hebashakeel/dataset_wellness · Datasets at Hugging Face

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“Ever since, I have had bad anxiety thinking I am going to get in trouble.”	Bad anxiety, trouble,	3
"I’ve now been separated 9 months, most of the kids are living with me"	Separated 9 months,	4
“I don't have any friends and spend every day mostly by myself. No one invites me out or gives me support. No one comes around to see how i'm going. It's been so long I don't even know how to make lasting friendships and keep them.”	Don’t have nay friends, no one invites me out or gives me support, don’t know how to make lasting friendships,	4
“Some people are telling me to take some time off but if I'm alone, which I would be I think I'd just lappse into utter dispair. I'm so worried about my Mum and my Dad, they are so loving and close. I never think of them as separate people, always together the most loving unit”	Lapse into utter despair,	4
"My mum, my sister and I were physically, verbally and emotionally abused by a border that was living with us. "	emotionally abused,	3
I don't see any meaning in life and don't really want to live anymore. I've been questioning why I do anything at all since I was a young teenager. At some point, I think I came to the conclusion: "I should live to make myself happy and/or make other people happy" And that must have worked for a while... But now, I'm questioning: "Why does happiness matter?"	meaning in life, live anymore	2
“I feel cheated out of life and then I feel guilty because materialistically I have it better then others.”	feel cheated out of life, feel guilty	2
" I've had a lifetime of struggles and I'm still struggling with the aftermath of how people have treated me. "	lifetime of struggles, struggling with the aftermath	2
I overthink everything to the point where I paralyze myself. Even the simplest decisions feel impossible, and it’s destroying my productivity	overthink, feel impossible, destroying, productivity	0
"Something happened this week and I feel so sad and lonely. I just want it to end. I want to tell someone but everyone seems so happy. Or I don’t know how."	feel so sad and lonely, just want it to end	2
I’m so tired of being overlooked for promotions; it’s like no matter how hard I work, it’s never enough.	overlooked, promotions, never enough	1
"It is not so much what she says, it is her tone of voice, it can deflate me."	Her tone of voice, deflate me,	4
“He was sent to hospital and ended up keeping him in the surgery for a good 2+ hours before allowing him to come home.”	sent to hospital, keeping him in the surgery,	3
“The negative thoughts are getting stronger. I feel like i’m failing everyone and everything. Im past the point of crying, i’m just empty now. I don’t know how else to ask for help.”	negative thoughts are getting stronger, feel like I’m failing everyone and everything, i’m just empty now,	5
"Medicated for ADHD."	Medicated for ADHD,	3
I’m so overwhelmed by my emotions that I can’t even think straight anymore	overwhelmed, emotions, can't think straight	0
“I live with PTSD and anxiety is prominent."	PTSD, anxiety	5
“I have finally decided to leave my job because there is too much pressure to do more, go faster, be perfect etc and I just can't handle it anymore.”	Leave, job, too much pressure, can’t handle	1
"Diagnosed at 30 with ADHD, OCD, Border insomnia, Anxiety, PTSD & Depression."	Diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, Border insomnia, Anxiety, PTSD, Depression,	3
"I try to be present and in the moment but I feel like I can’t enjoy my weekend now because I have to sort it out in my head first and rationalise my actions."	can’t enjoy my weekend, sort it out in my head first, rationalise my actions	2
“My bf broke up with me 5 months ago and I’m still struggling to recover. Most mornings I wake up and think about him and everything that went wrong. I also think what am I doing here, what’s the point, and feel very fearful about the future without him.”	struggling to recover, feel very fearful about the future	2
I heard my boss was looking for another potential employer, I just can't start work yet. I will try to start next week, but I have a feeling that the boss will hire somebody else.	Another potential employer, cant start work yet, boss will hire somebody else	1
“My mum and dad have cut me off and it's been like it since 2004 and my sisters don't wont anything to do with me, so basically my family have cut me off all because I left home and I'm in morning for losing my mum even though she hasn't passed away."	family have cut me off all, left home, morning for losing my mum,	4
“We are no longer together as his behaviour was out of control and he would not seek professional treatment. I could not have that around myself and our children any longer.”	No longer together, his behaviour was out of control,	4
