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Ways to help somebody with depression? So my boyfriend has pretty severe depression. I'm the only person he talks to about it, and it's good that he can at least talk to someone, but I think he should tell his parents so he could try to get professional help. He refuses to talk to anyone but me about it and believes th... | self.depression |
What to do Since i can remember i would always say to myself that i will kill myself when my parents have died.. as ive grown older i want to live more, but i become more afraid of their death each day, because i dont think i will cope.. i cant cope with seing my father loose my mother, or see her loose him, i dread to... | self.SuicideWatch |
When you see another walking dead man. You see it in his eyes. The meds have blinded him, caged him. And they say it's for the best. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Rapid heart rate all day and i don't know why 25 years old.
Male
6'1 / 186 cm
154 pounds / 70kg
As far as I can remember, no one in my family has had a history of heart diseases. I myself am also quite athletic; I've exercised frequently here and there and I've got great stamina for running. Matter of fact, I just ra... | self.Anxiety |
My hospice patient is dying I volunteer for hospice and i visit the same one or two patients every week while they are on hospice. My Hilly is dying. She won’t eat, drink, and can’t talk. 8 months of going to see her for an hour a week. I play her the same song on my ukulele and she loved it every time. I played it for... | self.offmychest |
feel like shit that my favorite girl idol looks nothing like she used to do I have fervently followed this superstar for years. Recently I have came to not be able to cope with the fact that she doesn't look like she used to do at all. Plastic surgery has changed her nice, sweet, petite appearance. There's one show I h... | self.depression |
Today is my 26th birthday and I woke up feeling loved, empowered and grateful. This time last year I was unmedicated and actively planning my suicide. Things can get better! (I’m crying so hard while writing this.) For most of the year I’ve been dreading my birthday and losing my insurance. Last week I was approved to ... | self.bipolar |
tired of the voice ever since i was little i have this voice in my head. whenever im supposed to do something important or nessecary, he's the opposite. he sounds like myself
and ALWAYS convinces me to NOT do it. and i listen to him, why?
its always this battle in my head and i never chose to just do it, Never ever in ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Got left by my friends with benefits on Christmas holiday for 2 weeks to visit her boyfriend and i’m jealous as hell I’m a 30 yo male and i met a new female coworker who is having a long distance relationship with her boyfriend (it was 4 months after the boyfriend left when i met her) who is temporarily working in a di... | self.offmychest |
Feeling like a burden. 23F So, I'm living at my boyfriends grandmothers house for about a month now. I have internal injuries that require bedrest and of course clinical depression. Yesterday he and I were asked to clean the house for thanksgiving, and this morning I overhear her saying "No wonder her parents don't wan... | self.SuicideWatch |
Telling to people you have anxiety (but they always compliment you on how good your life is and I only feel guilty) [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Aunt returns everything she buys cause she hates spending money but likes stuff. Nothing pisses me off more lately then my aunt.
She hates spending money so she buys stuff she needs (curlers for her hair, a dvd for her kid, slippers, anti fizz stuff for her hair.. etc) and then after she uses it, she instantly returns ... | self.offmychest |
my girlfriend of 2 years cheated on me, and i am so lost. hey, this is my first time on reddit. I saw the community and figured I should try it out. But here's the story:
Two months ago I went to Florida with some buddies, and she got really mad at me for it (btw i am 18), but continuing we just went there because thi... | self.depression |
I barely talk to anyone anymore I am a shut in that lives with his mother. My mom is the only person I see in the flesh each day. I may talk to like three people online on occasion. Other than that it feels impossible to interact with people. | self.depression |
Looking for someone to talk/ chat with Like the name of the subreddit i just want to get some stuff off my chest in the hope that someone will read this and say something to help me.
Here i go
I'm male, 20y old, i'm studying history 1st year and I feel lonely. Not because i don't have friends ( i do both irl and onli... | self.offmychest |
Ignorance It's Christmas Eve and I'm lying in bed literally crying over my family's ignorance of provable facts.
