Suicide, Psychiatry FAQ - Page 6

Emotional issues In my childhood, I often acted out and was quite willful, but by high school, my temper became more irritable. I could get extremely angry over trivial matters and even attempted self-harm. Recently, my mood has been very unstable, easily influenced by my surroun...

When a person experiences significant distress while being alone, it may be associated with conditions such as social anxiety disorder, depression, or avoidant personality disorder? I am currently taking antidepressants for anxiety disorder. As a university student, I have just s...

Constant feelings of anxiety/obsessive thoughts/sleep disturbances? Since childhood, my home has been filled with chaos and conflict (a typical violent family), with very few peaceful days. After the second year of junior high, I became the only child at home (my older brother pa...

I feel like I just have depressive feelings, but I often think about suicide? Although I sometimes feel suddenly depressed, I generally maintain a relaxed mood. I just detest myself for constantly thinking, "What if I could just die?" I used to imagine suicide but felt ...

My own thoughts and feelings? Hello, doctor. Ever since I recalled things from my past, I've been feeling very down and my mood is extremely poor! I am a Sagittarius, type B, and I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 20, which led to my discharge from the military. I...

My perspective on depression and facing death? As my thoughts gradually progressed, I brought up the idea of seeing a psychiatrist to my parents during my first year of high school, and I was subsequently diagnosed with depression. Looking back, I realize that I may have had some...

Do I need to seek medical attention in this situation? Since high school, I have hated myself and felt that life has no meaning, questioning why I should live for so long. I have thought about suicide before a certain age, but I didn't dwell on it too much. While preparing f...

Is it bipolar disorder? When feeling depressed, I sometimes cry and blame myself for past events, feeling sorry for my family and having thoughts of suicide. I feel useless, have no friends, experience insomnia, and cannot smile. During hypomanic episodes, I feel excited, don...

Emotional instability Hello Doctor: I have a sensitive personality and can be quite emotional at times. Recently, due to work-related stress, my emotions have become even more unstable. I work as a technician at a technology company, where a colleague often shifts their unwanted ...

Regarding gender transition? Hello, Doctor: I first attempted to dress as a woman around the middle grades of elementary school, and no one noticed. Since middle school until now, I have dressed as a woman alone in my room, and again, no one knows because I am not yet mentally pr...

Insomnia issues I have started experiencing insomnia symptoms. Since July 29th, I have not slept well until August 10th, which is a total of thirteen days. Sometimes I can't sleep for half an hour, and other times for an hour. I am from Hong Kong, and I also have depression....

Is it possible for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to improve on its own? During high school, I often felt anxious and worried about unreasonable things, such as: 1. If I lightly bumped into someone, I would be extremely worried and sneak back to check if they were okay, alwa...

Social anxiety and unemployment with no clear future? I have been very introverted since childhood and have never dared to initiate conversations with others. Throughout my school years, my teachers consistently commented that I was not good at expressing myself. More than one te...

Could you please provide more details or specify what you would like to know about depression? Hello Doctor: My father suddenly lost control of his emotions one day a year ago and had an argument with my mother. The argument was about unpleasant experiences from the past. My fath...

It seems like I don't recognize myself anymore? I'm currently in my second year of high school, and I don't know when I started feeling this way. Every morning, I dread getting up and wish I could just sleep forever. On weekends, I mostly stay in my room and have l...

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Hello, doctor. I don't know what's wrong with me, but my classmates say that sometimes I am completely different from my usual self. Normally, I am very talkative, optimistic, and love to make people laugh. However, during a recent d...

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) I have five personalities. The first one is my younger brother; he is very cute and childlike. The second one is Ayou; he has depression, hates himself, and often thinks about suicide. The third one is nameless; he is very perverse and can do ...

I am under a lot of stress? I'm in a single-parent household with my dad, and for almost a week, she has been yelling at me for 3 to 4 days. She keeps saying that she is just talking and not scolding me. I now feel like the world has turned black and white. I still remember ...

There may be suicidal thoughts or imagery in the mind? Whenever I encounter some stress and feel down, I start to feel worthless, and images of self-harm come to my mind, along with thoughts of suicide. Last year, I went through some significant events that made things very serio...

It seems that the depression or anxiety has worsened? Hello Doctor, I visited the clinic last October and the doctor prescribed me 5 mg of Escitalopram. Recently, I thought I was doing better and had no suicidal thoughts, so I considered stopping my visits. However, the doctor st...