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i don’t want to be alive anymore, i’m too weak for this life [deleted]
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Incomplete? Recently I feel as if my life is missing something. I don't know what it is though. I have a feeling it can be a person, like I just want to meet someone new who I really connect with. I love my friends and I connect with them so much, but I really wouldn't mind meeting someone else. I don't want to dat...
self.offmychest
I want to give in But I’m scared. I’m such a disappointment to everyone around me. I can never do anything right anymore for anyone. I’m not good enough for my family. I’m not good enough for my boyfriend. I’m not good enough to be alive right now. We had to go on a 2 hour trip not too long ago and all I could do was s...
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Please help, what is the best way to kill yourself? [deleted]
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my sister is trying to be me even though she treats me like shit and ignores me, I'm suicidal because of this I asked my sister two years ago to store at her house my synthesizer and some boxes of barbie dolls from the 80s because my place had mold and was small. So a few weeks ago I finally managed to move to a better...
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Maybe depression?? So, I'll keep this as concise as possible but I also wanna be detailed so I can get good feedback. I'm 36 year old male. In 2014 I got married after a whirlwind courtship (we were married 8 months after meeting). We both contributed to the problems, but it was pretty bad from the minute we tied the ...
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Broken to pieces and still struggling When I was in high school I had a girlfriend for a year, I broke up with her but didn't really want to, I was trying to make her choose to stand up to her strict parents that would never let us hang out. At the end I decided if she wasn't going to stand up to them Id break up with ...
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just voicing my thoughts It seems everyone I know is living the dream: a girlfriend, a social life, decent job, enjoying whatever the fuck they do, no problems. them there are sad fucks like me. seriously the more i see, the more i just want to end my life
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When to worry about chest pain when i take a deep breath? Ok so yesterday I started noticing this sharp pain on the upper left side of my lung when i took a deep breath, and when I'm in different positions it can come and go, it has the feeling like if i stretch and deep breath a few times maybe it'll go away. I'm 22, ...
self.Anxiety
Ignored Every time I'm with friends or family I try to talk and contribute, and people look at me so I know they a knowledge that I'm speaking, but they ignore me 95% of the time and continue with whatever they were all saying. I don't understand why I'm always ignored like that.... how can I be heard, I feel like I h...
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I'm fucking terrified I might have Schizophrenia My mom is schizophrenic. That made my childhood... goddamn awful in some aspects. And once I was old enough to understand Schizophrenia, and learnt that It's genetic and I have the possibility of just suddenly developing it when I'm between my late teens and late twentie...
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Miss being able to feel emotions Hi. Don't know where to begin. I'm 19, freshman in college, and absolutely dread everyday single day of my life. I'm not unique, special, or any more important than anyone else going through a hard time but i'm sick and tired of depending on people to help me because 9/10 they usually l...
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i pay so much for insurance im 19, working a minimum wage job, i go to college , i need my car but why is my insurance so expensive for me...i’ve busted my butt trying to pay 260 a month for my insurance. I feel like having reason of having a car like going to college and working should lower my insurance. My car isnt...
self.offmychest
I've got permanent tinnitus because of my anti depressants [deleted]
self.offmychest
Stomach bug Is this a terrible issue for any of you guys? I’ve had a stomach thing for two days now and I’ve missed all of my lithium among my general health meds. I just started crying at something mundane on a television show and I know for sure I’m off. How do you guys cope with this?
self.bipolar
Is it normal to want to deny that I might be depressed? [deleted]
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I have officially decided that I am going to kill myself. I'm officially fucking done with life... I have plans to buy a nitrogen tank and fucking gas myself until I loose consciousness. But I don't want anyone with my body. I don't want anyone to find my body. Anyone have any ideas of where could I go to off myself wh...
self.offmychest
Does anything specific give you anxeity/panic attacks? I dont know why but i cant handle loud yelling even if its not towards me. My heart starts racing and i start to cry. Does Anyone experience something similar?
self.Anxiety
I have depression and anxiety. Should I still get a job? I have a long story but don't feel like giving all the details right now.. I graduated high school 6 months ago. I was supposed to move elsewhere and work for about a year before deciding whether I should go to college. Those plans didn't take place, so... I've ...
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WeLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP Yo! My names Josh. I am suicidal as fuck. I dunno. Maybe I just need to say it or something? I think about it daily. Hourly. Like jesus I need help haha. I won't get it though. I dunno maybe I'm lazy or something. I just fucking hate myself. I enjoy life, i love my friends, family, everything. I just...
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Pathetic, just got fired, the girl i have feelings for already has a bf. So to short it up, im a total failure. I´m 32 have been wobbeling along with jobs and living. Have no carrier because im average at everything i do. Have normal looks, but since im always depressed and stressed i have a hard time approaching woma...
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Everyone's too busy for me When you're depressed you're a pretty big drag on everyone else. It's a very lonely feeling to feel like dead weight and realize you're a waste of time. Hopefully I can become happier one day so I can be a positive part of people's lives.
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Update on Policy For New Accounts and 30 Day Review We have instituted a 30 day new account review for all new accounts. This is to protect our user base from banned users. We have been harassed and brigaded. I wont go into the specifics, but this is necessary to keep the community safe. **What this means:** All post...
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My migraines and my bipolar... My migraine. I can’t even see the page to type this through the fractal explosion of geometric eye blades. I can barely type because of a severe numbness in my left hand. I want to get this down on paper as it happens though and before it gets too unbearable. Something about naming the b...
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. pretending like everything is okay even though you are really NOT okay. now i have a job and am going to school everyday everyone tells me " i am doing great, i am so much better." all that. i try talking about someone but they end up talking about themselves or making the whole conversation about them. either that ...
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Why I should love myself I'm deserving of love. I'll have more healthy relationships. I'll be free of anxiety. I'll be free of depression. I'll be free of suicidal ideation. I will be a better leader. My children will grow up loving themselves. I can love others in a more real way. I need to stand up for what ...
self.offmychest
Why do I feel air between my frontal rib and back? [deleted]
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Why can't I be grateful for the things I have? Why can't I be satisfied with the things I have? Just because EVERYONE has these thing doesn't mean I need them. Why do I have to be so jealous?
self.depression
Weed induced hypomania I smoked weed last night and I felt absolutely terrible. After 3 hits I became manic, and all of my psychotic symptoms came back (extreme social anxiety, existential crises, negative self talk) I’m taking an atypical antipsychotic and a mood stabilizer. I’m scared that this hypomania won’t go awa...
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I gotta turn every situation into something bad Every time i have something good going with somebody i’ll be happy while i’m talking to them and then whenever i get a chance to think about the conversation my brain has to turn it into something bad. It’s like i desperately search for any little bit of negative energy a...
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I should start a losers anonymous community or something New account for obvious reasons. For anyone that sees on the outside, 2017 was a hell of an year. On the professional side, I got a job that allows flexible hours, I do not need to have an alarm to wake up and got two trips to countries I've never been paid in...
self.offmychest
I may be depressed, thoughts? Since about halfway through the current school year I've been extremely apathetic towards most activities, and have found the only source of entertainment in music and going to the gym. I've lost most of my appetite and have no desire to do most things at this point. Many video games I use...
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Anyone else only nervous around their "superiors"? This is a weird one, but I've been thinking about it lately. I mainly have social anxiety around my "superiors". That might mean literal superiors such as my boss, or more figurative, such as people who know more than me in a given situation, or are more well-known/a...
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This Girl Keeps Hurting Me I found this girl, who is great and we are actually a lot alike, and it was after me and my Ex\-Girlfriend broke up so it was amazing to actually have someone who cares about me and liked me. Well she likes to do this thing where she disappears for a while. When we started dating she stopped ...
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I overthink to an extreme and get anxious when I get any sense that someone I care about is mad at me, even when they’re not and I know they aren’t. It’s unbelievably frustrating. [deleted]
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My confession Kinda... All day long I have been having the thoughts again, and the thing is, I don't WANT to kill myself, I don't think. Like, the thing is I think that it would be an easy out to kill myself, but I don't think I could do that to my family. But the big question is why would I think about it. I need to ...
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Panic attack over my appearance. hey guys, ugly girl here. i know i am ugly from just looking at myself and how i have been treated. i have also asked honest opinions from multiple people and yes i am ugly. these people werent just being dicks or anything either like they rated everyone else pretty honestly if id say s...
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I should of listened To all the people that told me not to ask out my best friend. Now everything feels worse and I have no one to talk to. I feel like she's ignoring me now. And she treats me so much different. I hate that I care so much. My only question I want answer is if I'm so handsome and a great guy why did y...
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Psychologist vs Therapist vs ... I’ve dealt with major health anxiety for the past few years now and I’m trying to get help before I hit rock bottom and I’m sick of useless medical bills dealing with headaches and other random issues that pop up. But I’m confused by what the difference is between a therapist, psychol...
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Really really really want to cease to exist (please help) I've just started uni last year and I feel so isolated from everyone else. It seems as though I couldn't connect and I think I feel even more isolated since we have a small class - I can't find anyone to talk to. My best friends from highschool all left to diffe...
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im so numb to life .. (any words will help me right now ) [deleted]
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I hate being that friend who has to invite himself Im in college and in a group chat with about a dozen other people. Every once in awhile someone will type "wanna go downtown tonight?" And some people, but not everyone will say "sure" or "no thanks I'm busy". In the last week, I've asked if anyone wanted to go to lunc...
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Empty and ashamed I've finally pushed away the one person who means anything to me. I don't know why I expected him to put up with the shitty things I did. I was truly awful and in a way I'm proud of him for leaving, and the fact that I have to admit I feel that way is amplifying the pain. I am disgusted with myself. I...
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I can't stop hating myself, I can't live with myself I don't know how to convey the shit going on in my head because it makes no fucking sense anymore. I've always been very passionate about women's rights, and related topics, but the whole thing has gotten me hating myself to such extreme degrees. I keep getting into ...
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My co-worker brought coffee for everyone but me today... ...and you know, I'm pretty ok with it. Sorry your pettiness and dumb female games failed you. In case you forgot, I'm 30 years younger than you. I am the same age as your daughter. How would you feel if your daughter had a co-worker who bullied her? Who gave her...
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An observation from the grappling hook of being in a hole Hi, this is my first post on this subreddit. This was originally a bit of a rant due to unwanted attention during a black dog moment, and I have decided to leave it in it's raw form as opposed to proof reading it as an article. I hope you find it interesting. ...
self.depression
Really bad new symptom and want to make sure I'm thinking of everything to tell my pDoc. I'm having a really hard time. My brain just isn't working right. I have to type everything I'm saying 2 or 3 times, I've never had a problem with that before. I play hockey and I'm usually pretty good and now I had no idea what to...
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Whelp the HESI killed me I’m a sophomore and I just took the HESI today. I got such an average score. Everything was 80’s and I ended with an overall score of 84%. For those that don’t know what the HESI is, it’s basically an entrance exam to enter a nursing program. I needed to get something in the 90’s. I don’t know...
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I want to be like the kool kids The caption says it all as a Norma teen I want to be praised by others I want to be loved I feel like if I go it won’t matter I’ll just be. Weird kid that disappeared I’m a worthless piece of shit that can’t get his license at 17 years of age i want a car a job so I can flex but here I ...
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Wisdom Teeth removal tomorrow, feel a panic attack coming along soon. Getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow and I can barely function today. All week I’ve been fine and I was actually excited for it but today has been bad. When I woke up, first thing I started thinking about was tomorrow. I can feel my hear...
self.Anxiety
i just want to taste death maybe i dont need to die yet. there’s stuff i could do, there’s stuff i have yet to see. but god do i wish i could just get even a *taste* of death—just the tiniest bit. just to know what it’s like. just to figure out if its worth it. then i’ll know if i should
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I created my first whatsapp story. I dont talk to anyone on whataspp but i know people that have my contact number can see if i changed my profile picture and status update. Today i created my first story, they dont really know me. It feels stupid because i see people constantly feeling the need to tell us what they a...
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An Idiot- A story about me Time after time I let it happen again and again. I tell myself I'm going to be smarter this time, yet nothing ever changes. She walks into my life and eventually walks out. I tell myself I won't care for her I won't fall for her and I won't love her this time. But, every time she walks into m...
self.offmychest
I think I need serious help I'm not even close to the same person I used to be. I understand that people change and that's normal/healthy but every step along the way I've just been getting worse. I rarely feel happy anymore, the only emotion I really feel is anger or hatred for anyone and anything. Everything annoys m...
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not even suicidal but i feel so fucking shitty and like attention-seeking and 'crying wolf' when i say i want to die or kill myself b/c i and my drs know that i'm not actually a suicide risk, like i am fairly certain i couldn't do it to my parents, or would be unwilling, at least with how things are now. but i still fe...
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How have SSRIs positively changed your life? How did you know that you found the right dose? [deleted]
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I wish it could just disappear instantly. I have no way to record progress. Being happy doesn't mean I'm losing my depression, it means I'm having a happy episode and soon will become even more sad than before.
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Happy fucking new year /s Why can't I ever catch a fucking break??? Why does life continuously shit on me??? Why? I figured that us getting a place to live like that was a long shot, but why can't I just get a fucking break just fucking once? Am I truly this horrible of a person? Have I really fucked up my own life so ...
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How does dating even work when you're a male with anxiety?! [deleted]
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I shouldn't be fucking crying on Christmas Eve I don't know if I'm formally diagnosed with depression but here I am. I've systematically lost all my close friends. I miss them so much. I just suck at staying in contact and let one fight go without communication for months until I'm too scared to talk to them ever again...
self.depression
I've gone from having zero sex drive and being unable to orgasm to masturbating four times in 24 hours Yeesh this is a total flip
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Does anything ever really help? Does it really? Because as I read peoples words they feel empty and when I hear people try to comfort me it just doesn't mean anything. It feels like my back is always exposed and people would just use any information I give them against me. I feel alone and weak and I don't think that w...
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I called the cops finally! On my upstairs neighbor. I always hear a scream from a lil girl whos less than 6 y.o....for months..its not a normal whiney cry, its like scream hysterical(torture) cries and made me feel so hopeless...i was scared to call cops cos i was scared id get attacked from neighbors, but when the SCR...
self.offmychest
lexapro? so hello, i don’t post here a lot but today something came up. I’ve been struggling with depression for a long time, and my therapist suggested i see a psychiatrist and try medicine. he ended up suggesting prozac and lexapro, and prescribed lexapro to try first. while im aware everyone has different experience...
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Drug tests are stupid, and so are the companies that require them. I was a regular pot smoker for the better part of the last decade or better. Pretty functional pothead, in that I held down a job and all that, but I was starting to feel some of the physical ramifications of it all. Shitty lung capacity, decreased de...
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On the verge of being academically dismissed *This is gonna be a wall text and before anyone freaks out for me in the comments, right now I'm calm. Freaking too calm for what I should be in this situation.* Last year, I came back to university after six years. I got in a prestigious law school when I was 20 and droppe...
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I wrote a stream of consciousness poem to express and illustrate my ups and downs. Just wanted to share. [deleted]
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I could really use someone's opinion here I am afraid to be in public. I feel like people are watching me or staring at me and sometimes even following me. I sit in the back of all my classes and avoid crowds at all costs. Whenever I'm out I start getting nervous. My head starts hurting and I start breathing heavier. I...
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Help me with a fitness plan to ease my self into a fit life. Hello Reddit, I am trying to put my life back together after a emotional 6 months. Break ups are hard but in a city with no family and fiends shared by both of you it takes a toll. My ex has moved on and I am happy to see his smile. All I ever wanted was him...
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I'm a useless fuck and I don't know what to do. I can't focus on my work. I'll be lucky to manage a 2.0 GPA. I tried to talk to a peer counselor. I rang three times. I tried to stop by CAPS even though they forbid dual relationships and I'm now a psychology major and they were closed. I tried calling my old doctors off...
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Getting a bit high... escalating quickly So my psychiatrist put me on Lamictal first, then added Seroplex (SSRI) about two weeks ago. And two days ago, I finally started getting better. Like a lot, lot better. And I feel I'm getting higher and higher as the days pass. Today I'm missing work because all I want to do is...
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Have you ever had a doctor avoid diagnosing you with bipolar? .
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i'm trying hi, i'm sorry if my writing is bad, i have a headache and i feel dizzy. today i tried to hang myself. the reason i didn't succeed was because of the method that i used. when i did a research, i read a lot that i was going to feel some discomfort but i would also black out in about 10 seconds. i didn't have a...
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Having no one to talk to at school is the worst. [deleted]
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No one takes me seriously because I'm young I'm 15\M and don't want to live anymore. I told my school counselor but be just dismissed it because of puberty. The reasons for my desire to die are: -Friends have been pushing me away and excluding me from events -Sleeping feels better than everything -Never had a girlf...
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I trade stocks occasionally. Severe depression. Bi polar type 2 here? I trade stocks. I have severe anxiety do it. I get severe depression when i dont do a move i contemplated or even sold early. During this rebound in the market i am feeling very depressed i didnt hold my apple. I somtimes have a mood where i say " yo...
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Lithium - Why am I so stubborn? Okay, so I had my long awaited appointment with the pdoc yesterday. Well, it felt like a long wait to me. I am to start lithium 300 mg tonight. I took it for short time when I was 15 years old and felt awful but I was also taking amitriptyline and risperdal so who knows. That didnt la...
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I feel guilty. I was talking to a girl and we were thinking about a relationship, all I needed was some more time. She gave me a month to figure it out we hung out and stuff, and now that I told her I needed more time- she wants nothing to do with me and she said she was in love so she's very upset and I feel like I'm ...
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Anyone else struggle to hold down a job? It's so humiliating. I'm smart, hard working and I interview very well, so I've landed so many great job opportunities. I've blown them all... I was never fired, I always just stopped showing up because I got too stressed or symptomatic. It feels like full-time work is too time-...
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Do you believe in a compensation or reward for making it through tough times? [deleted]
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Annoyed when no one understands you can’t control your anxiety? [deleted]
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How Many Hours of Sleep Does someone with Bipolar Need? I feel like I don't feel well rested unless I get at least 9 hours of sleep. Is that too much?
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Does it really get better? I have been getting therapy and medication and I feel worse. I want to kill myself less, but that is because everything seems to be getting harder and harder. If I were to kill myself, I would have wasted a bunch of my therapist's time, a bunch of everyone's time. To think of how much time is...
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i cant sleep . And i cant stop thinking. There are so many thoughts racing through my head right now and i dont even know what im thinking about. I feel like im thinking about so much that i dont even know how to organize my own thoughts anymore. In high school, my depression was caused by my parents and how they trea...
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The hardest part is knowing it will never get any better... I have been depressed for over 20 years now and whilst i understand i have 100% success rate in getting over the bad days so far, i find no solace because it doesn't mean I'm progressing or improving.. I'm just coping.. and in my experience, these things don...
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I feel like happiness is being drunk on life. And mild depression is a more honest and sober state. Like the only way to be truly happy is just living the life and enjoying it. And the second you start thinking about what all of this means you are bound to become depressed. Perhaps contentment, peace is what everyone i...
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Saying no adds anxiety Why is saying no so hard. I have always been very kind to people and I struggle to say no. Even in my own expense. I just was able to make a big decision and resign from a job that made me unhappy but was very good position otherwise. Now my bosses are trying to make me stay with all kind of of...
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I fell like the most embarassed I've ever been in my life :( So should I be this worried or it's not that big of a deal? What happened is I sent like a really dumb text to a girl I really like (remember that it was on afternoon) And my fucking excuse was sending another text now on late midnight that said like: "Oh n...
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Didn't know where else to post Not even going to use a throwaway cause it won't matter. I've been thinking of killing myself for a year now, I think I'm ready to do it. Haven't set an exact date but I'll do it. I'm not going to see the end of this week, that's for sure. Before I do it, I'll send my user handle to a few...
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I faked an English accent when I went out last night and everyone loved it. I don’t get out much- like ever. Usually I don’t even attempt it because my self esteem takes some heavy blows when I do. Unfortunately I am just not very easy on the eyes and I’m lucky to get a fake smirk and a polite excuse about why someone ...
self.offmychest
Severe anxiety/panic when thinking about death (existential fear) I’ve been getting these panic attacks/intrusive thoughts for as long as I can remember but for the past two months they’ve gotten more intense and more frequent (every day). I’m terrified of dying, I can’t comprehend not existing and when I think about...
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Suicide alternative: Moving away. I know my depression is caused by my own brain, but I believe my environment makes it much, much worse. I'm very liberal (equality and the evironment come first) and Athiest, and I'm in a very red state. All I hear at work is people complaining about liberals, talking about beating the...
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About to quit college and afraid of the aftermath of comments from my family.. [deleted]
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How do you you feel good about yourself? I’m over the worst of my depression I think but I get some days where I feel like the biggest failure in the world and I’m useless. I want to think I’m awesome and be proud of myself but without being delusional. How do you make yourself believe it?
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My girlfriend of a year and a half is extraordinarily clingy, emotionally demanding, and completely dependent on me. She had friends before me but since she started dating me she’s pushed them all to the wayside in favor of spending all of her time with me. The friend group we used to share together no longer assoc...
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Depression and anxiety has been getting worse, medication not working...I don't know what to do. I'm a second year university student and things have just been so bad lately in terms of my depression. I feel so isolated at school. What's really affecting me is I'm losing friends or things just aren't the same with some...
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First time reaching out to a doctor- told me i am not sick My doctor has commented on my anxiety several times when I’ve seen her for other things. She asked if I dealt with it Okay and I told her yes because I didn’t want to talk about it. She seemed genuine. Well, it’s starting to take over my life with the shaking ...
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Does anyone else wake up in the middle of the night feeling really, really strange? Hey all, so this has happened to me twice now. I've fallen asleep and presumably not too long after I'll wake up but everything feels different. If you've seen stranger things, it feels like I'm in the underworld where everything famili...
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You know you are messed up when it feels wrong to be ok. I don't understand it really. For once i dont feel completely miserable but it feels wrong. I should probably use it for what its worth because i know for a fact it is temporary.
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I don't want to exist and I never have [deleted]
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