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DAE struggle with dental anxiety? How do you cope? I normally don't mind getting routine dental work done but tomorrow I have to get a top impression done and they're literally my worst fear because I'm phobic of throwing/gagging up :( We tried Valium last time and I still couldn't do it!!
How do you guys make things ... | self.Anxiety |
My mom just double dosed on accident, other than throwing up is there anything she can try to help? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I did the dishes It took everything I had not to crawl back into bed. It’s grey and cold outside and all I want to do is sleep forever. But instead I had a cup of coffee and rolled up my sleeves. I did the dishes. These days that’s about as big a victory as I can hope for, but I’ll take what I can get.
I am still aliv... | self.bipolar |
I need help. I've suffered from depression for the past couple of years, but not really persuded seeked help as I just can't face expressing my emotions to others. I feel worthless as it is, I have a problem. The problem is I have a persona that is affecting my life now- I'm always portrayed as a really happy person wh... | self.depression |
Is it possible to have high self esteem and still suffer from an anxiety disorder? It feels like a lot of anxiety disorders are connected to self esteem. I personally suffer from anxiety but in times in my life when my self esteem has been higher I didn't suffer nearly as much, if at all, from the anxiety that complete... | self.Anxiety |
My friend from highschool murdered his dad this weekend and I saw the gory aftermath on fb. So this is quite the off my chest. I was in shock earlier, then I felt pretty low, and now i'm just starting to digest everything and feel more calm.
I found out because mutual friends from our class on fb started posting very ... | self.offmychest |
I have no interests and no passion and I don't know what to do. I have been depressed since I was ~9, severely depressed since I was 12, I'm 19 now. I genuinely can't remember a time I was happy in a lasting way. I was so severely depressed in high school I never made friends or developed interests. I would just go to ... | self.depression |
Anxiety really does get to me I (M40) only recently found out that I had trauma from a young age and now understand why I get anxious. Though when I get into a conflict I just panic. What I really want to do is leave my wife (F41) covered in another topic and I realise I am in love with someone else (F43). It's been... | self.Anxiety |
The feeling of happiness. Hey guys, I hope you're all doing great. I just want to know if anybody else feels the same as I do with "happiness" itself. I've been struggling with myself of not knowing the feelings of being a happy person anymore for a few months now. It just sucks when you don't get your daily dose of ha... | self.depression |
I i am lonely, suicidal and always get used. Y men. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
i hope i die on new year’s eve, or severely hurt myself at least. i can’t do another fucking year. i’ve went through hell and back these past two years with people bullying and harassing me, getting threatened by people online, and having a shit-show of a first whole year with my girlfriend. it’s like a cycle that repe... | self.depression |
My life is a mess and I just can't take it anymore I just wrote that title to vent. | self.depression |
I'm an idiot. I'm such a fucking retard. I just cut myself...again. I got word from a friend about an hour ago that my close last night at work was horrible. So I got extremely pissed got quiet and pretended to be fine. As soon as my friend left I got a razor and cut myself on my back. My back is so scarred up at this ... | self.depression |
I worked a year on the road and was increasingly depressed -- I just wrote a letter of resignation to my boss I've been on this job for a year working in hotels in the south west and I'm finally leaving. I've had some tough times alone in the purgatory that is working out of a hotel room.
For my mental health and care... | self.depression |
Browsing r/nostalgia was a mistake Looking through that sub just makes me cry. It reminds me of how quickly time passes, and how I feel like I never utilized my childhood years to create lasting memories. I was just a passive observer, always waiting for my happiness to arrive. It never did. | self.depression |
I'm stuck in the spiral again, and I can't remember how to get out. I finally got out of my mom's apartment, moved in with my girlfriend. I was going okay... then I got a job that made my depression worse and worse. I quit that job, thinking I'd just get another one. That I'm better off without having to get up than go... | self.depression |
Odd brain function while returning to normal. It is very strange, looking at your own brain trying to function again. Coming off of an episode is like your brain rebooting itself. Only the most basic actions are enabled. Any thing more and you crash. A month ago I was a functioning adult. Right now I am only able to d... | self.Anxiety |
Going to my first show in 3 years. Today is the day guys. I’m going to a concert for the first time in 3 years. For a little bit of background, 3 years ago my life fell apart. I got so bad that I couldn’t leave my house for almost a year. I was later diagnosed with clinical depression and agoraphobia. Now that I’ve spe... | self.Anxiety |
Today I applied to 4 jobs!!!! I have been putting it off for months and just sticking with my current job that does not give me enough hours, but today I DID IT! I WAS FINALLY FEELING STRONG ENOUGH TO FIGURE THINGS OUT AND DO THIS!!! The first application was excrusating, it took me almost 2 hours and I had already fil... | self.Anxiety |
How do I know if I am depressed? I know this might be a stupid question, but for the last 8 months or so I have started feeling.. different? I suppose is the best word for it and I have been wondering if it is depression, How will I know? | self.depression |
Depression ruining my life. Give me a morning routine/ set of daily rules to set me straight please... [deleted] | self.depression |
Anxious About Crying So, this may sound weird or it may not! But at a very young age I developed a taboo about crying. Whether societal, a result of what I learned in my home, or (likely) some combination of both - I cannot cry. I mean, sometimes I can if the stars align, but it's very hard for me to let it out when I ... | self.Anxiety |
no prospects - socially fucked, bad genetics, not smart [deleted] | self.depression |
my girlfriend is mentally abusing me.. i think? and i feel really ashamed it's really hard to write this because i feel so scared to write this because the last time i told my best friend about how i was feeling and what she is doing, my girlfriend accused me of talking behind her back and i got hell from her. i just n... | self.offmychest |
How do you kill hope? I don't care for hope. How does one get rid of hope. | self.depression |
I still live With my parents. Anxious that everyone laughs at me behind my back. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I am convinced that every man I thought I admired is a douche. With women first coming out, en mass, against Bill Cosby, I was dumbfounded. Now, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and now Louis C.K. Not that I hold all of them as idols, but I always believed their public facing persona that they were upstanding individual... | self.offmychest |
Good birthday Just wanted to vent. Just spent my birthday basically in fear and anxiety all day long. Didn’t even particularly care and outside of my family only one person even said happy birthday, which just about sums up how far this anxiety has got me.
How many people spend there birthday driving around and seriou... | self.Anxiety |
16 and no more hope in life i come from a poor family and money has always caused problems in our life so far i have gone through 4 years of secondary school everyone did things like eating or going out i know these are simple things but i cant even afford that i never eat out not gone out with anyone i have no phone n... | self.depression |
I feel like I am en route to developing an anxiety disorder I feel anxious about opening any kind of personal message, when I leave a social interaction I go into obsession mode about all the things I might have done wrong and I have moments of feeling non-specific anxiety. Of course this isn't clinical anxiety but I f... | self.Anxiety |
A boring relationship, living in a boring city, and nobody cares. I have been in a loveless relationship for several months now. My partner only cares about eating nice meals and taking care of herself. We don't have sex or even have fun together, but I guess it could be worse. Also, I'm currently living in a very smal... | self.offmychest |
College aged girl trying to figure out if I'm depressed... Hi all, I don't know if anyone is going to read this at all but if you do, sharing your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I've been going through a rough patch and I'm not even really sure where this all began but I've recently considered that I may be mil... | self.depression |
Sudden distracting and constant feeling of anxiety and fear [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I can’t even commit suicide properly I was supposed to go to a family event today but I faked being sick so I could stay home. I needed time to think about whether life is worth living. In the end I decided it wasn’t. I worked my way up to it. I wrote a note, leaving things to younger siblings and apologizing for leav... | self.SuicideWatch |
A strange anxiety attack Yesterday I had the weirdest anxiety attack.
