Mental Health - November 2007

I feel that if im not sharing every experience with someone that it doesnt matter at all and most of the time it keeps me from doing things unless someone comes with me. I think that its healthy to have some alone time now and again to relax but whenever i have some time i feel terrible because no one else is there and i have to seek out someone before doing anything. I was just curious what this would be called by others and how to go about ridding myself of this dependence.

2007-11-09 01:57:13 · 5 answers · asked by Ziggle 1

It sure does me, lol. I feel strange and feel like I am doing strange things which I think I am. I am a waitress and I feel all weird, my customer's talk to me and I feel like i'm saying all kids of weird things. I find weird things funny too. I just start laughing at things and people are like wtf???? I just got back on it but atleast it is already helping numb the depression.

2007-11-09 01:46:46 · 8 answers · asked by It's MIRANDA!!!! 4

I have an employee who suffers form depression and social anxiety. We recieived a note form his doctor which basically stated that his condition can prevent him from coming to work on time or at all on certain days. Although we are sympathetic to his needs, this is getting out of hand. Sometimes he dissapears for days. He makes doctor appointments during business hours all the time and I feel that we should be dictating his schedule, not the other way around. I'm wondering whether this can be classified as a disability and if it can't, what are our obligations to making reasonable accomodations for this employee.

2007-11-09 01:33:38 · 6 answers · asked by Nagal 2

When I look back, I feel regret after regret. Regret about going to the wrong school, regret about being friends with the wrong people. I feel that I have not maximised and made the most out of the opportunity available. I feel that I have missed out on good things in life as well as in the world.

How does one deal with such a feeling???

When I think about the times when I didn't realise my full potential and as a result I under-performed and I under achieved, those memories are the hardest to deal with. These include times in my academic and professional career, personal life, in regards to health and fitness, in regards to relationships, sex and love etc.


Sorry if I am repeating this. I would like to get maximum feedback.

2007-11-09 01:18:01 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you ever been in a situation where someone thinks of you a certain way because of an argument you had with him in the past, but it doesn't really reflect who you are? How do you get him to see the way things really are. If he continues to think negative thoughts of you "from experience," then what can you do to change his mind? For example, whenever my boyfriend wants me to do a certain exercise we get in an argument because I do not want to do it. Now he thinks that I'm a quitter and complainer, but it was just that one exercise that really got my goat.

2007-11-09 01:17:09 · 4 answers · asked by ameeker 3

I have a friend whom I used to like as more than a friend.
Yesterday, I helped him with his work because I saw he needed help, he didn't actually asked me for his help. He thanked me after.

Looking back, he wasnt that much respectful to me in the past. He was nice to me and treated me special some ways but he had also been quite an idiot to me. He could have treated me better but he didn't.

I feel rotten for helping him out. I feel I'm being too nice and this makes him respect me less somehow. I feel like I've been devalued. Its like I can imagine him smirking and thinking 'golly, here's another freebie'

Why is that? What do I do?

2007-11-09 00:36:23 · 2 answers · asked by shar 1

2007-11-09 00:35:07 · 5 answers · asked by smurf 1

2007-11-09 00:00:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a four year old son that i gave up custody of when after being discharged from the psych hospital (diagnosed with tons of stuf)...now i am trying to make it back to pe3nnsylvania (i live in north carolina) to see him for christmas, this is causing all of my old syptoms to come back...i tried raising the money by selling avon, but i have had very little luck and i have been working my butt of....i have not seen him since june, now all i really do is cry and sleep.....help

2007-11-08 23:40:29 · 9 answers · asked by freebird4lyf 2

2007-11-08 23:39:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks for reading....

I know some people may say it doesn't exist, but I really believe I'm addicted to pornography. Most of the time that I have alone at home I spend looking at it, and I even give in and look at work rather frequently. I know I'm putting my job and my relationship on the line, but I can't make myself stop. Even as I'm about to pull something "dirty" up at work, I'm consciously telling myself to stop, and forcing myself to think of the consequences....what would happen if I lost my job....but I can't make myself stop.

Are there any websites you could suggest that might be able to help? Beyond that, what else could I possibly do? I'd rather not see a doctor or therapist, as my significant other likes to pry, and there really isn't a way I could get this fixed through a doctor or therapist without her finding out.

Thank you again, and I look forward to reading your replies!

2007-11-08 22:21:48 · 11 answers · asked by neatherme 1

Ive been having this condition my whole life.Ill get real dizzy right b4 it, the dizziness will increase till my upper body jerks real fast, and i might have a few jerks, a few seconds apart.But i remain conscious during the whole thing, and im still able to walk. Is this a epileptic seizure?Or what else could this be?

2007-11-08 20:41:19 · 3 answers · asked by faron_jns 1

Maybe it's just the fact that it is late at night and I am all hopped up on cold medicine but it really disappoints me when I have given an answer my very best and the person picks someone else for some no good reason.

This mostly happens in marriage & family so maybe I should switch categories...but the bottom line is that I think people ask questions and then pick the best answer based on someone agreeing with them even if they are clearly wrong in the majority opinon...

Example: Should I cheat on my wife? She won't have sex cause she is 9 months pregnant.

Answers 1-18 and 20-32 are "NO!" and answer 19 is "Hell yeah!" and the person picks THAT guy.

I am feeling disillusioned with this process.

Help me.

2007-11-08 19:55:33 · 11 answers · asked by joellemoe 4

While I was student, my parents suggested me not to eat eggs before seating for any exams. I later enquired the reason to my teachers why my parents asked me to do that and also asked if that was a myth? My teacher told me that egg has sulpher and that might be the reason why people dont allow their childs to eat eggs before exam. is it correct?

