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Woohoo! Just got buspirone. Going to make anxiety my bitch I know many people think of this medication as a sugar pill. Well I've read many reports of it helping MANY people with anxiety. Helping with the sweating, the butterflies in the stomach, nausea, jittery feeling, and more.
I actually took the medication year... | self.Anxiety |
Propranolol Anyone have any experiences they can share regarding the use of Propranolol for anxiety symptoms like heart palpitations? My doctor prescribed it to me for breakthrough anxiety and I took my first 10mg tablet for my morning anxiety and it seems to have worked well to calm my body. | self.Anxiety |
Everyday is never ending struggle 19 years old and feel like i have the weight of a building on me from all the pressure of growing up. I somewhat know what i want to do with my life but dont know how to get there, or have the motivation to do it. I dont want to work a shitty mind numbing job and waste part of my life.... | self.depression |
Has anyone here behaved impulsively/acted 'crazy' to try to deal with their depression? I'm interested in hearing your experiences. When I was a little younger and my depression was just starting out and I didn't really understand what it was, I found myself throwing caution to the wind often because I wanted to feel a... | self.depression |
Got broken up with on Christmas... I don't even know. I feel dirty and used because they promised we were back together and were going to work on things, had sex, whatever. They know I can't afford my apartment without their help, but they still said they were moving out, even when we were technically together again. I... | self.SuicideWatch |
Kill me please Here I am. Being all pathetic and shit. Crying my eyes out, like every other day for the past year.
Here I am. In the position I never thought I'd be in. Wishing I could just die already, like every other second of the day.
Here I am. Trying to fit in and make a normal living in this "amazing" world. Li... | self.depression |
How to tell my parents? I’m in my early teens and therefore still live with my parents. I rely on them for everything. Lately I’ve been having a really tough time socializing when I’m forced to, up to the point where I stutter so much my words are barely understandable. I’ve also been feeling down for over a year now, ... | self.Anxiety |
I'm so jealous of other women. i [24F] first met my boyfriend [29M] 2 years ago, hes not romantic, he makes me feel unattractive, unsexy. when we first met i was very insecure he knew this, but he told me i wasnt cute and started saying how hot this other girl is, it broke my heart and to this day i cant believe him wh... | self.offmychest |
How do you manage stress and axniety related nerve pain I am having pain in the nerve on the right side of head and now eye is paining too. | self.Anxiety |
After two years of being normal, the monster is back. I had a panic attack late Tuesday night / Wednesday morning. I rode it out with mindfulness meditation and breathing exercises. But now I'm stuck in the loop where I'm having anxiety over having another panic attack... and this led to another panic attack last night... | self.Anxiety |
Avoiding those you care about The hardest struggle for me at the moment is the coupling guilt that befalls ditching plans. Honestly, it's two fold when you have no intention of explaining why and at the same time are so tired of making up an excuses. Why is talking about it so hard? I know I have people who care in my ... | self.depression |
Is this soft prostitution? Hey. So I'm a pretty, college student athlete. Just take that at face value. I had the opportunity to meet a professional athlete in my sport from Brazil while I was attending one of his competitions. We made intense eye contact and he proceeded to find me on instagram. We messaged briefly an... | self.offmychest |
I feel inherently worthless So, by the end of the year I will be unemployed again after having worked a little over two years in finance. Towards the endo of it, I hated it. I couldn’t do it anymore.
I made a lot of mistakes and some coworker hated me.
