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I was just wondering if anyone else here deals with depression/anxiety or any other mental health issues? If so,I'd really like this to be a post where we can talk about anything and be supported and helped by fellow posters. I know It can be especially tough around the holidays. I've been fighting these problems for 25 years now,so sadly,I have some experience in that area.
 
Firstly, good call on the thread and the hopeful 'discussion' it opens up. Yes in my life, have suffered with depression and experienced a break-down at 21. My 'go to solution' was alcohol during this period and complete shut-down really.

In addition, have had to deal with ill-health in my life which caused the 'back-ground' to a degree of that and only through counselling, hard work, dedicated re-thinking on how I view myself and my own worth have I managed to turn it all round.

Thankfully, my life is in a much calmer, positive place now at 45, but spent my childhood, teens, 20's and really until my early 30's suffering / dealing with it.

Happy to discuss, support, help where and when I can and hopefully enable folks to an understanding of the crippling effect it all has on someone's life.
 
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I think everyone deals with some form of mental health to varying degrees, a bit like autism, where we're all said to be somewhere on the spectrum, although most of it goes unnoticed.

I've found though experience and talking to people that the biggest obstacle is having people help themselves. A lot of people who suffer with mental health, and especially depression simply can't bring themselves to help themselves - they can't see that light. They're hoping for a miracle cure, and unfortunately, there just isn't one.
 
I’m prone to depression and mood swings. This year I feel like I’m in suspended animation waiting to reactivate, though I just feel unmotivated a lot of the time in general. I seek writing as a creative outlet but am plagued by writer’s block. You’d think this year of all times I’d be productive working on my sci-fi story, but....nope.
 
I’m prone to depression and mood swings. This year I feel like I’m in suspended animation waiting to reactivate, though I just feel unmotivated a lot of the time in general. I seek writing as a creative outlet but am plagued by writer’s block. You’d think this year of all times I’d be productive working on my sci-fi story, but....nope.

If you need / would like any help with the writing mate, happy to assist and support. That's my day-job.
 
I've found though experience and talking to people that the biggest obstacle is having people help themselves. A lot of people who suffer with mental health, and especially depression simply can't bring themselves to help themselves - they can't see that light. They're hoping for a miracle cure, and unfortunately, there just isn't one.

That's the biggest problem I have,I think. I have such a problem of self hate that sometimes,as much as I wanna get better,I feel that I don't deserve it.
But the biggest problem is something I'm not sure I can fix. I was always fine and a relatively happy kid/teen,but wayyy back in the spring of 1994(when I was a senior in high school)I was in a major car accident where I almost died. I suffered a major concussion and had a huge gash on the side of my head. That's when all this stuff seem to start. I try to live one day at a time,but I have no motivation for anything anymore. I've been on so many meds over the years and talked to many people but it just isn't working. So,I'm really starting believe that accident messed up something in my head.
I feel that for anyone with any kind of mental health issue,the worst thing anyone can say is for them to "get over it."
 
That's the biggest problem I have,I think. I have such a problem of self hate that sometimes,as much as I wanna get better,I feel that I don't deserve it.
But the biggest problem is something I'm not sure I can fix. I was always fine and a relatively happy kid/teen,but wayyy back in the spring of 1994(when I was a senior in high school)I was in a major car accident where I almost died. I suffered a major concussion and had a huge gash on the side of my head. That's when all this stuff seem to start. I try to live one day at a time,but I have no motivation for anything anymore. I've been on so many meds over the years and talked to many people but it just isn't working. So,I'm really starting believe that accident messed up something in my head.
I feel that for anyone with any kind of mental health issue,the worst thing anyone can say is for them to "get over it."

I dealt with self loathing and hatred a huge amount of my life (not now), am here if you want to talk it through.
 
That's the biggest problem I have,I think. I have such a problem of self hate that sometimes,as much as I wanna get better,I feel that I don't deserve it.
But the biggest problem is something I'm not sure I can fix. I was always fine and a relatively happy kid/teen,but wayyy back in the spring of 1994(when I was a senior in high school)I was in a major car accident where I almost died. I suffered a major concussion and had a huge gash on the side of my head. That's when all this stuff seem to start. I try to live one day at a time,but I have no motivation for anything anymore. I've been on so many meds over the years and talked to many people but it just isn't working. So,I'm really starting believe that accident messed up something in my head.
I feel that for anyone with any kind of mental health issue,the worst thing anyone can say is for them to "get over it."

I dealt with self loathing and hatred a huge amount of my life (not now), am here if you want to talk it through.

@Mandon Knight has done and is still doing a lot for people, including me. Always been there when needed a friend or a friendly ear. Not just the MVP but :supes: incarnate. Big love fella.
 
I seek writing as a creative outlet but am plagued by writer’s block. You’d think this year of all times I’d be productive working on my sci-fi story, but....nope.
Would you care for a pitch?

Three werewolves on a space ship heading to a plant that has twin stars, but no moon. Similar sized planet to Mars, habitable, natives are primitive but sentient. Go.

I have such a problem of self hate that sometimes,as much as I wanna get better,I feel that I don't deserve it.
This may appear a really stupid question, but why? Why don't you feel you deserve normality?

I suffered a major concussion and had a huge gash on the side of my head. That's when all this stuff seem to start.
Do you blame yourself for the accident/incident at all? Naturally there would appear to be a connection between the crash and your state of mind.

It is possible that something clicked though, or unclicked? You hear sometimes that people get a knock to the head and can suddenly speak an entirely different language, or are able to do something such as paint, sing, play an instrument or suddenly like/dislike a type of food that they haven't before.

There's still a lot we don't know about that big mushy thing inside our skulls.

I feel that for anyone with any kind of mental health issue,the worst thing anyone can say is for them to "get over it."
It's a lack of understanding on their part.

There's a lot of misunderstanding on mental health in general, or an ignorance of it. It's similar to sexuality and the whole transgender issues.
 
This may appear a really stupid question, but why? Why don't you feel you deserve normality?

Do you blame yourself for the accident/incident at all? Naturally there would appear to be a connection between the crash and your state of mind.

It is possible that something clicked though, or unclicked? You hear sometimes that people get a knock to the head and can suddenly speak an entirely different language, or are able to do something such as paint, sing, play an instrument or suddenly like/dislike a type of food that they haven't before.

There's still a lot we don't know about that big mushy thing inside our skulls.

I'm sure now that the accident had something to do with my state of mind since then. I wish I could say why I feel the way I do. Like I've said,I've tried meds,therapy;etc and nothing has worked in the long run. I haven't had a friend or gf in quite a while for a number of reasons,but one major one being that I just can't make myself happy,so why could I believe I could make another person happy? I've become a really reclusive person that spends a lot of time living in the past. I could go on and on. lol But as cliched' as it sounds,all I can try to do is live one day at a time. Some days are better than others,but it's all I can do.
 
I'm sure now that the accident had something to do with my state of mind since then.
I think we got that.. :p ..but why? I mean, did you suddenly feel different, did you gradually find yourself changing, or did you wake up one day and realise you'd changed?

I wish I could say why I feel the way I do.
Trauma seems the most likely? Might I ask, who was at fault for the accident, and were there any fatalities?

Like I've said,I've tried meds,therapy;etc and nothing has worked in the long run.
This may be controversial to say, but I'm not convinced medication is ever the answer for mental health. All medication does is provide a block, rather than a solution. It's unfortunate you haven't been able to find a result through therapy though, however it may just be that you haven't found the right therapist yet.

I haven't had a friend or gf in quite a while for a number of reasons,but one major one being that I just can't make myself happy,so why could I believe I could make another person happy?
And this, this is where you get praise, not specifically for not attempting to make friends or get a girlfriend, but more for the realisation that neither will be the magical cure if you're not happy with yourself.

That said, surrounding yourself with people, socially - so friendships, can help. You don't even have to talk to them about what you're going through, it's just sometimes nice to have the distraction and chat rubbish. Do you have old friends that you could reestablish connections with? Would you even want too?

I've become a really reclusive person that spends a lot of time living in the past. [snip] Some days are better than others,but it's all I can do.
There's nothing wrong with enjoying your own company, some people prefer that, though I'd think it would get lonely if you saw nobody else for prolonged periods of time, especially if being alone allows you to dwell on the past. It goes without saying that this can't be too good for a healthy mind.

What do you dwell on though? The accident, or something else? If the above isn't something that's an opportunity for you, have you, or would you consider getting involved in social projects? Maybe even volunteering somewhere?
 
I have been having quite a few issues in my life throughout the year. I haven’t been coping very well with the loneliness I feel from not being able to see family members and friends. The lack of social interaction has also made what interactions I have had to feel awkward. My stutter has become more noticeable when under a lot of stress, which isn’t hard when I have massive fear of germs.

There have also been moments various times this year, where I have become dehydrated, sweating, clammy skin, passing out. No one knew what was causing them as I always kept myself hydrated with water and electrolytes, and the circumstances for each episode varied. Everything seemed to be going okay, until four days ago, when I had one of these episodes and I had to be taken to the hospital to monitor for a few hours. I was about to be leave when I had had another episode, despite having an IV in my arm. Luckily, I got out, said my breathing, my heart, and bloodwork seemed to be normal, but I had to be given a heart monitor for 48 hours.

I guess where I’m going with this is that I feel frightened by the idea that COVID and these episodes could permanently affect my life or even lead to death. Everyone is telling me to live in the moment, but I can’t seem to when I’m this nervous. I can’t sleep as much, I’ve been stress eating, and I don’t really have the motivation to work out like I did before. Can’t even distract myself with binge watching or doing crossword puzzles.

2020 just sucks, and I hope next year can be marginally better at least.
 
I have been having quite a few issues in my life throughout the year. I haven’t been coping very well with the loneliness I feel from not being able to see family members and friends. The lack of social interaction has also made what interactions I have had to feel awkward. My stutter has become more noticeable when under a lot of stress, which isn’t hard when I have massive fear of germs.

There have also been moments various times this year, where I have become dehydrated, sweating, clammy skin, passing out. No one knew what was causing them as I always kept myself hydrated with water and electrolytes, and the circumstances for each episode varied. Everything seemed to be going okay, until four days ago, when I had one of these episodes and I had to be taken to the hospital to monitor for a few hours. I was about to be leave when I had had another episode, despite having an IV in my arm. Luckily, I got out, said my breathing, my heart, and bloodwork seemed to be normal, but I had to be given a heart monitor for 48 hours.

I guess where I’m going with this is that I feel frightened by the idea that COVID and these episodes could permanently affect my life or even lead to death. Everyone is telling me to live in the moment, but I can’t seem to when I’m this nervous. I can’t sleep as much, I’ve been stress eating, and I don’t really have the motivation to work out like I did before. Can’t even distract myself with binge watching or doing crossword puzzles.

2020 just sucks, and I hope next year can be marginally better at least.
Sorry to hear and hope it improves for you buddy. I enjoy talking with you on here and hope to see you around for the long term (decades :cwink:). None of us can control certain risk factors affecting our lives but worrying never helped anyone. The best thing to do is focus on the positives and take what precautions you can and then not concern yourself with the part that you can't control. Just try and enjoy all the things you have historically enjoyed without letting external things get you down, which is the kind of thing people probably mean when they say to live in the moment.
 
I have been having quite a few issues in my life throughout the year. I haven’t been coping very well with the loneliness I feel from not being able to see family members and friends. The lack of social interaction has also made what interactions I have had to feel awkward. My stutter has become more noticeable when under a lot of stress, which isn’t hard when I have massive fear of germs.

