Mental Health - October 2007

I've been having lots of anxiety, panic attacks...docs want to put me on anti-depressents, but I refuse.... so therefore im just wondering can my "imbalance" fix itself after awhile? Its not so bad that I cant tolerate it, which is why I have chosen to stay off the meds for now...thanks in advance!

2007-10-16 06:56:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

*Reposted*

I'm really tired of being here. I don't know how to explain it.
I'm just tired of existing.
I don't think I'd ever try to kill myself. I've thought about it but I don't think I could ever act on it.

I should mention that I've already been diagnosed with depression.

2007-10-16 06:53:38 · 12 answers · asked by Snow Child 3

i'm not going to give you my story , i just want to leave this short and sweet, does anyway to get a free phychological exam, so many of my friends are urging me to see one.

2007-10-16 06:46:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am bipolar and me and my husband have been fighting alot since i found out because im 9 months pregnant and am only taking 10 ml of celexa... im depressed because im constantly told what i do wrong and im never told anything positive about myself.... im a mom of 1 and one is on the way but i feel like a failure constantly. My husband blames every problem in our relationship on me and he rarely admits what he does wrong unless i pressure him.. he other day he got me so upset i wanted to hurt myself to make the pain go away... he says he only tells me the truth because he loves me but sadly i dont agree. We are starting marriage counseling tomarrow and im worried it wont help because he states hes only going because of me and my communication problems... i know i have problems but everyone does and I cant stop from being bipolar but i hate myself because of it and i know its time to leave and divorce but I have no where to go or no one to rely on and i have 2 babies to take care of..

2007-10-16 06:20:20 · 5 answers · asked by Jodi DeMay 2

why dont we lock everyone up then, most crime is committed by those who are so-called "MENTALLY WELL"

2007-10-16 06:15:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

For me, it's books. When I run out of books to read I'll read anything. Also, my computer and internet. Just thinking about not having it is terrifying!

2007-10-16 06:13:29 · 53 answers · asked by lady_gertie02 3

I already think I have some kind of obsessive worry disorder, but lately its gotten really bad and I'd like to know exactly what happens during a panic attack. I think about certain things that I worry over (for instance, my brother leaving in a month to go on a cross-country trip) and my heart starts to pound and I feel full of anxiety and like I'm going to vomit, then I feel tired and overwhelmed, like I can't keep my head upright. The feeling of unease and nausea sticks with me for a long while afterward, though feeling incredibly tired usually passes. Could this be classified as a panic attack? If not, what is it? Help please!

2007-10-16 06:12:48 · 22 answers · asked by piratewench 5

I have had counselling before and really do not feel that it is useful for me personally to dig out things from the past, as they then play on my mind for weeks and weeks afterwards and make me feel a lot worse that I already do. I have never tried medication - would it be okay to tell the doctor that I'd like to try medication, or do I have to accept counselling with it?

2007-10-16 06:02:23 · 13 answers · asked by charcoalskittles 1

i am a genius and have an exceptionally high iq but i lose my temper when i face criticism

2007-10-16 06:02:22 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Man I'm just all messed up lately. I'm 22 years old and I keep thinking that I could be gay but here's the kicker, men don't even turn me on. How does that make sense? The doctor told me I was suffering from OCD/depression, but man, this has got a hold of me, no matter how much I try and shake it off. I was put on medication and I'm on my seventh day of taking it now but nothing seems to be helping. If I was gay then wouldn't men turn me on? Because they don't, but neither do women right now. Nothing turns me on, not even my fiance, which she used to be able to all the time. I'm just so confused and scared. I guess I'm just ranting. Anybody who wants to respond please do. Thanks.

2007-10-16 05:54:26 · 7 answers · asked by jeremy_scherr531 1

and not talk to the people who say them ever again?

i can be talking to someone and be ok, but if they say while they are talking the words '' all the time '' and '' your not there''....i get upset, offended, and have to part company.
why is this?

2007-10-16 05:21:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i listen to other people its like when i start to listen i just keep listening even when people don't say anything and its kind of hard for me to listen and think for myself. And also if somebody reacts some way i do the same thing like i forget what i would do if something happens to me. What can i do to fix this??

2007-10-16 05:20:25 · 7 answers · asked by youngmec2008 3

I am a batchelor working abroad, i feel mentally tired. Is it common or abnormal.

2007-10-16 05:02:23 · 4 answers · asked by bala 1

Does it exist? Savants tend to have exceptional memory, yet they are usually socially ignorant. However, can you make yourself "smarter" by simply improving your memory? It seems like a simple question, I know. just curious.

2007-10-16 03:45:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, our family made it through a hard time, lots of challenges, my husband finished his MA dissertation, we were going to take some time to celebrate--like just a weekend away at a nice place by the beach, total cost $500 for the 3 of us. I'd been putting away savings in preparation for this. But now we've learned we're getting a 20% cut in our net salary starting next month. So, should I hold onto the savings until our income is back up and postpone the vacation? Or for the sake of our mental health, should we take the risk and spend some relaxed family time?

2007-10-16 03:26:50 · 12 answers · asked by surlygurl 6

I know it is the drug, since when I stop it I go back to my normal weight. I used to work out with weights, but now I have to really fight hard to keep the weight off. I think she is just "saying" it won't add to weight since she wants me on it. I gained over 40 lbs in 2 years on that stuff. Do you know if I am correct in this drug adding weight?

2007-10-16 02:55:43 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-10-16 01:22:45 · 11 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6

Ok... I think I have this condition where I pull my hair out. I have been doing it for about 2 years. I usually do it when I am feeling really down, or I just get frustrated. I haven't gone to the doctor for it yet, but I am going soon. I looked it up online, and it said, it is a form of OCD. I felt really weird after I saw that, cause I have never shown any signs of OCD in my life. Is it a real disorder, or could it just be in my mind??

2007-10-16 00:47:05 · 9 answers · asked by *~*Clandestine_Heart*~* 2

I am very shy and self-conscious. I used to have an eating dissorder and have difficulty trusting people. I have never been in a relationship or even kissed a guy. I am definetely straight and I have had opportunities, I just never had the courage or a big enough urge. I like guys, I have had a very liberal and open upbringing and I enjoy being hugged. But I just don't feel like I want to have sex. The thought of it terrifies me.
Am I abnormal?

2007-10-15 20:14:08 · 20 answers · asked by Amber 1

2007-10-15 19:50:24 · 6 answers · asked by Kangarooooo 2

2007-10-15 19:39:04 · 5 answers · asked by Hope 7

For the past 2 months i've been on wellbutrin SR, 150mg. twice a day so300mg! Currently, I'm going through an unexcpected sepperation from my verbaly abusive husband. We have a 4 yr. old son. In order for me to make it through a day w/out sinking in my own guilt, shame, pitty etc. my dr. uped the dose to wellb.SR 200 mg. I'm supposed to take 1 twice a day. I just got them today and i took one at around 4:00p.m. and it's now 10:50p.m. and i'm still binging off the walls. At one point I felt more anxious than ever. Almost panicky. When I thought about my husband I litteraly felt scared. I felt nervous and was almost at a loss for words sometimes. I got a lot of house work done!! We're talking ampt out. Now I feel fine but now restless and full of energy, good energy, not nervous but a huge headache and can't sleep. What's the deal w/ this stuff. Do you calm down eventually? 150's got me goin, then mellowed out.At this rate I wont have time to be depressed, i'll be bouncin off the walls.

2007-10-15 19:06:40 · 10 answers · asked by Jax 2

what are the treatments for the symptoms?

2007-10-15 18:27:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok... I did an online test... I hear there is no cure... I already lost all my friends, I'm broke due to compulsive speding bouts even though I'm really poor. I can't afford any healthcare...

What should I do?

2007-10-15 18:10:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello, my name is Michael and i am a university level Chemist who has recently been having severe memory issues. I try to maintain a healthy diet and am physically fit but my memory has gotten to the point where i have forgotten some of my own friends' names for several minutes while talking to them, have started misspelling many words (often starting in the middle of a word to spell it ex: ediate for intermediate) and filling in the front, doing laundry for an hour and then coming back in after just doing them and have no recollection of doing them at all... i had thought someone was nice and did them for me.
It's really weird because i will sometimes be speaking with other students and if feels like my entire sentence just goes away. it's like i can feel myself starting to forget one word... then another then another... until all of them are gone....
i don't want to get diagnosed with something crazy by going to the doctor but it's just starting to scare me. what should i do?

2007-10-15 17:54:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible to be in a relationship where you cannot trust?
I have trust issues and I know that it requires trust to be in a relationship. Thing is, that I've been let down too many times in my past. Too many wounds have been created and I just don't feel like I can deal with the pain anymore. Honestly I don't think that I can be in another relationship. I am currently 20 years old and I trust absolutely no guy and no one overal

2007-10-15 17:44:29 · 7 answers · asked by . 3

2007-10-15 17:36:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was brought up in a very religious fundamentalist environment, but as I got older I seperated myself from this type of arena, now I am in my 30's, and I am pretty secular, but I sometimes feel that fundamentalist programming rear its ugly head, my main concern is my judgementalism towards other people, I know the roots of this is in my upbringing, I d my best to suppress it, but it always comes back, how do I change my paradigm, or my way of looking at the world, so that can be more tolerant and accepting. one thing else I should add, is, on the surface, I act like certain things dont bother me, but deep down they do, so its not like I mistreat anyone for their lifestyle choices, but I keep it inside, I want to change that part of me deep inside, so my inner and outer worlds are congruent.

2007-10-15 16:25:45 · 5 answers · asked by rihannsu 2

2007-10-15 16:04:28 · 17 answers · asked by roses007 1

Ok.. I like black, black nails, chains skulls all that. My mom read a poem I wrote about suicide and started to freak and is trying to make me go to therapy and all that. I've said I wanted to kill myself before, but I was really upset. I'm kinda gothic I guess. U know, death metal all that. How can I stay the way I am and convince her im not going to kill myself?

2007-10-15 15:55:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous