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how to calm down while doing a research paper I am currently having a panic attack because I am trying to research information about my paper, but when I see all this information in front of me, I can feel my heart racing. I feel overwhlemed at all the informatina nd i get worried if I am able to contain all this and k... | self.Anxiety |
It only takes a small amount of light to feel the suffocating strength of darkness A quote from the game "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice" that I felt relates to depression. | self.depression |
Honestly, why bother Probably gonna regret posting this on my main, but oh well.
I don't see a point in living at the moment. Everyday is the same. Eat, work, sleep, repeat. It's an endless cycle, and I hate it. I literally am down to my last £5, and don't see any reason to start the cycle again tomorrow. All because ... | self.SuicideWatch |
What's the longest anxiety/panic attack you've ever had? What were the worst parts? how long did it take to get over it and how did you manage? Due to some circumstances at (near really) my home that are out of my control and an awful interaction the other day I am in maybe the most severe and protracted anxiety attack... | self.Anxiety |
I can finally articulate what had been brewing in my head, does anyone else feel this way? So part of being a computer science major is to think in a format of "x happens because of y". However, this way of thinking greatly intruded into how i am starting to see the world in general. I have developed a "why do anything... | self.depression |
Recent personal breakthrough that helped me calm racing thoughts. My son is about to turn 2 and has started vigorously expressing emotions that he’s (understandably) not able to control. In those situations, it is ridiculously easy for me to look at what’s going on objectively and give him good, basic advice. Not th... | self.Anxiety |
Would you buy my poetry book? I have been writing poetry (well I started out rapping) for about 15 years. Over the last 2 years or so, I've compiled what I think to be some of my best ones. I have them divided by stories, anger, pain, hope and faith, love, and darkness. All entailing my experiences of growing up with m... | self.bipolar |
Is this self harm? NSFW So I (16M) battled depression for a few years and am slowly getting better, yet one little thing became a habit. I started tearing off my toenails. I don’t really understand where it originated from but when I do think of self harm, I don’t like the thought of pain for attention (not stating th... | self.depression |
My girlfriend is leaving and I failed my first college class. [deleted] | self.depression |
Everyday is the same. I've gone numb. This is my life. This is my world.
Thank you for bothering to read this. This isnt a rant, more of an emotional dump because I feel like hell right now.
Everyday is the same old struggle. Just life toying with my hopes like a deck of playing cards. I'm suprised that I haven't succ... | self.depression |
Emetophobia +school anxiety I’ve been having a rough time lately so I thought it might help me to just kinda speak my mind or something. Also, I’m writing this on mobile so my apologies if the format is wonky. This is kinda a rant I guess, so sorry if it’s not allowed.
Basic info (kinda irrelevant but whatever) - I’m... | self.Anxiety |
what should I do if I overhear my friends talking shit about me? I overheard my friends/ roomates blatantly talking shit about me in the living room. I was being really quiet so they wouldn't hear me. Should I confront them about it? or should I just cut them off and stop talking to them. I go to school and live with t... | self.depression |
Seeing doctor this week to talk about my depressive symptoms. Is it bad if I ask to be put on AD’s? [deleted] | self.depression |
Suicide after botched rhinoplasty This may be difficult for people to understand. I had a primary rhinoplasty performed via a closed approach in Glendale California.
The surgery was to fix my devation and shave about 1mm off the bridge. Instead the surgeon changed my entire nose and botched every part of it. He did... | self.depression |
Are my goals to big? Are my whishes to fixed? [deleted] | self.depression |
I felt genuine happiness last night for the first time since, like forever And today I didn't have this feeling that some demons were controlling me. I enjoyed waking up. Actually tried to work at work. I didn't feel like shit for once. I feel free.
Last night I had tears of joy. I did some things and realized stuff ... | self.depression |
hey, I'm not really sure if I'm just being dumb or if I actually should post this! [deleted] | self.depression |
I hate my family for no apparent reason. It's probably just because I'm a horrible person. [deleted] | self.depression |
I’ve literally felt every anxiety symptom in the book, it’s almost like every time I get over one symptom a new one comes along and it’s truly affecting my life and Idk how to get over it. Please help [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Is it just me? Anyone else feel like anxiety and depression has shaped them into a completely different person?
Looking back I feel like a complete different person. It scares me? | self.depression |
Accident Wouldn't it be better if someone makes his suicide like an accident? I mean the family's grief and social stigma wouldn't be a problem. I have been trying to think of a good way though. | self.SuicideWatch |
I think I may be becoming obsessed with my boyfriend's older sister For what it's worth, I'm female and we've been together less than 6 months. I feel as though I have a crush on her (she's very beautiful and we have somewhat similar interests), however we've hardly spoken ever and I don't know her. I think the best de... | self.offmychest |
I'm really struggling I miss her everyday so much. I cry all the time.
Maybe I'm delusional, but I have hope that she could take me back after seeing how I've put a lot of effort in myself to grow. I still love her with all my heart and more than anything else in this world. I'm giving her space right now, and will t... | self.depression |
My best friends sister had a suicide attempt, any advice? Just talked to my friend and found out that last night his sister tried to kill herself, took tons of pills. I don't know what to say to him to help out, just wondering if anyone has some advice in that respect. Thanks | self.SuicideWatch |
Need to get things out of my chest. It is slowly killing me. I am doing college and I have already had to do a class again because of missing too much classes. This semester I did it again. I don't know why. I do know but I don't.
I can see my % of classes missed online but I am always too afraid too look which leads ... | self.depression |
Bizarre realization: I'd kill myself if I didn't have work tomorrow | self.SuicideWatch |
Help is a long way away I used to feel left out but now I'm at the point where I don't want to be around anyone. I've had enough. Long story short, I'm having trouble at work and preoccupied everyday about it. I'm sure that I'm going to get fired because I'm not doing to well on the job. I never felt more inept and I c... | self.depression |
I feel worthless after not being a virgin anymore. I am afraid of the consequences in my future, although I try to think positive [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I'm so done. I can't take this anymore. The only thing stopping me is my family, and when I stop caring about them, I'm scared that there will be nothing stopping me. All I'm doing is being a downer anyway, so what's the point in me being around to just be a burden to everyone? | self.SuicideWatch |
An anxiety smorgasbord.. Yea,so now this will be a extension of my earlier thread...
Now,there are some things that I should be happy about(Like finally getting my Bachelor's degree after nine freaking years!),but I am not,unfortunately.
Graduation anxiety,Paranoia over NK affecting my Japan plans(In a way,I wouldn't... | self.Anxiety |
I'm spending this whole thanksgiving alone in my bed That's fine. Just like every other day | self.depression |
New Anxiety Source Hello, now in addition to the other stuff I've been dealing with, now I seem to have a constant headache. Before it would come and go but now it just seems to stay with no end in sight. The only thing that makes it a little better is if I lay down and close my eyes but that doesn't make it go away en... | self.Anxiety |
Something random Its kinda funny, im sitting in the corner of a room writing "probably" edgy stuff while my "friends" have fun just next to me. Only thing that has changed in the past year is that im writing to reddit instead of the Lithuanian.
I fear around half the people here, i see nothing in their eyes, no emotio... | self.depression |
I feel out of place It's my first semester in college out of state and I still get the feeling I made a mistake coming here. I rushed Greek life thinking it would help me make new friends that would actually mean something to me but so far I only feel like another fraternity bill. My friends back home think I should mo... | self.depression |
i think i have Borderline Personality Disorder or Autism. whenever someone wants to help me and give me advice it is walking on eggshells. pretty much my communication is tampered and i can use every word against others when i feel attacked, as i push them away and feel higher up than them i also have a intense urge t... | self.depression |
My boyfriend is the sweetest person on this entire planet and I don’t know how to deal. This is a post of appreciation for the one person that sticks with me.
