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I'm so incredibly blessed in so many ways, and I'm still considering suicide. I need help. [deleted]
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When I find a thing to hang myself with Im out Getting sick and tired of my shit situation im in and its only getting worse and worse.
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Hyper sexuality Hyper sexuality is really making me unhappy and I am not sure how to deal with it
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Anyone know any OTC medicine/vitamins/supplements/anything legal to boost mood and happiness? [deleted]
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This is a dark time of the year for me [deleted]
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I just read the rules around this subreddit, and I've decided to do this. [removed]
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Stop telling me what you think I want to hear. I get it. People feel bad for you, so their gut reaction is just to tell you what they think you want to hear, even if it's not true so that they can make you feel better. What people fail to realize is that doing this repeatedly causes people on occasion to actually beli...
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I hate how episodes come unexpectedly I woke up so depressed this morning and i don’t even know why. Not even 3 hours earlier, i was having a great time and enjoying myself and here I am, wishing i could just cease to exist. I’ve only had 5/6 hours of sleep in the last 3 days and my hallucinations are getting worse, ...
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Nothing's fair All I ever really wanted, from when I was a teenager, was to care about someone, to help somebody, to love and to be loved back. All I'm getting instead is health problems, physical and emotional pain and lack of money. I've just failed an exam at my medical university and disappointed my mom. If I drop ...
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Is there a way to control my subconscious through my mind conscious self? I would like to know I'm completely in control of myself and I think I deserve to control my subconscious, is there a way to understand the restricted part of my brain?(subconscious) and control it?
self.Anxiety
1 step forward, 100 steps back. I thought I was getting better but I'm not. I've been increasing my medication for months, I feel like it's giving me glimpses of what happiness feels like and the down days feel worse for that. my mum mentioned at my last dr appointment that we have a family history of bipolar2. so ever...
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I think a relative was molested by his mom [deleted]
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Warning: absurdly long and probably confusing TLDR: I was abused and neglected as a child both by my family and the church they forced me to attend 6 days a week for 9 years. As a result I don’t trust my own life experience and am pretty sure I’m not worth the love and support I need to be healthy. This has made get...
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I can’t live with myself anymore There is nothing in my life that makes me happy. My thoughts keep torturing me. I make myself blackout every night to try to forget about all the mistakes I’ve made in my life. I’m so sick of living like this. I guess I’m going to kill myself slowly by living so recklessly. The problem ...
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Why do the people you love the most get angry with you for being depressed but not for having cancer or any other illness?
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How do you know if you have depression and anxiety? When is it time to see a doctor? [deleted]
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My life is crumbling, I can feel it. And I do not know how to stop it. I am trying my best to be positive, to be the outgoing person I used to be. But right now, I feel beat-up. I feel like I'm scarred and I will never recover. I work for a caring CEO who gives me all the mentorship I need and wonderful friends who'd...
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Trying to book an appointment I just called. I finally had enough of this. The office said that the first available appointment was in April. How is this possible to be so far out. Last time I needed help I was able to get in that same week. I just feel so out of control right now. Tired of being this way. Idk what to ...
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I think I'm going to Kill myself in the next few days Hey, my names jack I'm 20 and right now I feel like I can't go on anymore. I was diagnosed with depression about 3 months ago due to numerous factors in my childhood and my recent life and my life has been hell every since, my girlfriend of a year left me cause she ...
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Almost had panic attack after 4 years. I feel okay now , but just because i drank 4-5 beers. I have been working on myself ever since i have anxiety so far i have came to a point where i control it very well but.... There is one huge trigger , last month i was making out with one girl and shes fairly younger then i ...
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The hour glass needs flipping again soon I have suffered with suicidal thoughts ever since I can remember. I have tried and failed multiple times and right after, even though I failed. I still felt happy for once, like I can do things. For the next 2-4 weeks I'll usually feel motivated before the restless thoughts com...
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Am I Anxious? I'm pretty sure I am but I am not totally sure. I feel kind of dizzy at all times, I have a hard time speaking and concentrating on anything but being pretty nervous and earlier today I think I had a panic attack. My mouth became really dry all of the sudden, I felt super dizzy and I felt like I was gonna...
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I'm going to spend the entire day dropping off resumes My university holiday is over in a week. I've been submitting resumes online for 3 months and haven't gotten a single response. It's understandable since I'm applying for pharmacy assistance job which is highly competitive. I've been reading "Rejection Proof" by ...
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Help me get out of mixed state Now I’ve been kinda manic recently. I also foolishly despite knowing the risks went back on Zoloft a few weeks ago. I have never really got mixed states when not on Sertraline (Zoloft). Anyway I’m totally fucking panicking about how to prevent or get myself the fuck out of going into a mi...
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Can't break the cycle. I like it that way I've been drinking and smoking everyday for the past 3 years now. I love how the combination makes me feel; weed numbs my thoughts and alcohol makes me happy. Being sober for a day is a challenge or else it would be if there wasn't masturbation. On the days where I find a shri...
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I can't really describe how, but this scene from Buffy sometimes helps me a bit. https://puu.sh/yQQgn/cb578f3293.mp4 Part of the "Once more with Feeling" Musical Episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which partly is about her being depressed.
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There is nothing inside my brain No thoughts nothing. Feeling like a robot right now.
self.depression
Does anyone feel depressed for no reason other than the fact you know it's all going to end? I'm in an amazing place in my life right now. However, I know it's going to end some day. Just knowing that has kept me depressed for 14 years now. I'm going to miss this. All of this. And I know it'll never be the same.
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Stopping antidepressants after 15 years Does anyone have any experience with stopping antidepressants after being on them for such a long time? I’ve been doing some google searching and can’t find much for help... everything seems to be about quitting cold turkey, how you shouldn’t do it, and the side effects that occu...
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Heavy mood swings and falling in love Ive recently diagnosed with depression. It seems it was due to my heavy mood swings. You know, one week you are super happy and positive about everything and then something triggers you and you enter in a week of sadness and anxiety. What happened was that there was a girl I liked ...
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Finally in a relationship after years of desiring one and all I can think about is ending it. She's a pretty cool girl and hasn't done anything to warrant just being outright dumped but for some reason I can't help wanting to go back to being miserable and alone. Being in a relatonship is a shit load of work and i'm ju...
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I'm in autopilot and I think I'm losing it [deleted]
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Online questionnaires interested in peoples experiences on Mental Health e-communities (Chance for $50 amazon gift card) We are looking for individuals to participate in a study investigating how online communication of self-injury may be associated with the behavior. It is NOT necessary to have a history of self-injur...
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Candy for breakfast Called off work due to insomnia and nature of the job definitely a no-go for being over-emotional on top of sleep deprived. Yesterday I had so much angry energy I was sure I was gonna do some damage. But I didn't. And I tried to go to bed on time. 2 hours in the dark. Gave up, called my dad... 30 ...
self.bipolar
In need of someone who has been through something similar to help out. I have been in a relationship with someone for almost 2 years now, for the longest time my significant other has made me feel happy when nothing else could, which was often, now it's different. After a recent suicide attempt, I am not sure I want to...
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Cant do stuff because i dont want to handle w/ people [deleted]
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What clothes can block bleeding? What clothes can block bleeding?, so far sweaters are working pretty well.
self.depression
I studied for 6 years and then I fucked up my first job. I have always been told how gifted I was and school was a breeze. I never had to study really hard to get good grades and I graduated with the 7th best grades of my year. Then came the time to decide what to do with my life. How do you know at 18 what you are goi...
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Relying on someone else only to become more depressed I'm in a long distance relationship with the girl of my dreams and it sounds like things would be good but I'm back to how I used to feel. I hate myself and I hate the fact that I'm such a burden and a failure to everyone around me. When I talk to her I'm happy but ...
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Still wanting to end it all. Hey reader, I have not done this for years, but I've noticed that some thoughts just won't go away. I have some deep questions and wonder if anyone can shine some light on it. Who am I: I'm 24 and living in the Netherlands. Had a nice youth on a small school and lot of friends. When I wa...
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Took 1200mg of wellbutrin on purpose - question Yes as a suicide attempt with tequila. I'm sleepy. Can I go to bed? edit: i am currently in the hospital.
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I'm depressed because I can't connect with other people. I can't connect with other people because I'm depressed... I don't think I'll ever get better...
self.depression
What does your hyper-sexuality look like? I keep coming across the term hyper sexuality but I guess I’m just reading the term and not getting an exact idea of what that may be or what it looks like. Would you share with me what your experience looks like, is it deviant behavior you’re not used to doing is it changes ...
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I don't feel like the same person after having a mental breakdown and taking Zoloft Long story short I had a mental breakdown about my SO at work, SO reassured me everything was ok, started taking Zoloft for anxiety because I like to convince myself that people hate me (which is what I did with my SO), and now I don't ...
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i feel so guilty for wanting to die but i cant help it i attempted in 2015 when i was 16 (im 19 now) and landed in the hospital for 5 days, inpatient for the max 10, residential for 2 months until insurance dropped me. therapy for the next three years. ive been in therapy for half my life and its useless. i hate myse...
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30 seconds longer and I wouldn't be here That was friday. Now it is tuesday. My friends have now seen me to the edge and back five times. And when I say edge I mean medical emergency, need for resuscitation, that's some lethal shit edge. It's the loneliness, all the loss that comes with PTSD. BPS. Whatever you w...
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Anxiety and Fear of Needles (possible trigger warning?) 18 F USA here. I have anxiety and depression and it's been steadily getting worse over the years. Since I'm an adult now I am in charge of my own health. My big issue with that is getting shots/surgeries/anything involving hypodermic needles. I tend to have panic ...
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I fantasize about someone putting a bullet in the back of my head while I'm walking down the street. [removed]
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Bipolar feels so damn isolating I'm going through my first major depressive episode, every day is the worst day I've ever had. The hardest part is that people around you can care, but only for so long. Not their fault, not mine either. It just hits that point where no one can give a shit anymore, and if you want to k...
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My mom talks trash about my dad to all the moms and my mom is so dysfunctional I can’t involve my parents in anything because my mom either grounds me for not cleaning the water off the floor right and my dad is feared by everyone and thought to be this monster because of the lies my mom tells I know every detail about...
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Ive lost all hope I cant think of anything good anymore because im always worrying about the bad . Whenever anything good happens i feel like its the calm before the storm . And it usually is .
self.Anxiety
i live for my vices nothing else really brings me any happiness and it’s ironic that I realize this while I’m drunk by myself. I’m a college freshmen with great grades, a great family, and some good friends as well. I’ve been struggling for years and any time I reach out for help, I bail on the appointment because I ta...
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Nothing to Offer Hi, I've been lurking in suicidewatch on and off for quite some time now, desperate to find some sort of post that accurately relates to mine (so that I might selfishly soothe my own guilt and pain). And while I have found some that vaguely resemble my own experiences, and read some useful advice given...
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I’m a bad friend A friend of mine was dating my brother but while she was dating him she was talking to 2 other guys. He was really hurt when he found out and I of course took his side. So today we were all together, and my brother was talking about how he was texting this one girl. He got asked how long ago did they s...
self.offmychest
Does anyone have a problem expressing love and affection? [deleted]
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It’s been nearly ten years since I tried killing my self In all those years I’ve never felt more alone, more vulnerable, more willing to actually plot it out again and make it happen this time, because this time I have a gun, and this time I’ll make sure to not return this hell of an existence we value so much. One sma...
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I'm worried my fetishes will keep me from finding a relationship. Well, I’m drunk right now so I might as well admit to something I have been worried about since I was 11. I am genuinely terrified of entering a relationship with anyone because of my obsession with femdom. There are a few reasons for this, first becau...
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How do people suffer from others dying? I've never had a close one die on me before so I do not know the feeling. I've attempted to commit suicide 8 times by now. Overdose, knife injury... you name it. But each time people had been saying how the world would feel without me, I don't understand where they're coming from...
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feeling like people are going to hurt me? I have this new anxiety symptom and I'm wondering if anyone can relate to it.. Whenever I feel anxious (usually during the night) i start thinking that my closest friend is going to hurt me or is out to get me somehow. I dont have a concrete idea of how that would happen but I...
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Dont get me wrong im excited to go back to where i grew up but i cant stand leaving again. So i moved away from my hometown about 5 months ago and i went back once in the summer. Now dont get me wrong going back was great to see all my friends and shit and just being carefree for a week but the last few hours there aft...
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I can't function anymore. It takes me 15 minutes to write just one thing on my to-do list. I literally don't know how to plan my day out anymore. I just sit at the blank piece of paper scratching my head, and feeling how stuck my brain is. I only have school to focus on right now, but I can't even keep up with the scho...