“on the outside though I am able to put on a smile for most of the day but this takes too much energy and I end up crying myself to sleep most days or not sleeping at all”	takes too much energy, not sleeping at all, end up crying,	3
“When I first got here I was the best version of myself I’ve ever bean at peace & very happy person now I'm waking up every morning with anxiety”	Waking up every morning with anxiety,	5
“No amount of pills will make me forget her, no amount of counseling can fix my broken heart and no matter how hard I cry/beg/scream I have to acknowledge my baby is never coming home and there will be no new memories that include her physically by my side.”	Broken heart, never coming home, no new memories,	4
It's been 30 years of challenging physical health after many many years of trauma I still struggle to understand why I wake up some days and feel so unwell.I get that the body keeps the score and the brain has the capacity to trigger physical symptoms when I don't feel safe, but these pains, nausea, headaches etc are so debilitating.	physical health, trauma, wake up, unwell, body, brain, physical symptoms, pains, nausea, headaches	3
"I wake up, I am so tired it is hard to get up from the bed.”	so tired, hard to get up from bed,	3
"Just as I’ve started to explore that more I’ve learned I have premature menopause and I’m likely infertile."	premature menopause, likely infertile,	3
“I also compare myself to others. They can do it. Why can’t I?”	Compare myself	0
“I have bipolar and in the midst of a severe depressive episode. I have been asking for help for over a month, screaming it for the past 2 week.”	Bipolar, severe depressive episode,	3
"There were no suicide attempts, nor thoughts. Just a general feeling of being misunderstood and wanting to escape the world."	suicide attempts, feeling of being misunderstood, wanting to escape the world,	2
“Memories of when I was raped have been popping up in my head every other day even though it was 10yrs ago now.”	Memories, popping up	2
"She is very bright and capable of being a functioning member of society, but she doesn't seem to have any desire to."	Desire, capable, functioning	0
"She hates talking to people about herself and when she is "forced" to she simply tells them what they want to hear.”	Hates talking to people,	4
“My mind goes a million miles and hour and i don’t know how to calm it. My weight has shot up so quickly because I go quiet and numb and find it easier to shut off from the world then deal with talking about it.”	My weight has shot up, quiet and numb,	3
“never got my 'P's, dropped out of University and I don't have any hard or soft skills.”	dropped out, university, hard, soft skills	0
“My dad has been depressed for as long as i can remember but he seriously injured himself a couple of months ago forcing him out of work."	Depressed, forcing, work	1
I feel like my thoughts are scattered, and I can’t think clearly like I used to	thoughts are scattered, can't think	0
“I’ve just changed antidepressants and the cost has increased from $15 to $75 per script. I’m finding myself cutting them in halves sometimes to save money.”	antidepressants,	3
“October, I lost my job and a week later my boyfriend broke up with me. Losing the job was mostly for the best as I was unhappy there but to be broken up with a week later, hurt. He was never very affectionate and in the end it was always me who would be putting in the effort.”	Boyfriend broke up with me, he was never very affectionate,	4
“My husband of 12 years is an alchoholic and I feel I have run out of options on how to help him and how to cope myself. By day he is a charming, kind, successful man and by night he drinks until he blacks out and is tired, dark and aggressive along the way.”	Alcoholic , run out of options on how to help him, how t cope myself, aggressive along the way,	4
“In a 12 year relationship which was excellent until she resigned from a very stressful job .I still work a 4 day week.We now argue a lot and somehow it is always my fault. I seem to be forgetful .”	Argue a lot,	4
"I see people with their siblings, or my friends talk about their brothers. I've never told anyone outside my family about it. it's too painful."	it's too painful,	5
“my parent’s marriage was holding on by a single thread. I’m so scared. I don’t want to pick sides. I have 2 siblings, I want to be with them.”	Dont want to pick sides,	4
“I have ptsd as a result of my time and just want to communicate with other survivors.”	Ptsd as a result of my time,	3
“I have been suicidal for what feels like my whole life and I daydream a lot to cope, almost constantly - I dream about just being happy and loved, it’s very addicting and my real life is going down the drain.”	suicidal, daydream a lot to cope, it’s very addicting, my real life is going down the drain,	5
"I really don’t know what to do anymore, and don’t know how much more I can express how terrible I feel."	don’t know what to do anymore, don’t know how much more I can express, how terrible I feel	2
“this year my mum passed away”	passed away	2
“I feel as low as I can go. I feel trapped.”	feel as low as I can go, feel trapped,	2
“I’m feeling so powerless, and can only imagine how powerless he must be feeling.”	feeling so powerless	2
“I’ve had a really bad day with my driving anxiety.”	bad day with my driving anxiety,	3
“My anxiety is negatively affecting my life in different ways and keeps me up at night. I smoke a lot of marijuana to stop dreaming and go to sleep easier.”	keeps me up at night, smoke a lot of marijuana to stop dreaming and go to sleep easier,	3
“I’m really worried as he has never ever acted like this. I’m at a loss on what to do. He constantly says I’m not crazy."	really worried, loss, crazy,	2
“I eventually recovered. 8 years later I was triggered by something and had a massive panic attack.”	massive panic attack, eventually recovered,	3
“Main thing right now is building a support networkTalking to ppl (esp those without lived exp) and they don't get itPpl often want you to share your life experiences and usefulness up to your age”	Building a support network,	4
“I’ve been diagnosed with MDD, PTSD & chronically suicidal for the past 6 years. I have attempted a number of times”	diagnosed with MDD, PTSD & chronically suicidal,	3
Really struggling. Feeling a deep loss in relation to my brother. Our brother-sister relationship has been damaged by his very disturbing partner. I never imagined something like this happening. It feels either our relationship will be destroyed, or he will finally see his partner for the disturbed person she is. But I know if the latter happens it will come close to breaking him and I seriously worry for his mental health which I know is extremely fragile having been his support through earlier breakdowns in his life.	Deep loss in relation to my brother, disturbing partner	4
“I just stay up late & sleep in late.”	stay up late, sleep in late	3
“I keep changing jobs because I get bored when there is no challenge and now I don't have a job at all because it is harder when you are female and 53.”	Jobs, challenge, harder	1
“I just need help and feel helpless. Thanks and I am sorry if this doesn’t make sense.”	need help, feel helpless	4
“I no longer have friends to smile with. I no longer have family I can trust.”	No longer have friends to smile with, no longer have family I can trust,	4
"I don't have any friends here in Australia."	don’t have any friends here,	4
“I have just started a second line treatment in addition to my regular antidepressant.”	second line treatment, regular antidepressant,	3
I started university again in Australia last year. As some of you may have noticed universities recently started semester one, and I had no motivation to study or do the required readings. I just want to lay on my bed and do nothing. I have no passion for doing anything, not only studying but also doing other hobbies. I don't know what should I do now.	University, no motivation to study, no passion	0
“I am 15 and lost my mum early this year from cancer. She was sick for a while before so I fee like I’ve been dealing with anxiety about that for a while but now I’m feeling lonely and lost and I don’t know how to cope.”	Feeling lonely and lost,	4
"Something happened this week and I feel so sad and lonely. I just want it to end. I want to tell someone but everyone seems so happy. Or I don’t know how."	Want to tell someone, don’t know how,	4
“I think this should be posted as well for people to know how horrible working Centrelink/Medicare in the corporate environment out there is. It's made me lose passion in my life where I go what's the point.”	Working, corporate environment, passion, lose	1
“There are lives on hold behind all the arrogance”	Lives on hold,	4
“I have also been struggling with my mental health since I was 10 and I have autism so not many people get me”	have autism, struggling with mental health,	3
“I had repeat instances of verbal and physical abuse which were quite extreme and left me with nowhere to go but to lie on my bed in a frozen state, often beyond the point of being able to cry.”	physical abuse, lie on my bed in a frozen state,	3
“I’m just really sad like all the time.”	sad all the time	5
“This has really deeply affected my trust in society. It just feels hard to understand the world when you are raised to believe these things are wrong.”	Affected my trust in society, feels hard to understand the world,	4
it can be so hard to talk about this stuff with non-med people. Im a 40 year old female that has spent the last 10years in the State Trauma Hospital as an Anaesthetic Technician. My PTSD was brought about after years of exposure to shocking traumas, deaths, and no support from management.	hard to talk, shocking traumas, no support	0
