Mental Health - December 2007

I have two or three really bad nightmares every night, and I don't know what to do about them. I've had them for years, but I don't know why. I take EffexorXR for anxiety, and I know that can cause vivid dreams, but I've only been on it for about a year and a half. I've looked for tips to stop nightmares, and I've tried a few, like talking about them, writing them down, and trying to think of happy endings for them, but they haven't worked. I rarely have recurring nightmares; they're different every night and I really hate them. Does anyone know a way to make them stop?

2007-12-22 12:47:59 · 7 answers · asked by ryushi 2

Everyone gets depressed one time or another,meaning every1 has experienced depression,It's so common,I don't think you can call it an illness anymore.I think that depression,should be redefined as someone who's down all the time as opposed to some of the time.I don't think you really have depression.If tommorow things are great and your happy.
I think depression,should be defined to people with all the time pessimistic personalities,even if good things happen.I get to thinking that depression is a word being thrown around,there is a difference between sad and depressed,sad is temporary,and will probably be gone by tommorow.Depression,is the the reason people have to take Zoloft.If everyone who said they were depressed,but were really just sad,had been diagnosed with depression,99 % of the populus would be taking Zoloft.I guess what I'm looking for is precision of language,depression is used more commonly than the word emo,and just like the word emo,90% of the time it is misused.

2007-12-22 09:58:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've recently lost 15 pounds in two weeks, though I don't THINK I've changed my eating habits. I also have back pain and a general loss of interest in things. Like, I used to be really into drama and theatre and I was just cast as lead in our play, but I don't even want to read the play and I've become like this in other subjects, too. I'm also really tired and fatigued all the time. AND I've become EXTREMELY paranoid. I feel like everyone's trying to hurt me in some way and that people are constantly watching me and that there are camera's hidden through out my house. So am I depressed or what?

2007-12-22 09:43:56 · 6 answers · asked by Jordan 4

My brain has always restricted me from doing risky things. I have been very risk averse in my life. I avoid sports which I may break something , i dont push myself incase i do harm to myself etc.

my inhibitors have been my controls. but all in all i lead a boring life. i have not challenged myself much. when i do and i break an inhibition i feel out of control and this makes me scared. but i also feel exhilirated too that i did something.

2007-12-22 09:43:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok so dis happend not 2 long ago.i went 2 sleep da day b4 my baby siblinz 2nd birthday, (THEY JUST TURNED 3 2 DAYS AGO SO IT HAPEND BOUT A YEAR AGO .)

i went to bed as usual.in da middle of da nite i saw myself sleeping, only i wasnt awake, I WAS SLEEPING.i was floating above my body!i left out of the room, floated down the hal, & saw my mom eatin chineese food (our dinner the previous night)i went in2 da livin room and i saw a bunch of ghosts, making weird faces at me.my "BODY" then went back in2 my room where me and my big sis slept, watched us bothsleep, and then i just disapared. i woke up the next mornin Feelin very nervous , and scared and i knew why, but for sum resun i cudnt tel nobody.i told my moms old fren wen she got there cuz she was very into da spirit thing nd she sed i had an out of body expierence. i started cryin from bein scared.im 12 yrz old.if anyone has n e ?'s or comments plz lemme no, or help me figya out wats going on with me in my haunted house!
lol THNX

2007-12-22 09:10:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Somtimes when i get an old song stuck in my head, i comes on the radio or when i remember a sentence from a movie that i saw a long time ago, i turn on the TV and the movies on! It CREEPS me out!!!! Do u no wat it is?!?!?!? Also, my aunt is sorta lik me but has "more power" and she can control it.

2007-12-22 09:01:09 · 8 answers · asked by ♥xXEscape the Fate Fanatic!Xx♥ 3

2007-12-22 08:47:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have worked very much in order to obtain a vagul nerve stimulator. My insurance denies it, although the FDA has approved it and not only does it help to prevent epilepsy. It cost app.25,000 dollars. I have applied to a clinical trial. One of the criteria is that no Mri's or Diathery be used. Along with my therapist we have worked so much to get and give the information about to be accepted. It looks hopeful. Please no negative answers. Thank you for your help.This device does not release nor use any drugs. It is some what like a pace maker It will help with preventing the epilepsy.it has been proven to work with treatment depression and some cases of chronic pain..

2007-12-22 07:23:36 · 1 answers · asked by Jean 4

Post here your worst feeling ever.
So If you are in a bad mood, or something bad happened to you, you can see here that there is always something worse ^^!

