completley miserable?

Question

i isolate myself and stay in everyday due to high levels of anxiety my moods are really low and i dont want to do anything..im trying to get a second opinion at the moment from a psychiatrist, because i was unhappy with the last psychiatrist saying i had a personality disorder and not a mental illness and wouldnt perscribe medication. and my worry is that could i have a mental illness like bipolar disorder or a mood disorder thats been overlooked that im not getting the treatment for, like a misdiagnosis?? so im seeking a second opinion...meanwhile im despairing, it appears as though everybodys happy and gettin on with it and enjoying their lives, doing the things id like to do...all i see is smiles and laughs outside on tv.... on the internet on myspace profiles..and im sick of it!! im 29 and im missing out BIG TIME!! i feel like snapping completley and going beserk and beating someone...i dont want to but thats how i feel..can i get past this stage in my life it seems i wont?

Answer 1

you are doing the right thing ingetting a second opinion--- not because you have some dreadful mental disorder but to give you the peace of mind you so greatly need. try and be positive about the outcome, I think almost everyone gets depressed at some stage in their lives, while some get over it others find it that wee bit more difficult. try and get out as much as possible if only a brisk walk in the park or some other place of interest, you seem to be lacking in the self confidence department. try and build up your self esteem, and eat a well balanced diet.
I sincerely hope things are not as bad as you think. good luck to you.

Answer 2

Yes you can. I can't offer any advice on your professional visits, but I do know that isolation is not a good answer. You are already isolated in your thoughts, and that is not healthy. Thoughts are dead, old and give your no joy or sustenance. It is like going to a bone yard to pick yourself up. Get out as much as you can and look and listen to nature. There is more life and meaning there than you can get anywhere else. If you are thinking all the time you will find it is difficult to pay attention to anything. If that is the case, try working at turning that around, for if you spend all your time thinking and not living, you will be depressing yourself big time.

Answer 3

you really just sound lazy, thats all. I'm sorry if this might offend you but it's true. If you look out into the world and see happy people and wish that you too were happy, but do nothing about it, this merely means you are lazy. Go outside, for a morning jog maybe, and get the local neighborhood to recognize that you live there. If you just stay inside they might as well assume that you are either not there or are a recluse. Go to a city hall meeting, check out your city's webpage and see if they have any events going on. Get on websites for groups that actually do stuff outside of the internet. Go to your local recreactional center and try to join an adult sports group. If you don't like sports then just go down to the bar and try to make friends. Use myspace outside of the net. Ask your myspace friends if they want to come over and hang out or maybe go to a resturant and get something to eat later. Invite people over for a movie night every week or something. When you find a friend then ask them if you can be introduced to some of their other friends. Pretty soon you will snow ball from there. If you don't want to do this stuff, then you should just sit in your room. It's not a mental disorder, it's called a social disorder, and lack of motivation. Go out and try atleast! Get a job, bury yourself in that if you have to. Find friends and work and then ask to hang out outside of work. I'm sure that you're plenty smart to think of your own ideas on how to do this......you just actually need to "DO" it. no one will come to you if you stay in your house the entire time.

Answer 4

First off, don't throw away the first shrink like he's stupid. He didn't go to that many yers of schooling to be shown up by a kid. There is nothing wrong with a second opinion but there is no point to being rude about it. And then there is the issue that you really want meds more than you want help. Then just say that out loud, don't cover it up with some dinky lil mental illness line that worked for a buddy of yours. Maybe its time to get honest with yourself and look at a self-help group of some sort. Narcotics Anonymous comes to mind immediately for your case but I am sure there are plenty of people that would be capable of helping you.

Answer 5

you didn't like it when the last professional you talked to didn't want to give you medication?

let me recommend the book "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden." it's a beautiful novel about a girl overcoming a mental illness, and the idea is that living in the "real world" sure can be a lot harder than having a "mental illness."

medication is just a temporary solution, and you'd be cheating yourself out of an opportunity to improve your life on your own and learn self-efficacy if you take it.

and get yourself off of the internet and TV and s**t... if you really realized that all that stuff is fake, then it wouldn't bother you so much.

Answer 6

Sorry you are feeling this way....definitely get a second opinion and fast...u are missing out. I'm your age and I already feel like time has gone to quickly. And I haven't been in seclusion. Keep in mind the medication will take 2-4 weeks to take effect so quickly find a doc that can properly diagnose and medicate you. (if it's needed)
Sorry again and good luck

Answer 7

You think about yourself wat too mych, mood swings, and isolation.well,there is a priod in each one's life , just for thinking and isolation, to get the understanding of something, have you though of that?????
You think you may do something crazy , as you think,but that's cause you have way too much energy. Have you thought of going to the gym, bushwalking on the weekends, going to dance classes, or doing rockclimbing?
I dont think that there something wrong with your life, i think you just need to quit thinking about you so-called disorders....

Mood swings, you say, well, why arent you try to do a few hobbies but in the different spheres, not just physical activities , but say, singing, and collecting rare cooking books. Sounds, probably silly, but you havent tried. I suggest, preoccupy your life completly, and hey, dont forget about rest. May be holiday in one of these cool islands, where you can just kick back and meet new people????
Anyways, i think, what you should do , is through away TV and force yourself TO DO some action, at least u will stop worring as life is too short to worry !hope, that helps! :-)

Answer 8

I'm not clicking my heels everyday but, hey, we're only on this good Earth a short time, live, love, laugh, I laugh a lot at myself, "what an as-hole I am", LOL, stop and smell the flowers in life, I was misdiagnosed with a terrible disease, thank God they were wrong, kinda gave me a new look at life, and how precious it is, MAKE FUN OF YOURSELF TO OTHER PEOPLE, i DO, THEY LAUGH, LAUGHTER IS CONTAGIOUS ! and nobody is expected to make fun of "THEMSELVES" so it comes out funnier !

" I'm so slow it takes me an hour and a half, to watch the t.v show 60 minutes"

"I told my wife that I'm having a mid-life crisis, she said "That's impossible, you're too immature".

"My car, HA !, just once I'd like someone to pass me on the road without pointing to one of my wheels"

"My wife is world renown chef in 3 continental cuisines, CANNED, FROZEN, AND TAKE OUT !

TRY IT, PEOPLE WILL THINK YOU'RE HYSTERICAL, YOU ARE NOT INSULTING ANYONE (EXCEPT YOURSELF) !

This will boost your confidence, stay away from shrinks, they just take your money !

Answer 9

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Answer 10

do you have any friends that you could go out with? there must be some hobby you have?? try joining an online community of people who share your hobby, then get to know people in your area with the same hobby and meet up with them.

if you dont have a job, a place of work is always a good place to meet people, i personally have meant alot of my friends through work (customers at the store that i just have fun with or co-workers who i can goof around with)