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Saw this mood crash coming but I guess the fact is I’ll never get used to it and each crash will always feel as torturing as it’s always been..
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Feeling sick and anxious. I feel like I’m gonna explode. I need to cry or something
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Circadian clock is increasingly recognized as an important factor in psychiatric diseases. A new review on human and mouse data. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajmg.b.32599/abstract https://twitter.com/satchinpanda/status/930475876512174080
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Guys, how do you find the motivation to get up every morning for work/school? I feel dead as soon as I wake up. Money doesn't motivate me, grades don't either because I just don't care. How do I do it? I'm too weak
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Lamotrigine alternatives Anyone have any experience switching from lamotrigine to something better? I have been on lamotrigine for several years and it seems like it kept my mood swings in check for a while but now not so much. I have been on 200, down to 50, and back up to 100. Did NOT like 200 mg because of shaking/...
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Maybe this'll help someone, it helped me a ton. "Being hard on a depressed person for not reaching their full potential is like being upset with someone in a wheelchair for not getting up a staircase. Treat yourself like you would treat a friend." Importantly, it's the last part. It can be applicable to anything, depr...
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Anyone else hoping that completely fictional characters exist somewhere? Sometimes I get really attached to fictional characters so I always beat this thought in my head once a show/anime that made me feel so - **just that way you know** - ends. For example: I loved Avatar: The Last Airbender as a kid and never wa...
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Why does everyone hate me? I feel like everyone is hating me. Why? Because i am poor. They say always i am lazy moochers i should get a good job, good education and not complain about poverty because they say i''m just lazy. But itsn ot that easy to get a good education and even harder to get a good job. Why do they sa...
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mad me I stopped feeling any emotion like earlier if my mom got in trouble i used to get nervous but now my reaction is normal no matter what is happening😕what is it ?
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Document I wrote 1 year after meeting my girlfriend, now my wife. Together 8 years now. Still feel the same. Would never tell her. (self.SuicideWatch) Document I wrote 1 year after meeting my girlfriend, now my wife. Together 8 years now. Still feel the same. Would never tell her. "Is the purpose of life selfish or se...
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Looking for advice and help I have been struggling with what I think is depression for about 7 years now. I have never been formally diagnosed but I am certain that is why I feel the way I do. Life has no appeal to me anymore, I don't know who I am and I feel scared. I am a 27 year old Male with a wife and 3 small chil...
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Suicidal thoughts are back and I don't think my family and friends would believe me. Help
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My best friend broke my heart (Please help) I don't know how to say this or how to begin to describe it but as it says, I need to get this out of my chest. I have been friends with this girl for about ten years now. We started out as RPG partners, creating stories together and such. I was always heading up the stories...
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alone Alone doing blow, had a bad week. I am usually a happy guy and am known by my friends as the guy who never has a bad time. My luck has not been on my side and I am just getting wrecked alone. Just wanted to let everyone know that even if you go through times like the one I am going through now, hurting yourself i...
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Recently got back on meds...I've been high functioning off of meds for 6 years. Whoah As the title suggests, I recently decided to get back on meds. Doc is slowly putting me back on Lamictal until we get to a comfortable maintenance dose. For the past 6 years I've been off of medication and I've self medicated with we...
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My parents think I attempted suicide just to get what I want. Yeah, I attempted suicide because I wanted to die and escape from everything that you guys were forcing me to do. That is what I wanted. Not to "attempt" and get an excuse to move out and stop going to the meetings.
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Thank You Just wanted to give a huge Thank You to all of you In this sub reddit. I've dealt with anxiety for as long as I can remember and this year it started up again really bad after a good friend committed suicide, I then lost my job and my wife got pregnant around the same time. So I had many different emotions go...
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I got drunk last night and now I cant stop thinking of killing myself I went to a house party and got drunk while on effexor. I really want to end my life im nothing but a waist of flesh and skin unable to truly connect with people.
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Eating lunch I work at a local grocery store that as a small break room. I was eating my lunch on my hour break when a coworker comes in on his 15 minuet break, he eats his snack and leaves turning out the lights not realizing I was there so I just ate my lunch in the dark. I cried softly after I was done eating. I h...
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I'm not feeling good. it started with one minor trigger and now I just feel horrible. I guess I just need a virtual hug or some kind of support idk. My day was going okay, until a meeting at work. I made an honest mistake at the start of the meeting. my boss wasn't there, so for all I know, nobody will ever find out...
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Can’t tell if I’m depressed and I want to be happy, or if I’m happy and want to be depressed. I don’t know maybe I’m just a cynic.
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What do I need to do before I commit? [deleted]
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I attempted suicide.. now my boyfriend is really upset and heart broken [deleted]
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to die or not die? This question runs through my head almost everyday. I have yet to find worth in myself. I see a man who will never be enough for a woman he loved. A man who can not express is sorrow for those he lost or for the battle that rages forth in his mind. She tells me i am stupid. I try to tell her i have a...
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I’m 16 and I feel like the world is falling apart but no one seems to be concerned I’ve been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and depression. I’m on medication. I normally see a therapist but we’ve been on a break for the last few months, although we’re restarting today. I feel like I’m falling apart intern...
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Currently at prom.. So im at prom right now and I was fine at first, But I can feel a massive panic / anxiety attack coming on. Feels like I’m literally in pain... The first hour isn’t even over yet. This is only exasperated by the fact that I’m alone (and sitting alone). God help me
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Persistence with no reward You know, sometimes I think about if what I'm doing is worth it, or if my intentions are right, if I'm making a big deal of nothing, or if my end goal is selfish. And I realized tonight that I really think what I'm doing must be done because nobody can rationalize any benefits from going agai...
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Where are you from? Hi. Im from Detroit Michigan. Where are you from?
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I'm finally ready to take my driving course! I'm 31 and I will be 32 by the time I get my license. I have been ridiculed my whole life for not getting it when I was 16 like everyone else. I don't know exactly what stopped me from getting it but I just couldn't. I couldn't. If just happened one day randomly I felt this...
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i will never be free from xanax addiction bank in january i hit rock bottom when it came to substance abuse, i was taking ridculous amounts of xanax and drinking a lot of alcohol, smoking a lot of weed, and taking a lot of lsd. after ruining friendshps and relationships i decided enough was enough and stopped. since th...
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Even a hug would drive me to tears... ...My mom hugged me today, after I told her I feel nauseated before going to work and I swear I could feel myself on the verge of tears. I just want a hug. I wonder if people realize that affection or skin-contact starvation is a real thing. I haven't hugged anyone or been hugged...
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This weekend I was reminded of the wonderful support system I have around me, and that includes you all. Happy holidays everybody!
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I feel like the rattling tracks as a train passes by in full speed [deleted]
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I started Writing Poetry To Help With My Anxiety. This One is A conversation I Recently had with my disorder **Progress** Hey; that’s the way I might greet a good friend But they see you as neither friend nor good And usually, even now I tend To agree with them; You know what you’ve done Sometimes I truly think you m...
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Why do I have to take an anti depressant to be happy The only thing that makes me happy is my anti depressant. Not my achievement. Not my friends. Not my family. The only thing that leaves me happy is my anti-depressant. And that makes me really sad. I wish other things made me happy
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Anyone has that feeling of no emotions at all? I cannot cry. I tried. The only emotions is sadness and anxiety. I finally met a psychatrist next week. I feel like everyone else feels all the time when i listen to music.
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Last was probably the second most mad I've ever been in my life. Last night was the second most maddest I have ever been in my whole entire life. I went to a random womans house after being invited by her at the bar. It all started with this one guy, who wanterd to be the alpha and was clearly chapped that I was invit...
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I'm talking to my boss tomorrow and I'm scared as fuck. I've been at the same shitty job for a year and a few months. Its a very small mom and pop operation. I do basic office work in an office of about 10 people. The main manager doesn't like anyone and put his sights on me. When the rest of the office wants to chat...
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“Friends” I had a friend whom also suffers with depression, and we were really close. I would tell her about what I was feeling, and she would tell me about her feelings and we would both feel better because we were able to get some stuff off of our chests. It was nice knowing someone knew how I felt and cared about me...
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Mania feels This past couple of years have been a total roller coaster for me. I feel for everyone around me, really. I rapid cycled every month or two into a pretty serious swing constantly. Back in 2015 I was in the hospital for trying to drive my car off an overpass and just crashing and having to admit to the other...
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Scared Mom. When will I be heard? Lies, Manipulation, Sex Addiction, Sex Offenders... My child’s father left last year due to a “sex addiction” he has had made little attempt to see our daughter. He recently rekindled a relationship with an old flame that has a child with his cousin. He’s actively raising her daughter....
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Insomnia Due to Anxiety; Really Want To Deal With It Without Drugs I've always been the kind of person who worries a lot about all kinds of stuff, and that has historically affected my sleep a little, but I never had trouble sleeping on the long haul - if I had to pull an all-nighter for a college exam or if I slept li...
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Spiraling downward: need advice Yesterday after spending weeks in depression I got into my second car accident in two years, and I'm out 3,000 dollars now? Does anyone have any encouragement they could offer? Struggling to move forward....
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My little mantra to get through hard times I have a little mantra that helps me when i feel like a bad person. "I don't owe anyone anything. There is no singular way things have to be. There is no singular way to live through your life." It's a bit selfish, maybe. But at the same time this mantra tells me that anythi...
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My sister, was scammed 8k. I dont understand. My sister was scammed 8000USD by a caller. My sister. She's a scholar, holding a full scholarship from a reputable international uni and an upcoming government bursary. My sister, the closest person to a parent for me. The only person who has consistently tried to give me b...
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everything falls apart because i destroy my life annually. I'm not sure why, but i want to kill myself now. Tomorrow i either die, go to the psych ward or try to go to work and move forward. I'm sick of living like this.
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i looked into my old photo album and shit made me so depressed [deleted]
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experience/help from therapy? thinking about making an appointment. my depression is consuming me and i figure its a last shot. just wondering if anyone has found actual help from this
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Can someone suffering from depression still have the energy to do the hobbies they love, even if they're unable to work? My SO is off work right now. It's a long story, but it is ultimately due to his mental health. However, his company acted unethically and there is now a legal issue which is compounding his mental he...
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i tried to feel okay again note how i said "tried". I don't necessarily feel bad anymore, I still think horrible things and cannot seem to stop and I do consider myself those horrible things but I'm so numb that it doesn't affect me anymore. I seem to have more energy, I'm taking Paxil, Lexapro, Lamictal and Quetiapi...
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I wish I wasn't born I feel like I'll do something bad this month or before the end of 2017... My brain is completely fucked up right now.
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Suffering from Retroactive Jelousy(OCD and anxiety). Tips and experiences appreciated [deleted]
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I always wonder how it feels like to love yourself [deleted]
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I know my mom is anorexic, she weighs 84 ponds right now and it pains me so much to see her this way but I can’t talk to her about it I haven’t talked to her about it and I want to but at the same time I just want everything to be okay. She smokes pot every second of the day and I know she struggles with money and depr...
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I need to die for the safety of others [deleted]
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Life Sentence. 17-18 months in since first manic episode followed by a severely depressive period of 14 months (bipolar 2). Slowly coming to the realisation that I’m stuck with this for life and the battle to stay on the up is going to last FOREVER. Daunting.
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I'm 29 today , and last time I had an actual Birthday party and presents was when I was 13 [deleted]
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Hard to find a reason to live Hey I'm having issues finding any real hope for staying alive. I work in agriculture and over the last year I have been having suicidal thoughts for 2 reasons. 1) I hate the grad school I'm at. 2) I can't find hope for the future of humanity because of climate change. I have dealt with w...
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5 days ago an innocent men was shot and murdered at home with his parents by the Police. They then proceeded to seize the parents' cell phones and computers and refuse to let them see their son, yet all I read in the news/reddit is about Donald Trump's tweets. [deleted]
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Fellows i might be passing to suicide watch I feel like in the next two months its gonna feel pretty bad think for the first ttomei am actually really considering killing myself or hurting myself i feel hopeless
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Does a hospital self harm visit go on your record?
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How to spit a depressed people? Hello guys, I feel like one of my friend has been pretty down lately, it's not like usual sad, it gets to the level that he doesnt like to do anything including his favorite hobby such as Soccer ect. Is there any way to know if that particular person is depressed without going too the ...
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Disassociation Replacing Anxiety Hey there... Don't know if this is a common topic, and my hope is to not be melodramatic, but some form of depersonalization/derealization has consumed me, and I guess I'm writing because I'm looking for some outside - even uncommon ideas. I've suffered anxiety since I was a small chi...
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DAE feels like anxiety is having loop on your neck all the time? Sometimes you barerely breath or you feel okay, but you're still anxious.You know that something will go wrong in your future anyway
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Having a heart stinks sometimes. :/ So Reddit I met this girl on a dating site, and it was going great. Texting was really fun, and we talked about a bunch of different stuff, then when we had a lunch date. Afterward she then didn't really respond to anything I sent her. This morning she tells me that there wasen't a c...
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New Anxiety sufferer here. Hard to come to terms with a mental vs physical symptoms [deleted]
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Can you describe your anxiety in one sentence? I’m a bookbinder & graphic designer and thought it would be interesting to hear other thoughts and maybe make it into a little zine for an upcoming project! I want to help illustrate how constricting and scary anxiety can be. For me... Imagine you’re walking down sta...
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Getting a new phone is a great reminder of how lonely I am. Apps are great but I’d like to text someone I guess.
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Suicide scenarios I have depression, anxiety, and PTSD. PTSD came from losing my virginity to rape and from my childhood. My mom never beat me to a pulp but she did smack me quite a bit and yell and make threats to send me to military school or be cut off if I ever got in trouble. I’ve tried telling her some mistakes s...
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Trump supporters are often the type to blame media for violence but can't fathom Trump's words cause violence [deleted]
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No end for pain This might sound dumb but no one listens to me, my mom constantly makes my life a living hell, I want it all to end, I got put into home school and my boyfriend is about to leave me, I'm the kind of human you would be scared of if you seen me walking in the street and I know that also sounds dumb but I ...
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Can you guys tell me what is wrong with me? Hi guys. I can't tell what is wrong with me. For the past 4 years I began to develop some sort of anxiety disorder I believe. Basically to sum up the problems I've been having, I overthink, scare myself, and freak out about the thoughts in my head, or situations that are usua...
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Today Felt Like An Utter Failure... January 17th was supposed to be one of the highlights of 2018. My husband's 24th birthday. I had it all planned out. got a new well-paying job in November, and was going to save up lots to make him have the best darn party he's ever had. Last year ended with a fist fight between him ...
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What is the quickest, most pain free way to kill myself? I can't get a gun cause I live in the UK. Just need a quick easy way
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Can some one just please listen to me? (Xpost r/offmychest) [deleted]
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Feeling too close. Need to vent. Been dealing with a depressing episode and I was supposed to leave for a trip to see a long distance bf tomorrow but had to cancel due to issues on his end of things. I dropped out of school and feel like a total failure. Everything is seemingly crashing and I just can’t deal with it. I...
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Tell me some painless ways to commit suicide ? I request you to only say some legitimate ways for commuting suicide in a painless manner ... This question is the reason for me to join Reddit ... With the amount of cancer on this website I'm sure someone can help me out with this predicament of mine ... Thanks in advanc...
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Heart palpitations, racing heart I have a-fib, so anytime my heart feels weird i have some anxiety. I fell asleep then woke up about 10 minutes later and had a pounding heartbeat almost painful. It was also super fast, i told myself that its my anxiety and am now fighting the urge to dial 911.. this anxiety is killing ...
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This disease has plagued my entire life. Maybe it's because my parents divorced when I was very young, or it's that I got bullied when I moved to a new school in 4th grade. It could be genetic, or perhaps I just saw too many scary movies as a little kid. Whatever the reason, the disease known as "anxiety" has crippled ...
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I'm scaring myself I've dealt with suicidal thought for ten years but last night I actually started googling methods searching for what would be practical and affordable. I think I've found a method that would work and I wish I could get rid of this knowledge
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Anyone have Experiences with group therapy? Just curious... it has always been something I've dismissed out of hand, but that's because of anxiety, the issue I want to solve. With this in mind, I'm trying to open my mind to the idea a little more. My main concern besides anxiety is self sufficiency; I would like to en...
