I need some help managing anger, depression, and sadness. More specifically, I need to figure out some way for my boyfriend to control his urges to beat the crap out of random people and for me to control my deep depression. The back story is that we are both recent law school graduates. My boyfrien...

I have some kind of mental health issue along the lines of OCD and/or OCPD and I need some help fleshing it out. (Long) I have seen doctors and other specialists and will continue to do so, but right now I am making use of this excellent resource that is the hive mind: A coupe of years ago I posted ...

Help me have a conversation about anti-depressants with my doctor. I am a 30 year old (physically) healthy male. I recently finished my doctorate and now work at another academic institution. While most of my PhD experience was quite pleasant (even the writing), I did very little for the last year (...

Coming up this week: Planning for the six-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, a vision session on the future of 18th and Vine and sounding off on jerks who leave their trash rotting on the ... Continue reading "The Give-a-Shit List"...

Australian (and U.S.) Mental Health/Legal Filter. Can you just go and talk your GP into having someone put through a psychiatric evaluation? One of my close friends is studying medicine here in Melbourne, Australia, and in one of his various internships, a psychiatrist told him that anyone can recom...

The big story yesterday was that Michael Jackson was reportedly ill with a rare genetic disorder that had taken the site in his left eye, given him intestinal bleeding and left him in need of a lung transplant. Not so, says his reps. Jesus Juice? Still juicin' and ready......

One individual who is pleased to hear that Britney Spears appears to be in the midst of a massive comeback is her good buddy Mel Gibson. The Passion of the Christ director developed a friendship with the ailing pop star shortly after they both experienced very public meltdowns. They......

Help me come up with a (very tactful) way to entreat my boyfriend to seek treatment for depression/anxiety. (long background story) A few months ago, I started dating "Brian", who has been a close friend of mine for several years. So far, everything is going swimmingly. We have strong chem...

Ok, that's just me being callous. Going to a therapist doesn't mean you're touched in the head. It just means you need to talk something out, or get in touch with what's bugging you, or you're trying to stave off suicide. Here's Ben leaving his shrink's office. His wife Jennifer Garner also seems to...

TraumaFilter: what worked for you in overcoming PTSD, anxiety, depression? I've recently been diagnosed with PTSD, GAD, and depression (not my first depression diagnosis), and am seeing a therapist for CBT, EMDR, and hypnosis. Due to time and financial constraints, I can only see her for these every...