I'm worried that my little sisters may be in an abusive situation, but don't know what's really going on or where I should go from here.
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posted by whalebreath
on Apr 26, 2012 -
18 answers
Multiple questions about Huntington's Disease... I'm researching a story that has a pregnant woman with Huntington's Disease. I've watched a bunch of videos on Youtube and read various sites but have not found answers to specific questions I have.
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posted by You Should See the Other Guy
on Apr 24, 2012 -
12 answers
India Travel Filter: Does my favorite girl have a mild case of Meningitis? Shes in northern India and has a mild rash, headaches, and some dizziness.
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posted by specialk420
on Apr 13, 2012 -
12 answers
I need to word a kind and compassionate email (or phone call) to my mother. Can you help me do this?
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posted by Sassyfras
on Apr 13, 2012 -
13 answers
Research-filter: Looking for reading recommendations on two topics: 1) syphilis in the 19th (and very early 20th) century, particularly
tabes dorsalis, and 2) prostitution in Vienna during the same time period. (More broadly: the experience of serious and/or terminal illness during the same period; bonus points for information about women, particularly the emotional trauma of chronic pain, losing one’s beauty/youth/sexuality, etc.)
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posted by scody
on Apr 9, 2012 -
17 answers
[family support question] my partner's mom is sick. multiple autoimmune conditions, potentially cancer now. how can i best support my partner (on multiple levels)?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 27, 2012 -
6 answers
Is there anything illegal about being verbally abusive in a triggering way to someone with mental illness?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 25, 2012 -
14 answers
Relationship filter: New guy. His former flame. Her very bad medical condition. Wondering how to control my anxieties.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 21, 2012 -
17 answers
Good WFH jobs for someone with a health condition similar to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
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posted by mungopark
on Mar 5, 2012 -
3 answers
Looking for some advice as to how to handle an impending death in the family I married into and with whom I am very close. While I come from a family that talks about
everything, my husband comes from a family that talks about most things, but not at all about health issues and death. I would like to be able to support them in the days and weeks ahead but I have no idea how to navigate within their framework.
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posted by mireille
on Mar 3, 2012 -
6 answers
In the wake of Whitney Houston's death, I find myself thinking about the grotesque confluence of celebrity, addiction, mental illness and (frequently but not necessarily) death. I'd like to understand it better. Who has explored this thoughtfully, whether in essay, book, film, television, whatever?
posted by 2or3whiskeysodas
on Feb 12, 2012 -
17 answers
How do I get back into the swing of programming and coding regularly when I can't concentrate and can't find the motivation? Long, continuing illness has made me out of practice and lacking in energy and concentration.
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posted by WasabiFlux
on Jan 28, 2012 -
13 answers
I used my health as an excuse for something being late. This was a mistake. The door has opened to a question about the status of my health from someone who is my superior, but *not* my manager. How can I deflect their question?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 23, 2012 -
11 answers
I have a dear old friend who lives on the other side of the country. He has a history of moderate paranoia/schizophrenia, and he was incarcerated for about a year as the result of an episode of illness. He's disconnected his phone, and I'm trying to figure out how to get in contact with him.
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posted by mikeand1
on Jan 17, 2012 -
18 answers
What did you do
without removing your tonsils that helped reduce the frequency of your bouts of tonsillitis?
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posted by telegraph
on Jan 3, 2012 -
16 answers
I have a health condition that may end my life prematurely. I am an "older" parent of an only child who is currently 8 years old. It's important to me that I leave a record of who I was. Can you help me with strategies to help me "index and annotate" myself for her, so that when she is older she could have an idea of her father as an adult beyond just the Daddy that I am to her now?
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posted by nickjadlowe
on Dec 13, 2011 -
42 answers
I'm a lousy student about to graduate university, and I am interested in career opportunities which would allow me to help immigrants settle into their new lives (in Canada). My degree is in no way related to this, and I feel that mental health issues have severely diminished my mental abilities. Nonetheless, any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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posted by costanza
on Dec 5, 2011 -
19 answers
How can I help my long distance boyfriend get through his grandmother's serious illness?