My uncle, up until this year, was a good debate partner. We were able to discuss politics without arguing; it was fun, really! The rest of my family always asked if I needed rescuing but I never wanted nor ... | self.offmychest |
Would you consider dedicating your live to others instead of killing yourself? What do I do? That's the question my mind ponders. Maybe I don't like capitalism, maybe I don't like my life (and that means I am willing to die if my situation is bad enough), but I can't stand thinking other people could have had better li... | self.SuicideWatch |
Just need to vent. I'm just a 25 year old guy who wants to try and pour out some thoughts to something other than a mirror or a piece of paper for once. I'm tired of doing everything alone. I've made a lot of poor decisions in my life, granted nothing criminally bad, but I've been trying to turn things around as of lat... | self.depression |
I have an amazing friend This Christmas I got a wonderful present from my parents. It was an illustrated copy of my favourite childhood book and I almost cried seeing it. I told my best friend about this and he was happy for me. Immediately he started asking about the book, being genuinely interested. He asked about th... | self.offmychest |
Stopped lamotrigine due to allergy, pdoc wants me to try lithium, which is a no go for me, not sure what to do So I'm meeting next weeks to discuss meds, I haven't figured out 100% what I reacted to, but it sounds most likely the lamotrigine.
Lithium is a high maintenance med and it doesn't sound like there's much lee... | self.bipolar |
Vocal messages trigger anxiety in me Title says it all. Most of the times, no matter who sends it, when I see that I received a vocal messages I suddenly feel more anxious. Does it happens to anyone of you? How do you cope? | self.Anxiety |
Dear New Zealand, Stop being racist. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I am a proud brown female, and I know that I am the minority in the minority. But can you please stop treating me differently? I work very hard and I know I have an accent, but that does not mean I am uneducated or should be treated like a second class citizen at t... | self.offmychest |
I know I’m going to die in a car accident It’s a bad feeling I’ve been having for a few weeks now, it won’t be my fault. A car is going to hit me head on and kill me on impact. My job is pretty much grocery delivering so I have a HIGH risk of dying in a crash. I wish now I didn’t have this job and that I didn’t need th... | self.Anxiety |
Any suggestions on how to handle feeling terribly lonely? Like how to get through the lonely nights. I'm not asking for advice on how to meet folks. Just on how to handle night after night alone. Combined with feeling hopeless re dating over the last few years. | self.depression |
What should I do? Unfortunately I have a sister, which is an ultimate B. We used to have really good relations. but you know, nothing in life is perfect, so we had little fights after which we wouldn't speak to each other for few days. But with the time it was getting worse.
Firstly, she was having a sulk for pretty m... | self.offmychest |
New job stressing me out, I need advice/to vent I was hired in October at a big retail chain. I had just quit a cafe job after 3 weeks due to constant panic attacks ( yes, it was that horrible and anxiety inducing). I applied to work in the clothing area of the store, but was hired as a cashier because I wasn't going t... | self.Anxiety |
What could it be? Hi all, I’m wondering why I have good and bad days, and why they go in and out?
At times I’ve had depression within the last year (more than 2 weeks sadness, at the start of the school year I was like this) but at other times I’m just fine, and right now I’m a little of both
At times I’ll think “dam... | self.depression |
I promised... 3 years ago, in a summer trip to Europe, my depression led to a panic attack and a suicide attempt. I’ve since then recuperated and been on again off again depressed. But I promised myself I would never get to the state I got in Europe. For the sake of my family and for the sake of my newly born (at the t... | self.SuicideWatch |
It's my birthday but I still want to die. It's big day for me and I feel guilty for not being happy and not wanting to enjoy it but all I want to do is to shut myself off from everyone and sleep. I remember I used to be so happy about my birthday coming up but now I just don't want to celebrate it anymore. | self.depression |
How do you cope with the bad days? I've been dealing with depression on and off for over ten years. I've been on medication (Citalopram) for the majority of that time. Lately it seems like it's not lifting me out of the bad days like it used to, so I was wondering what other people do to cope with the difficult times.
