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Sent an email to my professor wondering about my grade and they took it as an invitation to lay into me Its that time in the semester where things get stressful. I've been doing really well up until a couple weeks ago when everything started to pile up which made me slack on some things.
for context im registered for ... | self.offmychest |
It’s there last year now. I’m in my last school year now. Afterward I’ll haven the possibility to go to University, or do an apprenticeship or go work or go abroad or just relax a bit.
I honestly don’t knowing what I should do. I’m not even sure what I would want to study at uni. There are so many possibilities and I ... | self.offmychest |
Medication or Condition Hello,
I have been slowing down lately. I pause a lot during conversation and forget words or what I’m saying as I’m saying it so it takes longer for me to say something. I am also easily confused and it takes me a bit to understand things. This is not how I was most of my life. I am educated ... | self.bipolar |
So Dull No matter how much time I spend having fun, once I’m home and am in my room in the silence, it’s back to how repetitive my life is. I wish all of this would change so that I could feel happy again.
Nothing is wrong but everything is wrong. This isn’t how I want to feel when life is content. I want to be at pea... | self.depression |
I went 2 freaking weeks without cutting I was so proud of myself but NO I had to screw it up. I'm so disappointed in myself. | self.depression |
I give up this time Its over I lost my job, I have a headache, I am very angry at myself and I know for sure I can't get another job because all I will get is no call backs welp I guess its over :( | self.depression |
Depressed or just stressed? There were periods in my life where I have been sad, like my junior and senior years of high school and my first 2 years of college. I recently transferred and am currently a junior in college and I moved away from home. Adjusting, making new friends, harder academics at my new school, and b... | self.depression |
Is life really worth living? I would really like to know.....I mean day in and day out worrying about bills. Today is the 2nd and I don’t have all my rent money. I’m sick of living like this year after year. Why do some people have more money than they will ever spend in two lifetimes while others can barely make ends ... | self.depression |
I only found out today Last friday i went home from college early while the guys i talk to stayed in the library.
They were talking to some girls in our class and they started talking about me, apparently a girl in my class likes me.
I found out today while walking with one of the guys they made me promise never to te... | self.depression |
I want to die but I want to be with him I don’t know what to do anymore... there’s this guy that I can’t stop loving we broke up about 9 months ago because I was just a horrible person to him. Since then I’ve bettered myself I’ve been happier and I’ve looked within and stoped hating myself I’ve changed I’m overall a be... | self.SuicideWatch |
What do I do to get my life back? HELP. [deleted] | self.depression |
Fear of poverty normal? Because i am chronically ill and autistic i have a big fear ov pvoerty. i failed at school too. I am only 18. But i know i will end up poor. Yes it was my failure but i have mental and physical problems. There is no reson to live. I will have problems to survive, because i will end up poor. My l... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’m the one who called CPS This happened several years ago and for some reason I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I’m going to have to leave out a lot of the grittier personal details because they’re pretty identifying. Sorry.
I used to work for a small daycare in the crappier area of town. Working in the in... | self.offmychest |
My birth day. Unemployed since graduation 1 year ago. Can't get past company interviews. For 9 months my girlfriend put up with it but about 2 months ago she dumped me. She's very ambitious, while I am not. But I want to be. Part of it is because I don't know what I want to do but the other part is I'm just so unmotiva... | self.offmychest |
getting lost in my thoughts Hey guys,
I'm new to this subreddit and would like to ask you for help.
My problem is that I often get really lost in my thoughts, especially when I'm meeting friends. When there are new people around that I don't know, it gets even worse.
I often don't really know what to say and how t... | self.Anxiety |
What exactly does being "unstable" mean? So I had a 3 hour assessment with a psychiatrist today, went through my history for the past 2 years at the end he summed what is going in his report including that in his opinion I am unstable | self.depression |
I (27f) don't know how to fix what I did. [deleted] | self.depression |
I'm a teacher and I'm struggling to get by Often teachers complain about the job. There's a lot of paperwork, they say, the hours are tedious, etc. What about if you've always done pretty well in school, been considered bright and creative, and then you go into teaching and you can barely write a decent lesson plan?
I... | self.offmychest |
Just started Lexapro So my doctor had recommended that I start Lexapro, I’m taking 10mg but iam starting off with half a pill. I’m just wondering if Lexapro helped anyone with their anxiety and panic attacks. And also how the journey went while taking this med, I know there are a few side effects. Another concern for m... | self.Anxiety |
Talking to myself . I’ve talked myself out of killing myself once again, or maybe I didn’t talk myself out of it, maybe I am too cowardly to actually go through with it. Last night I was ready to take as many sleeping pills as I could find around my house. Today I felt different , depressed still, but in a different wa... | self.SuicideWatch |
Nobody will care for me in the long run. I hate myself for abandoning my friends when I was young. They didn't understand my antics, which weren't that harmful, but they just crushed it to the core, so I abandoned them. I hate myself for being gay in a country where being gay is just a comic relief here. I hate myself ... | self.depression |
I don't know where to begin... As the heading says, I don't know where to beginning my story besides stating "I want to die."
My mom died when I was 7.
I've had a terrible childhood filled with abuse.
I'm in debt (credit cards and school).
I'm dependent on others.
I can't find a job (w or w/o my degree).
I can't get i... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm at my lowest, I'm desperate, my brain is in a anxious loop [deleted] | self.depression |
This is what peapole call me [8:07 PM] bgfighter21: GOT IT ,YOU FUCKING RETARDED KID? | self.SuicideWatch |
Seeing psychiatrist today, seeking advice before visit As the title states, I'm seeing a psychiatrist later today. I suffer from depression, generalized anxiety, and OCD. I've been on Valium to sleep and 20 mg Lexapro for everything else. So, my question is what should I be asking or looking out for to make sure I'm... | self.Anxiety |
My heart is aching, i fell like something is missing from my life [deleted] | self.depression |
Meds are making me worse My psychiatrist changed me to zoloft since my last medication did absolutely nothing. I've been on it for almost 3 months now and it just feels like things are getting worse and worse. The first 5 weeks I was bombarded by suicidal thoughts every second I was awake. But it finally calmed down a ... | self.depression |
Broke up with my now ex cause i didn't wanna drag her through my depression, she with my former best friend now, i wanna go kiss an oncoming train I broke up with her cause she's the kinda girl that gets really stressed if someone she's together with is feeling bad, so to spare her the pain i ended it. It didn't even t... | self.SuicideWatch |
Bipolar 2 and PMDD Crossposted in /r/bipolar2
I'm getting my period soon and PMDD has been kicking in. All I want to do is eat or kill myself. I'm beyond anxious and want to die. I know this is all irrational, and it's not "me" talking, but it doesn't excuse these awful, awful, thoughts/feelings.
I feel hopeless, wo... | self.bipolar |
Tips for studying? Suffering from anxiety and depression here.
Anxiety is something kind of new to me that I'm learning to deal with.
I have recently been finding that whenever I go to study I start to panic about a half hour after I start. I start to feel like I'm way too far behind and I'll never be able get all th... | self.Anxiety |
I think I'm gonna end it after Christmas I'm already a failure and after Christmas I don't really have anything more to look forward to | self.depression |
Need you guys to convince me to seek help Been feeling really bad for the past 2 years (very depressed) and I know why I am, what's so frustrating is that I also know how to start "recovering" from it because my depression comes from stuff I went through as a kid and its something that I haven't processed well and it d... | self.depression |
Have you had to deal with any stigmas surrounding the disorder? If yes, how do you deal with it? | self.bipolar |
Off Really feel like offing myself today. Found out my girlfriend was 8 weeks pregnant and had a miscarriage on Tuesday. I just feel like nothing guys right for me and this world is better off without me. | self.SuicideWatch |
Graduated high school, afraid of the future.. I am a socially awkward guy and I have a small circle of friends in school, but that's about it.
Now that I have graduated, I decided to start working part time while waiting for national examination results.
The experience was horrible. People were fierce, bossy and inhos... | self.depression |
Literally have no friends. Today is my birthday. I got one call, from my sister. I have 12 friends on Facebook (mostly family), so Facebook tried to "clean up" false account. I'm pretty pathetic. Not sure what to do. | self.depression |
I don’t know anymore Is it even worth it. They say don’t kill yourself. They say you have so much to live for but what difference does it really make. In the grand scheme of things, I’m pretty fucking insignificant. | self.SuicideWatch |
Some stuff I know the titles pretty naff and the formatting and spelling probably will be cause I’m writing this on my phone but I just need to get some thoughts written out and maybe someone to talk to. I’m 20 years old and I’ve been dealing with ‘low mood’ since I was 13 and clinical depression since I was 17.
I wa... | self.SuicideWatch |
I think that my Mam is emotionally abusive ? She thinks she's normal? [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Relationships make my anxiety go away... for a few months. Then it comes raging back. Then I run away from the relationship. Then I get depressed. Rinse. Repeat.
Does this happen with anyone else?
I swear the first few months of a relationship is my perfect anti-anxiety pill. Two problems with that:
1. The effect is... | self.Anxiety |
One of my realist, deepest fears One of the realist fears I have that haunts me is being left alone. I don't really have a lot of close friends, but that's okay because quality of quantity. I have 2 amazing close friends and I feel like that's all I have, and all I need. But one of my biggest fears is those friends mov... | self.Anxiety |
The worst thing is When you have about a week or two where you’re feeling good and you start to think your depression might be gone but then it comes back stronger than ever and you’re back to feeling like a sad shell of a person | self.depression |
I never measure up It’s all a fashion show now days. Who’s got the luscious thick blonde long hair or who has the size 2 coke bottle body. I’m 24 and I’ve got curves and I’m not afraid to eat. I compare myself to others constantly. Always looking to be better or sexier or appealing. And so far the only way I’ve been ap... | self.Anxiety |
I don't know how to deal with this right now... I've know for a while now that my best Army friend was going to die from cancer. I've been preparing myself for this for months now. I made it a point to go visit him as much as I could this last year, easier said than done when he lives 1200 miles from you. At least I... | self.offmychest |
Is my constant state of panic bad for my physical health? I guess the short and easy answer is yes, according to various google results, but I'm posting to see if anyone has more information or personal experience. I saw somebody in another sub mention that they feared the amount of stress they were under was going to ... | self.Anxiety |
I have 0 motivation. Looking for advice. Basically, I can't even push myself to do mindless activities like watching tv or playing video games like used to be able to do. Everything has a dreadful feeling to it, even sleeping. My stomach is constantly in pain from these feelings. The only thing I've been able to do lat... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone else consistently tell them selfs their life is worse then it is. Like I have no friends when I actually do or I'm unlovable and boring but you actually just haven't met anyone that appreciates you. | self.Anxiety |
Tapering down from benzos (Valium) to eventually quit, just needing encouragement that it will get better. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Has anyone else experienced a massive crash after stabilizing on LamoTRIgin? Was in a severe mixed episode and got back on my medication (LamoTRIgin). I used to be on a 200 mg dose, and am only on a 100 mg now, but I had stabilized and felt worlds better. I'm crashing hard though and I'm not sure if it's because I just... | self.bipolar |
I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s a constant battle to convince myself out of suicidal thoughts. It’s just a common thought in my mind now and today I had to stop and think about why the hell it was popping into my head. I love my life. But yet here I am thinking about how easy it would be how quickly I could put th... | self.SuicideWatch |
Goal Setting Sunday 12.10.17 What do you want to work toward this week? Let's set some goals to lead better lives together. | self.bipolar |
My depression is ruining my relationship and I don’t know what to do I am a 22 year old female and I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder when I was 14 and have been on some cocktail of antidepressants ever since.
Some background:
- I didn’t always like sex. I was practically asexual before I started dating... | self.depression |
I don’t know where to go from here. To make a long story short, in January I had my first panic attack while I was smoking weed. This caused me to worry about existence and reality. Daily id worry that I wasn’t in reality, that I was in the matrix type simulation, that I was stuck in a dream or in a coma. This moved on... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone know how to get over the feeling of wasting your youth? [deleted] | self.depression |
I hate everything and everyone Just my last thought before bed. Needed to say it even if no one sees it. | self.depression |
I need some serious help. There's something wrong with me and I don't know what, and I'm afraid to talk to anyone about it. There's a TL;DR at the end.
Both /r/BPD and /r/sociopath don't allow these kind of posts, and I think I belong there.
