What's it like to be in an insane asylum?
I was checked into a mental asylum two years ago for severe depression and a suicide attempt. When I arrived, they checked through all of my belongings; including every page of the books that I arrived with. After they cleared everything as safe, which took four days, I was allowed to have them in my room. The first night there they informed me that my door was to remain opened or someone would sit in my room with me instead of periodically checking on me. The next morning, I was awakened at roughly six in the morning. They handed me a plastic bag with soaps, a tooth-brush, and deodorant; after I was finished with these, I was required to hand them back in for safety concerns (this applied to everyone). After hygiene was taken care of all of the other patients and I were told to form a straight-line, facing a large door; it was time for breakfast. When you get into the breakfast room, the door is automatically locked when it’s closed and three to four guards are watching at all times. After breakfast, the majority of the day is basically learning coping skills and talking about your life with professionals there. On top of that, they create a list of medication that you will take; by the way, when it’s time to take your medication, you go to a secure room on-by-one and are watched to make sure you have actually swallowed the medication. After some more therapy, there is some down time where you can: watch a selected show on a single screen in the lobby, do homework in a secure room, or sit there and do nothing. You are not allowed to go outside. You are not allowed to sleep in and you are not allowed to go to sleep early. If you create any problems, they give you a sedative of some sort and you’re knocked out for several hours. If problems continue, you’re kept two weeks until you’re transferred to a facility in Illinois ( the one I was in is in Indiana. The one in Illinois is for “harder-nuts-to-crack” I suppose. I never asked because I never went.). After six days they decided I was well enough to leave; but not before a special test. They suspected I had Asperger’s Syndrome ( I didn’t get along well with the other patients, I was socially awkward and didn’t want to socialize in the first place, and came off as very intelligent) due to a list of characteristics I exhibit. It isn’t a pleasant place, but it’s not supposed to be; you’re there to get help, not have fun.
My wife is driving me absolutely, completely and totally INSANE is this possible?
I have never in all my life been so angry and fed up with a human being EVER! This woman is driving me mad. I work from home ALL THE TIME.. I have 3 kids and they are out from school LAWD HAVE MERCY! My wife seems to NEVER meet any deadlines, she doesn't take care of what she commits to taking care of and she continues to cost me a small fortune. For instance.. MY GOD .. We just recently moved and I worked my **** off.. I even went back several times by myself and removed most of the remaining junk (mostly hers lying around EVERYWHERE!!) even took the kids in an effort to be nice and give her a break, HIRED A Damn Cleaning lady , and steam cleaning company .. And asked her to video tape the house to protect us from the "Shady" reality company we're renting from, and grab a few small misc items that were left.. AND MY GOD She didn't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! None of it .. She attempted to do it at the last minute but couldn't because the electricity was turned off.. Is she driving me nuts?
I'm laughing for no reason. I think I'm Insane.?
I agree with everyone here. A laugh is a very positive thing to do, and you should feel great for it :-) However if your worried your going to be looked at, try this, if your out in public and feel the need to laugh, whip your phone out and make out you just got a funny text. :-)
What are the problems that an introvert faces with their parents?
Wow I can't believe I came across this question today, because I just had a serious fight with my mother about me not being very "out-going". (I'm an ambivert but it's pretty much the same when it comes to this).Let me break this down for you.Parents always have a problem when you don't come out of your room and "mingle" with your friends, family, their friends, their family, their family's family friend's brother-in-law's neice. Basically, you give them some tiny thing to complain about and they will seize that opportunity and never let go of it.If you have a sibling or a cousin who's a full grown extrovert and makes better conversation with your parents' friends at parties, then you, my friend, are dead.They keep pestering us and asking why we never talk. But when we DO talk, they keep interrupting! It's honestly SO annoying. So we shut up to avoid being interrupted and then they wonder why we don't want to talk.We're considered weird. Because we can say the names of more fictional characters than of real life people we know.We have more online friends whom we never intend to meet, because we talk about our feelings and shizz to them and why would you want to meet someone who, like, knows you. Right? So our parents naturally disapprove of us "talking to strangers".We feel extremely exposed, a bit naked when we talk about our feelings to our parents/friends. It's really really awkward for us to open up.Parents think we're dumb. I'm not lying. We're actually intelligent but since we never voice our thoughts, parents tend to think we're dumb. I'm a nerdy introvert and I get good marks. But my parents thought for a really long time that I was dumb/stupid. Because I'd never participate in any intellectual conversation. I've just begun to, so that's changing, I guess.Parents keep telling us to be happy. Somehow there's this crazy notion that only extroverts are happy. That's not true at all. Extroverts tell it out loud whenever they're happy. We simply don't. That doesn't mean we're sad people!Worst thing is, parents keep trying to change us, change who we are. Dear parents who are reading this,Please don't try to change your kids. They'll lose their identity. The world needs as many introverts as there as extroverts. It's completely okay to be either. Trust me, we're extremely happy people and it's pretty easy to keep us happy too, since all we need for that is a book and some coffee. :)Cheers!
