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DBT when CBT not working? I have very severe GAD to the point that it's debilitating. I have been seeing my therapist for 2 years for CBT, but it hasn't helped and my anxiety has only gotten worse.
Recently, my therapist suggested that I might need DBT instead. The only information he had was that I would see a DBT th... | self.Anxiety |
Weird things you do to fall asleep? Meditation? Breathing techniques? Jerking off?? What is your ritual to shut your anxiety off long enough to get some sleep? | self.Anxiety |
Things that keep you alive? I feel like the only reason I haven't killed myself is that I get to talk to my friends regularly and I usually guilt trip myself about how my family will react | self.SuicideWatch |
99 problems and hypomania is all of them I’ve been fairly manic the past 2 or so weeks, sleeping maybe 4-5 hours on a good day/night (I work at a 24-hour hospital) and eating just enough that I don’t crumble every time I stand. Additionally, I’ve been having relationship problems that have been overwhelming me to uncon... | self.bipolar |
The thought of loved ones dying doesn’t make me sad More like “well, one less thing to worry about.”
The only person I feel sad about is my wife, pretty much everyone else if I think about them dying it’s just like a check list.
My mom died a few years ago, I was a little sad for a few days but that’s it. Dad, brot... | self.offmychest |
I'm the problem after all I think I'm the root of the issues. All I ever want is to be around you and talk to you, but you hate it when I'm around and all my presence does for you is cause you stress no matter how much I want to help. I really am the problem here. Without me, everything would be way easier for you. I'm... | self.offmychest |
Tired of Roughing it alone! There must be something wrong with me, nobody seems to want me, as a friend or more. I try different things but always get rejected. Living like this....I’m very lonely and it’s eating at me slowly. I’ve tried suicide before six times. I’ve survived every attempt, but they all seem like wast... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone take Cymbalta and get high blood pressure? Had a doc visit today, and my blood pressure was SUPER high for my 23yo, female, in decent shape self. In the past, it's always been very normal. Only thing I can think of is my Cymbalta, which I started about four months ago. I have an appt with my primary care soon, b... | self.Anxiety |
The thing that makes it worth it is taken away. I don't know why, I never have been able to explain it, but I loves a lot. Sometimes I think it's because it was my way of dealing with being bullied for my race at school, and putting up with child abuse at home, and not being accepted in my parents home country.
But wh... | self.depression |
One of those nights First and foremost. Hey all!
I’m actually posting on the right sub Reddit. Haha
Long story short. I recently broke up with my ex of close to 5 years. I’ve been single for roughly 5 months? So it’s still fairly fresh.
I’ve taken things to a more hasty fashion in my recovery to being single. Forced ... | self.offmychest |
still live with my dad and all i do is play video games all day Hi I'm 27 years of age and for the past 7 years i have barely left my house. All i do is sit in my room and play video games and watch TV series, up un till now I've loved doing that i found it better than doing a mental job all my life then dieing. I have... | self.depression |
I hate New Year's Eve so much. It's totally arbitrary, and that really isn't a problem (any made-up reason to celebrate is fine) except that it makes me think about how miserable I was last New Year's, and every year as far back as I can remember - which is something I would never otherwise think about. I mean, if I a... | self.depression |
depression solution. i can see 2 things that can take me out of this mess. im suffering from being unmotivated, feeling insignificant, shit. the main reason for my depression is that i dont have a close friend. i have friends, but they are more like acquaintances. there are 2 solutions to my problem. one is to make fri... | self.depression |
I officially have no friends.... I had to get rid of my Facebook account in an attempt to land a job (long story, won't get into it), which was basically my last semblance of any type of "social life". I need help finding new friends (which the prospect of absolutely TERRIFIES me F.Y.I., as I'm in my early 30's a... | self.depression |
I just want to vanish off the face of the Earth... I'm done. I'm done lying to myself, it won't get better, I won't find someone, even if by some miracle I'll wind up pushing them away.
Why keep going if everything I have has slipped (or is slipping) away. The band is dead, we haven't even practiced with everyone sinc... | self.SuicideWatch |
I know it's the end of a 2 year relationship. 21 f (me) 20 m (my love) [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Currently having a “moment”... I am currently having what I’ve come to call a “moment” aka my anxiety is refusing to let my brain shut the heck up. I am on meds (Paxil, Wellbutrin, and Propranolol) but sometimes the anxiety gets to be too much even for those. Or maybe I have ADHD that’s never been diagnosed. Idk.
