Mental Health - December 2007

I seem to be lost in situations in my life. My life isn't complicated, it's actually fairly simple, I know what I need to do, I know when I need to do it, and it keeps me content. I attempted suicide about a month ago because everything got turned upside down and I felt like I was more of a burden to the people I loved than anything else. After I got out of the hospital, and the baker act had ended, I felt like I learned a lot from the situation. The hospital's group therapies and psychiatrists were beneficial, and I've stayed on my meds for the first time ever...Recently though, everything feels wrong, the things I say, the things people say or do to me, the way I feel when I sit with myself...just everything. I don't know how to feel, or if I do feel I don't know if it's the right emotion for the situation. I'm not in the right state of mind to make decisions in my life, so I don't, and I'm being swallowed up. It's too much to deal with, and I'm convinced I'm insane...any advice?

2007-12-12 15:10:12 · 1 answers · asked by Odi Et Amo 3

it seems that they have more fears of unnecessary things and are unable to achieve their full potential and to the extreme, some self-terminate their life or self-destruction of their physical and mental state(cutting and unidentified cause of physical symptoms)

2007-12-12 14:38:35 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ever since my friend lost his job several months ago, (he won't say why, but his boss told me he couldn't control his profanity in front of the customers) he has barricaded himself in his apartment.

The late and eviction notices are piling up on his door. He sneaks out occasionally only to get booze and junk food. He sounds very depressed. (I communicate by phone, which is the only way to reach him.)

He told me he had been taking anti-depressants, but stopped because they didn't work, and he can't afford them.

I keep recommending professional help, occasionally he agrees, but mostly he gets very agitated, screams at me for being a "traitor" and hangs up.

I used to hunt with him when we were younger, so he probably has firearms in his apartment. He's hinted that the day he becomes "homeless" will be his last day on Earth.

I'm really in a quandary about how to help him??

2007-12-12 14:15:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 13:19:04 · 11 answers · asked by ** Lilly ** Sk8T 1

He had a psychotic episode. Took him to the psych ward. Couple of days later social worker asked us a couple of questions and we explained he has been stressed out lately and was using marijuana heavily, he was diagnosed. I have been reading everything on this disease and the major symptoms are hallucinations and delusions. We have asked him several times if he is seeing/hearing things and he says no.I don't know if he is telling the truth cause he doesn't want the meds. The psych word is no help. They will not tell us anything cause of privacy laws. I want to definitely get a second opinion. Symptoms I have observed include Restlessness_Always wants to go outside. Can't sleep. Trance like state. Preoccupied with religion and his mission to save everyone. Always stretching. word ryhming but makes sense when he talks. Can't stay long enough on one subject.Has been off and on the meds for a month. Is this schizo. Please give me SPECIFIC examples of symptoms. I have doubts

2007-12-12 12:54:31 · 4 answers · asked by morpheus101 1

My therapist seems to be having constant crises, and regularly cancels and reschedules appointments. I then begin my session listening to his latest problems. I am seeing him under the instruction of my doctor following a bereavement, but I have run out of NHS freebies and now have to pay, which I assume gives me the right to change therapists or stop. I think he is being unprofessional, what do you think?

2007-12-12 12:36:33 · 9 answers · asked by CC 2

2007-12-12 12:15:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

please don't respond saying, "get off your but, and work" because lazy people just don't wan't to do anything but loaf, and hang around. I'm just trying to figure out the reason's why some poeple are like this, and others are complete wirlwind's that never die out, like a clone of the energizer bunny? by the way, where the hell would someone like that ever get that kind on non stop energy.?

2007-12-12 11:49:46 · 8 answers · asked by Todd G 1

my friend (not anymore a friend) abused me verbally and sexually. i feel so stupid that i learnt to leave so late. I wanted to know his intention.

why me?

2007-12-12 11:31:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to die. My family is so messed up its sad all we do is hurt eachother. I want to die I feel like there is no reason to go on. I really feel like killing myself right now. I am just tired and want the pain to stop. I have been cutting myself for 4 years but its not helping anymore. I want to cry but I can't. I don't have anyone one I can talk to about this. I have my best friend but I'm scared she would tell someone and my family find out. I just feel like this empty shell and I hurt so bad. I'm young but I have been threw a lot. I know self harm is wrong but I don't want to stop. I don't know what to do. I cut myself again today and I'm upset about that because I know I should not do it. I just have no one. I hate that I am this way. What do I do?

2007-12-12 11:25:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

3 months ago I went to hospital after having a nervous breakdown. I was later told that it was mainly do to my lifestyle i was living( drinking, smoking dope, working night shoots) After this incident I was left with frequent anxiety attacks.

