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I think I overcame my depression. I think. Until very recently, I was suffering from chronic depression that I could not remember when it began. All seemed hopeless and I just loved each day with apathy and indifference. I think I have managed to climb out of it, but I’m not so sure.
Things started getting better for ... | self.depression |
Do you think things will even out? Like, are we bound to just "live" a life like this or will it even out somewhere down the line? Some people have it made, got a better hand and I can't help but be jealous sometimes. It makes me wonder if life ever balances out at some point. IDK. | self.depression |
I hate spending time with more than 2 people I just realized that I despise it and if I have no way of escaping the group I just fake it like I'm okay until people will finally leave. Afterwards Im extremely exhausted and have to rest for a day at least. What does that make me? I feel like I shouldn't be that way. I'm ... | self.depression |
Dark humor as a coping mechanism Does anyone else use dark humor as a coping mechanism? For me, joking about death and suicide helps me remind myself that (for the moment, at least) I’ve beaten my depression. I think that if I keep holding on to my negative thoughts and never put a positive, humorous spin on them, my ... | self.depression |
I just had a date.... And I am beaming. He is funny, attractivr, smart and sweet. We talked and walked for hours.
He makes me laugh so much with his deadpan, perfect delivery of jokes. And he's smart, so very smart.
He thinks I'm cute even though I looked very frumpy for the date. And he really likes my jokes and s... | self.offmychest |
Sister's results back After a weekend looking after my sick sister, she's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, potentially second stage depending on whether the 5cm tumour spread before they cut it out.
I'm already emotionally unstable thanks to what some might call 'anxiety', but what I call my own weakness of ch... | self.offmychest |
Gratitude and perspective. Things that went wrong today:
* dentist tried to sell me a $700 mouth guard I don't need.
* lost $10 from a part time gig that was shortened
* thought A/C was busted, had to drive in a hot car
* got lost in a garage for *an actual hour* because all spaces were labeled "faculty/staff only.... | self.bipolar |
I'm at my breaking point My moods are crazy. One minute I'm happy the next I want to kill myself. I told this to my psychologist, but it hasn't lead to a bipolar diagnosis or anything else. Which maybe I'm not necessarily bipolar, but why do I switch moods like a light switch so many times in one day? I can't stop over... | self.depression |
Cleand my room today It feels good to walk freely. Cans and bottles recycled. Though I can't drive now my car is clean so some progress.
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I was invited to a new years party, but I can't decide if I want to go. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety about getting my drivers license? Idk if this is the right place to post this in but my parents have been urging me to get my drivers license for quite some time now (I’m 20 years old), but the thing is I never really have a need to drive since I don’t take a car with me to college, and rarely have the need whe... | self.Anxiety |
I’m curious to see how many people relate to how I feel and what I’m going through. I have suffered mental illness off and on since I was 15. I’m now 22 and this year has been really bad for me. Last year I went through an emotionally abusive relationship in which I was made to feel bad about my mental illness. I start... | self.SuicideWatch |
Because two depressed friends just don't go well together I met my best friend in freshmen year of college. I had been suffering at my worst from my depression prior to that year in high school. Fall semester of freshmen year was the first time in about 5 years that I almost felt "normal." That friend was my dorm mate.... | self.depression |
What can I do about my anxiety issues? UK resident [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I feel myself miserable, my daily life is just fucked up Now I'm looking back some days I've spent, I'm in my graduate year so I took some classes which give me feelings like total disaster, and hell man they are really sucks.
