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Advice needed I’m 29, in the UK, and suffered my whole live with pretty severe depression and anxiety. I have always self managed, and only just survived. I first attempted suicide at the age of 9, and my teenage years were horrific.
This summer my health has been the worst it’s ever been. I didn’t experience anything... | self.bipolar |
My only happy thought is me hanging from a rope. I want to die so badly. The pain is too much. | self.SuicideWatch |
I made the biggest mistake of my life a few months ago. Now life seems pointless I dated the love of my life for 2.5 years and we eventually decided we couldn't find common ground over whether or not to have kids (she wanted them, I was on the fence). We split up. After a few months of introspection, I decided I was ac... | self.depression |
I need help/advice Hello everyone.
I live in Norway, so it is kind of hard for me to get poison/weapons here. Any advice for an easy way to pass away without hurting my body too much? I do not want to look bad in the coffin, when they send my body back to my country. I feel like my mom would be very dissapointed, if I... | self.SuicideWatch |
Having a merry Christmas my bipolar buds?? Family irritating me with always walking on eggshells and acting like I’m crazy or something. SEND MEMES!!! | self.bipolar |
Killing yourself in hospital I've never posted on reddit before.
I'm 17, made to move country for mental health treatment. Living in a step-down hospital. I've been in a dark place for over a month now, and I want to hang myself.
Safety measures are very high here. I'm not sure how I'm going to do it. I have a few cab... | self.SuicideWatch |
I don't think I'm depressed, but I have no attachment to living. What's wrong with me? [deleted] | self.depression |
What are your tips for calming anxiety? Things or rituals you do that seem to work for you to break out of the anxiety spiral, even if only temporarily?
Personally:
* Put on music I know by heart and loudly sing along to the lyrics, it forces my brain to concentrate on the words and not the torrent of bullshit in my ... | self.Anxiety |
Just need to rant. Today is not a good day. I just really need to vent about how I've been feeling lately. I haven't done any of my online college work since September 18th, when one of friends from when I lived on campus, committed suicide. He was about the only person that really understood how I felt. I once describ... | self.depression |
Muscle Spasms in Public from Anxiety Help? I've had this problem with anxiety for a while, where my eyes twitch to sudden loud noises or people moving their hands in the background, my legs and body slightly shake when I'm sitting down or think people are messing with me?
What the fuck is going on.
I'm seeing a neuro... | self.Anxiety |
Don't See Any Point in Going on. I had to quit my job because I just couldn't cope anymore. I had two friends turn on me big time in May and post up long screeds on Tumblr about how horrible I am, knowing full well I was suicidal at the time and clearly hoping this would push me over the edge. It didn't, but I really w... | self.SuicideWatch |
Anyone figure out the reason our bodies can get slightly feverish, when depression worsens at night? It’s especially strong in my face. Hot and red.
I believe it has to have something to do with medication, but I can’t find a pattern.
It occurs no matter which med I’m on.
I know it’s a vague and random question. Ju... | self.bipolar |
I feel like I might just die Not as in suicide, as in I feel like I might just keel over and die from sheer emotional anguish. Obviously I won't and it's an irrational thought/feeling but I just don't think I can take this anymore.
It hurts so fucking much. I'm so fucking tired of living. | self.depression |
Depression is like living on the other side of a window [deleted] | self.depression |
Hiding at work Irritability.
They put us on a tip pool about 3 weeks ago. I've lost 10-20 bucks a day ever since.
They said everybody would work harder, become a team. The opposite has happened. I kept my energy going despite this, thinking it'd turn around. I was wrong. I'm over it. All my fav people are jumping s... | self.bipolar |
Has anyone switched from Lexapro to Zoloft? (while taking birth control pills?) [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
Something Broke Today Hi. I've had depression all of my life. Even as a kid, I showed symptoms. By the 3rd grade I was in therapy for low self-esteem. I didn't get diagnosed with severe depressive disorder until I was 22 and wound up institutionalized.