In ... | self.Anxiety |
Every time my boyfriend hasn't replied to my texts for a couple hours, I always start to panic. Every time it happens, my mind goes straight to negative thoughts. I always think something bad has happened, so I start having bad panic attacks. I know he's probably just too busy to reply, I don't know why I automatically... | self.Anxiety |
Hypomanic phases+hypersexuality=social suicide *disclaimer: I understand that this post is insanely long but I feel condensing it will dilute its message. Some of this is unrelated to my bipolar II but it still plays a central role in my issue so I felt this would be the best place to post this (plus I don't know where... | self.bipolar |
Woooow, I can just feel the love... [NAW] So, being the piece of shit I am, I ended up posting a kind of depressing status on facebook about how I felt sad because I feel like I can't say anything about anything without being attacked, even if I'm agreeing with the person.
I know. I'm really annoying for posting a sa... | self.offmychest |
I feel rejected by the system and I don't know where else to turn [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Which doctor should i listen to? This is mostly just a rant because I'm angry and confused, I am not asking for medical advice, but I would appreciate advice (especially if you've been in a similar situation).
I just moved, so I had to find a new primary care doc and psychiatrist. I saw the primary care doc on wednesd... | self.bipolar |
Very personal blog of mine was shared with my parents [deleted] | self.bipolar |
When anxiety turns from stress and panic into detached numbness Curious to see if anyone else experiences it, because it's utterlyb destroying my productivity at work. I can't focus on anything, a colleague joked that I had one hell of a "thousand-yard stare" last week, and it's really difficult to get anything done. I... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone here from Michigan/Metro Detroit? Just curious if anyone has there MMMP Card? Experience etc. | self.bipolar |
People would be happier if I died I have a really loving family and a friend that cares about me. I know they'll be really sad if I killed myself. But after they get over my death, they'll be happier. My mom won't have to do my laundry, my dad won't have to keep buying food and working to pay for my schooling. The peop... | self.depression |
Any tips on nipping it in the bud? Feeling a severe bout of depression for the first time. [deleted] | self.depression |
I used to eat breakfast and watch TV before going to work. Now I stay in bad, skip breakfast & TV and go straight to work My alarm clock is still set on the same time as before, but I get out of bed to stop the alarm, get into bed again and watch time go by until I have no time left and have to go.
This is some ki... | self.depression |
I need some advice I'm not sure this is exactly what the community is about, but im going to ask anyway. I'm a high schooler so while this shouldn't be so blown out of proportion it is in my head. anyway
I don't know what to do. I have a huge crush on a girl, yet there is so much working against me. She has a "BF" (sh... | self.offmychest |
Got scolded at work I work in pet care near the fish and stuff. I haven't been feeling good at all for a couple months. Sleepy and nauseous. Two people came over and started looking at the fish. They were at the end of the aisle and looked like they were just browsing. I would have said something to them but I was hit ... | self.Anxiety |
Depression Remedies? I've been feeling depressed since the beginning of August. I've sought therapy, I exercise, sleep 7 hours, and meditate. I try to keep a positive but realistic mindset; however I'm still depressed. This is really affecting my productivity, so I could fail some classes this semester. Also, I've been... | self.depression |
How do i get back on my feet ? Hello !
So i just went trough a huge trauma in my life.
It all started with depression that initially got my girlfriend to leave me. I used to come home and lie down, feel like everything was hopeless, like nothing was worth doing. She would try to communicate with me but I could not a... | self.depression |
Just "overdosed" on my bipolar meds for the second time this week. I refuse to go to the hospital again because I don't want them to commit me again. It was torture. Can I use activated charcoal for teeth whitening to lessen effects? If so how do I use it? I put overdose in parenthesis because I'm not experiencing symp... | self.SuicideWatch |
Mental Health in the workplace I'm sure this has been covered a million times but I think it's absolutely necessary to address to employers. I know that mental health (anxiety, depression) is a stigma here in the united states and not as prevelant than in the workplace. Co workers and customers see us try to smile and ... | self.Anxiety |
College is the worst time of my life I️ can’t understand how it is so easy for people to maintain relationships and a social life without feeling this crippling depression and complete lack of motivation. During the weekdays I️ can at least be occupied by homework and classes but every weekend in the last 2 months i’ve... | self.depression |
Does anyone else feel like you were obliged into living? [deleted] | self.depression |
How do you keep going when you can't? Just been a rather hard year and I don't want 2018 to be as bad. I don't know if i'm strong enough to do that again because it hurt. | self.SuicideWatch |
I have intense anxiety about applying for jobs Last year I had a mental break down and had to have time off work, I ended up leaving that job as the management was terrible plus the work load was always increasing for my department and the management didn’t seem to do anything about it when we complained.
