Mental Health - December 2007

My son is waiting to see the specialist about his behaviour. He has been waiting for months. He is 9 and has had problems since very young age. He doesnt play well with others, he is very angry all the time, he constantly threatens to kill himself.He hits himself.He argues with his sis,5 constantly.He lies all the time. his behaviour is terrible. He doesnt learn from punishment at home or school. His handwriting is poor. You can tell just by lookin at him that something isnt right. My niece has aspergers and i have OCD. he shares his time between me n his dad. he has 2 brothers 12, 13. his dad says he is just a pain but i know that something is very wrong with him. I can hardly cope with him anymore, i am worried for his future. ANy advice please would be very gratefully recieved. thanx from a desperately concerned mum x

2007-12-13 21:05:53 · 12 answers · asked by rachel h 2

I recently went to see my doctor about my stress and anxiety. She originally approved me for 6 weeks of short term disability, referred me to a wellness center to help me learn to manage my stress, and put me on Paxil. At my 4-week checkup, she switched me over to Lexapro in orer to assist with side effects, including decreased sex drive and concerns over the drug preventing weight loss (I am obese and trying to focus on losing weight and getting healthy again). I am now almost out of the 6 week supply of Lexapro she gave me, and was hoping to stop taking that soon because as I understand it, any type of anti-depressent can inhibit weight loss.

My question, to anyone who has taken Lexapro and gone off it, is this: Did you have to be weaned off of it, or were you able to just discontinue it? I am only taking 10mg daily. I know this is probably something I will need to discuss with my doctor, and believe me, I will - I'm just looking for some general experiences. Thanks.

2007-12-13 20:58:12 · 4 answers · asked by Kylie 3

Hi im having a bad week this week as its quite a lonely time for me as i see my sis and others buying presents for their other half and you think when is it giong to be my turn and it comes to a point where u think you are distined to be alone for along time. I feel my life is very dissatisfying and was wondering if anyone could offer me some inspiration or words of advice to help me turn my self around as i cant go on feeling like this.

I feel inferior to girls in my office as theyre skinnier and they seem to demand the attention of every person who comes into my offce. In particular i find the one girl tends to muscle in on everyone friends and get in with everyone. She flirts with every guy who comes into the office. I also feel she looks her nose down. She knows more people than me in the office and ive been here longer and i think its down to they all fancy her

I want to feel comfortable in my own skin which i dont

2007-12-13 19:20:56 · 13 answers · asked by pansydansy123 1

people see me first like im some normal (normal) person (first expressions) their always shock by my personality
i usually spend most of my life starring on the floor and being quiet
im 13 and they say i have a mind of a 3rd grader, they say im very crazy. it doesnt really matter much to me.
when im like very depressed they say im so emo, they also said that if im sick or something. i NEVER hurted anyone when im angry or hurted anyone by nothing, i never get involved to fights for short

this isnt multiple personality
is this just my personality? or am i some kind of autistic person

2007-12-13 19:18:48 · 5 answers · asked by CHICHAN 2

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i thought i had social anxiety but i think i have schizophrenia.. i was skipping college classes and started seeing things that werent there and thought i was seeing someone and had a connection with them and talked to them in my head and talked to them outloud as if the were there and then i got so frustrated that i needed to have them there in human form and thought i was in love with them and they were in love with me.. then it got out fo control and i became suicidal.. now im depressed and anxious i almost failed out of school i think i had a nervous breakdown i think i need antipsychotic meds
i thought everything was a sign and that it was telling me my greater calling in life

2007-12-13 17:56:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I could go into detail about me not being normal and such but- I think deeply, very deeply sometimes. Just today I sat in a classroom (I'm 17) and spent the whole time calculating the reason for a persons interest and mood as a reaction to drama. The problem is, it makes me suddenly blank and silent to the world when I come out of it. No one cares about any of it like they dont dont have the capacity or tolerance for the thinking- but more importantly it ruins my day. I used to talk and hang out loads but now I'll pace and think. What do I do? I HATE it. I'd rather be angry at people than not care- its like my brain's gone into hibernation and leaves me depressed.

HOW do I keep in the present and not loose my sense of reality- how do I still stay fun?