My classes are not for any job careers, so I feel a lot of worries about my future...I've g... | self.depression |
Regarding social anxiety, do you ever feel like you’re on autopilot? I’ve had crippling social anxiety as far back as I can remember, but In the past 4 years or so, I’ve only worked retail jobs. I’ll be optimistic and say it really has helped in comparison to where I was before. I’ve even done small acoustic shows here... | self.Anxiety |
Did he have a point? I was talking to my friend over text and i was kinda venting and saying life has been really shitty for me lately, and also I have no motivation. Like, to the point where even eating is too much of a stretch for me sometimes. And he said “not trying to be a dick, but you just need to stop feeling s... | self.depression |
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I’m drunk, gave my last Christmas present tonight, and i have nothing to look forward to for the rest of my life (my calendar is blank forever). Not waking up seems okay. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Bipolar stay-at-home parents? I decided to have my first child at age 19 after going through a really bad mixed episode that left me suicidal. She ended up being the thing that saved my life. Her childhood was amazing for me - I loved staying home with her while her dad worked to support us. I had a few hypomanic and d... | self.bipolar |
Advice for sleep anxiety? I've been struggling with sleep for many years now and it wasn't until recently that I finally had the strength to admit to myself that it was more than just "I don't fall asleep right away." Happened about the same time I admitted to myself I've been struggling with depression. Was just wonde... | self.Anxiety |
Trying break out my bubble I have really bad anxiety. i always feeling so worthless and try to avoid akward social interaction. Im so worried that im too awkward to social with anyone and people judge me how i act. Then i felt like i feel down in myself due my anxiety l. I tried so hard ti get my life together. Its ha... | self.Anxiety |
How can I ask for support when everyone else needs it too? I used to cry and vent to my partner every time I felt suicidal, but I have seen that it has slowly gotten to him. He's worn out and, quite frankly, he isn't the only one who has told me that. The people that have tried to be here for me try their very best, bu... | self.SuicideWatch |
giving up i decide that im never going to get better so its pointless now i tried for so long and every day is so empty and lonely and i just dont know anymore but i know that ill never get better thats the only thing i know for sure i just want to sleep forever and i dont want to go back to any hospital i just want t... | self.SuicideWatch |
Just having a bad day (warning: quite a negative post) I hate always having to be strong. I hate being responsible for everything. I hate when I'm just such a mess like right now. I hate always being there for everyone around me, but then ending up on my own when I'm down. Hate feeling like a burden. Keep thinking abou... | self.Anxiety |
Anybody else forgetful or lose track of time? Not sure if this is normal to BP1, but I'm bad at remembering stuff lately and lose track of time easily. Dementia is a trait in my family but I am scared it's just gonna get worse with age. I'm almost 25 and I have to write stuff down or put on my phone stuff all the time ... | self.bipolar |
Been let down by my friend hey up, the flow of this is gonna be terrible as ive had a drink and will just put stuff down as i think of it.
this girl was supposed to be my best friend since we were teenagers. we got matching tattoos, i was named god dad to her first kid. we used to talk all day every day about everyth... | self.offmychest |
I feel anxious almost every minute of the day. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
It is INSANE how different everything feels when you aren't depressed. I didn't think this would be as true as it is. Hang in there, people. | self.bipolar |
Do you think people can see that you're messed up when they speak to you? [deleted] | self.depression |
Work anxiety I've spent all morning feeling light-headed, like I can't breathe very well, and am on the verge of gagging if I try to clear my throat/lungs. I know this is because I'm anxious about work. I spend so much of my time feeling this way.
How do you guys cope with this kind of thing? I feel like all I'm ... | self.Anxiety |
I'm ready to do this. I'm 28 years old and still stocking shelves at a grocery store. I'm too [special needs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-functioning_autism) to graduate high school. I have no friends because I'm too fucking awkward and weird. I'm stuck in this tiny, isolated town because I probably can't find w... | self.SuicideWatch |
anxiety making me scared of love interest? Hi all... Thanks in advance for reading this. I'm really not sure if i'm thinking crazy or if my intuition is right.
I 29F met a guy 30M at a bar. He was fun, friendly, he came with a friend who seemed very nice and sweet.
We have been hanging out ever since, for about 2-3 ... | self.Anxiety |
17-year-old; high school/career anxiety I don’t really know where to begin.