I quit my j... | self.Anxiety |
It's been five months and I finally see how badly I treat her Okay so as some of you may be aware, my fiance broke up with me almost five months ago now because I beat her. I have depression, but it doesn't excuse my actions. Truth is I haven't really been honest with you all. There was another reason we broke up.
I g... | self.SuicideWatch |
idk what to do. im so fucking bored. all the time. nothing is fun to me anymore. i used to be able to sit down in front of my computer and have a blast for 12 hours or however long i would sit on it. now i play 1 game and if the slightest thing goes wrong im just done with it. nothing else is fun to me anymore. i dont ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Buspirone isn't working like I thought it would... what other options do I have? What other options do I have if buspirone doesn't end up working like it should/want it to? I am deathly afraid of SSRIs - I mean really, the side effects and horror stories are hear about them really freak me out. I know they do help man... | self.Anxiety |
I don't want to talk about my depression because I wouldn't know what to say if I were them [deleted] | self.depression |
I tried I gave life another chance and it is not for me. I think it is my time to leave now. I will be taking my life soon. | self.SuicideWatch |
I feel invisible sometimes Sometimes I feel like I don't exist. I'm not entirely sure why, but it's just like that sometimes.
I'm away from my hometown, in a place I love. Connecticut is beautiful, there's much to do. I like to walk the streets of Mystic and watch, look at the joy of the people's faces walking down, g... | self.offmychest |
Always going to fail. Do any of you guys put of doing things, like getting into a relationship or learning to drive, because you assume that you are going to fail? | self.depression |
I never ever take risks But this time I just said fuck it, can't get any worse. So I went and bought myself a classic car that needs a lot of work. If life's still trash five years from now then at least I'll be wrapped around a tree in a good looking car :p | self.depression |
My girlfriend and I are on a two week break and I miss her so much [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Im scared everything isn't going to turn out okay My name is Nathan
Ever since i was a young boy (maybe around 8 or 9) have always felt and been alone. Maybe every couple of months i find a friend or a group, but always they end up leaving me. It only seems to get worse, a little while ago i found a group where i fel... | self.depression |
Sick days from work make me feel more pathetic [deleted] | self.depression |
Do you ever get a good moment in the week? An island in the storm? I DON'T. I never get a moment to be happy, this hell won't end, it won't let me die. I am so sick of this nightmare. | self.depression |
Hi guys I could use some advice only you all may understand... I need some help. I am sooooo sorry for all this text.
So I made a post here a week or two ago about having extreme difficulty waking up. No alarm has been working I've tried everything. The only way I can get up is if it happens or my boyfriend literally... | self.bipolar |
HR screwed me and they didn’t even buy me dinner So I’m on temp disability from work and they direct deposited my paycheck last Friday as usual, but then they reversed payment on it yesterday without giving me any notice or explanation or anything thereby causing immense financial fuckery for me to deal with on top of ... | self.bipolar |
Does Anyone Else Feel Like They Deserve the Worst [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I guess I have hypochondria of sorts. How can I think? I have other underlying, probably unidentified disorders below this hypochondria, but I think this worrying is just making everything worse.
Basically, I'll notice a headache, nausea, pale or cold hands, and I'll subconsciously immediately assume that I'm under so... | self.Anxiety |
Thinking about killing myself I think about what will happen when I kill myself. My mom will probably sink into depression further and follow me soon by committing suicide herself. My grandma would move to my cousins. Our house will be sold. My stepdad will probably be sad that he doesn’t have a place to live in anymor... | self.depression |
Does anyone else feel like they‘re the most talentless loser on this earth? I feel and felt like this for the majority of my life.
I want to do a lot of things but realizing I suck so much at them, I just stop it.
It‘s so maddening to feel like a loser. It‘s like people would be better off without me because since... | self.depression |
I WANT TO DIE. I've been keeping this inside me for years and now I've said it out loud. I just want to scream it over and over. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
2018 will be the start of a brand new me but seems scary Happy new year everyone ! :D I wish you all joy, love and success if you haven't found them already haha.
I left 2017 crying and now I just look forward to a new start. I feel like I made shit decisions in 2017 and I feel like I haven't done enough of this year... | self.offmychest |
My grandma is dying and im a shit person [deleted] | self.depression |
I get so hungry after taking seroquel I take seroquel at night and get soooo hungry. I often just binge eat whatever I can in the house till I fall asleep.
