illness

Perceptions of truth.

I have been to so many doctors in the past 3 weeks. like 6 or 7. I got my blood taken to test for allergies, i have lots of allergies, we've known that for a long time. We are getting the sub lingual drops for it in about a week. I have gotten tested for mono (negative but susceptible to it...

my boyfriend committed suicide on the 7th of this month. after working with counselor and several psychologists, I begin to understand what exactly he suffered from. He used to mention to me, "he had racing thoughts." I try to understand what exactly "racing thoughts" are. I don't want to...

...what is the difference? Is personalty disorder considered a mental illness?

I have since two years the sensation that something is locked in my head like if there was a blood locked somewhere ... I am very fragile when I get angry now ... it makes me feel like if I want to go crazy .... I've been taking antidepressant for more than 1 year and 3 months but it doesn't...

She talks to herself. Images wrongs that haven't been committed. Accuses innocent people of crimes and tries to put them in jail. She has abused my elderly parents (my sane siblings and I stopped it) and ONCE abused my child physically (I do not allow my child to around her EVER). She needs...

Do you think mental illnesses are due to medical/biological, psychological, and/or sociological forces? Why? Or, is it due to a person's immorality, sins, misbehaviors, negative thinking, and ommisions that hurts and damages the spirit/soul as the religious perspective claims? Why? Is medication...

Is it something society thinks you should get help for, Even if the person wants it and enjoys it?

My dog is a 3 year old female Pom, and she's been a little sick the past few days. She's still eating like normal, and drinking water like normal, but during the night she's vomited and had loose stool. Should I take her to the vet? Or is this just a case of her eating grass and just throwing...

Hello everyone- I booked a flight to Thailand back in December but bought insurance last month for the trip (via the same company I bought the flight from) because I couldn't afford it at the time I bought the ticket. It is now February and I'm having some health issues that may not be resolved...

In A Few Days? I have the flu so can't post any intellectually demanding material at the moment. Talking about material you may have noticed that Andrew Neil on This Week last night plagiarised my post relating to the materialism of parents. I don't think this was a coincidence. He said it word...

I am going to my dr today but want to know if anybody has heard of this for almost a week i felt like someone had been sitting on my chest I have had all flu symptoms fever no lower then 102.3, can't keep any thing in my stomach not even water, and painful muscles except diarrhea about 4 days...

I need to know what kind of services there are for people that have mental illness in Northern New Jersey. I work as a community support worker in Boston for a private state-funded agency, and I have a caseload of clients who I visit 1x-2x per week and help them in maintaining appointments...

do you think it's legit or do you think it's BS

I live with three 1) Migraines 2) Celiac Disease 3) Muscular Dystrophy (Periodic Paralysis) I'm looking for a little inspiration from celebrities who are ALSO challenged by chronic illness.

i use to have a friend when i was 17 who i lost contact with when i moved, i've been thinking about her lately, i remember she had an illness and i've been trying to figure out what it was called, so if you think you know the name of it i would be very grateful symptoms bruises seizures...