Depression, anxiety, suicidalism and similar disorders, issues and troubles V3 - Discussion, help an - General

[QUOTE=cam64DD;40795390]So, I myself don't have any of these issues, but a friend of mine has had anxiety problems for quite some time now. So, how can I help her? :\[/QUOTE] That situation at times can make you feel as shitty as the person in need, I imagine. Forcing the good big brother act telling a person, hey let's go out, act crazy, conquer your fears - can have the opposite effect of scaring the person and her/his response will be "sure I guess, but maybe not today, on friday, or maybe next week or the one after, cause I have a lot of things on my mind and stuff" when actually that person will lock herself in her room and change all the statuses to 'invisible' thinking maybe you'll forget about it. Anxiety can mean many different things, but in my case of depression and fear of socializing caused by not wanting people to see myself all dumbed-down and numb - as I always delayed into infinity any gatherings or long conversations, but knew they knew about my issues - I wanted to hear one thing: "hey, I know you feel like you don't have it in you for a more intense contact, and I'm fine with you chatting up whenever you feel you're up to it - I'm not going anywhere - but I just want you to know - If we were to meet in some peaceful semi-private area, I wouldn't expect you to be witty, fascinate me or friggin amuse me to tears like the old days - we'd just talk about random shit we see like the two squirrels humping next to the bench we sat on and say "those lucky bastards" and then be quiet for 5minutes enjoying the process of inhaling what you call fresh air these days together - and that can last 10 minutes or whole eternity i don't care" - reading/listening to that would make me immediately pick up the phone or maximize that fracking IM window and still mumbily and awkwardly set a time and closest date. But that was me - issues differ, so I'm not saying that will work for everybody. P.S I've been a little to active in this thread - I'll shut up and leave you forever now ;)

there's a thread like this? i guess i belong in here

[QUOTE=NotWorthy;40912710]Too true, I also have some MATES, not friends i should say, that sometimes act like total douches, perhaps a bit to me but mostly to other people. I often wimp out to tell them it's wrong and they should be less of a bunch of single minded jerks. I sometimes subtly state my own outlook on a situation but that usually goes unnoticed. But when I'm manic I'll tell them like it is and even add some mocking - and that gently speaking is usually destructive. Kinda admire your courage, but also know it's hard to find a tactful, meaningful and peaceful way of voicing your dissatisfaction without alienating someone you want to keep a relationship with.[/QUOTE] I sometimes think of myself as a ghandi with nukes. I nuke anyone who doesn't agree with me. By nuke I start pointless arguments instead of leaving them alone.

[QUOTE=penrose;40628771]I'm suicidally depresed and have been for 2 years. But cant talk to anyone about it for fear of being percieved as an attention seeker. If I could find a way of doing it without anyone ever finding out I'd have done it years ago. One day I'll just do it. Came close to just jumping in the canal the other day. just straight up inhale the water[/QUOTE] Genuinely concerned that I'm not gonna make it through the night. I'm in the UK does this class as an emergency and can I get hospitalised for my own protection

[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;40908115]I've had a lot of anxiety over the situation about my eyesight. Due to years of gaming and reading in poor light, I can't see very well at all. I can't read anything if it's more than five feet away, although I can still recognize people and such. I know I'm far from being blind, as with glasses, everything is razor-sharp, but I'm incredibly vain, so I think my glasses look ugly. For this reason, in certain situations, I'm liable to hide my glasses in my pocket and just act like I have 20\20 vision. I'm hoping to get contacts sooner or later to solve this, but it still doesn't help the fact that my eyesight is shot to shit. Surgery is essentially out of the question - most treatments seem effective, but the field is still in its infancy, the side effects are worrying, and I don't have money for anything like that. I've tried eye-strengthening exercises - really just grasping at straws - and I like to think that my eyesight will improve over time, but at the moment, it doesn't help much. I don't know what to do at this point. I guess I'm just posting this for some comfort, really.[/QUOTE] Man don't use contact lenses that shit is disgusting, find a nice pair of glasses and stop caring about others