So, for the last few weeks I have suffered from major anxiety regarding my health. Due to a shortage in vitamin D i am in pain mostly 24/7. On meds now but toda... | self.Anxiety |
Something that pisses me off but probs shouldn’t Does anyone else get extremely angry when you hear other people who are not depressed say stuff like o lol I’m so depressed or wow that’s depressed
It makes me rly angry | self.depression |
Starting Seroquel, Terrified of Weight Gain I am a sixteen year old recently diagnosed as bipolar type II. I'm currently at a healthy weight, 5'7" and around 125 to 130 lbs. However, I am very uncomfortable with the idea of gaining weight. I don't think badly of someone else if they happen to be overweight, but the ide... | self.bipolar |
Today sucked. Most days are ok for me, but today was really bad for some reason. Not even sure why I'm so meh.
As I was going to work, I needed to pack some shoes I hadn't used in a couple months but I couldn't find them. I was really mad and afraid my boss would be mad at me because I just lost my name tag a few days... | self.offmychest |
how do i help my friend? my friend’s friend (A) tried to kill herself but didn’t succeed in her attempt. i don’t know A personally so i can’t directly tell her anything, and i hear everything about A through my friend.
every time my friend tells me how terrified they are of losing A i go totally speechless because i d... | self.SuicideWatch |
I literally created an account on reddit for this Tomorrow is my birthday and i most probably am gonna end my life.
Most people dont even know its my birthday tomorrow, and i am just fed up with everyone and everything. My family are indifferent about me, which is because of me always pushing them away. I have no close... | self.SuicideWatch |
The love of my life is in love with another man. It hasn't hit me yet but damn. That's life I guess haha. | self.depression |
I'm unsure So hello everyone,
I've been feeling depressed for a very long time, ever since I came to my new school. At some point I used to think that I'm a schizophrenic, sometimes I still do as well, and I feel depressed for much of the day time.
Of course, there are some moments I feel better, I feel overly excite... | self.bipolar |
I see a monster in the mirror It'll seem stupid, pathetic, whatever. But from time to time I'm sure we all get self conscious and see ourselves in a distorted way perhaps...I've had this going on for years now, always calling myself fat and then people saying 'oh shut up no you're not you're lovely' or whatever. It onl... | self.offmychest |
Feeling Home sick today. Just hit 6 months sober yesterday and I've been having a pretty hard time with it. I know I'm doing good but I still feel so disjointed. I'm entirely grateful for everything my mom and stepdad has done for me, but I feel more lost than I did before I left Michigan. I've been having more using d... | self.offmychest |
Not sure why I’m actually writing this Drugs are out because they’re too obvious. I don’t own a gun or car, and don’t have money to hire someone or travel. I also don’t want it to be painful or too damaging and it should look like an accident not a suicide.
Edit: just realized I never outright said it, I’m trying to k... | self.SuicideWatch |
Zinc supplements have supercharged my Wellbutrin. Turns out there is scientific evidence that zinc is synergistic with antidepressants. I've been on Wellbutrin for about 5 months now and I've been in a love/hate relationship with it. It helps with motivation and energy, but I find myself getting irritable sometimes, a... | self.depression |
I found a girl which is really into me and I want to love her back but I know that my mental state is beyond fucked.. How can I tell her that without breaking her heart? I don't feel comfortable to go into detail. | self.depression |
does anyone else have completely different handwriting depending on your mood? My handwriting changes drastically with my moods. I didn't really notice until I was in a group project last semester and the members in my group started saying things like, "Did you write this?" "This looks completely different than this th... | self.bipolar |
Think I might be relapsing? Help? Hey, it's my first time posting here, but I really need some advice right now, I'm feeling really confused and, quite frankly, kind of scared.
So I've been on Prozac for about... a year and a half? Maybe 2? And ever since my 3rd week on it I've been on the rise, the edge was wiped off... | self.depression |
Does this sound right? Alright, here's the story. I was talking to my therapist yesterday about my 'depression slumps', as I like to call them. I mention that my most recent one lasted about two weeks, which is average for me, and that they change very quickly and I don't know what brings them on. My 'slumps' leave me ... | self.bipolar |
Don't even bother reading this , it is not worth it. Just wanted to get this out. [deleted] | self.depression |
Friend just makes fun of me, and ridicules me. Fuck man, I don't even know what to do. The guy just keeps harassing me, and making me feel like complete shit. I just want this guy to get out of my life, because he's just toxic, but he's just within my social circle. Shit man I just feel like shit, and I know this won't... | self.depression |
Staring at my wrist I'm pretty dizzy and just laying in bed after a FIFA night with my friends thinking how easy it would be to make a cut on my left wrist and fall asleep. I'm actually crying and I don't know why. I'm alone, but there are people who care about me so I kind of hate myself for having these selfish thoug... | self.SuicideWatch |
So it turns out I wasn’t strong enough, hoping it won’t be long now | self.SuicideWatch |
When will these thoughts go away I’ve been near constantly having suicidal thoughts for the past 7 years. There’s been periods of time where I wasn’t considering it, but it’s usually at least in the back of my mind.
I just want to make the thoughts stop. They hurt my head. I don’t want to be like this anymore. | self.SuicideWatch |
Small Victory Saturday 10.7.17 You know the drill. What'd you achieve this week? Let's celebrate our successes together =) | self.bipolar |
Eye-contact and hyper awareness anxiety? Hello everyone, I have recently found that I have trouble looking people in the eyes for quite a while without interpreting or worrying about how I look or how I will react to certain words or things they are saying, this is especially exacebated in a group situation where peopl... | self.Anxiety |
Nobody wished me on my birthday and I don’t understand why it hurts.. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Should I be turning down my fiancée when it comes to sex? I’ve been with my fiancée for 10 years. I want sex often, her - not as much. So whenever she initiates I go for it because I obviously want it. I get turned down numerous times, almost pretty much to the point where I don’t initiate anymore. Should I be shutting... | self.offmychest |
these good people in this terrible city last new years i went through a terrible heartache and became a hermit for a few months. a friend of mine noticed and reached out, inviting me first to join her in hot yoga, and second a running group a few months later. i haven't ran since gym in highschool which was 7 years ago... | self.offmychest |
Besides SSRIs or benzos, what other medication can help with anxiety/motivation?
I am afraid of SSRIs due to the side effects, and I do not even want to mess with them until a last resort. I am trying to figure out what else is out there that could help with anxiety along with motivation issues.
I get prescribe... | self.Anxiety |
Outpatient hospitalization Has anyone done an outpatient hospitalization program? My biggest concern is how much it is going to cost, even though they take my insurance. I go tomorrow for the meeting with the clinic, but I'm anxious about it tonight and thought maybe I'd ask! | self.bipolar |
Just need to vent... I just really feel as if I wasted my time at college. Yes, I have a declared major that I enjoy plus I’m doing well in classes. I really am happy to be here for all of the normal school reasons. The issue is that I completely stopped growing as a person, or so it seems. I never really made that “fi... | self.depression |
When people ask what the meaning of life is, do they not realize sometimes there isn’t one? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I Can't Stop. My friends and family have been super worried about me, and have been nagging me. Apparently I'm manic. I don't see it but whatever, I trust them. I told them to tell me specifically what's wrong that I shouldn't be doing, because I can't tell whats wrong or right.
I can't stop though. I'm trying my harde... | self.bipolar |
It’s all my fault I lost my wife and two wonderful kids because I’m a compulsive liar and adulterous piece of shit. I never felt like I was good enough for my wife and she left me today when she found out about my lies. This is the worse I’ve ever felt in my life. I put a gun in my mouth and tried to pull the trigger b... | self.SuicideWatch |
Feel so alone in the city and don’t know what to do [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I find the word "crippling depression" very true. But I think it's also a vicious cycle. Anyone have ever done this? # | self.depression |
I don't wanna kill myself, I just wanna die. I'm not gonna cut my arms vertically, or hang myself, or step out into traffic - I just...I don't wanna be here anymore. I'm tired of being tired. I'm tired of the only thing I can feel being this crushing sense of dread and emptiness. I'm tired as coming across as lazy or u... | self.depression |
No point anymore I feel like just ending it. whats the point? oh live on and continue to feel lonelly and numb my whole life? fun. I lie about how i feel to my family, i completely distanced myself from my friends. one of my friends texted me, saying she was worried about me. one. no one else cares.
i feel dirty and ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I think i'm Finally starting to stabilize In the last week I've felt good. Not manic and not depressed (or even that bad). I got myself on a schedule where I go to sleep at 10 and wake up at 6. I take my medicine at 7am and at 9pm. I even eat at the same times now. I'm starting to lose weight again (I've been overweigh... | self.bipolar |
Help dealing with anxiety about world events? Not to name anything specific but the worlds a crazy place and it makes me more anxious than anything else. Anyone have any tips on controlling this anxiety or coping somehow? But let’s not get political that’s for other places at other times. Thanks in advance
Edit: if my... | self.Anxiety |
Why am I feeling so fucking guilty? I'm not wrong, I know I’m not. Doesn’t stop me feeling those eyes, all those damned judging eyes, staring at my fucking twelve pack. Anxiety, crippling for most people. For me, not crippling but still very present. Crossing a busy street is a nightmare. I just so happen to live on a... | self.Anxiety |
I cannot do college I feel really depressed. I have been feeling this way since my second year of college (last yr) where I just attended class on low amounts of sleep, and came back home to just stay cooped up in my room alone for hours and hours on end just using my computer or watching anime. I had no friends in co... | self.depression |
I have been denying every single help Yet I want to get helped (but it seems like my brain doesn’t agree), I can’t control myself anymore I don’t know why I can’t just say “help”, or maybe it’s because I don’t wanna look PATHETIC :( | self.SuicideWatch |
Fuck dental problems, just kill me instead Holy fuck this hurts so bad. Fuck wisdom teeth and not being able to eat or sleep or even properly close my fucking mouth. Fuck having to wait for the dentist office to email me back because I can't stop crying and can't talk on the phone and fuck the fact that they'll probabl... | self.SuicideWatch |
My grandma is dying and life doesn't stop So I work full-time and go to grad school part-time. I'm busy 7 days a week between work, class, and homework/housework. Normally this is a very good thing for me as it keeps the depression and other mental illness at bay.
But my grandma's dying. She was put into hospice over ... | self.depression |
I’m really hoping I did in 2018 tbh. I’m only a 15 year old girl. Some might say that’s young, but I don’t really care. My life is pointless. Everyone yells at me no matter what I do. Everyone leaves me for no reason. Ugly with low self esteem. Never had a boyfriend. Nothing redeeming about me. I highly doubt I’ll do ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Hey this may not mean much to anybody but merry Christmas everybody! (Or whatever you celebrate) I know a lot of people are alone and don’t have people to tell them merry Christmas. I know a lot of people want somebody to care and I’m here to say for everybody else struggling, merry Christmas! Hope you all can get Bett... | self.depression |
First Important task after getting off sertraline/Zoloft. Exteremely scared. Advice needed. I took up an opportunity to volunteer in a slightly formal and important charity ball/party because I need experience to fill up my pathetically empty CV. I am not a sociable person but I believe I have improved a lot after bein... | self.Anxiety |
Strong Dissociation. My cognitive dissonance is difficult to ignore, but also difficult to notice. I've put myself into a dissociated state so that I can fulfill what I believe to be my life's purpose: causing as little trouble for other people as possible. I'm aware of the fact that this is likely untrue, but through ... | self.SuicideWatch |
can't seem to cry As the title reads, i'm depressed and i can feel extra fucking shitty sometimes but i can never seem to cry. And i really want to for some reason.. I would cry couple of times a month like a year ago but suddenly it just stopped and i haven't cried in like a year. sometimes i can even get really angr... | self.depression |
I don't know what my options are. I don't think I want to die, but this life is not worth it. This is just not working. I'm 26, have been depressed for years now, and always tried to work and think my way through it. Suicide has come up in my mind before, but I've always been convinced that there was some option that I... | self.SuicideWatch |
We are really just celebrating the way that we keep track of time And yet New Year's has made me feel very sad | self.depression |
