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What are your "outs" so to speak, for distracting yourself from depression? Hell if I can't resolve my problems I might as well start trying to find ways to ignore them. Gaming has been my go to, but just curious what everybody else does. Depression sucks but if you can just turn your mind off for 2 hours and throw you... | self.depression |
Conference check in So far my conference is going okay. I skipped out on the after party today because I was having eye tremors. I did feel pressured to drink a little at yesterday's party but I kept it to 1/2 a cider.
My meetings have been going well. I have my big one tomorrow. It is so hot in Florida that I'm so s... | self.bipolar |
Newly diagnosed I was just recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. After about a year of trying SSRIs with absolutely no success my doctor referred me to a therapist. Through therapy we’ve discovered my problem is not just depression. I’m so happy to hopefully have the right diagnosis and will soon be feeling more st... | self.bipolar |
Maybe I should throw up my meds more often! /s [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I want to get help but I have no idea where to start I'm 18 years old and I have struggled with depression for over 3 years now. I spent most of high school trying to cope with my depression. Usually every day was a struggle to just keep moving forward, to not skip school and to stay in my room all day, while also hidi... | self.depression |
Those who get along without SSRI's/SNRI's...why? I am curious to see why some in this sub choose to go without these medications. What's your story? | self.Anxiety |
I am a 35 year old adult living in Southern California with severe suicidal tendencies. I have recently read that psilocybin (magic mushrooms) is great for depression, can u fam. help lead me in the right direction to acquire this? please & thank u, it would be so much appreciated, I am at witts end | self.SuicideWatch |
I need a new therapist to really get all these thoughts fleshed out I’m a guy in college, and I have quickly found that I need a male therapist to actually get the help I need. The women are simply to coddling and “you’re alright” type of help that doesn’t improve my situation. I’ve had a couple situations with a guy a... | self.Anxiety |
Friend/Roommate [20F] showing bipolar/possible schizophrenic characteristics when drunk? (Canada) [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Living with anxiety, and pursuing a degree in MFT. Good or bad? I have lived with anxiety for the past ten years, and over the past 3 years I have been stable. I go to therapy once a month, and I feel like I have a good understanding of who I am, and why I experience anxiety. I have a full-time job. I am going to apply... | self.Anxiety |
Help me (bipolar 2) help my partner (bipolar 1) [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I'm not handling this breakup with my best friend very well. This has been the most emotionally draining thing I've ever experienced. I don't even remember losing one of my parents years ago affecting me as much as this has.
I've done nothing but care and I hate that I continue to do so as much as I do now three month... | self.offmychest |
I️ feel like the more people get to know me the less they like me Pretty much the title sums it up. I make pretty good first impressions, and over time i feel like the friends I have as they get to know me start hating me.
Can anyone else relate? | self.depression |
Being jealous of my best friend?! I'm jealous when my best friend is having fun with other friends. That makes me angry with him and sometimes I don't talk to him because of it. I know it sounds really stupid, but we've been best friends (just the two of us) for 4 years, and now he's not inviting me to things like he u... | self.offmychest |
Sorry if I sound like a baby in this, but I need to get stuff off my chest. I'm just tired. Sooo, let me go ahead and whine about SOME of my problems (Sorry). I'm tired of everything. No matter how hard I try, I always make the mistakes or I'm always the problem in the friendships, relationships, etc. I've had someone ... | self.depression |
Oops trigger self harm I'm having a really hard time. My husband said I was being mean. He asked if I wanted him to make me food because I'm a vegetarian and he made a big meat breakfast for him and my son. I said no, it's fine. My son asked if I was going to just say no and be mad if they didn't make me food.
My hus... | self.bipolar |
I'm probably just going to spam a bunch of subreddits with my emotional trash at 3:20 AM [deleted] | self.depression |
Does anyone else look forward to the weekend and then when Friday rolls around get upset or worried that you have nothing to do on the weekend? If this is you, find something that you know you enjoy - reading! walking and listening to music! watching documentaries or a series! learning an instrument that makes a decent... | self.Anxiety |
My son killed my chance to make our future better And I am trying very hard not to be upset over it. Previously in Oregon I was a property manager, those people who rent out apartments and do leases, oversee maintainence, etc. We were offered a much better salary (3x what we made in Oregon) to move and we did. Little d... | self.offmychest |
I am one step away from curing my anxiety forever [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I feel so used and sorry for myself... My husband came out to me as gay end of July (see post history for more details)... Since the initial two months of guilt and gentleness from him, he has turned mean spirited and I feel that he loathes me.
