Mental Health - December 2007

My 6 year old brother sleep walks and my mom told me we shouln't wake him up, why not?
HELP ME!

2007-12-25 20:39:22 · 11 answers · asked by mybratt66 1

O.K. I realize that this is probably normal; however, it has never happened to me. I have an attraction to my GYN. He is a little younger than me, and not my type (I like the rugged, athletic and bad boy type and usually not that educated). When he walked into the room, I became nervous, also I felt like I knew him instantly. I know a little about transference, but does this fit. Personally, I haven't been that nice to him, but he keeps trying to win my trust (long story). Then, under general anthesia (routine procedure), I told him I love him-his intern told me (and why did he have tell me this?) I don't really remember this, only someone calling me by my first name and then people laughing saying wow (probably imagination-drugs an all). I know I should get another doctor, but I have follow up appointment. I am embarrassed and understand this can go no where good. I just can't get him out of my head. Can anyone help me understand this? What should I do?

2007-12-25 19:43:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm always forgetful and i think its getting worse. sometimes i will forget when someone ask me to bring or buy or tell me some things. When i say forget i mean cleanly forget, as if it never happens before. And thats whay i always have agument with people about they didn't tell me and things like that. And i always having headache when i'm trying to concentrate. Am i sick? if yes which type of doctor should i see?

2007-12-25 17:48:49 · 8 answers · asked by laohu3gu 1

I finally grew so frustrated mentally because of my doctor bills and having trouble keeping steady work that i applied for disability.I have had times where he presibed medications i could not afford so i never filled them,like xanax for panic attacks,and had situations where i was under extreme anxiety and he would refer me to a place where they only accepted people whom were already on disability.When speaking to me he makes it sound like he supports me,but in the documents that my attorney retrieved from him,i do not have his support,he thinks i can continue to work.I have been seeing this doctor for clinical depression for 6 years after I initially had some sort of brain siezure event that made me go into a dementia.he treats me for this,high blood pressure,high cholesterol and bronchial infections related to my chronic asthma,so theres a certian amount of maintenance,like blood work.It's almost like he's working for the state and only wants my $,is this proper care for a patient?

2007-12-25 16:59:11 · 5 answers · asked by rich 1

There are a number of goals I'd like to work towards (e.g. getting married, buying a house, settling down). But I get really discouraged sometimes. For example, I feel like at my age I already "should" have property and be more settled. Then I start comparing myself to others who are where I want to be and I start feeling depressed and anxious.

How do you work towards your goals without letting yourself get discouraged in the face of obstacles and past disappointments?

2007-12-25 15:46:03 · 3 answers · asked by quirkyfunnyone 1

2007-12-25 15:38:19 · 11 answers · asked by king 1

I'm extremely sensitive to sounds, smells, violence, injustice, and criticism. Someone can be tapping a pencil in the room next to me, and I'll be on the brink of insanity. I have to leave situations sometimes because I'm so irritated by tiny annoyances. Why am I like this, and how can I change it?

2007-12-25 15:16:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel insecured. When I seat idle, after few minutes, I feel sufocated. A little doubt also makes me panic. Is anxiety normal?

2007-12-25 15:16:06 · 13 answers · asked by subbu 1

2007-12-25 15:13:06 · 7 answers · asked by AL Inc.Smackdown 2

I've been having hard time to get up early by early I mean just 7-8 am. I ve' been lately sleeping till 11 am by the time I take my coffee the afternonn start. I eat at around 4 or 5pm then take frout a11 pm and stay up till 2-3 am.
I want to change all this I'm planning to sleep early tonight (hopefully I 'll be able to sleep)
So what do you do to motivate your self and get up when you wake up in the morning ( even when you feel tired) the only thing that make me get up and leave my bed is work, but I'm not working right now, and I'll be starting in january.
Actually I'm most of the time 5-10 minutes late to go to work, or I skip my cofee to exactly on time the reason again each time I open my eyes in the morning I feel tired and want to sleep another 5 minutes which go sometimes from 10, 15 minutes up to 2 hours (If I'm not working)
any helping good advice

2007-12-25 15:08:12 · 3 answers · asked by Lilly 3

I go to the gym 3-4 times a week so i exercise, im only awake when im with my friends doing something fun, otherwise i could fall asleep anytime. Also i always have this feeling that i dont want to do anything and nothings fun. Any advice?

2007-12-25 14:45:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a friend and my first impression of him was that he was really nice. I then realized that he was sometimes a little irritable and annoying. A few years later he became very irritable and annoying, but only on some days. He then told me he had depression. Is that why he became irritable and annoying? I am know still friends with him but can't stop thinking about that. Sometimes I am not sure if I still want to be friends with him. Also, I feel that If If be irritable and annoying and I know I am not and tell them that I have a kind of obssessional anxiety disorder, they will still be friends with me. But I know I am not irritable and annoying and don't want to be but keep worrying about if I want to stay friends with this person. I don't know what part of him is just the depression and what is just his personality and what part of me is my anxiety when I react with people and what is just my personality.

