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Recession depression - Vancouver Sun

Panic attacks, obsessive thinking and binge drinking. More anxiety and depression. Psychotic episodes in people vulnerable to them ... In January, eight children from two families — one in Quebec, the other from California — were killed by their ...

Walking with the Comrades - DAWN Group

Children who ought to be in school, run wild ... So it might be an idea to enquire into the basis for his new anxiety. Over the past five years or so, the Governments of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal have signed hundreds of MOUs ...

Isle of Wight rapist caught by daughter's DNA - BBC UK News

The court heard the victim knew of Davison as their children went to the same school ... Davison: "[The attack] has had a significant effect on her life, depression, anxiety attacks, suicidal thoughts, panic attacks. "The scientific evidence was ...

Support Groups, updated March 14 - TCPalm

Treasure Coast Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children: First Assemblies Church, 1806 S. 33rd St., Fort Pierce, 3-4 p.m., last Saturday. Ages 18+. (772) 336-7311. Recovery International: Help with depression, anxiety, panic attacks or obsessive ...

US drone war brings torment, hope in Pakistan (Feature) - Monsters and Critics

... up drone attacks ... and anxiety caused by the drones regularly flying over the area. 'Everyone is scared here,' Khan said. 'It is like someone is pointing a loaded gun at you when you are working, eating your meal, sitting with the children

Attend a second Senior Prom, hunt Easter eggs, discuss ... - Bridgeton News

will host an Easter Egg Hunt for children ages one to six, from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday ... According to Panic Relief Inc., millions of Americans suffer from panic and anxiety attacks. Individuals who suffer from these attacks often experience ...

Chile: MSF Provides Psychological Support, Workshops ... - Doctors Without Borders

She says that more people are arriving at Hualañé suffering from panic attacks than physical wounds ... Psychological interventions were also carried out in the camps along the coast with children, women and fishermen who reported that they were ...

Alternative medicine finds its place mixed in with ... - Post-Crescent

... Statistics released findings on Americans' use of CAM, based on information from 23,393 adults 18 and older and 9,417 children ... also helps ease anxiety and depression and helps people who suffer from panic or anxiety attacks, and every once ...

Marisa's Musings: Health Care, Mitchell to Mideast ... - ABC News Blogs

... said, ‘Today’s guilty plea is a crucial step forward in our efforts to achieve justice for the more than 160 people who lost their lives in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Working ... You could feel the panic and anxiety in these days before ...

Open Question: overcoming postpartum depression ?

before i had my daughter i was prone to depression, but after i found out i was pregnant that seemed to lift- i was more motivated then ever to save up a little nest egg to be able to take care of my daughter. i worked two jobs up until the day i gave birth! (ive never had two jobs in my life!) she is almost 5 months and i have been able to stay at home with her up until now.. im a single mom, her dad bailed out as soon as he found out i was pregnant but i figured i didnt need him and am glad to not have him and his drinking issues around now!.. except it sucks big time that hes not working and isnt paying child support.. grrr. i started taking zoloft as a sort of preventative medicine (worried my depression might creep back up on me) recently because its one of the only anti depressants you can take while breast feeding... that seemed to sort of trigger all sorts of bad things in me, i became VERY tired and didnt even want to get up when my daughter woke up in the morning :( i started feeling MORE anxious and even had a really bad panic attack soon after starting it... ive stopped taking it but am still feeling its ill effects- im waiting to see my psychiatrist next week but in the meantime i feel like im going crazy- im so unmotivated, i have to talk myself to get out of bed in the morning and all day long- i feel like every thing is such a chore lately... i love my daughter but it seems i cant set her down for a minute without her starting to fuss, which results in me running myself ragged throughout the day, unable to get anything done but taking care of her... im very lonely- i live with my dad who is very uninvolved and couldnt care less about me or my daughter (my mom passed away 2 years ago) and my sister lives her too, but shes 18 and pretty self-serving... she sleeps til 1 or 2 in the afternoon and all she wants to do is go on the internet all day and watch movies, she doesnt help out with my daughter really unless i ask and doesnt help out much with housework without me having to ask her 15 times... but i know that my daughter isnt her responsibility, ive made sure to realize that! im so frusterated with myself because i want to be happy right now, i am in love with my daughter and want to be healthy mentally to be in the best position to care for her. so im not sure if its my depression, the seasons changing, my loneliness or my hormones causing these feelings... like ill finally get motivated to do something and start it but quickly become discouraged when my daughter gets fussy... so im irritated i cant get anything done and then im mad at myself for being irritated, how do other moms get things done?? id do things while she naps but she usually only sleeps for 15 minutes at a time! im ashamed to admit i was even contemplating giving her up for adoption because i dont want her to have to have a mother with all these issues but at the same time i feel like my anxiety and depression have robbed me of so much in my life already im NOT going to allow it to take my daughter too! i am such a loving mother.. i adore my daughter, i love her more then anything in my life- she is such a silly goose, full of goos and ahhs, big smiles and an incredible facination with the world... i take baths with her, talk to her all day, she sleeps with me and i hardly go anywhere without her (except for work once a week) ! and i know giving her up isnt the right solution... because i WANT her! but im SO tired and feel so unsupported... i guess id just like a little advice or reassurance- im doing everything i can but having to talk myself through every thing i do all day is getting so old... i go to a therapist once a week too and am involved with a single mom support group and take baby yoga classes with my daughter too... i try to get out and take her on a walk in the stroller every day even if i dont really feel like it and/or its really cold out! is there anything else i can be doing? does anyone have some "words of wisdom" or helpful advice? please dont comment if you are going to be critical, i really cant handle any criticism right now! (the only reason i was able to write all of this is because shes been nursing the whole time!) thanks for your time and if applicable- your support! i appreciate it! more

Open Question: Taking Zoloft while pregnant?

Ok this our first child...My wife got in a bad car accident along time ago and started having panic attacks all the time...She went on medication and was fine ever since...Well she is pregnant this is week 23 and the baby is doing fine. We go to the obgyn ever other week for check ups. My wife has been very sick since the pregnancy...not able to work. not herself. depressed because she hasnt been able to be herself and she cant take any medications to help her anxiety. She had to go on regelan for a while because she was so sick with nausea. Well she is off of all of it now...And the dr presecibed her zoloft..but when we picked it up..it said on the label.."not to use if pregnant" Now she is scared to take it..If she takes it it could cause problems...if not there could be problems with her and the baby also tho due to her anxiety.. The obgyn said it was fine and its a 1-10000 chance of a problem...But still thats scary to us...But then we wonder could it be a bigger problem to NOT take anything..for her and the baby. She tells me she feels miserable and she dont think she can be herself again..and shes so negative about everything & upset alot. I try to be the positive person but sometimes i run out of things to say..i'm even confused about the whole thing of what to do and whats right. Any advice from anyone that has been thru it? Thanks any help is appreciated. more

Resolved Question: Does any one else have the same symptoms as me and can tell me what exactly it is?

I am a 29 year old single mum. I am insulin resist and that was proven by a blood test. I also have depression and I have been diagnosed with anxiety attacks. The symptoms I get is fatigue, feeling weak, palpitations, tremors, shortness of breath and uncomfortable chest pains. I also get what I feel are hunger pains in my chest area and tremors that go with it. I decided to look on the net and found that the symptoms of anaemia are similar to panic attacks. I feel as if that my symptoms have something more to do with my stomach than panic attacks. I've been to the doctors and told them that sometimes its hard for me know whether I'm really having a panic attack or whether it has to do more with my stomach. I eat when I have all these symptoms and it helps but only temporary. My psychologist is so sure that I'm having panic attacks. Doctors think its my insulin resistant or indigestion or reflux. I have been on Nexia (strong prescription antacids) on and off for a few years. But I've been using more regularly lately. I don't know anymore. I know I have insulin resistant and I know I have depression and maybe anxiety. I also know that it's common for anxiety to be diagnosed with depression. Also that all these symptoms are more common symptoms for anxiety. But I just feel that its got something more to do with my stomach than anything. Because I've been taking Nexia for such a long period of time one doctor has finally decided that I should have an endoscopy. But I've had these symptoms for so long that I'm afraid that the result may be more serious like stomach cancer. I had anaemia when I was pregnant years ago and from what my mother says I was prone to stomach ulcers as a child also. I haven't had any sudden weight loss and my eating habits are ok. I don't know what my family history is as I'm adopted. Anyone out there with the same symptoms? Worried. more

Resolved Question: If you were me, would you change piano teachers?

She puts my husband down all the time about staying home and me having to work (she knows that he is on Social Security Disability for refractory epilepsy and cannot drive, but that he does clean the house for me, take care of the cats, and cooks me dinner). These facts fall on deaf ears. Also, she keeps saying stuff like, "Beth is making so much progress", etc. I also told her a secret a couple of years ago (my mistake, I know) and asked that it be kept in confidence, but she did not keep that promise. She made me go through recital twice (I am 38-years-old and told her I am not learning to play to perform to get a scholarship or play in front of lots of people, but as a hobby and stress-reducer). The second time I went through recital, I had a severe panic attack and ran out of the facility during the middle of the number (I now have to take medicine for anxiety and depression), but she still insists that I do recital and keeps saying, "You're the only one that is not practicing a recital number." Also, when I brought up the name of a musician in the area (who also happens to be a piano teacher), she launched on a 10-minute tirade about how arrogant this musician was, yet ironically my piano teacher started bragging about all her accomplishments in piano!! She is a great teacher with 30+ years of experience, but she's getting under my skin. My mother-in-law told me that my piano teacher is treating me like a child and advised me to find another one. What do you think? I need advice pretty fast here.I forgot to add that there also may be what is considered "conflict of interest". She is friends with someone who used my friendship to get to someone else, and she had the nerve to tell me that this person stopped being friends because I was "paranoid". more

Resolved Question: Should I change piano teachers?

I am a 38-year-old piano student of two years. At my first recital, I almost panicked, but made it through the piece ... barely, because I was on two Vistaril pills. At my second recital, the anti-anxiety pills (and hypnosis therapy) did not help and I went into a severe panic attack and ran out during the middle of the number. I asked my teacher to not make me do recitals for my own mental health, and she relented; however, she keeps bringing up that I try recital again and also brings up her students that have excelled (i.e., "Beth is so magnificent at this", "Beth is so magnificent at that"). My mother-in-law thinks that my piano teacher is treating me like a child and that I should quit her and find another one, but to find another one is very difficult in this town, and my current piano teacher would be real upset if I found another one. (One of my former male friends adopted a cat from her. This former friend used me really bad, and she is still friends with him and insists that I am paranoid and says that is why me and him are no longer friends. Additionally, she also blasts my husband for staying around the house all day -- all this despite knowing that he cannot drive due to a refractory seizure disorder and is on Social Security Disability for it ... and that he cleans the house and does the laundry for me. She never has anything nice to say about him.) more

Voting Question: Can you sue CPS for depression?

I have a 2 year old daughter, Her father & I split and I got with this other guy, We had a child and she is now 4 months old. While I was 2 months pregnant CPS placed an OOP for him to stay away from my daughter. We split up because we were never able to see each other because my daughter obviously comes first. I am so heart broken and every night I cry and I cant stop thinking about him I have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. He is still not over this situation neither but we have to deal with it because he can't be near my daughter. I don't get why cps would take love away from two people who love each other so much. I'm lost and confused and I try to move on but its too hard. Now the oop is until she is 18 and we will never be able to be together. :( He has never done nothing to my daughter for this oop to be placed. I think it is absurd and ridiculous I don't understand how they can have right to take love away from two people. Advice???He is a Sex Offender and I know you all will judge but I found out after I fell in love with him and I cant help the way I feel. And he didnt touch little kids when he was 18 and his gf was 17 and her parents pressed charges. more

Resolved Question: What can be going on with this 22 month old?

I have a 2 year old. She's a social butterfly and loves people. I know every kid isn't like that and that's completely normal but I have a twin brother and sister. My brother likes everyone, no problem. My sister on the other hand is completely anxiety ridden. She is 22 months old and for example today we were at a little museum. We were eating in the cafeteria and were the only ones in here. ( Me, my daughter, mom, dad, and brother ) and a staff member came in to wash dishes. She didn't even look at my sister yet she totally bugged out. She was pointing and screaming and acting terrified, she wouldn't stop. Another example is in the store, if someone says Hi to her, even an old lady, she has ( no joke ) a panic attack. She comes from a great home ( I was raised there and am there all the time, I should know ) and I don't know y she's like this. She's a great little girl and fine w/ me and close family but she gets so unbelievably nervous about the simplest things...any thoughts? I just never heard of a child that wasn't even 2 having such 'anxiety' more

Resolved Question: Adult survivors of child abuse?

Although this may seem like an odd place to ask this, I'm not sure of other forums for this topic. I am a 21 year old who was physically and mentally abused throughout my childhood. I feel that I deal with it quite well, although I do suffer anxiety/panic attacks. I recently tried to explain to my husband what had happened and why I do not have contact with my parents (my mum has a conviction for this abuse). He seemed understanding at first, but when I mentioned it later he told me to 'get the f**k over it, and that he wasn't interested. Last night he put a spider in my pillow and I freaked out...not only because I'm afraid of them, but my mum used to torture me with daddy long legs by putting them down my top and into my pillow. After a long night on the couch I asked him if hedidn'tt want to talk about itbecausee he believed it to be my fault.....he answered that hecouldn'tt be sure as he wasn't there and hadn't heard my Mum's side of the story! Has anyone else confided such a secret and had such a reaction, or has your partner told you something like thi and you havent been able to deal with it?? more

Resolved Question: Could it be Schizophrenia? I need an opinion please.?

I have OCD and Depression... but Lots of my symptoms are worse than I expected. I took some time and really looked at my situation and I need an opinion before I talk to my Psychiatrist. My symptoms: --A blank, vacant facial expression. (I have been told by friends) --Overly acute senses- lights are too bright, sounds are too loud. (Typically it's lights) --Staring, while in deep thought, with infrequent blinking. (Done this a lot, even when I was a child.) --Clumsy, inexact motor skills (I trip over myself frequently.) --Sleep disturbances- insomnia or excessive sleeping (I have insomnia and find myself unable to sleep and I end up getting only 3 hours of sleep on most days.) --Parkinsonian type symptoms- rigidity, tremor, jerking arm movements, or involuntary movements of the limbs (I shake and jerk randomly) --An awkward gait (how you walk) (Friends tell me I walk very very weird.) --Unusual gestures or postures (I will get 'stuck' in awkward positions and have 30 minute staring periods) --Movement is speeded up- i.e. constant pacing (I will pace my room and quite often when I go over to my parents house etc.) Feelings/Emotions---- --The inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities (I will do something very accomplishing, but loved ones will tell me that I don't show it.) --Sometimes feeling nothing at all (I sometimes don't show any emotions, some say I'll be extremely expressionless.) --Feeling detached from your own body (depersonalization) (I get this feeling where I feel like I'm not myself or inside my body... like I'm floating.) --Hypersensitivity to criticism, insults, or hurt feelings (I will get into rages and get infuriated with any sort of criticism I don't like or insults or anything that hurts my feelings. This is commonly excessive, and not typical anger.) Mood---- --Sudden irritability, anger, hostility, suspiciousness, resentment (I can be very loving, then will all of a sudden fill with intense anger. I sometimes will start banging my fists on pillows or walls and will hyperventilate.) --Depression- feeling discouraged and hopeless about the future (I am diagnosed with Depression.) --Low motivation, energy (I am extremely running on low batteries all the time.) --Rapidly changing mood- from happy to sad to angry for no apparent reason (All the time.) --Severe Anxiety (OCD and Voices that worry me.) Changes in Behavior associated with schizophrenia ---- --Inability to form or keep relationships (Constantly. I can make friends easily, but then I slowly lose them and have a hard time repairing bonds.) --Social isolation- few close friends if any. Little interaction outside of immediate family. (Most of the time) --Increased withdrawal, spending most of the days alone. (Most of the time) --Becoming lost in thoughts and not wanting to be disturbed with human contact (Most of the time) --Replaying or rehearsing conversations out loud- i.e. talking to yourself ( I hear voices, and have heard voices ever since I was little. I would hear very gruesome and hurtful voices, and then those that where nice and loving.) --Finding it difficult to deal with stressful situations (I go into panic attacks when stressed) --Inability to cope with minor problems (Most of the times) --Deterioration of academic or job-related performance (I went from an A student to getting C's and below.) --Inappropriate responses- laughing or smiling when talking of a sad event, making irrational statements. (I will laugh randomly often at sad or depressing situations, and I will make extremely irrational statements paired with awkward beliefs.) --Intense and excessive preoccupation with religion or spirituality (I will pray more times a day because I feel that I have sinned... or I will constantly think that God is very angry with me, and constantly damn myself to hell.) --Frequent moves, trips, or walks that lead nowhere (I have taken close family friends on long walks and often lead them nowhere, I end up panicking not knowing where I am. Examples of Cognitive Problems Associated with Schizophrenia ---- --Ruminating thoughts- these are the same thoughts that go around and round your head but get you nowhere. Often about past disappointments, missed opportunities, failed relationships. (Common with my OCD) --Lack of insight (called anosognosia). Those who are developing schizophrenia are unaware that they are becoming sick. (I had this in the beginning before I was told that my irrational hallucinations where abnormal.) --Racing thoughts --In conversation you tend to say very little (Commonly) --Suddenly halting speech in the middle of a sentence (thought blocking) (Commonly) --Difficulty expressing thoughts verbally. Or not having much to say about anything. (commonly) --Speaking in an abstract or tangential way. Odd use of words or language structure (Most of the time) --Difficulty focusing attention and engaging in goal directed behavior (I l more

Voting Question: My 9 year old was put on Zoloft 25 Milligrams for an anxiety disorder.?

She has been having panic attacks for almost 4 months now at school. I have a severe anxiety disorder as well, and it showed up around her age but I was never treated for it until I was 19. I was wondering if anyone has a child on Zoloft, and how it has helped them. I am wanting as much information as possible. Thank you! more

Resolved Question: Having severe panic attacks when alone at night! Help!?

I'm 28 yrs old, married and have 4 small children. I have always had anxiety but nothing enough to give me panic attacks. I just recent;y started getting them almost everynight after having a severe one 2 weeks ago when i was home alone with my youngest. Now, anytime I am home alone and mainly at night i start to really freak out about having another panic attack. I get lots of anxiety at night. My husband works nightshift and as soon as he leaves for work i start panicking, very badly like i am going to faint, then i start worrying about my kids. It has gotten so abd, I cant sleep in my own home I have to go to my mother in laws with the kids everynight my hubby works. I have no insurance, i am awaiting for it to kick in so cant see a doctor yet. What do I do for now? I want to sooo badly sleep in my own home but terrified about having a panick attack and being alone when it happens, i always fear of my next attack and cant stand it. do i continue to go to my mil house until i see a doc or do i try to stay home and deal with the attack:? I need help with this, any help is appreciated! more

Voting Question: Really long question but any help is very much appreciated!?

Alright to begin with, my name is Olive I'm 15 and a sophomore in high school. The summer between 7th and 8th grade my parents got divorced. I'm an only child, and although it was very calm and I know they don't hate each other or anything it still hurt, a lot. Which makes me feel guilty because I know other kids go through much worse..but I'm still closer to my parents than many other teenagers or children for that matter, they are my best friends. Although they are the cause of me being painfully shy. The beginning of the school year of 8th grade I started to suffer from horrible vertigo, of which the cause is still undetermined, but is most likely is anxiety. As a result of my vertigo I'd often go into panic. My only relief would to breathe quickly, run out of the house (or away from people I'm with), rip paper, and cause myself physical harm. Harming myself became an addiction for me. It wasn't huge, it was more like biting myself or giving myself paper cuts, scratching away my skin or slapping myself. By my freshman year my vertigo seemed to have subsided and my need to hurt myself died down. Mean while my dad had moved into a house down the street from my mom. Which I loved, it had a swing that I spent hours upon hours on, it just chilled me out. Well recently, my dad started to make less money and had to pick up three jobs to make his rent. Unfortunately..it wasn't enough, but he got a new much better job, but it doesn't kick in in time for him to stay in his house. So he has to move in with his mom for a few months which is an hour away from where I live. And I'm really going to miss him because I only really see him on Sundays as it is..this is just going to make it worse. My vertigo has returned and its really messing with my grades. And I really just want to hurt myself more...and I really just want to..die. I've been thinking about how I'm going to do it. Now the fact that my dad is moving away isn't the only reason but, I just...I don't know its another thing and he really means a lot to me. The owners of the house he's moving from said they aren't going to rent it again, so he's never going to be that close. And I just can't take it, every time I think about it I start sobbing and I have a panic attack but this time I hurt myself more seriously. And I just want to know how the hell I can calm myself down. We don't have any money to go to therapy and I just don't know what to do with myself, I think it would be easier if I wasn't here. But I'm not going to give up that easily, I just I don't know..I need help. What should I do? more

Resolved Question: Hi. I'm currently suffering from social anxiety and I'm having a pretty hard time at home. Can u help me?

I have had this since April 2009 and it is getting better but I still have bad weeks and bad panic attacks. Today I'm feeling crap and my parents don't believe me and this morning my mom said "I wish I had a normal child", and that has made me feel worthless so I have gone into this depressive state of mind and I'm lost. Can anybody help me? more

Resolved Question: My mum is jealous of all the female figures in my life?

It started off when I was little I went to my friends house everyday after school because both my parents worked full-time. My bestfriend and her mum were both blonde and blue eyed. And this was around the time I started getting into makeup and stuff when I was 12. My mum would scream at me and be like "WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO PRETEND TO BE STUPID AND DYE YOUR HAIR BLONDE TO BE LIKE YOUR LITTLE FRIEND KATIE." And that sort of stuff came out of nowhere, like if I forgot to clean my room. And in middle school I had a therapist I saw once a week for anxiety stuff. Mum would act really rude towards my therapist and would be like "WHAT DID YOU TWO TALK ABOUT. YOU ARE MY CHILD." And I had frequent panic attacks and had my therapists mobile number incase I needed to talk to her after hours, mum would refuse to let me call her. Even if I NEEDED to. I'd be like crying and hyperventilating and she didn't want me to speak to her. This happened with another therapist too. I also spend a lot of time at my boyfriends house. Because I find my home life really stressful and depressing, and it's much nicer there. Mum always asks about his mum, and sometimes make little side comments about her (like her hair colour, or her job). The other day I told mum I was sleeping at his on my birthday, and she got all teary eyed and was like "do you like her better than me? If I got a boyfriend would I be as cool as her?" (Because his mum is separated and has a boyfriend) Also for my birthday his mum gave me this cup with a cat on it that always drank out of when I came to their house. Mum asked me to show it to her, and I did, and she went, "hmmm.. that's cute... freaky... and weird.... but cute...." And it was just a side of her I've never seen before She also babies my brother (who is 19) and does EVERYTHING for him. Cooks, cleans, laundry, makes excuses if he doesn't want to go to school, anything he wants. I always tell her she's babying him and it's not going to help him (he has major depression) and she just brushes me aside and says I don't know what I'm talking about. What is wrong with her?My brothers older than me by the way. I'm only 16. And she only worked full time for like 3 or 4 years when I was 10, and even then spent A LOT of time with us (my dad was away a lot) so she definetly has her fair share of us.My mum has no time for me also, if I just want to hang out or talk she hates it. And acts like it's a giant chore. more

Resolved Question: what would this mental conditions could this be?

1 repedative intrest that consume your life and you like them, 2 anxiety,3 irratabilaty and mood swings,4 only talking about ones own intrest not caring or absorbing others intrest, 5 acting overly freindly or rambling on to stangers about topics not knowing their getting botherd,6 a need to learn constantly to avoid pent up energy,7 not like being touched or having people to close especaily children or hyper people,8 inabilaty to focus on a work task due to thinking about your intrest, 9 restless feellings that come and go,10 seeing image with words or vivid images wen hearing music,11slight tics or moving a limb for soothing the pent up energy,12 not understanding societys perceptions and analizing everything,being called rude without knowing why even after being told,13 wanting to make art often, 14only like being around one person at a time often,15 not always but avoiding eye contact with stangers mostly in office settings, 16 collecting objects of intrest that are odd, such as cicadas or fish to document every species nd to analize them,17 inabilaty to function as a family guy prefering to be in your own company most of the time yet still liking to come out a few hours a day,18 listining to the same song on repeat over 20 times, 19 fits of anger from others expectations that send a person into a rage or tantrem,20 hating new situations or breaking a loosley based routine such as a change in a house work or lighting or sound,21 prone to addiction very easy,22 asking qwestions far beond a normal persons mindset,23 mimicking others dress codes or voices aka imatating dispite the fact he or she knows she is imatating yet cant help it and wanders why he or she does it,24 lacking in areas yet exelling in others,25 panic attacks but not often,26 wanting to be the best of the best and triying to prove it to themselvs or others to build ones self esteam,27 an immature or odd sence of humer that only the indavidual finds funny and is often dumb or stupid to others yet he or she thinks they should find it funny, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH, JUST WANT OPINOINS NOT A DIAGNOSIS FOR THIS more

Resolved Question: i dont know what to do! i need help.?

last year in may i me& my boyfriend got a house together wasnt really nice, but we then moved out of there but i was having doubts weither to stay with him or not, as he had sold my tv and my little sister playstation i had borrow, to a cash convertors as he owned a guy money and i let him off with it, but then all was good and we were fine up until now, i keep thinking why he would have done that to i was pregnant at the time, and now i just keep thinking of everytime we argue what he says and i keep thinking what i would have said to him, he suffers from depression, he came off his tablets when our son was born in september cause he felt great, but i wake up everyday worring about money, and that i feel he mentally bullys me, but im so... i dont know i just cant talk to him cause of his reaction i have told him this, i never cry in front of him as he calls me a child when i do, i have been a very crying person since i got pregnant, as had to leave school, move away from family etc and was quite hard for me, but i do everything round the house, all the washings, cleaning, feed his dogs, and let them out, get up at halg 6 in the morning with our son and he lies in bed till 2pm and just gets moody with me i can ask him sometimes to get up with our son will i have a lie in but only if i have a sore stomach, but he says hes no feeling well but as soon as he gets up at 2pm he walks straight pass the living room into the spare room and goes on the computer ALL day. and i cant talk to him and i feel so depressed in the mornings and when he says stuff sometimes it makes me feel down, guilty, the lot when i shouldnt considering i have nothing to feel guilty about, or down. i dont know what to do is it maybe me? or postnatal depression after having a child? or normal depression, i suffer from panic&anxiety attacks, meaning i cant speak to strangers, i go quite in a room with loads of people, cant phone places or that, is it maybe just that? please help. more

Voting Question: Panic attacks out of no where?