... | self.depression |
... nothing is interesting anymore.i don't have fun doing anything even as I'm typing this now I feel like my withered husk of a soul is still being chipped away at.at school I'm miserable,at home I'm just alone with my thoughts nothing interests me nothing gives me that spark that you got when ur a kid and discover so... | self.depression |
Every time i go to sleep, i have a small hope that i will never wake up [deleted] | self.depression |
Random extreme passions - is it a bipolar thing? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I stopped initiating conversations with my "friends" and it's been a month since we talked. They forgot my birthday. I wish I wasn't lonely and had someone to talk to. | self.depression |
I made a quilt! I formulated a plan. On another day, I ordered materials. A different day, I made the front of the quilt. A couple of weeks later I shopped for a good back of quilt fabric. A week later, I did all the fancy sewing to attach the back to the front, and today I did the binding!!!
I did a project and didn'... | self.bipolar |
Just got dumped My boyfriend of one year broke up with me last night, a week before Christmas. We were discussing some things about the relationship I was dissatisfied with (him not being affectionate and not taking initiative in planning time spent together) and I finally asked him if he even wanted to be in a relatio... | self.bipolar |
Has moving ever helped anyone here? 31/M in Texas. I’ve never felt at home in Texas. Maybe it’s from all my bad memories growing up here involving family issues. I have no friends, no girlfriend, and I only see my family during holidays. I’m also currently unemployed because I quit my job in October. I’ve been thinking... | self.depression |
Bad day Upped my antidepressants (Paxil, went from 20mg to 30mg at night) about two weeks ago. I definitely don't feel better yet. Today has been the worst in a while. I've felt extremely unmotivated, distracted, tired, heavy, and lonely. The sky looks fucking weird and I don't feel like myself.
Just wanted to get th... | self.depression |
anyone else wakes up Gasping for air? I just came back home for the winter break after a stressful semester in which I had awful anxiety and was diagnosed and I can't handle being woken up by mom. Every time she wakes me up, I wake up scared, confused, and gasping for air. A lot of the time she wakes me up and I have n... | self.Anxiety |
I’m BP and I need to share Cheers to everyone living with BP. I just need to rant and get maybe some support.
In the past everyone including me considered me a visionary with double the energy everybody else has and a young businessman with huge potential.
When I was 19 I started a business and rushed it greatly work... | self.bipolar |
I don't know if I should take antidepressants...I'm really scared. So I've just requested two weeks off from work because of how bad my anxiety and depression are. I'm going to spend them at my parents' house to try and recover and see how I feel. I have been previously diagnosed with adhd as a teenager as well so I be... | self.depression |
Anyone in NorCal wanna shoot me in the head? I’ll supply the gun of course and I’ll even buy you a pizza or whatever. | self.SuicideWatch |
I just feel like a problem to everyone I know. I went to a Christmas party with my SO and for the first time I got my hair and makeup done. I still thought I looked like garbage, makeup can't fix ugly. So I'm all uncomfortable, can't drink alcohol to loosen up (because I'm pregnant), and see my SO talking to some muc... | self.depression |
Crying day vs angry day Yesterday I had an angry day. I am trying to catch my angry thoughts and respond better. I haven’t mastered that so I yelled.
Today I’m having a crying day. I can’t work because I can’t concentrate. I feel like it is worse because I can’t function at all.
My husband thinks my angry days are ... | self.bipolar |
Nothing like listening to sad shit and unleashing a rainstorm of tears.. ..having a great time with friends, talking trash and getting wasted together on one day, going back home with "Coldplay - Everything's not lost" on repeat, blaring through the car stereo on the other day, bawling your eyes out like someone just f... | self.depression |
I went to the teachers in school - and now everything is so much worse. I don't know what to do with my life. So about me : 16M. Failing school. Don't have any motivation to work. I'm getting Suicidal Thoughts more often now. I have some friends. I'm apparently quite a funny guy.
I was doing shit at school, so they s... | self.SuicideWatch |
A lot of my life feels like a drag A couple months ago I posted about some issues with my girlfriend. To save you the time, we broke up.
