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Do you ever get irrationality & momentarily angry at close friends for imaginary wrongs and then it passes? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Not happy or sad. I just exist. I’ve been really depressed. 5 years ago I hated everything about myself, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t eat, the whole shebang. It lasted about a year and then gradually got easier. I wasn’t always “happy” but there were some good periods in between then and now.
I don’t understand what I’m ... | self.depression |
Anxiety newby struggling Hi,
I'm 33 and I've never had problems with anxiety until about 10 days ago. I don't know what's triggered it but for the past week and a half I've been freaking out about the inevitability of death and it's overwhelming. I've been tense, panicky and on edge 24/7. I'm having trouble eating. My... | self.Anxiety |
My sister’s pregnant... tw: pregnancy, miscarriage, superstition(?) My sister is 5 months pregnant with her first child. I have this horrible gut feeling she’s not going to make it to term. I’ve had this feeling twice before with family members who were pregnant. They both ended up having miscarriages. This might not b... | self.Anxiety |
finished uni.. now i'm lost. so last week i finished university. i was the first in my family to go so i had so much expectation that i would pass, get a good job and make a bazzillion dollars. i hated my major.
I didn't get into a grad programme. I'm unemployed. my grades were crap (2.3 GPA) and i will not get a job ... | self.offmychest |
Calling into work So long story short, I have called in to work due to my anxiety and panic attacks a couple of times over the past two months. It’s definitely not something I’m proud of nor do I want to continue with this pattern. I’m looking into counseling and what not, but my question is this: If you have talked to... | self.Anxiety |
Depressed from online gaming/dating So, I met a girl in an online game. We got really close as our conversations got deeper and beyond the game. We added each other in Steam. Things are going well. We played together quite a bit. A few days later I find out that she's already in a relationship. She tells me this at the... | self.depression |
Why am I more confident and excited at evening? I feel like i can do better than this, and I know how to do it etc.
In morning i feel like world hates me I have no interest in anything. | self.depression |
Over 6 months I somehow downgraded my 2yr relationship to fling-status. SO thinks he's overthinking. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I have my first Therapy session on Monday, and I am nervous. Has therapy helped you guys? | self.depression |
I feel scared and am shivering. Is this anxiety? I've recently been feeling bursts of profound fear for no particular reason. I would describe it as a feeling that there's a predator nearby, and I'm left terrified for a period of time. As far as I can tell, there's nothing causing my feelings of fear, but they often ta... | self.Anxiety |
Why SSRIs vs Buspar for anxiety? I wrote a similar topic on the /r/SSRIs subreddit, but I am curious why doctors often go immediately to SSRIs vs buspar when treating anxiety only.
My first P doc tried to put me on Lexapro and I said hell no. My second had me on Xanax "as needed" (which ended up being 1-2 times a week... | self.Anxiety |
I'm always anxious when I'm alone with my friend [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
"If you think too much in the past you get depressed, if you think too much in the future you get anxious" I CANNOT GET MYSELF TO DO ANYTHING !!
I have zero motivation I think. So I can get up, get dressed, clean myself, eat all that stuff. However, that’s pretty much all I can. Other than that I just sit on the inte... | self.depression |
What was the last thing to pick you up ? I am feeling the lowest I have ever felt and I am scared of slipping towards suicide but at the moment I am digging in and pushing on. What was your lowest moment and how did you keep going ? | self.depression |
How to keep pushing? I'm 22 and work 2 jobs. Antisocial, people talk about random things that I really don't care about. People can tell that idgaf what they're talking about, so they avoid me. I'm an alcoholic, I drink every day after work because my stomach kills me from depression and anxiety. I have a girlfriend wh... | self.depression |
Plastic surgery is no different than any other form of self improvement It may be expensive, but besides that it's just another way of improving yourself. The idea that one needs to visit a psychiatrist just because they can accept that they're lacking in the looks department and thinking about plastic surgery is ridic... | self.depression |
I really don’t know what to do with my life anymore. I’m a 28yrs old BP2. About 8 months in quetiapine (instant release) 300mg. The only bad thing about it was the 12 hours sedation didn’t disappear. 3 days ago I switched to the Extended release( Seroquel XR). I feel sleepy all day since then.
