Mental Health - December 2007

ive lived with a certain degree of insomnia all my life, taking a long time to fall asleep, i used to deal with this problem as best i could but and as ive gotten older (31) and certain pressures have mounted in life, I gradually developed semi serious depression in the last two years. I yearn to better myself to bring me out of depression, but I cannot fall asleep now without Xanax and Alchohol, and this preventing me from reaching my full potential, physically and mentally.
I go to the gym work my butt off thinking it will help me fall asleep naturally, but I end up laying in bed for hours, the only way is to increase my xanax dosage now to nearly 2mg's which I really dont want to do. I can mix alchohol and take 1mg and I know I can fall asleep, but damn, I dont wanna drink everynite either. If I do not take the xanax and just drink to pass out, then I will feel hungover the next day and cant focus on work or excercise. I am at wits end, dont know what to do. Any advice out there?

2007-12-10 04:38:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 04:37:43 · 13 answers · asked by mrsalramey 4

last night i had another nervous breakdown, b/c of my asshole parents. i got threatened to leave the house and my asshole dad screamed way angrier than ever before. second time i want to die and get a gun, but evrytime i wake up i change my mind. i always get a nagging feeling that i have to live even though theres no reason why i should. all i want most is to get my own house and not care about anything.
is there reasons why some cowards like me become too afraid after i sleep overnight? why do i still feel like i have to stick around when things always get worse

2007-12-10 03:36:46 · 7 answers · asked by ~ B E L L A ~ 2

I have to be at work in the morning at 6.00am and I know that I shall be really busy. The trouble is I have been out of the country for a couple of weeks and since returning on friday I can not get back to U.K time. I am really in a panic about it and worry that I wont sleep at all tonight?

2007-12-10 02:50:46 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous

for the past 3 years i have found it difficult to feel.
for example, there was a explosion that couldve taken my life, i got out in time and felt the blast behind me but durring the whole incodent, i felt nothing emtionally and i never felt any kind of adrenalin rush from it. my heart beat just went on like nothing happend. I cant even feel love, i know i care for my girlfriend, i enjoy being with her and want to stay with her. but i dont feel love.
yet in my dreams, i feel everything like it were real. i wake up and feel the adrenalin rush fading away.
the only thing that i seem to feel is anger and hatred. its not a great anger or hatred, but just of stupid things in life and people who are just plain idiots. so who should i see?

2007-12-09 23:33:39 · 12 answers · asked by Wes: i dont give thumbs down 7

i see a CAMHS worker but shes bin ill for the last 8 weeks and ever time i ring up to see if she bk they say she should be in to day but no one ring me bk :(

i feel like no one want to help me any more coz every one gives up on me ??????

wat can i do

2007-12-09 23:04:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lately, my stress level has been hitting an all time high and the littlest thing will throw me off the handle and i will just get so upset with anything and everything and then after that, i will just be so down in the dumps and depressed about where i am at in life and where i see myself in the future and i just feel so lonely. I use to be that go to guy for a laugh and i use to cheer everyone up but not lately. I have talked to our medical coreman and he told me that that feeling is normal during deployment and that i will get over it but it has been 4 months now and i still get the same feelings. I am not suicidal but just get so depressed. A month upon arriving out here, my fiancee let me for someone else as well as took a great chunk of my paycheck while doing so but now it just seems that i have nowhere to turn to besides someone telling me to get over it. What is wrong with me and what do i need to do or take to fix my problem.

2007-12-09 22:53:07 · 14 answers · asked by gtrac3r93 2

..That is if I haven't already. I feel so weak, I've been fighting this for three years and started seeing a therapist a few months ago. It's helping, but I was in a bad relationship and he's ended it, now I am devastated and don't know what I am living for. I've got massive university deadlines which determine if I pass the year or not, and I can't do anything. I've tried everything short of antidepressants because I don't believe in them...but I don't know how to find some sense of self worth, especially because I gave everything and did everything for my ex but he still left me. we had a tumultuous relationship from the start, but i don't understand why nothing i did was enough and why he couldn't love me. i don't know what to do with myself when i am alone. i have no self-worth or pride anymore and i can't see this getting any better.I guess I just don't know what's worth loving about me because my parents both abandoned me- sort of...my mum left and my dad married a woman who abused my brother and i. As much of a cliche it is to 'blame it on the parents', dealing with all that rubbish as well as the stuff that is going on now is just a total overload! I've tried so hard to keep it together for so long and i'm just exhausted. It's tiring being positive all the time and pretending that you are fine.