I feel so worthless that I haven‘t found my passion yet. I don‘t ... | self.depression |
Total mindfuck. My brother killed himself a few weeks ago, though officially it was an accident. He was the oldest and strongest of my 3 siblings. He was a genius who developed brain cancer and started losing his mind... and must have been planning things for months. I paid him my respects by posting his last drafts an... | self.depression |
My (17M) girlfriend (17f) has undiagnosed separation and social anxiety. Scared for her and don’t know what to do or how to help. I’m pretty sure my girlfriend has separation anxiety and social anxiety. She has had depression in the past and it was pretty bad for her. Whenever we’re not together, she can’t focus, she l... | self.Anxiety |
i wish i could just get it over with [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Feel like shit again and I am done trying I am so fucking done trying with people. Everyone I know constantly makes me feel like shit. People in my gym class hate how bad I am at sports, one of my friends is so much smarter than me and when I don't understand something in a class he makes me feel like shit because I do... | self.depression |
I'm rarely satisfied with myself. There is rarely a time when I step back from something and I feel satisfied or accomplished with my work. My peers tell me I'm doing a good job and that I'm working hard but inside I'm only thinking about what I could've done better. I have trouble focusing on the positives. I know tha... | self.offmychest |
I might be bipolar and I honestly hate myself for it I'm diagnosed with depression and personality disorder. I hate it. I hate being this kind of sick, I hate being looked at/treated differently by my loved ones because of it. But it's there and I have to deal with it.
Recently my boyfriend and a few friends confronte... | self.offmychest |
If I file for disability services, what would they do? I’m in college and I’ve always been curious about filing my bipolar disorder with disability services. I’m sure it can’t hurt, but what kind of accommodations would they give me? | self.bipolar |
A Year On, I've Run Out Of Excuses To Not End It. Having spent years fighting disability, ptsd, physical pain and isolation I've run out of excuses to keep going against the odds.
Everytime I look at the profile of a Middle Age Suicide I find it comical that I fit the profile so completely. It may seem odd, but I'm f... | self.SuicideWatch |
Is anyone else almost glad that you're depressed because it gets rid of anxiety? Like shit, I'm don't even care what happens to me. My anxiety is gone because I don't even care if I die. | self.depression |
How to deal with 'heart attacks' every night? It's a bit problematic, you know that feeling i guess. | self.Anxiety |
Is homelessness no reason to kill yourself? Many people say even homelessness is not reason to kill yourself. Really? Do they know how hard it is to escape homelessness and poverty? How hard it is to get a decent job that pays a living wage? Especially if you're disabled. I believe i will be in the future homeless, so ... | self.SuicideWatch |
DAE doubt themselves even when they know they're not in the wrong? (work-related issues) So I've had a problem with a coworker for a while now. Long story short, I had a panic attack and yelled at her during a busy work week, and I immediately apologized, and then again the next day. She didn't talk to me for the res... | self.Anxiety |
Ever have a moment where people are complimenting you on your progress with self maintenance, but in your head you feel like you’re the exact same and that nothings changed? Things seem to get better on the outside, never on the inside [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Recently diagnosed, can you tell me if my meds are ”working”? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Is it normal for your friends to physically drag against your will if you’re drunk? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I need someone to talk to. Call it a cry for help, but, I think I really need someone to talk to. I find it difficult to discuss my issues with people I know, I prefer anonymity. I’m drunk and I need to pour out, each passing day my mental state deteriorates | self.depression |
I want to die I have a liver disease and I'm ugly and I'm scared that I'm wasting my time getting a college degree that I probably won't be able to use racking up student loans I probably can't pay back and I have no one close to me that I feel can help me through this or talk to about anything and lately I've been thi... | self.depression |
been feeling down for months, sad panda needs love hey my fellow bipolar people. I just could use some support and love right now.
I have been in it for weeks and weeks now. I feel trapped and frozen in my life, unable to change and grow to be better. I feel like a stagnant stream.
The constant cycles of hope and th... | self.bipolar |
Need some help coping with flooded apartment Yesterday the sprinkler line over my apartment froze and burst leaving a few inches of standing water. Since it’s a complex they have floor repair people coming out to help dry things out and repair the holes in my ceiling. When this happened I was sitting p close to underne... | self.bipolar |
Broken :/ Just feel so broken. I've been struggling really hard lately to deal with myself. I feel like I don't function properly anymore. Anytime I feel like I need to cry I just yawn instead and the feeling just builds up within me. Cant seem to get any release at all. On top of being broken i just really don't know ... | self.depression |
I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m disgusting. Every moment that I’m alone, I fantasize about cutting my wrists open or taking a handful of pills. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Bad situation between 2 girls. There was this girl who I hooked up with back in July, it was only a one time thing and we never talked again, but we both agreed to it (I'll call her B.) A month after that I started talking to another girl (I'll call her E.) I've always really liked E and I've had my eye on her for the ... | self.offmychest |
''Read 10:12'' When i text someone who says we are friends and then seeing this. It always breaks my soul. | self.depression |
I feel like no one will ever love... No. Like me at all. | self.depression |
Psychologist made me cry Today I saw a psychologist at the hospital, I didn’t really want to go because I just wanted a referral to a psychiatrist (I’ve been on Zoloft and it worked really well) I didn't really have an appointment but my GP asked her for a favor, she tried to call another psychologist but she was on va... | self.Anxiety |
Boyfriend left me. and yes i know it’s a dumb thing to go over. but i genuinely feel i have nothing to live for if he doesn’t want me. | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm terrified of my dads driving Let me just preface this with a few things - I love my dad, but he's very old-fashioned. If he can't see anything wrong on the outside, then he won't believe anythings wrong inside. He's always struggled to understand and deal with my depression and anxiety issues, and it often ends up ... | self.Anxiety |
ok I want to fill my account with future goals - new to reddit bucket list items and things/ways I want to teach my children (mainly so I don’t forget)
1. I heard this story of a man who after the 9/11 attacks, he asked his children how they would suppose to help prevent this from happening again - they responded by s... | self.offmychest |
Does anyone else's unhappiness stem from anger or vise versa? [deleted] | self.depression |
If I grew up an attention-seeking class clown ... would that make me more or less likely to be BPD? I keep the idea of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in the back of my mind, just in case my bipolar keeps worsening.
If that doesn’t make sense to you, then you know what I recently realized ... I have no idea how ... | self.bipolar |
Parents of my friends hate me I have really bad reputation from parents of my friends despite that I haven't done anything to anyone.. They say I am a crackhead (I am 14 FFS), alcoholic, a "fucking cunt" and that they haven't heard of any good thing that I have done.. My good friend's mom hates me (we kinda had this ep... | self.depression |
Back to therapy for me! It has been a while! Anxiety, loss of appetite, lack of motivation and thoughts of hopelessness. My life is in shambles. No hope in my career and incredibly lonely. I broke down this evening. Wish me luck! | self.depression |
Losing my way in life Feel like I have to type something out somewhere before I straight out lose my mind. Maybe the feedback can get me thru the night.
My wife walked out on me back in February, I was at work, on night turn. When I got home, she was gone. And she took my two kids with her. I’m still devastated.
I ca... | self.depression |
I'm going through a bad spell of depression and I need to get through the next 2 weeks :( I could use any advice/help. Hi,
I've had depression for around 20 years, formally diagnosed for 10, and I am currently in therapy. I see my therapist weekly.
I am in graduate school, and I have to get through the last 2 weeks o... | self.depression |
To everyone who has anxiety and has to do presentations How do you manage to stay calm during it? | self.Anxiety |
People don't understand what depression is I have to rant and get this off my head. People really don't understand what depression is at all. People think depression is just being sad all the time. If that was all people wouldn't kill themselves. You can be sad all the time and not be depressed. It's not great but it's... | self.depression |
Going to former SO's house to gather my belongings leave a little note... And I'm really struggling with it.
Idk what to say exactly. I just know I want to not be snarky or too emotional.
