circus", but I don't have any friends to speak of. I don't mingle well nor do well with too many people.
I'm clever, witty, charming, humorously wierd, and very imaginative. I love literature, film and television, and the occassional stint outside. However, I'm a lot to deal with if you don't know me well (I'm bipolar). I don't sleep because for many reasons, I'm nuerotic, egotistical, and paranoid in some way. With all that I seem to be regarded as a "good person".
I need someone to talk to, but I know (from passed experiences) that I may not be able to find someone I want to speak to the way I need to. It's hard to explain....any thoughts? I need an intellectual mind or something close enough to it. If I must look harder, my crusade will be worth while. Good luck to us all.

2007-10-18 18:08:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My brother constantly is antagonizing me, my mother
is always putting me through guilt-trips to make me clean
and my dad well he doesnt like me at all because he 1. thinks i am
not really his daughter and 2. i am not into sports, so he doesnt care about me.
I always try and calm down by talking to internet friends or watching tv, sometimes
relaxing in the bath, but it doesnt ever work. i spend most of my time sleeping just so
i wont have to deal with any of them. What can I do to feel more relaxed and stress-free?
All I want is some tips, meditation maybe? I don't really know, but all I want to feel
is calm, relaxed and not like I want to cry.

2007-10-18 17:50:44 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need help with my dtr's anger issues. When she gets angry (which is frequently) gets out of control and worry about it a lot.
Anyone knows how she can get help and what kind of help I should look into for her? She refuses psychotherapy and argues constantly at home.
Any groups/books/therapy methods I can look into?
Thank you all in advance

2007-10-18 17:42:49 · 15 answers · asked by The_last_Amazona 3

My father was an alcoholic when I was young and died of it when I was about 8 but I wont get into that. My mom drinks almost every day around 6:00 at home. She gets very sad acting and overly emotional when she drinks and always talks about death(creeps me out). Even though I dont think she is an alcoholic I still feel very resentful of her drinking. She works most of the time so I take care of myself a lot I do a lot of cleaning and cooking for myself and I handle school pretty well alone though. It seems like every time I want to talk to her she is either on the phone or drinking or both. Maybe I just dont like it because my dad died of alcoholism or because of the way she acts when she drinks. Every time I try to tell her that it bothers me she gets really defensive about it or angry. She knows it bothers me and my brother but continues to do it. Is this a sign of addiction? Are there any signs that I should be looking out for?

2007-10-18 16:54:06 · 8 answers · asked by wonderful life 3

overdosing, not that I haven't already but more towards the end now. I want help but I just can't seem to get the gutts to pick up the phone. I don't know if I really want to die or just relieve some of the pain.. I'm a psychiatric patient with "lots" of crap(no different from anyone else) and I feel drained, over tired and exhausted. I dropped my shrink yesterday. I just don't know what else to do... the pills are really kicking in, and no this is NOT a joke, please any serious words of advice right now could really be a help, and no I don't want to call 911 or crisis, I've already taken the pills..not much they can do now..

2007-10-18 15:45:58 · 5 answers · asked by chantale 31 3

how does it work?

controlling anger? other problems?

does it really take you back to a child like state of mind?

how so?

2007-10-18 15:40:51 · 14 answers · asked by Sdfasd A 1

So last year I lost SEVEN loved ones while I was pregnant. I usually drink to numb the pain but since I was pregnant, I couldn't. Alhough I was sad, I never reacted the way I think I should have. Anyway I have since gained 40 pounds afer having my baby. I used to party and still would like to but it seems as though my "friends" choose not to hang out with me anymore. I'm thinking it's cause I'm fat. My attitude has definately changed for the better. I'm not judgemental cause I know how short life is. I know I need to find someone to talk to but I can't afford that now because I just lost my job and don't plan on going back to work for a while. PLEASE tell me your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks! I appreciate it!

2007-10-18 15:21:46 · 5 answers · asked by hotrod luvin princess 4

I still live with my family (thanks lord!), otherwise I would be totally alone.

I have no friends and all I do is work and school. I'm 24.

I feel like my life is being wasted.

What do I do to "have a life"?

2007-10-18 15:18:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im not a shy person but Im always scared that people will think Im fat,ugly and stupid,Ive tried so hard to end it all but I am still feeling this way I have now for about two years Im 13 what can I do?

