OK..so I know this guy, he is a friend of mine.We have been friends for about a year,maybe year and a half.Anyways, when I am around him I feel all these strong feelings for him. He also has VERY strong feelings for me.I have felt this way pretty much since the day I met him and we tried to date once,but I stopped it and this is why…
He has emotional problems and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and OCD,plus depression and maybe one other…not for sure.Now,that doesn’t bother me too bad b/c I have experienced a lot of these problems myself,but I have learned to overcome them for the most part,or at least cope in healthy ways.HE however uses pills and alcohol to numb his pain.He won’t talk much to me about these things,but he knows that I don’t like them,but since we are not together he said he sees no point in giving them up.I feel like he thinks me being with him will cure everything,but I know it won’t.I care for him deeply, but I don’t want to date him like this. HELP!!!

OK..so I know this guy, he is a friend of mine.We have been friends for about a year,maybe year and a half.Anyways, when I am around him I feel all these strong feelings for him. He also has VERY strong feelings for me.I have felt this way pretty much since the day I met him and we tried to date once,but I stopped it and this is why…
He has emotional problems and has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and OCD,plus depression and maybe one other…not for sure.Now,that doesn’t bother me too bad b/c I have experienced a lot of these problems myself,but I have learned to overcome them for the most part,or at least cope in healthy ways.HE however uses pills and alcohol to numb his pain.He won’t talk much to me about these things,but he knows that I don’t like them,but since we are not together he said he sees no point in giving them up.I feel like he thinks me being with him will cure everything,but I know it won’t.I care for him deeply, but I don’t want to date him like this. HELP!!!

I really do. But it is my addiction. I need it like druggies need Cocaine, or alcoholics need…alcohol. I have been suicidal and depressed for a long time. And I want to be free of it. I’m afraid if anyone finds out about my cutting, I will be in serious trouble, because my parents have no sympathy….for me.
I also drink sometimes. I’ll take a small glass of wine, or steal some beer, but only when I’m cutting, before I do, or after.
I’d explain why I was depressed, but I don’t want to bore you. So, anyways…I cut and I want tips on how to stop. Even though, I may not take them…I cure could use them .But as I said it’s my addiction, self injury. Ive also attempted suicide a few times before. And the poem that ran through my head every time I failed was “Next time, pull the trigger a little faster, tie the rope a little tighter, cut a little deeper. No one here will miss you, so no worries”. I do see a therapist and I don’t think it’s helping me, I’ve actually been more depressed since I started going to them. Maybe I just need to give it more time?
I have tried to drown myself and I have tried to hang myself. Just help me please?
And if you want to leave comments that are criticizing me, go ahead. I have two things to say to you that do:
1: It only drives me farther into depression and over the edge
2: I’ve heard it all before.
None of it would be new so you’d be wasting your time. Please, just help me. I’m probably not going to take the advice, but at least I’ll have it for when I want it. Thank you, it really means a lot.

What is the big deal about this that it is one of the most controversial topics in the U.S. today. Why do people think that it is the worst thing we could ever do? Cannabis would fix our country. The cannabis plant is a cash crop. If the U.S. legalized it, it would fix our economy and keep us out of a depression. Cannabis offers not only financial profit, it offers medical uses that can help with thousands of diseases, and according to a collage in England, it could hold the cure for cancer. Why are we not funding this? It offers a clothing and house hold products that would be all organic, which if im not mistaken, is what we are going for. A poll in the United States in 2009 showed that there are over 25 million people that use marijuana on a regular basis. Why wouldn’t we legalize alcohol and legalize marijuana to stabilize the economy?
*illegalize alcohol
No. You should do a little bit of research on a topic before you post on it. In California, they use Marijuana for Medicial uses. It is sold at dispenceries, and taxed at time of sale. It would still be black market, yes, but that would be the illegal part. You should have to take an evaluation to see if your legaly aloud to use it. And trust me, there is more money being made selling Marijuana then busting people that use it. Supply and demand would take effect and it would open jobs for thousands. Marijuana is not a drug either, it is an all natural herb that was first produced naturally in the wild. Methamphetamens are drugs, that is house hold products broken down to its basics.