2007-12-09 22:52:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi..
i have low self-esteem and i don't know what to do...
i see myself as overweight(5'10" 169lbs) .so i do not eat...i also self injure myself...i have since the 7th grade...currently a senior..i do not have much self-esteem...so i ask can someone please help me with some advice or something...thanks

2007-12-09 22:48:03 · 11 answers · asked by Nate L 1

I was about to get engaged with a girl and my mom didnt like the girl. So, she stopped and said we will wait to see a better girl. But I liked that girl very much. Before my mom could make a decision, that girl's parents got a good guy for her and got her married. Now, I feel very frustrated and am very angry on my mom for spoiling my life. I feel like killing myself and punishing her. What do you think?

2007-12-09 22:13:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have at sometimes in my life felt very low and not wanted to live but i dont think i was mad or suffering from real mental health problems. I was just really sad.

Recently I have started to take long baths to relax & calm me. It feels very calming especially if it is a hot bath. As the bathtime is ending i sit while i unplug and let the water out. I use this time often to pleasure myself.

My very real problem is now that on more than occasion I have pleasured my self and started to poo at the same time. as the water is still all around me I then wipe all the poo around my thighs and genitals. I feel very excited and afterwards I feel dirty and like it is someone else that does these things & not me.

Do I need professional help or am i just experimenting.??

2007-12-09 21:15:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 20:11:01 · 15 answers · asked by Happy S 1

2007-12-09 20:10:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 20:00:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was at a party recently.. i passed out in my friends bed (former now...) and i awoke to him molesting me.. i dont even know what to do, i never wana speak to him again.

2007-12-09 18:48:55 · 16 answers · asked by masterpoopthrower 2

I lost my bf to .. suicide. I feel somewhat to blame for upsetting him but there was also other reasons aswell not involving me. We lived in diff towns and didnt see each other much but whenever we could we did. We texted and msged and talked on the phone, we were so close.We were dating for about 6months then broke up and were still really close and then got back together a couple months ago. I just right feel horrible right now, I wish i was in that car with him. Im not looking for sympathy but help. I feel dead inside.

2007-12-09 18:38:38 · 6 answers · asked by Bekee M 1

i'm not sure which one i've been having.
what are the causes for each?
what are the symptoms of each?
what is the answer for each?

2007-12-09 18:15:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd like to believe in things happening for a reason, but some mistakes in my past seem to have led to more pain in my present life. When I was eight I received a scholarship to a prestigious ballet school in my city. I didn't really comprehend how lucky I was, and I only was happy to join my friends who were already at the school. I missed the first week due to scheduling conflicts, and my first day at the school during the second was hell. I remember crying and begging my mom to let me quit, and, even though she warned me that I'd regret it, she took me out of the class.

10 years later I feel the impact of my decision. I realized how much I wanted to pursue dance in some way, but I don't have the experience other dancers my age have. I lost out in an audition, which was a real blow. I take dance classes whenever I can, but I feel inadequate and I can't help wondering what would have happened had I stuck it out at the ballet school. Can someone PLEASE let me know why this happened?

2007-12-09 18:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by JenYA 3

After growing concern for my well being, I ended up stumbling upon some information regarding BPD. I thought the web page was about me! The similarities between people described with it and myself are undeniable.
-I have no idea who I am
-I don't care about anything or anyone, its all pretty much worthless
-Impulsive stealing (with one prior arrest), Reckless driving (i don't even have a license), Impulsive promiscuous sex (I've cheated on my girlfriend more than once), Eating Disorders (I've lost about 40 pounds from not eating), Excessive substance abuse, Recklessness in general (smoking cigarettes in the classroom, breaking windows, setting fires, ect.)
-Paranoia (sometimes i think i'm being followed by cops and such and start to run or hide thinking airplanes are watching me)
-Spiltting (it's like I want to be two polar opposite people at the same time)
-Chaotic Relationships
-I can never make up my mind about anything
-My life's been on autopilot for months

How should I check?

2007-12-09 16:43:22 · 10 answers · asked by drew 1

Mostly the abuse was emotional but would get physical at times either to myself or he would hurt himself. I had to move and make myself unable to find. Sometimes I still have nightmares or thoughts about events but mainly the whole 4 years is a blur of bad memories.I have been unable to get into any lasting relationship since. Is it normal to still be dealing with this so strongly six years later?

2007-12-09 16:27:43 · 9 answers · asked by 1 2

Help...my husband was diagnosed with bi-polar/ADHD about 15 years back, and we have been married for almost a year, and it is getting really bad. He has these outburst, and hates everyone and everything when he goes into these "rages", including himself. I tell him all the time he needs to see a doctor and be medicated, or get counceling to help also, because he gets so angry, and enraged. He has never hurt me or my kids, which whom are not his, but he does worry me because it's like he turns into someone else. He tells me things that he normally wouldn't tell me when he's not in his rage. I just need some advice, because if things don't look up soon, I'm asking for a divorce...

2007-12-09 15:57:52 · 5 answers · asked by Renee' 2

someone who is paranoid schizo,has anger issues,can be sociopathic,or bi-polar,and plays mind games with people after earning their trust?Will love and care help a person like this?

2007-12-09 15:49:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

worries?

plus i forget things in a split second and cannot remember them again....cannot hold a train of thought......mind flooding with thoughts, worries, anxieties.

im 30 years old with borderline personality disorder, i live in a one bedroom flat on sickness benifits......only real posession is my old computer.
i have alot of worries anxities.

getting a second opinion, my psychiatrist wont give me meds or doesnt think i have any other disorder coexisting with the bpd, where as i feel i do....i feel i have ptsd or another coexisting mental illness, and that i need meds.

housing: ive lived on my own for 2 years now, and im starting to feel unsupported, neglected, isolated and lonely......plus i live around gangs of teenagers that hang around in gangs, that are threatening.....so now im starting to panic worrying that i need to be in a safe, quiet area...in some type of supported accomadation where im around people....so after 2 years, moving would involve a big upeval.

2007-12-09 15:33:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is not mature enough to live on his own.( but we want him out) He is hanging out with an underage girl he met in the psche unit. He may have bipolar or borderline personality disorder. Barely has a job. We don't have the money to help him and he refuses help. He thinks he is "helping" this girl.
We would like to help him before he screws up his life beyond repair. He says he hangs out at her house and his friends house when he's not at home.

2007-12-09 15:33:44 · 7 answers · asked by val109 1

I have been depressed for 8 years I am on meds but I don't take them everyday because I really don't think they work. But the funny thing is somtimes I don't even no why. All I know is that I really do not want to be arpund anymore. My family thinks I am crazey but I really just need to talk to someone. But I can not trust people. They talk behind your back and make you feel even worse. Sometimes i question why me. I don't no what to do. Sometimes i catch myself day dreaming about taking alot of pills Or the impact a gun shot would be. I an 24 years old I don't want to be this way. I feel terrible. I know I am so close to just g iving up. I have started drinking everyday and pop pills on a daily basis. Please give me words of wisdom.

2007-12-09 15:18:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im bi polar and I was reading some posts and I just get the feeling it scares people.Just want oppinions do you find people with bi polar scary and why if you do? Better yet do you know someone with bi polar what do you think about the disease?

2007-12-09 15:07:01 · 13 answers · asked by candyapplesyum! 3

I have finals this week, and, even though I know the importance of satying focused and studying, I keep getting distracted and I am just burnt out. I can't take a break because I have an essay due tomorrow and I also have a final. Nor do I have access to good foods to help me focus. I am not only looking for tips to help me this week, but also any time when I feel distracted or unfocused. I'm sure someone out there is feeling the same, any advice will help. thanks!

2007-12-09 15:03:10 · 3 answers · asked by aerogirl 4

I dont do drugs, I drink about twice a week and i take xanax when i have panic attacks (usually about once every 2 weeks, an im prescribed it) Ive never abused xanax and im not an alcoholic, i just party every friday and saterday, I have a really tuff job and it helps me relax and have a good time.
Anyway, I keep having dreams im snorting coke and shooting herion. Why do i keep dreaming this? In the dreams the high is really intense and i wake up sweating my as(s off. Im 20 by the way.

2007-12-09 15:01:45 · 7 answers · asked by Katie 5

i am a thirteen year old boy and want to learn about certain parts of my body( im sure you all know what im talking about) but i want it to be a secret and i dont want my parents to find out.

2007-12-09 15:00:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have borderline personality bit i think i have social anxiety because i don't know i don't really talk at school im afraid to talk to certain people ( like people i feel intimidated by or that are better than) me i oviously don't talk to them. when people call me to hang out i won't answer the phone or call them back. when i hang out with someone ove never hung out with before i don't talk like at all and people always say im really quiet even around my friends im pretty quiet and chill i almost feel like i have no personality when im around anyone im just dull. the only time i talk a lot is when im drunk with friends and im literally crazy that how they know me they don't know who i am sober because i am like crazy drunk. i can never keep friends they always back away. i dropped my debate class because he wasnted us to debate infront of the room and we did a practice and i got really scared and nervouse and just stoof there i wanted to cry !!!!! so i ened up dropping the class

2007-12-09 14:52:23 · 2 answers · asked by I Am Hollywood 2