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I think I have trichotillomania and it's really stressing me out Trichotillomania is a mental disorder characterized by excessive hair-pulling, often resulting in bald spots and embarrassment. Other symptoms include a sense of pleasure/relief after pulling your hair, trying to stop but repeatedly but failing, and bitin...
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Does anyone use a SAD Lamp for depression? I don't have SAD but I have bipolar and I always seem to get depressed around the winter for a few months. I'm wondering if a lamp would be a good investment. I know it's not as good as medicine. I am having financial issues and it's kind of expensive so I'm wondering if anyon...
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I'm ready to try again, I just can't live with this life of emptiness. Tonight I'm going to swallow a bottle of zoloft and hang myself with a shoelace. I hope I can finally end my miserable existence. Don't try telling me about how it'll get better because it won't, don't tell me people will miss me because they won't....
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A big thing hold me back is the fear that the people near me don't actually give a shit about my mental health and just want me to get better so I'll fucking leave. Part of this feeling of hopelessness is the thought that they only offer their support so I'll stop being a thorn in their side. If I get better, they won'...
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How I feel... I feel so much pain and hurt and emptiness inside. I live with my girlfriend, and I feel like I'm nothing more than a burden on her. I feel like I'm a burden on everyone. She often gets so mad, so aggressive at me so often for such stupid things, and it hurts more each time. Our best moments are so short,...
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My life sucks right now I lost a great realationship. I'm struggling to recover. But, I know it wont always be this way if I keep trying to improve. I'm keeping on keeping on.
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LSD Had my first bad trip... i think i kind of needed it. Really woke me up
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Being depressed, are you emotionally detached from everyone/ everything? I feel very unworthy of being loved, and I’m just not capable of sharing any love to anyone. I don’t even care or make any effort in patching things up with anyone, I’m just too tired.
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Marijuana to help with anxiety/depression? I have suffered from anxiety since pre kindergarten and when I was seen by a psychiatrist in grade four I was talking about self harm and suicide. I have been smoking marijuana since 14 as that was the only thing that helped my anxiety.. I have been on nearly every medication ...
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Waking up everyday in a Panic Every morning since I have stopped my seroquel (two weeks ago) I wake up with anxiety and a sense of panic. I know it could be withdrawal symptoms but this was the way I felt before I started seroquel and was diagnosed as Bipolar 2. Does anyone else experience this?
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Natural Ways to Battle BiPolar/Schizophrenia I am tired of Prescription Pills and I am tired of feeling crazy. I am tired of side effects and I am Tired of feeling Sorry. I am always tired, so maybe I do not hear the voices today yet now I am trapped in the recliner, only Energy I have is to eat and watch trash tv and ...
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I need to make it through the next 4 months I got a great internship that will look good on my resume. I had my first day today and I honestly don't know how I will make it through the next four months. It wasn't terrible, but I don't really like the people I have to work wIth and I honestly don't even know if I can do...
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I got off of the streets in time for my 21st birthday. It's on Sunday, the 10th. I have things I want to do now that I have a bit more structure in my life. My mental health is I'd say pretty decomposed but I'm incredibly occupied with doing household chores because I missed them, showering, eating. I missed all of tha...
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I just need to vent this I don't care if anyone reads this or not I just need a safe space to vent my thoughts and feelings. I don't even know where to start I've been stuffing things down and suppressing so much for so long that I'm finding it difficult to think with clarity and articulate myself clearly. I've tried ...
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You are not alone Sometimes when I am feeling really down I come on here and either post and then delete it or read. About half an hour ago I came on here today and posted then deleted what I wrote. Even though we are probably hundreds or thousands of kilometres apart, it makes me feel better that I’m not alone out th...
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I wish I was having a "Facebook Christmas" The type that's all over my timeline. A single snapshot that implies that everyone is merry and glee at Christmas time and all their struggles and conflicts have melted away. I know for 99% of people that's not reality, but it'd sure be nice. I just wish I could be *half* as ...
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How do I talk to a counselor about suicide? So I finally made the leap of faith to talk to a counselor next week. One of my biggest fears is losing autonomy, so how do I talk to a counselor about suicidal thoughts without being admitted? I constantly have suicidal thoughts and plans, however I can't bring myself to g...
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Bastards When I want to talk about realistic things I just get ignored. I want to talk about how mk ultra was real or how recent jfk docs are released. I get called paranoid because I'm curious about how people use their power? I'm curious because history states how people with power can control a situation? I'm told t...
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All I do is go from class to class to gym to home with no (meaningful) human interaction [deleted]
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Thinking of hopping in a cab and offing myself deep in the woods Maybe it'll be easier... that way no one I know will find me
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I feel so empty, no one gives a fuck. [deleted]
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Exploding head syndrome caused by an increase in Zoloft dosage? So, my doctor decided to raise my dose from 25mg to 50mg since I had no major side effects starting out. As I was going to sleep last night, I heard a police siren wail 2 times. It was really loud. Like I was right next to a police car. I have heard that e...
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It's Thanksgiving, I'm surrounded by family but I feel alone The rest of my family is having a good time, laughing, eating, talking to one-another and then there's me, sitting alone on my phone. They don't seem to care to engage in conversation with me except for saying a hello and goodbye. Even with this I can't help ...
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Someone talk to me in my final night. Please. Hello. First off I wanna say thank you to everyone in this subreddit, you have all been amazing people obviously this isn't my official account as I don't want any personal info of who I am to be related to this thread. It's been 6 months today that I officially started rec...
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Need help coping with depressed girlfriend Hello all, I've been in a relationship with this girl for over a year now. Things were going fine until a few months ago. Before that, we used to fight every now and then, while now it is at least once a week. The thing is, my girlfriend has been on and off depression for th...
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Losing grasp of time It constantly feels like time, in the big picture, is going by so fast. But in the moment, each minute, each hour, is slow and heavy. This really got to me when I noticed how fast this year went, yet I could barely remember anything worth mentioning. It just feels really empty Sometimes my memorie...
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Thinking of ending it because I have no true friends It’s been this way for a while. Everyone hates everyone and is antisocial
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I just want to be happy I feel alone, like my existence doesn't matter. I want to mean something, i want to feel like i matter. I want to be a better person and i try to improve my self worth but i don't feel anything. To be able to wake up and not feel worthless. Hearing people tell me "just get over it" like its so...
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It's the little things In a time when my big break play was cancelled, I'm overworked, and amazingly stressed, just hearing my ex say "I'm sorry for hurting you" and "you deserve the world on a gold plate." Made it all hurt a little less. Little things like that make a huge impact on my depressive episodes. Enjoy the l...
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How to handle myself around someone with anxiety? Hi All, Firstly, I apologize if this isn't the right location for this post - maybe someone can point me in the right direction if this is the case. I'm having Christmas at my fiance's dad's house and they are also having a member of their church over for a portion of...
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I'm a bad person and I deserve death Every time I get into a relationship in ruin it with insecurities. When things get too rough and I think the person is going to leave, I cheat. I do it to protect myself, so I can fuck it up before anyone else can. It's not right, I know. But I'm fucked up. I've always been a fuck u...
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“A Quiet Place” is so good that it gave me a panic attack I thought I conquered my “claustrophobic” fear of being in a dark room, crammed with strangers, with loud noises. I made it to about 90% of the film seen and it was too much at that point 😔. I sat with a guy at an iphone repair booth to help calm me down and g...
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I’m curious... How many people use animals as a coping mechanism?
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Depression - Conventional Life vs Life of Purpose (Need life advice) [deleted]
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I see 0 reasons not to kill myself. Just that, basically.
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Got laid off from my second job in a row, wondering if I'm cut out for this game of life. I don't even really feel sad, happy or anything really, I just feel hollow. This is one of many major disappointments in a row for the past fuck knows how long in my life, in fairness this one was entirely my fault but I just don'...
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Rapid cycling is becoming increasingly unbearable So I’m bipolar one with rapid cycling. I was diagnosed about a year ago. Lately I have felt so isolated and I think I did it but self. I go one day happy about my life. And that the rest of the week it takes all of my energy just to get out of my bed. I know this come...
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I don't want to die, but I feel that suicide is the only option for me My problems probably pale in comparison to some of the people who post here, but I've gone blind 4 years ago and am having a really hard time dealing with the situation. I used to code as both a hobby and a profession, but coding blind feels like p...
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I just don't feel ok, ever I'm always tired, I'm always sad, I'm a fat mess who'll never be happy, I just don't know why I should bother to keep going at this point
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I’m confused Why do I do the things I do? I get jealous and upset over nothing!!! And then I get upset and cry some because ya know that’s just normal nowadays.
