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Anxiety causing hunger or hunger causing anxiety or both? I've been noticing that I get anxious easily and can't handle my intrusive thoughts when I'm hungry. Then, when I'm full, it becomes so easy to handle my anxiety and OCD. Sometimes, I even feel like it's even gone for good… until it comes back. | self.Anxiety |
How do you move on from the one person that made you feel like you aren't completely useless? I thought this girl would probably be the one, as crazy as it sounds, but when she told me she moved on my world came crashing down. I haven't been able to get my mind off of her. It breaks my heart we don't talk anymore... wh... | self.depression |
I need to get this year out of my chest or else i might explode. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Does this sound like I am having an anxiety attack? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
My roommate is cheating on her boyfriend right in front of my eyes and I don't know if I should say anything [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Why is everything going so fast and slow at the same time? I literally checked my inbox and it referenced posts that I swear I made a while ago but Reddit says yesterday. I can't remember Jack shit, not what I did earlier or yesterday or what I planned to do one minute ago and I forget and things get screwy and I can't... | self.bipolar |
I pushed away the only person i loveed.. I loved this person so much.. but at the end of our time together i started taking the moments we spent with eachother for granted.. and as i slowly pushed her away from me.. she did some mean things.. and now that i now i have fully cut the rope to our relationship.. i see noth... | self.SuicideWatch |
TURN YOUR MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS OFF IN PUBLIC The strangers in this waiting room do not need to hear a ding every time you get a Facebook message. | self.offmychest |
Lamictal vs Lithium I want to know the difference between those two meds in terms of effectiveness as a mood stabilizer. My docs won't give me lithium, is lamictal an equal or good alternative? Currently taking 75mg of Seroquel. Thanks. | self.bipolar |
If you see this.. please help me. Before reading this: I was diagnosed with bipolar over a year ago and previously diagnosed with ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression. I havent been on any medications since my freshman year of HS. Im a 3rd year college student.
I have gone through the worst thing I could ever experience with... | self.depression |
Pro tip to never forget your meds and/or vitimins Every morning when I get dressed and put on my deodorant I take my vitamins. If I don't smell like oldspice then I know I need to take my vitamins (and wear deodorant haha).
I told a friend about this to help her remember her meds and she she thought I should share it... | self.Anxiety |
A girl touched my hair today Background:
Im a 19 year old pretty tall man known for always being smiley and happy. When I was little and upset my mom would play with my hair to calm me down and its always been a way to calm me down. While she doesnt do it anymore all of my ex SOs figure it out at one point and I feel... | self.offmychest |
I'm destroying my life My grades are shit, my outlook is shit, I'm shit. I want to change so badly but I'm just fucking trapped. I don't know what to do or where to start. I've started a journal to try and collect my thoughts, so maybe I'd be able to pinpoint exactly where I went wrong and what I can do about it, but e... | self.depression |
The depressions hitting again I’m getting depressed again. Or rather, I already am depressed again. I reached out to friends already, and told my psychiatrist so he’s seeing me today.
I’m getting ECT treatments and they’re not really working.
I’m scared that I’m slipping down too low. I feel myself getting there and l... | self.bipolar |
Are the 'bad feelings' about 'the bad feelings' the worst bit? This may be my introspection and ruminating going crazy, but today I was thinking about the way I feel, how I speak to myself about the way I feel and how the bad thoughts I have about my anxiety are worse than just feeling anxious itself.
Examples:
The b... | self.Anxiety |
The current status This has originally been a response of mine to a AskReddit question about how one's life has changed since last year, but I thought that it would maybe fit in here as well.
Graduated high school, achieved my drivers license although I am a bad driver and shouldn't have passed. Had no aspirations for... | self.offmychest |
I missed the time frame for putting in my form for a leadership role in NHS I completely missed the time frame to work on and submit the forms for National Honor Society leadership roles. I hate that I am a perfectionist but do absolutely nothing perfect. I never feel good enough because I always fail to get my shit to... | self.depression |
Stuck I clench my teeth and tense my body because I'm bracing myself for...something. I keep my mouth shut so that I don't embarrass myself. Thoughts fester inside. I'm so anxious that people won't like me that I don't even give them the chance. I yearn for closeness. When I do feel it, I start to get worried that I’ll... | self.offmychest |
New College... Flipping Out! So I have bipolar but it has not been determined the type for multiple reasons including my unwillingness to cooperate with any extensive type of testing or heavy medication. I also have a pretty delicate physical system and super heavy meds are not an option for physical reasons. I’m a sop... | self.bipolar |
I wish someone would save me I would say I want help, but that's not what I want. I want someone to save me. Not a lover, not a friend, not a professional.
That someone doesn't exist.
There is no one to save me. | self.depression |
How do I stop feeling guilty over being depressed? There’s millions of people around the world in so much worse conditions than I. Basically I feel like I don’t have the right to feel as miserable as I do. I have a roof over my head, I’m not hungry or cold, I’m not being sold as a slave, I’m not being sexually or physi... | self.depression |
I live in a country other than my home country, and I'm fucking tired of it. It's not permanent, and I'm planning to come home as soon as my work contract is up, so things aren't anywhere near a bad state. I'm just so fucking tired of everyone acting like I should be like them and love it here. It was my decision to co... | self.offmychest |
I used to have potential and now I’m going nowhere So I just typed a whole book worth about my pathetic life from how I was seen as a smart student with potential in elementary school and middle school to a total fuck up in high school but it honestly wasn’t worth posting and I doubt anybody would’ve read the whole thi... | self.offmychest |
Feeling inferior and with low mental capacity. I tend to think that despite being a grown-up I feel like a child around others.
I forget too much. My mind processes things too slowly. I can't pay enough attention.
I'm too lazy and I do not understand things good enough or the general knowledge I have is
too low.
I fe... | self.Anxiety |
The desire for being with her is slowly fading [deleted] | self.offmychest |
My brain and Making it work I know what is in that past, and what should stay there. I know what is me and what is my illness. How do I get my brain to believe is? I realise I am using my brain in the 3rd person, I think we can identify with that use though. ? | self.bipolar |
Nothing ever happens on Halloween. Maybe I was hallucinating in August, but I think someone here told me something was going to happen on Halloween for me.
Guess we'll find out. | self.bipolar |
Does anyone else have the feeling of being on temporary time? Like, "Things are just weird right now. I'll have everything together soon." It's hard to describe, so I'll just put it in an example.
My hobbies include drawing, writing, and guitar. A while ago, I decided I'd practice one for an hour each day, alternating... | self.Anxiety |
Cognitive Dissonance And why I dislike answering the question "How are you?" I feel afraid and stressed. Cortisol is in my blood. I am like this most of the time. It is my "steady state."
But I'm not afraid of anything. I am sitting in my apartment, playing video games, well fed, in a safe neighborhood, and for all i... | self.Anxiety |
CW Venting about a family situation from 20 years ago. I've never made vented about this before, but I want to tell at the top of my lungs.
Get the fuck over yourself.
You had one bad thing happen briefly in an otherwise loving environment. You then went on to do a far worse things.
Family didn't matter, your relat... | self.offmychest |
lost control lost friends lost respect what other option is left?
i just dont handle being on my own very well and who the fuck would want to hang out with me if something sexual isnnt offered? really, a genuine question right here, i dont know
yh im a piece of shit that needs constant attention and i fucking live alo... | self.SuicideWatch |
I have two vent about work and personal drama! Work- this coworker who means well and has a good heart but she puts up a wall and attacks for no apparent reason. Well, my boss even warned me about her and I feel it. When I’m around her lately it’s as if my energy is drained and I feel this negative energy. Can anyone r... | self.Anxiety |
anxious about faking anxiety i don’t know about anyone else but whenever I start thought spiraling and feeling bad i get that voice in my head that says “you’re not REALLY anxious” and i always feel like i’m just doing it for attention. simultaneously though I hate myself for thinking about hurting myself because it fe... | self.Anxiety |
Will it ever get better? Everyday for the past 2 weeks I've been experiencing suicidal thoughts (I do have a history of depression). I'm 17 years old, diagnosed with chronic depression, but only recently have I been experiencing these suicidal ideations. I was in the ER a few nights ago for suicidal urges / thoughts, a... | self.SuicideWatch |
Fuck this..... I feel humbled each time I go in this sub as it comforts me knowing there's more people with fucked up minds too.
