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Is being a good friend hard? Serious question- does anyone find it difficult to be good to their friends? If so, I’m genuinely curious to hear why! I just feel like I get SUCH joy out of doing even the smallest of things for my friends but they never seem to reciprocate or even care, and recently it's really started we... | self.offmychest |
I wish i was strong enough to commit suicide, i feel there's nothing good coming for me... | self.depression |
I wanna end it tonite pls help I've been with my bf 4 years and we took a small break. We started again last month because my anxiety and depression is so bad and he comforts me though he is absolutely verbally abusive. Yesterday he asked me to check a message on his phone n I see messages from him asking girls on date... | self.depression |
I told my brother the truth today and he was skeptical. I’m heartbroken and scared. For some background, My brother is the closest person to me, but we have a very “bro” relationship. It’s easy to talk about work, school and girls, but far harder to open up about feelings and hardships.
Recently, My psychiatrist told... | self.bipolar |
Sexual performance anxiety - need urgent help So for the past 8 years I thought I had a stomach problem and went doctors many times and had ultrasound scans but they found nothing, but 3 years ago I realised was I had anxiety from being in the unknown and out in public without knowing there being a toilet and other thi... | self.Anxiety |
You were my abuser not my lover I you used me. You used me physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. You took advantage of me from the moment we met. You never thought of anyone else's feelings but your own. I am going to be so happy a little while after you are gone. I am just so pissed that you will never s... | self.offmychest |
I feel nothing, then everything. I hate this so much.
One minute I'm happy, mostly when I'm around other people. The next I feel so awfully low, that I can't get even the basic tasks done.
Everything I try feels futile, and pointless. We all die right? So why not make it now? Cause ultimately I'll have no impact on th... | self.SuicideWatch |
I done goofed. I’m sure some of yall have seen the news regarding good ol North Korea and Trump threatening to start a war with them. Given that he’s actually got a pretty good reason to (distracting from the investigation and whatnot), what are some reasons he might not start a war? I’m genuinely terrified and need so... | self.Anxiety |
Noticeable, extreme anxiety The new school year is getting ready to start. I'm a second year teacher now. Last week we started our training and next week kids come. My depression was triggered by a new pdoc pressuring me to talk about old suicidal thoughts in detail and had me go through all failed drugs and why. It's ... | self.bipolar |
Maybe this time I'll be free Sometimes I wonder if suicide is the only way out. To most, it may not seem like a choice, to me, it's always in my mind, as a choice of action, perhaps the next plausible choice of action.
A list of things I append to the back of my mind, and one of them, suicide.
The thought is always pre... | self.SuicideWatch |
Is this the fall of an empire? As a foreigner watching, the US seems to be dying of an internal conflict I can't see it escaping from. The news seems to get worse every week and people reaching new lows in defending the undefendable (like Roy Moore). I feel so disappointed. The US meant something amazing. Do you know i... | self.offmychest |
Anxiety about anxiety too anxious to leave this up. Yay! | self.Anxiety |
Has anyone here gotten over severe health anxiety? Could seriously use help. :( TL;DR - Anxiety, lots of it. Got a bunch of testing, found out I do have a benign-ish, pretty-scary-when-it-happens heart arrhythmia. It scares the shit out of me to the point where there isn't a small enough ball I can curl into or a dark ... | self.Anxiety |
I was trying to keep the conversation going but suddenly the person stopped replying. This is why I like talking to people face to face instead of texting them. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Doing things you like makes you feel better??? I started drawing again today and I went from "maybe I should start drinking when i feel sad" to "maybe i should clean my room and do the laundry"
It was like magic. I know its self explanatory and its like "no duh" but really. I feel normal after 3 months of laying aroun... | self.bipolar |
Im Waisitng My Youth I turned 20 last month and I absolutely have no social life, no job, no passions, no friends, i have social anxiety since high school making me socially inept, my mother sheltered me as a child by constantly doing everything for me and when I grew up I have absolutely zero knowledge on how to do...... | self.depression |
I'm scared I might have cancer (waiting for the doctor's visit) I'll keep this short. About two weeks ago I noticed a strong pain on my boob/armpit area. I felt like if I had a swollen lymph node. I do my self chests twice a month and since this started I have been checking and there are no lumps in the area. Still it ... | self.offmychest |
Anybody else sleep during days? I don't know if it's because of depression. But, I just prefer being up all night when it's dark and there's not much people. | self.depression |
I just need a reason So through my own stupidity and general ability to fuck stuff up, my amazing girlfriend of 1.5 years might break up with me. I genuinely love this woman so much and this week has been hands down of the worst times of my entire life. It's the first time in years, at least 5 I've even actually seriou... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm so tired of being forced to believe sexual assault/rape stories when there is absolutely no evidence I just want to say that it is absolutely okay to be skeptical of sexual allegations against people. It's not okay to victim blame or talk shit to the alleged victim after they make their claim if all they have is th... | self.offmychest |
Anyone been on Buspirone and feel like their anxiety was worse? So I haven’t had insurance for like 8mo so I haven’t seen my doctor in that long either. But she stocked me up on buspirone before I lost my insurance......about a month later I stopped taking it and realized my anxiety was worse when I was on buspirone. M... | self.Anxiety |
What to do when your on the edge So with Thanksgiving tomorrow this is probably the worst time for this happened. For the last few months I have been keeping myself busy to blunt my emotions. Namely with respect to the emotions of the grieving process regarding my father who has a terminal lung condition.
After severa... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’m going to be that guy who kills himself over a breakup. It’s been just over a month since I’ve spoken with her and things are getting worse. 2 weeks ago I was a morbidly depressed excuse for a human being, but atleast I was in a fog of denial and benzos. Now that the dust has settled and reality has set in, I don’t ... | self.SuicideWatch |
How to handle "friends" repeatedly making fun of me for posting something embarrassing online? Hello /r/Anxiety,
I am a pretty socially awkward person and a few months ago I accidentally thought it would be a good idea posting very personal but socially weird things on Facebook. Some friends from high school that I ha... | self.Anxiety |
I'm feeling useless... I just got off the phone with my girlfriend... She's with another guy right now and I was begging for help... I begged her to come see me and she said that she would have to see... That she had plans. Go see a movie and I asked about after... She said that she was getting dinner with this guy. As... | self.SuicideWatch |
I can't explain my depression Whenever I tell someone I have depression they naturally want to know why, but the thing is, I don't know why. Nothing tragic has happened in my life, and I have good family and friends. But even though I have that, I still have a hard time dealing with life and reality. It's frustrating b... | self.depression |
Olfactory hallucination because of anxiety? Has anyone here ever experienced this? Smelling things that arent there.. for example smelling oranges.. blood...burnt rubber?
Ive been getting random smells that last 1 to 2 minutes that seem very real that noone around me can smell.
Ive told my doctor he ordered me to ge... | self.Anxiety |
Please stop cyberstalking me or I will call the police That’s a warning creep | self.offmychest |
I applied for jobs today I’ve been unemployed for 5 months and have just been living each day doing nothing and dreading the next. I finally got the mindset and urge to update my resume and apply for jobs. Even if I don’t hear from any of them, at least I’ve made a step to getting better | self.depression |
Birthday wish. Suicide. 8 days in counting Every year I'm amazed that I've lasted another year, and I become distraught at the thought of another. I've never felt greater sadness than I have in the past few days, which is an extension of years of major depression. The crisis center I attend, my mother, few acquaintance... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm only alive because I haven't run out of pot yet Smoking is the last thing left in this world that I enjoy. I have a disability so trying to date is a fucking joke, especially since I don't have much to offer anyways. College seems like it's just gonna be me in my dorm wishing someone would invite me to something. I... | self.SuicideWatch |
Least painful way to kill your self? Just tryna do it fucking quick. Maybe tonight even if I can | self.SuicideWatch |
What ambitions are left to aspire to if you don’t want kids? I’m a 27 male surrounded by mombies and a culture that I don’t fit into. I feel like I’ve accomplished all my very serious ambitions from graduating college to studying in grad school and withdrawing, twice. (I was doing fine in grad school, they were job pre... | self.depression |
One of my favorite memories of you one of my fondest memory of you is Halloween in 2nd grade when you arrived late for school wearing a full werewolf costume, we werent friends just yet though. Another is when we were smoking blunts in my parked car when a homeless guy approached us and asked for the time and when i to... | self.offmychest |
I cut myself for the first time I sometimes have these moments when I want to die, it's really weird because they happen in the "best" moments, like when I'm having fun or talking with friends... A few hours ago I had one of these moments again, and I hurt myself. It's weird, because it somehow filled me with joy and I... | self.depression |
I don't think I'll ever be happy I've tried so hard.... I even went to the doctor and got put zoloft and it helped for a little bit. Lately I've just fealt more and more alone... I work in a prison so its always very stressful,but i just don't have any release. I feel empty and hurt.... I find myself sleeping more and ... | self.depression |
I can feel my depression starting to get worse and I don't know why. It's probably been a few months to a year since I've felt like this. After a suicide attempt around July or August last year I got my life together, and it was going so *goddamn* well that of course my brain is starting to mess things up for me, now t... | self.depression |
Kill myself because I don't have a girlfriend I've been a shut in for about 2 and a half years now. Everyday I stray further from God's light. I'm really embarrassed to show my face to anyone who's not my family, I really want to buy a mask for when I go outside, that way no one can look at my shame.
I'm turning 19 so... | self.depression |
What was life like for you growing up? I want to see if there is a pattern in how people with bipolar disorder grew up; the factors that make you, you.
Edit: After reading all your responses, it looks like this shitty ailment is as random, picking the person, as the mania that comes with it. | self.bipolar |
Going up and down I woke up from what I assume was a panic attack. My heart was racing. I was getting super paranoid if I was having a hear attack. I was able to settle down after like half an hour and tried to sleep but it happened again but in a less urgent way and finally fell asleep again. I feel like crap like I d... | self.bipolar |
My two older brothers and dad beat me violently my entire childhood and i never told anyone and neither did anyone else in my family. I honestly dont even know where to start. I guess i grew up as the first born girl in a family that didnt want any girls so my dad hated me right from the get go. My entire life i was on... | self.offmychest |
I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE I HATE MY LIFE LOL | self.depression |
They are my only reason to live, but for how much longer? I am a father of two of the sweetest boys a guy could have as sons. They are smart, funny, curious, funny, caring, funny, and they idolize me. They are so young too–the oldest will be 5 in June, while the youngest will be 4 in March.
As for myself, I will be 4... | self.depression |
My Grandma is dying. My Grandma is dying. Laying on her deathbed. There you two are sitting talking about anything and everything.
But you don't give a shit.
It's all just a waiting game for you two, till she's dead and you can cash in. Fuck you. Both of you. Your just waiting till she dies so you can cash in. Its s... | self.offmychest |
Ended my FWB Tonight, I asked my FWB if he would be okay with just being friends. He said he would be “fine” with that change.
I guess I’m sad he didn’t ask why though I guess it’s fairly obvious. Sometimes I think we get sad over what could have been rather than the ending of something. So, maybe I was just trying t... | self.offmychest |
Love doesn't feel real to me. What is love supposed to feel like?
I feel numb. I've been in relationships, but I never felt anything more than "preference."
To me, love and intimacy doesn't exist. It doesn't feel like a real thing. I won't ever find it.
| self.depression |
Does anyone have experience with Mianserin (Tolvon)? I am looking for its reviews. | self.depression |
I just want to run away from all of my problems I really haven't been good lately. Honestly, I haven't been good since I started college. My anxiety and depression have always been bad, but they have been hitting me especially hard as of late.
I don't have the motivation or energy to do my work but I'm also living in... | self.Anxiety |
I'm still in love with you Can't escape this feeling that maybe moving in with you wasn't the best decision.
When I drunkenly told you months ago I had feelings for you, I know you thought that was it. Like I got it all off my chest. But it wasn't.
I still have those feelings, honestly. You might know. You might not... | self.offmychest |
Screaming Lately, I'm so easily terrified. While it's not a new thing it seems it has worsened. I scream when people touch me or if any loudish noise occurs anywhere near me. Can anybody tell me if they experience this too, or point me towards a way to stop this? Thank you | self.Anxiety |
No idea what I'm doing w/ my life I've just reached that point where I have no idea what I'm doing with my life and have no real prospects. I also have no motivation anymore. I think I might be one of the true nihilists out there; someone who has tried and done most things with no happiness to show for any of it.
Wha... | self.depression |
My mania is rarely "happy". Anyone else feel this way? I have a hard time recognizing my hypomania and I think it's because I considered "elevated mood" to equate happiness.
I usually don't sleep much, forget to eat, and feel anxious in a weird way, and I feel a strange buzz?
I also generally buy stupid shit even... | self.bipolar |
I going to give up I can’t do this anymore. I hate my self so much i going to end it. | self.SuicideWatch |
Chronic Nightmares?? Every night I wake up once or twice without fail because of strange, nightmare type dreams. For example, the other night I dreamt that I was about to be shot in the head before suddenly waking up. I can generally remember the dreams and they occupy my mind throughout the whole day because of how fu... | self.depression |
I don't know what to do. I've struggled since I was a teenager. I keep trying to take control and sometimes it does get better. Im either good or I dip down so low. now I'm 25 and it's not going away and I hate myself and my life. I force myself to continue but its all fake. It hurts to be alive. I want to escape my li... | self.depression |
Comorbid ADHD Edit: I'm a dummy and forgot to search posts before I posted this. Regardless of the comorbidity existing, I am still hoping some of you might be able to provide some insight into your experience with ADHD and Bipolar.
January of this year I was diagnosed with Bipolar, and a depressive episode. I'm takin... | self.bipolar |
Wait.. so am I depressed or having an anxiety episode.. maybe just lazy? Decided to go to my new primary care doctor in order to get a referral for my acute sleep apnea problem I’ve had since childhood. Decided because this was the first time seeing a doctor in several years, maybe I should get what is supposed to be a... | self.depression |
I finally texted her So there is this girl I had a crush on for years and last weekend I texted her the first time since an eternity (ofc I was drunk) We are still writing but I don't have an idea how to approach her the right way. It feels like my whole life depends on this, because for me it does. I'm pretty anxious ... | self.offmychest |
I'm thrown off by Christmas because i feel so alone.. I'm not sure where else i can post this. I just want to add also, i'm not as depressed and claim to be as depressed as some of you guys, it comes and goes, i normally help others on this subreddit but i guess, now, i need help? i have nothing but respect for each an... | self.depression |
My five year plan failed As per title. My Lifeline 5 year plan has now come to an end wthout success. This is no ones fault bar my own/ | self.SuicideWatch |
I just can't do it anymore. Every day is a struggle. Every day is a fight against myself. I have PTSD, I do nightmares every damn night since I'm 6. I go to therapy once a week but I don't see the point anymore. The pills don't help, the psychiatrist neither.