I never had them in my life. I grew up too fast used alcohol and marijuana and tried other things. I have not touched any illegal substances in 3 years. Ever since I quit all the crap (occasional drink) I have had panic attacks. I know everything I did was dumb, I dont need a lecture. I just wonder why panic attacks started out of no where. I hate them. I had a child and while I was pregnant they went away. Now they are slowly creeping back into my life. I dont want to take meds for them. I also have social anxiety. I try to cover it, but just feel like others view me as "this " or "that" ...Anyways, anyone feel this way or know WHY or what causes panic anxiety?!?!?!!? I always was a little shy but used to be pretty outgoing! more

Resolved Question: can a 12 year old have panic/anxiety attacks?

My 12 year old daughter gets this feeling of not being able to breath and thinking her throats swelling up. Shes very healthy and active and a normal child. I use to get panic attacks but learnt to handle them and think about something else. M y daughter keeps asking is she going to die and im getting really worried. Her mom says to her everything is ok and i say calm down but i know how it feels. Whats the best thing to do and what could be causing this. more

Resolved Question: school nurse made me feel stupid about my anxiety?

I was sent to the nurse after having three panic attacks in one lesson due to my panic disorder, and she asked me what thoughts provoked them so i simply answered "death" and she gave me a filthy look and said "what stupid silly thoughts for a child of your age to be having" im 13 and she made me feel really stupid and pathetic it honestly isn't my fault that i think thoughts of death i cant seem to help it. am i really pathettic? please be honest more

Resolved Question: Is it fair for someone to get out of deploying because their wife is having mental health issues?

There is a girl who is having mental health issues with panic attacks, depression, anxiety and claims she is suicidal and needs her husband to be home. Is this fair??? I just ask because I have heard of people having no choice but to go even if they have a very ill child. Many Navy wives are faced with mental health issues and if that was the case why can't they all have their husbands not have to go?Need truth in my life....I have the same thoughts. I dealt with a lot and was diagnosed with a heart problem and still never once thought "oh...maybe this will get him out of going"...it is so hard to deal with them being gone...but that is what I choose when I married him.@ HDH...I never said it was MY decision I was voicing my opinion and asking other of theres. more

Resolved Question: absent from school because of Anxiety and panic attacks?

I tend to be out of school for days to two weeks. I have depression and my life has been crap, but my biggest problem is anxiety. I was diagnosed with aspergers and my therapist said it was normal to have social-phobia. When ever I leave the front door, my brain freezes and I have a panic attack. My heart palpitates horribly. I miss school for days and then I get worse anxiety over missing those days. I'm a high school senior and I have never been able to get over this. My therapist gave me a few breathing exercises that don't work with me. truthfully, i end up elongating the panic attack when I try the exercises and it makes it harder for me to breathe. I went to my doctor and she requested I see my therapist more. I don't tell my family, they think the absences have to do with my immune system being incredibly weak. My guardian doesn't pick up any school work while I'm out, so my anxiety worsens with the stress of work waiting for me. I really need to fix this before I have to get a full time job and face college. I can't go on as a child stuck in the corner of my room. Life does not work that way. What should I do? Please no more breathing exercises. I really see no benefit of it in a attack; maybe in a less critical moment they might work.Drinking and drugs are out of the question. I don't care if other people do them but my health has been bad since I was born. why make it worse with harmful chemicals. I think more analytical, so asking God is out of the solution. Please do not compare me to a parent, I just turned 18 and I'm in the autistic spectrum. I'm nothing like your alcoholic relatives. more

Resolved Question: Should I up my dosage of anti-anxiety medication?

I know this is ultimately a question for my doctor, but I'm wondering if it will help with some problems I have or if it's untreatable. I have a hard time leaving my house because I feel like something bad will happen. I can't lock the door when I use the restroom because I feel like something bad will happen and no one will get to me. I can't go to the beach because I'm afraid of long distance traveling. When more than four people are at my house, I get panic attacks. Every time I drive, I see car accidents in my head and I feel like "it's a sign." I won't allow my children in daycare because I'm afraid something bad will happen...and I'm considering home schooling...but I don't want to deprive them of social interaction. I'm wondering if these are characteristics of an overly concerned person...or if this is caused by a large amount of anxiety. I do feel anxious, but maybe that's just normal for a person like me...or maybe it's not. I know, I seem psycho. more

Resolved Question: Is this normal? what should I do?

This may be long and I'm going to try to explain it the best can. Last night my fiance and I got into an argument about going to vegas for our honeymoon. I have 2 children that i honestly love more then life. I have been having these anxiety attacks or panic attacks about leaving them or being away from them. And i don't mean just a bit of anxiety i mean so bad i stop breathing. Last night while planning this trip i completely lost it and said we cant go and of course he got upset. I have never told anyone about these attacks because i just feel stupid. but every night before bed i will run the craziest things throw my head, and replay them until i find a Solution i think will work. I cant leave my children because i'm so scared of something happening to them or just something happening and i wont be here to protect them or comfort them. I will think about this until I'm shacking and having problems breathing. I always think of these horrible things happening and i always here my son screaming for me, and imagining i cant get to him it puts me into this panic mode. His room is across the hall and i panic because i think that if there is a fire i wont be able to get to him. and i think about how i would comfort him if i knew we were all going to die. I play this stuff like a movie and no matter how i try to stop it I cant. I cry myself to sleep thinking about this stuff and i cant make it go away. I cant stand the thought of not being able to protect my babies. The other night i was thinking about a car crash and then wolves...and what would happen if there were a pack of wolves i mean i know we would all die but i would fight so bad to save them. I mean really what are the chances of being attacked by wolves but this is the stuff i think of. My fiance does not understand and the first time i talked about it to him was yesterday! it seems to be getting worse it first starting out being scared of fire that i made my fiance put a fire alarm in every single room in the house and two in each hallway. but now its everything. and Its not me I'm scared I'm not scared of me dieing ( except the fact my children wouldn't have me) I'm scared of my children being in pain or hurt or scared. so scared of it that the thought makes me panic. so when we were talking about going to vegas i panicked because its so far away that i wont be able to protect them if something happens. I really don't know why this is happening but hoping i can get some light or someone can talk to me about it. maybe to know i'm not alone, or crazy! more

Resolved Question: How would you face the world if you were named and shamed as a bully?

Having suffered 12 months of bullying at the hands of deputy headteacher Moira Ogilvie, popular teacher Britt Pilton asked her union for help to stop it. Ogilvie found out and 'stepped up the pressure' with the end result that Britt Pilton collapsed and died in an anxiety/panic attack at the school. Ogilvie had managed to make a number of other teachers leave the school in the past due to her bullying, they were present at the inquest. What a rotten example to the children at that school too - they don't miss anything.Pete, yes, Rotherham Council have fired her - what's the betting she appeals under human rights laws though?Gobilina, she was due to get married this year and was saving very hard and didn't want to lose her job.Viper - that was the Coroners verdict not my interpretation of it.Tigerlily, yes you're right, there's far too much of it everywhere. more

Resolved Question: Panic attacks ALL day!!! Please help!!!?

I'm a stay at home mommy of 4. My husband works night shift. I have been experiencing some pretty horrific panic attacks this past week. usually they come ONLY at night after my hubby leaves for work but the past 2 days they have been happening ALL day long with no breaks in between. CONSTANT panic and anxiety! I worry so much about when another panic attack will occur that i continue to be anxious and have panic attacks. I have tried deep breathing, taking my mind off of "it", going outside for a walk, drinking water etc and NOTHING helps!!! Can someone, anyone PLEASE tell me how to stop them when they are about to happen and how to stop worrying about when the next time one will happen. I cant sleep, I cant eat, I cant even focus on my children with these panic attacks. Waiting for insurance to kick in so no doctor YET! Please help!!!! more

Resolved Question: Severe Anxiety caused by parents?

I am a grown adult with children of my own but due to financial issues, we still live with my parents. My mother has episodes where she will come home after work (anywhere from midnight to 3am) and scream and complain about everything but sometimes she will come home and not complain at all. I have found myself waking up when I hear the car pull up the drive way. I will stay awake in bed with the fear of her coming in screaming at me to deal with something that she doesnt like. During this time, I hide under my covers & it feels like my heart is going to burst out of my chest. But as soon as she is in her room I am back to normal just as quick! What is wrong with me? Is it stress, anxiety, panic attack? What can I do to stop it? She will wake me up at all hours of the night to complain or help her move furniture, etc. But her health is a whole nother issue! My father will just yell & scream about it in the morning. Dad says she does the same to her but hes afraid to say anything to her because he doesnt want to start a fight.Serious answers only please! Telling me that I should have moved out already doesnt help. There are underlying issues with that situation!Id hate to have to take medication because I am on so much already! One of which is an anti~depressant. more

Voting Question: Do I have hormone imbalance or pre menopause?

I am 34 years old and I have experienced changes in my body since my 2nd child was born, almost 18 months ago. I now have extremelyy dry eyes and I am losing my hair. I was referred to an endocrinologist (per my request) and was told to "take a vacation". Apparently stress is the cause. I am also having panic attacks. I do have some stress but I believe it is something more. What type of specialist can help me with this? My gyno basically told me I was crazy when I told her that I thought I was in pre menopause. I am now on restasis for my eyes and anxiety meds. I want to be back to normal. Please help! more

Resolved Question: Im 36 wks pregnant my doc wants 2 induce by 37wks due 2 a previous fetal demise in my 38th week is it 2 early?

She told me ultimately my induction is completely up to me, but i have been having bad panic attacks lately due to the fact that its getting closer and closer to the same point in this pregnancy as it was when i lost my last child. I want to do whats right for the baby , but the doctor basically said she likes the idea of inducing me as opposed to giving me medication for my anxiety. She said she will check my cervix and if im already starting to dilate anyway she might as well go ahead and induce my labor.....should I be worried???? more

Resolved Question: Why am i having mini panic attacks before falling sleep. Help please.?

It's never happened to me before like this, but I have always had sleeping problems since I was a small child starting at about 4 or 5 years of age. But nothing like this. For the last 5 weeks or so, I have been having mini panic/fear attacks about falling asleep, going to bed, etc..anything that requires sleeping. I get really freaked out and panicky about sleeping and then it turns to me, starting to get panicky and freaked out that I wont sleep at all, then I don't sleep and I end up staying up for 24hrs to 72hrs due to these panic/fear attacks to the point I just am so tired, I just fall asleep when I close my eyes for a long period. When I try closing my eyes at bedtime for long periods, I just end up lying in bed all night with my mind rapidly racing and its like I cant control my thoughts, grasp them anything, and that they keep racing, keeping me awake, cause my mind wont literally "shut up" as I call it. And this has caused me to see and hear things. Which adds on more panic/fear. Why has it started all of a sudden and so outta the blue, for no reason I can think of. And there's absolutely no stress in my life to trigger any type of psychosis episode. None. Zip. Zero. Nilch. (Please note, I have been told by my Psychiatrists (I have 2, for some weird reason) that I have the early stages of Schizophrenia, with mild depression and severe anxiety, and I am on Seroquel 100 mgs, which i take daily before bedtime and I'm also on 2 mgs twice daily of Risperidone. And it suppose to help me fall asleep and stay asleep for a period of time, but I still have sleep disturbances) I really don't know why I have this happening to me. And I really don't know what to do to make myself relax, cause when I attempt at all it just makes it worse. more

Voting Question: Why do you think my parents love them unconditionally when they give me conditions?

I love my parents. My entire life I have tried to be exactly who they want me to be. I'm the youngest child in my family and I saw everything my siblings did that upset my parents and my parents would complain about my siblings misbehaving to me, so I learned early on that perfection was the way to my parents' hearts. It's weird, but my parents offer my siblings unconditional love (they got caught with drugs and my parents were like, "It's okay, everyone makes mistakes," whereas just once in my life a couple of tears escaped because after weeks of promising to take me to pick up materials for a project my mom backed-out once more, and I had also recently switched my eating disorder around so I was having extra anxiety, they don't know I have this "issue," and my parents sent me to my room and told me to control myself- I wasn't yelling or whining or anything, I had been calmly telling my mom that I was ready when she was). I adore my parents and I only blame myself for being as messed-up as I am on the inside, but sometimes I resent the fact that they expect me to be an adult and, yet, my siblings, who are adults, are allowed to be children. I'm in charge of everything at home- cooking, cleaning, taking care of my parents and of my siblings, and of looking after everything. No matter what I do I can't get their unconditional love. My mom was trying to say today how my she and my dad are concerned about me not liking school anymore (I'm still a straight 100s student and super involved, but I have panic attacks every day before going because I can't let my grades slip). That sounds like she was being nice, but it's not nice when she's yelling it and making me, once again, feel guilty (she always walks away after yelling at me and I just feel abandoned when she walks away like that, and then I say how sorry I am for being bad and she just makes me feel worse). I hate that she blames me for everything when she doesn't understand that she's not an amazing mom. I think the reason I blame her so much in my head for stuff is because I do resent her for putting me in the position I'm in. She leaves me to defend my sibling against our sociopathic sibling and she lets him, an adult, hit me and insult me all the time. She kept bringing my one sibling and I back to this house where another kid was always wanting to do sexual things (which she knew about, since my sibling told her) and left me, the doormat child, alone with that kid (I was little and have spent my entire life weighted down by guilt over that and my mom has no idea). She also wonders why I'm stressed-out and doesn't realize that it's because I'm enmeshed with my dad; she has always gotten me when Daddy is down and told me only I could make him happy and after all of these years I have no clue what else to do and it kills me not being able to cure him. I go out of my way to surprise her with things on random days and I'm the one who organizes her birthday and Mother's Day celebrations and I don't understand why she can't just hear me. I've always smiled regardless of my feelings, but she's my mom and I just want someone to help me. I don't understand how she missed that I was depressed when I was a child. I know I smiled through it then as well, but how adept can a 6/7 year old be at hiding those feelings from her own mom? I sound wicked and I know I sound as if I blame my mom, but I actually do NOT blame her. I'm just confused and tired of her always blaming me for every little thing, when she's never been there for me (at least I listen to her and try hard to help). Everyone tells me they don't know how I'm so nice to my parents, so it's not as if I don't try super hard. Why do you think my parents offer my siblings unconditional love and not me? My siblings ask for money, get upsets with my parents, ignore them, forget their birthdays, swear, fail school, etc. and my parents coddle them (my dad was yelling to me about wanting to die and throwing things and then, as soon as my siblings walked through the door, he was smiling and laughing with them). Thank you so much for your time.Oh gosh, this is pathetically long. I guess I wound up venting in there. I am so sorry. It's fine if you don't read the actual post. Thanks very much. more

Resolved Question: Please, someone help me?

Okay, I'm just going to have to come out and say everything.. *deep breath* I can admit that I am suicidal. Actually.. I've spent my morning looking up good pills to overdose on... anyways.. I need to find some way to help myself. I cant see a psychologist because my mom thinks that by depriving me of that very helpful resource I might actually talk to her. She's wrong. Instead, since she took my psychologist away I have developed a larger self hate, anxiety and panic attacks, suicidal actions, plans, and I have actually taken up an offer from my ex boyfriend for anti-depressants.. from wherever it is he gets them- I didn't really care if they kill me from something from in them.. I have no appreciation of my life whatsoever, its NOTHING to me, but I know that I do need to live, or should.. for my family. They've experienced a lot of death and sadness, they didn't need any more.. but it's getting really hard to live for someone else when you cant even live for yourself. The only reason I would ever want to live is if I was pregnant.. I CRAVE that feeling of just knowing there's a child in me.. being able to bare such a little life.. I know how this feeling goes, I have thought I was pregnant before, and although I am young, and I should have been scared.. it was the most amazing thing in the world. No worries- I'm not going to go and get knocked up, that's stupid. Im 15, I cant support a child, I know this, I'm just saying.. Well.. what do I do? Is there anything I CAN do? I cant just NOT take the pills.. its sounds so much easier than it is.. I want them.. I need them :( Ive gotten to the point where.. [secret] there's an extension cord hanging perfectly in the barn at our humane society where I volunteer.. I have plans for it. :/ I know I need help, that's why Im telling you strangers these things. Im not just another one of those stupid teens that's "depressed" Im not "emo" and I didn't want any of that attention. Im home schooled and I hide from people, and I hide my problems. No one knows any of this, they all think I'm happy. That's good. They don't need to know any of this, but please- before they DO know and it's too late.. I need help :( more

Resolved Question: " I got caught drinking/smoking weed"?

Abusive parents disrespect you so that you feel drinking and smoking is no big deal. Then they catch you and get off on it. Its all a game and they win by making you out to have a problem. Youre just reacting to poor parenting and abuse. This game can go on for years into adulthood until you realize they are liars even tho the words might sound true. Abusers are experts at twisting words and making things sound true just to hurt you. The reason you could care less about drinking and whatever is cause you dont care about their rules. Why? cause there is no respect in the family. There is distance and hatred. The words they use to bring constant anger is a key sign. Hurting people hurt others. They are sick and being mean makes them feel better. People/kids/parents do mean things or lie and control. They just want the reaction so they can get high feel good from it. The words are not true. They have a problem and they need control. Also -When you have a bad past/rejection/father gone it lets other things start. Anorexia Bi polar, Cutting, OCD, anxiety, panic attacks, hearing voices can all come from a tramautic past. It opens doors to the negative and they start to dwell closeby, like addicitons cravings. You can talk to me or google "emotional abuse" and see all the definitions and see its all true. Knowing the truth is the step to freedom from pain. Negative people and abuse brings spiritual problems so praying to get rid of negative things of a spiritual nature is often needed after years of abuse. Its not you its them. Its all about you having control. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Colosians 3-21 1. Read online about verbal abuse. Read 20+ sites. BULLYING 20 sites 2. Realize its their problem. 3. Realize anger hurts you not them. 4. Google "Sinners prayer"- stops sadness. 5. Google "Deliverance Prayers" Click my name to talk Source-- Experience more

Voting Question: i need anxiety help!?

i have asked this question before and got alot of good answers... but they did not resolve my issue, so i will be more clear this time . i have had an extreme anxiety problem since i was a young child, as long as i can remember. i have been treated for short amounts of time over the years. i have been through plenty of therapy and even went to a school in a hospital to learn how to deal with my anxiety. my last set of answers from you guys was all about exposure therapy... forcing yourself to do the things that cause you anxiety and getting used to doing them... that works for some people but not for me. when i start forcing myself into situations i see how much stress it causes me and makes me feel even more anxious. eventually that turns into depression because i feel so "not normal" i feel useless. my anxiety has cost me a great job, and has now caused me to completely stop seeking work. i do not hurt myself, and i do not wish to kill myself, but sometimes i feel i would rather die than have another panic attack, or i would rather die than dealing with the anxiety associated with everyday things everyone must do. for example, i have actually went without food for days at a time because i had noone to come to the store with me. i have been trapped at home because i am to nervous to go buy some gas for my car. i also have stopped seeking treatment because of the anxiety i feel going to the doctor and explaining my situation. i live in north carolina and getting mental help is almost impossible, my mother started treatment for bipolar disorder several years ago and she is now forced to have "web chat visits" with doctors from other states. i am at the end of my rope, i cant sleep, i cant stand to be in public, i have no friends, i just need help! my question is , can i get online help from a real doctor? someone who can evaluate my needs and prescribe any medication that may help? i know other states offer these services, but my state does not... as far as my research shows. if you are going to tell me to just go to the doctor you may as well skip it. i know i can go to a physician and get a 30 day supply of xanax, i have several times... but what do i do when i run out? any help would be appreciated. if you happen to know for sure there is nothing i can do please let me know that too, i dont want to search for something i will never find. also, money is not a problem, if there is an option i can afford it! thanks!@ jessy... great advice! i always thought exposure therapy was a load of b.s. as well, and for the book... i own it and remember it from cover to cover... besides meds that book is the only thing that has made even a small difference. it started my whole cirriculum in my "special school". thanks for the info, im glad to see another who feels like me!@ marty... i appreciate your offer, you seem to know what you are talking about. the only part i have to disagree with is about the meds. i do not take any illegal drugs, i also belive meds do help my condition. i have been through 10+ years of every kind of therapy i know of, and the only relief i have ever had was medication. anxiety is not always caused by some deep problem, sometimes your brain and the chemicals it produces are not correct. i had a wonderful childhood, no abuse, no traumatic experiences,etc.the only problems i face are caused by my anxiety. i feel nervous when there is absolutely no reason to. i understand your statement about walking into a room, but i consider that a normal reaction. everyone faces some anxiety, its when it seriously effects your life there is a problem. MY brain was built to worry... about everything, medication steps in and relieves the stress, basically shuts my brain up. i need meds, i just cant bring myself to go get them anymore.thanksMarty@marty also... i love your FEAR ,Future Events Appearing Real. that is very true, and is a part of my problem, ive come to realize worrying about things you know nothing of yet, will ruin your life, and cause great anxiety. my anxiety comes from nowhere and my panic attacks are usually random... i have actually awaken from sleep in the middle of a panic attack for reasons completely unknown to me.my anxiety has no beginning or end, i have felt this way since before i had anything to worry about. i have been in situations that would cause normal people a little stress and i do just fine, but sitting on my couch i can freak out, not able to breath, heart pounding,sweating, shaking, out of nowhere. i compare my panic attacks to a sneeze, it can happen anytime anywhere and for no reason at all.i do have stress induced panic attacks sometimes, but its usually for no reason . i just feel like a bomb that should have gone BOOM! years ago. any advice?wncfinejewelry@yahoo.com more

Resolved Question: How can all of a man's past not affect his future?

I have a male friend who is 45 yrs old. He has been married 4 times. Marriage number 1 lasted 7 yrs, no kids. He came home and caught her cheating. This was the love of his live, his everything. Marriage number 2 last less than 2 yrs, this woman only wanted a child and there was no real relationship. Marriage number 3 lasted about 2 yrs with about a 7 yr relationship. He caught her cheating 3 months into their relationship but was attached to her twins so he stayed for the kids sake. Again, according to him this relationship was not a real relationship. She cheated on him several times even told him to go be with someone else. She knew he was only staying for the kids. They ended up having a son together, well at least he thinks it might be his. According to him there were alot of fighting, arguing and cussing in every marriage. He was belittled and told how worthiless he was. He has been divorced for about 7 yrs, dated about 3 women since his divorce but Wife 3 always claimed the current girlfriend was a problem for the kids and he would end the relationship. He calls these kids every night and gets them every weekend. He met a woman about 3 yrs and fell in love with her. He married her a year later. Two of his kids hate her according to their mother. They refuse to acknowledge her as their step-mom. Which is not important. This man and his new wife get along great, been together for 3 yrs and have had two small arguements. They really get along great, always there for each other and they claim they are really in love. He claims his past relationships are his past and have no impact on his current marriage. I don't see how. I think he is putting a shield up around him due to his past. Currently his is dealing with alot of anxiety and panic attacks which I think are all due to his past. He says it has nothing to do with it. more

Resolved Question: Are doctors crazy? I cant believe the new illness they "invented"?

Quote "I am a grandmother of a 13 yr.old adopted granddaughter that has many challenges besides bi-polar, oppositional defiance disorder, ADD and ADHD". Oppositional defiance disorder? Adopted? When youre adopted thats a major rejection issue cause your parents gave you up.. Doctors cant learn..how sad. Hurting people hurt others. Theres nothing wrong with you its the people who are mean to you. They are sick and being mean makes them feel better. People/kids/parents do mean things or lie and control. They just want the reaction so they can get high feel good from it. The words are not true. They have a problem and they need control. When you have a bad past/rejection/father gone it lets other things start. Anorexia Bi polar, Cutting, OCD, anxiety, panic attacks, hearing voices can all come from a tramautic past. It opens doors to the negative and they start to dwell closeby, like addicitons cravings. You can talk to me or google "emotional abuse" and see all the definitions and see its all true. Knowing the truth is the step to freedom from pain. Negative people and abuse brings spiritual problems so praying to get rid of negative things of a spiritual nature is often needed after years of abuse. Its not you its them. Its all about you having control. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Colosians 3-21 1. Read online about verbal abuse. Read 20+ sites. BULLYING 20 sites 2. Realize its their problem. 3. Realize anger hurts you not them. 4. Google "Sinners prayer"- stops sadness. 5. Google "Deliverance Prayers" Contact me Source-- Experience more

Voting Question: Is it normal for me not to want to stay at home with my little sister?

My mum might have to go out at 12pm if my brothers car don't start, she asked me to sit with my little sister (who is asleep) while she goes to collect my brother. Im 18 years old, but i physically cannot stay at home at night on my own, i get terrified and have panic attacks, i suffer severe OCD and anxiety. Our house was burgled once when we were sleeping and ever since i cannot be alone because the slightest noise makes me petrified. I think my mum thinks im being stupid, but i cannot be at home at night on my own, i may be 18 but mentally im like a little child ever since we were burgled. more

Resolved Question: Inner conflicts. Depression. Help?

I will try to be very brief. I moved to Europe when I was 5. I was born and lived in the Middle East before that and never saw my father for the first 5 years of my life because he lived in Europe and worked to bring us here to the United Kingdom. I was a very sexual child and being from a culture where sex is very taboo, I was made to feel ashamed of these things. I remember masturbating and watching porn as young as 5. So I grew up, moved to the UK and met my father. Before that he was like a fairytale to me. So at last, I had a male figure in my life and we had an amazing relationship because my father is very liberal compared to the typical M.Eastern man. Growing up I was a very tough girl. If a guy so much as told me he liked me, I would stop talking to him. I guess you could say I repressed my sexuality. When I started college (16-18 in the UK) I started to find myself again, I became very confident and started to mature/get into a relationship. During this time my relationship with my father went downhill. I ended a 2 year relationship and slowly fell into a deep depression. I saw a psychotherapist (10 sessions) and I didn't really learn much because I feel like he was overly trained. He was a "Freudian" psychotherapist and told me that I have repressed sexual feelings for my father and the whole electra complex. Anyway I got over this depression. I was good for 2 years, accomplished alot but now the depression has hit me again in a worse way. I get unwanted sexual thoughts, anxiety, panic attacks and its ruining my daily life. How do I get rid ofsuppressedd emotions? I feel guilty for the things I did as a child, experimenting and such. I have never had sex because I justhaven'tt found someone I could trust. I fear being labeled a wh*re and am very touchy about sexism. more

Resolved Question: My boyfreind has no job and im worried?

so im dating my best friend and were in love, everything is perfect except a couple of things. He is an outstandingly smart guy but due to his terrible and stressful childhood, he never completed highschool. He told me about all the things he went through as a child (personal family problem which are way to person to get into). He is 23 and is planning to take his GED or something for college or just finish his highschool, however im so worried becaues he has a 10.50$ job at the moment, and its hard for him to live and its not enough. Im worried if i marry him, we wont be financially stable. I am in university at the moment and will have a job hopefully that pays well later in life. my boyfriend is extremly smart and motivated but at the moment he is having trouble finding a good job and money is really tight for him. he also just recently told me he suffered from A.D.D as a child and still has it because his father had it. however, i have never seen him act hyper or anything? He told me about his anxiety and panic attacks he use to have as a child and how nervous people make him and how he gets them sometimes. He also connects better with females rather then men (he is able to make female friends and get along with them better than with men). I just worry because we are so in love and want to get marreid but he does not have his highschool and at the moment he doesnt have alot of money and then i find out he has attention deficiency disorder (A.D.D) and this effects us because he is afraid to have children with me because he doesnt want them to suffer from what he suffered as a child. So is A.D.D really serious and is it genetic and what should I do about this money and highschool issue. To add in, this guy is the nicest and honestly smartest and neatest guy I have ever met. He is really the whole package excluding the things I named off. Oh also, he recently told me about a girl from his past who emailed him and told him she had HPV and he may have it becaues they were together and when he told me this he was really upset because he got checked and he was cleared from everything except this. He has the type of HPV that does not cause the cervical cancer in women and its not as serious. I just feel this is alot to take in. What should i do or what would you do more

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Resolved Question: Can large amounts of stress affect puberty?

I was molested for several years of my life as a child. It then began happening again when I was 13, just about a week after my first period ever. It was an extremely stressful time for me over the next year and a half - the abuse, telling parents, dealing with police, speaking with psychologists and psychiatrists, developing a terrible case of Social Anxiety Disorder which then led to extreme anxiety in social situations which meant experiencing stress and anxiety every day of school. I became depressed and developed General Anxiety Disorder and I just was not in good health mentally. My breasts remained virtually flat throughout all this. But over the summer of 2009, I started putting the pieces back together, I started coming into myself. I really began becoming me again, and I didn't experience any anxiety over that summer, and my breasts began growing. Then I had a bit of a setback when I went back to school in September and found myself ridden with anxiety and having panic attacks - I became extremely stressed and my dad described going back to school as literally 'traumatizing' for me. So I began homeschooling, for the first two or three weeks the anxiety remained, but then the anxiety completely left, and my breasts started growing. I went from flat chested to 30C/32B since August. Now they've been sore for the past two weeks and I think they're growing, they look like they have grown a little bit over the past week. So my question is, do you think the stress could have affected all this? Can it be that my body is now catching up on the puberty it missed while under such stress for so long? I'm 15. You know I'm so content in myself now, I'm positive, strong and confident. And though I'm still recovering.. well, that's just it! I'm recovering! Healing! It's wonderful. It means I'll be completely healed soon, so while I'm hear I just want to say to all those out there who are depressed - whether it be about your self-image or your past or your future or your present, there's hope. I know =] more

Resolved Question: Please Help anxiety is killing me?

I have severe panic attacks most of them can last all day and some I get at night and do not sleep well. This all started after the birth of my first child 2 years ago. Since then I have been diagnosed with insomnia, Depression, I also have a hypo thyroid which I am on meds forever. The doctor Has me on ampatripaline for depression, Xanax for the anxiety and trazodone for insomnia. I am only 25. I try to not over do the xanax because I know how addicting they are. Usually I take of 0.5 mg a day. But Lately at night I have had running thoughts through my mind and then I start having anxiety for the rest of the night. I am looking for some breathing techniques or anything. I have a 2 year old that come first and I need to be well to take care of her. Every doctors tries to find the root of my problem, but to me there is nothing really bad in my life. I have a wonderful husband who helps me anyway he can and a lovley 2 year old daughter. I am just at the end of my rope with all of this. Sorry to vent I am desperate. more

Resolved Question: Questions about pain meds during labor..What did you use?

I am trying to look up alternatives to dealing with pain during labor...I do not like the side effects of epidurals, and i would like to just Push her out as quick as possible..And i do not see how i can if my whole lower body goes numb... What else are you able to use? what did you use? Did anyone have bad experience with epidural? I would love to do it naturally, I do have a very good pain tolerance, BUT i have really bad anxiety and panic attacks..I am scared that if it DOES hurt to bad, I will go into one of my attacks, and then have some serious breathing problems and would like to avoid that... On a scale of 1-10 How bad are contractions? Has anyone ever had an epidural with one child, and then the second none? If so what birth was faster and easier? and how long did it take you to push? Any stories would be good! I am 36 weeks I'm getting close so i got some questions now :) I have heard morphine or something has been used, and is good for child birth..But most people i read that from had a C section..My doc thinks i can deliver vaginal so i do not know if that is an option. I am just so confused, so many thoughts in my brain :) HELP loland what makes some women get a episiotomy more

Voting Question: which is better yoga or pilates?

i have horrible stress and anxiety!! but i don't want to take any meds for it due to not wanting to get where i depend on them and also i am planning on having children soon. so i am looking at doing one of these and continuing it through my pregnancy. so which is better? Also i usually do cardio because it keeps my attention more so this is why i have never tried them but i recently had a panic attack and need to start doing something natural now. thanks!!not looking for a workout to get fit....i am looking to be able to handle my stress and anixety during stressful situations...i read to do yoga to help this but wasnt sure if pilates is better... also want to do something so that during my pregnancy i am also stress free and to help with the birth. more

Resolved Question: Is this normal parental behavior or is this child abuse?

Is this normal parental behavior or is this child abuse? After suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks for many years which eventually progressed into a psychosis, I went to see a counselor. Most of my anxienty comes from childhood. My mom exhibited the following behaviors towards me and my therapist thinks I have PTSD from chidhood. My mom would fly into rages if something was missing or if she was frustrated and chase after us and hit us with spoons. My mom used to make me put my hands on the counter in the kitchen and then hit me in the back and legs with a metal spoon. My mom used to threaten to send me away to an institution when she got mad. My mom would say demeaning comments or mock me when I stuttered (she'd mimic it and then laugh). My mom would threaten me with violent harm My mom ALWAYS had a negative outlook and was always angry and ready to explode. My mom would try to make me feel bad if she felt that I wasn't paying enough attention to her or if she felt her needs weren't being met. My mom NEVER showed any affection or said anything positive about me. My mom NEVER got to 'know me' and talks about her parents and brothers and sisters as (HER FAMILY) and talks to me about them as though I'm a stranger and of no relation to them. My mom is vindictive and alwasy finds fault with EVERYBODY and is a MARTYR a lot too. I am (was) a very sensitive kid as well and almost committed suicide during this time period of my life and still have lots of bad dreams. Is this normal? I also suffered from HORRENDOUS PEER bullying in Junior high that had me skipping school and eating in lunch in the bathroom. I was harassed by mobs of people in different classes on a daily basis. (this was also the time period where my mom was at her worst and I felt just as bad at home as at school. ALSO, my dad worked two jobs back then and he's a very timid guy and always says that us kids 'were making things up' when I would tell him stuff. Is this OK or Normal? more

Voting Question: Question and my husband and his fathers death?

This is difficult to explain, but I will try my best.... My husbands father died suddenly of a heart attack 5 years ago... In 2006, my husband was diagnosed with General Anxiety after having alot of physical symptoms that led him to go to the doctor. He started to have problems within 2 months of the anniversary of his dads death (he died on Dec 5th after 2 weeks on life support.) This year, after a bout with the stomach flu that we all got, he has been feeling lightheaded. He has been over the flu for 7 days. On Sat he had what he believes to have been a panic attack (dizziness, tight chest, muscle tightness, lump in throat, feeling of disconnection.) He does have medication he can take for Panic attacks and his GAD.... Is it possible at all that this happens every year around this time because of his dads death? Its been 5 years and we are not sure if he should be moved on with his grief by now. He is a great guy, we have 2 children, he does have stress in his job.... but this only seems to happen during this time frame. Any thoughts? And please serious opinions only. more

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Resolved Question: i want to know if its the right thing to put the kids in foster care?

i am now a single mother of 6 children and another due in march i am 28 yrs old and sense my husband n i split up do to alot of abuse i have been severly depressed and overwhelmed i also suffer from severe anxiety with panic attacks and ocd .. i am currently takeing medicine but it isnt helping.. i am so scared of things that i dnt want to leave my house n i dnt want my kids to leave the house i am always sad and angry and i feel like im not doing a good job as a mother because of my mental health.. i need to eaither change my meds or get a higher dose but i am scared to death to start on anything new because i am scared that it will do something to me n there is never anyone here or to call to help me with my kids my family doesnt want to help in any way... but i feel myself getting more n more deoressed n drained everyday if i didnt have the kids id probably due something stupid or i wouldnt even get up out of bed i was concidering placeing the kids in foster care while i went to sign myself in to get help but im so confused on what to do i love these kids so much n i am all they have but i know right now im not doing my job like i should n i want to get better n give them all i have to give n have them know that i love them so much .. can anyone give me any answers i am scared ......i want to know if id be wrong to put the kids in foster care and if theyd think i betrayed them... more

Resolved Question: How can I overcome OCD and social anxiety completely?

I'd like to become a normal person. I'm a 20 year old girl and every time I do everything right, as it was supposed to be if I was normal I feel depression. Until my 7 years old I was a really active child but didn't had friends because other girls were teasing me. Since my 8 to 12 I was a mirror. Not talking not reacting. Like I had a depression. I was watching tv and playing all the time. Not good grades, not friends not going outside much. I was avoiding people. 12-15 it became a bit worse I think. Because I was getting angry when someone was trying ti fix me and I wanted to do all the things on my own.(I started having OCD then) Sometimes I was eating in the wc. I was pretending all the high school that it was fun. Sometimes it really was but I can only count 4-5 times that I still remember it was nice. But I was having panic attacks in exams and other tests so i had even worse grades. The teachers were 100% sure I didn't care. My mother was extra-protective since I was born and didn't leave me to do anything without criticize me.(she is homemaker) She was trying to convince me I was sick(asthma, allergies etc) and had to take pills to get better(she's acting like a doctor) and even she thought I could have dyslexia,which she was wrong. My dad always had social phobia and depression(he was a merchant) None of them never cared much about my personality or future goals and didn't pay much attention to me. Even when I didn't have friends at all or I had F in tests or when I was doing crazy diets. After I finished school I decided to study teaching. Since then I moved and live alone. I can say I have make a huge progress and I still talk with my parents. I have friends (not sure if it is stable), boyfriends (not always stable) and my grades are B or C. I still feel though that I'm not normal like all others..I feel a 40% alone and I might have depression periods, social anxiety. I have Ocd nearly all the time.That's the thing that keeps me alive and energetic. Sometimes I can't relax or sleep, other I try to change my personality to fit in others preferences. My biggest fear is that I'll end-up alone and that no one will need me. (not for job, not for friend or love companion) So what can I do to overcome those fears and have -at last- a mature thinking and personal opinion? p.s. when I have something to do that needs responsibility I think of my progress of life until now. Or I believe that everything is going to be fine no matter what. Or that all people are different and have different points of views and I cannot be perfect.. more

Voting Question: Bad anxiety, does hypnotizing work?

I became depressed when i was 11 from my papa dieing, parents divorcing, my mom finding a new boyfriend and moving to a new house. It was too much for me to handle at once that i ended becoming depressed and also not eating. When i started grade 7 i finally came over my depression, since school was keeping me busy and distracted. I was so i happy i was free from my depression and lived a normal life for a child. And then enter grade 8 this year and i now suffer from really bad anxiety and worrying. I started to get panic attacks all the time. My breathing became bad and i got less and less sleep. I still have it now. I thought i sorta got over my it and breathing issues, but they have started to return. I hate it. I miss school because i worry myself sick. And then my teacher who is evil makes fun of me for missing a day. Not to my face but during the day that im away. It makes me worry even more what he thinks of me. And what others think of me. No one but my mom knows that i suffer from such horrible anxiety. I wish i could just tell everyone at my school, so they would stop making fun of me for missing a day or not going to some dance. I miss a lot of fun events too. I worry that something bad will happen and i end up making myself sick and staying away from it. I hate therapy as you can tell i don't like telling my problems to people. Even my mom once said i'm just messed up. I care way too much what other think of me and have really bad trust issues. I heard hypnosis works and my mom knows someone who does it. I don't know what i should do. I'm home today from school because my breathing is bad, but now i'm going crazy because i'm worried what my teacher will think of me missing a day and my friends. What should i do and people who suffer from anxiety please tell me how you cope and live with it. I try my hardest and face my fears, but it never seems to go away! I know this is horribly long, but i have lived with it way to long and i need serious help! more

Resolved Question: How has conventional medicine harmed you?

I'll show you mine, if you show me yours :P 1) age 12-14 - I had horrible abdominal pains that were first diagnosed as 'ovulation pains' for which I was put on the pill, receiving no relief. Then the diagnosis was that I was looking for attention and was making it all up. I was referred to a psychiatrist who put me on antipsychotic drugs. The pain continued and I missed so much school as a result. Times when I would vomit from the pain, my mother took me to my doc so I could get a sick note for school, but the doctor's notes would read 'i see no evidence of dehydration, child needs more discipline at home' Due to misdiagnosis I failed grade 8. I was so depressed and attempted suicide a few times. I was on so many drugs, for psychosis, depression, anxiety. My doc them suggested I live spend some time with my mother's family in 'the old country' for proper disciplining. During my time there I was not allowed any pain medication, EVER, since I was just making it up. It was hell. Conclusion - after having been seen by at least 8 doctors, I decided to do my own research and came up with gallstones as a possibility. I approached a new doctor with this, she did an ultrasound and I indeed had stones. 2) Age 18. I saw my doctor for what I thought was a developing hunchback. She told me it was just fat. 19 years later a chiropractor saw this hump and told me my spine was deformed, likely due to the extremely tight muscles over top. After a few months of massage and chiropractic treatment, the deformity, as well as headaches, migraines and other associated symptoms, are all gone 3) Age 36 - severe muscle spasms, 100's per day, peripheral neuropathy, panic attacks, high blood pressure peaks, endocrine imbalance, torturous head tightness and a miscellany of other problems my MD diagnosed as 'stress', precribing me anti-anxiety meds, together with Lyrica from my neurologist. My naturopath ran the proper tests and found severe iron, calcium and magnesium deficiency, anemia, and chronic lead poisoning. My chiropractor worked on an area of of my spine that was associated with the nerves that caused many of the problems I was having, and massage therapists discovered and treated severely tight cranial and other fascia tissues. Between my Naturopath, Chiropractor, Massage Therapist and my own Herbal therapies, My condition improved dramatically. While at the hands of my MD and Neurologist, I was in so much suffering I wanted to die on many occasions. If not for that dedicated team, and my views of health and healing, I might have ended up on drug after drug that never would address the core problems. I have more stories, but would rather hear yours now.Mushroom Cloud, please provide scientific and reliable data to substantiate your claim that "When alt-med fails, many people are too humiliated to admit that they chose this kind of treatment, and many are plain dead" what is many? do you have a number? :DHannah, It was not 1 doctor, it was DOZENS spanning decades and various cities, ranging from family MD's, ER docs, and specialists such as psychiatrists, neurologist, cardiologist etc. The medical system has harmed me by training legions of practitioners to prescribe drugs to address symptoms without investing much effort into seeking the underlying cause. You agree the health service is crap, yet you no not provide any scientific data to back your claim that it is the best we have.rhianna, please learn to read. This question is not addressed to you. I certainly do not answer questions such as "why do you love Jesus," when I do not and it obviously does not pertain to me. I believe I now understand why you do not acknowledge the scientific evidence validating many of the natural therapies you dismiss as quackery, perhaps you just need to brush up on your reading skills, since you have clearly demonstrated yourself to be challenged in these regards.Your reasoning lacks both logic and truth. If I had wanted to know about people's successes with conventional medicine I would have a) asked for that information b) asked for that information in its appropriate category. But you already knew that :) Would you like to now answer how Jesus has saved your life? It would be equally as relevant to my question. Now that I see that you are not interested in answering questions as asked, and prefer to project your own ideas into others' questions, (narcissism? delusions?), I will be sure to simply ignore you in the future as you obviously have no intention of offering relevant responses, opting rather to offer answers to questions you think should have been asked instead. lol. so sad. more