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First time on lexapro.. Finally got help for my anxiety because it's been debilitating for the last month after taking Flagyl for a week for a bacterial infection. Struggled w anxiety since I was five years old and my parents refused to take it seriously so now at age 21 I finally asked a doctor for help because it int... | self.Anxiety |
I hate my anger and my ragging personality. I have horrible character, I get fuming in a matter of seconds and my rage will just spill all over and around me. I'm afraid I become a mean person when I'm enraged like that. I've been trying to manage it for half my life but soetimes it reappers and gets the best of me. I ... | self.offmychest |
Need to not be alone tonight at a place where I can study/work. Any ideas? I need to tackle work, stress and anxiety. Which I did at the library until midnight last week. Today and tomorrow the library closes early and I am afraid to be alone. I get distracted and anxious.
Last week I tried a bar, but it was weird, as... | self.depression |
My autistic brother is so annoying I feel like pulling my hair out! My brother had no autism symptoms until he caught meningitis, and the reason he caught meningitis was because my mother believes literally every dumb conspiracy theory and refused to vaccinate him.
Since then, every day, every few seconds I hear ''UNN... | self.offmychest |
Advice How do you guys deal with it when your life is pointless and shit and there seems to be no hope of you improving it. | self.depression |
Better off without me Meals with my family have been a real struggle lately. I can't keep much food in because of my anxiety and I have to force myself to eat something. We all just sit there in silence, my parents angrily staring at me because I'm a huge disappointment.
They went out today, with my brother, so I ate ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm freaking out atm (Doki Doki related) Hey, if you don't know what Doki Doki Literature Club is, it's a visual novel/dating sim game that is pretty messed up and I wouldn't be suprised if a lot of people are writing here after playing the game.
Instead of writing down my whole story, here's a link where you can read... | self.depression |
There is no good reason to keep the drinking age at 21, and this shit drives me nuts. Honestly, I don't see a reason not to lower the drinking age to 21. The rest of the world has their age of being an adult and drinking typically the same. Here in the US, you can:
* Enlist in the Military and die for your country
* G... | self.offmychest |
I can’t do it anymore It’s the one year anniversary of my dads death today and I’m so alone and everything is wrong. I’m still not sleeping. all I do is cry it seems. I have no friends. I have no hobbies. I have a fiancé who is amazing but I just feel not good enough for him and that he would be better off without me. ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I wish I was strong enough. Last week I tried to end my life but ended up not going through with it. I remember once before I was able to actually try. Wish I was strong enough to do so again. It's really all my life is now. Just waiting until that moment.. | self.SuicideWatch |
DAE get even more anxiety from anxiety caused tension headaches? I often get tension headaches from nearly daily anxiety attacks. But I have health anxiety, so the headaches are misdiagnosed by my head as a brain tumor. That causes more anxiety that will eventually cause more headaches. The increased anxiety also cause... | self.Anxiety |
I feel inferior I've never had a friend, or anyone I could relate to. I don't fit in anywhere. I'm so socially-stupid. I don't understand how people socialize so well. Meanwhile, I probably can't even get my facial expressions, or my body movements right. I talk to myself, make random weird facial expressions, and I ca... | self.Anxiety |
I’m so fucking sick of being me All my life I’ve been boring, pathetic, awkward and socially incompetent. I’m so fucking sick of being the outcast in every situation and just that weird quiet girl. It’s not like I don’t have friends, but there’s always seemed to be a limit to the extent I can connect with someone. I al... | self.depression |
I’m in a weird place, I think I always see people saying they like being hypo but I’m depressed right now and it’s kind of a relief. Although I’m sad for no reason, apathetic is probably more fitting, and I’m not eating and am just so tired all day and don’t really leave my bed.. I’m still keeping up with my hygiene wh... | self.bipolar |
