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What affordable, weighted blankets do you recommend? Hi,
My anxiety has been making it difficult for me to sleep lately, and between my restless legs and tendinitis which always keep me moving around and trying to find a comfortable position, I think a weighted blanket could really be beneficial. I’ve been looking int... | self.Anxiety |
Most of my days consist of my outlook being very hazy and dream-like As such, it's caused me bouts of anxiety. I honestly don't know what to think of my existence most days. None of this feels real, or rather, it feels like a sick joke. Anyone else? | self.depression |
Presenting: Foreseeable Failure I have to give a presentation tomorrow and I don't think I'm prepared at all. I have no one to go over it with and the group I'm presenting with is unresponsive. Boyfriend went to bed. I don't know if I want to go to the class I'm expecting to present to because accumulated stress and I ... | self.Anxiety |
Life would be better if i could stop thinking about stuff | self.SuicideWatch |
Tips for studying/functioning like a normal human being when you don't want to do anything? I know I've been posting a lot here recently as you guys are actually more supportive than my own family and friends! Anyway not seeking pity, just wanted to say how grateful I am for this community.
I'm trying to change my lif... | self.depression |
Can't cope like I used to, advice wanted I'm not sure if I have given up on trying or I'm just getting worse. As childish or immature as it may be, cutting has really helped me, it makes me feel normal, less claustrophobic, but I've been seeing this girl, and she frequently sees me without my clothes on, and always see... | self.SuicideWatch |
Not sure if this is anxiety but I need to talk about it Often times I feel like I mess up, I feel like if I'm in a group of people, and they stop talking, I need to fill the gap because I'm the reason they are not talking, I feel that everyone is talking behind my back and that everything I'm doing is wrong. I feel tha... | self.Anxiety |
i have zero friends, zero weekend plans and am only 19 but feel life is just something i'm getting on with, advice? truthfully my level of being neurotic is high! i think everything is bullshit, all the fake happiness out there and how certain people need to act socially to be apart of the respected elite or part of th... | self.depression |
Getting Harrashed At Work Everyday at work i got bullied by a couple of coworkers, they say things like im not good enough to train new people, that im bad at my job or im lazy, they make fun of me because at one point i cried about one of my old managers beliving one of them when a women claimed that i tried to touch ... | self.depression |
Could you help me identifying what's going on with me? [deleted] | self.depression |
Wondering if I’ll always be socially awkward Since I came to uni I’ve been feeling extremely out of place. I feel like I’ve only met a few people I really click with, but I’m also spending a LOT of my time doing this production. I’ve been feeling super super shitty during every rehearsal because there’s this guy - who ... | self.Anxiety |
Going to see a psychologist the 11th. What am i supposed to talk about? I talked to someone at the hospital a couple of years ago when i was on the edge of killing myself but i was to tired to meet up so i acted like i had gotten much better and so i did not have to visit anymore.
But after a break down this fall i ha... | self.depression |
Fuck it all I have everything I need to finally end it. This weekend was the final straw to my forever alone life. There's no point in continuing to meet out an existence on this planet when love and physical contact are literally unobtainable. | self.SuicideWatch |
im getting feelings and slightly attached to my "friend" We're both single and we aren't seeing anyone else. Lately she's been spending the night at my house. And i feel like the more time we spend together the more i get attached. They're would be days when i wake up alone and sorta miss her being there next to me. I ... | self.offmychest |
Anxiety caused by other people's problems I noticed that I get anxious when it comes to other people's problems even if they themselves are not worried. Like today, my mom had a dentist appointment which she went to and then she left the dentist to come home. Well the dentist realized after she left that they forgot to... | self.Anxiety |
People on anti depressants Anybody else feel like really good but at the same time empty, like a feeling of emptiness that swallows you, that takes over that very good feeling and tries to diminish it? | self.depression |
why should i live everytime i try to do anything i fail, i’m afraid to try anything new now because i’m afraid of failure. everyone i thought was my friend betrays me. my family is dysfunctional and everyone hates each other. my best friend is dead and has been for 6 years. why should i pretend i’m ok, why should i eve... | self.SuicideWatch |
There's a new cute guy. So get out of my head, please. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Anxiety About Body Odour (Olfactory Reference Syndrome) Getting Worse with Warmer Weather Hi!
So since about 2014 I have been dealing with being super anxious about my body odour. I moved to Singapore (hot and humid) at the end of 2013 and started to become highly aware of my smell then. I used loads of deo, perfumes... | self.Anxiety |
Reminder: to be better than me. I was born to a mother who couldn’t afford me, adopted into a life of decadence, love, and faith. Growing up I was a weird child (due to bi-polar disorder) so I got bullied a lot and nasty rumors were made about me.
As I got older I got beat up more and my self esteem suffered. My... | self.SuicideWatch |
Happiness cannot last forever... and neither can sadness
Everything in the world is not permanent
We all deserve happy endings
Your happy ending may not be what you expect. That is what will make it so special | self.depression |
I want to die I’m 24 turning 25 this year. I graduated university at 23 couldn’t get a graduate job. Been applying for a year and a bit and still no luck, even though I have no real desire of getting a job or doing anything. Most people my age already have their life set out and planned, with goals and ambitions. Unfor... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’m absolutely nothing. I’m a nobody. I’ve literally accomplished nothing that I’m proud of within my lifetime. I don’t even have any friends. Last person I trusted as a friend manipulated me and humiliated me at their own advance. I’ve been abused for years (physically and sexually) on end, I’m just tired of everythin... | self.SuicideWatch |
Worst depressive episode. I need help. It happened so fast. I hadn’t had a depressive episode in years. There were no triggers. All of a sudden I plummeted down to one of the worst depressions of my life less than two months after my wedding. My urges to cut are back worse than ever and I’m worrying my husband sick. My... | self.bipolar |
I really want to get SwBf2... Everyone's shitting on it for micro transactions and all that, which I understand to some extent. But honestly it just looks really fun to me regardless. I've watched people stream it and they seem to really like it too. I might buy it over the weekend... | self.offmychest |
How honest are you with your therapist? Just got back into therapy after about a month of not in therapy. Changed from a therapist I absolutely love to a therapist from the past who's very sweet but I don't feel safe being honest with him. I always think he's gonna judge me or not believe me. Thought I'd ask how honest... | self.bipolar |
I think I'm the only person with a vagina that doesn't enjoy having it licked it's not that my partners haven't been good at it- i've had plenty of orgasms that way, though it is more difficult than other methods. i just..... don't really like it. the idea of somebody going down on me just doesn't turn me on at all. a ... | self.offmychest |
can i kill myself with prazosen? I have prazosen prescribed to me and i have about i half pull bottle of the 2ml version. If i took the whole thing, would i be sucessfully killing myself? please let me know! | self.SuicideWatch |
19 year old guy, Never had a good life, never will [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
How to get back on the horse? For nearly a year, I've held onto lifestyle changes (exercise, nutrition, and taking anti-depressants regularly) that have really staved off anxiety and depression.
It's all gone now, though. After a two-week bout of flu (I had been sick before this, but it didn't have this effect) at the... | self.Anxiety |
Just need to vent about life I have so, so many problems. The one that is currently most visceral is the fact that I'm not ok being alone. I'm talking to women who may at some point be fuck-buddies, but I can never be romantic partners with them. That's fine, but I need more. I'm talking to them because I have a hole i... | self.SuicideWatch |
I just want to die Im 20 years old and I keep getting more and more depressed for each day that passes. The girl i love wont talk to me anymore. Im crying everyday. Started getting anxiety attacks. I just dont see why i should continue living. I feel so lonely even tho i have friends. Its just a loneliness that friends... | self.SuicideWatch |
My dog was hit by a car this morning. He was my soulmate. I know how ridiculous it is for a middle aged woman to say their dog was a soulmate. Arno had a habit of pushing open the back door to go outside and do his dog business and then scratch to get let in. He was older and had a bad hip, my gate was open and he norm... | self.offmychest |
I managed to shower and workout today embarrassingly i went almost a full week without showering or working out, which really sucks considering i was getting into a really good routine of exercising
but today i pulled myself out of bed and forced myself to workout, and then i showered. i even shaved and cut my hair, s... | self.depression |
I wish I could remove my emotions I care so much about people that it's painful. I want to kill myself, but I also don't. I wish that some sort of incident would happen to me so that I would die. But I know it won't happen. My life is as bland as a bowl of corn flakes, and I live in a very protective environment. My pa... | self.SuicideWatch |
How do you stop wanting to not be here? Nothing ever feels like it changes except perhaps the difficulty that ratchets up by one each day.
It's a weird limbo being caught between not wanting to live and being too cowardly to die.
I just know, I don't want to be here. | self.SuicideWatch |
Friend threatened to commit suicide. I don’t have the energy to be her sole support system right now [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
If I could push a button If I could just push a button and be dead I would do it with no hesitation. What I'm struggling with is the messiness of it. I wish I could just leave with no fuss. Everyday is torture and it hurts too much to keep going. | self.SuicideWatch |
Have a knife to my throat, help me Im the happiest ive been right now. I tend to have compulsion of doing crazy things in my head and failing others, ocd, but whenever it's about me ridding myself of my life I welcome it. I see another me, worn down, missing teeth, white hair with a light smile and gaze. He has an air ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I have worked out for the past 5 years and I am still depressed and self conscious. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
We fight stigma to stop people telling us to get over ourselves, but therapy teaches us how to get over ourselves I just had this weird epiphany.
When people say things like "just be happy" "you just want to be sad" etc it's harmful and they think it's that simple. Just don't be sad anymore. Easy right?
You get help... | self.depression |
I'm considering a serious suicide attempt I've been depressed for years now and have anxiety on top of that for the past year. I've always played around with the idea of suicide and honestly at any given moment if I died, I would be happy. But it's always been this passive ideology of suicide, you know? Even when I've ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Thinking people are angry at me Hi, I've been a lurker for a while with my regular account.
Does anyone else constantly worry they made another person angry. And like if someone IS actually angry at me, I just sit an stew and worry. Well, either way I sit and stew and worry.
Anyone have strategies to manage this sor... | self.Anxiety |
Awkward comfort So, I'm 32, married for almost 10 years with 2 children. I have never and do not have any inclination towards infidelity whatsoever.
Circumstances in my life have lead me to live a very isolated existence. When my wife wants to go socialize without kids, I volunteer to keep them so she can go out. I f... | self.offmychest |
My anxiety prevents me from being a good friend [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Omg y'all, I got my license back!! 😄 Lmao I can't believe it, this is such a HUGE step for me. I lost my license back in 2015 due to an accident that was kind of on purpose, like I was trying to kill myself while I was barred out. Anyway, I accrued a bunch of fines and somehow, by the grace of God, didn't catch a char... | self.bipolar |
None of my doctors came up in the search, which supposedly lists payouts from pharmaceutical companies. Is this legit? The website is:
https://openpaymentsdata-origin.cms.gov/
Anyone verify if this is a legit site or not? | self.bipolar |
They say I'm making it all up Honestly, I'm not sure why this is even a thought in their head. But this is a bit of back story. My father is a drunk and had previously abused me to the point I was scared to leave my room, maybe thats where my introverted approach comes from, but nevertheless it was the worst time for m... | self.depression |
Void Maybe I should preface this by saying I’m 15.
Sometimes I think I’m happy. Sometimes it almost feels like it can get better. But then I remember how things are, and how they always will be. And I want to die more than anything. I just need the means.
I don’t eat. I drink when I can get away with it. I isolate mys... | self.SuicideWatch |
"I feel like we're distant" Sorry...I'm not here right now. | self.depression |
Things In the news about Nuclear war are driving me insane and making me feel completely hopeless (why did the title submission force me to capitalize every word in it? No other post on this sub is like that. Whatever.)
Saw this today:
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-could-destroy-entire-human-species-says-yale-psychia... | self.Anxiety |
Cost Of A Therapist? I’m depressed, alone, and absolutely broke. I want to get professional help but don’t have any money. Just wanted to know how much treatment typically costs. | self.depression |
My friends lied about not having a Halloween party so they didn't have to invite me. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
How to build enough courage to go through with the (one and only) attempt? [removed] | self.depression |
Thanksgiving Thankfulness? I've been going back and forth about posting something like this to some personal social media...but I think I'll start here.
I'd like to thank my dad and his current wife for having an affair on my Mom. If they hadn't, I would never have learned the kind of awful person you are. Or the rea... | self.offmychest |
I can barely make it through my regular day, but now I may have a second job I’ve been trying for two years to get a seasonal or part time job because financially I’m drowning. I finally have an interview today and all I can think about if I get it is how tired I’m going to be. It’s already so hard to get out of bed fo... | self.depression |
First time having panic attacks and I’m scared to leave my house [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Cried in front of my professor, got the drop code for the class, and am giving up my grad school dreams because I fucking needed this course I want to die. I made an attempt a few years ago on 11/13, which was when the exam happened. I needed to do really well on this exam and didn't. The PTSD from the attempt keeps ha... | self.SuicideWatch |
Does anyone else have panicked feelings that they have to leave a classroom/public area or they will be sick/pass out even though it never happens? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I wish my anxiety would go away... Hi. I'm 15 years old, and I have OCD, am a hypochondriac, and have bad anxiety that can be controlled at times, but at some times, it triggers into a panic attack and I fucking hate it. So much.
I wish my anxiety would fuck off and go away. I'm so sick of having panic attacks, which ... | self.Anxiety |
Good and Bad Days - feeling of detachment/dark days I recently went through a couple of months of very horrible darkness, unwanted thoughts and days where I felt like I'd never be happy again. I felt that speaking about it to friends and family member's that I trusted and going to therapy and wanting to be better even ... | self.Anxiety |
I can't stop crying because my parents went out without me I'm 24.
24.
It's been a tough week. Due to depression and anxiety I haven't left my own house in years. Things went untreated for so long. I have no social life and to make things worse, I truly am an introvert.
Sunday lunches are a tradition in my family. W... | self.Anxiety |
im a college freshman disillusioned and just tired no matter how much i try i will never get a good paper back because sleepless nights editing only yields more mistakes and criticism and even if i do my very best on exams the highest grade ill ever achieve is an a- and my parents who want me to transfer will probably ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I matter at work It's such a small and trivial victory, but for someone that has absolutely no self worth it made me feel good for once. I started the day debating on whether to go into work today. I had a one-on-one with my boss and if you're in the business world you know those basically never go well. At theast poss... | self.depression |
What do you do when you need relief? Currently, my mind is racing and I feel like I can't control my brain... you guys all have to know how unpleasant a feeling that is. It drives me crazy, and also makes me feel like my heart is pumping really quickly as well so it's kind of a whole body experience.
What do you normal... | self.bipolar |
I doubt I'll ever make anything of myself. I'm still in high school (Sophomore). I enjoy school a lot, but my grades are abysmal. I have mostly 80-90's, but in Geometry, I had, like, a 50 or 60 something (last semester). I got daily homework (textbook busywork, 40+ questions) which I almost never did. I would never pay... | self.offmychest |
lost cause I feel so worthless . And it hurts . I can go from the happiest person in the world and within mere hours I'm back at rock bottom contemplating my death, like it's some escape from reality killing myself off is my bliss. If only I could go threw with it but I don't want to hurt the people who think they care... | self.depression |
At work and just want to end it all slightly nsfw. So I have no motivation today. Just want to and everything.I have no friends all I would like to do is make people enjoy being with me. I had to work late because of snow and ended up masturbating at work for some strange reason. It made me feel slightly better. If I g... | self.SuicideWatch |
Why is there no place where I can be comforted on my way out, let alone any way out that is comfortable? [deleted] | self.depression |
I feel so broken and done TW TW: suicidal thoughts I'm stuck and scared guys. You know that first question they always ask you, any thoughts of hurting yourself or others? well I always answer no with the addendum of "thoughts, however I would never want my family to find me like that or deal with the pain."
But rece... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone else invalidate their own feelings when they read or hear others' stories of depression? Every time I'm fine for a day or 3, I tell myself it's not real. I've never had suicidal thoughts. Never committed self harm. Still do hobbies and productive pastimes. So it can't be real. But it is. I don't study because of... | self.depression |
I feel extremely numb! I would like to chat with someone. Hi there, if you would like to talk with me then send me a message. I feel very numb right now so I really want to talk. We could talk about anything. | self.depression |
I'm not going to jail!! On September 28th I discovered my boyfriend was cheating on me. I loved him so much and he claimed to love me. He got violent with me once in the past but it wasn't too bad (yeah I'm an idiot) so I stayed with him but said if it ever happened again there were no more chances.
That day he did so... | self.offmychest |
I'm depressed and fucking up my life because of it. [deleted] | self.depression |
r/suicideassistance Apologize if this post offends some people but I seriously would appreciate somewhere where I could find serious suicide encouragement, but I guess if I really, really wanted to do it I wouldn't need encouragement, I wouldn't be writing this stupid fucking post and would just go do it | self.depression |
Anyone else feel like mania never Negatively effects their lives? I don't seem to do the spending sprees, bad sexual decisions, giving things away.. any of those stereotypical things.
Am I lucky or is this common? | self.bipolar |
One Silver Lining to My Depression It seems to have cured my need to watch porn. I look at it now and I think “why am I bothering to watch this? I’ve never been attractive and I’ve never had anyone attracted to me and I’ve never had good sex and I never will. So why should I torture myself watching others have a good t... | self.depression |
How should I spend my day I've been sick twice it's 9:45am? I'm currently in bed watching YouTube on my TV
I'm can't keep food down. I've had cereal then thrown up and just had toast and then that up too. I'm drinking orange juice now. This sucks. I'm hope it's a sick bug and not my anxiety.
I was sick once yesterday. | self.Anxiety |
The commune in the mountains Would it help anyone if I started a camping community for donations and like $25 a month? I would supply tent sleeping bag and clothing and we would eat rice and beans and drink water or tea and smoke pot of coffee and carpool to town. | self.SuicideWatch |
Not Sleeping Enough & Anxiety How bad does Anxiety get when someone hasn't been getting enough sleep?
For the last several years, I have not gotten a consistent 7+ hours of sleep. I've always been fine with 5 hours, sometimes 4, and I'm wondering now if that's something to look into. Can getting enough rest help?... | self.Anxiety |
About my love! Im was depressed af b4 i was met her, now we have love for 3 months, but when she said: "I can easy to break-up with you, im sorry, i know dat bad, but hope try ur best to keep me, im still love u" then that was comeback, shit, im worrying about my mistakes and i cant stop thinking about how to hold this... | self.depression |
I'm a stalker. And I fucking hate it.
I can't just "like" someone. I have to figure out EVERYTHING about their lives, their loved ones, where they went to school, who they dated, what their aunt's pet cat is called, the license plate of the car their mother drives, EVERYTHING.
It started when I was in high school. I al... | self.offmychest |
When will we have real change in the US? This rant is brought to you by just another middle-class "white priveleged male". I have an average education and do not watch the news. I only keep up on major current events that interest me such as gun control, feminism, and other high profile topics that interest me. Please ... | self.offmychest |
Will i be able to return from the dark side? I resently saw bits from the star wars movies and there was this quote by Yoda:
“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will...”
I think this is somehow true for me, i'm 25, my dad died when i was 4 years old, and i never ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm so tired of this I am so freakin tired of having this disorder and the cycling and the random mood swings and the hallucinations and all the other stuff that comes with it. I'd been doing so well lately, but the past few days I've been getting kind of sad. Warning: this will be a rant.
Last night I went with my be... | self.bipolar |
Relationships: difference between me and a normal person If a normal person breaks up with his girlfriend, he and his ex becomes friends and they still keep in touch with each other once in a while. Between relationships, he hooks up and sleeps with multiple girls and he manages to get another girlfriend in a couple mo... | self.depression |
Why can't I be happy? I want to be happy but I don't know how I guess. I have a great paying job, two wonderful dogs and a boyfriend who shows me he loves me. So what's there to be unhappy about? How do I find happiness in other things than the ones I've listed? Is there more to life than what I'm living? Am I living t... | self.depression |
I wanna try heroin I wanna try heroin so badly. So I can for once in my life be blissful and if I take to much then I just fall into a deep sleep I never have to wake up from. | self.depression |
can never make the right choices, riddled with guilt my whole life im 19 years old, and I've made a lot of stupid decisions in this life and yes I'm still young and there's a lot more out there but I can't seem to stop these habits of being a compulsive liar, manipulative and a selfish prick. when i was younger i never... | self.SuicideWatch |
It's been quite a jealous and bitter year for me, from which is contributed to denial and entitlement. It's been a quite jealous and bitter year for me, from which is contributed to denial and entitlement. I struggled to get the grades needed to apply for grad school; I graduated college without family unable to attend... | self.offmychest |
Low Hello,
First time poster. Kinda looking for a place to ramble.
Since I graduated university in July I've been struggling with depression again.
Recently I've been having suicidal thoughts.
I've been going to a therapist and I've been very bad at taking my medication. I've also been incredibly bad at communicat... | self.depression |
Will it ever get better? I feel like I’m always anxious about something. If I don’t have anything I’m worrying about I seem to come up with something. I am worried about the lady who coughed after making my sandwich, I’m worried that I won’t ever get married, I’m worried that a coworker doesn’t really like me, etc etc.... | self.Anxiety |
Deplin Anyone with a Deplin story to share? Its been about 2.5 weeks for me & its nothing short of a pure ray of sunshine. I just feel calmer, more confident & I'm not looking at the misery in a daily situation. Its not covered by insurance but I've decided to bite the bullet for at-least the next 90 days. I ca... | self.bipolar |
I realized I was ugly a few days ago. I've spent my life thinking I was average and I was ok with that. But after seeing the girls that like my profile on okcupid either they are super confident or I'm really ugly.
It sucks. | self.offmychest |
I feel like I'm in prison I'm tired of having to be "human" and do things such as going to school and work. I strongly dislike the fact how we are naturally supposed to be surrounded by people in order to feel "happy" I am working on becoming emotionally numb to the point where I could care less if I have no one to tal... | self.offmychest |
Feel like a failure Sorry, I think this is a rant. But this is the one place I feel safe.
I feel like I can't get a single thing right. After almost 5 years I SH again, fucked up and had to get stitches. It felt so good though... Im so ashamed. I told a shitty story that no one bought. Now my GF is sleeping next to m... | self.bipolar |
I get really anxious when my boyfriend doesn’t text me back [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I'm sinking to the bottom and nobody is willing to help [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Friend request Today was the day i grew some balls. I decided to talk too my crush since the beginning of the previous school year. We had a nice talk, laughed a little. When i came home i thought about sending a friend request and try to talk to her via facebook but i didn't want to come over pushy so i didn't. Some m... | self.depression |
I'm stuck in a hole and can't get out My life has spiraled down to the point where I'm an utter failure and want to die. I spent most of this afternoon sobbing. Right now I've regained my composure.
Basically, I grew up being brainwashed by religion and my parents never taught me that I need to get a job to succeed in... | self.SuicideWatch |
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