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My depression won't let me focus.
Posted Thursday August 11 2011, 12:37 pm
How can I focus when I'm depressed?
I'm a 31 year old female. Victim of mobbing and wrongfully terminated from my HR job. Broke= no health insurance= no meds or therapy. Lost my father to cancer. Moved to PA, so I have no friends. Jobless with college degree & discriminated for being Hispanic. I want to do many things to cure my depression by myself, but I can't focus. I want to write but when I start I get 5 different stories in my head and lose focus. Any advice?
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Fallout from a terrible year; no confidence and no emotional stimulus
Posted Thursday August 11 2011, 9:26 am
So, for a while now I just haven't been myself. In highschool I was "the guy" in a lot of ways. I was my school council president, valedictorian, I organized youth leadership programs and I loved doing it all. I had a strong passion for cinema, I just loved going to the theatre or watching movies at home. I actually loved cinema so much that I eft my hometown to go to Toronto to attend Ryerson University for film production. I was charismatic, funny and outgoing (If I may be so bold to say).
But now, I have become so introverted and have lost essentially all of my confidence as well as any genuine emotion or ability to get excited abut anything. The only real thing I can actually feel is what I guess you would call...
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Having trouble falling asleep. Is this normal?
Posted Thursday August 11 2011, 4:34 am
I'm M/16. This summer I've been having trouble falling asleep. BUT when I eventually fall asleep I get about 10 hours of sleep. The main thing is that I "Go to bed" around 4AM, but I can't fall asleep for like an hour. School starts next month and I can't keep this habit.
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I need a place to go to get help.
Posted Wednesday August 10 2011, 11:31 am
My life is full of complications. I'm female/19/married/alone.
I'm alone most of the time. I don't have any friends my husband is in the military and I moved here where he is stationed with him. Back at home, I was happy mostly when not at home. I'm more than 1000 miles away from "home" being even here my parents fighting and problems effect me. I tend to turn to alcohol. Sometimes I wish I had some other type of substance. My life here with my husband has been the best thing in my life but I still feel unhappy at times. I accuse him of checking other girls out, I have outbreaks, he's not the sweetest guy in the world but when he is it feels reassuring and nice. But at times he is mean and I feel like he doesn't appreciate ...
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fail in each paer after studying
Posted Wednesday August 10 2011, 10:41 am
i am not able to perform well in my class 10 but i worked hard for my 12 but it is as same as class 10 .then my aieee paper went wrong two times now i take admission in same average college but not able to decide anything .
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I feel uncomfortable when I'm sober
Posted Wednesday August 10 2011, 6:07 am
17/f. I used to either be drunk or high at least 6 out of 7 days of the week. (none of my family knew.) As soon a I would get home I would spend time with my family, cook for the whole family, clean, go out for walks. I was a very happy, social person. About 2 weeks ago I realized what I was doing was wrong. I have my whole life ahead of me, there's no need for me to throw it all away so soon. So I completely quit. Ever since I've been sober I don't want to do anything, I get irritated being with my family, I pretty much spend all day in my room doing nothing, I stopped talking to almost all of my friends, I used to be texting all the time, now I turn my phone off so I don't have to talk to anyone. Nothing seems to interest/motivate me. I'm...
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I'm Angry, I always have been and I don't know what to do about it
Posted Monday August 8 2011, 3:07 am
17/F
So, most of my life, I've always been a very angry person. I can't help it, it's just the smallest things set me off. If a teacher tells me that I'm screwing around, and I know I am, I get ticked off. I mean, I don't throw things or get violent. With teachers anyway. I used to be very violent when it came to my family and my sister and I used to get into violent fights, enough so that we hurt each other badly. It doesn't happen anymore, thank God. Shortly after middle school, I decided that I needed to force myself to calm down and stop getting angry.
So whenever something made me angry, I held it in and brushed it off. If someone made fun of me or tried to hurt me or whatever, I just held it all in. It's been wor...
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How do I know which doctor I am allowed to see on my medical insurance?
Posted Tuesday August 2 2011, 11:26 pm
I have been suffering from what I believe are anxiety attacks. I am not sure and want to go to the doctors to make sure. My mom won't take me because, well, she's my mom. We have medical insurance (cigna). I was told that I could go to your average family physician for mental health check ups. Well I have my medical card and I have money, I was wondering if I could just call any doctor's office and set up an appointment or if I have to call specific ones in order for it to be covered.
I live in Utah
17 Female.
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Move away because my past?
Posted Tuesday August 2 2011, 3:33 pm
Problem:
-bullied through elementary and hit highschool more guys joined in, name called , took it to the streets and played niki-niki-nine-door , egged and paintballed my house, tried to run me over , through food at me outside school
-got raped and assaulted different times
-no councelling ever
-gotten more negative toward everything
-im emotionally torn apart
-friends all left me
-everyone bullied me lives around me the rape area is around me everything thats negative is surrounding me and I just cant forget it..
-im getting nightmares almost everynight, stress , anxiety , and emotionally break down almost every day
should I move away? should I get councelling?
any thoughts?
btw im 19
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My parents aren't helping the situation!
Posted Tuesday August 2 2011, 3:09 pm
So I tried getting in this whole religion and learning about God and reading... but I really have NO motivation whatsoever to do that.. so I keep getting worse... like I had a dream about the devil last night and I have nightmares almost everynight... and I don't know what to do.. I mean I am so aggressive and I guess its due to the bullying and harrassment and assaults(rape) maybe. I dont know,but my parents tell me how much I am the devil and how im going to burn in hell.. like how is that suppose to make me a better person? is it too much to ask to move out and have some damn space for a while? to them its a bad thing and I will end up on the streets.
