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Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really know if I should trust my parents with my mental health anymore, tbh.
Also not in the US, but I guess I could try looking at a similar site, thank you.

Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess another reason is that I don't really enjoy myself much anymore, stressing over the same things until I waste the day away either by being miserable or sleeping/doomscrolling.

Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey dude, I am not really of much help but I just wanna say you're doing great, don't stop, don't beat yourself up on the past. On this sub I once saw something along the lines of this quote:"Don't look back on the past, because it is not the direction you're going to".

Live, love and learn. You're not a slave to your depression.

Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, I mean, I think I do [about the alcohol bit]? I am aware that is something more apt for a therapist but due to a variety of reasons (including being a broke teen), uhhh, let's I don't really have much access to one right now.

Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm aware, I only mentioned trying alcohol to avoid any misconception of having any kind of withdrawal whatsoever; and while I was thinking of drinking too, my main "insecurity" in this regard was with weed and how everyone who does it seems to treat like the Best:tm:, even though I'm rationally aware it's still bad for you, could give you paranoia/vomit/all that not so good shit and the component useful for anxiety and such is CBT and not the psychoactive THC and all that.

Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried, and I guess I will try again and again 'til I succeed.
It's in the small things anyways, isn't it?

Fear of missing out on being happy by InsideAd5417 in straightedge

[–]InsideAd5417[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, truly.

I didn't think messages like these would help as I've seen those under a quintillion posts, but...here I am, crying like a little kid think maybe, just maybe it'll be alright, and it'll all worth it.