Mental Health Issues Community

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Can doctors please perform a simple check for Munchausen by proxy?

nhazon

Doctors need to add this very important technique to their medical school textbooks: Check for Munchausen by proxy Doctors can save li...

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Can I take Hydroxyzine Pam 50mg with my normal Suboxone 8mg?

C_Rosella

I've always suffered from anxiety/depression pretty severely. I got addicted to opiates for 6 years & finally sought out help hence why I...

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How to handle stress from people judging me?

CharlesWentworthIV

I am a straight guy. I am attracted only to women. But I am in my thirties and have no girlfriend or wife. I am very careful, so if peopl...

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Anyone heard of this phobia - fear of floor collapse?

mom2ariana

for as long as i can remember, i have had a fear of floor collapse. i think it started when i was little and read in the newspaper that ...

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Psychological or Neurological or Something Else

Baven

Hi there, The problem I have are: > after falling asleep, wake without realizing and then conversing with the nearby person (I'll be ...

2 answers

Why do I have constant facial ticks, random body spasms, and talk to myself?

martimus

I am a 43 year old single gay male in the medical field. I'm barely able to maintain my life, and I am extremely antisocial, but mostly d...

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