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My boyfriend is my only friend. I don’t even know if this is even a bad thing, maybe it’s completely normal. But my anxiety has been complete shit today and i don’t know why and this is currently what’s on my brain keeping me up. I’m 22 and feel kinda alone. I’m about to go into my last semester & finish school onl... | self.Anxiety |
I don't know if I can keep going anymore I've been alone for two years. I mean completely alone. A couple years ago my parents took me out of highschool (I was a freshman) against my will, took away all my contact to the outside world. No internet, no way to talk to the few friends I had at the time. I didn't go anywhe... | self.depression |
What's the point I'm done giving to people. I'm done holding out hope. I'm done trying to see the best in people. I'm done waking up every morning hoping this will be better and I just get stuck in this nightmare.
I don't want Christmas. I don't want my birthday. I don't want anyone talking to me or bothering me or ac... | self.offmychest |
After realizing what I've done... [possible triggers] I'm writing this because of all the allegations that have come out in the news recently and it all brought up guilt I've been holding on to. There isn't a way to write about this that doesn't suck for anyone reading this, but it's killing me.
This was more than 10 ... | self.offmychest |
Why Does It Matter? No, I am not in imminent danger of killing myself. I have my children to live for; if I kill myself, they will not benefit from what I can teach them and from the money I can provide for them.
That said, I am not against the idea should something happen to my children, or if they no longer need me.... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't want to go back to college and I'd rather just kill myself than suffer more embarrassment [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I don’t know what to do with myself anymore Everything seems downhill from here. Every single major goal I’ve had in life has either failed or is failing before my eyes. I feel like i peaked in high school and my peak was pitiful. I can’t seem to even get a job that I can be content with. I would go back to school but ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I just don't care about anything. No motivation to do literally anything, I'm basically a depressed slob, suicide does seem like a very good option but Its just too hard to do. | self.depression |
Had to leave work early Ick what a day. I went in to work as usual but about 45 minutes into it I couldn’t handle it. I was having trouble breathing, shaking and terrified. I ended up going home early. I’m probably staying home tomorrow too. I’m glad it’s over but I’m afraid to go back. | self.Anxiety |
No sleep I didn’t get any sleep last night for no reason. I missed two meetings this morning to try and rest but I couldn’t fall asleep. I just can’t afford to go hypomanic right now with starting work again. I have one important meeting in an hour and then I’ll try and rest again.
Any tips to stop this in its track!... | self.bipolar |
I tried to overdose and I regret throwing up the pills I tried to kill myself yesterday. For just a few minutes after I took the pills I thought I could bear to be alive and I decided I would throw up the pills I took. I still almost died, and lying on the floor thinking it was the end is the most peaceful I have ever ... | self.depression |
no desire for college ever since i was very young, i never had the “dream” to go to college like so many kids. i never chose a dream school to strive for or reach for. i’ve never felt like college was something i wanted to do. i want to make music, and i get it, the cliche art student who doesn’t think they need school... | self.offmychest |
I need to find a part-time job by mid-January and extremely scared of failure I had to quit my full-time job to finish school in time. (Currently using holiday and vacation time to cushion me out until the end of January) I have a big job offer in August banking on me finishing my degree in Spring 2018 so I put my scho... | self.Anxiety |
Need insight I've never posted on reddit before but i just need to vent and talk to someone. So me and my best friend were hanging out the other day and out of nowhere i hear him say "should i do it?" I looked over and he was holding a pocketknife and pretending like he's gonna cut his wrist and he's smiling like he th... | self.bipolar |
Video games make me highly stressed (Please don't say that I'm mentally crazy and that I need to see a psychiatrist. I just want assurance) Hi.
Lemme just start by saying that I'm a 15 year old girl in high school. I tend to get really anxious at night but during the day, I'm fine. I think it's because school tends to... | self.Anxiety |
Thoughts painted red. If I continue to go on the way I have been since the start of the year, I don't think I'll make it much longer. I hate myself. I hate my mind. I repeat the same thoughts over and over and over, in my mind, like an audible voice screaming at me. It's like I have closed myself off yet I am so vulner... | self.bipolar |
Advice on mixed episode self care Hey boys and girls. I am seeing my psychiatrist on Wednesday but we have spaced out our appointments to once every 3 weeks so I am doing very well (1 year since hospital).