I don’t really know whether I have depression. Maybe I don’t have any mental health issues at all. Maybe I’m just a privileged, lazy ass motherfucker making excuses for himself. I feel as if my problems don’t seem acute or real enough for me ... | self.depression |
I just want to get out I just want to get out of this. I just want life to stop. I just want to stop having people who'd be upset if I died. I just want an atomic bomb or something to come crashing down and wipe out everything so there was nobody left.
I JUST WANT TO FUCKING DIE AND I'M NOT FUCKING ALLOWED TO. I just... | self.SuicideWatch |
Help, I'm stuck inside my head I havn't left the house since the 19th and I can't belive its only been a week.
I'm sorry if this is a load but I have to get it out there somewhere...
I'm starting to hear an invasive voice telling me to suicide and its so voilent... Why must I be a mess!? I just want to be normal and ... | self.depression |
Trying to find a psychiatrist and the next available appointment would be in March. I would have killed myself by then I am desperately trying to find a psychiatrist but all of the available appointments are so far out. I know there is a shortage of psychiatrists but jfc. I barely have enough energy to search for help ... | self.Anxiety |
Fuck off Christmas, and you Don't want to be your friend anymore, you just make me uncomfortable now.
Told a friend I had some last minute Christmas shopping to do, and he invited himself along with me. "Same! Let's go together, we can have some nice lunch afterward" or something like that.
Fine, but I said I didn'... | self.offmychest |
I think I hate my mom I’ve been off from work for about two months now, I live at home but with my savings I’ve been fulfilling my financial duties. I was diagnosed with BP2 in November and my current job is a trigger for me, and I’m currently job hunting. She just burst in my room and told me that I shouldn’t listen t... | self.bipolar |
How do I stop anxiety attacks that happen when I think about death? Lately, all I can think about is death and it's inevitability. Every thing I do, the next thought is how I will eventually run out of times to do that and how I'm eventually going to die. It terrifies me to the point of me punching walls and trying to ... | self.Anxiety |
Life changing for the better scares me for the trauma to come At sixteen, the only thing that seems to matter to teenagers is either their pressing singledom or the lack of excitement or good grades.
Unlike me.
At sixteen, I am forced to imagine the countless possibilities and ways in which I could end my life, or th... | self.SuicideWatch |
I can't stop crying, and I feel like I'm losing it. I've been crying on and off for the better part of the last few days. I'm crying now. I've cried more in the past few days than I have in the past couple years. I don't even know why.
I'm so stressed and anxious all the time. I get hives because I'm so anxious.
I d... | self.Anxiety |
One day at a time I can't even compose the words to describe my situation without getting into specifics but I really fucked up my life, with a single small mistake that had devastating consequences on my current employment (now fired), my career and future finances, and the plans I had with my wife, daughter and son.
... | self.SuicideWatch |
Thank God for exercise. All-natural pick-me-up Yesterday I spent 18 hours in bed. I don't have a job and I'm probably fucking depressed. Its been going on like that for a long time.
But I still try force myself to do stuff. I'm auditing a class. I play hockey once or twice a week. And today I had my first game o... | self.bipolar |
Try chamomile tea. Im a hypochondriac and have physical symptoms for a week or two when I’m
having a period of high anxiety (I characterize this as a time where I am highly stressed, and have daily anxiety, panic attacks, or intrusive thoughts, typically around the time i’m having my menstrual cycle). I can’t sleep bec... | self.Anxiety |
FEARLESS FRIDAYS MEGA THREAD. Here we discuss embarrassing stories, funny stories, WTF stories, and everything in between. Need to get something off your chest? Here's the place to do it. Not yet diagnosed and want to ask a question? Feel free to do it here. Pretty much anything goes in Fearless Fridays | self.bipolar |
I was crazy about you... Granted we only dated for about 6 months, but I enjoyed the time we had. Everything was great until the end, when I grew suspicious of you. When I made a dating profile in hopes of finding yours. But you found mine first. You wouldn’t believe me when I said I wasn’t dating other guys. I was emb... | self.offmychest |
I don’t want to die feeling like I was never loved 47M married to 41F. We have no intimate life. I feel like this is the life I was given.
