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New Physical Symptoms? Lately (especially after a night of drinking) I've been feeling very twitchy and have muscle spasms. I went to a doctor who after running some basic tests said there doesn't seem to be any neurological issues with me. I believe these are apart of my anxiety but don't know. I have extreme hypochon... | self.Anxiety |
Convincing myself there's hope. This was my first holiday season since my dad passed. I thought I could handle it by myself. I had been talking to friends and family and truly felt I could do it. I have ketamine treatments beginning this week to look forward to as well as my sister and her family coming up to visit. I ... | self.depression |
Zoloft breast pain Anyone on zoloft (sertraline) 50mg and have very sore breasts...I’ve been on it for 2 weeks and two days ago my breasts started hurting a lot. | self.Anxiety |
What's wrong with me? Ok,please read completely before judging. I am really smart firstly.I haven't slept properly for quite a while.
But recently I've been experiencing events where I'M acting really stupidly,like recently I was playing a game of UNO with my young siblings, I lost but could hv won with 1 smart move(st... | self.Anxiety |
Is it pathetic to go to a concert on your own? So I managed to score tickets to Download in June, something I've wanted to go to for ages. But now my friends have bailed out giving me some BS excuse. This isn't the first time this has happened and I have missed out on tons of events before due to having no one to go wi... | self.Anxiety |
Dailyo and mood swings Ok so : I started using Daylio a month ago, and it's great, I can see some patterns, keep track of depressive episode etc etc
But my mood swings make a lot of the day seem pretty "normal" even when the hypomania come (generally the crash even it out on the graph since I haven't had multiple day ... | self.bipolar |
I BEG FOR HELP, PLEASE READ Girlfriend of 6 years turned strange in a week and broke up with me without reason. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I feel like a waste I'm 20.
I never really click with people, I mean I get along well with people, I have close friends and acquaintances, but from my side I never feel like I've clicked with anyone.
You know that teenage notion of 'nobody get's me', or the 'I'm different to everyone else'... in a strange sense, that.
... | self.offmychest |
I've been meaning to post this for a while somewhere Here goes nothing. Gonna use abreviations for names to keep anonymosity.
Parents recently divorced and my mother was the only one to sustain the family for the past 5 years. My father also brought money home but not as regular as my mother. We sold our house and I'm... | self.offmychest |
How should I tell my parents when it’s the time.. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Depressed teen Soooo im only 17 and im depressed for a long time already (2-3yrs i think) when i was training i kept it under control and pushed bad thoughts and things away but shit always happen to me so i got badly injured over a year ago and i still cant train , i dont know when ill be able to train and jf ill be a... | self.depression |
With the way this shit is going, I don't think I'll matter to anyone ever on an intimate level. | self.depression |
Why do elderly people think that nursing is the only career that women should do? [deleted] | self.offmychest |
am i going to get any better ? (sorry for my english because its not my first language)
i've been depressed for over 4 years i took all kind of medications with my doctor but nothing changed . i really don't know if i will get better soon or my depression will stay with me for my entire life.
im relly worried and dese... | self.depression |
I’m so fucking sick of never being able to relax with people. Everytime I interact with someone it’s so forced, awkward, quick, weird, and unenjoyable. Even after a minute of being stuck with someone I will be DRENCHED in sweat and in physical pain. I’m so sick of anxiety. It’s fucking RUINED all my relationships. I c... | self.Anxiety |
Job makes me think of suicide constantly. Can't quit because of poverty. So I'm a dirt poor Brazilian shitstain who owes a lot of money to banks and needs to earn a lot of money. I am also a junior programmer with the responsibilities of a senior and the salary (and knowledge) of an intern. I am awful at this job. I do... | self.Anxiety |
My dad refuses to seek treatment... Is this normal when manic? He's already gotten his diagnosis, years ago, but he dropped off his meds and I think has been lying to us that he's been taking it... now he's full-blown manic. He just sold his Rolex watch for a loss of $7000. The trader is probably laughing his way to th... | self.bipolar |
I am close, I have never been so certain before So, I am, for the first time in my life, so close to taking the early checkout option. I have, a few times, feigned an attempt because I wasn’t really ready, just trying to cry out maybe, even though I didn’t really tell anyone I tried. This is different though, the tim... | self.SuicideWatch |
Dissociation and derealization Hey everyone. I have been struggling with anxiety for about 2 months now. It hit me at first with an extreme panic attack and ever since that first panic attack I have felt as if I am living in a sort of dream and like nothing is real. I get really confused and my hands are always trembli... | self.Anxiety |
I'm going to kill myself soon. Thanks for everything. This Sub gave me some comfort and made me feel that I wasn't alone. Even though I haven't posted in awhile I did through out much of the year. There's some really good people on here. I felt a little less alone speaking to people on here. Some advice and empathy ca... | self.depression |
Just my thank you's I'll take the opportunity sitting here with a bottle of whiskey to say thank you to my parents for the beatings and treating me like an object, to all the kids in school that beat me up and humiliated me, to my "friends" that betrayed and used me throughout the years, to all the crazy women in my li... | self.depression |
How can I tell if I'm depressed or just fundamentally a piece of shit. Have all the pieces in my life fallen apart because I'm depressed and it's turned me into a piece of shit? Or did my self reflection and reaction to my own actions (ie, being a piece of shit) brought on depression?
Or are they the same thing and I'... | self.depression |
I can't stop thinking about death. (TW for obvious reasons) I hate not being able to truly feel happy. Every time I feel upbeat or optimistic about my life I just know it's another pointless hypomanic episode. It's just empty excitement usually brought on by circumstance, not because I truly feel fulfilled. Every time ... | self.bipolar |
I think about suicide everyday, but I know I am too much of a coward to do it. I just feel trapped. | self.depression |
Is it possible to be depressed for just a week? I'm not sure why, but I was suddenly severely depressed last week, yet for the past couple days I've been feeling relatively okay. Now that I think of it, most of my depressive episodes have only been one to two weeks in length while my manic episodes can last for up to a... | self.bipolar |
DAE ever get suicidal thoughts "against their will"? I've been having suicidal thoughts the past 2 weeks like "I should kill myself" or "It would be so easy to just kill myself with a knife" or "I don't want to live anymore, I can't take it anymore", etc. The thing is, I don't *want* these thoughts to be there, to even... | self.SuicideWatch |
Can I please have a hug? I've been crying for hours. All I want is to be loved by someone again. I wish that I could hug someone and let it all out
Edit: i love you all | self.depression |
Restless, irritable feeling Every now and then, I’ll be able to relax to a point where I’m comfortable and then all of the sudden have this restless, irritable feeling that makes me feel like I️ have to leave. It feels like I’m trapped and I️ need to escape, when in reality I’m just watching tv with my gf. It’s just fr... | self.Anxiety |
I'm on my way down now My husband flew out in the morning yesterday and I flew in by the time to pick my son up from school.
I came home to a disaster area. I can't stand it literally. I've been hiding in my bed neglecting my son all morning. He popped in to ask if he could have cake for lunch and I said yes.
I'm i... | self.bipolar |
Anyone else get a false sense to pee when they are anxious? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I obviously know I have a problem but I feel like there isn't really a way to get external help If I go to a doctor I'm risking being institutionalized. They can't cure my autism which I feel is at the core of my depression and I don't want to be emotionally lobotomized by modern medicine especially with all the side e... | self.depression |
Missed a bunch of sleep and I can feel it catching up I was sick, plus working a bunch of overtime at work. I haven't really slept much the past week, for the past couple days I can feel it starting to hit me. My wife was away the past couple nights and I can tell she thinks I skipped my medication, I really didn't. In... | self.bipolar |
Bipolar and Supplements Hey y'all. I'm 28F on Wellbutrin, Lamictal, and Lithium. I low key suck at drinking water, but am getting better at it. My doctor recommended that I start taking B6 ( I chose a BComplex with high B6), and I added Spearmint and Evening Primrose for the severe cystic acne that comes with Lithium. ... | self.bipolar |
Anxiety crash, up all night. Mood is a powderkeg. This sucks. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
What's a good word/phrase to describe when you want to do something but you are too anxious to try it? I've noticed I have this symptom sometimes. Where I logically know that there is [something good] that I can do. But instead I feel anxious and procrastinate instead.
