Mental Health - December 2007

I feel like my friends have distanced themselves from me to the point where I have no one to talk to anymore. Most of the time I am extremely depressed where I either obsess on something I want to accomplish or not do anything because everything feels pointless to me. Sometimes I get into these depressed states where I want to kill myself because I see no point in my life anymore. I feel isolated from the world, have huge anxiety in front of people, my own relatives even, and don't know what to do about it anymore.

I see a psychiatrist, but I really haven't gotten to these issues that thourougly yet.

I don't really have a question I guess. I guess I just want to know how I can minimize the severity of my depression when it gets out of control sometimes.

2007-12-23 04:44:27 · 11 answers · asked by Shamu 2

Or, if you self injure, does it mean that you have depression??
I've just been wondering and trying to figure this out for a while...

2007-12-23 04:34:52 · 11 answers · asked by maryluh 3

I am 26 and I was doing it and i started crying.

This has NEVER happened before. It was so weird.

I have been getting therapy (she is the best therapist i could ask for) lately for stuff. but do you think thats why. I havent had a sexual relationship in a while, which the last one ended kind of badly.
I am not promiscuous so thats why i do it. I never cried while having sex.
Do you think I am now doing it as an escape/coping method?
This was so weird that i cried during THIS because i usually keep things in (except during therapy sessions). i am afraid to tell my therapist because its embarrassing. so i decided to go on here.

yahoo answers has helped me a lot therapeutically in asking and answering questions that have related to my life.

so this is a serious question... and trust me i am not crazy. thats why i am concerned.

No. I have not been raped or molested that i know of.

anyone know why this happened?

This is not a joke question.

2007-12-23 04:27:07 · 11 answers · asked by hello 2

I am always worried about everything. Also i am very pessimistic..for example (this is happeneing now) my dad is going to philly for work and is going to stay over night with 2 other people..i always think something will happen to them..like a car crash a robbery a shootinf or something...i always see the bad side of things....I am also verry very scared of everything like bloody mary, the dark, being upstairs by myself at night...Also if my mom has a cold i will automatically think it is cancer or something deadly...why am i like this? i am 12 years old is it something with my age?

2007-12-23 04:01:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-23 01:58:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

look, my life is ok i gess but i think im deperssed. ido need help with it but how do u explain that im depressed. this is the question HOW DO U TEEL IF YA DEPRESSED????

2007-12-23 01:28:09 · 11 answers · asked by Paul C 1

2007-12-23 01:22:20 · 11 answers · asked by blueidea 1

For example i have had 2 long term sex partners and it has been great and no issues at all. However i now have began to worry about not lasting long enough with girls - and it has created a problem even when i masterbate i am out of control.

I know have a problem i feel that i have created and the more i try to get it out of my head - the more i think about it!

I feel i suffer from some form of obsession disorder - but i dont feel it is that serious. Can anyone suggest some help for the problem i have created?!

2007-12-23 00:13:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 23:47:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm feeling very depressed right now because I can't decide on what to do what my future. I DO know exactly what I want to do, but I'm afraid it might not work out as planned. I'm not sure of whether I want to go to school next semester or not. Last semester I missed a lot of school & was mentally hospitalized. They put a block on my registration & wanted to expel me for DISORDERLY CONDUCT. They perceived of my anxiety attack as disorderly conduct. I was & still am under a whole lot of psychological stress & pressure. I'm afraid to go back next semester for that same reason. I eel like I'm wasting a lot of time & money. I can't even get out of bed. I'm lying on the mattress with my laptop. For the past few days I haven't been eating that much. I get distracted easily & I can't concentrate. I've also been sleeping a whole lot.

Do you have any advice on how I can improve my mood & feel more hopeful? I feel mentally cripple-can't think straight, & like things will never get better.

