Mental Health Thread • Page 302

Group hug for everyone in here

 

Today was one of the worst days in a while, made worse by me spending time contemplating looking for a new job and updating my resume on various sites.

I wanna believe I can find happiness out of life somewhere, but in reality I'm curled up in bed crying and wishing i didn't wake up.

 

This is highly relatable and I'm sorry you're dealing with this. The stress of finding/changing jobs really gets to me because instead of all the positive possibilities it may lead to, I can only see the negatives.

But you'll be happy, you'll get there.

 

I've had negative self esteem lately. I've gained some weight which I think I'd be okay with normally, but it means that none of my clothes fit right which is unflattering and I look and feel bad in everything. All my clothes are uncomfortable now and it sucks. We don't rly have any clothing shops here so I'm gonna need to suck it up one of these weekends and go shopping. Then my hormonal acne has just been out of control. My acne hasn't been this bad since I was a teenager. And I know it's hormonal. I made an appt with a doctor but she can't see me until March. I just feel bad about myself these days.

 

Been lurking this thread for awhile. Not sure if this is the right place to talk about it. There is a girl that I work with. I’ve been falling pretty hard for her, but trying to play it cool because I’m not sure if she’s interested. It has been emotionally draining, and I’m a textbook over thinker who struggles with anxiety. As someone with low self-esteem, I’m constantly doubting whether anyone could actually be interested in me in my current place in life. I can honestly say that since she started working with me 5 months ago, it has been the biggest emotional roller coaster for me. My biggest worry is that I express interest and she rejects me, how do we both continue working so close? I’ve never really found myself in a situation like this at work. We have become close at work, and she is constantly messaging me outside of work too. Mostly to vent about work or her family/friends. But also just checking in to see how I’m doing or sending me memes. We have confided in each other recently, especially with family issues and trauma from our childhoods. The thing is, I have asked her to go do stuff with me outside of work, and she has only ever said “yes” once. In other instances, she will say “I think so, but I’ll let you know later” and she later cancels or wants to reschedule. She also deals with anxiety, and she has only a couple real friends she is close and comfortable with. My gut tells me she is probably not interested in me. I just can’t seem to shake these feelings though. I feel my mental state is deteriorating as I constantly weigh the risks of expressing my feelings. My mood lately is just all over the map. Forgive me for the long winded set up. I don’t know what my next move is, if any.

 

Is there a chance that stress is a contributing factor to your skin issues? I have noticed a correlation for me personally. I’ve been prescribed doxycycline so many times for acne flare-ups. It seems to help but also causes weight gain for me.

 

A co-worker of mine tried this for a couple weeks. Said it helped him to not see his “friends” do stuff without him. I’m convinced social media consumption is only healthy for a small percentage of the population: those who don’t struggle with self-worth or FOMO.

 

For this, you can also unsuscribe to people, which might take more time though. It worked for me at one point.

 

I think it's hormonal because it didn't start until I switched birth controls. I had to switch prescriptions cause my PMS symptoms were coming back and making it hard to function. The trade off so far has been return of the acne.

 

my thoughts of self-harm have been louder this week than normal

 

I feel like I have to hide from the news, I just can’t take this anymore. I’m losing my fucking mind at how the worst people get everything while I suffer, I just want shit to burn the fuck down. I honestly envy the dead

 

Hugs for you both. It’s so hard to keep treading water with the world the way it is right now.

 

I've been depressed lately and sleeping in. I'm finding it harder and harder to want to eat in "the morning ", but I have to take medicine...i don't feel like eating though! :( Trust me, if you knew my struggle with food... I mean I eat "breakfast" super late and then I still eat more at night and I'm struggling here cuz I'm trying to lose weight. The whole thing is making ME feel bum. And it doesn't help I keep delaying my antidepressant. Sigh!

 

Going to meet a landlord to put in an application for my first apartment on my own!!! I'm beyond terrified tbh but also very excited. Everyone please keep your fingers crossed for me that I get approved bc I absolutely love this apartment!

 

Really tired of going to bed feeling generally ok and then starting off the next morning an anxious mess. Not a great step forward for the day.

 

I'm more of the go to bed depressed and frustrated and wake up late due to that shit... some days it gets better though and some nights aren't like that. Sigh! I dunno Life's just unpredictable and yet predictable in that I can expect my mood will frequently change due to what's going on in life. :P

 

So i've been having this problem and have turned to meditation and as corny as it seems, some positive affirmations, and it has really helped me bounce back from some bad anxiety in the mornings. Only takes a few minutes and is worth it from my experience. I know it sounds dumb but it really may help you.

 

That used to be me, going to sleep all depressed and shit. I wonder if I still do, but have become so numb to it that it's the mornings that now stand out. lol

Hmm, I'm willing to give anything a try really. Any suggestions on how to properly meditate?

 

There's a fantastic app called headspace that has guided meditations and will help you with everything you need to get started. Im almost positive it's free.

They should have a begginers meditation on there to help tell you what to do but heres a link to help you get started too

Meditation for Beginners

 

thank you. i'll check out the app for sure.

 

I get that. Kinda going through something similar. Told my GP of my concerns, and now I'm nervous of him bringing up therapy again with my husband there. :/

 

Im having really bad panic attacks at my sister's house and trying to avoid telling them. I honestly don't think I should go to this baptism...how can I get out of it?

 

it's a bad night

 

*one of those hugging gifs you use*

Hope you feel better friend