I decided to stay with him because our children are so young and I am not ... | self.offmychest |
You know you’re depression is bad because you’re in tears after Popeyes tells you they don’t have any onion rings [deleted] | self.depression |
Fullfilling Obligations before I die Anyone have any tips on this??
I’ve reached an all time low. I don’t want to live, I actually have nothing to live for and genuinely EVERYone will be better off with me dead.
That being said I have a concert with a friend on Thursday and I mind kids for a living, I don’t want to ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Three strikes and out Had total of four treatments. Recovery from each was progressively worse. Paranoia, anxiety, extreme memory loss to the point I couldn't recognize wife or children. Ended up in locked room as the paranoid me became the angry me. I knew something was wrongs, I literally felt short circuited, and la... | self.bipolar |
I’m about to lose my home. After not being able to pay my mortgage for over a year I am, rightfully, about to lose my home. I told my mother the basics of the situation, but the thought of sitting down with my family and telling them how substantially I failed is more than I have the strength to face.
I’m a coward an... | self.SuicideWatch |
Policy Update - Posting Your Own Content After some discussion, we thought it would be a good idea to clarify policies surrounding posting your own content (blogs, youtube videos, websites, etc). This is allowed! Please carefully consider how "out" you want to be before posting. You may not want your face and name asso... | self.bipolar |
New to Risperdal; do side effects subside? I'm 27 years old and was just diagnosed with bipolar type II after Prozac treating what they thought was depression sent me into a psychotic episode. I was diagnosed with major depression & generalized anxiety disorder at 12 years old and just coasted on Wellbutrin XL &... | self.bipolar |
I just want to talk. I just really want someone to listen. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
scared i'm always scared of gguughghiidk..like i'm too lazy to finish homework and study but then i get extremely scared/anxious if my grades drop. i'm nervous for the future b/c i feel so unprepared and clueless and i'm so mediocre at everything. i don't understand myself at all :// i'm also scared of bugs | self.Anxiety |
I’m not sure how to feel now My grandpa had to pick me up from my therapists office a week ago. I was in such a great mood. I felt on top of the world. We usually talk about dumb stuff together, anything from his childhood to aliens, but this time the conversation turned very sad. He asked me if I remembered my parents... | self.Anxiety |
Why am I a fucking mistake? I feel like a complete dumbass. I know that I am depressed and have something fucked up in my head but I don't say shit. It's like I want to keep on being messed up and down all the time. I've been feeling this way since I was about 12, I am now 17. I feel like I should see a therapist or so... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anhedonia - My friend for life that I don't want I've been having anhedonia for almost 10 years now. Sometimes it's easier sometimes it's very serious. Usually when something extreme happens I snap out of it for a moment.
I accept that it's probably going to be there for the rest of my life. It all started when I hig... | self.depression |
19/UK - Need a Heartfelt Friend Heya, I'm currently 19, living in the UK. I was recently diagnosed as having GAD and currently waiting on 2 other assessments for other traits that I may have. I've been shut in for a while, haven't actually had a friend for the past 4-5 years until about 6 weeks ago but we're having to ... | self.depression |
For those who have opened up to their parents? What was the outcome? For example, how did they react and what did you do about how they reacted (positively or negatively)? If you opened up to them so you could get help (because of age-wise/insurance-wise), was it eventually for the better in the end even with how they ... | self.depression |
I'm in an endless cycle I dont know what to do. I need to get out of this house but i have no where to go. Its always been a trigger. Im lying here on the living room floor crying typing on reddit to keep myself from ending it all. I dont want to die but i feel stuck. Its never gotten better im always told im useless e... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm out of rehab and so thankful. More later, but let's just say I am so happy to be alive, sober and on meds again.
Desolate | self.bipolar |
I want to help others but just need opinions on this situation So I do this thing on the internet right. Not big but I have a dream. But lately life and everything is getting in the way. Like I’ll admit it I’m depressed and have been for a while and it’s so unmotivating. I just wanna lie in bed and sleep all day until ... | self.depression |
Everything is bland Everything I used to enjoy is now empty. Videogames are what I turned to have some fun and escape my problems, but they feel more like a chore than entertainment now. I have no interest in life. The only thing keeping me from ending my pain is my family, I can't make them go through with the pain I ... | self.depression |
Need help with appetite!! Hi all I’ve been struggling still with eating and currently have dropped about 10 pounds this month. (173 to 163) I’m eating maybe twice a day, but I have no interest in eating unless my stomach starts rumbling. I started taking setraline 25mg today and it’s supposed to help but I just don’t w... | self.Anxiety |
Got hardcore ghosted. Super gloomy. Am I to blame? [deleted] | self.depression |
Schizophrenia, suïcide the only option I don’t really know what I hope to achieve with this post. I suffer from schizophrenia since I was 19, and I am 29 now.
This is not a life. I can barely function, barely take care of myself, the medicine numbs all my feelings and makes me feel like a zombie. Stopping the meds is ... | self.SuicideWatch |
The older I get, the more I realize just how fucked up and unfair the world is, the more reasonable suicide seems.. [deleted] | self.depression |
Probably ain't much anyone can do but I'd appreciate any advice. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
OCD as an excuse I've got years of experience with anxiety and agoraphobia but OCD is not something I know much about.
My brother is home for Christmas and won't stop talking about things even when we try to stop the conversation its all about him and if he isn't satisfied then he won'... | self.Anxiety |
The only thing worse than doing nothing is doing something There was a post here about doubts, and doubting where one is truly "depressed" or whatever. As I mentioned there, I can relate.
And not just because I wonder whether my down moods are down "enough," but also because they're so inconsistent. If I felt bad *a... | self.depression |
Literally the only thing I can talk about is how pathetic and shit my life is. I've literally spent all my time thinking of whether or not life is worth is that I now no longer can do anything other than bitch and moan about my shitty life. | self.depression |
Not sure what to do... Hey all. I just need somewhere to talk and hopefully seek some advice. Not sure what my next step is. I hope this is the right place for this, if not feel free to point me in a different direction.
I think I am suffering from depression. For the last few years I am having a hard time getting tas... | self.depression |
Fear what people think of me even when they're not around me [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
cutting I sometimes cut, i try not to. Does anyone have advise on things to do or think of while thinking about cutting? thanks. | self.SuicideWatch |
Question about Zoloft... Two weeks ago I went to the doctor for insomnia, bounding pulse, irritability, etc, and was prescribed Zoloft for anxiety that I hadn’t realized I was even experiencing. The first week and a half was AMAZING. Even on the first night I took it, I was able to go to sleep without Benadryl for the ... | self.Anxiety |
I found a local reddit post expressing suicidal intentions and I'm not sure what to do. I was browsing a subreddit for something in my area and found a month-old post from someone stating that they plan to commit suicide in the next week (a week from now, not the date of their post).
I would like for this person to g... | self.SuicideWatch |
I hate myself my brain keeps screaming at me that I'm a pedophile. I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not I'm not just stop | self.Anxiety |
Question about a guy I'm dating who says his therapist told him he's manic but insists he's not bipolar [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Never shared before but I have no where to go [deleted] | self.depression |
"Unofficially kicked out" of shool because... Hello.
(Terrible english ahead! Also extremely long text!)
I have been living in a boarding school for the last year and 3 months (high school). There have been ups and mostly, downs that nearly broke me every time. Because of the sudden darkness, as I like to call it, that... | self.depression |
Anxiety - and the little things that help <3 Hi!
Note: I’ve had a rough past few weeks-months with events ranging from the loss of a parent (cancer) to smaller (yet still unexpected) difficulties and my anxiety has been through the roof! In all honesty, it’s probably been worse this season than it ever has been, b... | self.Anxiety |
Finger biting? So when my anxiety builds up I bite the shit out of my fingers. Finger nails, and the skin surrounding them. Afterwords it hurts (of course) but it's a habit so I do it regardless. Any tips for getting rid of/helping anxiety induced habits like this? | self.Anxiety |
Happy this Christmas This is the first year of my adult life that I'm able to buy Christmas presents for everyone on my list. I learned how to save and budget really well this year, and it gave me so much satisfaction to look at my bank account and see that I can shop worry-free!! I'm so excited to see everyone open th... | self.offmychest |
Things are great but I still want to die Just ended up taking a break from a toxic relationship and I feel really good and happy, but part of me still wants to die. I feel like I could go out happy now. Like it's time for me to go. I miss my boyfriend and I'm scared I'm codependent on someone who doesn't need or want m... | self.SuicideWatch |
Resources on guys or athletes who have overcome/managed depression? [removed] | self.depression |
Trying to getting past a socially isolated childhood.... Here I am at 23. I have good friends, good family, good job, etc. but am definitely not normal. I am not real with anyone in my life every aspect has a different face I put on. I dont talk to coworkers, classmates, or roommates. Any time attention is on me I blus... | self.depression |
Feedback or any sort of advice would be appreciated [deleted] | self.depression |
Vulnerability. I'm trying to be more vulnerable but im struggling. How do i practice it more i had success with this is the past. Trying to be more open and showing my rough edges. It was liberating to let go, but i seem to be forgetting how to do this. if anybody has ever practiced this or has good advice it would be ... | self.Anxiety |
I miss the days where I talked with people Now it's all gone, I feel so lonely and it doesnt help me chronic depression.
I feel like I'm forcing myself on people, like I'm bothering them.
I hate this. | self.depression |
Good Options When Bipolar Makes it Hard to Work? Hi everyone.
So one issues I've been with my disorder last few years is that it makes it very hard for me be employed. Last couple of jobs I've had were lost due to having episodes. One got me fired due to acting inappropriately while manic, the other time I got re... | self.bipolar |
Do people who have depression know that they have it? My father keeps saying that he cant work because of depression and is often badly mooded. I am no expert, but when he justifies his actions and mentality towards employment with him being depressed and relates to the medicine he has to take it seems very weird to me... | self.depression |
Up again way too early I was up all night having to pee, or waking up and just going pee not sure which one. I ended up having this dream where I was in a big meeting and a diagram didn’t make sense but I had to talk anyway. To talk I had to take this big retainer out of my mouth and just hold it. People were disgusted... | self.bipolar |
17 year old been suffering for a year now and not spoken to anyone like family/ doctor about it. It’s getting really worse day by day. Any tips for me or anyone in a similar situation? [deleted] | self.depression |
My first sick day in a year and a half Earlier this month I started full time at a job that I only worked part time. So now I get even more coins, while waiting for the acorn to fall out of the tree and hit me on my head so I realize what I want to do with my life. Another story for another day. First, I don't like whe... | self.Anxiety |
Depression or something more? Let me start off by saying that I wasn't always this way. I used to be an advanced student in elementary school and had a passion for reading and learning; I could absorb knowledge and I had a social life. Then, things took a drastic change in 5th grade for no obvious reason. I suddenly ... | self.depression |
Panic about medication side effects This is my first time posting here, I just wanted to see if anyone can give me tips or has had the same thing. I suffer from chronic migraines and when I have an attack I take Tramadol for the pain. I've been taking this medication for almost 6 years without any problems now, but rec... | self.Anxiety |
Committed but questioning... I'm scared about my sexuality and who it's going to hurt [first post ever] I'm a 20-something female and I've come to Reddit because I need to tell someone in this world that I think I am bisexual. I don't know who else to tell and it's something o worry about every day.
Every day I become... | self.offmychest |
Does anyone else feel hyper with racing thoughts after social interactions? I went to a group poetry session yesterday evening. This is the ultimate 'outside of my comfort zone' experience for me due to high anxiety to do with being in a group of people, public speaking etc.
Everyone was nice, but I couldn't bring my... | self.Anxiety |
Christmas reminds meme of everything wrong I know I'm being pathetic and self-centered, but I just can't enjoy the holidays. It's not because I have an abusive family or anything. They're very loving and caring, and there's nothing there, except for pressure to participate and some bad memories which they have nothing ... | self.depression |
I hate kids I do and I don't feel bad about it. I don't want to see pics of your kids. I don't want to hear your boring "had to be there" stories about your kids. It is not interesting, funny, or cute. Go away.
I would never wish harm upon a child but I'm not a fan of them. Absolute zero interest in getting pregnant, ... | self.offmychest |
I want to give you all some advice - Look out for yourself Sometimes we fall into depression because we are going the wrong way with our lives, we know deep down something feels off, we know the college course or relationship isnt working out, but everyone is supporting you and thinking everything is going great. BUT O... | self.depression |
Mornings, ahhhh..... Mornings. Anyone else can wake up feeling pretty good because they havent had their usual nightmares or dreams(i dream of my ex almost everyday) and then you think about how you feel okay now compared to other mornings. But then thinking of how I'm sad all the time makes me even more sad....
Just ... | self.depression |
in one of those moods where i feel empty and suicide comes to mind I am not going to kill myself at all. Do not worry about me. However, I am feeling very empty inside right now and also a little bored. Suicide keeps coming to mind and I am just imagining what it would be like. I get this way when I am manic sometimes.... | self.bipolar |
DAE get chills, fever sensations, aches, and flu like symptoms from anxiety? So I've been really stressed out for a few days now after almost having no anxiety for two months (yay!). Holidays (like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc) always seem to ramp my anxiety up.
Anyway, I thought I was getting a cold Sunda... | self.Anxiety |
im getting a dog and im naming him "Puppy Doggy" and theres nothing any of you can do to stop me. | self.offmychest |
How many antidepressants have you gone through to find your best match ? I have ben through like 6 of them and only one showed a minor effect(sertraline), should I keep going and search for a more suitable one ? [deleted] | self.depression |
Angry 24/7 Life for me has always been instability. The people who were supposed to have there shit together around me never did. I had to raise myself and I'm doing a terrible job. When I lose control over situations it drags me down more than it would a normal person. Like why me? Why!?! Why couldn't have a normal li... | self.offmychest |
I'm pretty sure that one day im eventually going to kill myself. It doesn't matter if its 1 year, 10 years, or 30 years, I just know that there's absolutely no way I will be able to continue for an entire lifetime being this sad. Aside from video games and drugs I have no real hobbies or interests. I'm still in school ... | self.depression |
Grit and Victimization Okay so I was listening to NPR on the radio today and they were talking grit. What people have it and why some don't. I mean very little is known but what is obvious is that some people under even the worst circumstances are able to not able to just survive but also thrive.
So anyways. As I am l... | self.offmychest |
I failed....(pt3) I'm sorry I didn't update when I said I was going to, but better late then never.
I got to my parents house and they took my car keys...my phone was locked in the car.... They live in the middle of nowhere so I've been board out of my mind, even though I'm being watched I'm still trapped with only my... | self.SuicideWatch |
No one fucked me over as much as my ex did TL;DR My ex was fucked up. She made me fucked up. Now I'm fucked up and I wish I never met her.
I'm mentally fucked up, burned out, and flung into a cesspool of perpetual pain...I know it's really immature of me to blame ALL my problems on one person but no one really fucked ... | self.offmychest |
Switching immediately from lexapro to Zoloft, will I feel any withdrawal symptoms ? [deleted] | self.depression |
I’m just really sad but scared of actually ending it all. To make a long story short, I feel like shit and college doesn’t make me feel any better. Aside from this, I’ve never loved myself. Middle school dropped my self-esteem to the ground and now I can’t imagine anyone wanting to be with me. I’m struggling with my se... | self.SuicideWatch |
Deep regrets I’m very new to reddit, keep in mind I’m writing this one mobile. Before I start let me give you an idea who I am. I’m Hispanic, male, a junior in high school, overweight (210) 5’4 in height, I’m autistic and am diagnosed with aspergers, so forgive my incoherent writing, I also have mood disorder and adhd ... | self.depression |
girlfriend had a Mental breakdown the other day. how can i help? Hey Guys,
i need some advice how to deal with a situation i am confronted with a few times now. Also, english is not my first language, so please be patient with me.
I (24) am in a committed long distance relationship with my GF (23), who is living and g... | self.Anxiety |
Do you guys think this was an anxiety attack? Hi I’m a 22 year old girl and I have suffered with anxiety and panic attack on and off for about 5 years. I’ve been great for the last 2 years as I have been on medication for my anxiety. I have put on a lot of weight lately (I weigh 177lbs, I’m 5’2) and 2 weeks ago I gave ... | self.Anxiety |
To the man I love...please forgive me. This is what I would say if we ever spoke again. I’m writing you this letter because I have some things weighing on my conscience and I want to apologize for them. I’ve spent the last seven months doing a LOT of thinking--about you and me, about our situations, about myself, my pa... | self.offmychest |
Anyone ever been so depressed that they don't even enjoy watching TV anymore? [deleted] | self.depression |
My stepbrother is a problem for our parents, and I could be a better son too. I'm living with my mom and stepdad in my stepdad's house. My stepdad has a son living at home who has been out of high school for a few years but has not pursued further education or full-time employment. He does not help around the house or ... | self.offmychest |
Nicotine and mania I'm going through a bit of a manic episode and I just used something that had nicotine and it seemed to fuel it even more. I know I'm an idiot for using it but I just wanted to warn people. I know you probably already know this but don't use nicotine during manic episodes. It might affect people diff... | self.bipolar |
I just spent an hour and a half drafting my first comment... And then I deleted it after 6 minutes. | self.Anxiety |
I didnt have depression until i entered this relationship. 22F To make a long story short, I began having sex with a couple who are in an open relationship. Its fun and fantastic and I care about them deeply, but I've had signs of depression since I've been with them. I've already become attached and I consider them go... | self.depression |
Should I take anxiety medication? Hi guys.
So I talked to my doctor yesterday as my anxiety is getting worse and so he offered me anxiety medication... we (my doctor and I) have tried what seems like everything else before considering putting me on medication. But I’m kind of hesitant to take it even though my life is ... | self.Anxiety |
Can I just say I love this subreddit? All I see is encouragement and positivity on here! Hope you guys are achieving your goals today and taking steps to living a healthier life. | self.bipolar |
Why do you always have to lie to me? [deleted] | self.offmychest |
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