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I’ve been depressed for as long as I can remember. I’ve had days where I want to die, more and more often, and now it’s rare that a day goes by without wishing I didn’t exist at least once. [deleted] | self.depression |
(Advice Needed!)I'm not sure If I truly like this guy or if I just like the attention from him. I'm afraid I might be using him since I've felt so alone for so long. I just don't want to hurt his feelings. But I do feel like I do like him but I guess there are some things he does that I don't like or I can find annoyin... | self.offmychest |
15 I am 15 years old..
I don't know how I feel right now... I did a lot of quizzes and they say I am depressed well yes I may be
as well as the fact that I feel empty... I cant study... I am depressed in the worst time... my finals are tomorrow and my igcse exams are near... I cant do it anymore... it hurts, I keep t... | self.depression |
experienced sexual harassment, indecent assault (ID) and extensive bullying in my teen years and now it's starting to hit me hard..... [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Do you find yourself to be incredibly empty after a massive breakdown? [deleted] | self.depression |
I need a girl to help me not be suicidal, but she won’t speak to me Why is that worth it to her? | self.SuicideWatch |
I didn't mean to So I just cut... my wrist.. the most obvious of places.. idk what to do.. its like something came over me and I couldn't help it. It just happen. It's like a demon possessed me.. | self.SuicideWatch |
I want to kill myself but I don’t want to do that to the people around me... but it honestly feels like a viable option at this point | self.SuicideWatch |
Happy thanksgiving! Missed you all. Just got out of the hospital. Hospitalized again for a manic episode. Luckily I made it out in 12 days, but spent thanksgiving in there.
I actually met so many amazing friends, I was in a unit specifically for college students so it was really nice! Kinda didn't want to leave, but I... | self.bipolar |
What has been your experience taking medication for your mental health disorder/depression? Thinking of seeing a psychiatrist and trying meds [deleted] | self.depression |
Anyone take rexulti? Today my psychiatrist added rexulti to my prescriptions and I’m freaking out about paying for it. 30 days supply is 1300$ without insurance, and with insurance it’s still around 600$. Every other prescription I’ve gotten has been 4$ with my insurance. If anybody knows of a way to get this cost down... | self.bipolar |
I crashed out of my temp job I had a temp job that I actually enjoyed, with people that were lovely, doing things that were easy but needed attention, and I was home by 5 every day. I lasted 6 days. It was only meant to be a month too. On the 7th day, I was running late, and I just couldn't make myself go in. It all be... | self.depression |
If I didn’t lose my licence I would of packed up and driven away from this hell of a town by now. The people suck, the town sucks and I want to just disappear and start again far away. Thinking of just getting a car and driving until it’s dead and then walking until I find somewhere that isn’t here [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I’m afraid I’m slipping back into depression I don’t know what to do. I’ve been so sad for the past 2 weeks, with nightly crying spells. I don’t have any close friends in the town that I live in, besides my boyfriend. But I’m afraid of letting out all my emotions to him because I don’t want to be a burden. I feel so al... | self.depression |
I don't care anymore I finally don't care anymore.. and it feels good... I am not scared of anything... Life or death tomorrow I will just live love all I can trust God but simply laugh at the days to come. It feels so good just not to care at all.. | self.offmychest |
18 and lost at a crossroads I’m in the U.K and only really want to do one thing, which is to study in America whilst playing “soccer”(we call it football over here”. I was recommended to a soccer agency which helps u.k athletes get on the path to gaining a scholarship and they thought it would be achievable for me to g... | self.depression |
Suffer from Panic attacks.. any tips to go today? Yesterday I had a panic attack almost all day at work, yeah it is not possible, but I was feeling paralysed and suffered from depersonalization.
Any tips that can help me? Thanks! | self.Anxiety |
Adjusting to living with GF's anxiety. Any advice for helping us navigate these specific challenges? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
How do you suppress all them suicidal thoughts? How do you suppress all them suicidal thoughts? I have always had them since i can remember but sometimes the become worse and worse. It's really hard because I want to complete my goals. But some days I just feel like ending it. | self.depression |
People are exhausting I'm talking in person and online/texting
I feel people are too sensitive. I feel like a lot of people just want to play underdog and/or victim. And I feel like a lot of people are inconsiderate and don't really take the time to think about how someone else is feeling or thinking. And we seem into... | self.offmychest |
Why is everyone so obnoxious? For example I was in class and we had to write down these quotes when out of nowhere this girl says "these are really good quotes!". Why the hell would anyone do that? Was it to help guide our decision in whether or not we like the quotes? And if so, why would you assume that 1: we were in... | self.depression |
Well Here goes Hi here is my story , Born in a family filled with problems . Dad was a drunken maniac used to come home drunk and beat up my mother and brother . Used be a drug addict as well every day he used to come home and beat up things, it was just wonderful just wonderful. my mom was diagnosed with depression an... | self.offmychest |
I cant be the only one I've finally stopped isolating myself and got invited to a party somehow. My problem here is, holy shit do people really *start* parties at 10:30? Am I just weird that I value my sleep schedule and med routine more than hanging out with people my age this late? | self.bipolar |
I know As I lay here in bed sick and losing my voice. You call me and tell me you're going to a friends house. I know you're not going there. You're going on a date and will probably end up sleeping with her. I don't say anything though because we don't have a label on what we are despite us acting like a couple. Howev... | self.offmychest |
I feel like this every day... Every day it’s the same....The same shit feeling.
Feeling low, down, depressed. Wanting to take your own life more and more with each passing day. | self.depression |
It's my birthday tomorrow, I'm scared that nobody will remember me. My birthday is on the 18th of November, reddit. I'm terrified that nobody will remember me. Birthdays are important to me, because they are a celebration of a person's life. When we say happy birthday, we're telling that person we value the fact that o... | self.SuicideWatch |
School makes me want to die I'm not exactly dangerously suicidal, but I have been experiencing quite a bit of suicidal ideation recently. All I want to do is sleep and I don't want to do anything. I have literally no hope for the future. I have been in university for six years and it has been an absolutely miserable ex... | self.SuicideWatch |
Does anyone feel that you want to have a relationship and being scared at it at the same time? [deleted] | self.depression |
Effexor XR 187.5 mg right now... having panic/anxiety attack lately i was on effexor xr 187.5mg for about 3month with no issues for panic/anxiety attack but this week has been the worse for me. I am thinking to jump onto 225mg to feel better and stop the horrible attacks. should i do it? | self.depression |
An object for pleasure A while back, I was getting used for some REALLY sexual stuff. I Was being forced to strip infront of a whole group of horny men just wanting me.... I never asked for this. Luckily, I was never physically FUCKED but... Damn it. I feel like a tool, an object for pleasure. I wish I could get back a... | self.offmychest |
Am I a bad person for not wanting my injured grandmother to stay at my house? Im kinda haveing a panic attack at the moment. This morning my grandmother fell down a flight of stairs at my house my accedent. She is alive and stable, but her right leg is very broken. I live with my parents and they are offering to take c... | self.offmychest |
Ramblings to keep myself awake because I can't stand the idea of being alone with nothing but my thoughts There was a recurring Monty Python sketch in which a group of middle aged women would announce that they were going to re enact some famous historical event, but every single re enactment was represented by a speed... | self.depression |
new job starts tomorrow, 2 weeks of group training and I can't stop freaking out. I somehow made it through the interviews and passed, and even though I feel like I could do the job just fine (I'll be mostly working by myself), it's these next two weeks of group training (around 100 people) that terrify me. I don't do ... | self.Anxiety |
Surviving without a Support Structure? Two years ago I was hospitalized. This was in part due to the fact my entire life was changing before me. I was cheated on by a man I thought I loved (in retrospect it was more codependency than anything but that's besides the point), I left the faith of my childhood, I had a majo... | self.bipolar |
I should've just done it. I just want to die I have nothing to live for anymore. | self.SuicideWatch |
Where do adults go when therapy is not enough? My best friend has been suffering from depression for greater then five years now. She needs help beyond therapy, and she knows that. We have been trying to find a residental treatment center for adults but we are having an impossible time.