Don't know if there's a specific section for this but I just need some advice from others who may relate to my thoughts (this is kinda like a penny for your thoughts situation)
I'm done. Ti... | self.depression |
Have any of used successfully used and gotten off an antidepressant? I’m sure it’s a common concern but I’m struggling with depression and pretty intense anxiety right now and while I’ve read plenty about the effects of SSRIs I’ve hardly heard of people successfully using antidepressants as a sort of crutch while they ... | self.Anxiety |
Depression and loneliness is one hell of a viscous cycle [deleted] | self.depression |
Im suicidal because of my disability. Is it true that without a good education your'e basically fucked? Because unskilled work is low paid, and even if youre lucky and it is not that bad paid, its not very secure. More and more unskilled work will be automated. You may ask why not just get a education? That's not that ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Just writing things down... I don't even know what to write. I just want to be dead. I'm more dead than alive already anyways. I don't feel joy anymore, nothing positive at all. Only the negatives I can feel. I feel anger, regret, self loathing, self pitty, anxiety, despair and whatever else it is that forces me to kee... | self.depression |
i'm a law student i know that doesn't make me special or that it doesnt rly justify all this stress. but ive always been anxious and this is NOT HELPING.
let me be straight:
it is now 12:30 AM. i have a test tomorrow, in a addition to an assignment i havent begun working on. i've only slept 5 hours the night before, an... | self.Anxiety |
This is the weirdest I've ever felt I've been in a bad funk since about last Sunday. It was the usual, laying in bed with absolutely no energy to even think. Thanksgiving yesterday was great, it was nice to feel something for once and be around family that I like, but I still wasn't 100%. Today though, I still feel emp... | self.depression |
Experiences with Wellbutrin? I know everyone has different experiences, but what are your opinions/ experiences with Wellbutrin? Specifically with lithium.. | self.bipolar |
The only time I can be happy is when I’m asleep Can have great dreams. Dreams that are far from reality. Sometimes even of having an SO. And then I wake up and the same routine and life continues. | self.depression |
Brain zaps when angry? a brain zap is when it feels like your brain gets struck by a jolt of electricity, like a vibration feeling going through your head. they are usually brief/quick, and are associated with anxiety or medication withdrawal
i only get them when im angry, never any other time.. hmmmm... i have never ... | self.Anxiety |
I just want to leave everything behind me (cringe?) [deleted] | self.depression |
I just don't care anymore When you cut me out of your life for the last time, it hurt me. And when you came back six months later with no apology or explanation, telling me you missed me, it pissed me off.
I just want you to know how happy I am now. How many wonderful people I've met in your abscence. I lost one frien... | self.offmychest |
Don't know if I have anxiety, but have been feeling pretty shit recently [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I'm drunk I dont know why I'm posting this but if you barely drink and have discord just go on and head to r/cascon and meet people and play a drinking game which is involved with "cards against humanity" I didn't have such a great time in a while! | self.depression |
I ended a 6-year relationship today and it feels... surprisingly good. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Have you ever felt like the universe was too small during an episode ? | self.bipolar |
Random acts of kindness. Impossible? "Mom, do you want a drink of water?"
I remember uttering these words at a time that was happy and I remember that there was no reason behind it.
Or maybe there was an ulterior motive that I don't remember. The difference is that now, I would be so hung up on the implications of do... | self.depression |
Made my life better Throwaway.
