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suicide
Posted Saturday December 16 2017, 10:20 am
what if u don't have family or friends
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Paraprofessional
Posted Saturday December 9 2017, 12:10 pm
I am a paraprofessional at an elementary school, for those of you that may not know what that is, I work one on one, with a special needs child throughout the entire school year. Unless there is an improvement or the goal that was set, was surpassed, then I would get a new child.
My last child broke one of my fingers so he got sent to another school, but that's aside from the point. I have a new child now, though, I just completed my first week with him. He is very good, he is so bright and he gets his work done very quick. Essentially my only job is to just refocus him and redirect him if he gets off topic.
The problem is, he is autistic and he is afraid to be in the classroom. He stays in the office all day l...
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Stop jelousy
Posted Friday December 8 2017, 8:59 pm
It's long, I know, but please read, this is important.
I'm a 14 year old female. I've always had a particularily hard life being from a relatively poor family that often struggles to pay for rent and food. I've had issues within my family involving alcoholism, mental illness, and drug abuse. Often times when I see people on Instagram doing things I can't do, like going on vacation, living in mansions, seeing broadway shows, etc, I can't help but feel extremely envious. It just makes me think about how much happiness is in the world that I have never felt. My life can get better if I get my education and go on to be a succesful person, but that is so far away. I could die tomorrow and have never experienced a world outside Ame...
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How to relax about family
Posted Thursday November 30 2017, 7:49 pm
My sister just got diagnosed with an eating disorder and I'm scared. I know it's not my fault but I still feel like it is. How can I make these feelings go away?
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Sleep deprived
Posted Thursday November 30 2017, 12:45 am
Every night I stay up till around 3 in the morning thinking about what I did wrong that day. How can I just let go and sleep?
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Can people sense that you are insecure?
Posted Saturday November 4 2017, 3:09 pm
I thought i was pretty good at faking being confident, i can walk with my head up high and i can give people eye contact and sometimes smile at strangers. However, one of my managers sensed it right away that i was insecure she also thinks im sad inside (which i was depressed for 5 years now im just lonely) and my voice is pretty monotone but thats what happens when youve been depressed for so long so whenever i talk my manager says i sound sad. Ive tried talking with enthusiasm but people always think im about to cry when i do so i just talk normally which is monotone. My neutral face is either resting b face or its a blank expression is what ive been told from people who look at me. My manager even told my sister that to boost my confid...
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living situation effecting mental health
Posted Friday October 27 2017, 5:01 pm
Hello. I'm a 26 year old female. I am currently in graduate school and nearing my last semester. This may be a bit long, as I have to explain my circumstances regarding employment and that may take a paragraph or two. First and foremost, I live in Miami. For those who don't know, Miami has the biggest gap in the country between earned wages and housing cost. Jobs that REQUIRE a master's degree typically pay $40,000-$60,000, while the average home cost is near $350,000. The typical/average rent is near $2000. Now, you can rent in an efficiency for much cheaper and there are apartments in certain areas that rent for $1200. This is for a one bedroom apartment and does not include electric or cable. Consider that someone making $40,000 as a sta...
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Disabled and feeling absolutely worthless.
Posted Friday September 29 2017, 11:22 am
I have one of the worst cases of chronic generalized anxiety disorder. I am not able to drive or work no matter how desperately I want to. And my family and my psychiatrist has admitted to that as well.
I'm falling more into clinical depression by the day, because I'm stuck at home all day. I feel meaningless and worthless.
I just want to help people somehow. Make them happy. That's all I've ever wanted to do. But I don't know what I can do since I can't concentrate or focus because of how horrid my depression is (which makes me seem "slow in the head" to people).
What can I do, please?
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suicide
Posted Monday September 18 2017, 11:50 am
I'm 12 my mum and dad broke up 8 years a go don't try to stop me committing i want to end it i just want a painless way to do it
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looking for comfort
Posted Thursday September 14 2017, 7:15 pm
(Note: I would also have liked to pick the category "Spirituality" for this question as it's also quite relevant)
I have somewhat recently been diagnosed with dysthymia. I have days that are better than others, but on my worst days, I find myself needing some kind of comfort and looking for it in all kinds of places.
Sometimes it's listening to music or reading stories about cute or happy things, sometimes it's talking to a friend about how I feel, sometimes it's just being with another person and knowing I'm safe, for lack of a better word. Some days I can't seem to find anything that will make me feel better and I feel like I'm drowning in my own mind.
I'm also a Christian. However, I...
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Are some people just meant to greatly suffer? (Dead serious question.)
Posted Thursday August 24 2017, 1:51 am
So I have literally dealt with depression and anxiety my whole life. I can remember being in first grade and not being able to do much of anything because I was so anxious. And I can remember faking my happiness since I was a very young child.
It just gets worse and worse every year, and I swear I've spent all my life trying to overcome them, but I just continue getting worse... continue getting weaker...