I've been doing so much better for years now. I don't know what h... | self.depression |
a thirteen year old just got pregnant at my school. i feel so sorry for her, she's probably shitting herself from how stressed and ashamed she is. and she's only 13! | self.offmychest |
Fuck your ideology. One phrase that has become popular among some women in this Global North is: "I'm not compromising my ideology, sorrynotsorry."
Well, here's the thing. . .
Fuck you.
Fuck your ideology.
Fuck your system of beliefs that allows you to think that your ideology gives you the right to treat people yo... | self.offmychest |
Everything is just a way to cope or distract [deleted] | self.depression |
OCD/Anxiety Fear of Suicide or Actual Suicidality/Suicide Ideation? Please read carefully. [removed] | self.SuicideWatch |
Hi, first post I made ever, don’t bother yourself I know for a fact that I’m useless s***
So forgive me for my bad grammar and English
I really don’t know where to start but I’m going to say things are heavy on my chest? Idk I don’t feel right, so sorry if this was the wrong place
I really want help from a doctor o... | self.depression |
My roommate and only friend moved out two months ago to live with his girlfriend. The loneliness is killing me. [deleted] | self.depression |
I wrote on facebook im going away, nobody cared. (im not english, my grammar may be bad)
So, i just have enough and want a little time off from everything. Insta, face, even dating sites. Im not the most popular person on earth but i wrote on facebook im going away, and i dont know if i will be back. Nobody cared am i... | self.depression |
Anyone else hide their true deep inner issues from there therapist/psychiatrists out of fear of judgement or something similar? I've been seeing my person for a little over a year now. She's helped me with alot of my issues regarding anger and relationships with family and friends but deep down I've not revealed to her... | self.depression |
Lightning rod for oppressed emotion So when I'm manic, I come up with tons of wild ideas and epiphanies etc...but this is the only one that keeps coming back. Every manic episode, long after said manic episodes, and creeps into my thoughts when I realize or someone points out my switches flipped.
Bipolar people are li... | self.bipolar |
Tired I feel like I've been running on fumes for awhile now...And I've had a lot of bad thoughts lately. The past few days I've planned out how I think I'd like to kill myself and I keep thinking about it and playing it out in my head.
I have every reason to want to live. Good friends, a decent job, a fiance who love... | self.SuicideWatch |
A Breakup, Anti Depressants, & the worst 3 months of my life. I’m writing this is an absolute last resort. I never thought I would be spilling my soul to internet strangers but I’m at the point where I’ve exhausted all of my options except the permanent one.
Over the Spring/Summer of 2017, I met a girl who I waite... | self.depression |
I'm SERIOUSLY depressed. I'm a 36 year old man that doesn't know how to fix my life. I don't drink or do drugs. Honestly. Don't smoke either. Just wanted to point that out.
I've made mistakes in the past that have led to this life I'm living right now.
I can show I'm outgoing but seriously depressed inside.
Like I ... | self.depression |
Maybe someone can help me with this (can be sensitive) I'll try to make it short, but it's quite a rare feeling I have. Hope I'm not the only one as I basically cannot cope with it.
It is both a fear, that usually leads me to panic attacks in the night, having a headache and feeling stressed all the time.. When I was ... | self.Anxiety |
What's dating like for you? I'm 27 but I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 literally the first of this month. So I'm no stranger to dating but I haven't gone on a date since the diagnosis.
Edit: Rewriting my second paragraph because damn that was incoherent. What I'm trying to say is I've dated before and I've been in a h... | self.bipolar |
Life isn't worth living I don't even want to consider myself depressed but this is one of the only places I can say this an it be taken seriously. It's not depression that makes me feel this way it's simply a rational evaluation. I just want someone that understands here to share some thought. That's why I'm here.
