Mental Health - November 2007

I am afraid to live it seems... On a regular basis, my mind gains control, and I imagine the most terrifying things. I never see them, but I convince myself that they are real (because I'm afraid of them) and I often lose sleep because of it. I've never actually seen, felt or even heard any of these things that I imagine..but the fear I feel of them is so real to me that I'm almost convinced that eventually I'll start seeing them. Them being the monsters or ghosts or just random freaky creatures that I make up in my own head...

Am I delusional? Am I completely nuts? I live life like any normal person does, I don't have any other problems but this... and it's going to eventually destroy me over time because it's causing such an impact in my life... Am I just paranoid or something?? Over-imaginative??

What should I do?

2007-11-28 17:10:04 · 4 answers · asked by `*~AmberLeaves~*` 1

yesterday, everybody took a hands on test and the whole students were looking.

I was nervous because most of the times I talk to myself so I have to control myself talking. Me trying to be in control of NOT talking to myself and NOT being weird, I have to also stop my hands from shaking. On top of that, I had to think about the test, getting everything right.

I was really nervous so I wanted to go last. I kept on looking at the clock so it would be the time to go. So, finally the time went by and I didn't had to do the test infront of everyone. I was ready for my test privately.
There were three other girls talking to the teacher about how nervous they are about people looking at them while taking the test. Some girl even asked the teacher if she can take the test on break time. I was shocked because those girls are normal, why are they so nervous?

I'm nervous because I have to control me from being weird and talking to myself while starting to shake because of panic attack.

2007-11-28 16:57:17 · 2 answers · asked by Pretty 1

2007-11-28 16:14:23 · 8 answers · asked by GIOVAN R 2

okay i was such a bright student i always had my grades up in the top latetly i randomly at night when im about to go to sleep i start crying, my grades,,...... went down i really could care less, i wanna sleep most of the time too. i really didnt notice until today when my mom told me and i realized maybe i am

2007-11-28 15:59:39 · 3 answers · asked by delilah 2

I'm in university and in a relationship that's getting serious and lately I've been crying a lot.. Do you think that it's possible that it's in my system to be depressed if I don't have a baby by this age? (I'm 20.)
This obviously doesn't mean I'm going to have a baby lol.. just interested in your thoughts . Thanks for answering!

2007-11-28 15:42:48 · 7 answers · asked by :Sheila: 6

im 16 years old and i have severe ocd and anxitey i take meds and im usually ok if im not under pressure witch doesnt say much i first started highschool last year went all down hill the anxitey flaired up it was so misserable i nearly killed myself a few times i cant tell u why school makes it si bad it just does i went to school 3 months of having to be draged out the door everymorning when i got to school it was so bad by then i just slept it through cuse i couldnt not make it...it was the worst 3 months of my life finally my docter convinced my parents to take me out cuse i was just failing and getting in trouble for sleeping so i had to reapet this year im doing school online witch is so much easier for me its not the best but it works for me next year my parents are determind to make me go back to school for my southmore year..thats in 9 months and im alreayd getting the fear i dont want to go throught this again i dont wanna repeat again i dont no what to do ill never make it

2007-11-28 15:34:12 · 9 answers · asked by Est.1992 6

Any tips?

2007-11-28 15:28:34 · 6 answers · asked by Keep On Trucking 4

I think about sucide a lot but dont think i would ever do it i feel they would take back what they do if i show them how much it hurts God gives me signs that he is with me. i am not mental or crazy i actually am very smart and kno a lot about computers i repent of my sins almost daily and accept God to the fullst but sometimes do doubt as much as i dont want to... Just hard to imagine when he doesnt really show you that everything is true .. like everything that happened in the bible i really do need help with this question ............ before......

2007-11-28 14:12:26 · 16 answers · asked by Zack 1

Should Paxil (or other SSRIs) be taken at night or morning? Do they have any effect an your sleeping patterns?

Thanks!

2007-11-28 13:08:19 · 4 answers · asked by Roberto 3

Well I've been stuttering ever since I was around 5 yrs old. I didn't think it was that big of a deal because it didn't interfere much with what I wanted to say. Its been going fine for years.

Now...I'm in high school (11th grade). This year is the worst year for me. My stuttering has caught up dramatically. I'm stuttering in almost every sentence I say. I sometimes can't even say what I want to. When a teacher asks me a question, I know the answer but I cant say it, so I just say that I don't know.

Well...now I'm extremely self conscious, and I'm getting worried that its just going to get worse!

Well I'm enrolled in a competition called "DuPont challenge" where I pick ANY topic and write an essay on it, then hand it in with hopes that I win the money and prize.