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Thinking of leaving... I have had a horrible time in my life. I want to go really bad, but I have a few people who I don't want hurt. The thing is, I have a lot of people who I want to feel pain from me doing a TBC... I don't have a reliable method available to me, so I am also worried of getting put on suicide watch, ...
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I hate myself and I am not joking when I say I don't have any interest in being alive. Just this. I hate myself, I hate my life and I think a lot about killing myself. Most people think I'm just joking about this but it's true. I can't stand my family and can't stand the fact that I don't even have the will to start pu...
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Something more... Give me a real reason to not jump off of my roof right now. Not looking for some corny bullshit like your family and friends care and they’d be oh so sad. I’m looking for something deep and profound something j haven’t heard before I’m really just looking for one last chance to have hope because if I...
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Can just Lithium be enough to handle bipolar disorder? Seen many people using multiple meds, now I havent actually heard of someone using ONLY Lithium. Why? Are here people who use only one single med?
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“Getting over it” vs. removing a source of anxiety [deleted]
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So now that i'm feeling back to how i used to before my major attack i'm worried [deleted]
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FEARLESS FRIDAYS MEGA THREAD. Here we discuss embarrassing stories, funny stories, WTF stories, and everything in between. Need to get something off your chest? Here's the place to do it. Not yet diagnosed and want to ask a question? Feel free to do it here. Pretty much anything goes in Fearless Fridays
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My life is officially over... Please,please,please,please read this wall of text. I fucked up big time this time.I lost my job because of some damage that I have done there and I heard that I must pay for it.I will be taken to court and I need to pay over 10.000 dollars.FUCK!! Not even my house (on my father name) doe...
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Any Lawyers/Law students out there? I am in college and prelaw and I am taking the LSAT in Feb. Just wondering if anyone else has gone through the LSAT and law school while bipolar. college has been very hard with being diagnosed as bipolar but I am really trying to stay on my path to my future.
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Is it possible to pay someone to kill you? Pretty much sums it up. Or, I've been thinking a lot about hanging myself. Thing is, I like life. It's great. But I'm good. I've seen enough. I've never tied a noose, but I'll YouTube and practice. I've got time, days, months. I'm not in a real rush.
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Want to stay single forever I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit, if anyone knows where i should post this to, please let me know. Anyways, i (20f) feel like i should stay single until i die because i just can't love myself and what more another human being. I'm afraid my children will be the same as me and I do...
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I hate how people use male rape victims to push their hateful agendas I'm a female rape victim, so it isn't directly about me but it still really annoys me. Its extremely common on reddit and it just makes me want to avoid reading up on the subject when its posted, since I know people will be pushing anti-feminist, red...
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Out of all the sub-reddits this one is my favorite I relate to and understand almost everything posted here.
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Off my meds Doctor won't refill my prescription of celexa until our appointment after thanksgiving. Been on it for two months. Anything I should expect or am I worried over nothing?
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If I'm being honest I think you were a selfish POS to end your life. I hope it was excruciatingly painful. I'm glad you didn't leave a note because no reason you could have had would make sense and I would not want to hear it. We are going to be just fine without you.
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Individualism provides no real meaning No tribe to provide for No nation to defend in war No religion to adhere to No family farm to take over No family to care of when they get older I'm not claiming these are optimal scenarios but at least they provided meaning to people through hundreds of thousands of years. W...
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Bouncing off the walls to sleeping all day Rapid cycling sucks a lot. It's hard to keep one thought in my mind, half baked ideas. I've gotten out of bed today only to eat and use the bathroom. Took my bedtime meds 2 hours early because I just want today to end. Was so happy my ex texted me yesterday, and today has be...
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What do you do when your parents don’t even want you? [deleted]
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I think I'll do it tomorrow I'm tired of having these thoughts and feelings inside my head. I shouldn't be thinking them. I love her to pieces, but all I wanna do is go to her house and scream at her for making me think like this. I wanna tell her exactly how I feel, but I know that if I do she'll never come back to me...
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I wish someone had taught me more about special needs children growing up I never made fun of them. I knew better than that and most definitely would’ve gotten my butt whooped. But I didn’t hang out or try to get to know any of them either. They made me feel super uncomfortable and they were honestly kinda weird. It wa...
