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Potential positive breakthrough after a 6 year struggle with depression. Struggled most of life but last 6 really bad. Last 10 days amazing. Need feedback. [deleted] | self.depression |
I try to help others but I can't help myself. First off I'm not completely sure how this will go so hang on.
I have two apps where depressed people can tslk about things on their minds and others can have the app to help others. I have the app for both reasons really. Helping others makes me feel like a slightly bette... | self.depression |
It's my birthday and my mood has just been a roller coaster I woke up feeling so happy and on top of the world, then it switched to intense anger, and then I kept crying. I was scares to get out of bed because I didn't know what direction I was gonna take the day in. Its been just up and down all day. The crying is ann... | self.bipolar |
Reasons to live I’ve been falling back into my suicidal and depressive thoughts more frequently recently and I just need some stuff to live for. Can someone please help me | self.SuicideWatch |
I hate birthdays This will sound trivial perhaps but I don't know where else to post it. I got enough friends posting on my wall but there's always that one person you deeply care about that doesn't wish you a happy birthday. Then your mind sorta spirals that they don't care about you, that you love them but they eithe... | self.depression |
Frustration and depression Hello again reddit
With the holiday season apon us and me working retail not only am I being super busy at work I am also not able to spend time with my family.
My friends make little effort to hang out (understandably) my family is super busy setting up plans and being disappointed at my ab... | self.depression |
We live for the other, not for us. With depression this sentence is MEANINGFUL. All my friends have dreams that they will achieve while I'm behind with nothing but the desire to stop everything. Some considered me to be "lucky" because I have friends but I'm not happy... So I don't found this being "lucky" but depressi... | self.depression |
questions about Exposure Therapy and CBT for my teen-aged daughter: I just read this article in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/magazine/why-are-more-american-teenagers-than-ever-suffering-from-severe-anxiety.html?smid=pl-share and it raises some questions for me. Suppose you have a child who, yo... | self.Anxiety |
Feel dumb posting here, just some late night ramblings [deleted] | self.depression |
Somebody actually wants me to hang out with them today. I’m more afraid than happy. [deleted] | self.depression |
I'm worried i might be driving my closest friends away by wanting to hang out often I'm a 29 year old guy, currently single. The problem with being single at my age is almost everyone I know is in serious relationships, married or starting to have kids; and I'm still stuck in bachelor mode. Granted, I'm ready to start ... | self.Anxiety |
Back on campus months after being assaulted and i'm not okay I haven't posted here before, but I've been lurking for a while.
I was assaulted at the end of October last year. I wasn't hurt or anything, but it left me feeling really unsafe. More than anything, though, it made me angry. I got along okay after that, even... | self.Anxiety |
I feel better but... I want to keep this relatively short but I just feel like I need to get this out there. The past 3 weeks or so, I've been better... like MUCH better- barely any anxiety no suicidal thoughts, and just overall pretty happy. I of course have my daily stresses or annoyances but it's been nothing I can'... | self.Anxiety |
Called out of work because depression particularly bad. Afraid my boss somehow knows and I'll be punished tomorrow | self.depression |
My job starts tomorrow and I am scared and need advice Recently diagnosed bipolar(been 3 months) and tomorrow i'll be starting my job(just orientation for that day) and I have been dreading it.. partly due because it's a customer focused job and I need to talk on the phone somehow which makes me quite anxious (had a pa... | self.bipolar |
I’m afraid to die, but I don’t want to live. Not sure why I’m posting here. But here goes..
I was physically and sexually abused from when I was 4 until I was 11 by my moms ex husband (step father). They divorced when I was 13. My mom never knew about the sexual abuse. During the divorce process she became addicted to... | self.SuicideWatch |
It’s hard I don’t want to go back to school this week. It’s hard being alone at school. It’s hard finding a place to sit at lunch or where to chill in the morning. Its hard doing group or partner work when you don’t have friends in any of your classes. It’s hard to get over a breakup when your dad doesn’t let you go ou... | self.depression |
Getting random bouts of depression out of nowhere for no apparent reason I'm posting this because I'm in one right now. | self.depression |
existential crisis People give themselves meaningless aims/addictions like gym, shoes, gaming as a form of escapism to keep themselves from becoming borderline suicidal, the only thing that keeps clever people from committing suicide is the innate desire to survive at all costs. It is weak to cut off your bloodline pur... | self.depression |
Anxiety based on thoughts vs. anxious feelings It's surprising how benzodiazepines, medications which are supposed to reduce anxiety, don't really help me. Does this mean something?
They reduce the intensity of feelings, but the same thought patterns remain. Basically, I worry if various things I'm doing are "wrong", ... | self.Anxiety |
New medication My psychiatrist just prescribed an anti anxiety medication that isn't safe in overdose. I don't know if I can trust myself with it. What do. | self.SuicideWatch |
Its my fault why im alone and im just tired of trying to get up and be okay, im so helpless and worthless. I deserve to die. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I can’t trust a single person No matter how close I get I’m always anticipating betrayal. I’m currently in a talking phase with a girl that says she really likes me and she always calls me but god damn it I can’t shake the feeling that she talks to other people or that she’d leave me for someone better if she had the c... | self.depression |
Quick tip - make sure you research which hospitals are best ... just in case. | self.bipolar |
I Don't Know What To Do Anymore I started working recently and, for the first time in a long time, I was genuinely happy. I felt like I was doing something productive, and I made new, and I thought very close, friends there
Between a general downswing, and my friends at work finding someone else and, in my opinion, ju... | self.depression |
What kinds of things do you guys do for money? So I dont have a license, so getting an actual job isn't ideal (one where I have to drive to), but I'd love to have a constant income, especially since I'd love to build a new PC/upgrade my current.
Im of course super apprehensive to go looking for a job because I feel v... | self.Anxiety |
I don't know what I feel I am a 15 year old girl and ever since I was 13, I had been feeling a constant and persistent feeling of emptiness. I don't know what it is that I am lacking. I am from a well off family with good parents. My grades aren't bad and my friends are nice. But I still don't feel content with anythin... | self.depression |
I don't know what I'm doing here anymore All I'm doing in life is perusing what I think will solve all my issues,but in the end I'm still left empty.
I am drunk right Now, and these feelings will likely pass, but a drunk heart speaks the truth right?
The ones I love are dying, and I'm sure by the time I'm 25 I'll be... | self.SuicideWatch |
Advice pls Been really depressed for about 2 years now, used to smoke weed that would motivate me and calm my anxiety and be carefree, but that was before my depression.
I have now changed no personality no humor no appetite trouble sleeping nightmares....
i have tried everything there is to try i think. I became alcoh... | self.depression |
i cut myself today 10 times. i dont normally do this. i feel so fucking helpless and lost. drinking has started to take its toll again. i feel so out of control of my life | self.SuicideWatch |
Can't cope with the unchanging facts of life. The woman who brings you into this world, who you are dependent on from birth and who- in most cases- feels an unspeakable bond of love and care with you, is taken away from you.
My mum isn't dead but hers is and I can't stop thinking that one day, I'll be in her shoes. Th... | self.SuicideWatch |
I want to kill myself but I don't want to hurt people It hurts people that I'm alive. I'm one of them. We would feel better if I killed myself. But there are a few people who care about me, even if it's only a little. I had a friend who killed herself. It fucking hurts. Maybe part of it was all the time and effort I sp... | self.depression |
Does anyone else suffer from constant pain caused by sitting and lying down too much? [deleted] | self.depression |
Safe medicines that wont interact with lithium carbonate I find myself frustrated because my fiancees psychiatrist prescribed her lithium carbonate in conjunction with concerta, but completely neglected to mention that it interacts with dextromorphan and basically all nsaids, which is our primary pain relief measure. ... | self.bipolar |
I am finally going to do it Now school also went to shit and have given me the opportunity to finally end it.
Some story about why I am going to end it, a year ago almost my best friend died from cancer and 1 month before that my other close friend over dosed on pills (suicide).
I really tried to hang on but the depr... | self.SuicideWatch |
“Never being in a relationship doesn’t matter”. Yes, it fucking does. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Thought I am having an anxiety attack, realised its a (hypo?) manic episode. It all started with me suddenly tidying up my room, and not sleeping in the day, that doesn’t usually happen. Then, when I went to bed I got really “shaky?” and jittery. So, I thought I was having a really long anxiety attack but then I realis... | self.bipolar |
I've set a time.... After trying my whole life to be happy I've finally set a date for my exit... If I'm not happy buy the end of April, April 23rd to be exact, then I'm gonna pull the plug on this so called life.... I'm sick of being the poorest person I know, I'm sick of never being good enough, and I'm sick of thing... | self.SuicideWatch |
Everyday I just feel closer and closer... I don't know exactly what I'm here to do... vent, I guess? I spend everyday just constantly thinking about killing myself. How I'll do it. When will I do it? What point do I just give up?
I know I'm going to die from suicide one day... is it best to just get it over with? I'm... | self.SuicideWatch |
Why can't I find someone who actually wants to be with me. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Lil peep died and i don’t know what to do now He was my idol, an icon, everything. I paint my nails like he does because he taught me not to be bothered by what society says. He has molded me into the person i am today. And now he is gone, in the abyss. I feel like i’ve lost my best friend, i don’t know what to do... T... | self.depression |
I've been home for a day and I feel like garbage I've been away at school for the last three months, didn't come home for Thanksgiving so after finishing up lab work I only got a flight back yesterday. Every thing had been going so well, I had gotten a research position usually reserved for grad students as a junior, I... | self.offmychest |
Might get a nice gift for myself on birthday [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Parkinson's and chronic fatigue syndrome worries OK so my right arm shakes once in a while when I carry or lay a lot of weight on it while my left arm doesn't and now my right leg is starting to feel funny I had this all my life (the arm thing)but now my health anxiety has finally caught up :( | self.Anxiety |
Have you ever tried yoga? Yeah, and I've also tried killing myself. | self.bipolar |
I just want it to be over I am so tired with everything. Going through the same shit. Making half baked plans to look up 'socialising' and how I can fix my shitty situation at the weekends...before zoning out and distracting myself with films, youtube videos...anything that will stop me from thinking. I am so tired of ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I am having suicidal thoughts, don't know if I should tell fiancee since its a really stressful time for her and I don't want to burden her. Hey, I'm having suicidal thoughts, and am in need of support. I want to talk to my fiancee but its an extremely difficult time and shes already stressed out enough as it is with e... | self.SuicideWatch |
The world would be better without me All I do is argue, take up space and resources, hurt feelings, and make others feel like shit. The world would be better without me. I'm forgettable. Disposable. Even my "friends", with maybe the exception of my one or two actual friends would probably forget about me within a few ... | self.depression |
Consuming infinite limbo I have these choices I have to make, either one of the outcomes seems worse than the other... I'm so lost I don't even know what I can do to make myself feel happy everyday... Since I was little I've been set on this path of education, outside of it I just wasted my time away with skating, vide... | self.depression |
It's 1:22 AM and I have to get up in 5 hours Yet I'm still laying here browsing /r/depression and listening to ambient music.
And tomorrow I'm supposed to go to work and then school and then my dad's place and then study for finals and pretend I'm okay the whole time. How do people do it | self.depression |
How do you cope with suicidal/selfharm thoughts? What do you do to distract yourself? When the voices get too loud to ignore.
I'm really struggling lately and could need some advice. What helped others might help here, only serious replies please. | self.SuicideWatch |
Deppression Everyday i put on an act pretending to be happy am i normal i act happy trying to hold back tiers as my insecurity's tear me apart from the inside | self.Anxiety |
Any experiences with risperidone causing intense anxiety, panic, and insomnia? Hi everyone! I’m kind of new here and I just wanted to get some opinions and experiences with risperidone.
A few weeks ago I experienced SSRI induced mania and was put on risperidone for night time, and lamictal during the day.
The first ... | self.bipolar |
My job has made my anxiety so much worse and I want to quit I apologize in advance if this might be distressing to some but I don't really know where else to turn right now.
So I've been working as a pharmacy tech for a chain retail pharmacy for about 3 months now and I absolutely hate it. There's too much stress invo... | self.Anxiety |
Life is stressful and can be sad Lately I have been stressed a lot from many different things and it keeps effecting my daily life. An average I would rate mine a 2/10 or 4/10 this month and many times it does go up and down. It started a few months ago and a large pause did happen but it continued about a month ago.
... | self.offmychest |
In need of some advice on how to be okay with being alone [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Finally going to the doctor for my anxiety I finally decided to go to my doctor and tell them about my anxiety - currently in the waiting room having anxiety about telling them about my anxiety... wish me luck! | self.Anxiety |
Does anyone else feel like hypomania is a result of feeling so low that you have no choice but to come back up? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
How can I deal with my fears and paranoid thoughts? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I've lost my Christmas spirit We got a puppy a week ago and my anxiety came back when she started crying one night. We're working on it and she's a good pup. My husband has been working nights so I feel loneliness and regret. I have to get through it but I feel so hopeless. The is the complete opposite of how things sh... | self.Anxiety |
Ex internet friend is stalking, bullying and threatening me [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
How would you describe your encounters with Shrinks? What were your expectations and what you got? [deleted] | self.depression |
First post, sick related anxiety. feel so frustrated Hey all, I've struggled with anxiety, OCD, and depression since my teenage years(25 now) recently I've been having hellacious flairs related to getting sick, I catch a ton of really bad colds and this year and have caused me to miss numerous events with my girlfriend... | self.Anxiety |
Irrational vs rational anxiety You would think that having irrational anxiety is worse, but I don't view it that way. When it's irrational I can try to fight against it, because I know that I'm actually fine.
Or maybe I just view it that way because now I have a real thing to be anxious about. I know it's normal to be... | self.Anxiety |
Does anyone else find they dumb themselves down at the doctor's? I've always done it. I try not to use big words, or medical terms. I don't want to seem like I know what I'm talking about. I don't know why, I think I'm afraid of being accused of fabricating my illness? Like they would call me out and then all the thing... | self.bipolar |
Does anyone else only form meaningful relationships with others who are also mentally ill? Me: severe clinical depression. My boyfriend: depression, ptsd, and DID. My close friends now and recently: severe depression, bipolar, on the autism spectrum, and borderline . Only one of my friends does not have a diagnosis an... | self.depression |
Unfortunately, I can't leave yet. I've been planning for a while now to kill myself before the end of they year, or at least before my next birthday. I like to believe that I have everything wrapped up, and that I'm no longer needed. But last night I was talking to a friend, and I realized that I'm not allowed to leave... | self.SuicideWatch |
The pain I just had a nightmare. I woke up with another headache. My medications do not ease the pain. My ever so helpful neurologist said that if I do not take medications early enough in the headache they will not help. That is kind of difficult when I am asleep. So I am fucked. (I am already on several meds prophyla... | self.depression |
Found out my close friend group ditched me I had a close friend group that got me through my first year of law school. There were ups and downs for all of us, but the first year of law school definitely hit me the hardest. I'd been dealing with depression and anxiety since before law school but law school had made it s... | self.depression |
I'm in a huge pile of problems and suicide is the only way out for me Please, don't mind my English as it's not my native language. Firstly, I have severe social anxiety that I've been struggling with for 7 years and it's getting worse day by day. Secondly, found out that I might be attracted to girls when I was 15, th... | self.SuicideWatch |
Does anyone sleep? Haven’t slept in a while so I took .2 clonidine with .6 melatonin and 25 unisom. Any idea of how long it will take to put me to sleep? And could this be harmful? | self.bipolar |
8th time writing this I try to put on a happy face, I do youtube, I practice a lot of skills, I have projects that make others happy, but there are moments, little flashes of time where all that is gone for the sake of bitter depressive fire.I hate it I am losing feeling in my hands or how my legs burn seemingly to spi... | self.depression |
My Stepbrother Molested Me So when I was 6 my mum was dating this guy (who would later become my stepdad) and he had a son around 7 years older than me (let’s call him Max). After a few months our families moved in together and one night Max asked me to come sleep in his room. So I was laying there in the dark and Max ... | self.offmychest |
I can't help but feel incredibly lonely. Myself and loneliness have shared a very, very close relationship over the past couple of years and well, today, 12:22 AM on the 26th of december, I have decided to share my story of loneliness. Towards the end of 2015, I began to have moments during school were I would complete... | self.offmychest |
Getting thoughts with a lot more frequency than ever Ok so long story short I am 28 and male and not in/from the US, and I am a long time depression/anxiety sufferer. I am not nor have I ever been medicated for this but I have been in therapy for a year now.
Quite frankly I don't know how to even talk about this but i... | self.depression |
Another New Year's Eve spent alone. Parents ditched me again to go to their own party. No friends. No siblings. Just me and my tears. Kill me. Please. | self.depression |
Coming to peace with anxiety over the news Hey all! I really have been struggling as of late with severe anxiety due to news related events. I want to know how to detach and not care as much but it seems too hard for me to actually follow through with. Any input from someone who has been through this and beat it would ... | self.Anxiety |
Social anxiety keeping me from holding down a job [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I accidentally pick my nose in front of people. A lot. Mostly on accident. I think I'm losing my mind. I'm a booger picker. If there's a crusty in my nose, I need it gone. And there's no better way to do that than by reaching my finger up there and scraping it out. Having a lot of allergies doesn't help.
Well, I'm pre... | self.offmychest |
I finally signed up for the class. I signed up for that art class I swore I’d take for almost a year ago. And I did it without you telling me I should.
You used to push me to do all the things I wanted to do. The things I wanted but let my depression get in the way of. You called me out on my bullshit excuses. Knowing... | self.offmychest |
Need help battling depression?? I know a-lot about this topic because i suffer with this also!if i wake up feeling down or sad i usually take a walk and go on from there.i know that doesn’t sound like the best idea but you are staying active instead of attached to the bed.it will make you feel alot more better then be... | self.depression |
Is anyone on Geodon/ ziprasidone? What is your experience with it? I'm considering tapering off of it after a couple of months of being on it. I feel too sleepy all the time but my mood has been more stable. However, I just can't afford to be tired all the time. | self.bipolar |
Too many people dont know basic healthy habits Its that time of year ... tips:
* Wipe down light switches, remotes, doorknobs, handles etc. w/ vinegar or alcohol wipes often.
* A sick person should have their own hand towel in bathroom. Keep toothbrushes separately and rinse in vinegar or peroxide between uses.
* E... | self.offmychest |
My friend committed suicide 1 day after I hung out with him on Christmas on the 26th. Could've I prevented his suicide? I did not call him or skype him that day. I seriously regret it. But we were supposed to hang out on Thursday. Idk how to deal with this tragedy. I had no idea he would do this. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Tomorrow is the day It’s all been building up and there’s finally nothing left to hold on to. | self.SuicideWatch |
Anxiety Ruining My Life Has anyone’s anxiety ever hindered their performance in bed? I feel like with my anxiety, I’m never fully present in the moment and my partner or the person I’m sleeping with can tell. I think the worse part is after everything is done, I start to overthink the experience and wonder if my partne... | self.Anxiety |
I feel like everything is closing in on me I’m not wanted anywhere I don’t think I’ll ever belong anywhere I don’t wanna talk about anything but i don’t know how to get out of this. I’m too difficult there’s no point to any of this anymore. | self.SuicideWatch |
Bald male having dreams about having a full head of hair I’m a 27 man who suffers from premature male pattern baldness since around age 21. I’ve always been hyper insecure about it and over the last year or so began shaving my head to avoid the insecurity. Over the last few months I’ve repeatedly had dreams about my ha... | self.depression |
Shout out to all the phlebotomists in the world, and especially the good ones. The phlebotomist I went to today was a fucking comedian. Made me feel so much better about getting 5 vials of blood removed from my body. All the ones I've seen at this center have been great. It makes a shitty part of my life a little less ... | self.bipolar |
Rude sales person I filled out an application online for employment and one of the questions was if I wanted to pursue further education. I put maybe. Then not even an hour later I get a call asking about said education. Mind you I was at lunch and I assumed this was for the job I applied to so I went ahead and took it... | self.Anxiety |
In a very low place and unhappy with my life. Need some support on getting out of this state. i’m quite unhappy with my life. i don’t even know where to start.
one of my biggest struggles my entire life has been understanding and deciding what i want to do with my life. from picking what to study in university to... | self.depression |
Just a rant/venting out I am severely depressed, in a way I can only describe as if I was falling down a well and watching the dark shadows turn even darker as I fall deeper. But that's not the point. What I want to talk about here is my appearance. I realize my handsomeness is quite above average, but I still can't de... | self.depression |
Question on lithium discontinuation Hey, guys.
I take 300mg of Lithium 2x a day roughly every 12 hours. I have noticed that if I am late in taking it, I feel really out of it. Today I missed my morning dose by just 5 hours and I feel pretty awful. Shaky, anxious and almost manic.
Has anyone else experience similar sy... | self.bipolar |
I couldn't get out of bed this morning and I don't know why. [deleted] | self.depression |
"You don't know what you have until it's gone" "You don't know what you have until it's gone" A famous saying that has LITERALLY almost killed me. I am 20 years old and just want to say that I (used to) have a very unusual sister. The problem is that she became normal. I will explain to you what I mean by that my siste... | self.SuicideWatch |
MONEY MONEY MONEY Can't stop spending it. I am going to have to start giving my girlfriend my cards at all times. How do you guys stay afloat? What do you do or what have you done to earn extra income? I need to replenish what I have spent as soon as possible. I work full-time, but I need to earn something extra this m... | self.bipolar |
I never meant for any of this to happen I never meant to fall in love with you in the first place. I never even meant for us to be friends. I was looking for a connect when I messaged you. You said no but we kept talking and quickly became friends. We got closer and closer and soon fell madly in love. But we had confli... | self.offmychest |
I am getting therapy but I’m getting worse I have been struggling to find my purpose forever now. I’m 16 turning seventeen in three days. My life has been fine. I am in an upper middle class family. I struggle everyday to find happiness. The only happiness I get is from video games, which I play all the free time I hav... | self.SuicideWatch |
Is there any cure for complete apathy? Sometimes I try to improve. Maybe it lasts for a week or two, but then I fall back into a deep dark abyss of not caring enough about life to try. Every day I think to myself "it'd be easier of I were dead" and that's the lens I see life through. That's how it's been for almost 8 y... | self.SuicideWatch |
freaked the fuck out of my mind this morning just managed to calm down | self.Anxiety |
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