Does anyone have any recommenda... | self.depression |
fuck my life i've been struggling with the urge to kill myself lately, i feel like my hole family just hates me and everything a say is irrelevant, does anyone out there feels the same as me ? or know how to easy the pain | self.depression |
i need someone to talk to. i havent really talked about my depression nor my thoughts with anybody. its all because of the pressure of finding an apprenticeship, or go to a higher education. its just too much. i really need someone to talk with that can take her/his time to talk a bit with me. thanks. | self.SuicideWatch |
Is Bipolar a leading cause of working below grade level? I'm just curious.
And yes, I used to work below grade level. | self.bipolar |
Is it my only way
I am writing this to get it off my chest. Any help or advice will be very welcome and greatly appreciated.
I live with my parents, things are pretty tough at the moment, my dad lost his job a few months back and money is tight. He has always been obsessed with money and fears being without it.
I ... | self.depression |
Spoiled Every time I go to therapy, my therapist always points out the people who have struggled with so much worse and gotten through it. According to her, I have "spoiled kid syndrome" and I take my life for granted. And you know what? I do. I had everything fucking handed to me on a goddamn silver platter and I thre... | self.SuicideWatch |
I have tried so many meds... Hey guys,
First of all I wanna say sorry for my bad English. I’ve been diagnosed with depression and anxiety since 2013. I don’t feel motivated at all. I’m 25, no friends, no social life, no work, financially dependent of my parents money. I’ve tried so many medications, talk therapy. I don... | self.depression |
That moment, when you follow college, but you are not prepared in any way for the job specialization I feel very depressed today... It's been five years, since I've began college in computer science, and they have been the most horrible years of my life. My motivation diminishes with every day that passes, because it i... | self.depression |
Covert narcissism vs geniune depression(?) Hello, reddit.
Lately I’ve been reading up on covert narcissism and it seems I share a decent amount of symptoms with the general definition. To be specific, the act of drawing pleasure from ‘narcissistic’ sources (attention), excessive self-hate, bad sense of self only uphel... | self.depression |
I’m going to see a psychologist soon and going to figure out if I’m Bipolar or not. I think I am. I have the incredible boost in mood and ego,and then suddenly I’m ugly and think I’m alone in the world and my friends always think I’m mad at them because I shut them out suddenly. I feel horrid for it [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I can't stop seeing myself as a bad person who doesn't deserve to be happy. Just gonna apologize ahead of time if this reads weird. Going through a bit of a bad mood at the moment, and I'm not my best at getting my thoughts on screen when I'm like this.
So, most of my life I can recall feeling some form of depression.... | self.depression |
"Why do you hide out in your room.."
"Why cant you get a job?, there are other people that have depression, schizophrenia that have jobs. We feel your making exuses for youself. I know people that are "deppresed" and they have jobs and dont sit alone in there room and sleep all day.
"Whats wrong with you? If you ... | self.depression |
Beating anxiety of everything? Hello Everyone,
I come here, because after years of failed therapy and medication and alternative treatment, I reached a point where I am doing quite good objectively, but then again, most of the time, there is only anxiety and it doesn't matter what it is. Sometimes I am anxious about a... | self.Anxiety |
Buying some chocolate at the store... Some older guy (by older, I mean in his 60s/70s) was talking to the person at the till (idk why) and told me that I look 'fed up'...
...even though that was my neutral face. Is that what depression can do to you? Why am I even posting this here? | self.depression |
Never heard the "bi-polar" line in Hot N Cold by Katy Perry 'til this morning... [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTHNpusq654)
"Someone call the doctor
Got a case of a love *bi-polar*
Stuck on a roller coaster
Can't get off this ride"
I can not stop thinking about my first manic episode, in which I totally rui... | self.bipolar |
I just watched the movie Storks and cried. I just watched Storks and cried.
I'm a grown ass adult woman and I just watched Storks and cried so hard at the end.
It reminded me of how much I want a baby. I will likely never have one and while I can usually push this to the back of my mind, some of the most random thin... | self.offmychest |
Any else struggle to to relax in their downtime? This has been really bothering me as of late. I just cannot relax! I've got a library full of games waiting for me to play them on Steam and five minutes into a gaming session I begin to feel anxious that I need to be doing other stuff with my time, like work on my proje... | self.Anxiety |
Looking for some guidance Before I start I just want to say that I do not think that I am the most depressed person in the world and am not here to try to convince you otherwise. I know that there are a lot of people out there that are struggling much worse than I am but I really just needed someone to talk to.
I h... | self.depression |
Anyone else always feel suicidal at night? Every night usually when i'm laying in bed waiting to fall asleep i feel overcome by feelings of isolation and loneliness. I've never had a girlfriend, or really even a close friend because of how strict my parents are. Never been allowed to have a phone with data, or hang out... | self.SuicideWatch |
I made a promise to my boyfriend I don't think I can keep. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
My girlfriend has anxiety problems suicidal thoughts, how can I help her? Hey everyone. So when we got home from last night's party, me and my girlfriend had our usual random drunk honest conversation. I asked her about her on-going anxiety problems and if she still has suicidal thoughts and she said yes but she's 100%... | self.SuicideWatch |
how to develop a sense of self My psychiatrist recently told me that he believes one of my biggest issues is that I base my sense of self and self-worth entirely on other people. I think he's right, I am constantly altering myself to be more appealing to other people and it is crushing when I don't get the energy and l... | self.Anxiety |
Hopeless romantic in a hopeless situation. Long version;
Chapter one:
Currently in 4/5 year of college. Went to hangout at a kind of small house party with friends and met a girl(well call her Maddie). We were all drinking and had a great night. Nothing happened that night. But a few days later, I "slid into her Dms"... | self.offmychest |
Been depressed for so long that i cant remember the last time i was myself. [deleted] | self.depression |
Am I the problem? Venting. Hey all, I [F22] need peace of mind in regards to my relationship with my boyfriend [M24] of 2 years. I grew up in a (mentally) unstable house and I’ve struggled with depression/anxiety since around age 12. Ive been through a lot in regards to both parents playing my emotions, as well as som... | self.depression |
Mother said that the biggest mistake in her life was to have a failure and miserable son like me | self.depression |
Pushing away friends I can't manage to be in a good mood anymore. I'm lonely and sad and then I'm in flux to apathetic. I can't be fun with my friends, I can't be fun at all. I just want to be in a better place. I'm going to counseling but the winter and living where I am is really taking a toll on me. I can't even wri... | self.depression |
Question about Coping Does anybody ever think about a new hobby that they were passionate about starting? Something new you looked forward to doing but never really got totally immersed or got around to doing it?
When I think about this I feel like a disappointment to myself because I no longer feel any thrill at the... | self.depression |
Whats the point of living a life you hate It's just so empty, bleak, and numb. 6 years is coming up too fast. Am I just supposed to wait six more. | self.SuicideWatch |
Can someone tell me they’re having a nice day I just want to hear someone that’s happy right now at this moment.
I don’t want people saying “It’ll get better” or anything like that.
I just want to see people happy on this sub since I’m not. | self.Anxiety |
Maybe something will happen, maybe not, regardless I’m happy... I’m at a point in my life where I just don’t care anymore. Maybe I’m just seeing things or maybe i got really lucky. Regardless, this girl just has me going crazy. She’s my best friend and I love the girl to death (i mean that ina Friendly way). I’ve alway... | self.offmychest |
I feel empty. Almost everything I've felt these last few years are fake. Everything just kept draining from me, inside out. Now almost everything negative is coming back. I can't handle these flashbacks, these thoughts. Every fucking day is like the same thing. If I love today, I've lived the next month. You know that ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I need to talk about my trauma TW: suicide, rape, depression, hurt
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I've felt like shit for the last two weeks and just today in trying to vent about shit
These are really out of order sorry about that (but I'll sort them by kid - teenager adult) (I'm 19 now)
Kid
When i was a kid I hung out with... | self.depression |
Had a full blown panic attack First full on ever, my god did that shit freak me out! Does anyone have any tips for coping if I'm alone and no medication? | self.bipolar |
I need help My abusive ex who I was stupidly on and off with for the past 4 years succeeded in getting me fired today. I feel so defeated right now. Work was one of the last things I have left and I feel like this just pushed me to the edge. I'm so close to just ending things tonight and I don't know what to do. | self.SuicideWatch |
It's been a month since I tried to kill myself and I haven't felt this low in awhile. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I work for a health insurance company and I think what they're doing is supremely messed up [NAW] Cigna created this program called "One Guide" and it's where people pay a few dollars more per month on their premiums for this specialized service. People's employers usually control whether or not the accounts are One G... | self.offmychest |
things I need to get off my chest . . . [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Fake friends stab you in the back. Real ones stab you in the front. I just woke up to the last person I thought would send me a friend request, and I'm not sure how to process it, given how they fucked me and a good friend over. I've posted about this before somewhere else, but I'll try to give the cliff notes version.... | self.offmychest |
My dog, of whom has been with us for 12 years, died yesterday and I can’t come to terms with it. I feel guilty for not knowing she was sick, I hooked her up that morning with her looking at me and not wanting to leave her kennel; I don’t know when she died exactly because I wasn’t home and my mother found her in the af... | self.offmychest |
I'm totally ok with being simple minded There's such an emphasis on being intellectual and analytical nowadays, especially among the younger generations. People post about wanting to have "deep conversations" with their partner and whatnot on social media. I'm not anti-science or anything but frankly I don't really ca... | self.offmychest |
Well I'm taking anti-psychotics now Ive made like 5 threads in the past month here, I'll be super vague.
Girl fucked me over - intense anxiety for 2 months - taking escitil (lexapro) - intense depression and anger - suicidal and homicidal thoughts - police takes me - I get put into mental hospital on 13th of October a... | self.Anxiety |
I wonder what it feels like to be a normal fucking person Or is everyone like this and some are just better at hiding it?
It must be pretty cool to not always fuck things up, or overthink things, or second guess everything; live with confidence and pride and resilience. Go to bed easily without spending an hour thinki... | self.Anxiety |
Thinking about weaning myself off meds Just doing it to see if I can be stable without them | self.bipolar |
My friend might try to kill himself tonight and idk what to do He's at a concert right now and said he wanted to throw himself on the train tracks affterward. I told some of our friends and one of them is waiting for him just in case. Is one friend enough? Should I call the police?
This isn't the first time he's talk... | self.SuicideWatch |
I Feel Crushed Today I got my PSAT scores and I feel crushed. I can’t afford to go to college and my only chance at a good college was the PSAT because of the scholorship . The section which I felt the most confident on, the Grammar portion, I did the worst on. Had I gotten 2 more questions right on that portion I woul... | self.offmychest |
Zoloft, experiences? Crippling depression, anxiety, feeling of worthlessness As title says. Any experiences? I am lost and finally succumbed to going to my doctor and he appointed me these meds, I have just started taking them. Do they work for you? Side effects? How has it affected your life?
I sometimes struggle to ... | self.depression |
Someone in my social anxiety group said I wouldn't know (parent and child dynamics) because I didn't have anybody. A bit harsh, but its true. I don't. But I know that not every one on this planet could do what I've had to do for the last few years. I'm a bit more proud now of my independence. While others have relation... | self.depression |
Seeing a GP on Friday, what should I expect? Hi,
I'm 28, male, in Scotland.
I've booked an appointment to talk to my GP on Friday to discuss mental health. I'm terrified because I don't know what to expect, and was looking for some stories about what it was like when you sought help from someone the first time.