2007-11-08 18:49:11 · 8 answers · asked by computersir 1

My wife has Medicare, they cover some things, not all. We're just recently married and money is tight, so I want to have all of our bases covered (Dr visits, ER visits,etc..). Especially since we want to have kids someday, but I know most won't cover gynecological matters. I'm new to all of this and it's confusing and scary. So, if anyone else is dealing with this or has in the past, any kind of help would be appreciated greatly.

2007-11-08 16:21:44 · 3 answers · asked by toughcrowd666 1

i am 15 years old and for the last 5 years i have felt depressed i never want to smile. i always just want to be alone the one person i care most about and love and trust i never want to talk to and when i do i always just end up fighting with him, i always have random mood swings i never want to eat i had a random weight drop of about 15 pounds in about 2 weeks. with out even trying to loose weight. i am never happy but i have nothing to be depressed about. am i depressed and what should i do abou it?

2007-11-08 14:59:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

She has terrible difficulty dealing with being older. She's depressed.

2007-11-08 14:42:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, long story short --
I have known this girl for 9 years .. (I met her through my sorority 9 years ago) .. and about 5 years ago her mother passed away unexpectedly .. she had absolutely no warning. Since then she has been extremely depressed (3 years ago she was hospitalized with a $150,000.00 hospital bill for attempted suicide) .. (she cut through the tendants in both wrists.)
She now lives 3 hours away .. but always wants to come visit me! (I am now married with a 4 month old baby) .. she is NOT mentally stable .. and I don't know how to keep avoiding the fact that I never want her to come visit.
(last time her and I were in the same vehicle she threatened to take her car over the bridge with me in it .. I am petrified to be in her vehicle!)
She has a very twisted thought process now .. she is obscessed with death. She brags about working with cadavers ... and only watches dark dark murder mysteries.
I don't feel that it would be safe for her to be around my young child!!

2007-11-08 14:30:06 · 8 answers · asked by Mommy of One 4

Is there other ways for someone to get a split personality? I want to know

2007-11-08 14:25:57 · 6 answers · asked by queenrocks12891 1

2007-11-08 13:52:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just been prescribed Prozac for PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), after Paxil bombed big time (that stuff is nasty!!--I believe my doctor called it seratonin syndrome or something like that), and it's in the same drug category, they're both SSRI's but I don't find as many horrid things said about Prozac as I found about Paxil.

So I wondered... what are the most common side effects? Have YOU tried Prozac? If so, what was your experience with it? Likes? Dislikes? Hated it? Loved it? What about the withdrawals... for Paxil it was the general consensus that the withdrawal was really bad. Is it bad for Prozac too? Are there any other anti-depressent medicines that don't have as many side effects or withdrawal symptoms?

thanks!!

2007-11-08 13:48:44 · 4 answers · asked by I'm just me 7

my depression? I haven't had this problem until the last few weeks, when my depression has gotten worse, and I have been more withdrawn as well. Thanks for your answers

2007-11-08 13:22:33 · 6 answers · asked by Dr. Ray Langston 4

I know someone with this disorder. It is hard to listen to. I think most of her stories are made up. I won't go into detail but they are pretty wild stories about some things she claims that some of her alters have done. I ask her who she is because some of her alters like me and a coule hate me. Can anyone help?

2007-11-08 13:13:22 · 4 answers · asked by Pamela V 7

What are the top indicators of depression >

2007-11-08 13:10:50 · 5 answers · asked by Amanda H 5

I have panic attacks that come and go in phases, I can have several a week or none for months so anxiety is no stranger to me, but there are odd feelings I get sometimes. I'm trying to quit smoking, so anxiety has been worse...When I panic, sometimes I feel as if the world isn't real, sure, thats disassociation, the other one I get is what I'm asking about though. Sometimes I feel as if my body is disjointed, I can compare it to the disassociation that occurs when taking mushrooms (not that I currently use them or that I never experienced this before experimenting with drugs, so it's clearly not a long term effect of drug use), like my body feels unattached to itself. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Is that a result of anxiety? If I use relaxation techniques or give in and have a cigarette, it goes away.

2007-11-08 12:54:50 · 3 answers · asked by some female 5

I need advice.

2007-11-08 12:49:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ive just started taking 20mg prozac for depression and anxiety and have noticed that my eyes are very different compared to before. They have become glazzed which i guess is normal. but are often bigger than they would normally be. Does anyone else have this? Is it just at the start of taking prozac that this occurs? and should i be worried?

2007-11-08 12:12:39 · 3 answers · asked by Little Star 3

side effects like totally no sex drive and direhha..would it hurt to just stop taking it.It is a low dose. Any advice/

2007-11-08 11:18:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, Sometimes when I'm around my girlfriend, I can be all depressed, I'll start thinking all of these negative thoughts like "She's going to cheat on me" or "She doesnt love me anymore, and she doesnt love me as much as she used to"
Why do I have to think negativley? Sometimes I have really happy thoughts, and other times I have the thoughts I just mentioned. I get really sad sometimes and worried, and I don't know what it is. I can be sad for a couple hours, then be happy the next time I'm with her...
I feel like something is wrong in my brain, I don't know what it is.
I KNOW she won't cheat on me, but yet I still think those dumb thoughts. I'm getting tired of the dumb way I think...could someone give me their opinion and advice please?
By the way, I've talked to her about the way I feel, I'm very open with her, I don't keep it built up inside of me.
Okay, please give me your opinions and advice.

Thanks in advance.

2007-11-08 11:13:41 · 13 answers · asked by Cody 6

I don't have a gun. I could probably get my hands on some whiskey, sleeping pills, and razor blades though. Also there is a river nearby and it's cold outside. I heard that hardly anyone ever actually dies from slitting their wrists because it takes too long and they freak out. Is this true? I don't want to end up in a psych ward. I want to do a good job with this. Any suggestions?

2007-11-08 10:53:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous