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I think she could be the one but I don't know how to feel about it. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I’m an atheist. After living in a Christian family and having mostly Christian friends throughout my life, I have decided that I don’t believe in it, or anything for that matter. I don’t know how to tell the people around me, especially my parents, because it’s such a big deal to them. Not that they aren’t very accepti... | self.offmychest |
It's gotten to the point where i'm so sad i cant even cry i'm worthless and nothing to anyone. i'm going to kill myself people have ruined everything in my life for me | self.depression |
very close to committing suicide bc of my past. I want to overdose with pills bc I keep thinking about my past and it's haunting me badly. I did something terrible to my ex. I pressured him and he gave in to me asking to touch him and i feel so guilty and I want to fucking kill myself bc it's so shitty and I want to di... | self.SuicideWatch |
Bsjkx bbbd It’s a good thing I don’t have any money right now, otherwise I would have no money! (: | self.bipolar |
The other shoe dropped I thought I shook this off at Basic training. Before I left, I was drinking, smoking, and generally intoxicating myself into oblivion, but once I got there, I was happy, or close to it. In general, I think I was to busy to feel much of anything. Now, three weeks into AIT, I thought I was OK. I'd ... | self.depression |
The Australian chat lines are closed. I just need to talk. As title, all of the Aussie lines are closed, just spent $5 on skype for a 10 minute phone call to the 1300 number at lifeline :/ Is there an IRC here? | self.SuicideWatch |
To the cop who pulled me over Bro, i am no idiot. I get it, i was going 71 on a 60 freeway the same as the guy in front of me but, you dont have to be a dick. You came up behind me super fast with maybe 20 feet between us, the lane was ending, and i assumed you were gonna go around or something so i went left then you ... | self.offmychest |
the most difficult thing ab anxiety This isn't necessarily a rant, but hopefully this post strikes a chord w some of u. I think what has been the most difficult part of having anxiety is the stigma around it--the fact that it isn't necessarily physical. If u have a physical disability, it's readily visible and understa... | self.Anxiety |
Medication least likely to cause weight gain? I’ve been on Lexapro for 6 months and didn’t realize how much weight I’d gained until recently.
First it was just a couple pounds but now I’m up to 7-10 pound increase.
I’m going to talk to my doctor about alternatives but I’d like to do some research. | self.Anxiety |
Does treatment REALLY work?? I have been depressed since my early teens and Im 18 now. I really dont know how to find a good counselor. The one I went to recently brushed off my symptoms. I need treatment but I dont know how to find a good therapist and I really am hopeless it will work. | self.depression |
Does anyone else fantsize being born into a different lifestyle? [deleted] | self.depression |
I made it to 15 :) Before on this subreddit I posted about how I was going to end it all in my birthday before I turned 15. Here I am though. Although my family situation hasn’t gotten a lot better there’s still proof that it’s going to get better over a course of a year or so. Anyways don’t mind this I just feel proud... | self.SuicideWatch |
If I hate being like this so much why can’t I fucking get and do something about it? [deleted] | self.depression |
Cyclical Stagnation I finished my degree a month and a half ago, and since then I've done nothing productive at all. Barely going outside. I was supposed to get a job by now. I was supposed to get one months ago, really.
I've heard the saying, 'Enjoy University (College), they'll be the best years of your life.' And I... | self.depression |
My time on 1 north They say starting to write is the hardest part. Well, they're right. My hands shake as I write this post and my stomach churns at what I'm about to talk about, but something inside me tells me that I need to write. Always has. So, here it goes. This is "My time on 1 North".
Last Monday, I admitted m... | self.bipolar |
Meds have no effect So about 3-4 years ago I've been diagnosed with depression\anxiety and have been prescribed various combinations of ~6 types of antidepressants of different "families", per my doctor's recommendations (Two doctors actually... The first retired a year ago).
