Q. I am trying to figure out if I am depressed or something else totally. I have since I can remember have had extended periods of the blues, where I just dont feel like life is worth living. I have had no enthusiam for anything, hence my 10 year college career where I just graduated because it was time. I would have to say that most of my days I just sit around hating everything about me. I think about suicide but here is the problem, most people dont see me how I am really thinking. To most people I am like this happy person, and I know thats how they think so suicide has always been out of the question because I dont ...  
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Q. My nephew 17, just tried to commit suicide, he hanged himself but he was discovered before it became final for him. He was at the hospital for 1 month, he is alive but he is never his self anymore, He suffered Hypoxia and has short term amnisea. Sometimes he seems like he is a child again Im at a loss where to seek advice, What can we expect of him and how can we help him not do it again and bring him back to his old self again? A. Its hard to say what you can expect. All cases are different because all people are different. The research says that the length of time he was unconscious and was ...  
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Q. I have been suffering from migraine/cluster headaches for 4 1/2 years now. I was told it is related to degrenerating disks in my neck. The suggested remedy is neck surgery which I am very reluctant to pursue. I have researched the doctor's qualified to perform these types of surgery in my area, and the results of success are less than encouraging. I am truly at my wits end with living with the constant pain. I have become very depressed and am starting to develop agoraphobia because I often feel nauseaous and fear being ill in public. I am becoming more and more suicidal, I'm unable to work, my family is functioning without me most of the time. The treatment regiment always leads ...  
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Q. I have seen many doctors over the years. I am now seeing a therapist and a doctor. I love my therapist and we get alot of issues talked over. My doctor has me on cymbalta, trazadone, klonapin, wellbutrin, lamictal, gabitril, and effexor. I have been on these meds for over 2 years. I do not feel any relief. I am very depressed and I know suicide is NOT a option for me. All i can do is the basic life functions, work, fix meals for my 4 kids, laundry and that is all, I do not have the strength to even take a shower most days, I just stare out into space and think: Why do ...  
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Q. I think I might have an eating disorder, but I am really not sure at this point. This past summer, I lost some weight and was quite happy because I finally seemed to be getting rid of my excess adipose (I was 110lbs and I got down to 97lbs); however, when I went to my doctor for my annual physical she was very concerned about the amount of weight I had lost and told me I needed to gain ten pounds. I have gained eight pounds and I now feel quite lost. . . I am 5?5? tall and weigh 105lbs. I feel that I must eventually weigh 90lbs. I know that, for my height, that is a low weight, but I completely ...  
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Q. i feel distracted and zoned out all the time i have difficulty sleeping, and constantly have headaches. perhaps i am bipolar, at times i become excited and manic people say i speak to fast and they can't understand me. i am never suicidal and don't really get depressed I just seem to get very angry for no reason. a week i go i became angry with someone i love, i nearly attacked this person with a tennis racket and shouted some very evil stuff. apparently i was behaving so angry and violent that strangers had been staring (this took place in public). the argument ended after i threatened to kill this person if she did not ...  
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Q. I started cutting myself when i was 15 because i felt an intense hatred for myself, inside & out. After a while i turned to my friends for help & they got really angry with me and said if i didn't stop they wouldn't be my friends anymore. So i stoped cutting myself and started hitting myself in places where ppl cant see my bruises. i often smash my head with my fists or against a tiled floor or concrete wall. I have tried to seek proffessional help twice. the first dr told me i was doing it for attention and this made me feel both pathetic (if it were true) and angry because of the fact how hard i have tried to ...  
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Q. As long as i can remember, i have tried and tried to get dates with women, but i cant seem to attract them. especially one girl in particular who i am attracted to a great deal, but whenever i try to ask her on a date, she always says she's busy or she tells me she'll call but never does. should i just throw my troubles away and give up for good and just stay single [and miserable] for the rest of my life? A. Don’t give up hope. Just because it’s hard to find someone to date, does not mean you are doomed to be single for life. I am not sure where you are looking for dates, but ...  
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Q. About a month ago or more I had asked you if you knew of any impartial studies and information relating the success of marriages with couples (of either heterosexual or homosexual origin) to whether the couples had engaged in premarital sex with each other or if they had waited till after marriage. You never answered. I imagine it is because I am not presenting a personal issue that could be of educational benifit to others who browse this link, but none the less I am asking you this for "educational purposes only" and I would very much appreciate it if you would email me a response. A. I do not know of any studies off hand but a literature search into the behavioral sciences literature ...  
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Q. how can I die with out pain? my parents kill themselves 1 month ago. I wanna go where they are now. how can I die without pain? tell me what to do? If you don't tell me, I will kill myself in the worst way...so help me. A. Its imperative that you get help immediately. If you feel that you want to kill yourself call 911 or go to the hospital right away. There is help for you and you do not have to do what your parents did. Don’t wait, don’t hesitate. Go right away to the hospital.