I Battle Depression and Anxiety Stories of Experiences (Page 47)

since i can remember i use to suffer with home sickness i couldnt even stay at freinds places , if i did i would have to call my parents to come
get me cause i would feel sick , iam 45 now i have two beautiful girls , my eldest was...

i think of dying several times everyday, i am in pain and i don't know the reason, sometimes when i can't bear it anymore i take pills whatever i find to make me calm or go to sleep.
my cell phone is always off , i do not go out , i do...

Wow life really is up and down. I am on so many meds its unreal. All these are for my anxiety and depression and also my insomnia. I also buy tramadol off line and take it to chill me out. I really hope one day i can go out without...

I swear, I am turning into an agoraphobic. When I am out places, like the grocery store, all I want is to be back at home. I don't want to talk to anyone. I turn my phone off or ignore calls.
I get so anxious that I start feeling sick...

I am a 22 year old father of a 2 year old son. When he was first born I started getting these anxious feelings but didn't know anything about them. My doctor put me on anti-depressants but I despise medication and fought through it and...

I am a 40 year old mother of 2 awesome children, married for 15 years to a wonderful husband who worships the ground I walk on. I have everything I could ask for and more, but suffer from extreme anxiety/panic attacks that keeps me...

I am a 40 year old mother of 2 awesome children, married for 15 years to a wonderful husband who worships the ground I walk on. I have everything I could ask for and more, but suffer from extreme anxiety/panic attacks that keeps me...

I am 21 years old, and I have not done a thing with my life.

I have worked, but I have never applied myself at work. I feel I am inadequate even for the most simple of tasks, as no matter how I've tried in the past I have received...

I am a 17 year old girl. I am popular. I have tons of friends. But I suffer from depression and anxiety and have for the last 10 years. It started when someone I was close to moved away. Then got worse as my mom dated more. Then when my...

I am a 52 year old man, have been suffering from depression and anxiety (officially) for the past 15 years, when I began seeking help. Starting about 20 years ago, I became so frustrated with my career, frustrated with stress...

I just posted a quick story on the "I refuse to be in the 'I battle depression' group". It was honestly for sh*ts and giggles, but then I decided that I was in an expressive mood, and I've had a lot building up on me. I've already...

I believe that summertime tends to bring on a new level of anxiety for me...at least this summer has. I've fallen so hard that I don't even care if I ever get back up. I have no interest in life whatsoever right now. This could...

I finally am starting to feel like my old self. It is the little things that show me I'm getting better. I watched 2 whole movies this weekend. My mind didn't wonder while watching. It was fantastic!

I know that I have a long way...

how do i stop the pain of loosing my father? he died when i was 4 i am 24 but i am still in so much pain, i dont want to commit suicide but i feel like that is the only way i can stop the pain. please help me i dont know what to do.

Hi all - I share my story to give hope to all of you who are living with depression and anxiety because if you take the right action it is possible to live a rich and full life. I am not suggesting that this is easy or that there is a...

I've got friends that take prescription drugs and get professional help. Me, I self medicate, go on binges, and the only people I'll "talk about it" with are on EP. Staying anonymous is key when you don't trust anybody.

Everyone on...

I am that guy who there never seems to be anything wrong with, the guy who doesn't get stressed, even when he should.  I just moved far away from the people i know, and I was okay with that, until I didn't make any friends at the...

I don't know how I get through days at work. My job makes me so miserable. I hate it so much I can't even express it. I have so much going on in my life right now and I'm struggling just to keep my head above water. I dread going to...

okay i know how stupid this will sound but....I have been going to 4 different doctors over the past few months, i am wondering whats the difference between them and why i needed to go to all them.. #1 being my regular family doctor...

for years i have lived a lie first when i was about 5 or 6 i knew something was wrong because i did not like what my brother did as far as sports and playing war or just causeing general mischiff.i would like being alone and taking...