What is the mental illness that makes you think that you are a vampire or a witch(referring to wiccan)?
My neighbor thinks that she is a vampire and we’re wondering what illness she has.
Being Wiccan means one follows the religion of Wicca. Religion is not a mental illness.
Being a witch means that you practice witchcraft. Witches are no more ill than psychics or faith healers. You may or may not believe in them, but that doesn’t make them sick.
While I suppose clinical delusion could cause you to believe you’re a vampire, most people who claim to be vampires are perfectly sane. Possibly not totally grounded in reality, but sane. Vampire beliefs also vary widely. Some are patently absurd (undead, can live forever, etc) while others are really no more or less credible than religious beliefs (feeding off of life energy, believing their soul is different from that of humans, etc.)
Is there a mental illness that causes one to create an inner fantasy and express it as a “memoir”?
I think there was a mental illness mentioned that is associated with authors of hoaxes and fraudulent memoirs, but I can’t think of it right off the bat. One that would make someone think that they’ve actually done what they’ve written. Any suggestions?
Alzheimer’s did it for Ronald Reagan when he was president. He spoke several times of things that happened to him when he was in the Army.
Problem: The only military he was in was the Army Reserve (Cavalry) before WW II, he never saw any action, and his only “active duty” was as an actor making training films. His poor eyesight prevented any active duty of any kind.
However, in his movies he often played a soldier, and it was these fictional war memories that he remembered and spoke of as if they were real memories of real war-time action. Fortunately, by this time his wife, Nancy, was already pretty much running the country for him.
How would you feel if due to injury or illness you had to have your reproductive organs removed?
How would you feel if due to injury or illness you had to have your reproductive organs removed?
Women: If you had your ovaries and uterus – as well as your breasts removed – how would you feel about yourself as a woman?
Men: if you had your penis and your balls removed – how would you feel about yourself as a man?
Ovaries and uterus I could perfectly well do without, seen as I don't want kids. Losing my breasts would kind of suck, I guess.. But I think I would most definitely learn to live with it. (Or without it, rather.. =D)
If you have a terminal illness should you be able to kill youself?
Say you have a terminal Illness that you know will cause you pain and anguish should you have the right to kill yourself, (but only if you have a terminal illness.) Do others have the right to tell you that you can't? Are they allowed to tell you how to run your life?
I think we should all have the right to end our lives if we are terminal and the rest of our days would only be filled with pain and suffering. We are allowed to end a animals life if it is suffering but not a human life. I personally think this is totally rediculous but of course this is against the law. If more people would stand up and fight for our rights it may happen one day.
If done in a medical/hospice controlled setting then I don't see anything wrong with it as long as the terminal patient has agreed to it and they are of sound mind.
What are some other cultural conceptions on mental illness?
Because the categorization of mental illness is based on social conceptions of human behaviour, I’m interested to know how mental illness perceved in other (non western) countries/cultures.
I would like people to share any info or personal experience on the treatment and perception on what are considered mental disorders and how they differ from western psychiatry. I think with growing multi culturalism its interesting to know.
Also what are some different spiritual/cultural ideas behind the treatment of disorders like psychosis, mania, personality disorders and depression?
I dont know about other cultures but I do know that in Russia at one time they had a serial killer and they denied that there was one for around 4 years (their claim was something like how could anyone be so evil in a workers paradise)
This also happened in China as well.
other then those two places I am not sure.
(all that I know is from reading about serial killers. I dont recall the russian dude’s name, or the chinese either, but you can find out about them more on any website about serial killers)
What are some illness that can kill a hamster?
My friends hamster died overnight, it was bleeding for about a day nonstop. It had the same diet for about a year. Is there any illness in a hasmter that can cause internal bleeding?
Most of my hamsters have died from cancer. It's very common.
What is the name of the illness kitties can give to pregnant women?
I am wondering if this illness is airborne or tactile. Also, what are the symptoms if you do get it.
Also, does it get more complicated for a woman to become pregnant if they have a cat? Or do women not become pregnant because of that illness? Or is it like chicken pox, once you get it, you can't get it anymore?