Does anyone else ever feel like this? What's it c... | self.depression |
How do I deal with obsessive thinking combined with depression? Lately I realized that if its possible to have our minds immortalized by transferring them to a digital copy (basically creating a backup with a computer, or slowly replacing each neuron with a computer to keep our conciousness intact) that its possible to... | self.depression |
Been feeling better for a month now. But still not good. It just wont leave. Its a leech. It will always stay. What the fuck should I do? Its tearing my relationship apart. Its tearing me apart. I’ve given up on almot everything soon. Yet I feel calm? Am I giving up? Am I going to end it soon? What the fuck am I suppos... | self.depression |
I can’t handle working I know that title sounds like I’m a deadbeat, but I genuinely can’t handle working. At least not fast food. When I started working I was happy to finally be able to make money, but then they started training me on one thing and then trying to get me to do a million different things I just don’t k... | self.Anxiety |
I hate me, I hate this illness, I hate everything about the person I am and the effects this has on me I hate my life, waking up every single day to utter silence, nobody, complete and utter distant.
I wake up with guilt and regrets. I cry, I hate the person I let myself become.
Im glad my ex broke up with me due to ... | self.depression |
I'm not the person my friend needs I have MDD and I have a friend who has bipolar disorder. When she's manic she would suddenly run away from us and hid someplace where she can cry or self-harm. I really tried my best to be with her like contacting her or following her. I really tried my best to communicate with her be... | self.bipolar |
I'm frustrated. I don't like very many of the people in my life right now - in this individual moment - and I know I'll look past it in a few hours, or days, or whatever; I feel like this is a moment of clarity, though, unobscured by the apologies of emotion. I don't like the way these people treat me, and I like even ... | self.depression |
I don't know what I'm doing anymore... I really don't. I feel as though my life has been a major letdown up until this point. I did fine in high school. I finished my first semester at college, and finally made friends. But I'm 19. This feels like the first time I've made any sort of friendships. I've never dated anyon... | self.offmychest |
If one takes a big amount of pills (but it’s not big enough to be 100% lethal) with the purpose of hoping one dies anyway, is it considered a suicide attempt? [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Being a male with depression sucks because i feel like i cant talk to people about my problems because i want people to think im normal so i google how im feeling and everything is geared towards women | self.depression |
another day another weekend indoors. another day of being alone. another day of wishing that i wasn't such an ugly, worthless, disgusting piece of shit. another day of wishing that a girl would show any amount of romantic affection (16, male. never had a gf. never hugged a girl, held a girls hand, or kissed a girl in a... | self.depression |
Hyperawareness of my mouth and tongue Hey guys. I am fairly new to reddit and especially this subreddit, but would like to share my story and maybe hear if you'd have any suggestions on what to do about my problem.
First of all, I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder around two years ago, but have been batt... | self.Anxiety |
Share Your Victories Large & Small Weekly Post - 2018-04-21
As I'm sure many of you already know first-hand it can be overwhelming even to do the "little" or "normal" things in life for those with anxiety issues. It's about time every one of us bragged about our triumphs big and small in our day to day life.
This wee... | self.Anxiety |
2018 has started off terribly and made my depression much worse [Long Story] [deleted] | self.depression |
Tips for dating with anxiety I posted this elsewhere and thought maybe it would help some of you who have been posting about dating and love. . .
