5 Signs You're Clinically Depressed, not Sad
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Date: 2023-08-20
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BelowAverageDev
I don't know whether I should get checked out for this but, in the past year or so I've noticed a significant decline in my mood it's not that I cry all the time or that I feel like shit it's just that I don't feel as much as I used to I don't laugh too often anymore and I haven't been feeling sad or angry or any of that but I haven't been feeling anything good lately either it all just blends together. I have also been having issues sleeping lately and it has been causing me to pass out in class, I've tried sleeping earlier I've tried changing how I sleep and nothing seems to work, lately I have also been forgetting to eat throughout the day and when I try to eat I don't feel like it even when it gets to the point where my gut is making noises and I am having stomach cramps I still don't feel hungry, As a result I have lost a significant amount of weight. I no longer have the motivation to do much anymore and it takes a lot out of me just to take care of myself at this point and it's really taking a toll on me I have just become extremely unproductive and have lost any sense of passion or fun I found in anything I do even when it is something I used to enjoy, everything is just so boring and bland, I could be in a room of people and still feel overwhelmingly isolated and lonely and honestly it's so hard for me to deal with with each passing day that I hate to say this but I have had periods where I have seriously contemplated whether or not it is worth it to keep on living I mean life is pointless anyways we all die random violent urges paired with extreme irritability are also happening to me to the point where sometimes I have to punch a wall or slam my desk just because I feel like screaming for no apparent reason and I'm at a loss for what to do, If this sounds like anything to anyone please let me know.
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I don't know whether I should get checked out for this but, in the past year or so I've noticed a significant decline in my mood it's not that I cry all the time or that I feel like shit it's just that I don't feel as much as I used to I don't laugh too often anymore and I haven't been feeling sad or angry or any of that but I haven't been feeling anything good lately either it all just blends together. I have also been having issues sleeping lately and it has been causing me to pass out in class, I've tried sleeping earlier I've tried changing how I sleep and nothing seems to work, lately I have also been forgetting to eat throughout the day and when I try to eat I don't feel like it even when it gets to the point where my gut is making noises and I am having stomach cramps I still don't feel hungry, As a result I have lost a significant amount of weight. I no longer have the motivation to do much anymore and it takes a lot out of me just to take care of myself at this point and it's really taking a toll on me I have just become extremely unproductive and have lost any sense of passion or fun I found in anything I do even when it is something I used to enjoy, everything is just so boring and bland, I could be in a room of people and still feel overwhelmingly isolated and lonely and honestly it's so hard for me to deal with with each passing day that I hate to say this but I have had periods where I have seriously contemplated whether or not it is worth it to keep on living I mean life is pointless anyways we all die random violent urges paired with extreme irritability are also happening to me to the point where sometimes I have to punch a wall or slam my desk just because I feel like screaming for no apparent reason and I'm at a loss for what to do, If this sounds like anything to anyone please let me know.
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Jojo's
I have had unidentified depression more than 10 years including my childhood times before diagnosis.
I am related to all of these signs but suicidal thought and tendancy are the major things I am suffering from.
However. in some wired way, suicidal ideation made me feel at ease for a couple of years after dignosis because it's my choice and option indicating that I can leave this world anytime soon I wanted.
Now, in fact, suicide does not make it easier for me to deal with the reality. It doesn't give a comfort anymore. I guess the time is really coming even though I still want a happiness I've wanted to have in this life.
I will be gone soon and forever towards the eternal and painless peace.
It's just a good sign that this pain that seems endless to me now is at its and my final page of the story book. I just hope that the time come sooner and I die asap without any pain engaged.
I wish you all find a peace in your own way whether in this life or afterlife. (Not so sure if afterlife does really exist though; I hope not.
Thanks for reading and thanks for making such awesome and helpful videos every day and spread them to the world. Keep going and do not stop.
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I have had unidentified depression more than 10 years including my childhood times before diagnosis.
I am related to all of these signs but suicidal thought and tendancy are the major things I am suffering from.
