Mental Health - October 2007

Since depression can have a profound negative effect on these mental functions would anti-depressants help set things right? If not, then what will?

2007-10-15 14:58:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think im obsessed with someone.. and the thoughts i have are very bizzare..........like marrying that person.. and what our kids would look like.. and things like that etc. and i'm so emotionally & mentally attached to that person... and he doesn't even know who i am. I don't think i'm in love.. just obsessed and it's affecting me because he's the first person i think about when i wake up.. go to bed.. in the middle of the day... i been slacking at school... and at work... i dont even want him to know i got a crush.. so thoughts of him knowing that i like him also kills me.. and tortures my mind.. im always paranoid......... ugh....

2007-10-15 14:49:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm serious.

2007-10-15 14:46:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am doing relatively well in school, and in a friends with benefits type relationship, but I seem to be moving nowhere. I am not happy with anything, and I dont' really know how to get that way. Transferring schools is not really reality, since I am attending the best school for my major, but I feel suffocated and not myself this year. I feel like i have so much I want to do with my life, but I don't know how to get from Point A to Point B. How do you fix your life when you are ready to give up on it? When will happiness find me?

2007-10-15 14:40:03 · 6 answers · asked by ca_robinson06 2

Ever since guys started taking notice of girls I've been receiving insults, every single day, whether its joking or seriously, i take all insults seriously. There is never a day that goes by that i don't hear an insult. I've noticed I've gotten more and more negative towards myself, but how can i improve if the people around me don't care about my feelings? Guys are always telling me how ugly i am, in fact a guy just told me that no way ever in history will a guy think I'm pretty. But get this, the same guys that insult me are always telling me I need more confidence, do they not realize they're the main cause of my low self esteem?? I'm tired of being insulted so much, I'm sick and tired of it ! My rents don't even know I feel this way, but I don't think its enough to worry them, or is it? How can I make people listen and care how I feel? How can i make them understand that insults cut me deep? I really can't take it anymore !!!

2007-10-15 14:36:50 · 26 answers · asked by You Don't Know Me™ 4

My doctor told me it was not a good mix probably. Another doctor said to try it. I am talking about prescription Adapex--not sure how to spell it. Have you taken that or any other type of diet pill while on your meds? I take Abilify, Clonopin and Lamictal.

2007-10-15 14:29:45 · 2 answers · asked by just julie 6

k........
so i have been thinking seriously about suicide lately. but i dont wanna kill myself really! i just keep having these overpowering thoughts!
i recently found out i can never ever have children (unless i adopt...) because of the meds i was on from my bipolar disorder....
i am 15, everyone in school hates me, i have NO friends (not kidding.. no one talks to me) and the only friend i have ever had in my life moved across the world and we never talk anymore (she ignores my emails)
i have nothing to look foreward to in life and think i should end it.....
help me.....

2007-10-15 14:22:50 · 36 answers · asked by Moo G 1

I want to die i have deppression. Polls and surveys

2007-10-15 14:14:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If yes, are you okay with it or do you find it to be a depressing environment?
Are you outgoing or reserved?
Are you a talker or a listener?
Do you like small talk or lengthy worthwhile one on one conversations?
Anything else related you'd like to share?

2007-10-15 14:03:31 · 2 answers · asked by veggurl21 4

2007-10-15 12:44:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i do?
im really bad with my illness right now, isolation, high panic anxiety, bad depressions each day...im 30, made no real friends in life due to my disorder and the trauma, bullying ive endured.
im trying to get the right help right now for my problems, which are dibilitating.....ive isolated myself in my apartment....the few friends ive made via the net have really helped me cope believe it or not....both 2 are in the u.s......now i dont hear from them for weeks, and i feel rejected, abandoned, like theyve been told to stop contact or not get involved with me anymore..

i have bad paranoia to that certain people want to ruin my life and prevent me doing things and prevent me doing what i want to do, making friends etc..
so im thinking, those persecutors have told these few friends, who i felt built up a rapor with, to stay away from me..

