Mental Health - October 2007

please use simple words

2007-10-07 22:30:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Until about a year or so ago I would have considered myself "normal". It all started 5-6 years ago when I stopped driving on the freeway due to panic attacks. I drove on the freeway for many years prior, but had a bad accident in 1995 that involved a semi-truck that totalled out my car.

When I was younger, I remember being a strategic thinker. I was always looking for a better way to do things. I always stood out and was very sharp. I could have done better in school but I let other things occupy my mind (boys and friends). I always had the best intentions but never seemed to get things done. It was that way with school projects or anything. I always ended up half doing things because I was too lazy to apply myself.

Now as an adult, I'm noticing the same patterns. I have a good job. I am married. I am an intelligent individual with lots of potential. I could be doing so much more but I can't seem to focus on one thing long enough. I'm trying to start a side business.

2007-10-07 20:06:24 · 2 answers · asked by Hoping he will bless me with #1 4

i cry every night.i cannot concentrate on stuff..i've stopped writing to my friends who i miss so much..i'm 15 and have moved to a place i dont like at all..i love playing the piano and writing..but somehow i dont feel like doing the things i like anymore..i don't think anything or anyone can help me...
please help if you can.

2007-10-07 19:04:47 · 37 answers · asked by jersie 2

like human instinct. by what you know / observed.

2007-10-07 18:46:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assuming that all of us naked apes are at least a little crazy.

2007-10-07 17:57:35 · 9 answers · asked by megalomaniac 7

I have a strange question . It's about stages of losing weight and my memory .

i don't know how to simplify it but i'll try.
i put on some pounds over the past 7-9 years .Now following proper healthy diets and exercise . i am 25 now .
This is the delimma .
whenever i am losing weight lets say i lose 5 pounds that takes me to time in my life when i was that weight ( 5 pounds lighter ) ..and i get the same feelings and sensations i had when i was at this new weight , when i was young .

Now lets say i lose 10 pounds ( same thing ) , I feel the same sensations and feelings i had when i was that many pounds lighter , when i was young .

What is this phenomena called ? I have never heard anyone talk about this or asked about it till now . I think an answer would really help me . It will really make my day. Has anyone else felt this way ? What is this called? Why am i feeling this way ?

2007-10-07 17:55:10 · 5 answers · asked by sum142121 1

Couselling or talking to someone for support just doesn't work for me. I just rehash the same thing over and over. I don't feel relief. Instead, I need to constantly hear kind words from people like I re-read my messages from others of kind words of support a dozen times. I'm already on meds for anxiety/depression but none haved worked bc I cry everyday. I can't make myself functional. I am in jeopardy of failing my courses bc of this and the only advice from the only dr that I trust, advises to take a medical leave. We both agree that I am not getting better despite the meds we tried and I have difficulty trusting people. Once somebody is rude to me/or terrorizes me like the police for accuses me of being suicidal, I can't forget it. I'm scared to get a part-time job bc I got fired the last two times due to my anxiety/depression and lack of confidence. I always need to hear reassuring kind words from people but that doesn't make me functional where I can study.

2007-10-07 17:09:32 · 12 answers · asked by little bear 2

2007-10-07 15:57:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every morning I wake up with a stomachache ( really bad) and so I skip breakfast and I get to school and I feel like crap but I really have to go because if I don't I'll be really behind. Man I hate it so much!

2007-10-07 15:14:19 · 37 answers · asked by BroadwayGurl 3

ive been asking a couple of questions about my mental heath, and alot of people said i might have panic or anxiety disorder. could someone please tell me the symptoms for both? thank you.

2007-10-07 14:51:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

...and she is in so much pain. She's understandibly being very clingy and she can't stop crying. I talked to her nurse about different pain meds, but she wasn't being very cooperative. I've been trying for hours to get my baby to calm down, because she needs to rest, but it seems like the more I try, the more panicky she gets. She keeps telling me that she wants me to hold her, but she can't move, so I've been holding her hand. That doesn't seem to help either. She's one of those girls that just needs to be close to somebody at times. It makes her feel safe. What should I do? I hate that she wants me to hold her and I can't. I can't seem to help her at all.

2007-10-07 14:25:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

For about 2 weeks I had feelings of derelization/ depersonalization but its been about a month and those feelings are gone, does that mean im fine? no worries?

2007-10-07 13:15:16 · 5 answers · asked by Beans 5

My older sister was insititutionalized for most of her life and eventually ended her life. I am scared that I will end up just like her. My family frown on depression/weakness, especially by brother. I fear if I listen to my dr's order about taking a medical leave of absence from school, I will never return. I'll just end up like my sister with no hope of a future. I'm scared to put my parents whom I love in that position again. They are very fragile and will only get depressed themselves. My father recently had a heart attack and my mother has surgery. The argue almost every day over stupid things. I know they get depressed sometimes when they wake up early and mutter to themselves. I can't cope hearing their sadness, disappointments, bitterness in life. I can't cope being a failure to them. I also can't stop being weak. I can't force myself to do my school work like I use to. I feel like this situation may be permanent. I can't stop crying. I have little options.