However. in some wired way, suicidal ideation made me feel at ease for a couple of years after dignosis because it's my choice and option indicating that I can leave this world anytime soon I wanted.
Now, in fact, suicide does not make it easier for me to deal with the reality. It doesn't give a comfort anymore. I guess the time is really coming even though I still want a happiness I've wanted to have in this life.
I will be gone soon and forever towards the eternal and painless peace.
It's just a good sign that this pain that seems endless to me now is at its and my final page of the story book. I just hope that the time come sooner and I die asap without any pain engaged.
I wish you all find a peace in your own way whether in this life or afterlife. (Not so sure if afterlife does really exist though; I hope not.
Thanks for reading and thanks for making such awesome and helpful videos every day and spread them to the world. Keep going and do not stop.
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Manchezo
School is ruining me, I remember I would do lessons with enjoyment or interest and get a 2 or on the ranking which is from 1 to 3 and talking with my friends.
But now am I just like asking, why am I here, doing these same lessons and learning useless stuff and I'm just hating my life at school. I'm also going to my first year in high school on September which just makes my situation more stressful than it needs to be. I'm recording vids of me playing games showing my creative ideas and builds but the school part just never goes away. I'm thinking about making a video on it and I also noticed I am the only one that feels this way, my friends feel annoyed and used but they aren't as sad as me. I have a feeling that if this keeps going on then I'll get depressed. Another problem of this is that I'm getting slower at working and writing and it makes me sadder that people except me to be the smartest person in the class but someone will have that lead. It is only my friends that make me happy in school and the teachers get annoyed when I talk to my friends which is limiting my remaining happiness. I am not the same person I was like 2 months ago: (
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School is ruining me, I remember I would do lessons with enjoyment or interest and get a 2 or on the ranking which is from 1 to 3 and talking with my friends.
But now am I just like asking, why am I here, doing these same lessons and learning useless stuff and I'm just hating my life at school. I'm also going to my first year in high school on September which just makes my situation more stressful than it needs to be. I'm recording vids of me playing games showing my creative ideas and builds but the school part just never goes away. I'm thinking about making a video on it and I also noticed I am the only one that feels this way, my friends feel annoyed and used but they aren't as sad as me. I have a feeling that if this keeps going on then I'll get depressed. Another problem of this is that I'm getting slower at working and writing and it makes me sadder that people except me to be the smartest person in the class but someone will have that lead. It is only my friends that make me happy in school and the teachers get annoyed when I talk to my friends which is limiting my remaining happiness. I am not the same person I was like 2 months ago: (
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education
There's a very good chance I'm clinically depressed. I'm still getting over a breakup that happened almost a month ago at this point and I've been blaming myself for all of it. I barely leave my room now and i almost always cry myself to sleep almost every night now. And every time I wake up, i think to myself why didn't I die in my sleep?
Honestly i was probably like this even before the breakup. My room's a mess and i don't feel like cleaning up at all and it's been like that for several months now, I usually think i deserve to be alone and that no one should get close to me, and that i never see the better things in life no matter how hard i try.
Years ago I used to play the bass and I would try to cover heavy metal songs and I'd even try to write my own. I haven't picked up a bass in almost 6 years now because i just don't think I'm good enough to do it.
Eventually i moved on to singing and metal screaming (yes I love heavy metal, how could you tell) And I've noticed recently I'm losing interest in that as well.
Idk there's definitely something wrong with me
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There's a very good chance I'm clinically depressed. I'm still getting over a breakup that happened almost a month ago at this point and I've been blaming myself for all of it. I barely leave my room now and i almost always cry myself to sleep almost every night now. And every time I wake up, i think to myself why didn't I die in my sleep?
Honestly i was probably like this even before the breakup. My room's a mess and i don't feel like cleaning up at all and it's been like that for several months now, I usually think i deserve to be alone and that no one should get close to me, and that i never see the better things in life no matter how hard i try.
Years ago I used to play the bass and I would try to cover heavy metal songs and I'd even try to write my own. I haven't picked up a bass in almost 6 years now because i just don't think I'm good enough to do it.
