I Battle Depression and Anxiety Stories of Experiences (Page 2)

Good feelings can become a habitual part of our life.

There is absolutely no virtue in the unnecessary suffering, which many of us have felt for much of our life. We don't have to allow others to make us miserable, and we don't have to...

I'm sad to see things changing into worse.

I had the best possible kind of relationship with my therapist, but now, it's turning into a nightmare. If I try to talk about my feelings (how I feel like I'm not worth it, how I hate myself...

Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward.
—Codependent No More

Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn.

The lessons she wants to teach...

I get nervous talking to strangers. I just need to get this out.
I'm 23.
My girlfriend moved two years ago. We were staying long distance until she found someone closer... He's a great guy too, so I can't even be mad at him. And she...

If youve read my stories you will know how my dads death hit me hard and the problems I had in the years that followed.

Its only now that I can see just how depressed I got. I had counselling but no one ever told me I was suffering...

I worked at a good job, making a decent salary. I had been recovering for years. Each morning, I got into my car and I thanked God for the car. The heater didn't work. And the chance of the car not starting was almost as great as the...

Question:

Can u give me an advice?i love how u explained that to overcome anxiety,u shud rely on urself and not on others bcoz dependency will only make me feel hopeless and weak.I really wanna try to live again.I miss the old me so...

One of the hardest things to deal with when trying to overcome panic and anxiety is knowing what to do with all that excess energy. I know when I used to get my panic attacks it sometimes felt like I just wanted to jump right out of my...

Fear is at the core of codependency. It can motivate us to control situations or neglect ourselves.

Many of us have been afraid for so long that we don't label our feelings fear. We're used to feeling upset and anxious. It feels normal...

Hi, this goes out to all those that are suffering from panic, fear and agoraphobia, I know some days can feel pretty low but hang in there, there is life after panic attacks. I suffered through occasional panic attacks that later...

Make yourself feel good.

It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves.

We don't have to deny...

I’m not sure if this is also a part of panic disorder. But I’m getting afraid of my “Past Feelings”. Example of this is that : I don’t want to go to places where I had panic attack, Eating foods that I ate before (like...

I hope one day I'll be able to have a medicine and treatment for my feelings.

And its really hard when you see your family becoming helpless to your illness. And some times they dont understand me and gets mad at me when I'm...

 These are the conversations that I had with  Kaddie Sudol before she passed away. I remember how she  helped me a lot in so many ways... For Since I was 6, I've been suffering with Anxiety and Emetophobia .
Therefore, I want to...

Lately all I want to do is sleep. Last week I slept for 12 hours without getting up for dinner or even to use the bathroom. I don't want to get up anymore. I only get up because there are people who need me and there are things I need...

Many of us have been trying to keep the whole world in orbit with sheer and forceful application of mental energy.

What happens if we let go, if we stop trying to keep the world orbiting and just let it whirl? It'll keep right on...

A few days earlier, I found out my boyfriend had been cheating on me. I confronted him. He admitted that he had been seeing his ex girlfriend for a while and fallen in love with her again. Although he said that he still loved me, he...

Thank you for keeping me straight yesterday. Please help me stay straight today.
—paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous

When I first began my recovery from codependency, I was furious about having to begin another recovery program...

When I was growing up, my main battle with anxiety and depression started in middle school when I was going through my awkward phase and looking 'ugly'. I even got a nasty note in my locker once talking about how I was ugly. People...

fucking sucks. and depression can go die in a hole.