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Is Zoloft a good medication for Anxiety and Depression?
Posted Monday November 17 2008, 2:51 pm
I have just recently started Zoloft about 3 days now and i know it takes awhile before it takes affect and i have read about all these side affects and i'm nervous about taking it because i've heard about bad expriences of weaning off the medication. I have been going through alot emotionally and My anxiety has gotten worse in the last few months but i can't really tell if it's anxiety, depression or maybe if i just have a mood disorder, somthing has gotten worse. My doctor is not very good about the situation and i have seen others and i've been trying to get an appt. to see soemone but where i live it's difficult i had to wait for almost 2 months to get the appt. that i have upcoming and i feel as if i can't wait any longer and don't kno...
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Tips on reducing stress level? This is long, sorry.
Posted Sunday November 16 2008, 4:00 pm
I'm 21/f. I live on my own and I have two jobs. I also have a kitten to take care of and three writing-intensive courses in college. I have crohn's disease (If you don't know, it's intestinal inflammation that can be maintained with various medications, sometimes medicinal steroids, and apparently marijuana (which I'd rather not get into, because I'm a singer, and I refuse to do that to my lungs or throat)). Crohn's can also be triggered by stress.
Now here's my problem: My crohn's was under control until about halfway through the semester. I admit, I missed a couple days of medications, but one DAY doesn't make much of a difference, as long as it isn't days in a row. Now I'm having problems with it in a big way. I'm at the highest ...
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dreamsss
Posted Sunday November 16 2008, 2:08 pm
so last night my friend and i were talking about dreams.
she saw this movie that like kind of eplained it to her.
more like a documentary but still.
she was saying that in your dreams, if you like realize you're in a dream you can stop and literally do whatever you want.
you can like turn the lightswitch or look at a clock.
and if the lights don't turn off or on, or on the clock, the numbers are just like jumbled up then you're in a dream.
she said she has done it only a little bit not a whole lot.
but people in the movie did it all the time.
like this one guy was like in my dreams, i fuck a lotta hot girls.
hahah.
but has anyone ever done this?
or have any advice on how to?
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I miss being strong
Posted Saturday November 15 2008, 8:12 pm
When I was younger, I used to be of such unshakeable faith in myself. No matter how hard things got, or whatever befell me, I always kept trying.
I'm still trying, but I lost so much faith my ability to succeed. And I'm worried I'm becoming a jaded cynic.
How, besides actually really succeeding at something, can I regain my confidence and faith in myself?
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I have a lisp.....
Posted Saturday November 15 2008, 3:06 pm
I have a lisp like the one Stacey has from Zoey 101. How can I get rid of it because people laugh at me when I talk and I think i'm normal but people don't like me only because of how I talk. How do I get rid of it????????And if I can't will guys still want to go out with me no matter how I talk?Thanks.
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a fight within
Posted Wednesday November 12 2008, 5:24 pm
So i'm a 17 year old girl. nothing special. but since july ish i've been having this feeling of being alone. i can't talk to my best friend about it because he's always like "i'm here for you" even though he goes to college and i'm still in high school, and he really doesn't understand what i mean. i mean alone, like, i feel like i don't belong anywhere. i'm single so i don't have a bf to talk to, my ex best friend and i are in a fight because we're not always on the same page, and she's so touchy about everything i say. i feel like all my friends are moving on with their lives, while i'm still stuck here not knowing what to do with myself. i want something new in life but i can't seem to find it. i haven't been to a doctor becaus...
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i always hear i am bi polar, could i be?
Posted Tuesday November 11 2008, 3:12 pm
im 15 /f and i always hear that im bi polar. i think its an extremely over used excuse for people. i dont like to say i am because i dont know. well i dont have massive mood swings but minor ones. i get depressed for no reason, than i get very angry,( i have broken many things in my temper.) and then i will be fine. i am a little bit of an insomniac, i usually get 4 hours sleep a night and still energetic all day. i get irritated very easily and it brings on my temper tantrums. i usually keep myself in check, but when i cant i get angrier for losing control, but i dont take it out on other ppl, i take it out on myself, like hit my head against walls or something of the sort. would this mean i am bi polar?
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Attention Defecit Disorder
Posted Monday November 10 2008, 10:00 pm
I was diagnosed with this when i was in second grade and put on rideline for about a year and havent taken anything for it since. But lately ive been having alot of trouble concentrating and studying, im now 19. Would i have to see some kind of shrink to get a perscription for some kind of ADD medicine? Or since i did when i was little, could i just get a perscription from a regular doctor?
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I feel like a loser...
Posted Monday November 10 2008, 8:14 pm
14/f (sorry about the length)
7th grade was one of the best years of my life. I had a almost all of my best friends in the same class with me, all of my teachers loved me, and one of the most popular boys had this huge crush on me so he would constantly be around me, and brought all his other really popular friends along with him. The best year EVER.
But 8th grade REALLY SUCKS so far. I have my one very best friend in my class and a few other good friends, and NO ONE ELSE-I barely even see my other friends. That really popular guy? He completely and totally moved on and doesn't even look at me now, and he's in my class this year, too. 3 teachers out of 5 HATE me and will do anything they can do in their power to tort...
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Why should I continue to live?
Posted Tuesday November 4 2008, 7:01 pm
What constitutes a reason for living?
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randomly sad
Posted Saturday November 1 2008, 8:20 am
Ok, so about two years ago I was pretty sad. But that was because I got diagnosed with Celiac disease and it was my first year of highschool and i wasnt popular, pretty etc.
but over the past couple years i made lots of good friends and got over the fact that i wasn't hot like nearly everyone else.
but lately i could look at a pretty girl and nearly burst out crying. i hate seeing people that are pretty and popular and laughing and having a good time. i feel real jelous but also guilty because i feel like a terrible person everytime i get depressed when I see someone good-looking and happy.