Really don’t know what t... | self.bipolar |
I try so hard to be positive For the past few years I’ve pretty much let depression take over my life. I isolated almost everyone, for 3 academic years my attendance was around 70%, I didn’t ever do schoolwork and spent all my time cooped up wasting time. I ate crap, I self harmed all the time and didn’t even try to ge... | self.depression |
What kind of planner do you use? I have a Happy Planner but it's getting to the end. I wish it had more room.
When. I do use a planner I get super detailed.
I also miss months at a time using it because that's just how I am... | self.bipolar |
Cause of anxiety not at all related to the panic attack/anxiety triggers? Hi guys....
So my best friend mentioned to me today if I’d thought about the fact that my anxiety may be due to my boyfriend and I recently switching over to a long distance relationship.
I can see what she means because my anxiety HAS increased... | self.Anxiety |
I feel like I'm being made a villain simply because of the opinions of people that don't actually know me I mean, it's one element to this ongoing, unresolved situation that continues to eat at me.
I suddenly became a source of stress for one of my closest friends and all I can figure is that a big piece is that thei... | self.offmychest |
Newly married, with a daughter from previous relationship Not sure if this is the right sub so if there's a better one please let me know!
My husband and I got married in August of this year. Before that we lived 6 hours apart so we would travel to see each other on the weekends.
I have a 6 year old daughter who goes t... | self.Anxiety |
I'm 21 and I still post depressing crap I feel like I need to grow up. I'm constantly feeling suicidal/depressed and I don't have anything positive to say or post. No one talks to me, my best friends don't even talk to me anymore. I am wasting my life, just sitting around in self pity hoping I'll die. I don't have the ... | self.depression |
I don't know how to feel right now. I have SAD. Every winter, my emotions get the better of me. I feel lonely even though I don't have a reason to feel alone. So I started using Tinder. A couple of matches, a couple of one sentence 'conversations', a few 'I really like your hair' and that was it. Until I matched with t... | self.offmychest |
I don't how to make it through the day... Today marks exactly 6 months. 6 months since Tim, the love of my life and fiancé, died. I was the one to find his body that morning, in a chair on the porch. When I first saw him, I thought for a fraction of a second that he was sleeping. How quickly I realized that he wasn't.
... | self.offmychest |
Worst Night I don't know what to do or say anymore, I want to write something long but I cannot do it. I am slipping down into the inescapable hole, I just don't know what to do. It is night time and I am feeling the worst I have felt in years. Am I screaming into a brick wall? Please tell me otherwise. Goodnight and s... | self.SuicideWatch |
I'm 28 and failed my driver's license exam for the sixth time. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Good websites or PC programs for tracking moods/cycles? I'm looking to start tracking my moods/bipolar cycles so I can see if they may be related to another issue I'm having.
Can anyone recommend good websites or PC software for that? I don't have a phone, so *please* don't recommend apps I can't run on my laptop. | self.bipolar |
I'm sorry world, I'm sorry society. This is going to be long but.
I'm a senior in high school, I get decent grades and my top priority is keeping those decent grades to graduate-- but, so far everything coming up along with grades, graduation and its heavy expenses are killing me emotionally. I don't want to dissapoi... | self.SuicideWatch |
Daddy Issues (long post) Yes, I have daddy issues. Yes, I do not want to have people getting close to me for a long time to come exactly because of that. But you know? Nobody cares about that. What matters is that you're a "worthless piece of meat” if you have said issues, no matter if your father was abusive or someth... | self.offmychest |
Think I’m having a slight panic attack. K. I’m at work. And would love nothing more than to run outside and breathe the full cool air. I was def set off my stupid fucking social media of my ex bf. I feel so stupid and sad and I can’t breathe in here. | self.Anxiety |
I'm lonely so whenever I see I have a message on reddit I feel a little better. I know it's a bad habit but it's true. | self.offmychest |
Anxiety about being dumped Does anyone else get extreme anxiety if your boyfriend or girlfriend makes a negative observation about you?
I go into a panic attack and then become sad, as I think that this is the lead up to the end of the relationship. Please help me out by sharing your experiences, and ways of coping... | self.Anxiety |
im lonley this new years im so lonley this new years all my family is out and i have nothing to do alone at home im 24 years old,what kind i do to distract myself? | self.depression |
I love her, but I might go to jail for it. I have a situation I’d like some input on.
Ever since I started in 7th grade I had a friend, whose sister is, well, cute.
As in I’ve had a crush on her since the first time I saw her. Let’s call her Anika.
The problem is that as of right now I’m 15 (9th grade) and she’s 12.
... | self.offmychest |
it's my birthday/my current thoughts/longpost Today I turned 40. I'm supposed to have this life things pretty figured out, right? not at all.
I'm alone, a recluse, a hermit. I go out a few times every week to get groceries, but only at night when I have an easier time walking with less traffic and people inside the... | self.depression |
I don't have the will to put in the effort to change Yes, I have friends who love me and check up on me by the hour. Yes, I have parents who love me and wouldn't ever recover. Yes, I am successful and have professors who encourage me and would love to see me succeed rather than die. Yes, I have therapists, and meds. I ... | self.SuicideWatch |
how do i turn my brain off my job sucks, im being paid minimum wage, no car, my desire to do anything is nil, nobody seems to fall in love with me back, its just anxiety nothing feels good anymore.
got completely sober a few months back, ive been doing drugs recreationally to cover these feelings for ten years. im 22 ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Hi friends! Just looking for someone to chat with about anything. | self.Anxiety |
I don't know why I bother anymore fuck i'm a mess today | self.SuicideWatch |
Rough Night Hey guys, I hope everyone is doing okay out there and just want you to know that you're loved and cared about. I've had a pretty rough/weird night and I'm trying to snap myself out of this funk, but I'm having a hard time. Figured it would be best to just talk to people on here and spread the love and good ... | self.depression |
Help Im 16 I live an hr from my boyfriend we have been together almost 5 months. I went to him and his moms house (has 19) abt 2 weeks ago I told him a friend of mine was going to his town and I'm going with to go see him I didn't show up till later abt 8 or so and when I did finally show up he was kinda drunk. I try t... | self.offmychest |
Tingling tongue with trileptal? Every time I take my dose my tongue goes numb (numb goes tongue?) along with my lips, nose, fingers, and toes. I'm thinking of renaming it triLIPtal. Anyone else experienced this? It doesn't seem to be a listed side effect, and it usually fades away by the time I'm supposed to take my n... | self.bipolar |
Lurked for a while, finally made an account. i (25/F) Am at a Low Point, I just wanted To say thank you to this sub, ask for your stories, and vent for a moment. [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Any video games that help with depression ? I’ve been playing call of duty and it has seemed to help keep my mind of my depression and anxiety and helps me be in the moment. Are there any other games out there that seem to take someone’s mind out of their problems and immerse themselves into a game. Any specific game r... | self.depression |
Does cosmology worsen your depression symptoms? I enjoy watching Sixty Symbols on YouTube and learning about physics and other science-related subjects like maths and chem. But whenever I read or look into cosmology it makes my depression symptoms worsen. I start thinking about the universe and how it will eventually e... | self.depression |
Don’t Wish For Things To Be Different Life is difficult. Let’s be serious, why is it that self-help is a multi-billion dollar industry? Why are we all (mostly) meeting all of our physical needs but therapists are higher in demand than ever before. We all wished there was a “Secret” that could change our life with a vis... | self.depression |
When your existential dread is the only reason you're alive I was thinking how "funny" it is that the only reason my suicidal thoughts are just thoughts is because I'm too scared to do anything about it. So I get both the suicidal thoughts and then panic/anxiety attacks about death. Ugh. | self.SuicideWatch |
Missing a dose of lithium? I've been on lithium for a few years now, 600mg twice a day, and I missed my morning dose today. I've never missed a dose before. Should I expect anything? Am I likely to trigger anything? | self.bipolar |
I basically cried myself to sleep last night I wanted to say hi to my grandma on christmas day so bad, She died in september and Im still not over it. Also merry christmas! | self.depression |
Meds don't help I have tried, many times. They don't help, they just create a fog where happiness isn't even possible. My kids and husband love me and are why I am still earthbound, but I feel like I am running out of hope. I live two lives. One, promising career and great family, the other just does not want to wake u... | self.SuicideWatch |
I finally reconciled with myself and made an appointment with a psychiatrist I'm open to trying out medication now. The appointment isn't until the end of January which sucks, but at least it's there. It's a really good office too, so I'll look forward to going to my appointments. Here's to hoping that I'll feel better... | self.bipolar |
Missing my family and someone to talk to Basically been in university for the past 3 months, i miss my parents dearly and can't stop thinking of them, I can't travel back in winter break for the short time we have a break. Have no girlfriend or anyone i can share my very deep thoughts, never had any girl in my life, fe... | self.depression |
I'm [22m] in love with my best friend [21m] but he already has a boyfriend I met this guy in summer and he's absolutely amazing. I never thought I would meet someone on such a similar wavelength to me. We've become very close friends, and see each other pretty much every day. I was attracted to him as soon as we met bu... | self.SuicideWatch |
I keep making bad decisions (NSFW) My life is great. I grew up with one loving parent, and even though I went through a lot it made me a pretty capable person.
When I was twenty I went a little nuts. Had my first kiss and lost my virginity 10 minutes later with a man over twice my age (rich, married, with children). ... | self.offmychest |
Hey it's me. Just me. Hello. I'm 26 years old. I'm a person that doesn't like to leave the house, I don't want to meet people, I'm a loner for my whole life. I'm working in an hospital as a male nurse, but I really hate it. I hate the flashy life, the loud noises. I just want to decay here in my bed... I'm in this sta... | self.SuicideWatch |
My birthday is in 15 days. I have never felt so unexcited & Apathetic about my birthday in my entire life. Happy early birthday to me.. | self.depression |
Military: When "we care about you" really means "suck it up". I understand that this is a place to reach out about suicide. That being said I don't know where else I can turn to. for advice. Be great if anyone former/active duty military comments, but all advice is welcome. This will be a long one, but I will do my bes... | self.SuicideWatch |
How to actually get up when you wake up? [deleted] | self.depression |
Why is sadness taboo? Told a date I had a bad day, and now they're not even talking to me. It was our fourth date and I told him I was sad about my grandma having severe dementia. Now he's not even talking to me anymore, even though it had felt good up till then. Why is being sad such a taboo thing? It's a human emotio... | self.depression |
Magic is gone. Totally lost it today. My dad was diagnosed with Lung Cancer about a year ago. Went through Chemo for awhile and the cancer regressed. Well, on his 6 month check it up they find a growth of about an inch on the same lung. They will not do anymore chemo for him due to his age. Next step is an experimental... | self.depression |
So I just got my first job... and feel worse. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
People on anti-depressants, how does it feel and does it help? [deleted] | self.depression |
How to approach getting therapy I'm considering therapy. I've never like talking about my personal life unless with someone I trust, but I'm at a point in time where all my friends have slowly drifted away from me and the ones who are close don't care or won’t listen. I attempted to let off some steam to online friends... | self.offmychest |
Anyone taking 300mg lithium? Just had it prescribed. Wondering if it’s a low enough dose to not have side effects but still have somewhat of an impact
Appreciate any input | self.bipolar |
I Feel like I stalked a girl I met at university and feel awful [deleted] | self.offmychest |
feeling very close to the end hi guys, I'm not sure what to do anymore. I've struggled with this thought heavily for the past four days and it keeps growing. I don't know if i want to be here anymore. i absolutely abhor myself, the way i look, the way i act, my intelligence, everything. my boyfriend and i have been gro... | self.SuicideWatch |
I have a bunch of friends but no best friend. I’m in high school and have a bunch of friends but all of them have their own group that they hang out with, and I’m not in any of them. I kinda drift between them and hang out where ever. There is no one that I know who would come to me before anyone else in a crisis or an... | self.depression |
Finals are in a week, and I feel like blowing my head off. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
Apathy is worse than being in a rain-soaked back country, colorblind and always cold…and hungry. Seasonal depression is awful. I don’t feel sad. I don’t feel much of anything. I could go days without talking to my girlfriend and it doesn’t bother me. Because I don’t care. Really.
So much makes me apathetic but the w... | self.depression |
Abusive ex just got new gf- worried for her I know this is not a big deal, but I wanted to talk about it somewhere. I used to have an abusive ex (see previous post, not everything is in there). I just found out he got a new gf. Now, I know I’ll get a lot of he’s terrible, and yes i agree his actions were, but my theory... | self.offmychest |
Am jobless, in debt, and have no future. I feel like suicide is the only option left. I can't take it anymore. | self.SuicideWatch |
I saw your picture with your new boyfriend today I was about to get started on my essay when I checked instagram and saw your post with your new boyfriend, glass of champagne in both of your hands. Funny. You refused to touch alcohol with me and hated the very taste, and condoned me for having the occasional drink. Fun... | self.offmychest |
HOW A FUK'D UP PARENT CAN KILL U Just as a person who is destitute in life, I too have reached the bottomless pit where I cannot make sense
of what is right or wrong, feeling the tight grip of helplessness. My life started with an abusive father, whom at times, beat
my mother until she became unconscious, sparing no e... | self.SuicideWatch |
i'm so bored, sad and confused... I just finished exams at school and I was so looking forward for them to be over and for the holidays to start so I could rest. Now my holidays have started and all I can seem to think of is the days looming ahead waiting to be filled with meaningless activities, by me. I don't know wh... | self.depression |
Girl at induction chose her epilepsy as her "Biggest Achievement so far" (X-post /r/bipolar) Will it ever be acceptable for me to stand up and say standing here is my biggest achievement so far. She has epilepsy and survived several heart surgeries as a child, which is awesome.
My "Biggest Achievement" was a work achi... | self.bipolar |
i think I have an anxiety disorder for at least 1 year but facing it only now Hi guys,
first time posting here. I am a little afraid to finally say that I have an anxiety disorder, but I think I have it.
I've always been an anxious person, but the one capable to manage it quite easily and also I always got anxious for... | self.Anxiety |
How effective are those mindfulness and anti-anxiety books for you? I've tried and tried to use the techniques they present but each time nothing really positive happens. I am in therapy as well but I would like to get back to managing things on my own. Am I doing something wrong? Are these books really meant to be psy... | self.Anxiety |
End of the world Anxiety over loss of Resources Hi all,
Back in early November I'd say I starting getting this worry about the end of the world via scenarios like running out of water/oxygen or overpopulation and lack of resources. That was the month my wife was separating from me.
