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

Yeah I tried confronting the guy who starts shit with me so we can all put this behind us. Yeah he blatantly said that I deserve all the hate I get and he won't apologize.

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[QUOTE=Weirdness;44447115] Ruining it how? Is it just not fun anymore or is something about it sparking shitty memories or feelings? Cause I've had similar stuff happen in other games. I can get really depressed when playing starbound because the nighttime music on some worlds is really depressing and melancholy. I end up either exiting or muting the audio till it's daytime.[/QUOTE] The community I was in pretty much ruined any kind of social aspects I had, and now I can't stop being depressed and bringing myself down. Also I am way too unskilled to be able to enjoy and have fun playing the said game.

[QUOTE=KandyMan;44448978]The community I was in pretty much ruined any kind of social aspects I had, and now I can't stop being depressed and bringing myself down. Also I am way too unskilled to be able to enjoy and have fun playing the said game.[/QUOTE] That sucks man. Probably for the best you take a break from all of that. No point trying to find fun somewhere where fun can't be found.

[QUOTE=Swog;44433053]Why do I fucking try so hard to blend in with society but no matter what I do, people shove me right out and say "go suck a dick" to me? I'm not even gay. Jesus christ, I wanna go kill myself now.[/QUOTE] Then do the exact opposite, do everything not to blend in and annoy their inferior asses until their minds are wiped

ugh, summer really gets me down. really depressing to not have anyone to be with during summer, when it's warm outside etc. think being without prozac is taking its toll on me right now. having some pretty grim thoughts everyday

[QUOTE=PredGD;44451816]ugh, summer really gets me down. really depressing to not have anyone to be with during summer, when it's warm outside etc. think being with prozac is taking its toll on me right now. having some pretty grim thoughts everyday[/QUOTE] I really wish Summer wouldn't exist. Seeing all those happy people outside on every Summer day just makes me want to jump off a building. Heck, seeing happy people in general makes me want to die. Life's just not paying off at all, not even slightly.

Does anyone here know how to get help with what could be social anxiety disorder? I'm not self diagnosing, I mean I want to find out if I actually do have it or not and get help for it if I do, but I wouldn't even know where to start and it's honest to god ruining my life.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44455884]Does anyone here know how to get help with what could be social anxiety disorder? I'm not self diagnosing, I mean I want to find out if I actually do have it or not and get help for it if I do, but I wouldn't even know where to start and it's honest to god ruining my life.[/QUOTE] to figure out if you have it or not, you're most likely going to need a shrink. pay your doctor a visit and he should hook you up somewhere

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44455884]Does anyone here know how to get help with what could be social anxiety disorder? I'm not self diagnosing, I mean I want to find out if I actually do have it or not and get help for it if I do, but I wouldn't even know where to start and it's honest to god ruining my life.[/QUOTE] psychiatrist / therapist benzodiazepines are a wonder pill for anxiety, but addiction can creep up on you very easily and getting off of them can be a nightmare. go for non-narcotic anti-anxiety medication like gabapentin or vistaril.

[QUOTE=PredGD;44455906]to figure out if you have it or not, you're most likely going to need a shrink. pay your doctor a visit and he should hook you up somewhere[/QUOTE] To be honest though, at what point is it considered social anxiety? I mean I've never had what some people have where they throw up out of anxiety, but generally I get very anxious about even little things like going to the shops. Hell I tried to phone up the chip shop recently and literally couldn't make my order due to being so anxious that I couldn't remember what I was ordering and just ended up going "err...erm..." until I just put the phone down and punched my door out of anger and not even being able to basic social things, but then I don't know if that's just being a weirdo or genuine anxiety worth going to the doctor about.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44456078]To be honest though, at what point is it considered social anxiety? I mean I've never had what some people have where they throw up out of anxiety, but generally I get very anxious about even little things like going to the shops. Hell I tried to phone up the chip shop recently and literally couldn't make my order due to being so anxious that I couldn't remember what I was ordering and just ended up going "err...erm..." until I just put the phone down and punched my door out of anger and not even being able to basic social things, but then I don't know if that's just being a weirdo or genuine anxiety worth going to the doctor about.[/QUOTE] that's a surprisingly difficult question to answer imo :v: to me, social anxiety is the inability to do basic social tasks without feeling incredibly anxious and uncomfortable. not being able to speak over the phone, unable to go to parties/BBQ/you name it, unable to meet with friends, unable to shop, etc. [editline]5th April 2014[/editline] in the end though, everyone sees and reacts differently to social anxiety so I find it hard to set a line where it really is social anxiety or not. if it gets in the way, then I'd say it's social anxiety