I spoke to my parents yesterday - that i cant take the stress to give the exams in seven days. I told them Ill give it the next time in six months. My mom and I met my counselor today. Everything is cool now. This week was the deepest point of depression ive ever been in.
I thought the ... | self.bipolar |
Is it possible to have so much anxiety/stress it develops into something else Trying to backtrack and figure out how I got r/dpdr
Either weed panic attack or anxiety in thinking | self.Anxiety |
I’m undergoing an extensive screening for ADHD with Anxiety / Depression. Recently my psychologist told me my initial tests imply I MAY not have adhd. Now: I test WAAAAY of the charts for ADHD behavioral symptoms. Is it possible for Anxiety to manifest as textbook ADHD? | self.Anxiety |
Extreme anxiety causes tears and panic attacks whenever i attempt to do classwork - Ultimately leading to avoidance [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Is anyone else terrified to drive? I've worked hard to overcome a lot of my fears and the one I can't seem to shake is being afraid in the car. I can drive somewhere that is about 5 minutes from home but anything else and I suddenly can't breathe. Has anyone else dealt with this? How did you get over it? I have enough ... | self.Anxiety |
Another prescription post. Doc prescribed Zoloft 25mg to treat my anxiety. Day two has come and gone. No manic or hypomanic episodes. Does that mean that I’m not bipolar?! Everything I’ve read, I was in fear expecting that I was going to take off like a rocket! Nothing. I’m like a brain numb zombie! No racing thoughts.... | self.bipolar |
World's Worst Rollercoaster: How do I get off this ride?? I've been living with depression for about 8 years. I currently take generic Zoloft and generic Welbutrin and go to therapy every two weeks. This combination of treatments has been pretty helpful.
I've been describing my depression in terms of "episodes", or "... | self.depression |
"""which bipolar is worse""" this is something that comes up a loooot. especially being someone with bipolar ii, people invalidate me a lot and say it's not as bad. here's basically what i've come up with: bipolar 1 has a better chance of ruining your life with short bursts (blowing all your savings and moving to franc... | self.bipolar |
One year Hi everyone, I've been a fan of Reddit for a while, but this is my first day as a poster so be gentle. I've been severely depressed as long as I can remember. I can't really pinpoint a time I was ever not depressed. It's steadily worsened over the months, years, decades. I tried a few medications, at best they... | self.SuicideWatch |
Medication thread Hey guys -- I thought I'd start a thread about medications for depression. Perhaps this will help inform others about medication options or serve as a place to talk about personal experiences. /r/bipolar is really great at having a platform for discussions, but since I'm in between diagnoses, I'm inte... | self.depression |
I️m a high functioning depressed human being and I️m losing it I go to work, class, maintain a social life, even hide my depression from those closest to me and i know I️m hiding it and i don’t know why. Today I️ was serving tables and all I could think about the whole time was about killing myself.
I️m beginning to ge... | self.depression |
To those struggling with depression.. how do you manage? [deleted] | self.depression |
Everything I’m doing is wrong and I don’t know what to do anymore I don't know exactly what i'm expecting from posting this but here it goes.
