Mental Health - November 2007

Cut. And not just cut myself, slash. And really deep. I keep having these images of me with stiches and I just want sooo badly to slash. I've been having these for the past few days and it won't go away. Help?

2007-11-03 04:14:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-03 03:09:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why was he prescribed Seroquel if this medicine is used to treat psychotic symptoms? He lost his wife three months ago and was having problems falling asleep. Now, he falls asleep 30 minutes after taking this medication. Is this drug addictive?
Why is this drug working to fall asleep?

2007-11-03 03:03:07 · 12 answers · asked by LMC 1

How can you tell if it is becoming unhealthy? What are the signs that it is beginning to take over thier everyday life?

2007-11-03 02:48:17 · 8 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7

when i was younger i always argued with my mom if she said i she said i couldnt do somthin i keep begging her.i mean on a on until she said yes and sometimes if she keep saying no i felt really mad and anxious and she said i had ocd. but i thought she was just saying that.but now im older and dont do that no more. instead now im afraid of change because my mom kicked me out of her house and made me live with my dad and i was afraid of change and then after i have depression does this sound like ocd?

2007-11-03 02:31:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have become burned out in most aspects of my life: work, relationship, and family, and I'm not sure what to do about it. There has been stress for a long time and overwork and I'm in danger of losing the things that were once important to me. I find I'm not as motivated with the things I used to be passionate about as well and my life feels like it has unraveled.

I am in therapy and couples counseling but just overwhelmed and don't feel like doing anything.

I want to feel vital again, to have goals I care about but I just don't seem to care.

Can you offer any advice on dealing with burnout? I'm concerned because I'm beginning to have destructive thoughts and I need to think about ways I can change my situation.

2007-11-03 01:29:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok. on school nights i sleep around 8-9 hrs. i wake up at 6 am and im ALWAYS tired and sleepy. but sometimes on the weekends, i get less sleep and im not tired. for example. last night i went to bed at 12 am and woke up at 7:30 and im not tired. if i went to bed at 10 on weekend, I'll wake up at 7.30-8ish and thats more sleep. what can be the cause of this???

2007-11-03 00:50:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it might be anxiety. I always feel this way when im in a big group of people... i get light headed.. and feel like i might have a panic attack... is there anything i can take or do to make this go away????

2007-11-02 23:48:28 · 4 answers · asked by mkaluna27 2

2007-11-02 23:42:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

after having enough complication in life how to just come out of depression and move on.

2007-11-02 21:52:53 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

On clearing my memory, viewed a famous "shock site" video out of curiosity and now I deeply regret it... I dont want to fall asleep not because I know I will end up having a dream about it, so is there anyway to like, take my mind off of it quickly...

2007-11-02 20:43:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey, My dad lost his job at kodak last september, and this has been followed up by several deaths of people that were very close to him. This has caused him great depression, and he gets panic attacks. he has introverted, and is on disability. He has decided that hell be making more money from social security/disability then he would be if he went looking for anothr job, as his kodak skills are not transferrable. This is a double edged sword, as having a job would take his mind off things, make his feel needed, and keep him busy. Instead he sits at home. I know that if he finds a hobby, or decides to get another job, or even just starts to work out, it will be much better then the meds the Dr.s are prescribing...which he says arent helping his panic attacks anyway...After all that my question is this...how can a man 5'11" and about 210 pounds(not bad looking, just beer belly), lose weight and just feel better about himself. Hes never really worked out, so how do i excite him aboutit

2007-11-02 20:32:58 · 5 answers · asked by Kyle 1

I can understand someone developing a fear of ,lets say dogs. They could have been bitten by a dog as a kid or something.But what about fear of clowns or a fear of other things that are not really dangerous.

2007-11-02 19:03:49 · 7 answers · asked by J's leather emporium 3

2007-11-02 18:15:43 · 5 answers · asked by YahooAnswers 5

I hurt myself again. I don't know what to do. I just lost control of myself. After 7 months of being clean. This was not supposed to happen. Not now. I thought everything was cool again. But appearently not. I don't know what to do. I can't go to my parents, I can't got to my best friend, and I can't go to a counsler. And anyone that I talk to won't understand me. I don't know what to do. I'm panicing right now. Help me?

2007-11-02 17:38:34 · 35 answers · asked by [Skye] 1

I need some good distractors to deter me from wanting to cut or pop pills, I try to push it away but the urge is just too great sometimes... I took some pills this morning as an example

I am so sick of living like this, it seems everyday is a battle between sinking back down into cutting/pill popping or continuing on just going through the motions and bottling away all the negative emotions.

Sometimes things get too much to take at once... I dunno what to do anymore, I've been "stable" for awhile, but it isn't really stable, I feel very unstable, like I wanna just snap, but it isn't snapping, it is just breaking...

I dunno how much of that makes sense but please some words of wisdom/encouragement, anything please.

2007-11-02 17:17:58 · 6 answers · asked by ZAK ATTAK 4

Okay Im 15 and i smoked marijuana like an idiot. I promised to myself i will never do this again. I got the high feeling went to sleep and was fine. 2 days later.. my dad knew ,i get grounded and i just felt stressed out about it. I thought the marijuana was causing me to be over stressed an thought it gave me an anxiety disorder. I start freakin out because i think i have this disorder. Up until this point i was fine, i maybe had a couple incidents of anxiety but besides that i was fine. I go to my guidance counclour he tells me you cant get an anxiety disorder from doing it once, and tells me not to do it again. I later on realize im not feeling anxiety i just felt depressed. I research depression and have the symptoms, but this could just be from me researching on it too much. I keep thinking about this and cant sleep. I ask a friend and he tells me its just puberty and my hormones are changing. I felt better but im not sure. Was it all just in my head?