As far as I can tell, none had any effect... | self.depression |
"Cognitive impairment happens even when patients are well, in between manic or depressive episodes." "The theory about why this cognitive impairment happens is that each manic or depressive episode is associated with overactivation of the adrenal glands, which leads to excessive production of steroids, which are harmfu... | self.bipolar |
Does it get better? How do I make it get better, faster? I'm such a mess right now. I went to bed and woke up within 4 1/2 hours or so. I took my Vistaril after feeling anxious all morning and then got sort of queasy and gagged, then thought I was going to die from my Vistaril interacting with my amox-clav until realiz... | self.Anxiety |
I suck. I'm working on something that's already 24hrs overdue with a deadline I've set myself with a lot of leeway. It's not like I'm not working on it. I am. For two days now. It's not even that big of a project. Now, I'm feeling frustrated and the more frustrated and angry I feel, the less I'm able to sit long enough... | self.offmychest |
It comes and goes as it pleases. 40 minutes ago I was trying to overcome my anxiety and go down to the gym.
10 minutes ago I am in the apartment looking down and trying to pull myself over the fence; surely I wouldn't be able to survive falling 20+ floors.
Right now I am just sitting here, looking down. Wondering ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Reposting from /r/Anxiety; I got no response there. Mild social anxiety getting in the way of work
So I need to earn some extra cash. Well not need, but want. It will help. My university campus is involved in JoyRun, a service in which volunteers make trips to fast food places for students and deliver. I have deliver... | self.depression |
How can we turn overthinking into something positive? Reading this article https://www.powerofpositivity.com/5-benefits-overthinking/ I realized that we can turn our overthinking into positive and beneficial things. If someone has managed to do that, can he share in the comments how for all of us who haven't? :)
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Story, am feeling extremely depressed Please help. (long story) Hello, I don't really know where to start, but just to let you know, I have terrible dyslexic, so if my grammars of then I am sorry.
When I was a young boy, around 6 years old, I was told after some test's, that I had ADHD (I don't) then I was also diagno... | self.depression |
Started Lexapro 10 mg today for GAD and I’m very excited/anxious about what is to come. I (F/25) took a low dose of Lexapro while in college and one day after a comment from an out of line Pharmacy tech I decided to stop refilling my prescription. It took me 5 years to connect the dots between my declining grades in sc... | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety and Sexual Feelings Hey everyone. I'm a 19 year old white male and I've been struggling with some problems with sexual feelings and urges for a long time and was wondering if anyone could help me out.
So for a while now I've had a problem when it comes to sex-related things, I tend to regard them as somewhat ... | self.Anxiety |
Getting stuff done Any tips on how to take action. I have hobbies that I want to pursue like drawing but a lot of the time assign my anxiety to the idea of doing the hobby so I never get it done, leading to me sitting in bed all day. I don't know why everything seems so important all the time it's very frustrating | self.Anxiety |
Flashbacks I have vivid flashbacks from years ago constantly and just can't seem to let the old memories go.
I constantly look back on photos and see myself trying to enjoy activities I once participated in. It makes me incredibly sad in so many ways. I used to struggle so hard just trying to enjoy activities, ... | self.bipolar |
I'm a dissapointment I felt like I getting better. Why do I feel like cutting when I am surrounded by people who care about me? I wish I had the power in me to just end it. I bring people down with me and i don't want to do that anymore. | self.depression |
Freaking out about the end of the universe and Earth. I clicked on a article about and now I'm freaking out. The idea of everything I know turning into nothing fucking terries me. Is there any positive solutions to these two? | self.Anxiety |
Has anyone ever had success using a DBT or CBT workbook on their own? I just bought one, and I'm not much of a self-starter in the best of times. So I'm just wondering, if you've had any success using one of these workbooks, how did you do it? Any advice on this matter is appreciated.
Thanks! | self.bipolar |
I don't know why being depressed makes showering the most daunting task ever created When I'm like this I think I would literally rather run a marathon than actually get up and shower. It's been like 4 days.. Just something about it is like a giant hurdle | self.bipolar |
I give up I really give up I just lost my job, very angry at myself And now I know I can't get good at anything. How come my friends get good jobs (for an example one of them is a graphic designer and I am no longer friends with him anymore cause I got into a fight) And I can't cause I lost my job. It's all over for me... | self.SuicideWatch |
Coming out of an abusive relationship about a month ago, I'm happier than I've ever been. After being tied down for nearly a year, stuck in a cycle of being punched, kicked, put down and wanting to die, I got the realisation that she was mistreating me. I have never been in a lower position than what I was. I have scar... | self.offmychest |
Just wondering about anxiety meds When you change your meds do you always get a killer headache? | self.Anxiety |
Chest pain and trying to remind myself that I’m okay. I’ve always had chest pains when it comes to anxiety and I’m okay with. It normally just comes and goes and I’m fine. But last week I had this sharp stabbing pain right in the middle of sternum that wouldn’t go away, and after about 2 hours or so of it.. I finally g... | self.Anxiety |
Not Really Good with Titles. Just seeking release. I'm more than willing that I'm not a good person. I know that I've fucked up a lot and done some shitty things. I try to improve, and for the most part I've been much better than I have. I still think about every mistake I've ever made, every thing I've ever done wrong... | self.SuicideWatch |
New job triggering severe anxiety I started a new job two months ago. I work for the same organization that I've been with for the past four years, just a different department. My new job is a lot of new information to learn plus I'm adapting to working in a much larger department. I've struggled with anxiety my entire... | self.Anxiety |
I've been on a mood stabiliser for three months now and nothing's changed. I had a manic episode last July after I've been put on an ssri (lexapro) for depression and anxiety for about a month and a half by my gp, and ever since the episode I was taken off of it and the psychiatrist I was referred to prescribed me a mo... | self.bipolar |
story time Bear with me. Im sure you can write a drama series with this.
My mother told me (recently) that when I was 5 years old my father was on the binge and called me a "whipster". She told me she never saw me cry so hard as a child. I become quiet and withdrawn. I don’t remember ever hanging out with my dad. I d... | self.SuicideWatch |
I honestly don't know how to live my own life [deleted] | self.depression |
i wrote my goodbye letter I'm running out of steam. Three decades was enough for me. I have so many blessings but deep inside I feel like I'm decaying. I try so hard to lead a "normal" life, but all of my efforts seem to give me half of what I put in. Not that it's important, but I thought I might leave a legacy of som... | self.offmychest |
Sex when you are Manic... I just wanted to ask people in this sub what sex is like when they are manic. Do you crave it more or is your desire totally turned off? I would love to speak with anyone willing about this...feel free to send me a chat. Thanks! | self.bipolar |
Just found out that I have adjustment disorder in addition to anxiety So I’ve known for a year and half now that I have generalized anxiety and social anxiety (I have had these for longer than 1.5 years, but I didn’t know for sure until I started therapy).
I recently ended it with my therapist because I moved and got... | self.Anxiety |
Why are some people unnecessarily hateful? I'm a sensitive guy. Always have been and I wish I was more of an outgoing typical English lad character but it is what is. I like reading, playing videogames, anime etc. I hate people that are just colossal dickheads for no reason more than to make themselves feel better abou... | self.depression |
Hello I hope you all had a merry Christmas!
I'm new here, but I should probably have checked in many years ago. Talking to other people helps some times, and you can't say everything to family and loved ones - atleast not in my case.
I'm 24 years old and I have been battling my demons since I was 8 years old. I used ... | self.depression |
I hate myself. Please don’t respond, I don’t deserve it. [deleted] | self.depression |
I am supersupersuper unhealthy. Symptoms of lung cancer. Can't tell anyone. Obvs, losing my shit. | self.offmychest |
Brother trying to work with me Ive worked at a body shop for about 2 months now as a detailer and my brother quit his job and wants to try to work with me. He asked if we needed help and I just told him "You can try to talk to the owner", and we don't really need any more people. I don't hate my brother its just he has... | self.Anxiety |
Can someone talk to me? I just want insight on what I'm thinking. Whenever I think about killing myself, I always just say "fuck it, do it" and start over and try to be a different person. Usually this entails quitting my job, breaking up with someone, losing weight, etc. It usually works for awhile but things turn to ... | self.depression |
Finally saw my psychiatrist again after almost 5 months. Saw my psych on Tuesday and we had a really good discussion. He said that I seem a lot better than the last time we talked and I do actually feel better than last time but I have still have some big issues. The main one I told him about is the fact that I cry or ... | self.bipolar |
Mental effects after my mdma trip I'm not sure if anyone cares to read but for the ones who do I would like to say that, although the trip felt awesome and my mind was trippin balls. It made me realise a lot about myself and my mental health isssues. I can't really describe the feeling it's somewhere inbetween dread, a... | self.depression |
First time posting here. Feeling pretty low. THAT low. I even looked up on yelp where I can buy a gun and end it all for myself. But instead I'm going to bed. But still I had the thought. It would be quick and my sadness would be over. It would be selfish though, bc of my wonderful family and what it would do to them. ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Ways of coping with depression, anger, frustration I was wondering what you do when you feel any of these?
I listen to heavy music such as heavy metal, thrash metal, dubstep, etc. Mostly Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Excision, some Skrillex etc. I also work out till I can't take it anymore, drink beer, ... | self.depression |
Anyone else hate their birthday? This is my first thread on reddit, but I felt I needed somewhere to reddit. Anywho, my birthday is tomorrow and my family usually doesn't make a big deal about it, but since i'm turning 21 my "dad" seems adamant about taking me to some bar to get me drunk which I'm not too thrilled abou... | self.depression |
I Shouldn't Have Kept Going I'm a high school junior, and I have clinical depression and severe anxiety along with a few disassociative episodes.
So, to kinda make a long story short, 2017 was the worst year for me by far. I lost my mother. We didn't have the best relationship. She had schizophrenia and lost all grip ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Have you ever asked yourself what is wrong with you? I do ALL THE TIME. I just don't understand why? Why am I constantly ignored? When I mean nobody, I mean people besides my parents, outside of my household.
Every time I meet someone, they smile to my face, but once I message the person, they either reply with one wo... | self.depression |
My wife just told me that i'm destroying everything and everyone around me. I think it would be better for everyone if i'm not around any more. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I have no escape. I honestly don't have any escape.
Books I don't enjoy.
Movies I don't enjoy.
Video Games I don't enjoy.
Writing I don't enjoy.
Programming I don't enjoy.
My job I don't enjoy.
My friends I don't enjoy.
I fucking hate all of it. I was just triggered and exploded in anger because all I fucking w... | self.offmychest |
I'm afraid I've come to a point where I'm using my depression as an excuse to do nothing. | self.depression |
My life is no longer liveable. Short edition of my story.
I took psyche drug and tried to come off them I ended up with bad brain damage,now nothing clicks in my head,nothing registers,I can't feel what things evoke I can't even feel what Christmas feels like,I never have thoughts,my head feels vacant.I use to do nothi... | self.SuicideWatch |
worried About my Mother My mum is 53 and her mother, who lived until around 100 had very bad dementia before she died. My mum can be forgetful at times and I used to have really bad anxiety about her having dementia. That stopped but I have been in a stressful situation right now and have been more anxious than usual.
... | self.Anxiety |
I think tonight's the night I think it's finally time for me to move on... I can't deal with life anymore, and I'm not one to say, "I can't." I don't see myself going anywhere in my life. When I look around me at people my age, they're all doing something... Following a passion or working or raising a kid. I don't feel... | self.SuicideWatch |
Sick and tired off being left out I’m always the one at home on weekends while all my friends are out at some party or doing something together. Without me. They all get the invitations, except me. They never try and get me invited and when I try to get myself invited, there’s already too many people or some other reas... | self.offmychest |
Escaping poverty impossible? Is it true that iti is impossible to escape poverty? Especially if you're disabled (autistic) like me? If you have no decent education, or job, maybe even unemployable? What should you do in a situation like this? Because of that i am suicidal too. So can i escape poverty even if i am disab... | self.depression |
My own mind is ruining my life and no one seems to care. Hi there.
I'm 15 years old and have been struggling with depression and anxiety for the past few years.
Now, before I start, please don't give me the whole "you're young and don't have life figured out" speech. I know. I'm just here to express how I'm feeling.
... | self.SuicideWatch |
My son is a disappointment Not really relevant, but mentioning it for completeness: My son was originally my stepson after I married his mother. After she died I adopted him a number of years ago. He's now 18.
He is really starting to disappoint me a great deal. His lack of a work ethic, both in everyday life and at s... | self.offmychest |
Urge is getting stronger Recently I have noticed the urge to up myself has increasingly become a lot more stronger than usual. Usually the feeling is there but it would be at a minimal but right now... with each passing days it’s developing into a urge that I want to fulfil. I’m scared, this is so strange and new to me... | self.SuicideWatch |
I have depression? I’ve read arcticle upon article about symptoms of depression and how it all starts and although they’ve been helpful i just want people to listen from my point of view rather than struggling to find the closest thing to what i think relates to how i feel.
Everyday i wake up happy, i go to school li... | self.depression |
I don't deal with intimacy well I'm 20 and I can't deal with intimacy, passion/romance, or mushy-gushy feelings. I have a girlfriend who is such a great person, but I whenever she says stuff like "you mean so much to me" and "I'm so lucky to have you in my life", I freeze up. It's not like I don't reciprocate those ... | self.depression |
Akathisia question I got pretty bad akathisia on halidol (wanting to die at its worst, but it was brief) and I'm wondering if it's likely I'll get akathisia starting on latuda since I got it before. Any experience with this? I don't want to risk experiencing that again for even a moment | self.bipolar |
I'm just so bored of everything. All my hobbies and all the things that entertained me are just so damn boring now, life is nothing more than a childhood chore with no real reward.
It's just so fucking boring, I don't know what else to fucking say. | self.depression |
29 y/o. Struggling every day. Thinking about doing it since at least two years. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
my imagination runs further than i do the hint of anything positive and my mind runs with it with you. *of course* i wasn't going to hook up with you. we were just hanging out as friends. the things my mind can make up though...
i want this to be over. i want to be better. i want to be smarter about this but i do... | self.depression |
Abilify Has Abilify helped anyone deal with depression and negative symptoms in addition to working as an antipsychotic? I've been taking it for a couple months and if feels like it has helped even though that's not why I am taking it. I'm curious of upping the dose a little would help my residual depression or if ther... | self.bipolar |
I hate when you open up to someone that you love and care for, admit that you need help, but instead of help or at least support, they say they can’t deal with your issues. I was told by someone that I love so much, and who has told me they loved me so much too, that they no longer view me as a person, but as a burden.... | self.depression |
Interesting new symptom I’m going to take a guess that I’m in a mixed episode due to still feeling manic, but also randomly crying. But last night I had a new symptom of mania (I’m guessing).
Anyone else get hypersensitive to EVERYTHING? Like noises, touch, scent, etc? The last time I felt that way was when I took LSD... | self.bipolar |
My friend killed herself on Saturday I haven’t cried in months
This brought out emotions I thought I supressed a long time ago
I didn’t even know her that well, yet I’ve had panic attacks left and right, I’ve cried for hours, I’m the most depressed I’ve ever been...
I imagine her alive from memories in my head fro... | self.offmychest |
Does anyone else notice that their friends generally give up on them during the holidays because you're bumming them out? I don't have too many friends who I would consider "close" (by which I mean people I talk to at least semi-regularly). But of the ones I do, they're generally at least somewhat supportive/accepting ... | self.depression |
social anxiety in the workplace Long story short, I've had anxiety my entire life and have been and am currently on meds + see a therapist (am now late twenties).
I've greatly adapted to my world despite of the anxiety and only a few people actually know the depths of how I feel.
I used to have a pretty decent case o... | self.Anxiety |
Do you ever type out a whole text to someone about how you feel and trying to explain that you need help and then you realize they won't care so you delete it? It's a really sad, lonely feeling when you know nobody cares about you, especially the person you care about most. Sometimes I wish I'd just die so they wouldn'... | self.depression |
I've been exercising, and shockingly it hasn't cured my depression. I've been trying to run a half marathon for years. Every time I try, I end up hurting my knee or ankle or something. Now, I'm about five weeks out from a half marathon and I've been training harder than I have for anything else in my life. Shockingly, ... | self.depression |
I seriously need a dog I know having a dog would be so beneficial for me. But I am living in my parents house still and they are done having dogs after our two last dogs passed away (old age). Even my counselor said a pet would be great. How do I convince them? I am moving out as soon as I save enough money to be able ... | self.Anxiety |
I want to know how to cope with loneliness.. [deleted] | self.depression |
Why... Why can't I have that feeling of me as a kid waking up in the morning excited about Saturday morning cartoons and a warm family atmosphere? [deleted] | self.depression |
Happiness is not for everyone. I'm an introvert, I always was and always will be. When i was young, i already found out that this life won't be as easy as extroverts have it.
I was always "weird nerd quiet kid", i didn't understand why, i was just mining my own bussiness and had only few friends that i can trust. When... | self.depression |
Unable to live in the moment - have a need to plan out my life My bf and I recently broke up and I'm still coming to terms with it. This post isn't about the break up itself, it's just one of the things I came to realize during this reflection/mourning period.
After moving back home from university (and perhaps I did... | self.Anxiety |
I want to hurt myself.. I really do.. I don't see a reason not to, especially when everyone ignores even though I just want to have a normal conversation :( | self.depression |
I get really depressed when i clean my room Does anyone know of a way they can help with this?
When i clean my room i get really depressed. I have couple theorys as to why this happens but im not sure how to avoid it. I think its because i feel like im exposing my self and because i find objects that bring back happ... | self.depression |
Why can't I be happy? I am filled with negative thoughts, waiting inside my head to ruin every moment of my life. I don't really know how to express it. Every time something good seem to happen in my life, I have to make it a bad or sad moment. At work, at parties, to friends. Moments that I tell myself "it going to be... | self.depression |
This week I achieved two things I didn’t think I would do when I was younger. I finished a degree on Wednesday, and today I turned 30 [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I cleaned my living room for the first time in weeks. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
My ”friends” dont like me Im posting this from another account because some people i know know about my reddit account.
i have a couple of friends that i have known since i was 6, but im starting to feel that they dont like me. im pretty sure they hate me.
about 2 months ago they made a group chat without me. i didnt... | self.depression |
Finding hope in love Around last week i asked this girl i have a bit if a crush on to come and chill at my house she said sure and that week i was having these amazing thoughts about being happy and finnaly find comfort in another person then asked what time she was gonna come over and if i needed to get anything speci... | self.depression |
(LONG) Really really need your help. I've always been depressed, but now I'm in love with a man I can't have. My best friend's boyfriend. Hi everyone,
I'm very new to Reddit so please forgive me. If I'm not in sync with what you're used to.
I have a problem, well many many problems. Long story short, I'm in love with... | self.depression |
How to stop overthinking that you’re being cheated on? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
72 hours without sleep so far. Need tips. Advice. I just read this on another post. “Rescue drug” is a great term when describing benzodiazepines. Vodka is also a rescue drug. That’s what I use. I was going to switch to another “Rescue drug” until I read that. I’ve just realized I could be bipolar recently. Doc prescr... | self.bipolar |
Today I learned how pointless trying to keep my diagnosis private is When my (now former) boss was firing me today, he said I "looked miserable," multiple times. He praised my work but I just wasn't a good fit for the company culture, which apparently includes not looking miserable.
It's the second time I've lost a j... | self.bipolar |
Planning to an hero Its cause I am a ugly and worthless bye whoever reads this | self.SuicideWatch |
What is happening to me? Idk what's going on with me anymore. I have decent job good pay, wonderful family and kids. But I don't see any reason to continue. Nothing makes sense. I don't want to end it, I just wish I didn't exist. | self.SuicideWatch |
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