I have mild depression and the question of finding the meaning of life constantly looms inside my head. I also have some peculiar problems that only occur at night. I feel I have a second “conscious” in my head that would tell me what to do, which could be a sign of OCD as I have to constantly wash my hands or turn on and off the lights. I also feel even more depressed and lonely at night than in the daytime for some reason. Do I just make new friends?
I am a police officer and a few weeks ago my partner died in the line of duty. He was shot and killed on my watch. I knew him for over 10 years, and we started at the academy together. When he died, I was asked to take a leave of absence to cope with his death. I replay his death over and over to see what I could have done differently. I’m feeling anxiety and anger. It is difficult to talk to anyone else who knew him. Is this PTSD? What can I do?
I’ve been having mood swings lately. My girlfriend gets mad at me because one minute I’m being nice and sweet towards her and the next minute I start yelling at her. It’s for no apparent reason, I don’t mean to but it just happens. I’m stressed from work because I’m leading a presentation for possible investors. I’m not sure if the stress is getting to me or what. I was never like this with my girlfriend before. What can I do about this?
I am planning on going to a clinic in my area that specializes as in hypnosis to help me with weight loss. I am struggling with ability to lose weight. I skip out in my personal trainer and sneak junk food when I know I shouldn’t. I know I want to lose weight, but it’s not translating well with my bad habits. I wanted to get a professional opinion on the matter. Is hypnosis a common practice and does it really work?
I think my mom has a mental illness, but I am not sure what. She accuses people of stealing her belongings all the time and ends up finding them herself. She doesn’t apologize about it. She would stay up all night looking for things that aren’t in the house But she is convinced it’s hidden and trashes the room to try to find it. She is paranoid and thinks everyone is out to get her. She wasn’t always like this. I don’t know when she started acting this way. How can I help my mom?
When I was 8 years old, I started to get night terrors. I used to wake up screaming. Over time the night terrors went away. Now I am 22 years old, and I started to get them again. I wake up startled with my heart racing. It feels like I am suffocating. I dont recall dreaming about anything prior to the night terrors. I had anxiety and panic attacks before. What do you recommend me doing?
I am exhausted all the time. I experience insomnia pretty much every night. I get only about a few hours of sleep a night. I get frustrated that I can’t fall asleep and that makes it worse. I am taking 60mg of Geodon and 20mg of Celexa at night for my anxiety. A friend told me to get my tonsils removed to help me fall asleep. What do you think is causing me to not be able to fall asleep? Will removing my tonsils really help me sleep better?
I have been on Effexor for about 2 months to help with my social anxiety disorder. My doctor started me on 35.5mg a day for a week, then eventually upped to 75.5mg a day. At this point I was feeling fine. Eventually, my doctor increased the dosage to 225mg and then 300mg. Oddly enough when the dosage increased, the effect was decreased. I am also taking Risperidone (2-4 tablets) before bedtime, could this be countering the effect of the effexor?
I am afraid I might have social anxiety disorder. I am not a very timid person, but I feel uncomfortable if I am the center of attention, such as speaking in front of a large group. I turn bright red and begin sweating and I can’t keep eye contact. It doesn’t happen when I am around friends. Because of that, I try to avoid those types of situations. My mom was diagnosed with OCD/schizophrenia. Is it a possibility that I can have this?
I think I am depressed. I have never been diagnosed by a doctor. I am not on any medication. I don’t have any allergies that I am aware of. I don’t have any defining point that caused the depression. I don’t cut myself or think about suicide. I’m not really sure what I feel. I don’t really feel anything. When I think logically about my situation, I think I am depressed, but I don’t feel depressed. Do these seem like symptoms of clinical depression? What tips do you have to deal with this?
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