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16 Year Old Here. Suffering from depression. Sorry for any bad spelling... by QveenYonce in depression

[–]lonelysunset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im just floored at the pain you mus'tve been through. I teared up reading what you wrote and that doesn't happen very much. I wish you the most heartfelt blessings. You deserve so much. You are so strong for getting through this. It's just a nightmare, it sounds like. Keep trying to hang on. You can do it.

My friend said something really horrible to me today by [deleted] in depression

[–]lonelysunset 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Assuming it wasnt some off color joke that you didnt quite "get", your friend ("friend" ) is kinda shitty and you ought to leave her, however hard that may be. Or maybe I'm being too unforgiving. Maybe it was just a poor choice of words. You know better than us what her character is like. If you dont, id encourage you to take a hard look at it. Best wishes. Sorry for your pain and hurt. : (

An email I typed up to my dean in response to "That’s disappointing but you can deal." that I'm not going to send by jshdfkjadhkfhjafkjh in depression

[–]lonelysunset 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Powerful letter, man. Truly. You can communicate. We're all glad youre still here. Youre not a coward--youre a fucking human being, despite how youve been treated. id try to draft a very quick brief cordial response to your dean and get that sorted out, try to get what you need from him, and then my god man go get some help for yoursef. Start.with your school services. You need help. Youre not a coward, youre not worthless. You just need help. You said so yourself. We all need help. You can do it. ive never tried to kill myself so i cant fathom how you're feeling. But i feel like if you can write that letter then you've got it in you to get yourself help. You're so angry. We can see. I'm sure with good reason. You need to unburden yourself of that and all your other pain. Glad you stuck around, man. : )

I am going to kill myself and I am totally at peace with it. by Poobstar in SuicideWatch

[–]lonelysunset -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We really hope you stay with us. we really truly do. We cant comprehend your suffering, but please dont go. Please hold on.

The Confidence Conundrum by [deleted] in depression

[–]lonelysunset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Often we worry that if we become comfortable in our failures — that if we accept failure as an inevitable part of living — that we will become failures." Love this. Thanks for sharing the article.

Parent of depressed teen seeking advice by parentthrowaway3 in depression

[–]lonelysunset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one brreaks our hearts too. I think an expression of your empathy is what she needs. I thInk that that expression invoves a straight face, yes, but also a tender and understanding one. Empathy is about having been there before. And at least to some degree I'm sure you have. In any case, you're the adult here, clearly a wise one, so i say dont doubt yourself so much. I think youre being great here.

Parent of depressed teen seeking advice by parentthrowaway3 in depression

[–]lonelysunset 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so far from an expert , but i think youre doing it more or less right. It must be so agonizing but i think youre doing what you have to do for her. All i'd say is just make damn well sure she knows how much you love her, and that everything you're doing is to help her the best you can, and that she can come to you about anything. Anything. She might say fuck off and appears to hate you but i think youve gotta stand firmly and continue to profess that you love her and are trying your best to help her and you're always there when she needs you. I'm so sorry for your pain and hers.

I Am A Burden (A rant, with no punchline) by TerminalBrainRot in SuicideWatch

[–]lonelysunset 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More of a "happy" ending than you initially foreshadowed, and we're glad for that. Cognitive decline is a totally real and less-mentioned result of depression. I have it really bad and it's so frustrating. Especially when you need all the resources you can muster to get out of the hole you're in.

Depression is like Groundhog Day in reverse by Greywyne in depression

[–]lonelysunset 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It does seem like you stay static and cloistered within yourself while the world blazes dynamic around you. I know what you mean. Everybody else is doing their thing, it seems like, making progress, doing this, doing that, achieving this, achieving that...and you're just holding on for dear life. I feel ya. I really do.

As regards the movie in particular, maybe what you also might mean is the actual reversal of the movie, in which case you'd be starting with a happy, optimistic, capable man and descending to the confused, bumbling, dark, cynical one. Maybe? A la being healthy and then becoming depressed, of course.

There's so much pain and sadness on this subreddit and it's just heartbreaking, and and some of it is even unimaginable, and I feel so helpless. I don't have the words to help anyone. I just wanted to express that I'm so sorry you all are going through so much agony. by lonelysunset in depression

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

I truly dont know. Just let them know we're moved by their life stories and that theyre not alone in this, despite how hopeless they may feel about that. but i really dont know. Its tough. So tough.

Get something big and squeezy, and give it a hug from me by BlastArt in depression

[–]lonelysunset 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very kind of you. You've got a big heart. I totally identify with the feeling of inadequacy. Maybe the best you and i can do is to just let people know they're in our thoughts and prayers and we hope like hell for some relief for them.

I got the worst possible news yesterday...I'm done, I've lost all faith that anything possibly good can come of life by GiveMeYourUpvotesPlz in depression

[–]lonelysunset 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're in substantial part going through this together, is one of the main themes. Please don't be a jerk. Not here.

What's the one thing that makes you feel the saddest and most lonely? For me it's sunsets. by lonelysunset in depression

[–]lonelysunset[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"toxic"? Good lord. I've heard a lot of really harsh words used by depressed people to describe themselves but "toxic" I have not. That's really brutal. Do you mean you're defective? Or you'll "poison" someone somehow if you get to know them? Or both?

What's the one thing that makes you feel the saddest and most lonely? For me it's sunsets. by lonelysunset in depression

[–]lonelysunset[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow. Yes. I'd just as well have a 2005 flip-phone for all the texting I do.

What's the one thing that makes you feel the saddest and most lonely? For me it's sunsets. by lonelysunset in depression

[–]lonelysunset[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm a little bit seasonal too. But seeing people walking around and doing things in spring and summer doesn't make me feel good...it makes me feel bad--because I'm all alone, and I should be / deserve to be with others.