I also get sad on the inside when I see hot guys, because i feel like I have no chance at all with them. I never show people my em...
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how do i get help?????
Posted Thursday October 30 2008, 5:55 pm
I am 28 have become a very depressed,angry,unsocialable person! I have been depressed and stressed for many years actually!!
I have depression, stress, anxiety and anger and i reconized that i need help few years ago and have been to a counselour twice 2 different ones and have been on anti depressents in the past. I am trying so hard to better myself but how can i better my self and get the help i need if i can't afford it? that is one main reason why i am unable to seek the help that i need and i'm sure that goes for many others! I am noticing that with time it has gotten worse for me beacuse it builds up but what do i do? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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depressed
Posted Wednesday October 29 2008, 8:07 pm
I've had depression since about 8th grade..i'm a senior now. I know its gotten a lot worse. I used to never wear makeup and stuff but now when i look in the mirror i hate hate hate how i look and try to use makeup to fix it. i never look in the mirror and it completely ruins my day if i see how i look cause i think i look like shit all the time. i hate taking pictures cause i look retarted in every picture. my best friends are soo pretty and i feel like crap compared to them. i used to have my blinds open all the time cause i loved having the sunlight come into my room..but now they are ALWAYS closed. i hate seeing my face in the sunlight i can't even explain. i probably sound really emo..but i promise you i'm not. i have a lot of friends a...
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People that tell lies drain me!
Posted Wednesday October 29 2008, 12:03 am
I have a friend (who I am very digusted with right now) who is a chronic and obsessive liar.
I know all about the lies she tells and have confronted her in a nice manner to no avail..these are usually lies designed to get out of trouble or to take advantage of others so not little white lies--but basically lies upon lies and elaborate lies at that. I plan to end the friendship, but she owes me a lot of money I mean thousands. She has taken advantage of me too. (I have ended the friendship in my mind, but attempting to play it cool with hopes she will pay me back)
Anyway, since this is about mental health, how does one handle an obsessive liar? Contiously confront them--which leads to arguments or should I keep...
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Breaking Point
Posted Saturday October 25 2008, 7:37 pm
17/f
I hate where I live. Everyone hates me. My friends are distancing themselves from me so that they aren't harassed too. Everytime my parents see me cry I know I'm hurting them.
I am hated for who I am. The people here are too insecure to accept anyone who is 'above average.' In ten months I am definitely moving out, but I don't know how to deal with this situation for that much longer. I don't deserve this. Help?
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Reaching Excellence
Posted Friday October 24 2008, 4:56 pm
17/f
QUESTION: What qualities does the ideal person possess?
To some extent, I am a perfectionist; however, every improvement to myself or my life is something that I celebrate. I enjoy constantly challenging myself to be better. Right now I am facing several tough social situations which may leave me with a lot of 'free time.' I would like to put this time to good use by working on myself. Thanks in advance, I appreciate your insight!
I am open to suggestions in any area (ie. career, appearance, personality, relationships, intelligence, self-awareness).
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caught smoking on school trip
Posted Thursday October 23 2008, 9:08 pm
today i went to nyc, for a fashion thing. our teacher let my whole class walk around as long as she took down everyones numbers. so me and my friend were walking around and i was having a ciggerate. i heard someone call my name behind me i was like who could this be and it was my teacher! she was like jaime put your cig. out right now. afterwards i apoligized for smoking, and she said its okay its your body but im gonna go outside and just blew it off. she is kind of oblivious. so i was wondering if she told the school, and they try and suspend me, could i fight against it? because she did leave us in the city aloud to go anywhere. by the way i'm 15. i don't have a bad reputation with getting in trouble at all. im pretty sure im on her good side. but i just cant get suspended for this. =/
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i feel like im watching my life crumble in front of me.
Posted Thursday October 23 2008, 10:11 am
i had a good friend. he liked me. i didnt like him. he asks me out four times and i finally say yes. so then we date for a few months. i fall madly in love with him. we have sex, he cheats, and then breaks up with me.
bad part is, im one of those girls who hates to date a guy for a month and then move on and just keep that cycle going. im only 15, but im ready to find my soulmate. it'll make things a lot easier for me, especially since i feel like running away or killing myself after every lost relationship.
i can see some things about me that might be a turnoff. im really emo and even when im in a really good relationship, im very depressed. i cant help being a pessimist, and i always know things will never wo...
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Confused
Posted Wednesday October 22 2008, 10:12 pm
Ok so this is probably a weird question. For about 4 years ive been cutting, not out of control or anything just a comfort thing for me. This isnt a question about how to stop or w/e so please dont tell me anything like that. Well when i first started and for about 2 years after, I felt really bad about it and felt like it was stupid and wrong and just all around bad. But lately i find myself seeing it as just a normal part of life, it doesnt phase me anymore. I have no real desire left in me to stop because i dont personally see it as a problem. what i want to know is: is the fact that i no longer see it as a problem, a problem itself? or since it just doesnt bother me, should it not matter? obviously im seeing things irrationally, but in anyone elses opinion, is this bad?
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so a lover of mine told me she was going to kill herself
Posted Tuesday October 21 2008, 5:58 pm
so a lover of mine told me she was going to kill herself, this was a week ago. and now her phone is off when trying to call, i have tried every way possible to get in contact with her. And i think she's done it. She lived in York and just.... i have no idea what to do. i've been seriously considering following suite, life just doesn't seem worth going on when the one person i have ever loved, kills themselves.
I can't sleep at night, i've even been sick. the idea that she is no longer here.
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