Eventually i moved on to singing and metal screaming (yes I love heavy metal, how could you tell) And I've noticed recently I'm losing interest in that as well.
Idk there's definitely something wrong with me
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lekonad
I feel like i am depressed, but idk. Nearly every night I cry my self to sleep. I have this feeling that I want this pain, this feeling, but also dont. I enjoy being always in bad mood, but also want to escape it. I am scared of my self and dont know what to od. I have no friends. Well I have some, but i feel like psychological punching bag. For some reason everytime I meet someone new they always hate me from the begining. The only people who likes me are the ones who I have never met. For some reason my classmates think that when something bad happens close to my range it is always my fault. I can say anything it is always my fault. I am 16 years old and too scared to say anything to my parents and closest therapist kilometers away. From time to time I feel anxious when being around lot of people. Sometimes in my bed I look around my room and seek all the ways to end this. Many times I thought about suicide or hurting someone, but i am too scared to even punch someone. What should I do? (Sorry for my bad english)
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I feel like i am depressed, but idk. Nearly every night I cry my self to sleep. I have this feeling that I want this pain, this feeling, but also dont. I enjoy being always in bad mood, but also want to escape it. I am scared of my self and dont know what to od. I have no friends. Well I have some, but i feel like psychological punching bag. For some reason everytime I meet someone new they always hate me from the begining. The only people who likes me are the ones who I have never met. For some reason my classmates think that when something bad happens close to my range it is always my fault. I can say anything it is always my fault. I am 16 years old and too scared to say anything to my parents and closest therapist kilometers away. From time to time I feel anxious when being around lot of people. Sometimes in my bed I look around my room and seek all the ways to end this. Many times I thought about suicide or hurting someone, but i am too scared to even punch someone. What should I do? (Sorry for my bad english)
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Shyaaam
Very useful video. In life there are only 2 problems-mind and the body. To feel better reduce negative thoughts. Be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself physically or mentally with others, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly [psychosomatic problems]. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15-20 minutes or more. You can sit or lie down, anywhere-anytime, neck straight and eyes closed. Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Dont fight your thoughts. With practice the mind will relax. Keep a reminder to observe your breath sensations throughout the day and night --before sleep, when reading, at work, at home, etc with eyes open or closed. Like me make this a lifetime habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
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Very useful video. In life there are only 2 problems-mind and the body. To feel better reduce negative thoughts. Be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself physically or mentally with others, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly [psychosomatic problems]. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15-20 minutes or more. You can sit or lie down, anywhere-anytime, neck straight and eyes closed. Never meditate with expectations but with awareness. Dont fight your thoughts. With practice the mind will relax. Keep a reminder to observe your breath sensations throughout the day and night --before sleep, when reading, at work, at home, etc with eyes open or closed. Like me make this a lifetime habit to have a better life. Best wishes--Counsellor.
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Sadist
Im diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (with psychopathic tendencies) and Ive been like this for years. I dont necessarily feel sad, I just barely feel anything. I think this also has alot to do with how my life is going and has been going my entire life, due to my chronic pain and disabilities theres barely anything I can do, I cant work etc. soIm sat at home. For example knowing I can never move out on my own which is something I dream of, just makes me want to walk out of life. I know my disabilities arent an excuse no matter how many people want to put it like that, but doctors arent helping me with pain medication so I take my moms (also disabled) and they wont properly look at me, make scans, do tests etc. they just blame it on my mental health while things like that and my disabilities that are making my mental health worse. Ive been trying to find the source of my chronic pain for over 13 years and Im only 21.
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Im diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (with psychopathic tendencies) and Ive been like this for years. I dont necessarily feel sad, I just barely feel anything. I think this also has alot to do with how my life is going and has been going my entire life, due to my chronic pain and disabilities theres barely anything I can do, I cant work etc. soIm sat at home. For example knowing I can never move out on my own which is something I dream of, just makes me want to walk out of life. I know my disabilities arent an excuse no matter how many people want to put it like that, but doctors arent helping me with pain medication so I take my moms (also disabled) and they wont properly look at me, make scans, do tests etc. they just blame it on my mental health while things like that and my disabilities that are making my mental health worse. Ive been trying to find the source of my chronic pain for over 13 years and Im only 21.
