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I had to quit my job Rant incoming. I just need to get this out and share.
I'm medicated and pretty well stable for the last 5 years.
My job was so incredibly stressful the last few months. I was coming home every day, with no energy to cook dinner or clean, and mostly just spending my evenings watching tv and or c... | self.bipolar |
Guilt-ridden I don't understand why I feel so guilty all the time. Right now I feel guilty for even posting. I feel as if everything is my fault. My family is falling apart and I feel as if I caused is. I feel like if all the bad shit that happened to the people that are close is my fault like I'm a bad luck charm. Thi... | self.depression |
15 years old Hello, I am a 15-year-old male with moderate depression. I'm not really in need of a relationship but I tend to masturbate to porn almost every day once, twice (commonly) or even three times rarely.
Like most people, a relationship with a girl would be cool but I just can't see myself ever going out with a... | self.depression |
Would getting drunk make it easier to kill myself? I need to escape so bad. | self.depression |
For the past few months I have been really wanting to cry For the past few months I have been really wanting to cry. I feel helpless and lonely and angry to myself. I have the lowest opinion of myself and despite what others say, it definitely has some truth in it.
For my whole life I have lived a lonely miserable li... | self.offmychest |
I want to die but i’m too scared to kill myself I am 17 years old and i don’t want to live anymore. I’ve felt like this for the last 2 years and i feel trapped. The only times when i don’t beat up on my self and feel worthless is when i drink alcohol or smoke weed. I feel like an outcast but i don’t understand why, and... | self.SuicideWatch |
I lost my phone 3 times in one year and got it back each time thanks to android find my phone and helpful people who called my home number. I'm a lucky piece of shit. | self.offmychest |
Antipsychotics Hello all, just wondering if there are other antipsychotic that don’t make you tired? I am taking seroquel and I wake up late for work every morning so I want to stop taking it especially on days that my husband works late simply because I have a 8 month baby who wakes up periodically | self.bipolar |
Do I have anxiety? Hi y’all!
Okay so to cut to the chase I just need y’all’s opinions to decide if I should talk to my parents about what’s been going on for the past few years. It’s getting to the point where I think it’s starting to take over my life? I don’t have many people to talk to without thinking I’m some we... | self.Anxiety |
Wave of euphoria at night time? I'll be depressed and contemplating suicide all day but then when it's about night time I'll get this sudden wave of euphoria like it's everything going to be okay. Is this a symptom of a condition or something? | self.depression |
I just don't know what to do with myself I stay up all night and sleep all day so I can be alone. When I sleep, I only have nightmares. All I do is lay in bed. I barely eat anything, I'm so hungry all the time. I'm probably going to fail this semester of college, I never turn anything in or go to class. Its hard for me... | self.depression |
I miss my bunny Excuse the username. Grief doesn't affect my love for office references.
She was 3mo. old when I got her for my 22nd birthday and I named her Lolita but I called her "my little lady." Exactly 42 days later I held her in my arms and listened to her struggle to breathe for two hours while she died.
I f... | self.offmychest |
Only a matter of time I'm 19 years old with a great job, but all I can do is live day to day thinking about one day building up the courage to finally kill myself. I've been on several antidepressants since I was 16 and recently stopped taking them because I was no better off. I've tried therapy to no avail. I have a c... | self.SuicideWatch |
I just swallowed a bottle of pills If I don't reply back to this post then I am dead. | self.SuicideWatch |
diagnosed at 32 No Support System...just need to vent Hey guys, I'm hoping to just air out some things and maybe get some feedback.
I'm a 32F single mom of 2 who had a dysfunctional upbringing (physical, emotional, sexual abuse etc). I always felt like something was wrong with me growing up but my problems were always... | self.bipolar |
Sexual and romantic success. I've noticed that a lot of posts here mention the lack of sexual and/or romantic success as one of the main reasons contributing to their suicide.
Sure, those problems are usually not the cause, but just symptoms of some deeper underlying issues, but nevertheless, symptoms can sometimes be... | self.SuicideWatch |
Poem The Lighthouse
The lighthouse quietly stands its ground,
guiding ships into the sound.
Though the stonework begins to fray,
the light at the top shows no dismay.
The ships reach harbour day after day,
because of the lighthouses' glorious display.
But little by little on its' rocky mound,
there are fewer and fewe... | self.depression |
Intrusive thoughts! Hey guys,
Could do with hearing some experiences of other people in regard to my issue.
My current anxiety is in relation to obsessive distressing thoughts about harming myself... the main focus that I have is imagining slitting my own throat. I don’t believe I have any desire to do such a thing, b... | self.Anxiety |
I don't think I'm going to make it to the end of the year [deleted] | self.bipolar |
just cut off all my fake friends, now i’m fucked up [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Help me get my life in order Sorry for bad english since it isn't my first language.
I'm a 18 year old male and I feel like I'm fading away.
For the last one and a half years I have been struggling with depression and it has now come to a point where it really is affecting every aspect of my life. I used to be a very... | self.depression |
Anyone else feel so empty they've become emotionless For a while now I've become so worn down by my problems and feelings where its reached the point that i feel so numb that the tears just won't come anymore and was wondering if others felt the same way? | self.depression |
I think I came to the conclusion I hate the word alone [deleted] | self.depression |
How to make someone not feel embarrassed about their anxiety? I just spent the last 5 hours talking to someone about their life, confidence issues and mostly their anxiety. Long story short the chat was great, but they said they're probably going to feel bad and embarrassed about opening up and telling me about it in t... | self.Anxiety |
how do i regain my emotions? better feel pain than nothing. | self.depression |
Great Christmas Eve Currently listening to my dad yelling at my brother about how much of an incompetent son I am because I refuse to help rake the leaves because it's **fucking Christmas Eve**.
Keep in mind he's undiagnosed but bleeding with mixed symptoms. Hence raking the leaves on ***goddamn Christmas Eve***.
... | self.bipolar |
Is it possible to change? I’ve been lost most of my adult life. Is it possible to change your moral fiber? To be a better person and let go of the past. I just don’t know how to do it | self.bipolar |
Found out he has a girlfriend. Do I warn her? So I am in college, and I just got out of a serious relationship so I wasn't looking for anything too serious. I became friends with this guy who I really got along with and he said he wasn't looking for a serious relationship either, so we started hooking up and hanging ou... | self.offmychest |
Does Sertraline affect your periods? I was wondering if anyone could provide me on their experiences with sertraline if they too have had it affect their periods.
I started taking it at the end of November/start of December time. A few days later I came on my period, it was nowhere near as heavy - just very spotty, an... | self.Anxiety |
Anybody else in high school have shitty friends? Everytime I tell my friends about my depression they immediately jump on "you're not depressed. You're happy and smiling all the time. You want attention. All depression is crying all the time in person with people and being sad on the outside". Oh yeah I'm 14 | self.depression |
Males on SSRIs, how has it effected your sex life? my doctor suggested that i go on a medication called paroxetine because i've developed pretty bad anxiety over the past few months. i hear that one of the side effects is that it's hard to ejaculate or reach that climax during sex. this scares me a little bit and has m... | self.Anxiety |
Self esteem and body issues I've been facing some body issues after I had an acne outbreak and lost my baby face when I turned 16. I kept it to myself because I was thinking my depression would just be a phase. But this morning I woke up and found myself with tears all over my face, sweating, pissed myself and did some... | self.depression |
Get really bad anxiety around people my own age. I just realized this about myself. I don't know why, but I don't really get anxious (relatively speaking) when I'm around mature adults (40+ years). But whenever I'm around people my own age (I'm 22), or if im anticipating being surrounded by people my own age, my anxiet... | self.Anxiety |
I just got dressed up to seduce my SO and I feel fat and disgusting. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Fuck this Every day feels more or less the fucking same.
I sleep for about 2 hours before I wake up and can't go back to bed. I spend my time doing stupid shit to distract myself from all the unsolved problems in my life during the day, but all of it comes back to haunt me at night.
Should I still care? Why? There's ... | self.depression |
Counselling starts again properly on Tuesday. I feel so disappointed and frustrated in myself that I have to go back. Even though it’s a good thing. Just hate keeping this private but I have to. 💔 😢 | self.depression |
I have depression from my job and a glass ceiling. [deleted] | self.depression |
Morning anxiety is ruining my life Every morning I'm up early sweating and panicking. I throw up bile if I don't eat and it's just making me want to curl into a ball and die. Every morning begins with multiple panic attacks and they leave me exhausted before my day even begins. Does anyone have any suggestions or just ... | self.Anxiety |
I was rejected & I feel great Last night I asked a close friend of mine on a date and was rejected, but strangely enough I don't feel dejected but rather proud and accomplished.
To provide some background, I'll be turning 20 on the 15th, and last year, just 4 days after my 19th birthday, I was diagnosed with Persi... | self.depression |
Inner Struggle Rant [advice welcome] I'm really struggling with desires to sexually explore the people around me. Been in a monogamous relationship for a few years and the draw of other faces is calling me. I'm really doing my best by staying fit and eating well but how can I ask you to show more effort when you endles... | self.offmychest |
My girlfriend broke up with me. I dont want to live without her. Cliche I know... but I really dont. | self.SuicideWatch |
I feel like I'm bad at my job It's a sales job and it's not the hardest thing to sell but I've never had a sales job before. I'm mostly bummed because I got a degree in something kind of useless which is fine but now I feel totally lost and don't know what the hell to do.
I was so excited when I got this job, it soun... | self.Anxiety |
The odds of finding someone who loves me are ridiculously low. Like 5.135 ×10^(-6±2). It's actually painfully funny. | self.depression |
My feet hurt and I'm the least depressed I've ever been. I'm currently laying on a couch, nursing my feet back to health. I had a long day at work yesterday, and I'm going to have a long day at work today as well. I'm not a fan of it, to be honest, but I've justified it as putting more money in my pocket.
Whenever I'm... | self.depression |
Im so fucking sick of this shit I think I'm gonna sound selfish just about everytime I rant on this subreddit. Its the only place I can express my thoughts. We've got bills, one low income for four people, Christmas for a two year old, one person in the house has cancer and is disabled(my mom), my son obviously can't w... | self.depression |
The 50 reasons why(for me) life is worth it [deleted] | self.depression |
thank you for being kind This is to the random people that I encounter every day, the ones who are kind. Thank you for putting a smile on your face, asking me how my day is going and being courteous. It's the most simple things that can turn someone's day around. | self.offmychest |
Why can't I meet people like the people on this subreddit in real life [deleted] | self.depression |
So I just got conned recently... So recently I was at work alone, and a man came in saying he lost his wallet, felt bad for him and we struck up a bit of a conversation. He said he left it on top of his truck and that he was a contractor for the new restaurant opening up a couple stores down. He left but came back a co... | self.offmychest |
Day 4 of drink myself to death I have work tommorow I hope I die so I don't have to leave the house again | self.depression |
Anxiety is down to what you eat Let me get this out of the way before I speak, NEVER SAY THAT IT IS DOWN TO AN INDIVIDUAL TO OVERCOME THEIR PROBLEMS!
The mental illness industry is making tons of money off your anxiety, and off all kinds of things that our food industry is doing to us. Certain chemicals that are used i... | self.Anxiety |
I am tired of people who don't understand addiction, and think it's not a disease...or worse yet, they think it's funny. My first husband had alcoholism, just like his dad and all his siblings. And like his dad and 1 other sibling, he developed cirrhosis and died. He was 42. I think I will kick the next person in the f... | self.offmychest |
I recently experienced this weird feeling I haven’t felt before. I’ve finally gotten over my ex. I’m in a new relationship and everything is better in every way than the last relationship. However, I’m still friends with this ex. I still talk with him on occasion. When we broke up, I was crushed. I was still in love. H... | self.offmychest |
noticing myself Experience signs of anxiety makes me anxious [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Im on day 7 of my new antipsychotic and i have not gained weight [deleted] | self.bipolar |
3am i just need to vent cuz i can’t sleep [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
This is to all the people who are jobless, skipping classes, or completely hopeless in life because of anxiety disorders My life is far, very far from perfect. But I want to share something.
I graduated high school in 2014. I was a terrible student. I skipped classes like nobody else did. Not because I am “lazy”, but ... | self.Anxiety |
parents shouldn't get to say they care if they never prove it [deleted] | self.depression |
After 4 months without cutting. I now want to die and have started again. [deleted] | self.depression |
Nightmares ? Ok, so first I'm sorry I ask a lot of questions these days, all of this is pretty neo to me ard I try to understand what cpmis from the bipolarity or not (honestly I'm asking this one now trying to come back to reality and stop hearing these noises my brain want to hear),
But here's my questions : I don't... | self.bipolar |
I’m a 29 year old female living in Perth Australia. In the last 6 months the love of my life ended it and I’ve found out I have lymphoma. I’ve had to move back into my parents house after 7 years of living independently. I don’t know how to be happy again. Im so so sad. | self.depression |
One of my friends makes me feel bad unknowingly [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Nootropic Roller-Coasters and Quacks. I know it's technically Tuesday, but I'm going to pretend like I didn't notice the time... I start a new med tonight... Prazosine. We're going to try and see if it helps with my insomnia... so far, no luck, but from what I've read this is one of the fun drugs with "first dose syndr... | self.bipolar |
I am a horrible human being. I am a horrible human being. No, really, I am. I have done some terrible things, I have no friends, and I hurt everyone around me, but I don't think about other people. I dwell on my self-loathing and forget that other people have feelings too. So I am a horrible human being. I have turned ... | self.depression |
Zoloft Taking my first dosage of Zoloft tmrw starting at 25 mg. I’m really afraid of the sucide thoughts. I feel like i have them right now. I don’t want to act on them it just causes so much distressed bc i don’t want to do that and i want those thoughts go away | self.Anxiety |
Lamictal Did anyone experience any mental clarity or boost of energy from Lamictal ? | self.bipolar |
Ever have that moment where your depression teases you at the worst times, then tricks you into making you think you're "fine". Not sure how to explain it. Like, you really start to feel like shit at certain points during the day, but once you are near an item or person to communicate with (e.g. A journal or counsellor... | self.depression |
I can't stand hearing about all the cool things my friends have done in the past. I have a hard time feeling happy for other people. [deleted] | self.depression |
I found out how my current relationship really started About 2 years ago I was working at the front desk of a hotel and met a guy who was part of a small group staying there long-term for work in the area. It wasn't instant attraction, but he was nice to talk to and funny. One night I decided to give him my number and ... | self.offmychest |
I really need help and I don't consider anything worth it anymore. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
[TRIGGER WARNING] Diagnosed Last week - Just out of a tailspin... looking to vent I have been battling anxiety & depression desperately for the past two years. I have seen a multitude of psychiatrists and specialists who have diagnosed me with a multitude of disorders (some of which I agree with; others not so much... | self.bipolar |
Anxiety & Outsiders I wanted to use a "fancy" title to draw people's attention. Anywho, hey, everybody! So, I've been dealing with anxiety and depression for 8 years now (even though the year just started), and, for some reason, people still pretend like I don't have anxiety and depression, and like there's nothing... | self.Anxiety |
I miss my childhood Everything was so simpler back then. I could just play video games, go to school and not worry about anything except grades.
Now I have to take a responsibility for myself, eventually see my parents die in some decades or so, probably study in some stupid college to have some chance at a stupid job... | self.SuicideWatch |
Does anyone feel like a functioning suicidal? I feel like I could end it all at any second and get some relief. But I also go through the motions of life like I'm planning to live for so much longer. I go to class for the most part, eat food, try to look groomed on the outside. In a way, I feel like people can't take m... | self.SuicideWatch |
Deathly afraid of losing my memory. (OCD, Hypochondria) I have a terrifying fear of getting dementia, prion disease, or even other neurodegenerative disorders, like ALS. I obsess over these disease and I'm always memory "checking", going through my memory to make sure I don't forget the layout of places or the names an... | self.Anxiety |
Agonizing remorse I got a job a few months back that has treated me very well. I love it there, My co workers are great and they are like my family. All they've ever really been is hospitable and nice to me. Yesterday I had a closing shift. I called out because I had a bad headache, I was tired, but mostly because I go... | self.offmychest |
Coping with Depression: I Really Need Advice. Can I Get Advice From You? Please? hey everyone, i don't post and in fact this is my first time posting anything anywhere.
i have depression and there are a bunch of shit things that come with it, as most, maybe even all of you guys would know.
but something that i perso... | self.depression |
Anyone else suddenly starts feeling strange/sad when you realize you are actually happy? [deleted] | self.depression |
I need help battling this. (Long post) I've been depressed since my freshman eat of high school and I'm four years out now, so a while. I've never talked to a doctor about it because I was always too shy to ask about it or ask for help. Based off every symptom and how I act I'm sure I'm depressed in somewhat.
I've bee... | self.depression |
Before xmas ? Theres never a good time to kill yourself but im now getting anxious about the timing. Ive been planning and researching it all for months but now.xmas is coming. Everyone is starting to talk about their plans but all i can think about is my plan and hoping it will work first time.
| self.SuicideWatch |
Can medication cause you to cycle faster? My doctor had me on Wellbutrin awhile ago, and then took me off when my depression lifted. She left me with some and said that if I feel depression coming back to start them again, and then to stop again once it goes away.
So about a month ago I started taking it again because... | self.bipolar |
Feeling worse after I go out. I have been told I have depression but I think it is just a normal response to the crappy stuff that keeps happening every time I go out. No sane person would be unaffected by this, unless they were a buddhist monk or something.
I've been informed that going out is therapeutic. Yet I fee... | self.SuicideWatch |
Ever list down what's bothering you and try to find ways to remedy it? [deleted] | self.depression |
A new analogy (x posted from r/bipolar2) I was trying to describe to my dad what bipolar feels like, and I said that it’s not the curvy line with hills and valleys to describe mania, normalcy, and depression. I said that it’s really just a straight line, but during depression the line is fuzzy and blurry, and during ma... | self.bipolar |
Almost never manic First manic episode at 16, next at 20, next at 22, then 25, 27 then a big old FUCK YOU episode at 29. In between I'm rapid cycling between severely depressed and mildly depressed. Nothing has touched my depression yet. Wtf. People talk about liking parts of being bipolar but all I have is depressed s... | self.bipolar |
Finally diagnosed [31m]. On Mood Stabilisers for first time. Yay! It’s really weird being on them. Is it normal to feel more grown up and less childish? I feel really steady and calm? It’s an odd feeling... | self.bipolar |
Why do I always feel awful. I know he’s not ignoring me, but why do I feel like he is. Why and I getting sad and upset over nothing. Why am I always like this. | self.depression |
I want to cry but I can't Tears will fall, and my nose will run, but I'm silent. I just want to feel something again. | self.depression |
I feel like ditching the whole thing I’m nearly qualified as a psychiatric nurse. But 2 weeks ago I had to restrain a patient trying to kill herself. Now they are saying she has bruises that are not consistent with restraining techniques. I didn’t do anything wrong and I know that it’s protocols to get statements when ... | self.offmychest |
I want to die! Honestly, i just want to die, especially because believe i have no future. I just need to wait for the right moment. Is suicide always wrong? Even if it saves you from being homeless? Or just poor? I don't mean less money than the average poor. I mean really poor. I don't want to end up in poverty. But i... | self.SuicideWatch |
Help i’m bored and new😂💀 Soooo im super bored don’t know what to do and also veryyy new to reddit i don’t get it that much really also just hmu cause i wanna talk to people that’s how bored i am😂💀 | self.offmychest |
Terrible chest pain at the gym I was at the gym working out like I usually do when I started getting this terrible chest pain while at the gym, when I checked my heart rate it was at 200. I was running on the treadmill so I know an elevated heart rate is expected but is this normal? I couldn’t tell if that gave me anxi... | self.Anxiety |
Loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhea, and stomach pain on latuda? Does it go away? Please tell me I'm not the only one 😩 I'm on week two and just upped my dosage. | self.bipolar |
I dont know where else to rant so here I am. I'm 14, turning 15 next month.
I woke up today in a great mood, and this weekend was great too.
Some reason though, as the day went on, I went into a more depressed state of mind, and I'm not really sure how. I've tried doing things today that I don't really regret, but do... | self.SuicideWatch |
I constantly feel a physical pain in my chest It seems like as I get more and more depressed, I feel the physical pain in the chest like when you get your heart broken and it sucks.. I wish I could help myself more | self.depression |
Tell me your worst neighbor/roommate situations that caused you bad anxiety I've been going through hell with neighbors the past few months and I've developed this crazy irrational fear of them and the smallest noise they make. I own my condo and the man who owned the place above me died suddenly and his slumlord son i... | self.Anxiety |
Everyone talks about mindfulness as if it's somehow enlightening. It isn't I don't see how it's supposed to help me feel or think any better. I already know that the way I think about things causes me to be depressed, but somehow I'm okay with it. It's difficult to explain. I AM my thoughts, and my thoughts aren't irra... | self.depression |
Do you think there are people who should kill themselves? Because I'm the perfect candidate. Don't wanna go too much into why, just suffice it to say that you'd all hate me if you knew a little bit about me, and for good reason. I hate me too, I've been doing it for years. I've tried changing, I've tried doing good (li... | self.SuicideWatch |
i️ have a constant image in my head of cutting my wrists straight down the middle and watching the blood run down my arms | self.SuicideWatch |
Wellbutrin SR Hey all. I've been on 100 mg for a couple weeks and 200 mg for a couple weeks making it my 23rd day today of being on this medicine. Anyone else had to wait this long while on this medicine in order for it to kick in and help? I feel like giving up on it. | self.depression |
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