How do you get a person to stop sleeping excessively

How do you get a person to stop sleeping excessively

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Tell the over sleeper that too much sleep has been linked to a host of medical problems, including diabetes and heart disease (WebMD) Researchers are careful to note, however that two other factors; depression and low socioeconomic status p…

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Before its to late, what can I do?

Q: This is a very complex thing that a lott of you may not understand, but then again there is always one person who surprises me. So here it goesI was born with Tourettes Syndrome. I have a few ticks, one is palilalia (repitition of my own words, this is usually down in a whisper after I finish a sentence). One of my ticks and one of the more rarer of cases is one of my main problems. Everyday I feel “urges”, much more stronger than any ciggarette craving. It is a movement disorder that causes me to perfom a strange ritual with a movement of my hands ( I won’t say, it is hard for me to come out with it), while I am doing this “ritual”, my mind goes into a complete trance, or a fantasy world where I can be anyone, or do anything that I desire. For example, I would use this ritual to do something that I should of done but did not or play my life out if I lived a certain goal etc. etc.. This ritual is voluntary but the urges are so strong and I cannot supress them. I do this ritual in a secluded area such as my room while listening to music (Most of the time including the music into the fantasy that i’m living.) Sometimes I will be with friends for a few days or on a trip and cannot do these things, but when I am finally home and are able to do these, it is very explosive and satisfying and sometimes the ritual will last for hours. I do this ritual until I feel that I have had my fill or until my fantasy has reached it’s conclusion. Most of the world will laugh at this problem but I honestly can say you are not in any place to judge me until you’ve lived a day with the urges that I succumb to on a daily basis.The main problem is that I use this ritual to fulfill goals or play my life out after completing this goal in my fantasy world. But once I reach the conclusion to the ritual, I am unnmotivated for that goal anylonger (My guess is that my mind thinks I have already lived it so I move on.) This ritual has caused me to fail alot of my goals because after doing this ritual I am no longer motivated enough to do it. It interferes with school work, I work at a truck wash and when business is slow they down-staff and these urges persuade me to be one of the first to volunteer to go home early causing me to lose hours and money that I desperately need. it is my Senior year now, I have enough credits to graduate and if I keep my mind set I can go to the college I want to go to with a good friend of mine, but i’m afraid the urges have come and I must do the ritual to play out my life of how it’s going to be, and I know how that will end. Before it is to late and I lose all my motivation for any goal altogether, what must I do to stop this..I have a feeling this is going to ruin my life as it has ruined it in my other school years.Keep this in mind.-Before you say “Just don’t do the ritual, you can control it, so why do it if you know what happens?”. The urges are several times stronger than any ciggarette craving (I would know, I’ve been a smoker for 2 years.).I also have Depressive Episodes. Everyday I get the feeling of worthlessness, and hopelessness. I hardly EVER go out with friends on weekends because I just don’t want to, before these episodes I would always want to, now I just don’t except every blue moon. I am always feeling guilty, beating myself up over things that I probably shouldn’t, I am always fatigued during the days with muscle aches and have hardly any energy, and I have hypersomnia, which causes me to sleep excessively, some nights I will go to bed at 8:30 and still have alot of trouble waking up at 7:30 in the morning, plus i have to leave for school at 7:50 because it’s a 20 minute drive to my school.So, any suggestions on how to fix my wreck of life before it is to late for me?I forgot to add that have an anxiety disorder as well.

A: My son has TS, OCD and ADHD. He constantly “performs” little stories with his hands. However, he does not need an audience for his performances. He does them for himself. He has a very active “inner life” as I like to call it. Your description is illuminating and now I think I understand my son better. It is interesting to me that you place your question in the mental health category. TS is a movement disorder and not a mental illness, even though it is listed as such in some medical journals.I see his tics and I know the difference between them and behavior. He does not have a behavior problem, but I do believe that his inner workings interfere with his schoolwork. We home school, so he can take his time with his assignments. But he still takes a long time to finish them due to the constant interruptions from his own body. Now that I have read your question and description, I am thinking that maybe he satisfies the goal of finishing schoolwork through his unusual tics.My advice for you: You need to see your tics as tics and just get on with your life. Yes, you have unusual tics, but they are just that: tics. They are not who you are. Don’t let them define you. It seems to me that the anxiety disorder is causing you to stress about your tics.Your life is not a wreck! You have given me valuable information that has helped me tremendously. You have managed to get good grades in spite of having to work harder than anyone else in your school to get them. As a Mom, I’m very proud of you. Kudos. Go to college. You will have to deal with tics there too, but you can find a way. Go for it!Be sure to watch the Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie “Front of the Class” about the life of Brad Cohen. It’s the life story or Bead Cohen, who is a successful teacher in Georgia, despite having TS. He also has a book “Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome made me the Teacher I never had”.Best wishes.

House training a pup that never stops peeing?