I don’t understand why just because someone maybe having fun going out, drinking and partying it is automatically deemed as some sort of illness. There are people who can control their behavior. Their alcohol intake, etc. Why is such a far fetched notion that someone could actually be “normal”? Is it because there are so many that aren’t? Or could the ones saying it’s not “normal” behavior are just envious that someone is normal? It upsets me that we are in a society that automatically judges others because they are not like them and assumes that there is something mentally wrong and they need meds and therapy. There isn’t a person in this world that can say they have had a perfect life without a tear one. Or never felt blue, or angry. I don’t think the world needs to be on meds and needs to see a therapist for the rest of their lives. We are too willing to medicate instead of treat the underlying issues. For the most part, people just need to get over the past, realize they can’t change it, learn from it and move on. Usually just talking about it with friends helps. There are the few who do have a chemical imbalance and if it can be helped with medication then more power to them. But before we just assume that is the cure all, realize that it could do more damage than good. It could actually cause a chemical imbalance. It takes some people years of trying different cocktails of meds before they get the right perscription together, then after the body becomes acclimated to it, it needs to be changed again. The Doctors don’t even know what really works. But we (especially on this site) are so quick to diagnose. Think about it, there was life and depression way before there was psychiatrists, therapists, and meds, and society wasn’t as violent or uncaring as they are now. Does it go hand in hand. Who knows.

Help me with these questions please

1. Ryan’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships.  In this case, Ryan has a disorder because his behavior is:
A. dangerous.
B. common.
C. medically based.
D. dysfunctional.
 
 
2. If researchers discovered that genetically influenced abnormalities in brain structure contribute to bipolar disorder, this would most clearly add credibility to:
A. the DSM-IV.
B. the medical model.
C. the social-cognitive perspective.
D. psychoanalytic theory.
 
3. The DSM-IV is a diagnostic guide that:
A. describes psychological disorders and their prevalence.
B. describes psychological disorders and their causes.
C. describes only disorders that have medical causes.
D. has been shown to have poor reliability and validity.
 
4. The most common psychological disorder in the U.S. is/are:
A. schizophrenia.
B. alcohol abuse.
C. mood disorders.
D. phobias.
 
5.If your psychologist believes that psychological disorders can be diagnosed, treated, and cured through the use of standard tools, techniques, and medications, she is most likely looking at psychological disorders from which perspective?
A. the medical perspective
B. the psychoanalytic perspective
C. the optimistic perspective
D. the bio-social perspective
 
 
6. The use of diagnostic labeling is common, but there is some controversy. In a classic study David Rosenhan and some friends became hospital patients by reporting vague auditory hallucinations. Then they began acting normally but had difficulty being released from the hospital. Does this study prove that diagnostic labeling is bad?
A. Yes, people should not continue to be labeled when the symptoms subside.
B. Yes, the staff should have recognized that their behavior returned to normal.
C. Yes, the tendency to treat mental patients all the same often hinders good care.
D. No, the study had many methodological and design flaws.
 
7. Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of:
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B. generalized anxiety disorder.
C. post-traumatic stress disorder.
D. dysthymic disorder.
 
8. From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.
A. operant conditioning; observational learning
B. classical conditioning; reinforcement
C. operant conditioning; reinforcement
D. classical conditioning; observational learning
 
9. Low levels of anxiety are most characteristic of:
A. antisocial personality disorder.
B. dissociative identity disorder.
C. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D. paranoid schizophrenia.
 
10. Criticisms of Dissociative Identity Disorder include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. there is no evidence that humans can experience a divided consciousness.
B. symptoms of the disorder are most dramatic after the patient has begun therapy.
C. in some countries, the disorder is nonexistent.
D. children who have endured extreme traumas, such as watching a parent’s murder, do not develop the disorder.
 
