Mental Health Thread • Page 496

Really not doing great right now, feeling incredibly hopeless in the face of fascism and war. Fuck Israel. Fuck Trump and anyone enabling this government.

 

I feel you. I dont even know what it feels like to be patriotic anymore. Everything I see on tv and social media just makes me feel hopeless being an American and in general. Think Im going away for a little.

 

Has anyone ever gone on vacation and then gotten back to realize they had no idea how they were keeping on until then and now everything seems like too much? I can’t stop crying and I don’t know what to do about it

 

A little over three years ago I went out of town for my older brother’s bachelor party. I was doing alright at the time, not great but not horrible. Well my brother is a lawyer and I had to spend 4 days with his lawyer friends and his other very successful well adjusted friends and when I got back I realized how hollow and empty my life was and I fell off the deep end big time

 

Do you ever feel like so much of a burden to the people around you that you don't deserve anything good and that their lives would change for the better without you?

 

All the time. It will pass and you’re amazing.

 

A little while ago I decided to see if anyone I knew would be interested in a book club. Since I have zero friends and I’m trying really hard to make some and failing, I thought reaching out to people I already knew but just kinda drifted apart from would bring me better luck. Everyone just said no or ignored me. And now I log on to FB for the first time in awhile and am scrolling through and see multiple of those people are now in a book club. lol feels great!! Like I get that they kept in touch with each other more but I also had tried to stay close with them but I’m the odd one out without kids so they have play dates with their kids and stuff so obviously I’m not gonna be invited. And that’s totally understandable and I get having kids changes everything. But it just sucks that apparently my idea was a good one, they just don’t want me there. And it sucks more bc we never had a falling out and there’s no reason. If I was a bad friend to them or something I’d get it but I wasn’t. I just am completely defeated and am giving up on ever finding anyone, friend or otherwise. Just gotta get used to be completely alone I guess bc I’ve been trying so hard for so long and just can’t take the disappointment again right now.

 

brains are notorious for lying to people. It always lies to us. Its job is to keep us alive, not to keep us happy. Any thought your brain is telling you now, just knows that it’s not 100% accurate

 

Feeling really listless the last few days

 

When I eat a bunch of sweets, my mental goes in the TANK. Like it’s a wrap on me not being anxious and bummed out…. And a coworker just had to bring in donuts.

 

I hate how much my anxiety symptoms can mimic a heart attack, which is naturally one of the things I’m most anxious about. I’ve been eating, drinking, and sleeping like shit the last few weeks too and have put on some weight recently so that’s only contributing to the anxiety that it might be a heart issue. Really need to start taking better care of myself again.

 

Always had the same issue with anxiety symptoms and then my dad passed from a heart attack and made it even worse. Sorry I know that’s not helpful, but have felt every word of this and totally get it.

 

I’ve been much more social than usual this week and it’s been wonderful spending time with friends but I’m feeling burnt out and it’s making me anxious about a gathering on Saturday bc people I don’t know/ barely know will be there and I’m not sure I’ll have the energy to be ‘on’ around them. I’m worried I’ll be noticeably zoned out and it’ll give a bad impression to my friend’s friends

 

I’m sorry to hear that, my dad also died unexpectedly from a heart attack a few years ago which only adds to my anxiety about it. I slept funny the other day and my sternum is sore so that and the stress I’ve already been feeling about the state of this country and general lack of sleep has been a hell of a combo.

 

i turned 27 today. for a while i didn’t believe id make it this far. im glad i did.

 

Happy birthday! Glad you’re here

 

I'm 34 and shouldn't be living in this much comparison mode and FOMO. Instagram is literally making everything wonderful I've got seem crap and like I'm so behind in life.

 

Relate so much. The anxiety makes me think I’m having a heart issue which increases my anxiety and makes me more worried it’s a heart issue. Repeat

 

Yep same

 

I feel this very much. I work in a very social line of work, so I have to be very social all week long and it’s so draining. So being social outside of essentially just my wife, can be very draining. I hope the gathering goes well and you can get out of there in a comfortable amount of time.

 

Honeymoon of the move is definitely over lol. Been feeling very depressed and my anxieties are kicking up again over small things. Feeling very worn out from it.

 

We found out yesterday we’re having a girl.
Super anxious, but also excited and it’s weighing out the anxiety.

 

been struggling with this exact problem for years, it initially began because of how heavily I was abusing stimulants and depressants at the same time and eventually I did have some heart issues but even now having been healthy for a good chunk of time and all my most recent labs having came back fine, if my anxiety spikes the first thing I’m checking is my heart rate and if it’s above 100 I start freaking out even more. horrible shit.

 

I feel you on the freaking out about heart rate. The last two days I’ve been noticing some heart palpitations and I’ve convinced myself I have AFib even though I know it’s likely because I’ve been eating too much salt, getting like 4 hours of sleep a night, and have had a few nights recently where I’ve had like 5-6 drinks.

Would love to see a doctor to put my mind at rest but I’m currently without insurance and we live in a hell hole of a country.

 

I started going out again regularly for the first time in many, many, many years (pre pandemic) and it’s great for my social life since I have a group of people to hang out with on a regular basis again but jfc just a few beers and my anxiety is nuts the next day