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I had an assignment worth 10% of my grade but I couldn't bring myself to do it. [deleted] | self.depression |
Feeling lonelier than ever I thought that I could be strong moving to a new state. I thought having my fiancé would be enough, but it really hit me after a few months that I am incredibly lonely and isolated. It wasn’t such a big deal before because I already depressed and was convinced this was my “new life” and I cou... | self.depression |
I'm only 18 I reached out how I could, and I got resources. They've helped me grow so much out of the mentality I had, and it was wonderful spending one of my last days happy. But I know too much and I've seen too much of the abuse, and now I have to go. I can't die a child and then come back at 18 and try to live the ... | self.depression |
For those who worry about things.. In a world where depression and anxiety are on a steady rise (and having experienced both at some point myself), here's some positive food for thought I felt like tossing out there.
We are more connected to the world now than any generation before us thanks to having things such as t... | self.offmychest |
I feel like a terrible pet owner. I don't hurt my dog or act abusive towards him, I just don't treat him the way he deserves. I neglect him. I barely walk him and my dad and brother always end up doing it. I barely pet him either, and I get mad at him when he barks and yell at him sometimes. I love him a lot, and I kno... | self.offmychest |
If I mainly experience panic attacks after having coffee, is it still a disorder? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Fuck everything. Why can't I feel emotions toward people anymore or get excited over anything? I feel like I'm running out of excuses to go on. I'm numb and I'm running thinner and thinner. | self.depression |
Thing I did when I was hypomanic First episode happened at the age of 20 before I knew I was manic depressive. To note, I was super into meditation and finding enlightenment and all that when my first episode hit so I just thought "I did it" because prior to that I was an emotional person, indifferent to most things al... | self.bipolar |
Anyone distance themselves sitting the middle of having a manic episode? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Everything I can do is too boring, everything I want to do is too hard. :( | self.depression |
(help) Anyway to get over social anxiety? I know this has been asked plenty before but I can't even bring myself to say more then a few words to people without nearly having a panic attack I want to meet people and make friends maybe even a girlfriend but the stress and fear of looking or saying something stupid just t... | self.Anxiety |
Don't know if this goes here but oh well [deleted] | self.depression |
I'm doing terrible in school, in trouble, and feel directionless and stressed I'm close to failing the semester. I need to pull out very high grades on my final exams to pass my classes. I've never had a worse semester and I'm doubting, again, if I can really finish this. I can't find the will or motivation to actually... | self.offmychest |
About to be fired again because I’m just too stupid and incompetent. Okay, this is my first post here and maybe I just need to vent, I hope that’s okay.
I’m 34 years old and I don’t think I’ve ever done anything right in my entire life. I was diagnosed with depression in high school and have always struggled with ... | self.depression |
Had a revelation while watching Home Alone 2 Kevin meets a homeless woman who surrounds herself with pigeons and initially he is very scared of her, most people are she says. Later on when they talk she reveals to him why she's homeless and spends all her time with the pigeons
"The man I loved fell out of love with me... | self.offmychest |
I hate everyone who has ever gotten to have a romantic relationship and cuddle with a man. I wonder if there's such a thing as a cuddle prostitute and would I go tho I know he'd be repulsed by my appearance and I would be repulsed by his shallowness. | self.offmychest |
i feel pretty good honestly and i'm scared it won't last or that i'll only ruin it life is starting to feel a bit easier but it's scaring me so much i don't know how to react | self.depression |
I wish I could just have everything go away. Why do I have to live this way? I feel like no one would care if I just suddenly died. I feel so alone... | self.depression |
I want to be good enough for someone Why am I so unlovable?
I have friends, I have ambition, I have hobbies and interests. But no one has any interest in getting to know me. They just wanna hit me up to fuck every once in a while. I feel like I've just kind of accepted that's the closest thing to intimacy I'm going t... | self.offmychest |
It's very difficult to comply with medications when the consequence of not taking them is often irrational happiness I do embarrass myself though :/ | self.bipolar |
Life is simply not for everyone. I've moved my date to an even earlier one. I was going to end it all on the 5th of January but I'm moving to the 3rd. I just can't take it anymore. Things have gotten the best of me and it all proves I'm just not meant for this life. I don't have what it takes, I never have, and I never... | self.SuicideWatch |
Has anyone had to stop their SSRI due to it elevating their blood pressure? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Posted this when I really was in need. Received zero responses. Posting again. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
All I have ever wanted is a peaceful end And now it seems that I won't be able to get it. Fuck my life ( and apparently death). | self.depression |
Abilify Side Effects? Does anybody else have sensory issues on abilify? Everything is too bright and too loud and I get nauseous every time I stand for too long and I still have no appetite, but have been trying to eat. I also have been feeling irritable and anxious and sweating a lot. Halp! | self.bipolar |
I wish I didn’t feel neglected. I miss how we used to be. How much love we had. Now after a huge fight the relationship just doesn’t feel the same.
You’re cold and distant.
I feel alone and ignored.
I love you
I’m just scared. | self.offmychest |
My life is just the biggest joke - I was born as a male though I'm a girl.
- I can't even come out with this kind of parents, family, "friends", country.
- I was abused by my father.
- I did not pass to the next class.
- I lied to my parents about school, I actually dropped it due to my social dysphoria.
- I constantly... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm scared for my brother and can't do shit He just messaged me about becoming more and more depressed. Apparently his marriage is in deep trouble and he has no idea how to deal with it.
He has always been the most sensitive in our family, going through tough depressive episodes. My parents are shitty, and can't be co... | self.offmychest |
I'm 31 and still single and don't know what's wrong with me and just don't want to be alone anymore and hate knowing I'll never get to have kids. I'm sick of pretending that I don't mind being single.
I'm sick of how saying I'd like to get married and have children means I am breaking some feminist code. Why is it so ... | self.offmychest |
I am taking a month to mull over my suicide [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
5mg Abilify - haven’t slept in 2 days? Has anyone else experienced this? Ever since I started taking it Saturday I haven’t slept a wink. I have taken it before and found it activating but not like this, kind of freaking out. I’m not tired at all so that makes it extra worrying. This is the only drug I’m on. | self.bipolar |
Finished and soon to graduate; wrote up something memorable. Done.
It has been a long ride.
I graduated high school in spring of 2010, but lack of direction and uncertainty held me back. That and...
In the summer of 2011, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder I and hospitalized, subsequently losing all sense of p... | self.bipolar |
I'm tired, I need someone to tell me I'm okay. [deleted] | self.depression |
24 female small town girl. Never left California. Shy and full of movie quotes. Helllloooo I’m just looking for stupid attention like always. Stupid me. Anyways. Hi. I’m taylor. I like Mac and cheese and thick burgers. I enjoy Ace Ventura and will Ferrell. I have no confidence I have debt in school. I work at frikkin M... | self.Anxiety |
It's almost 10 am and I'm still trying to fall asleep. Woke up after dark, managed to shower and that's about it. Was gonna hand in this absense form thing since I haven't been to any lectures all year, but couldn't even do that. Managed to eat one of the two burgers I bought at McDonald's. About three weeks on fluoxet... | self.depression |
Highschool seemed like the best years of my life. What were yours? I know this is absolutely toxic thinking, focusing on the past like this, but I'm just spiraling right now and can't help but do so.
Overcoming the worst years of my life (middle school), high school was a breeze. Literally no one cared and the one tim... | self.bipolar |
Freaking out about job interview in 7 hours Hi guys,
I (23F) am going on my fourth job interview today and I need help. How to stay calm? How do I even DO an interview?
I've asked why the others didnt hire me, I got 'not enthusiastic enough' and 'does not fit in the team'. How CAN I be enthusiastic when I'm nervous?... | self.Anxiety |
No matter how down you are feeling, what is one thing that can always put a smile on your face? | self.depression |
I just feel like i hit a wall, over and over again Honestly, its hard for me to entirely put this into words. Has anyone else ever felt like they were just coasting through life? Like you do whats expected of you and if you can help it, you literally do NOTHING more? I feel like ive been here for ages. Just walking int... | self.depression |
Societal expectations - I always tell myself I'll disregard them and do my thing, but somehow I always end up being affected by them. [deleted] | self.depression |
How to to remain calm sitting or in silent situations? Hello everyone, I have been struggling with this peculiar issue for a while and I don't understand it at all and it is killing me inside. Basically, I have found that when I have to sit down next to someone or sit in silence I have all this anxious energy that star... | self.Anxiety |
How to you get your head out of that loop? [deleted] | self.depression |
I'm tired of living. None of my friends appreciate me. As of now, one of them are in another room, playing games on my laptop, and become annoyed when I go in, or if I ask to use it. One of my parents left when I was a toddler, and the other constantly yells and swears at me. I haven't accomplished anything as a teenag... | self.SuicideWatch |
23M [F4m] snapchat? Bored and wanna chat. PM to get to know me | self.depression |
Anxious, nauseous, and just want to jump in front of a bus I’m not actually going to jump, but it feels like a better alternative. I don’t want to tell my parents I’m about to fail out of student teaching—my second career endeavor I won’t complete. I don’t want to tell them a week before my wedding when everything is a... | self.Anxiety |
My therapist is going on vacation and I won't see her for 9 days I don't think I can survive those 9 days without any type of support. Seeing her twice a week is barely enough. What the fuck am I supposed to do? I'm going to snap one of these days, I just know it. Hopefully I'll kill myself. | self.depression |
wish i could apologize to my family 17m i’m sitting on the batjroom floor of my workplace with a bottle of pills in hand. i just wish i could apologize to my sister & my parents for not being everything that i could’ve been. i won’t be around much longer, and i’m sorry to all of you. none of you deserve this. n... | self.SuicideWatch |
Apology for suicide attempt...what to say... I want to give an "I'm sorry" present and card to a professor who I am pretty close with and is also my boss at my job. She is pretty much one of the few reasons why I didn't completely go through with it, so she matters a lot to me. She's pretty upset about what I did, and ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I just want to get over my EX I just want to be able to let her go. I just want to be free of this spell she has on me. I just want these feelings to go away. I just want to forget the last 7 years didn't happen.
We haven't spoken in a week, but that only makes the sea of emotions I have for her unsteady and tumultuo... | self.offmychest |
I've always thought I just had depression... So, I had my first depressive episode at 8 years old. Seriously. I've pretty much thought I had MDD. My last psychiatrist actually did diagnose me with Bipolar 1. Always really feeling my depression, not my mania, I thought he was wrong. I have since lost my insurance, and e... | self.bipolar |
I feel like I'm going to die of sadness and unwillingness to live. Hello there.
Sadly, my message deleted itself from reddit as I messed up with options... I'll rewrite again...
I feel like my life is coming to an end ; not necessarily because of suicide on itself, but because I'm losing the will to live little by li... | self.SuicideWatch |
Manic anxiety? So I have pretty bad anxiety. It involved some very severe derealization where I’m convinced at any moment I’ll snap and be insane.
What happens though is I’ll have a day that’s just awful. Anxiety at a huge peak, convinced reality is nothing, panic attacks, etc. ALL. DAY. LONG.
Then the next morning ... | self.Anxiety |
What is this, how can I make these feelings go away? Is this depersonalization/derealization? I keep getting these feelings:
-my life is over
-I'm watching the timeline of my life play out before my very eyes
-Nothing is real/nothing matters
-I get into these trance-like states where my brain feels like a television w... | self.depression |
I don't know what's wrong with me So, first off, I'm not 100% sure if I have depression, but I went through a 2 year period between around 14-16 where I just felt empty and lonely all the time and I kinda lost interest in everything and when I read up on it sounded pretty similar to depression. Now, I'm 18 at Uni, and ... | self.depression |
Just wanna share once again... ... that some how I am doing really well.
I have to call the damn police again on my 5 y/o dad for physical abuse.
I have to fix my mother fucking car with what money? IDK.
I entered a relationship of sorts thinking I was prepared but I guess I'm not but maybe I am. IDK.
Throw all... | self.bipolar |
I need someone to pm for a min. No one I know in real life understands. | self.depression |
I can’t take this anymore. I want to die right now.
I’ve always been an anxious person, but the anxiety didn’t interfere with daily tasks until I was 12 years old. I had been a good student up until then, but at that point I started neglecting to turn in certain assignments. I started missing school. Please note: I wa... | self.Anxiety |
Random bursts of euphoria Sometimes I get these random bursts of euphoria, usually when I'm enjoying a sunset with a cigarette. It feels good, feels like life is beautiful and nothing really matters but it also feels kinda weird. I get excited and it somewhat reminds me of a panic attack. It usually lasts for a few min... | self.Anxiety |
My parents are recently separated My mom had an affair with a man at work, to keep it short. I knew the man, his wife, and his daughter, whom happened to be my best friends-sisters-best friend (confusing, sorry). I found out from finding a few notes in her purse while searching for gum and never told anyone. Then my be... | self.offmychest |
I don't know what to call what I did I've been pressing my knife up to my thigh and neck for a month or so. Today I just pressed the tip of my blade up against my throat to see how far in I could push, I started to feel the blade break skin so I stopped. I felt terrible afterwards, I don't have the courage to tell my t... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't know what to do anymore, can someone please make sense of this? Hello,
I want to introduce myself before i go. I'm a 25 year old engineering student(yes i know i'm quite old, but i didn't take school seriously until recently). I feel like a failure because my highschool friends are already starting a family an... | self.SuicideWatch |
Checking my email gives me anxiety Right after I send an email, I get this immense feeling of dread/anxiety about getting a response back. I don't even know why since nothing bad has ever happened, but I fucking hate it. Anyone else struggling with this? | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety, Depression... Why not both? Sincere question to everyone here.
Do you think it's possible to have anxiety without depression? For a while I was getting CBT just for anxiety and it just never seems to stick. I know that I'm really affected by the season Nov-Jan, but depression has started to hit me really hard... | self.Anxiety |
Can't stop myself from sleeping all day I have no job or responsibilities. I can't stop sleeping or putting a pillow over my head. Sleep is my only relief. What can I do to stop sleeping | self.depression |
Please someone give me some feedback about my first day at work [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
How do i convince my parents to get me a therapist ASAP? So its currently 2 in the morning and i cant sleep-as per usual.My maths exam is in one day and i feel like i dont know anything.I dont want to go to school,but i also dont want to miss the lessons.Im having problems talking about how i feel with my friends and i... | self.depression |
Can bipolar people be successful? Hi there friends! I'm a beginner when it comes to coping with bipolar disorder. I'm posting because I'm in need of a helping hand.
In the past I've struggled a lot with university because of my unstable ways. It becomes nearly impossible to concentrate on my studies when I'm riding a... | self.bipolar |
And here comes the loneliness. My best and only friend ignored me. She told me to meet her at the beach for a walk in the morning, I arrived there at 5AM, waited her for 2 hours. Then she said sorry she couldn't come.
She was the only friend I have...
Cried oneself on the beach - I thought she is the cure for my damn ... | self.offmychest |
General anxiety caused by perfectionism? Hey
I have been thinking a lot lately why I still have general anxiety and am struggling with motivation to study and do new things.
A few weeks ago I watched a video series on what makes people happy (according to some studies) and I was introduced to the terms "Maximizers" a... | self.Anxiety |
In my 40s and going to see a therapist for first time. What should I expect? Throwaway account, and hope this is the right forum to ask this. I have been quietly fighting with depression and dependance for years. I am quite successful and have a loving family, and have done a good job from hiding it from everyone but m... | self.depression |
Isn't it funny how my brain likes to fuck me over I'm sure I'm gonna lose my scholarship and probably some vocational rehab support and need to take out a loan or several. Sometimes I feel so close to breaking down. And I may need to change rooms and dorms at a fucking bad time because of reasons I explained in a post ... | self.bipolar |
Landlord made a comment and now I can’t stop worrying my neighbors are going to get mad at me So my boyfriend and I just moved into a house that has four units in it and between them, there are 8 people in the house. We’ve only been here a month so we’re still getting settled, as are the two top floor people and the tw... | self.Anxiety |
Struggling to write anything without suddenly having an outburst [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
No one talks to me. I feel so alone. :( every day is the same, the only people I attract are perverted stalkers. I feel so alone :( | self.depression |
Random Panic Attack Changed Me. Last month, I had a panic attack in the middle of the night out of nowhere. I was forced to confront my own mortality, thinking of the nothing beyond. The worst part is, nothing brought the change. My life was good. Now, I live in constant stress and anxiety, where even the slightest men... | self.offmychest |
How does therapy fix anything? My doctor recommended therapy in addition to antidepressants, but a) I don't think it's really doable right now financially, and b) I'm not sure what good it would do anyway compared to the antidepressants. What can a therapist really do for me if there's no clear cause to my depression? ... | self.depression |
What is your earliest memory of an anxiety attack? How old where you? What was it like?
I think I was in my teens. I distinctly remember having nausea and diarrhea. My heart started beating really fast and I laid down on a couch and just started feeling really terrified. I was shaking my legs and eventually asked my p... | self.Anxiety |
I hate human progress and change, and there's nothing I can do to stop it [deleted] | self.offmychest |
My [21f] Doctors Keep Suggesting Lithium Hello everyone. This is my first time posting on here but I just wanted to say I really love the support community in this subreddit.
Before I go into my questions, here's a bit about my symptoms/meds: I'm diagnosed as Bipolar 1 with rapid cycling. My current doctor has me on a... | self.bipolar |
How did the whole diagnosing process work ? Do you feel like it made your life better or worse ? Someone whose opinion I care about told me recently that he thinks I should go see someone and get medicated . It started kind of a big fight , and at the time I was really angry because I didn’t think he understood what wa... | self.bipolar |
How to find a psychiatrist in Austin, TX I've been feeling depressed for the last year or so and I've decided it's time to do something about it. I'm trying to make an appointment with a psychiatrist, but it's a real PITA. Zocdoc doesn't seem to have any under the psychiatrist category and navigating my insurance compa... | self.depression |
Logan Paul suicide forest fiasco So, this whole debacle has reignited the feelings that came from my dads suicide 6 years ago. He did the same thing, just not in the forest, and for some reason Logan Paul’s video has upset me way more than any other video of his or jakes videos. It’s simply the fact the poor victim was... | self.offmychest |
Having one person care about you. I have this friend who sent me his final design for the course we're doing and I'm thankful. seriously the fact someone wants my opinion or just in basic wants me to see this makes me happy. I get depressed over the smallest things but this makes me happy, thanks mate you're the best | self.depression |
Does anyone else have memory issues? I have an awful long-term memory, and have a lot of difficulty remembering when things happened. I was diagnosed at 18, so I'm not sure if the memory lapses are caused by undiagnosed manic or depression episodes, or if they're caused by something completely unrelated?
Just wonderi... | self.bipolar |
Alone at christmas. Epiphany Christmas day and im sitting all alone. I live with my ex wife who has gone to her familys for christmas.
2 years ago i had a wife of 15 years, and a girlfriend with her own family, and a tight knit group of friends (we are all polyamorous). I lost all that through my own inability to... | self.bipolar |
Anxiety every time before bed And it happens without reason. I also have a disorganised schedule (I spend my nighttime awake), and when I want to get asleep at 6-7 am, my heart stings and also I feel that adrenaline rush in my entire body, making me going to bathroom and chill myself. And all of these without thinking ... | self.Anxiety |
I don't want to feel this nothingness anymore. I don't deserve this life. So many good people are in my life, yet i'm still depressed as fuck. There is so much hurt in my heart for no reason and it sucks. I know that none of you guys can make it go away but I just needed to rant. Idk. If anyone actually read this, than... | self.depression |
Question from a non bipolar person I’m sorry if this offends anyone that’s not the intention!
I’m curious how mania and depression feels for another Bipolar person. My boyfriend is bipolar and I can usually tell when he’s on the ups or downs but I would love to hear the point of view from other people on how they feel... | self.bipolar |
Okay. My boyfriend is really amazing and super kind, but he doesn’t want to post me on any of his social media. He says that he doesn’t want any other guys to look at me and try to hmu or something. Is this normal? | self.offmychest |
how long would it hurt people believe in different forms of afterlife, so really, how long would death hurt? how long until you're brought into your form of afterlife? the roof is nice, but diving off won't do much--but really, *how long would it hurt*? | self.SuicideWatch |
My therapist says she’s proud of me and that I’m making progress but it doesn’t feel that way to me Have you ever felt such rage and anger that you feel like you’re going to burst right out of your skin? Nothings really changing... nothing is getting better. Growing up with a narcissistic parent you kind of have to lea... | self.bipolar |
I'm finally stable and happy I finally feel stable, happy, and proud of myself. Five years ago I would have never imagined saying that....I just couldn't see it. I'm starting to understand what I need to do to keep it this way.
Just last year I was completely homeless, broke, and abusing drugs. I've been a profession... | self.offmychest |
Dated someone who was also bipolar Have any of you guys done so? How was that like, good or bad? | self.bipolar |
Floored I'm just coming out of a two month manic psychotic episode where I nearly lost complete touch with reality. My therapist told me today that I can't work and need to take a break from the job hunt for two months. So disappointed. I'm med compliant, have incredible doctors and support, and take care of myself and... | self.bipolar |
I can't handle Christmas This is the first year I'm not going to be home for Christmas. I'm going to Florida with my bf's family this year. There's already talk that we might not even get Christmas dinner and that we HAVE to buy numerous presents not only for actual Christmas but for various games everyone plays.
Mone... | self.offmychest |
I [19] have everything but in my mind I have nothing I'm 19, always had bf, I've an high average at uni quite easily, I know what the job of my dreams and I've clear in my mind what are my ambitions.
My family is amazing, my bf too. It would all be perfect if I'd have a sense of belonging. I don't have a group of frien... | self.depression |
I will find a cure! 2013 new year’s eve. Everybody was counting down. “10, 9, 8” But I was silent. I was preparing for a journey. But little did I know that for this journey, no preparation was needed. Because you were never ready for this.
In 2013 I was 14 years old. I didn’t know what life had in stock for me. I was... | self.offmychest |
Why did he stop texting me? Long-distance friendship/romance Hey guys! I’ve been texting this guy from Dublin for about a year now. We’ve been talking every single day, mostly on Snapchat and sometimes Facebook. I met him on St. Patrick’s Day 2016 when I was on a student exchange ( I’m from Germany). I spent 2 weeks in... | self.offmychest |
Today is my birthday and I want to end it I’ll try to make this as short as I can. But long story short, I left an abusive relationship, left town and left all my friends. I was about to start nursing school on one day when everything hit the fan and I packed my bags and left. Now I’m back with my parents since October... | self.depression |
I’m living in hell I’m going fucking insane and I’m so frustrated. My high school is really hard and my grades aren’t budging. I’m losing control over them. Those were the only things I felt I had control over. But now I don’t. I have struggled with making friends in my school for years. I’m friendly, decently attracti... | self.offmychest |
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