I don't want to get out of bed. I don't want to try again, ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Rant about phones and depression/anxiety I think smartphones are so distracting. At least for me that was the case. I would listen to music everywhere I went, and whenever I saw another human being I would whip out the phone and pretend to be texting like we all do. But I realized that at least for me, its just distrac... | self.depression |
[Rambling] Life for me these past months... Since graduating from college last december of 2016, the only means for me to communicate with my friends in person was my contract job. It gave me an excuse to see my friends since my work was close by our school by train. Unfortunately my contract had to end sooner than exp... | self.depression |
Extremely low right now... I've been depressed most of my life, and it never seems to get better. Psychiatrists, amazing therapists, supportive family, and amazing friends. I change my lifestyle to be healthier and I still get this way. I try meds and it gets worse or slightly manageable to where I avoid problems and b... | self.depression |
First time actually wrting something about my depression.. Im an introvert person who doesn’t know how to make friends and socially awkward. Im not good at anything, im not handsome, im skinny and ugly and even my voice sounds terrible. I feel like when someone is whispering and giggling, they are making fun of me. Wh... | self.depression |
Every-time I look at myself. I feel even worse. [removed] | self.depression |
My friends hate me for trying to kill myself [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Yeah, I'll probably cheat on my SO in 2 days [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I cried tonight realizing that suicide was not an option anymore For most of my life, I have found tremendous comfort in knowing that suicide was a dependable way out when everything was just too much. Like a safety net... but the opposite. In my mind I would play out different scenarios -- some quick and practical, ... | self.SuicideWatch |
My mum recovered from cancer and I wish she didn't. [deleted] | self.depression |
Is it wrong to feel overwhelmed or am I just being dramatic? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Worst Monday Ever [Serious] [NAW] So this happened to me this Monday. Thursday prior my moms car broke down so I had to arrange transportation services. My city has a busline called Open Door, where they pick you up at your stop and drive you to your destination with little to no other stops.
That was SOOOOOO not the ... | self.offmychest |
What keeps you from ending your life? A lot of posts from us, wanting to end our lives. What stops us?
For me it’s one, my mother is still alive, and two, method. My mother was recently diagnosed with cancer, and had surgery. She’s 85 years old, and likely doesn’t have many years left. My suicide would devastate her.... | self.SuicideWatch |
Tried killing myself for the 5th time, girlfriend mad at me I just need to talk to someone, anyone I don't care please I just really want to die right now. Last night I was just sad and alone, I tried slitting my wrists but my knife wasn't sharp enough to go deep so I got really drunk and tried to do it again but I cou... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone recognizing this? Feeling extremely bad and then totally anxious free on the same day Hi! New here. I don’t want to just shout out my misery but just like want to know if someone is having the same experience as I have. I am suffering with free floating anxiety on the theme “ I will never be well again” This hav... | self.Anxiety |
When I’m at home, I get sad that I’m missing the life out there, but when I go out, all I wanna do is get back home [deleted] | self.depression |
Very depressed today. No longer have even the slightest motivation, drive, or commitment to even do anything anymore. Hell, I'm too depressed to even jack myself off anymore. I live in a nowhere hub town full of absolutely jack shit to do and no friends I can even fully relate to, and no girlfriend. I've fantasized abo... | self.depression |
I'm so scared of being alone Recently, a lot has changed in my social life. Since I'm not the best storyteller I'll sum it up:
friend 1: He is my ex boyfriend, but we stayed in touch and kept up a friendship. He was very important to me, and I know I'm important to him too, but he couldn't get past the regret of break... | self.offmychest |
I want to dress like a cute anime girl. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Going off my med A little background I’ve always been an anxious person, never affected my life badly, but two years ago when I started college and everything went terribly( things weren’t terrible but it’s my damn brains perception of it)
I have been on cipralex ( lexpro) for a year, first few weeks were absolutely... | self.Anxiety |
Good dreams are worse than nightmares because when i wake up from a nightmare at least i realize it wasn’t real.
but when i wake up from a good dream i realize that it won’t ever be real. | self.depression |
I want it to stop 5 and a half year relationship ended with her walking out because she's embarrassed by my lack of motivation. She found someone else. Everything hurts. I tried to end it. U just want the pain to stop | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't want children but I think I might be having another miscarriage and I'm devastated I've been pregnant a total of three times and I'm barely 21. The first time was when I was 14, I miscarried before 8 weeks but it was probably for the best.
The second was when I was in an abusive relationship at 16 and my part... | self.offmychest |
Stuck in the same apartment as my ex who raped me [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Will the need to clench my teeth go away while on venlafaxine? I’ve been on it for three days now and I’ve noticed I’m clenching my teeth during the day, and I was grinding my teeth last night.
This isn’t new to me because every SSRI I’ve been on has caused this same damn side effect! Thankfully I have a night guard ... | self.Anxiety |
If Anyone Came Here To Help Save A Life, Plz Give Me Feedback On My Situation. =[[[ I'm kind of in a serious situation. It really sucks. Your input might literally save my life, because I've considered ending it over this honestly it's bad. Hear me out. Okay so.
I've always been kind of an socially anxious tense nervo... | self.SuicideWatch |
Some place to go The life of a social outcast seems worse than nothing | self.depression |
I think i have a plan now... So here's some back story first and I'll try and keep it short. I've suffered from severe depression for quite a many years and even lost a girlfriendbecause we didn't understand at the time why i would constantly feel like utter shit. But I've grownand well things aren't all that better. ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Trigger Warning: Scared about the future, facing my illness Hello friends,
I barely know where to start. I’m a 29 year old woman who was misdiagnosed with depression in high school, which led to a Zoloft prescription, which led to a pretty intense (and almost effective) suicide attempt, which led to a lifelong fear of... | self.bipolar |
It came Back. I am the type of person who reads through all of your comments and never speaks a word. But in real life I never really shut up. I used to have panic attacks constantly back when I was in my mid 20's living out west. I moved back home, to the east. I have an amazing girlfriend, a nice house, we even own a... | self.Anxiety |
I know this may sound really screwed up but does anyone kinda miss feeling depressed..? I can't explain it. Sometimes I just feel like I want to go back to feeling depressed. Like I miss not feeling or miss not caring about anything anymore..
Or just...maybe I felt more comfortable like that or used to it. I really ... | self.depression |
i just want to feel loved or people to feel exicited to see me, I'm sick of people using me to better themselves | self.depression |
It's been a month One month since I saw my friend laying in the
road under her car. She was less than ten minutes ahead of me on the long straight road leading to our school when she fell asleep at the wheel.
It only took a few seconds for her to lose control and for the car to flip and partially eject her. I arrive... | self.offmychest |
What’s the best prescription drug for depersonalization, severe anxiety, panic attacks, ect. that I can take often, but safely? [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I'm terribly Sad. My wife cheated and left taking it They e I don't sleep and that makes my back kill mei haa long swtsort short, I've also [deleted] | self.depression |
Sick of the cycle I'm sick of it all. Sick of doing the same nonsense bullshit over and over again.
Started my Master's Degree this year because I'm unable to fucking grow up and apply for jobs in my field. Made a huge deal out of it all for months and told myself I'd start early and stop doing my bullshit.
Yet, onc... | self.bipolar |
Feeling like unwanted garbage. I keep feeling these cycles of feeling really cared about and happy and then after what feels like no time at all... it's like the spell is broken and I see the truth of it all. And I realize that I just don't matter, no one cares about me, and I'm just not going anywhere in life.
I'm j... | self.SuicideWatch |
Saw a new photo of my ex-girlfriend for the first time in a month She left me on December 2nd after 2 years together due to feeling like she was stuck in a rut and that we didn’t have enough in common to keep it going. I tried everything I could to keep us together, but her mind was made up.
A month later, it still hu... | self.offmychest |
I'm Sleeping In The Backyard Tonight I have been so emotional lately. It's possibly because I stopped my medication cold turkey (couldn't afford to refill, also kind of giving up on everything).
I have been so anxious lately! Uncomfortable, squirmy, and just weird. So tonight I got home late from hanging out with a fr... | self.Anxiety |
Could I be bipolar? For years I've been dealing with what feels like cycles of depression. I'll descend into a deep depression over the course of 2-3 weeks and then immediately feel great (but not manic) for a few days before the cycle starts again. In the past year the depressions have gotten worse to the point of me ... | self.bipolar |
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