2007-12-25 14:18:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its been a while that I feel like this, more than 3 years, And I dont want to go to a shrink since they put you on drugs that will make the scenario worst.

Since I suspected myself with depression, Do you know how to deal with depression without taking medications?

Thanks in advance.

2007-12-25 13:14:41 · 16 answers · asked by The Lost Man ... 1

I just started receiving SSD for Bipolar. But I had a bad reaction to a drug called ABILIFY. It caused something called Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. In short, I now have a permanent onset of Hyperthermia. I can no longer do anything physical(walking, running, working, sex). I cannot expose myself to sunlight longer than 15 minutes of I risk having a heat stroke.

2007-12-25 13:12:20 · 7 answers · asked by Kilo N 1

Please don't mention medication because we have elected not to go that route. Both my sons father and my brother also have adhd and medication gave them more problems than they fixed.

My son is extremely intelligent and I know that is why he gets depressed a lot of the time. Sometimes it is for selfish reasons such as cleaning his room and feeling hopeless to clean up such a huge mess all on his own. He's had bouts of depression like that since he was 3. More recently however, he has been depressed over friendship issues at school. Mostly he keeps his feelings bottled up until he explodes and then he tells me about his problems. He had an issue with a boy at school and kept it to himself for weeks until he felt like the world was coming down around him. He wrote me a letter telling me how his life is ruined and I was the only hope of fixing it. I talked with his teacher and fixed it but she also let me know that he hasn't been the same ( he broke both of his arms in

2007-12-25 12:59:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that it is just daily tribulations but I feel like I'm dragging an anchor. What can I do to turn it around?

2007-12-25 11:55:48 · 13 answers · asked by morales 1

The first time I went to my psychiatrist to get on anti depressants I was charged $200 for a 10 minute appointment

Walked in, walked out 10 mins later with a subscription and without an extra $200.

So 3 months later I had to renew my prescription, and I just had to pay another $200 for another 10 minute appointment.

I have the feeling I am being ripped off, this guy is charging me $200 just to write his permission to give me medication on a piece of paper.

Is this a normal fee, does anyone else here have to pay this much money just to get a prescription updated?

(For the record I cant use my insurance because they don't cover mental health issues unless in severe cases,)

2007-12-25 11:24:08 · 12 answers · asked by jeff o 1

Ok, I'm 14, & I went 2 the Dr. for my yearly check-up, & my Dr. said I was about 15 pounds over weight. I drink a lot of Dr.Pepper. So I switched 2 diet Dr.Pepper, & went on a little diet. Well I guess from the diet I started drinking about 6 to 10 or more diet Dr.Perppers a day. I lost the 15 pounds & started drinking water instead of diet Dr.Pepper recently. & now that I have started drinking water instead of diet soda, I'm tossing and turning all night, my muscles are sore & wanting to jerk and move, my nose is running, my eyes r watering, I'm getting aggravated and mad really bad for no reason & I'm felling just plain sick. & this started like a night after I switched 2 water from diet soda. about 4 days ago. so yesterday I drank a diet soda & I felt a lot better. No more of those symptoms. & I was just wondering if this could B Aspertame addiction withdrawals? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks!

2007-12-25 10:47:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

what should i do?

2007-12-25 07:06:14 · 13 answers · asked by pdcr777 2

Hey yall,

I have a brother..He just turned 21 years old, and hes totally gotten out of control to where our family doesnt even know what to do with him anymore. He gets wasted just about every night and has become completely addicted to gambling. He goes on drinking binges when he gets depressed. He was kicked out of high school when he was 18 for marijuana (in the last 2 months before graduation) but was able to still graduate at another high school. He started attending Tulane (he even got a full scholarship! hes sooo smart..and Tulane did not know about the marijuana use btw) Well, after not even a year of going there he dropped out. Then, he cut of all connections to our entire family and lived down in new orleans barely making annny money. We didnt hear from him until a year or so later, and it was really scary because we didnt know if he was still alive. Well, then, he came to live with our family again. His drinking and gambling is completely out of control..(continued)--

2007-12-25 06:48:15 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa 1

2007-12-25 06:33:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can i know if i have one of them?