We haven't talked for over a week and last I understood we were supposed to do our preplanned event yesterday. Well he never hit... | self.bipolar |
Positive thoughts requested- mirtazapine? I just started mirtazapine a few weeks ago, been on wellbutrin and depakote for a good while. I'm here at work and a depressive episode is hitting hard. It's weird, but I'm not having as severe physical pain as I usually do, so I suppose that's a good sign. Still want to kill m... | self.bipolar |
Today’s my birthday... I wish it’s my last one, ever I don’t wanna be here for next year. Each year is more painful than the other | self.depression |
I don't know. I'm a 40 year old male. I've had severe acne since I was 16, so severe, I've developed deep scars. And I'm still suffering from it. Not only that, I believe I've developed seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp and I'm losing hair. That may not seem like such a big deal, but I'm terribly skinny with a giant he... | self.SuicideWatch |
it's hard for me not to be sad even though I have friends I can talk to I'm still going to pretty much be alone this holiday season. I really miss my ex boyfriend and thinking about him is making me hate myself a lot. I wish we had never met each other, that's how much this is fucking me up. The fact that he can just u... | self.offmychest |
Have you ever had to cut anyone out of your life that you really miss? [deleted] | self.depression |
Suicidal ideation questions Realistically, how severe do thoughts of suicide have to be before seeking help, say if they come in bursts over a long time (6 years)? Is wanting to be dead always a sign of mental illness? Thanks in advance. | self.SuicideWatch |
I hate myself I’ve hated myself and how I am for so long I really just want to end it and I’m afraid I might actually do it. I hate the way I get anxious and nervous for no reason I hate the way I push people away because of the way I am. I still feel like I mean absolutely nothing and that I’m worthless. I don’t want ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Hallucinations? So I've noticed if I'm in a particular inflated mood, angry/irritable, or extremely stressed in general I have strange auditory hallucinations.
It's usually whispers like people saying my name, but it happens at work too. I'm generally superstitious so of it was just at home I might get a little geeked ... | self.bipolar |
I’ve been dealing with bipolar since I was 14, and I’m now 21. I didn’t start medicine till I was 20, and hurt alot of people that I care about in the past from my manic phases.I think about the past and it runs threw my mind everyday all day. Any advice on how to stop putting myself down? | self.bipolar |
I have suicidal thoughts, but I don't want to die or hurt myself...I don't think Not sure where to begin here, aha. I'm new to Reddit and I'm posting now for the first time cause I feel like I need to talk about it and see anyone else out there gets it at all? I feel very alone and I don't know what to do.
It's 2am w... | self.SuicideWatch |
These fears are holding me back in life Recently, after a bit of pondering, I've come to realize that I have two major fears that I've never really noticed before. The first one is "getting in trouble" and "doing the wrong thing". Both of these fears have controlled my life quite a lot. I've also realized that I don't... | self.Anxiety |
For Coming To Reality (Accepting Diagnosis) If you’re in my boat, the first time you heard you were bipolar you shrugged it off, got resentful, decided to deal with it your own way. Said fuck medication, deal with my the way you know how.
Remember that the ups will make you delusional, that you have to be xyz, or that... | self.bipolar |
It's that time of year again The holiday season is when everyone gets engaged it seems. I've seen so many engagement posts and now even Prince Harry is engaged. Yay..yet another person who has met someone, became friends, dated, got engaged, married, and had a kid or two in the span of my relationship. I feel bad fo... | self.depression |
You are are all so strong As someone who's on the bipolar spectrum (doctors suspect bp2, though rare, I do get mild psychotic features but I think those are negligible and I think it's more cyclothymia).
As someone who is at the least end of the spectrum and a can see a fraction of what some of you are experiencing, I... | self.bipolar |
getting rediagnosed tomorrow I was diagnosed with general and social anxiety when I was 7. I went to a therapist once a week for 2 years afterwards, but it made no difference. So I stopped going. I was never on medication for it because my parents thought I was too young and my anxiety wasn't ruining my life or anythin... | self.Anxiety |
What am i supposed to do at this point?(19) [deleted] | self.depression |
What I Said Was Nothing What I said was nothing
I’m in bed, trying to fall asleep.
But one specific memory keeps popping up in my head like a psychological pop up.
A few years ago I worked at target over winter break. This was when I was on break from school for a short time after attempting suicide.
There was one ... | self.depression |
DAE just want to scream and cry and let it all out every second of every day, all the fucking time? I try my hardest to distract myself with whatever, but when it's just me and my thoughts, I just feel like screaming at the top of my lungs and crying my eyes out. It's killing me. I don't know how much longer I can last... | self.depression |
Disneyland makes 6.2 million a day and only spends 250k a day in operations giving them about 6 million dollar pure profit every day. Just another example of capitalist pigs getting rich off the little people that make their extravagant lifestyles possible while they barely have money for food Even after paying all the... | self.offmychest |
Alone for Christmas (venting) I’m having a rough day.
This is my first Christmas being single in a very, VERY long time. My ex and I broke up a few months ago, became FWB a few weeks later, then he cut me loose right before the holidays. I miss him so much, but there is nothing I can do and he has asked me to not mes... | self.depression |
I need to vent I've been having suicidal ideation since I was 12 - that was also when I first attempted (if you could even call it that.) I've been so depressed for the last couple years I don't even know how to talk to people anymore. I don't know what a normal person acts like around other people. I have no friends, ... | self.SuicideWatch |
The amount of times I find myself telling people “I’m just going to go to bed, pretty tired”, just to get out of going out, is just sad. I’m so sad tonight! I can’t help it. I never can. | self.depression |
To all the people who are in college or university. Need some advice So I'm in college for engineering and I had a choice to graduate with a 2 year diploma or keep going in 3rd year and get a advanced diploma and also, placement. I obviously picked 3rd year, but now I'm in a slump. Right now my GPA is probably lower th... | self.offmychest |
I have this confusing personality confliction. I don't know how to explain it, but I find it to be a contradiction between my personality and my appearance and my own perception of self.
So I'm a 14-year-old soon to turn 15 with a very masculine face and body with a lot of mature facial hair. I have been regularly bee... | self.offmychest |
Let's face it I'm not going to last long I don't want to die but I cannot get my life together, I'm going to snap one day and attempt again. | self.SuicideWatch |
Where are all the normal, bootcut jeans at? I'm about to start a new job soon.
We're allowed to wear jeans everyday, but they need to be professional enough.
Not baggy, have holes in them, butt beadazzled, etc.
Just some normal ass jeans.
I have been to five major clothing stores. I've look on Amazon. Keep in mind... | self.offmychest |
Just tell me not to get in my car and drive I️ just want to leave. It’s a stupid choice. I️ know. | self.SuicideWatch |
All i wanna so is die I came out to my parents a few months back and they didn’t take it well, I get passive aggressive comments about my sexuality. We aren’t making money and can’t pay bills. Our internet bill is now at almost four hundred dollars and it’ll be cut off on the first of January
And this net neutrality ... | self.SuicideWatch |
convince me to go to bed Fuck I have had like 12 hours of sleep in the last 4 days. having very good times with family but i am manic and need sleep. I know if I just lay down I will go to sleep. I just can't shut off.
A really beautiful girl matched me on tinder today but after I messaged her she unmatched me :[ | self.bipolar |
Everyone is Getting Tired About me Obsessing Over the Work Alarm [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
So much stress. I want to die, I want to wipe every negative thing out. I am on the verge on hating every single thing for being there. The wall, the floor, the room I'm in, the people I am surrounded by. When I mean every single thing, EVERY single thing. A bed room that is suppose to be where I sleep, I end up flushi... | self.offmychest |
AI'm really drunk rn and I wished I was dead. Im probably gonna regret this tomorrow but I've been admitting to my friends that I've been depressed for years and that I don't know what to do with myself. Please help. | self.depression |
I feel like a loser at 25 I don't even know what I want anymore. I took off a semester in school because I don't know what major will interest me. I don't even know what I'm capable of. I feel like I'm not smart enough. Everyone underestimate me and think I'm dumb? Everyone makes me feel guilty about everything. I fail... | self.depression |
Maybe I should do it? I'm just a financial and emotional burden to my parents. I feel like my friends have been gradually caring less about me and drifting away from me and finding better friends. And I've been a horrible girlfriend and have never been good at being there for him when he needs me and I feel like he's j... | self.SuicideWatch |
They say were surrounded by light & love.. But in recent years, ive never felt more abandoned.
Being 16k in debt, no gf, still lives with my mom, no driver license, low paying job, very few friends... everytime i ask for help i cant hear, feel, or see anything coming to my aid.
Is it fair my life had to be like thi... | self.SuicideWatch |
Therapy Does anyone else miss their therapist between sessions? I go every Wednesday though, I find myself missing her and wanting sessions all the time. I journal but feel like I need a real human to talk with. No one in my life really understands BP and they give biased answers. Just seeing if I'm the only one obsess... | self.bipolar |
Being sick really gives you time to reflect. I've been having some slight medical issues, so I've been bedridden and not getting much done for the past few days. And, some days, I just take a series of naps, waking up at all hours of the night (for instance, I woke up about 4:30am, and it's now 5:00am, and I'm still ex... | self.depression |
Outbursts My anxiety is so bad, especially at work, and it's getting worse. I keep having outbursts at work and I am just waiting for them to fire me. I hate my job. I hate being screamed at by callers. I hate my boss belittling me and treating me like I'm stupid. But I have rent, a car payment and other bills to pay. ... | self.Anxiety |
My life is a painful series of should have, could have, would have I live a life of regrets. | self.depression |
Anyone else doing badly in school? I'm in 11th grade and my grades are just getting shittier and shittier - mainly because of French. It's worrying me in a way because I'm afraid I won't get into any Universities. I'm also entirely dependent on my parents and stuff - I couldn't deal with living away from them and I don... | self.depression |
Anxious to quit my job Why? I have a new job lined up with a 35% raise included. I shouldn't be anxious about this. | self.Anxiety |
Disabled Trans and Homeless I am not doing well is an understatement. I am unable to express my own needs in any form that could get them filled. This has lead to me isolating myself, destroying my relationships, and ultimately destroy my own life. I have abused the only people that have cared about me, in numerous way... | self.depression |
My nearing end The suicidal thoughts and depression started around 6 years ago when I was in highschool. Childhood consisted of moving house alot. Overall it was good, and I don’t remember ever wanting to die as a child. I dropped out of highschool and went to college, college didn’t work out it lasted a few years til ... | self.SuicideWatch |
checking in to the hospital it's gone way too far. I'm checking in for suicidal ideation tonight. what should I be prepared for. I'm happy to provide any details you're interesting in | self.bipolar |
Going in and out of suicidal thoughts I was driving home today and a part of me wanted to drive straight off a bridge into a river as I went over it. I had to pull off the road and calm down so that I could make it home. I don’t know what’s wrong. I don’t know how to stop it.
I’m so worried about everything, and I’m g... | self.SuicideWatch |
Divorce Those of you who have gone through a divorce personally, how did you deal? How do you cope with the wide range of emotions a divorce will elicit? I am having great trouble figuring out if the surges of intense emotion are an impending depressive episode I need to be closely monitoring or if this is just a norma... | self.bipolar |
VENT: SICK of nonstop tragedies and crisis. Why bother? (TRIGGER WARNING) [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
How I Won My Fight Against Depression I dealt with depression for almost all my life, some years of my life are just an empty dark blur... I even forgot how to smile... that's something that looks so easy, but for some reason it's so complicated for me...
Anyway, i'm going to make it short... How I overcome it? It wa... | self.depression |
what do you do when you start to feel lonely? | self.depression |
What do you do when you feel an inevitable cloud of darkness rolling in to suffocate you? [deleted] | self.depression |
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