The subject I want to write about in my essay is Stuttering. I've been trying to find technical websites that have to do with stuttering, but I'm not having any luck in finding one. Does anyone know a website I can use?

2007-11-28 12:54:35 · 5 answers · asked by Mike 1

What long term effect do some bipolar medication have??
i have been taking them since 2000 i have so far been on-
topamax
buspar
depakote
zoloft
prozac
abilify
tegretal
and alot of others i can't remember...
i some times feel like i was used as a lab rat..
i mean the buspar made my teeth fall apart i have so far 4 missing teeth and 15 others that have holes in them..... i also know that another one i was on did some damage to my liver...

so what i would like to know is what is some of the long term effects of these meds i have been on and do you think that i was used for medical research???

2007-11-28 12:16:22 · 6 answers · asked by FrozenFlowers 6

Hello. I am 15 and I am always so paranoid about everything. I am afraid to be myself because I am afraid that people will think I am weird or something. I have a girlfriend and I always get paranoid that she doesn't like me anymore just for some random reason. I have no confidence in myself either. Please help me and/or tell me some things I can do to boost up my self confidence and self esteem and end my paranoia. My life is terrible right now.

2007-11-28 11:50:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been diagnosed w/ and am being treated for clinical depression. I have a hard time getting up in the morning. I just lie in bed awake and have very low energy and feel emotionally very low. It's even interfering w/ my ability to be on time for morning appointments. I know this is a symptom of the depression, but, while I'm still treating that, any tips from those of you who have dealt w/ this?

2007-11-28 11:46:21 · 6 answers · asked by jjan111 1

tell wat u say or heard and wat u think about people saying that it is only in your brain

2007-11-28 09:50:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 43 yrs old and I'm constantly forgetting things. At times I can remember things from years past and other times I can't remember what I had for dinner the night before. Is there help?

2007-11-28 09:31:42 · 6 answers · asked by John M 1

2007-11-28 09:30:19 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 18th birthday in 4 days and i still don't drive. I have my permit..had that for 2 years now. I took my drivers test..but BOMBED IT! I was completely nervous...and the WOMEN didn't help any by being a total *****. Im also afraid of driving..i don't know why..but i am. So here i am, almost 18..depending on other people still. Im ashamed about it..i hate having to still depend on people to get around..does anyone have any advice for me????

2007-11-28 09:30:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont know why i am getting suidcal thoughts. i dont think i will kill myself. but its really freaking me out that i think about different ways i could kill myself. ive talked to a doctor, she said its probably stress. but its really disturbing me and i dont know why im thinking this way. i used to be really religious. i never had any serious mental problem, i am a genereally happy person until like 2 months ago when one day i thought what it would be like to kill myself. i dont think i would ever attempt it..but why am i thinking about stuff like this, it scares me, i have dreams that i try to kill myself and dont want to but i cant save myself. i dont know who to ask for help or where to go. i tried talking but my parents think im just asking for attention or whatever, but im not! i want help. why am i thnking like this, i feel like such a bad person for thinking of this. can someone help me

2007-11-28 09:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by Lacey B. 3

i went to see they said he was private psychartist but before i went to him i was seeing another psychartist the insurance i had at first was just medicaid. they told me i had to find another doctor because i had medicaid. then i went to this other doctor at first they took me for a few months then he charged me a co-pay that i could not afford. then i got medicare and of course i tried to find another doctor the same one i had for 10yrs or longer.do you think the private doctor tried to take advantage of a poor person.of course im disabiled with paranoid schizophrenia.how can you tell if there will be a co-pay or not.can someone explain the medicare medicaid system.

2007-11-28 09:14:20 · 5 answers · asked by debbigeri 3

2007-11-28 09:12:13 · 7 answers · asked by Pyi 1

ok im an emotional wreck right now. before you start judging me listen to the story. well today we found out a girl in my grade hung herself. school has been dreadful everyone cried all day and i think its ALL MY FAULT.
this girl, mackenzwas going out with this guy, but he actually liked me and i liked him. so he cheated on her with me. she found out and started hating me and sabatoging my life. she hid my field hockey stuff so i missed the bus and the game, destroyed my pot in ap ceramics, and spread nasty rumors about me. at first i was like ok well i did steal her bf. but then it got outta control and she was ruining my life. so i retalliated. my friends and i made a fb group called i (effin) hate mackenzie and got the school to join, we also wrote on our hands IFHM (i effin hate macken) and got everyone in the school to do the same. so when she got to school it looked like everyone hated her. then we found out she killed herself. it was a mixture of things but mainly (ill continue

2007-11-28 08:17:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

and that helped but doctor wont give me anymore as i could become addicted. Does anyone know of any herbal remedy for this if there is one? Thanks in advance. also any advice on how to deal with this problem would be appreciated.

