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- 4y ago
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- 4y ago
I am feeling like that right now. I think I am starting go down on depression again. I dont know what to do. I wish I was useful for something and that there was someone who I van talk
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- 4y ago
I try to go on a lot of walks and do crafts and watch YouTube and read! I talk to a couple people that I can trust as well. My therapist taught me to do the opposite of what depression says so if it says lay on the couch than get up and clean or if it says to stay in bed all day get up and at least move to a chair. I also saw someone say use the anxiety as positive energy to clean. I say this and I haven’t cleaned in 2 or 3 weeks. But sometimes this works great for me
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- 4y ago
I usually try to talk to someone, write my feelings down, or distract myself with TV if I’m in a really bad place until I’m safe enough to process those emotions. To process those emotions I identify the emotion and say it out loud like ‘I feel so sad’. And/or identify feelings in my body like ‘my face feels heavy’. Music is a big release for me. Just having compassion for yourself (there is never too much compassion!!! It’s okay to feel sorry for yourself!). I’m sorry your going through this. It’s sounds super painful. ❤️ I send my heart out to you.
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- 4y ago
This is a small one, but everyone always says to think of things youre grateful for. I find that to be difficult bc its corny, so I just list things I liked experiencing in the past day or week. "I liked how the sun felt on my face when I went on the porch," "I liked listening to that song," etc. Once I have a list of things, it doesnt seem so bad nd I can get through to at least the next day.
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- 25w ago
I feel like it's got to a point that I just can't deal with stuff on my own anymore. I've tried to help myself with compulsions and thoughts and behaviours and it helps to an extent but I feel like I just need more help. But I don't even know where to start, I've felt so ignored in the past and I don't even know where you can turn to. I'm in the UK so it's difficult, especially considering I'm only 17, to get any help for this kind of thing. I just want someone to talk to, something to help – medication, maybe? I want to try it, I want to see if it would stop the overthinking for a while. Stuff isn't as bad as it has been before, but I feel like I can't just leave this anymore. I just don't know who to turn to or where to go from here.
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- 20w ago
TW: suicidal Constantly fixated on the fact of helping people. I’m always doing compulsions like checking social medias to see if people need help etc, it’s exhausting cause I’m so sad I’m unable to help everyone. I just don’t know what to do and if I’m being entirely honest it’s making me not wanna be here anymore. I’m afraid that if i walk away from my phone for even 5 minutes someone will be in need and in danger and I want be there to help therefore it’s my fault etc. how can i cope with this? Obviously I want to help people but I wanna do it in different ways
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- 19w ago
I feel like there’s no way out of this. everyday i’m anxious and depressed from these thoughts. i feel like i have to constantly question if it’s OCD or not. the panic attacks are insane and i freak out. and a compulsion i have is looking eveything up on the internet when im stressing to know that it’s just my OCD and im not in danger. but looking things up add on to my thoughts and i start thinking “what if” actual suidcal people think. do others with this theme whenever they do something like if im taking a picture it’ll be like “yeah you look happy people will wonder what happened when your gone” LIKE i DO NOT want to end my life. or even as simple as cleaning my room, “yup keep it clean so when your family goes through your stuff” then i panic and can’t even do anything. those thoughts distress me so bad. i’ll sit there and think how good my life is or when im having a good day my thoughts will be like “NOPEEE what if your just saying that to convince yourself” it never shuts up and genuinely makes me think i have SI or something. i hope this reaches the right people just to know im not alone. Even when i do get better in the back of my mind it’s always “people who want to are the same a day before too” im genuinely scared and im scared one day im going to just snap and do it because its “too much” do i need to go to a mental hospital! i feel insane.
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