The Dr's I used perscibed me on pur bloka tablets( which apparently control addrenaline), and Espirade Capsules( which is an anti psychotic). After six weeks I was perscribed Cipramil to treat my anxiety.
During the course of my anxiety attacks I never once had depression. I may have been down for having anxiety issues but thats all. Now 3 months later I'm left with major depression. I don't find myself interested in activities which I once did. I feel totally un-attached from the environment around me, I find it difficult to get out of bed too. It just feels like i'm a walking zombie which has no enthusiasm for life.
Could the medication which was perscribed for my anxiety have caused me to become depressed? Please Help anyon

2007-12-12 11:06:15 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

having qaulity time with people not that i know any bodt that well to have good stress free times with its like i do,t exist or do,t really mater to any one want can i do i want some love laughter, and for some to put there arms round me and tell me they really care

2007-12-12 10:55:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for thrapist in San Diego area for trauma. My therapist is clueless and just keep hurting me...

2007-12-12 10:49:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

im scared if i tell anyone they'll just be like "Oh you just want attention" or "your just emo" which niether is true

and do they lock people up for depression and cutting? i don't want to be!

i can trust anyone but i need to talk to someone is it ok to tell a teacher?

or do you have any ideas to hint it to family and other people so i don't have to tell them directly?

2007-12-12 10:42:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, i have so far posted questions about bank hols, cctv, a lycra body suit, and a bad socail life.
now heres one that i have had much advice from both my manager, my parents and other members of my family.
Because im so low, and stressed out and depressed (all things connected) my doctor has offered my a sick note. i refused as i honestly think that it wouldnt help, but slowly things have been getting worse and my manager says that i should maybe take a week off and see how i feel (but i dont want to let anyone down) my parents say they would help me money wise if i decided to go on the sick, and other family members seem to think that i would just sink lower and lower.
what would you do if you were really unhappy and it had start effecting your work? would you take time out to sort yourself out? or just get on with it? because im starting to think i made the wrong decision now :S

2007-12-12 09:53:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My brother is a single father with a daughter of 14 (she lives with my widowed mother of 62). My brother left his partner (his daughters mother) 3 years ago as things were not going at all well between them. A year of so ago my neice went to live with my mother. She has seen my brother severely depressed for a long time now. He has been on anti depressants and valium for 10 years. He is unable to have his daughter live with him so has to live with my mother - that's working out fine but he has a huge amount of guilt and anxiety.

His Effexor dose has just been upped to 225mg a day and he takes up to 6mg of valium a day too, I think this is a very high dose. He has head shakes, he has had some counselling but he says it hasnt really helped.

All the family are supporting and encouraging for him and this has all been a big strain on my mother too. He lives on his own in a flat - he says he is lonely but has kind of got used to it. How else can we help?

2007-12-12 09:51:29 · 7 answers · asked by alipaul2 2

I Don't Get It. I Have Friends And I Do Ok In School, But Whenever I Start To Feel Low I Feel Really Really Bad And I Have To Cut My Wrists To Makes Me Feel Better Please Help I Want To Stop.

And Dont Answer ''Go Get Help'' Cause It Wont Work I Have Seen A Counseller And All She Did Was Make My Mum Think Im A Freak *Sigh* She Doesnt Understand At All And My Dad Just Yells At Me.

2007-12-12 09:40:12 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Deep brain stimulation, area 25, for the serverely depressed.

2007-12-12 09:32:49 · 1 answers · asked by melissa 2

you form a close attachment to soon....you are very needy, you have very low self esteem....and as soon as people pick up on these things, their off and you finish up always being rejected, socially rejected.

im 30 years old and have borderline personality disorder...because of this problem, ive never formed any friendships or relationships, ever. never had a partner.

ive always been rejected because of this problem to...i was bullied throughout secondary school and couldnt mix....i didnt enjoy going and i ended up dropping out of school.

since then, from 15 onwards, ive been homeless, been attacked, mugged in the street. sustained head injuries in a street attacks. been in a psychiatric hospital.

plus i was sexually abuse at 3 years old.

now iam 30, ive physically aged, im overweight, have 2 missing teeth, front bottom row. torn ankle ligaments....could have diabetes because im always thirsty. im bald.

so im worrying the odds of me finding a nice partner in life seem like remote

2007-12-12 09:17:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the longest length of time you have known someone to be taking anti depressants?