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A short letter to a transphobe I really wanted to love you, Mom. I'm sorry that I am your disappointment, and I'm sorry that you are mine. I am going to let you go now.
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Do you even fucking care about me? My (20/F) boyfriend (20/M) of two years has gotten so confusing. And it feels as though he wants out. Or at least isn't as emotionally invested in me anymore, as he was. He has like 2 days a week free from work and school and other activities. That means that we don't see each other ...
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Constantly angry at myself for not being dead yet [deleted]
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I want to quit my job. I've already asked for 2 weeks off and I can't stand being there any longer. [deleted]
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Do any of you get a slight accent when you're nervous? [deleted]
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What do I do? Man, my mental state has really been deteriorating rapidly these last few days. I've tried everything, called the hotlines, I see a therapit, talked to my support people. But everything has failed. I understand that people would hurt if I died and I really am fighting as hard as I can, but what do I do? I...
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I shouldn't be in a relationship I can't handle any of the things that come with it, but I love my boyfriend so much. I'm selfish for staying because he has to give up so much for me. I'm panicking because a deal breaker for me is going to the strip club and I made that clear from the beginning, but he went anyway. I ...
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First time for me that suicide is a realistic option. First of I'm not a native english speaker but I will try my best here. For the last 6 years life has been pain for me. Depressions, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Mental Breakdowns I've had it all. Today I woke up and I just couldn't take it anymore. I'm done with life a...
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Just like any other day, actually probably worse. It's Christmas and I'm alone in my room, haven't spoken to anyone at all. Tried to sleep the day away but woke up after 1 hour. Don't really have the energy to continue on shows too. Everyone's having fun and good for them, although it becomes glaringly obvious that I...
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Calling a crisis hotline just to have someone to talk to Probably one of the most healthy conversations I've ever had in my life. Was amazing to actually be listened to for once. Words literally can't describe to know that I'm not always wrong in life. Being drowned in the bathtub and told I was a "fucked up kid" when ...
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I'm pathetic Final year uni exams are right around the corner. Stress is building up. I don't have time to do the one thing I did to get away from feeling empty (games) because I'm always too busy catching up on all the coursework and studying for everything. I hate the course I'm doing at university. Every day my pare...
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How should i feel about this statement? "You look a lot better and nicer than the last time I saw you. Except you look like you've been crying."
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I have Anxiety, Depression, and Dermatillomania. And also really crappy parents. My Fiancé told me I should post this here. I don’t know why I pick. Sometimes I think it’s out of boredom, sometimes I think it’s because the pimple or whatever is hurting me and I need to relieve the pressure. I don’t even know what trigg...
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Anxiety has completely taken me and my personality. I'm in a crisis and I don't know what to do anymore... I can't go on like this anymore. I always had social anxiety. I always had low self esteem. But I used to enjoy spending time with myself. I remember after coming back home from a hang out I would chill and watch ...
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Ways to Distract Yourself When Feeling Suicidal I understand this is a little petty. I'm not proud of my past. I get my feelings hurt when my family brings up things I did in the past like fights in high school, sex at 14, dismissed from college. I live in the past. I'm in my 20s now. When I compare myself to my siblin...
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Feeling odd after medication Hi guys. I’ve been on medication for about 4 months now. Up until early Jan, I was still all over the place. I’ve had some seriously crushing depressive spells and a month long manic psychotic spell. Had my diagnosis changed to Schizoaffective Bipolar type. I had Lamotrigine bumped up to 17...
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Does anyone else ever feel like this...? You know, that feeling where... Even though you have no one, and the only thing keeping you company in life is the crippling loneliness that you endure on a day to day basis... You just want to give your all to someone? Someone who you can care about, and stuff... I can't really...
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I'm 29, accomplished nothing, and failed at everything I have been a fuck up since junior high (or at least that's when I became aware of being one) people neither like me or respect me Even children know I'm useless. (relatives as old as 10 have commented on how much of a loser I am) I usually avoid my own self loathi...
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I just need to vent man, I need to get things off my chest. I just want to scream, cry, anything. I just need someone to listen to my problems for once, but it's not possible. I'm suppose to be the strong one and it FUCKING sucks sooooooo much. I hate this.
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