2007-11-02 16:07:58 · 4 answers · asked by yousuf535 1

This is a question that's been puzzling me recently: Can a mentally retarded man or woman raise a family? I want to know whether or not retardation passes to one's children, or there would be problems.

2007-11-02 16:04:11 · 11 answers · asked by Erik G 4

2007-11-02 15:59:30 · 7 answers · asked by LEMON the good life 7

I really hate my life ever since i moved to a new neighbourhood last year. All my friends had forgotten about me already and no one likes me in my new school. I have social anxiety and i feel really self concious now.I was really outgoing before, but now i only have ONE friend and everyone else makes fun of me because i'm more quiet and really shy now. I'm like the only social outcast. They tell me to go away and i feel so lonely everyday. I'm going to start high school next year and i feel like everything's going to get worse.
My parents are always busy everyday. They always ignore me so i feel like ending my life. Life is so meaningless and boring now. What's the point of living when i know that no one cares about me? It wouldn't make a difference if i died or not. So wouldn't i be better off dead? If not, how can i get a high self esteem?

2007-11-02 15:58:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last year around this time my mom went kinda out of her mind. She started to loose all her memory and couldn't remember it. She had to go to the hospital and they said she had a low blood count and something else dealing with drinking. My sister suggested that she might also be bi-polar. At first I was like no she isnt but then Im really starting to think she is. Like for example one day she'll be normal and stuff and the next day she'll be all loud and mean. She has a bad thing where she loves to spend money and will ask you for it everyday. Does anybody know any other symptoms of Being Bi-polar if so PLEASE Give me some information or some websites I can go to or if any body has ever delt with this I need help ASAP

2007-11-02 15:57:39 · 5 answers · asked by Princess Jr. 2

I'm thirteen years old, and a lot has been going on with on/off boyfriends, my parents, and my grandma being depressed and all, I think I might suffer a little from depression, but I'm not exactly sure. I'm upset and over emotional everyday, when I talk to my mom I just want to cry because I miss her, but I don't even have reasons too, shes never even out a lot. I cry, and get mad over the stupidest reasons I'm just soo emotional anymore..

Am I crazy or is this just puberty?
I already had my period and everything though..

2007-11-02 15:53:08 · 8 answers · asked by baby <3 2

2007-11-02 15:51:37 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

MY life has spun out of control. Im doing things i never saw myself doing. In the past i went to mental hospitals for suicide and cutting. Im now 18 and did well with not cutting for 8 months. Now my life is gone bad and worse then eveer before. im using drugs drinking and cutting. I want to stop and help myself, but have not been able to. i cant do this alone. a good friend suggested i got tot the hospital again and i think its a good idea. But now im 18 and not livign off my parents anymore. i cannot afford to go to the hospital. What should i do? Do hospitals have to take patients that are a danger to themselves even if they cannot pay the bills? how does that work. and no i dont have insurance and im not getting it any tiem soon.

2007-11-02 15:48:31 · 5 answers · asked by blah 2

im glad for my disorders:
im creative because i have ADHD
im spontaneous because im bipolar
im good at writing because im a compulsive liar.

just thought id let you know.
anybody else feel the same?

2007-11-02 15:43:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm only 14, but with all the unecessary things that have gone in my life & some things that are still messed up are making me beyond angry. I have two tapes that i listen to, one more than the other is like to find my special place or whatever. my doctor gave it to me, & like it works for an hour or two and then ya, but its like all these people in my life dont help to make it easier on me, because their to busy looking at it in a different point of view.i dont want a therapist, altough i used to!what can i do to make me more at ease & be more calm?

2007-11-02 15:42:14 · 3 answers · asked by ☮ 4

Her name is Taylore. She doesn't eat and she isolates herself by listening to her iPod and playing her guitar. She cries sometimes when she thinks no one is watching and is 'scared of being rejected' and she always looks sad. I told the school counsler and the counsler talked to her and now Taylore is soooooo mad at me for 'telling on her'. But didn't I do the right thing? Now I'm not so sure...

2007-11-02 15:33:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

"A compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and reflexive way of responding to questions. Compulsive liars bend the truth about everything, large and small. For a compulsive liar, telling the truth is very awkward and uncomfortable while lying feels right. For the most part, compulsive liars are not overly manipulative and cunning, rather they simply lie out of habit - an automatic response which is hard to break."

that describes me. how do i ask for help? i cant come straight out with it to anybody.

2007-11-02 15:27:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-02 15:21:02 · 13 answers · asked by babyface_19792000 1

I see 'miniclips' in my head of everything i hear or read...So vivid it's like watching a movie in HD.. I'm not depressed but sometimes these 'visions' do get me down, especially when i hear a bad news article and live it out as though i'm 'there', spooks me a bit i suppose and i find it hard to 'shut them off'.....
Any Psychologists out there that might have an idea of what's going on in my over sensitive head?

2007-11-02 14:34:51 · 8 answers · asked by Scarletwoman 1