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I have anxiety over being alone, but also about people coming home? [deleted]
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Im Pissed Im so fucking angry. Im mad at myself for being a dumb fuck who cant do shit. Im done with myself as a person and I wish I could just lay in the shower all day long. Im mad at my mom making me choose to do dumb shit like acupuncture. I am so so done just save me from the god damn hell of my mind and let me li...
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Adult son and family living with us First let me say I love my children and my grandchildren. They are my heart. ❤️ But I am becoming very tired of being used by my adult son (25m), his girlfriend (25f) to take care of and raise their two children (3f & 1m). A little back story: the husband and I agreed to let th...
self.offmychest
So.. I’ve been severely depressed for about 2 years now. Funny thing is when my dad realised there was something wrong with me he obviously took me to the doctors and all they did was send me to a counsellor. I’ve done counselling SOO many times in the past , talking to someone literally doesn’t help me at all!! Yeah...
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Does anybody else here regret how they wasted their best years? I'm 25 years of age and in the same position as I was at 16. Never had a girlfriend, never had a job. My dad always made choices for me, and so I've always lacked initiative to do my own thing. I even went through university studying something I hated and ...
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Overcoming paranoid thoughts you know are paranoid? Hey all. I've had anxiety for quite a while now, but just within the past few months, after my first panic attack, I've had non stop paranoid thoughts--which I know are paranoid, and I am constantly battling them. I don't believe them--they just cause a lot more anxie...
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Any fast-acting OTC medications or supplements for anxiety I find myself getting panicy a lot. My heart beats way to hard and fast to the point where it's uncomfortable and almost hurts. My body and muscles tense up and are stiff, sometimes I tremble and can't stop shaking. I don't really want to take benzos and any sp...
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Noob here. I think I’m in a manic state and don’t feel “in control”. I’m googling around, but do you guys have any tips or tricks you know about when you have a moment of clarity to try getting yourself back under control?
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Not sure what to do anymore... I've spent the last 4 years of my life depressed now and I've accomplished nothing in that time. I have no job and will be getting kicked out in a few weeks, I'm not sure what I should do. It takes me so much effort just to get up in the morning. Honestly I just want to sleep forever. My ...
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I posted in here a year ago about how i was beginning to get help, and now life is actually really nice sometimes. [deleted]
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My abnormal psychology professor did not believe that (hypo)mania can be triggered by external events First of all, I'm very aggravated at how quickly my psychology professors are quick to yell "STIGMA AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH IS BAD." Yet, bipolar disorder is still of condemned and misunderstood. The example of (hypo)man...
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Catastrophize When I go to my weekly doctor's appointments, sometimes I like to take notes. And my doctor's okay with this because it can be beneficial. I have a sheet of paper, and a lot of it I come up with myself. But he guides me in the right direction. I'm not going to lie, the main reason I do this is because ...
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I can't decide if i should go to the gp in the morning (You are not my doctor) So I made an appointment like a week ago with my gp because I was convinced something was very wrong with me, and now that it's the night before I've convinced myself I'm totally fine. But the reason I made the appointment was that I was jus...
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I cheated on my wife last night. Last night I was at a fund-raiser for a high-school friend who has cancer. My wife stayed home because she dislikes crowds and noise, and to be honest, she's been distant lately. Not an excuse, just a fact. I was sitting with a couple of my friends, and one, we'll call Amy, was someon...
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I should have gone My grandpa passed away the morning of the 21st. He has been battling cancer for a few years and it's good he finally passed. His pain is over now. But I wish I had seen him before he passed. I always had an excuse. Work, my car won't make it, money is tight. He always understood. People have lives an...
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What can I do? Help is appreciated Hi, I am 14 years old I go to school in the UK. I am dumb, that's not me being hard on my self I am simply dumb and lack in common sense. I am a PC gamer when I get home from school I sit and game on my pc for hours on end. I don't have many friends, I used to but then I started to ge...
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Just had a panic attack over hearing that we will have guests in evening. da fuck! Seriously there is nothing to be afraid of except having a panic attack in front of them.
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Has anybody experienced this and if yes, how do I stop it? [deleted]
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I need help for a depressed friend I have a friend who is really sweet when you get to know him, but he is also very 'edgy' and doesn't like when people confront him about his problems. He also talks about how he's depressed sometimes as a "joke" but he's my friend and I want to make sure he is okay. Thank you tl;dr: ...
