Hiya
im a 22 yr old student with no life, no
ambitions, nothing. Ive been under
constant depression over the past 2 years
ever since coming to the uk. Ive tried to
kill myself once, by taking 30 sleeping
pills I bought over the counter. I didn't
realise it wasn't enough, hence the rush
to get me to hospital by my sister who
soon found out. I really don't know why I
did just that, n even now everyday, I keep
on thinking of death as a way to get rid
of this depressive feeling. I think about
killing myself at least once a day -
mostly thinking of jumping off my bedroom
window on the 3rd floor, slashing my
wrist, or jumping into rushing traffic.
But usually im more keen on the bedroom
window. I would usually drop a pence down
the window n see how long it takes before
the coin hits the ground. I always
imagine how my family will cope with my
loss, stuff like that. I really don't
know why. Im a bit confused, whether it
is the stress of my studies, or is it due
to the feeling of loneliness n lack of
support. Im really afraid bcos this
depression is bogging down on me at almost
every hour. I cant seem able to speak
properly to people bcos the depression
seems to seep through to my mind n it sort
of clogs my eyes from looking straight.
Ppl who look at me might think I look very
sleepy. When actually its the depressed
feeling that makes me look that way. This
year, I have skipped almost half my
university lectures. I dont seem to have
the strength to get out of bed. My room
is like a pigsty, im too depressed to
clean myself up, or do the laundry, or
talk to ppl. Im a reclusive. I dont want
to be that way but there is nothing I can
do about it. The gp has given me prozac
last year but I felt it didnt do me any
good. I still feel useless, unworthy, n I
wish I can just end my life right away,but
im always thinking of those who might be
saddened by my demise. I have not
contacted any of my old friends, bcos im
afraid they might think I have changed so
much n may look indifferent to me. I read
depressing stories like prozac nation, n
listen to indie like belle n sebastian,
the smiths, stuffs like that. It makes me
feel better to know that there are ppl out
there just like me. N there r ppl who
thinks like me. I really don't know how
else I can cope with my studies in this
sort of condition. I fortunately manage
to pass my first 2 years in university
just by going thru past year papers over n
over again, but that will never make me a
better graduate or a better person later
in life. Im so scared. Whenever this
depression thing starts to seep through my
mind again, the palms of my hand n my foot
will get very cold n sweaty, my mind in a
state of despair, n all I can think of
after that is suicide. The only way I can
run away from attempted suicide is by
sleeping. Yes, I sleep more than 12 hours
a day for everyday of my life now. I want
to get rid of this depression. But I can
never run away. It is still there when I
wake up. I usually cry at nights right
before I go to bed. I have not made any
friends during this 2 year period, bcos
ppl might think me of a lonely antisocial
creep. There's nothing I can do about it.
Im confused. Is there anybody listening
to me? Is there anybody who feels the
same. I don't know. But who cares,
nobody cares for me anymore. N nobody
will understand my situation. Im still
think of the 3 second drop from my bedroom
window as an option. Sometimes, I wish I
hadnt been born in this world. And now im
blaming it on so many ppl - my family, my
siblings, n especially myself. Im a
good-for-nothing loser who cant even stand
up for himself. medical question me
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Toiles
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 154 Location: Regina Saskatchewan
Posted: 08-14-05 14:02pm
Man dont think negative like that.
Everyone gets doubts in life and starts to
worry about them selves. We all get panic
attacks and pressure in life. Just think
for the future. Remember you are not
alone!! Alot of people go through this.
We all have some ups and downs. Ya the
downs can be really bad and annoying I
agree with you. But dont worry about
that, what is important is you will fight
through this. And you have people here to
give you support. I think its time you go
out with some people and start having some
fun. Get your mind off some of the
problems and just start to have fun. Keep
coming back to the site and tell us how
you are doing good luck.
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Matthew
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Edinburgh
Slightly Better Posted: 08-17-05 11:34am
Thx toiles 4 ur mesaage n support...It
really makes me feel a lot better...Btw
ive just been to the gp again last week n
she prescribed another antidepressant -
its called citalopram 10mg daily...The
first 3 days was totally awful...The
depression got worse...But after 5 days
now, my mind seems to be clearer...Even
when I think bad or depressing thoughts,
it never got to the point where I would
consider myself to be depressed... It
didnt reach that certain "depress"
treshold nor the "suicidal" treshold, only
at times but very infrequent. It didnt
reach that level of extreme lowness, u
know what I mean... The one thing that im
afraid is if the depression would come
back again sooner or later...U know, that
black wave that seeps thru ur mind n clogs
up ur brain n eyes...That cover the light
at the end of the tunnel..Im praying that
feeling would recede.
It hasnt been that long ago since I have
been standing/laying where you presently
are. I too suffered from a severe
depression for approximately 6 years. I
did drugs when I was awake and when there
wasnt drugs I slept. I did nothing every
single day of my life. I went to
counceling, intensive in-patient &
out-patient facilities. Woke up in the
hospital due to an overdose, and actually
died briefly. I hated myself &
everyone else in the world especially the
person who had found & saved me. I
was prescribed at least 20 or so different
anti-depressants, anti-phsycotics, etc.
Some made me feel worse & others made
me feel nothing. I was beginning to
think it was all a crock. Then I hit
rock bottom....Literally, I woke up one
morning in a jail cell. I stayed in jail
for about a month & still when
released I made alot of bad decisions.
Then one day I realized, 'sh*t it looks
like im stuck here. And I am so doing it
sick of being so miserable.' none of my
friends wanted to be around me because I
was the cloud of doom. I went back into
therapy; group therapy. The intensive
outpatient was a joke, a bunch of rich
kids who craved attention. When I was
serious I went into the city. Sat in a
group with people off the streets.
Believe me once you decide you are sick
& tired of being sick & tired,
& start to listen to the stories of
others it helps to put your life into
perspective. And the stories of that
group, of those people totally did.
It is now 2.5 years later & I have a
great job...Work was another thng I hadnt
attempted in years. I am 1/2 way through
an associates degree pursuing a bachelors.
I finally have developed a sense of self
worth, by respecting myself, others &
making mature & responsible decisions.
That is what you need. At times it may
seem pointless or exhausting. If you
despise therapy because you begin to feel
like sh*t about yourself; then its
working. Make a change, the hard part is
that you are the only one to do it. Dont
wait 4 more years like I did. Get up,
brush yourself off & begin your new
pursuit of the life you deserve
today!!!!!!
Please let me know how things go for
you!!!!!! Good luck & dont forget
you are not alone. Perspective is
everything!!
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Hightension24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Houston
Posted: 08-18-05 17:09pm
Well, everyone is alone. Doesn't matter
how many friends you surround yourself
with, how many girls you nail.... Just a
matter of life. Every single person is
on his own plane. Treat yourself like a
god, work out, pimp hoes, don't give a
fizuck what anyone else thinks. Everyone
who acts all happy is usually faking or
stupid. The people who flock to church
every sunday and sing hymns and say
everything is going to be okay.
Whatever, okay, but every living creature
dies alone. Talking to people usually
helps a little but they are looking at you
like you are a freaking bipolar satanist
who is going to hell.
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ProZackMI
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Aug 2005 Posts: 64
Posted: 08-29-05 15:06pm
Life can suck truly and deeply, at times,
but it is what you make of it. If you
lie around your room, stinking and
reeking, in dirty clothes, with no
friends, you will truly be alone and wont'
get better.
Of course, people will tell you to get
help by seeking medical help, getting on
medication, and getting therapy. These
things will work, but ultimately, you have
some questions to ask yourself. Ask
yourself why you are unhappy. Can this
question be answered, or do you truly not
know? Then ask yourself what things in
life do make you happy.
What foods do you like? What are your
favourite movies? Do you like to wank?
What holidays do you like? Tv
programmes? Try doing more of the
things you like in life and then start to
see the big picture. Life is not all
gloom and doom; there are many enjoyable
aspects to life. You're 22 and young.
Don't give up so fast. You have to make
an effort to find happiness because
happiness will not seek you out. You
must seek it.
Sometimes we cannot find happiness, but we
can find contentness. Try to be content
and see if you can move on to happy.
Don't give up.
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beccaliz
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2003 Posts: 119 Location: OC, cali
Been There. Posted: 08-29-05 19:10pm
Alright, i'm 22 now and it's interesting
looking at a message the looks exactly
like a journal entry from 5 years ago. I
also tried to kill myself, failed of
course, I did the cutting, the drinking,
the "i'll just take a few too many of this
along w/ that'. You are not alone
matthew. I hate to say this but maybe
it's time to move back to where ever home
is. My depression got worse after I
moved across the country. And also,
anyone who gives you a glib answer and
seems to have 'good intentions' probably
doesn't. Most ppl are shallow and kinda
pathetic. You need to find someone
deeper and willing to commit to you, I
don't mean romantically either but that
can work. Go to the doctor!! It turned
out for me that no matter the amount of
religion and soul searching was working so
god guided me the right doctor and the
right shrink and they fixed me up real
good. I can honestly say that reading
the bible really helped me. When I tried
to kill myself I took enough to put me in
a coma, the doctor at the er couldn't find
a trace of anything in my system and
thought I was lying. I took it as
mirical and have been chrisian ever sence.
