Posts Tagged ‘miscellaneous’

Q: My name is David, and I’m 16 years old. I’m sending this e-mail to know what kind of mental illness or disorder(s) I have. These are my symptoms:

I’m disconnected from my emotions; I don’t feel many, but I’m bored by everything around me;
I feel like I’m somehow better than the others, especially by my [...]

Q: A friend of mine, 55 years old, does not abuse alcohol or any other substance, and has always been gentle and polite — but he has suddenly started behaving abnormally. About 5 days ago he was found in the lounge, semi-conscious and making indiscernible sounds and bizarre uncoordinated body movements. There was associated urinary [...]

Q: I have elderly parents who are in their 80’s. My father is being taken in by scammers and has given them lots of money. My brother discovered this recently. We believe it has been going on in some form of scams or risky investments for decades. Dad told my brother that he was not [...]

Q: My mother has an anxiety issue and it sounds to me like “low serotonin syndrome”. Now she’s on antidepressants but I don’t think it’s the way for her. Do you think there is a dietary or herbal form of supplementation we can get for her?

A: I do not recommend using dietary or herbal forms [...]

Q: How do I get over being extremely shy?
I’m 18 years old and I’m an extremely shy person. It’s hard for me to meet new people, and I’m so shy to the point where I have to depend on my family to do things for me in public or making doctor or dentist appointments and [...]