At what point is my behavior not due to depression, but because I am just a horrible person? I make stupid decisions, avoid everything in my life, and act like an asshole to people who don't deserve it. Everything I am afraid of is so stupid and are not excuses to act the way I do. It is so easy to be kind to others bu... | self.depression |
Why is he trying to be all nice to me after treating me like trash? I got an email from a place asking if I wanted to come in and apply for a job in person. I asked my boyfriend to show me where the place is. When we got into the parking lot he told me I should go in there now and apply. I told him I'll come back and d... | self.depression |
I feel like I should kill myself Ever since I was young, I've always had this feeling that I was going to die at a young age. Depression has been something that has haunted me before I even knew what it meant, I've always wished that I was dead or that I was never even born as I am too afraid to actually commit suicide... | self.SuicideWatch |
Maybe I am Crazy Enough to Qualify for SSD It's been suggested to me before that I would probably qualify. My mental illnesses have been well documented for most of a decade. Am I bipolar? I don't know. It was a diagnosis I received at 19 and thought I'd shed since. I mean, I have times where I am unbelievably stupidly... | self.bipolar |
Sober (or mostly sober) and bipolar? For the record, I'm a very *light* drinker (social, so rarely). No hard drugs. Pot = psychosis for me, so not a fan either (also, not looking for a lecture on trying a different strain).
I feel like there's not that many out there...? I remember meeting much older people in groups... | self.bipolar |
someone suggested that i might have a anxienty disorder hello guys,
i am male and im 17 years old and since atleast 1.5 years i always had problems regarding ''stress" almost every day i feel stressed out and not well rest. but in the course of time it became worse to the point that when some of my friends started ma... | self.Anxiety |
Just a rant about ghosting no one will read To be honest, ghosting is such a cowardly, prideful, self-superior act. Because I don't sound or say the magic words just the way you want me to, you literally just stop talking to me, and you don't even have the balls to say "You think outside the box or even you're weird." ... | self.depression |
Mood tracker app that averages entries throughout the day to give you a daily average? I have been using Daylio but I’m not sure that it has the above feature that I am seeking. I assume it must assign my multiple daily entries an average to get data for the monthly view but I can’t tell.
I would also like to be ab... | self.bipolar |
Nervously picking the skin off my lip Over and over.. I keep picking off the same spot, obsessively. I'm worried it's gonna scar honestly. I dunno what to do about it | self.bipolar |
How to get the most out of my therapist & psychiatrist visits? So I typically see each of these people once per month, though I would like to see my therapist more frequently. I never really know what to say during these visits. Like what sorts of things should I be relaying to each of these to best get treated? ps... | self.depression |
I feel manic but not in a good way.. I don’t feel like doing anything creative.
I don’t feel like listening to music.
I don’t feel like exercising (though I went for a run to try)
I don’t feel like being around people.
I don’t feel like drinking.
I just feel like a bag of nervous shaking and it is *awful*
On the ... | self.bipolar |
my GP said she wants to take me off my meds i’ve been “threatened” with being taken off my antidepressants before and every time it’s said my mood drops. hearing “we’ll be looking into taking you off your meds soon” i panic, hard. the last time it happened, things got bad - admitted-to-hospital-bad.
fast forward to yes... | self.depression |
What happens if I think about one of my triggers while under medication or after therapy? Once the mental problem is under control whether its therapy or medication etc what happens when I think of something or I'm in a situation that would normally "trigger" my horrible feelings. I can't imagine bring able to keep my ... | self.Anxiety |
Mania level: cleaning door handles at 3am There’s a voice in my head where every time I start doing something productive it literally feels like it’s going “wheeeee!”
I need to get this out. Sorry all.
Then VLM started and I had to turn it off because I wanted to punch the TV. I’m so angry I want to scream. I didn’... | self.bipolar |
Thanks guys Thanks for all your support, you guys tried your best. I just didn't, I'm sorry. I'll always be sorry, to those I love, to those I hate, to the ones that love me and, the ones that hate me.