11. Amanda’s therapist suggests that her depression results from mistakenly blaming herself rather than a slumping economy for her recent job loss. Her therapist’s suggestion best illustrates a:
A. DSM-IV diagnosis.
B. psychoanalytic perspective.
C. medical model.
D. social-cognitive perspective.
 
12. Elaine feels that her life is empty.  She has lost all interest in her career and hobbies, and wonders if she would be better off dead. She is most likely suffering from:
A. a dissociative identity disorder.
B. a generalized anxiety disorder.
C. an antisocial personality disorder.
D. a mood disorder.
 
13. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Compared to all other nations, the U.S. has the highest rate of suicide.
B. Men commit suicide more often than women do.
C. Suicide rates in the U.S. are lowest among the elderly.
D. African Americans commit suicide more often than do whites. 
 
 
14. Brandy, who tends to have a pessimistic explanatory style, learns that she earned a poor grade on her psychology exam.  Which attribution is most likely to help her cope without becoming depressed?
A. “I’ll always be a poor student.”
B. “The teacher gave a particularly hard exam this time.”
C. “Of course my grade is bad, since I can’t do anything right.”
D. “Once again I proved that I just don’t know how to study.”
 
15. Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from:
A. compulsions.
B. catatonia.
C. delusions.
D. hallucinations.
 
16. You have a patient who has been suffering from schizophrenia. He has had t

hello everyone……. i know its long, maybe you will read this and help me. id appreciate it

iv grown up with a mother who has schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression.
she is a drunk and used to do drugs, she married my dad when they were 20 and 21 had my sister and 2 years nine months later had me.

everytime my mom gets upset she rampages, she rips at my hair, throws things crazily, gets drunk, gets angrier, and sometimes hits me. i went to school till i was in 2nd grade where they told my mother i should see a psychiatrist because i “reacted in an unusual behavior to things” and thought i had a mental illness, pretty much because i was terrified of everyone and flinched when they brought there hands toward me. and started crying and ran away if i ever got in trouble or anything.

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Ive read, and been told by therapists that shyness is genetic. As a big believer in Genetic Determinism, i have concluded that i will never be able to overcome my shyness, just like most genetic disorders cant be cured or overcome. I don’t much are for therapists(too much mumbo jumbo, no hard science), and im crippled by shyness. So my question is, are there any meds out there that can help over come this? If so what? I used to take meds for anxiety and depression, but they didn’t do much to get rid of my shyness. Only thing that does is BOOZE, and im fine with that. But im curious, is there any other chemical out there, or pill that can treat shyness. Alcohol can be expensive, but its the only thing that works so far.
yay no good answer…:/

I’ve been addicted to percocet (oxycodone) for a couple years now and I can’t stop… it’s the only thing that helps my depression which is extremely bad and I seriously have terrible back pain, insomnia which only perks cure. I don’t know any doctor who will prescribe me these no matter what I tell them… a bad part about it is now I mix other prescription medication with it like Tynerol3 or 4 which is Codeine 30\60mg and Tynerol 300mg. I also take a few klonopins along with it. Yes I get twisted but not as bad as I use to, my tolerance is just very strong and it’s been that way with everything in my life… alcohol, weed… I just need a lot of everything. I’m only 5’8″ 145lbs… fairly normal sized person imo.

I wanted to know your opinion on this.

I don’t have to know the details to tell there is something wrong with it. A Psychiatrist may prescribe a pill for you in just 10 minutes. Without any testing, without any evidence of how the drug works, or even evidence there is something wrong with the brain/nervous system to have it treated. Its nonsense. A person’s mental health problems can have MANY causes and it could be MANY things. Thousands of ailments with each dozens or hundreds of cure.

You cannot just blindly prescribe a powerful pill. The nervous system is very complex and very delicate. You cannot be giving powerful pills to a healthy person (or make a mistake diagnosis). They will just end up worse. It will be a disaster. You will actually CAUSE an imbalance. It is all very delicate. In fact you would not cure them, make them worse, and/or give them new diseases! It could permanately disrupt the delcate system of the body. It would disrupt the homeostasis of the person.

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