News of Mood Disorders

one night i had a crazy dream. it all started when i woke up in my cousins bed in colorado. at least i think that it was california. they lived way up high on a cliff, and i could see a nice highway down below with the ocean creating a beautiful backdrop behind it. my cousin woke me up in his bedroom. "get a sweater on" he said, "there is a hurrican coming". i sat ...

Well it looks like i am going to be going to a new school due to my severe case of social anxiety disorder. i am switching over from a normal public high school to a charter school with only 70 kids in it! last year there was a graduating class of 12!

well i think that i am going to do a little better there. the learning is all individual project-based, so that means that ...

my mum never ever knew the full extent of my depression and its been going on for bout 7 years. i only seeked any help about a year ago coz i was on the edge and i wouldnt be here now if i did but i have been on anti depressants for a year or so now and this morning my mum had the cheek to tell me i dont need them. It really annoyed ...

Hi,
My name is Liz and I'm a medical student currently studying bipolar disorder.
I'm trying to find out something about how people with bipolar disorder feel about creativity in particular.
Anything anyone can tell me is helpful.
Do you think bipolar disorder makes you more or less creative than someone without the disorder, or no different?
Do you feel more or less creative whilst taking particular treatments or prophylactics such as lithium?
Do you ...

Hello all.

For the last 3 years I have been pretty damn depressed and I'm just getting too annoyed and don't really see the point in living anymore. The only thing that has stopped is my parents, I cannot stand to think how hurt they would be if I killed myself, and they would not expect it as I show myself to be a happy person. I cannot see me taking my own life as ...

here is a forum where you can write about your experience while on PROZAC. i will tell you a little bit about mine. i started taking prozac a little over six weeks ago. the first thing that i started to notice about the drugs was the visual hallucinations. at night i would see bright flashing lights in the back of my head and it was actually pretty cool. i have also noticed a lot of ...

Hey,
I got a question & I want to know who you say my mom is Bipolar or something else. Please post your comments.
My mom has been talking to herself my whole life. She don't see other people she just carry on a conversation by herself or speak out loud about her thoughts or comments on something. This is so hard to explain. When I catch her talking to herself her voice tone changes ...

When I am very low I blame my father for the way I am. My low mood usually results from my father being aggressive/negative towards me.

I have fantacised about killing him while I was very low. I attaked him once with the intention of gouging his eyes out with my thumbs. He overpowered me and pinned my arms to my sides.

It frightens me that I feel this way. The last thing I want ...

just out of curiosity
if you could change anything in your life what would it be.

Hi dears,

Do you have an idea of what OT do with depression patients?/


Thanks
hope to find specific answer..

bye