Mental Health - December 2007

he hasn't sat me down and told me that he's doing these drugs (oxy contin and acid) but he's done them in front of me and told me what they were. I tried talking to him about it but he got nasty with me and started snapping and saying hateful things so I dropped the subject. He has this condition were he's very skinny and his liver doesn't work very well so he gets colds a lot. I want to get him off it but I don't know what to do for him. I can't hide them because he hides them himself and I've yet to find them.
Help?

2007-12-03 02:27:31 · 10 answers · asked by s2 xo Dana 6

He has told me at least 20 separate times that he really wants to kill somebody. Last night he told me that he is completely obsessed with the idea. He wants to tie somebody up and torture them and then kill them. He said that he can't stop thinking about it. It's the first thing that he thinks about when he wakes up and he's up all night thinking about it. He wants to stop but where can we go for help? What's wrong with him???? This is very abnormal.

2007-12-03 02:05:23 · 14 answers · asked by Ayliann 4

i am a 13 year old girl and i'm in 8th grade. i am really ugly and kind of fat. i hate the way i look. its hard for me to look people in the eye in public. the only time i feel comfortable is at home. i skip school alot because i think i'm too ugly to go to school. ive had depressed and suicidal thoughts. i cant talk to my sisters because they are really pretty and they would just call me a freak. what do i do?

2007-12-03 01:06:08 · 10 answers · asked by beachbellex3 4

i have a huge fear of vomit so bad that it controls my everyday life.i have not vomited since i was little (knock on wood) and i am so scared to i think about it everytime i eat.sometimes im even scared of other people doing it.thou it does not bother me when my husband or 7 year old son do it.i just want to be more normal in my daily habits and get rid of my fear.any help or can anyone give me some helpful advice... (this is a very embarrassing problem to me).please dont make fun of this question it is a serious problem that i want to overcome.thanks

2007-12-03 00:58:51 · 2 answers · asked by lisa l 2

When i was younger i suffered physical abuse from my step dad. Shortly after i started to develope signs of anxiety and depression and i started pulling apart damaged strands of my hair compulsively. Its been several years since that stuff started and ive been on meds for anxiety, depression, and ocd. I do better when im on my meds with everything except the hair pulling! it takes up so much of my time and i can't stop! Do you think the abuse led to my depression and anxiety and the hair pulling? And how do i stop?! Plz help!

2007-12-03 00:12:09 · 20 answers · asked by wishshoeswerehere 1

it has been ongoing for a couple of years, she is diagnosed with depression and personality disorder. Thought she was going reasonably well, then all of a sudden, tries again. She is on medication. Have just moved and changed doctors but still on same meds. I have trouble trying to work it out. Could be the interstate move, but it was all discussed and planned previously. I just know its scary and I don't know what to do.

2007-12-02 23:24:26 · 6 answers · asked by gaz 4

I know this only applies to some people, me in particular, although even I can remember some of my dreams at times. However, when I was younger, I could remember the vast majority of my dreams the morning after having dreamt them. What are some variables or circumstances that might aid this miscommunication between the conscious and subconscious?

2007-12-02 20:08:26 · 3 answers · asked by fromtherizz 2

Do you have a mental illness (e.g. depression, bi-polar etc) & has anybody ever told you to 'just pull yourself together'?
I was told this by a trainee psychiatrist once, and regularly by well-meaning friends, although not in those exact words.

Who said it to you, how did you react, and how did it affect you?

Thanks

2007-12-02 19:47:50 · 23 answers · asked by Robin 4

have you found the people in a mental hospital more real than the people outside? I just came out after being treated for depression and panic disorder. And already miss the people, I mean all of the ones that aren't violent. when you come out you just see people with these barriers up and false projections of them selves!- its freaky the people inside seem better than those outside!

2007-12-02 19:03:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been taking it for almost two years now. The doctor switched me to it when Zoloft quit working. It was great at first, but now I feel like it isn't working as well. I also feel like it is making me feel too drained and all I wanna do is sleep. I know I shouldn't, but I have tried to go off of it several times. I did some research online and some people report some terrible withdrawl symptoms when stopping the medication, which I noticed when tried to quit taking it.
Have you had withdrawl symptoms and if so, what were they? How hard is it to come off the medication? Any info would be helpful. Thank you!

2007-12-02 18:29:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I sometimes stutter, it's just sometimes.. I stutter like a couple times. My brother makes me feel so stupid and makes fun of me. Any excersizes I can do to stutter less?
I dont have any disorder, its just a sometimes thing.

2007-12-02 18:02:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

im taking review courses, which are 12 hours each with payment
my grandpa insists me on taking it, plus it's too late for refund anyways
he thinks that im incompetent, and there's only about 5% take it
i feel really stupid and incompetent and worthless of going to a well-know university
i asked a lot of people i know from my university and no one, not even 1, is taking it
he says that i must have signed up for it because i was inconfidence, i already failed 2 exams in the same course and that's over anyways
he doesn't know about the 2nd failure, but he wants to me to make up for it by doing good on the other ones
my grandpa went to the best university in our country and i guess he did pretty good there, too
everyone in my family, even relatives are know for their intelligence and i feel stupid
i got 136 from an online iq test, but i guess that doesn't mean anything now
im dumb, why am i even in this university anyways

2007-12-02 16:58:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously, I observe how people treat suicides and it's usually seen as selfish, evil and the people who commit suicide are cowards and sad people who have mental issues. They are often told to get help--counselor, therapist--but what if they don't have a problem with their life. Maybe they just have a problem with life. We are the same as any other animal, we are born, we reproduce, we die. That's basically it. It takes a lot to kill yourself and I don't think its fair to call those who did it cowards. They are far more courageous than any living person because it's not an easy thing to do...I don't know...I live a pretty ok life. I graduated High School in June and I had fun there. I just don't see the point to continuing living. We keep telling ourselves that there is a purpose, we must be here for a reason and when you look at it, life is miraculous in it's own ways ways but I think it's all luck. If I didn't have a family, I honestly wouldn't hesitate. What do you think?

2007-12-02 16:52:23 · 10 answers · asked by someman 1

I have been off of work for 1 month due to depression, I am going back to work tomorrow and I am sure there are going to be a lot of questions about were i have been. How should I answer them?

2007-12-02 16:51:17 · 6 answers · asked by Justin 3

I am a 20 year old guy, and I guess I am lost. I do not know exactly were am I going in life. I still live my parents just started school about to finish my first semester of college and got a job. I blew off a whole year on not going to school. I feel old I feel I am to old to be living at home. I want to move out but can not see it. I have dreams and goals. My first few are
Get a job which I did
Save money and pay my bills
Get a personal trainer
Buy new cloth
Get a hair cut
Go on vacation
I was in a rut before, I was in this depressive state were I did not want to do nothing with my life. Now I want to, but I can not see it. Is it wrong? I want to be healtier I want to look good and be on my own. But I been living this life of being lazy and my clothing style sucks and to my self kinda guy.
Going from that to having a job money my own place and standing tall and looking good seems far from realistic for me. So I feel as if there is a future but some sort of force field stopping me

2007-12-02 16:47:30 · 4 answers · asked by Slim 2

My 14 year old daughter has several mental illnesses. I've been working with her since she was 3 years old. I have done everything in me power to help my sick child. Kayla, has ADD, Bipolar Disorder, Scitzo-Affective Disorder Bipolar Type, Anxirty. Obbsessive Compulsive Disorder, among a couple others. She is out of control and is now headed off to a Treatment Foster Home that will hopefully help her. I fought for the foster home because I came to a huge brick wall. It may seem cruel to do this to my child but I'd Do anything to help her. And since I live in a small town the programs are limited for her and my family. My heartache is extreme and I only hope that this will help her. My baby is in so much pain. I haven't seen her beautiful smile in so long. God please help me!! Help her be able to live a some what normal life some day. Has any parent or other care giver gone through this? Please share your experiences with me. I feel so alone at times. Wondering what to do!!!!!

2007-12-02 16:47:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wouldnt say I'm addicted to them, but I do take them sometimes to help me relax and fall asleep. And sometimes would be, I'd say, about 2-3 times every 2 weeks. However, I both do and don't like the feeling I get when i take them. i like how relaxed i feel when i do, and i go into a very deep sleep that it's hard for me to get out of in the morning. i don't like them for this same reason, and i'm afraid i'll eventually become addicted to that feeling if i keep taking them. but sometimes i'm so wired up at night that i feel i must take them in order to get a decent rest. what can i do to stop relying on the pills, and get into a relaxed state so i can fall asleep and get up at a decent time?