Which isn't a huge deal, but I don't think it's the healthiest habit, and it's kinda messing up my circadian rhythms or something. I don't hungry the next day til... | self.bipolar |
Behaved super-weirdly around my crush. I want to get this off my chest. I feel like I need to share this with someone or else it is going to eat me from the inside.
So, there was this girl in my undergraduate class. I had a crush on her. She is amazingly sweet and super friendly. I was too shy to talk to her in colle... | self.offmychest |
I have a perspective opportunity but I am wasting it writing this. i'm a fucking moron [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Girl I like has anxiety over out relationship I've been talking to this girl for a few weeks and we both like each other and it's been leading toward a relationship, however she has some anxiety about that. She told me that there is this voice in her head that is telling her to end it between us, despite her liking me.... | self.Anxiety |
Does depression cause physical pain/problems in the brain? I've never been diagnosed with depression, but I'm pretty sure I have some form of depression that should probably have me on medication. I'm generally pretty emotionless and just go through the motions of life to get by and sustain me.
But recently I've been ... | self.depression |
First time spending NYE alone sucks. Didn't think through when I decided to stay in a foreign country for christmas and new year.
I went to watch a movie alone tonight.Good movie, but I feel sad at the same time.
It would be great to chat with someone on reddit chat / irc... | self.offmychest |
How have those of you with ADHD felt about your antidepressant. I am finding it rather hard to cope with the significantly reduced efficacy of Vyvanse after starting mirtrazipine. ADHD (I've felt) has been one of the main causes of my depression in general, and Vyvanse really has done wonders for my productivity, atten... | self.depression |
panic attacks and depersonalization i get that shit everyday and im so scared and tired. someone please talk to me abt it. | self.Anxiety |
I didn't write our thesis paper. The defense is in 7 hours. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Inability to connect with people makes me feel so alone and isolated. [deleted] | self.depression |
What happens to 'me' when I commit suicide? I was typing this as a response to another post but felt it would be better to start my own thread instead.
Some background: I'm 27 years old, male, living in the magical land of Canada, eh. My passions in life are music and engineering. I'm also struggling with hardcore dep... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm just a shell of my former self. An exhausted shadow. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I can't function socially. Every memory of me trying to interact with people makes me want to punch something. I'm so filled with rage that I haven't slept. This post might be word vomit and I'm sorry. I haven't slept in a while. I have asperger's and avoidant personality disorder. I absolutely hate myself and I'm not ... | self.depression |
It's just existence at this point. I'm alive but I'm not living, if that makes sense. It's the same thing every day. Wake up. Feed my cat. See my boyfriend off to work. Work out. Shower. Lay in bed for the rest of the day. Repeat. I love my cat to death. I think she's the only thing keeping me here. I'm not living, I'm... | self.SuicideWatch |
If your friend thinking about killing themselves, would you want to know? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm incredibly depressed. I'm sleeping 12-16 hours a day and I cannot for the life of me eat more than a few hundred calories at a time and I keep telling myself, "if this is how life is, if I struggle this much this often, why don't I just kill myself?" The thought of "kill yourself, kill yourself" just keeps looping ... | self.bipolar |
The Future doesn't Exist for Me This is probably weird, but has anyone ever felt like they should've been dead by now? I don't fully feel like I should've lived this long, and I don't believe I'll live much longer. It puts me in a weird position in day-to-day life as family asks about me doing things like getting a flu... | self.depression |
Angry at boyfriend for no reason I have major depressive disorder. I'm going through an episode. But this time I seem to be getting really mad at my boyfriend for seemingly no reason... he hasn't done anything wrong I've just been so frustrated with his existence lately but I don't want to be without him... this scares... | self.depression |
Every day I'm getting closer and closer And anyone who knows this about me just keeps reminding me how upset my little brother would be. And then I can't do it.