Unfortunately I have been tracking my mood and am feeling a mixed episode. 3 weeks ago I was extremely productive... | self.bipolar |
My anxiety screws up every job I have had and might get me fired from my newest one My anxiety has been with me since 15/16, and it has affected my work negatively since my first job. At my first job, I worked at a daycare. I guess watching up to 5 children at a time was too stressful for me, so I broke down in tears a... | self.Anxiety |
I don’t want to fade My grandpa died this June. He had dementia and he was becoming a completely different person. He ran away and bought a bunch of different cars, he had a plan to rob a grocery store, he thought we were hiding money from him and we wouldn’t tell him. I think he forgot me. The night before he died I h... | self.depression |
Anyone looking for friendly company on xbox? It's late and all my friends who have jobs are asleep. Being alone sucks. I have tons of games we can play together. We don't even have to have a full conversation. Gt: Mash3735 | self.Anxiety |
why? This is a safe space, but why am I afraid to talk? to mingle? To experience or speak with others?
Why do I not contribute out of fear?
Why do I hate looking in the mirror?
Why do i hat the sound of my own voice?
The feel of my own touch?
why is disgust ingrained into my every movement?
Why do I loathe being... | self.depression |
Friend Dating Situation I am in my final school year, I am a senior who is 17 years old and one of my classmates is dating a 13-year-old girl what should I do? It feels very wrong the boy feels that this is normal and there is nothing wrong about it. His Dad and Mum have an age difference of 20 years and his uncle and ... | self.offmychest |
I'm being dropped from a circle of friends and it sucks I can tell I am being dropped from a circle of friends. Invitations have stopped, they all get together without me, etc etc. I don't know why or what happened and I know I am better off without them but it still sucks | self.offmychest |
How quickly can antidepressants stop working? I asked r/depression a couple days ago, but it didn't get any responses. Bad timing, I guess. If you want more details I didn't provide there, check my history.
I started Effexor roughly 4 and half months ago, slowly ramping up to the 300 mg dosage I'm at now. At first it ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I cannot be saved Already decided to end it all. Guess I just want to leave a message to get it off my chest, since I don't have any friends or family who would care to leave notes to. | self.SuicideWatch |
Telling a new partner about my depression? Hi guys
Just looking for some advice. I have been seeing someone for over 3 months. Things have been going well between us.
The problem lies within my depression. I wish I could live a lifetime without ever having to tell him. It is however, starting to affect things. Not in... | self.depression |
i wanna leave i just want to sell my shit and just go somewhere I've always wanted to, when the time is right, just end it. i've been struggling with social anxiety, regular anxiety, add, and just shit grades. i want my parents to be proud of me but the way its looking, they wont be. i've never been in a relationship w... | self.SuicideWatch |
I️ am a terrible human being and my best friend will probably shoot me if they found out. My best friend and I️ slept over at her boyfriend’s house the other night. We all wound up in his bed with her asleep between us. At some point during the night, she decided to get up and go sleep in a chair across the room. Next... | self.offmychest |
Just hoping to vent about how miserable this week has been. Usually I'm dead inside but I've been drinking profusely and apparently that's triggered my brain into feeling sad all the time even when I'm sober, so that's fun. Just like, constant pain in my brain. I break down crying multiple times a day and have no sourc... | self.depression |
Reddit Gives the Worst Relationship Advice I seriously think most upvoted relationship advice comes from people who have never been in a long term relationship and it gets upvoted by people who also have romanticized the concept way too much. Every time anyone brings a problem up, the whole site tells that person to be... | self.offmychest |
Anxiety About Getting a Cat - Advice Appreciated!! Hello everyone. I've been feeling down for about a year, ever since I broke up with my ex and he took back his cat. I was very attached to the cat and missed his company more than my ex. Recently I've been tossing around the idea of getting a cat of my own, and my ther... | self.Anxiety |
Realization This is probably the wrong place to post this but I just really wanted to say this and didn’t know where to post it,
I’ve come to the realization that the higher the expectations I have for some event, the shittier it is, and lower the expectations I have for some event, the more fun and memorable it is.