2007-12-02 16:35:25 · 6 answers · asked by Nacho Chacho 7

you know, when you just feel really crummy? :[

2007-12-02 16:34:39 · 9 answers · asked by me 1

I am so sad and depressed. I just want to be happy. I have been seeing a counselor for a year and I think that there is no hope for me. My family doesn't care about me. My dad and my brother are really selfish and my mom has her other family. I am all alone. I feel like I annoy my family and that I am a burden because I am always sad. Forced to grow up to soon and realize things about the world that only adults should think about. Who feels like me. Share your story.

2007-12-02 16:30:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was told by a doctor recently that anxiety / panic attacks are 99% originated from a traumatic event in ones life, and/or worrying about one particular thing for an inordinate amount of time, wether conciously or sub-consciously. This would make sense in a way, as i have had bad panic attacks every few days for the last 2 years now, and i was worrying daily about one particular issue prior to starting with the attacks. Is anyone else the same? And can you ever get rid of anxiety for good, as i keep seeing people saying learn how to live with it, i want rid!

2007-12-02 16:05:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

On wednesday night,I believe,she was dreaming about bunnies tugging at her legs but then they started to get aggresive,so much that she woke up but still felt something pulling her legs so she was just kicking whatever.she didnt think much of it. the next night however,she couldn't sleep & the dream came to mind.as soon as she remembered she felt something hit her shoulder back.then everything started to shake & she thought it was an earthquake [live in ca].she tried to reach for me, thinking i'd probably be scared but she couldnt move.she was being held down & couldnt move.the shaking went on for 10 secs then stopped for about a sec then started again for 5 secs. then it stopped.she just laid there thinking about what just happend & then she heard a little boys voice saying 'mom mommy mom'.she heard him say it like 6 times & she thought it was my little nephew & so she went downstairs to see what was wrong.he was w/my mom & she woke when my sister was asking my nephew what was wrong.

2007-12-02 13:50:25 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-02 13:39:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would it be illegal to offer to help random people who are feeling lonely by giving them your phone number even if you are not a trained counselor or psychologist etc?

2007-12-02 13:20:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anpadh 6

DEPRESSION???

2007-12-02 11:05:00 · 3 answers · asked by Viviana 5

well iam 21 and ive always thought i was crazy..its been getting worse. i cry a lot, like one minute iam happy and from nothing i can start crying. i accepted that i need help, but i dont go couse i always make my mine believe that iam really ok and normal, but deep inside i know iam not. i talk to myself and back, not only in my head but outloud too. it feels like i cant and not allowed to be happy ever. i found the man of my dreams and he loves me deeply, but iam scared couse i feel like he feels like iam not happy, when iam but i just believe i cant. its hard to explain. i just started crying for nothing again. today is the 3rd day i havent slept good. i really think i need help. sometimes i even feel like i have multipersonalities..wich scares me to death. i really want to be nice but sometimes iam not for no reasons at all. iam normally not hungry and when iam i convince myself iam not ..i can convince myself to anything i want..do i need help? please help :(

2007-12-02 09:39:22 · 8 answers · asked by ELI 1

2007-12-02 08:59:07 · 7 answers · asked by LtJb85 1

My son got approved for SSI that I applied for back in March. He will get all the money that he was due back until March in a "Dedicated Account" that I can use only for:

*Medical treatment, education, job training

*Items and services related to the child's impairment such as:

*Personal needs assistance (In-home nursing care)
*Special equipment
*Housing modifications
*Therapy or rehabilitation

He has free health insurance and therapy already so he does not need that. He has a voucher for day care already also. I am mostly wondering what special equipment, or housing modifications I could have covered? How do they relate to his disability?

Thank you....and please do not judge me for the type of parent I am to have a child with a diagnosis. I have had enough criticism. He DOES have bipolar...we have a family history. Unless you have been here you do not know what it is like to raise a child like this so please do not judge me but please help!

2007-12-02 07:44:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been told by my family members that I talk and sometimes laugh in my sleep. I read somewhere that if one talks in their sleep, they have unresolved issues or are stressed out. Is this true?

2007-12-02 07:40:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I put it down somewhere but I have no idea where, can anyone help me?


But then again, do I really want it back? Hmmm....

2007-12-02 07:12:00 · 18 answers · asked by Witch 4

He use to be a big time drug addict, but he's pretty much stopped, as far as I know. Also, he's had a sinus infection that the doctors say infected his brain. It made him see things and fall over everywhere, but he's started taking pills now. For a while he's been normal, but now he's talking to himself again. He keeps laughing and saying "Dude, cut it out." or "Alright, dude that's enough. Stop it." I'm so scared right now, and no ones home. What do I do?

2007-12-02 07:10:38 · 5 answers · asked by littlemoochild 3