2007-12-25 06:33:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have been prescribed xanax, but have heard bad things about them...my job is stressful and really need to relax ..please don't say yoga or something like that i;m working all the time need something maybe from the health store or something like that something i could take during work...any help greatly appreciated

2007-12-25 06:10:47 · 11 answers · asked by michele d 4

Hello,
My oldest child revealed to me yesterday he had thoughts of killing people at the school.
From some kids this might be just a threat. BUT my child has a history of mental health issues, and is currently in the state children's jail system.
Now that I look back at how long he has been in the jail system and what the judge has not let him out due to unsatisfactory mental health facilities here where we live, it all makes sense now.
Is this something I should tell someone about? He says he is not in that frame of mind now, since he has been in jail for a time over his mental health, it is not something he wanted to talk about but he opened the door, so he must of wanted me to know.

Is jail the place for this kid or is a mental hospital? Am I blowing this up out of proportion? Other parents what would you do?

2007-12-25 06:04:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had this dream when I was 4 years old.

I was taken to my room and my mother turned out the light in the darkness.
I remember feeling as though something was nasty, evil and sinister behind me.
I saw this red light, and it was swirling like a storm cloud and I heard the sound of a heart beating.
I then saw viens runing up the walls.
I tried to break the windows, but they became unbreakable.
The door would not open or brake.
I was then sucked into a dark well and I ended up in the womb.
I was an undeveloped 8 week old feotus.
I was in my mother and I could hear her talking about having an abortion.
Then I heard a surgeon's drill going off and he siad "It is a good job your baby can't feel pain, as this is many times worse than being burnt to death.
I pinched myself and it hurt, then the drill started digging towards me.

Then I woke up and went down stairs.

Then I saw something..,,

It was a feotus!

2007-12-25 05:56:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is my 3rd Christmas without my mother. She passed away alittle over 2 years. I seem to feel that I should be over my mother's death...but I am not. Right now I am spending Christmas just my father and I. He is very distant and hasn't been overly supportive with me. I guess he grieves in his own way.
I was talking to a dear friend of mine...who's like a big sister to me online this morning. I love her so much and I broke down in front of her. I started crying and became very emotional. I was alittle upset when this happen. She said to me"if you are going to cry I am not going to talk to you". I know she doesn't like to see me upset but I didn't like that comment. She has been very supportive to me. Should I be upset as her statement...would you?? Nobody seems to understand the loss of a mother. Should I say something to my friend? What would you do? Thanks

2007-12-25 05:28:39 · 14 answers · asked by Girly 1

when i was younger i would get anxiety, at the time i didnt realise i was having anxiety attacks so i thought it was this wierd thing that happened from time to time when i felt funny. in lectures i started to get worried about my breathing and i felt like i would have to leave so i used to worry that there was something wrong with me and i would try to stop myself from thinking these thoughts in new situations and if they didnt come up id be pleased and thought ill be ok now if i dont think about it. well i started to get into a habit of blocking out all bad thoughts incase if i thought about it too much i might get it then & thinking they shouldnt be there if im out at a party etc. they arent related to what im doing and i realised that i wasnt listening to myself anymore by doing this and trying to keep myself focused on the situation. now im finding it very hard to let myself think about other stuff rather than what im doing and i want to just relax my mind and think automatically.

2007-12-25 05:20:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm asking this because on a daily basis she has SEVERE mood swings. For example, yesterday night she called me and was all happy, and I mentioned about a trip she's on and she freaked out on me. She's always having these huge mood swings, then she wont let them go no matter what I do. These little tiffs last for hours on end! Its not just a recent thing, its always been like this, its getting to the point where I dont want to deal with this anymore... What are my options? How do I know if she is manic depressive or bipolar?! I always try to do the best for her, and love her with all of my heart, but these mood swings are just getting in the way, way too much.

Help?!?!

2007-12-25 05:14:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My wife is 32, was born with Cerebral Palsy. 3 years ago she was diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder. She is on lithium, effexor xr, depakote, and lunesta. Recently she has also been diagnoses by a neurological epilepsy center with PNES. Her psychologist seen her when she she is has her seizure and feels she has DID. My wife regresses to a child who is 6 year old. This person says she has to protect my wife and keep her from pain and stress. Lately it has been coming out more and is more demanding and starting to refuse to let my wife return. What is the prognosis? what is the current therapy for her? what can I do to help?

2007-12-25 04:47:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's Christmas, and I was so excited for it. I've been listening to Christmas music for weeks, and enjoying the music and liking how pretty the decorations and everything is.

Now that it's here, I'm not so much into the holiday spirit. I love the music, the decorations and spending time with family, so I don't understand why I feel so irritable and depressed.

Everything is going good today. I got some really great stuff. I have my family with me. The music is nice.

But right now all I feel like doing is covering my head with a pillow and sleeping.

Why am I feeling like this, and what can I do to stop it?

I feel like I'm wrecking my family's and my own Christmas. :(

Please help :( I've never felt this bad before

2007-12-25 04:43:31 · 13 answers · asked by Annie 3