I Suffer From Severe Depression

Some people think I have a good life because I seem to get everything I want, which is not true. Ever since my step dad moved in I've gotten more and more depressed because of the emotional abuse. He has never physically abused me, but...

How does one recover from a near breakdown when living under the same circumstances that caused it in the first place?  Becoming financially dependent on my family due to a physical disability has been (and this situation has...

I've been depressed since i was 8 yrs old. at 9 i started cutting, scratching, burning, scalding. at 11 i started to really come up with ideas on how to commit suicide and by 16 i was attempting the ideas of overdosing and driving...

So two days ago i was venting about how unhappy i am in the relationship that i have been in for going on five years now. He loves me but shouldn't. What i did to him was so horrible on so many levels. The damage i have done is...

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...

You know when you have a day where things seem to be looking up and then suddenly you're laying in bed, alone, and you crash right back down..
I can't even do it anymore. I can't get my hopes up. I can't seem to have one good full day...

Yes I am dark , yes I am weird
And yes I know the happy side of me have never appeared
Yes I am a dreamer and yes I am insane
And yes I know no one can see the thoughts in my brain
Yes I am disgusting , yes I cut myself
And yes I know...

I've experienced several episodes of depression, but only one that I deem the absolute lowest, most miserable time in my life. I've never hated myself so much as I did then. I was just absolutely disgusted by myself, my family, the...

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...

Always being laughed at stared at made fun off. In my new school every time , no friends left out in almost everything. Bottling anger, sadness, hatred, jealousy. Its just all too much always crying myself to sleep every time. Broke up...

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...

I've had it since I was 11, was diagnosed a few years ago, and it hasn't alleviated whatsoever since it begun.
I've also suffered with psychosis on-and-off for about a month at a time, too.
I've considered suicide countless times, but...

I wanted to be remembered as the girl who could always make you smile even thoughmy heart was broken.. The one who could brighten up your world.. Even if I couldn't brighten up my own. Love is like a Rose. You're so happy when you first...

Right when you feel like youre finally free, then you plundge back down to the darkness that took ages to get out of.
Whats the point anymore,this is like the 15th time the last month, why should i even bother, lifes hopeless for me...

My brother was once part of a band called S.O.S, he was the foundation and they were the building blocks but then he pulled away, wanting to work alone but together they opened a tattoo and piercing parlour called S.O.S (the name of the...

Ayahuasca.

it is a medicine that has existed for thousands of years. It is made in the rain-forest. It must be taken with a shaman, who is not motivated by greed and self-gain.

If you suffer from any form of depression, Ayahuasca can...

i dont even know why i'm writing a story about this..i guess just because i hope, in putting these words down i will get something out of it..or i dont know...i'm not here looking for attention at all...okay i can't remember when i...

I feel terrible right now, i dont like the anti depressants im taking, i want to be able to cry and cannot physically cry because of the pills. I need to release this emotion and cant, it's driving my mad.Its worse than before i...

So two days ago i was venting about how unhappy i am in the relationship that i have been in for going on five years now. He loves me but shouldn't. What i did to him was so horrible on so many levels. The damage i have done is...