Bye now, be good. | self.SuicideWatch |
Planning to attempt suicide tonight. Maybe someone will see this. I’m 15 and can’t do it anymore. Tonight I’m going to down 100 pills of Advil and jump off of the bleachers at my school. Every day is just the same boring cycle. I have no hopes or dreams for the future. It feels like every day I lose a part of myself. T... | self.SuicideWatch |
Fuck this. Goodbye and thanks for all the fish. It's not that suicide is the only option. People are shit and trying to communicate is futile for me. It will never work. It never has, it never will. I tried and fuck this. I got lots of beer and a gun. Good-bye. No one ever even knew me and I hate this planet and this l... | self.SuicideWatch |
First time posting here. Thought I’d check it out, and ask a few questions. [deleted] | self.depression |
Don't know how to tell them Recently I have considered and am about sign up for the marines reserves. The problem is that I have absolutely no clue on how to tell my parents without them freaking out. This is literally one of the hardest thing for me to do so far. Ever since I was a child, my parents have always put in... | self.offmychest |
2 Shots.. I don't know what to do anymore..
It seems that the gods are punishing me for something that I can't seem to understand. Everything is just falling apart, piece by piece the supports and foundations of my life crumble away into emptiness. I can't remember the last time I smiled or laughed.. I just sit here n... | self.offmychest |
I guess I don't really know what to do or who to talk to. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
On Friday, I️ left work feeling like I️ was worth the amount of money I️ make and that the compliments from my boss were genuine. I’ve been trying to ride out that feeling all weekend. | self.Anxiety |
I don't even know why I'm posting this... So, first off, I don't know why I'm even posting this. I guess I just feel like I need to tell someone, even though it won't really change anything. Last night I overdosed on benadryl and slit my wrists. I proceeded to pass out. The cuts on my wrists weren't very deep so I ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm not a good person I sometimes get called nice, or even being told I'm a good person. I'm not, you don't know me, and one action doesn't tell you what kind of person I am. I helped you with something, but not out of being nice, I did it out of pity. Your worthless existence is so pitiful that my helping you just a l... | self.offmychest |
I’m about to mess everything up And a part of me doesn’t care because it would give me more of a reason to kill myself. I’m drowning, and it’s only a matter of time before I’m dead. | self.SuicideWatch |
How did you get rid of your unhealthy coping mechanisms? My biggest numbing agent is food. Has been for years.
I really want to break this vicious circle SO BAD. I'm depressed mostly because I don't like how I look with my current weight, yet I continue eating because I'm depressed.
I'm really tempted to just repla... | self.depression |
Hopeless High School Senior As the title suggests, I'm a high school senior and I've been feeling really, really down lately. I got sick of pretending to be happy 24/7 so I stopped. But, I realized how miserable I truly am and I actually hate it.
The past four years have been garbage. I only have a handful of real fr... | self.depression |
Why are we shamed to stay around for family's sake? I don't understand why remorse and guilt/confusion, not just the the loss itself, but from not reaching out to the person more, the hurt of wishing you could've done something, etc. make the victim selfish?
I mean, they're so low they're willing to commit suicide a... | self.SuicideWatch |
My roommate is diagnosed with depression, and I think it's spiraling. Hey guys. I'm a newcomer here, so I know that the huge post I'm about to dump on you is a little unfair, but I seriously need some direction and help with my current situation. Long story short, the girl that I am currently living with has depression... | self.depression |
I feel disappointed in the reaction to Louis CK I just feel so disappointed that all these people that condemned Weinstein and Ratner and Spacey, etc., are all the sudden backing down from condemning Louis. See, Weinstein, Ratner, and even Spacey, aren’t that relevant to our consumerism. Sure, they are big players in H... | self.offmychest |
I just need to vent I’m 26 years old. My life isn’t shit from the outside looking in. I have a decent job that pays well. I’m doing well for someone who hasn’t graduated college. I have a less then substantial social life, but I’m ok with that most of the time. I have a nice car, a roof over my head, and have what most... | self.offmychest |
told i was type 2 bipolar and then told i wasn't Hi, so this is my first post on here and it might be kind of long but I don't really know who else to ask. I've basically been depressed/dealt with depression and anxiety since middle school, but I started getting really bad my freshman year of high school and by junior ... | self.bipolar |
I Say Sorry Too Much Hi guys! I’m new here and I don’t plan on exposing much of my identity, but I’m in the end of my teen years. I have a boyfriend who I am with for the past 1 year and almost 4 months. We have a very healthy and happy relationship.