I don’t want to die having forever thoughts of not feeling wanted
I have never experienced affection, adoration or intimacy.
Yes we have made love (3 times in 2017) But i... | self.depression |
My housemate is having loud sex in his bedroom right next to mine and it sucks. [deleted] | self.depression |
At this point I either shut down or kill myself. That's all that's left. Not much to say. Just tired. And sick of everything.
I want to try killing myself, but live. And I don't know why. I keep thinking about walking into traffic or just collapsing randomly at school. But make it. I don't know why. | self.SuicideWatch |
Can I make an appointment with my GP without my parents finding out? Dammit, I've wanted to talk to someone about this for a while now but every single time I get the chance, I fuck it up and just lie about how I'm feeling. If there's one person I could possibly talk to, it would be my GP (but I haven't seen them in a ... | self.depression |
Looking for an anxiety oriented podcast. Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has come across a podcast where the main focus is anxiety. I have been looking for one but all I find is a bunch of miscellaneous podcasts where they dabble in it for a session and then move on.
I have been trying to look for on since I... | self.Anxiety |
Is it fair to date someone while depressed? If so, how do you tell them about it and at what stage? | self.depression |
26 years old never had college, no career path or dreams, no idea what the fuck to do. Desperate for help, for kindness. Please Turned 26 this year. I've held myself back for a long ass time. Live with my parents with my girlfriend, we're paying rent trying to make ends meet so we can get out of here and do our thing.
... | self.offmychest |
RIP good old TV Rest in peace. Without any good friends, good relationship with my parents or family in general, things breaking by accident are a way bigger deal than they should be. I hope this will become more and more insignificant as i get older. | self.offmychest |
The two reasons why I still haven't offed myself or will never do it. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I love you guys but... Dear family,
I love you. Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't have moved to another country if I didn't. I left behind everything because I probably wouldn't have survived on my own because my anxiety and ongoing depression. That being said, Please stop fighting. It's hard enough that I have to live ... | self.offmychest |
I should have seen it coming. **This is gonna be all over the place because this whole thing is all types of messy**
My mom has a history of jumping into relationships that aren't healthy. It happened with both of her marriages and all of her boyfriends afterwards. My mom's first boyfriend after her second divorce w... | self.offmychest |
wellbutrin+ mirtazapine + abilify combo has anyone been on a similar combo? My doc wants me to start this combo and I was wondering if anyone been on a similar one and how it worked out. Im taking them for depression, bipolar and anxiety. | self.bipolar |
i can't stop crying. I feel like my heart is being ripped out. why can't he just feel for me like I feel for him... | self.offmychest |
I can't face the consequences of my actions I have always had a problem with throwing tantrums and screaming at people whenever I feel upset or angry. Now, I had one and got into really serious trouble for it because I insulted someone based on his race directly and explicitly. He was innocent and I had absolutely no r... | self.SuicideWatch |
I just realized I had depression for way too long [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Best bipolar videos I've found (youtube) Since I was diagnosed, I've been nigh-obsessively looking for all the videos on Bipolar I could find. I thought the community would like a compilation of what I've found:
Stephen Fry's "The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive" parts [1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yT_F0dMZ... | self.bipolar |
Your Mentality Determines Your Reality Never let outside circumstances or individuals determine the way you are as a person, your hustle nor your attitude. Everyone has to deal with frustrating situations with things that are out of control but each of these is a test where we can use the situation as an opportunity fo... | self.depression |
I feel alone I'm a teen. I live with my mother. Last year I was diagnosed as on the autism spectrum with depression and anxiety.
Anyways, my mother started dating about three months ago. I strongly dislike this guy - he just seems really off to me. I've been too anxious with him around to leave my room now. Just one ... | self.offmychest |
So, is everyone stoked for NYE? The one time of year that I feel even more out of place than Xmas [deleted] | self.depression |
Give me one reason to not OD tonight my loved family keeps shitting at me telling me that im always blaming everybody and that im not trying to get better, that im always in the wrong now and i feel like im nothing. My boyfriend got mad at me and im scared that he'll abandon me. I don't want to live. I was not supposed... | self.SuicideWatch |
The unexamined life is not worth living. I feel like there is so many that dislike each other so much it is ruining the world. | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone else plagued by permanent tiredness? What's the link between lethargy and depression? I'm on antidepressants which are supposed to energise you. However, I just feel so sleepy all the time. All tasks seem too difficult and I just want to constantly crawl back into bed, because that's where nothing goes wrong - n... | self.depression |
A deteriorating Relationship My brother and I were always close as kids, in fact, sometimes people thought we were twins. We're two years apart. It was great to have someone to hang out with when we were at home.
Fast forward to his middle school days when everything changed. I don't exactly know why we started to dr... | self.offmychest |
Tired of school I'm in the last year of the IB Diploma programme. And I'm about to lose it. I have become an angry person and I have thought about suicide many times. But this is serious, it's getting to the point where I'm actually considering it. I have talked with my family but no one takes it seriously, I have gone... | self.depression |
Family has no care for my current state of sadness [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Depression Reflection-Rant Depression leaves a scar, no matter how far you are from the worst of it. Been thinking a lot about depression today, rather than actually being depressed which is a win. My thoughts are with you guys who are fucked up right now, and I want you to know(these are things I got very wrong):
-Do... | self.depression |
29F. I would appreciate having someone to talk to right now. (preferably same age or older) I'll try to sum up what's going on. Basically, I've been dealing with depression for 17 years now. Anxiety for almost 10. I've thought of killing myself almost every single day since I hit puberty. Right now, suicide seems like ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't understand bipolar disorder, need explanation. How can it be both genetic and environmental? Do I even have it? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Calorie Counting isn't working for me and I've been fat for over 2 years in my youth Zyprexa and mania and college were factors in me gaining weight and I now need to lose 50 pounds to be at a normal weight. I don't look that obese but according to BMI I am obese.
I would post in loseit, but every time I have posted t... | self.bipolar |
Afraid of a relationship Hey guys,
Anytime I've Met someone Potential and Could be intimate with I always start To Switch between badly wanting a relationship or wanting To end it. I'm also jealous of former relationships and am not emotionally able to overcome that fear but I know that this way of thinking is unfair.... | self.Anxiety |
Anxiety and Hormonal Birth Control I’ve experienced anxiety and depression all of my life, but really only have been trying to do something about it the last three years. Ever since I started taking hormonal birth control my symptoms have been especially horrible. I switched to the non-hormonal IUD and felt much better... | self.Anxiety |
Anxious for decision to improve life Hi All,
I'm finally making a decision to make my life better. I am trying to move out of my parents house as I feel the need to leave and start my own life. I fear change is the problem, I alwas think of the worst case scenario and also criticism from my always critical parents on ... | self.Anxiety |
Duality Whenever I listen to my favorite music, play the instrument, or dream of creating my own band and performing, I'm happy and feel alive. Whenever I do something else and deal with my everyday life, I feel like shit and want to f*cking die. | self.SuicideWatch |
2017 can fuck off, I'm going into 2018 badass style [deleted] | self.depression |
I️ have what I️ wanted a year ago, yet I’ve become infinitely worse? Help. [deleted] | self.depression |
Seeing a psych on Monday, But I'm still Confused Hi there. This is my first time posting here, so forgive me if I make any mistakes. I will come back and fix them if there are any.
