Recent content by ellagirl

Hi! Sometimes I feel like I am just not here. I feel like I am in another zone. It is kind of like I am daydreaming. I forget things, and I feel like I am not living on earth, and I am living in the clouds. I sometimes feel like it takes a lot of effort to have conversation because my head wants...

I feel really angry when I am about to get my period, I get so angry I get beside myself. Usually, my anger is directed at my boyfriend. Is this just PMS or PMDD? I also tend to feel really restless. I have tried evening primrose oil, and it doesn't seem to help me. Is there anything else out...

I have meditated for several years. I now suffer from depersonalization. I am wondering if it is ever possible for depersonalization to be caused by meditation? How can I feel less ego-less, and more like me again? I feel like I have lost a part of myself. Thanks for your help. I suffer from...

Can meditation and yoga ever be dangerous to someone who has depression or a tendency to get depressed? How about to someone with a psychotic mental illness?

How do I deal with a relationship where the other person is incapable of talking about how they really feel? I know I am not perfect, and probably do things that are annoying to them. I don't know where I stand, and am I wrong for wanting feedback? I have been with this person for 10 years. I...

I live in a neighborhood in LA that has a strong Latino population. I walk around the neighborhood often, and from time to time I receive cards advertising free pregnancy tests, and prenatal care, as well as free transportation, and free dental all on the same card. I am of a childbearing age...

Sometimes I hear of people who worry that their brain could be in vat. It is based on some kind of philosophy. I am wondering if people worry about this, could this be a sign of mental illness? What kind of mental illness is it apart of?

I would like to become a Waldorf Teacher, but haven't started my training. Is Waldorf Education culty?

Would you say the development of neurosis occurs because of a bad upbringing, or is it due more to a person's personality in like?

I graduated from the University with my BA back in 2000 in a degree that isn't very useful. I feel angry at myself for picking something I haven't used. The degree is in a foreign language that I can't speak anymore. I feel I have lost my path a long time ago, and no matter what I do, I can't...

I have suffered from panic disorder with agoraphobia for about a year. I have always been anxious since I was a kid. When I hear about horrific crimes committed by people who are severely mentally, I get scared that I could do the same thing and I start to worry about it, and I also worry that I...

My Boyfriend and I have been together for a long time, and I care a great deal about him. With that said, my boyfriend doesn't take good care of his teeth at all. We live together, so I see that at night he doesn't brush his teeth. This happens every night. Now that we have been together for...