There have also been moments various times this year, where I have become dehydrated, sweating, clammy skin, passing out. No one knew what was causing them as I always kept myself hydrated with water and electrolytes, and the circumstances for each episode varied. Everything seemed to be going okay, until four days ago, when I had one of these episodes and I had to be taken to the hospital to monitor for a few hours. I was about to be leave when I had had another episode, despite having an IV in my arm. Luckily, I got out, said my breathing, my heart, and bloodwork seemed to be normal, but I had to be given a heart monitor for 48 hours.

I guess where I’m going with this is that I feel frightened by the idea that COVID and these episodes could permanently affect my life or even lead to death. Everyone is telling me to live in the moment, but I can’t seem to when I’m this nervous. I can’t sleep as much, I’ve been stress eating, and I don’t really have the motivation to work out like I did before. Can’t even distract myself with binge watching or doing crossword puzzles.

2020 just sucks, and I hope next year can be marginally better at least.

Sorry that you are experiencing these PW. If you can, set yourself / have v small goals each day, (set them the day before) that you enjoy or you know, reduce the stress. Isolation is real tough, its impact is 'governing' all. Do you have yourself a 'support bubble' by Covid-rules as such that can spend time with you ?
 
I have been having quite a few issues in my life throughout the year.

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Sorry to hear this, it's gotta be tough, especially the isolation element. That's effecting a lot of people in more ways than many other people realise. I know it's not the same, but at least you're able to communicate on here (and via SMS/Facebook/WhatsApp etc with friends and family).

I'm not biologist or physician, so I couldn't even guess as per your symptoms, and I know it's easy for others to say live in the moment, but you really should, otherwise you're always worrying about what might not ever be.

It's probably not the best example, but think of it from someone who was terminally ill. Would you want to know how long you had left? I sure wouldn't, simply because if I knew, then each day would essentially be a countdown, and even if you made the predetermined expiration date, every day after that would be another day of thinking this might be my last one. That's unhealthy man. You've probably heard words similar to this before, so sorry about that, but honestly, we've all got to make the most of the time we have, death catches up with us all eventually.


I don't know what it's like for you, although taking into account you've mentioned working out, then I'd imagine we're in a similar line of thought about it, but there's mental and physical benefits to being active. If you're restricted to what you can do at the moment, may I recommend an app named Freeletics to you?

It's essentially HiiT at home, some aspects of it are free (enough for me) but unlike a regular gym session where you're going about at your own pace, there's programmes with this app to follow and an incentive to get stuck in once you're started. May be the little motivation you need. It's not all cardio stuff either, there's some weight training elements to it that I've not looked into, but you may.

I would follow @Mandon Knight with his advice on deciding the day before to do something, rather than the morning of. Most days I wake up having made the decision the day before to go to the gym, go for a cycle, do Freeletics or go for a run (back when I could run). There's nothing worse than waking up without a plan - at least that's how I find it.

Also, stress eating? Next time you fancy a biscuit, or a packet of crisps, I want 15 press-ups out of you sir. :p


2020 just sucks, and I hope next year can be marginally better at least.
Nobody will disagree with that. I suppose, in hindsight, we should've all paid more attention to that Mayan Calendar. :eek:
 
With the news in the UK having 'crippled' a lot of people's plans for Christmas, if anyone needs some help & support, feel free to reach out.
 
I was just wondering if anyone else here deals with depression/anxiety or any other mental health issues? If so,I'd really like this to be a post where we can talk about anything and be supported and helped by fellow posters. I know It can be especially tough around the holidays. I've been fighting these problems for 25 years now,so sadly,I have some experience in that area.