2007-11-28 08:12:31 · 6 answers · asked by Julia G 1

No delusions or departures from reality. Just very distracting colorful visuals. Geometric patterns, flowers and such. It should be noted that I have been a daily cannabis user for over 15 years, but I use nothing else. Is it just time to give up the ganja, or could there be some more sinister neurological or opthamological reason?

2007-11-28 08:03:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i cant get over this fear i have of throwing up in public..like at school i dont eat at lunch because im afraid im gonna throw up the food i ate. im not afraid of the actual puking its self, i just dont want to puke in public. like whenever im in a room by a bathroom i feel fine so clearly its all in my head but i still have this fear. my throat gets all full and i cant swallow easily. im scared to go out anywhere if i've eaten that day because i dont want to throw up! i carry around a little paper bag with me in case i do...but i need help. any suggestions?

2007-11-28 07:59:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

A very close family member of mine has paranoid schizophrenia. It has been going on for several years. It is to the point that we may have to force medical treatment upon this person with legal tactics.

Sometimes this person is completely normal and it's just like the good old days (which is so heartbreaking), then other times they'll be asking me questions about if I know of people who have been in the house, stealing their things.... Believing that the neighbors are taking things and moving them around the house (even though the neighbors have never been over). Then the next day its forgotten about and not discussed, as if it never happened, and this person is back to normal. Its much worse than that, those are just examples

With medical treatment, how treatable is it? I love this person so much and can't bare to think of them like this for the rest of their life. I can tell that they're not happy. I know when they were happy in life and I'd love for them to be in that place again

2007-11-28 07:52:46 · 5 answers · asked by Sean R 2

I am having a BIG problem..
I cannot stop eatin fast food ! I am an emotional eater unfortnately and when things go wrong I eat ! I started eating at Arbys, Wendys, Burger King, and Mcdonalds for lunch at work.. it was quick easy and conveinent... and now I cannot stop eating at those places.. even when i bring my lunch I go out and eat at one of those places..... and If I dont I end up only stopping on my way home. Even with the last 2.00 in my pocket I would stop and just get somehting.. its strange... and puttin on the pounds badly... I wrote in this question before and alot fo people suggested going to a doctor.. and I think it is a good idea because this is getting out of control... but what kind of doctor do I go to ... and I feel as if my primary care physian will ignore my problem if I tel him... so who helps with these kinds of things?

2007-11-28 07:39:29 · 6 answers · asked by igotyou888888 3

Alright I want to know if there is anything I can do to limit stress. I have had 2 ER trips because of high blood pressure and am only 17. I figure my BP is caused by my stress. My dad has suffered from hypertension since he was 20. I have looked up causes to high BP and most of the things I do not do. I am active, have a decent diet and no longer take much caffeine. So my question is why am I stressed? I am never stressed about a certain something, I am just stressed all the time. Little things don't bother me and most big things don't either. I don't worry about much at all. I just don't get why I am stressed.

2007-11-28 07:24:40 · 2 answers · asked by Mike C 2

last night i made the mistake of watching a very disturbing movie which showed a girl committing suicide by cutting her wrist and i didn't get any sleep at all cos i kept thinking about it. i did choose to watch the movie so it's my fault but i didn't think it would affect me this much. is there any way i can get the image out of my head? now i'm worried i'm not going to be able to get to sleep tonight cos when i don't get any sleep i get anxious about sleeping. it doesn't help that i took 2 sealeg pills 4 days ago and i'm still feeling drowsy from them.

2007-11-28 06:58:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so here's the story and question....

I was with my girlfriend almost 5 years....we loved each other very much....we did have some fights and arguments.
I wasn't perfect, I did say mean things sometimes or do things but I have OCD and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Not all of it, but most of it was caused by my problems, I have been getting help and working on myself for the last
year and a half and been getting better. I regularly go to my therapist and psychiatrist and take my meds as prescribed.
I have gotten better. She left me 3 months ago because she said she didn't like the way I treated her. She is the type
that wants a "fairytale" relationship. Everyone has told her including her parents that she won't get that with anyone.
She also expects no fights or arguments. Well anyways she told me for the first two months after she left...that she
still wanted to be with me, she loves me, misses me, wants to know I'm serious about us, etc. Then two weeks after
that go by and she doesn't say much to me....well I texted her a lot but it was because when I tried to give her space
before by not texting as much, she would text me and say why are you ignoring me or I don't think you're serious about
this...and then when I did she didn't want me to text or wouldn't text me back most of the time.

2007-11-28 06:37:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 06:36:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous