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Starting lithium, what should I expect Hey y'all, so I'm fairly new here but I was wondering if y'all have any advice for starting lithium? I am a 19 yo college student, in Greek life, working as a resident advisor. I'm adding it to my saphris and I'm going to hope it levels me out but what are some side effects y'all ... | self.bipolar |
New job anxiety I recently got a call to say I have been offered a new job in London (bit of a dream) I have accepted the job, however I am now getting anxiety again! I think it’s probably because it’s something new and will need to get used too, anyone got any tips or help for this? | self.Anxiety |
I had a lapse of judgment, drove drunk like an irresponsible asshole and now I can't forgive myself. Ok so. I did something extremely stupid a few weeks ago, I drove drunk and went off the road. Nobody was hurt, I didn't even see another car. I still have my license and given the fact that I made the fucking insane and... | self.depression |
How physical are your symptoms? I have been noticing more and more, especially with medication that is doing it's job, that my symptoms are very physical long before they become a serious mental issue. When I am anxious, I often vomit and shake before I am at a point where I can't handle the mental aspect of it. When I... | self.bipolar |
Stay strong, keep trying I’ve posted on here several times regarding questions about medication experiences. I was diagnosed with BP1 in 2003. I was put on Lamictal and Topamax in the middle of a depressive cycle and it caused one of the worst suicidal experiences of my life. I took a 4 month short term disability from... | self.bipolar |
I molested my 8/9 years old cousin when I was 14/15 [deleted] | self.offmychest |
DAE feel horrible doom and their head "speeding up" when getting too excited about something, texting too fast, or focusing too hard on something? I've never had a seizure but am wondering if this is what it feels like to be about to have one. Whenever I get excited or am talking for a long period of time my head start... | self.Anxiety |
Just struggling. I feel like all I do is struggle. It doesn't really ever end, does it?
I'm at work trying not to cry. I want to call out tomorrow but I can't because we need the money because I'm the only one working. Money is super tight as it is and my partner is making bullshit excuses to not work. I'm not eve... | self.bipolar |
Nothing of consequence or worth has happened in my life in the last ten years. The only real differences between then and now are that I have fewer friends and greyer hair.
I don't grow. I just linger. | self.depression |
Everyone hates me So I was at school today and I had this girl come up to me and she told me everyone at my school hated me. Of course, I thought she was just joking, but she wasn't. She listed out every single reason why people hate me and I just don't even know how to feel. I mean, I hate myself too, but when I hear... | self.SuicideWatch |
Just need some tips/help how to cope Now i don't like talking/ opening up about my emotional state and I've had depression for a brave while now and recently it has gotten worse and i haven't pin pointed any reasons why except when I'm alone it gets extremely worse and it would bring me tears and i just need a way to e... | self.depression |
goodbye I just realized again that things don't get better and this all some bullshit thing we're experiencing and nothing would change if the human race was wiped out | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm worried about my coworker... We work together 1-3 days a week. We probably spend about four hours a week talking together while there aren't any customers or anything immediate to do. Last week she told me about a childhood friend of hers that had killed himself and how glad she was that he was at peace. She also t... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone else just want to end their pathetic, worthless life? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I feel suicidal. I tell myself I can get through this, but I just can’t. I’m tired of feeling like this. | self.SuicideWatch |
Can medication kill creativity? I started taking Quetiapine (Seroquel) a few months ago and, while I've certainly had less negative thoughts and have been more functional, I feel like I'm no longer as creative as I used to be, something which affects my education as well as what I do with my free time (absolutely nothi... | self.bipolar |
Not comparing yourself to other people is really difficult in public Like I’m aware that I shouldn’t be doing it, but going to school especially bombarded with thousands of students kinda make it a little difficult not to lol. | self.depression |
Need Motivation For College, Any Tips? Help me out. I have a paper (counts as a term project) for a class due and because I found out that I can probably (40:60) pass even if I don't do the paper, I just can't. To begin with, I don't care about the salary I make outside of college or whether or not I even make one outs... | self.depression |