The problem is that I say “sorry” too much. Whenever I do something... | self.Anxiety |
A different sort of anxiety Last night I was feeling a bit feverish. I didn't want to go to bed because I just KNEW I would wake up sick. Partway through the night it hit me that if I went to sleep I would die. I don't know where this came from. I have no reason to believe this.
I ended up waking multiple times surpri... | self.Anxiety |
Is this my life now? So, I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 this year and have been prescribed abilify 10mg for a month before my suicidal thoughts got too bad. Now I'm on latuda 60mg and I just don't feel good. Mostly I'm meh, but I still get depressed and irritable, but I'm jyst generally numb.
I'm also about to order ... | self.bipolar |
Anyone else refuse to get close to people because you know what kind of terrible person you are? I've been so alone for years now, I refuse to ever speak to anyone now and mostly just play video games knowing well I'm just wasting my time. I've tried opening up to people I got along with this year and got pretty close ... | self.depression |
I used to be one of the 'smart kids' [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Confused about types of therapists I already have a psychiatrist for another issue, and she has recommended therapy for my building anxiety/depression prior to trying meds, which I would like to do. But I'm so confused about all the licenses that fall under the "therapist" umbrella. Should I find a psychologist, clinic... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone else also cannot stop from comparing themselves to others? I'm just really tired of comparing myself to others. Though I know I shouldn't care too much about that, but I cannot stop myself from doing so. No matter how many achievements I got, just one thing goes wrong or knowing I'm not doing as good as others m... | self.depression |
5am and been crying nonstop since yesterday morning. The pain is too much I give up [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Struggling in my first job.. advice please! I (23,F) started working in my first job after Uni 7 months ago. It really is an amazing job, and I am so lucky to be able to work where I work, with these incredible people, and to make a difference. However, my anxiety is starting to become debilitating.
I have had anxiety... | self.Anxiety |
school is ruining me; I dont know what to do. [deleted] | self.depression |
I am so scared of picking a major because I am afraid of automation and robots. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Life experiences only make you stronger, but always help those in need [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Why am I like this? I pretty much have no social life to speak of. I want friends (and have many acquaintances), but deep friendship alludes me. A group of women from work actually invited me on a girls’ weekend trip. But.....I turned them down. It’s a four hour drive one way and it’s for some sort of Olympic drinking ... | self.Anxiety |
For those of you who use an emotion tracker, how do you determine what's hypomanic vs. being hyper/on coffee? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Am I unlovable? F23 I've been single for the past five years and I don't wanna be the person who cries all the time but I feel like I have to get this out of my chest, I'm so lonely, and the frustrations just keeps on boiling in me, I've tried dating these past 5 years but all I get is rejections, and I question myself... | self.offmychest |
Pea size bump on right side of neck, movable [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Have you ever gotten endorphin rushes you can feel when manic? I think I might be hypomanic right now and seriously just a good part of a song or even just randomly I'll get an endorphin rush that feels exactly like one I would get doing a high intensity workout.
