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It's so hard not to be angry or irritable all the time. [deleted] | self.depression |
(18F) How do you motivate yourself? Background: I'm currently a freshman in my second semester of college. I'm taking medication and see a therapist to help me cope with my depression. I also work-out at least 5x a week and eat fairly well.
I find that these things help immensely but there is nothing harder than gett... | self.depression |
HELP I have severe anxiety and minor things can set it off. My wife gets upset when I have panic attacks and treats me in a very condescending and unsympathetic manner.
Suicide is a regular thought in my mind and sometimes I entertain the idea of going through with it.
Today has been an insanely difficult day, I bare... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm ruining my relationship I love my man. He loves me. We've been together way longer than I anticipated.
I'm going through a rough patch. Anxiety keeps me awake at night - what if somebody murders me tonight or what if my friend dies or what if I crash my mum's car tomorrow? I can't sleep.
I love my man and he lo... | self.depression |
Is it really better to love and lost than never loved at all? I miss my ex-boyfriend. We’ve been broken up for 3 months and dated almost a year. We lived together and we had great chemistry. I’ve had time to reflect on what went wrong and I️ wish I could of changed it while we were together. We really didn’t have a fal... | self.offmychest |
I need advice. My folks are visiting tomorrow and I'm stressed the f out. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I'm freaking out about college So, I've been living in my room without doing much for the last year finishing highschool, I'll start going to college by the 29th and I'm freaking out about it.
I never do anything by myself, my mom has always solved all of my problems for me and now I can't be told to do things on... | self.Anxiety |
Dealing with heightened anxiety and bad nausea on new antidepressant - needing some encouragement I've been dealing with depression and anxiety for years, with bouts that are particularly awful. For the past few months I noticed that my anxiety was getting unbearable, and while I'm on generic Wellbutrin for my depressi... | self.Anxiety |
Been through a lot recently, getting chest pains, I think it may be anxiety [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I'm still alive Just to ease some minds of those who reached out. I am still here. | self.SuicideWatch |
Other people having it shitty doesn't make me feel any less shitty, in fact it makes me feel worse A lot of times when I'm depressed, people like to point out a lot of people would love to trade places with you(which is true). But that doesn't make me happy. Just shows me that it can get worse from here and I'm a cryba... | self.depression |
empty words i just posted a bit ago but i'm really so upset. i've been in bed for 4 days straight and i have hardly eaten or had water and no one in my household has even tried to talk to me about it. they ask whats wrong when they finally see me and i start to tell them and i can see that my words just annoy them.
a... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm tired of losing my stuff, and I want my fucking scarf back! [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Anyone get an irregular heartbeat beat with lengthy spells of anxiety? I’ve had the irregular heartbeat off and on with my anxiety, usually when I’ve been anxious for a while (days or weeks). Sometimes (when my anxiety is low) I won’t experience any for months. I don’t experience any pain or dizziness, but it is scary ... | self.Anxiety |
i'm legitamately going to kill myself holy shit a 46. i got a fucking 46 on my chemistry test today. there's no way i got a 46. i didn't know some of the questions sure but i believed that i got at least a C. but a fucking 46.......i don't have any other choice but to commit suicide rn. my grade dropped from a 91 to a ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Feeling trapped and claustrophobic. My dad and I have a tense relationship for lack of a better term. For the most part, he and I get along fine, but he does a lot of things to make me feel uncomfortable. And it’s not just me he does this to; my sister doesn’t even speak to him and my mom, who divorced him years ago, t... | self.Anxiety |
Why do meds stop working? Really curious
Am on lamotrigine 200mg and was in remission for like 7 months and then I got a little depressed for awhile, then mixed, now I feel like I'm going up again
Was using olanzapine to manage the manic episodes but besides knocking me out I'm not sure if it's doing much? Idk
I mean t... | self.bipolar |
Should I put up the fight? I posted on here last night asking the perspective of those who've dealt with manic episodes that split relationships apart.
Today I want to ask advice on if I'm doing the right thing.
