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i miss being manic does anyone else ever feel this way? mania has done so much damage during my life when it got bad. spending too much money, starting relationships i'd never actually want and having to break up with them shortly after, pursuing goals that i later realized wasted so much of my time and energy because ... | self.bipolar |
never held a girl's hand LOL that's how ugly i am | self.depression |
Incredibly High Expectations are Killing Me and I Want Help I have a 4.0 GPA.
Editor-in-Chief of my schools newspaper
Head Drum Major of the marching band
Coordinator for a charity program
Officer for Speech and Debate
Secretary, Publicist for other clubs...
There was a point where I thought I could take and do all of... | self.SuicideWatch |
It really fucking sucks Being constantly trapped in this neverending cycle of menial, boring, repetitive shit for the rest of my existence.
Guess this is the price you pay for being a fucking pussy your whole life. You wake up one day and you have that one revelation: "You missed out on everything cause you're a fucki... | self.depression |
[Triumph / check-in] Finally managed to get an appointment for next week. Been two or three months off antidepressants now, and am desperately trying to keep it together between the waves of depression and anxiety. I have some expired anti-anxiety pills, but they only take the edge off.
Trying to do the baby steps me... | self.depression |
Hello I’m loosing my mind I’m a little buzzed at the moment so bare with me on this. I drink to calm my anxiety and the racing thoughts in my head. Frikkin sue me. I keep having dreams about my ex who I experienced lots of sexual trauma with. I probably miss him. But we were toxic together. Sexual and emotional. I gues... | self.Anxiety |
Potential anxiety issue I have a minor heart issue (PVCs) that, from time to time, can trigger lightheadedness. I've been to a cardiologist who advised me to see a psychologist bc my symptoms are larger than they should be. He believes I'm dealing with anxiety brought on by the PVCs, work,and/or the fact that I'm about... | self.Anxiety |
My story dating a girl who slowly turned into a feminazi. I'm pissed off and confused. I wish this was a joke or a troll but no.
Little bit of backstory:
I met this chick at a convenience store (yeah, real flattering, I know) and just kept talking ever since (About a year ago). She slowly started drifting into an extre... | self.offmychest |
Guilty about things that I can't help I've just began my second semester of college. Making friends/enjoying free time has been pretty hard for me thus far. I can still have fun, but it seems whenever I'm alone that I begin to feel painfully sad. My dad has been out a job for years now due to the field he's in and my m... | self.depression |
Panicking in my sleep Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. When I'm really, truly panicking about something (these episodes usually last a few days) it doesn't stop even when I'm asleep. I have vivid dreams/nightmares about whatever I'm anxious about, almost to the point where it feels like it'... | self.Anxiety |
I don't know what to do. I can't think without even having this sensation of emptiness. I have only one good friend who'll stick by my side, but I can't continue living this life anymore. My life is an endless cycle of keeping with my parents' standards and expectations, but I always fail to meet up with them. I'll nev... | self.SuicideWatch |
My Partner wants to go on a Break. NaW I dont really want advice. Just examples of how this situation may have played out for others.
So, ive been with my girl a year and a half, She is adorable and I am completely in love with her, we've just moved into our new house together and ive just gotten a new job, My life wa... | self.offmychest |
If I get evicted tomorrow, I'm going to kill myself. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Superpowers? Nah, not the “depression superpowers”
I’m talking about before you were depressed. Did you feel like you had perception super powers? Social super powers?
I felt like I had extreme sensibilities and emotional intelligence about the world and I miss it soooo much. :( | self.depression |
Has anyone had luck with being able to read when depressed? I'm looking for advice, if anyone could help.
I'm in a moderate depressive episode (bipolar 1 here) and I'm having a very difficult time concentrating. I want to be able to read a book so that I can distract myself from all the negative thoughts, but I can't,... | self.depression |
Remembering Her So to give context about who I am. Im a 21 yr old guy who lives with his parents and stays inside playing video games/ browsing the internet all day. I do have a job but not much of a life or goals.. or friends lol.
Anyways, So this all happened years ago. So lets talk about her. I knew her through my... | self.offmychest |
25 years, never had a job, lazy, no objectives and I pushed away everyone in my life And also got overweight in the last 4 or 5 years. Hello People, hope you are feeling better than me. So title says a lot.