"I feel hopeless and everyone just wants to get rid of me it feels like."	feel hopeless, get rid of me	5
“i was feeling down and not long after my mum suddenly passed away. Currently having counselling but craving to talk to people and share stories and connect.”	Mum suddenly passed away, craving to talk to people,	4
"I have been constantly hurt by family, friends and in-laws in my past, and I am at that point in my life where I don’t know how much more I can take."	Constantly hurt by family, don’t know how much more I can take,	4
“I’m lucky if I get 4-5 hrs sleep, I’m always tired”	always tired, get 4-5 hrs sleep,	3
"Sometimes I struggle so much to even move because I think what's even the point."	struggle so much to even move	5
“it's not death that has me so upset... It's my reaction once I anticipate future grief. I found I shut down and block people out. It’s like I'm trying to prepare myself for life without that person. I don’t know how to stop doing this. I worry that it hurts the people I love and they may not understand why I have backed away.”	I shut down and block people out, it hurts the people I love,	4
“My parents are about to split. I’ve attempted suicide before a few times when I was at my lowest.”	attempted suicide, was at my lowest,	5
I have done everything to keep him, myself & my adult son connected. Mainly through coming together for my son's birthday drink. It is only just us when we come together. Unfortunately it does not seem to have the same significance to them.”	Done everything to keep him, myself & my son connected,	4
I'm lost with my career and deep down I feel depressed about my life.	lost career, depressed	1
“I’ve been told that my body can’t keep doing physical labour forever and I need to choose a new career pathway.”	Physical labor	3
“Every waking moment is wishing I wasn't here.”	wishing I wasn't here	2
“Now, the HSC is 45 days away, and I have a big exam at the end of this month.”	Exam	0
“Last year I was doing well in school and even got some awards. I could tell that I was happier then and my grades definitely reflected that. At the beginning of this year I had my first few assessments and I did not do as well as I thought ~ 70 for each unit. As the year progressed I started seeing my grades plummet to the 60s and 50s. And for the first time, I failed a few as well. I still fail to study more in my room and instead resort to video games because I am too sad to write something or solve anything. I don’t know how to get back on track.”	School, plummet, failed, fail, study, solve	0
“Just sucks big time at the moment.”	sucks big time	2
“I don't know how much more i can hurt myself before it completely drains me.”	hurt myself, drains me,	3
“All my family live in the UK and I relocated to a regional area to be able to be closer to him.”	To be able to be closer to him,	4
“I actually want to live and enjoy my life, I believe I just have mild anxiety and fear that sometimes stops me from doing the things i want to do.”	want to live and enjoy my life, anxiety and fear,	5
“Im ok for now, but scared for my future. Im young so maybe i can change and make things better but i’m scared its too late - other people my age are independent and doing well but i’m behind I don’t know what to do"	Scared, future, independent	1
“He has a history of depression and it comes in waves. This time around it is more severe and has shown it’s self in a different form. “	history of depression, more severe and has shown it’s self in a different form,	3
"I have seen a therapist, but in the last few months I have 'put on an act' to make it seem like I'm coping a little better, just small improvements each time so it doesn't feel like I'm faking it."	Improvement	0
“I am very worried for his safety. He is still refusing to communicate with me beyond a text message every few days.”	Very worried, refusing to communicate with me beyond a text message,	4
My main problem is physical symptoms of anxiety. I have acid reflux, sometimes I vomit acid. Blood work came back with fatty liver, high cholesterol. I've also had high heart rate and high BP. I 'self medicated' with non-alcoholic beer (around 100 beers a month), high fatty foods and lots of sugar. I have this embedded fear of dying young, but in the same time I do next to nothing to improve my wellbeing.	Acid reflux, vomit acid, high BP, non alcoholic beer	3
“I’ve been feeling pretty unhappy recently ”	pretty unhappy recently	5
“I’ve been through hell at the hands of a particular public psych ward over a number of inpatient stays which has completely eroded my trust in the psychiatric profession."	Been through hell at the hands, eroded my trust in the psychiatric profession,	4
“I often cut experiences short due to overthinking and panic.”	overthinking, panic,	5

“Ever since, I have had bad anxiety thinking I am going to get in trouble.”

Bad anxiety, trouble,

3

"I’ve now been separated 9 months, most of the kids are living with me"

Separated 9 months,

4

“I don't have any friends and spend every day mostly by myself. No one invites me out or gives me support. No one comes around to see how i'm going. It's been so long I don't even know how to make lasting friendships and keep them.”

Don’t have nay friends, no one invites me out or gives me support, don’t know how to make lasting friendships,

4

“Some people are telling me to take some time off but if I'm alone, which I would be I think I'd just lappse into utter dispair. I'm so worried about my Mum and my Dad, they are so loving and close. I never think of them as separate people, always together the most loving unit”

Lapse into utter despair,

4

"My mum, my sister and I were physically, verbally and emotionally abused by a border that was living with us. "

emotionally abused,

3

I don't see any meaning in life and don't really want to live anymore. I've been questioning why I do anything at all since I was a young teenager. At some point, I think I came to the conclusion: "I should live to make myself happy and/or make other people happy" And that must have worked for a while... But now, I'm questioning: "Why does happiness matter?"

meaning in life, live anymore

2

“I feel cheated out of life and then I feel guilty because materialistically I have it better then others.”

feel cheated out of life, feel guilty

2

" I've had a lifetime of struggles and I'm still struggling with the aftermath of how people have treated me. "

lifetime of struggles, struggling with the aftermath

2

I overthink everything to the point where I paralyze myself. Even the simplest decisions feel impossible, and it’s destroying my productivity

overthink, feel impossible, destroying, productivity

0

"Something happened this week and I feel so sad and lonely. I just want it to end. I want to tell someone but everyone seems so happy. Or I don’t know how."

feel so sad and lonely, just want it to end

2

I’m so tired of being overlooked for promotions; it’s like no matter how hard I work, it’s never enough.

overlooked, promotions, never enough

1

"It is not so much what she says, it is her tone of voice, it can deflate me."

Her tone of voice, deflate me,

4

“He was sent to hospital and ended up keeping him in the surgery for a good 2+ hours before allowing him to come home.”

sent to hospital, keeping him in the surgery,

3

“The negative thoughts are getting stronger. I feel like i’m failing everyone and everything. Im past the point of crying, i’m just empty now. I don’t know how else to ask for help.”

negative thoughts are getting stronger, feel like I’m failing everyone and everything, i’m just empty now,

5

"Medicated for ADHD."

Medicated for ADHD,

3

I’m so overwhelmed by my emotions that I can’t even think straight anymore

overwhelmed, emotions, can't think straight

0

“I live with PTSD and anxiety is prominent."

PTSD, anxiety

5

“I have finally decided to leave my job because there is too much pressure to do more, go faster, be perfect etc and I just can't handle it anymore.”

Leave, job, too much pressure, can’t handle

1

"Diagnosed at 30 with ADHD, OCD, Border insomnia, Anxiety, PTSD & Depression."

Diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, Border insomnia, Anxiety, PTSD, Depression,

3

"I try to be present and in the moment but I feel like I can’t enjoy my weekend now because I have to sort it out in my head first and rationalise my actions."

can’t enjoy my weekend, sort it out in my head first, rationalise my actions

2

“My bf broke up with me 5 months ago and I’m still struggling to recover. Most mornings I wake up and think about him and everything that went wrong. I also think what am I doing here, what’s the point, and feel very fearful about the future without him.”

struggling to recover, feel very fearful about the future

2

I heard my boss was looking for another potential employer, I just can't start work yet. I will try to start next week, but I have a feeling that the boss will hire somebody else.

Another potential employer, cant start work yet, boss will hire somebody else

1

“My mum and dad have cut me off and it's been like it since 2004 and my sisters don't wont anything to do with me, so basically my family have cut me off all because I left home and I'm in morning for losing my mum even though she hasn't passed away."

family have cut me off all, left home, morning for losing my mum,

4

“We are no longer together as his behaviour was out of control and he would not seek professional treatment. I could not have that around myself and our children any longer.”