I know there is like a depression/sad thread or something some where but to answer your question yes. Mine depression/anxienty is like 95% caused by my work. I hate my job and have been trying to find a new job for around 8 years and 4 months with no luck and I was already burned out of work for about a year before that but wasn't looking yet has I didn't have my drivers licences that first year. So come later next year if I am still at my current job I will have basically been at a job I cant stand for a full decade 10 years. The place just keeps getting worse and worse. I basically considered the last 9 years nothing but a waste of time and I fell trapped and the idea I could have to deal with this crap for like another 30+ years being that I am only 31 so a long way to retirement scares the crap out of me. I am tried of having to suppress my feelings all the time and I am not good at hiding how I fell either dont have a poker face. I am tired of sacrificing my physical and mental healthily but got to have money to live and if I cant find a new job what choice do I have? I cant sleep like at all and its destroying my memory my memory has a result of being so sleep deprived has gotten really bad and that scares me. I am worried at some point I am going to cause my self to have a heart attack. I mean how long can a body go with 24/7 anxiety/depression and little to no sleep? I need to lose weight to but its hard to stay motivated has 1 depression makes it hard to be motivated in any way. 2 its hard to exercise when you are so physically tired from such little sleep. 3 its getting to.the point where at times I fell physically sick to my stomic because of the lack of sleep. Also I just dont know how to deal with the stress any more being I have had to deal with this for so so long that I crave sugar like 24/7. I am getting more bitter and pissed of ever day and I fell like all I do is work and look for work. I need to lose around 20 lbs.

I am at the point where if I do get a new job I fell like it needs to be good has I am never going to job hunt again if I find a new job has its just to much work and am ready to be able to like go home and do what I want for once instead of felling like I need to go home after work and job hunt. Also goes back to the thing about being motivated and exercising and how its hard to in that job hunting takes a lot of time and if I go home and job hunt and exercise after work then its like the night is over and I cant do any thing I really want to do. Life just fells pointless right now and hopeless. I would have killed my self a long long time ago if not for my believing in god its the only thing keeping me going from day to day week to week month to month year to year. I got a AA degree end of 2019 in hopes that it would help some with finding a new job. The way a lot of people have felt this year with everything going on is basically how I have felt sense 2012 and you add this year when I have already been having issues it just makes things even harder. I have had people look over my resume before and just this year I have put in for like 150 jobs. I know this year is not a good year for looking for jobs and that not a lot of jobs out there because of covid but I was having trouble even before this year and so this just makes the hunt for a job seem even more impossible. When I hear at least you have a job I want to just punch people in the face. Oh yeah I am so lucky to have a job that causes 95% of my stress and depression and that makes me wish I could just not wake up in the morning and that is killing my memory.

Lastly woman and being a single guy. I am 31 never had a GF heck never even been on a date and it fells like all the woman around my age are married or have a bf or are engaged. I am in a small town and also a town with high retirement age and getting older and older and so not a lot of job oppitunites and not a lot of woman around my age and that is why I am also looking for jobs with in like a hour of me and why I have tried some with online dating for woman around a hour from me to give me more options. The lack of dating and the lack of finding a new job has killed my self esteem and I am not naturally a confident guy in the first place. I have I think messaged like 150 woman over the last 8-9 years between like match, pof etc and had like 1-2 message me back and it was like 1 message and than nothing. I think the lack of success online has also hurt my self esteem. I fell like I need to work on my self but I also fell like to really work on my self I need a new job and so I fell like my life is on hold. I dont pick up sings would not know if a woman was flirting with me or not. I am not good with holding in my emotions like I said and its hard to have self control and not acting on emotions and so I fell like I cant be my self with woman and that no matter what I do or dont do I will just creep out woman. If a woman is like not romanticly interested in me I would still like to have there friendship but I dont know how to like act normal so they dont think I am still trying to pursue them in a romantically way. Not being able to just be friends hurts my feelings way way more. Not being able to be friends just makes me fell like I am worthless and not even worthy of friendship. Its one thing to fell like the opposite sex is not romantically interested in you but it hurts a whole lot more when you fell like you are not even good enough for friendship and makes me fell like there is something just wrong with me and like woman just hate me. I fell like I am not even good enough to get friend zone. I would love to like someone and be able to develop a friendship with them even if it never goes beyond friendship but I guess I am just not good enough for that. Would just be nice to know its possible for a woman to apprerate and like me even if its not at the same level/way I fell about them.

I had a woman I liked years ago who didn't fell the same way and I just wanted to be friends with and that creeped her out has she thought I was still trying to persue a relationship with her even though I wasn't. I hate holding/supressing feelings in more than any thing but I fell like its really all I can do. If I could change any thing about me it would be to be less emotion of a guy or at least better at hiding it. I would say I like 90% suppressed my feelings with her. I hate the idea that if I like someone and they dont fell the same way that I basically have no choice but to try to avoid them in hopes that someone avoid them will make them fell like less awkward even though its going to make me fell way more awkward and that we can some how be friends but isn't avoding someone acting different? So yeah I fell like if I like someone its either do nothing and fell missable and awkward but not doing any thing about it or take a chance and if they dont fell the same way fell awkward by trying to avoid them so that they dont fell awkward. I wish woman understood that if I like you and you dont fell the same way that I would still like to be friends that you are not going to lead me on or any thing if we are just hanging out from time to time has friends that by not being able to be friends all you are doing is making me fell like woman hate me and like I am not worthy of friendship and that you are just making me more desperate to meet someone else so that way I can focus on them and forget about you that I cant just turn my feelings of for you. I have talked about this before but there is a girl I like a lot right now she doesn't want to date right now though has she has like a 7 month old baby and is really busy. She really is busy has not only does she have a baby but she also coaches basketball and is working and going to school. So the situation is different than the girl before who just didn't want to hang out with me and so I am trying to not take it personally and I tried to be like 100% with her instead of trying to mostly suppress my feelings like I did with the girl before this but because of my low self esteem and what happened with the girl I liked before this one its brining back all those like old fellings now of felling like she just doesn't want my friendship like I am worthless and so again I am desperate to meet someone else. I did also kind of annoyed this girl like a month ago. She has not given me the cold shoulder or any thing like that at least and I did say I am sorry and basically left it at that. But I also fell like I am not in a good spot for a relationship because of how I hate work so much and the fact I fell like I dont have a lot of time to date because of working and looking for work. I am hoping has time goes on this girl will get her life a little more back on track if you will and will want to hang out even if it never goes beyond a friend but there is nothing else I can do has trying to do anything will only make things worse. So yeah all I can do is try to act normal and try to take her word even though its hard. I just fell like we could be good friends and hoping she is still not mad at me but all I can do is go on with my life. If she like hits me up to hang out it happens if not it doesn't but its going to bother me un till it either happens or I meet someone else or I am not around her.
 
That first long post I have basically talked about before but kind of on the newer side. I am trying to see if I can get out of work for several months or something for just like mental/derpression leave type of thing but even that I fell like is going to be harder than it should be. The reason I say that is I just saw the doctor the other day after waiting like 3-4 weeks to get in and now they want to to see the dieation and therapist before maybe I can get time of. I dont want to talk to a therapist they cant change the situation I am in and to me depression is 100% about the situation you are in. I know some people are depressed even with like having a lot of money and good healthy but I never understood that my self just get a new job I would not be depressed and talking to a therapist wouldn't change the fact I have to suppress my feelings for the 40 hours I am at work ever week. If I have to talk to one in order to get time off I guess I will use them just to get time off and once I go back stop seeing them even though part of the point of trying to get time off is so I dont have to think about my problems. It would just be nice to get a break from having to think about it and if I am lucky if I got like 3-4 months of or something I would find a job and not have to go back to hell I mean work. My life I fell like is on hold un till I get a new job. If I get a new job I plain on trying to lose weight/stay of social media, getting back to a good sleep pattern/staying of dating sties to work on my self and to try to forget about woman at least for a few months.
 
