I Battle Depression and Anxiety Stories of Experiences (Page 4)

Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery.

Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but...

I have a grayscale understanding of the world; I struggle daily with misconception. For someone who prides herself on being both pensive and insightful I'm plagued by an almost instinctual knack for irrational compartmentalization...

How can you deal with life knowing you have 40 to 70% lifetime risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer? Genes were identified for hereditary pancreatitis which increases risk tremendously from developing the deadly disease. My...

Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long we've been in recovery.

Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but our circumstances are stressful. Sometimes, the stress is within...

Mindfulness is important; how do we develop it?

Cultivating mindfulness is the key to overcoming suffering and recognizing natural wisdom: both our own and others'. How do we go about it?
In the Buddhist tradition and in Contemplative...

I am tired of everything. Life seems shitty. People make me feel shitty all the time.
I always say the wrong things at the wrong times. Social anxiety is suckish. I am such a confused person, so uncertain, so indecisive, so...scared.
My...

I am tired of everything. Life seems shitty. People make me feel shitty all the time.
I always say the wrong things at the wrong times. Social anxiety is suckish. I am such a confused person, so uncertain, so indecisive, so...scared.
My...

I'm just one 14 year old saving hundreds of lives. People from all over the world contact me for help and ask me to give them strength. I help men and women addicted to cutting, drugs, and alcohol. Many call me telling me that they are...

Wait. If the time is not right, the way is not clear, the answer or decision not consistent, wait.

We may feel a sense of urgency. We may want to resolve the issue by doing something - anything now, but that action is not in our best...

People scare me now. I am kind and try to do right by all if I can, yet I am constantly betrayed and hurt. I find it hard to trust people after what has happened to me. I get nervous in big crowds. I feel like everyone is staring at me...

One of the most amazing and wondrous aspects of personal relationships is to experience a deep level of intimacy with another human being. There is something magical about discovering every look and thought of the one you love and...

In my pursuit of further understanding and reduction of suffering I have studied and practiced mindfulness as much as possible on my own over the past year. Mindfulness practice is being employed in Western psychology to alleviate a...

This has totally thrown me into a deep, reactive depression.
The WORSE part of my day is waking up - I have a pit of anxiety in my stomach. Another day - more challenges which I battle to get through.
Nothing interests me for long.  I...

I don't know whether I want in or out of this relationship. I've been struggling with it for months now. It's not appropriate to let it hang indefinitely. I will give myself two months to make a decision.
—Anonymous

Sometimes, it...

The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to adjust to another level of living, time to get our balance, time to enjoy the rewards. We have time to...

Peace can exist only in the present moment. It is ridiculous to say “wait until I finish this, then I will be free to live in peace.” What is “this”? A diploma, a job, a house, the payment of debt? If you think that way, peace...

Many of us were oppressed and victimized as children. As adults, we may continue to keep ourselves oppressed.

Some of us don't recognize that caretaking and not setting boundaries will leave us feeling victimized.

Some of us don't...

I really need someone to help me right now, my boyfriend of 1 year and whose baby i'm carrying has just ended it with me because of my depression and stuff and I really can't handle this, I want to take a fucking blade to my wrists and...

To different forms of abuse in My life. Surprised?!

Depression affects my everyday life. Looking into the mirror and noticing every flaw, every disadvantage, and nothing positive about my reflection kills a teenager emotionally. No one really understands, so I decided to share my story...