Mental Health - October 2007

I thought that Post Tramatic Stress Syndrome was over rated, imaginary or just an excuse after a finite period of time...

Until I was in an auto accident March 1986. To this day, I over react to vehicles coming toward me from the right (I give a little nervous jolt / jump).

What has happened to you or someone you knew that could be related to this or similar disorder? Was any therapy applied? Still experiencing some reactions?

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2007-10-18 08:21:00 · 5 answers · asked by YRofTexas 6

sorry if I misspelled but how do I convince her to see one? She's 79 and depressed and lost her husband last week so she's still grieving. She had breast cancer which was found early and hadn't had it again since (that was 6 years ago) and last year, she broke her hip but recovered and don't have problems walking. She thinks she got nothing to look forward to and nothing will get better and she thinks she's bad off and worst than most people which is not true. She won't see someone about it and I want her to. Even if she doesn't think it'll help, how would she know if she doesn't try? She might not care about herself or life but I and my family do.

2007-10-18 06:49:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 05:08:47 · 11 answers · asked by durga 2

My mother tells everyone that will listen that she's been "getting weaker every day" for the last 5 years. At that rate, she'd be long-gone by now.

2007-10-18 05:08:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

By far, most of my friends and significant others have been emotionally distant people. They say they care, but they don't really do much to show it, such as visit me. Also, I'm a very physical person and I love to give hugs or a encouraging pat on the shoulder. Sometimes I sit on people's laps (only if they're friends). Usually, my pals just look at me like I am strange and tolerate my touchiness. They don't really try to touch back or anything like that, not as much as I'd like. There's nothing else specific that I can lay a finger on, but I just don't sense a lot of warmth from them. I understand some people are naturally like this, but why are 90% of my friends this way? Why do I attract people like this if I'm affectionate, a trait they don't seem to appreciate? Now, I'm starting to withdraw from people, but I don't want to be an icebox, too. Sometimes I think the world is mostly made up of cold people. What can I do to draw a warmer group of people?

2007-10-18 05:02:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Long story short:

I have a cousin who does not currently admit to being mentally unstable, but has a long history of psychological issues. I have always tried to be there for her, because she doesn’t have anyone. However, over and over again I get burned.

Last year, I married a wonderful, charming man. At the time, my cousin would send me e-mails asking “how long will it be until the divorce” and saying “I know you think I’m going to steal your man away.” This was absurd, so I ignored it and we lost contact.

I am now pregnant and my cousin and I recently resumed correspondence. Everything was okay until yesterday when she sent me a crazy e-mail saying I am “very competitive” with her. She also wrote that “I feel like if I look at your husband, you are thinking I am attracted to him and are afraid that he and I will eventually end up together.” I don't know where this is coming from. My husband doesn't know her.

Should I be scared?

2007-10-18 04:29:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Working all day can be stressful, tiredness, lose consentreation. So I thought work with rest is better. Do u think worker with rest work well than laber who work without rest?

2007-10-18 04:25:56 · 19 answers · asked by powerpuff girls 1

2007-10-18 04:12:42 · 7 answers · asked by pcgamer1987 3

why should i live when theres nothing left in life.people have confirmed what a sad watste of space i am. I have tried to get help without sucsess.

I have the means to take my life it will be slow and painfull but i dont care any more.

i dont think much of myself i think i am a evil crock of crap and everyone apart from my parents would be better off without me.

i hate myself and others that i have crossed paths with that have caused me upset. people seem to take advantage of my mental health problems nad use it against me to make me feel even worse.

when there is nothing to life why should i carry on ,why

2007-10-18 03:34:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would U put cutting under a mental health disease? why or why not? Personally since I do cut I don't put it under mental health. It's something people do for certian reasons not psycological.......

2007-10-18 03:16:20 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was very much attached with a guy recently. He is a married guy but seperated from his wife for the past 4 years. I didn't fell in love with him but i am really attached to him very much. Now, his wife has reunion with him. I have to limit my realtion with him and hence i have minimize my contact with him. But really cannot forget him. almost everyday i am crying missing him. I am feeling like i have lost someone in my life. For me, he was like a precious gift in my life. But now no longer in my life. I really want to come out from this feelings. I want him to be happy with his family. i really want to stop missing him. I am praying dailly to overcome this. But still having difficulties. Can anyone help?