[QUOTE=PredGD;44456184]that's a surprisingly difficult question to answer imo :v: to me, social anxiety is the inability to do basic social tasks without feeling incredibly anxious and uncomfortable. not being able to speak over the phone, unable to go to parties/BBQ/you name it, unable to meet with friends, unable to shop, etc. [editline]5th April 2014[/editline] in the end though, everyone sees and reacts differently to social anxiety so I find it hard to set a line where it really is social anxiety or not. if it gets in the way, then I'd say it's social anxiety[/QUOTE] I'll just have to try and see if I can get to the doctors, although thats difficult considering it involves phoning up to make the appointment in the first place which makes me anxious so I always put it off, and I know for a fact my parents wouldn't help me in the slightest since neither of them believe its a real problem. Its a real catch 22 in that way, I need to be in social situations to get it diagnosed and helped, but the problem makes me too anxious to make any appointments.

I pretty much had another outburst again that I'll probably regret it the morning. This is like the second time this week that this happened. I pretty much went full retard and said that furry porn was borderline bestiality just to vent at two people I didn't really like. It's not like me to say something as daft as that. My original intent was to solve the same conflict I was bitching about earlier but clearly adding a big problem to an even bigger problem solves the conflict.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44456078]To be honest though, at what point is it considered social anxiety?[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmEJEfy5f50[/media] If you've got an hour, sit down, and watch this.

So i'm sorta finally getting my shit together, applied for a college/uni course in prop making and special effects, i intend to follow my dream. Due to my living situation and lack of money ive got a small portfolio of things ive made to show, but im hoping i get through, it's been a depressing 6 months being isolated.

im a fucking wreck

Slowly realizing that I'm pan-sexual, and even admitted to it for some reason. This will probably only cause more troubles for me at this point, but I'm tired of hiding my true self now. I just want to switch over to what I want to be, not what people say I should be. Problem is that I'm a huge fucking mess when someone tell me something. If someone says it's going to look stupid with a tattoo I get all worked up over it and end up abandoning that idea for some reason. It's bugging the hell out of me, because I basically changed into a casual moron that are way too "pure". I always wanted to be that kid on the block that people say "Wow, that guy is different", now I'm just being some unfinished mess that can't properly control himself and it's bugging me.

Pretty much at the point of where I don't really care about what I say or do online. I have a feeling that I'm bipolar. I think my father has that.

do any of you guys do anything to occupy yourselves when you feel like absolute shit because of the depression? I really don't know what to do right now. my schedule is literally flipped, it's 3 AM and I'm not in bed before 11 AM. I can't focus on games, studying things I want to learn isn't stimulating enough etc. it's so hard to just... feel okay.

I've lately had periods of time where I would stop caring about me, my own health and everyone around me. Sometimes just wanna curl up somewhere and slowly wither, a feeling I haven't had in two, three years, when I even went as far as attempted suicide. The fact that I spend my weekends alone, that I'm sexually frustrated and have lots of shit to worry about does not help at all. I should seek a psychiatrist again, or at least get out and start meeting people. Or I would if it weren't for my economic situation. God, everything's so fucked right now, there's always something.

[QUOTE=Stoffy;44459192] If you've got an hour, sit down, and watch this.[/QUOTE] I don't know, I can definitely relate to some of what they went through, I remember getting seriously bad shakes and almost sickening anxiety whenever I had to deal with social situations, but some of these people really seem to have had it a lot worse. Are there degrees of social anxiety disorder?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44465775]Are there degrees of social anxiety disorder?[/QUOTE] Yes. Just like with depression, bipolar, autism, and every single health problem that exists.