Eve... | self.depression |
Constantly feel like a failure. I started a new job a few months ago and I feel like I can’t do anything right. I know there is a learning curve, but I feel like I constantly mess up. Sometimes I feel like everyone has a tally in their head and they are all keeping track. Anyone else have a rough time making mistakes? ... | self.Anxiety |
Rhodiola Hey fam. Bipolar I here, female, 20 years old. I was told to take Rhodiola to help speed up weight loss but it says on the packaging that it’s not recommended for those with bipolar disorder. Am I good? Can I keep taking it anyway? I really like the results and do not at all feel triggered into mania. | self.bipolar |
I feel like I am bad at everything. Ok, not really everything, but everything that matters at least. But let's back up. I am a programmer and I would say that my defining feature is how smart I am - But maybe not after all. Let's back up some more...
I was adopted into a family I have little in common with. I am not up... | self.depression |
Ended a friendship a few months back and it saddens me [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Why is my mind doing this to me Stop stop stop | self.Anxiety |
I hope no one has to experience waiting for drugs to kick in Hi, first post in this sub. Making an observation here. Ive been on some pretty strong antidepressants for about 2 months and my psychiatrist wants me to double the dosage and be on it for a few years. He considers this a short term.
Im an extremely forgetf... | self.depression |
Lithium isn’t enough for depression. Scared of tweaking meds. I’ve been on lithium for a good 2+ years now. I’ve not had any manic episodes during that time. I’ve almost forgotten what mania feels like.
I’ve tried to kill myself multiple times. Major depression. I’m on lexapro as well but that just isn’t enough. I’ve ... | self.bipolar |
Really, how bad is the world? I think the world sucks, straight up. I think this is one of the shittiest times to be alive. I think we're going backwards, and greed is fucking everyone. A lot of other things going on but i'm not going to ramble on about that. What do y'all think of the world? I'm asking this to all age... | self.depression |
My Mother didn't choose me My Mother chose her addiction over me and destroyed the relationship. She continues to chose other people and things over her kids.
Honestly I don't thing I can do it anymore.
If you read this Moma, I loved you but all things come to an end.
Your last born son, Christian G.
If your reading... | self.offmychest |
Sad? Try Some Sunshine Distraught Person: I need meaningful connection with other humans to avoid be miserable all the time. I just want others to like me and care about me, as they do any normal person.
"Helpful" Person: How about you find happiness taking a walk and feeling the sunshine instead?
Don't be "helpful,"... | self.depression |
Does caffeine cancel out Zyprexa? I've recently began taking lithium and zyprexa. The zyprexa has been making me feel drowsy. I've began drinking a lot of coffee to cancel out the drowsy zyprexa effect. I'd like to know if it's safe to use caffeine for this purpose or it may cancel zyprexa's good effects as well? | self.bipolar |
I need help. i'm worried about a friend of mine. [deleted] | self.Anxiety |
My Anxiety is Amplifying my Grief It’s been almost two years since my dad passed away. December 27 2015.
I can feel it in my chest. My anxiety is swirling and just reminding me of all the memories from two years ago.
It’s been 698 days since he spoke to me.
Holiday stuff is everywhere. I hate it. Thanksgiving is wh... | self.Anxiety |
Too stupid for anything I just got finished with a computer technician interview, I know I failed it. I was walked out and they said we'll call you if you are selected, I know I won't be selected. I saw my ACT scores, as a 23 year old, my math is 16 my overall score was 19, I feel too stupid for my dream which was comp... | self.depression |
I’m at the hospital I’m at the hospital trying to get help. I’m sure they’re going to send me to the physicward but it’s probably for the best. I’ve been posting her for awhile but the last few days have be unbearable. I love everyone and I hope you guys no sometimes you’re the one that needs to help yourself not other... | self.SuicideWatch |
A question and a little rambling. Sleep deprivation underway and needed to put some thoughts down.