2007-10-07 12:25:52 · 4 answers · asked by little bear 2

i have a son who is an adult now and i think he is suffering from depression.i live in georgia and he is in florida.i went to visit all my children and when i went to see him he wouldn't answer the door.his neighbor came from across the street and said matthew had been depressed lately and becoming a lone.he won't answer my phone calls or his sisters.i had a sinking feeling feeling and was so hurt when i had to leave without seeing him and telling him i love him in person.as i said i am in another state and i am wondering if anything can be done even though he is an adult.if you can helpi would greatly appreciate it.i love my second born dearly.

2007-10-07 12:10:00 · 3 answers · asked by honeypot0214 4

with me what worked and what didn't work (in terms of drugs and/or drug combinatons).... I am soon in need of changing up my Medication & I would love your help (Don't kid ourselves thinking "goin to the Docotor"... is ALL THERE IS to it- that's straight BS

2007-10-07 11:19:25 · 6 answers · asked by FLOSS 2

for a person to become physically ill from being around someone whom they don't care for? Such as feeling depressed, stomach aches and anxiety or mood swings?

Appreciate all answers of a serious nature. Thanks.

2007-10-07 10:49:31 · 8 answers · asked by sugarbee 7

Since I was young, my mother has been prone to fits of uncontrollable rage. My family is positive she has an anxiety disorder, but we're not exactly sure which one. During these fits, she screams incessantly at the top of her lungs, getting upset over the slightest things; it always happens when she feels overwhelmed. She swears all sorts of profanities, and I'm surprised the neighbors have never said anything. She tells my older sister, dad, and I that she would be happier without us and that she never should have gotten married. She threatens to leave (and sometimes does) and has specific comments for each of us. She says my dad is lazy and good-for-nothing, my sister is a loud-mouthed showoff, and she says that I never want to help her out with anything. Honestly, I do not always help her out as much as I could, but this is only because I spend the entirely of my free time doing homework. Today screamed at me, telling me she never wants to help me out again. What should I do?

2007-10-07 10:45:42 · 4 answers · asked by Kaylee W 1

I went to one and it was horrible....Are they all horrible??? The one I went to wanted me to say my name and wanted me to tell my story and they kept bugging me about my name and my story and I didn't want to give it to them and it was just bad. If you did go to a support group what did you go for? I went for AA last week and it was horrible. I should go to a sexual abuse one but the AA one really flippin scared me. If you could just answer a few of these that would be great. Thanks

2007-10-07 10:26:00 · 4 answers · asked by Blah Blah Blah 3

2007-10-07 10:24:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-07 09:55:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need to talk 2 someone now someone who has experience someone PLEASE TALK TO ME ON YAHOO NOW please - those who wonder y i keep posting its cos im desperate. im scared but i go thro this every night

2007-10-07 09:33:10 · 25 answers · asked by gleaming_gem 1

Every time when i say something to someone and they don't react or respond, online or offline, i always seem to get really upset and start have a fight with them, i kind of accuse them of ignoring me. I mean i am second oldest and my sister left when i was three and she never was in my life and i never had the chance to talk to her normally. I saw her just two times after she left me. My parents never understood me and would just get angry if i told them my opinions, is that why i demand for attention so much?

2007-10-07 09:31:27 · 5 answers · asked by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7

I really don't enjoy doing anything. I feel like my life has no purpose and I'm destined to fail. I'm very lonely and don't have any personal relationships to anyone except my parents. I'll often burst into tears for no very good reason. However, sometimes I can be happy when I'm around dogs, or watching a funny show, or watching the sunset. I've been like this for over 2 years. Am I depressed or just generally unhappy, and how can I tell the difference?

2007-10-07 09:10:07 · 7 answers · asked by Cybele 1

Because i'm sure i am. I saw symptoms and people here tell me that on reading my questions.Please don't suggest a doctor or medical therapy. Even if i tell my parents they won't take it seriously. Its so difficult. Any remedy that is possible for me to follow without anyone's help or money?

2007-10-07 06:47:36 · 15 answers · asked by Angelisnear 1

how can you tell if the way you're acting is just because of your personality or if it's because of your mental illness. for example, i have Bipolar, but i am an Aquarius and the way Aquarius people act is VERY similar to the Bipolar illness.

2007-10-07 05:30:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it because they are generally selfish,bad people that deserve it and are ungrateful about life and others are good and happy human beings or is it because they cannot help it?people are unsympathetic with the depressed,is it something we can actually control?

2007-10-07 04:49:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Startle easy (even if someone is just knocking on the door), constant feeling of pressure on my chest, heart fluttering at times, tension headaches, feeling exhausted, unfocused.

I was in a terrible car accident w/o injuries, had an unrelated emergency c-section, relationship problems, lost a family member, real mother doesn't want contact, and I moved to a different country. All within 2 years.

The symptoms vary in strength.

2007-10-07 03:59:24 · 5 answers · asked by Pie 3

2007-10-06 23:32:38 · 6 answers · asked by Soph-a-doo 1

I would like to know how come they get so revered when the only "cures" are being controlled with drugs which knock you out so you cant feel anything, and the enlightened ones admit that they just dont know. Would we be better with witch doctors?

2007-10-06 22:56:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

this? And do you know the name of it so I can research it. I fell asleep with the tv on the other night and heard a man talking about it in my waking state early in the morning but didn't catch what it was called. I know he wrote a book about it too, but again, I don't even know his name, lol. Any ideas??? Thanks!

2007-10-06 22:21:54 · 6 answers · asked by Sniggle 6