So, I've been anxious pretty much all my life, but it didn't get worse until I graduated from high school. Even though it started to affec... | self.Anxiety |
Finally managed to win a battle with anhedonia and depression! Now I can feel at least a little bit happy.
Let's wait and see if I'm going to win the whole war against them, though. | self.depression |
Anybody else suddenly get anxiety spikes? I've been getting a ton of anxiety spikes suddenly, and I've also felt as if I were going to die, and feelings of something-bad-is-going-to-happen.
Anyone have tips on what to do? They are really, really bad right now and I've been feeling very tired and sorta out of it somet... | self.Anxiety |
Anyone else feel like going on Facebook is like playing Russian Roulette? Every time I go on Facebook I feel like I'm playing a dangerous game where it's only a matter of time before I see something that will trigger my depression and sends me on a spiral. Even scarier to me I think I'm addicted to it because feeling d... | self.depression |
Why does it take some 6 months to recover, some 6 years, and some never? I know it's because we all have different brains, mental illness affects us all differently. I know some illnesses have no cure.
But I recently saw in a youtube comment section one person said "I've been living with depression & PTSD for 25 ... | self.depression |
Any of you feel bad about some people just by looking at them? [deleted] | self.depression |
I think I was sexually assaulted Not really sure why I'm writing this...maybe it's because we just talked about abuse in my psyc class. Either way, I need to get this off my chest.
I think I may have been sexually assaulted. I'm not really sure if it qualifies as such, but it feels like it does. I was pressured into ... | self.offmychest |
Nature is so cruel to the hypochondriac Seriously how are the symptoms of actual heart problems (the number one killer of americans) and anxiety the exact same? How come the symptom for a panic attack cant be something super obvious like my tongue turns green or something | self.Anxiety |
Just got through an attack & im exhausted! So after 2 months of not going to the barbers i finally went.
I have been there multiple times but for some reason my anxiety has been stopping me going. So i just want to share my experience of today.
As i got there i seen there was 3 people infront of the queue and i just ... | self.Anxiety |
Ever feel like you should probably hospitalize yourself but can't because of school/work/etc related anxiety? University student, dropped from hypomania to severe depression in a matter of seconds last week and have been having bad ideations since (so far no plan or anything, which is usually how this goes for me)
I h... | self.bipolar |
Do you like your job? Do you hate your job? Are you unemployed? Are you in school right now? If you could pick a dream job only based on your interests and not about money, what would it be? I want to see what else is out there that can hopefully be healthy for me and my disorder. | self.bipolar |
Do I have an anxiety disorder or am I just 'spoilt'? So I first saw a psychiatrist when I was 15 and was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. However, in the past, whenever I didn't want to go out of my comfort zone to do certain things because I overthought them and felt scared of what could possibly happen if I were ... | self.Anxiety |
The only thing we have to look forward to is death. As sad as it sound I don't belong on this planet. And can't wait until I leave this shithole. | self.depression |
To My Physics teacher who punished the whole class because 1 student who ruined my grade for the entire semester. The Story:
It was a early tuesday morning , first hour was physics . there was that one kid at the back constantly talking and the teacher ,like all physics teachers who are for some reason crazy , punishe... | self.offmychest |
Just something I need to get off my chest. I never had much friends throughout my life. Never really hang out or play tag when I was a kid. I was a obscure kid with your self-esteem. Occasionally got bullied, cried a little, didn’t tell anyone and lived on with it. I have make some pretty good friends after I grew up, ... | self.depression |
I think about her too much, it’s tormenting me [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I feel like people just use me sometimes. I’m not making this post to brag or to say that I’m better than everyone. I’m just a bit frustrated with my family right now.
A few weeks ago I loaned my sibling $60 for groceries. I did it fully expecting not to be paid back. She said she was going to pay me back though and n... | self.offmychest |
I am completely clueless. what is a good gift idea to help someone with really bad anxiety? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
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