Also, how do we even know what a chemical balance is? Please don’t mention brain scans because that doesn’t prove anything. How do we know if we have too much or too little dopamine, for example? Maybe these mental chemical imbalances wouldn’t exist if pharmaceutical companies didn’t push their pills on everybody. Believe me, drug companies would be really happy if every single person in USA was on some pschotropic drug, e.g. zoloft, paxil, you name it.

Hello,

I have a chemical imbalance in my brain, that causes my awful mood swings AKA bi polar, how likely is it for my child to have it, my mom has it, and so does one of her two sons from previous marriage. I am the only child between my mom and dad.

Thanks!

What are some signs that you have chemical imbalance in your brain and need medication due to anxiety, versus just having a force of habit anxiety and shyness that can be treated with therapy alone?

What happens in your brain’s receptor cells or seratonin when you mix marijuana and antidepressants?

Does it just lessen the antidepressants effectiveness?
Or does it actually have an adverse effect?

I have an American father, and a Finnish mother. I grew up bilingual, learning to speak both Finnish and English. I stayed fluent in both, up until I was about 7 or so and then for no good reason I decided to speak strictly English, and ‘forget’ Finnish. I truly believe it’s stored in my brain, though I put a mental block around it or something. My question is this, would it be possible to use hypnotherapy to ‘remember’ Finnish? Any thoughts on the subject are appreciated!

Like my dad had bell’s palsy on one side of his face not long ago and i know stuff like that eventually comes back. Hypothetically though, if someone had nerve damaged by injury or damage to tissue do the nerves always regenerate back to normal over time? I know age factors in, so say it was a young person? Curious? What about with brain?

Would the ghost of a person with a chemical imbalance the brain still be mentally "imbalenced"?

im just wondering

I have an American father, and a Finnish mother. I grew up bilingual, learning to speak both Finnish and English. I stayed fluent in both, up until I was about 7 or so and then for no good reason I decided to speak strictly English, and ‘forget’ Finnish. I truly believe it’s stored in my brain, though I put a mental block around it or something. My question is this, would it be possible to use hypnotherapy to ‘remember’ Finnish? Any thoughts on the subject are appreciated!

Hi, I have my first driving test on Thursday and am feeling increasingly anxious. Has anyone got any tips on how they managed the nerves on the day. I know some stress is ok but too much can stop your brain working and I am afraid from how I feel even thinking about it I will fall into that category.
All help or advice gratefully received.

A sort of specific way that the nerves signal the brain?

my head hurts as though it is going to burst . this happens for a couple of minutes when i get stressed. i was such a positive person and i used to think so much now i am unable to use my brain and even plan a meal for myself. should i see a doctor first or a personal counsellor? any idea what this could be? what tests will they do on me?
I don’t have insurance currently but will have it in 2 weeks.

I was on lexapro for anxiety before and it really helped me. I stoped taking it because my moms insurance stoped paying for it- now my anxiety only seems to be becoming more and more severe as I get older and venture farther out into the world. I am thinking of going back on lexapro again- but if I did, would I still be able to go out and party with friends? After all, the goal here is to be able to lead a normal life- I’m still not living a normal life if my anxiety is gone but my activities are restricted.
I knowww I can have fun with out alcohol but I liikkee alcohol- I don’t want to aalwways go without it..

Damn… why couldn’t I have just been born normal without this fucking over reactive brain of mine.

Hi.

This is quite a complex situation so please bear with me while I try and explain.

I have a history of anxiety and slight depression. Recently I have been under a lot of stress at work; namely thinking both me and my wife were about to me made unemployed. Thankfully this situation has now passed but a level of anxiety has remained.

This anxiety is starting to manifest itself as an obsession with noise. Me and my wife live in a terraced house with neighbours that are, on the whole, really not bad at all. The problem is that I am totally obsessed with ANY noise that manages to find its way through the walls, to the point of being totally unable to relax. I constantly ‘listen out’ for any noise and even imagine noise that isn’t there. Even when there IS noise (i.e. music, coversations, laughter, the type one would expect in a terraced house during the day) my brain goes into panic mode and I lose the ability to think rationally. My mind races and it sets me on a downward spiral or panic. Sometimes this ‘noise’ that has troubled me so much has not even been detected by my wife.

It’s making me cranky and driving me CRAZY. When we are out of the house I do not enjoy myself because I am constantly thinking "What if there is a party going on when I get home?", "What if there’s music playing through the walls?"

The oddest thing about this is that our neighbours are really well behaved. The only noise is few and far between and they usually warn us if they are going to have a party or whatever.

Why is this happening to me? I’m essentially imagining a problem that isn’t there but it’s making life so hard.

I have got a session booked at an anxiety counsellor coming up and I’m hoping that will.help.

Can anyone explain why this problem has suddenly started happening and what I can do about it.

Thanks

Or is the chemical imbalance caused by depression? Does our brain just produce the chemical to help us feel the sad? I guess what I want to know is if you think the excess chemical actually causes you to feel sad, or if the chemical is just the medium by which our minds produce sadness. When we take medication for depression, is it similar to treating a symptom to help us fight off a disease?

and as a result dont suffer depression does that mean without using them you would be a hyper or happier person?
(i dont use drugs, i just finished reading a government info pack. i do know heaps of weekend crusaders tho that seem very happy,even without them) and can excessive alcohol consumption on a regular basis cause depression?

*thanks for answs.do drugs release it from your brain or create it. i thought it released it from your brain and that seratonin took a long time to replenish