i sit in my apartment everynight, dreaming, fantasizing about the goals i have of emigration from the uk, to build a new life elsewhere

2007-10-15 12:22:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive gone over this in my head over and over and i honistly dont see things getting any better im going to a theripest in 2 weeks but i cant see it helping. im not asking this to ask for advice i dont wana hear all this crap about suicide not being the answer the fact of the matter is if after i see counciling i still decide to do this im going to do it i know how to do it i know i can do it....

theres just one problem i want to make this as easy on my parents as posible they are devorced and my mom has told me that she feels i am the only person she can count on. why i plan on doing this is irelivent at this point... i dont want any pitty **** from people or crap like that.

i have a very spacific question and thats all i want answerd how can i make this easier on my parents?

2007-10-15 11:30:52 · 12 answers · asked by matthew m 1

Outside of medications, what can be done to slow the advancement of brain damage schizophrenia?

I've heard omega3 and 6 fatty acids can help somewhat. Is there anything else with some substantial trials and other evidence to back it up?

2007-10-15 10:02:17 · 5 answers · asked by Shellshock 2

most of the time i have been told what i was like when i was little . the only thing i can remeber is my cousin trying to sexulity abuse me and now i am haveing bad dreams about it and i 'm cutting what should i do ? help

2007-10-15 09:47:16 · 25 answers · asked by :)(: 2

I am 27 years old and have had increasingly more bouts with panic attacks and coping problems (crying over EVERYTHING) starting when I was 19 years old. 4 months ago my mother had a brain tumor removed (benign) and since her diagnosis, I have had crippling panic attacks and unconsolable crying/ feelings of hopelessness 2-3 times a week. I have quit my job, have no libido, and no energy whatsoever. My insurance doesn't cover any "mental health" issues (i've checked)....and I don't want to become addicted to taking medication everyday. What do I do to cope better and control my feelings of fear/anxiety/helplessness?

2007-10-15 09:16:54 · 16 answers · asked by snoopstacystace 1

Are you still considered to have split-personalities if they do not take control, but still seem to be different people w/ different influences on your life? If it seems they can agrue and have their own personalities?

Mosat definitions say they must take control for you to have split-personalities. Is that true?

2007-10-15 08:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you abuse ritalin, almost every day, 2-3 times a day for 3-4 weeks, what are the long term effects?

2007-10-15 08:39:55 · 2 answers · asked by Astrid A 2

I am bipolar with borderline personality disorder. I divorced in June, have no job, no money for food and I have no desire to live. The only thing keeping me from cutting my wrists right now are my 2 children that I DON'T have custody over! I cry all the time that I'm not asleep and my family, mom and sister, are clueless. I fight the urge minute by minute to go through with this and I need help! I don't want to call my psychiatrist or therapist because I don't have the money to give them. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-10-15 07:53:22 · 14 answers · asked by ugamisty 1

What are the stages of grief and mourning? and How Many are there?
I heard on friday that my friend from high school died 3 weeks ago. Friday was 4 days after her funeral. I was invited but i didn't receive the invitation until Friday.
On friday I was pretty much giggling over it like "OMG Suzanne's dead. Suzanne's dead" and "OMG she also got married and has a kid" On saturday and sunday I just couldn't stop crying. I barely got any sleep. I took some sleeping pills to fall asleep. Now I just feel weird. I don't feel like crying yet I don't feel like I'm finished mourning.
I haven't spoken to this friend in 4 years. What other stages are I'm suppose to go through?

2007-10-15 07:40:18 · 4 answers · asked by christigmc 5

my b/f of 10 years started using cocaine about 6-9 months ago and he is increasingly using more and more. i have threatened to call the cops, served him with eviction papers. he won't talk to his family or friends. it's like he's trying to kill himself with drugs. i'm at my wits end.

