Psychiatrists?

[navybuttons 16]

i got mental health issues. i'm straight mentally ill. but seriously, i do have some things i want to discuss with a psychiatrist and don't have health insurance.

[Lolli 0]

i got mental health issues. i'm straight mentally ill. but seriously, i do have some things i want to discuss with a psychiatrist and don't have health insurance.

Nikki isnt a shrink, but she does give some damn good advice on life, love and dating. If you are having issues with those, Ask Nikki!

[Kaveros 0]

Nikki isnt a shrink, but she does give some damn good advice on life, love and dating. If you are having issues with those, Ask Nikki!

i agree. if you have problems but you are too much of a tightass to pay for a real shrink, nikki is your best option.

[navybuttons 16]

i agree. if you have problems but you are too much of a tightass to pay for a real shrink, nikki is your best option.

well i definitely agree that nikki is quite wise in the ways of the world, i really don't think that she's going to be able to help me deal with what i'm going through. but i definitely appreciate any acknowledgment of this thread at all.

[SuitedAces21 2,741]

What are the issues?I'm 6 hours from a BA. And I've seen numerous episodes of Frasier.

[Dirtydutch 9]

Feel free to PM Dutch. His training all comes from the street, so you know it's good. I'm a psychological trap star; I been around the game a minute, so if you need to holla' at sum'in, y'all know I'm on my grind, little cousins. Etc.

[navybuttons 16]

both responses made me laugh.

numerous episodes of Frasier.

I'm a psychological trap star

I been around the game a minute

i just took 10mg of diazepam so i should be good until tomorrow at least.

[Dirtydutch 9]

I once told a judge that I was a judicial trap star to get out of jury duty. I forget the entire speech, but I recall my major judicial qualification was that "with the time I've spend on the hustle, I can spot haters for acres."

[navybuttons 16]

I once told a judge that I was a judicial trap star to get out of jury duty. I forget the entire speech, but I recall my major judicial qualification was that "with the time I've spend on the hustle, I can spot haters for acres."

nevermind about the shrink i just need Dutch to tell me stories all the time.

[Lolli 0]

well i definitely agree that nikki is quite wise in the ways of the world, i really don't think that she's going to be able to help me deal with what i'm going through. but i definitely appreciate any acknowledgment of this thread at all.

Thats not fair teasing us like that! We wanna know what the problem is so we can laugh at you!!Or my compassionate response:If you ever need to talk, Im a great listener and am always willing to try to help. Hope things work out for you, darlin. Let me know if there is anything i can do.

[Jackie Childs 0]

I'm a psychologist... but not a psychiatrist. Sounds like you already have the meds though.Pull up a chair.Who told you to take the diazepam?

[Kaveros 0]

If it is troubles with your mother I have seen every episode of the sopranos 50 times sothat makes me pretty much certified to treat you.

[SuitedAces21 2,741]

If it is troubles with your mother I have seen every episode of the sopranos 50 times sothat makes me pretty much certified to treat you.

shut the hell up, jackass.

[chrozzo 19]

i was a psych major

[runthemover 40]

I think this man needs a quackeat at least 12 oranges a week but no more than two in one day and never two in back to back days.

[BigDMcGee 3,367]

i got mental health issues. i'm straight mentally ill. but seriously, i do have some things i want to discuss with a psychiatrist and don't have health insurance.

I think what you're looking for is a psychologist or a clinical therapist. Psychiatrists, for the most part, are diagnosticians and talk with you only to identify your illness and to diagnosis and monitor drugs. As actual medical doctors, very few Psychiatrists practice therapy or are particularly good at it. Stuff like the Sopranos, where a Psychiatrist performs psycho-therapy and prescribes drugs are extremely rare. So unless you're trying to get on Xanax or something, you're probably looking for a therapist, unless you're actually trying to diagnosis your potential condition.

[qyayqi 12]

you're good people, navyb. i hope you work through whatever is eating your gilbert grapes. to go on is to go through.i'd offer a hug, but you might be contagious. so i'll give you a comforting wave. *wave*

[Jackie Childs 0]

QUOTE(Kaveros @ Sunday, July 20th, 2008, 12:14 AM) *If it is troubles with your mother I have seen every episode of the sopranos 50 times sothat makes me pretty much certified to treat you.

shut the hell up, jackass.