Allergy meds and lithuim Hey, a really practical question here that the internet cannot seem to answer for me:
For the first time ever I have allergies: a really dry and itchy nose. Does anyone else take allergy meds, or can you recommend something that will not interact with lithium (importantly, does not have acetam... | self.bipolar |
New Year is just a tradition. Humans are romantic creatures so we love to make trivial things sentimental. Technically speaking, yesterday and today are the same. So what if you spent NYE alone? Doesn't matter. It doesn't mean anything. So what if you spent the first day of the year crying because you feel useless, yo... | self.offmychest |
Thinking about giving up alcohol because of the anxiety it causes the day after. Any tips from people here in how to deal social situations where everyone is drinking? As the title says really. No matter how little I drink, the come down is always filled with anxiety. Sometimes its tolerable, other times its crippling.... | self.Anxiety |
Is that depression / internet addiction / sociopathy ? [deleted] | self.depression |
Family Issues How do you deal with constant negative thoughts that come from talking with your broken family. Money issues, past issues, divorce, guilt. My mom has suffered a lot and im trying my best to be understanding but I’m depressed for other issues in my life and cannot talk to her about it. She keeps asking me ... | self.depression |
BIPOLAR, BIPOLAR, BIPOLAR! I'M BIPOLAR! True, I am.
But this is a question for you all. I was in a group setting a few nights ago and one woman in the group kept stating over and over that she was ADHD. In about 15 minutes I would guess she said it 10 times.
When you're in a group of people you don't know do you fe... | self.bipolar |
Never underestimate the evil powers of caffeine and Aspartame! If you suffer from anxiety and are still addicted (like me!) to caffeinated soda, let's try to rid ourselves of it this year!
I've realized in the past few weeks that caffeine and aspartame is a huge anxiety trigger for me. One Diet Coke in the morning is ... | self.Anxiety |
"How was your winter break?" I got rejected from a school I really wanted to go to.
I had a panic attack/breakdown on Christmas Eve.
My grandma, who I loved very much, passed away on New Years Eve.
Family drama ensued, and now I'll probably never see my grandpa again.
I applied to another school last week, but got reje... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm 14 and I don't want to live anymore. For the last year and a half of my life, I've been depressed. The last month or so, I've been suicidal. I feel lonely and disconnected from the world, even though I have friends. I just can't take it anymore. I feel like such an ass, not being appreciative of life. I know I have... | self.SuicideWatch |
I am depending on these antidepressants so much today. After months of a financial crisis, I am now able to afford a doctor's visit to get back on my meds. That's right. I bit the bullet. Hopefully they work like they did when I first started taking them last year, or I get something better. Seriously, majority of this... | self.offmychest |
How can people like being the centre of attention? I hate it, I feel so much pressure to live up to everyone's standards. This isn't why I hate my birthday. I don't get get how people can like being the life of the party, so to speak. I just start sweating like crazy and stuttering with my words, I just want to keep my... | self.depression |
I don’t see the point in this shit anymore. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
So I wrote this huge wall of text To explain my own bout with depression. Then I accidentally refreshed this page and the whole thing was gone. Took me 2 fucking hours to write.
I felt numb and apathetic, now on top of that I'm fucking furious and I kinda feel like crying. It's like the Internet just took a huge metap... | self.depression |
Proud of myself for finally trying to be proactive in school and life in general [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I see no purpose to continuing this enterprise. I'm 31. Male. American. I have been suicidal (consistently) for about 3 years now and pretty much done. I know how, where, when. I'm rather calm and collected about it. A job prospect gave me hope to withstand the thoughts ... then that fell through. I had a major depress... | self.SuicideWatch |
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