I somehow convinced myself that I was going to die because I came into contact with the term “grim reaper” on three separate occasions. Of course, I feel stupid now that I am typing this. But I have come to learn that there is no logic in anxiety. I... | self.Anxiety |
TalkSpace and Therapy Apps Has anyone ever used any of the only therapy apps like TalkSpace or BetterHelp? Did it help? Considering signing up for one but they are just so expensive. | self.depression |
Guilt complexes anyone? My whole life is just dedicated to making my parents proud. I'm 25 now, they're normal parents and they just say they want me to do what makes me happy. But I have to admit, what seems to be most gratifying for me is when I know I've been a perfect little goody two-shoes. When I've made them the... | self.depression |
I feel close to tears all time I cry for no reason or at least no current reason. It's all in my past and I thought I'd moved on. Then the dark clouds came again. At Christmas time, no less. Now I find it hard to spend a moment alone without flashbacks and tears.
I feel lonely and disconnected. I recently achieved a c... | self.depression |
Drinking with Zoloft. I'm drinking right now with my antidepressants, and I'm starting to have evil thoughts once again. All the people I've hurt, how I'm a horrible person. Why am I alive again? I'm a loser with no real purpose what so ever. I got nobody, and here I am drowning myself with a bottle of jack.... | self.SuicideWatch |
Why am i still alive Other than pushing to get a job right now I'm looking for a painless or quick way to end it. I have 6 months left in the school year but I don't know if I'll make it. Maybe I should just go kill myself to show that I will. No seriously how can I get some pills or something does drinking bleach help... | self.SuicideWatch |
I survived 2017! I made it to 2018, hell yes!
This year I accomplished absolutely nothing, yet I managed to not kill myself in order to have one more chance during 2018.
Also, happy New Year to everyone in this sub and I hope you can have a better year compared to 2017.
Stay safe, guys! You are all wonderful peop... | self.depression |
Trapped in the same music over and over Does anyone else find that they need to listen to something but you can only seem to get yourself to listen to the same couple albums or songs and once they are burnt out you are just listening to them crawling in your mind wanting to scream with frustration that it isnt satisfyi... | self.bipolar |
I'm going to jump in front of a late night train [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Psychiatrist recommended that I should go to the hospital My psychiatrist recommended that I should go to the hospital so that I had a controlled environment where I they could find what medication is best for me. I am extremely scared to do it, what is it like? Will I be forced to do things I don't want to? Will I be ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I need to make a list of all my problems and give them to someone who can help me fix every single one of them. | self.Anxiety |
I feel as if I put so much weight on my next 'big thing' to work that when it doesn't I can't even think about the future. [deleted] | self.depression |
Finally finding happiness and loosing it I’ve been on the verge of suicide due to my depression for about 3 years now and I finally found someone who understood what I was going through. We fell madly in love. This person can no longer see me due to reasons I’d rather not discuss, and I honestly feel like every last bi... | self.depression |
I am in the bathroom and cannot stop crying Exchanged some heated words with a coworker and the anxiety from the exchange put me into the worst public panic attack I have ever had. I can't stop crying and I need to go back to the register. What can I do? She is gone already but my legs and fingers and around my mouth... | self.Anxiety |
Faking it Honestly, depression is one of the worst mental illnesses out there. Nothing anyone says helps, sometimes nothing you do helps, medications don't even work on some people. I fake it so much, that I actually believe I'm okay. But then my mind reminds me that I'm really not okay, and the cycle begins again. I h... | self.depression |
night terrors so i keep getting night terrors and some of them are really fucking scary and others are just dam right confusing. For example one of them was about me kissing my best friend outside where we work. Witch is wearied because im defiantly not gay and so is he because he married. Its made me quite uncomfortab... | self.depression |
I wish therapy was an instant fix Spoiler alert: It's not. But oh god today I wish it was. I almost felt ok during my therapy session. I just wanted to stay there. But it had to end and I had to go back to being alone and in my head and I can't stop crying and everything hurts and I don't want to be crying eating fucki... | self.depression |
Is enjoyment the same thing as happiness? I mean. Sometimes it feel like my depression and anxiety is a lie. When I'm with friends and family sometimes, and there's a joke, I get this kind of "high." Which is nice because for a brief moment, I can enjoy myself. But then there are times when I feel numb and terrible. An... | self.depression |
What made you stay? To those that thought about it or came really close, what was it that made you back off? What made you decide that death wasn't worth the effort, or convinced you force yourself through another day? It can be grand, funny, tragic, or stupid. I just... need more reasons to keep living, because I'm sc... | self.SuicideWatch |
I did something horrible. Hey, not sure if this is the right place to write, but I feel like expressing this anonymously to someone I know might make it feel a bit better
I did a horrible thing, and this is the story.
About 6 ish months ago (early june), I started playing World of Warcraft. I'm 16, so I'm quite young.... | self.SuicideWatch |
My best friend is getting married... I'm going! This will be the first time I've travelled in well over a year. My best friend is getting married in another city and I decided to go. He has been super supportive about my anxiety and depression so I wanted to push myself to show hom gratitude. The next few days are mass... | self.depression |
I'm back. How is everyone doing? I posted almost two months ago about how I was checking myself in for an in-patient stay at the hospital. I had a good experience once I started talking to the other patients, and I felt a lot better for a few days. Actually happy for the first time, ever. I unsubbed because I thought I... | self.depression |
Goal Setting Sunday 9.3.17 What do you want to work toward this week? Let's move toward better lives together =). Whether you're trying to get out of bed earlier or trying to run an ultramarathon, goals can help get you there. What are yours? | self.bipolar |
Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine) experiences? About to try this med for anxiety and partially as a mood stabilizer...would love to hear about others experiences. Has it worked for your anxiety? Side effects? Addictive risks? | self.Anxiety |
I think ive figured out some thing. Ok.. so on mobile and all that fun stuff. Also not sure where to post this so sorry mods if it's not for here. I just don't really have anyone to talk to about this that could understand. And fake account because work people.
So I have been reading on Reddit about people's attemp... | self.depression |
Does the world ever feel unreal/dreamlike to you? Something that's started happening to me recently is sometimes the world becomes so unreal that things like houses blow my mind(Don't even get me started on wheels). It's weird because these things in a normal state of mind are just their and barely have any impact on m... | self.Anxiety |
I'm So Tired Of My Family. It seems like I'm posting a lot of really stupid shit these days. I must seem really pathetic haha... I don't like it at all, it seems like I'm playing victim. But I don't have anything else to do. I have no friends to talk to because I'm a stupid shut in. No one will take me to a therap... | self.offmychest |
I need somebody to talk to Hi, my names Dylan. For the past couple of years I’ve been suicidal, and I feel like there’s nobody to talk to. My parents don’t give a shit about me, and I don’t really have any friends that I’m close with. I really just want somebody to talk to, if anybody could spare the time. | self.SuicideWatch |
It just hit me. I'd rather die as someone people love than live as someone people hate. | self.depression |
When you're not as mentally ill as others This is something that I always look down upon when it comes to me, and other people have looked down on me for it too. When you're not as mentally ill as the people around you, so you feel invalid. I guess it's really toxic. It's stopped me from posting on subbreddits like thi... | self.depression |
Fuck Family I’ve never been so suicidal in my life. I have a husband and three kids who are the only reasons I’m still here. My mother and sister are telling me that I basically don’t know my own mental illnesses (and honestly they’re contributing to them) and just to “grow up.”
“There’s no way your anxiety makes you... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone here prescribed adderall? Just asked a friend who is also bipolar about how to overcome my chronic fatigue I have from my Zyprexa. She said her doc gives her adderall. I was wondering what your experiences were with this, if at all. | self.bipolar |
Wish i ended it 2 weeks ago when i first felt this way. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I should have had your car towed I'm trying to be open minded, I'm trying to convince myself, maybe you just forgot your placard at home, or maybe it's still sitting in the glove box.
But chances are, you're a fucking douche bag.
I don't think you know how painful it is to watch someone you love who is disable stru... | self.offmychest |
Seeking advice on my potential wedding Hi guys.
I'm under eval for type 2. Looks like I will finish the eval now, been several times before but quit in the middle of it with years in between evals but I am stable enough now to follow through I think.
Part of why Im doing better is my amazing SO. She has been drop... | self.bipolar |
I'm Probably Going to Fail a Course My only chance to pass the class is to do well on the final. The problem is I need at least a C on the final and on the past two tests I have been getting 50s.
I know some of the fault lies with me. I know that I should have done better. The teacher makes tests that have been virtu... | self.offmychest |
Anxiety will be high today... I am going to a belated / New Years part that my girlfriends family is hosting. There are going to be around 35 or so ppl there and I don’t know anyone but my gf and her mom, dad, and sisters. I am also meeting her uncle for the first time that owns a company that is looking for an IT guy ... | self.Anxiety |
I'm not too sad or angry Just very tired, I want to sleep forever
Value is such a crazy thing
I don't know what else to say | self.depression |
What to do What to do when your meds aren’t working and therapy isn’t helping. And you’re stuck in reverse. Life is passing you by. Lonely and broke | self.depression |
Dear roommates: YOU GUYS SUCK This is a year and a half coming. Fuck you guys. You are the laziest fucking people on the planet. I can't ever invite anyone over because everywhere but my room looks like fucking shit. Can't use the kitchen ever because you can't be bothered to clean anything. You both just play league o... | self.offmychest |
How is it even when I get my dream guy, I still search for a way to fuck it up? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I don't know I don't know why my mood is so up and down. Some days I'm fine then the next day I am extremely suicidal. It really hurts. I don't know how to cope with my emotions. The other day I was so happy but started crying my eyes out because I felt so depressed. It's a vicious cycle that I just want to end.
I am ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Boyfriend ditched me on thanksgiving Apparently he decided he didn’t want to see my family. I️ fought to have off work just to spend it with him and he ditched me completely. And he left his phone at home so he didn’t have to deal with my calls or texts. Worst day ever | self.offmychest |
Woke up feeling depressed, advice? My sleep is regular, & I try to sleep 6-8 h a day. Woke up today feeling like ass, I have so much work & projects to do plus finals r due this week. But I honestly can't seem to care too much, not even freaking out out about it. I literally feel like nothing matters & I wa... | self.depression |
My long distance relationship is lacking He ignores me all the time now, and doesn't seem as into the relationship as he was a month ago.
I feel like I'm waiting for him to either dump me or apologize for something, maybe he cheated? Maybe he thinks everything is fine? Who knows.
Either way, this really sucks. | self.offmychest |
Told my Dad I love him. I'm consumed with regret. I truly don't like being around family, and we had a big family get together for Christmas. I've been feeling really down lately, and I just couldn't handle being around everyone, so I basically just left mid dinner in a rush. My dad followed me out and apologized if he... | self.depression |
My life is coming to an end. I don't know if this is me calling for help or if I'm just here trying to find a shred of a reason to stay alive. I feel like I'm guilting my s/o into staying with me and I feel even more horrible for it. I'm 20 and my life hasn't been horrible. Sure there were shitty times but my life has ... | self.SuicideWatch |
How I feel everyday Depression it’s a bitch.
Its like there is a constant voice in your head telling you that you are worthless, pathetic, useless, a failure, a disappointment that you don’t deserve happiness or to be alive but to only feel pain. It makes you feel like you are forever trapped in an abyss with no way of... | self.depression |
How do people do it? I️ look at people who are happy, laughing, social... and I️ wonder how they do I️t. How do they wake up in the morning and just... live? | self.depression |
I give up I think tonight is it, I just can't do this shit anymore. I'm about to be homeless and I've messaged everyone in my family for help and none of them give a shit and I just can't deal with anything anymore and I'm just so sick of everything I have no money and nowhere to live and no job and I'd rather be dead ... | self.depression |
I'm not angry or sad. I'm just depressed. Usually I have moments of sadness or anger about my situation but recently I just go through the motions without any emotions.
I was listening to an episode on The Hilarious World of Depression. There was an incredibly sad story. Real me would have cried but I just lied there... | self.depression |
Everyone I love is an asshole. I spend a lot of time at home by myself when I'm not at work. I usually always have the tv on so I don't feel so alone, so it's not so quiet. Well for some reason I thought it was a good idea to let my ex stay for a few weeks until he found a new place. Of course we get into the same argu... | self.depression |
I am useless I can't focus on anything. I have a group presentation tomorrow, but I haven't done much for the presentation at all. I just sit around for hours doing nothing. It's so fucking annoying and I feel like shit because I want to get shit done but I can't. I tell myself to do my shit but I never do anything. I'... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don’t mean to be a dark cloud I use to be happy and bubbly and outgoing girl. I’m 24 years old now and I’ve become this constant dark cloud. And I think...I enjoy it. It’s something I hold onto and it makes me feel safe. Things happened over the years that made me scared and made me build up a wall. This didn’t happ... | self.Anxiety |
Question about the effects of xanax... Hi r/anxiety. Sorry for the throwaway, but I have a question about xanax. I was recently prescribed it in 0.5mg form for my intense test anxiety. On Wednesday I had an intense bout of anxiety--I started shaking, felt nauseous, was in a lot of pain and couldn't sleep. I went to my ... | self.Anxiety |
I'm thirty-four and everything just keeps getting worse I heard a comedian make a joke about suicide once. The general gist of it was if you go to the movies and the first half is unrelenting shit then yeah, you can reasonably guess it's not going to get better and you may as well check out. That's how life is feeling ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Depression is increased inertia! I.e. When i'm in bed i don't want to get out of bed.
When i'm in the shower, it takes too much work to get out of the shower.
So when someone asks you what is wrong, just tell them that you have a greater inertia than they do! xD | self.depression |
question about antidepressants triggering mania hello. i’ve always had worries about being bipolar but i’ve never discussed them with anyone. (i’m 16.) recently, i talked to my parents about depression when i was really low, and ended up going to the doctors. i made sure to stay away from my worries about bipolarity an... | self.bipolar |
Acupuncture for anxiety Has anyone tried this? Any experience with it? | self.Anxiety |
I'm annoyed with people over explaining things like I have no idea what they mean [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I signed up for therapy today omg I still can't believe it.
so fucking great! I finally did it
I was terrified beforehand. but they were so nice and made sure I feel well. why did I delay this for so long?
I will start in 3 weeks, there is no back now
| self.depression |
Does anyone know what’s it’s like to watch on train tracks? Since I been on anti psychotics I’ve tried to twice but I’ve told my friends and they’ve stopped me but does anyone know what it’s like? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Not telling my therapist everything I've been seeing my therapist for almost 5 years now. It started with me having acute schizophrenia and now is about my depression and anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Most of the time I've told him basically every. But now that my suicidal thoughts are getting much worse even with my ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Help! 52 hours no sleep, new to bipolar Hello, I was diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder with Bipolar II
I was at the hospital few months ago, and again yesterday, they gave me Seroquel and I didn't sleep on it, they gave me 15 mg of Zyprexa (Olanzapine) and it didn't make me sleepy, I'm euphoric right now and ver... | self.bipolar |
i can’t sleep i’ve been planning for my suicide [deleted] | self.depression |
Everything feels just so far away and I can't get out of my head. I'm in a tough situation right now. I'm struggling with keeping positive, I have depression from being bipolar but it's also compounded by the anxiety I have with my current situation. I'm struggling to get through each day, I tell myself not to cry over... | self.bipolar |
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