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Dancer
Tw: S-H
have some important questions, please someone answer!
Im under 15 and Ive been doing research lately. For the past year and a half especially my life has been crumbling. My life isnt that bad its just my heart, brain and soul seem broken.
Ive committed self harm a couple times and have all the symptoms except loss of interest on this list. I think I-might have OCD, depression, a panic disorder and who knows what else. Im a wreck and I really need help. The biggest problem, its like theres something physically stopping me from telling anyone. Ive let some people see small glimpses or mentioned panic attacks but Im incapable of telling anyone. This is ruining my life! I hate myself and dont want to make others sad because I dont think Im worth it!
How do I tell someone whats going on?
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Tw: S-H
have some important questions, please someone answer!
Im under 15 and Ive been doing research lately. For the past year and a half especially my life has been crumbling. My life isnt that bad its just my heart, brain and soul seem broken.
Ive committed self harm a couple times and have all the symptoms except loss of interest on this list. I think I-might have OCD, depression, a panic disorder and who knows what else. Im a wreck and I really need help. The biggest problem, its like theres something physically stopping me from telling anyone. Ive let some people see small glimpses or mentioned panic attacks but Im incapable of telling anyone. This is ruining my life! I hate myself and dont want to make others sad because I dont think Im worth it!
How do I tell someone whats going on?
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Jake97
All of these apply to me in some way, but I still feel like Im not clinically depressed. A major issue I have nowadays is that its far too easy to fake a mental illness on the internet, so whenever I try to open up to someone, they just think Im faking it. This is one of the major factors that contributed to my mental decline recently. With everything thats going around on the internet, its easy to believe that everyone is conspiring against you in some way, and I constantly have to remind myself that there are nice people out there that make life worth living. Im not sure if what I have is actually depression, but Im just glad to know that theres a community of great people that I can open up to if anything worsens or gets really serious.
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All of these apply to me in some way, but I still feel like Im not clinically depressed. A major issue I have nowadays is that its far too easy to fake a mental illness on the internet, so whenever I try to open up to someone, they just think Im faking it. This is one of the major factors that contributed to my mental decline recently. With everything thats going around on the internet, its easy to believe that everyone is conspiring against you in some way, and I constantly have to remind myself that there are nice people out there that make life worth living. Im not sure if what I have is actually depression, but Im just glad to know that theres a community of great people that I can open up to if anything worsens or gets really serious.
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321GhostRider123
Yeah that's me, i gain and loss a lot of weight (10-15kg) in few week's. Also i some time's can't stop eating and i absolutly now that i don't eat cause i'm hungry it's just of frustration or cause i'm bored. Also there are time's where i can't eat or drink, like right now i'm 4 day's without eating and 3 day's without drinking. i just don't feel hungry or thirsty at all (new record for me normaly it's just not eating, never befor expirienced not being thirsty. I have suicidal thought's every day for the last idk 15 year's. maybe i'm not hungry/thirsty cause my brain say's it's ok, let go of it. idk. I still wait for a therapy place, they told me i need to wait 3-4 week's, now i wait for 3 month's.
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Yeah that's me, i gain and loss a lot of weight (10-15kg) in few week's. Also i some time's can't stop eating and i absolutly now that i don't eat cause i'm hungry it's just of frustration or cause i'm bored. Also there are time's where i can't eat or drink, like right now i'm 4 day's without eating and 3 day's without drinking. i just don't feel hungry or thirsty at all (new record for me normaly it's just not eating, never befor expirienced not being thirsty. I have suicidal thought's every day for the last idk 15 year's. maybe i'm not hungry/thirsty cause my brain say's it's ok, let go of it. idk. I still wait for a therapy place, they told me i need to wait 3-4 week's, now i wait for 3 month's.
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BluRazberry
About a year and a half ago I started feeling very anxious, sad, and hopeless all the time. I almost constantly wanted to kill myself when I wasn't distracted by something. I didn't have a reason to feel like that. Nothing bad had really happened to me. I just felt. sad. I think it might have been clinical depression because there is a history of it in both sides of my family (I think both. I know for sure on my dad's side, but I think my mom said on her side too. It's been a while now and those feelings have pretty much gone away entirely, and though I still feel anxious a lot and very insecure, I don't feel tempted to hang myself anymore so that's something
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About a year and a half ago I started feeling very anxious, sad, and hopeless all the time. I almost constantly wanted to kill myself when I wasn't distracted by something. I didn't have a reason to feel like that. Nothing bad had really happened to me. I just felt. sad. I think it might have been clinical depression because there is a history of it in both sides of my family (I think both. I know for sure on my dad's side, but I think my mom said on her side too. It's been a while now and those feelings have pretty much gone away entirely, and though I still feel anxious a lot and very insecure, I don't feel tempted to hang myself anymore so that's something
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Trip_Draw
Its just I feel that even though I give all my effort to be a better person I still feel like shit at the end of the day, I exercise, get good grades, talk to people, go outside, work on projects like art and music but I still feel pathetic having everyone telling me that I look bad that I can do better, that I'm smart and skilled and my work should be better but I'm trying I'm giving all I can do and I only receive criticism and then people that it's just a bad phase I'll be better well it's not, it never improves no matter how hard I tried how much I learn how much I do everything starts to feel even more meaningless
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Its just I feel that even though I give all my effort to be a better person I still feel like shit at the end of the day, I exercise, get good grades, talk to people, go outside, work on projects like art and music but I still feel pathetic having everyone telling me that I look bad that I can do better, that I'm smart and skilled and my work should be better but I'm trying I'm giving all I can do and I only receive criticism and then people that it's just a bad phase I'll be better well it's not, it never improves no matter how hard I tried how much I learn how much I do everything starts to feel even more meaningless
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Cristbal
I've felt like these for years and it got unbearable since March, so I got an appointment with my university's psychologist and she talked behind my back to my family despite me explicitly telling her that the one thing I didn't want is my grandma finding out about any of these things lmao now I kind of don't have any options. Ofc I'm not getting any other appointments with her because who knows what else she might tell my family against my wishes, but I don't have the money to go see another psychologist or psychiatrist
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I've felt like these for years and it got unbearable since March, so I got an appointment with my university's psychologist and she talked behind my back to my family despite me explicitly telling her that the one thing I didn't want is my grandma finding out about any of these things lmao now I kind of don't have any options. Ofc I'm not getting any other appointments with her because who knows what else she might tell my family against my wishes, but I don't have the money to go see another psychologist or psychiatrist
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Ando
Living on this earth is parallel to living in hell
I can't seem to break the spell,
Detach my soul and separate my cells
Let my spirit dwell inside another realm
Throw my lifeless body down the haunted wishing well,
My carcass starts to swell
The explanation's that I fell
At the hour of my death make sure they swing from broken bells
Wipe the blood off of my face but leave the stains on my lapel
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Living on this earth is parallel to living in hell
I can't seem to break the spell,
Detach my soul and separate my cells
Let my spirit dwell inside another realm
Throw my lifeless body down the haunted wishing well,
My carcass starts to swell
The explanation's that I fell
At the hour of my death make sure they swing from broken bells
Wipe the blood off of my face but leave the stains on my lapel
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almond
I pretty much have all signs right now, but everybody especially my family still thinks im an actual happy person, one time i tried to tell my mom about it and she said it was puberty and stuff so ig she dosent even care to take me to therapy, I guess ill try to talk to the school therapist about it as soon as school starts cause i wanna feel better
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I pretty much have all signs right now, but everybody especially my family still thinks im an actual happy person, one time i tried to tell my mom about it and she said it was puberty and stuff so ig she dosent even care to take me to therapy, I guess ill try to talk to the school therapist about it as soon as school starts cause i wanna feel better
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psych2go
so i have been feeling most of these but there are two things that i have a question about like is it normal to feel fine during the day and at night i feel like crying forever and i also feel a sense of hopless like it will never get better and i just want to be alone all the time and cry about little things. is that a sign?