I've tried literally everything for years and years - different therapies, different medications, different meditations, different exercising, different diets, different religions/spiritualities, therapy animals, subliminal messaging, binaural beats, hypnosis, different hobbies, talking to people more, taking ...
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How do i get prescribed xanax for my anxiety?
Posted Wednesday August 23 2017, 4:47 pm
I'm currently taking Latuda for my schizophrenia and anxiety and it's not working. I've been on other medicines.
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Miss my teacher
Posted Wednesday August 16 2017, 6:05 pm
In college, I had a teacher who made me feel emotionally protected and hugged me a lot. Then I graduated in May. I won't be seeing her again any time soon. Each day this summer I've become more distraught over this fact. I miss her more every day and feel as though no one will ever love me that much ever again. How can I get over this? Do I want to get over it?
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How to deal with customers when you have social anxiety?
Posted Thursday August 3 2017, 7:49 pm
So I work in fast food and have been doing sandwiches since I started and I was able to avoid working at the cash register for 3 months but now the time has come and I don't know what to do. I don't want to interact with customers or take people's orders cause I have anxiety, and if I get criticized I can't take it and you know how people are when they're hangry. Any tips??
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I moved to another state and I hate it!
Posted Thursday August 3 2017, 2:35 am
I'm a 15 year old female if that helps any. At the very beginning of January this year me and my family moved. I was so excited, new house, new friends, new area to explore! I thought it was gonna be great! At first, everything was fine. I made a few friends, the trachers were great, and I was feeling happy! A little after I started getting a really intense homesickness. I tried to brush it off, saying it would go away in a few weeks. 7 months later, and its only gotten worse. Sure, the teachers are great here, my mom adores her new job, and this school will look better on my college resume, by what about my mental well being? My new friends turmed out worse than I thought. So now I have pratically no real friends. Everything is too big, I ...
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Severe depression, cannot work, what do I do?
Posted Thursday July 27 2017, 9:40 pm
23/f
I've suffered from clinical depression since I was 15, officially diagnosed when I was 18 after my first suicide attempt.
I feel as though- w/o the depression, my life would be great. I see and deeply appreciate all the blessings in my life... However, my depression is ever-worsening. It feels almost completely chemical and out of control, and my therapist and my physician both agree to this after seeing my symptoms firsthand. I've been on meds, off meds, tried diet, exercise, talk therapy, essential oils, religion, and many more methods to cure or even dull my depression, but I feel like I might have to accept the fact that for a small portion of the population, their depression is for life... myself included....
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Cruel to Animals?
Posted Monday July 3 2017, 10:20 pm
Lets start my saying that I don't identify myself as crazy or a sadist or anything like that, and being called that really hurts. When I try to get help from people about this I hear crazy quite a lot. I have two pet cats that I adore! I'm great with cats and usually become friends with one in a very short amount of time. Sometimes though, I get a little out of hand. My older cat doesn't like to be held. Sometimes when she makes me mad I'll hold her until she starts crying. If they don't eat their new food and then complain about being hungry my meowing really loudly and begging for table food, I'll hold their heads over the bowl until they eat and get used to it. If they make me really angry I'll pull their tails, or back them into corners...
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Sad and Lost
Posted Monday June 12 2017, 1:45 pm
I feel like I am in a crisis now. I recently had to leave several people I love very dearly to come home and I am living with my mom who I have no emotional relationship with. These people were my emotional lifeline while at school and in life including one teacher in particular who really cared about me and I came to depend on her emotionally and on our regular meetings. Every time I think about these people I sob. My life feels aimless. I feel like I am not here. Their love was what I lived for and now I don't feel it anywhere. I feel like my body is here but nothing else. I am doing things and in a summer program in (commuting daily to NYC) which I am working on things I'm passionate about, but I don't feel fully here. Last night my mom ...
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Whats wrong with me?
Posted Tuesday June 6 2017, 12:22 pm
I'm an eighteen year old girl and I still don't know how to talk to people. I know it sounds pathetic. I haven't had much (close) friends because of it. I'm SO bad with words. I can't even have a real conversation with my boyfriend because of it. I'm really insecure. I never know the right words to say. Is there something wrong with me? Help would be much appreciated. Thanks so much.
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Is this legal?
Posted Tuesday May 30 2017, 11:09 am
I'm seventeen and live in Kentucky. So, I'm supposed to be taking several psychiatric medications, and I've been diagnosed with bipolar, anxiety, ADHD, and potentially OCD. I got in trouble recently and now my parents refuse to take me to the psychiatrist or pay for the medication. They also won't allow me to have a job anymore so I can't pay for it myself. Just so you know, it's not like I'm just trying to get pills or anything. I've actually struggled quite a bit with the idea of having to take medication, but I've kind of accepted that it does help a lot and I can't handle this on my own. I've attempted suicide before and I become very depressed and very manic without this medication. I don't like being dependent on drugs for any reason,...
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