But I think about it non stop. By best friend just broke up with me "but still loves me and wants to be friends" and that's been the icing on this nightmar... | self.SuicideWatch |
I Just Want To Disappear Fuck it! Fuck this illness! Fuck it all! Been off my meds now for a couple days.... The system wants me to work, but will make my medication that I need to function so expensive that I have no choice but to skip doses... Now I can't sleep, and I don't know how the hell I am going to be able to ... | self.bipolar |
Feeling like a burden I’ve been feeling like a burden recently, I’ve been in a mixed state recently. It’s been really hard on my SO. I feel like he would be better off without me, without having to worry about if I’m going to make it through the night. Every day is getting harder and I don’t know what to do. Seeing my ... | self.bipolar |
Excited to die Posted before saying my plans. My pre determined date draws nearer & my anticipation is overwheming! Im more excited for this day then i am for christmas haha. Some family knows & friends know. They're not so thrilled about it but hey, the world keeps turning either way. Have divided up belonging... | self.SuicideWatch |
It Is Such A Difficulty To Deal With Not Having The Affection You Need I'm always wrong. I'm too weak. Where is my dignity? Where is my wisdom? | self.offmychest |
Why can't I turn it off? I had an LSD experience a while back that really has been resonating with me recently. Whenever things get really stressful, I remember this vision/scenario thing from a bad trip. I was sitting in a movie theatre watching my own life on the screen. When the movie got progressively worse, I deci... | self.depression |
How do you practice meditation with extremely high and severe anxiety? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
To the social media morons who still haunt me today When I was eighteen (currently 21), I did something very very stupid - essentially committing social suicide in front a lot of (150+) people. At that point, little did I know I actually had a mental illness which caused me to act the way I did.
I would like to say a... | self.offmychest |
Pettiness Depression has brewed a nasty pettiness in me. Since I blame depression for ruining my life, in particular my youth, I seemed to have turned into a cynical and bitter middle aged person who begrudges young people simply because they are young.
I am at odds with all the the young people at work - they know I... | self.depression |
Reading and listening to music and stupid podcasts is all that makes me happy. [deleted] | self.depression |
Hope I have very little hope that I will eventually get back to feeling normal. It seems like I'm anxious every morning and night. I hope I do not suffer like this for the rest of my life, but I fear that might be the case. I'm terrified of the future and what it brings, I just want to be okay. | self.Anxiety |
Today I understood what "I can't take this /go on anymore" means, and I'm totally alone with it I've said that many times. In panic attacks, depression fits, low points, after traumas, after people hurting me deliberately, after doing too much to please people and still getting rejected... And I still always continued.... | self.depression |
i am afraid of going to a psycologist and take his medicaments. i am afraid of getting addicted to antidepressants, xanaxes, pills, anything he says me to take if i ever step there.
i know i need serious help, but i just cant. i am through a moment of my life that i said to myself after watching It 2017 that the thing... | self.offmychest |
I need help waiting I realized Friday I was seriously depressed and need professional help because me or my wife just don't have the tools to deal with this. So Friday around 4pm I left me info with a local health system and they said they would have an appointment setter call me back to set an appointment. I thought t... | self.depression |
What did you say at your first doctors appointment? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Can't sleep - Chest Pain Think I'm in the midst of a panic attack. I don't know, I feel like I can't catch a full breath. I breathe but I don't get the satisfactory deep breathe at the very end where you can feel your lungs fill down to the very tip. As I lie in bed and I start to sleep I quickly awake as if though I'm... | self.Anxiety |
I just need somewhere to put my feelings into words... I was told I need to talk, let others in, but that’s so hard to do. I am trying though.
Last few weeks have been really hard for me, much harder than I’m use to. It has gotten to the point where I had to take medical leave from work to cope with the chaos in my ... | self.depression |
Finally feel better today! After 3 days of almost constant crying I thought today was going to be just as shitty. I woke up and went and started having glasses of wine. I have never done this before but I thought fuck it why does it even matter. After I got drunk I started watching judge Judy on YouTube. Something c... | self.depression |
Anyone else wonder what life without depression would be like? Sometimes I get small glimpses into the good stuff, but I wonder what its actually like functioning without this disease. I feel like I've made progress getting a job, doing volunteer work, going to gym, playing instruments and deciding to go to social stuf... | self.depression |
Scared of STD Hello,
I had never done this before.
I made a huge error in judgement 3 weeks ago I met someone at a shady store and we mutually masterbated. He touched his genitals and touched mine and I touched his after words with our hands that's it. I developed jock itch 3 days later after meeting him according to... | self.Anxiety |
I have just realized that my recent impulsive nature was just me masking the desire to suicide. Now that ive realized this i am no longer impulsive and now constantly thinking about suicide. I was hoping my happy mood would last a little longer... | self.depression |
I don't know what to do after today. I failed another class in college. Studied for 20+ hours on the test. All my friends passed. I can't afford to do this. I'm bleeding money, my hobby costs money... It's all just too much to deal with right now.
I wish I never went back to school.. None of my friends care.
I have... | self.SuicideWatch |
What's the point? What keeps you, extremely depressed people, from commiting a suicide?
I, personally, think the reason i'm still alive is my parents. The only people who love me and care about me. And that's kinda ironic, because i seem to be the meaning of their lives (at least for my mother).
I am 26, have no friend... | self.depression |
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