Mental Health - December 2007

I have multiple (2 or 3 to be exact) personalities and occasionally I talk to myself, when no one is around. If I have to let something out (usually caused by fights, arguments or humiliation) I can have a conversation with myself for up to an hour or more. Does that make me a mild schizophrenic?

2007-12-15 08:58:18 · 16 answers · asked by ChiC_pArIsIEnnE 2

My family is tired of me...I have OCD and I was head injured in 1986, I also suffer from Phobia's and Panic disorder, but the OCD is out of control..I worry constantly about my husbands health. I always think he has a dreaded disease. He is only 41. PLEASE someone help me to learn to deal with these irrational thoughts and fears. I am suicidial...

2007-12-15 08:15:15 · 7 answers · asked by Pumas for McCain! 3

I'm 16 and think I have some sort of shopping anxiety (is there such a thing). Most girls my age love the mall. They love the atmosphere and everything else. I do love fashion...I love new clothes. But, for the past few years I've been living off of my cousins old clothes. Which is okay, but they aren't the latest and greatest current fashion items. Before I go to the mall I like to plan out what I need, and what I want to get. I write down a certain item and list the store where I will get it from, even the colour I like. I'm excited and like to put together oufits on the internet that would suit me. But, as soon as I get there, my mood just goes way down. I couldn't care less about the planning I've done ahead of time. I just want to get out and go home asap. Then, as soon as I get home, I regret the fact that I didn't get anything. I hate everything about the mall. The prissy people who look you up and down, the crowds, the slow walkers...everything. What can I do about this?

2007-12-15 08:11:22 · 2 answers · asked by Laney 2

2007-12-15 07:44:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have real bad sinuses, and for the past month, I keep feeling like I am just waking up from a sleep, even though I have been sittin in the same place for about 30 minutes. (Like watching a movie) I worry a lot, and am a hypochondriac, and it seems when I am with friends, I totally forget about it, but then sometimes once again I will keep feeling like I am losing my memory, even though I drill myself and know that I am now. Also, I have been coughing up these bright neon green looking loogies. Anyone have any advice? (Other than - "See a Dr now!")

2007-12-15 07:18:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter has been quite depressed lately, over nothing in particular, its just like she cant seem to find the good in anything. Its been like this for a few months, she used to be full of live and very upbeat. Me and her are very close, and she confides in me about everything. I was wondering what do doctors look for when prescribing anti-depressants to teens? I don't know much about them, but I was thinking they might be something good to look into, because being depressed is affecting her health. She isn't eating much anymore, and her grades are going down in school.
Can anyone please tell me what makes for a good anti-depressant candidate?
Thank you

2007-12-15 07:08:50 · 5 answers · asked by kk 3

2007-12-15 07:08:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was born in jaffna srilanka 3:15 am on june 2 1978 under ashuvini rasi
35-40 percent of my depression is gone right now. when will i expect to see a huge difference in depression. pls email me to ssubram2006@yahoo.ca, or ssubram2007@gmail.com

2007-12-15 06:50:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lost my mom when i was 10.
Was emotionally distanced and ignored by my father.
Developed Borderline Personality Disorder.
Have social anxiety and body dysmorphic disorder.
Not able to have a normal life.
Always searched for lone since my mother died but end up loosing it everytime beacuse of BPD. Can never have a relationship.
Dont know who i am, what i am or what for.
Miss the need and care, but can never get it.
Dont have a single friend, leave alone few good friends.
Cant even take care of myself

I dont have a life. Why should i even live ?

