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Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety disorders (panic attacks), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a certain eating disorder (bulimia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome ...

Prozac Oral - HealthCentral.com

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new research study featuring numerous controls and a national data set finds a link between abortion and psychiatric disorders. The study refutes the report the American Psychiatric Association released in August ...

New Study Shows Direct Link Between Abortion and Mental Health ... - LifeNews.com

Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia), and a severe form of premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). It is known ...

Zoloft Oral - HealthCentral.com

If you break your arm before you're about to sit your final exams, you'd expect sympathy and assistance from your university. Maybe they'll organise a special exam sitting for you, or provide you with an amanuensis. If you're diagnosed with a form of ...

Mind over matter - Guardian Unlimited

Michael Ray Retone: Charged with two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, a Class A misdemeanor. An employee of Bronze Bodies Tanning, located at 220 N.E. Seventh St. in McMinnville, was arrested by McMinnville police Tuesday after allegedly engaging ...

Tanning salon employee arrested - News Register

The emphasis in awareness campaigns about HIV/Aids tends to be on testing and access to antiretroviral medication, in other words, physical health. Mental health receives little or no attention, and yet many HIV and Aids patients experience mental ...

Beyond the physical - Witness

In a recent study conducted by NATAL (Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War), researchers discovered that close to 56 percent of Sderot residents have suffered in some way from Palestinian rocket attacks. According to the report ...

Increasing Trauma in Sderot - Arutz Sheva

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Open Question: Does your spouse have a mental and/or an emotional disorder?

What is it and how do you deal? I have anxiety and mine laughs, we've turned it into little quirks of mine and humor, but he is there for me if I ever have a serious panic attack unless he has something better to do (like if I get them on traveling he didn't help me at all). But at home I rarely get them. But last night, I felt sick to my stomach and that makes me panic and he is nice about it. I also have OCD that will range from mild and have spikes now and then, and he just laughs at me when he sees me cut my chicken up into little pieces for example because I won't eat it if its pink, and has even said he's starting to do it too because I've made him paranoid LOL. So I guess we use humor to deal as much as we can. When my obsessions are more serious though, I just don't really talk about them, he just deals with my mood swings and irritability when I get really afraid like that, and says, no big deal, I know you, it's not you when you're angry, so I'm pretty thankful that way. more

Open Question: Do you think I could be bi polar? What are some signs?

I have severe anxiety, OCD, and avoidance personality disorder. That's what the psychologist said anyway. I knew I had anxiety and that it was destroying my life, and I knew that I had slight OCD, but I didn't know about that personality disorder. So. Anyway. Prior to getting help and getting on medication, I would have insane mood swings. I don't know if it's because of my anxiety and the stress and fear of having a panic attack and my OCD affecting me. And I just got so stressful. But I would get so angry, and I knew I was being insane at that moment, but I couldn't stop myself. I would destroy things. And I even had my boyfriend worried that I would harm. It was very, very insane. But now I'm taking Prozac and Clonzepam for my anxiety and such. And I haven't had a severe mood swing like that since. But I do go through periods were I'm really energetic. And times when I sleep 10 or so hours a day. I have days where I cry and have mental breakdowns. It could be depression. I think that I've gotten increasingly depressed the last few months. But tonight, my boyfriend and I discussed if we ever thought I could have bi-polar disorder? And he said he thought I use to back when I would have my fits. What do you think. more

Open Question: I start therapy on the 11th. But I want to discuss my problems ?

NOW. So. I was in the military. And upon finding out that I have a fractured back that'll never heal and that I was being discharged, I started to feel like a worthless, piece of crap, failure, whore. Anyway. I started to have panic attacks because I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. I wanted to make a career out of the military. I went to the doctor June 2007, because I had a panic attack that last a week. It was so horrorific and terrifying. I thought I was going to die. I also felt completely sane and that my thoughts were unreasonable and I would get over the long panic attack. But I couldn't. I just couldn't snap out of it. So. The doctor gave me Citalopram, which I stopped taking 2 months after starting it because it gave me awful nightmares (it got to the point where I couldn't even sleep with the light and tv on.) Thinking I could manage my anxiety myself, I didn't go to the doctor (this is a psychiatrist, by the way) until June of this year. Because I was having really bad mood swings, I developed OCD, and I couldn't leave the house without having a panic attack. I've been on Prozac (60mg) and Clonzepam (.05 or something) since then. And underwent some psychological testing to identify the severe of my anxiety and other disorders I may have. So. Now I start therapy to help talk about things. Anyway. For the past few months, I've gotten increasingly depressed. I sleep for 10 or so hours a day. Then some days I get like 8 hours a sleep in like 3 days. I cry all the time. I feel hopeless and that I'm going to be miserable for the rest of my life. I no longer question if I will commit suicide, but it's just a factor of when, how, and where. I'm a coward and pray to God to take my life. I've also developed a slight eating disorder. I'm 5'1. I use to weight 105 pounds 5 months ago. And now I weigh 85. I know all the health concerns with it. But I don't care. I don't care if I have a heart attack because of this or something. I want to die. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/Kboutain/Belly2.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/Kboutain/belly.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/Kboutain/belly3.jpg I also hate working. I would much rather lay in bed all day. In the last year and a half, I've had about 10 jobs. For periods of a week or two, I'll just stop showing up for work. Lay in bed all day. Cry. Sleep. Whatever. And then I'll find a new job that I'm still unhappy with. And a couple of months down the road, I'll do it all over again. I'm not happy with my life. I feel so miserable and that I'm destined to be miserable for the rest of my life. Why live? Please, just give me some insight and discuss this with me. I really want to talk. Thanks :) Whoops. I couldn't even sleep without the light or tv on** Well. The psychologist thinks (and I agree with her after talking about it and reviewing it) that I had alot of stress/anxiety prior to the military. However, it has never been as severe as it has been for the last 2 years. I've never experienced a panic attack prior to the military. I've been obsessive about germs and so forth prior to the military though. And I also had my depressed moments throughout high school. So. Really. I have no idea where this is coming from. But to very quite honest, I blame the military. Because if I hadn't joined, I wouldn't feel this way, I wouldn't have a fractured back, and I wouldn't be in pain all the time and scared to do normal activities because I'm terrified I'll hurt my back worse. By the way, I have spondylolisthesis. A vertabrae is fractured and is slipping forward causing yeah, pain. And tingling sensations/numbness in my legs. When and if my back does get worse, I'll lose complete feeling in my legs and that's when they'll do surgery. And the surgery consists of two rodes going up my back to pull back the vertabrae, only to relieve numbness, pain, and so forth. And that really freaking scares me. more

Open Question: Anxiety caused by virus?

My boyfriend has a history of an anxiety/panic disorder (and sees a therapist for it) and recently he had a stomach bug. Weak, headache, throwing up, etc. He went to the ER and they helped most of his symptoms but now he's been getting really bad anxiety attacks. I did a little research on the internet and found that viruses have been linked to anxiety...can anyone give me more information? I haven't been able to find any. Thank you so much! more

Open Question: In a relationship with a bulimic girlfriend?

I've been dating my girlfriend for the better part of a year and a few months now. We met each other at college and I really liked her personality but, after the first couple of dates it was it was apparent that she was battling anorexia/bulimia. I did not really know what bulimia was at the time but slowly I started to understand what it is. She had spent a sometime time in hospital in the past because of too much weight loss, Extremely emaciated, amenorrhea, failing kidneys, etc...it was very serious. Both her and her family had taken a very serious proactive approach in battling it and she right now has been with a team of different doctors and therapists for a few years now. She’s since has gained weight (enough to regain her period, body functioning properly, etc). But still battling it with all the psychological aspects of feeling guilty after eating, anxiety about food/weight, binge eating. Compulsive exercise, depression, drinking lots of caffeine, panic attacks sometimes…etc. She’s not comfortable with gaining any more weight, even though her doctors are telling her she needs to because she is anemic, and other health reasons. She has gotten better physically and a tiny bit emotionally, but she’s not where she needs to be.. Basically stuck in a rut. Her mum has been going under lot of stress and she too is now taking Prozac. We have both recently turned 18 and with the decision of her therapist and doctors she now is being referred to a hospital that specializes in just eating disorders. Obviously I support this decision; the only important in all of this is that she is getting better. But, Obviously, This has taken a toll on me as our relationship. Dealing with these things is no picnic, at all as I’m sure all of you know too well. She will be going there once or twice a week and hopefully she will be getting a better and more useful help. My concerns are all about what will happen when She starts going there and whether or not these things will linger for a long time. I love this girl, make not mistake about it. Since the first day I saw her I fell in love with her. But at the same time, her disorder is starting to play with my mind and I have been starting to feel like I can not deal with this anymore. The way that it is been going for the last six months, I know that I need some kind of support too. Its really hard to talk to her about it because both I and her get very emotional about the subject and she tells me she does not want to talk about it and if I really love her I would not do something she does not want to do. So in your experiences with yourself and those around you, how bad/common is relapse? And even if you don't fall back into an anorexic/bulimic pattern (not eating, compulsive exercise, binge eating...etc), how much does bulimia continue to psychologically affect you throughout your life? (Insecurity about your body...emotionally… sexually...etc… I'm trying so hard to be supportive through all of this, and be there for her unconditionally, and I feel like I have. But as much as she needs to focus on herself 100%, I also need to look out for myself here. She's reiterated many times that she still wants to be in a relationship with me, and doing so would not hinder her recovery at all. I'm just not sure how I can help her anymore as every time I try to help I feel like I am upsetting her. I don’t know what to do with this struggles, etc. if it turns out that this is something that's going to affect our relationship substantially for as long as we're together. Any feedback anybody can give me? more

Resolved Question: Can paxil and ativan be taken together safely?

