No. The feelings you describe are not symptoms of either bipolar or schizophrenia. It sounds more as though you have a lot of unresolved problems related to the bullying, including unexpressed anger, which you were not able to deal with at the time, because you were not well supported. You might fin...

The talking treatment that is usually suggested for OCD is cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), which is recommended in the NICE guidelines on OCD. CBT is very practical and would aim to help you to confront your obsessions and resist the urge to repeat your compulsive behaviour. But there are many ot...

Sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time. You say your GP doesn't know where to go next with your medication, and also that your talking treatments never last long enough. Has your GP ever referred you to a psychiatrist or mental health team? The psychiatrist should be able to advise on me...

Pregabalin has a lot of possible side effects, and they include 'depersonalisation', or feeling out of touch with yourself, and feeling distant from your surroundings. (These are listed as uncommon - affecting 1-10 people in 1,000 - but it's quite possible for you to be one of those people.) It also...

As others have said, when stress and whirring thoughts are keeping you awake, you really need to deal with those, rather than resorting to medication which should only be used as a last resort, and as a one-off to break a pattern of not sleeping. If you can find a way of distracting yourself from th...

You said 'the list goes on', but the two things you have mentioned both seem to be about the security of her home. Has something happened recently that might have made her anxious about this, such as a neighbour being burgled or something like that? It sounds as though she is feeling a bit insecure ...

The sort of experiences you are describing are quite common - it's often difficult to cope when you are in crowded situations and forced to stand closer than is comfortable to other people. This may not be a full panic attack in which the symptoms are usually more extreme. Mind has an information pa...

Hi Mind doesn't actually have any information on ADHD, because it's not a topic we cover, but there is a good page on the Royal College of Psychiatrists website which you might find helpful http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/adhdinadults.aspx It has useful links to specialist or...

This is a very difficult issue for parents and hard to understand. Self harm is a way of coping with difficult emotions, but it sounds as though you are thinking that your daughter might try it more as a peer group, copying thing. Do you think she has problems that she might cope with by hurting her...

It sounds as though you have been through a lot recently, and, although you can see that the way you are reacting and behaving is not good for you, you are finding it difficult to change this. Maybe you could go back to your GP and tell them about your concerns, and ask to be referred to the mental ...