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Does anyone else have anxiety that comes and goes for seemingly no reason?
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Confused Hi! I was diagnosed BP2 about two years ago after a big burn out and some very intense episodes. I have been on meds since then - my question is : - are the meds still helping or making me worse? - do I need them? could I live without them? - my psych agreed to get me off the mood stabilizers because I felt ...
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Passive suicide. I’m not in any danger of doing anything. I don’t require any help. I just needed somewhere to put this. It’s always passive. I seldom want to pull the trigger myself, but I fantasize about being killed a lot. Maybe getting nuked. Maybe getting into a car crash. That’s it really. Just wanted to get it ...
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You hit me For advocating for someone...for asking you to seek justice without gloating. I’m literally devastated.
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I want so badly to live a good life. I used to have pretty bad OCD as a kid and what remains of it is a compulsion towards superstitious/magical thinking. For example, wishing at 11:11, or wishing on stars, sometimes even praying despite being nonreligious. And every time my wish is the same: please, please, whoever's ...
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Everything hurts I haven’t spoken today My chest is killing me. My head is pounding. I can’t smile. When I move it’s like I’m floating. Or I’m so numb I can’t feel my feet. I’m in physical pain. I can’t get over this pain. Nothing helps. Nothing ever does. I just want to be happy for Gods sake let me be happy again
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How to help a friend Hey r/Anxiety So one of my best friends deals with a lot of Anxiety and she's always sick because of it. I was wondering if you guys can give me tips or suggestions or things to say for me so that I can help my friend. Any feedback is appreciated!
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How do you make everything okay again? I'm tired, you're tired. We should rest forever.
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Remember kids: Respect your elders It doesn’t matter if what they’re doing is wrong, inneficient, and overall inconvenient for everyone else around them. They are older and therefore deserve everyone to accept everything they do without question! They are older than you and you shouldn’t question them! “Ohhhh they’re ...
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Failing out of college due to anxiety and depression. [deleted]
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I just passed thermodynamics I took the final test, slayed it, and managed to pass with a C. This semester has been unimaginably stressful, and I've made a lot of mistakes, but I'm happy i could salvage something from it. Just need to do the same thing with statistics, and I'll be golden. A month ago, i was certain I w...
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This is new for me - intense tremors AFTER panic attack? So at this point in my battle with anxiety, I don't really have daytime issues besides occasional GAD on silly things -- but nighttime is still really rough. Because of bad acid reflux, I constantly have panic attacks in the middle of the night that destroy my sl...
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Does anyone struggle with/ without coffee? I have now been off coffee for a few months now to help my anxiety; however, I wanted to know... in many ways the anxiety has calmed a bit (it hasn't completely subsided) but without it, I feel a bit flat/down. Does anyone struggle with this, it's almost like I feel happier w...
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The Path To Healing Hi there, my name is Colin and I invite you to read and share your experiences with bipolar disorder in a safe and inclusive online community. I will be sharing links to helpful resources, literature, and practical ways to heal your mind and body while in recovery. I remind you that I was once debil...
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My boyfriend called me the "b word" And I'm still upset about it.
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Anxiety about the Future So my gf of 3 years and I have recently parted ways. She doesn't want to see other people and neither do I but neither of us is mentally healthy enough to be in relationships right now. I suffer from Bipolar disorder with sever mania and depression/anxiety. My life has kinda gotten turned upsi...
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Physically sick, can't sleep and my head is going crazy right now because of a presentation I have to do tomorrow morning. All the work is done, the slides and everything but my teacher isn't letting us use scripts and I've never presented without scripts before. I get so much anxiety when I look up and see my whole cl...
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How do date with anxiety? How do you all deal with dating ? I find it very hard. I get easily attached and so anxious about if they like me or not. I think I already scared a guy off that I really liked after the second date.
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The irony of anxiety. My life right now is going great. I'm in my career of choice as a tattoo artist, I just made nearly $400 hardly doing anything, I have a wonderful boyfriend and super cute dog, and it's two days before Christmas. So why am I having a depressive episode NOW?! Why, after all these things going right...
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I don't think I am depressed but I don't really have any goals or dreams. How did you find out things you like to do?
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I accused people of raping me who never touched me [deleted]
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A year ago today, I tried to commit suicide. [deleted]
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Spending NYE alone and feeling a bit sorry for myself. NYE has never really been a good time for me. I recognize I’m probably putting it on a pedestal that it doesn’t deserve to be on and should treat it like any normal day, but I guess now it comes with baggage. When I was in my teens, my parents wouldn’t let me see...
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It Helped I felt helpless and i needed to talk out loud. I couldnt just talk to the wall. I decided to start doing videos and talking my thoughts out. Just reason, just think just sort through my thoughts. Watch it. See how I look and what I'm saying. It kinda helps with insecurities. You're forced to look at yourself ...
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I feel like everyone needs me around, but no one wants me around. Does that make sense? Like no one wants to see me fail or die or hurt or anything, but they also don't want me to succeed or live or thrive because it means I won't be as available to them when they need things from me. Everyone is looking at me to stagn...
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Pills and counseling won’t work I’ve tried antidepressants and counseling I’m just a shit person I’m not meant to get what I want, only what I need I’m supposed to live to work, eat, sleep, and over and over again I’ve tried to make things happen but I fail I’m unattractive, I’ve lost the people I loved, I’ve t...
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I dont know whats wrong with me I just moved to my first single apartment in San Francisco this semester for school and I've never felt more alone. Especially after being dumped by my longtime girlfriend two months ago, who recently told me she slept with someone else a week after we dated and is already and in a new r...
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I don't want to be here I'm sitting in the doctors reception waiting to see my GP to tell her my meds haven't been working and I self harmed for the first time in 2 months last night. I've never been more nervous.
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I feel like I was born inferior to other people I have ADD and HFA, and I constantly worry about my future and my own mental capacity. I feel like I was cursed to live a lesser life than other people.
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How can I help my sister? My older sister has struggled since middle school. She's been hospitalized before, she's seen a psychiatrist for years, she been trying her hardest. She's been going to college, and has had a tough time with her medication. She decided she needed more help last night, so she checked herself in...
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I don't want to kill myself but keep getting closer I am not currently suicidal. I really don't want to kill myself. But I have bad moments and when I do I just spiral and I'm scared that next time, in a bad moment, I'll go through with it. The other night I went onto the rooftops at school to see which ones were locke...
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After all, I still want to die and I'm afraid there's no fix for me When I was a kid (4 or 5) my parents told me they tried to abort me and that they never wanted another son. I don't know why they did it, but they did. I think that stayed with me my whole life, the feeling that I should not have been born. I think thi...
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*RANT* So Mad! The psychiatrist at the hospital diagnosed me with BPD, PTSD, & Conversion Disorder! She kept bipolar I, at least, but added all of those! I had PTSD, but I successfully cured it. I DO NOT and have NEVER HAD Borderline Personality Disorder nor Conversion Disorder. BPD takes years to diagnosis, and I ...
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It feels like all the walls around me are coming down on top of me I'm in a mountain of debt, a little over 10k in credit cards and added to that a car payment that is just too high for me. My mother is what I would define as a narcissist parent, and my stepfather at this point feels like an enabler. I recognize that b...
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16 year old, severely depressed, just completely failed an exam yesterday. Can’t see myself anywhere good in the future. Wish I could kill myself. [deleted]
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today is my 18th birthday ive come a long way. im still not where i want to be in life. ive been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. my parents are still negligent and strict. i have no job and no money and an unpredictable future. ive been depressed for 5 years. 18 felt like an impossible milestone. but i made it. and...
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I feel like I can't trust anybody these days Its like I'm constantly looking over my shoulder waiting for someone to stab me in the back. I just can't trust people.
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Head's running Hot, Need to Vent. Throwaway account. I don't want people to know that I'm just a bag of insecurities, nor do I want people to think I am merely trying to garner pity. My delusions and paranoia largely manifest themselves into projecting my insecurities upon other people. Right now, since I am massively...
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Depression, anxiety, and shakiness flaring up I'll be seeing my GP in 2 days, he's been the only one treating my symptoms. I've been on Wellbutrin for ~3 years and Lexipro for ~1.5 years. For the past 4-5 weeks my depression and anxiety have flared up big time. Shakiness is a big symptom right now. I don't expect you...
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I can’t find any joy in life rn I’m an 18 male. College freshman. I now hate my job, and am drowning in 3 classes of school work. The 1 day a week I look forward to is struggling thru Wednesday’s so I can go to youth group on Wednesday nights. I hate my life, so much that I conceal my emotions so well but broke down at...
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