This is a very, very long post, but please, just someone, tell me what the fu... | self.depression |
Money Would solve all my problems Don't know if this is the best place to post this but it's true. Every job I had I've quit due to anxiety issues and I owe a lot of debts which have made me even more anxious, and if I had money I could pay all that off and not have to worry anymore about that stuff, and I also wouldnt... | self.Anxiety |
I don't know what I'm going to do with my life, I don't know how I'm going to 'grow up,' and currently I can only imagine myself being dead. Not successful, not independent, not anxiety-free, just dead. I have little hope that one day I simply won't be mentally sick anymore. I don't understand what I'd be working for i... | self.offmychest |
Lost my job, wrecked my car, dwi charge, I'm living with my parents after a divorce, i'm fucking lost and feel hopeless. | self.SuicideWatch |
I accidentally uncovered a repressed memory that explains the origin of my unhealthy fetishes Please know that I am having trouble writing this down in a discernible manner, and the very act of doing so is causing physical pain in my stomach. I am also avoiding names for obvious fear of any party stumbling across this.... | self.offmychest |
Advice dealing with Manic ideas Hey everyone,
Just to start, I myself am not bipolar, but I’ve met the most wonderful woman in the world, and she is. I’m still learning the ropes here, but it’s been going fairly smoothly so far. (I think, she always thinks she’s worse than she is)
However today something happened, an... | self.bipolar |
My Heart is a Tomb My heart is a tomb. Cold, dark, desolate. You took your warmth with you. And left me behind to mourn. This empty crypt is a sad reminder of the love that once lived between us. The warmth I felt across the miles. So much laughter shared and so many smiles. I stop by the tomb with flowers now and then... | self.depression |
My therapist is asking me to go to a partial hospitalization program or she won't treat me I started seeing a therapist a month ago and she's only an intern. She was worried about me, and then I wanted to jump off a bridge and went to one, so she got her supervisor involved. She thought last Thursday it might be okay f... | self.depression |
Made a fool of myself at new job Hi /r/Anxiety,
So about 2 months ago I finished up with my counsellor after 6 months after he thought that I made some brilliant progress. I won't go into intensive detail but I was diagnosed with GAD and at the time depression that was getting severely worse. I am much better now than... | self.Anxiety |
I suck at everything, even at things I (used to) think I am good at [removed] | self.depression |
I don't even feel sad anymore and the absence of being able to outlet any feeling is disturbing me. Now I'm doubting I've ever been depressed or that my will for suicide was too pathetic. [deleted] | self.depression |
On the brink this time I don’t know where else to turn here.
I’m a professional dad of a special needs child. I’ve been married for twelve years, and I’ve just fucked everything up. I was an intense affair for a close friend and partner in a grassroots organization for about two months - having sex 3-4 times a week ri... | self.SuicideWatch |
21F worthless isolated loser I don't have any close friends, my parents are dead and even though I'm at a university surrounded by a lot of people, I feel alone more than ever. I don't have anyone to talk to so this post will most likely be fairly long.
I was adopted when five and my adopted parents pasted away my fre... | self.SuicideWatch |
It Just Makes Sense I must say firstly I am destined to die anyway, so does it really matter if I kill myself? Regardless, I am utterly talentless and commonly disliked. Some may like me at first, like how many people seem to have had romantic feelings towards me. However they later become just like the others dislikin... | self.SuicideWatch |
No reason to keep going No body listens. No body cares. I doubt anybody would find out for a few days even if I killed myself. I think they would be relieved to have me out of their hair. I can't do it any more.
And since noone in my real life listens, I thought at least here a few might read. Closure. | self.depression |
Not sure what I am supposed to be getting out of therapy. Should I get a new therapist? For a bit of background - I have struggled with depression and anxiety for my entire life. My parents put me in therapy when I was maybe 9 years old, which really only served to make me think there was something wrong with me. Hones... | self.depression |
The past few days have been weird. Saturday I went to a kinky party, scened with a few fine folks, but ultimately left down in the dumps because I wasn't able to scene with the person I'm most comfortable with. I need to be thrashed. I almost cried on the way home I was so disappointed, but I started feeling better by ... | self.bipolar |
Difficulty recognizing BP symptoms. Hi dear and incredibly helpful community. Have any of you had difficulty in recognizing symptoms of BP as symptoms, even in retrospect? Such as mania, hypomania, anything else that comes with it? Any tips for teasing them out as such? What has been most helpful are direct stories of ... | self.bipolar |
My life slowly fell apart. I had a hard time feeling like things were worth doing even before. [deleted] | self.depression |
My Childhood was the Happiest Point in my Life. Elementary school was the happiest time of my life, no doubt about it. Remember now having to give a shit about anything? Remember not having to conform to society? Man, I had more "girlfriends" in Elementary School than Middle School and High School combined. I loved the... | self.depression |
Feel guilty about things I did whilst manic Hey everyone. I had my first manic episode at around 16-17 and during that time I behaved pretty badly, called friends every name under the sun because I felt they were dragging me down and just generally was a dick to people. I recovered and felt very shameful about my behav... | self.bipolar |
I just realized that I'm unemployed... while at work. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Anyone else out there think about high school a lot? I don't know why I always think about how I was treated in school. I graduated 2 years ago, and it wasn't high school that was bad- mainly middle school and I was invisible in high school and I just never forget about it. I know past is past but part of me wants conf... | self.depression |
Dear World Dear World,
As of today I can say that I’ve contemplated suicide at least 10 times. The first few times during fits of hormonal and emotional confusion in my pubescent stages of middle school. I can also say that yes, I do still bare scars from where I cut myself. World, my depression is rooted so deeply in... | self.depression |
Does anyone else have this problem where they struggle to keep a job? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I haven't browsed this sub because I assume I'll read the same old jazz . But, I was wrong. And I need help. [deleted] | self.depression |
I don't want to act like I only care about myself anymore to my parents I feel like a piece of shit because I wanted to talk to my mom a few minutes ago. She was doing things preparing food at Thanksgiving tomorrow. I got her agitated (again) and she lost something very important because I am a dumbass that distracted ... | self.Anxiety |
I just wanna chat to someone about my shit [deleted] | self.depression |
18/f I don’t see hope I’m 18 and I’ve wanted to kill myself since I was 11. My mother is super abusive and my father is too, but not as bad. I have clinical depression, generally anxiety, and an eating disorder. I don’t really have any friends, I work a lot, and go to school full time. I dream to research cancer or be ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I have no worth, I've tried my best to find meaning in life, i have no desire to carry on! Life is pointless and I'm done! Looking for worth in life is like looking for something that doesn't exist, it's a waste of time and you will get no reward at the end. I've tried my best to find meaning and worth since I was a te... | self.SuicideWatch |
College research In order to graduate I have to take research and pass with a c or higher. Right now I'm sitting on a c and stayed up tonight to finish this 12 page paper that I've actually not had time to start on. After 6 hours of working I realize my survey repeated a survey response 11 times. We're suppose to have ... | self.offmychest |
Holy Fuck Trying to find a new pdoc is really fucking difficult. Apparently my old one has a new practice but I can’t find him anywhere and I’ve been unmedicated for three months now. Just AGH. I don’t have my ADHD medicine or my other four meds I was on to regulate everything.
UPDATE: I found my old PDOC. Calling in ... | self.bipolar |
Parents Kicked Me Out During Finals Week for Dating an Older Guy So, basically my parents offered to help me out with school this semester because I finally decided I wanted to reach for a goal I thought was too out of reach. I moved out of state, got a job, worked my ass off in classes, and started taking anti-depress... | self.SuicideWatch |
I am unable to help my situation and I don’t know what I’d do to end my life I just want a way to die that involves household objects | self.offmychest |
Can I be bipolar if I only experience mania when taking SSRIs? If so... what do I do? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Girlfriend cheated on me My girlfriend cheated on me , and I can't stop hating myself. I don't know what to do, I can't even think straight. | self.depression |
20 yo. Ugly and undesirable want to kill myself. I wish I had a gun. I'd just shoot myself and be done with it. I'm ugly, short, and really really stupid. No girl likes me. I'm turning 21 next month. Haven't had a single date in my life or so much as an interest from a girl. I feel like I should never have been born.
... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’m desperate here people My entire life feels meaningless. I have no friends left who care about me. My family is indifferent to my life. My job is awful and I’m treated like a stupid child. And I had to deal with the reality of talking to my ex-roommates to collect my stuff after moving out abruptly.
Things I do to... | self.SuicideWatch |
PLEASE FUCKING KILL ME ALREADY IM FUCKING DONE I WISH I WAS FUCKING DEAD [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm slowly dying. Someone please respond to me. I can't do this anymore. I'm sick of this pain. The lonely nights and the heartbreak. I was alone and not heartbroken, now I'm alone and heartbroken as if one thing was not enough. Why does my life have to be miserable?? I was minding my own business and trying to do my o... | self.SuicideWatch |
Alone in room full of people I go daily to work, i have a big family and they dont ignore me, i am in touch with my colg and school friends, but i still feel alone when i am with them
I want to scream aloud my feelings.
I just want someone to hold me when i am weak.
But all i do is bite my lips and cry my sorrows awa... | self.depression |
I'm seriously so scared i might be pregnant. What should i do? I have been having sex with two guys a lot lately. I have been nauseas and sick for the last couple weeks. My period is very irregular so I don't track it. I did take a pregnancy test that came up negative but I know if u take a test too early it can come u... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone else having anxiety related anger? Hi all,
I’ve been struggling with relationship anxiety for a while now. And when I’m down I can suddenly feel very angry towards my girlfriend (that she’s not showing affection enough, not asking enough etc). I keep it all in, because I know it’s anxiety related and my girlfri... | self.Anxiety |
How does being physically ill affect your mental health? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I want to kill myself. I want to die. [removed] | self.depression |
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