[QUOTE=LVL FACTORY;40958288]Man don't use contact lenses that shit is disgusting, find a nice pair of glasses and stop caring about others[/QUOTE] people have been surprisingly toxic to me in the past for wearing glasses. it isn't really that easy to shrug it off

I've been having a depressive episode since January. I've been hospitalized twice because I've been suicidal. I've been going to therapy and taking medication since the beginning, and for my safety, I have had to withdraw from classes before the end of the term and move back in with my family. I haven't gotten any better at all. I don't think I will make it to the end of the summer. I don't want to tell this to anyone I know IRL because I don't know what they'll do, but I wanted to tell someone.

I'm still having periodic depressive episodes, but through talking with my psychiatrist and internally working through my social anxiety I've gotten much better at public speaking and talking to people, to an extent... Although in my head I'm fine, and I'm comfortable with talking to people, my body is still having heart rate and shaky-voice issues sometimes.

Been hospitalized for nearly two weeks now, trying to cure my social anxiety, depression and being suicidal. I've made huge progress so far, I might go back to school in august and as soon as I'm finished here, I'm going to focus on weight loss. If I succeed with all of this, I'll get my life back. Woop.

[QUOTE=GeneralSpecific;40965705]I've been having a depressive episode since January. I've been hospitalized twice because I've been suicidal. I've been going to therapy and taking medication since the beginning, and for my safety, I have had to withdraw from classes before the end of the term and move back in with my family. I haven't gotten any better at all. I don't think I will make it to the end of the summer. I don't want to tell this to anyone I know IRL because I don't know what they'll do, but I wanted to tell someone.[/QUOTE] This requires the art of balance, discipline and self-control to fix. And it will not be easy. Finding a interesting hobby helps, as well as a daily walk on the fresh air help balance the body and the mind. There should be improvements after doing a healthy lifestyle, but progressing slowly is required.

I'm ashamed that I am on 50 mg of Pristiq and 200 mg of Clomipramine, I feel so drugged.

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Woo just had a mood swing that I could of fucking prevented. Wasn't as bad as some of my previous mood swings but god fucking damn I was having a great day today.

-Snip- A girl and I who were far apart fell in love, after a couple months and seeing each other in person we get the perfect chance to say goodbye to long distance. Everything was going perfectly just the way we planned, but all the sudden without talking with me about it first or even warning me she says she's not ready. I did nothing wrong and there was no other reason behind this besides she panicked, she then changed on me and turned into a completely different person. After a month of her being different i had enough and broke up with her. I haven't been myself ever since then. Can't sleep, don't eat that much anymore, and nothing interests me and i just feel empty.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;39765806]Does anyone else have problems looking at old photos of themselves? I'm fine with current ones/looking in the mirror/etc but when I look at pictures of myself as a kid I absolutely resent the person I see in them[/QUOTE] It's the other way around for me. I hate the person I've become.

[QUOTE=lech;41021912]-Snip- A girl and I who were far apart fell in love, after a couple months and seeing each other in person we get the perfect chance to say goodbye to long distance. Everything was going perfectly just the way we planned, but all the sudden without talking with me about it first or even warning me she says she's not ready. I did nothing wrong and there was no other reason behind this besides she panicked, she then changed on me and turned into a completely different person. After a month of her being different i had enough and broke up with her. I haven't been myself ever since then. Can't sleep, don't eat that much anymore, and nothing interests me and i just feel empty.[/QUOTE] How long ago was the breakup?

[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;41061794]How long ago was the breakup?[/QUOTE] About three weeks ago, talking with my friends and hanging out with them helps me feel better a whole lot. It's only when I'm alone and doing nothing that things hit me.

[QUOTE=lech;41068140]About three weeks ago, talking with my friends and hanging out with them helps me feel better a whole lot. It's only when I'm alone and doing nothing that things hit me.[/QUOTE] Give it another couple weeks, it'll hurt for a while and then one day you'll wake up and wonder why it took you so long to get over them. In the meantime spent time with friends and basically do anything that keeps your mind busy.

