I am a 19 year old girl in search of an online buddy who is in a similar situation as me. I want to get better, but i can't do it alone.
So, answer with a brief about who you are and your experiences with ED's. I hope to help you, and in return, i hope you can help me.
I have lots of friends who i hang out with but do not have one
really close friend who i feel safe and comfortable around. I can hang out with a group of friends and ill be very funny and happy but once i stop being funny i get really sad and quiet and feel as though i need to get outta that...
I am really deep with friends and need the same in return. This tends to frighten them away because I am too intense. I am left feeling terrible about myself and uncertain of how I should behave. I then tread on eggshells with new potential friends I meet and get very worried that they wont...
i was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder nearly 7 years ago, and had classic symptoms- a very typical case. Yet recently i have been having other symptoms that haven't had before- i keep believing that everyone is looking at me and talking about me negatively, and if i overhear...
I have this thing happen to me like 2 or 3 times a month were I will be asleep, like knocked out dead, and I either won't dream at all, or I will know I dreamed but I won't be able to remeber anything about it.
THEN when I wake up, I mean 100% awake, I will try to move, but I won't be able to...
I'm 18 years old and I am extremely depressed. I feel into depression exactly last year but usually when I'm not depressed, I am filled with energy and I am extremely hyper. Some of my friends are worried about me nowadays because I'm usually this bubbly girl who's always happy and cheerful but...
I know people that check their email at night when they wake up to go to the bathroom. I also know people who check their email 100 times a day or tweet all day long. Is this causing people to get A-D-D?
Hi I work a lot in front of my computer. I have a refrigerator in my house which is 10 years old and make some harsh sound.
My other family members have no problem with that sound, but i cannot tolerate that sound. Whenever the refrigerator is on i close the door of my room.
Why? Is it a...
i twitch my legs the most. more like every 5-20 minutes. i twitch my fingers a lot too. if i am typing or writing, i mess the whole thing i'm writing/typing. i started off with nose crinkling (nose twitching), and i do that a lot too. i told my nana about the nose twitching, and she said its...
Whats the difference between manic depression and ADD attention deficit disorder? dont they both have periods of depression? Give real life examples to help me please.
Who has ADD? What medication has worked best for you? Is it a generic or brand name?
My current meds make me feel like a zombie, and they take my sense of humor away, so I am on the hunt for something better.
I've read in many places that Dysthymic Disorder seems to occur equally in both sexes in children. However, I've also come across a few articles stating that some studies suggest that the disorder occurs more frequently in adolescent boys than girls.
Does anybody have any knowledge on this...
i haven't been sleeping well for a while now.
I'm the kind of person that needs the minimum 9 hours of sleep, and lately i haven't been sleeping more than four!
i don't know what to do, i tried searching a bunch of solutions for insomnia and sleep disorders, and i actually found a lot of sites...
I have anxiety/panic disorder, and basically i'm curious as to if there are any meds for it as a teenager.
I went to my pediatrician and she basically said all she could do for me is give me antidepressants even though i'm not depressed.
But i've heard there ARE meds for anxiety (i'm talking...
i seriously think im really fat but my parents laugh at me when i say i do. im 14 and im 5'4 im 118 pounds. i wear a juniors 3 in jeans and i wear a small in shirts. i only eat 200 calories a day and if i eat more i get really depressed
last year i weighed 190 pounds and i was more happier with...
I am standing for MYP- Member of Youth Parliament. My campaign is for higher awareness of eating disorders amongst young people.
I aim to set up workshops, open support groups and give out general info on the topic as in my local area there is none.
But first I need your votes.
Please vote...
do you ever feel as if you don't have any energy in your body ?
its not weakness, but something different.
I swear I have to life my shoulders up its so hard to explain !
My legs and arms sometimes feel weak, sometimes numb and heavy.
I have been suffering from this since I had panic attack 4...
I was diagnosed with Patellar tracking disorder in both knees - I was advised to go to Physical Therapy, wear knee braces and take pain pills. What else can I do? The doctor said I will always be in pain.
ok sometimes like my life is fake and i feel that i am really detached from the world. i know that is despersonlization. and also sometimes it feels as if my life is like the truman show. if feels as if everyone i know is actors and they are just making my life seem real but they are just...