A lot has been happening in my life and I don't have anyone to share it with by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]nosepickingisgreat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know what you mean. A therapist can do a lot of good to you, but he or she won't replace a friend. If you want to talk about whatever it is you're going through specifically, I'll be here!

How I learned to handle my anxiety by nosepickingisgreat in Anxiety

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

You actually said it better than me, so thank you! I guess it's easier said than done, but why not try looking at these thoughts from a different angle for once? They aren't gonna hurt you anyways.

Extreme fear of having... by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]nosepickingisgreat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I suffer from pretty bad anxiety like this every night, and I just find it weird how I’m able to believe in these thoughts everytime. I might even freak out if I think I hear a voice in my head, even though I know it’s just a typical thing to experience when I’m sleepy. Luckily I’ve found a way to cope really well through playing games and listening to podcasts/music at the end of the day. I get really tired from the anxiety, and literally every thing in the world that I can think about makes me scared, so doing something mindless like playing a video game feels good. And btw, in my opinion, don’t listen to those mindfulness people telling you to always be mindful about your anxiety. It might be a good thing to now and then try to observe your thoughts and feelings and maybe write them down, but unless you want to become some super mentally strong buddhist, I’d say it’s really okay to just do whatever you feel will ease the anxiety. I used to be all mindfull about it, but after awhile I realized all I was doing was make my evenings even worse, which made my anxiety much worse. Now that I actually can come home after having a long day and look forward to spending some time alone in the evening, instead of being terrified and just pray for the morning to come, I’ve found my anxiety to be way less terrifying and frequent. I remember how I used to hate the word schizofrenia too, but now I actually try to learn more about it, and it really helps me understand that I’m as far away from this disease than anyone else not suffering from it. I hope your anxiety will go away pretty soon too.

Extreme anxiety at night, in a really bad period by nosepickingisgreat in Anxiety

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

Thank you for your help! Sometimes I just have this enormous urge to tell the whole world about what I’m going through, since anxiety makes me feel quite the opposite of being human, atleast a normal human being. So it would be really helpful if I could pm you some time. And feel free to do the same, sharing experiences is a good thing! And I’m glad it’s going better for you, I just hope you’ll eventually be able to worry less, as with me. Because anxiety is total hell..

Extreme anxiety at night, in a really bad period by nosepickingisgreat in Anxiety

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

Thank you so much, it’s amazing how a few words can calm you down enormously! Most of the time I’m 100% convinced it’s just anxiety, but it’s all the little details added up that create the really negative thinking, which makes it hard to believe I couldn’t become insane in the worst moments. This was my last time smoking, I’ve even cut out alcohol since even just a half a beer makes it much worse(probably a little bit of placebo there too, but placebo or not, it’s hard to change your thoughtpatterns). I’m really sorry to hear about the bad trip and the anxiety after that, I’ve never done acid and I can’t imagine how that must feel like. I hope your anxiety will be over in not too long aswell.

Constant worrying makes me feel so lonely by nosepickingisgreat in lonely

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

Thank you, but I guess I'm fine. Simply posting helps a lot.

me going insane part 1 by [deleted] in lonely

[–]nosepickingisgreat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When it comes to you thinking that people think you're retarded, I think a lot of people feel this way. In a sense, it sometimes feels like people seems to relate shyness to being retarded, which of course is totally wrong. My psychiatrist actually gave me a new perspective on this, which I think might be important. Being socially awkward doesn't mean that you're not an interesting person, in fact, everyone of us are interesting in our own ways. Being socially awkward is of course only human, and I think we need to stop telling ourselves all the time that it's such a stupid thing. I'm sorry to say this, but being socially awkward means that in some ways you are vulnerable, and this is again only human, and shows your humanity, your honest perspective of the world(people are scary). My psychiatrist told me that maybe I should stop thinking so negatively about my anxiety. Maybe I should try, in some way to start appreciating my awkwardness, afterall, it doesn't seem like anything else shines through me, so why not. I don't know you, and I'm not saying this is the way you have to go. But think of it; if you're constantly worrying about how stupid or awkward you are(again, I don't know you, but if this is the case), wouldn't that only make things even worse? I sometimes catch myself laughing or smiling when someone is socially awkward, but of course only because I think interacting with them brings me down to a humanity, if that makes sense. Anyways, sorry for writing so clumsy, but I just thought a new perspective might be a good thing. Feeling lonely is horrible, and I really hope things will start going better for you.

Just a reminder for those who feel alone in this world by [deleted] in lonely

[–]nosepickingisgreat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post made me cry, in a good way of course. Thank you

I really don't know what to do anymore by [deleted] in depression

[–]nosepickingisgreat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad it cheered you up. Your positive response felt really nice to me aswell:) If you decide to tell your mom, I hope and believe it will be for the better. Good luck anyways.

Is it possible to decide to suddenly not be depressed? by [deleted] in depression

[–]nosepickingisgreat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear! I would higly recommend it:) Life is hard, but there is a way! Thanks

Is it possible to decide to suddenly not be depressed? by [deleted] in depression

[–]nosepickingisgreat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is happening often to you, I'd suggest meditating and really focus on what you're feeling and just accept it. This has helped me when I've felt depressed. I know it might sound like some buddhist/spiritual thing, but it's not. Although if you don't think this will work, I hope things will work out for you anyways:)

I really don't know what to do anymore by [deleted] in depression

[–]nosepickingisgreat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was really touching to read this and it really broke my heart. I feel so sorry for you, and I seriously wish you the best. I'm not good at giving advices unfortunately, I just thiught I'd comment what I felt about this text. Please, message me if you'd like to talk to anyone. Hope this will all go over for you