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Anybody went through derealization/depersonalization after quitting antipsychotics? Did it ever go away? I hear that most people eventually recover but some people deal with it for many years, i don't know whats up with that, the ones that have it for years mostly have it because of a trauma or because of bad anxiety a... | self.bipolar |
Going to try a new medication I was prescribed remeron, anyone have experience with it? | self.depression |
Someone reported me to the "care team" at school So either a friend or one of my professors reported me to the school administration at college that I was "under stress" according to the email and when I didn't answer the email the lady called my house. I called back, already having a feeling why the "associate dean o... | self.depression |
Can lithium stop working? I am currently on lithium and lamictal. Lithium changed my life and I would never stop taking it.
Lately my mood has been dipping down and I've been thinking some troubling things. I don't want to end my life but it feels like my brain wants to. I have an amazing life with plenty of supportiv... | self.bipolar |
I spend all my holidays alone (Thanksgiving, Xmas, New Years, 4th of July, my birthday). My colleague invited me over for Christmas! I live in a conservative state, about 6000 miles away from my parents, and it's hard to make friends or meet people, largely because of the color of my skin and having a foreign name. And... | self.offmychest |
Lonely, alcoholic and lost everything in the last 3 months [removed] | self.depression |
Do you think suicide is wrong? If you are gonna end up homeless, do you think suicide is really wrong? There are many poor people who commit suicide because they have no perspectives, no future, no hope. Some people may say poor people are just lazy, and they were to "weak", and therefore deserve becoming homeless or p... | self.depression |
How do you feel about citalopram? It was the one my psychiatrist recommended | self.depression |
How do I stop using my partner as a way to hurt myself? [deleted] | self.depression |
I suck! That is all. Just wanted to vent. Nothing more needed here ... move along. | self.offmychest |
REMINDER: Your life is worth living. If anyone is having a hard time, feel free to message me. | self.bipolar |
hypnotising yourself to redirect negative thinking? Hi Anxious Reddit! I should have been here a lot sooner, as this is the place made for me.
Sorry for the long following text, I just tried to give as much details as possible to explain the situation.
I have been really stressed out and anxious for the last 3 years,... | self.Anxiety |
I'm ending it on New Years Eve. I can't take it anymore. I can't take this anymore. I'm done. | self.SuicideWatch |
I’ll be a first time mom in February and I’m going crazy trying to figure out whether or not to stay home [deleted] | self.offmychest |
What depression has taken from me ...time and compassion, but not the fear of living. | self.depression |
It keeps getting worse, and I'm afraid about my friendships and future. Please give me advice. [deleted] | self.depression |
Help, I don't know what to do. Please give me some advice. I really don't, I am a 16years old that just moved away from his parents to a whole another county for studying reasons, and this is a whole new environment for me, I don't have financial issues, never had any breakdowns before, but today I had this, Breakdown.... | self.offmychest |
I visited my girlfriend today. Now I feel even emptier. [deleted] | self.depression |
Heavy drinker So a friend of mine went to a new psychiatrist, and she was talking to me about it, and apparently I'm a heavy drink times about 4.5. I've never like, gone to therapists out psychologists or whatever but hey now I guess I should be concerned? | self.offmychest |
Sometimes I'm happy.. on other times I belive I will never be happy again. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Don’t want to exist at times/struggle with relationships. Hello. I am a male in college.
I often have this feeling where I wish I was never born. I will never take my own life because I am terrified of inflicting pain on anybody, including myself. But at times I think my entire life will never amount to anything. I kn... | self.depression |
After spending one hour lying on an examination table having pains, muscle tensions and trouble breathing (all psychosomatic) while telling about my recent life my therapist says I am wasting her time This is the fourth time we picked up therapy again. _She_ asked _me_ because I wasn't doing anything after end #3 and h... | self.depression |
Why not tonight I have already tried once. Week in the psych ward and I convinced everyone I was ok. There are very few people left in my life. I was betrayed by half of them, may get me fired because of talking about my depression.
I don’t hate my self. I just don’t care to see tomorrow. I see no future. I don’t even... | self.SuicideWatch |
Contribution to society I contribute nothing to society.
I myself am of no personal value to anyone.
I work in the business of chaos and creating more chaos.
I used to volunteer. I no longer do so as I’m too tired.
I used to give blood. I no longer do so as I’m on meds.
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i think i’m so depressed because this generation is fucked [deleted] | self.depression |
What do you do during depressive episodes? I can feel myself going on a bit of a downswing. Anyone have any ideas of how to cope? | self.bipolar |
Abilify Has anyone tried Abilify? I think this is a generic brand. I experienced 5 side affects while on it, and have only known people with the negative affect. Has anyone tried it with success? Is there a brand similar you like ? (Currently on Lamotrigine - generic)
They say they're not sure what it does for bipolar... | self.bipolar |
Job hunt anxiety and other fun things... My husband just left to take our dog to the dog park. He tried to get me to go but leaving the house just feels crushing. I was having an okay day. It’s always a normal day until something small wedges itself in my brain and turns into the storm of anxiety. We’ve been married fo... | self.depression |
Does anybody else with anxiety feel they are Hyper-Perceptive? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Husband out of town My husband's triplet brother is very sick with end-stage COPD and heart failure, so he went to his home in California (we live in Idaho) to take care of him. I thought I could manage ok without him, but I'm not doing so well. Winters in Idaho are horrendous, and it scares me to think I will have t... | self.bipolar |
I can feel the depression latching on again. Things have been on the up and up recently. I got some really good news about work, I’m finally back in school and doing well. But there’s still this lingering darkness around me. I don’t usually post about this on the internet but these are those dark, quiet, lonely hours ... | self.depression |
I can't do this anymore. I don't want to feel this way anymore. I'm going to just end it. I don't care anymore. | self.SuicideWatch |
Anxiety and Scared because of Pains Hi! So I'm a very anxious person and it manifests physically. I have been having weird pains all throughout my body in different locations, but what really stresses me is the pains in my chest. I do have a abnormality in the electro-activity in my heart, but I have been checked mult... | self.Anxiety |
My girlfriend of 5 years broke up with me out of the blue yesterday. I've never had suicide thoughts until now. Everything I see makes me think about her. Everything that happens to me makes me want to run and share with her. I desperately miss her. She was my best friend. I have no one else. "Never again" is too much ... | self.SuicideWatch |
You complain about something every single time we're on the phone, we get into the car, and every time you come home from something. It's fucking annoying [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Came to a realization today Today I had remembered a twilight zone episode that I saw many years ago. It had to do with a criminal dieing and he believes he's gone to heaven since he gets whatever he wants. However, he finds that he is actually in hell after he discovered that getting everything only made everything po... | self.depression |
I need to hear someones voice. I’m a shut in and I just had a series of really fucked up nightmares. If anyone is wants to talk or just needs to hear a voice I’m here. If you’re curious about me I’m a guy 18 in California. I’ll probably be up for a long time if not all night. Diagnosed but not taking any meds because t... | self.depression |
Learning to stretch properly has been a godsend for combating my anxiety So I really badly hurt my back a while back and had to do physio, it forced me to discover my body in a new way through stretching and learning my tight points and where I physically carry stress.
Let me tell you, learning to release that tension... | self.Anxiety |
I’m abandoning my acct I can’t delete it so I’m leaving it here. | self.offmychest |
I wish I could pull it together and just man up. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Recent Strings of Depression Episodes. I'm just going to pour myself out to you guys because I've been having strings of depression episodes, I'm 19 years old, graduated, never had a job, and I've been smoking pot since early-mid 18. Recently my dad sat me down and told me, well what you'd expect from a father of a 19 ... | self.depression |
Is depression making me more and more stupid [help pls] Um, so I'm 13 and I have depression and anxiety, but I'm only on medication for anxiety until I get my depression medication later.
So, recently, I feel like my depression has been making me dumber. I can't remember how to spell anything and I struggle to hear wh... | self.depression |
I haven’t cut in a week and a day Its not much but it’s something. I just don’t want to hurt anyone else anymore. I used to think that no one cared but now I think some people do. Anxiety is holding me back, making me fall back into that depressed mood but I haven’t cut. Had bad suisidal thoughts on sat but didn’t do a... | self.depression |
Do I have depression? Suicidal thoughts? I go through phases. I can be happy, other times I feel so worthless/helpless and lonely.
Sometimes I have no motivation
Suicide crosses my mind everyday. Sometimes a lot. I hate my life, I’m even considering buying a rope and creating a noose or buying a helium tank. If I one t... | self.SuicideWatch |
I only feel the negative emotions. Joy hardly ever comes, only to be quickly replaced with emptyness and sorrow to go along with my neverending anxiety [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I don’t know anymore I can’t seem to be happy I lost all my friends me and this girl had a connection and were going to go on a date I canceled it and said I didn’t want to anymore I’m a fuck up my teachers tell me I’ve given up on school my parents yell at me for my shitty grades and all I can do is sink my time into... | self.SuicideWatch |
I will be alone I suffer of depression, since this Net Neutrality thing I got worse because all the people around me (my psychologist, my parents, my family, my friend) seem to not understand how I feel. So this subreddit and another few places are my Paradise, my small islands of peace where I can breathe and vent my ... | self.depression |
Anyone else? Does anyone ever feel as if their thoughts are invisible? Like, I don’t know how else to explain it other than it feels like my thoughts don’t exist but I know I’m having them. They feel so distant and blocked, Idk man, I’m a mess and just getting anxious about every symptom my anxiety/depression is giving... | self.Anxiety |
Feeling guilty about sharing my anxiety Hi all!