2007-12-22 22:54:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 19:02:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

About 3 years ago I was diagnosed with severe anxiety and severe depression, lately my anxiety as been at an all time high. Especially since my boyfriend has been in the picture, and it has just been an constant struggle. I always find myself thinking he's going to leave me or he's going to die or get hurt or cheat on me ALWAYS, and I just can't think any other way. We've been together for almost a year and he has never cheated on anyone and always tells me he's never going to leave me and I have all the reasons in the world to believe him. I just have myself in a situation where he's my everything and I cannot bare the thought of losing him, I honestly have no one else. I just dont feel like a person anymore, and I dont want to go back on meds and I don't want to turn to drugs. I just want to be me, but still with him. I really need help with my anxiety. I'm sick of constantly being sick... :/

2007-12-22 17:44:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last night around 3 o'clock am, I was sleeping and I started to wake up. I kind of woke up and moved a little and then suddenly I had the weirdest vision that I was in outer space and I was moving away from the earth till it was so far away I could barely see it. It felt like the beginning of a panic attack, which i have experienced before. Then suddenly it felt like I was disconnected from my body. Like one second I was lying in bed on my stomach, and the next I couldn't feel my body, kind of like when part of your body goes to sleep and you can't feel it or know where it is-- only it was my whole body. It felt like I was lifting up and away. Then I freaked out and jumped up and the feeling came back. Soo... opinions on this?

2007-12-22 17:23:31 · 3 answers · asked by monicasrockin 1

2007-12-22 17:18:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok well ever since i started 8th grade ive been having some serious anxiety issues and it has affected me alot (im a junior now in high school). I always think people are judging me and i've been withdrawn from people at school for the past few years without making any real friends, and i consider myself a pretty normal person. This has made me really angry with myself because i feel like im stupid for worrying so much but i can't help it. I used to be very active and athletic and i havent done any real exercising in a long time which has affected my health (i have high blood pressure) and now my life is basically the internet because thats the only place i can feel comfortable and talk to people. Basically, i want to know of a way to get rid of this anxiety or social phobia,w/e. Any suggestions?

2007-12-22 17:16:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im home for college for christmas and my family is going to Florida(i live in NJ) unfortunatly i was unable to go because of finals. Now im home alone and in a dead town with no friends or anyone around. Im 19, and not to sound like a baby but i am so freaked out. Im usually not supersticious but it seems every noise makes me jump. I feel like im not gonna make it through one more night im freaking myself out so bad. Ive been alone before!! i dont knwow hats wrong!! What can i do to calm myself down?!?!

2007-12-22 17:16:14 · 7 answers · asked by milty12345 4

like if we are about to go over a bump while driving i always hear sumone say "ow" befor we even hit the bump it always happens thats jsut 1example

2007-12-22 17:12:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am struggling quite a bit with severe depression (to the point that I can barely work right now) and suicidal feelings. I don't think that I would ever actually kill myself, but I do want to die, if that makes sense.

I'm already seeing a therapist and psycaitrst so don't tell me thats what I need to do.

My question is not quite "what should I do" it's when do I go to the hospital? When does that become necessary?

I'm 18 and still live at home with my parents, and they aren't keen on taking me in over Christmas, and I would have to quit my job all together.

I have an appointment with my psycaitrist on Monday.

Do I go into the hospital {psych ward} or do I wait to see what the doc says?

She told me when I saw her last to go to the hospital if I feel unsafe, but my dad said she only said that because she had to.

I'm so confused.

Any advice would be appreciated.

2007-12-22 17:10:08 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

My ex and I met 4 years ago at this program for mentally ill people. I know.... I know.....right there is a red flag!!!
Anyway, we have lived together now for 3 1/2 out of the 4 years, maybe longer. We broke up 2 years ago....are you guys getting all of this so far? We still live together because it's cheaper for the both of us, and I feel that he OWES ME!!!!
Here's my problem...
He's lazy, he whines ALL the time, no ambition, and makes excuses all the time about why he doesn't take care of his mental illness like going back on his meds and things like that.
I have lost all romantic feelings for this guy a long time ago, but I feel like he owes me because I am not going to be without a place to live and I'm not willing to lose everything I've worked so hard to get during the past 4 years. I'm taking steps to BETTER my life, and it just seems that he's STUCK. I will hopefully be finished with school as of February, so how do I avoid killing him until then?

2007-12-22 17:09:17 · 5 answers · asked by Roxanne 4

How many hours is that...i can't ******* focas enough to calulate, I think I might have a sleeping problem but who can i talk to about it?

2007-12-22 17:05:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 16:58:01 · 6 answers · asked by Christine 1

I continue to be called a boy at school due to my lach of butt, and breasts. After being taunted constantly I am starting to feel like a male. I constantly now think and wish I was a male so their would be less taunting. I also feel as if I would make a better male than female. Am I bisexual, or gay. Why am I thinking this way?

2007-12-22 16:18:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok here is my story.