If you don’t have the time to read it all, check out the TLDR at the bottom of the page.
Tip One: Bye, Bye Booze
This is a widely accepted but rarely followed rule. Even p... | self.Anxiety |
Hung up on a girl I just need to let it out right now. For years I've been hung up on a girl and for years she as never really rejected me but basically pushed me off. I cant get closure and it kills me inside. Every night I'm on a app like tinder matching with girls trying to shove this girl out and I just cant. Most ... | self.depression |
fuck it Seriously whats the point in prolonging the inevatability of death? Whats the point in furthering our already bloated species? I know I'm meant to find joy in the little things and I know I'm meant to be grateful for what little I have but I can't forget the fact that everything I do is pointless and will be fo... | self.depression |
Too scared to take my medication.. help? So yesterday after a terrible time trying out Citalopram, I was prescribed Mirtazapine to try and help with my Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia and lack of appetite which has now caused pretty bad constipation. This medication sounds perfect for my issues, but I'm too scared to tak... | self.Anxiety |
What to do when feeling suicidal Feeling really anxious and suicidal don’t know what to do | self.depression |
Wish I had a healthy brain I get to see my boyfriend maybe once a month, LDR, and this morning he left to go back home after a small visit, and I’m pretty sure it’s going to put me in the hospital from my anxiety. I’ve been severely depressed since my suicide attempt on Christmas Eve, and I only have so many things rig... | self.depression |
My meds work well: a story in how I can’t stay up late any longer. I’m trying to stay awake to go get my boyfriend from the airport. After I realized he was going to get in WAAAAY LATER than my bedtime of 9:30, and lamented about this with my aunt. She and I concocted a plan: I’d to drive over to her house, and then sh... | self.bipolar |
This is all too much. I feel like garbage because I’ve been surrounded by family and friends this year and I still just feel truly awful inside. I feel hollow and I want to die but I know I shouldn’t. I don’t know anymore. | self.depression |
Feeling good about tommorow I mean that figuratively, of course. I’ll get better someday, and that is something worth looking forward to!
I don’t need a psychologist, no mental ward in the hospital, I am *who I am,* and if anybody tries to change that, I’ll tell them to piss off or something.
Feeling good | self.depression |
Sometimes I swear your family and closest friends can be the most ungrateful people in the world I say this in the nicest way possible. I have always been the one to help my family out of situation after situation especially monetary ones and today got the biggest slap in the face imaginable. But maybe a recount to why... | self.offmychest |
I've had pretty specific thoughts of killing myself in response to impulsive thoughts I have toward my baby. I don't know how much longer I can go on. Nearly every day I have extremely violent "fantasies" about ways I can harm or even kill my baby. I find myself thinking that my life would be better if he died somehow.... | self.SuicideWatch |
I just feel burned out all the time Hey everyone. For a couple months now, I've just felt burned out about everything I do. I went to see family before Christmas, and I could barely spend time with them because I just...couldn't. It's hard to describe.
I've talked to my mom about it, and her solution seems to be getti... | self.depression |
I'm not sure what to make of it anymore... [deleted] | self.depression |
End My single desire is for this bullshit life to end | self.SuicideWatch |
I have been pacing around my house and breaking dishes... Well, where should I start... My name is Teddy. I am from Cameroon. I am also 54 years old. I am an old man. The other day I went to the La Congus Valley Mall in North Congolous. My caretaker was with me. I will not say his name. First we went to the pretzel sto... | self.depression |
What am I suppose to do at this age? I feel this pressure to work so much but I won't because of school. I'm just 17 and I've recently found a really great girl, which of course is great because I used to never want to date, but now I'm more anxious than ever because I'm afraid she might leave or cheat on me. It's been... | self.Anxiety |
Worried about what people will think of my coping skill [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Have any of you gotten in drug trouble during mania/hypomania [deleted] | self.bipolar |
How long after a breakup will i stop crying myself to sleep? [deleted] | self.depression |
Everything is gonna be ok :) I just recently came to a conclusion that I have an anxiety problem just like my mom. I thought about the times when I was helpless and all I wanted to do was to scream for help and a person just magically came through and stop all the storm and craziness.
Whoever you are, I wish I... | self.Anxiety |
Relationship considerations. I'm (40M) in a relationship with someone who has an anxiety disorder (34F). Any advice? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
My anxiety is getting bad, and im losing too much weight. My anxiety flares up when I have nothing to do all day. These past few days haven't been bad, as I had work all day. I'd wake up, experience some anxiety early in the morning which would keep me up, go to work feeling a little crappy, and then once at work, it w... | self.Anxiety |
What do you do when you feel control slipping? I started to wonder what others did when I had my recent down days (im on Lexapro so ups and downs here and there).
So, what do you do to cope/get through anxiety? | self.Anxiety |
Job interview soon. I should feel good. I have a good chance going into it to get the role. But here I am absolutely depressed out of my fucking mind. LOL. [deleted] | self.depression |
A teacher who's student is suffering from depression. Advice needed. Hello everyone,
I'm a teacher at a high school. A few months ago I found out one of my students in my class has been diagnosed with depression. I know that she's getting professional help through medication and therapy. Due to the illness, she has be... | self.depression |
I consider myself a good person, with morals, ethics, good sense of humor, good hygiene, proactive, responsible, mature, and im not that bad looking. I am almost 30 and havent had any luck with women. Can i blame depression? | self.depression |
I wish I was fucking dead. Preferably by knife to my wrists. | self.depression |
I'll never be good enough for my parents. I want to start by saying that my parents are great in certain areas, for instance they've always kept a roof over my head and I never went a birthday or Christmas without a present. In terms of supporting me financially, they are amazing.
The problem is that they've always t... | self.offmychest |
Figures i cant pull the trigger Im such a pussy. The guilt i feel and the fact i really dont want to die keeps me from death. Called that stupid hotline told me to wait in the morning. Like me they're fucking useless.
edit i know i like to give you guys a hard time because im an asshole but at least this sub pretends ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm too scared to ask people I know for help. [deleted] | self.depression |
I draw to keep my mind in shack Hello
As the title says I draw to keep my mind in shack and get out my feelings and frustration. Shot said it's my outlet. So if you want to look at what I do you can check me out at Facebook and Instagram just search for frexdrawings.
Thanks for your time.
Oh yeah befor I forget I am... | self.bipolar |
Random rambling about people and other stuff. The amount of people i dont fear has gone down from 15 to 8-9(not certain about one person as she is new). Its weird. I do my best to see that something in their eyes but it doesn't work. I try to look in their eyes even if it paralyzes me with fear. I don't want to be alon... | self.depression |
Does anyone else get dizzy? I recently had an ent appointment and an mri, but both results came back normal. I guess that means it's my anxiety. My dizziness isn't very intense, it doesn't make me nauseous but at it's worst it feels like I'm going to fall over. Or sometimes when I take a step, it feels like the ground ... | self.Anxiety |
Does anyone else have periodic limb movement disorder? Crosspost from r/depression | self.depression |
Do you ever feel like you spent 5 years in a bomb shelter, barely knowing how to communicate with people and how to live a normal life? i'm feeling that way more and more often lately... i know it's probably because i was socially isolated for 3 years,i'm scared to be honest, it feels like i will never be able to conne... | self.depression |
Should you/Do you seek reassurance from your partner when you are feeling anxious? Should I be trying to find ways of reassuring myself when I get hit by anxiety or is it ok to ask my boyfriend for reassurance? Sometimes I feel like I'm bothering him about trivial things that 'normal' people don't talk to other people ... | self.Anxiety |
Not fearing any consequences for our actions? "Not fearing any consequences or not fearing anything" is one of the feelings I have observed in myself. I am not able to study well, yet when test comes, I have no fear of the consequences of the failing tests, even though I am certainly failing it.