First of all, thanks for being such a great community!
I’m mostly experiencing relationship anxiety / fear of abandonment, and in general I’m very open about my emotions towards my friends. I tend to share my worries and fears with them, and they are very supportive.
... | self.Anxiety |
My grandmother passed away yesterday and the last time I saw her more than a week ago, she was in intense pain.
I’m more overwhelmed with regret than with sadness. She got discharged last week and the whole family went and visited her last Saturday.
Except for me.
I regret not making the time to go see her. I reg... | self.offmychest |
Happy birthday to me? 24 sucks already. If nothing gets better, I’m killing myself by 25. | self.SuicideWatch |
I've lost 3 constant fixtures this year and I don't know how to function anymore. Lost my other half, family cat and family member in the span of 10 months. Everyday just feels like a chore, work and hobbies have no meaning and I don't see the point in trying.
How do people cope without turning to drugs? Don't want to... | self.depression |
I just want to talk about my depression. No. Not sadness. Not laziness. Not my procrastination. My actual fucking depression. You don't seem to understand that I feel nothing. You don't seem to understand when you tell me "Why didn't you just DO your essay?" And I reply with "I couldn't" that I'm telling the truth. It ... | self.depression |
Sometimes I wish I had cancer or something so people wouldn't expect anything of me The bottom left of my ribcage hurts like a bruise but there's no visible bruising or anything like that. Been that way for a few days. Here's to cancer and giving up boys. 🍻🍻 | self.depression |
Ordered a cake over the phone... I just ordered a cake over the phone for my son's birthday. It's really difficult to talk over the phone in general, but it was doubly so because it was an echo-y connection, I had to keep asking her to repeat herself. She sounded like a young, totally ambivalent retail worker who was r... | self.Anxiety |
I act like I have so little time left because I fear that I will be dead soon, mum. Having been depressed my entire life without truly ever telling anyone or getting help, besides those few months of counselling in Sixth Form after X cheated on me, I feel like my years are numbered. The reason I dedicate myself so much... | self.offmychest |
I spend almost 20 hours a day in bed The 4-7 hours I spend awake, I drink. Either alone or with my buddys. I give up. Every attempt at making my life better has ended in failure. I am done trying. I am not happy, I am not sad, I am just an empty hollow shell of a person. I am only 25 for fucks sake. | self.depression |
I think I'm having an existential crisis. Would like some insight... Hi,
I'm an 18-year-old trans male. My transition couldn't be better. In 3 days I'll be 1 year on testosterone, I've got amazing friends and family that fully support me, however, from times to times (getting more often) I get this intense feeling of ... | self.depression |
For years I've seen myself as a champion of my own anxiety. Tonight I realized how important it is not to go through this alone. I've gone through something the last few days I never really thought I would. Now that I've calmed down I want to share what happened here.
Basically, my anxiety has manifested itself in ma... | self.Anxiety |
[NAW] how do you not hate yourself when you're almost 30 but never loved or been in love? It sucks balls doing what you're supposed to do every time and everyday, not for people's sake but because you know you're better than not doing so.
When people tell you how smart, funny, interesting you are, yet you go home ever... | self.offmychest |
I think I’m Aunt Petunia.. I know I’m her actually, I get so jealous and nosy. I’m gossipy. I am defensive about the things I like and hate people in general...anyway you probably picture why Aunt Petunia from Harry Potter I probably have the trait. What do I do? | self.offmychest |
I'm going to fail again I'm so fucking lazy. I'm going to fail again, and I can't stop myself. This year was going to be different. Instead I'm the same old me. I know what needs to be done but I can't do it. I'm going to fail my exams, and then what will I tell everyone? I'm a liar, a fraud and if anyone really knew ... | self.depression |
Meds may numb me a little, but this is all in my head. Therefore the only person who can really help me is me. And I've tried, but I keep failing. I just can't keep failing any more. With my meds now gone, I just can't do this. | self.SuicideWatch |
I know the cure to my depression, but I can't reach it. I have had depression since the beginning of 2013.