No longer together, his behaviour was out of control,

4

“on the outside though I am able to put on a smile for most of the day but this takes too much energy and I end up crying myself to sleep most days or not sleeping at all”

takes too much energy, not sleeping at all, end up crying,

3

“When I first got here I was the best version of myself I’ve ever bean at peace & very happy person now I'm waking up every morning with anxiety”

Waking up every morning with anxiety,

5

“No amount of pills will make me forget her, no amount of counseling can fix my broken heart and no matter how hard I cry/beg/scream I have to acknowledge my baby is never coming home and there will be no new memories that include her physically by my side.”

Broken heart, never coming home, no new memories,

4

It's been 30 years of challenging physical health after many many years of trauma I still struggle to understand why I wake up some days and feel so unwell.I get that the body keeps the score and the brain has the capacity to trigger physical symptoms when I don't feel safe, but these pains, nausea, headaches etc are so debilitating.

physical health, trauma, wake up, unwell, body, brain, physical symptoms, pains, nausea, headaches

3

"I wake up, I am so tired it is hard to get up from the bed.”

so tired, hard to get up from bed,

3

"Just as I’ve started to explore that more I’ve learned I have premature menopause and I’m likely infertile."

premature menopause, likely infertile,

3

“I also compare myself to others. They can do it. Why can’t I?”

Compare myself

0

“I have bipolar and in the midst of a severe depressive episode. I have been asking for help for over a month, screaming it for the past 2 week.”

Bipolar, severe depressive episode,

3

"There were no suicide attempts, nor thoughts. Just a general feeling of being misunderstood and wanting to escape the world."

suicide attempts, feeling of being misunderstood, wanting to escape the world,

2

“Memories of when I was raped have been popping up in my head every other day even though it was 10yrs ago now.”

Memories, popping up

2

"She is very bright and capable of being a functioning member of society, but she doesn't seem to have any desire to."

Desire, capable, functioning

0

"She hates talking to people about herself and when she is "forced" to she simply tells them what they want to hear.”

Hates talking to people,

4

“My mind goes a million miles and hour and i don’t know how to calm it. My weight has shot up so quickly because I go quiet and numb and find it easier to shut off from the world then deal with talking about it.”

My weight has shot up, quiet and numb,

3

“never got my 'P's, dropped out of University and I don't have any hard or soft skills.”

dropped out, university, hard, soft skills

0

“My dad has been depressed for as long as i can remember but he seriously injured himself a couple of months ago forcing him out of work."

Depressed, forcing, work

1

I feel like my thoughts are scattered, and I can’t think clearly like I used to

thoughts are scattered, can't think

0

“I’ve just changed antidepressants and the cost has increased from $15 to $75 per script. I’m finding myself cutting them in halves sometimes to save money.”

antidepressants,

3

“October, I lost my job and a week later my boyfriend broke up with me. Losing the job was mostly for the best as I was unhappy there but to be broken up with a week later, hurt. He was never very affectionate and in the end it was always me who would be putting in the effort.”

Boyfriend broke up with me, he was never very affectionate,

4

“My husband of 12 years is an alchoholic and I feel I have run out of options on how to help him and how to cope myself. By day he is a charming, kind, successful man and by night he drinks until he blacks out and is tired, dark and aggressive along the way.”

Alcoholic , run out of options on how to help him, how t cope myself, aggressive along the way,

4

“In a 12 year relationship which was excellent until she resigned from a very stressful job .I still work a 4 day week.We now argue a lot and somehow it is always my fault. I seem to be forgetful .”

Argue a lot,

4

"I see people with their siblings, or my friends talk about their brothers. I've never told anyone outside my family about it. it's too painful."

it's too painful,

5

“my parent’s marriage was holding on by a single thread. I’m so scared. I don’t want to pick sides. I have 2 siblings, I want to be with them.”

Dont want to pick sides,

4

“I have ptsd as a result of my time and just want to communicate with other survivors.”

Ptsd as a result of my time,

3

“I have been suicidal for what feels like my whole life and I daydream a lot to cope, almost constantly - I dream about just being happy and loved, it’s very addicting and my real life is going down the drain.”

suicidal, daydream a lot to cope, it’s very addicting, my real life is going down the drain,

5

"I really don’t know what to do anymore, and don’t know how much more I can express how terrible I feel."

don’t know what to do anymore, don’t know how much more I can express, how terrible I feel

2

“this year my mum passed away”

passed away

2

“I feel as low as I can go. I feel trapped.”

feel as low as I can go, feel trapped,

2

“I’m feeling so powerless, and can only imagine how powerless he must be feeling.”

feeling so powerless

2

“I’ve had a really bad day with my driving anxiety.”

bad day with my driving anxiety,

3

“My anxiety is negatively affecting my life in different ways and keeps me up at night. I smoke a lot of marijuana to stop dreaming and go to sleep easier.”

keeps me up at night, smoke a lot of marijuana to stop dreaming and go to sleep easier,

3

“I’m really worried as he has never ever acted like this. I’m at a loss on what to do. He constantly says I’m not crazy."

really worried, loss, crazy,

2

“I eventually recovered. 8 years later I was triggered by something and had a massive panic attack.”

massive panic attack, eventually recovered,

3

“Main thing right now is building a support networkTalking to ppl (esp those without lived exp) and they don't get itPpl often want you to share your life experiences and usefulness up to your age”

Building a support network,

4

“I’ve been diagnosed with MDD, PTSD & chronically suicidal for the past 6 years. I have attempted a number of times”

diagnosed with MDD, PTSD & chronically suicidal,

3

Really struggling. Feeling a deep loss in relation to my brother. Our brother-sister relationship has been damaged by his very disturbing partner. I never imagined something like this happening. It feels either our relationship will be destroyed, or he will finally see his partner for the disturbed person she is. But I know if the latter happens it will come close to breaking him and I seriously worry for his mental health which I know is extremely fragile having been his support through earlier breakdowns in his life.

Deep loss in relation to my brother, disturbing partner

4

“I just stay up late & sleep in late.”

stay up late, sleep in late

3

“I keep changing jobs because I get bored when there is no challenge and now I don't have a job at all because it is harder when you are female and 53.”

Jobs, challenge, harder

1

“I just need help and feel helpless. Thanks and I am sorry if this doesn’t make sense.”

need help, feel helpless

4

“I no longer have friends to smile with. I no longer have family I can trust.”

No longer have friends to smile with, no longer have family I can trust,

4

"I don't have any friends here in Australia."

don’t have any friends here,

4

“I have just started a second line treatment in addition to my regular antidepressant.”

second line treatment, regular antidepressant,

3

I started university again in Australia last year. As some of you may have noticed universities recently started semester one, and I had no motivation to study or do the required readings. I just want to lay on my bed and do nothing. I have no passion for doing anything, not only studying but also doing other hobbies. I don't know what should I do now.

University, no motivation to study, no passion

0

“I am 15 and lost my mum early this year from cancer. She was sick for a while before so I fee like I’ve been dealing with anxiety about that for a while but now I’m feeling lonely and lost and I don’t know how to cope.”

Feeling lonely and lost,

4

"Something happened this week and I feel so sad and lonely. I just want it to end. I want to tell someone but everyone seems so happy. Or I don’t know how."

Want to tell someone, don’t know how,

4

“I think this should be posted as well for people to know how horrible working Centrelink/Medicare in the corporate environment out there is. It's made me lose passion in my life where I go what's the point.”

Working, corporate environment, passion, lose

1

“There are lives on hold behind all the arrogance”

Lives on hold,

4

“I have also been struggling with my mental health since I was 10 and I have autism so not many people get me”

have autism, struggling with mental health,

3

“I had repeat instances of verbal and physical abuse which were quite extreme and left me with nowhere to go but to lie on my bed in a frozen state, often beyond the point of being able to cry.”

physical abuse, lie on my bed in a frozen state,

3

“I’m just really sad like all the time.”

sad all the time

5

“This has really deeply affected my trust in society. It just feels hard to understand the world when you are raised to believe these things are wrong.”