2007-12-15 06:44:04 · 6 answers · asked by Hummingbird 1

Id like to talk to a counsellor but i feel silly talking to someone face to face, are there any online counselling sites i can talk to, i dont want to talk to anyone on here, id like to speak to a professional if anyone knows any sites please let me know

2007-12-15 06:38:11 · 3 answers · asked by A 1

I was plagued with self-esteem for years. Always thinking about how I felt about myself. Then one night while I smoking something and was alone I realized......"How self centered" Self esteem is all about me and how I feel about me not how other people feel about me only how I feel about me. ME ME ME.
It was futile and I realized if I wasn't thinking about me the world was damn good.....
So for people who have self esteem is yours good or not?
I feel pretty great about myself now that I don't think about myself in that respect.

2007-12-15 06:31:11 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth M 2

My Mom has been diagnosed with dementia. I believe it is Alzheimer's. Anyway, she has violent tendencies. She is downright mean at times. Can sweets cause violent tendencies in Alzheimers patients? My mom used to hate chocolate & now my brother catches her eating the whole pan of brownies his wife would bake. Can chocolate cause violent tendencies. Could chocolate make it worse? She has lived with my brother for 2 months now and just recently is when she went so mean and the only 2 things that happened is his wife made some brownies & I went over there to take care of her so that his wife could go get groceries. She wasn't there when mom woke up? Could that change have set it off? I just need answers. We need to understand more about all this. And what to do when she gets nasty & violent. We Love her and aren't ready to give up yet if there is a way to lessen the violent tendencies. Thanks in advance!

2007-12-15 06:27:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which two persons would help you cope better and why?

2007-12-15 06:23:28 · 9 answers · asked by ChocLaddy 2

How can we live together in harmony?

How do we not hate the neighbors and live in peace?

Can we ever build a paradise in our planet, and in our life?

2007-12-15 06:03:13 · 17 answers · asked by davegesprek 1

What are some things you wish you had known about majoring in psychology before actually doing it? (if you already have)

2007-12-15 06:02:13 · 7 answers · asked by Bob Smith 1

I once read that the date on which more Americans commit suicide than on any other is January 2nd. Is that true, and where can I verify that (i.e., what source, etc)? Thanx and have a nice day!

2007-12-15 05:43:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have sugested that she go to a doctor for this and she is against it,my children and myself are suffering through this with her.

2007-12-15 05:30:24 · 7 answers · asked by Andrew C 2

Okay. This is a long story.

I am gifted. I started college courses when I was 12, I am a junior in college at the age of 17, I am going to be a pathologist. I married a man who is similarly gifted, who is serving in Iraq. I am independent, I lived on my own two years before I married, because I had to leave home at 15.

My father was not in my life. My mother was abusive, but because I was gifted, no one saw it, I thought it was normal, and no one believed me when I started to talk. She would curse at me, yell at me, throw things at me, forced me to sleep with her naked (until I was 15, yes), and would scream at me for hours if I expressed an opinion that did not match hers.

Obviously, I got away. I got married, I have my college career, I'm coping. My grandparents, my husband, my former pastors and my close friends are the only people who believed and understood my abuse.

2007-12-15 04:17:04 · 4 answers · asked by Aia S 3

If you do can you please post them, thanks :)

2007-12-15 04:04:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a co-worker who suffers from some sort of mental affliction, I just don't know what to call it. You can't have a normal conversation with her. She constantly tries to "one-up" you. Except that she always makes it seem that things are worse for her. For example, you can't say, "It sure is cold outside" without her replying that it was MUCH colder when she came to work, at 5 a.m. If we got 4 inches of snow, she got a FOOT of snow. If we got rain, she got a STORM. If you got injured somehow, she got injured much worse at some point. You get the picture. Is this a mental condition, and if it is, what is it called? Thank you.

2007-12-15 04:01:01 · 7 answers · asked by kitten lover3 7

its my birthday tomorow (gonna be 16 officially) and im so exited that i know i wont be able to get to sleep, it always happens when im exited, sometimes im up till like 3 am, please help me find a way to sleep tonight

2007-12-15 03:38:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont want any stupid comments i cant bare them. I know it seems selfish so please i dont want comments on its selfish or whatever. But i suffer from other peoples including family and friends happiness, i dont know why, i dont want to but i just do. Its hard to deal with it aswel. Why does this happen Does anyone else feel the same or know why this happens?