Update on me: So I got off heroin in mid-october after a several month long run of $100+/day habit, that was REALLY part of a 2 year long run with breaks for rehab or hypo. Finally happy and sober for the first time in 2... | self.bipolar |
Would like to make things as easy on my parents as possible. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
What did you do this Saturday? Earlier I detailed my car and played some overwatch and felt okay. Tonight however has proven to be tough. How about yours? | self.depression |
What is the point of life if i don't plan on having kids? Speaking from natures point, the point of life is to reproduce and keep the species going.
But i don't want to and don't plan to have kids. So my life has no point, right? | self.depression |
My boyfriend never checked in on me To give some context, I have a chronic illness and had a procedure last week. My boyfriend was away visiting a friend during the span of the prep, procedure, and worst part of recovery.
The whole time he was away he maybe checked in on me three or four times. It might have been pet... | self.offmychest |
I wish people would hate me so I can end it easier. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
[Help] I have a feeling that anxiety is going to destroy my life, and keep me broke. Wherever I go for an interview looking around the office just makes me wanna run away from there. I am excited about the interview before leaving the house but as soon as I go there everything goes haywire, I keep telling myself I will... | self.Anxiety |
Redditors who have phone anxiety: There's still something you can do to save Net Neutrality. Sign this petition! WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE A LAZY REDDITOR WITH ANXIETY WHO TRIES TO HELP WITH JUST UPVOTES:
Here are 2 petitions to sign, one international and one exclusively US.
International: https://www.savetheinternet.co... | self.Anxiety |
[23 y.o male] Should Xanax help a racing heart? If my heart starts racing/pounding out of my chest, and i take .25mg xanax i feel a bit calmer and even a bit sleepy, but my heart is still going at it. Shouldnt it slow down if its a symptom of anxiety? Im also on 50 mg of metoprolol. (Ive had EKG, ECG, blood work, they... | self.Anxiety |
When filling out job applications, do you identify as having a disability? I've been saying yes. JW what everyone else does. | self.depression |
lost hope in myself, family and life Im a 17 year old girl who will start her final year of high school in a month time and that itself is already stressful but my mum gives me more pressure by telling me what i should do and not do (as if shes living my life for me), how i never try (when i do), how dumb i am compared... | self.SuicideWatch |
Dreaming of him, still... I am still dreaming of the illusion of the boy I used to have a crush on in high school. I woke up this morning euphoric because I dreamed him again. This has been going on for more years than I even want to admit. It makes me want romance again. It makes me feel passion that I forgot I wa... | self.offmychest |
why don't girls talk to me? i think im pretty normal. i try to shower regularly, Im good at pretending to be happy, I'm really nice to everybody I talk to. but no matter what everytime I talk with girls they just say the bare minimum to get by. and when I find one cute and start trying to Text with one they just leave ... | self.depression |
The older I get, the less friends I have Im 24 y.o. feeling like I'm not fulfilling a lot in life due to the lack of friends. Everybody else have their own friends except me & we're slowly pulling apart. Now I have recently removed a 'close friend' who has been making me feel emotionally unstable with how the perso... | self.offmychest |
Does anyone feel like they forgotten how to have fun? I just realized that I've been in a state of depression for so long that I've forgotten how to smile or enjoy a good time. My default face is just a frown, which people tend to see as pissed off, or that I'm not having fun. I get invited to parties or outings but I ... | self.depression |
i have a second date with this guy tomorrow, but i don’t really feel all that excited for it i’m just scared of it more than anything. not that i don’t like the guy, he’s super sweet and understanding, and he was upfront about being nervous and insecure too. on our first date i was shaking like crazy the entire time, a... | self.Anxiety |
Antidepressants doubts So I started taking antidepressants about 37 days ago. I don’t know if I can tell that I’m feeling “ok” but I feel like adrenaline in my chest and stomach. It’s my first time one them and I just wanted to hear from someone how was/is their reaction to it (I know there are a lot of different kind... | self.depression |
I can't freaking stay like this anymore everyday is a struggle , everyday anxiety ocd and depression consumes me until I lay down and hope that I can sleep or die,mental help is so terrible here,in fact nowadays I'm afraid to leave my room I eat one meal a day so I won't wash my hand but once.