Affected my trust in society, feels hard to understand the world,

4

it can be so hard to talk about this stuff with non-med people. Im a 40 year old female that has spent the last 10years in the State Trauma Hospital as an Anaesthetic Technician. My PTSD was brought about after years of exposure to shocking traumas, deaths, and no support from management.

hard to talk, shocking traumas, no support

0

"I feel hopeless and everyone just wants to get rid of me it feels like."

feel hopeless, get rid of me

5

“i was feeling down and not long after my mum suddenly passed away. Currently having counselling but craving to talk to people and share stories and connect.”

Mum suddenly passed away, craving to talk to people,

4

"I have been constantly hurt by family, friends and in-laws in my past, and I am at that point in my life where I don’t know how much more I can take."

Constantly hurt by family, don’t know how much more I can take,

4

“I’m lucky if I get 4-5 hrs sleep, I’m always tired”

always tired, get 4-5 hrs sleep,

3

"Sometimes I struggle so much to even move because I think what's even the point."

struggle so much to even move

5

“it's not death that has me so upset... It's my reaction once I anticipate future grief. I found I shut down and block people out. It’s like I'm trying to prepare myself for life without that person. I don’t know how to stop doing this. I worry that it hurts the people I love and they may not understand why I have backed away.”

I shut down and block people out, it hurts the people I love,

4

“My parents are about to split. I’ve attempted suicide before a few times when I was at my lowest.”

attempted suicide, was at my lowest,

5

I have done everything to keep him, myself & my adult son connected. Mainly through coming together for my son's birthday drink. It is only just us when we come together. Unfortunately it does not seem to have the same significance to them.”

Done everything to keep him, myself & my son connected,

4

I'm lost with my career and deep down I feel depressed about my life.

lost career, depressed

1

“I’ve been told that my body can’t keep doing physical labour forever and I need to choose a new career pathway.”

Physical labor

3

“Every waking moment is wishing I wasn't here.”

wishing I wasn't here

2

“Now, the HSC is 45 days away, and I have a big exam at the end of this month.”

Exam

0

“Last year I was doing well in school and even got some awards. I could tell that I was happier then and my grades definitely reflected that. At the beginning of this year I had my first few assessments and I did not do as well as I thought ~ 70 for each unit. As the year progressed I started seeing my grades plummet to the 60s and 50s. And for the first time, I failed a few as well. I still fail to study more in my room and instead resort to video games because I am too sad to write something or solve anything. I don’t know how to get back on track.”

School, plummet, failed, fail, study, solve

0

“Just sucks big time at the moment.”

sucks big time

2

“I don't know how much more i can hurt myself before it completely drains me.”

hurt myself, drains me,

3

“All my family live in the UK and I relocated to a regional area to be able to be closer to him.”

To be able to be closer to him,

4

“I actually want to live and enjoy my life, I believe I just have mild anxiety and fear that sometimes stops me from doing the things i want to do.”

want to live and enjoy my life, anxiety and fear,

5

“Im ok for now, but scared for my future. Im young so maybe i can change and make things better but i’m scared its too late - other people my age are independent and doing well but i’m behind I don’t know what to do"

Scared, future, independent

1

“He has a history of depression and it comes in waves. This time around it is more severe and has shown it’s self in a different form. “

history of depression, more severe and has shown it’s self in a different form,

3

"I have seen a therapist, but in the last few months I have 'put on an act' to make it seem like I'm coping a little better, just small improvements each time so it doesn't feel like I'm faking it."

Improvement

0

“I am very worried for his safety. He is still refusing to communicate with me beyond a text message every few days.”

Very worried, refusing to communicate with me beyond a text message,

4

My main problem is physical symptoms of anxiety. I have acid reflux, sometimes I vomit acid. Blood work came back with fatty liver, high cholesterol. I've also had high heart rate and high BP. I 'self medicated' with non-alcoholic beer (around 100 beers a month), high fatty foods and lots of sugar. I have this embedded fear of dying young, but in the same time I do next to nothing to improve my wellbeing.

Acid reflux, vomit acid, high BP, non alcoholic beer

3

“I’ve been feeling pretty unhappy recently ”

pretty unhappy recently

5

“I’ve been through hell at the hands of a particular public psych ward over a number of inpatient stays which has completely eroded my trust in the psychiatric profession."

Been through hell at the hands, eroded my trust in the psychiatric profession,

4

“I often cut experiences short due to overthinking and panic.”

overthinking, panic,

5