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posted by Emms
on Nov 25, 2011 -
6 answers
I'm hoping people can give me recommendations for compelling personal accounts of mental illness online - do you know of any?
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posted by namesarehard
on Nov 13, 2011 -
19 answers
What medical problem did I experience I few years ago? It baffled the doctors at the time - can you diagnose it now?
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posted by cincinnatus c
on Nov 3, 2011 -
13 answers
I feel a bit stupid asking this, but this has been bugging me for a while: is there some illness that can affect women if they get cold feet? This sounds like an old wives tale, however my wife and mother-in-law get very animated about this, particularly with regard to our 8 year old daughter. Unfortunately I have never managed to get much more detail other than a vague mention of kidneys. My google-fu fails me with regard to even the mention of this as a myth, however I am willing to accept that there is some sort of feminine genitourinary complaint that men are not widely aware of. I would just be happier if I knew exactly what it was.
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posted by teselecta
on Oct 11, 2011 -
19 answers
A new part of being in a relationship: sharing illnesses. Having some mental (as well as practical) difficulties with this. Special snowflake details below.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 3, 2011 -
29 answers
Potential medical emergency filter - I need help translating the symptoms for dyssentery into French ASAP. (gross Medical TMI warning)
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posted by allkindsoftime
on Sep 15, 2011 -
11 answers
My friend is sick. Really, truly ill. How can I support her while constantly dealing with my broken-brained issues regarding body image?
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posted by kataclysm
on Aug 23, 2011 -
21 answers
Antibiotics filter: A few months ago, I took Clindomycin for a tooth infection. One of the potential side effects is Clostridium difficil, a type of colitis. Now I am sick and worried that it might be connected to the Clindomycin. Should I be worried and go to the doctor? Gross symptoms inside.
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posted by Equiprimordial
on Aug 22, 2011 -
13 answers
Is there a "Life Alert" type medical alarm that doesn't call 911 without permission? My sick relative is terrified of being taken to the hospital against his will.
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posted by ROTFL
on Jul 10, 2011 -
18 answers
I divorced a couple of years ago. One of the contributing factors was that I came down with fibromyalgia.I've come to terms with it and live a pretty good life now within my limitatons. I'd like to be in a relationship and so I've put my profile online.
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posted by Jandoe
on Jun 18, 2011 -
32 answers
Dystopian short scifi animation film seen in the last year, about a man who is the last living member of dirty, trashy spaceship / plane that seems to have been abandonned a long time ago, and finds out that he is infected by the virus that killed his entire team. Then..
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posted by Jireel
on May 28, 2011 -
5 answers
Is there such a thing as heat-induced diarrhea, is it a cause for alarm, and is there anything I can do to thwart it?
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posted by anonymous
on May 12, 2011 -
12 answers
How to support and comfort a friend through the illness/loss of their pets? What helped you?
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posted by anonymous
on May 5, 2011 -
19 answers
YANHD, but a male friend of a friend has just been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. She's done some research, but hasn't been able to find an answer to whether or not the disease will progress and get worse no matter what. Any stories, suggestions, links?
posted by needlegrrl
on May 4, 2011 -
8 answers
Pain you choose + pain you don't choose. Who is writing (either on the web or in print) about intersections of BDSM and chronic pain/illness?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 14, 2011 -
6 answers
My boyfriend just started chemo and I'm more than slightly terrified. How do I deal with my fear and support him?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 4, 2011 -
14 answers
Cat filter: My cat has idiopathic cystitis and I would love some advice on how to help her feel better.
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posted by apricot
on Mar 2, 2011 -
11 answers
Name book and character, where character associates being ill with being interesting.
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posted by b33j
on Feb 25, 2011 -
24 answers