My abusive parents want... | self.SuicideWatch |
Something I wrote to feel better, hope someone can enjoy it. [removed] | self.depression |
I'm trying to kill myself I'm about to kill myself in the next hour or two and I was trying to talk to my friend but they say that they will call 911 if they think i did it so I'm just venting here instead. Why can't I just be rid of my suffering, I don't want to be sent to a hospital and have it amplify with stress. | self.SuicideWatch |
Small Victory Saturday 8.26.17 Whether you pulled out of bed or broke a world record, you put effort into something this week. What did you do? Let's praise each other for what we've accomplished and feel good about overcoming this disabling suck-age. | self.bipolar |
I just hurt myself. I was thinking about what a shitty person I am.....and I picked up a little sharp piece of a soda can and dragged it across my wrists. Sometimes it bled, sometimes it didn't. I feel like crying. I won't though, my parents would worry about me. I'm an 11 year old boy, I shouldn't be doing this..., | self.offmychest |
Finally found the right medication cocktail 😍 I'm so happy and I just wanted to share. After years of misdiagnoses and bad meds, I finally found the right ones! I feel like myself again! It has effected my sex drive but I'm working on that. But all and all I feel stable and happy! I wish the best for all of yo... | self.bipolar |
Where my lamictal ladies at? Period/hormone inquiry In the past I have never been one to have period problems such as severe pms, cramping, bloating and heavy flow BUT now that I have been on lamictal for 8 weeks that has definitely changed. Not cool.
My period was pretty late and what I thought was the start of anoth... | self.bipolar |
On thanksgiving I fucking watched my grandma fall on her face and break her cheek and shoulder and idk why I feel it’s my fault [deleted] | self.offmychest |
I feel lonely, stupid and worthless I'm a student and I'm doing my final year at uni. I had to move cities to finish my degree and now I'm more than 600km from home, I can only come back to my family once every two months, and I've learned that I'll have no break during my second semester, which means four months witho... | self.depression |
I have failed to keep my family together. Hello, /r/depression, this is my first post here. Over the past 27 years of my life I have kept my Mother, Father and Brother together. We have been though hell and back living together as a family. Since then things have started to break apart, having a roommate in our house. ... | self.depression |
I am sick of being sick, is it sickness or is it just me? [deleted] | self.bipolar |
My friend who I've been talking about me being suicidal doesn't think it's a big deal her friends found out and are making jokes about it and harassing me [deleted] | self.depression |
My ex works at Disneyland, a rant My ex works at Disneyland, now every time I go it means I would have to see my abuser. I just got a pass for both our son and I and I don’t want it to go to waste. He’s beaten me in front of our son so many times this past month and when I called the police he manipulated the entire si... | self.offmychest |
TFW you're manic and decide to get drunk and word vomit [deleted] | self.bipolar |
Unsure about my plan to get help, now that final exams are over and I feel "better" and not as suicidal anymore [deleted] | self.depression |
This loneliness just keeps piling on. Hey everybody,
I've been feeling really invisible lately. For context, I am a medical student. It's been a hard month for me emotionally. While I have been keeping up with my grades pretty well, I feel so isolated from almost everyone around me. I feel unnoticed, sitting at my... | self.offmychest |
I've lost my brother. My brother passed away. He had a hard fight with heroin and depression. On Tuesday he ended his life.
I can't eat, I can barely sleep, I'm either furious or depressed.
