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This a.m. we confronted our 21 y.o. son about the fact that he has depleted his bank account (he still lives at home) and he admitted he has been buying drugs (we've suspected...and this is not the first episode, this is just one in a long string). I have made some calls about substance abuse counseling, and it has been suggested that he may require inpatient or outpatient detox-if it is found that that is ...

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. I'm 28 and single. Today I felt so depressed I have decided to sign up to this and try to get some advice from other people. Usually I just wallow and wait for it to "pass".

OK here goes, hopefully some of it makes sense.

I feel empty, alone, worthless, hollow, ugly, useless, stupid, unattractive, uninteresting, unwitty, annoying and invisible. SOmetimes I feel so invisible the automatic doors won't open ...

A psych told me schizophrenia only appears after your late teenage years to early twenties...And if you've suffered from hallucinations from childhood-its something other than schizophrenia...They said schizophrenia is something you're not born with, it develops later in life...Is this bull?
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(This psych has a very bad rep and 2 of her patients have killed others + themselves...) ...

I'm a freelance writer who has REM Behavior Disorder (RBD). I'm in the process of writing an article on RBD and am looking for people who have experienced it to interview. If you or your spouse have been diagnosed with RBD (or even if you just have the symptoms of it) and are willing to be interviewed, please contact me by replying here or sending an e-mail to the address listed in my profile.

For ...

I'm just wondering why it has a separate forum.

I am an 18 year old male ,i am 6'4'' and a 150lbs and within this past 6months it seems i been losing more weight,I know that i should eat foods with protien and such to help gain weight but i just do not enjoy eating at all,i times i hate it,and it's not because i think i'll look good if i get skinny,actually i have a very low self esteem veiw my body.I dont ...

I'm very interested in how much you have to pay for psychotherapy in your country.

In the Netherlands each citizen can get "free"
- 25 sessions for milder emotional problems
- 50 sessions for severe problems
Your own contribution is 15 Euro.
Afterwards you have to pay the consults during a year for yourself (each session costs then about 70 Euro).

How much do you have to pay?

I am preparing an Advanced Psychiatric Directive that I got from the Bazelon Center. In it, it asks if I would prefer any alternatives to hospitalization. I didn't know there were any. What are they? I'd like to know. Secondly, I am wondering if an advanced psychiatric directive can override Assisted Outpatient Treatment (forced drugging)? Any help would be great. Shrink resistant, I would like to hear from you in particular. You have the right ...

I am wondering if I may have a panic disorder instead of another medical reason for my panic attacks.

Last month I had nearly 2 weeks of daily mild panic type attacks in the morning on my way to work. The only days I did not have these attacks was both Sundays. I quit drinking coffee after 2 weeks of this and also quit consuming any chocolate or things with processed sugar hoping to lessen ...

Bear with me I am new at this. I guess what I am seeking is input from people to help me understand how you can give your all (love and time) and be going along fine (at least you think so) and then all of a sudden the one you love just drops you with no answer or reason.
I recently broke up with a girl that I had been living with for over a ...