Right now, everything I do feels like a lot of work. It's not keeping me down, but it just feels like pushing against the tide. I've had to move in with my family again. I'm heartbro... | self.offmychest |
New sub made specifically for depressed fellow to make new friends :) [removed] | self.depression |
I have the craziest fear of throwing up I don’t know why. I haven’t thrown up in years. Being that it’s been so long whenever my stomach starts feeling weird I get INCREDIBLY anxious and get scared that I am going to throw up soon or that I have food poisoning that is Going to make me throw up out both ends. At times i... | self.Anxiety |
I don’t want to have kids because I don’t want them to experience depression I’m only 16, but I’ve already made up my mind: I’m never going to have kids. I can’t stomach the thought of passing my depression down to them, or them having to grow up with a parent struggling with depression. It just wouldn’t be fair to the... | self.depression |
My meds are making me to sleepy I go to work and come home and have to nap for at least two hours. I can’t stay awake all day without a nap. I want to be awake till bed time because after a nap I don’t do anything as I feel lethargic and sick. | self.depression |
I’m sorry I miss you and I love you and I’m sorry | self.offmychest |
I’m Tired of Not Existing and Being Marginalized. Nothing can change my mind. I’m going to thanksgiving and then taking the plunge. I’m tired of this life. Either I’m ignored or perceived as worthless. I’m so tired of being alone, and only surviving day to day. I tried to be strong but it’s not easy anymore. | self.SuicideWatch |
What's a humane way to off oneself? People say they love me and they care... but tbh if I died, I won't make any difference in anyone's life. I'm just an unimportant fly on the wall. | self.SuicideWatch |
Anxiety when starting discussions with family (more of a rant) I have trouble with talking to my parents (I’m 20, F, living at home, going to college close by). Not in the sense of light conversation, or even sometimes deeper stuff not pertaining to me, but everything about myself is difficult. Health, bigger dreams/as... | self.Anxiety |
No one gives a shit about poor people I just don't fucking see how the majority of people aren't fucking poor in the first place. I'm nearly fucking homeless, just barely making it by the skin of my teeth, with little to nothing going for me, with mounting debts, and somehow the majority of fucking people aren't dealin... | self.depression |
Is it possible to be a successful (Bipolar) medical professional? I ask because I feel incredibly
hopeless about the prospect.
I'll be brief, but for context I was a pre-medical student who struggled with depression throughout college. I knew I didn't deserve to be there and I almost lost my scholarship when the mani... | self.bipolar |
My mom planned an appointment in a diagnostic center without me reading the reviews and... It’s full of alternative medicine bullshit! After she finally told me the name of it, the first thing I did was check the reviews out online. Every place I found had a rating below 5/10. Some of the highlights were:
They diagnos... | self.bipolar |
First time psychologist visit. I am a bit scared today I will visit a psychologist with my parents for the first time I am 22.I have a lot of trouble expressing myself especially to strangers will it be a problem to my session or will the psychologist guide me through the conversation | self.depression |
The person I thought I loved was slowly killing me So a boy and I finally ended things after beating around the bush for 6 months. He ruined my happiness I was constantly caught up with my emotions and worrying about whether he liked me or not. But now it’s over and I can finally breathe again. We tried to be friends ... | self.offmychest |
I don't think I deserve to live because I am a total freak I used to have these bizarre urges and fantasies to be violated by all sorts of things. I feel like a person who doesn't deserve to live because of them. I have never told anyone because it would be so shameful that I don't think I could carry on being in their... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’m crying on NY Eve I’m having a quarter life crisis again. I hate my introverted and shy personality. And my depression and anxiety don’t help. I have quit a lot of things because of that mix and I haven’t accomplished the things I want to accomplish coz of it. I hate myself. I hate my life. I hope I wake up dead tom... | self.depression |
Bipolar in hypomanic phase.. help Hi.. im bipolar and have been in a hypomanic state for a couple months.. i cant take the anxiety .. i feel like i cant breath i have chest pain i get panic attacks.. but a new symptom has started that scares me i have this feeling of claustrophobia.. it is so intense that i feel like ... | self.bipolar |
I chased a thief on foot last night. The emergency glass in the stairwell of my condo was broken, and the fire alarm went off, all lifts temporarily unusable.. I was in full panic mode, because my parents were stuck in one of the lifts..
The guards said to me someone was able to sneak in without an access card, and w... | self.offmychest |
I just can’t take it anymore Oh god is this gonna be a mess to type out. I’ve struggled my with a whole array of different things for my whole life and it just gets too hard to keep on pushing. I want to die. I have a plan for if I wanted to do it, and if I wanted to I could do it at any time. I’m plagued by suicidal t... | self.SuicideWatch |
[DAE] have delayed psuedo-flashbacks? This feels similar to disassociation (I still feel plenty of that), but it's not quite like it. Best explanation I have is that I keep replaying short clips in my head involuntarily. But they could be from anything that happened within the past few minutes and doesn't obstruct me f... | self.Anxiety |
Loss of vision, couldn't walk. Was this an anxiety attack? It was my 21st birthday and a couple of friends came into town. We went out for dinner and I had 2-3 drinks. Afterwards, we smoked a bunch of pot. I am a regular smoker, but I smoked a decent amount that night so I was quite high. We decided to take the tram ba... | self.Anxiety |
Help a college student! Examples of neurodiversity in science fiction TV? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I talked to my insurance's crisis line today because of suicidal ideations and they offered the emergency room if I needed it. I wish I knew how much it cost. (I have kaiser). [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Despite Life Success, Therapy, and Medication; Anxiety is Still ruining my life and I'm afraid it will Kill me eventually Despite some very unlucky things in my life occurring back to back to back, I have almost every reason to feel at least OK. I am on a full scholarship for a PhD in molecular biology with a salary an... | self.Anxiety |
I just want to die... I'm coming down from ecstasy. Been smoking pot non-stop all day. I haven't taken my haldol pills in about two weeks. I'm hallucinating, and just came out of an hour long severe psychotic episode. My boyfriend was no where to be found. Now he doesn't understand why I'm mad at him when he didn't ans... | self.SuicideWatch |
Depression making me hate my job. I used to love it a few months ago, but now it's just full of anxiety and stress and I find myself putting in minimal effort.
I've been looking for other jobs, but I'm dreading the interview process and feel like I can't even do well anywhere else.
Sure sounds like Depression to me... | self.depression |
Can someone explain to me why i should stay alive? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Been struggling since I was young. It all started when I was young. At about 4 I was always left home alone. My parents would work and my aunt would pick up my sisters to watch them at her house, but left me home alone. I wasn't forgotten, but intentionally left behind. So naturally growing up I was rather introverted ... | self.SuicideWatch |
It weird I am alive but I don't feel like am living! I don't get excited about anything that my friends get exited about it sucks | self.depression |
I hate people who say you need to open up more [deleted] | self.depression |
I fucking give up in life If anyone wants to attempt to help please do | self.SuicideWatch |
Dead in side for 21 years. No real life support. Someone talk to me, I guess. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Ketamine Treatment Cost A while ago I had some questions about ketamine treatment. Feel free to review my posts if you feel so inclined.
I finally spoke to the finance people. In my state insurance won't cover the treatment, but will cover the ketamine lozenges you're supposed to take weekly as a prescription.
Tota... | self.bipolar |
Meeting my girlfriends parents for the first time. Sweet jesus. Went and got a table at the restaurant. Now just waiting for them show up. Trying to avoid going in to full on panic mode. | self.Anxiety |
Gun to the head, tears on the cheeks, blood on the hands, left alone in the darkness waiting for an end. | self.depression |
She will never love me. I love her so much, for six years I've been obsessed with her. I'll never be enough for her. She deserves better than me and I know we would never work but she is always in my mind and dreams. For the past 7 months, I have had a dream every night about her but they always turn into nightmares, I... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm severery drunk and gonna try to slit my wrists tonigt [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Why Can't I make myself do this? I have to write a protocol for work. I've known about it for weeks. I just stare at my computer screen and the anxiety builds. I go do something else...the anxiety builds. I go home. The anxiety follows. It grows as bed time nears. I manage to sleep with nightmares. I get out of bed...l... | self.Anxiety |
Day in silence Not sleeping well and very tired but managed to get outside today for a walk.
A kid saw me, waved, and said hi.
I didn't even know how to formulate a word in response but I did manage a wave and a smile. I hope it was a smile anyway.
Spend enough time in silence and eventually your own voice startles ... | self.depression |
My best friend told me she's seeing someone and I realized I'm in love with her. I've known her since we were both seventeen. I'm twenty-two now. We're both women.
I've always had an inkling about this. There were times when I'd imagine what it would be like to live with her, be with her, marry her. I guess I was in ... | self.offmychest |
There's definitely something wrong, but I don't know what [deleted] | self.depression |
Ehhh, I think started a cult and i feel like shit about it Like I didn't really intend to, I thought I was just saying the truth. I don't know, like I'm being honest but maybe that's dangerous I don't know.
A part of me just wants to sequester myself. I enjoy helping ppl and feel good in doing so, but i feel like, I... | self.depression |
im so tired i have no friends. i havent made a friend in five years. i tried making friends online but no one really talks back to me. i been looking for a job and going to interviews but no one will hire me. im failing all my college classes. i dont feel passionate about my interest anymore. i cant drive. i cant even ... | self.depression |
So I had another job interview, what the actual fuck? I had a job interview here before on my other account (forgot the password, this is a different company though.)
Basically I get there early and it's a small place, they're interviewing another person. I overhear them and they hire that person basically... so I'm s... | self.depression |
I give up. Well now what do I do? My future is ruined, I have no one and nothing in the future and no one and nothing now. I’m a disappointment and a piece of shit. What’s the point anymore? I’m done. I have no motivation to keep going. I might as well just kill my self. It is the only way to make this stop. | self.depression |
I just bought a "love doll" for myself. I've never made a purchase like that, and I wonder if it means I'm weird. I don't want it for sex (well, not *just* for sex), but for physical touch, too. I'm by myself all the time and just having something to cuddle against would be nice.
Is that weird or freaky? I've posted... | self.SuicideWatch |
Its been nearly a week and I still feel like shit. what do you guys do to get outta this. I went out to drink until 7am, I have had a couple walks around parks and I've even been out with a couple friends for a meal but I still feel like shit. anyone got any idea on how I can be actually happy again. | self.depression |
i want a friend like an in real life friend. i have a couple friends online i guess but no one i can hug
fuck they don't even need to be an irl friend just someone that i can call and facetime and maybe one day visit i don't know
i'm so fucking lonely i don't know what to do i haven't had a friend in literally 10 ye... | self.depression |
Stuck at a Party I'm stuck at a party, talking to no one (obviously) and drinking slowly only to follow what everyone else is doing. I wanna get drunk but they don't and I have to walk back to my boyfriends after. Its so lonely, especially when you know these people, you just feel like an outcast that no one likes. The... | self.depression |
does Anyone Else Experience This? My anxiety has been insane lately, so much so that I've sought psychiatric help and start CBT therapy in two weeks time.
My latest symptom includes weird phantom pains around my body. I'll get headaches, chest discomfort, arm pain, gum pain, they all come and go. It's really weird.
... | self.Anxiety |
anxiety fucks me up and then i stay sullen, angry and ruminate whole day fucked up morning | self.Anxiety |
If you've taken geodon (or other AP I guess), is this normal? Hi All,
I have been noticing that missed doses of Geodon are casuing withdrawal symptoms rather quickly. For example, I missed a few doses this weekend. It seems to me that if I miss a dose that withdrawal symptoms kick in before my next dose. I'm just not ... | self.bipolar |
my best friend told me she's in love with me and all I can do is cry She told me at 4am when we were drunk on the way home from a party. I was sobering up, and I sort of knew already from the past week or so, was noticing it a little bit, was getting worried about it a little bit but dismissed it as highly unlikely. My... | self.offmychest |
I have to read this book but I just can’t focus. My depression took all the energy I had. I just had an argument with my mother about a stupid thing. I took her words very personal and lost all the energy I had. I am supposed to read a book but I don’t have the energy anymore. | self.depression |
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