2007-10-18 03:07:10 · 9 answers · asked by Miss Malar 2

My mother was just admitted to the Hospital for chest pains and I live several hours away from her. I called the Hospital and they wouldn't tell me what was wrong with her or why she was there, just that she was alive and they were doing test.

She has an abusive boyfriend, and I tried to ask the nurse if it was trauma related and she wouldn't answer me, so I proceeded to tell her that the gentleman she was with has a history of abuse and she didn't seem like she really cared. Told me "Ok sir, have a nice day," and hung up.

What should I do?

2007-10-18 03:05:53 · 13 answers · asked by comrad_420 2

How do you know whether death is worth it or not. i mean is it just a gut instinct or do you just one day wake up and realize that you would be better off dead then alive. No Phycho bullcrap ANSWERS!!!
Please responde.
Is it worth dieing for someone you care for even if they don't care about you???

2007-10-18 02:52:36 · 7 answers · asked by starcraft961 4

I have opanic dissorder, have very active nerve endings, meaning i get very nervouus. I am now thinking 'what if i commit suicide' Does that mean i have suicidal thoughts? Or does it just mean my panic disorder is acting up. I see a doctor, and i will talk to him about it, but can u please tell me the real reaso. btw i am about to turn 13, so could it be hormones too?

2007-10-17 23:56:44 · 6 answers · asked by Alexx 2

I have panic disorder, and now im thinking 'what if a commit suicide' I know i wont, but how can i focus off of it, cuz the more i think abotu it, the more ill be crazy. Please help, oh and by the way, im almost 13. could it be hormones? I used to think of it last year, but it went away, will it go away again? I am so scared!

2007-10-17 23:31:03 · 10 answers · asked by Alexx 2

I hav migrain problem so I use vasograin for headache long time .the ratio of caffeine 100mg per tablet. now i feel addiction. i always feel Sleeplessness and pain in body. according to books its coz is caffeine.Am i addicted of caffiene?

2007-10-17 23:03:54 · 1 answers · asked by pathak568 1

It shows all the signs :

''The patient has exaggerated ideas of identity, knowledge, power, self-worth, talent or special relationship to God.''

''The individual thinks that harm is occurring, or is going to occur, to him or her.''

''The individual thinks that the persecutor has the intention to cause harm.''

''That idea appears to exert an undue influence on his or her life, and the way of life is often altered to an inexplicable extent.''

''The delusion, if acted out, often leads to behaviors which are abnormal and/or out of character, although perhaps understandable in the light of the delusional beliefs.''

''An attempt to contradict the belief is likely to arouse an inappropriately strong emotional reaction, often with irritability and hostility.''

2007-10-17 21:01:10 · 13 answers · asked by B 3

i want to know what can i do increase my memory.
what type of food taken me my meals.

2007-10-17 20:02:43 · 5 answers · asked by meetu 2

-vocal ticks in late elementary school. kids would ask why i made these high pitches squeals during reading and i had no answer, which was embarassing. between elementary and middle school, i would fear being videotaped by my family during events because i believed that my ticks would be recorded.
-in middle school, constant facial ticks including eye twitching. people would often comment on it and i got very self conscientious about it. i would escape to my room many nights in 8th grade to constantly blink repetitively and with force, sometimes giving me strong headaches. at this point of my life there was a clear premotionary urge present. ticks in the throat, ie sharp inhales and clearing of throat, coughing. i remember a short amount of time where i would constantly roll my eyes, a short period where i would open them very wide.

at this point i was very good at hiding my ticks from others. i could get through social life without a problem, and sometimes release tension alone

2007-10-17 19:39:48 · 2 answers · asked by carr0t 1

i am 16 years old. from as long as i can remember (very little child) i have strong memories of recognizing a rythmic pattern i seem to sense in sounds on rare occasions. i've heard it in running water for example, or a certain phrase or breath pattern. it is very hard for me to explain. it is not that i am hearing some auditory hallucination, i just seemed to pick up this odd pattern in rare occascions throughout my life and i dont know how to explain it. if this counts, i have self diagnosed tourettes and ocd. i seemed to have recently recognized this pattern once more, after not hearing it for years it seems, in my friends slow laughter as i was high on marijuana (not a normal activity for me by any means) and it struck me as substancial in a very odd and nostalgic manner.