Am I mentally ill? Adderall might be making me insane?
I've been very worried about my mental health lately and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what could be wrong with me. Also a counselor is not an option for me at the moment. Alright so basically my mood swings from one extreme to another and quite often as well. I will go from happy to suicidal and vice versa. My opinion on myself also changes as well. I will look in the mirror and feel very confident about my image even narcissistic at times and then a second later I will feel hideous. This goes along with anger and every other emotion you can think of. And then sometimes I don't even feel at all which also bothers me. Also I am a dreamer and I come up with crazy ideas that are far from normal. Lastly I do not think like the average guy. I want love not sex, books not beer, and this impeded my social growth for a time until I started conforming. Then one day I realized how fake I was and decided to be myself. Anyways so know you can see I am crazy. Oh by the way the last couple of months I've been taking Adderall and it has made these problems worse but has helped me in every other part of my life such as college, weight loss, depression, the ability to get off my but and work for my dreams. and confidence,
30 weeks pregnant, INSANE sweet tooth..anyone else?
Hello everyone.. I'm 30 weeks pregnant and have developed the most ridiculous sweet tooth over the past few weeks, normally I could care less about sweets and RARELY eat them.. but as of late it's all I crave and all I think about until I get my fix! Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do to help it? It's so weird for me because normally sweets are the last thing I crave, but lately I've just gone crazy for sweets.
How do I handle a girlfriend with mood swings? She’s been acting crazy lately and I don't know how to act in front of her anymore. I feel like my patience is exhausted just to make her calm. It's like a cat baptism you know!
All women have those crazy days where they make no sense. We are angry. We are depressed for no reason at all. Trust me, we can't help. But it is not everyday. It usually stays for 3 days to a week in a month. Not more than that.Why does it happen?There is a sudden change in the levels of hormones. Your estrogen increases and progesterone decreases. Few symptoms are extreme mood swings, eating binge (I once had one and a half plate of boneless chicken biryani in a single go. I still get teased), sugar cravings (because of sudden drop in sugar levels), bloating. The symptoms may vary from person to person.How do you know?It usually happens in a pattern. Keep a track of her monthly cycle and check the days she acts completely unreasonable. You will find a pattern. It happens for a few girls before their periods, for a few during their periods, and for a few in the mid cycle while ovulating. Find out what her pattern is. Sometimes the crazy moody days decide to skip that month. Consider yourself lucky if that happens. :DWhat can you do?Have some patience, please! It is just for a few days, and trust me, she is going to realize that she has been completely unreasonable after she gets back to normal. Women don't do this on purpose. It just happens. So everytime she is moody, is it her hormones?No. Sometimes we are really pissed off and angry. It is not the hormones. It is the circumstances. As if the war inside us is not enough, we women have to struggle with the war outside too. Try to find out why she is upset. Sometimes, she really has a reason. What can you possibly do to help her?I heard chocolate helps. It triggers the feel good chemicals in the brain. But I don't know how helpful it is going to be. Other than that all you can do is endure the suffering. She will realize that she was unreasonable when she gets back to normal and is going to thank you for being there for her during that difficult time. Word of caution:I have a friend who is extremely moody and her boy friend had a tough time every single day!If your girlfriend is something like this, I would suggest you to get out of the relationship before it is too late. This kind of relationship is toxic. I don't believe in "I love her so much that I can go through all the suffering just for her". That is BS! That is what people say when they are delusional and call it love.