2007-12-13 16:12:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

put on genodin a week later recant and said it was a lie to get sympathy,now claiming he thinks he is suffering from aspbergers syndrome 7 year old son recently dx-as i look back at the manipulation,the control issues-where to go not to go who to talk to or not-got really angry when i pushed further into my church and envilving my son in any activites for his age-yes my son is having some struggle with the social end of it but he is comfortable w/the church leaders him and i have been going over five years-and needless to say my son's father hates that i go to church and take our son he sayd im not comfortable there-i often ask myself how can you not be comfortable in the safest place in the world.The divorce papers should be given tomarrow-its been a steady down hill-quitting work/not even looking for emplyment for nine months i supported the family on s.s.d. and assistance from the state.The sad part hes a state correctional worker who had no problem leaving everyone to dry-divorce ?

2007-12-13 15:42:56 · 2 answers · asked by resigned 5

2007-12-13 15:35:09 · 9 answers · asked by lool 4

2007-12-13 13:46:15 · 10 answers · asked by Justin A 2

christmas....a time of suffering and complete neurosis as people forget the real meaning of loving kindness and compassion and act with greed and selj centeredness, family quarrels, alcohol and too much food...an emptiness descends before and after on the human spirit, and once again angels fall.....

2007-12-13 13:43:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do i get over this phobia or atleast cope with it? (i'm not going to be touching anything to get over it)

2007-12-13 13:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I downloaded a bunch of 90's one hit wonders that made me think back on good times in my life. And I have gotten really depressed because I am now 24 years old and cant believe I been out of high school for almost 7 years now. I feel like my life has become a waste because I am still stuck on what will I do in life just like I was when I was 17. I feel like my life is passing me by on just plotting and thinking. Does anyone else feel this way??

2007-12-13 13:38:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please answer :) I need to know.

2007-12-13 13:34:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've suffered from depression, on and off, (more on than off) for about 10 years. I think I'm over the worst. In the early days I didn't know what was wrong with me and it nearly drove me completly over the edge. Rather than see a doctor, I thought (arogantly) that I could sort myself out. To be fair, I didn't do too bad. I got myself out of the worst of it. The problem is, it's still there. Everyone thinks I'm fine and somedays I think so too but it's holding me back from doing the things I want to do. Just recently, it's got to the stage where all I do anymore is sleep and go to work. I'm trying to go back to university (and have been for a few years) but I just can't seem to do the things I'm meant to. I'm not doing anything I enjoy anymore, I hardly see my friends and I can count the amount of times I've been on a night out this year on one hand. Things are bad again. So i'm gonna go to the Dr, problem is I just don't know what to say or what he'll say. Wot can he do

2007-12-13 13:19:36 · 13 answers · asked by bob 1

2007-12-13 13:19:30 · 11 answers · asked by Elizabeth D 2

I have paraphilic infantilism. I have this need to dress up like a baby and wear disposable underwear. I get the urge to do this frequently and can't resist the activity. The problem is that after I engage in the activity I feel stupid and my self-esteem goes down. When my self-esteem goes down, my clinical depression gets worse. I want to stop this but can't. The problem started around age 4 and has been continuing relentlessly for almost 2 decades now.

2007-12-13 13:17:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

haven't visited my native country for over 7 yrs, and I have loved ones there. I got so many irrational thoughts like: I'm worried that my plane would crash, I'm worried that I would be killed in a bomb ( my native country is a high terrorist target), I'm worried that I would be kidnapped, and many more worries.
should I stop worrying even though there is a great chance that all my fears could happen?

2007-12-13 13:17:05 · 5 answers · asked by ocean 1

when should you definately go. like i have obsessions and anxiety, not much compulsions. HOW FREQUENTLY should i obsess, get anxiety, have compulsions before i see someone about it ... or should i just go no matter what. im in high school, do people really mean see your councillor?? are they trained to give advice for that stuff?? when should i go?? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANSWERS (hopefully).

2007-12-13 13:00:56 · 13 answers · asked by Jon N 2

It might be that I want to buy a new sweater, but think I don't deserve it, that I already have one so why buy another. It's like I'm not worthy, because there are so many truly suffering people due to wars and povery and I should just be happy to make do and not expect anything good for myself.

