Q. I am five months pregnant. The overwhelming feeling of suicide have become too much for me to bear. I am honestly afraid that I will not be able to continue to fight them. For three days now I have had a loaded gun within arms reach. I keep praying for courage. Courage to either pull the trigger or put the gun away. I know I need help but there is none. I am desperate, but I have no one to talk to that can help. I feel like I cannot put it off much longer because it always comes back to this. I need help. I can't do this much longer. A. There is help for you and ...  
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Q. My older sister has been diagnosed with depression and is currently on medication. my dad seems to need it but as far as i know has never taken it. My freshman year of high school i had major weight problems and had anorexia. i'm now overweight. i've started exercising and eat healthy to handle things the right way, but i'm now a very negative person. nearly every night i need to turn on the radio because every time i hear a plane i fear it will crash into my room. i fear getting in car crashes. i've had recurrent dreams of getting shot, strangled, stabbed, etc. i would consider myself a loner. i will feel okay and be in a good mood but ...  
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Q. I self injure through ways of cutting. It's never gotten me hospitalized, I've never done it as a suicide attempt, and I don't do it every day or even every week. I can go months without it, or I can do it many times in a week. It all varies. Thing is, I want to tell my therapist about it but I'm terrified. I'm so scared she will tell my parents, want me hospitalized, make me sign something promising that I won't cut or just plain tell me that I have to stop and that be the end of it. I'm also afraid of the questions she might ask. Basically, is there any way you could clue me in on the types of questions ...  
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Q. I have been suffering from depression and anxiety for about 5-6 years. I have been practicing CBT self help methods for the last 2 years. all my knowledge of this subject was aquired from david burns books("feeling good the new mood therapy","the feeling good handbook") I have improved tremendesly and reduced a lot of my depression,anxiety,self confidence issues etc... mostly becuse I practice the methods("3 columns technique","feared fantasy technique" and such...) for about 1.5-2.5 hours per day but still many of my problems bother me and cause me anxiety,Inferiority feeling,shyness etc.. I have heard that substantial effect can only be achieved with the help of psychotherapy but I cant seem to locate any good therapist in my area (I live in israel). what can ...  
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Q. When my fiancee is up and active he seems to be fine but the minute he sits down he falls asleep and it doesnt matter where we are. We can be at someones house at the doctors office or watching a movie if he makes it through the previews im amazed. This is affecting our relationship in the sense that we dont get to sit and talk our sex life is null and its not to say the least irritating for me. I have looked on the net but nothing seems to fit. Like i said if i can keep him moving he appears to be fine. But man when he sits its all over with. He does get severs charlie horses that ...  
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Q. I am been suffering from scizoaffective disorder for almost seven years now. Though I am a higher functioning individual, both a teacher and an engineer, I hear voices constantly, and sometimes these episodes are extremely painful, and sometimes last for several days at a a time. My grandfather suffered this illness, saw numerous doctors, tried numerous medications, to no avail...he eventually took his own life. I also have seen numerous doctors and tried numerous medications, (Xyprexa, Lithium, etc...) to no avail. I am looking for a real specialist in this area; someone who has successfully treated "difficult" cases? Can you help me? A. I cannot recommend anyone specifically but you could check with the local universities for their recommendations. The ...  
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Q. My wife and I have been married for 5 1/2 years and despite a LOT of hard work (including counseling) have been unable to resolve a very simple, yet damaging problem: We aren't having enough sex to keep each other happy and to be "normal." Making a long story short, I'll address what we've finally concluded after 2 marital separations, marriage counseling, and advice and support from our friends. That is, my wife seems to be a very normal and healthy woman (she is 27). She desires sex regularly (2-3 times per week), and is comfortable masturbating on her own and having orgasms with me. Additionally, she makes it clear to me that I don't have to jump through hoops to "get her ...  
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Q. To the point, I've been dating my BF for about a year. Everything is always great, with one eye-opener to keep us down-to-earth. Nothing has died down, and things are still as strong as they were in the start. We have remained abstinent and are doing well. The thing is, I keep daydreaming, thinking of, and literally dreaming of a future with him...as his wife. I sometimes have dreams that tell events of the future--soothsaying, as it is called. I wonder alot if this is just young foolishness or if it could be another of my "visions". As the thoughts became more frequent, it wasn't just a curiosity. I began to realize that I WANT to be his wife. But I know that at ...  
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Q: My marriage was falling apart, my husband was telling me to "make a plan" for years, as he was leaving. To my knowledge, my 13 year old son did not hear our often "heated" discussions, but possibly did. My husband was demeaning to me, he had no other interpersonal relationships as he is a very angry person, angry with his family (mother and brothers), angry with me about everything, it was all MY fault and this is what I heard for years. I decided I had to get out of this relationship as I was starting to drink a lot at night, alone, cry a lot, worry a lot, etc. My husband and I had been in separate bedrooms for three ...  
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Q. Okay, I have been seeing a therapist for 3 years and he is great. I tend to cling to people and have always looked for older men to put into father-figure roles, which is what I have done with him. I have discussed this with him, but I don't know if he understands how much I think about him. I am going through a rough period of depression right now and that makes me cling even more. I have a wonderful husband, but he obviously doesn't fit into my idea of a father-figure. I have also been diagnosed with a mild form of borderline personality disorder. Could this be why I idolize my therapist so much? I imagine ...  
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Q. My husband was dx in 1980 with manic depression after a manic phase which brought him to be hospitalized. After that he refused to take the meds prescribed. He has been rapid cycling since but never totally manic or severely depressed until 2000 which was extreme mania and ended up in the hospital again. My question is, is it possible that the bipolar is caused by early drug use? Pre 1980 he experimented with mushrooms, cocaine, etc and always pot. Although he was not totally into the hard drugs but had done them a few times. He was smoking pot on daily basics. Always held a steady job through out all this. Family history or so told no bipolar but a few of us ...  
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Q. My little girl is 3 and a half and since the birth of my son 2 years ago, I have noticed a drastic change in her behavior. >From being a very sociable, loving little girl, she is now strong willed and independent to the point of self destruction. She will not listen to anyone and is hell bent on doing what she wants to do, regardless of the consequences. The Teacher at pre-school has today brought my attention to the fact that they are having problems with my child's behavior. The only way I can describe it is a bit like a light switch. One minute she is the loveliest child on the planet and then for no reason whatsoever, she switches ...  
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