I just found out people in class noticed my panic attacks. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
It’s mostly just dumb minuscule things but they keep adding up. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I just can't see things getting better, just need a last rant before going through Nothing is fun anymore, as in the joys of life has just been sucked out of me. I used enjoy making digital drawings for example, but now that is no longer fun which hurts me greatly. Music, something that usually uplifts me, does nothing... | self.SuicideWatch |
I try to make new friends and talk more but im soooo terrible at it i got a lot of social skills to catch up on and much networking to do, it has only hit me now how lonely life can be and much i could be missing out on so now i really need to start trying :P
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i’m having a panic attack because i might get jumped [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I love you all. I can't say that we'll be saved. I'm constantly preparing myself for my inevitable death. But I know that I'm not the only one feeling helpless. No matter where you are... I love y'all. Stay strong. And if we can't survive, I'll see you all on the other side... | self.SuicideWatch |
Today I've watched one of my best friends get married. I think it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen, 150 people sobbing while they were saying their vows, a beautiful history of 7 years together, and a newborn baby. I've recently ended things with my 4 years GF, whom I thought I was going to marry, an... | self.offmychest |
I'm tired I can't be myself because I'm scared that when people see who I am they will lose interest with me. I'm completely fake. And it almost feels like the self that I truly am isn't even there anymore. I feel lost within my own thoughts and I get drunk to forget. I don't want sympathy or guidance, I just wante... | self.offmychest |
I don't know what to do anymore. Sorry if this is ranty but I really want to get this off my chest. I feel trapped, numb, and let down by everything all the time. I'm not even 15-years-old yet but I think I'm done with life at this point. Literally since the very first day of kindergarten I've had a garbage time at sch... | self.depression |
Today, a client left a 5$ tip for me. How nice! [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I need an ESA letter but i haven't been to see a therapist in 12 years The title explains it all. I was diagnosed with bipolar II and ADHD about ~12 years ago when I was a teenager, but I didn't take the diagnosis very well (I didn't understand it, basically) and quit taking my meds/going to therapy altogether. I've si... | self.bipolar |
I'm writing my suicide note I've finally decided to write my suicide note to put my thoughts into words so that when my family finds my body they'll know why I killed myself. I won't kill myself until my dog dies because I don't want to leave her behind. She's all I'm living for right now, but she's old and when she di... | self.offmychest |
Travel anxiety So i have a lot of general anxiety, but my main trigger other than change is probably travelling. I get very travel sick. Not so much with cars anymore (not that ive gone beyond a 5 mile journey) and im not awful with trains. Buses however are my kryptonite. Even getting on them my head starts to hurt, s... | self.Anxiety |
How to convince a person showing bipolar traits to sick help? I think my husband might be bipolar. It runs in the family and both his dad and sister are diagnosed. His mood swings are damaging to our marriage to the point where I’m ready to leave him. I have asked him to sick help but he won’t actually go and it gettin... | self.bipolar |
I come out of counselling with a headache as if my brain has been stretched, had a massive workout. Counsellor believes we're making progress, I still think I am talking absolute rubbish. 😫 | self.depression |
Anyone else trying to write a memoir? This shit is hard. | self.bipolar |
I'm not having children. I refuse to force an innocent being into this world. I don't want my child to possibly experience emotional or mental instability/pain, be negatively affected by the actions of others, go through some natural disaster, sickness, feel fear, fear death or get hurt in any way. The fact that anythi... | self.offmychest |
Hallucinations getting worse I've had hallucinations for years, but never like this. I used to be able to blink, rub my eyes, or just will them out of existence. Now I cannot get them to go away. I don't even know if they're not real until I reach out to touch them and I feel nothing. Or it's a hallucination of my dog ... | self.bipolar |
I wish I understood neurotypicals more I'm an Aspie and I've been trying to understand neurotypicals for most of my life. I just can't understand how they seem to function so well in society, the complex social cues they pick up on and use and why a lot of them discriminate against others they perceive as "different".