A year later however, I became somewhat a popular kid in school. Having friends and being the center of attention stopped my depression.
However, a string of events happened where most of my friends left me t... | self.depression |
Recently got through a break up Starting with some background, I have dated a pretty good number of guys, probably 10, and every time I get into a relationship it always ends in less than 2 months. I honestly cant tell if its me or them but it never fails and this last one ended the same way. We were happy for a little... | self.depression |
Why do I feel like this? I seriously can’t deal anymore. I just wish I would die already. This anxiety and depression is overwhelming me. I don’t want to do anything anymore. Why can’t I just snap out of it? I don’t/can’t move from the same spot after work. Why do I feel like this? Why won’t this pain stop? Why won’t I... | self.SuicideWatch |
I used to smoke Fender, but overtime the brand started to taste somewhat like metal, and they were starting to get way to big when I just wanted to have a quick, five minute smoke. That's when I switched to Caran d'Ache. Much better. | self.offmychest |
I might be in love with my best friend. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Just coasting through existence. I started college this September and began full of optimism and desire to start a fresh. How foolish I feel now I only comparable by being equal to how shitty I feel. All my previous friends used to enjoy my company... I think... but now they ignore me. They open my messages and don't ... | self.depression |
One last try Long story short. I have ADHD. Everyone includingg school and counsellors would suggest that I have it. I know for sure that I have ADHD. Because I grew up in narsisstic environment I was always minimized and said that I have nothing and that I'm lazy. My Narcissist father was able to manipulate the doctor... | self.SuicideWatch |
feeling worthless... what's the point in going on? *tw* i don't feel like there is any point to me carrying on living anymore.
i don't know... i just hat my life. all my school work is too much, but i am dealing with that.
the main issue is my parents.
i finally moved out and am living in a hostel. i managed to get ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Why did I let it get so bad? Became severely depressed and ended up not going to 2 quarters in college. Since then I've taken a one year break. GPA dropped down from 3.5 to 1.55. No idea what I can do now. Been working at a restaurant in the meantime but I cannot handle it much longer. I'd like to go back to college bu... | self.depression |
Depression and Creativity Hi all, I am doing a study about creative inspirations and I am especially interested in the input of depressed individuals. If you have some time to distract yourself from this suffocating world, please fill out this survey, it would be much appreciated. Help me help you.. Thanks!!
https://d... | self.depression |
Lithium & Hand Tremors I'm checking to see if anyone here has experience with hand tremors. My lithium dose is 900mg. When I hold my hands out flat they look okay. However, when I try to write or grip something they begin to shake. Just wanted to find out about some other experiences. Also, how long does it take t... | self.bipolar |
Turns out one of me delusions was real! I feel pretty validated and less “crazy”. Anyone else experience this? My delusion was that someone ding dong ditching me at random times for days. I’d be cooking,doing laundry etc and hear my obnoxious doorbell ring. I’d run to see if someone was there and every time no one was ... | self.bipolar |
I don’t deserve food I dont deserve to eat. I look at pictures of food online and I just cry and cry because it all looks so good and I just want to eat something other than cabbage and celery and carrots. I just want to eat a sandwich or anything with meat in it. I want to eat an egg or a piece of toast with jam and p... | self.offmychest |
To all the nosy and controlling people I've met in my life You have no life that's why you're trying to live other people's lives instead. Look in the damn mirror when you give "advice" and leave us alone. Get a life don't try to hijack other people's lives!
I have a short life (as does everyone) and I'm not going to w... | self.offmychest |
Suicide jokes There is this girl at my school who always tells suicide jokes. It makes me feel bad because she makes it sound so trivial, even though I’ve attempted suicide before. I asked her to stop, but she told me that I was being too sensitive. What should I do? | self.SuicideWatch |
Dear mind, f*ck you Fuck I dont know how much longer I can take it. I have an identity crisis, since August my mind tells me that I should die and now I think I shouldve killed myself in August. I feel like since August a part of my person slipped away. I feel like I shouldnt be here anymore and the more time passes th... | self.SuicideWatch |
Hey friends, I often feel like I don't do enough This kind of comes from a lot of things.
* My country is going to vote on something unpopular soon that would hurt poorer people. This would also technically benefit me, which makes it extra uncomfortable.