@spiderman2 , we've been here before, and I don't care to recycle what I've said other times, but to reference something you've said on your second post about depression...

You've specifically stated that you think you're depressed, and that therapy won't help. You've also said that you don't understand how someone who has everything can be depressed.

Evidently, you have no idea (or very little idea) of just how large a spectrum mental health covers. Depression doesn't just target the people that are single and in a job they hate.

You should give therapy a try. At this point you have nothing to lose from it. You may even end up learning a thing or two, not only about mental health, but also about yourself.

Edit: And please, for the love of god, learn how to paragraph.
 
@spiderman2 , we've been here before, and I don't care to recycle what I've said other times, but to reference something you've said on your second post about depression...

You've specifically stated that you think you're depressed, and that therapy won't help. You've also said that you don't understand how someone who has everything can be depressed.

Evidently, you have no idea (or very little idea) of just how large a spectrum mental health covers. Depression doesn't just target the people that are single and in a job they hate.

You should give therapy a try. At this point you have nothing to lose from it. You may even end up learning a thing or two, not only about mental health, but also about yourself.

Edit: And please, for the love of god, learn how to paragraph.

I know depression dont just target some people its just to me depression is extreme sadness and like any emotion sadness, happy etc is caused by situations/things that happen and so I just dont understand if you dont hate your job and dont have to worry about money and have your health how you can be depressed has you than really have nothing to worry about but I have heard chemical imbalance I just dont understand it is all. That is why I dont really agree about money cant buy happiness. It cant buy your health or love but man oh man if you dont have to worry about how to afford things and dont have a job you hate then may life would be so so much less stressful. I just fell like I am in a situation where I cant catch a break in any thing.
 
@spiderman2 , you really are hard work, you know that? However, in the festive spirit. I'm going to have to snip your posts down too, and try to focus on the core elements, cause there's just too much (respectful) nonsense and irrelevant information to cover otherwise.

Mine depression/anxienty is like 95% caused by my work. I hate my job and have been trying to find a new job for around 8 years and 4 months with no luck and I was already burned out of work for about a year before that but wasn't looking yet has I didn't have my drivers licences that first year.
Sticking to the facts, what exactly have you tried regarding a new career path? I don't want to hear about how much you hate your job, I already know that. I don't want to know what hasn't worked either, or where you've not been treated fairly because of experience or qualifications etc.

I want the facts from you, the bullet-points if you will - at this point, I'm only interested in what you've done to change your circumstances, not whether it has or hasn't worked. Try not to go off on a tangent.

I am tried of having to suppress my feelings all the time and I am not good at hiding how I fell either dont have a poker face.
Why do you feel the need to hide and/or suppress your feelings? This is where therapy would be useful to you I think; an opportunity for you to actually speak to someone who's unbiased and can read your body language as well as what you're saying.

I am tired of sacrificing my physical and mental healthily but got to have money to live and if I cant find a new job what choice do I have? I cant sleep like at all and its destroying my memory my memory has a result of being so sleep deprived has gotten really bad and that scares me. I am worried at some point I am going to cause my self to have a heart attack. I mean how long can a body go with 24/7 anxiety/depression and little to no sleep? I need to lose weight to but its hard to stay motivated has 1 depression makes it hard to be motivated in any way. 2 its hard to exercise when you are so physically tired from such little sleep. 3 its getting to.the point where at times I fell physically sick to my stomic because of the lack of sleep.
Exercise isn't the only solution here. Sure, it'll burn calories and with any luck, you'll get a mental buzz about it, but the biggest obsticle when wanting to lose weight is diet, and I'm not talking (or suggesting) that you follow a diet; when I say diet, I mean control what you're eating - less sugar intake, more fruit, nuts, beans, white meat and vegetables.