I finished college 2 years ago (game design) I can't code a line to save my life. Decided to be an "artist". So o... | self.depression |
I don't know how to be happy. A little background;
* I'm 24
* I almost had a degree in CS (dropped out during the final 2 months out of 30 month course due to depression)
* Diagnosed with Dysthymia
* Currently unemployed
* Living "paycheck" to "paycheck" (unemployment benefits) with basically no money left each mo... | self.depression |
Please I really need someone to talk to. What will happen if I call the suicide line? I don't want them to call the police [deleted] | self.depression |
For the first time in a while I actually like living. God damn that's some nice progress. | self.depression |
Dear NSFW Dear NSFW,
Reddit titties save my life during poop breaks at work, thank you. | self.offmychest |
Just feel alone. Just need a place to vent and release years of pent up depression. Sorry if this is the wrong place, and sorry for bad grammar I'm on mobile.
I'm currently 19 in my second year of college, and I feel completely alone and no one I feel cares if I live or die anymore.
The main beginning was probably aro... | self.SuicideWatch |
When is it time to get serious help? I'll condense this as best I can.
3 years ago I graduated high school and went to college that fall. Within a month of going to college, 2 of my best friends moved away, my girlfriend of over two years and I split, and I failed my first courses. It set off a chain reaction cycle of... | self.depression |
Talking to children about bipolar How do you talk to your children about your disease at each level of their development? I have a 3 year old who is starting to really notice when I’m depressed, and asking if it’s something that they’ve done. I’ve tried saying that I just get sad sometimes, but I’m not sure if that’s e... | self.bipolar |
Lost all the passion in life I wonder if any of you have the same feeling as me. I am now 25 and have been living a 9-5 routine life for around 3 years after graduating from uni. I just don't know what is the point for continuing a life like this, why do I have to wake up early every single morning and head to the offi... | self.depression |
Im in need of a hotline/text line for anxiety asap What's a good 24/7 anxiety hotline? I'm hitting a seriously brutal point right now and need to talk to someone. It's 1am here so no one I know is awake currently. | self.depression |
I'm asked to open up by friends but I cant. [Vent] I'm not sure if this is the best place to post. I just really need to vent and would love some advice if possible. I apologise if this isn't the best place, and if someone could point me towards the right subreddit to post, I would greatly appreciate it.
A few weeks a... | self.depression |
For the last 14-15 years, I had the same Dec 31 tradition of doing the things I love all day for good luck. This year I just cant be bothered. If how you enter a year affects the rest of it, I thought its only natural to do great things all day (like watching fav movie, listening to fav song, reading few pages from fav... | self.offmychest |
First day on Zoloft and I can't ejaculate I can't believe it how fast it started since I took it 5 hours ago. I'm on 50MG but will it return back to normal in 4 weeks. I heard it's normal when you start the mess first.
I can get hard but I can't finish...
Taking for depression | self.Anxiety |
I wish I would've lived my life when I still could .....but now my life, my health, is stuck in a spiral which is drawing closer to the final exit. At the beginning of this, I was the only one who was still optimistic about my health. I could, I had made peace and could finally think clear since half a year, I was fina... | self.SuicideWatch |
Not Noticed l recently read that the worst feeling is being the one not chosen. I disagree. It's being the one not noticed and continually overlooked!!! | self.depression |
Thank you Reddit for no help at all. Tried posting on here a few times, hoping I'd get some advice or support. But no one bothers. Sure, I'll admit it: I want some attention... because IT HELPS. And what's so bad about that? Some people are judgmental to the point where they ridicule people for wanting attention in a t... | self.depression |
Serious: what can you do with a unique, legit situation? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I just want to share a piece of my life [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Depression is like your thoughts control you I don't why I feel detached from me and my mind. It seems like they are two different things. Just thinking it horrible for me.
It seems like a fight between a mind that want to live with a body that wants to die.😞😞😞 | self.depression |
Anyone else experience hair loss or a change in hair texture with Lamictal? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
DAE become inconsolable after being scolded/yelled at? Today I was scolded at work and had a complete anxiety attack. Managed to suck it up for my last hour there but I've been sobbing on and off for at least 5 hours | self.Anxiety |
After 8 years, I might end it all I've been suicidal on and off for the past 8 years. Last time I tried to end it all was the 18th December 2015 and i thought was gonna be the last time. I was wrong. After that attempt and two more before I think I've finally had too much of this hideous world. There's no one and nothi... | self.SuicideWatch |
I need advice, do I take inpatient services? I haven't managed to live a normal life since grade 8, irregular sleep patterns, inconsistent school that has lead to an alternative school that I haven't attended since September. I leave the house twice a week at most, and only to work my part time job at a grocery store..... | self.depression |
Coming out the other side I made and deleted a post yesterday about something that had my mind reeling. I couldn't get a handle on my emotions, even though they were/are incorrect.