Thank... | self.depression |
Title I feel freaked out in a very dull way, because I feel closer to death than I ever have before. The panic and extreme emotion is gone, I feel as though I will likely kill myself in the next year or so, it's more of an acceptance now and I'm catching myself making plans too harm myself that lack the drama that mark... | self.depression |
advice - peeping Tom So I went to the bathroom last night and I heard in almost perfect clarity my roommate and her girlfriend going at it, and it sounds hot. Next thing I know, I'm touching myself, because it feels so wrong, and it's pretty steamy. Now it's the morning after and I feel like a sleazeball and am racked ... | self.offmychest |
Down for the holidays Around my friends for Thanksgiving but I'm feeling more isolated and alone than ever. All I want is someone to notice that I want it to end, or that I don't want to feel alone anymore | self.depression |
Why can't I ever do it? I mean that's it. I think about killing myself more than I'd like to admit, but anytime I really think about it I just can't. Is it the fear of the pain or the unknown? Dying unforgiven? I don't know anymore but I can't find any happiness anymore | self.SuicideWatch |
Advice for moving on after a parent commits suicide? I was especially close with my dad. He died in 2009 and I was only 9 years old. It took me a long time to find peace with myself but I feel like I'm falling right back into depression. | self.SuicideWatch |
I made it to a milestone and kicking anxiety’s ass! Hey guys first time posting here just wanted to say how excited i am today marks a month I’ve been in BJJ and I couldn’t be happier. a little over a month ago I had the absolute worst anxiety attack of my life so bad it caused me to quit my job. I had a 3 day straight... | self.Anxiety |
Good riddance. My ex best friend:
1. Who makes me feel like shit for being "unhelpful" with her self inflicted problems
2. Getting mad when I sought help because her problems are getting me depressed
Now she's mad because I made a joke about her finally getting back on her feet.
Her words, "when you have a problem,... | self.offmychest |
I left my house today Hello everyone.
I'm a long time lurker on this subreddit and just as for everyone else here, it's very hard for me to get up in the morning. I spend my weekends staying in bed for 14-16 hours, only waking up when my back starts to hurt. I have no motivation to do anything, and the things I still ... | self.depression |
This question really made me reconsider my life If you killed yourself last year, what would you not have experienced?
Even if it’s something little like a good burger. That little moment of happiness keeps you going. | self.depression |
I don't know what to do anymore Since December my life has gone down hill. My relationship of 2 years that forced so many people out of my life ended abruptly and without any warning signs. I got fired from my job, and found out I have a small tumor behind my eye. Everything feels so empty and I have zero ideas as to h... | self.SuicideWatch |
Somebody please kill me... I don’t belong here on earth... I am just way too different... Society despise me... | self.depression |
Institutionalized I was put in a mental health clinic for 6 weeks in Germany due to my psychotic break. I'm afraid it fucked me up for good. What do I do to come to terms with the fact that I spent so much of my life in a locked up environment? I think it permanently altered the way I think I feel. Not to mention. I wa... | self.bipolar |
Really hating myself today Not that I don't hate myself on regular days, it's just especially bad today. I had some things to do today but I didn't do them because I couldn't bring myself to leave the house. I'm just super embarrassed about how I look and I feel like people are gonna stare. I'm stressing the fuck out | self.depression |
I should've never been born... My life there is no love, there's only fake love because I do everything nobody else wants to. They say I live in their house, but so what? I get treated like a slave and make only $75 a week to watch my sisters kids with no limit of how long... I get lied to that there isn't something be... | self.depression |
I feel like everything bad that happens is my fault When things start going good im my life, I always end up doing something to fuck it up. I have no goddamn clue why I sabotage myself like this, I want nothing but to be happy, but I end up ruining things for myself. I finally climb out of the never ending pit of despa... | self.depression |
Started Trileptal. Any thoughts on how to manage side effects? Hi! I was recently diagnosed with bipolar. I was previously on Lamictal, but I got hives on my feet and elbows that started spreading. So, my psychiatrist changed me to Trileptal 300 mg morning and night.
I was wondering, how do y'all deal with the side e... | self.bipolar |
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