2007-10-15 07:26:07 · 13 answers · asked by terri l 1

I cut yestserday... :'( I hadn't cut myself in over a YEAR... almost two! I'm trying not to get discouraged... but I was doing so well. I've read countless books and articles on the subject... I know why I do it and all of the things I can do to help myself NOT do it... but every once in a while, even though I'm "healed" (according to the people who know me but definitely DON'T understand self-injury) I still have that urge... that desire... that deep pain... that uncontrollable inner rage... will it ever go away? It's been 11 years since I first cut... the urges are still there... it just seems so unfair that the one thing that brings me peace causes tidal waves in the lives of the people around me... I've never felt any sort of stability except when I cut... but that is taken away from me... do people just not understand? Or is it REALLY that bad for me?!

2007-10-15 07:02:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

im in the grip of bpd right now, which is a hard illness to live with...im trying to get the right help and treatment right now....the racing thoughts, high panic and anxiety, paranoia are all very dibilitating.

the problem is, i dont want to stay in britain...my ultimate goal really is to leave, build a new life.....most people i talk to here dont seem to support me in this goal or ask me to stay here.......which is not an option for me....i want to leave, move abroad, build a new life......but i feel trapped by my condition and my circumstances.....in a one bedroom apartment, never been employed, having bpd.
im so frustrated because i dont want to be here, im not saying i hate the uk, but i simply want to go away and not return...i want to build a new life..
because no one is supporting me in these hopes i feel people just want me to fail, they want to keep me here....i wasnt even born here.
can anyone help or advise?,

im so miserable..dreaming of a better life

2007-10-15 06:53:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

boyfriend crisis

2007-10-15 06:52:27 · 16 answers · asked by mimi 1

I am not exclusively talking about committing to one women (although that is one part of the problem). I can not commit to anything for a long period of time. I'm easily distracted and bored by every activity I undertake, be it my job, hobby, or my relationships. I haven't read a book from starting to end in years. I have started many hobbies only to drop them after a fee months. I work out hard for many months and then slip into a long lay off. My relationships never go beyond a few months. How can I resolve this issue? I've lost a lot of friends due to this behavior. As days go by I find myself withdrawn. I don't necessarily wanrt to live this way. What I can do to remedy this ?

2007-10-15 06:38:47 · 2 answers · asked by Existentialist_Guru 5

I have been self harming for the best part of five years now. Recently my friend (who has been my best friend for 15 1/2 years now - we're 17) found out, and since then has refused to speak to me, saying that I'm a liar and attention seeking. What can I do to persuade her that im not?

2007-10-15 06:36:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyones thearapist given them exercises for dystimia?
Can you describe them?
thanks

2007-10-15 06:27:06 · 1 answers · asked by Philip Augustus 3

2007-10-15 06:24:11 · 5 answers · asked by punki 1

I just saw something on the internet about St. John's Wort for depression and I just wanted to know if it is really effective and how much it cost and can it be found at Walmart? Also Sam-e, does anyone know anything about that one?

2007-10-15 06:24:08 · 8 answers · asked by Nikki27 1

Ive had depression before and suffered from it for 5 years or so a few years toward the end i started to get better.well its been 2 years since then and now im showing signs of depression again. does relapse happen often with depression. im concerned i dont want to fall into what i did many years before. thanks

2007-10-15 06:20:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

it so I can help her.

1) Can you recommend any good websites or books on the subject?
2) Why is it that teens feel that it releaves stress? That's PAIN! and it leaves permanent scars. How can doing something like that be a stress reliever?
3) She's given herself 6 cuts on her wrist. They're not very bad and she said she had to do it on 4 separate occasions to draw blood. Now she says she's done with it -- for good. I just feel like the emotional crisis is over and the next time an emotional trigger comes along, she'll just do it again. She says she realizes it was dumb and that I should trust her. What do you think? She thinks it is MAJOR overkill to put her in therapy and her parents agree -- for now. How can we be SURE she's not doing it again? I know kids are very clever at hiding stuff like this.

Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-10-15 06:18:28 · 11 answers · asked by comet girl...DUCK! 6