I am a 23 yr old female. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder at age 7, and was put on Paxil at age 12. Well about two years ago I went to see my doctor for a routine appointment. While there I told him about my disorder and that I was taking 20 mg of Paxil for it daily. He decided to ween me off because I had not had a panic attack in 8 years and thought I may have grown out of my disorder. Well it turned out that I still very much suffered from my disorder, so he put me back on my paxil. Well for some reason the paxil wasn't working so he upped my dose to 40mg everyday. It seemed to work for a while. About the same time all of this was happening my fiance and I were planning on traveling because he had got promoted and his job required that we travel. Well I thought that everything was OK with me because of my dosage increase and it seemed to be working, so I quit my job and dropped my insurance, and we left Salem OR. My paxil stopped working completely 2 months after we left, I am now pretty much home bound except for going to the grocery store and places 5 miles away anything further than that I have huge panic attacks. I cant travel anymore and my fiance is taking home very soon, but the drive is going to seriously make me have a mental breakdown. I have called my doctor in Oregon and he wont do anything for me until I am up there, so I am stuck. My mother and I are very close and she is so worried about me. Ok now to get to the point, sorry for the back story but it is kind of neccisary for the question. My dad takes ativan for insomnia, and my mother is going to send me some. But she wants both of us to do some studying and home work on taking these two meds together before I take it. She wants me to be safe. I know people should only take medications that are prescribed to them, but I dont know what else to do, I cant make this drive any other way! I need to know if there is any out there who take paxil and ativan together or if they know someone who does. And how it works for them? I am so thankful for your information, and please no rude comments, I am already going through enough! Oh also I am all the way in Houston TX, right now. So it is about a 5 to 6 day drive all the way to Salem Oregon. Hyjinx I completly agree with you and plan on getting all the help I need when I get back home, right now I need to see a psychiatrist not a general practitioner. General Practitioners are great but ultimently really dont help much with my disorder, I need a specialist and I can not find one here who is accepting new patients. more

Open Question: please give me ure advice?

i am 28 weeks pregnant. i am 20 yrs old. i have general anxiety disorder and constantly suffer from panic attacks. lately tho i have been developing wierd symptoms. ive been confused, very sleepy and a bit dizzy. and just this week i developed pain in my upper arms feeling like someone had just punched me. the pain will come and go. but im worried because my bfs mom just died last year because of mini strokes. im afraid that i may be suffering from those? or it could be that i am getting this because of pregnancy? my b/p has been normal every time ive gone and seen the doctor and i mention it they just tell me to eat right. haha. should i find a neurologist? more

Resolved Question: anxiety disorder question?

i have really bad anxiety sometimes. i literally worry myself sick over stupid things all the time (it was worse when i was little). sometimes it feels like i'm going to die but its not a panic attack, its more of a "oh my god. someday i'm going to die." thing and then me freaking out out of no where. when i don't have anything to look forward to, i feel depressed and like theres nothing to live for. i'm also VERY very paranoid if that has anything to with it. i constantly check if someones hiding in my closets, behind the couch, in the bathroom, ect. i KNOW those things are abnormal. can someone please tell me what might be wrong with me? i know you're probably not a doctor, but any suggestions are very appreciated. thanks. more

Resolved Question: Benadryl to relive anxiety.?

OK so I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and am going back up to Oregon to get my medical affairs in order. I have sufered from GAD from the time I was 7 and I am now 23. For a long time my panic attacks and disorder were under control due to 20 mg of paxil everydayfor about ten years, but then my doctor decided that it may be best for me to tey to get off of it because he thought I grew out of my disorder. Needless to say I will never listen to a general practitioner about my mental health ever again because ever since I have been battling to keep my GAD from coming back, but it has and it has worsened. I now have trouble leaving my own apt in TX. My fiance and I travel because he is into heating and air conditioning and his job requires him to travel, which normally I would enjoy but because of whats going on, it has become unbearable. My question is I am now taking 40 mg of paxil everyday, but it really is not doing much good, the only reason I stay on it is because of the withdraw that i would rather avoid until I get back up to Oregon where I will have medical help and family help. Anyhow my doctor told me to help with the 5 day journey from Houston TX, to Salem OR to take benadryl along with my paxil to help alliviate the panic attacks and anxiety, this sounds very odd to me, but I have been checking on the net and I guess some people do use benadryl for anxiety. Has any one out there had any success with this method or have any advise or something that works better, its really my only hope because I am going to be seriously a nervous wreak on my way home? Sorry for the length of this but its hard to describe in short. more

Open Question: I was recently diagnosed with panic, anxiety disorder and possible post traumatic stress syndrome.?

I have so much going on that I dont know where to start. My family and I are about to lose our home to forclosure is one thing. Im going through a major attack right now and dont know what to do. Should I go to the hospital? more

Resolved Question: how can i chill out w/o drugs?

Short of smoking pot, i need some help chilling out. i talk a mile a minute and am a constant ball of anxiety. i do not have bipolar disorder, and no docs will prescribe anti-anxiety drugs although i've had panic attacks in the past. any books/resources? i need something more major than just your basic deep breathing and yoga . . . everyone that meets me, even for 2 seconds, thinks I'm a neurotic nutcase. more

Open Question: Please help. Mood swings, tired, empty. Don't know what to do anymore, not sure if it's even worth it all?

***Okay, I know this is long, but I am really desperate for some advice. Thank you to anyone who answers. I'm 16. When I was 11, I started getting really bad anxiety with panic attacks and had to leave school. I was getting panic attacks and had trouble leaving the house. My parents thought I was just being stubborn. Later that year, they took me out of school to be homeschooled. I lost all of my friends and stopped doing all I enjoyed. Until I was about 13, I would hardly ever leave the house except occasionally to the grocery store, but I would usually just stay in the car and listen to music as I would end up being too scared to go in, though I liked a change of scenery. At 14 I started being able to go to the grocery store and malls and such, though it was still scary and I had a lot of trouble going anywhere new. I took music lessons but ended up missing a ton of them because I'd have anxiety about going. I have done pretty much nothing except sit at home since I was 11. I haven't managed to get any credits or anything. My life is just passing by, it's completely empty. I have a lot of moodswings. Whenever I'm doing alright, the smallest thing will make me sad again, I get discouraged easily. I'm really sensitive. I sometimes think about killing myself, and I tried to drown myself but I realised it's not possible and I have planned to kill myself before, but I never followed through with it yet. I sleep a lot, I could sleep for days. I'm really irritable, and I feel bad for taking it out on other people, but it's hard to control. I feel really guilty a lot, and I sometimes really hate myself. I do have school courses, but I can never stay focused so never finished much of them. I can never seem to think straight. Its really frusterating. I tried going back to school, but I always end up getting discouraged and thinking its not worth it, or I just get too worked up and scared to go. It just seems like nothing is worth it anymore. Everything just feels so meaningless. Two times, I had this weird thing happen where I was really good. I was really outgoing, too, when usually I am shy. I was out for a walk, and this guy approached me and I talked to him a lot, I just kept talking... when usually I would say as little as I could. I was joking and laughing and everything with him, and I pushed my sister into him to give him a hug. She eventually told me we should go. After a day or two I just went back to how I usually am, unhappy and quiet and all, and I felt stupid for acting that way. A few weeks ago, something else similar happened. I was feeling good again. And EVERYTHING was funny. I couldn't stop laughing. Even the walls were hilarious. I was really hyper, and really good. I had a lot of energy. People around me even called me arrogant, which I usually am not (I'm actually really self concious). This lasted a few days and then I went back down to being feeling terrible. Someone said I seemed bipolar, so I looked it up and SO many things fit, but I only had these weird ''episodes'' twice, and the two of them weren't as extreme as it seems a bipolar persons is and it didn't last weeks. And most of the time I am depressed, not euphoric. I tend to go through stages where I am depressed (as in the things I described, which is bad, I can't act like a normal person, but not as bad as when I am super depressed. this is my normal, how I am most of the time) , super depressed (where I think about dying, and everything in the world makes me feel terrible), sometimes I feel just "okay" or "fine", but within a day or a very short while, I feel depressed again. Then there was the two times I felt really good for a few days. I have only one friend, he's actually my boyfriend but we're always getting in fights usually because of my depression. He doesn't like that I am quiet or just unhappy a lot, it's just not fun to be around. He always describes me as cold or apathetic. It really hurts, I don't want to be like that. My parents are seperated. My dad thinks I'm doing fine when I'm not. And my mom is an alchoholic and is usually out all night with this guy she met recently. So I can't really talk to them. I saw my doctor and he prescribed an antidepressant but I don't think I will take them because my mom did and then she started acting weird, and I would rather die than act like her. I'm seeing a phycholgist but she just doesn't get it...no one does. My question is, what should I do? I'm really just not sure anymore. I don't understand why I feel the way I do and why I can't do anything right. My cousin has a mood disorder (can't remember which), and I wonder if I might have one. Does it sound like I do? I'd really appreciate some help. more

Resolved Question: Does anybody have an explanation for what ive been expierencing?

Ok, since around june of 2008 till about 2 monthes ago (October) ive been expieriencing derealisation or a feeling like im dreaming. its gotten less and less severe over the monthes, but it first started when i smoked marijuana for my first time. and it hasnt seemed to fully stop. ive also been exceptionally tired, but that may just be from school. Ive also been expierencing symtoms of anxiety or panic attacks/disorder. it was very frightning when it first started but im gradually getting used to it as time passes. Has anybody else been expierencing anything like this? please respond! thank you. more

Resolved Question: anxiety/social anxiety?

so i have REALLY bad social anxiety disorder, and i have pretty major all around anxiety, i also have bipolar disorder and i'm 14 and a half. ok, so what my problem is that what my psychiatrist is set on ONLY using anti-depressants for both anxieties. but i'm bipolar, and my psychologist and i are quite against them (for numerous reasons) and also that could sent my mania into new highs (and i REALLY dont need that) i really dont like meds unless its necessary, but right now i have been having panic attacks daily at school, and i cant go ANYWHERE without getting paranoid and really uptight and, its like being around anyone just makes me anxious. so what are some suggestions on types of meds, or alternative things i could do?? oh, and i am currently using this relaxation CD that's supposed to help me during a panic attack, but its not really helping at all. oh, and i also forgot to add that my psychiatrist doesnt want to put me on an anti-anxiety medicine because theyre highly addictive and he doesnt believe them in use in teens. is that reasonable? i mean my meds would be highly guarded, so is it that big of a deal? -thanks! just to let people know i sleep around 8-91/2 hours each night. and i excersice in gym everyday, then i train my horse anywhere between 1/2-2 hours- and shes not completely broke yet, so its mostly just running around with her on the ground. :) more

Open Question: Panic attacks and pregnancy?

Before I got pregnant I went of my anti-anxiety medications which helped control my anxiety disorder. So far I've been doing well until recently. Now most days my heart is beating extremely fast, even when resting and my breathing is very fast. I can feel the adrenaline shooting through my blood as if I were very scared. I'm very worried that my child will be affected by the adrenaline and other stress hormones that are running through my body frequently. Could this make my child a "hyper-active" child or an adrenaline junkie or possible have an anxiety issue as well? I wonder since the hormones (adrenaline, etc) are running through my body so are they running through the baby's, potentially affecting his/her brain way patterns? I know all those neuron connections are still being developed and wonder if neuron connections developed under the influence of a mother's anxiety could affect the baby's brain? Thanks for reading and responding. more

Open Question: Can you get some disability help for an anxiety disorder?

Open Question: Can you get a partial disability for an anxiety disorder?

I have an anxiety disorder and suffer from panic attacks. I used to get them on a daily basis, until I was put on medication. Since then, they've become less frequent, but I do still get them a couple times a week. Mine are the debilitating kind where you nearly pass out. Back when I was getting them daily, I wasn't able to work. Now that I'm medicated and they've become less frequent, I am working again. My problem is I can't work too many hours a day, or too many days in a row. I function better working short, 4-hour shifts and having 3 days a week off. I can't handle a full-time workload just yet, not when I'm still having attacks several times a week. Is there some form of disability I could apply for to supplement my part-time job? I don't want full disability. I think not having anything to do all day would drive me up the wall. I want to work 20 hours a week, but it's not enough to pay my bills. Is there such a thing as partial disability you can get if you don't work part-time, and would they approve me for my reason? Weighted Companion Cube, I have had bipolar since I was 15. Panic attacks are just something stemming from that and have developed more recently. I don't throw a pity party for myself and try to mooch off government money--I wouldn't be asking for it if I didn't honestly need help with it. Not everyone on disability has to be in a wheelchair or be mentally retarded. When you've been in the hospital because you want to kill yourself, I think that qualifies as being mentally disabled. The way you use "condition" in quotation marks is a little harsh, implying it's something I can just get over with ease. It's not, and I'm doing my best to cope. Normal people don't need to worry about having panic attacks at work all the time--get my drift? In response: I didn't mention bipolar because it wasn't related to my question. The thing keeping me from working wasn't my bipolar, it's the anxiety attacks that cause me to nearly pass out when I have them. My bipolar I have dealt with since I was diagnosed professionally at 15--I have held down jobs with that, the anxiety attacks are my problem. I don't have imaginary diseases, thank you. I have been evaluated by medical professionals and I am bipolar and suffer from anxiety attacks. If you want to answer my question, fine, but don't play doctor and accuse me of making things up. I don't appreciate it, and I don't need you telling me I don't have what I do. more

Open Question: I m 18 years and my pulse is 68 when I m resting is this is normal?Usualy it's faster I also have anxiety dis.?

I m 18 years and my pulse is 68 I m resting now in the bad is this is normal? Usualy it's faster. I also have anxity and panic disorder. I'm allways affraid of my heart.And when I almost gonne in sleep I wake up and get panic attack. more

Open Question: quick psychology quiz.....?

___ 1. Which of the following is not an example of an anxiety disorder? a. bipolar disorder b. panic disorder c. obsessive-compulsive disorder d. phobic disorder ____ 2. A phobic disorder is marked by a. persistent, uncontrollable thoughts and the urge to engage in senseless rituals b. a persistent and irrational fear of objects or situations that present no real danger c. chronic, high anxiety levels that are not tied to any specific threats d. recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that occur suddenly and unexpectedly ____ 3. Mood disorders tend to be a. chronic, with few periods when the individual is unaffected b. escalating, with each successive episode having more severe symptoms than the previous episode c. episodic, interspersed among periods of normality d. diminishing, with each successive episode having less severe symptoms than the previous episode ____ 4. An individual who shows extreme mood shifts in two directions is likely to be classified as having a. schizophrenia b. obsessive-compulsive disorder c. bipolar disorder d. hyperdelusional disorder ____ 5. Which of the following statements is not accurate in relation to depressive disorders? a. They are quite common and affect approximately 7% of the population. b. Individuals with depressive disorders often show insomnia and loss of appetite. c. Individuals with depressive disorders often show slowed thinking and speech. d. They are age related, with onset typically occurring during adolescence. ____ 6. In comparing different types of psychological disorders, schizophrenia occurs a. less frequently than anxiety disorders, but more frequently than mood disorders b. less frequently than either anxiety or mood disorders c. more frequently than either anxiety or mood disorders d. more frequently than anxiety disorders, but less frequently than mood disorders ____ 7. In schizophrenia, delusions involve a. perceptual distortions such as hearing nonexistent voices b. jumbled, vague, fragmented speech patterns c. false beliefs that are maintained even though they are out of touch with reality d. a deterioration in routine functioning and personal care ____ 8. Chester sometimes sits for hours in extremely rigid positions staring blindly at the wall. During these episodes, he appears completely unresponsive to external stimuli. Chester's symptoms are most consistent with those seen in a. catatonic schizophrenia b. paranoid schizophrenia c. undifferentiated schizophrenia d. disorganized schizophrenia ____ 9. One of the potential neurochemical factors that has been implicated as a possible cause of schizophrenia is a. reduced dopamine activity in the brain b. excess dopamine activity in the brain c. excess serotonin levels in the brain d. reduced norepinephrine levels in the brain ____ 10. MRI scans of schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic individuals have shown that schizophrenic patients may have a. shrunken brain ventricles b. an enlarged hypothalamus c. reduced activity across the corpus callosum d. enlarged brain ventricles more

Open Question: i need help now ! or else im going to lose it?

How do you react to people in your community being cold and aloof towards you? these are my circumstances in general : ive missed out all my life on happiness, goals, friendships, relationships, work, education, lifestyles.. never achieved any of it because ive suffered such a miserable life of trauma, let downs, rejection, bullying ~( physical and mental ) - abuse, assaults, attacks, time in a psychiatric hospital, time in jail....a criminal record...a mental health record etc... today ive lived on my own since 2005 in a small messy flat without anybody....i have no social support network exceptt my mother and 1 internet friend.....my mother who is aging and cannot do the things she used to. i live on disability, i own nothing except a few books and an old dusty computer. because of the severe bullying and abuse i suffered i developed a rage and aggression problem....iam diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and ptsd.. i used to have rage outbursts many times in crowded public places and lash out at strangers.....get confrontational.....stare at people act out of control aggressive.. because of this sometimes i thought could i have intermittent explosive disorder ? but have accepted my bpd diagnoses, ive made lot of progress controling my aggression and outbursts for years now...and are waiting for an appointment for psychotherapy.. for a while ive experienced bad anxiety, flashbacks, panic that keep my staying inside my apartment except when i need to go out.. struggled with aggression because of unresolved anger of the past, severe bullying etc.. paranoia that im being deliberatly alienated by people, ostracised and socially excluded.....like my lifes being opressed and controlled.. im not sure how the paranoia started but ive had it vertually all my adult life. sometimes in an average day, some people are abrupt, cold, stand-offish, non accepting of me, aloof, exchange glances, and seem to be deliberatly making me feel like an outcast.. supermarket workers, cafe workers, store cashiers ...authority figures.. this reinforces my paranoia im being socially ostracised. i feel society....the local community has a negative perception of me which, just the thought they have makes me feel incredablly angry. i feel deliberatly shut out of society.....like im stigmatised, like a lot of people know about my past....rage episodes....my background etc.. i feel vilified by people who used to victimise me years back. i feel people in the community remember my countless ragew outburst or im somehow stigmatised and labelled in other ways.. otherwise, why are people so aloof, and stand-offish from me and seem to distance themselves from me ??? obviously i struggle with aloofness myself, and im very wary and guarded towards people......but no one can blame me for that considering everything i have had to go through.... in spite of my crap life ive had to endure, and my past, and history and possible stigma surrounding me im still going on....making progress with my rage.....have the odd setback with anger showing - but on the whole ive done well. im trying to be positive and work towards future goals of a good paid job and to move away from england to live near the quiet coast somewhere....to live a peaceful life.. im 30 now and obviously missed out a great deal on everything.. i need treatment for my injured ankle and torn ankle ligaments, i have to watch how i walk, or else i can go over.....it is very weak...... its depressing to because with it i feel like a cripple. the skin on the head of my penis is all cracked and teared, covering the head.....so im waiting to hear from a dermatologist about that. so theres alot of things causing me insecurity and anxiety at the moment. and ontop of that, when i go outside....or i browse myspace, in england at female profiles or other countries in myspace i see beaming happy grins.....like everyones happy....oblivious to my life of torment and torture.. flirty, wide grinned, rosy cheeked, fair haired grins and i feel incredablly angry about it. because ive missed out all my life at starting from scratch at 30, on my own in a small flat. how do i handle this ? because i feel angry and jealous toward those happy people and want to take it out on them i know that its wrong to feel that way thats why im asking for help but people in my local community treat me standoffishly , aloof like im not welcome into society and it makes me very angry and outraged. because overall, im trying really hard to sort my life out , but how will i do that if people have negative perceptions of me ? even if you dont read all of this just skim it, its fine , i just need to know how to react to people treating me like this ? ( CLENCHED TEETH ) grrr!! i feel isolated and outcasted and im trying very very hard ! Purple L - what are you talking about black past ? iam not black ! and your words made no sense , next time dont answer Leslie C Girl with many solutions MARIE S im not religious and are not interested in religious answers i need practical soloutions to this , blocked. more

Resolved Question: How do you react to people in your community being cold and aloof towards you?

these are my circumstances in general : ive missed out all my life on happiness, goals, friendships, relationships, work, education, lifestyles.. never achieved any of it because ive suffered such a miserable life of trauma, let downs, rejection, bullying ~( physical and mental ) - abuse, assaults, attacks, time in a psychiatric hospital, time in jail....a criminal record...a mental health record etc... today ive lived on my own since 2005 in a small messy flat without anybody....i have no social support network exceptt my mother and 1 internet friend.....my mother who is aging and cannot do the things she used to. i live on disability, i own nothing except a few books and an old dusty computer. because of the severe bullying and abuse i suffered i developed a rage and aggression problem....iam diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and ptsd.. i used to have rage outbursts many times in crowded public places and lash out at strangers.....get confrontational.....stare at people act out of control aggressive.. because of this sometimes i thought could i have intermittent explosive disorder ? but have accepted my bpd diagnoses, ive made lot of progress controling my aggression and outbursts for years now...and are waiting for an appointment for psychotherapy.. for a while ive experienced bad anxiety, flashbacks, panic that keep my staying inside my apartment except when i need to go out.. struggled with aggression because of unresolved anger of the past, severe bullying etc.. paranoia that im being deliberatly alienated by people, ostracised and socially excluded.....like my lifes being opressed and controlled.. im not sure how the paranoia started but ive had it vertually all my adult life. sometimes in an average day, some people are abrupt, cold, stand-offish, non accepting of me, aloof, exchange glances, and seem to be deliberatly making me feel like an outcast.. supermarket workers, cafe workers, store cashiers ...authority figures.. this reinforces my paranoia im being socially ostracised. i feel society....the local community has a negative perception of me which, just the thought they have makes me feel incredablly angry. i feel deliberatly shut out of society.....like im stigmatised, like a lot of people know about my past....rage episodes....my background etc.. i feel vilified by people who used to victimise me years back. i feel people in the community remember my countless ragew outburst or im somehow stigmatised and labelled in other ways.. otherwise, why are people so aloof, and stand-offish from me and seem to distance themselves from me ??? obviously i struggle with aloofness myself, and im very wary and guarded towards people......but no one can blame me for that considering everything i have had to go through.... in spite of my crap life ive had to endure, and my past, and history and possible stigma surrounding me im still going on....making progress with my rage.....have the odd setback with anger showing - but on the whole ive done well. im trying to be positive and work towards future goals of a good paid job and to move away from england to live near the quiet coast somewhere....to live a peaceful life.. im 30 now and obviously missed out a great deal on everything.. i need treatment for my injured ankle and torn ankle ligaments, i have to watch how i walk, or else i can go over.....it is very weak...... its depressing to because with it i feel like a cripple. the skin on the head of my penis is all cracked and teared, covering the head.....so im waiting to hear from a dermatologist about that. so theres alot of things causing me insecurity and anxiety at the moment. and ontop of that, when i go outside....or i browse myspace, in england at female profiles or other countries in myspace i see beaming happy grins.....like everyones happy....oblivious to my life of torment and torture.. flirty, wide grinned, rosy cheeked, fair haired grins and i feel incredablly angry about it. because ive missed out all my life at starting from scratch at 30, on my own in a small flat. how do i handle this ? because i feel angry and jealous toward those happy people and want to take it out on them i know that its wrong to feel that way thats why im asking for help but people in my local community treat me standoffishly , aloof like im not welcome into society and it makes me very angry and outraged. because overall, im trying really hard to sort my life out , but how will i do that if people have negative perceptions of me ? even if you dont read all of this just skim it, its fine , i just need to know how to react to people treating me like this ? more

Resolved Question: how do you handle people in your community being cold and aloof towards you?

Resolved Question: Can Cymbalta stop working? I feeling anxiety creeping back in.?

I suffered severe panic attacks and agoraphobia for nine horrid years and after my doc prescribed Cymbalta (started July 4th weekend/30 Mg's for two weeks, then 60 Mg's once a day with klonopin twice a day). Three weeks later, I was a whole new person. I drove to my psychiatrist by myself, when weeks before i couldn't drive with someone in the car let alone by myself. Over and over I beamed to him, "'I just can't believe it, I can't believe it".....and now.... .....four months later I feel that horrible misery creeping back into my blood. I feel mini-surges of adrenaline at stop signs and red lights. I don't feel as "relaxed" as I did those first few months on these meds. I told my psychiatrist and he changed nothing and told me it could be temporary. Does anyone know if Cymbalta can stop working...do I need to start taking more...or is it maybe the klonopin....maybe that's what I need more of? I feel heartbroken, For nine years I longed to go back and be "normal" how i was before and I got to feel what it was like....and now this demon psychiatric disorder is slowly coming back. I hope somoene can offer some help/advice.....:( I actually have that workbook saved in my Amazon cart....I just feel my brain is too far gone. I looked for groups in my area but there is none in my small town. I always tell my husband I need an agoraphobic friend to go out and do things with so we can support eachother! :) more

Voting Question: Is it common for a person with anxiety disorder/depression to feel cold and shivering?

I am taking paxil in the morning to ease my anxiety and panic attacks during the day. I was wondering, cause lately my anxiety has gotten to the point where Im feeling coldness throughout my body like its wintertime. With that I feel like shivering. Is this normal for depression cases? I am very worried. more

Resolved Question: Anxiety disorder?????????????

Im only 14 and i havent told anybody but i definitely have it. When i was a few years younger i used to worry about every little thing and it wasnt my fault no matter how dumb the worries were. Now i've learned how to control that. But now that im not overly stressed, (i still get stressed but not constantly) now i get panic attacks, vertigo, and TONS and TONS of symptoms. The thing is is noone notices when i have these. I feel awkward in front of people i blush, i panic, and stuff and i cant talk sometimes. But now im starting to get irregular heartbeats i think, its creepy. Like im only 14. I have only told my friend about the panic attacks and stuff cuz she experiences them too but my anxiety is much more severe, and i dont know what to do to make myself normal and to make my heart normal. Please helppp i mean is there any advice other than go to the doctor? Im not saying i wont but for right now i dont wanna tell my mom and stuff, and IDK like is there anything i can do?? OH and one more thing i kinda have a fear of doctors especially if they have to like listen to my heartbeat cuz then i try to control my breathing and when i do that it just makes it worse so i try to think of something else but its horrible i cant stand it ughh more

Resolved Question: is my movie story good?

Jeeva lives in the Vizag area with his extended family. He has an uncle who is money greedy, an aunt who is very kind hearted and caring, grandmother who is very loving for him, an uncle who wants Jeeva to be the heir for his airplane company, and two cousins who are both studying in school. Jeeva's uncle constantly asks him to be the heir for the restaurant and take the restaurant to a new height. Jeeva having no other option becomes the new airplane company owner and he soon makes the air plane company number one. Preethi, Jeeva's cousin, comes from USA to visit and together they both spend a lot of time together. Preethi is a software engineer and she constantly states how much her job means to her. After leaving, Jeeva decides to change his mind and enter psychology to help solve people's problems. He even states to his uncle how the inner goal of humans is self-realization and the only way to achieve it is to do his dream job. Jeeva soon shifts to Hyderabad and starts his own clinic. His record in the clinic is impeccable. However Jeeva later finds out how Preethi and her husband have accidentally crashed into a man killing him immediately. Preethi's husband is in jail and Preethi not being able to take the pain commits suicide. The man had a small kid named Balu. Balu, ever since his parents has died, stopped talking. Jeeva tries every method to cheer up the boy and to help relieve his anxiety. However in the end, Balu states how he will only be happy if he sees the man who had killed him. Jeeva knows that this is the only way he can make the boy happy and the boy has never seen Preethi's Husband. Jeeva then gets a kind man named Bhaskar who acts like he killed Balu's dad. After seeing Bhaskar , Balu states how due to him he is forced to live on the streets and a happy family life was ruined, Balu also states how he wants Bhaskar to live with this guilty feeling. Balu being scared that the boy would want to kill Bhaskar for revenge tells Balu how Bhaskar is dead and died. Balu becomes extremely happy. The next day however Bhaskar is actually dead. Jeeva finds 2 bullets in the head and to his horror Balu even stated the next day how he killed Bhaskar not for revenge but for Jai who is a mafia leader and how is getting paid money to continue his education. Not having enough evidence in court, Jeeva is put in jail for the rest of his life and is sued by Bhaskar's wife. Furthermore Jai killed the entire family of Jeeva to prevent them from being a witness. Balu soon rises up to become a mafia leader and neglects his further education seeing that he has his own opportunities in the underworld. the genes which Jeeva was born with trigger OCD. Jeeva ends up going to jail. Jeeva later on lives in the Vizag area as a watchmen. His constant suspicious nature results in him arresting two thieves who failed to provide him with adequate information. However all this can directly be related to the disorder Jeeva is suffering from Obsessive Compulsory Disorder. Jeeva, scared that the thieves would come after him, constantly locks the door and checks it again at least a minimum of 20 times. Jeeva also scared that he would harm or kill his friends constantly keeps any sharp utensils locked when anyone is visiting. However one day a girl named Laya has a car with flat tires and the only shelter she can see is the small hut where Jeeva stays. Jeeva gets completely paranoid and assumes that she is coming after him to get revenge. Jeeva immediately calls the cops and puts her in jail but after finding out that she is innocent, Jeeva apologizes to her and together the slowly fall in love. Laya finds out however through some obvious signs that Jeeva has certain problems which leads her to finding out that he has OCD. She tries curing him. However one day, Jeeva has a dream in which he shoots this man. That following day when coming back from duty, Jeeva sees the man and in the panic accidentally shoots the man when the revolver falls on the ground. Jeeva gets arrested but gets pardoned. Balu who is the brother of the tall man is the leader of this famous gang. Balu orders his men to constantly attack Jeeva but not to kill him. This will result in the symptoms of OCD being aggravated. Jeeva slowly gets even more and more scare and he ends up isolating himself even more. Balu wants more and more people to attack and scare him so that eventually Jeeva will kill himself. In one such encounter, Jeeva retaliates back and kills of the goons and even arrives at Balu's house. The twist in the end was that Jeeva never had OCD, he pretended he had it so that he could get closer to the mob and kill them and not have to go to jail for it for Balu was the teenage kid who tricked him. more

Resolved Question: Question about Disability and Social Security?

I have the multiple diagnosis' of Borderline Personality Disorder, Chronic Depression, Severe Anxiety Disorder, and chronic Panic Attacks. I am currently working at a professional job, and have a college education. But it is becoming harder and harder for me to go to work, or go anywhere for that matter...as I am also borderline agoraphobic. I have a small daughter, and am a single mom (dont recieve child support, her father is in prison, and receive no other support, government or otherwise). What do I need to do in order to receive permanent disability? What steps do I take? I cant hang on much longer and really REALLY need someone's help desperately. I am on many medications and see 2 psycs regularly more

Open Question: family support,mental health,seizures,depression,anxiety, and I need your help please?

it all started a year ago when my depression and panic attacks got really bad. I had to go to the hospital for a week and a half. After that, my life changed forever. I went because I was suicidal and I needed to get on the right medications. The day that I had my breakdown was hell because my mom said that she wouldn't take me to the hospital bc she doesn't believe in psychiatric hospitalizations. Now, months later, she treats me like crap. She rolls her eyes, makes me beg others to take me to the doctors to get medications and treatment for my anxiety and depression/PTSD and panic disorder. I need therapy 2 times a week because in the last few months I've gotten into a car accident,2 tickets,raped,had a miscarriage from the rape and I was a virgin,major depression,panic attacks,my panic disorder had gotten worse. i've had seizures from stress, and im a full time college student who is trying to get her life back. but i have no family support, they don't care, they just say get over it,this is getting old,why are you taking medications,why do you go to your paid friend to talk?, AND THEY SAY HURTFUL THINGS LIKE THAT. it tears me up that they do this and i have no idea what to do -im female of course -im a virgin -im very smart and i dont do drugs -im 20 going on 21 -im in my second year of college -i have no kids -im looking for a job but no one has hired me -i started back having my seizures -WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT!!!! - dont tell me that i dont need to be on yahoo answers and i need professional help because i have it i just wanted to see what others think so plz dont say dumb stuff -AND suicide is always on ym mind now. i asked them to take me to the emergency room on Thanksgiving and they said no and my mom saw me so weak and didnt do anything. she takes care of foster kids and idk what to do from here. they hate that i have these issues and i try to control them more

Resolved Question: has anyone had a similar experience with their health and mental health services?

at my last gp practice that i was with a year ago, they were very aloof, dismissive, patronizing , argumentative with me when i would make appointments about things i was worried about, i got exasperated one day and had enough, i said sternly to the doctor , '' i dont come here to be spoken to this way by my doctor or health professionals, im going to make a complaint '' - i then walked out and i made a formal complaint with an external agency. they incorrectly logged i had an aggressive outburst and put it in my medical notes - i left there of my own accord , because their attitude was very hostile especially after id complained. the present GP practice im with, they seem to have a fairer attitude but still seem a bit alien and aloof , abrupt. plus you can't choose which doctor you want to see in the practice , you have to see the doctor you chose when you joined the surgery , the doctor allocated to you.. anyone else have the same experience at their surgery ? ive had psychological disorders most of my adult life due to an unbelievable sh!t unfortunate life, and my experience with the psychiatric services has been bitter and miserable - not always had consistent help of therapy or diagnoses , slipped through the net , struggled to get proper help. 2 years ago i was diagnosed with BPD personality disorder and my psychiatrist agreed i need intensive psychotherapy , psycho-dynamic therapy , but theres no resource for the therapy in my area, so im having to take what their offering which is occupational therapy to get me integrated back into society because ive been isolated and a recluse for so long. my psychiatrist has no power over what services are available or whats on offer he can just recommend - from my observation. ive suffered with these symptoms all my adult life : impulsive aggressive outburst, struggling to control rage and aggression, losing control of conduct , paranoia that people might be against me, panic and anxiety about being outside thats turned into agoraphobia - racing , scattered thoughts everyday , forgetting things, post traumatic stress symptoms , panicking perceiving threatening behavior from other males , reacting with intense severe aggression. fluctuating moods everyday , severe depressions one minute , feeling ok the next - nightmares , flashbacks. ive suffered alot of things in my life like bullying, attacks, being singled out , head injuries in a street attack because i lost control of rage - time in a mental hospital. had an unbelievable sh1t existence so far - im now 31 nearly. my psychiatrist said all the symptoms i have are basically as a result of my traumatic life experience and that i have no mental illness or psychosis . he said i have good intellect and great insight into my problems. he is adamant i dont have a mental illness like bi polar or another mental illness. he refuses to prescribe any medications because he said they dont work in the long term and can be incredibly addictive, and they wont work for me. even though i asked for some medication that is non addictive to help with my symptoms... like i said individual psychotherapy is not available in my area due to no resources and no funding - so im having to take what their offering which is the occupational therapy to help me ' practically ' to exposure therapy to my fears and anxieties - to get me integrated back into society to attend resource centres etc. im hoping the therapy i asked for will become available at some point, the 1 on 1 psychotherapy. although im a bit in bewilderment that they' re resolute about giving any medication. has anyone else had these type of problems or experiences with their services ? i worry im on my own with this treatment and sh1t service and everybody else is getting the right, ideal help and support except me from their health services. more

Resolved Question: has anyone in the uk had the same or similar experiences with their GP & health - mental health services?

Resolved Question: What is the safest ADD treatment for a sixteen year old girl to take?

I was diagnosed ADD a little while ago, and found out that this was the cause of my anxiety and panic attacks that I used to have. Apparently ADD has inhibited my social relationships since I have a tendency to think before I speak. I've seen it hurt relationships with family, friends, and now as I see it impacting the relationship with my boyfriend and I, I really want to do something about it. The only problem is, I've researched the common drugs used to treat this and every medication reports sudden deaths, worsening of anxiety, depression, seizures, tics, loss of sleep(which I already have problems with), and stuff like that. It seems like the safest drug used to treat ADD and symptoms is medical marijuana, but killing brain cells isn't my thing especially since my grades are starting to suffer from this disorder, and I get humiluated on a daily basis when I learn slower than every single person in the class, and never ever know the answer when I get called on. Please help? Psychologists and Doctors are too eager to give you drugs without warning you of the side effects and look into your history. Xiao Xong, ADD stands for Attention Defecit Disorder. If I struggle with paying attention, I can't learn the material, which equals bad test grades(not to mention not being able to focus during tests), which equals BAD GRADES. Those are one of the symptoms of ADD. Bad grades I mean. more

Voting Question: EXTREME fear of getting a disease and dying?

yes i posted this already, but i edited it a little and want to see if any new people can help me! even a little advice can make me feel better! i have been diagnosed with Anxiety, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and hypocondria (although i dont think so, but thats what people tell me.), panic attacks (usual at night, and not often)...... my OCD is extreme. sometimes i will think of dying 24/7, and i seriously mean 24/7. whatever im doing, it's always in the back of my head. this has been going on since march 08. i have this fear that ihave brain cancer or a tumor..and i've convinced myslef i do have it quite a few times... the only symptom is sometimes, i just see things. like static on tv. but its barely noticable, i dont think a normal person would notice it. and idk anymore. thats my only symptom and its bothering me so much........i got over it like 2 weeks ago, but it just recently came up again,... i dont notice it when im outside or having fun... and i noticed, last time i got my period, i was a wreck and worried about the same thing but got over it. now im on my period again and its on my mind. i feel like everyone at school has the rest of their lives ahead of them and i dont! i jsut feel like I'LL be the one to get a disease and die! my family has 0 history of brain problems, and just about no health problems in general. i'm 17 (just turned 17 on monday),.. i have good genes... but i just think.....i'll be the one to get something in the family or whatever. IN SHORT: i'm worried i have something wrong with my brain or whatever and i just have really bad anxiety and idk. i dunno if its the anxiety that does this to me or what. the only symptom i have is the eye thing ..... i just.....feel hopeless. i always fear i have something thats deadly. more

Voting Question: Symptoms of General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?

When a person has been diagnosed with GAD can the symptoms occur anytime, anywhere, with or without a known trigger??? What I mean is, can the symptoms occur even if you don't feel anxious. I'm not refering to panic attacks. Some other symptoms are chest pain, palpations, sweating, neck/shoulder pain etc. I was diognosed wi9th GAD and at random times I'll get some of the symptoms of GAD for no reason it seems. I may not feel anxious but still get the symptoms of GAD and I'm wondering if it's a subconscious thing??? Is it normal to get GAD symptoms even if you don't think you feel anxious at that particular moment??? Also can you trigger symptoms of certain disorders because you are so afraid of it happening??? Like I mean, if you are so worried about heart attacks, etc. can worrying excessively cause you to have symtpoms of a heart attack??? Not an actual heart attack just the symptoms. more

Resolved Question: would you know if you had something wrong neurologically?

ive had psychological disorders most my adult life , was diagnosed with bpd personality disorder, ptsd traits 2 years ago, im presently getting help from an occupational therapist to help me practically to integrate back into society, theres is no therapy i want -- individual psychotherapist -- because of lack of resources in my area -- but hopefully it will become available eventually. im 31 now and for a long time had symptoms of agoraphobia , scattered racing thoughts everyday --- high anxiety and panic attacks being outside -- space out, disocociate -- struggle to concentrate and remember things sometimes --- confused , disorientated when outside sometimes --- struggled with rage attacks and loss of bodily conduct outbursts of aggression in public-- ( more in the past ) ---- loss of control of aggressive impulses ( more in past tense ) ---- nightmares , flashbacks --- moods fluctuating everyday --- dispairing and depressed one minute to feeling ok the next --- paranoia feeling as though people are against me ( alienating me and outcasting me etc ) ive managed all those symptoms all my adult life and been chasing help and therapy. ive faced aloof, dismissive GPS in the past , now im with a new surgery ive been with over 9 months. it recently occured to me could i go to my gp to get refered to a neurologist to get the all clear physically -- to check my brain was working ok ? and that i was ok ' biologically ' ? or would i need to go to my gp with specific symptoms in order to be refered to a neurologist ? i couldnt just ask to see one to get the all clear biologically ? im so scared of being dismissed by authority figures , me arguing with them , then being banished from their books like in the past because ive felt theyd dismissed me. my psychiatrist has hinted that he doesnt think theres anything wrong with me biologically or neurologically -- its the software not the hardware. what does anyone think ? would i have ' clear ' symptoms if there was anything wrong with me neurologically ? can i just ask to see a neurologist without having specific symptoms except the symptoms ive had all my life ? more

Resolved Question: I'm afraid of having seizures....?

Honestly, no history of epilepsy nor mental disorders. I'am 19, healthy, fit male. After an incident involving knee surgery, I began having panic attacks-but got them under control within a few months and was stuck with anxiety-that's going away pretty well without pills or anything of that matter (per need mostly). And I only start getting anxious and panicky when I begin to think about my head-and the pressure inside begins to build-so when I'm watching a movie and there is an intense scene for example, the pressure makes me jittery, I'm honestly just very afraid to have seizures-out of absolutely nothing-just scared-what are the chances? -KonstantinO I tend to overthink abstract questions to the point of headache, can that cause seizures as well?-KonstantinO more

Resolved Question: Are there different types of panic attacks?

My psychologist told me that I have anxiety disorder, which I was very surprised by. I didn't feel I suffered from anxiety at all. Now that I think about it I've realise that every time I have to go out in public I get very angry about it and sometimes even cry because I'm so nervous and don't want to go. Is this a type of panic attack? more

Resolved Question: What does it feel like to take Lorazepam?

I have an intense fear of flying (I get panic attacks that last the duration of the flight, even if there's no turbulence) and I am trying to get over it but my doctor has prescribed me something for if I need to fly before I'm ready. I was just wondering, how well does the drug work? What does it make you feel like? It's pretty hard for me to imagine that these strong feelings of panic can just subside... what replaces them? And let's say the flight did start to have major turbulence, so that even people who aren't afraid to fly would be scared... would I be able to feel that fear, or would I be immune to even that? Thanks! And no, I don't have an anxiety disorder. I had panic attacks when I was younger but totally beat them with Lucinda Basset's Attacking Anxiety & Depression and now I never have them, except on planes! Warnick... when did I ever give off the idea I wanted a buzz from this? I hate the idea of taking it but I will do it if I have to fly, that's all. Read the question for a change. more

Resolved Question: Do you think I should seek urgent medical advice? Please help!?

I suffer from panic disorder which basically means I get panic attacks and anxiety. However, the anxiety and panic seems to always occur of an evening, never of a day. I was in hospital all last week, and had a catheter in my arm so they could put intravenous fluids in my arm as I was severely dehydrated. Since I got out of hospital (last Friday), my right arm(the one the catheter was in), is swollen and very painful. The doctor thought it wasn an infection and put me on antibiotics for it. However it doesn't seem to be getting any better and I currently feel like I cannot breathe and have to gulp to get enough air. Do you think I am either just worrying and thus panicking or that perhaps my breathing could be something to do with the swelling and I should seek medical assistance? Thanks for your help xo more

Resolved Question: Will the introductions of ID cards have any effect on my dreams and ambitions?

for eg; like keep me imprisoned in britain ? im sure youve heard recently about the eventual introduction of id cards ? and the world moving closer to a NWO government ? no doubt in society you see the unravelling of it now ? im just feeling paranoid and worried about it at the moment whether it will affect my dreams that im willing to work hard on, anyone know ? heres my life so far : right now my dream seems unrealistic, out of reach and impossible to accomplish. im nearly 31, ive suffered a very hard life, missed out everything ; forming any relationships - attaining employment, getting qualifications - an education, all the basic things. i have a criminal past going back 7 years ago, been in a mental hospital. been homless vagrant living in the salvation army. i now have lived alone for 4 years, i own nothing in material possessions except an old computer. im on disability benefits as was diagnosed with bpd personality disorder , ptsd traits, iam now fully compliant with the mental health services and pushing for therapy, even though theres no resource for individual psychotherapy right now. i have agoraphobia, anxiety and panic problems , used to have aggressive outbursts and rage outburst years ago in public, where i would completly lose it in crowded places , lash out, feel paranoid, stressed, angry and jealous of others , lash out at people , pick fights with strangers , push people over , get attacked myself and hurt myself, get cautioned by police , ive been very lucky. ive managed the rage successfully for years and been pursuing help therapy. rage and aggression has been my number one problem throughout my life and its very difficult to control impulses at times. rage comes from being continuosly bullied in adolescence. now i hold on to my dreams in the present, they are what keeps me going, they are ;to move to a quiet part of spain or some place in europe near a coastline, find a wife , some friends , a computer job that pays enough, live a simple , secure life. but right now , as i wait for the right therapy, try to be there with a positive attitude, work on my self - my dream / goals seem a long, long , long way off and very impossible to reach.. i get lonely, disheartend, disallusioned, and the fact i live alone to with no social support network except my mother and 1 or 2 online friends which seem to have deserted me. i suffer very low self esteem, get clingy, to eager so its hard to form any friendships, even online because they reject me. i presently reside in england and it recently occured to me that at my disadvantages in life, i will never reach my ambitions that ive laid out for myself, and that maybe i shouldnt bother and accept the life i have now... so regarding these dreams, do i give up on them because im to disadvantaged ? btw - im not telling you all of this because i want you to feel sorry for me or treat me as a charity case , im telling it you so you can see the disadvantages in life iam at. this is my dream : ;to move to a quiet part of spain or some place in europe near a coastline, find a wife , some friends , a computer job that pays enough, live a simple , secure life. more

Resolved Question: should i abandon my dreams because they seem unrealistic?

right now my dream seems unrealistic, out of reach and impossible to accomplish. im nearly 31, ive suffered a very hard life, missed out everything ; forming any relationships - attaining employment, getting qualifications - an education, all the basic things. i have a criminal past going back 7 years ago, been in a mental hospital. been homless vagrant living in the salvation army. i now have lived alone for 4 years, i own nothing in material possessions except an old computer. im on disability benefits as was diagnosed with bpd personality disorder , ptsd traits, iam now fully compliant with the mental health services and pushing for therapy, even though theres no resource for individual psychotherapy right now. i have agoraphobia, anxiety and panic problems , used to have aggressive outbursts and rage outburst years ago in public, where i would completly lose it in crowded places , lash out, feel paranoid, stressed, angry and jealous of others , lash out at people , pick fights with strangers , push people over , get attacked myself and hurt myself, get cautioned by police , ive been very lucky. ive managed the rage successfully for years and been pursuing help therapy. rage and aggression has been my number one problem throughout my life and its very difficult to control impulses at times. rage comes from being continuosly bullied in adolescence. now i hold on to my dreams in the present, they are what keeps me going, they are ;to move to a quiet part of spain or some place in europe near a coastline, find a wife , some friends , a computer job that pays enough, live a simple , secure life. but right now , as i wait for the right therapy, try to be there with a positive attitude, work on my self - my dream / goals seem a long, long , long way off and very impossible to reach.. i get lonely, disheartend, disallusioned, and the fact i live alone to with no social support network except my mother and 1 or 2 online friends which seem to have deserted me. i suffer very low self esteem, get clingy, to eager so its hard to form any friendships, even online because they reject me. i presently reside in england and it recently occured to me that at my disadvantages in life, i will never reach my ambitions that ive laid out for myself, and that maybe i shouldnt bother and accept the life i have now... so regarding these dreams, do i give up on them because im to disadvantaged ? btw - im not telling you all of this because i want you to feel sorry for me or treat me as a charity case , im telling it you so you can see the disadvantages in life iam at. more

Resolved Question: Can someone help me deal with Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia?

Well I've been dealing with Panic Attacks, and Agoraphobia for many years now. Right now I seem to be in a rut where my anxiety is causing me to avoid more and more things. It's interfearing with my my relationships with my wife, my step daughter and especially my in-laws. It seems like more and more things are causing generalized anxiety and Panic in the extreme cases. Sometimes I even worry about getting house bound again. What can i do to stop avoiding? What can I do to build up courage to face the fear and discomfort the anxiety symptoms bring? I don't want to loose everything in my life, but if I can't get a handle on this again I'm scared that I might. Can somebody who's been here recommend a support group, or site or anything else that might be helpful? Thanks in advance. Oh and before anyone asks, yes I am getting therapy and I am on Paxil and Xanax. more

Resolved Question: Question about anti-anxiety medications?

I had been on Xanax from the time I was 17 up until I found out I was pregnant at 22. I am now 28 and my anxiety is severe, I was actually just diagnosed w/ panic disorder. It's to the point where I *usually* can't even ride in the car if I am not the driver and I *usually* can't be in a room w/ the door closed because I feel trapped. I know how ridiculous it sounds, but when I'm caught up in it all there's nothing I can do. And I never know when it will happen, because sometimes I am just fine. Last Tuesday I was put on Lexapro and Ativan. It hasn't been long enough for the Lexapro to have a chance to work, but I tried the Ativan for the first time yesterday when I knew I was about to be put in a situation where I was going to have anxiety and even though I took it about 30 minutes in advance, it did not work at all for me and then about an hour later it made me really tired for the rest of the afternoon. I remember w/ the Xanax, I would get relief almost immediately but it got to the point where I was taking way too much of it because it was so short lived so I would take it more often. I have 2 kids now and don't know what to do. I can't live with the anxiety the way it is anymore, but I don't want to constantly pop pills. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I've already tried therapy for 3 years and all it did was really help me understand where the anxiety comes from (at 15 I was in a bad car accident and wasn't seriously injured, but they used the jaws of life to get me and a friend out - but I had issues w/ anxiety before this as a child so if anything the accident just made it worse). The relaxation exercises are impossible for me do do while I'm having an attack. I need advice. If you have anxiety, what works for you? more

Resolved Question: What Can Ease My Worries?

I worry a lot, I have had breathing problems with worries (tight chest) since I were at least 8 years old. I'm now 23 and some things have improved whilst others have worstened I went to hospitals quite a few months a year for several years when at primary and senior school, they did plenty of tests on me but never explained to me what it was. I remember one saying to my mother it would be psycological. When older I self diagnosed myself as having an anxiety disorder as I've suffered with Chronic bowel syndrome, hyperventalation, painful panic attacks and general deep breathing to loosen my tight chest when worried. At college I found very simple things hard to cope with, such as walking into a classroom late, I used to prefer not turning up at all, but in the end I forced myself to read aloud, work harder in groups and walk into rooms when late etc. Since working my anxiety seemed to have got better also, I had many bad experiences with people treating me poorly but I worked hard at keeping going rather than giving up. This is when I started to notice something different. At least 4 times a year I get ill, I have a hot and cold flushes, at least one very painful day that feels like flu where everything aches, headaches, then it ends with a bad cold and sometimes loosing my voice. The main problem was I'm living with my boyfriend and kept going to work ill but no one ever caught it. My boyfriend also noticed and talked to me about something he'd heard about. He said it could be Psychosomatic illness. I hadn't heard of this but as I, and most of my family have histories of mental illness I though it's possible. I'm going through it right now again and I wanted to know if anyone knows a way to treat it and if anyone has any experience with it would be most helpful. I've been to see a counciller before and to be honest...I found them to just point out the obvious and to be unhelpful. I understand what is wrong and I try my best to get past it without worries but what can I do when I can't stop worrying about stupid things. I've tried so hard for so long I'm started to worry I won't get my job training for a better position because of this, I can imagine they will find me unreliable if I get ill when things get stressful. more

Resolved Question: What do you do when your not sure who's your friend and who's your enemy in life ?

thats how ive been all my life because of the way lifes treated me , im very distrustful , wary of people in general. all the relationships ive ever had in life have been one sided ' unrequited friendships '. the only happy time in my life was when i was a young kid and young adolescent where i had lots of friends and life was secure and happy.. but since then my life, sadly has been a nightmare , took a hellish turn , ive suffered victimization, bullying, street attacks , head injuries ( which i caused because i lost control of rage and went berserk in the street shouting obscenities and attacking everyone ) that was in 1997, since then ive been in a mental hospital, - have a criminal record - been homeless for 12 months living in the salvation army. missed out on everything in life people take for granted : forming relationships , having a job, education, gaining qualifications, social skills , gaining them, my self esteem destroyed because of severe victimization. i dont really care to admit all this , i dont give a monkeys about telling it. in the present im now 31, live alone in a one bedroom apartment, i own very little except the bare essentials, i was diagnosed with a personality disorder BPD, and ptsd traits , struggle with aggression and rage for years , paranoia , panic and anxiety, agoraphobia , very low self esteem. ive been seeking help and therapy for a long time, the help i want ( individual psychotherapy ) is not available in my area due to lack of resources, so they offered me an occupational therapist to help integrate me back in society. so im taking the help and im determined to try and get my goals in life, moving near the sea , somewhere quiet, coastal, with a decent computer job, and hopefully good friends and someone to share my life with.. im a very private person, but also very proud , and even though i live through tough circumstances , i dont like to be viewed as a charity case, and i wont be taken in by people who treat me as that.. i dont like loud, dramatic people or phony people. but because ive had such a rough time in life , never made any friends , i find myself in the position where i dont know who to trust ........whos my friend ? who is genuine ? whos out to deceive me ? who has false intentions ? whos my enemy ? i live alone , which i like , but suffer terrible loneliness and isolation and feel alienated from society, i also feel very vulnerable. the only things that keep me going are my future goals of relocation near the coast, a wife and a better life. more

Resolved Question: Why does people get anxiety disorder or panic attacks(its origin)?

Is these something you born with in your genes and develop it later in live? maybe a born defect? or it have to be an event that happen in your life that traumatize you? what is the origin of these problems in people life.why some people have it and some just don't. more

Voting Question: Am i crazy need help please?

im 16 i have mental disorder called anxiety or panic attacks ok well i hear voices one says to do something the other says dont listen the one that always tells me to is a real deep voice NO im not religious an no im not lien but i do wonder if im crazy im also always worrying about things im like contently worrying if im okay im going see one soon my mom got me appointment more

Voting Question: I think I might have an anxiety disorder or OCD?

I am completely paranoid about so many things, like demonic possession, even though logically I know it's absurd.. And also about being watched and stalked or something like that, and about answering the door and meeting new people.. And If I happen to be thinking about something evil, and I look at the time and it is like 6:33 or 1:23, or something that adds up to 6 or 9 or 3 or 13 or something like that.. I have really bad insomnia too, like I'll be up till like 3 when I go to bed at like 10.. And I'll just be worrying about things, or daydreaming.. I hate that I'm like this.. I'm also extremely shy and quiet sometimes, and other times I'm super outgoing.. And I hate meeting new people usually, and I never know what to introduce myself as, because everyone pronounces my name completely differently. Also, when I'm in a car, I will count the cracks in the road, or imagine the car going over and under them.. And I try to stop but I always end up doing it.. And I always get paranoid that bugs will get all over me, (I've had multiple panic attacks about this, where I've actually had to take medicine) or that I will step on them or something.. (I'm vegan btw) And I'm always worried that I will accidentally eat something with animal products in it.. Do you think that I have OCD? Should I tell my therapist about it? :S I also always find myself fighting from thinking about really disturbing things, and I always scare myself with it.. And Whenever I'm thinking about something disturbing, I tend to think of anything as some sort of sign, like I'm being watched or going to dye or hurt someone or something? I hate this, I always try not to think about these things.. I would never do anything bad but I'm scared of what I think sometimes? more

Resolved Question: dizzy, heart penetration & nausea?

when ever i stand for a long period i get very dizzy and nausious and i feel as if i need to lay down, when i do lay down i feel much better... I used to have ana anxiety disorder, and about a week ago i started to have random episolds of "panic attacks." recently my panic attacks went away but shortly after ive begin to be very lightheaded and nausious when i stand for long periods.. ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT MAY BE GOING ON WITH ME?.. more

Resolved Question: Does my life suck? (I'm throwing a pity party)?

I am feeling pretty crappy about my life so I am going to tell people. cause i am bored (You can tell me I am selfish and to shut up if you want, I don't care.) Well I wear hearing aids, and I have ever since I was 3. I have Asperger's syndrome, OCD, Major Depressive disorder, Panic Disorder, Severe Anxiety, And ADHD. My parents have been divorced since I was 5. My dad got remarried to a jerk and my dad took her side, so I moved with my mom. She also got remarried to a jerk and had a baby. My half sister (who i love). My step dad was verbally abusive to me and physically abusive to my mother. She finally got divorced, and remarried to my current stepfather, who i like. My brother is depressed and has tried to commit suicide. My stepbrother attempted suicide as well. I have one friend, who is more of a friend to me than I am to her... We are struggling for money right now, and my step dad has two jobs. My mother is depressed and I worry everyday she is going to have a heart attack. I hate myself intensely. So yeah. That's my life.... Sort of.. You can tell me about your life if you want. more

Resolved Question: my mom is verbally abusive?

i have panic attacks depression and severe post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety she yells at me all the time i have to bum rides to the doctor because she hates therapy she hates that im on meds so i have to get them when i have a ride but what makes me mad is everyone doesn't know her what i mean is she always is this 'holy' person in front of people and she is also a foster parent they have no fucking idea how mean she is she adopted me a lond time ago, for i am 21 now and im in college but nothing is good enough for her. ive went to the hospital because of her making me suicidal and i cant take this anymore she only loves the foster kids and im looking for a job and when i ask for a dollar she gets mad i just want to die this question could go on and on but its not worth the pain of typing. i just think i want to die. please no dumb answers im telling this from my heart it really hurts me and i dont know what to do i know im about to be 21 and this is my 2nd year in college but damn that's not good enough for her i could be just another drug abuser or pregnant like some other people damn nothign is good enough for her IM SO TIRED of her shit. i have done my part and looked for jobs and ive waited for one its not my fault. and plz all dumb answers will be deleted more