Bit of a backstory:
I am 20 years old, and have suffered from depression and anxiety for as long as I can remember. The last 2 years have been the hardest years of my life due ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Small Victory Saturday 8.5.17 Whether you climbed out of bed or climbed to a new life apex, you tried at something this week and might've even seen substantial gains somewhere. What do you feel like you accomplished this week, even if the accomplishment was simply trying at all? Let's celebrate our efforts together! | self.bipolar |
Can’t stop thinking about my ex My ex and I dated off and on for 4+ years. We haven’t been together for over 5 years and yet I can’t stop thinking about him. We were young and in love. We were going to get married. High school sweethearts. We broke up and tried dating other people but still talked and got together when... | self.offmychest |
I can't face my emotions , it's not possible anymore... I feel like i value nothing anymore , nothing motivates except fear. My emotions are more like a distant memory , faking them is instinctual to me now and I've even started having psychotic thoughts recently that just suddenly pop into my head and i have no idea w... | self.depression |
Lamictal users - ever switch brands? Hi, my pharmacy recently filled my lamitrogene script with a generic that I am not used to getting (blue pill 114 UU). I noticed that I didn't feel well after taking it and the past 24 hours I have been throwing up a lot. What should I do? | self.bipolar |
Just venting.. I know my life isn't perfect but you didn't have to go bashing at me about my life and saying how much you hate me. I get it... Words hurt and I'm gonna get rid of this toxic person, me. I'm going to kill myself.. | self.SuicideWatch |
Can someone help me with the logistics of jumping off a building? [removed] | self.depression |
Trouble sleeping and staying asleep In times of high anxiety, my ability to get to and stay asleep goes to shit. This in turn makes my anxiety worse. I will lay in bed and feel I can't relax, staying awake for hours and dreading the fast approaching morning...
I would like to be the type who can take a 15 minute nap, ... | self.Anxiety |
this oversexualization of male kpop idol should stop. it sometimes gets so annoying and cringey.
this so called die hard fangirls or Stans they say becomes so irritating sometimes. it likes they no longer care about the music but just all about thier bodies and the list of oppas they maintain and wage fan wars.
for a ... | self.offmychest |
I SHOULD be happy By any metric I am having a good life. I have a loving family, wife and kids, I'm financially secure, I'm healthy except for a few extra pounds, I'm successful at work, highly educated, active in the community, and volunteer regularly. But I'm fucking miserable. I hide it well. Everyone seems to think... | self.depression |
I did it! I signed up for the better insurance plan! Last year I was in such a panic over choosing my insurance plan through my employer that I literally went 'eenie meenie minie moe' and it ended up screwing me a bit- $2000 deductible, and my medication appointments/therapy were $120 each, so I dropped therapy until I... | self.Anxiety |
I need nothing short of a miracle. I'm in a perpetual state of worsening pain and improving ability to just keep on going regardless. At this point, I don't think my mind can be broken. I'm not sure that's a good thing. My body is already breaking down. I'm only 23 and I'm in constant fear of dying from my body refusin... | self.depression |
Had to drop my college classes, I'm useless Well had to drop my classes. Was going to fail every one of them. Is it because I'm dumb? No I'm really smart and could get straight a's in my sleep if I would just show up every day and do the course work. I can just learn everything in a college by just listening without ta... | self.bipolar |
Has anyone gone to Homewood Health in Guelph or tried other inpatient cognitive therapy? I have been going through a very painful divorce for the past 2 years. I went through an extreme episode of mania followed by a crippling depression. I'm unable to work or function anywhere near the level I am use to and and am wil... | self.bipolar |
For those That Live Alone... One of my relatives is in law enforcement and he often goes into the homes of people who have died or are unconscious and nobody knows who to contact? They often live/lived by themselves.
He suggest leaving a note of Emergency Numbers on your refrigerator as well as a list of the medicati... | self.Anxiety |
I just realised that the only thing i am looking forward to is going to bed to have a day ended I hate myselve so much for this. Im actually invited for a housewarming party, i was super pumped to go meet people 2 days ago and now im in a depressive state again where i dont want to leave my bed. Why is it that one week... | self.depression |
Just getting insurance again wanted some advice on medications. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Not sure what's wrong with me. I've recently been going to the doctor for problems with sleeping. I have bouts of insomnia, wake up feeling like I've barely slept regardless of if I've had a decent amount of sleep and feel tired through the day. I did all the tests my doctor could possibly think of and I'm perfectly he... | self.depression |
I have met THREE other people in the last 8+ months. Reddit conversations has become a desperate substitute. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Frustrated by lack of obtainable progress I'm not apathetic. I can't give up but this causes me a great deal of frustration. Makes me feel stupid. | self.depression |
i had my first blowjob today at 20 We hit it off instantly and then went into the bathroom. She started blowing me but for some reason i couldn't maintain an erection so i couldn't fuck her nor finish..
I am certain this is pure psychological with me, I workout, im not a binge drinker, and quit smoking. | self.offmychest |
The darkest hour is just before the dawn is wishful thinking and false hope. The reality for some is that it stays dark and never dawns until you're dead and everything is oblivion anyway, so statement is just disproved. If your problems are severe enough, depression never ceases, and only gets worse and worse. | self.depression |
Just got diagnosed For the past few months, I couldn't get out of bed. Over the past month, I've read seven novels, binged watch almost 20 seasons of tv shows, joined a larp group, purchased about $100 worth of books, finally payed of a $100 library fine so I could read even more books, started volunteering with a cat ... | self.bipolar |
March 1 I'm hanging myself Throwaway. I can't do it any more. I'm always tired. I'm a recovering cam girl and phone sex addicted. I just had my worst relapse. $200 gone. I masturbated till I hurt and ketp going because I deserve it. I try it all it never gets better. March first I'm hanging myself in the woods. The o... | self.SuicideWatch |
Is all therapy/psychiatry utterly useless? Hey, I've been through an assortment of doctors, therapists, and psychiatrists over the last life time, and all of them are beyond incompetent.
Is this just how they are? Is healthcare just a great big joke that no one's laughing at?
Has anyone ever, been prescribed drugs an... | self.SuicideWatch |
Favorite Pharmacies, and why I no longer use CVS I've been using CVS since I was a kid, and they have a lot going for them (good hours, many locations, etc). But they've made some huge mistakes recently. They filled 10mg Saphris/day instead of 20mg/day when my doc was on vacation and could not be reached, this cost me ... | self.bipolar |
Overwhelmed by feelings of uselessness today Sometimes I just wake up feeling completely useless and a burden on my family and friends. I am 41, live in my mother's basement, have a shitty job that often fills me with dread (I'm a bartender and routinely have to cut people off, break up fights and deal with situations ... | self.depression |
I hate rich people Im a 28 year old woman. My entire adult life I have been working my ass off trying to pay my college loan, struggle to pay for rent, withhold from entertainment and luxuries and still live paycheck to paycheck. Im not trying to sound like a spoiled brat, I realize how lucky I am to have shelter and n... | self.offmychest |
feel like trying is pointless Well I'm about to turn 18 soon i dropped out of high school (11th grade) because of depression/bad grades and I'm just plain unmotivated. I want so hard to have a decent future and to look forward to it but I can't. I only had one friend who I smoked pot with but he was quite depressing an... | self.depression |
This rant is for me, not directly for you but you can listen if you want [deleted] | self.depression |
33 years old and must live at home. I have made many bad decisions and my financial situation has me living at my mothers house. It’s the last place I want to be. It’s difficult to save any money. I am about to have enough paid off to move out again but have school debt that I’ve put off because I simply can’t afford i... | self.depression |
I don't miss relationships much, but I do miss this one moment in particular being able to hug someone tight and make her tears go away, being able to hold someone together while she was falling apart... that was really nice. It felt good.
There's usually this little moment where you've been hugging for a few seconds... | self.offmychest |
My friend started dating a much older guy and it made me so uncomfortable that I want to cut her off [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I now have an actual plan. next step, do it. i have enough pills saved up from missing doses that i can easily give myself serotonin syndrome, i have scalpels due to my college course so i can slit my wrists and then walk into the road. | self.SuicideWatch |
I had an OCD therapist tell me I'm probably not trans I feel better but I'm afraid they're wrong. | self.SuicideWatch |
I always feel like I'm waiting for something bad I realized that i'm always on a heightened sense of distress, as if something bad is happening or about to happen. I never really realized it until I did some introspection.
The anxiety and discomfort is just looming there, I almost forgot it was there, but I don't kno... | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety/ guilt storm over the imminent death of a childhood pet [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
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