My worst feeling ever:
The feeling that I have neglected my grandparents.
My grandfather died a year ago, and I'm still not over it, for sure cause I have nothing left of him but a painting and memories.
My Grandmother is demental, so she doens't knows who I am.
The laugh you used to take for granded; is gone.
The way she has to be locked up in a room for her own good is killing me.
I have neglected them, while I could be with them for as half as my time, but I didn't want to. Blind for my feelings.
now I'm most of the time f*cked up, but when I think about all the rest of the problems in the world, I realise I still dunnot have to fight for clean water of food, so that's the way I keep my head above the water.
Clear your heart out!

2007-12-22 07:00:20 · 21 answers · asked by Silke Starkey 2

My mom needs a psychologist for her severe depression, and im pretty sure shes up for going to one, but there is a problem.

She works as a doctor, and she doesn't want to go because she says itll go on her record and she wont be able to find a job then....

Any suggestions?

2007-12-22 05:20:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Without going to an MD. Is there a self-test?

2007-12-22 04:46:10 · 7 answers · asked by Bill Spry 4

when I think about it. I am afraid that I will go crazy or sth.

2007-12-22 03:53:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

my bf has issues. his mom abndnd him whn he was 7 in trinidad. he nvr had an education. he is in canada for the pst 10 yrs now n he does nothing. he has no priorities n ambitions in life. he cries why he was ever born if his mom was going to leave him. evryday he wishes death and i know he has had previous suicide attempts. he has no pple skills what so ever and a very low self esteem which has been even more trampled by his past 8 year relationship with his older wmn wit whom he has a 7 yr old son. he is so confused and lost. he lives this fake gangster life which is soo ridiculous. he doesnt wish to attempt new things due to fear of failure. i find i have been a very positive influence on his life.he is trying new thngs wit my support. But im 20 im expecting in April im in college still fulltime. My family wants nothing to do wit me becuz he is not muslim n im the sanity in this relationship. i hav n suprt wht so ever. He turns on me at times whn his frustartion gets to a high. HELP

2007-12-22 03:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-22 02:11:36 · 6 answers · asked by Mary Mouse 1

I tried to give up drink and was doing very well. However, I feel I need something to chill me out in social situations etc. Is there anything by prescription I could take to replace the drink? Drink makes me aggressive and I doing want to lose my girlfriend. Is valium, or similar, a possible solution?

2007-12-22 01:51:56 · 26 answers · asked by chadK 1

I cant sleep!

2007-12-21 21:51:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i went to see a psychiatrist/counsellor/social worker person recently, i was nearly crying before i even went into the room, and almost as soon as i sat down i started crying. i feel like such an idiot. but i just get so scared and nervous around people i don't know, especially when they're going to kinda interview me, and about distressing topics. i was so worried, i didn't sleep well the night before. once again i cried through the whole thing and couldn't look at her. i'm worried it's making me look like i suffer worse depression than i actually do. yes, i get low enough to think of suicide, and i think about it a lot, but most of the time i seem ok, i'm reasonably 'happy' around my friends, i laugh a lot around my friends. i do enjoy some things. and although i get nervous around people, i don't normally get so nervous that i break down.

i'm worried that they'll think i'm worse than i am. what do i do?

2007-12-21 21:38:42 · 17 answers · asked by pullthetrigger 6

I've heard snippets of people dying of sadness/depression and I'm not entirely sure whether those were just exaggerations or actual cases. I've also heard animals can die of sadness or grieving themselves to death, and since we're animals as well, aren't we just as susceptible? And I don't mean suicide when I say depression or sadness. I mean like, someone turning to the wall and DYING because something horrible happened to someone they loved or they lost everything or something. Links to articles on this are greatly appreciated! Thanks!

2007-12-21 20:04:49 · 24 answers · asked by Puddles 2

I feel like I'm dying inside....literally no one loves me. At work I'm too needy, I always need someone to compliment a job well done. I'm doing ok in school, but that's after a struggle. Everyone in my family suffers from clinical depression, so they're never there for me. I'm 24 years old, I never had any money or love growing up, and it's hard trying to make ends meet now. Well at least I'm trying, by going to school to try and better myself.

I'm desperate for real love. I don't want to go to a therapist, cuz I want REAL love. What can I do to make myself feel better when I'm at home?? I'm distracted because I keep thinking of other people who have loved ones and are so lucky because of this. Should I go on anti depressants? I used to drink and it took my mind off things, but that's destructive.