Same with my other hab... | self.depression |
How do you deal with your anxiety when life gets out of control? I was diagnosed with GAD about 13 years ago, and my anxiety is pretty high even when everything else in my life is going alright. The past few months have been super stressful (cross-country move, money issues), and I can feel any small amount of control ... | self.Anxiety |
Coping mechanisms Hi all,
Today my depression's worse than it's been in a long time. I'm just hoping to get some tips for coping mechanisms, advice, anything really. Normally I'm very good at this type of thing myself and I'm very self-aware. I'm just struggling to cope today. I'm hoping that someone could suggest thei... | self.depression |
What are some signs (subtle or not), that you're becoming manic/hypomanic? Asking for a friend.... | self.bipolar |
Yes I have anxiety but it comes from a growing up with a bipolar sister. I never know when her behavior is mental illness or manipulation. Either way I'll come out feeling guilty or gullible. I don't know when to blame anxiety and when it's just a crappy situation. | self.Anxiety |
I feel like my medically treated anxiety at a young age has stunted my social growth [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Extremely close to leaving, someone please speak, I can't take it anymore Someone please who actually understands just voice call me, I'm so close to leaving, and I went back to cutting yesterday in order to stop myself from taking my life but it never stopped the emotions, and now they're happening again. I just need ... | self.depression |
I've been considering the prospect that I may be mildly depressed. Can anyone with experience help? I am in my 4th year of college now and for the past 2 semesters I have failed or am failing all of my classes. I have no motivation to do any kind of school work or even go to class, i have become more and more socially ... | self.depression |
Weird vision issue I don't know if I'm over reacting or what but sometimes when I'm browsing reddit I will see a sort of line connecting some words together it's always diagonally and it's not like an actual black line almost like my vision is blurred and only on one part of the text I'm reading. Idk if that makes any ... | self.Anxiety |
CNN the big winner here This is an 🍎. Some people say it’s a 🍌 but then they slip and fall and realize they have had their head in the sand.
I wonder if Flynn, Kushner, Manafort and Whoever else will invoke the 5th with the proverbial “Fake News!” As the chaser. | self.offmychest |
Loneliness, Self-destructiveness, Substance Abuse So I don't really like going out and hanging out with people a lot, but I think I've gotten out of hand. I'm a 19 year old guy and I graduated high school in 2015 and moved in the fall of that year. I've been high off of marijuana nearly every day since the end of 2014.... | self.depression |
Bipolar Reddit, what's the best life lesson you've learned after coming out of a Psychosis? After my first one I basically had to reprogram my mind. I found that there was a lot of nonsense thoughts that I didn't even agree with. So I learned to be mindful of the ideas and thoughts I allow to circle around in my mind.
... | self.bipolar |
I ought to, But I Just Don't Care One of the biggest challenges I have ever faced with Major Depressive Disorder, is I know I need to do certain things, but I just don't care enough about myself to do them... | self.Anxiety |
I feel like a failure to my parents I've been doing crappy in school and failing all my classes and it pisses me off and makes me feel like I'm a failure to my parents and that I'll never accomplish anything in life. but the same time its all my fault cause I just sit down and play guitar and games, sure I do all the c... | self.offmychest |
Memory loss with BP Wondering if anyone can help me understand what's happening. I used to have a terrific memory in high school, I loved history and was really good in exams (mostly due to being able to recall a lot of information off the top of my head). These days, after years of untreated BP (I was only medicated t... | self.bipolar |
I was told my smile is offputting in the worst way. For some context, I asked a female friend to help me "fix" whatever was wrong with my tinder profile and we talked for a bit and it was fine and constructive until she told me that I needed to change my first picture. It's objectively the best picture I have of myself... | self.offmychest |
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