I want to first make it clear that I am not an expert on this. However, I minor in psychology and have been studying personality or mood disorders and changes.

I would have to agree with you that this could very well be a case of paranoia. And I wanna let you know I recognize that your interest in it is the first step. :)

If your paranoia is so severe that it enables you to be constantly threatened by the world, enviroment, and people you should definitely seek help with this. Paranoia can make you feel like you can't trust anyone. Having positive relationships with people is essential in life. So you want to try your best to overcome these negative thoughts.

Anxiety is a huge factor in paranoia. You should sit down with your parents and discuss everything you feel. If they are against medication you should try to convince them that you just need someone to talk to who is trained in that field. They will be able to fully let you understand where you are in a sense of paranoia. There are many different levels and rates of paranoia. Everyone experiences paranoia but just on different levels. For example you can say: "Everyone is "cautious" but just on different levels. And I feel like I am on a higher level then most people. I want to calm down my anxiety and live life without worrying so much."

Talking to a professional with help you realize what options you have to defeat this. Once you realize what kind of help is out there you can do what is best for you.

From what I know and have studied there are many different pills to ease the anxiety. Chlorpromazine, haloperidol, clozapine, olanzapine, or risperidone are used to help treat anxiety and hallucinational symptoms.

Behavior therapy and pyschotherapy may also be useful. These are professionals who train you to think a little different and work with you to make sure that you can regulate your thoughts.

Dehydration is key to having a hangover. So to prevent this drink water - lots of it. Drink a glass or two when before you go to sleep and drink water in the morning when you wake up. Also drink it trhough out the day. Your body needs to gain that hydration that it lost the night before. Gatoraid will also help.

Wait until your stomach settles. It may be impossible to keep anything down at first. If you feel like you can try to eat something go for saltine crackers and giner ale.

Get some rest. Seriously, you are going to need it.

Antacids will help ease your symptoms but will not mask it. Try it and see if it will help you.

Oh, god! Sweetheart, I am truly sorry to hear this.

What I believe sets you back in all this negitivity is completely directing yourself to what happened. You had mentioned that your FRIENDS said your dad was a sex offended and that your FRIENDS admitted that it was a prank. YOU were not mentioned in it except for your mistake of picking bad friends. So, with all the information you provided I don't think YOU are the one who ruined his life. But if I am wrong and there's more to the story that dealt with you that you hadn't mentioned there is still ways to deal with this.

The most important thing to remember is that when we make mistakes it's better to learn from them that dwell on it. And right now it sounds like you keep dwelling on what happened. It's already done and over with. So rather than thinking of the past it's much better to move on. Once you're able to look foward in life you'll be better off helping your family and most importantly yourself. Obviously, you now realize that those friends weren't worth it. And you probably have a better sense of people who are good and people who are bad.

If it is so severe that you just beat yourself up for it all of the time you might want to get a professional to help you. Listen, I know you probably don't want to hear this but a BIG step in helping you cope is getting somewhat over it. And if you can't do it by yourself you might consider other options.

Sweetie, you're sixteen. It is not your place to be the parent for your eighteen year old sister and your father. It's very difficult to control everything in everyone else's life. What you should try to do is talk to your sister and your father.

Explain to your sister that she is older than you and she needs to start taking care of herself. You can't contribute to all of her needs. You would be happy to assist her every now and then but you expect her to be more self sufficent. There are little things she can do to help you out and that would help get some weight off your shoulder.

Your dad needs to realize that he is a great man so it would be wise to be positive around him. Once in awhile it's good to point out people's good qualities to them. It makes them feel better about their self. Gently talk to your dad and tell him what a great father he is. Bring up that you are so concerned with his health at the moment and that you would want him to seek help. Tell him what happened was beyond his control and what's most important is that you and your family realize what a great person he truly is.

Remember that YOU can not make him overcome this. He needs to be willing to do that by hiself. If he can't meet you half way there is not too much you can do to help him. Explain this to him if neccessary. This would be good for when he requests you to do something.

I don't completely understand this question but I'll do my best.

It seems like you give in to people too much. You should not do that because it will affect you at some point. You do have the option of speaking up and saying "no".

If you dislike the people you have out with you don't need to keep in contact with them. Simply find friends who have similar interest as you or people who you think have good qualities. This way you'll be much happier and better off. If you do want to still hang out with these people you can. But if they do something bad and you don't want to be apart of it you don't have to. You can still talk to them you just need to be able to stand up for yourself and know what you don't want to do and be able to get yourself out of that situation.


I'm sorry you were in the hospital. Simple fact: If you're afraid of buying drugs don't buy them. You'll have a much lower risk of getting caught and you won't have to worry about going to the hospital.

Good luck!

-Shannon

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