Mental Questions and Answers

If I kidnap myself, and hold myself hostage.?

can I sue? will I get more if I win and didnt use a gun?

Answers: I rather doubt the case would be taken seriously, though you might well end up in a hospital for a while. Even if someone decided that you could sue the only person you'd be able to sue is yourself, so after paying out for your legal fees you'd end up losing money not making it. I can only assume that this question is a joke and not to be taken seriously. It certainly amused me!

it willl land you in jail. unless you suffer from MPD I would not risk it!
LOL

Attention?

Could you be addicted to like going and talking to a counselor?

Answers: Maybe it is more like an obsession? There is something that you are getting out of it, so it is up to you to figure out what that is.

Therapists/counselors are special people.
There are many things we like about them.
They show interest in us.
We know they are going to listen to us for a certain amount of time.
They are dependable.
They are consistent.
They are predictable.
They are there for us. Who wouldn't appreciate talking to one. Everyone needs to be listened to. It can be hard to find a friend with these qualities. A therapist is not a friend.

How to make competition less stressful,depressing and more friendly?

Me and my friends are always competing about who gets higher grades and stuff like that.but it's getting to a point where it's just too much.

Answers: This type of competition is not good because someone always comes out on the short end. (lower grade)
If your friend wants to know how you did and you don't want to tell him/her, just ask "Why do you want to know?" "Why is this so important to you?" Comparing makes your friend feel smarter than you if his/her grade is higher. This is done at your expense. You could say you got a higher grade than you really did. I had a friend that did this with me. This friend did slightly better than I did so I felt dumber than she was.
Please don't fall into this trap. Best Wishes

you should only compete with yourself my friend

I need advice about how to make my life better?

I am a 19 year old college student whose life is NOT what I want it to be. I have 3 friends...I'm the only one who drives so it's a huge hassle to see each other.
I used to have tons of friends but when my boyfriend dumped me we lost contact. I constantly think about him and it's been a year. How pathethetic is that?
I don't have a job yet I pursue every potential job as much as the next person.
My car is dying and the worst part is that I used to date a mechanic, but since I was just to clingy and to stupid for him I have no one to turn to for help.
I constantly feel stupid, lonely and frusterated.
What should I do?

Answers: Will your parents help with car maintenance, the costs? If not, maybe you could apply for a student load to get it fixed, or replace it with a better, improved make and model.

At the age of 19 you're probably relatively new in college? And busy with school. Might explain why you only have three friends right now. Perhaps the four of you could get together and branch out, meeting each other's friends.

Thinking about past friends, including boyfriends isn't pathetic, it's called memories. Some people call it living in the past but I think that's just a terrible attitude.

Cheer up

Believe me - there wil be lots of people on your college campus in very similar positions. Do you live on campus? If so, there`ll no doubt be plenty of student organisations/ groups to join (daunting, but worth it)-hey there might even be a class nearby teaching car maintenance!
It` not pathetic that you think of your ex boyfriend so much; it just shows you care. If you`ve lost friendships at the same time as losing him, it must really hurt.
You don`t seem stupid to me, if it helps.
Take care

well keep the friends you have and look for some friends that can drive then look for some guys at a party or something and maybe your life will become better. we cant really help you with your problems because every ones life is not perfect and we have to deal what goes on in life. my only advice is to find more friends and you guys can go guy searching for you and maybe he'll make some money and maybe he can help you find a job and both of you will make money so you can get a new car. Sorry but i cant really help!!
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First of all you are totally putting yourself down and that is not necessary. It sounds like you need a self esteem boost. Usually at 19 nobody's life is what they want. It is absolutely normal to think about someone you loved for a long period of time. I lost a boyfriend about 4 years ago and still think about him everyday. The one thing that will get your mind off of your ex is another man!! LOL, but its true!
Only you can make yourself happy and satisfied.
Maybe your are going into your job interviews with the negative attitude that you "stupid" as you say. Try thinking positive and making positive changes and things will become brighter!! It's a fact. And stop bashing yourself. Good luck

Has anyone used Midwest center if so did it work?

This is what it is:

Midwest center is the leading provider of self-care and coaching programs for people who suffer from stress, anxiety, and depression. During its 20-year history, Midwest has sold over 900,000 of its Attacking Anxiety & Depression programs to consumers in addition to the best selling books, From Panic to power and life without limits written by Lucinda Bassett, Midwest's founder.
found information here:

http://www.stresscenter.com/about_midwes...

I just want 2 know did it work for U or someone U know?
please let me know

thanks,
Laura
p..s I am debating on using this.

Answers: I don't have anxiety or panic attacks but I do read Lucinda Bassett's books they are absolutely Amazing! If you need to go there and you have the means, I think you should go but not until you try to help your condition at home first. Try just reading her books and following her advice. If it still doesn't work. You should go :)

no it didnt at all sorry

Have you ever met a sadisitic homicidal paranoid schizophrenic?

You probably have sitting all alone on a bus.

Answers: I work in the same building with a sociopath. He has learned to act just like a "regular guy" most of the time. In fact, he can be very smooth and quite charming. As a result, a lot of people don't realize what he is. I learned the hard way myself. Here's what happened:

I was working on a couple of projects with this guy, and went fishing with him a couple times. The second time, I took my girl friend, who I was living with at the time. That is when the trouble began.

She soon began getting suspicious of where I was going and what I was doing. She thought I was cheating on her! I didn't find out until later that this scumbag was lying to her and passing on supposed "inside information" on my activities.

The friction that he was able to create with his lies led to an eventual breakup. And surprise! He slithered right into her arms, so to speak. She was hardly the sharpest crayon in the box, so I can see how she was fooled. For about three months I lived a sad country song, but after I got it all sorted out I figured he did me a favor.

Shortly after the breakup, he greeted me at work with, "Hey Joe, how's Linda doing?" Of course, this dirtbag knew darn well how she was doing!

After I happened to see them together and figured out what was going on I was so disgusted I could hardly stand to look at the slimeball. I tried to avoid him, but he is always in the halls, either going outside to have a cigarette or coming back in from smoking.

He would always greet me with a cheery hello, and I would respond with some sort of rude two word comment. Then he would look like he was going to slug me, and I would roll my eyes and walk off. (This isn't seventh grade, we are both middle aged guys!)

This went of for some time until I made an unfortunate remark. When he greeted me I said, "Hasn't somebody shot you yet?" Now of course, this was just a smart remark and not really a threat. However, he gleefuly and triumphantly responded that he was going to take me to HR. (Human Resources.)

Having threatened to take me to HR, he slithered down there and put on a VERY different face. He told them what I said and claimed to be frightened of me. (Tell me that's normal behavior? I think not!)

What I said was certainly not PC, and I paid for my stupidity by getting written up. Any time my company writes someone up, they are automatically ineligible for their annual bonus, so my dumb remark cost me several grand.

Then, I got to go to a psychologist for a mental evaluation. I got to answer lots of "fun" questions. No, I don't own a gun. No, I am not going to hurt anyone. No, I have never been arrested for violence. No, I was not abused as a child.

It didn't take the shrink long to figure out what was going on. He finished the evaluation in the first session, and we got to have an interesting discussion about abnormal psychology. He said there are many personality types, and this individual is what is commonly referred to as a "weasle." I got a kick out of that.

As far as the girl is concerned, she did call me once and told me of how she was being abused. He drinks a lot, and he is a mean drunk. I cannot imagine what that guy is capable of. She said she made her own bed and now she is going to lay in it. (Ha! Like I want to think about the bed she is laying in!? Not even!) Granted, I feel a little sorry for her, but she is right. Our bridges are most seriously burned.

I think the weasle also got in a bit of trouble for making a big stink out of what I said. Although the company was legally required to write me up and send me for a mental evaluation, no one really believed I was dangerous. I made darn sure to tell them they were being played by this sneak!

He doesn't bother me any more. When I see him, I look him right in the eye and I smile. (It's not what you would call a nice smile.) He does not look happy at all. I imagine it goes around and it comes around, and he will get his some day. In the mean time, he is not my problem.

Lesson learned: I still believe most folks are fundamentally good. However, sometimes smiling faces hide treachery, deceit, and maliciousness of a degree that is unfathomable.

I am a paranoid schizophrenic. I have never been sadistic or homicidal and believe I'm no longer paranoid. The depth of public misunderstanding and misinformation about these disorders is abysmal. I have known many diagnosed with this disorder and other disorders of schizophrenia in hospitals and without and have never met a violent one.

We, in the USA, are a paranoid nation. We fear one another and other nations without any rational reason to. I'm not ashamed of having been paranoid enough to warrant diagnosis because I am in good company. Why else is the ownership of firearms by the general public 90 guns for every100 people and excluding hunters, children, police and the military, 9 guns for every 10 people? Owning a handgun is prima-facie evidence one has the intention to use it to kill another human! We also own, and intend to use, 5000 or more nuclear weapons. Those intentions are evidence of paranoia!

Good luck on the buses, good mental health, peace and Love!

Sometimes i feel like i cannot breathe, like air is really haevy, can this be an ansiety attack??

Answers: As the others have said and listed, it could be a number of things, an anxiety attack being only one of them.

Do you feel as if you can't breath in, or out? With an anxiety attack, you usually feel like you can't breath in and that might allow you to feel a heavy air sensation. If the problem is Gerd, asthma or COPD then, you'd have difficulty breathing out.

I get the same way.

I have GERD, allergies, borderline asthma, and anxiety problems.

It could be one of them.. probably asthma or some kind of anxiety.

It could be many things.

This is my third year in college and I still have much trouble living with other people. What should I do?

My biggest problem is that I just cannot stand noise. This year I want to heavily focus on studying and getting good grades, and I've had a bad start. My first two years were horrible. I could not stand having a roommate my first year but somehow I lived through 9 months with him, but I suffered at times. I lose focus very easily and just cannot focus on studies unless I'm in a place VERY quiet place. The thing that bothers me the most is TV noise. I don't watch tv. My current roommates are nice and keep the living room tv at a decently quiet volume. But quiet volume to me is still LOUD if I can hear it vibrating through to my room's walls. All I can focus on is that noise and it give me a headache the entire day, again even if its not "loud". I've tried and tried to ignore it but it never works. I've come to the conclusion that I cannot overcome this. I'm thinking about moving to a studio next quarter(expensive), but I want to see if anybody else is like me in this way.

Answers: I had the same problem as you my freshman year...got a single and then this year live in my own apartment and quality of life has improved DRAMATICALLY. I have a mild form of autism which meant I also hated noise (when I was younger I'd bang my head against the walls in frustration when I could hear neighbors moving around or maybe someone running a weedwhacker outside). I would give up trying to develop a taste for living with others...some people like it, some people don't. There's nothing wrong with not functioning well in shared living space, just the way there's nothing wrong with some people preferring to study with music and others preferring silence. If it's impacting your life that greatly, I would definitely get your own place. (As I said, it has made ALL the difference for me, and my school life is reflecting that). You can have social skills and still not do well living with others. Your home is supposed to be your refuge, and if you can't feel calm and secure there, then it's time to change the situation.

I hate noise too...I spent most of college and grad school living in the little private study-rooms that they had at my university.

Looks like that's where you are headed too if you want good grades.

I know just what you're talking about. One of my daughters is the same way with sounds - they are more than a distraction. Sounds to her are very taxing on her mental and emotional well being, Stressful and exhausting as well as interrupting.

As a suggestion, consider renting a room or basement apartment from a family or elderly folks in your college town.
Check with local churches for referrals - these older folks are more likely to lead quiet lives and keep consistent hours.
Just because no one is advertising a room for rent, doesn't mean there isn't one out there. You advertise as needing a room, and be prepared to provide references. Often the room will come with one or 2 meals a day + laundry privilages.

Consider using what Therapists sometimes have in their waiting rooms. A "white noise" machine. -- sounds something between a fan and a radio between stations. Anyway, you may still be able to detect voices, but you can't hear the words from the next room. (I'd check at Radio Shack)

I empathize with you very much. I, too, am very sensitive to noise and cannot concentrate or study where there are any distractions. I work now in a noisy and often stressful office situation, and I've had to force myself to just block out certain distractions, like the constantly ringing phone. At the end of the day I come home and "pull up the drawbridge," and I welcome the escape from all the noise and activity.

All of the recommendations above are good ones. I recommend going ahead and getting a place of your own where you can control the level of noise and distraction. If you don't watch TV, you don't have to have one in your living space. I doubt you'll overcome this aversion to noise, as I never have. And why should you? It's a part of your personality, and other people should respect it. You'll be happier in the long run if you have a nice quiet oasis of your very own. I truly understand how you feel.

I'd say move out, even though it's expensive. If this is your third year of college and you still can't cope with the noise, I'd say you aren't going to overcome it before you graduate.

Love Jack

I so understand you. I'm in college and thankfully my housemates know that I need quiet (or else...) but I'm just ready to live on my own again like when i started college. I so recommend it if you can financially manage it.

Mental case----am I losing it?

Under alot of stress. Laid off. Holidays are coming. Overwhelmed and need to get things done, but not doing anything. Is this a breakdown?

Answers: It is kind of like when you have a huge sink full of dishes and you just don't want to do it, but once you get it started it's ok and over in no time. So, I would say what you are going through is normal. Good luck!!

Being laid off is very stressful.
The holidays are very stressful.
You are overwhelmed. How long has it been since you did anything? If you feel like you are exhausted and you cannot do anything, please get some help.
If you think you will rest but will be able to start getting things done, take a short break. If you are unable to get yourself going, this is when you need to get help. Best Wishes

No more of a mental case than anyone else who's laid off with the holidays approaching, multiple demands upon you, and stress preventing you from moving forward.

Tense down, take it easy on yourself.

Do one thing at a time.

Yeah, but it's ok. of course you are under a lot of stress right now, these are all extremely stressful situations. just don't do anything that could hurt you, you'll bounce back.

at this time in your life you really need a good friend- someone you can talk to. tell someone how you are feeling.

hope you're better soon. :)

Self-Harm and tattoos?

I am a recovering self-harmer and just love tattoos (currently have 3 and planning 4th). I LOVE the whole process, including having it done. Is getting a tattoo just a more arty way of self-harming as I do get the same "release" from it.

Will a psychiatrist see it as the same thing? - I'm seeing mine soon with regards to evaluation for gastric bypass and she told me if I was still self-harming she would refuse to allow the surgery!

Answers: I doubt when you chose to have a Tattoo that you thought you'd get a 'release' from it! I know lots of people who enjoy the whole experience of having tattoos done and none of them have a self-harming problem. Me, I like the results but don't fancy the pain or permanent nature of tattoos, think I'll stick to temporary body art instead! lol
I'm sure the psychiatrist wont see it as self harm either but she might ask how it makes you feel, just be totally honest about it and I'm sure it will be fine.
Hope the evaluation goes well and that the surgery helps you!

She shouldn't see it that way, unless you mention that you feel you get the same "release" from it as you did self-harming.
Sorry I cant help that much.
xx

Tattoos are not the same thing. Because it is done by someone else. Self harm is when you are doing it to yourself by your own hands. That is the difference. Neither is piercing considered self harm.
You should be all right when it comes to the evaluation for the surgery.
Take care of yourself.
I have read up on a lot about self injury. It clearly states that it is not self injury.
I also have had a problem with self injury , and very aware of the differences.

Sure, tatoos and self-harming can equal the same thing to certain people, but that's not a bad thing (as you probably already think). I'm a clinical psychologist, and believe me, your psychiatrist will be proud of you for changing your self-harming into a socially acceptable self-harming lol (there's really just no other way to say it). Tatoo vs. cutting is really the same if you get down to it *shrugs*, but tons of societies allow or praise it, and some societies call it mutiliation of what a god or gods gave you. Anyway, your doc, ethically, should not have a problem with it.

Just to be clear...I'm in no way saying that everyone who get tatoos get a thrill from the pain, that's just ridiculous generalization. Good luck with your sugery!

EDIT: You SHOULD tell your doc that it gives you a release - that is the whole point of why she needs to know...that you can replace your cutting with getting tattoos. If she's a good psychiatrist, she'll ask you this before you even tell her about how you enjoy it. She will already make the connection - it's her job.

I can't find the site with it on now but I remember reading a definition of self harm a few months ago which made a point of excluding tattoos. However it is an interesting debate which I have had with friends before, our general view was that it depended on why exactly you have the tattoo done. I know many people who have rewarded themselves for not self harming by getting tattoo, often having one over old scars as a way to remind themselves that that part of their lives is over.

Anyway, I wouldn't worry too much about this as regards your bypass. Tattoo's are not generally considered self harm and I think your psychiatrist would be on highly dodgy ground if she used one as a reason for you not to have your bypass done.

Hi

With tattoos, you are not self harming - you are paying somebody to do it for you and its not actually doing any harm - it's art isn't it??

I cant see your psych' geting upset about you having tatoos but I would not say you enjoy the pain of the process.

Your question expresses a desire for you to continue to harm yourself and this still needs to be looked into.

A friend asked me the other day?

A friend said to me the other day, "if for example, a two year old is in a car crash and falls into a coma, remains unconscious for 3 years or so, will he or she wake up as a five year old?"

Excuse my grammar and whatever, I obviously don't know much about comas etc.

Well, anyway, what do you think?

It's a tricky one, but ;D lols.

Answers: Of course they will be five years old - but not in skills or brain power or talking skills like a five year old. It has been known for people to come out of long long commas and live a perfectly normal life. Scientists cannot explain it even now. I couldn't care a flying frying pan about your grammar or commas, it is an interesting question.

well done it is an interesting question.
i don't know the answer but i would say what others have said before me

Chronologically, the child would wake up as a 5-year-old, but not necessarily maturely. I think that anyone would discontinue learning while in a coma state, so when they wake up they would have to pick up where they left off. That would mean learning to act and speak as a person of that age.

I doubt that they would be able to drive.

Yes the body will be a 5 year old, but the mind will be a 2yr old. Like a 2yr old trapped in a 5 yr old's body.

the child would look like a 5 year old, but he would think he is a 2 year old. his mental stage is of a 2 year old.

body of a five year old...mentality of a 2yr old. tough luck...

Do you think it's in bad taste for Wal-Mart to advertise their $4 prescription drug program...?

. in the Mental Health category?

Answers: No they are in business to make money People who need the drugs may not have the money to buy the meds need to know about this so when they advertise they hear about it and can get it cheaper. I do not think mental health drugs are in the category of $4.00 meds- If you live in the states where there are Publix Grocery stores they give FREE antibiotics see if you need free antibiotic and did not know it if i did not advertise it you would not know it

A bit. I think that they would get more buisness if they treated their workers better, and advertised the normal way.

I'm acutally quite mad at them right now, because they are ripping people off with their Gutair Hero 3.If you want to get it, go somewhere else, not Walmart. It's quite a rip off, they're giving people the wrong bundles.

Soorry if it's a bit off topic.

why would it be in bad taste?
mental illness is as valid as any other illness,
mental health drugs do exist in generic forms,
walmart sells generic drugs for 4 bucks.
why would that be anything but a win win situation? walmart makes money, they win, mental health patients get the medications they need for less in many instances.
tasteless? only if you are predjudiced against those with a mental illness.

I don't think advertising a $4 prescription program is bad taste anywhere, given the outrageous cost of them today...

EDIT: Kitty, thank you for telling me; no harm, I gave you a thunmbs up for being honest, that is very rare! (0:

Au' contraire! It's a fabulous program and should be highly advertised!

I know of hundreds of clients, mostly senior citizens, who don't fill their prescriptions because they can't afford the medication that's needed to help keep them healthy - alive!

When you only have a limited income, have paid your monthly bills and have only enough left over to buy either groceries or medicine --- which are you going to buy? Most folks have no other option than to buy groceries and skip the drugs.

Thanks to programs, like that offered at Walmart, many persons can now afford to eat and take the drugs that keep them alive. It's a win - win situation, both for the consumer and Walmart.

NO, The other companies should be embarrassed to be screwing us!
Thanks to walmarts lots of people can afford the medications they need, too bad not all meds are covered!

I'm sorry that you think this is in bad taste. To me it is a Godsend. I have MS and have had a stroke and am on many medicines and anytime medicine is cheaper for me that's great. I know the elderly appreciate it. Sometimes you have to choose whether to eat or take you pills. Believe me I have been there.

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