2007-10-17 18:58:21 · 4 answers · asked by carr0t 1

I feel that I can never give enough to this relationship. She's always raising the bar. When I want to talk about our difficulties, she claims I only criticize and plays the victim. I must overcome my sense of failure in not making this work since i think she is the one who can't commit and looks for reasons to run.

2007-10-17 18:51:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know which stage of grief am I on?
My friend died in a car accident 3 weeks ago and I found out on friday 4 days after her funeral. We haven't talked in 4 years because we forgot to exchange contact info at graduation.
On fri I was in denial. I was giggling over the fact that she was dead. From Sat to Mon I was depressed. I couldn't stop crying. Now I feel like I haven't cried enough but I don't want to cry anymore. I've also said and done somethings I don't usually do like spend a ton of money. I also feel like I'm the last person to know that she's dead. Several customers at the store I work were wondering why I wasn't in my usual happy, perky mood. I told them my friend died. They all read about her death when it hapened in the paper. It made big local news. i found her husband's Myspace page and sent him an e-mail expressing my condolences but he hasn't responded.
Which stage am I on? I know I haven't reached acceptance yet.

2007-10-17 18:50:55 · 4 answers · asked by christigmc 5

Please help me, I've lost all control!

I keep buying things on my credit cards, and I can't afford this at all. I make very little money. But I'm spending as if I were rich. How can I stop this? It's insane!

2007-10-17 18:20:07 · 31 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

I have lost well over 100 pounds in the last 10 months. I have been copeing with a body perception problem where When I look in the mirror I still see myself as fat and feel like I am disappearing in the presence of others etc.... My few friends that I have make me feel as if I have done something wrong by losing weight. Even my mother makes me feel this way at times. My husband never makes me feel bad about it or when I was fat either. He has always been supportive. He sees how when I am with my friends I come home a bit more depressed than before I went out with them. He has suggested that for the time being anyway that I should maybe try to make friends with others who didn't know me when I was fat. What are your thoughts?

2007-10-17 17:56:42 · 10 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7

can you get ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) after an accident? I have been having trouble focusing and concentrating in school lately. Like i will just space out and not pay attention. Or don't feel like doing anything, I just sit there. I was in a pretty severe accident last january. I was hit by a car, and had a blod clot in my brain. So i had surgery to get it removed. I struggled with homework and things after the accident, but I told the doctor that I am doing okay now. but now im starting to realize that although I feel fine, i'm not sure my learning capabilites are normal because I can't focus. I don't know if I am just lazy and trying to find an excuse, or if this is actually a problem that i need to get help with? someone help please!

2007-10-17 17:47:40 · 4 answers · asked by markp9114 2

my sister has struggled with depression for a long time, but over the last five years since her divorce she has worsened, she has two great daughters aged 16 and 13 who live with her, she was diagnosed as clinically depressed at the start of this year,she used to work, although she was constantly changing jobs mainly because she would get very low and not work for several weeks, she usually blamed it on the current job and would find another.
she has not worked at all this year, (she is definatly not fit for work )and has been prescribed stronger tablets.
i must add she is not lazy or a sponger and prior to her being diagnosed as clinicly depressed she was a decent hard working mum.
her ex helps out as much as he can, (pays mortgage&girls upkeep)
the big problem now of course is paying her bills, she seems to have gone down every avenue to get some finantial help but hits a brick wall every time, this just adds to her illness, what can she do?

2007-10-17 17:46:25 · 9 answers · asked by Bob The Fish 3

what is your definition of happiness

2007-10-17 17:33:24 · 8 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3

...see a conseulor/therapist/psychologist or whoever, if you are fifteen and have an eating disorder and possible depression?

2007-10-17 17:31:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Theres this kid in my school h00 keeps on saying i have ADD (attention dificet diorder) And i ignore it but its lowering my self esteem. i am bubbly with happinees and do get hyper SOMETIMES. i really hurts &+ now more kids in my class are saying it. My friend made the teacher say sumthing but they wont stop. I wanna hurt myself because i might have ADD. IDK WHAT TO DO OR SAY PLEASE HELP ;(

2007-10-17 17:31:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

. . . wouldn't it be great if the voice said " go help people?"

2007-10-17 17:29:32 · 6 answers · asked by dude 7