2007-12-15 01:59:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Last week, I went round my mate's flat after a support group that we both go to at the mental health team. Helped her paint her flat, then we had a few drinks after. The thing is, we sat down to watch Neighbours, Home and Away and Hollyoaks, and I only remember bits from those soaps. Apparently, I trashed my mate's flat, picked up her telly from her room and threw it on the floor and smashed it. Also knocking her pc off which she doesn't use, She had to call the police on me and I don't memba getting in the ambulance. I had 2 be restrained and got over 30 bruises all over me. Now this week, I got arrested and was interviewed. I was put in a cell with a police officer watching my every move. I also have an eating problem and also on medication. I have been released on bail till new year. Everyone says that as Im 6 stone, the booze is gonna tip me over the edge. I can't remember doing anything wrong at all. What am I likely to get next year? Got a caution 4 setting fire alarm already.

2007-12-14 22:41:32 · 25 answers · asked by sweetclaire16 3

How many of you out there get depressed around the hollidays because you have lost too many loved ones? I have lost my Grand Father, My Father when I was 8. I lost my Grand Mother 5 years ago. I have not gotten in the holliday spirit ever since. To this day I can not stand any thing that has to do with the hollidays and I get really depressed. Every one I know loves the hollidays and tries to get me to join in. I have told them my reasons for not being happy. They always tell me to stop looking back and live in the present. I just can't do it. Any suggestions ???

2007-12-14 19:53:05 · 14 answers · asked by fiji2litre 5

I had to get my cat euthanised last week. Ican't get over it. How can I

2007-12-14 17:06:14 · 12 answers · asked by odball 2

I have noticed this for a while now. I'm really scard of spiders. Big, small, it doesn't matter they freak me out so much. If there is a spider in my room it has to be killed (by someone else) or i can't sleep in the room because I'm paranoid it will go on me when I sleep. Also if I'm looking through magazines and there is a photo of a spider in the magazine I have to turn the page I can't even look at it. They really scare me. Is this just a fear or is it a phobia? I'm 17 if that helps in any way...

2007-12-14 17:03:21 · 11 answers · asked by Ooh-La-La! 3

i don't know what to do im losing my mind i seriously felt myself turning psychotic and i was so angry becasue i hate myself my life my boyfriend my parents everyone because no one cares about me no one wants to help me we have no insurance so i ccan't even get help.. i hurt so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!ive never seen love my mom emotionally negelcted and abused me literally no one cares about me!! don't even say anyone does because no one knows my situation nobody knows me or my life i deal with so much **** and it won't go away so much **** it wrong with me i feel so much pain and hurt and non love that im literally turning crazy because it hurts bad im helpless ive already been in the hospitol and conseling when we had insurance i just give up i hurt so bad im angry because i hurt my anger is a cover up of my real emotions because if i felt that i wouldn not be here and im starting to feel how i reall fell and i can't handle it!! i can't handle the fact the i have no one and no where to turn

2007-12-14 16:49:52 · 8 answers · asked by I Am Hollywood 2

ok well ive always had strong belief in ghosts/ spirits because my mom did. im only 14. but when i was 11 and visiting a relatives i could feel the presence of things. and not good things ive learned to decide the difference. and the last night i was there(me and my mom packed till 3am) we climbed up the stairs to are room and we started hearing things climbing the stairs. now lately ive heard foot steps and voices. specifically voices talking to my dog(crazy i know) but he'll leave my room (he never does) and sit on the couch looking at the cieling and ill be in my room assuming my dads up and on the phone or something (i dont know exactly what they say) and so i walk out, the voices stop, and my dog keeps staring till i snap him out of it. is there anyone i can talk to about this? and do you think its just in my head?

2007-12-14 16:39:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-12-14 15:12:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous