Mental Health - December 2007

"The root of nationalism shouldn't be solely found in the tongue but in the heart"

2007-12-05 08:11:22 · 2 answers · asked by Faith E 1

So for the past two years, it seems as if every time I try to hold a conversation with my mom she tries to point out the wrong in whatever i have to say. It could be over the smallest things. For instance, I come to her with a simple question and before she hears what I have to say she raises her voice and replies "what kind of mess are you getting into now?" This goes on everyday, and it's really driving me crazy! What can I do?

2007-12-05 08:01:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have panic attacks I use to have them everytime I drove. I now don't have them as often as I did. Lately it seems like my eye lids want to close while I'm driving. I do get 8 hours of rest I wonder could this be a sign of a panic attacks coming. I have to fight my eyelids to stay open, when I'm not even tired. Any advice? Thanks

2007-12-05 07:47:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's my story:

My brothers and I have our elderly mother living in her own home. She is with a caregiver because she has been paralyzed since her stroke back in '96. She is unable to do anything for herself. We pay what we can and some caregivers seem to be OK with that.

Our biggest concern is over the years, after having quite a number of caregivers come and go, we have had soooo much stuff stolen. When my mother comes to visit me here in Canada, we believe her house gets "broken in to" through windows that have been purposely been fixed to allow access into the house. My mother just returned after being away for about 3 months and her big TV is gone along with some other items. This has been going on for years.

Though she can't do much, the TV is really all she has to the outside world. She is devastated. We could get her another TV but that could be stolen as well.

This is so frustrating for our family. What can we do to stop this madness???

2007-12-05 07:32:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you do when you suffer from severe cronic depression and you can barely take care of yourself?

2007-12-05 07:14:34 · 9 answers · asked by Praying for a Godsend 1

whats your view on it?

2007-12-05 06:57:08 · 35 answers · asked by Sarah W 2

anxiety. Im back on the1/2 mg. of Risperdal now for 10 days cant tell a difference yet..and My Klonopin doesnt seem to be working..I dont know if it was stopping the meds for 2 weeks that started all my symtoms to return..hoping going back on will help.Im a wreck right now....any suggestions/

2007-12-05 06:28:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i recently found a bottle of vodka underneath my daughters bed... when i confronted her she said she didnt know where it came from...then i got a call from my sister (my daughter babysits their children) whether my daughter knows of a missing bottle of alcohol. when i asked her she got mad and said she didnt know.. she is ussualy not the type to do this... she has not been acting differently lately, just losing a lot of weight

she has recently been raped, she didnt tell me this herself but i found out through a friend who works at the hospital, i am still waiting for her to talk to me about it, i dont think she knows i know

any advice

thanx!

2007-12-05 06:26:49 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have recently been avoiding the freeways because I start to get dizzy and have an anxiety attack. Even in the slow lane. I feel like I am going to lose control of my car. Any ideas as to what might cause this? I am not on any meds.

2007-12-05 05:59:43 · 3 answers · asked by lastavailidtome 1

I have ADHD and plan to start a family soon. I have the option to move to Germany for three years for my husband's job. We would be able to save SO much money and I could focus on just being with the baby(ies). However, I usually get bored and depressed when I'm home all alone. Plus, the ADHD means I will be much less patient than average mother. I'm worried I'd make a bad SAHM. If we stayed here in US, I could work part-time and have the best of both worlds. However, I love the idea of going to Germany but don't want to regret it. What should I do?

2007-12-05 05:58:30 · 4 answers · asked by shannobananno 1

2007-12-05 05:28:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

One highly qualified man said that we all hallucinate. Hallucination is a normal phenomena in a normal person. Before I could ask how, he smiled and drove away.

2007-12-05 04:40:22 · 13 answers · asked by papasays 4

im 24.m.nyc just an insight as to who i am.....ok so im in a lounge or something and im on the dance floor and i was admiring this middle age black couple dancing , till of the sudden the lady drops , and no one understands why and im convinced she was stabbed and we look there is blood on her side....then out of nowhere these black feathers fall from my shoulder and we see this crow all sick and rabbee infected like, it stabbed her with his beek, so everyone scattered and somehow now we are in my basement , so anyway everyone is hiding and jump into the laundry room and through the crack of the door i see the bird flying around the room and it notices me and than it proceeds to go at me i look around and see this anti-static spray for clothes and as it got close i sprayed to which it fell to the floor , i stepped on it to hold it down and found a wooden board and took and smashed the bird -killing it, afterward i wiped up the mess with bounty and everyone was relieved, really weird?

2007-12-05 03:40:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a very busy family man.

2007-12-05 03:20:27 · 4 answers · asked by needliberty 2

it seems, that evrything is just turning against me, no matter how hard i try, and everytime i am happy it just gets taken away from me and replaced with something more hurtfull, i just want to just for once not have to fight for everything, i just want to not have the responsibility for once, i want someone to care about me and think about me, instead of it always being vice versa

i feel like i am having a mental breakdown, i feel trappd and i want to break free. and yes i know i am selfish and self centered for thinking like this, guess ill get punished for this too. none of my friends are true friends they just want to use me and all i do is give and give and i just want a friend in return

i live in a very small town, so i cant make friends, boys are only intrested in me for a while, then they just hate me. i dont want to go on with this life of mine, i want to escape and get away, but i cant because i have to look after everybody else and no one else even notices me ever

2007-12-05 02:19:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

my husband was placed in a treatment center for depression, anxity and paranoia problems yesterday. He did this willingly, but is already asking when he can come home. How long does it take to get someone on medication to where they can come home? They told me to bring 3 days worth of clothes, but then I heard it could be 10 days or longer? I am also worried that he thinks that we (me and our kids) have abandoned him because we can't see him till Saturday. They won't let him smoke, and thats enough to make him want to go home. It's a locked facility, but if he sighned himself in can he just walk out? Sorry if this is rambling and doesn't make sense, I'm tired and worried about him

2007-12-05 00:54:44 · 13 answers · asked by southernvixin00 4

2007-12-04 22:21:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lately I've been trying to make a real effort to be happy and to not let the terrible people/things from my past hurt me and make me sad.

However I have a few friends who are going through a rough patch. They weren't really there to support me when I needed it, but I want to do the right thing and be there for them and to listen when they're in need.

This is really pulling me down though. I want to be there for them, but it's making me really sad and reminding me of the things that I don't need to be reminded of.

I know I should put myself first in this situation. I'm really confused.. Do I just say 'see ya later!' or do I help them and put myself last?

Please help..

2007-12-04 21:03:07 · 14 answers · asked by ★☆✿❀ 7

Why are people who cut, aka emos always frowned upon in society? I suffer from depression and am trying to get help, but in my mind, cutting takes all the emotional pain; the depression, and makes it into something more concrete. To me, a simple cut makes me feel loads better. I guess you could label me as "emo" but I see nothing wrong with it. Why do people see being emo as wrong or unacceptable? Like I said, cutting is one of the most beneficial things I have ever done. Someone tell me why I shouldn't cut, if it makes me feel sooooo much better

NOTE: I have been cutting a bit less since starting on meds and therapy, but i still find a cut on the arm makes the world of difference. Not a fatal cut to the wrists...no.

2007-12-04 21:02:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think that I have Social Anxiety Disorder, but it hasn't been proven to me or anything. How do I know and how do I cope with it? I think it's ruining my life. :(

2007-12-04 18:22:24 · 6 answers · asked by epik. 1

I know there are several treatments to help manage OCD along with some drugs to alleviate some symptoms, but it still isn't a cure. Therefore, would you be considered mentally-ill for life if you have OCD?

2007-12-04 18:13:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

On days I do take it, I feel like I have tons of energy and can concentrate but still feel like i am almost brain dead or retarded sometimes.It feels similar to having not eaten for a while and then trying to think and take a test..
I have tried to not take it but I love the energy it gives me and how I am able to focus and I am completely EXHAUSTED and cant even function without it. I don’t know what to do!?

Can someone please give me a detailed explanation of what is going on and why this is happening? Does anyone else have this problem? help me before I completely loose my mind! (literally)

2007-12-04 18:07:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm finding tons of help for abused children but no help for children who abuse thier parents. I'm reporting a child (a teen) for elderly abuse of her mother but know she needs help herself. She needs guidance and somewhere to live once her mother is put into a facility. I'm at a loss.

2007-12-04 17:57:13 · 2 answers · asked by iliketodreambig 2

Like if someone conducted a background check online,as a criminal record would be...

2007-12-04 17:48:59 · 11 answers · asked by door45 1

i got 134 or 136 and i doubt the accuracy, but i have a control
2 smart people i know took the same test as me and they got 144 and 141, i think that they should have gotten higher, so i doubt the accuracy
i got 134 on that one and i know that im not smarter than them
i've been hearing that online ones are not at all accurate, so is there any chance that it's reliable at all
what percentage of accuracy?
19 minutes ago - 3 days left to answer.
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the person with 144 is the smartest of all, it's the fact

2007-12-04 16:38:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello again, Im just updating my previous question which was how to cope with my fathers illness. It is terminal, and what I want is your opinion. Since watching and being by his side from diagnosis it has thrown me out in terms of confidence, for example I cant focus, my job seems to be a up hill battle hence the apprentiship. I would love to finish, and Im so hopless, make mistakes all the tmie etc, so it seems almost like im chasing something that will never seem to arrive? It sounds silly I know but it seems like that now, and what I find most is that the enviroment is so negative, hence taking all the crap, I take it all, but I honestly cant see my life being any harder than what im going through right now! Help me cope..........

2007-12-04 16:10:24 · 2 answers · asked by innov8_james 1

2007-12-04 15:19:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know what's wrong with me. I am not obese-5'5" and 123 lbs. I eat quickly and I usually lick my plate clean (figuratively speaking)
I am never full and I am constantly thinking and fantasizing about food. Last night after eating vegetable soup, grapes, rice, chicken, and corn, I ate four slices of pizza. Then I went to my friend's room and had cheez-its, cookies, and chocolate until my stomach hurt.
Just now, after eating a big dinner, I ate a pack of eight graham crackers, four smores, a small bag of cheez-its and a pack of peanut butter crackers.
I am not hungry anymore yet I still want more & more food. I feel so guilty yet so happy while I eat.
I have severe mental problems (I have body dysmorphic disorder and I hate the way I look and get depressed every day and I also have depersonalization disorder) that might contribute to the fact that I binge a lot. I am not overweight because I diet a lot.
Do I have compulsive binge eating disorder?
What do I do? HELP!!!

2007-12-04 14:48:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tend to not want to call my mother anymore. she seems to not have any reaction to anything good I tell her, which then feels like an instant drain on my energy. Then she will go into complain mode about her neighbors. I haven't called in months, and was checking if there was any way besides U.S. Postal mail to communicate with her?

2007-12-04 14:41:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get offended of little things or statements.

How to be stronge, not be too sensitive cuz I end up crying or being angry?

2007-12-04 14:02:02 · 6 answers · asked by Pretty 1