i need help

[nycalex]

This is a 2 part question. id say about a year ago,i started to feel out of it. i cant call it depression really,but i guess im depressed for feeling this way. i just feel out of it,my head feels cloudy,i get social anxiety,i feel like i have nothing to say when im with people,its like i feel stupid in a way.I was always very very socialble person,i was the most easy going,most out going person ud ever meet,now i dont even wanna see anyone anymore. also i have a problem with my neck,my dr thinks it could have happen from pinching a nerve from working out,but my neck is stiff and sore a lot,and the back bottom of my head hurts. what do u think this could be???i feel like my life is over at 21 already
Also id ont know how to get help becasue i cant tell my mom,that i think i have a mental problem,i have other freinds who have simialir probloems like this,on how to ask thier parents for help,,please tell me what u think,and dont tell me,you think i should go to a doctor,becasue thats obivous

[nycalex]

I think what the doctor told me is complete bs,about seeing a counselor,i think there is something wrong with me,that i need more help then talking it out,but both you people are describing exactly what i have,so it makes me feel better about my illness,then im not alone,what do u mean by cranial manipulation,i have the same pains in my neck,and the back of my head,and the foggyniss,what do u guy suggest?thanx

[hunbun]

When this kind of tension is caused by an accident or injury, I feel cranial manipulation is a good cure.  I had a car accident, and then it took me a few times to even dial a number right on the phone.  After I had cranial work done, I was a different person.  When cranial bones get tight, toxins are held in the body.  When these bones are released, you release the toxins and function better.  Mostly this work is done by special therapists, not MD's.

[money1]

I have the EXACT same symptoms.  My depression is very mild, its more anxiety than anything else.  I am not worrying about anything but my head is always "foggy" as I call it and I have wicked neck and upper back soreness and stiffness right up into the back of my head.  These are classic symptoms of anxiety.  Ask your doctor about Paxil.  Klonopin can work for immediate relief.  Get a massage and have your neck manipulated by a chiro, every little bit helps.

Good luck.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Symptoms like this often occur in people your age when they are not happy with the way this very important transition in life is going...and not sure about the future.  This is where you have to do some work...to get on a path that is going someplace, and in the direction that will give you satisfaction and the opportunity to be challenged and use your talents and energies.

Instead of a doctor, you might see a career counselor, or being to explore your options more vigorously and with greater focus.

You could use the MasteringStress program above to get started on this..not for career counseling, but for exploration of what I have said and beginning to do something about it. It is low cost, and you can do it without asking for financial help.