... | self.offmychest |
Feel Lonely. Wish There Was Someone I Connected With [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Potential Lithium Poisoning or just Hypochondriac Panic Disorder? (important) Sooo, I usually take my lithiums at 19.00 - 19.30, 600mg a night.
I was gaming and I asked my stepfather when he is coming, first message was sent 18.00 and second 19.31.
Well, when he came at 21.00 or something I remembered to take my lithiu... | self.bipolar |
What am I doing wrong, my wife has CFS? Hello all. My wife and I are going through a hard time. She has always been insecure and has always expected me to leave. But she has given me a great stepson and my own son (13 year gap) and she has become the best friend I could want. I know I am not easy to get on with (silly... | self.offmychest |
Does anyone else feel that living is just too much effort? No matter what I do, I just feel so tired all the time. Everything is so hard you know? I get suicidal thought, but more frequently it's just a feeling that I'd like to disappear, that life is too hard. | self.depression |
Goal Setting Sunday 8.27.17 Let's set some goals to work toward this week. Having something to work toward seems to make me move forward at a faster pace, so I'm hoping it helps others too. Sometimes I feel like these threads spam the sub, but since when I ask about them I seem to get positive feedback, I'll keep going... | self.bipolar |
Two things, one post: I'm faking a disease at work, and now I've fallen in love with someone who handles it well [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Just venting I just feel so bad. There are times when I manage to be more positive, I can even say something kind or motivational to someone else or do something nice to someone. But those times are so rare. My parents, they're great, they support me and all. They try their best to understand me, even though it's so ha... | self.depression |
Nothing i ever do is enough. Im always the bad guy, the one who fucks up. Im tired of never being right. Im sorry to vent, but life just weighs down on my and its so hard to function with a mind that never shuts up. Do anxiety meds help? Been thinkimg about getting some. | self.Anxiety |
Stopped seeing my therapist because his face popped up on my Facebook feed... Hey all...it happens every Fall...I climb and then fall into depression...I found a pretty good therapist and felt we were getting somewhere. I had been seeing him for 4 or 5 months or so...so I've already gotten all my history out and gotte... | self.bipolar |
Have you gotten used to people not caring that you've given up on trying to talk about your depression? I'm just so used to people not giving a single care in the world about what I'm going through. I've talked about killing myself and I've said what my plan was and not one person even someone I've known for years said... | self.depression |
Im feeling suicidal I keep trying to search ways to kill myself.. I've lost intrest in everything i don't even want to do my favorite thing in this world(play video games) I just want to go to sleep and never wake up... | self.SuicideWatch |
Does anyone else experience constant physical symptoms of anxiety About a year ago, I had a massive panic attack and since then I've been living with physical symptoms of anxiety without respite. I have both arms and legs numb, headache, churning in my stomach, pain on the surface of my chest and palpitations. It has g... | self.Anxiety |
Tips on finding a therapist? I’m thinking about finding a therapist in my area but am unsure how to go about finding one that is good. Does anyone have tips on how to search and scout out a therapist? I had one I really like but she’s my therapist from literally childhood and I just don’t feel comfortable telling her t... | self.bipolar |
Anyone else get chill with weed but also increasingly paranoia/psychotic? It sucks | self.bipolar |
I feel like I should take a semester off This is my third year in college, and my third semester in the current school I am at (I transferred schools after one year). My grades have been going down every semester. This semester is by far the worst, and I honestly feel horrible.
I don't know what to do. Almost every d... | self.depression |
I've been on SSRI and SNRI but neither alleviated my depression, wondering what the next option my Dr is likely to suggest? tl;dr What am I likely to go onto next?