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What is it exactly that i must do to stop masterburting?
Posted Tuesday August 2 2011, 8:56 am
I want to stop masterburting and i don't know what to do. Please help me.
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Head has been hirting for months
Posted Monday August 1 2011, 10:13 am
My head has been hurting since March... I have no idea whats wrong.. I wake up my head is spinning and hurting and I almost fainted a couple of times and I STILL to this day have huge head pains non stop. I drink water , get rest, sometimes I have too much stress.. could that be it? or my wisdom teeth? My head feels heavy, throbbing very often mid-day ,morning,night..whenever. Please help.
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Cutting my arms
Posted Monday August 1 2011, 2:27 am
well i started cutting myself my 8th grade year [im now a senior] and ive been clean of cuts for about a year. inever did deep cuts right across my wrist, ionly did slight ones throughout my arms. lately ihave had alot going on and im trying my hardest not to but icant help but to think about starting back cutting. HELP? any substitutions for cutting?
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Posted Saturday July 30 2011, 3:26 pm
Its true that college is a new chapter,something i might need,but in my past i tried reaching out only to end up with more scars.so this time i'm just gonna stay put and let life take its course,if there is someone out there that can make my emptiness go away,someone who hears me well then who's to say university won't bring me closer to that person,but i choose to be realistic,life isn't a story with twists and turns and happy endings,it's one big test filled with trials and tribulations,its a series of unavoidable events to direct you to your destiny and as fate would have it,the sun can't shed it's light on everyone's,i don't know how many times i have to make myself bleed to realise this truth.do you have any idea what it feels like to ...
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Overcoming loneliness
Posted Saturday July 30 2011, 6:41 am
So see,the worst pain anyone could bear is being alone.Connecting with others seems to be simplicity itself but to me it just doesn't happen that way.Why is that?It's been that way all my life,i was always the 25th guy when a teacher might say to divide into groups of 2,3 or 4,it's as if i don't even exist sometimes and i don't know why.I'm not unattractive and i don't have a weird personality but people seem to just forget me.Over the years i've cropped up so many frustrations and anger and its made me an empty person.I even find it hard to laugh these days.All in all,i've grown tired of life,i've tried numerous hobbies and all to get out there and have even gone as far as to ask God what is wrong with me,but my pleas just stick to th...
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My mind seems to be distorted recently.
Posted Friday July 29 2011, 4:38 pm
I've been going up and down with psychological problems. I have an eating disorder, which is more than likely endos. But lately, I've been restricting for the past 2 weeks, basically fasting on water, and purging the bits I eat on days I choose to. So my mind's been a bit foggy. I'm trying to fix that, but what has been bothering me lately is. I can't seem to make any sense of the reason I'm doing this. I just know apart from wanting to be thin, it's not so I can be a pretty thin girl, but to try to look like a thin boy? It really makes me feel stupid and crazy. I'm not sure what my sexuality is and I don't really care. I just wish I was or at least looked like a boy. But it's a specific type of boy. You know, those scrawny, tall, dorky, cu...
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Getting over anxiety and bdd?
Posted Thursday July 28 2011, 3:25 pm
So i'll be turning 18 in a few months. Four actually. I've gone up and down with my weight like crazy. It's always made me self conscious, I don't feel I'm attractive at all. My old psychologist said it might ave something to do with past abuse and bullying, verbal and such. I'm sure that's it. Anyways, the past year was terrible my family broke apart. Long story short. I haven't spoken to my mom in about a year. I live with my father and my older sister and her boyfriend. We've moved to a new town far from my old one, and basically lost all my friends. Eh, the few I had. I don't care about making new ones right now. I just want to be able to leave my home. Go for peaceful walks, and not feel like everyone's eyes are on me. I feel like I'm ...
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I think I'm depressed and I was wondering Is there a way for me...
Posted Thursday July 28 2011, 11:03 am
to see and talk to someone with out my parents permission? I've gone over to the signs for depression and I do have a lot of them I'm 17. My parents have called me depressed but they don't see it as an issue. With school starting soon, I just want to be able to focus more and stuff since its my senior yr.
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Am I sick cause I wish I didn't tell ?
Posted Tuesday July 26 2011, 2:44 am
I'm 17 & I've cut myself 4 different times I told my mom cause I wanted to cut again & I didn't want to Hirt myself cause I felt if I did it I won't make it .... So I told she cried & said she wil get me help it's Been 5 days & nothing ... I wish I never told so I can cut myselfvin peace cause my grandma told me I can't do she was crying tellin please don't do it again & I can't do that to her yet I wanna cut so bad I wish I never told !!!!!! Why am I like this ?? I know I shouldn't do this to myself & I know I should've like the fact I told but I hate it why ??????? What's wring with me ??????
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Why do I always want to be alone?
Posted Sunday July 24 2011, 9:57 am
I have no idea why I'm acting this way, and I just need some help to understand why i'm acting this way and how to fix it.
I just always want to be alone. I'll be eating dinner with family and i just can't wait until dinner is over so I can go to my room and be alone. I'll sit in bed and watch tv and go on my laptop. Or some of my friends will ask me to hang out but sometimes I'll say i can't, because i'd rather do things alone like go shopping alone. For prom, I didn't really know the people in my group but they asked me if I wanted to get ready with them (do makeup and hair together) but I said no because i'd rather do it alone.
I guess it makes me happy that i can do things alone, but at the same time it ki...
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