Since then it's been a roller co... | self.Anxiety |
please, just read. i've been in a really bad place for a while now and seeing the positivity on here makes me the slightest bit more happy. it's as if people can *see* me, even though there are so many users behind screens. just wanted to **get that off my chest** | self.offmychest |
The age when parents bug you to get married, threatening with their mortality! My friends are getting married, classmates.Hell broke loose when a neighbor kid whom I grew up with has his parents come over to usher in the god news! My parents corner me, "what are your plans son?" And the emo shit.They were controlling b... | self.offmychest |
Everyone forgets my birthday Its about to be 4 years now. For the past almost 4 years almost everyone has forgotten my birthday. At first it was all my friends and even my best friends, but last year even my grandparents forgot. None of these people even wished me a happy birthday. My brother’s birthday is a month befo... | self.depression |
Does anxiety make you have a lower or higher appetite or no change at all? | self.Anxiety |
What is this. Please help. Hello **reddit**!
First of all I am 19 years old male with no history of mental illnesses, no abuse, and a normal happy life, with happy family. I don't do drugs, but I **smoke and drink, or used to drink a lot of coffee**, before this happened.
My **Mental HELL began** 2 months ago. I fe... | self.Anxiety |
Depression suddenly stopped after a revelation. Ive suffered from severe depression for years, the last few years have been horrible, I had alot of pent up anger and frustration and hurt from years of all the bad things people had done to me in my life. I decided after months of running to confront the (main) source of... | self.depression |
You know what my motivation is? To live a life free of anxiety and not having this shaking, running thoughts and shit, the day I reach that is what I relish. | self.Anxiety |
Too depressed to brush or floss I went to the dentist yesterday and I found out I have 6 cavities and the beginnings of gum disease.
I have set two alarms on my phone, one in the morning and one in the evening, to remind me to brush my teeth, but I so often just turn it off and forget to do it.
Dentist trips have al... | self.depression |
Hate myself, fed up with my life, want to make a change but don't know how. [deleted] | self.depression |
Occasionally on good days I think to myself “maybe I should try one more year, just to see if it gets better” but then I think of suicide and my heart flutters as though I’ve fallen in love with it and I realise there’s no real choice at all. I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired. | self.depression |
I have no one. Throwaway for reasons.
I have plenty of acquaintances, “work friends”, but at the end of the day I don’t really have anyone.
•My last relationship was about five years ago, prior to that it was a three year gap for only four or five months.
•My longest friendship is someone whom I care for deeply b... | self.depression |
I'm lying in bed whole day, crying and thinking about suicide. I need help. | self.depression |
Something beautiful I was filming a video for my family to show at my funeral. It includes one of my favorite poems. During the editing process I noticed something amazing. In the poem there is a few lines about god. I was 100% sober recording this and remember perfectly that I said these lines in my normal voice. Well... | self.SuicideWatch |
I wanna get high and die All these pills, I've been taking them on and off for about 2 years and I feel even worse, right now nothing makes sense, I feel like shit, I have no emotions, I am just blank, I don't enjoy things that I used to love like video games and music.
Sometimes I just think what would happen if I j... | self.depression |
did something stupid now i have the worst anxiety ever [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
I feel like i cant take anymore Ive been struggling with anxiety for like 3 years. It wasnt that back back then but about a year ago it striked really badly. Since then ive been going to a therapy. Also taking medicines for a long time. It got better for a few months but since the new year started it came back probably... | self.Anxiety |
My anxiety is getting the best of me....advice requested [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
lost a ton of money on a stupid bet, have no job and dropped out of school, depressed and feeling trapped. I want to end it. I don't know how to keep going. I lost a lot of money on a stupid bet, and I've got so little left. It really finally hit me tonight that my money was really gone and I wasn't gonna win. I don't ... | self.SuicideWatch |
I’ll delete this if I️ have to I’ve been on the same boat as you guys but I️ just wanna say that if ANYONE (no seriously I️ mean YOU) needs a stranger to talk to right now, I️ am here to just listen and get to know you. Just PM me and I’ll listen | self.depression |
Does anyone care? I have 1 friend but I haven’t physically seen them in 7 years but we FaceTime and talk every single day until recently. No big deal I’m pretty used and expect people to drift out of my life. I know people who I used to be friends with but now we are just accquantences, we don’t talk at all but follow ... | self.depression |
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