I understand she may not be able to love me right now and might even hate my guts because of what she is s... | self.bipolar |
I Just Don't Know What To Do I'm only nineteen years old, but I've been dealing with insomnia, depression, GAD, and social anxiety for almost a decade now. It's at the point where I can't even remember a time where I was happy.
I couldn't graduate from high school. I had to leave public high school in my freshman year... | self.Anxiety |
Shout-out to the best damn partner this aspergirl could have [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Been in bed for a week I’ve missed my classes everyday this week. I don’t want to do anything. I feel like I’m withering away. | self.depression |
1 year since diagnosis and still want to end it all... So it's been a whole year of medication, therapy, rehabilitation and constant month supervision from doctors, therapists and specialists since my Bipolar and borderline personality disorder diagnosis. It hain't gotten better, if anything it's gotten entirely worse.... | self.bipolar |
I’m 20 years old, never had a job, need help/advice [deleted] | self.depression |
I think I am slowly losing it After my first suicide attempt I kept telling myself "dont do it because it will hurt your parents and so and so" and I did the same after the second attempt, but I cant keep on lying to myself I really want to do it, I cant take it anymore | self.SuicideWatch |
I have no REM sleep? Feeling butthurt. I recently had a sleep study done. The polysomnography report gave me 266 awakenings and zero minutes in REM sleep, sleep efficiency 60% because I was awake from 3am to 4.40am also.
My psychiatrist tells me that this is due to staying in bed wallowing in depression for much of ... | self.bipolar |
First Christmas in 26 years that I’m not spending like I normally do and I’m pretty bummed out about it [deleted] | self.depression |
Fear of going insane Hey I would just like some input on a topic that really bothers me.
I have had anxiety for about 2 years and it has gotten severe to the point to where it is affecting my life a-lot. I fear that i am developing schizophrenia so im always looking for signs and convincing myself that i have symptoms... | self.Anxiety |
She said she hated me. She said she hated me. Hated. You don't say that to someone you're supposed to love. Yeah, I can believe things were stressful for you and us being at odds for the better half of 2 months must have sucked for you too, but I didn't do anything to warrant that kind of language. I treated you so wel... | self.offmychest |
I’m just gonna write whatever comes to me and hope someone replies I’m sorry if this is formatted badly but I just wanna describe this to someone
Anyone else constantly thinking they’re not depressed? That all this lack of motivation, happiness, confidence and interest are just side effects of you being a shitty perso... | self.depression |
All I want is to die I don't think I'm going to follow through with it just yet, but I'm my second week into antidepressants and now that I'm starting to think a bit more clearly, all I can think about is how I still just want to be dead. It's not even an emotional response anymore. I just really hate myself. I serv... | self.SuicideWatch |
Trileptal and Lamictal So I am taking trileptal for my moods and it is definitely helping but I found that 600 was too much for me as I was experiencing nausea extreme tiredness and lack of energy throughout the day. Would going on a lower dose of this and mixing it with lamictal possibly be a good idea? | self.bipolar |
Can I die already? If you don't sleep, you'll get manic. Problem is I have insomnia literally and bipolar type one. Am I doomed for life? Is this like the worst combination there is or what? | self.bipolar |
My family puts zero effort into things when a challenge arises. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Everything feels so negative I guess I'm posting this to see if anyone else feels something similar (which is silly because I'm sure someone does, but I just want to hear it) so here goes:
I've had depression and anxiety on a minor scale for years now, but in the past couple months it's been so much worse. Before my d... | self.Anxiety |
Make the pain stop. I keep getting sick. I know why. I can't regulate my own physical or mental health.
I keep getting stomach bugs and I'm calling out of work 2-3x a month.
I just want to not try anymore. Let me rest my head and lose all pain. For this life isn't worth living. | self.Anxiety |
Anyone there Is anyone able to talk? I messed up and I no longer have any idea on how I can go on | self.SuicideWatch |
Hopefully my last message. I'm not to sure what the hell this sub-reddit is about but I'm guessing it's about helping people through suicide.
I just turned 14, Had a death wish since I was 5, Life is purposeless and I have no future ahead of me and my life has been crashing down on me ever since I was fucking born, I'... | self.SuicideWatch |
Goodbye to my best friend If this is not the place to pour it out, I don’t know what is.
It’s 4am, and I can’t fall asleep because today I’ve said ‘goodbye’ to you, my best friend. I know it’s uncommon among guys to have such a close girl friend and vice versa, but you know we’ve been through thick and thin for over ... | self.offmychest |
help This guy told me to blow my head off with a sawed off on youtube. It made me very sad and completely ruined my thanksgiving.
Can you guys go and report him, i know if enough people do so than he can get banned at least for a little. (btw I am depressed so this guy really didn't help)
His name is Matt Savage. If ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I i'm not doing fine and i think i cannot go on I'm really considering killing myself, first of all i don't want to hurt anyone but i think i simply cannot handle myself anymore, i cannot eat, sleep or think in a future where i'm genuinely happy. I don't have friends that i can count, when this all started, an old frie... | self.SuicideWatch |
No thoughts, no feelings. What to do? For the past three years or so my mind has been in this weird, numb state. It takes an effort to produce a thought, an effort to feel something. Often I catch myself trying to figure out what am I sitting here for, little or no connection with my past of thoughts of future. It is a... | self.depression |
sudden drop back into anxiety attacks everyday Hey all... this is my first post here, so I apologize if it seems.. weird or out of place. I'm sorry if this isn't coherent at all, because I honestly am just... freaking out. I (20/F) have been suffering from anxiety attacks since I entered high school, so the past 6 year... | self.Anxiety |
Does anyone else feel like just leaving everything and running away? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Productivity Hey there- sometimes I feel I’m the only one who can’t channel my hypo-mania or depression into anything “worthwhile”. I am so down and my head is so twisted when I’m depressed that I cannot function and when I’m hypomanic, if I’m not on a shopping spree, I’m irritable or dancing to EDM ... alone.
I’m mo... | self.bipolar |
Bored in detox. Still a little manic. I'm so bored. Since I'm detoxing in a medical facility I'm not allowed to leave my room. My girl has to work and I don't have anyone else to come visit me. Since I'm getting benzos for the WD my mania has (somewhat-ish) subsided. There's only so much Internet to keep me interested ... | self.bipolar |
I feel so random sad and i think random about suicide :( idk what to do.. | self.SuicideWatch |
Im dealing with the same thing Im 28 and my girlfriend passed from cancer in 2016 halloween and ive done some shitty things to her and everybody else because of how selfish and inconsiderate i was. in the past as well. Said the wrong things to her during our arguments. And drank alot. And hurt alot of people because of... | self.SuicideWatch |
has therapy helped you? Been diagnosed and on meds for 10 years. Just recently started seeing a therapist because I've been court ordered to as part of my inpatient parole of sorts. My social worker recommended DBT so I've been doing a group DBT class and individual therapy with a DBT specialized therapist. If you've h... | self.bipolar |
Coming to terms with bipolar Hey all. Until today, I constantly denied that I actually had bipolar disorder, despite official diagnoses. Heck, I'm probably manic as I type this, having a history of constantly posting status updates daily.
Anyway, I believe what helps me have control are:
-low-sugar and low-caffeine di... | self.bipolar |
A 14 year old in need of advice So first off english is not my first language so I'm sorry already
I am a 14 year old boy who is tired of life and everything that comes with it . I had 2 girlfriends one was nice but had really bad social anxiety so I ( like fucking asshole ) left her cause I did not want too deal with... | self.SuicideWatch |
Please don't pretend to be my friend if you don't mean it [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Help with a relationship? Background- been seeing a woman for many months, at the same time seeking treatment for bipolar (treatment has been helping but not at 100%)
GF doesn't seem to want me. Doesn't seem interested in me. Claims she wants me. She seems distant. No matter what I try. Not intimate at all. We haven't... | self.depression |
I want to quit everything. The only out is through death. Well here I am again. I thought I'd go through with it last week but I didn't. I failed life and I don't have enough to make a change. My whole life sucks. Work, home, lack of a social life.