I decided late last night to try drowning my feelings in vodka and pills.
I'm awake today. (I didn't really sleep last night, just laid t... | self.bipolar |
Im seeing the life fade out of you and it kills me that there's nothing i can do about it you're so far away ,and nothing i can say will make you feel better no matter how hard i try
i always thought that i can atleast make you feel a little better but seeing you so..cold, and remembering all the good times we had is ... | self.offmychest |
I want to get married High school in the closet is lonely to say the least, I just want to find someone that I really care about and cares about me. Prom this year is going to really suck, but I know it's coming so maybe it won't be too bad. I'm just looking forward to the day I can be myself. Does it get better? | self.offmychest |
The worst feeling is when you finally get everything you thought would make you happy, and you’re still fucking miserable. | self.depression |
Goodbye I'm going to buy a rope tomorrow and wait until Tuesday night to hang myself. I'm going to write a few suicide notes for my parents and wife. Hopefully it hurts my parents but I honestly doubt that it will. I'm completely done with this life and it can't be worse at least I'll be in a better place whether it's ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Just started Bupropion Hi, I just started Bupropion (the generic Wellbutrin) and I was wondering if anyone here has tried it before. I am not sure what to expect or when to expect to feel it “kick in.” Hoping it helps! If you’ve tried it before, what was your experience? | self.depression |
Don't know if this is depression Three years ago my dad died, it hardly feels like three weeks. It's like everything else in my life is so insignificant in comparison, it's like a black hole that distorts my perception of time. It's as if time passes 100x faster since it and everything before it is so long ago.
People... | self.depression |
"It's strange. I felt less lonely when I didn't know you." [deleted] | self.depression |
Anxiety the WOT Here's my anxiety "story"
It all started around a month ago, (yup very short time people who deal with this for years I really admire and am shocked by what you guys are coping with how it's absolutely crazy.) Anyway a month ago I got a girl pregnant, I was fine for about a week after finding out and ... | self.Anxiety |
Spent all day in bed yesterday and now I'm up in the middle of the night My husband made me really mad yesterday. He took the cat that was cuddling with me and held him up to the dog's face and yelled get him. The dog put the cat's head in his mouth and then he took it out and they went and played. It really made me ma... | self.bipolar |
Need to put what I've been feeling into words I don’t know if this is the right place to post this, it just seemed like place that seemed the most relevant to what I’m feeling.
Some background, I'm a third year college student in the studying english and I have a part time job. This has been goin on for about a ye... | self.offmychest |
I high fived a girl I know/kind of have a crush on today It felt really nice, especially because I didn't initiate it. Hopefully it wasn't just an awkward wave. Sorry for taking your time, but that was probably the highlight of my day.
Edit: I probably should have done this sooner, but thank you all for your replies. ... | self.depression |
Tilted perception Everything was going great, fantastic, and suddenly I've felt like I've done a 180. So off balance, everything shifted. I can't sleep anymore, I just don't feel tired, laying there for hours time just slips by and I haven't slept at all. More anxious during the day or small encounters with people. Goi... | self.offmychest |
Im sick of this fucking life I'm so sick of this fucking life, nothing makes sense and what fucks me the most is that I had it all, and now i'm just nobody. I don't feel love, i'm always so numb, the only feeling that I have is hate towards me. I want this life to end, please someone kill me. | self.depression |
Making Mistakes Does your anxiety allow you to make mistakes (from the world's most miniscule mistake, to even the most potentially huge mistake)? For example, if I make a mistake, I instantly feel huge levels of shame, guilt, depression, and even go so far as to think about killing myself. I know that this is not norm... | self.Anxiety |
I have been suffering from Tonsilitis for a week and I am so very sick and tired of it. I visited my parents for Christmas but due to what I assumed was a bad flu I wanted to getback to my own place and just relax without the big chance of anyone else catching anything I had.
