I suffer depression, OCD, anxiety, & Tourette's, & I had 2 strokes @ age 5, & I was @ risk for autism, but it turns out I'm not. Ever since I learned how to talk, I've always had social issues. Never included, invited, or accepted to social functions. People always feel like I'm not good enough for anything pertaining to competition. There's
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I've been suffering from depression for 7 yrs & an eating disorder for 4. I've recently tried recovery for my eating disorder but failed. I've been trying for years to recover from depression but I just can't do it. I've been hospitalised 10 times; 6 for depression & 4 for my eating disorder (anorexia nervosa - type a) I'm on 150mg of effexo
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I stopped taking my meds a month ago (Prozac and welbutrin), and since then, I've noticed a change in myself...
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OK so i have this friend and she is too afraid to ask this on her own. she used to cut, she stopped for awhile then slipped up and started again, she has a child and is afraid if she seeks help she will lose her child. will she. what should she do. what should i do to help her.
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hi, im 20 yrs old.this is the first time im actually posting something like this online and i guess im just driven to dispair cause i cant feel like i can talk to anybody about it.
my long term fiance broke up with me three months ago and we were going to get married this august. he broke up with me for some other girl and he married her earlier read more »
my long term fiance broke up with me three months ago and we were going to get married this august. he broke up with me for some other girl and he married her earlier read more »
My son is 21 years old. He has had behavior problems for the past 15 years. It started as a child not being able to keep his hands to himself (hitting other kids, grabbing their arms, etc). He would not listen to anyone. He then went to stay with his grandparents who had no control over him at all. I thought the change would help but it didn't.
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I have major depressive disorder.
Why is it that my brother who abuses drugs has a place to go for weeks at a time to learn how to function and cope with his "illness"?
Is there such a place for depressed people?
I know psych wards are basically a 72 hour sham, and really don't help people in my situation much.
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Why is it that my brother who abuses drugs has a place to go for weeks at a time to learn how to function and cope with his "illness"?
Is there such a place for depressed people?
I know psych wards are basically a 72 hour sham, and really don't help people in my situation much.
"mental homes" don't e read more »
In regard to the recent article:
Grief Counseling Is Okay
By: Rick Nauert, Ph.D.
Senior News Editor
The article talks about how grief counseling does actually work, as opposed to earlier research stating that it did not.
But It states, "“The studies showing weak or null effects are usually those using recruited clients, many of w read more »
Grief Counseling Is Okay
By: Rick Nauert, Ph.D.
Senior News Editor
The article talks about how grief counseling does actually work, as opposed to earlier research stating that it did not.
But It states, "“The studies showing weak or null effects are usually those using recruited clients, many of w read more »
My marriage is falling apart, my kids are on the other side of the country, I wanna die half the time. Nobody will listen to me, no matter what I do I'm wrong. I can't take it any more. I'm tired of feeling like I have to kiss my husbands ass just so he won't leave me with nothing, which he is gonna do anyway. I wanna be with my kids.
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In the documentary, "The Bridge," a film about folks who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in the space of one year, it was mentioned that only 4 percent of people who attempt suicide try it again after the first attempt. Apparently, most people find a new perception of their situation or a new reason to live. I was wondering about this becaus
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