I used to think I almost never stutter until just a few hours ago when I made a video to post up in YouTube. But After first viewing the video in WMP I noticed I stuttered in almost every word. I only stutter at the very beginning of words. I am actually very frustrated so I started to speak slower but I do not want to sound like a sleepy robot. So is thier a way to help treat my stuttering?

Help is very much appreciated!

Thank You and Happy Holidays!

2007-12-22 15:40:18 · 8 answers · asked by doonboggy 1

Honestly, im not good with stuff like this. so im asking strangers.

Lately, ive been really sad. and i just cant make myself happy, also, ive been really annoyed. and i dont know why, im so annoyed that im losing sleep over it, also lately ive been worrying about everything! and blowing things into portions. Can anyone tell me whats going on with me?

btw, this isnt PMS. haha

2007-12-22 14:49:11 · 8 answers · asked by kaiiiiit<3 2

ok,...so im in 10 grade. i should be in algebra 1,...but no. im in algrebra intro sort of? but anyways....i dont understand ANYTHING the teacher is explaining. Nothing at all. I ask him to explain it to me by myself,..that still doesn't help. Tutorials,...nothing. I just can't understand how to do this stuff all year? you would think after taking this class twice? i would start to get it? no. My parents say i just dont try hard enough,...i do. I really want to fix this little problem,..im scared to get a job somewhere i will have to count money or use the register,...thats really sad. Please,..if anyone has something,....im all ears,....well....eyes. :) thankyou.

2007-12-22 14:40:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am having trouble in all my relationships. I've had two ex boyfriends and I tried the friend thing with the first one and it didn't work out. He never talked to me again. My second ex treated me like crap but we were good friends. However, I recently discovered that he blocked me from myspace and facebook and I can't get ahold of him for two days since he lives out of the country to find out why. I'm bingeing and purging again and struggling to control my weight. All of my friends have significant others and it's hard to find time with them. I'm in a routinous job, which is okay, but doesn't excite me. I don't make much money. I'm college educated, but would never be described as intelligent. I'm always alone and hate every minute of it. I recently started going to church again, but it's so hard to go in alone. The people are nice, but the people in the young adult group have children and are married. I am considering suicide. I have nothing to look forward to. Help!

2007-12-22 14:39:40 · 13 answers · asked by blackoil 1

Without going into a lot of detail, I had some nasty things done to me by the neighbor's step dad when I was 5 years old. It was so traumatic that my brain literally blanked out the memories until I was 31. It has been 4 months since the memories resurfaced and my life has been in shambles. I've left my job, my marriage is falling apart, I'm running out of money yet can't work. I get stressed out and crazy over nothing. Now I feel like I'm going insane, looking at myself from the outside when I say things I know I don't mean. I've been to the hospital to ask for help, but I'm not going to take drugs because I want to heal myself, not cover up the pain like it had been for 26 years. I'm seeing a counselor in January, but my marriage is unravelling, and I am just a nervous wreck each day. I used to be a high school teacher and now I just lay in bed all day or flip out over useless things. If anyone has been through this, please help or maybe we could email. Any men, also? Thanks.

2007-12-22 14:33:28 · 6 answers · asked by CharlieC 3

My boyfriend thinks that he is not like the normal human and that his superior brain capacity requires a different eating plan. He says his brain requires him to eat TOO much food to fuel it.

He believes he should only eat 1 big meal a day. He thinks he is fat when he is not nearly the least bit chubby!! I try telling him to just eat healthy and work out at the same time, but he tells me that he has a naturally ripped body under all his "fat". Therefore, he believes that he doesn't need to work out and that he just needs to stop eating b/c his brain is the problem.

In reality, he just doesn't eat healthy food! I can't wait till we move in together b/c i will be doing ALL the food shopping and making him eat healthy.

Does anyone have any advice for me to help my boyfriend realize he is crazy and just needs to eat healthy and exercise like the rest of the human world???

2007-12-22 14:10:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 14:01:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've come on here before asking about anorexia and I realize that I might be anorexic... But it just won't sink in. I understand I could have it and all, but I don't believe it could be true. It feels like theres nothing to worry about... I still feel really fat and I don't know what to do.

I was going to mention something to my doctor when I went because of my broken ankle, but my mother was in the room and I don't want to say anything about it unless I am 100% sure that it is a problem.

I do skip meals, and I have gone days without eating...
I am fourteen and I weigh about 100 pounds

What should I do?

2007-12-22 13:51:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous