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Have you ever been told you're cold but in reality you are the opposite? I've been told I am cold and emotionless but that's just what they see. I cry frecuently at home and feel that if someone would see me crying, I would feel completely voulnerable. Same happens with expressing how I feel. If anyone knew how I reall... | self.depression |
I can't stop constantly sucking up to people who I've had confrontations with, even when they are in the wrong. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Just because I'm nice doesn't mean you can take advantage of that. Yes, my co-workers have saved my butt in certain situations. I'm grateful for that. But I'm starting to wish they didn't. They pile work on top of me, while they sit for hours on their phones. Out of the 3 of us, I'm the only one who is constantly worki... | self.offmychest |
I'm getting institutionalised I made a plan to kill myself. If I were to carry it out there would be a literal 0% chance of survival. I'm giving myself one more chance to get better, so I'm telling my councillor about it. I'm 15, a minor, so I'm sure that I'll get sent to a mental hospital if I tell her. If this doesn'... | self.SuicideWatch |
Does Christmas make anyone else sad? Idk what it is but theres something about christmas that just makes me sad. New years eve also makes me sad. Idk if its the end of the year or what but even hearing christmas music just makes me feel lonely. | self.offmychest |
I need some people to talk about some issues? Hi, I know I might seem desperate for help but its true. I don't have alot of friends irl i can really open up to and talk to some things about so I've decided to turn strangers on the internet (yay). But seriously I going through alot of problems thats too lengthy to write... | self.depression |
Where do I start? My low self esteem definitely has caused a lot of anxiety in my life. It’s crippling, and keeps me from doing things I want to do. I’m not sure whether I should work on things I’m self conscious about, or work on the fact that i’m self conscious at all. There are a lot of things I don’t like about mys... | self.Anxiety |
Stupid To me life is about intelligence and a measure for every emotion I feel!!! So when I feel stupid I always feel sad and stupid and like I need to die, but when I don't I feel pretty excited but that feeling of excitement is becoming scarcer by the day because in starting to accept that I really just am a stupid u... | self.Anxiety |
I feel like I'm trapped in life and don't know what to do about it Hey guys and girls,
I am feeling so anxious because I will go to sleep in an hour and have to wake up in 8 hours to go to work. I'm currently studying as Software Developer since August in Germany in a part time work part time school system.
I actuall... | self.offmychest |
I've Applied for Dozens of Jobs and Haven't Even Received a Call Back I graduated college almost a year ago now, and I still can't find any work. Depression/anxiety makes it hard for me to even go through the process of applying because I just assume that I won't be getting it. And so far, I've been right.
Even shitt... | self.depression |
Sooo, I really dont know what do right now.... [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Anyone else get object size distortions / zoomed in vision indeffinately last month or so the people I regularly look at as well as objects keep fluctuating in their width , height and size. Meaning sometimes everyone's forehead looks way to big or sometimes their cheeks like stretched out like widescreen. Sometimes th... | self.Anxiety |
UPDATE to an old post about Fiancee being Neglectful during an episode (me 30/F; him 30/m) So, last time I posted, I was hurting over the neglect my fiancee put me through before and after a pretty bad episode. A lot of people chimed in and helped me formulate the questions I needed to ask myself and questions I needed... | self.depression |
dad thinks it's so easy to switch meds he wants to get me off lexapro (which seems to be working) and switch to another one just because it's cheaper (he can buy lexapro, he just doesn't want to spend money on these kinds of things) and he doesn't care about side effects. I was feeling so good these days and arguing wi... | self.depression |
Illusion of suppression Does anyone else seem to partially suppress their baseline mood?
I for example can go through the working week just about appearing 'normal' (with great difficulty) and have something as small as music set me off into the manic/depressive side, just to have it set off and start dictating things?... | self.bipolar |
Finally making progress (?) Hi everyone! New to this sub but I’ve been dealing with my anxiety disorder along with depression for around 8 years now. I’ve been on 3 different medications that didn’t work too well for me but I finally got up the courage to see a new doctor and she’s referred me for counseling and she pr... | self.Anxiety |
The closer I am to people/friends, the less I want to be around them, or talk to them. This has been a problem for so long, and I have no idea why this is. Be it online friends on discord, where after being in a server for so long and being a known member of the community, i suddenly want to leave, out of no where. E... | self.depression |
I want to... die. I've been working 12-hour shifts EVERY DAY. My work is all about sitting in front of a computer 99% of the time. AND I'M STILL BROKE! WHY YOU SAY? Because I can't say NO to my wife and my FAMILY! They ask me for things! Even things that usually needs around 2 months of my salary! | self.SuicideWatch |
going on vacation soon and could use some advice [deleted] | self.depression |
I am doing an online "monitoring" job test (perhaps) for my dictatorship country I recently sent out a lot of cvs for part time translation job positions (didn't look at all the job descriptions just sent them in massive quantity)
Got an offer to do an online translation test for a media company. The job title transla... | self.offmychest |
Low Self Esteem & Depression How intertwined are these two conditions? I am under the impression that low self esteem fuels depression, but I want to know the specifics of how they affect each other. My low self esteem makes up my entire personality and affects every waking thought and decision.
Sorry if this seem... | self.depression |
I feel really bad about how my anxiety affects my family. Ok, so basically i’ve been recently diagnosed with anxiety. although i don’t take meds for it, i still go to therapy, which is usually inconsistent as of schedule and i tend to get distracted in my conversations with my therapist.
Anyways, my issue is that eve... | self.Anxiety |
Felt depressed because I had a good day? My boyfriend and I went shopping yesterday. Normally I have panic attacks and get overwhelmed but for whatever reason yesterday went really well. We shopped, bought some stuff, got dinner and drinks and then came home and watched a movie.
During it though, I got extremely dep... | self.Anxiety |
My disease defines me People always talk about who they used to be before they were depressed and how they want to go back, but I’ve never felt that way. I can’t remember a time before I was depressed. I can’t fix my depression because I am my depression. Wash away the grime and there’s no person left underneath. The o... | self.SuicideWatch |
Hi. Life is kind of crap right now. I know it'll get better. And there's highs and lows every day. But right now, it kind of sucks
That is all. Sorry. | self.offmychest |
I have a week off from work and I am losing my mind. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Can't stop feeling nauseous I feel nauseous about myself everyday, all the time, undeserving of empathy, undeserving of being loved. Can't stop the memories of humiliation from my younger years, and when I think of the future I feel even worse. Can't imagine myself carrying an adult life. I feel inept, terribly so, It'... | self.depression |
I want to kill myself a lot these days I’m just so disconnected from everything and everyone. I can’t meet new people, and it is making me hate my life. The only girls I meet are through work, and I’d rather keep these relationships professional. Girls I meet other ways never last, and I don’t know how to stop talking ... | self.depression |
Considering trying LSD after 2 years of being on SSRI's I'm 28. When I was 16 I got my first panic attack. That lasted for about 6 years on and off. I havent had one in a few years now. However I think I've had depression for almost 10 years now. 3 years ago I decided to seek professional help and along those years I w... | self.depression |
Cutting friends out of your life Is this normal for someone who has bipolar disorder? I've been talking to a girl online every single day for over a year and out of the blue with no warning she cut me out of her life.
I know she had autism but I was wondering if other co-morbid symptoms like this was possible. She me... | self.bipolar |
Confused on how things will help me after I seek help and take medication [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Sick of feeling like this. Suggestions? Been dealing with Anxiety since 2014 (first panic attack and haven’t felt the same since) and lately it’s just gotten worse. Since then I have had my days or months where I did get some lingering anxiety, but now it’s crippling. I’m practically home bound. Anytime I have to leave... | self.Anxiety |
I pray to die every day Each day I pray to God to die. I say "God, please let me die right now. Please let me have a brain aneurism and die. Please kill me Lord." Every day is so painful, I have no reason or will to live. At night I pray to God to have me die in my sleep. Each morning I wake up again and have to suffer... | self.depression |
new to reddit...climbing out a hole this is my first ever post here. so i'm adjusting to a new medication. it's been a few weeks, and i think i like it, but there is abounding chaos that is preventing me from a follow-up visit to my psychiatrist so we can increase the dose. which i think would be extremely beneficial a... | self.bipolar |
Suicide doesn’t scare me anymore I kept posting on other subreddits about how scared of suicidal thoughts I was. It’s gotten to the point where it doesn’t anymore. I’m resigned to the fact that I will probably be the cause of my own death.
I just stopped caring. Why try to fight the thoughts. | self.SuicideWatch |
dissociation? I am dealing with a lot of anxiety/depression/family issues at the moment, so i'm chalking this up to mental health. I keep getting these waves where i feel like i'm floating and that my body isn't mine. It is strong for 5 minutes and then doesn't completely go away until I go to sleep.
Is this dissociat... | self.Anxiety |
I wanna die but death scares me My fear of death is one of the few things that has kept me from offing myself. I would love to be off Earth and away from most of society, but Earth is all I'm familiar with - I don't know what happens when I die. No one knows, even if we can all guess. Death feels so... alien to me. Lik... | self.depression |
discuss my depressing q's pls It's weird that I'm here on reddit cos 2 months ago I convinced myself depression is irrelevant. I realized life is hard and I just have to be a grown up on my own and get my shit together. (which is both true and untrue, sorry if that statement triggers harsh feels about oneself)
I coul... | self.depression |
Is being sent to the mental hospital via the police an arrest? X post from legal advice I've been handcuffed and sent to the mental hospital by riding a police car but I've never been brought to jail nor court nor have I been charged.
Is it considered an arrest if they were mainly just transporting me to the mental hos... | self.bipolar |
Can't wait to go on my solo vacation after Christmas and New Years. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I feel like giving up I've got high ambitions, but I feel like giving up. Somebody please help, because I've seen plenty of things that happen in depression and they all come from giving up. Somebody please help, I feel confused and conflicted and I feel like I tried everything I could but still fucked everything up.
... | self.depression |
Sometimes it's too much I got back to work after Christmas, and everything was too much to bear. Too much responsibility, too hard work (just the usual average work of everyday) etc.
I didn't sleep the night before due to anxiety and bad dreams linked to work.
I met my partner and everything was too hard: asking for wh... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone have any way to get over obsessive impulses? I have really obsessive tendencies and I think it plays heavily into my anxiety so does anyone have any tips to get over these? I am willing to discuss further in private if anyone is willing to help further since I am sort of freaking out a lot due to it so yea. Any ... | self.Anxiety |
"Go out and have fun" Always in the top 5 of advise people give for people with depression. And I promise I tried seriously hard to do exactly that. I went climbing, I went clubbing, I went on holiday. However it just feels like escapism and is just making my problems worse.
There is no escape.
| self.depression |
Randomly feeling panicked for a couple of seconds throughout the day Anybody else get these short Bursts of feeling panicked throughout the day? | self.Anxiety |
Man I just don't have no one to talk with [deleted] | self.depression |
Im at the end of my rope and im only 18. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
im 24 a late bloomer and girls find me undateable and unattractive. how do i find my first girlfriend when no girl will give me a chance [deleted] | self.depression |
i don't feel the need to kill myself but i'm doing it anyway to me, at least, i don't see the need to kill myself. what i want is to stop existing. i don't even matter to anyone–so i just wish to just stop existing. i drink myself to the point of blackouts almost every day and i smoke a pack a day.
just wanted to sha... | self.depression |
left job early because of anxiety Hi.
I was hired on at Target in early October as a seasonal worker. It was important to them that I could work Black Friday weekend. The first day I was supposed to go in for training, I called in sick because I had a horrible panic attack that left me shaking and crying for over an ho... | self.Anxiety |
I feel nothing I had rough depression attack , it came fast , it passed fast. Everything took me a year , started looking only at my mistakes, thinking that's life is just a line of painful moments etc. But then it all passed away. I didnt felt pain and I didn't wanted to end this anymore , it was great for a moment. ... | self.depression |
I don’t know what I’m going to do now I quit my job because I physically couldn’t cope with it anymore (I’m autistic and have C-PTSD) but I got rejected from all the job interviews I had lined up. I’ll be out of a job in 2 months and are frozen in fear. I tried talking to some coworkers about it but everyone is detache... | self.depression |
Ready Tonight I am in a place of clarity. Tonight I can see everything, including the truth. I can see that I have two options or paths before me. One option is to continue the same. I can continue to lie to myself and pretend to have things I don't have. I can continue to live in denial, put on a fake smile and make a... | self.SuicideWatch |
Not sure if I'm going to Graduate hs I just can't force myself to get up early and sit in my classes for ages and repeat the same shit over and over while being tired, emotionless, and fed up with life. While watching my classmates living life I'm just sitting there sleeping or being a miserable zombie. Being alone whi... | self.depression |
I’m afraid of telling people about things that matter to me Hey reddit,
I’ve always been self conscious about telling people about things i like, whether it’s personal stories or movies or music.
In past relationships i kinda got shut down for it because they wouldn’t care or tell me it’s stupid and i guess i just sta... | self.Anxiety |
No one cares about me when i'm alive, no one cares about me if i'm dead I have no one I can count on for support. No one cares about me or loves me. I tried overdosing before and I want to do it again because I like how peaceful it is and I really hope I succeed next time. My family gave me so much crap for my intentio... | self.SuicideWatch |
Everything I Hate about My Life Okay, so this shit's been gnawing at my chest for far too fuckin' long and I've really gotta get it out of my system. This will be a bit of a read, so sue me but this is everything that pisses me off about this screwed up bullshit I have to call a life.
1. BEING BORN
Sorry if I'm soundi... | self.depression |
Well, we need more positive posts, don't we? So here I go! I'l start treatment. Therapy + Medication (Lexapro). Wish me luck guys, I'm excited :D | self.Anxiety |
I was sexually violated too and I can't tell anyone because I started it. I was assaulted too, but my story will never be heard because I was a stupid teenager.
I've posted here and on confession before, so I'm sorry if this is annoying to reread. I'm just posting this one for a different reason.
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I was very clos... | self.offmychest |
3 years of university and I've made no friends. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
getting rid of social media has helped i haven't been using any social media accounts for the past 3 or 4 days, and i've noticed my anxiety has definitely lessened. i find it easier to talk to strangers now, i have less trouble making eye contact, i can fall asleep without my heart rate sky rocketing. it's just a weigh... | self.Anxiety |
Need some advice My wife has generalized anxiety - and it’s destroying her. I love her so much and think she is absolutely the perfect woman...so it makes me feel so helpless when she goes through an anxiety bout and thinks that she is a terrible mom, wife, employee, or whatever. I have kept up with it for the past 7 ... | self.Anxiety |
Somehow the starry-eyed idealist thing isn't really working out for me. You can work hard and not get what you want. You can be honest and open and people won't reciprocate. You just *can't* have faith in anyone or anything; it's impractical.
So many things are crashing down around me, it's like drowning. And I'm an i... | self.offmychest |
Being insecure, feeling lonely & lacking confidence is killing me and I don't know how to overcome it. [deleted] | self.depression |
Unlovable There is nothing attractive about me. I'm just worthless. All I know is rejection. I've been miserable and alone for the last 10+ years. I'm going to be miserable and alone until I die. I should just kill myself now, and not have to go through it.
How much of a loser must I be? I see all manner of assholes a... | self.depression |
Self-Help Books On the NHS website it lists "Self-help Books" as helpful. And I don't think it's wrong. I find anything by Aleister Crowley (True will) very helpful, and also the philosophy of Stoicism, so, things like Marcus Arelius' "Meditations" or the work of Epictetus helpful.
Does anyone else read these two,... | self.bipolar |
I feel Helpless, Hopeless. At this very moment, I do not know what to do. I made this new account for fear i would be sough out.
Recently I was yelled at inappropriately(sexual comments)(I'm a guy) from a supervisor over the phone. This is not the first time but this time they did this. end result had a big panic att... | self.Anxiety |
I keep hoping I'll get sick, and that's not healthy I am married to a man that has bipolar and PTSD. I also have bipolar. The most important thing you should know is we love each other deeply. We've been together almost 15 years, and things are better between us as people, as they have ever been. Even better than the h... | self.bipolar |
Anyone who uses the term "illegals" can go to hell The potential deportation of "dreamers" in the United States is a very polarizing issue. Sure, both sides can make arguments... but when people refer to them as "illegals" it makes me sick. Trying to dehumanize them like that is fucking disgusting. And some people migh... | self.offmychest |
I hope I die in my sleep. I hate myself | self.depression |
I want to apply for the bipolar study buy I'm really apprehensive about the privacy policy I have a sneaking suspicion that my genetic data is already out there and tied to my name after getting a biopsy. Who knows what they know about me and haven't told me, how it's been used, or who it's been shared with. The whole ... | self.bipolar |
Wow it's November, time flies when your life is falling apart A part of me wants all of this to end, but at the same time I don't want to lose those moments that I could have used to explore earths' wonders | self.depression |
Why would anyone want to live this life I'm so fucking poor, working a full time job that I can't stand. I get 4 fucking hours to myself before I have to go to sleep and start the shit show again. I don't understand how anyone can just accept 8 hour or more days as part of life. I sure as hell can't, even if that means... | self.SuicideWatch |
Paranoid in a relationship. Partner thinks of it as "not her problem" Off the bat, I'll admit. It's technically not her problem.
Sorry for the long post, but just trying to explain my situation as best as I can.
We have been dating for a year now.
We started as a LDR. Everything was nearly perfect for the first 9 mont... | self.depression |
Does anyone else have really bad anxiety, where you have a really bad panic attack?? Every time I am taking a shower and my hair falls out and gets on me I start to freak out , and it’s all over the walls and my hands and then I start to panic , then I’m in the shower for like an hour or two but don’t notice and then c... | self.Anxiety |
Has anyone been able to "defeat" or at least keep their depression under control WITHOUT having gone to see a therapist? Bottom line, I'm 28 year old female.
I live on my own, go to school full time, I am jobless and using the money I got from selling my mom's house (very dilapidated and bad. Didnt get much for it and... | self.depression |
I HATE HAVING ANXIETY. If its not one thing its the other. my mind has to always overly think or worry excessively. I will think about something all day and all night and i fight it constantly to find a reason to dispute any negativity and as soon as i do i find something else to worry about at the same rate. It is so... | self.offmychest |
Insomnia May Shrink Your Brain So insomnia may lead to brain shrinkage - and bipolar episodes (both depression and mania) do the same. And we know that insomnia also puts us at risk for depression and mania. If you suffer from insomnia (and I know that many of us do), please treat it...
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35422... | self.bipolar |
My Life Keeps Getting Worse After I hit on my ex's roommate while I was blackout drunk, that roommate started spreading rumours about me. This lead to me getting bullied at work &outside of work
(bg: I lived in a small town &I was close to said roommate bc he understood mental health issues. I'm not excusing ... | self.depression |
Work till you die No i don't want that. i don't want to work 50hr a week, or even more. Because apparently the 40 hr work week is out. But the pay will be the same. I don't want that. I don't want to live to work. Working 50 or more hours a week just to be able to survive. But nothing more. Am i not normal? | self.SuicideWatch |
I think I am depressed Hello everyone!
At the beginning of the academic year I signed up for the board of my study association. Though almost half a year later, I'm deep down very unhappy. I applied for commissioner, but ended up bein chosen as chairman. Now, I thought "o well, I'll just try", but I ended up being d... | self.depression |
That moment when you realize someone doesn't care about you anymore and you just grit your teeth and try not to spiral out. | self.bipolar |
This Generations Depression... Depression is just a cop out for an oversensitive first world population that has been taught that they can be and do anything they want and have been grossly under prepared for how shitty the world really is and how much it really doesn't give two shits about their feelings.
Depression i... | self.depression |
What's your experience with ER? I've been suicidal for the past few days. Should I go to ER? What's been your experience? | self.SuicideWatch |
Hypothermia I've been fighting the urge to end it since I was 11( I'm 17 now) and I can't stand being alive anymore. If I walked out into the woods in below freezing temperatures and put 6 school bus xans under my tongue would I just pass out and die without any pain? | self.SuicideWatch |
For me, I think suicide is the right choice. But I'm a coward. As the title says, I think suicide is the right choice for me. I can't stand the state of the world and the direction I see it heading, I can't stand that my favorite hobbies are being taken over and ripped to shreds in a bid to get all of the money out of ... | self.SuicideWatch |
i suck at titles. doesn't matter. no one will read this anyway Typed a huge wall of text but deleted it.. So here's the shortish version, not much shorter, though not like anyone will read this. Skipped the parts about my shit parents and slightly less shit siblings.
My parents pulled me out of school in the 5th grade... | self.SuicideWatch |
I hate my life I feel depressed and miserable 😭 I feel like I wasted all my life away. I haven't done anything with myself. I'm a nobody. | self.depression |
I cant wait until i die I cant stand being alive its too much for me and i hope i get diagnosed with a fatal illness or get caught up in a murder or hit by a train please | self.SuicideWatch |
Sunday, December 9, 2007 "I want a boyfriend.
I want lighter skin.
I want a cleaner body.
I want beautiful hair.
I want love.
I want family.
... I need to think." | self.offmychest |
Useless and condescending "help" from other people We're not constantly upset and we're not children. We just feel life is meaningless and the struggle is not worth it. That's it.
Real help would be to actually provide us with direction. True and tested methods on how to stop being depressed, not emotional word diarrh... | self.depression |
Can you be manic with low self-esteem? (tw suicide) Hey everyone,
I just spent a night in a psychiatric assessment unit. Before admitting myself, I hadn’t slept in 90 hours, not because I couldn’t, but because I didn’t feel like I should. I wanted to keep “being productive” which is interesting because I was also too ... | self.bipolar |
When your patience dies out Chased a girl for like 9 months (not in the creepy stalker way obviously). Constantly messaging, deep conversations and whatever. Asked her out to see a movie or literally anything, and she said she would but she was always busy.
Recently a friend asked me if I saw the message she put on h... | self.depression |
I'm about to drop my best friend and I need support. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
The truth is I loved you with all my heart Today I said goodbye to a girl I feel in love with. But her heart belongs to another. I told you that it was my councilor said to cut you off, but the truth is there never was one and I told our mutual friend that I hated you. But the truth is I love you and I know I hurt you... | self.offmychest |
My Dad Isn't Coming... We are going to Disneyland. My Dad has work but we are still going. He doesn't care but I feel bad. How can I have fun in Disneyland with out him? | self.offmychest |
I don’t carry a gun because I could commit a murder And I have a felony. That’s beside the point. Tonight, I was driving along to get home and I had to get into the left lane to merge from one highway into another. Ultimately, I cut someone off. I was way too close to the front bumper.
They lay on the horn for far ... | self.bipolar |
Does anxiety (not during a panic attack) actually cause temporary vision loss? I visited my doctor today because for the last three days, I’ve had intense ringing in my ears, vertigo, tingling (almost a prickling, burning sensation) spreading throughout my whole body, and points throughout the day where my vision will ... | self.Anxiety |
I am a worthless teenager This is my silent scream for help, but right now I am not hoping, not anymore, I expect this to just pass away in the winds of new threads, because I know there is a lot of people who are in most need of help.
But anyway, I can't write this on my Journal nor my main account because of fear of ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Nobody cares I seriously don't know what to do anymore, I can't stop thinking about how I just want it to end. I let everybody know and nobody could give a second crap. I try to be rational, I try to think about it logically, and my only conclusion is that I just don't value my life anymore. I have good grades, I'm in ... | self.SuicideWatch |
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