2007-12-13 12:57:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

latley ive been getting dizzy in class out of nowhere like id be sitting and all of a sudden id fall over. and i get really dizzy. i dont know why i mean its not like i take drugs or even meds or anything. i just get really dizzy out of no where. sometimes i wont even notice it so illsitting and i realize im falling over and im like u know whoah!!! i dont know what it is


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2007-12-13 12:28:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been on effexor xr from the smallest dose 37.5 to 75 to 150 with no effect at all. My psych doc recomended a raise to 225. Has anyone been in my situation and got better results at 225 mg? I feel so vulnerable and weak minded right now. Thanks for your answers!

2007-12-13 11:34:11 · 2 answers · asked by Scratch 1

mental help
crazyyyy people
Remeber Good Burger
Kel and Kenan at the end
they were dancing

2007-12-13 10:58:42 · 12 answers · asked by through God's eyes we all lo 1

I have a nine yearl old daughter that has been digagnosed with Absence seziures sence she was 5 years old.I was wondering if anyother family out there was going thru what my husband and I are.Would love to cummunicate with someone that is going thru what I'm going thru.
Please respond if you are interested in talking.Kerri.

2007-12-13 10:01:12 · 5 answers · asked by Kerri S 1

I am 13 & I just moved from Dallas to Miami. I miss my friends and my family in Dallas so much that I have turned to Vicodin. It's so hard to quit because it's everywhere. I mean at school everybody's got it. I know I need to stop but I can't. It fills the emptiness of Dallas. I'll look at pics of home or talk to friends back home and I get so sad that I just go & pop a few Vicodin's. I think that my problem also is linked to the fact that the reason I had to move in the first place was that we were going bankrupt on our 6000 sq. ft. Million Dollar Home & my dad lost his job at the same time. So now were living in a tiny 2500sq. ft. home in Miami because my Dad got a job here. So it is very rough because not only did I lose my friends and family, I lost my house and my money at the same time. So pretty much Vicodin fills the pain and helps me through theday because when I think back to my old care free life I get sad and pop a Vicodin. What Should I Do????????????? Please Help Me!!!

2007-12-13 09:43:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What Mental Disorder Is This?
I am on antidepressants for moderate depression and severe anxiety, and they have helped somewhat, but not nearly completely. I have this thing where I think I am doing things that I'm not; like I'm flipping out at my desk or my nose is flaring, or I'm going out of control or some weird things. What is this????? Please help this is absolutely ridiculous.

2007-12-13 09:30:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok my life is in dissere ( not sure if that's the right spelling , or the meaning for that matter )

I am 25- I have no life. - My parents are to blame- But I just wanna survive now - Forget them !
I am sick and tired of my father who is an emotionally abusive a-hol@ , and my mom just goes along with it as if there is nothing wrong.

Now my brother . he's the biggest a-ho#e of all of them ,( Also an emotional blackmailer like my mom and dad ) Recently my dad tried to get mad at me for the simplest thing and then he chased after me with a knife scaring me . So i called the cops on him . They came and arrested him and found out the knife that he was holding.

This happened few months ago on september.The Court gave me an order of protection against him . Today I was talking to my mother after along time because I was in serious need for some money and she helped me in the morning. I took the help only because I felt like using her once for everything I went thru and

2007-12-13 09:28:43 · 2 answers · asked by sum142121 1

I got so angry when my computer froze and my phone wouldn't connect..i just threw my phone at a wall in my room really hard..it flew and the battery came out....I just wonder why it didn't break! In a way i want a new phone.. but i am extremely surprised nothing happened to the phone..why is this!?

2007-12-13 09:25:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

They say many folks suffer more depression and anxiety this time of year than any other. Are you one of these people??? Do you wish things were as they used to be, when days were happier? Maybe you have lost someone near and dear to you. Who or what will you turn to at this time ??? My best wishes to all of you who are sad.

2007-12-13 09:13:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 09:07:11 · 3 answers · asked by katie 3

I just got neuropsych testing and am expecting a diagnosis of ADHD. In any case, I feel that I'm much less effective than I'd like to be.

I know a lot of the time kids with ADD receive services that help them develop "systems" at home and at school so they function as efficiently as possible. As an adult, how can I get support? I don't really have the money to pay a life coach to help me, so I'm looking for tips and online resources. Thanks.

2007-12-13 08:45:07 · 3 answers · asked by quirkyfunnyone 1