2007-12-12 09:03:26 · 11 answers · asked by jessie 3

2007-12-12 08:53:12 · 14 answers · asked by I dont know 4

I'm 19 and have depression. Have been seeing a counsellor for the past 5 weeks but don't really feel that there has been that it has had much of an effect, if any. Have considered seeing my GP and taking antidepressants, but want to become a psychologist and so am petrified that if depression goes onto my medical record then I won't be as attractive from an employer's perspective. Is there any way that I can avoid depression being put onto my medical record? (Am a UK resident.)

Also as a side note:
-Are there any forms of antidepressants that DON'T cause bloating? - my self image is already a big enough issue for me as it is.

Thanks.

2007-12-12 08:38:41 · 20 answers · asked by WindWhisperer 3

i started seeing a psychiatrist in october (two months ago), and since then have recieved two medications and counseling. i started taking Lexapro and then Klonopin, and my psychiatrist hasn't specified what my diagnosis was. she has made references to 'my anxiety' and 'my intrusive thoughts' as well as excessive thinking and overanalyzation of things, which implies i'm being diagnosed for general or social anxiety. however, this has never been completely verified. when i asked if i had depression, she doesn't respond directly, seemingly avoiding a labe. recently, she suggested i take Abilify, telling me it would 'help clear my thoughts' and 'fix my thinking process'. after i took two pills, i looked up what it was on the internet to get more information on what it is used for, and the first most common treatments are for 'schizophrenia' and manic depression (bipolar disorder). do i have a personality disorder? is it so serious my counseler can't tell me, or i can't tell what she says?

2007-12-12 08:38:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a woman in her mid 40s who really never had much self-confidence particularly with guys. I know I'm intelligent and attractive. I have nice friends but I think I was born shy and usually lacked the confidence and determination to persevere with a relationship. Some guys have been really in love with me and even proposed to me but they were not right for me. When I meed someone I'm really crazy about, I often mess it up with either nerves or inability to communicate my feelings. I often make the mistake of not believing they could possibly be into me if Im really attracted to them. This is making my life hell at the moment. Every other area is great..I'm so lucky with good health, I look great for my age (often taken for early 30s) get asked out quite a lot and have a great job. Any tips really really appreciated!

2007-12-12 08:32:15 · 5 answers · asked by trying it 1

He has been having a lot of anxiety attacks recently. He didn't go to school for the past 2 weeks in 1 class because he was afraid he'd have a PA in class. He has told his instructor about an illness he has, but the instructor has told him that "to make up the final, you'll have to show the dean an excuse".

What should he do? His dad is an MD, but his dad may get mad that he hasn't got help for it. Which is another thing-taking medicine gives him a PA. He fears that it will do damage to his body.

2007-12-12 08:24:32 · 4 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2

I know some people that work in the mental health field do have a history of mental illness, some that I have met are currently on antidepressants, but because they have their illness under control they are perfectly fine. Is this common, and if you were looking to get into a career in mental health would having a personal history of mental illness benefit you because maybe you could relate to your clients/patients better?

2007-12-12 06:33:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am always so angry at home. At school I never lose my temper or get into slanging matches etc but at home my brothers and sisters and even parents just drive me up the wall. Sometimes I just can't hold back and feel the need to hit something and scream until all the anger is out of me. But that doesn't work, because I am still angry.

Please help me control my anger without all the 1, 2, 3 counting stuff. Sometime I feel like I'm about to explode.

Thankyou.

2007-12-12 06:12:18 · 55 answers · asked by *Angel* 5

I'm so stressed, I feel like I'm just going to pass out shut down. I'm afraid I have schizophrenia.

I've always been a hypochondriac, thinking ive had aids and cancer, but never had. And it usually drives me nuts. I'm living in france right now, I've been here for 6 months with absolutely nothing to do but think about my past. Just before I came my 4 year GF broke up with me and destroyed me. Two weeks later I came to france and all I can do is sit around the house and think. I can't go to school, work or interact because I don't speak the language\

I came here questioning my personality because of my breakup, and its ALL IVE BEEN doing. it started to wear off the other day and i felt like myself again, but then read up on schizophrenia. I fit some of the symptoms (no dillusions or anything like that), but feel depressed, anxious, worthless, and guilty. Since reading I've had a nonstop panic attack. Do I have this? or just too much time on my hands and a hypochondriac problem

2007-12-12 06:00:03 · 6 answers · asked by chrism1819 1

they tell me this is for his anger and mood swings but every time i look this up it comes up as bipolar.. i want to know how you find out this . we have had problems for years with this but the older he gets the worse it has been

2007-12-12 05:53:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 05:44:55 · 2 answers · asked by lauren s 1