2007-12-21 19:30:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-21 19:25:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anytime a guy compliments me, touches me or even looks at me with interest my stomach turns I am convinced that their intentions are purely based around sex and that they have no respect for women.

I was sexually abused by my step cousin, he was my best friend at the time and we had known each other for three years. Since then these feelings have festered into hate and fear. i didn't even realize how badly it had affected me until about two days ago even though its been almost 4 years. I thought about it more and realized that since then i haven't had strong feelings for a boy. The worst part is that my male relatives are the ones i am most afraid of. I can't even have my dad touch me without me feeling like it might be sexual to him.

By the way. Therapy is not an option, i can't afford it. I've gotten out of a very long depression by myself, i know i can do this. And i think it will be what gets me completely away from depression.

2007-12-21 19:21:32 · 9 answers · asked by Emily 5

I've noticed people asking if they are emo or saying they are emo and I always wondered what that means.

Cheers

2007-12-21 16:15:22 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

why would i want to see my own blood but i do
im not depressed or unhappy or anything i just like seeing it

2007-12-21 15:49:21 · 13 answers · asked by vfadict 2

Thursday they were called to pick up the 5 yr old for being interruptive in class. When mom got their, they said he had made the comment "I'll just kill myself". Now, she understood that there had to be an evaluation because of that stupid comment, but he wasn't serious. He got it from somewhere else and was just saying that to get his own way. Well, they called in a mobile psychiatrist to evaluate him. The counselor said things to his mom like "I have never seen a child that bad." "He has a chemical imbalance, bipolar or something"... the problems only occured at school really. The shrink recommended a 3 day evaluation to check for underlying problems and drawing blood, and his mom said, well I could take him to an outpatient center. The shrink was agreeing, then the counselor called her in to his room, and she came back out and said no, he's gonna have to go today for 3 days. He's hearing voices and he's at risk for harming himself. (so she said).... more to it...

2007-12-21 15:26:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

...like what kinds of tests are done to determine if someone has it. Ive looked online but its kind of vague. Thanks :)

2007-12-21 15:04:15 · 2 answers · asked by Satellite Eyes 6

shes an idiot and claims she has depression and is only very good at hiding it but i know she doesnt shes a happy kid i see her big smile all the time and shes happy just ask her ex-boyfriend theres no problem with this child (i mean she was raped but she healed herself through God and church and church counseling) but see i am very angry about this she doesnt have freaking depression my only two good stepmom's had depression i mean one of them i found the body of when she commited suicide and the other decided she would stop going to therapy and taking her meds and i had to help her i mean that night was truely powerful to me just crying with her anyways...my friend doesnt have depression she freaking doesnt?!?!?!?!
how can i tell her that she is an idiot and isnt ill with anything?...though she did just have her boyfriend break up with her and thats when this started...how do i tell her that this is no reason to have depression??

2007-12-21 14:59:51 · 8 answers · asked by Raitlin B 1

2007-12-21 14:48:47 · 8 answers · asked by Caroline 2

My father was murdered six years ago. My family has been through counseling jointly, which scraped the surface of issues. My three sibling, mother and I are coping fairly well considering. However my oldest brother is not handling things well still. He's progressively drinking more and more, which only feeds his anger. He's acting out to the point that I don't know what to do. Our father was killed in the top of the North Tower on 9/11. We all still deal with this daily, but for him it feels like he never can even find the positive moments on a daily basis. He's not a drunk, at least not before this. He has seriously taken on my father's death as his own. Please help with advice. I know this is heavy, but I'm in tears regularly trying to deal with this.

2007-12-21 14:30:33 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4

I have such a hard time staying asleep. EVERYTHING wakes me up. My boyfriend was talking on the phone last night in the next room, with the door closed, and it woke me up immediately. This happens all the time, whenever he tries to put dishes away or watches TV, or even when the cat goes to use the litter box and paws at the litter.

I have non-addictive sleeping pills, which I take sometimes, and they do knock me out really well, but there has to be a drug-free way of staying asleep. Why do I wake up at every little tiny sound?

2007-12-21 13:53:09 · 5 answers · asked by MRose 4

I'm going to be in a situation tomorrow where I would normally FREAK OUT (being in a small house which will be overly crowded with people and screaming kids). My doctor gave me Xanax and I'm just not sure that it will really help me. I get really nervous about being in this type of situation and I really worry about getting sick because I tend to get migraines in this type of situation. Do you think the Xanax will help?

2007-12-21 13:49:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous