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Its 3am Its now 3am, i have to be up at 730 to start my day, but if course i cant get to sleeo beacuse my first and only thing i have to do on my day off is causing me to have an anxiety attack. (Not looking for advice just need to vent) | self.Anxiety |
Health anxiety Recently I've been dealing with hypochondria and stuff like that. It started when I had a scare with a testicular lump which ended up being nothing but I was fearing for my life. Recently I noticed I was having headaches after I had watched a movie and heard "brain cancer." I immediately started to think... | self.Anxiety |
im on this subr too often i just come her to complain because ive got nobody to complain to. even my best friend ignores me just because it's not convenient for her to have to deal with me. | self.SuicideWatch |
My dad and my stepmom's relationship is better than anything I will have. ... And that's quite sad, because their relationship is quite toxic. She is very critical of him, and he is extremely dependent on her. But I know that, at least they have each other, and have been through thick and thin with each other. Nobody s... | self.offmychest |
For those of you that went to a therapist, what was your experience like? [deleted] | self.depression |
need advice. My therapist invited me over for dinner and I don't know what to say [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Where do I draw the line for my friend with anxiety? So a really close friend of mine has been having a hard time with her anxiety recently and while I’ve been trying to be there for her and help her she’s beginning to behave very disrespectfully towards me and our other friends.
We’ll make plans to specifically inclu... | self.Anxiety |
Hollowness I feel completely empty, can't eat or sleep and I still feel sick from the last time I tried to fill the void with alcohol. I just have no idea what to do with myself | self.depression |
I need motivation hi pals, my dissertation deadline is in a little over a month and I really need help getting motivated.
I had a bit of a relapse/breakdown (whatever you wanna call it) around October and I'm only just dragging myself out of the other side of it now. Because of that I've fallen really, really far behi... | self.depression |
Has anyone used Binaural beats music to ease symptoms? I'm just learning about this and frequency hertz beats (not sure if correct term)
Is anyone familiar and any specific frequency number+music, better for you than others?
Thanks for your input | self.Anxiety |
I was better until yesterday Yesterday was too much. Too much to write right here, I've wrote it too many times, I'm scared.
I haven't been on here in awhile because I was doing good. Well, until yesterday, obviously.
He makes me feel sick. I think about it too much and I just want to confront him, but if I do, I fee... | self.depression |
Uncontrollable shaking? This past weekend I could not stop shaking. I didn't feel particularly anxious but I could not stop. I had to go to Urgent Care to get help. They said it was a panic attack but this lasted for 3 days. Is this is something that can happen with anxiety? | self.Anxiety |
how to fill out short term disability insurance form? my work has short term disability insurance that actually covers psychiatric disabilities; I was off work for about a month following a near miss at a suicide attempt. during that month i received electroconvulsive therapy and spent the rest of the time mostly sleep... | self.depression |
Anyone else sometimes have these moments of clarity when they realize they're not feeling that anxious, and the realization itself makes your anxiety come back? I was just watching a stream VOD and I got carried away listening to the guy talking about some stuff about a videogame, and after about two minutes I realized... | self.Anxiety |
Anxious Aspergian here; How Often are people having Sex? -Seriously [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Boyfriend has stopped putting in any effort. I've (27F) been with my SO (32M) for over a year. To start with, it was great - our first few dates were amazing, and we settled into a routine pretty quickly - we're long distance but close enough that every two-three weeks, I go stay with him at the weekend, and the time w... | self.offmychest |
I'm just always so god damn bored There's nothing I want to do, I don't enjoy anything anymore, so I just occupy myself with meaningless bullshit to help the time pass. It makes life feel so pointless. | self.depression |
How did my life get so complicated? So my mum has told me she’s just been prescribed antidepressants & is seeing a therapist relating to stress at work. She’s telling me what she’s been through. All I want to say is I know how you feel, taking antidepressants suck. When all I can say is ‘I’ve heard it’s like this s... | self.depression |
Was I a bad friend? I blew a friend off (J) for working with another friend. J asked me earlier in the night, but I said I would work alone even though I knew I would be working with the other friend. Since knowing J, I find them needy, and when we try to work together they're always distracting. J wanted me over becau... | self.offmychest |
Is it cruel to visit family before dying? I planned to visit home in December. Would it be more cruel to visit them before death, or to not visit at all. Many of them haven't seen me for years, and only a few people know I'm visiting to begin with. | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm just waiting for the right time. And then, I'll actually be able to kill myself. I'm literally sick of living. This life doesn't get better and I'm tired of hearing that same old bullshit over and over again. I can work hard all I want but it will not amount to shit (it hasn't at all). There is nothing wrong with s... | self.offmychest |
I need a little forgiveness from time to time [deleted] | self.depression |
I feel like nothing matters I made a post here almost a week ago (it got ignored, big fucking surprise, i was born to be ignored after all)
I still feel like garbage
I just dont know what t od o
heres the fucking post if you wanna read it
https://www.reddit.com/r/depression/comments/7gm1ng/i_need_to_talk_about_my... | self.depression |
Anybody on to chat about emetophobia? Hey everyone,
Feeling anxious and my fear of vomiting is getting to me.
Any comments appreciated | self.Anxiety |
Freedom from not caring about dying I've been taking greater risks since I don't really care if I live or die. I walked out to the middle of the Charles River in the middle of the blizzard because I wanted to experience a true white out. The me who cared if I lived or died would've never done that. | self.SuicideWatch |
Fearful and feeling alone at night I need some reassurance that I will be ok Seeing my doctor for the first time about my anxiety and hopefully that'll lead to help and medication. I've been having anxiety also before going to bed I would love some kind that'd it's be ok | self.Anxiety |
I was recommended by my doc to do rTMS, after 6 failed ketamine injections. Anyone have experience here?? So after more evidence of me being treatment resistant, NO meds working, ketamine injections doing nothing for me, I was recommended by my doctor to do rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation)
Has anyon... | self.depression |
Mirazapine and thirst I started Mirazapine a few days ago for anxiety and sleeping issues after having no luck with Zoloft. So far it's been great, however I'm now so thirsty all the time! I cant stop drinking water and my throat is so dry. Has anyone else had experience with this? Thanks | self.Anxiety |
Keep thinking it would be easier to end it all. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
It was raining yesterday and the roads were really slippery... starting to regret not getting in a fatal car crash | self.depression |
How to stop oversleeping? Hi, I'm 26 y/o. I quit my job few weeks ago and I'm going abroad very soon for 3 weeks, so I'm not gonna look for another job for quite a while.
I always liked sleeping, it has been my coping mechanism for years, but now I find myself sleeping for 12-14 hours a day including frequent naps. Wh... | self.Anxiety |
I feel like I have no one I barely have any friends in real life I mainly make online friends but they never last when I hangout with a girl Weeks or months later they block me like I'm meaningless or they felt pity for how sad I am I want to be somebody I never grew up with a father in my life i have nothing to fee... | self.SuicideWatch |
Can't stop Biting my Tongue - help? I can't seem to stop chewing/biting/running my tongue along my metal retainer to the point that its sore, raw and sometime bleeding. I do notice it sometimes, usually when it hurts a lot but even then I can't seem to stop doing it. Do other people deal with this? Is it related to med... | self.bipolar |
Alienation side effects. For years my father has used my sister and I as pawns. Pawns in the divorce, pawns in his control. The divorce took 10 years because my mom fought tooth and nail to win over custody over us. We did not understand why because we hated her...because of my dad. The divorce started when I was 8 yea... | self.depression |
Im a human being. Don't fucking touch me. Don't touch me unless I allow you into my personal space. Don't force yourself onto me and make me feel powerless. Don't assume you know me just because I've served you a couple of beers behind a bar. Im not your friend. You can fuck off with your unsolicited hugs and your atte... | self.offmychest |
My downstairs neighbor is a disgusting old man Just moved into an apartment with my son and my baby daddy a couple months ago.
We've heard all kinds of weird noises and don't really know all of our neighbors.
Sometimes I hear a really loud tv (muffled)
We hear singing (yodeling and chanting)
The same techno song on a... | self.offmychest |
Panicking that my boyfriend is trying to get me to dump him We don’t get to see each other often because I’m a student and work retail, and he has a full time retail job in a store that’s closing (his store also closed much earlier than mine so essentially our schedules don’t line up). So we were just talking about se... | self.Anxiety |
How do people deal with school What the fuck is the point of going, I only enjoy my psychology class, I don’t need my other classes to pass, I should just fail those classes and try to coast by. | self.depression |
So what if things don't get better? ok, so I'm I'm 46, my younger sister has a glioblastoma (terminal brain tumour) step mum had a double mastectomy and lymph node removal around 3 months before by sister's diagnosis and my mum died in 2014 from curative cervical cancer but, being a new age fool, abstained from our uni... | self.depression |
I need someone, I don't know what to do I honestly don't know how much hope I have writing this post but I feel so alone right now and have no idea what to do. I made a really bad mistake and my girlfriend won't talk to me. She meant everything to me because she was one of the only people who I felt genuinely appreciat... | self.SuicideWatch |
I am irrelevant. I am a 38 y/o single male. I was diagnosed with PTSD. I am going to die alone. I have no family to speak of. They exist in name only. I have a few friends that aren't really in my life because they all live out of state. I had been doing a lot of hard work on myself. Seeing a councilor once a week alon... | self.SuicideWatch |
It feels like I have nothing to live for. Im haunted by the shadows of my past. I'm depressed all the time, and I am never not contemplating suicide. My life is stagnant. Every one of my friends are moving on without me, and I'm stuck going nowhere. I want it to stop.
I'm going to therapy, I'm taking medicine, I'm wo... | self.Anxiety |
I love you, mum. I'm sorry, I'll change and get better so that you can be proud of me. A few weeks ago, my mother snapped at me in frustration and said that I was a disappointment. That I had shit for brains, told me I was lazy and had a bad attitude and that she doesn't like me. I just stayed silent because she's not ... | self.depression |
Does anyone suffer from shaky vision due to stress and lack of sleep Shaky vision as in you focus on something and that thing seems to shake..been having it recently since the last two days when I wake up... | self.Anxiety |
I Don't Want to Be Like Him. When I was about eight, my dad came home drunk one night. That night I found out my dad cheated on my mom with another woman. I know that their marriage was shitty. I suspect that they had kids to fix the marriage. I also knew that my dad was less than kind to my mother. He never beat her, ... | self.depression |
Did graduating college put anyone into a downward spiral for awhile I just graduated and all this really REAL LIFE bad shit is happening to me. Like shit I saw that happened to other people but I never thought would be me. Now that it is me I'm sort of like okay so I guess this is my reality now and I'll have to get us... | self.depression |
Just Wanted To Say This To Somebody... Today I wrote my second suicide note.
In class I just felt completely hopeless. My parents and teachers know and im on medication for my depression and anxiety but when I told my doctor it was fulling my emotions to much he upped my dose and now I feel my emotions to much.
I deci... | self.depression |
A higher dose of Wellbutrin So since a few months or so I have started taking antidipressants, Wellbutrin to be exact (also for some slight ADD, yay comorbidity). After a few weeks of side-effects and my depression actually worsening, it started working and it was fan-fucking-tastic. Finally I could start working on my... | self.depression |
Im a human trash My parents love me, thats the only thing thats keeping me from suicide. But i cant take the pain anymore. This year was a mess, i started with self harm and i became an alcoholic.
Yesterday i came home so drunk that my parents found me lying on the toilet unable to talk. Mother cried because of that a... | self.SuicideWatch |
Christmas Cards I am not smart enough to explain why, but I have been feeling better after doing Christmas cards. I tried to do it last year but I couldn't beat my depression. This year, I am loving doing it. | self.depression |
I'm considering Suicide so lemme give a bit of backstory (sorry if this sounds like a sob story or whatever)
i'm depressed. or i assume i am. i feel like shit and recently have been feeling less and less motivated to do shit. i've gone through hundreds of temporary friendships (people you know and talk to for like a d... | self.SuicideWatch |
struggling with suicidal ideation for over 20 years. i can't take it anymore. i've fucked up the relationships i had and the ones i didn't personally fuck up are just done and over with me. there is nothing i've got to offer and i've known that and people's response to me has turned into barely a puff of smoke. i have ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Not one person in the Terry Crews assault thread doubted him or questioned his motive in coming forward, the Louis CK thread is full to brimming with apologies, denials and claims that the women are just saying it for attention/publicity. I'm not saying that no one in the Louis CK thread is on the womens' side, plenty ... | self.offmychest |
Only goal in life is not to end it I'm a 17 yr old dropout that rarely leaves home and has no job or friends. My family doesn't like me and I don't blame them. I don't know what's wrong with me or if I'll ever fix it but for the last 5 or so years I've just been trying not to make a rash decision... But it's always in ... | self.depression |
My best friend just got into a relationship I'm really really happy for her, but man, why did I never think about what would happen between the two of us. It's been a week, and I feel like I'm all on my own again. She is everything I have, and the only person that cares for me. But I just can't get the thought of this ... | self.offmychest |
How do you know if your special someone is simply using you or really serious about the commitment? He barely had time this year to meet because of his work but when we meet, we only do the things he prefers doing. | self.offmychest |
what am i doing with my life im 44 quit my job of 21years because althought i was making good money the stress of it landed me in hospital 2x in a month. Now I'm a realtor omg listening to everyone else I'm almost like do over. | self.offmychest |
Feeling a bit empty... I just... I'm unmotivated, tired all the time, and can't find joy in the things I normally do. I'm having some intrusive thoughts about self-harm. If I did start that, though, my boyfriend would probably send me to the hospital. A bit of an overreaction, but he would.
It feels like I'm going int... | self.bipolar |
I'm probably not depressed but I think of committing every day. I don't think I'm depressed. There are still some things that I seem to enjoy, but I hate the life I live, I hate everything that happens to me, I hate what I've become and I hate the things I am not. I tried to kill myself when I was younger but was found... | self.SuicideWatch |
Cant stand the thought of the "real world" Im 16 right now, and all Ive ever heard about life was "It gets better." No. It doesn't get better. It just gets even more difficult. Hell, I'm frustrated just having to drive myself now and look for a job. Next school year (which will be my senior year), I'm gonna have to st... | self.depression |
Hopeless romantic really feeling the hopeless part. Not trying to sound like a post from Incels but I really wish I could find a girl that would like me back. I just feel so lonely sometimes and I just want someone to get close to and share the things I find amazing with. And on a more selfish note just having the vali... | self.depression |
Am I the only one who doesn't care about suicide being "selfish" bc fam and friends would be sad? Here me out and don't get me wrong--suicide will undoubtedly affect those around me in a big way. My mom would be heartbroken; My friends would cry for weeks, BUT I'm quite certain they'd get over it. And I don't mean that... | self.depression |
Anybody notice their cyclothymia/bipolar stabilize with a strict regimen of one alcoholic drink per night, and tea/coffee during the day? I've tried almost every medication in the book now, and nothing has stabilized me like a daily routine of caffeine during the day (to induce slight hypomania) and then a beer at nigh... | self.bipolar |
Spent all my savings in a month I hate working and was saving so I didn't have to work so much.
Life got really shitty and the only way I can keep myself out my head is to research shit I don't need and buy everything that comes into my head.
I know it's fucked up and fucking myself over but I still barely care eno... | self.depression |
I suspect I may have an anxiety disorder. Just started a new job and feeling hopeless and useless. Just need to vent/talk to someone. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Called the suicide prevention hotline and I don’t know how to feel now Today hasn’t been easy at all. As I was about to actually end it all something stopped me. I know it sounds crazy but it was like some weird feeling.
I decided to call the hotline. The lady was nice and was trying to be helpful. But I’m so tired of... | self.SuicideWatch |
scared to come out even though my family is....pretty accepting?? [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Mania-like episode, how do I bring this up to my psychiatrist? So I have not been dx'd with bipolar. I do have the following formal diagnoses as of now: borderline personality disorder (BPD), double depression (major depression and dysthymia), generalized anxiety, bulimia, alcohol abuse.
I'm trying to figure out how t... | self.bipolar |
The only way I can not feel depressed is by being drunk or high [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
It's been 15 years and not talking about it is all I know how to do. I'm sorry if this seems jumbled, I was quite eloquent once but my mind feels like it's been liquefied lately. I still don't know how to talk, what to say, where to start. There's just so much, I feel like it'd take a novel to explain the enormity of t... | self.depression |
i know this is typical but i want something off my chest. this is about a girl.
sooo since I was in my first year in high school I've liked this girl, she's smart, have the same music taste as me, same humour and even the same passion for learning. After my freshman year I tried to forget her because she make's me ... | self.offmychest |
I have terminal colon cancer and a micropenis. I'm here because I want someone to hear this before I die. I'm a 21 year old male with terminal colon cancer and a micropenis.
My mother passed away from breast cancer when I was eight years old and in recent years my father has lost his battle to colon cancer as well. I... | self.offmychest |
Is this my first manic episode? I have long grades having bipolar disorder. Since January I have been taking Adderall XR most days of the week for ADHD. Last week I took an unusually long 3 day break from the drug and resumed it Monday.
Resuming the drug hasn't been easy the first two days, as I felt really anxious an... | self.bipolar |
Falling Back For most of this year I have made big changes, like getting a well paying job, committing to a very loving boyfriend, moving away from bad habits, and in general being a happier version of myself.
Now I've been having thoughts of quitting my job, running away from my responsibilities and saying goodbye to... | self.depression |
If my ECT doesn't work today, I'm killing myself tonight I am on my final ECT treatment, about to go in in the next hour, I'm just waiting to be called.
I'm at a point in my life where Suicide has never been more of a viable option. I made an attempt a few weeks ago, and after surviving was glad because I realised how... | self.SuicideWatch |
Exams start from tomorrow
....and it's now evident that I haven't studied all year. The first paper is physics (also my worst subject, which I failed last term), and I don't know what to do. Moreover, I have a few incomplete assignments that might cost me internal marks, and I'm certain that my physics teacher hates m... | self.Anxiety |
What the hell do I do?? I don’t need a pity party here I just need some advice. I fuck up everything I try to do. Everything I do either ends up failing or backfiring. I started hating everyone around me because it felt like they were uncaring jerks who only looked out for themselves but I realised it was my fault. I’m... | self.depression |
how to minimize the pain of my suicide for my parents? Hello Reddit, My name is Channah. I turn 28 on January 23 and have thought for a few years if things don't get better by the time I'm 28, then it is time to end my life. So here we are, it didn't "get better" and things sometimes don't work out. I have become an or... | self.SuicideWatch |
Update: prescribed latuda I was prescribed latuda about a month ago. For the first 4 weeks I noticed little change in my mood. I actually went to the hospital last week because my depression became so severe. The doc at the hospital doubled my dose up to 80mg and prescribed Wellbutrin. I haven't picked up the Wellbutri... | self.bipolar |
I’m so tired of my depression pushing people away [deleted] | self.depression |
anybody elsee experience this? I have to write down everything that I hear- any word that can be of significance. For instance, say if I hear dog, I will have to write it down because if I don’t then I fear that I will forget about it and that it will be needed for the future. And if I don’t write it down , Someone tha... | self.Anxiety |
What's the difference between depression and just feeling sorry for yourself? [removed] | self.depression |
Why am I sad for no reason at all. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
About to quit doing a job i don't enjoy I'm really fucking nervous ;-; | self.Anxiety |
Literally had a panic attack over a GOOGLE SEARCH So I notice this morning that the side of my foot has a tiny swollen area so I search up "Foot swelling"
And then it says HEART failure and KIDNEY disease and then It triggered a panic attack
A hour later im like "fuck u google" so lesson learnt never ever googling an... | self.Anxiety |
Lol there is no experience quite like doing a phone interview while hypomanic My voice is a force like lightning | self.bipolar |
I still read my ex-gf's emails from 2012-2013 We broke up in 2013.
They give me comfort. But also sadness, a lot of sadness. I read them because they're the only thing I have left to cling on to. The only time I can remember when someone truly loved me.
She was amazing, and I truly messed it all up. And it's over, bu... | self.SuicideWatch |
I feel like I’ve lost any knowledge of inspiration When I was a kid I loved to write little short stories and draw random stuff, wherever my mind was inspired to go. Now I’m 20 and thanks to depression it feels like my mind can’t digest anything. A movie or TV show might be really interesting every now and then, or a s... | self.depression |
What’s your experience of a mixed episode? Just putting the feelers out there to see what different people experience as a mixed episode, right now I’m not sure if I am slipping into a low or if its a mixture of both, I’ve the irritation and wanting to get everything done ASAP spending money my usual traits of a hypo b... | self.bipolar |
faking an obituary to get a reschedule for an exam. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Well that was smart (not) I looked at the container I keep my meds in (it has sections for every day of the week and separates it out to morning middle evening and night.) and realized I need to not just take meds on autopilot, and to pay attention. For 2 days in a row I've taken my morning meds at night and wondered ... | self.bipolar |
I don’t know what I did but I’m sorry We’ve known each other for almost 11 years now and we see each other almost on a daily basis. I considered y’all family, and from my point of view I thought we were pretty close. I don’t know what it was that made y’all all of sudden stop talking to me the last couple of weeks but ... | self.offmychest |
Parents have gone overseas without me My parents have traveled halfway across the world without me and I feel so much sadness and anxiety. I had the choice to go with them but I chose not to for medical reasons. They have never travelled overseas without me only locally and I feel so anxious at the fact that I can't ta... | self.Anxiety |
Idea I Had Today I had a panic attack to day and it gave me an idea. I made an app folder on my phone with apps that help me to calm down. I named it In Case, and I told one of my friends that if I have a panic attack around them, they can use that. I put a rain sounds app, a metronome, and some meditation apps on ther... | self.Anxiety |
I fucking hate birthdays I had really high hopes this year for some reason. I even scheduled the weekend off work. I don’t know why I wanted to make plans so bad, but the closer and closer I get the more I dread it. It’s just a reminder of how fucking alone I am. I don’t have friends who will put in effort for me. I do... | self.depression |
Am I justified in feeling annoyed by this? So I follow /r/AskReddit and I comment a lot as it's always interesting to see responses and other people's comments. Today one person posted the Question: What would someone not know about you just from looking at you?
And I replied with the following:
I have crippling an... | self.Anxiety |
Hate my nationality/background so much. Makes me depressed and cry. Been going on for a while. Feel like I have an inferiority complex. Any help please? So i’m Pakistani-American, born and raised in the U.S. and I hate my nationality so much. I’ve been laughed at and teased by whites, blacks, etc. for being Pakistani.
... | self.offmychest |
This is not a post telling you to fight for net neutrality. This is a post telling you to fight the root cause. The net neutrality debate has become a partisan issue. It shouldn't be. We come on this website day in day out and see the slow encroachment of the American white wing conservatism that is currently infecting... | self.offmychest |
What would be a suitable job for anxious me? Recently I missed out on a job I hoped to be hired for due to being too anxious and insecure. Yes, that was the actual feedback I was given (my first thought was "Duh, I have an anxiety disorder!", but of course I didn't say that out loud), along with the advice to look for ... | self.Anxiety |
Just waked up First thing I want to do is cry and blow my brains out. I want a gun I think having my brain matter on the floor will make me feel better. | self.SuicideWatch |
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