I need help. I don't know what to do. | self.depression |
I don’t deserve to live. I keep making mistakes that hurt the people I love, so there is no reason to live and I don’t deserve to live if I have no one after I do things to hurt them.. my life sucks.. I wanna die. | self.SuicideWatch |
I didn't think a smooth landing was possible This has never happened to me before. Yesterday I came down from what others were saying was hypomania (I'm not so sure) without crashing into depression. It's so strange. It feels like I'm in this weird pleasant limbo state. I didn't think it was possible, but I guess I'm a... | self.bipolar |
I haven’t seen my family in two years and I’m going into debt to get home this Christmas. [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Any fictional characters you guys relate to? Looking for more stuff to dive into. Off the top of my head, Max Payne and Gregor Samsa come to mind | self.depression |
I have no one left to turn to My friend, well, “friend” I tried to talk to about how shit I feel told me to stop wallowing and just get out there. And when I tried to explain to her what depression feels like she asked what I wanted her to do about it, “invite you out?” And I said yeah but “I assume you need some space... | self.SuicideWatch |
I want to die but I'm afraid of what my family will think. I feel that I have nothing left to live for, my family knows there is something really wrong but the way they have been treating me is making me feel even worse. They want me to get better but I feel like I can't and I'm afraid if I kill myself, they will go th... | self.SuicideWatch |
Do you ever question why you do the things you do? [deleted] | self.depression |
I think my Psychiatry appointment went wrong Things that went wrong: The appointment was at 7:30, I promptly forgot to set an alarm and I woke up at 6:47. I got there late, didn't have a physical copy of my insurance for their files, and I was continually rushed to finish their massive pile of paperwork.
I met the MD,... | self.Anxiety |
24/f with severe methyphobia Of course, I have general anxiety. I have anxiety about not being in control, what my S.O. is feeling toward me, certain social situations, and more. The most debilitating by FAR, however, is my methyphobia.
Methyphobia is the fear of alcohol. This means no parties, no weddings, very few ... | self.Anxiety |
I don’t know what’s wrong with me I’m a full time college student, and today has honestly been a good day, for the record. I got an offer to work as a tutor next semester, and I found out that next week I don’t have to take one of my finals due to the fact that I had an A. I have a new job that pays well, and every ... | self.depression |
I need some good support forums recommendations before I go insane [deleted] | self.offmychest |
Anyone else have trouble consistently taking their meds? Just last year, while in jail actually, after coming down from a manic episode and then spiraling further into the latter, I was finally confronted again with my type 1 bipolar diagnosis. I was lit back on my meds, (depakote ER, trazadone, gabapentin and prasosin... | self.bipolar |
Does This Sound Like A Mixed Episode To Anyone? I'm Still Figuring This Shit Out, So Be Patient With Me. I'll try to keep this as short and descriptive as possible, which are two things that don't really go together. Please bear with me!
Just a little background, I've had bipolar disorder for several years now but I w... | self.bipolar |
I feel like there is this darkness I feel like there is this darkness. But it's not like a normal darkness. It's like the darkness of the night sky, it's pretty. It's hard to stay away because I'm attracted to it. The things that keep the darkness from consuming me is brief distractions of beautiful shining light just ... | self.offmychest |
The emptiness inside me makes me feel like i want to die. [deleted] | self.SuicideWatch |
I am a 6 foot 6 black dude. Nobody gives a shit if I'm not okay. I don't matter. Feelings are not for someone like me. Nobody wants to know me. It doesn't matter what I feel or think. I'm just a background prop for other people's lives. Just something for normal people to make passing comments about before they return ... | self.SuicideWatch |
Help with managing anger I was first diagnosed as depression then later, bipolar. But I had this problem ever since I started to take the meds.
I try SO hard to maintain the so called “happy” mood. I just try so hard to keep my depressions down below the surface so I don’t effect others around me.
But whenever someo... | self.depression |
Don’t you hate when people tell you to be strong?? and you are just like: every time you tell me that, it makes me stronger!!... your words are so powerful!!... can you please tell me to be hotter??
| self.Anxiety |
Going haywire despite meds Feeling quite frustrated and confused the past weeks. This time last year I was admitted to the hospital and have since been put on a litany of meds. Now I’m experiencing the same symptoms, despite being on wayy more meds (past: lamictal and propranolol, present:lamictal, propranolol, lithium... | self.bipolar |
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