[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;41068450]Give it another couple weeks, it'll hurt for a while and then one day you'll wake up and wonder why it took you so long to get over them. In the meantime spent time with friends and basically do anything that keeps your mind busy.[/QUOTE] Yeah one of my friends had me delete her phone number, and my Ex told me it wasn't my fault it was hers. She says that she thinks we'll see each other again though but who knows.

Today I put a boxcutter to my throat. It was so dull that, had I gone through with it, it would have torn the skin rather than slicing it. I thought of the ragged wound it would have left and didn't go through with it. I haven't told anybody what I did. I don't think I'll be alive much longer.

I think it's time I made my stop in this thread. For the past few months, I've been having terrible mood swings up and down. When I have an up-which is rare-I feel like I could take on the world. When I have a down, I hate myself and I feel that every little thing that goes wrong is my fault. I hate myself, and I slip into a depressive state where I don't want to do anything, not even exist. This has attributed to a halt in my diet, to the point of where I go an entire day or two with only eating a little bit of toast, thinking that if I starve myself to the point of anorexia I can be considered normal. I lash out at friends and family when I'm in my states, and then I feel awful about it, but I can't bring myself to apologize because I know that they won't accept it. I have told only my therapist about them, and she has recommended that I go back to my psychiatrist and see if I can be prescribed my anti-depressants again.

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;41081929]I think it's time I made my stop in this thread. For the past few months, I've been having terrible mood swings up and down. When I have an up-which is rare-I feel like I could take on the world. When I have a down, I hate myself and I feel that every little thing that goes wrong is my fault. I hate myself, and I slip into a depressive state where I don't want to do anything, not even exist. [/QUOTE] That sounds like bipolar.

[QUOTE=GeneralSpecific;41082515]That sounds like bipolar.[/QUOTE] My sister is bipolar, but I don't think I am.

How does anti depressants work for those who are depressed here?

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;41082812]My sister is bipolar, but I don't think I am.[/QUOTE] It's different for different people. [editline]18th June 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=PredGD;41082854]How does anti depressants work for those who are depressed here?[/QUOTE] Mine don't.

Well shit, hoping for the best that it will give a positive impact for me when I get mine. My shrink is considering to prescribe anti depressants for me due to "severe depression" as she described it.

[QUOTE=PredGD;41083316]Well shit, hoping for the best that it will give a positive impact for me when I get mine. My shrink is considering to prescribe anti depressants for me due to "severe depression" as she described it.[/QUOTE] It's always worth a try, give it a few months, up the dose a couple times. Whenever anti-depressants are mentioned you get a ton of backlash of "oh those are stupid they dont work", but thats not the truth

I started crying in class when someone started taking the piss. Fuck. On friday, I almost burst out crying as well and was thinking of just going home and hanging myself. Hate Life

[QUOTE=xVENUSx;41087212]I started crying in class when someone started taking the piss. Fuck. On friday, I almost burst out crying as well and was thinking of just going home and hanging myself. Hate Life[/QUOTE] Almost broke down at work once, talk to someone if you can, it always helps me.

Hi, my name is Jack. I'm 14, and I love MLP: FIM, I think it's the greatest show in the world. Unfortunately, many people online and my school think that it is "A stupid cartoon that's made for ******* and little girls", because of that, I'm left out and treated as scum that's even worse than trash. I'm suffering from major depression due to lack of friends, my family barely care about me, my mom is at work all day, my dad's out of country for his job and my sister doesn't give two ***** about me. Don't generalize me with those /b/tard trolls, I don't troll my way through the internet by using the title "Brony", I just love the show. The cartoon is amazing, so fluid and each pony has their own personality which sets them apart from most cartoons where every character has the same happy-go-lucky personality. Anyways, I'm getting a little off topic. I'm a ******* loner with no friends, I'm treated as the scum of society because I'm a brony, everyone in the school knows I'm a brony because I drew Pinkie Pie in my notebook when I'm bored as hell. Any advice for this poor soul? [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("Alt of permabanned user" - Megafan))[/highlight]