... | self.offmychest |
Anxiety after drinking. Does anyone else get really bad anxiety and depression for like a week after a night of drinking? I get to the point where I literally think I'm going to die. I'm not just talking about hangovers, I'm talking about once the hangover is gone and there's a looming anxiety and depression for days a... | self.Anxiety |
I can’t tell if I’m quitting my major based on anxiety or because it’s wrong I’m currently a secondary education and English major and I spend six hours a day panicking and crying. Whenever I’m in schools I spend the whole time looking at the clock. I am considering youth librarianship instead, but my family tells me t... | self.Anxiety |
I have hated almost every minute of 2017. It was supposed to be a good year.
Then my parent told me I had a year or so to get rid of my belongings from my family home.
Then the family therapy started.
Then a friend of mine died.
Then my parent accused me of theft and fraud, completely un-fucking-substantiated, bu... | self.offmychest |
I’m going blind, and I’m scared out of my mind I’m 20 years old, and I got diagnosed with IIH, otherwise known as psuedotumor cerebri, a few months ago. I lost a significant amount of vision in my right eye, but this last week I’ve gone almost completely blind in that eye, and my “good” left eye, is blurred beyond beli... | self.offmychest |
2 months of mania over. Crippling depression now My confidence (falsely pumped up by mania) is gone. I've gone into hiding on social media and in my social ties. All this overnight. I've deleted my mania- inspired social media posts and made my profiles private again. Have no will to move off couch or eat. I can bar... | self.bipolar |
its not worth it anymore and im tired of saying that im going to killmyself and then i dont get around to it its not worth it anymore i cant even put into any words how stressful it is
"just talk with your family about how you feel about how they treat you"
every time i do i get told im not worthy of respect im jus... | self.SuicideWatch |
I know you're not a doctor, but... In my experience, I can normally identify a trigger for whatever mood I'm in. This leads me to think I don't have bipolar, but my psych still thinks I do.
Do any of you guys share this experience?
(I don't want to break the rules here, so tell me if this crossed a line.) | self.bipolar |
happy new year for the last time hopefully this is my last new years alive so yay. i should celebrate | self.depression |
Everyday when i wake up, i have this constant feeling that i need to go home. I NEED to get home no matter WHAT. But i don't know where that home is... I really wish i would find that home. I wish i would find a place where i have meaning, happiness, and where i belong. Sadly, i don't think i will ever find my home. | self.depression |
I dont have anyone to help me so i am gonna throw it here....... my life of me and my family after my dad passed away last year is hell we dont have money we dont have life just barely living with the least amount of money just realized yesterday the we need 50k to start being a normal people so i dont know what to do ... | self.offmychest |
Is my insomnia from anxiety? I've had a history of anxiety since I was 13- I was able to conquer most of it without any medication by around 15, and now have only slight recurrences of it. However, I'm currently in my first semester of college and have found myself, multiple times, being unable to sleep and staying awa... | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety has badly increased since being in my first relationship [19/F] Hello! I’m new to this sub-reddit, so apologies if I’m not following any rules correctly 😰
I’ve always been positive I’ve had some form of anxiety (which has commonly been labelled as merely overemotional tendencies) and have not needed to take ... | self.Anxiety |
Husband won't answer my questions Why is it so hard to answer my simple questions? Why answer my questions with more questions? Why make simple discussions like whether or not we have any leftovers mind-numbingly frustrating and complicated? Why babble endlessly about tangential things that don't may any sense? Why why... | self.offmychest |
Currently locked in my room My husband's parents own a camp in Mississippi that we like to visit on weekends. The in-laws usually don't mind us staying by ourselves, which is pretty awesome. 100 acres of trees and a creek that's a short walk from the house.
This weekend they decided they wanted to come stay at the cam... | self.bipolar |
I just felt that I was worth something for the first time in quite a while I've been struggling with what i think is depression for quite a long time now and this past weeks weren't really good for me either. I had a huge panic attack that led to me punching my face repeatedly while laughing like a maniac because i hon... | self.depression |
Dealing with unstable self esteem? I feel like I go from the top of the world to absolutely worthless in seconds. Does anyone else experience this? I either love myself entirely or think I deserve to die at the drop of a hat. How do I cope with this? Will it always be this way? Is this a bipolar issue? | self.bipolar |
What helps you most during a panic attack? What are your go to tools or strategies that help you stop a panic attack? | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety when trying to nap? When I try to nap I sometimes get random as all heck anxiety spikes. I can be just lying there and be trying to sleep and suddenly I get cold and I feel fear even if there's literally nothing on my mind.
So now I can't take naps anymore. I'm perfectly fine when trying to actually sleep at n... | self.Anxiety |
Nobody wants to hear what I'm really saying. I don't want help living, I want help dying. I do not want to live. I do not want to have deal with any more counsellors and drugs in the hopes of making me a productive citizen. I would like help dying and to have the people I care about respect and accept my will. Why is t... | self.SuicideWatch |
Confused drivel Hello,
I would quite like to take the sharpest knife I have and stab myself to death.
But that wouldn't work, and doesn't seem like it would be a very good idea in general. I know it's just an idea, and actually doing it is not something I should do. But how do I stop having these disruptive thoughts?... | self.SuicideWatch |
I Finished My List. I gave back to every community I've lived in. I sent out letters of recommendation. I finished writing my love notes and have been taking pictures for the past few months. I took part in local government. I gave everything up to go around the world. I picked things back up when I realized I couldn't... | self.SuicideWatch |
I wrote a poem about my current state of mind. I just wrote this, I've also posted to r/OCpoetry I'm not even sure it's any good, I just wanted to share it somewhere and I'm hoping here is an okay place to put it.
"Shallow Oceans"
Waves of depression hit, warm and comforting, like a the embrace of an old ... | self.depression |
I'm sad I've had a really shit couple days. My dad bought a bunch of pills that I overdosed on a couple months ago and its really hard to just have them lying around | self.depression |
I like a girl who has a boyfriend I'm a "fuck-boi" I've slept with a girl just for fun and told her I love her just so the sex would be better, I even stopped half way through the sex and started crying and just laid there. I flirt with so many girls just so I can feel good about myself, I pick them out; the overweight... | self.depression |
I am a wildland firefighter Actually, I work on an elite wildland fire crew in one of the most competitive regions in the US. And I'm a woman. And, in the wake of all of the hype the SoCal fires are getting, I just want to say that I am sick and tired of being left out. When I see on Reddit someone commenting "I am so ... | self.offmychest |
everything is so overwhelming that i don’t what to do. i seriously need help at this point. i don’t know how fake my emotions | self.depression |
Opposite Day LPT A lot of people really like To Do lists, and do really well with them. In terms of anxiety, writing these tasks down can really get them out of your head long enough to find the energy to do them, and that’s great.
I am not one of those people.
To Do lists lord and loom over me every day, and even ... | self.Anxiety |
Anybody else think depression is just part of life? Can anybody please elaborate?
Thank you in advance! | self.depression |
Lamictal withdrawal- extreme brain fog 3 days ago I quit the 100mg of lamictal I've been taking for about a month. jesus christ I cannot concentrate on anything. I finally understand that "zombie-like" feeling that gets associated with antidepressants. I've spent my entire day watching jersey shore and browsing redd... | self.bipolar |
I am in urgent need of advice. (roommate and friend) I think my roommate is going to kill himself. He has no family or friends. i am the only person he talks too. He is very shy and around 25. The past two weeks he has stopped talking and been searching for ways to kill himself that are not painful. today he would not... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’m worrying about the news Everything is getting too much for me with this Russia/US potential war over Syria. I’m not a citizen of either country but I’m literally having panic attacks over the idea of this reaching me. I’m confused as to whether major media outlets such as Newsweek exaggerate and fear monger. Is thi... | self.Anxiety |
OCD and SA It's like I see myself in three different lights. Either I'm the introspective type who likes to have deep conversations with people and who does his own thing to a degree, or an insecure anxious mess that feels like he needs to be accepted by everyone he meets in order to function properly. Or I feel like a... | self.Anxiety |
I want to kill myself. I have been waiting in the National Suicide chat for hours. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
smoking does smoking relieves stress or not? some say it does, some say it makes it worse. what do you think? | self.depression |
I am terrified that I am screwing up my relationship. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
kissed boyfriend yesterday and now he's vomiting i saw my boyfriend yesterday and he complained of stomach cramps but didn't think anything of it. we kissed a lot and he went home. this morning he texted me saying that he vomited 8 times last night. now i'm really scared that i'm gonna get sick. how can i stop getting ... | self.Anxiety |
I don't even know This week has been rough for me. My head constantly hurts for like 5 days now despite me taking meds, making it hard to get through the day. I don't even want to mention the fact that one time I would eat the entire fridge and other times I cannot put anything in my mouth for like 2 days. Most of the ... | self.depression |
My experience with the psych ward So, a few days ago, I made a post detailing my suicidal idealizations and a few of you kind hearted folk suggested I go to the hospital. Well, I did just that.
At first, I was fucking terrified. My mind was racing as they wheeled me on my bed up to the psych ward. Pretty sure my hear... | self.bipolar |
This might be the end for me I feel so trapped. I’m in a situation that is tearing me apart, and I don’t think I can do this anymore. I don’t have anyone who cares about me. I have no family anymore. I’m laying next to this bottle of pills crying my eyes out. I have a note that I wrote months ago. To think I actually t... | self.SuicideWatch |
I hate how I laugh. I love to laugh. I love to make others laugh. I'm known for having a witty sense of humor, making clever jokes about different situations no matter how good or bad. With this in mind, you'd expext me to laugh a lot. I do.
But every so often, once every few months in a year or so, people will point ... | self.offmychest |
Depressed friend is possibly a hoarder? Sorry if this is the wrong place, not sure exactly where to post this. One of my friends has severe clinical depression and schizophrenia, and uses that as an excuse for not getting stuff done. I feel I can relate to that somewhat, as I have manic depression and anxiety. I totall... | self.depression |
Overdose vs Shootings Why when someone dies from an overdose it’s okay to start talking about drug abuse and addiction and how it’s wrong but when a shooting happens it’s wrong to talk about gun control? I don’t understand. Yes addiction is horrible and we need to help people stop it and I’m not saying it’s wrong to ta... | self.offmychest |
Do you go to counseling/therapy? And do you enjoy it? For about a month I’ve been trying to work up the courage to schedule an appointment. I don’t know why I’m so scared..actually I do. I tried to go to counseling once in college for my anxiety and it was a terrible experience. I don’t even know how I would explain wh... | self.Anxiety |
Hate being on my own I am okay-ish when i am with others such as my family or my boyfriend. As soon as i am alone my mood dips dramatically and i find it hard to not push them away.
Some kind of punishment for leaving me on my own to begin with, maybe?
I dont know why i do it. If im of somewhat soundmind then i am o... | self.Anxiety |
Merry crisis Of course my mother can't let a single Christmas pass without nearly tearing our family apart. This time it's because of a glass. Nothing more, she just accused everyone of lying about having thrown out that motherfucking glass (which honestly no one did), to the point where me, my brother, and my dad just... | self.depression |
Might do it on 1st Dec My birthday. Have been jobless for 3 months. Broke up with my girlfriend. She doesnt even want to reconcile. Will turn 30. A jobless loser. | self.SuicideWatch |
[rant] I was recently diagnosed with severe anxiety/depression. After years of struggling, and I mean breaking down hard and absolutely fucking cracking to the point I became suicidal, I was finally taken to a doctor and diagnosed with major depression and severe anxiety. I thought this was a good thing, I thought I'd ... | self.Anxiety |
Had a fun conversation at a bar Funny thing happened at a bar after a Halloween comedy show. For Halloween a guy dressed up as a cog in the capitalist machine. So I asked him, "As a cog in the machine, are you aware of your condition?" I.e. referencing social theory about cognizance about your position in the capitalis... | self.bipolar |
Just had to put my dog down of 16 years He wasn’t going to get better but I feel so terrible and guilty I didn’t even have to courage and strength to say goodbye to him. He didn’t know who I was at that point and I couldn’t bear the thought of seeing him like that again. I feel like shit and I can’t stop crying. | self.depression |
My depressions coming back at the wrong time Why is my existence meaningful?
I know why I shouldnt kill myself
Its because it will hurt others.
But on the scales,
Who is more selfish?
Me who wants to rid them
Of my baggage and burdens
Or them who want me to suffer
So they don’t have to?
They claim to see future success... | self.depression |
i just don't get it. I just dont get it anymore. i tried my hardest to feel better again, i sport everyday, i eat healthy, i always try to be nice to people but just when everything is about to get better again i get sexually assaulted by my friend.
after that i slipped again, tried my hardest to not feel shit again... | self.depression |
How to cure suicidal thoughts are suicidal thoughts just something i am going to have to accept for the rest of my life? The go away but I eventually get them again, so like is there anything that stops them? I am heavily medicated and look after myself really well but they keep comming around. | self.bipolar |
How many of you are hiding your depression from those around you? I've been depressed and suicidal in some cases for probably about 5 years. Haven't told a single person about what I have and currently am going through despite knowing that telling the people close to me would likely help a lot. I guess I just feel like... | self.depression |
My kitty needed emergency surgery today And I did not lose my shit. Go me. | self.bipolar |
*Trigger Warning* Diagnosed almost exactly a year ago and still floundering, looking for stability. Need help with isolation. I apologize in advance for this jumping around. TL;DR: I feel so out of control of myself/life and I feel stuck. I’ve been isolating myself for months and I’m having a hard time reintegrating my... | self.bipolar |
Why can't I shake you. I don't understand it. I hardly know you, and I cannot for the life of me, get over this...whatever it is I have for you. I was immediately attracted to you the first time I saw you. I put it away in the back of my head and ignored it. The attraction naturally progressed I to the biggest crush I'... | self.offmychest |
Hey I need someone to talk to I’m upset and don’t want to post this on the personal forums so please pm | self.depression |
Got bad news and now I feel like I can breath. Edit: title should say *can't breath. Mobile sucks ass
Last night, my mom told everyone that her oncologist said the chemo didn't seem to be working on her very aggressive type of blood cancer. She can either do a clinical trial high-dose chemo that may or may not work and... | self.Anxiety |
Foolish me. Thought somebody liked me but unsurprisingly, I was wrong.I don't know why I thought that somebody could want me. | self.depression |
My friend wants relationship advice, but I don't want to help him I have a friend who's trying to impress a woman, and he's been asking me for advice. I'm not particularly useful, but that's beside the point.
The problem is, I don't want to help him. Not because I have better things to do or I don't like giving advic... | self.offmychest |
I feel extremely depressed by the school Hello, i am a student of HighSchool, 1 for be more precise, i know that i am not the only that is depressed for the school, and that i am not in a big grade, but i just cant be well in the school, i feel very sad and angry after classes, and i start thinking ways to kill myself ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm an awful person, and I'm depressed and lonely because of how awful I am. I deserve this. Last spring, I had my heart broken by a girl that I really liked. I became depressed shortly after. It's not her fault though; she doesn't have to like me.
A few months ago, I had a girl tell me that she was interested in me.... | self.depression |
Document I wrote 1 year after meeting my girlfriend, now my wife. Together 8 years now. Still feel the same. Would never tell her. Document I wrote 1 year after meeting my girlfriend, now my wife. Together 8 years now. Still feel the same. Would never tell her.
"Is the purpose of life selfish or selfless?
From an o... | self.SuicideWatch |
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