The SNRI actually helped bring down anxiety levels initially though they seem to have come back recently, on 300mg currently but looking to stop that. It ... | self.depression |
It’s funny how just a few comments can make you suicidal. [deleted] | self.depression |
Emetophobia - How can I deal with it Hey guys!
Like the title says, I suffer from emetophobia ( the fear of Vomit)
It starts to make living really hard for me and I wondered if there are people out there with this phobia or how they overcame it/have an effective treatment. | self.Anxiety |
Lamicatal Dreaming Does anyone who is taking lamictal have super vivid dreams? Before, i could never remember my dreams. Now, they feel so real and I can remember them all day. It’s a strange feeling. | self.bipolar |
I really think i have depression but yeah i am scared of docktors i feel so sick in my head. [deleted] | self.depression |
I have been discriminated against far more by people from my own country (India) then by Americans. I've immigrated here from India 9 years ago and I've realized I face far more racism when I'm in India then when I'm here in America. I'm of a southern minority in India and we are very dark skinned on average, far darke... | self.offmychest |
I don't know who I am I feel like I've lost myself or any sort of personality I might've once had to depression. I have no real distinctive qualities or skills, and it feels too late to develop them, even if, realistically, it's not, I can never bring myself to work on something or care for something I do. I'm just dul... | self.depression |
My doctor reduced my lithium dosage. i've had awful experiences with withdrawal before, and now i'm having a panic attack as i start to feel the symptoms roll in Fuck knows where the line is between the natural withdrawal symptoms and acute panic, but I know right now I'm feeling increasingly more and more distressed. ... | self.Anxiety |
Im tired of seeing other peoples’ happiness I just feel like my life is in such shambles. I’ve got no plans or goals. Nothing seems to make me happy. None of my hobbies or passions interest me. I don’t even know why I bother to wake up in the morning or why I bother to go to work. I feel like I’m living my life on auto... | self.depression |
Beating depression isn’t about facing and heroically vanquishing your demons. Most of the time it’s about learning how to coexist with them. | self.depression |
The person I talked to the most this year is my hairdresser(once a month). Second one is the cashier... | self.depression |
I always get extremely melancholic on December 31st I get this extremely sad feeling, asking myself if I am really happy. I reflect on the past year, and on the things that passed. NYE feels like a binary switch between a cosy Christmas holiday and a cold winter period that lasts until March.
Is there anyone here that... | self.depression |
Episodic depression or am I bipolar My family seems to be doing the "everyone" gets depressed card but man I don't wanna tell them about my adderall induced psychosis or suicidal thoughts, it's just one day I'm happy then one day im just a freak. | self.depression |
I'm going to kill myself on my birthday I had a pretty good childhood. Middle class parents, wasn't abused or anything like that, no mental disorders (except depression, but I feel like most people have depression nowadays and some are just better at hiding it), able-bodied, no trauma, etc. Graduated from a prestigous ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I got to tell my ex off last night and it felt good [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Bad habits form when you’re just trying to get through a bad day, but unintentionally causing other bad days because of those bad habits I just feel like this is me today... | self.Anxiety |
so i wrote a poem. does anyone relate? bipolar is not sudden anger
i am not dangerous
bipolar is not being volatile
i am not crazy
bipolar is the ebb and flow of everything
it is the sound and the silence
the water and the stone
the something and the nothing
bipolar does not exist as a fault
it is not an illness or so... | self.bipolar |
It's all just a circle. Remember that time I USED to be suicidal? Well hello darkness my old friend... Whenever I try to find a grey area and settle there, some situations drags me away. Life swings between these extremes. And we survive by finding the spot in between that's right for us. It takes strength to stay ther... | self.SuicideWatch |
My girlfriend is depressed, how do i help her? My GF (19 F) and me (19 M) have been together for one year now.
For the last 3 months, she has made it clear that she feels sad a lot, has really bad anxiety and these feelings seem to be surrounding me also.
She feels sad when she is enjoying herself with me, because sh... | self.depression |
I‘m worthless and want to end it I hate myself so much. All those people who bullied me were right, I‘m worthless and deserve to die. I am a disappointment for my parents, I still live at home with 20. While other guys my age brought their glrlfriends home, I sat alone in my bedroom watching movies and writing on a sto... | self.SuicideWatch |
Dealing with Obsessive Thoughts Well, I went on and came off of a new medication pretty quick - it fucked me up something fierce and I had a bunch of panic attacks. I'll be trying something new after a big work project this week, but I need to be closer to stable to get this done.
I had started the medication due to i... | self.bipolar |
My story. Link: Gonna suicid
Text: Because the darkweb scammed me out of 0.5 btc(my life savings) thank you reddit hidden wiki for this.
Just thought id let everyone know never trust reddit or what they say so now im going to kill myself thanks to their scams. Bye
This submission was removed because it mentioned ki... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anxiety attack I'm having an anxiety attack and can't voice it to anyone bc I am always having issues and don't want to be overbearing. I also know that if I tell someone they will just say "what's wrong?"- I don't know how to respond to this question. Everything feels wrong but yet I can't pin point one thing. It just... | self.Anxiety |
Unless you live or are close to me you will NEVER understand! I finally found out why my husband has been on edge for the past 2 weeks. He spoke with someone who we don’t know too well, but we socialize with them occasionally. It took 2 long weeks to get it out of him because it really bothered him but he didn’t want t... | self.bipolar |
I tried to kill myself last year. I posted this as a reply to someone. I felt like maybe I should share as it's own post as well because tonight isn't a very good night for me. Writing this was a little therapeutic because I haven't told the story before.
I put a handful if pills in my stomach a little over a year ag... | self.SuicideWatch |
DAE feel like no matter what you do you’ll always end up disappointing people. [deleted] | self.depression |
Misery goes on I hurt the person I love the most , I feel guilty as I should.
I decided for myself a long time ago, that if I lose this person, then I will kill myself
Because I have nothing left to live for without this person.
Right now it seems like he wants to leave me, and I can't blame him ...
I feel like I deser... | self.SuicideWatch |
About to exit, thought i would share my life story w you. Im 23 years old and about to end it all very soon, just want your opinion on my life.
I was born in mexico in a desertic city, my parents were 24 when they came over here, they decided to reside in another crappy desert city: Phoenix, AZ FML right. My parents w... | self.SuicideWatch |
I gathered courage and went to psychiatrist I went to doc and told him that i think i am bipolar and been depressed a lot and he prescribed
Clonazepam
And
Sertraline
| self.bipolar |
What are some of your suggestions for natural anxiety supplements? I'm looking to help my moderate work anxiety, especially right at the beginning of my 12hr shift. Any suggestions bfor herbal or other anxiety reducing remedies? | self.Anxiety |
I'm tired of trying. All I have done is fuck up [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
When someone "Helps" you but ends up just making it worse. I couldn't take my car to the service centre. I was too anxious l about the drive. I asked my fiancé to reschedule and take it. So he booked my car and his at the same time and said "you can take yours and I'll take mine!" mines overdue and his isn't yet. That... | self.Anxiety |
Craving touch Do you ever just crave being touched? Doesn't even have to be sexual. Just being held by someone and shit just being ok for a little bit. Married and hubs lives otherside of the country for the next year or two for work and I'd never cheat on him. But fuck does it put me in a low place knowing that I'm ba... | self.depression |
Is being petty a part of bipolar behavior? My bipolar ex is now texting me out of the blue about the most petty stuff after being NC for over a month. Is this normal?
I try to be civil but no matter the amount of texts I send her makes her..just stop. They just make her more mad and thus more petty. | self.bipolar |
My shotgun taunts me. This gun haunts my mind. I can't seem to get it out of my head. Any free time I have in school, I fantasize about putting the cold barrel into my mouth and pulling that trigger. I really want to load and feel the sweet release of death.
My life has come to nothing. Thinking about my future, I'm ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Break-up to work on self I tried searching the archives, but found a lot of older posts on SOs breaking it off due to stress.
I’m recently diagnosed, in therapy and still working on getting the meds right. I have a SO, but I’m really feeling like I need to be alone to work on myself right now - I don’t think I can be... | self.bipolar |
I've been feeling a lot better lately I didn't have the best high school experience. I moved schools a couple times because I never really felt truly comfortable or happy at any of them. I didn't manage to form a lot of friendships either; most of the friends I have now are the people I've grown up with and known since... | self.depression |
How to overcome laziness? I haven’t been to school for 2 months straight, and whenever I pick up the courage to go for a lecture I end up having second thoughts before leaving my house and if I end up going I always hear stuff like oh you look so depressed or aw why are you so sad. Which annoys me because I don’t want... | self.depression |
Feeling alone, just wanna run away from everything. Hello to the community,
I feel like I’m lost and alone that no one can help me.
It started when I was around 15 and now I’m 20.
I can’t sleep at the night, my head is so full of think everything and nothing at the same time. I just wanna run away from everything from ... | self.depression |
Sick day? I can't stand my work. I just want to see my boyfriend. I haven't been sleeping well, my back hurts. How bad is it if I call in sick tomorrow night? | self.depression |
I really need advice. I hope someone can help. [deleted] | self.depression |
Can a panic attack cause bulging veins / blue hands? Since yesterday, I've noticed that my the veins in hands have been becoming more prominent or possibly "bulging", which causes my hands to look green/blue. Is this normal with anxiety and stress? I can find surprisingly few resources online about this symptom.
(If i... | self.Anxiety |
I've started self harming It's been a few weeks since I started lightly cutting just below my wrist now. It's starting to become a habit and it's starting to become something I look forward to after work each day. Lately I've been cutting deeper and trying to produce more visible scars. I'm fucked aren't I?
| self.depression |
Anxiety about work & corporate ladder Im very spiritual and very conflicted on staying happy and having a corporate respected job that ive worked so hard to achieve. I just want to do things that make me happy. Living in NYC everywhere ive worked everyone is absolutely miserable and takes heavy drugs or heavy drink... | self.Anxiety |
How Long Does it Take For Dosage Increase To Take Effect? I went to my doctor about a week and a half ago because I believed my medication was too low of a dosage (it was working then it kinda just stopped working). He increased my dosage to 10mg of Lexapro a day instead of 5mg. It's been a week and a half and I haven'... | self.Anxiety |
suffering grades bc of bipolar/ADHD My grades throughout college have been mediocre and I wish it wasn't because of how much bipolar/untreated ADHD has affected me. It was hard to get diagnosed in the middle of a semester and then worry about medication working and changing it since then. I'm planning on applying to la... | self.bipolar |
Anyone else just stop planning for the future because you don’t plan to make it that far? [deleted] | self.depression |
I'm not going to go into work tomorrow but instead jump off a bridge I'm really fed up of life and having got nowhere at 24 years of age. No skills, no life, no girlfriend, virgin, fat and shit job I hate with parents that dont give a shit about me.
Why should I continue to be around with no purpose. Things wont chang... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone know the feeling of having a conversation with someone and while talking you realize there is no point to even talking at all everything is pointless [deleted] | self.depression |
2017 my life turned upside down. Been with a girl since middle school. In January I decided to go to college and came home every weekend to see her. Summer came finally I could actually be home and with her but she left me at the beginning of summer saying she had been talking to someone at work. Didn't want to give it... | self.depression |
The upsides of bipolar? Little background, I am 25, male, and recently diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder(7 months ago). I have had 3 manic episodes that have landed me in hospitalization. I recently discovered this subreddit and its amazing how relatable it is to me in almost every post I read.
Currently I am strug... | self.bipolar |
I don't feel like my relationships help with my depression at all I see a lot of posts here about people talking about if they could only find someone that it would cure or at least alleviate their depression. I just want to let those people know that is not the case. I've been engaged for a year but my depression has ... | self.depression |
Why do I still think about you every single day? [deleted] | self.offmychest |
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