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Toiles
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 154 Location: Regina Saskatchewan
Posted: 08-30-05 13:18pm
hightension24
wrote:
well, everyone is alone.
Doesn't matter how many friends you
surround yourself with, how many girls you
nail.... Just a matter of life. Every
single person is on his own plane.
Treat yourself like a god, work out, pimp
hoes, don't give a fizuck what anyone else
thinks. Everyone who acts all happy is
usually faking or stupid. The people
who flock to church every sunday and sing
hymns and say everything is going to be
okay. Whatever, okay, but every living
creature dies alone. Talking to people
usually helps a little but they are
looking at you like you are a freaking
bipolar satanist who is going to
hell.
exactly. That is a little strange but
oddly enough I agree with that. We all
have people in our life but its not like
they are apart of us. We are all alone at
times. And its up to you too be posotive.
After all its your life. Do what you
want with it. Who is going to tell you
any different. Especially when you are
18. Anything that comes to mind just do
it. I mean up to a certian point.
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Hightension24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Houston
Posted: 08-31-05 21:33pm
Well, i'm sick of people being depressed
for the wrong reasons, we just have to be
realistic. It might not even be a bad
thing that we're all alone, maybe when we
die we go to a different, more complex
plane. Or maybe we come back as
dolphins, who knows? I just really hate
religious people because it's all about
faith and there is no proof of any
religion being right. So like most
enlightened people say, do what you want.
Most of us aren't happy. Watch horror
movies and intelligent movies like donnie
darko and avoid friends, joey and anything
on cbs or abc. Why do you think joss
whedon describes himself as an angry
atheist??? He's rich and brilliant.
There is no god, no laws and no
commandments. Do what you want right now
because you never know if you'll get the
chance later on. And almost everyone
wishes he hadn't been born because life
was so much simpler the last billion years
before he or she was born. I think I was
happier before I existed so is death so
bad??? Negative.
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Matthew
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Edinburgh
Posted: 02-04-06 21:02pm
Hi it's me again. Over the past 6 months
since I first wrote here, I have been
taking an antidepressant called citalopram
20mg, basically similar to
fluoxetine/prozac. It did me fine. My
exam results were getting better and I
feel a lot happier. But last week, an
incident occurred that have changed my
life forever. I hope someone can give
advice.
Last week I broke up with my girlfiend of
7 years. What actually happened was that
I was playing aroung with her gmail
account when suddenly I got her password
right. I couldnt believe what I found.
She was expressing her love to someone
else. It was her boss at the education
centre where she worked previously. I
soon found out that there was some sort of
physical relationship to it, and it made
me so depressed. I havnt seen her for
almost 2 years (im studying overseas), but
despite all that I have been calling her
almost every day n showering her with love
n expensive gifts. I was flabbergasted n
did not know what to do. I had always
thought of her as a loyal, honest n
sincere person until this nightmare
arrived.
I have continued to skip lectures. Last
week I skipped my medical lectures n
clinical practices from monday to friday.
I am a 3rd yr medical student now. I was
too depressed. I completely didnt
focussed in class, n even when I went to
class, I exit them halfway thru. I have
been called to see my course director next
week due to my frequent inattendence. I
dont know what I should do.
Please, if anyone have any experience or
any advice, I need ur help. Breaking up a
7 year relationship since I was 15 (i am
22 now) is very difficult for me,
especially when I have loved her so much.
Do girls in nature fling and flirt a lot
behind their lover's back? Do they always
keep secrets n tell a lie?
I have no answer myself. But most
importantly, my suicidal feelings have
come back to haunt me n so is my reclusive
behaviour. I may not know anyone in this
forum, but I really hope a good samaritan
would help give advice. Please, for
heavens sake.
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alexis2333
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 3
Hard Times Posted: 02-15-06 23:55pm
You are definitely going through trying
times. You were just starting to get
better & now this break-up. Just
remember, you are stronger than all of
this.
I can definitely relate, i'm 23 years, in
college trying to get my bachelors &
currently i'm failing most of my clases
(it's very hard to motivate myself to
study & go to class). And also I
have no friends here (not one) & none
from highschool.
What you should do is get some counseling
about your break-up and your feelings
(this is a must). There's also a book
you should get, it's called "breaking the
grip of dangerous emotions" by janet
maccaro; it could change your life &
heal your depression once & for all.
You will bounce back & be strong &
full of joy, I just know it.
Tell me if this helps. Someone cares
& understands. :)
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fatta
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 4
Depression Posted: 02-18-06 02:03am
Check this topic to see if you are
depressed or not:
Its been exactly a month now. Thx for ur
support whoever u are. Im now trying to
get back on track with life, no matter how
hard it is. Sometimes life can be very
complicated n difficult, but I believe
there's always a way to overcome it.
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firefly09
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 45 Location: UK
Posted: 02-20-06 06:14am
Hi, I am also a 22 year old university
student and going through alot of what you
are describing. Final year of university
is extremly stressful. I miss most my
lectures due to being depressed.......The
slighest task is a huge mountain to
accomplish.
Speak to you university lecturers about
the depression ... Better still... Give
them a drs note.. That way they know
whats going on and you wont get blamed for
just being bone idol when really you are
depressed.
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w0rldd0minat0r
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 238
Posted: 02-27-06 12:11pm
I was 14 when I got depressed I know
exactly what u are talking about I have
tried to kill myself 3 times taken drugs
wasted 100's on gambling anything that
would take me away from my problems and im
desperately depressed at the moment stuck
at home
i hope all of u who are depressed know
that I am thinking of them if u feel able
to give me support send me a quick
personal message I could rlly need it im
only 16 now and feeling the same way again
keep strong all
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always alone
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: California
How Posted: 03-15-06 22:13pm
So how do you not think so negative. How
do you get thoughts to just leave your
mind. If you know a way please let me in
on the secret.
Im a 27 year old mother who suffers
through everyday life just to stay around
for my daughter. I dont really know if
its any good for her. Im pretty much
worthless to her and everyone. I must
look like a crackhead. All I want to do
is sleep. I take effexor. Does it
work. Who the hell knows. But im not
ready to try a new one. Im not going
through getting off pills again. And if
the next one doesnt work then that is what
it will be like. Why cant someone just
freaking shoot me like a lame horse. I
mean im good for nothing and just here
suffering. Im thinking of checking
myself into the hospital but in this small
town, even though I have to go out of town
to get into a hospital, everyone will know
and my daughter will suffer the sins of
the mother. Lol yeah I can make jokes
but I cant laugh at them. Ok going back
to bed. Suffering through another day
has once again drained me completley. Oh
did I mention im ready to just put my
daughter with my mom and find a tree in
the middle of nature somewhere to hang
myself on. Ok I dont have the balls for
that. But I have enough in my rx cabinet
to kill a horse. caca a rhino. I could
pile them all in a backpack, leave some
letters for everyone. Let them know im
really better off. And assure them that
they are too. Sounds like a plan. Im
just too tired right now. Hmmmm.
Depression since 2nd grade. I was what
7? Yeah. I think 20 years of this caca
has finally got me. Im done. I cant.
I dont even care that that my shift key
doesnt work right and I dont bother to fix
the mispelled words anymore. Tears
falling from my face are a part of
everyday life. I dont even realize their
there anymore. They just fall all day.
Wake up to a wet pillow and swolen eyes.
I cry through my sleep apparently. Who
knows I take so much tylenol pm that I
could sleep thru the end of the world.
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elkie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 15 Location: cambridgeshire
Posted: 03-17-06 16:34pm
Hang on in there I was diagnosed 4 years
ago with borderline personality disorder
because ever since I was 5 I felt
different from other people I took my 1st
overdose when I was 6 b p d can't be
diagnosed until late teens early 20s i'm a
single parent with two kids I felt the
same way and sometimes still do I went to
my dr and had a long chat about how I was
feeling she was very simpathetic and
arranged an appointment to see a
consultant in mental health where I was
diagnosed they offered me cat therapy it
helped i'm now taking cipralex
(anti-depressants) sodium valporate (mood
stableizers) and zopiclone (sleeping tabs)
it has taken 4 years of trying new drugs
but I have responded well to this lot and
have now been stable for 18 months it is
worth hanging on in there for your child(
that is what helped me) I am urging you to
please go and see your dr make a double
app and just let it all out if they don't
listen try another dr I hope this is of
some help lol x