I'd love to leave the US given how everything here is heading for a co... | self.SuicideWatch |
Adults who went decades undiagnosed, what was it like to finally get treatment? How did you manage for so long without it? | self.bipolar |
The shortest random bit of bullshit at 3am Within a month my crush has become nothing more than a random human who (edit no) fears me and the person who led me to therapy over a year ago has become the person i fear the most.
Goodnight. | self.depression |
Alone in a room full of people It’s the worst feeling. I feel it all too often. | self.depression |
Home no longer feels like home to me This is my first time posting here and also my first time telling this to anyone. Apparently it feels good to take things off your chest like this so i wanted to see if it works.
I am a 17yo male living with my mother, her boyfriend and my younger brother. My parents divorced when ... | self.depression |
Conquering depression I’ve gone through a few bouts of depression in my life and I️ always ended up conquering it the same way. I️ always forget this when I’m in it but it’s the fastest way to pull out of it.
Live intentionally.
With each time I️ pulled out of it there was some inciting incident that turned the qui... | self.depression |
Any help with driving anxiety? Hello everyone, I'm really struggling with my debilitating fear of driving. I never linked it to anxiety, but as I think about it all my fear comes from how people perceive me. Am I driving too quickly, slow, did I make a turn weird, was that honk for me? It's also a lot about sensory ove... | self.Anxiety |
I feel like my life is in shambles. What should I do? I feel like I'm a complete failure. I'm currently in university, I have a job that I love, I have friends, I have supportive family, but still I just can't shake the feeling that I would be better off never having existed.
It's a bit difficult to explain, I'm suic... | self.depression |
Another day alone Which is nothing new to most here , I imagine. Oddly lately , I've completely gone of t.v. programs...lost utter interest..Which isn't making the days go faster. Especially when unemployed 8 years.. mad when I think about it..
,8 years no friends no girl friends...
Started a SSRI'S seems to help a ... | self.depression |
It's all gone to shit again. I don't know why I bother trying. Five years ago I was homeless right after graduating school. I've been trying to improve my situation ever since and it's been an uphill slog, but I thought I could do it. I've been living cheap in a house with over a dozen people to save money. I've be... | self.offmychest |
Eventually I don’t see the point in living if I’ll never really want to. Apparently I’m over dramatic and annoying about it, but I don’t see what could be good about living even in the future. I’ve been holding on for 7 years with the thought that one day it will be better in my head and it hasn’t gotten any better yet... | self.SuicideWatch |
Avoiding the world This is basically what I do. No spending time with friends, going out as little as possible. It just feels exhausting interacting with people or doing day-to-day things so I just kind of cut myself off from the world. Anyone else feel like this? What do you do? | self.depression |
Trouble with derealization and escapism My anxiety and panic has gotten so significantly better recently! However I still struggle with two things and would like some advice if it wouldn’t be out of your way:
1) Derealization- When I’m alone I feel completely like I’m in a dream. I feel as if my mind is detached from ... | self.Anxiety |
Looking for some school/life/work advice? I'm in my last year of school and my last semester involves a practicum. I'm a recreation therapy student and in my province, national certification is optional but highly desired and my school temporarily has the ability to enable me to pursue this. But, we've had a hard as fu... | self.bipolar |
I am being too picky? Attractiveness and Personality. So long story short I go on a date with a girl, she's pretty cute but I don't feel like I'm 100% in being attracted to her physically compared to say other girls I've dated. However, I really enjoy her personality and we have good chemistry etc.
In this kind of situ... | self.offmychest |
I don't fucking understand the superficial nature of the world Honestly, I find in most situations, like 90% of them, the way a person looks don't have jack shit to do with anything. How the fuck did it become such a big deal to everyone else in the world? I don't fucking get it. The way a person looks usually has abso... | self.depression |
I spend a large portion of my life just trying to ignore my own life. I will read a lot, or listen to music or podcasts, or watch TV, or surf the internet, all to escape the fact that I have no friends or anyone to talk to. I don't think I want my current job to be a career, but I honestly don't know what I want to do,... | self.depression |
I can’t do this anymore I can’t pretend like everything is ok. I can’t watch my life be ruined by my mom who says she “cares” about me but destroys my life at the same time. I don’t know when, but I’m ending it soon. The fact that I haven’t even had my 18th birthday is pathetic. I have so much potential, but it’s all g... | self.SuicideWatch |
Manic Episode Gone wrong...Lost job, wife, friends, family...nearly did it again. finally getting help I'm scared. I don't know why I've resisted treatment.
I've never posted on reddit, a forum, or anything. I don't know what I expect to gain from this but here it goes...
With my first marriage, I guess I can "gi... | self.bipolar |
My last relationship haunts me years later. Just now a picture of her came up on facebook. Goddamn it. I've gone through so much to avoid seeing her face. I'm always afraid I'll see her in public.
Four years ago, my wife and I had a trial separation. I was with this girl for maybe five months total. She was horrible.... | self.offmychest |
The magic pill for performance anxiety Hello,
I just thought I'd share an experience I had last week.
I have always had a hard time giving presentations, sometimes I have a hard time speaking up in meetings at work. The last time I had to present a project proposal it was to three people, all of which my peers, and ... | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety help Got my first every panick attack on my last stats test a month ago, now I have the finals tomorrow. Im scared that Its going to happen again and I'm already anxious about it. Anything to help with it? | self.Anxiety |
A small break of habit goes a long way I recently started walking with my hands outside my pocket. It's a really small change but before, I used to curl my hands into both my pockets and walk, i felt self conscious about what to do with my hands and literally how to swing my free hand. But I decided to make a change an... | self.Anxiety |
I’m a self harming drug addict I’m heavily addicted to sleeping pills(benzos) I pop like 12 a day and have been doing so for the past 2 months.
I felt so guilty about my addiction that I slit my wrists for the first time yesterday. And it felt good. The physical pain numbs the pain and guilt of my addiction.
Drugs ha... | self.offmychest |
Mr. Monthly Visitor, just visit already! I'm tired of being an evil female dog to everyone I know, I'm tired of my lower half hurting constantly, I'm tired of being nauseous, having hot flashes on my face, tired of the rollercoaster of emotions, and I'm tired of the depressive episodes.
I'm not pregnant. No sex this ... | self.offmychest |
Getting worse before getting better Hi.
I'm a 20 year old man, currently studying and working as a developper. Being "stressed" has always been a part of my personnality, I thought, and I also thought that it was just how life was, and everybody felt like that. But a bit over a year ago, I went to the ER because of an... | self.Anxiety |
I guess I just have to vent I've been dealing with my depression for like a year and a half now. I don't know if it is just because the semester is ending, but I just feel like throwing up. I am tired of just feeling like I am not good at anything. The beginning of the semester I thought it would be better, that I will... | self.depression |
I'm tired of these mood swings. I think I just had my most severe mood swing ever. I got a temporary job a couple weeks ago and I got to work with one of the most amazing people I've ever met. she Inspired me to be better and during those 2 weeks and the week after I've been on this high where I've felt the strength to... | self.depression |
Edge of Seventeen movie - can relate to Mom Watched this movie today, and something about what the mother said, really resonated with me.
"Mona: Why don't you do what I do when I'm feeling down?
Nadine: Mom
Mona: And I say to myself, "Everyone is as miserable as I am. They're just better at pretending."
Her mom, for m... | self.depression |
I wrote my note today, I'm going to do it tonight. I'm giving myself today, but I will not be alive tomorrow, at least conscious. Thank you for the help you all attempted. | self.SuicideWatch |
I found this old diary entry (CW: suicide) I thought this might be relatable to share with you guys. It was definitely an eye-opener to me. I found this under my bed, but it's from less than six months ago. I genuinely do not remember feeling this bad at all. I've been doing well for a while now, and reading this was l... | self.bipolar |
Anyone heard of the MTHFR Gene Defect and its link to anxiety/other problems? One of my mom's friends recommended she and I get tested for an MTHFR gene defect. There are apparently two genes (COMT and MAO) that when mutated, can cause things like depression, anxiety, panic, gastrointestinal issues, lack of energy, etc... | self.Anxiety |
Why shouldnt i kill myself? I have no one and nothing to live for | self.SuicideWatch |
I have so much why am I depressed I'm making this post just to vent mainly. Here's some stuff about me:
I am a mid 20s male. I make good money, enough to save half of it and probably retire early. I have a great girlfriend that is an absolute blessing in my life. I'm decently in shape and used to be a bodybuilder but ... | self.depression |
My psychiatrist won't return my calls and I'm going through withdrawals because of it It's been 6 days and my psychiatrist will not return any of my calls so I can refill my medications. I'm going through seroquel withdrawals. I feel like I'm going to die. I can't sleep and my whole body is twitching. My chest feels so... | self.offmychest |
Really feeling it today My friend overdosed and I’m really struggling with it. We had plans to hang out soon but I kept changing them just because I have kids and you know how it can be sometimes. He messaged me on last Monday and I never responded just because of work and honestly I was so wrapped up in my own depress... | self.depression |
What I wanted to do vs. what I did What I wanted to do: talk to that girl that I can't stop thinking about before the semester ends and I likely never see her again.
What I did: sat staring at the floor
What I wanted to do: reach out and contact the people I need to get to know in order to help me along towards the ... | self.depression |
If you were going to go to an anxiety support group, what items would you want to see? So I run an anxiety support group, and this year we started taking donations. Using those donations I've purchased water bottles, fruit snacks, crackers, and hand sanitizer. Items we already have include a candle, pencil and paper,... | self.Anxiety |
Xbox friends? I'm a 19 year old guy who's pretty awkward lol. I have Ark, Rainbow 6 siege, Warfare, Halo, Smite, and other stuff. Send me a pm on here or Xbox if you're looking for more friends to play games with or need someone to talk to. :) My gamertag is: x2 flippy | self.depression |
Depressed because I have no purpose in life. Can't find a purpose in life because I'm depressed. I can't keep a job. I will just give up because I'm so miserable doing unskilled labor when I know I could do so much more if given the opportunity, but those opportunities are gated beyond a college degree.
I can't go bac... | self.SuicideWatch |
A very high relationship..... I know the hurt wont last forever ; but in the moment, as I look around at where I am and how I got here, it knocks the god dammed wind outta me. While in that breathless moment, I feel so broken, Im looking for a place to run but for the first time ever there is no where I want to run .... | self.offmychest |
Should I fall back again? Made a thread a few months ago. Saying how depressed I was. I jumped out of that hole. Vowing myself not to fall back into it. Came from a month long trip in Europe, learned how to speak german, and did a shit ton of fun stuff. And basically, I didn't feel depressed anymore. I realized there w... | self.SuicideWatch |
Reddit made me stop believing in the good in people [deleted] | self.offmychest |
feel so stuck This is very hard, I have been living in China now since September and I feel like I cant find anything to do. I literally dying of boredom. I barely had any social or activity since I started to work here, yes its a good pay, but there nothing to do. Its way to hard to find friend or activity to do, ther... | self.depression |
Who started to listen to deep music because of depression? You might know some of the channels:
dynmk
the_accidental_poet
FOMH
and so on. | self.depression |
My friends trying to get me to tell my parents What would they do? Talk to me about it? They don’t care about me much anyways what would they do? They only tend to yell at me. Why give them more to yell about
I’m not going to therapy
I’m not going to let them now how sick and desperate I am
I’m not going to let th... | self.depression |
Life?? Whats life what do we live for? Whats our purpose? Do we live to work until we die? Or is there an actual meaning? Do you ever feel insane but normal at the same time? Do you ever feel like you want to go home but when your home you dont feel like it? Do you feel lost or unsure of who you are or what your purpos... | self.depression |
(Advice needed) I don't know what to do with this guy. I am so lost and need help. So there is this guy that I've been friends with, and he's been flirting with me for a bit. However in the beginning I didn't like him, but as time passed I started to get to know him and start to like him. But I always go through phases... | self.offmychest |
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