QFT+1I love you... you make me laugh

[Balloon guy 158]

You're probably just in denial

[Nikki_N 17]

Nikki isnt a shrink, but she does give some damn good advice on life, love and dating. If you are having issues with those, Ask Nikki!

i agree. if you have problems but you are too much of a tightass to pay for a real shrink, nikki is your best option.

Thanks for thinking of me you two!

well i definitely agree that nikki is quite wise in the ways of the world, i really don't think that she's going to be able to help me deal with what i'm going through. but i definitely appreciate any acknowledgment of this thread at all.

For actual psychological illnesses, or suspicions thereof, I'd totally tell you to see a trained physician/counselor of some sort. I'm sorry you feel like that's not something you can do, financially. If you are affiliated with a university, they often have free counseling that is done by students but overseen by doctors. Even if you're not a student, a nearby college may have some type of community outreach available to you.

I once told a judge that I was a judicial trap star to get out of jury duty. I forget the entire speech, but I recall my major judicial qualification was that "with the time I've spend on the hustle, I can spot haters for acres."

You crack me up.

[timwakefield 69]

I'm pretty sure vbnautilus is a psychotherapist or something similar. PM him.

[navybuttons 16]

Who told you to take the diazepam?

i stole it from the dog.

So unless you're trying to get on Xanax or something, you're probably looking for a therapist, unless you're actually trying to diagnosis your potential condition.

i'm already on medication for some other mental health things, but yes, i am trying to diagnose a new potential condition that i'm having. i don't know why i was so against talking about it yesterday.but when i used to go to a psychiatrist he diagnosed me has having OCD, but this new thing i'm going trough is my previous OCD x5. i'm aware that it sounds cheezy but i am 100% incapable of letting poker go. i'm not eating, i'm not sleeping, i have no sex drive. all i do is think about poker. i run moth calculations for hours, i analyze hand histories over and over and over, i play until my brain is fried and then i think about the game more. there's this growing distance between me and my girlfriend as she knows that i'm not really listening to what she's saying because i'm thinking about the game. she's been really good about it so far, but i'm not really sure how much longer she can keep it up.

you're good people, navyb. i hope you work through whatever is eating your gilbert grapes. to go on is to go through.i'd offer a hug, but you might be contagious. so i'll give you a comforting wave. *wave*

big contagious. *tip o the cap*

If you are affiliated with a university, they often have free counseling that is done by students but overseen by doctors. Even if you're not a student, a nearby college may have some type of community outreach available to you. You crack me up.

i restart grad school in the end of august and that's also part of the reason i just wanted to talk to someone digitally for right now. hopefully, i'll be able to really sit down with someone then.

I'm pretty sure vbnautilus is a psychotherapist or something similar. PM him.

tyty. i'll do that.

[Balloon guy 158]

Interestingly enough the subject of my daily devotionals today had this story:Psychiatrist Milton Erickson was asked to help a very old, wealthy lady suffering from depression.He went to her house and found the mansion had the blinds closed, except for one room, which was full of georgeous African violets.Dr. Erickson said: "I see your problem, you have this great gift for growing African violets, yet you keep them all to yourself. If I were you, I'd get a church bulletin and whenever someone had a birthday or a wedding, or an anniversary, or whatever, I'd take them one of your plants as a gift.Years later he was telling this story to his students and pulled out a newspaper clipping that said: "The African Violet Queen of Milwaukee Dies, Mourned by Thousands"One of his students asked: "Why did you have her give out plants instead of treating her depression?""It would be easier, I decided, to grow the African violet part of her life then to weed out the depression"

[speedz99 145]

i got mental health issues. i'm straight mentally ill. but seriously, i do have some things i want to discuss with a psychiatrist and don't have health insurance.

Well, I was a psych major for a few semesters, which qualifies me to have an enormously overinflated opinion of my own diagnosing and treatment skills.But seriously, I do have the answer for pretty much anything. Fire away.Or see a real psychologist...you can try to find a university where they give very cheap sessions if you let students observe or run them. You should probably do that. You do seem like good people, try to get yourself back on track, bud.

"It would be easier, I decided, to grow the African violet part of her life then to weed out the depression"

Cute story that made me wiki Erickson...seems like quite a guy.

[Nikki_N 17]

Are you serious about the diazepam? If so, did it help relax your brain a bit? What meds are commonly prescribed to treat OCD?