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so i have been feeling most of these but there are two things that i have a question about like is it normal to feel fine during the day and at night i feel like crying forever and i also feel a sense of hopless like it will never get better and i just want to be alone all the time and cry about little things. is that a sign?
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pineapples
So um, I just realized i had all the symptoms last year. keep in mind im a child (10-14, wont reveal my age to strangers because its personnal ) So yeah
And right now, I know that I have anxiety because theres a psy at my school and she diagnosed me with anxiety. I am really worried for my mental health: /
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So um, I just realized i had all the symptoms last year. keep in mind im a child (10-14, wont reveal my age to strangers because its personnal ) So yeah
And right now, I know that I have anxiety because theres a psy at my school and she diagnosed me with anxiety. I am really worried for my mental health: /
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ferni
TW: Suicide)
As someone who is going to middle school, I have been thinking of No. 5 and I have no idea why it just feels like there is no point anymore and I just want to die both ways at some point because I dislike the life I am having right now and it HURTS to feel, sleep, and just pain in general.
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TW: Suicide)
As someone who is going to middle school, I have been thinking of No. 5 and I have no idea why it just feels like there is no point anymore and I just want to die both ways at some point because I dislike the life I am having right now and it HURTS to feel, sleep, and just pain in general.
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Minyoonji
Lately Ive benn so irritated and I had huge mood swings all the time its sometimes getting better or worse. (I alr feel like this for quite a time) I get angry or loud too fast and I also cut myself several times (not rlly deep tho) but I always think that its just me overreacting?
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Lately Ive benn so irritated and I had huge mood swings all the time its sometimes getting better or worse. (I alr feel like this for quite a time) I get angry or loud too fast and I also cut myself several times (not rlly deep tho) but I always think that its just me overreacting?
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LilibamiO_o
I have been through all these symptoms since last year. but I'm confused. if i am down one day the next day i get better and the other day i get triggered. and I'm back to my sad state. this happens like a cycle. am I depressed or just sad
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I have been through all these symptoms since last year. but I'm confused. if i am down one day the next day i get better and the other day i get triggered. and I'm back to my sad state. this happens like a cycle. am I depressed or just sad
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Ives
Food For Thought: Thats the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as he/she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that its impossible to ever see the end.
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Food For Thought: Thats the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as he/she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that its impossible to ever see the end.
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porcupine
I wanted to seek for professional help but I don't know where. I also don't have the money to pay if I found the help I needed. And, I've tried numerous times calling our suicide hot line but, they were out of reach.
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I wanted to seek for professional help but I don't know where. I also don't have the money to pay if I found the help I needed. And, I've tried numerous times calling our suicide hot line but, they were out of reach.
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wren_lapis
now i'm pretty sure i have clinical depression. the thing is, how do i actually do anything about it? my friends don't believe me and my family is what caused the problem, i feel like no one cares at this point
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now i'm pretty sure i have clinical depression. the thing is, how do i actually do anything about it? my friends don't believe me and my family is what caused the problem, i feel like no one cares at this point
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Winha
I've actually attempted a few times but no one around me knew about it and I can't just ask for help cuz I can't afford it I feel constantly fatigued and weighed down by the thought about the future
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I've actually attempted a few times but no one around me knew about it and I can't just ask for help cuz I can't afford it I feel constantly fatigued and weighed down by the thought about the future
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Sunny
Can you make a video about passive suicidal ideation where someone wants to die but doesnt want to actively end themselves? Its not as urgent as active suicidal thoughts, but just as dangerous.
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Can you make a video about passive suicidal ideation where someone wants to die but doesnt want to actively end themselves? Its not as urgent as active suicidal thoughts, but just as dangerous.
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