2007-10-18 13:47:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am, it's time for people who believe in the God of Jesus to take a stand for what is right.

2007-10-18 13:39:59 · 6 answers · asked by warjo2611 2

2 years ago, my dad had a suicide attempt in front of me and was in the hospital for 6 months. He is on 7 diffrent medications and doesn't work. But he has Multiple personalites and you can tell him somethng one minute and the next minute he would forget. Some kids at my school found out what happend to my dad and are teasing me about it. How do I deal with my dad and the teasing??

2007-10-18 13:35:49 · 4 answers · asked by renee 1

I have only been here for 7 months,and every one I work with who all have been here for years said they all have had enough.I feel like im being deserted.

2007-10-18 13:06:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

A very good friend of mine is dealing with sexual addiction. I want to be able to support him through this, but not be a nag or feel like his mom at the same time. I do a lot of counseling through my work as an educator, but it gets more complex in my personal life. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.

2007-10-18 12:45:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been a self- harmer since i was 13 (now 16) and i sometimes get weird urges to do something scarey to myself.

When i was 13, i got the urge to break my wrist. And i did.
When i was 14, i got the urge to take all my fingernails off, and i did.
Last year i got the urge to cut one of my fingers off. It didn't work but i have a scar from trying.

Last night i got an urge to make a cut on the whte part of my eye....

Would i be blind in one eye if i did this?

2007-10-18 12:45:14 · 38 answers · asked by Kangarooooo 2

2007-10-18 12:05:32 · 30 answers · asked by Priscilla B 5

Specifically, I just read the book "a Child called IT" and I was sickened, then I thought, "I should write a book". I even started composing it right away. Then I felt all sick inside and thought that I would be dredging everything up for no good reason and no one would publish it, plus I couldn't bear to publish it while my Mom was still alive. (My Dad has passed and my Mom is not doing well). Mom would call me a liar, she doesn't remember or denies almost all of it. They were of the generation that thought parents can do anything to their kids except break bones or put them in the hospital. Especially if the kids 'deserved it' by telling a lie or something.
I don't know if writing about it and my feelings would make it better or worse. What do you think? Thanks for your time.
Live well and do good.

2007-10-18 11:18:32 · 24 answers · asked by gentlesoul 6

I just got out of a physically abusive relationship about 2 months ago. I guess I was looking for a rebound relationship just to try and get over my ex. But my problem is, is that I don't want to be touched by anyone. I don't like people hugging me or touching me, I feel very uncomfortable. I used to not be like this, I was a very effectionate person. I can't even kiss someone. Someone help because I've been like this for 2 months, and I don't want it to last... :(

2007-10-18 11:08:00 · 11 answers · asked by Kimmi 1

I get low grades in school and one time I cheated because I wanted to get good marks, got caught and got called out of everyone so know I am an anti-social btch/ cheating liar in my school. And my friends doesnt even like me because Im too shy and I dont feel like opening up because I feel that I will get judged and I dont have anything to say and they think Im being stuck up and mean so they ignore me now and I have no friends.. My parents physically & emotionally abuse me when I do something wrong, because I am SO stupid and I hate myself for making mistakes, so I deserve to get beat up.. I think about being suicidal everyday and I feel so alone, so should I kill myself?

2007-10-18 10:56:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have pharmaceutical companies promoted the notion that every little negative thought, feeling, or reaction is somehow a symptom of "mental illness" "depression" or some new, never-before-heard-of "disorder", simply in order to push their product - mood and mind-altering drugs?

Is this why so many people, nowadays, are classified as "mentally ill", "disturbed", or "depressed"? Discuss.

2007-10-18 10:24:02 · 3 answers · asked by Madame Morticia 2

my friend is diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and they have put him on lexapro and have recently upped his dosage. i would like to know if anyone here has been on lexapro and what sort of side effects it may cause.

2007-10-18 08:41:15 · 6 answers · asked by pilar 3

there have been more than three occassions where I have awoken in the middle of the night claiming that I have seen a spider either on my wall or in my bed... There was one time when there was an actual spider, but that was the only time it was real. I've been having these "illusions" or whatever you want to call them more so lately now, than ever. Can anyone tell me what this might mean??!

2007-10-18 08:30:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous