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pill combinations? i’m just tired all the time. it’s been three years of feeling this way now and i know there are so many of you who’ve had it worse for much longer. you are all so strong. i wish i could carry on for a while longer.
i’ve been a shut in the last two months while my roommates go to school and work an... | self.SuicideWatch |
My therapist doesn't have a plan or structure and just seems to impromptu talk Is this normal? I don't feel like my therapy is working towards any particular goal and it just feels like I'm just chatting with her. I do have problems, but I don't feel like they're being addressed and instead are being left aside. | self.bipolar |
Spring time mania I find that once spring starts to near and the weather starts to get nicer that I am more susceptible to mania/hypomania. Anyone else experience the same?
It's mid-February and I'm currently in what feels like a hypomanic state.... I should be trying to sleep right now as I haven't gotten nearly enoug... | self.bipolar |
How to make it through January? Advice needed This is my first post here, so please be kind.
I am facing the following situation: 10 exams in January (Masters degree level), and a very bleak and uncertain future after that. (No, you don't get a job or internship or whatever even w/ a Masters degree, when you are as mu... | self.depression |
I can't. 12/3/17 [mm/dd/yy]
Who knew the truth would hurt? I searched for it, and I looked for it. I was left disappointed and scarred. The truth hurts, it hurts you without remorse. Truth isn't an abstract entity like I'm making it out to be, I apologize for speaking in such a metaphorical way like that. Anyway, t... | self.depression |
I feel like I'm smothering I don't know what's wrong with me. I just feel like like I'm in the middle of a huge implosion. Everything feels likes it's crushing me. I hate feeling this way. I think about suicide on occasion but I don't know that I could ever do it. I just want to take an unlabored breath and feel h... | self.SuicideWatch |
Bipolar girlfriend may have to go to jail for a few months, will apparently be taken off of some of her meds, looking for advice. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
No good getting a degree... From one side my girlfriend saying only fools get philosophy degrees. I have dropped out twice, ruined my record, and yet I come back to what was to be a central fact in my life. My family never had a say, they think I wouldn't be barely able to complete an education. And now my professors a... | self.SuicideWatch |
My music is awful I’ve spent so much time and energy perfecting this craft and i still hate every song I make. How can it feel so much like I am improving, then I’m embarrassed to show others because I hate what I make so much. Why doesn’t it sound like the music I like. I feel like such a loser.
I want to do somethi... | self.depression |
Sickness anxiexy and going to work I wanted to make this bit of a rant post somewhere where there's people that can understand/relate.
Now that I'm an adult with a professional job, I get so anxious whenever I'm sick. I never know if I'm "sick enough" to warrant calling out sick and I start to feel really anxious and ... | self.Anxiety |
What to do with no support group? When it comes to dealing with depression, one of the common things I'm told is to "talk" to someone I can trust. Here's my issue, I have no one.
I don't have any real life, friends. They all left me, the last one moved away about 10 years ago.
My folks have done nothing but stonewa... | self.depression |
Happy new years with love earth. We all run in circles. sleep, shower, eat, work, repeat. The vast majority of us aren't doing something we give a fuck about, and maybe your job just exists to be a job. But here it seems like everyone just laughs off the agony of a meaningless life and keeps grinding away. And its prob... | self.offmychest |
Gotta love unsolicited advice “No meds it's artificial happiness. You got a look at the good. You have a loving husband whom you can be weird with and amazing kids . And your entire family loves you your healthy provided for. Things can always be worse but as long as you got a roof over your head [your husband] and th... | self.depression |
I was raped (?) and bullied because of it [deleted] | self.offmychest |
This is an Amazing community I just wanna say that since I joined this sub a few weeks ago, I've noticed nothing but positive energy and support for one another. This sub is just so comforting to read through and be a part of. Keep being awesome, r/Bipolar | self.bipolar |
Leg Fidgeting Does anyone else constantly rub their feet together or shake your legs while lying in bed? I feel like I’m going to combust if I stop moving them. Throughout the day I constantly tap and bounce my legs at work, too. My husband can’t stand it but I can’t help it! | self.Anxiety |
Venlafaxine Who’s has success with it?
I started on Paxil, it worked great,
I quit because I felt better.
I tried citalopram to no success
Thinking about requesting an snri
I want to fix my social anxiety. I attend therapy every 3 weeks | self.Anxiety |
Need a bipolar friend Edit: thanks for all the kind words and support guys | self.bipolar |
Sometimes I worry I let my mental illness be my excuse? It feels easy to justify staying up late, not eating properly... Not going out or not doing xyz; because I'm unwell. It feels impossible to differentiate between me being unwell and me not using it as an excuse.
I feel like I know who I am when I'm well and I'm ... | self.depression |
Very happy and looking forward to the future, for once :) I was with a bunch of friends on new years and i wasn’t looking forward to the rest of the party, let alone the coming of a whole new year filled with depression, anxiety, all the things that come with it etc. i started to get into my depressed mood at around 10... | self.depression |
Feeling stuck. I feel so alone. Like a failure. And like nothing I ever do will make me happy. I've failed out of college twice and work a job I hate. I'm trying again and I'm already in an academic free fall and I'm barely making enough money to pay bills. My friends have all moved far away and my surviving family doe... | self.depression |
I will finally be at peace in the near future [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Man-child hopelessly in love I'm in love with Joss Fong; she's somewhat famous. I have never seen anyone who looks like her. She's equal parts beautiful and exotic. But, I have no chance with her. I'm a 40 something (I honestly stopped counting) never-dated-never-married man who can't even afford a plane ticket to wher... | self.offmychest |
I got bad anxiety when my mom asked if I wanted to start getting affection. | self.Anxiety |
My ex is giving other people everything he denied me even after I broke down about it [deleted] | self.offmychest |
meditation I've been struggling with depression linked to anger problems for a while. i've been doing guided meditations every day for 3 mins (i use the app headspace) and it has helped me a lot. try doing guided meditations every day for a few mins, see if it helps you. it definitely did a lot for me, when i'm alon... | self.depression |
Having a Hard Time Thinking, No Opinions, No Energy, and Laying In Bed All The Time Whenever I think I am finally getting over my depression I fall down even further. I thought I was doing amazing, I finally had friends, I was doing good in school, and I was just generally feeling "better".
Now I am having a hard tim... | self.depression |
Forgot to ask in my last post: how much can I drink on an SSRI? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Advice needed: Depressive episodes fixed with Lamictal; manic episodes are not. Is this a common experience? My psych did say Lamictal is not a strong anti-manic. I am worried by my current state, as I have received all the "warning signs" in terms of others expressing concern, intrusive and distressing visions, confus... | self.bipolar |
why shouldn't i kill myself tonight? i'm 18, i'm a senior in high school and my boyfriend committed suicide. i called 911 for him because he sent me a picture with a cord tied around his neck but they didn't get to him fast enough. he was in a coma for a week and his parents took him off of life support because he didn... | self.SuicideWatch |
I dunno... When ever they see those stupid videos about what could possibly be after death and how it's a comfort and it's something you shouldn't worry about. Whenever I see these videos it kinda make me feel better and make me feel as if my death will be a great thing and I will no longer feel like shit and ill be fr... | self.depression |
I'm stuck. It's dark. I'm overwhelmed. Where to begin?
I'm a university student. I'm a Resident Assistant for on-campus housing. As of last semester I'm a 4.0 student. I am an international student with a history of making international moves every 5 years or so my entire life (my parents' work). I love people, and pe... | self.depression |
Back at it again with liking girls that like other people For some reason, I just can't seem to learn. My friend recently brought one of his friends from his school into our social group, and she's pretty cool. I've also learned that we share a lot of similarities. Like, a stupid amount. She's also told me a lot of stu... | self.offmychest |
Playing FPS games is giving me anxiety I’m too ashamed to say this to my friends because they will laugh at me. There are times that i get scared of playing first person shooter games. The genre of the game doesn’t have to be a horror game, just your standard faction vs faction shooting game. Games like Call of Duty, B... | self.Anxiety |
So i think it was camus who said that the meaning of life is whatever preventing you from killing yourself. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Just my thought process I know it may not seem to fit but i just reconnected with that one ex that everyone who has been in the dating scene, the one you try your hardest to stay away from, and among many things, my biggest reason for being depressed i think is becuase i convinced myself i will die alone. Just seeing c... | self.depression |
No faith in myself! Hi all. I'm 30 and a now a mother to twins. Depression has been part of my life since I satrted developing eating disorders at age 12. My grandfather killed himself when I was 17. Three family members that I know of had shock treatment for depression.
I feel like an absolute failure. I quit school,... | self.depression |
Earnhardt Jr retiring from NASCAR makes me sad for a personal reason. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I don't feel like I deserve anything I always hear voices in my head that tell me i'm useless, when I want something, I always think "Do I deserve this?", sometimes I lose my appetite and just refuse to eat. I really want to talk to my friends about it, but seeing how I'm never a priority in their life, I don't feel li... | self.depression |
Stressed about school Hi Everyone. This is my first time posting here, so I hope I'm in the right place. I'm a 9th grader, and I'm coming on to the last day of my holiday break. Right now I'm struggling with a History report and a Math report (as well as an English assignment, but I can deal with this). They were assig... | self.Anxiety |
#mixedepisodeproblems I want to go out and get laid but I have fresh self harm cuts on my thigh | self.bipolar |
Can I tell you what bothers me about my OCD? I’m using a throwaway to maintain my privacy but I just need to get this out of my head even to a bunch of strangers. I have OCD, not the stereotypical kind, I don’t hand wash, count or tap. My compulsions are mental rituals - silent neutralisers, repetitions, prayers and ap... | self.offmychest |
Sometimes I feel irritated when walking at beaches Because on beaches girls expose themselves you can always see their boobs and butts, sometimes this really turns me on.
I am really trying to enjoy the beach views but I just cannot get away with it, sometimes I got boners and that's really embarrassing, and then I hav... | self.offmychest |
Peace out motherfuckers Gonna do it tonight. Thanks to ppl here I've decided not to call my ex clinician and try to make her feel guilty before I go but I am still gonna send that letter to the group home + another for her. Thank you guys for your help and for trying it's not your fault I was a lost cause see you in t... | self.SuicideWatch |
Strikes anywhere anytime At least for me, a depression and a feeling in my chest can seemingly come out of absolutely nowhere.
I was just sitting and watching a video when all of a sudden a tidal wave hit me in the chest and left arm, making me anxious and forcing me to calm myself down and regain perspective.
It's ... | self.depression |
Lately the only thing making me feel valuable and meaningful is coming to this subreddit to help others like me. I hope everyone in this sub can turn their emotions and lives around for the best. Everyone should be seeing a therapist because it can save your life, legitimately and literally. Depression is severe. I wis... | self.depression |
A goodbye letter, and a hope to find closure. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I don’t think I belong here. I really don’t know what to do. I’m under constant stress and I can’t seem to find any motivation to do anything. I just want to stay in bed all day and sleep.
My life isn’t that bad. I’ve never been abused or raped or anything traumatic like many of the other people who have suffered dep... | self.depression |
Being With People Is Hard I always feel so emotionally exhausted after being with people. I understand that it's part of depression and all that .. but knowing that never makes me feel better about it. I've come to the point where it's this constant fight of me trying to decide whether it's worth it to be around my fri... | self.depression |
failing in college you know that feeling of failing over and over and over , im experiencing it right now, i'm in my 9th year of college ! i couldn't even imagine reaching this number of years in college , i almost got kicked out twice , i was 17 when i entered and now im almost 26 i feel that i've wasted a lot of my l... | self.offmychest |
One day , I will make myself proud again That day, I will feel genuine emotions, make real connections, and be proud of myself. I have been struggling, going through hell, but a tiny ray of hope is what's holding me back from taking my own life. I know I can. | self.offmychest |
Is there something that could chill me out without putting me to sleep? I take klonopin .5mg. Well, I break them in half and take it for emergencies and I still pass out!! I never knew anyone could be so hypersensitive. I want to take something during the day that won't make me sleepy. | self.Anxiety |
How would you react to my broken self? I don’t want to discuss my personality with anyone irl.
I still want to know what people would think. I have a deep hatred of life and society. I am also apathetic and sadistic. As a result, I am suicidal. It seems to be the best option.
It’s not like therapy or medication would... | self.depression |
Advice for PTSD without medication I'm really not about taking medications as they seem to do more harm long term and don't help. Any advice on how to deal with GAD, PTSD and panic disorder without them would be appreciated. Has anyone had some success? | self.Anxiety |
psychiatrist's won't diagnose me, i feel emotionally numb and feel i have nothing to live for. i hate this fucking feeling. i'm not happy, sad, angry, in fact i am calm just calm and respectful of my environment but i feel so ''numb'' and disconnected. ever since i got attached to some dumb bitch online and discarded h... | self.depression |
Anxiety I've had really bad anxiety about my health for a couple of months now. I keep checking my pulse constantly. I've checked it like 20 times today. I can't sleep on my left side anymore because my heart starts racing. I am only 14 and have taken EKG twice and both times they we're just normal. I don't know what t... | self.Anxiety |
What am I supposed to do? I am "depressed"? I don't know. I think my feelings are perfectly natural given my situation.
I won't get into the sordid details, but because of the way I grew up...the abuse, the gaslighting, the narcissistic manipulation...I am damaged. Permanently. As in, I will never get better. I am a p... | self.depression |
I am going to my first ever interview tomorrow...and I feel like breaking down. I was not prepared to actually hear from any of the companies I sent my CV to. I just graduated and have NO work experience but I started sending out CVs to make myself feel like I'm doing something and actually trying. One of them called m... | self.Anxiety |
I want to end it tonight but don't have the means [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
If the only thing to fear is fear itself, but I fear myself, what do I do? [deleted] | self.depression |
I think my "member" is fucked up (NSFW) before I start, I should say I'm a 20-year-old virgin.
It's not like it's small or anything, it's a 6 incher, but it's... kinda hard to explain. I guess I could say rotated?
In porn, it's common to see a curved dick such as mine, but mostly they're curved *upward*. Mine's curve... | self.offmychest |
How to keep friends? how do i show them my weird side? how do ppl do it? i'm awkward as hell whenever someone wants to be friends with me and idk how to act without offending/weird-ing them out. | self.Anxiety |
Coworkers (and managers) are bringing Nerf Guns to work and it's about to give me a nervous breakdown. I work in, you guessed it. A tech company.
We have a manager I can't stand who thinks he's the coolest guy ever and all our best friend. Think Michael Scott but not even remotely funny. There's Nerf battles almost ev... | self.Anxiety |
My Final Letter... I feel like I need to share this anonymously before I share it with my friends. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Seroquel nausea? Psychiatrist upped me from 50 to 100. Last night was my first night on 100. Could it start making me nauseous this long after? I took it 19 hours ago about. I feel like I’m going to puke and I have a headache, so I’m hanging out in the bathroom. Nausea is worse when I stand.
Is this normal and wi... | self.bipolar |
Should I ask my psychiatrist for xanax? My prozac has in general helped with my depression, but I still get really bad episodes of anxiety where a whole bunch of negative thoughts just come crashing down on me. I read that xanax is prescribed for anxiety. Should I ask for it? | self.depression |
Has anyone hit a wall with their medication? Like I was doing pretty well. Not perfect , but a lot better.
Then out of no where I got hit with a wall. It just smacked me. I can't do anything but lay in bed. I have no idea where this came from.
Has anyone else experienced this? I don't see my doctor for another month ... | self.depression |
I can't take it anymore. I recently got the cops called on my because I made the suicide hotline operator was concerned so they called the police and got me sent to a hospital. They gave me new medication and sent me off afterwards. I haven't felt any better a month later. No matter how much I talk to someone or how mu... | self.SuicideWatch |
I can’t sleep. I know that if I go to sleep, I will have to try to find some bullshit reason to get up in the morning. | self.depression |
Cannot function ever. So, let me start off. I have been battling with severe anxiety for 3 years now. I am to the point that I cannot get out of bed and I cannot get these thoughts out of my mind. My thoughts are generally irrational and my mind starts to convince itself that they are real and I start to believe it. I ... | self.Anxiety |
suicidal + bipolar 1 + college freshman + procrastinating on 2 assignments due today/yesterday My head hurts so much but I had to get up after 4 hours of sleep to finish my assignments because I'm an engineering major with too many expectations around me. I can't write too coherently right now but I want to die. I'm no... | self.SuicideWatch |
hello from russia. I've got nobody to talk to, so thought I'd write here about my life. Perhaps by the end of the post I'll feel better.
Okay, my name is Yan. I was born in Siberia, my parents divorced when i was 2 (found out that i wasn't exactly planned and they married cause the mother got pregnant). My father is (w... | self.depression |
For those in college, how are you holding up and how are you getting through it? College seems near impossible for me in my first semester. I’m withdrawing from two classes as I’m at the risk of failing, and I realize now that I can’t take the recommended amount of units per quarter without falling apart and falling be... | self.bipolar |
Dying of embarrassment. Cannot tell a soul. So here it is. Went out to the bars with some of my friends. Ran into one of my coworkers there. He and I chatted about superficial stuff, a little work, a little sports. Kept it nice and professional, though I kept looking over at him every once in awhile. I wanted to know i... | self.offmychest |
My [15f] mother [45f] said that she doesn't count certain things as rape, even when they are... I love my mum. She's great and really kind, however, she can have a...more judgemental view on the world (such as young teens being 'unable' to know whether or not they're bisexual and saying that they're faking for attentio... | self.offmychest |
Lithium and alcohol I know you aren't supposed to drink on any psych meds but especially lithium due to how it's metabolized. I haven't been able to get a follow up appointment with my doctor yet to ask, but are any of y'all completely sober? Or can I have like one drink here and there? | self.bipolar |
I need some love I know it wont happen but I wish I could have a girlfriend who would be ok to hug when I needed.
I mean, I don't have girlfriend in first place… | self.depression |
Not "Depressed" but feel a sense of detachment/ I really don't care about anything anymore. So I would like to say when it started but my memory is of no use, since I only remember a few things, it is not short term memory though (it's not that bad), apparently it has do with my brain only remembering thing it thinks i... | self.depression |
Death is all I can see in my future I'm 32, anxious and paranoid around people, I don't know affection, and I'm at a point in my life where I'm just tired of everything. Most people around this time are starting families or exploring the world. All I need is to feel, but I can't even do that. I keep hurting myself but ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Coming down from a manic episode usually leaves me with a lot of anxiety and self-loathing thoughts. Any tips on how to get through it? | self.bipolar |
Psychologist referred me out I go to a large university and have been using their services for my entire time here. I got referred out last semester to do DBT after a suicide attempt and quit it this spring. I decided to go back and see the psychologist that I had been seeing before but they refuse to see me anymore an... | self.bipolar |
I want to share something that has helped me a little. So I posted this on facebook to share with the handful of friends I know that are also suffering from mental illness. Unfortunately it was met with a wave of "GET HELP" messages that were not warranted or asked for.
So I'm going to share it here with you folks an... | self.depression |
Finally decided to go on meds, my experience so far After 10+ years of increasingly worse health anxiety, as well as pretty serious social anxiety, I finally made an appointment to see my GP about medication. I tried seeing a psychologist for a while, and read a few books he recommended on CBT, but it just wasn't doin... | self.Anxiety |
Sexual Drive Gone At Only 20?! Hey bipolar reddit how’s it going. I hope everyone is doing well. My meds are lithium geodon and benzotropine for my kinda serious bipolar. Life got flipped upside down when I started showing symptoms of bipolar and it’s been quite a rollarcoaster. Right now I’m not in a hospital (thank g... | self.bipolar |
Interviews stress me the fuck out. They give me hope. But, there's no guarantee you will get the job.
| self.depression |
How do I stab myself deeper? I've been having a lot of issues lately and been stabbing my stomach and legs but I can't draw enough blood. Help? | self.SuicideWatch |
I missed work and now i don't know what to do I didn't go to work the other day. I didn't call in or anything I just... didn't go. I just turned my phone on airplane mode and sat in bed staring at a wall. Which is more of a depression thing, I think, but here's where the anxiety comes in.
They called and texted me a ... | self.Anxiety |
I did a big I write a lot. It helps me keep my thoughts organized; leashes them down from racing away, and it feels good taking all the time I need to get the right idea expressed without all the verbosity I tend to throw at people when I'm trying to be understood with words in real-time.
I went to an open mic. I read... | self.Anxiety |
What happened to my life? I am 20 years old and already feel like I've wasted my life and it's going to be wasted. My plan was to join the army and either do 20 years and retire, or join law enforcement after however long I felt like serving. But due to medical reasons I got denied. I tried going to college for a year ... | self.Anxiety |
I want to create a mobile app to help bipolar patients as my school project. Would love to hear your thoughts! For my school project, I’m working on creating a mobile app that would help bipolar patients keep track of their daily routines. I’d love to see if this would bring some value to people.
Currently, I’m envis... | self.bipolar |
Showing vulnerability So I, like a lot of people, have the feeling of wanting to accomplish goals or obtain desires outside of what society's norms and am struggling with overcoming the friction between the two.
Does anyone else know the feeling of being depressed over how impossible your goals may seem, but you can't... | self.depression |
My wife is a bitch... A bad-ass bitch. I’ve felt a depressive episode creeping up on me the past week and it hit today. Medicine combo hasn’t been working as great lately. So she ensured me that she would be there with me through everything and that together we would kick this episode’s ass. I swear I would have killed... | self.bipolar |
Why do some people think I need attention when I try to kill myself [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Once the ElsaGate issue went mainstream news, Reddit comments became a Millennials war between single people and parents.. The single people instantly jumping to criticizing parents is the most uneducated knee-jerk reaction I've ever seen. This is why the world sucks. Many have a lack of reasoning and try to take 'mora... | self.offmychest |
Blacked out while driving. Any idea what caused it? Current regimen:
(I've got depression and migraines and hypothyroid)
Desvenlafaxine 100mg (bed time)
Lamotrigene 150mg (9am)
Latuda 20mg (dinner time) (just increased from 10mg on Saturday)
Topamax 100mg (bed time) (missed doses sat/sunday)
TEMAZEPAM 30 MG (bed ... | self.depression |
Does anyone else think their antidepressants are causing apathy? I’m a student struggling desperately to find emotion and motivation. When I first started taking my antidepressants, my discipline and mood saw positive changes, but now it’s like I don’t feel anything.
I don’t feel stress, pressure, or anxiety in anyth... | self.depression |
Having a hard time making eye contact Within the last year or two I have developed an aversion to eye contact. Mainly when I am ringing on a cash register at my job. Once I am in a conversation with someone I can make eye contact but have a very difficult time up until that point.
I have tried to make a conscious eff... | self.Anxiety |
It hurts so much. This is my first post so sorry if it's bad or whatever.
I just keep getting hurt and stepped on and blown off. Its bad enough to just have depression but its 10x worse when you persevere and try to make friends and try to stay positive yet everyone hurts you. I feel like an idiot for being overemotio... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't want to talk to my girlfriend anymore because she just talks about negative things.. Lately I feel like not wanting to talk with my girlfriend because all she does is talk about negative things up to the point that I myself end up feeling down and without iniciative.. She's going through a tough time and I'm tr... | self.offmychest |
Let's compile songs about bipolar Thread what i got:
* without me - eminem
* moment 4 life - nicki minaj
* live in this city - dragonette
* adderall - the coathangers
* control - halsey
* where is my mind - pixies
* cry for judas - the mountain goats
* the man who sold the world - nirvana
* bad day/ no motivation - ... | self.bipolar |
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