I Battle Depression Stories of Experiences

Its not like im in the worst possible situation i could be in. But i feel like im in the worst situation that my mind and body can take. When i close my eyes I feel at eyes because there is no pain. Its just.....peaceful. The only other...

I struggle to breathe. My chest feels like its caving in. I want to scream. I'm drowning. Help Me! I'm tired and I'm not as strong as I pretend to be. I'm afraid to close my eyes. A scream wells up out of the dark pit I call my soul. So...

I saw James my first day when I was a Freshman. He was your typical loner. Skinny, white T shirt, jeans and always carried a pocket knife. He sat beside me in two classes. He never said anything other than asking to borrow a pencil. One...

I walk, I speak, I breathe, I eat, I sleep.

Is this living. Is this what destiny has brought me, to only be one sorry excuse for living. Now I am no where.

I am not there, I am not even here. My head is full of smoke, not...

I don't think you can see past the mask that I wear,
To you I am a friend whose trust you can share,

I'm the girl with the smile, you don't know that it's fake,
I'm kind and I'm caring, time for others I'll make,

You don't know the...

Today is June 19, 2013. Each day I get stronger. This site has become home for me. I write these stories as an outlet. They are my life. They are my experiences. As I grow, I learn from my past. I don't trust many. I only have recently...

I hate my situation. I hate it that I'm locked away in the middle of a forest, having absolutely nothing to do all day, everyday. I hate that I'm alone in this place, with my mom almost always working after-hours and my father ruining...

when I am sad I loose control my head gets sort of stuck with some kind of vibration starting from top of my head to both my cheeks amd nose. and I cant control my emotions and get wild I start moving back and forth continues. I am very...

This is just the title of a great movie, but thhhe thought that runs through my mind constantly id be better off dead and just constantly pray the God will agree Every day is a painful struggle, not a new start It;s the...

Why am I afraid to sleep? It's like everytime I start to get tired I get scared to sleep I think i am going to die in my sleep Help!!!!!

Secrets that are kept hidden
Deep in the forest of souls
Where no sin is forgiven
And all that were once great
Are only moulds

Secret pain wrapped in agony
Sealed by the darkest tragedy
The once pure gold
Has crumbled and shattered...

life is just too hard 4 me.Its nt that i love being alone bt its dat in d real world no 1 to rely upon.Imaginary world is somewhere better dan real world.
Its almost 5 years being happy is wat i 4gt.I was a fighter stood again nd again...

life is just too hard 4 me.Its nt that i love being alone bt its dat in d real world no 1 to rely upon.Imaginary world is somewhere better dan real world.
Its almost 5 years being happy is wat i 4gt.I was a fighter stood again nd again...

Off and on since Junior High. But its slowly getting better, the cloud is lifting! But its still hard for me to get out of bed in the mornings, I still would rather stay in somedays, I still feel a void. I havent been on anti...

I love that emotions drive me to be a better musician and create meaning full pieces, but I don't want to live my life being unhappy.

Music does motivate me, but it bothers me that it's not enough to make me compeltely happy. It's...

It really breaks my heart when I read all the stories in this group. I for one have been trying to tear away from this disease for as long as I can remember. I could even recall the exact day my mind finally jumped into the abyss of...

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I don't know but maybe I'm depressed
How can I not be
With this watermelon in my chest

My pain decides to strangle me
And my hate just finds more pain
To entangle me in

One minute I smile and laugh
Then the next
I'm...

Hi erm not really good at this type of stuff but I'll give it a go. I really dunno how long much more of this I can take, every things just getting worse and worse and it feels like its only a matter of time before I say enough and end...

My friend is being aloof. I just found out that she's talking behind my back with a group of girls who I think hate me. Its like 5th grade all over again.
In 5th grade, my best friend ( back then in a different city) joined with a girl...

I am looking for someone. I am hoping that I can find them on this website. Life can really suck sometimes. And it would be nice to have someone to talk to who can relate.