* I feel I don't help enough on subs like this, though I am a c... | self.depression |
I quit my job today. I’m so worried I made the wrong choice and messed up my life. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety when I wake up. Most of my anxiety is when I wake up. I’ll wake up and get a sudden bit of anxiety which lasts a few hours and I have no choice but to wait for it to be over and it’s so horrible (I’m actually doing it right now and realised a subreddit like this would exist so yeah)
Also I’m in respite at the ... | self.Anxiety |
There is no 'It gets better' Ive already screwed up my life, its tok hard to fix, and i dont even want to fix it. I dont want help for my mental illnesses,i dont want to save up money and get a house and whatever, i dont wabt to travel the world one day, life is just bullshit after bullshit and even if its great for a ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Hey all new guy here:) Hey guys I’m pretty new to this anxiety thing it happens every once in a while for a week or two. Just have some questions. Does your anxiety also come in waves? Like I can be playing video games fine then for 10 minutes randomly I get all panicky and sweaty. Happens pretty often during the day, ... | self.Anxiety |
If you have a good relationship with your parents, please appreciate them I recently found out my mom's terminal cancer is back and within probably a couple years at most she will be gone.
Now it seems like everywhere I look I hear young people complaining about their parents. I know some people don't have a good rela... | self.offmychest |
Who is on disability and how do they cope with it? I've been on disability for 10
Years now. At first it was great, helped me actually finish college and even get an mfa. But I graduated 5 years ago and still don't have a job. At first I didn't want one. I think I was in a sort of...extended mania where I thought if i ... | self.bipolar |
Antipsychotics [discussion] [x-posted] Hey everyone, first time poster here. I cross-posted from r/bipolar.
So I wanted to see if anyone has experienced something like what I've gone through in regards to meds. I was diagnosed in May of 2016, started mood stabilizers (thank sweet baby Jesus for these) and was put on ... | self.bipolar |
My parents forced me today to accept a job. I feel like I have no control of my own life. I'm 19. I got no friends. I don't do anything (I been home since I ended high school last June). I got the mindset that I don't wanna be a "work slave" till I'm 65 years old and then my life is over. (My therapist didn't had anywa... | self.depression |
advice is needed, please. hi everyone,
i'm a 24 year old male, who has been suffering with GAD, Pure O, depersonalisation, and depression for about 5 years or so. It seems to cycle, and ultimately seeps into everything, preventing sleep, and hindering my life.
i was wondering if you could please advise me as to how ... | self.depression |
Is it normal? Is it normal to google different ways to kill yourself because you feel overwhelmed with life? I can’t do simple tasks like leave the house on my own? I haven’t been to work in 6 weeks? What’s the point in living when I feel inadequate? | self.SuicideWatch |
If I don’t qualify for USAMO, I will finally get the balls to kill myself. I guess I have 3 months to decide my fate. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Hitting a low, no drive to do anything For the last week or so it's been hitting me hard. I have no drive to get up and do anything, all I want to do is stay in bed and sleep. I've been sleeping or trying to sleep up to 14 hours a day. It's the end of term as well so I have assignments, and exams to do, but I just c... | self.depression |
I am so FUCKING angry Edit: I deleted this post because it was uncalled for and mean. So anyone who was offended by this and hated me I’m sorry. I hope you can love me one day and I can love myself. | self.depression |
I feel like the only people I can connect with are other depressed people. Title says it all. I have a decent amount of friends, but the ones I truly feel close to are also depressed. They understand what it's like to not want to get out of bed, to not want to see anybody or go out, to feel completely empty.
I remem... | self.depression |
I lost 10lbs in two days, the mental symptoms are crossing over to physical symptoms. I've been pretty down since the new year. It's supposed to be this time to change, and get one's life on track again, but I've basically been sleeping and having vivid nightmares for the past two days and not eating or taking my meds.... | self.depression |
Some Questions and Story Hello, I'm a young man with bipolar type 2. My mother and brother both have type 1 and we speculate that my dad may be a carrier of the gene. I've been diagnosed with BP for about 3 years. Doctors were reluctant to diagnose me but hey, the shoe fitted and it ran in the family. Plus a 6 day cycl... | self.bipolar |
My boyfriend told me to go talk to reddit if i cant take is insensitive comments about how i feel. So here i am. | self.depression |
I can't handle any of this anymore, I'm completely broken. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
It’s 2am and I want it to end so I don’t have to feel this pain anymore It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep.
I spent hours carving a design into a linoleum block. I inked it, printed it, wrapped it, and addressed it to him.
The package is still sitting in the back of my car from when I didn’t give it to hi... | self.SuicideWatch |
Don’t be scared. They’re just people Little phrase that has helped me ground myself in moments of intense anxiety over a perceived misstep during a social interaction, etc.
I find that much of my social anxiety is steeped in the over-glorifying of others and the degradation of my own self worth. But everyone else is ... | self.Anxiety |
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