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My family is obsessed with milk (x-post from /r/misophonia) I've gotten to the point where I can't tolerate this anymore. I know this may seem like a weird/strange problem and i'm honestly very embarrassed to reveal it, but let me reassure you that this is a very legitimate problem this bothers me more and more every s...
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Cutting myself off from a friend group So, I recently left all of social media (Except Snapchat) because I wanted to rid myself from the anxiety that stems from those applications. Along with all of that, I left a group chat of about 7 friends, give or take. I felt left out, unable to be myself, and always walking on...
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Is This anxiety? Complex PTSD? Not sure. Hi there, Long story short, I went through a lot of emotional and psychological abuse from my Nparents as well as bullying at school. I have a host of disorders including depression, anxiety, as well as complex PTSD. However, I have this strange symptom which appears every now...
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I don't know why I'm putting this out there... I wonder what could have been. Who would I be if my illness were non-existant? Would I be successful? Would I be happy? Would my strongest friendships and relationships have actually lasted? Would I feel so isolated and abandoned…? It is the wondering that hurts the most. ...
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I'm pretty much invisible on Facebook I don't know how some people can get so many likes on everything. Am I just not sociable/visible/attractive enough?
self.depression
Thank god for Hypomania Yeah, I know that title probably sounds insane to a lot of people, but hear me out. If the two hours I just wasted on Amazon adding shit to my wish list even though I have $3 in my account, the barrage of messages I've sent in the family group chat that I usually ignore, and the random body z...
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What do you do when you realize you're a huge failure and disappointment? I'm such a fuck up. I'm going to disappoint my parents who spent a shit ton of money into sending me all alone across oceans to a film school for a crash course and I'm going to fail my course and never get the diploma I set out for because of de...
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How do you get over feelings of not being enough? [deleted]
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I wonder how my personality is without mental illnesses [deleted]
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Lost interest in everything. I’ve sat in a dark room for 5 hours staring at a wall, doing nothing. Yet I still felt as bored as if I were to just watch Netflix or play games. I feel bored and scared. Scared that I lost my mind and will never be normal again.
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highs and lows I've had a lot of bad shit happen to me lately, then yesterday I had an argument with my boss, who has been bullying me for ages, and I walked out of my job. I absolutely couldn't take it any more, i felt physically sick every morning and had to drag myself out of bed to get there. So on one hand i'm ha...
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I honest to god think I’m gonna kill myself one day I just don’t see the point in anything. Life is boring. There’s no point. It’s Christmas too and I hate the fact that people spent money on me. I hate that I can’t make any friends. I honestly don’t think I want to live any longer. It’s just all so pointless.
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What if your depression isn’t due to a chemical imbalance? What if it’s due to a lot of things that happened, that you never got a chance to process or talk to anyone about... What do you do? Who do you turn to in that case? What if everything that happened was too weird for anyone to understand or help you with? How d...
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Thinking About Just Doing It I Know No One Is Going To Reply But This Is Most Likely The End For Me , 20 Years Old And My Life Just Isn't Good Ive Been Depressed For A While Over Lots Of Things Such as being in love with my ex which she doesn't love me at all. Living In A Home with Roaches & Rats With No AC , Bar...
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(NSFW) No one else can make me cum This has been bothering me so much lately. Let me put a bit of context into it first. I'm a victim of sexual assaults from 2 abusive relationships and it takes a while for me to trust people. I met my now Husband 6 years ago and I love him to pieces. We have a great sex life but he...
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Feeling beyond depressed Someone please message me. I need help
self.depression
Feeling really down and powerless I dunno what to do, I feel like I should do something but my mind is blank and I don't seem able to convince myself anything is worth doing because no matter how hard I try everything all just goes to shit. I'm sitting here with my face and neck feeling numb again. The allergist isnt g...
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So I finally reached out to a Suicide Hotline today and poured my heart out... [deleted]
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The feeling of loneliness A feeling I wouldn't wish upon my greatest enemy (not that I have one). I feel like no one really needs me, the "friends" I have wouldn't really give a single damn if I just offed myself. Family wouldn't speak to me at all if I wouldn't have been calling them every few weeks to see how things ...
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I'm freaking out about my upcoming customer service job I got a job at Burger King that starts in a few days. I have only had jobs where I work alone and this is the first customer service job I've had. I am freaking the f out. I have heard horror stories about working in customer service. I don't know if u can stand o...
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