Q: Okay, I just asked this but apparently the information was misinterpreted and I really need the appropriate advice. I have a 3 month old Saint Bernard that we’ve only had for a week or so. I know this is nowhere near enough time to expect a puppy to be house trained, but there are some areas that don’t seem right to me. We take him outside every hour (or more often) during the day, and every hour or so at night, and don’t allow him to drink excessively but even after he has gone outside he pees in the house barely five minutes after coming back in. We keep him outside long enough for him to finish and he scratches and sniffs the door to come back in after he’s done, but pees again shortly after. If we catch him in the act, we firmly tell him no and take him outside, then praise him after he finishes. We do not have a crate for him. I understand how crate training works (a small enough space will keep a dog from soiling his sleeping area, and will then hold it until you let him out) but that would NOT work for us, because our dog pees on himself regardless of having enough space to move away from the mess. He would only pee all over himself in a crate. It would be futile to box him up because the purpose of the crate is already defeated. I have caught him peeing in his sleep, so he doesn’t even wake up, he just goes. I have had a Doberman puppy that I trained this same way and it worked wonders. After the first few days of training, he would wake me up to go outside at night, and after my grandmother fed him a bowl of candy while we were out and he was dying, he still wanted to get up and go outside to use the bathroom. So I know I am an adequate trainer and understand the basics of training a new puppy. Our new Saint Bernard just seems to have an endless bladder and honestly never stops peeing. We would have to keep him outside all day to prevent any accidents.On top of all of this, I am 19 weeks pregnant and trying to train him but he does not understand to follow me yet so I have to carry him outside. Any mature responsible person knows that a pregnant woman can only lift so much weight without it being a potential threat to her baby, so as this puppy gains more and more weight I am going to be less likely, and eventually incapable of physically carrying him outside. Getting up at night with him and taking him out is not a problem… carrying him to and from the back yard, however, is.I have already seen a lot of progress in teaching him not to chew on things by telling him no and replacing it with a ‘good’ toy, like his rawhide or a similar chew toy, so I know he is capable of learning.I need all the help I can get on how to train my puppy to both learn and follow me outside when potty time comes, and how to battle this excessive urination. You cannot potty train a puppy that never stops peeing without leaving him outside at all times, and I am not one to keep a pet that is merely for outside ornamentation. I want him to be a part of our family, inside. Help is really appreciated!!

A: ANy mature and responsible person knows that from everything you are saying this is a recipe for disaster and that someone who is 19 weeks pregnant and already using that as an excuse should not have got a giant breed puppy right now.My best possible advice to you is to return this puppy to the breeder, tell them you made a mistake and wait until your baby is past the potty stage before considering getting another puppy.#The puppy is going to take as much time and effort and patience as your new baby will, can you really cope with both>?

Tell me I’m not bi-polar?

Q: My boyfriend tells me he wants me to get assessed to see if I am bi-polar. I really don’t think I am … just a little emotional. I also know how complicated my life would be if I was diagnosed with it. So can you if this sounds like I need to check it out:He pointed out these as signs:Problems with anxiety. – especially surrounding exams. Taking my A’ levels five years I took a overdose the day before I was supposed to sit one exam. Resat it later in the course and a deliberate car crash a week before another set.Volatile temper – little things can send me into a rage. But, it’s unpredictable, sometimes, I can take big things on the chin and appear very laid back.More than once, I felt ashamed after sex with my long-term boyfriend and left at 3 am. I’ve cried during sex once.Cry extremely easily. Once after I was betrayed by a friend I cried for three days straight, couldn’t eat, couldn’t leave the bedroom.I tend to avoid people when I’m upset.I tend to spend money recklessly – I snapped myself out of the upset from the betrayal I mentioned by going on a shopping spree (clothes) and spent £700 in total. I have dealt with knocks to my confidence with promiscuousness and have cheated on my boyfriend three timesWhen I’m happy I get extremely so. Extremely generous with my money – I once gave £20 to a tramp. I’m get really overly enthuastic about things, tend to talk excitedly non stop and jump about. Last night I couldn’t sleep because I was so excited about my idea for a Shakespeare essay that I’ve been worrying about. I talked to my boyfriend for ages about it bouncing all over the bed.When I’m drunk I tend to go from energetic affectionate excessively happy behaviour to suicidal thoughts and I often can’t remember why.I get easily distracted when I talk and oten go off on an excited tangent.I would defend myself arguing:My mood swings are sudden and dramtic but they last for minutes or hours rather than days.The cheating was a sign of immaturity that has happened for 2 years now.I’m an awful drunk. I know it and I don’t drink often to prevent this..I tend to only have mood swings in front of people close to me – I can present a calm persona to the world, I don’t think bi-polar people would be able to do this. If I know I’m going to blow up, I leave the situation and go somewhere to let off steam.Although I have suicidal thoughts, I would never act on them again – I realise how selfish these acts are now.I’ve got myself through many exams at university (I’m a post-grad student now) My self harm over my A levels was more a stressed out teenager under copious pressure. I have no family history of bi-polar but one of anxiety disorders.I recognise how patient my boyfriend is with me and I am always very apologetic after I mess up.I am known as a very very soft, loving person.I need counselling when I was younger to get over some sexual abuse and the anxiety problems but for years I’ve been stable – ish without it.I think I just need to learn how to keep my emotions in check, not need to get myself assessed for anything. I think he just thinks that I may be because there is a lot of media attention on the condition at the moment.I meant to say cheating is a sign of immaturity that has NOT happened for two years now.

A: I’m not going to tell you you’re not bipolar, b/c it sounds like a possibility. Bipolar is serious and is not something they just throw around! You should go get evaluated and see what they say, either your regular doctor or a psychiatrist or a counselor. If you are bipolar, it is not just an imaginary mental disorder, it is very real and is very physical. There’s chemicals in your brain that just need some help balancing out. There are many options available to make your life “normal.” Don’t be ashamed. It’s a disease just like diabetes. If you have it, you need treatment. If you don’t get it, you’ll be miserable.