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I’m 13 and Have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Many Other Thing. Help?

...  by : I’m 13 and have post traumatic stress disorder and many other thing. help? I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder, It all started when, I was 7 when and I was always a little insecure when I wasn’t around my mum, I have severe paranoia even before everything happened to me, I was very un trusting, I only trusted my mum, and she was the only person I could talk to. from about 5 or 6 I used to get very anxious when my mum went out anywhere, but I could cope with it, but sometimes I didn’t want her to go, and so when I used to chase after her, my dad just restrained me ...

How Is Postpartum Depression Treated?

  How is postpartum depression treated? – Many new mothers battle with postpartum depression. Dr. Nehama Dresner explains how it is treated, and the effect it has on newborns.   by Christiana Care Tracing roots in Dakota On her admissions paperwork, a doctor described her as “melancholic – no regard for child”. I suspect that she had what would now be considered a serious case of postpartum depression. Her official diagnosis is an archaic one: “manic depressive insanity”. Read more on Independent Online Read more... ...

Mood Disorder Treatment: Bipolar Disorder Symptoms and Treatment

Bipolar disorder or as it is also called manic depression is a psychiatric illness that leads to dramatic and unpredictable swings in a person’s mood, energy, thinking and behavior for a long period of time. Unlike ordinary mood shifts, the mood changes of bipolar disorder are extremely intense and affect your ability to function. There are 2 absolutely contrasting phases: bipolar mania en bipolar depression. Very often they occur together and called “mixed state”, but in between these mood swings people with bipolar disorder lead a normal life. Read more... ...

ANXIETY/DEPRESSION/ANXIETY ATTACKS?

Question by Rachel: ANXIETY/DEPRESSION/ANXIETY ATTACKS? i have no idea if this is just a teenage thing, or for real. i’ve been consistently sad for the past year, and i just cant seem to get out of this funk. i cry everyday, like today for example. i was lying down, half asleep, then all of the sudden i gasped, and started to cry, and was breathing really heavily. i just started bawling, and i couldnt control myself. all of this was because i thought about all the homework i had. this happens almost everyday. the moment i think about something im worrying about, i just break down. i cant even control it. i just feel hopless, and worthless, and i dont want to do anything. im passing up seeing new moon tomorrow at the 12:00 premiere because i simply dont feel up to it. i dont have any passion anymore. i just want to stop this. i hate the feeling i get in my stomach, and in my heart when im so worried. and im incredibly lonely. i used to LOVE being alone, but i cant stand it for one ...

Is “Depression” Real?

by sdashiell Question by Anthony N: Is “Depression” Real? I rarely watch television, but whenever I am “lucky” enough to I also manage to run into one or two commercials regarding depression and its alleged symptoms. Now, from what I believe, depression is just a state of sadness caused for whatever reason, but I looked at a dictionary definition and I found two related descriptions from Wiktionary: “2 (psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future 3 (psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide” Read more... ...

For Coloradans With Multiple Mental Illnesses, Finding Diagnosis and Help Is Hard

...  autism when he was very young. He also displayed symptoms of mental illness ? obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, psychosis and depression. Seeking treatment for these conditions means navigating a fragmented system … Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette Fort Hood shooter was on anti-depression medication The Iraq War veteran who opened fire at Fort Hood on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 16, was being treated for mental health issues and being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Associated Press reports. Identified as Spc … Read more on RT (blog) Read ...

California Avenue: Making a New Downtown

...  dozens of merchants and fellow Mayfield residents in asking the Board of Trustees to ban alcohol sales. For Backus and his compatriots, the reasons for the prohibition had at least as …. That development … Read more on Palo Alto Online Peace Activists Want To Keep Military Recruiters Out Of Schools According to the APHA, “a study of mental disorders in the U.S. military showed the highest rates of all disorders, including alcohol abuse, anxiety syndromes, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder, among the youngest cohort, those aged 17 … Read more on Mintpress News Read ...