If you eat right and avoid the snacking, within a few months (yes months, there's no quick fix for this) you'll be amazed in how different you look. I don't know what you're like with snacking, but every time you think about eating a chocolate bar or packet of crisps, do 15 press-ups instead. If you need something to eat, then grab something with natural sugar rather than refined; an apple, a handful of grapes etc.

Life just fells pointless right now and hopeless. I would have killed my self a long long time ago if not for my believing in god its the only thing keeping me going from day to day week to week month to month year to year.
I'm not remotely religious, and I don't believe in God, but if you do, then somewhere there's a plan for you, right? In your case, God has given you the tools to work your way through life, it's up to you how you choose to use them.

Lastly woman and being a single guy. I am 31 never had a GF heck never even been on a date and it fells like all the woman around my age are married or have a bf or are engaged.
I knew this was going to come up... :rolleyes:

I cannot stress enough that a relationship isn't going to be a magical cure. If you have as much hate about the world as you seem to now, that's going to transition to your relationship and it'll break down because of it - and then you'll have something else to feel resentful of. You really need to sort yourself out before you dwell on relationship goals.

You're 31, I'm 33. I've been on a few dates, but I can't say I've ever been in a relationship myself either. I accept that. Sometimes life just doesn't throw you that bone, sometimes until later in life, or sometimes (as much as you're not going to want to accept it) at all. If that is indeed the case, then in order for a fulfilling life, you need to fill your life with other things.

I have I think messaged like 150 woman over the last 8-9 years between like match, pof etc and had like 1-2 message me back and it was like 1 message and than nothing. I think the lack of success online has also hurt my self esteem.
Online dating as you've been told before doesn't work for everyone, and a lot of it is down to whether the user looks the part, not about who they are.

Whether it's Tinder, Plenty of Fish, Match etc, they're all the same, and they are, to be frank, toxic. You're doing yourself no favours being on them as you've rightfully acknowledged, it's knocking down your self esteem. I don't wish to sound harsh either, but if you're portraying yourself on them as you are here, can you really blame women that don't respond or run a mile? You're probably coming across as very needy and/or desperate, and that's never a good look.


I'm going to skip the rest of your first post because, quite frankly, you're blabbering on about women that wont return interest in you, and it's kinda' cringe-worthy to read.

I cannot stress this enough either, but please use paragraphs. If you're making a long post, write it in such a way that you're speaking. Every time you pause to take a breath or think, that's where you hit return on your keyboard and start a new paragraph. Reading a block wall of text is severely taxing on the eyes.

I also urge you to be specific with your replies too and not simply quote this and reply to everything as one reply, even if that means multiple posts.
 
I know depression dont just target some people its just to me depression is extreme sadness and like any emotion sadness, happy etc is caused by situations/things that happen and so I just dont understand if you dont hate your job and dont have to worry about money and have your health how you can be depressed has you than really have nothing to worry about but I have heard chemical imbalance I just dont understand it is all. That is why I dont really agree about money cant buy happiness. It cant buy your health or love but man oh man if you dont have to worry about how to afford things and dont have a job you hate then may life would be so so much less stressful. I just fell like I am in a situation where I cant catch a break in any thing.
Depression comes in many shapes and forms, and affects a lot of people very differently. It's kinda' naive of you to think it's one and the same thing for everyone.

You can have all the money in the world and be depressed. If you had millions, maybe you'd question your friendships and spouse; would they be with you because they liked you, or because you had money? If you were rich and knew that the people around you were only with you for your wealth, that could be a trigger for depression. If you had perfect health but no social network, friends or spouse, maybe you'd get depressed that you look great, but for all your efforts, you're still just alone?

Wealth is an element of ones foundation I suppose. It can aid in things such as security, health and what you can do, but it can't control your emotions. You can be the wealthiest person in the world, but if you're spending your evenings in your mansion by yourself with no aspirations, achievements or friends, what's the point in having all that money?
 

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