Toxoplasmosis.
"The caution pregnant women hear regarding contact with cat litter reflects concern over a disease called toxoplasmosis. More than 60 million people in the United States have been infected with the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, but very few become ill. However, if you contract the infection for the first time while you are pregnant, it can reach your baby, possibly causing miscarriage, brain damage, or other serious illness.
One common source of the infection is cat feces, either in litter boxes or in soil contaminated by infected cats who wander outdoors….Cats pick up the infection from eating raw meat, typically from animals they catch outdoors. You can become infected when you ingest the parasite — by eating undercooked meat or by putting your hands to your mouth after gardening or handling cat litter.
Cats can spread the parasite in their feces only for a few weeks after they are first infected, so if you have (or ever had) a cat that normally spends time outdoors, chances are that it was infected long ago — and that you were, too. Your veterinarian is a good resource if you have questions about this infection in your cat.
If you are infected for the first time during pregnancy, you may have flu-like symptoms, including swollen lymph glands or muscle aches and pains that last for a few days to several weeks. However, most people who become infected with toxoplasmosis don't know it.
If you are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, ask your midwife or doctor to test your blood for evidence of past toxoplasmosis infection. The test should be done as early in pregnancy as possible (or, even better, before you conceive), to make it easier to distinguish past exposure from new infection. (Many providers do this test routinely during the first prenatal exam.)
If the test is positive, that means you have already had the infection, and there is no need to worry about passing a new infection to your baby. If the test is negative, you should take precautions to avoid becoming infected during pregnancy, as follows:
Wear gloves when you garden or work with soil. Wash your hands well with soap and water after outdoor activities, especially before you eat or prepare any food….
Eat only meat that has been thoroughly cooked — that is, until it is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear. Don't sample meat before it is fully cooked.
If you have cats that normally live indoors, keep them there to avoid their becoming infected. Feed them dry or canned cat food.
Don't acquire a new cat or kitten or adopt a stray during your pregnancy.
If possible, ask another family member to change your cat's litter box. If you must do it, wear a dust mask and gloves, and wash your hands well afterwards. Also, scoop the litter every day; that may sound as though it's exposing you to more risk, but in fact, your risk is greater if you allow the feces to dry, when the infectious particles can become airborne."
Can homelessness cause mental illness or is mental illness heightened by homelessness?
I am aware that many people who are mentally ill are homeless. However weren't they already mentally ill, prior to becoming homeless? My main question is, if a person is medically proven to not have a mental illness or depression becomes homeless, does the traumatic effects of being homeless make said person mentally ill? If so, with help can such a person become socially normal, or are the mental changes permament?
If I have caught your meaning correctly,
my response is that both of these feed each other.
The mentally ill person — with poor judgement and living outside of reality makes a series of bad decisions.
The series of bad decisions (mental illness) uninterrupted results in losing a place to live or homelessness.
The homeless situation lacks in stable healthy surroundings that would promote or sustain health — and the mental health of the individual is further disrupted and endangered.
The further the mental health of an individual spirals down, by living in high stress conditions, the greater his dysfunction grows, and the less able he is to get himself out of the homeless situation.
Like I said, one condition feeds the other.
This is why family and community support is of necessity to assist people in becoming healthy and self-supporting.
What is the difference between a terminally illness and a chronic illness?
I would like to know what is the difference between a chronic illness and a terminally illness because my wife has a chronic disease called diabetes.
Terminal means it will kill you. Chronic means it is life-threatening. I have diabetes, too, and it can be severe, but there is a treatment.
Cancer is sometimes a terminal illness.
I hope this helped. 
Is a Doctor obligated to inform a sick person of their illness?
Regardless of ability or interest to pursue treatment, are doctors obligated morally or legally to inform a person of their illness or that they suspect an illness?
Are doctors today, not telling patients when they suspect life ending illness because they know the person doesn't have insurance and probably couldn't afford treatment.
Regardless of insurance most doctors are going to be straight with you & others will refer you to another doctor to tell you. Check out Hippocratic Oath.
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