Like I just looked at the sunset a few minutes ago and ... | self.bipolar |
I’m such a disappointment lol I take 15 credit hours (5 classes) a week and honestly I missed three classes last week and now I’m missing another today!! I’ve made it so far, moving across the country to my dream school and now I can’t find the motivation to get out of bed and go to my fucking classes. They’re not even... | self.depression |
I'm incredibly unhappy, but I don't want to hurt my family. I've been very, very unhappy for about a year, and I really don't want to carry on anymore. With that said, however, I'm aware of how much something like this will hurt my family, especially during this time of year. I guess I'm just looking for some advice. T... | self.SuicideWatch |
I am undesirable and unlovable and I don’t know why. I don’t see the point anymore and am wondering why I even exist. I know no one will read this so idk why I’m even here. I’m in debt. I lost my driver’s license. I was dating a great guy and he’s straight up ghosting me.
The thing is, every time I get into a relatio... | self.SuicideWatch |
Blank I don't know what to do with my life anymore.... I'm trying so hard to be happy again. I've had to deal with depression since my senior year of high school... but it feels worse now.... I feel broken inside from everything I've went thru. I want more in life tho honestly. I don't want to hurt anyone or myself ...... | self.depression |
I am getting SO sick of myself. (school-related anxiety) So I've probably had anxiety my whole life, hiding under the depression, but the last few years (as I've gotten the depression more under control), it has REALLY reared its head.
I swear, the last year and a half has just been a roller coaster of anxiety. I'm fi... | self.Anxiety |
Nobody is Ever Going to Love Me So my whole life I've had rotten luck getting girls I've asked people out probably about 5 times 3 said they'd go out with me but never showed. I just met this girl at work and asked her out and she said she would I thought 2018 would be the start of a great relationship and I would fina... | self.Anxiety |
Cried at the gun range Literally just leaving the firing range. It was my first time there. My husband purchased a small firearm for self defense purposes because he started a mobile tech service company and we both agreed we needed to learn how to safely operate it. He taught me how to load it, use the safety and how ... | self.Anxiety |
Social anxiety and asking for Letter of Recommendation I emailed a professor that I had three years ago about writing a letter of rec, but he never responded, so now I have to go ask in person. I'm so anxious about having to ask in person, especially because I have no idea what to say and I don't know if he'll remember... | self.Anxiety |
Life is suffering and I don't want to continue I am 24 yo and practically nowhere in my life - I had to take a break from university for 1 year because depression wouldn't let me concentrate, then I hade to take another year becaue I had an accident that destroyed my knee to the point that I will have problems with it ... | self.SuicideWatch |
My ex gf/ roommate attempted suicide last night This was the third time, the second time with me around to stop her.
According to her, the first time she was out of town and walked to a bridge and was intercepted by police and escorted back to the hotel.
The second time, she was depressed and kept asking me for sex ... | self.SuicideWatch |
This is getting old, isn’t it? Ever ask yourself that on a daily basis? I think I do a good 10 times a day.
What a waste of a person. Time and general space,
Sorry | self.depression |
Recently single due to my depression and i don’t know how to feel. [deleted] | self.depression |
My dad almost killed himself. What do I do? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Our New Post: The Happiness & Our Conceptions: What We Actually Want? https://pthinki.blogspot.com/2018/01/The-Happiness-Our-Conceptions-What-We-Actually-Want.html
#Positive #PositiveMentalAttitude #Positivethinking #PositiveThoughts #Happiness | self.Anxiety |
once again, my anxiety deters my "friends" Found out today that the core group my husband and I usually hang out with (2other couples) made plans to hang out without us (totally acceptable - don't expect to be there all the time) but... the purposefully lied about it and made other excuses of why they weren't available... | self.Anxiety |
Everything in my life is starting to come to a close. My neglect for my body is starting to show. I am starting to show signs of type 2 diabetes, my relationship with my family is has taken a turn for the worse, and I feel as if I'm at the end of my rope career-wise, wondering just what the fuck have I gotten myself in... | self.depression |
Fear of going blind So I’m almost 25 with terrible eyesight ( < -6.00 prescription) and astigmatism. I’ve had glasses since 3rd grade and my eyes get worse year after year, and it makes me sad to realize I will probably go blind one day. The docs say my eyes will eventually plateau, but I already notice my vision h... | self.depression |
Ive been feeling both really tired, but also feel very hyper! Hyper in thoughts, if that makes sense. Ive done nothing today but be in bed tired Anyone have any tips on stopping racing thoughts when trying to sleep | self.Anxiety |
My husband started a new job today...I'm feeling lots of anxiety about it [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
My path of self destruction has sprouted thoughts to kill myself [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
[NAW] Career ending before it begins (re-submit) So I'm from Massachusetts. I've been a police officer for the last three years working both for towns and colleges. In Massachusetts there are several different police academies: full-time, reserve/ intermittent (part-time), state police, and state special (basically an ... | self.offmychest |
I'm shit I mean it. I've been living in my own perverse delusional world. I've hurt others with little to no shame. I've hurt myself. I'm a cunt and I'm through with it. | self.depression |
I could have been...
I could have been a lawyer and maybe a doctor but I don't give a fuck about helping people if all they do is hurt me.
Nobody will ever see. | self.SuicideWatch |
It absolutely kills me that my friends and former high school peers are more successful than I am It eats away at me everyday.
I pretend not to care. Most of the time I don't, but when I hear about somebody being successful I become kind of jealous and down about myself. I do not want them to be unsuccessful. It's mor... | self.depression |
Social anxiety and dancing So...social anxiety in itself can be completely crippling for me, but if I’m out somewhere and people are dancing and they try to pull me onto the dance floor, I become completely rigid and start to panic. I wish I could be one of those happy and free people who love to dance but I always fee... | self.Anxiety |
How my life went I was eating dinner then i ranout of water so i filled the cup and then walked back to the table, then drank the water and ... IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN!! | self.offmychest |
Had an emotional blank out So a little background.
I was diagnosed with severe depression when I was 19. Looking back I suffered from depression throughout my teenage years. I have had good times and bad over the years and it wasn’t until I accepted myself for being gay (at age 25) that I was able to make some progre... | self.depression |
Some shitty rant. I felt like I needed to get this off my chest for a while, I really can't talk about this with my friends because they wouldn't care, and I just want someone else than my family to know I existed. I've been suffering from severe depression for about 3 years, but my memory isn't that reliable anymore, ... | self.depression |
What's the point in life anyway? They tell you that it's happiness, but they never really say what happiness is. It's just a silly concept of a perfect life that doesn't really exist. If there's one thing I learned in life it's that it fucking sucks. Nothing ever happens as you wanted it to, and even in the rare occasi... | self.SuicideWatch |
Despite having a lovely gf, I think about one night hookups with other women. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
When you want to crush your Heart. I'm having this felling right now. I had a great day, went to the beach with my old friends, had fun and all. I thought that bad shit will stop flowing in my head, and it it, just for a moment. Felt the water, sand and little rocks down my feet. But then again, I just needed this "I b... | self.depression |
Anyone got a link to a pdf of ...or Not to Be : A Collection of Suicide Notes? Would really appreciate it. Thank you | self.SuicideWatch |
I feel like I'm overmedicated I just saw the pdoc today, and he upped and added another med to my regimen. So now I'll be taking 300mg Lamictal, 900mg Lithium, 6mg Vraylar, 50mg Trazodone, 0.5mg Klonopin, 50mg Seroquel, aaand Propranolol. And those are just my psych meds.
Is that a lot? It feels like a lot. I don't l... | self.bipolar |
I confessed my love and now I have to move on [removed] | self.offmychest |
Every morning I wake up and immediately think of killing myself [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Sick of my uncle ruining his life and refusing help. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
What do you do for comfort? Feeling kind of down today (not the soul-crushing depression we all know, just a low energy & mood associated with changing SSRIs) and so I’m just drinking a cup of coffee, hanging with my SO and cats, and rereading Harry Potter.
This is as much as I can do to stay awake.
What do you... | self.bipolar |
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