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I got fired today because I was tattled on Last night I left the store unattended for 5 to ten minutes after close because I forgot my key. I made sure somebody was on the way to lock up and they said they're under ten minutes away, and I said I'd just go ahead and leave (was already feeling fristrated) and they didn't... | self.offmychest |
Dealing with it from the "sidelines" Hey everyone, I'll give a quick short and sweet question here with more info below. I'm dating someone who is severely depressed and I'm looking for help on ways I can be the support she needs.
More info; I met her about 3 months ago randomly. I walked up to her in a coffee shop ... | self.depression |
Diabetes concerns (again) Ok so I started having symptoms when I ate candy because I worry way to much about what I eat then I started searching up symptoms and then bang all of the symptoms started happening like frequent urine , excessive thirst and feeling tired I never had this problem before and all started happen... | self.Anxiety |
Debating to kill myself. I was the happiest I had ever been back 2 years ago, why? Because I was with the one person that I thought could be the one for me.. after a while she got pregnant and our relationship took a wrong turn. We were happy before this ever happened but me being selfish and controlling got the better... | self.SuicideWatch |
Can't I have friends too? I feel like I've got no friends and I'm horrible at makimg new ones. Especially since the whole bipolar thing is always misunderstood. I think I'm pretty likeable.....but I always feel so alone. Maybe I'm not as great as I thought I was or maybe my humor is too dark. Who knows......i just want... | self.bipolar |
I'm too worthless to live used to be bullied when I was 12-16, alll throughout highschool people told me to kill myself, that I'm ugly, that nobody likes me. I hate myself and think they were right. it's likely that nobody will miss me, the only people that'd probably miss me are my parents and my girlfriend, but my pa... | self.SuicideWatch |
How do i not waste money like a fucking moron? I suppose this is more of a life advice thing in general, but I think it'd be helpful to get a perspective from those who go through the same bullshit mental gymnastics that bipolar is.
I've been feeling pretty great these past few weeks; I've also wasted an incredible am... | self.bipolar |
I have no real friends I have no real friends. I have lots of acquaintances and people I talk to when I see them, but I have no friends that call me up. I have no friends that text me to hang out. No one invites me to things. I just want to matter to someone. | self.depression |
Drinking to reduce social anxiety Damn it feels good and liberating. But then it can be a slippery slope. Oh well. | self.Anxiety |
My fiancee knows about my foot fetish I have been attracted to feet for as long as I can remember. I remember having little bits and pieces of being attracted to women's feet since I was 4. Because it's so taboo to be attracted to feet no one knows. Well, no one knew until now.
Finally I told her. I was just so fed u... | self.offmychest |
It has returned. Early december, I was at my lowest point ever. I suffered from obsessive thinking, a constant sense of anxiety, negative thinking and just a general depressive mood.
I decided to try sertraline again. I had around 20 pills laying around from my last treatment. I decided to start taking 100mg as a last... | self.depression |
Suicide tent What is the best tent to use for a charcoal suicide? | self.SuicideWatch |
Possible anxiety especially at work Hay guys, I'm not exactly sure if I have anxiety, but I'm not really sure where else to ask? I know its usually a faux pas to ask without knowing? but I guess I feel like I scare out a lot. When I go to the doctors just for a random checkup, when I have to talk in a group, when more ... | self.Anxiety |
I just pet and played with my cat for the first time in forever...it was actually so nice. Let her up on my bed...let her rub up against me...pet her...just watched her climb around, and sometimes over me...
Tbh, first semi-intimate physical contact I've had in a while...it legit made my day...made me feel a little ha... | self.depression |
I'm experiencing heartbreak for the very first time Forgive me for the rather cliche and boring problem. So, I fell in love with a friend. She knows I like her (I don't think she realizes how much, but it doesn't matter), and has already told me she only sees my as a friend, and has asked me to treat her like I treat a... | self.offmychest |
Can't even cut myself properly I've been clean from cutting for about two years now, but last night I did it again.
And I failed.
Couldn't cut as deep as I wanted, no matter how hard I tried.
Now I really don't know which makes me sadder, knowing that my depression has reached again the point of me being suicidal an... | self.SuicideWatch |
What kind of careers do people have that have anxiety also? I can’t seem to find anything I’m good at | self.Anxiety |
The King That Never Was Once upon a time, in a village unknown. There lived two brothers, Kain and Leba.
Kain was a smart and ambitious young farmer. He was also hardworking, and aspired to become a great ruler.
Unlike Kain, Leba loved to fish. Leba was always seen laying by the creek. He was known to be good at not... | self.depression |
Normies and the Fucking "Personality" I'm diagnosed with major depressive disorder, and I'm under the care of a psychiatrist, who is a saint for putting up with all my shit. It's crept up on me for the past 10 years, and it got to the point where I was close to inpatient in a mental health facility. As long as I take m... | self.depression |
I can't deal with the demands of school My depression has been so bad and I keep blaming myself. I want to drop school, I mean I don't but I absolutely cannot deal with the demands. | self.depression |
I hate who i am and its all my parents fault. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Anyone else here who used self-harm in order to cope with anxiety? [trigger warning?] I used to self harm in order to cope with anxiety and a lot of other bottled up emotions that I couldn‘t let out because so was socially awkward. Whenever I was angry or I made a mistake, I harmed myself to relieve stress and cope wit... | self.Anxiety |
Are you depressed too?? I finally have people who will listen and give me feedback. You guys don’t even know me and care more than the people in my life. Thanks reddit I should’ve been made an account 🙏🏾💯 | self.offmychest |
Driving test today and I'm freaking out for no reason I have my driving test today and my anxiety is through the roof.
I drive pretty well and all of my instructors say I will easily pass. But for some reason my brain and my body refuses to believe. And now I have mini anxiety attacks every 15 mins or so
I hate my l... | self.Anxiety |
I can't stand the silence anymore. This is my second Christmas alone, and for some reason, even if everything is the same as last year, it feels so much worse.
I don't even know if I should be posting this here, do I even have depression? I didn't want to refer to myself as such out of respect to those that actually h... | self.depression |
Infatuated with a girl Every time I think about approaching her, my heart beats so rapidly I feel like it's gonna burst. She's not in any of my classes and I only see her at lunch. So I basically only have 1.5 hours to make my move on her. I know I'm never gonna do it cause I'm too awkward and anxious and pathetic. | self.Anxiety |
How do I stop anxiety attacks? I know it is not my business, but whenever the girl I like says she is drunk or drinks alcohol, I start getting extreme anxiety attacks. It's her own self, but it still gives me anxiety because of my experience in the past. How can I overcome this? Do I just stop interacting with her? | self.Anxiety |
depressed and completely drunk right now AMA Ask me anything
dont let me feel alone pls | self.depression |
chronic exhaustion!!!?>>!?!?!?! I could find a million reasons/excuses to stay in bed all day every day with my laptop and a drink because thats literally all I seem to have the energy/motivation for anymore. I goto work nearly every day and do things, still, but they take an exhausting toll on me physically and ... | self.depression |
The most depressing part of the year is coming and I'm so scared It's the same every year when Christmas/New Year comes, I'm in my bed flipping through Instagram/Facebook watching people be happy, going out while the only thing I can do is think about jumping off a roof. I just think I might actually do it this time. | self.depression |
I wrecked my dad’s car today and I just keep wishing I had been killed [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Is it reasonable to fall in a deep depression over a lost pet? I lost my pet snake yesterday and i feel really pathetic for caring about a snake so much. | self.depression |
When depression/anxiety is not something you can talk about, and the people close to you can only see you as lazy for sleeping to much or staying in your room. [Kinda long post.] I'm on my mid 20s, for the past-almost-two years things have happened in my life that really have f*cked me up, i don't go out anymore or do ... | self.depression |
Depressive realism I have thought cynically about humanity since I was a young child, about 7th grade. That's when I started to really understand people and their motivations. Ever since then, it's been a battle of sanity. Trying to make it 1 more day, knowing I shouldn't kill myself because my parents would be complet... | self.SuicideWatch |
Trying to find the right professional help? I'm not sure if this is the best place for this or not, so Mods feel free to delete it if you see fit.
I've been depressed for basically my entire life. The first time I tried to kill myself I was six. We lived in a trailer, and the cheap rod in the closet broke.
A year, m... | self.SuicideWatch |
Can't concentrate or focus on anything Does anyone else get this? Like if the tv is on, I'll be looking at the screen but not actually watching it and not able to take in what's going on. It just goes over my head. Or if someone's talking to me I won't be able to follow what they're saying. It's like I'm in a dream wor... | self.depression |
I bought my first binder today Today, I said to myself, "There's no denying it. This is who I am." And I bought it.
I can sit here and try to talk it down like "Oh, but it's marketed as a bra, it's just for compression," even though I found it on a trans blogger's post about such.
Part of me can't believe I finally... | self.offmychest |
Abroad alone and freaking out about everything Hi everyone.
This is a very odd thing to feel right now. I have never been abroad since July. The moment I touched down in Europe I had insane anxiety. It felt like a boulder sitting on me - including waves of insane depression.
I adjusted (sort of) to my European life ... | self.Anxiety |
Emotionally detached from my feelings Sometimes I just want to cry to get it all out but I can't. Its like my body won't let me, even if I try. | self.depression |
I have a depressed friend, how can I help her? I (14M) have a close friend who has depression. She has seemed even worse than normal lately, but she keeps insisting that she is fine. What can I do to help her? She is clearly not fine | self.depression |
ruined my fiances corporate Christmas party I'm a self proclaimed alcoholic. Tonight we went to my fiances corporate Christmas party and had a great time. However the bar closed at 8:30 and i'd only had 2 makers and a Heineken. Long story short, we went to a local bar afterwards with a few of her coworkers that ended u... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't know what else to do I've been depressed for years, but it's never been this bad until tonight.
I need to come up with $250 by tomorrow night at 11:59pm. I have about $30 in my checking account, and absolutely no way to make that much in a day. I'm a college student taking fourteen classes, and have found no s... | self.SuicideWatch |
I thought, everything would be fine... but it feels like I'm falling deeper. TL;DR: Depression comes back, I hate myself, everything is too much, why I am here?
Hello!
At first, my english is not so good, because I am a German girl, so please be kind and tell me, when you don't understand something.
My life wasn't ea... | self.depression |
So When Do We Talk About White On White Crime After This Latest Shooting? Reddit is way quieter about it than if the person was a minority or Muslim. They are as predictable as a herd whenever acts of terror occur. When the perpertrator is white, expect a lot of tangential debates in the comments: about the type of gun... | self.offmychest |
[Rant] the problem with people today, they want instant gratification rather than working for something I'm slightly bitter and bias, but the problem with people today is they just want an easy quick fix, they don't want to do the work. My wife recently left me without even trying to go to counseling or anything to fix... | self.offmychest |
Demi Lovato came out with a new documentary explaining her substance abuse, bipolar disorder, and eating disorder. It’s free to watch on YouTube! [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Love life troubles? Basically I am a freshman in college and I have never had a boyfriend (though I have dated). I am used to being alone, and I suppose I have gotten used to it. However for some reason, there are two guys that have decided to like me. I don't like it. I don't know what to do about it. I think I am in ... | self.depression |
Fun shit to do when you're alone in this world? I won't annoy you with my boring story, but just know that I have zero hope at making connections with other people. I was just wanting to know what some of you guys do to enjoy life alone. Like not just watch netflix, videogames, etc. I want ideas on things that are real... | self.depression |
Brain keeping me sleep deprived, collapsed recently - suggestions on preventing it from happening again? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Am I having depression or just feeling depressed? Well, sup.
So... Long story short. I used to have suicidal thoughts when I was very much younger but I eventually recovered from it after 2 years. Those thoughts have never resurfaced again but I still struggle with my self-worth from time to time. However, I got used t... | self.depression |
I hate how insensitive people can be It's like they have their very own reality where they are worshipped and they know everything. You confide in someone about your depression and they somehow make you feel like it's your fault. No wonder so many people don't seek help. No wonder so many people commit suicide. It's sa... | self.depression |
Marriage issues. I'm getting tired. WARNING: LONG.
I have been with my husband for 8 years and married for 4 years now. My husband has been estranged from his family stemming from long-festering issues, and also in part for me (His family did not accept me) since before we got married, and is currently working for my ... | self.offmychest |
I️ feel like each day I️’m just walking in place. [deleted] | self.depression |
Out of comfort zone. Out of comfort zone, shit hurts like fuck. But, I think it's worth it. | self.depression |
First really bad day with my anxiety in a long time I suffer from OCD, specifically the one involving intrusive thoughts. Not too sure why, but not being able to do my hair the way I wanted to was the trigger that set me off. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had these feelings so strong. I’m on medicine and haven’t m... | self.Anxiety |
I fuck any relationship up Usually by me being too nice, which people take as not interested, or by not asking him or her out because I'm a weak fucking waste of introverted piece of shit space, or due to me fucking things up face to face, example being thinking of doing 1 thing then pussying out at the last moment and... | self.Anxiety |
Starting Effexor Hi y'all!
I started taking effexor 37.5XR 3 days ago. I've read a lot of horror stories about coming off of it, but I'm already feeling SO much better. Not perfect, but I feel like my anxiety is already reduced.