Cut to the 29th 4 days after I came back f... | self.offmychest |
This is so much pain... Hello, i am a regular reddit user but I created another account for writing this post because is very personal. Also I am not a native English speaker so I hope you understand what I am saying. I am suffer from borderline personality disorder. I was diagnosed 5 or 6 years ago. 3 years ago I was ... | self.SuicideWatch |
What phone games/apps help you cope with anxiety? I’m going out on a huge assumption that other people play silly games on their phone as a way to cope and get past anxiety especially at night. Is anyone else does this. What ones are your favourites ? | self.Anxiety |
I can't remember much of the last 10 years [deleted] | self.depression |
Geodon Okay so recently my psych prescribed me 40mg Geodon and i’m supposed to take two at night. So I’ve been doing that but it leaves my body EXHAUSTED the next day and i can’t fully wake up until it’s the far into that next day. like maybe around 4 or 5. Has anyone else had this problem? if so, what did you do? I al... | self.bipolar |
Is it still depression if I feel okay with nor doing anything important? Maybe it's an ADHD thing? Out of sight, out of mind? Like, there is plethora legitimately important things I could be doing and learning about right now but I'm somehow perfectly fine mood-wise to sit around on the internet not really doing much o... | self.depression |
Brain fog Do you also get brain fog when you're in serious anxiety mode, and have you found something to cope with it? When something goes wrong and I get anxious, my brain just FREEZES, I can't think, can't move, can't even see what I'm looking at right in front of me. What's worse is, like, I'm so full of nervous ene... | self.Anxiety |
How much Mirtazapine / Remeron does it take to pass out permanently? | self.SuicideWatch |
The last thing I want is to overcrowd you [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I think i need proffesional help So yea pretty much what the title says. I am battling with depression for a while now seen all kinds of stages of it but right now i feel i am at the darkest side of it all. I really dont know what to do and i am too scared to see a doctor about it. Its also 4am and i know will keep my ... | self.depression |
I can't even empathize anymore I just don't care. About anyone's issues, or even mine. Things i used to care about, i don't. Recently, i've just been drinking the pain away. I feel like a psychopath, whenever i do get a "A-ha" moment, whether it's social or related to my job, i realize i don't really care about helping... | self.depression |
I think i need atleast one friend Ok i feel like im an idiot because of writing that yes i looks like i want attention thats why i usually dont talk with someone about it but people here dont know me so i guess i can finally let it all out? Idk im questioning my self why im like that like this all that and i just think... | self.SuicideWatch |
How do you feel leading up to a manic episode? I feel like I might be potentially leading into one. Sometimes when I get an idea or start thinking stuff needs to change it has lead into manicness. I can literally stay up all night thinking how great I'm going to be. How I'll achieve all of my dreams. If it is a manic e... | self.bipolar |
How is it admitting myself under suicide watch? I'm about to admit myself to a hospital under suicide watch. What's other people's experiences? Please? | self.SuicideWatch |
Tired of the cycle. I have the rope. I just took my last shower. Playing my favorite song and dying. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I dunno anymore I made this account just for this. I'm not sure about what I want from this. I don't want to bother anyone. I don't want the usual pep talks I assume people get. I don't even exactly know what is so bad.
I've on and off felt and thought about this for a year or so. I have a few good friends. Good famil... | self.SuicideWatch |
My StepDad is a Narcissist! HELP! I'm shook. He made some comments that I thought were unnecessary to my mom that set off a red flag for me. So, because of that I have been up 24 hours doin research on Narcissism Personality Disorder and my stepdad fits the fuckin bill. Check too many boxes for it too not be true and a... | self.offmychest |
I am in over my head maybe I think I might be in over my head. I hate to admit but I haven’t showered in a week.
I felt like a rockstar because I scheduled so many meetings next week - this week. Now I have a week of meetings that I’m running.
I have a deep cleaning scheduled for Thursday but my house is full of cl... | self.bipolar |
FML I hate my life. I always feel like shit when people are mean to me and tell me what to do constantly. I wanted to speak out, but I always feel afraid. I need some help. | self.depression |
Welcome Newcomers & QOTW - December 11th 2017 - What was the last experience that made you a stronger person? [removed] | self.Anxiety |
Please help I am 18 years old in high school. I have suffered with depression since the 7th grade but never got any help because my family thinks I am the one who makes myself depressed and that I really have no reason to. My depression comes and goes but for the past year it’s stayed. Harshly. I started dating my ex w... | self.SuicideWatch |
Why does no one care when others cry at work? I just cried, by myself and my desk. Others saw me. They looked away. I know how loneliness feel and so im the first there when someone needs me. It just shows me how little people will care when my desk is empty one morning. | self.SuicideWatch |
My girlfriend of 5 years broke up with me out of the blue yesterday. 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. "Never again" is too much time for me. My heart is hurting so much. I can't even listen t... | self.offmychest |
My meds aren't helping So I've been taking citalopram (celexa) for about two months and I feel no difference, even with a higher dosage. My anxiety is still as bad and my depression is getting worse. What should I do? | self.Anxiety |
Thoughts for a Grave This world is hell. Everything is suffering. I’m realizing there’s nothing here for me.I don’t want anything to do with it.It’s rigged for the elite while the rest of the world suffers. And on the grand scheme of things, there nothing no one can do to help. I spent thousands on a degree that made m... | self.SuicideWatch |
I tried to draw and read today!!! I am laughing now how funny the title sounds! If you told the past me that I would be happy about attempting to draw and reading few pages of a book, I would think you're crazy!
But for the last year after graduating I haven't done a thing. I would exist, work, eat, sleep repeat...
I... | self.depression |
How long did it take you to click with a counselor and when did you start seeing results? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
No one told me about Lamictal's effect on cognition [deleted] | self.bipolar |
if we were assholes, i bet it would have way better for us. but we arnt, so we overthink, analyze and take the suffering tht a situation could hv produced for someone else on ourselves. i need to work on being a better asshole. my empathy fucks me up | self.Anxiety |
I've set my date, and I'm going through with it. I don't think anything can convince me otherwise. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't think I'm going to pass this school year. After 3 years of not being able to go to school regularly due to panic attacks/depression I have at last fallen back enough to not be able to recuperate.
I think I'll fail this year, and it's making me freak the fuck out. | self.Anxiety |
Anyone else feel like they're suffocating? There's a heavy weight on me, particularly my chest. It's making even just breathing feel like an impossible task and it's exhausting.
I've spent the last few months continuously saying 'I'm trying'. Trying to help myself, keep it together, trying not be broken. But I'm tire... | self.depression |
I've been very angry at my mother for her marriage decisions [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Keep making shopping lists for tomorrow... Except I can’t see the point in shopping for Pepsi Max in the morning, when I really hope I’ll be dead before I start to want it.
I can’t stop thinking about killing myself. | self.SuicideWatch |
I thought my coworker had a kid but his wife had a miscarriage I’m feeling really terrible because I asked my coworker about his kid during a happy hour publicly and he had to correct me and say that no he doesn’t have a kid, that I must be confused because his wife was pregnant and had a miscarriage.
I just feel terr... | self.Anxiety |
rambling about depression and rehoming my cat? my boyfriend and i adopted a cat three and a half months ago and i want to bring him back to the shelter. i can't handle the responsibilities and i think it's because i'm majorly depressed.
i've never been diagnosed but i have been on antidepressants. i was on zoloft for ... | self.offmychest |
This app helps me to get over anxiety a bit [Pacifica (android)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica&hl=en) | [Pacifica (ios)](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacifica-for-stress-anxiety/id922968861?mt=8)
I'll preface by saying, that I'm not the developer, or some paid shill.
B... | self.Anxiety |
I'm so sad and it's for no real reason [deleted] | self.offmychest |
End Of 2017 Reflections Hi Reddit. I am planning on posting this (slightly modified) on Facebook. It is deeply personal and is going to reveal a lot about me to people (I never reach out), but it is ironic how uncontroversial this seems when you're anonymous. And at this point, I feel like I have nothing to lose. A lit... | self.offmychest |
Too Scared to Do What I want I've got a bunch of things that I should do and that I really _want_ to do, but I'm way too scared. Once I start thinking about or planning them I start overthinking and catastrophizing.
The big one is I really think I should see a therapist (not just for anxiety), but I don't know how to ... | self.Anxiety |
I'm wondering if anyone has the same sorta thing going on Both my parents keep telling me that all I have to do is change my mind set as if it's an easy thing to do, but if it was that easy don't you think I would have done it, and my father keeps telling me to get off my pills because and I quotes "it's a monkey on my... | self.depression |
I regularly feel like I don't want to be alive anymore. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I really need help Bad marks, my parents beat me up, I have no girlfriend, I have a few friends. I only have my phone to free myself. I was trying the other day to put a knife in my heart. I hurted myself a bit, just like if I fell to the ground and rasped my leg. I'm gonna try it again. Or maybe I will jump off the wi... | self.SuicideWatch |
What do you do when you have no hope left? | self.Anxiety |
My SO was just talking to my mom for the first time. So yeah, i always asked my SO if she was nervous and if she really wants to do it, meanwhile it was me who was nervous haha. They don't speak the same language so i had to translate. My mom was really nervous too and didn't know what to say. But yeah, they both like ... | self.offmychest |
I've been in a constant rush to try and get on my feet for the last three years, but I always end up doing nothing about it. I've forgotten what motivation is all about.
Hey there, I just turned 22. And this is my situation:
About three years ago, I used to feel excited about everything. Finishing school, starting my... | self.depression |
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