[QUOTE=GeneralSpecific;44466496]Yes. Just like with depression, bipolar, autism, and every single health problem that exists.[/QUOTE] Well yeah but I mean, whats the line between just "shy" or "weirdo" and social anxiety? Does it have to be like constant panic attacks and stuff like that?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44472326]Well yeah but I mean, whats the line between just "shy" or "weirdo" and social anxiety? Does it have to be like constant panic attacks and stuff like that?[/QUOTE] can safely say I'm not struggling with constant panic attacks. it does happen if I expose myself for too long, but you definitely don't need to struggle with constant panic attacks before you're labeled socially anxious. there really is no hard border between not socially anxious and socially anxious. if there was, everyone would be able to self diagnose. this is where a psychiatrist comes in. I like to think that social anxiety is when it gets in the way and makes life more difficult. you seem to be concerned that you may be a "weirdo" judging from your post. the important difference between someone who is socially anxious and a "weirdo" would be that a person who wants to be social but is unable to is social anxious while the weirdo would perhaps prefer to be alone, not necessarily wanting social contact. that is my view on it though and it may vary from person to person

[QUOTE=PredGD;44472509]can safely say I'm not struggling with constant panic attacks. it does happen if I expose myself for too long, but you definitely don't need to struggle with constant panic attacks before you're labeled socially anxious. there really is no hard border between not socially anxious and socially anxious. if there was, everyone would be able to self diagnose. this is where a psychiatrist comes in. I like to think that social anxiety is when it gets in the way and makes life more difficult. you seem to be concerned that you may be a "weirdo" judging from your post. the important difference between someone who is socially anxious and a "weirdo" would be that a person who wants to be social but is unable to is social anxious while the weirdo would perhaps prefer to be alone, not necessarily wanting social contact. that is my view on it though and it may vary from person to person[/QUOTE] To be honest I do need to psychiatrist/psychologist about it considering I see it getting in the way of me being able to do a job interview, which worries me a lot. I'm not so much worried that I'm a "weirdo", its more I'm worried that they'll just say its nothing and wont get help for it.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;44472326]Well yeah but I mean, whats the line between just "shy" or "weirdo" and social anxiety? Does it have to be like constant panic attacks and stuff like that?[/QUOTE] Only a mental health professional can answer that question for you. A diagnosis, especially of a mental health condition (even one seemingly as obvious or simple as depression or anxiety disorder,) is a very thorough process. IMO, too many people read symptoms on the internet and just say to themselves, "I have that." A diagnosis done by a doctor, therapist, social worker etc. isn't just a "mark the box" style test that can be done in 20 minutes. It involves an in depth look at one's medical, mental, emotional history as well as life events, family, living situation and a hell of a lot of other things too. Example: Panic attacks are a symptom a person is experiencing in public and social places. The person reads some material that suggests it may be social anxiety. However, the person does not consider the mental health history of their family, as well as past traumatic events. A professional might diagnose this person with post-traumatic stress disorder, even though the person never thought it could be that. Simply put, none of us here can tell you what is going on. In all honesty, [B]nobody knows more about you than yourself.[/B] What a diagnosis does is frame what you are experiencing in a way that says: "This is what we call what you are going through. This is how we help you deal with it. You are not crazy, you just need some help right now." I hope you find this useful.

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I'm writing up a short essay for my cultural psyche course about a family member and what tendencies they exhibit. It hurts knowing it could be about me if I just replaced who it's about.

[QUOTE=GeneralSpecific;44473509]Only a mental health professional can answer that question for you. A diagnosis, especially of a mental health condition (even one seemingly as obvious or simple as depression or anxiety disorder,) is a very thorough process. IMO, too many people read symptoms on the internet and just say to themselves, "I have that." A diagnosis done by a doctor, therapist, social worker etc. isn't just a "mark the box" style test that can be done in 20 minutes. It involves an in depth look at one's medical, mental, emotional history as well as life events, family, living situation and a hell of a lot of other things too. Example: Panic attacks are a symptom a person is experiencing in public and social places. The person reads some material that suggests it may be social anxiety. However, the person does not consider the mental health history of their family, as well as past traumatic events. A professional might diagnose this person with post-traumatic stress disorder, even though the person never thought it could be that. Simply put, none of us here can tell you what is going on. In all honesty, [B]nobody knows more about you than yourself.[/B] What a diagnosis does is frame what you are experiencing in a way that says: "This is what we call what you are going through. This is how we help you deal with it. You are not crazy, you just need some help right now." I hope you find this useful.[/QUOTE] I know I can't really diagnose myself, I just wanted a bit more of an idea of what does and doesn't count so I don't end up wasting my time if I go to a doctor about it.