My issue is that I haven't really slept. I have been up for most of the last two nights... | self.Anxiety |
I don't know how to be okay with myself. I hear a lot about depression as a sort of numbness. I almost wish I had that. It feels like I'm constantly being attacked by my emotions – but only the negative ones. Tiny social errors will trigger this melee of sadness, guilt, and anxiety, of me thinking obsessively about how... | self.depression |
Victim of a violent crime and can't go on. Subpoenaed to testify against my attacker, and heartless legal system is making me do it. Already talked to a lawyer. He says there's nothing they can do. I have to testify. My brother has been trying everything for over a week and they don't give a shit. I can't even think ab... | self.SuicideWatch |
Its all coming back now. After about two months of feeling amazing, feeling like ny depression was gone, i was sick and now all the thoughts and want to hurt and kill myself are back. What do i do? | self.depression |
Does it get worse with age? Im only 16 and my manic/depressive phases don’t seem nearly as intense or as damaging as what most of you guys are going through. Did they start of weaker and get stronger as you got older, or were they always so bad? | self.bipolar |
I want to die now more than ever My Christmas went seemingly well, I doubt any of my family noticed anything. But all of it just made me that much closer to ending my life for good, I just don't know how much longer I can last like this. | self.SuicideWatch |
I think if there's anything more uncomfortable to me than being insulted over things I'm insecure about, it's genuine compliments on things I'm insecure about. If there's two things I'm insecure about, it's my body and my masculinity. Of course I'm insecure about lots of other stuff, but as long as I can remember I've... | self.offmychest |
Trying to decide... Should I take a bunch of pills and fall asleep on the couch with my puppy, or should I take a bunch of pills and walk around town drinking until I pass out in a ditch? Should I let the cops find me or make my wife do it.. | self.SuicideWatch |
a guy I was seeing confessed something to me and I need advice on what to say or do? [deleted] | self.depression |
I’ve recently been having HORRIBLE anxiety thinking about death and dying. Anyone able to help here? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Is there any reputable online therapists? I would love to have someone to talk to that knows what they’re doing but hate the idea of going to an office. I’ll do it if I really have to but if there are online therapists/psychologists I would love to try that out first. | self.Anxiety |
Gonna die any day now in a painful way, I'm terrified, wake up every morning shaking uncontrollably and nauseous even on 4+ meds I DO NOT advocate suicide nor do I want to die, I don't hate my life, yet I am suicidal out of crippling doubt,fear,paranoia, epistemological insecurity, anxiety, nausea. I'm terrified to exi... | self.SuicideWatch |
i wish i had someone my person doesnt want to do with me........... i dont want to live.. i think im going to do it soon | self.depression |
i quit nothing has ever gone right for me and now I'm just done fuck everything | self.SuicideWatch |
I really think that once you feel it, you can't unfeel it [deleted] | self.depression |
This is It I’ve reached the point where life is meaningless. Nothing matters anymore. It’s just the same shit day in and day out. Loneliness, sadness, and emptiness are all I have left. | self.SuicideWatch |
Is it weird to love yourself? After growing up with abusive parents and after years in psychotherapy, I started to really like certain parts of me. My therapist says it's a good thing. Is it weird to love yourself? | self.depression |
Why am I like this? Why is it that the first thought when I wake up is either the utter disappointment of not being dead or just simply killing myself even though I have a relatively good life. There are many others in horrible situations and are fine meanwhile I want to die. | self.SuicideWatch |
DAE live for sleeping/dreaming? I sleep 12 hours a night but I also dream very vividly. I can't remember much about my dreams these days, just that I'm happy in them and the world is beautiful. | self.depression |
I can’t sleep And it’s just because of a sore throat and it’s the worst. Every swallow is agony and the pain meds dont even fully take the pain away. It’s so swollen it hurts to put my neck down and it’s starting to make my ear hurt. The doctors just prescribe stronger and stronger pain killers and tell me it’s a probl... | self.offmychest |
Such a Hopeless situation that i've just locked up. Need advice / possibly a kick in the pants TL;DR at the bottom.
Earlier this year, I was fired from my well-paying job for questionably-legitimate reasons, a sentiment which is shared by former co-workers. Truthfully, I couldn't get along with the boss because she wa... | self.bipolar |
What do you say to cashiers? My therapist wants me to say more than just "hi" to them. She said to include "how are you", but I don't like saying that because I'll get a lie for an answer so what's the point of asking?
What else is there to say to them? | self.Anxiety |
Is it bad that I fell in love too quick? I was so ecstatic that a girl like me that I fell in love with the idea of dating someone that now that it’s over, I sit here sad and hoping that there might be a change of something but I’m not sure if I really want something more again or if I’m just keeping myself depressed b... | self.offmychest |
Ever think your fine, just to come across some small thing that makes u cry till it physically hurts? I was diagnosed with severe depression a while back, am not on meds, thought I was fine. I came across "Elijah who - crying without knowing why" and softly cried till it hurt. I'm not sad, suicidal, or anything like th... | self.depression |
Why do I panic when I'm asked out? How come every time I am asked out I have a panic attack and quickly say "No" and walk off? It is Valentine's Day and a friend of mine just asked me out and you know what I'm doing? I'm freaking out and thinking all the ways he is joking or messing with me. I also do have depression b... | self.Anxiety |
It's that time of year when SAD starts to bug me. [deleted] | self.depression |
Quicksand It seem like everyone around me is going with their life yet I feel stuck. Stuck in quicksand ever sinking. I'm desperately clawing at the ground to keep my head up but to no avail. I sink, I sink ever deeper. I fear what will come if I give up but I am aware of my fading effort. I am aware it's all a mind ga... | self.depression |
I've been writing a gratitude journal, and this is what I found. First, I knew that stereotypical stuff wouldn't work very well, you know, food in your plate, a roof over your head, and things that make me say "Ugh, not this thanksgiving sh*t again." since I'd see myself as ungrateful, self-centered, etc. So I decided ... | self.depression |
I want to get in my car, start driving, and never stop. The thought of just getting on that highway, turning on music, and gunning it is so satisfying. | self.depression |
What other subreddits are there? I mean, I came here for this one in particular but I'm still so new that I don't know how to navigate Reddit and find other things to talk about. Please help. | self.depression |
caught in a traffic It is very hard to explain how I feel like. The more I think about it, the more it hurts. It feels like a narrow dark space with no air inside. And it hurts. It hurts when I go to bed. It hurts when I wake up in the morning. It hurts when I am at work. It hurts when I enjoy the lake near my apartmen... | self.SuicideWatch |
So I got a job. But my severe lack of friends and intimacy is soul deadening. Seriously is it even possible to function properly like this? [deleted] | self.depression |
I like this place and I trust you guys so I’ve returned. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
I want to go somewhere and do something but have nowhere to go I can't stay at home for another second. I'm going to lose my fucking mind. I can't think of any place to go to. And the social anxiety doesn't help. | self.depression |
2017 went by so fast because I did nothing with my life... I think the sign of personal growth is that time feels longer. You really *feel* weeks crawl by when you are experiencing life. Each day feels like it has weight or purpose, even if it's only in memory. Maybe you had multiple different jobs/relationships in the... | self.depression |
Wrote this today and figured you guys would enjoy the read. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Does anyone else also edit their posts too much? I just noticed that I've been editing my posts, comments, and replies a lot. At first I thought it was because I'm a grammar nazi, but now I think it's anxiety. Anyone else been doing this? Am I right to think this? I'm still new to this haha. | self.Anxiety |
For 2018 I’m giving up. Fuck finding love, fuck intimacy. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Can anyone else not tolerate any sort of alcohol? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Anxiety symptoms Hi, the base of my anxiety is the excessive fear of death, so , I tend to overreact to every symptom I have. I experienced that when I get to know that some symptom is related to anxiety and not anyother disease I calm down. I'm sure that I'm not the only one like this so all I'm asking is that if you... | self.Anxiety |
I fell lonely Sorry if it's hard to follow, I speak french and I write it as it goes.
I need a hug, I want to talk to people, I just need someone loving me. I feel so empty.
I am very introvert. 3 years ago, I spend 2 years of school without talking to anyone, and I was ok with being alone. But now... I never feel that... | self.depression |
These are a few of my favorite things Warning: *long* but probably worth the read
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of posts and comments from people who feel hopeless. Not just here on r/depression, but on the binge eating subreddit and other subreddits of which I am a subscriber. I totally get it and I’ve felt that way ... | self.depression |
Girlfriend got drunk for the first time today, and I absolutely hated it. So, I'm probably the most chill person ever, I have *something* that makes me rage with a burning passion over this, after a bit of introspection, I think the problem is me, which makes it a bit worse.
First she said she wouldn't get drunk cause... | self.offmychest |
Who finds out when you die? My family, my friends, my workplace...will my doctor know? My school counsellor? My friends online? What happens after my body is found? Is it possible to disappear? | self.SuicideWatch |
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