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carlys857 >> 04/02/2012 6:18am
Er, I'm not sure If I'm depressed I do constantly feel down though, but I generally try to put a smile on and make sure no one knows or asks whats wrong. I've done some stupid things when drinking and i'm not sure if that's down to depression or I was just being stupid?
Can someone help? I'm not sure If I'm depressed or not..
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carlys857 >> 03/02/2012 12:12pm
Err I just constantly feel pathetic and my self confidence is so low and I have no confidence in myself even simple things like asking for an extra glass of water in a restaurant.. Maybe I'm not depressed and I'm just overthinking things.. Someone maybe help me understand this?
god i feel bad
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kiwichick >> 03/02/2012 8:05am
I have now had my 3rd big fight with my partner over something stupid i feel so lonely here just recnent;y moved to a country town i know noone but they all know my partner whos been here 3 years.
Stuff has hit the fan since we had baby 8 months ago i had a emergancy c section
and had to move a week after i had baby
i cant sleep at nite i sometimes have these awfull almost like flash backs of wat happen wen i had baby in the middle of the nite sometimes and wake up crying and shaking and in pain like its happening all over again.

i have no real friends here my nearest is 2 hrs away i dont have a car or a licence im always stuck at home
with my kids and feel too guilty to ask for a break
i have no family nearby.
i know im slack and useless at housework and everytime i clean it up the kids mess it up again but im trying
i dont feel like i even belong here in this house
how common is the feeling of self doubt and feeling like you cant do anything right?
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renee132 >> 02/02/2012 2:32pm
how common is the feeling of self doubt and feeling like you cant do anything right?cause this is how i feel all the time
How do you deal with being a failure?
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Charles >> 01/02/2012 6:02pm
I am an unemployed, unexperienced School Leaver who failed NCEA Level 3 after a rather uneventful and rather dreary year of school. It was difficult and draining. I spent virtually the entire year slacking off and hardly attending class [which I acknowledge to be unresponisble] because I found sitting in a classroom filled with people I hated, and for most part hated me in return, to be boring and a perfect waste of time. Now, facing unemployment and the bitter regret of not having put in real effort, I wonder why I keep putting myself into situations where all I do is regret and feel frustrated / angry with myself at having been so pathetic. Has anybody else faced the same problem? I'd sincerely like to know how you handled it, because I find myself without logic or reason to continue.
I need help.
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DeannaBenana >> 22/01/2012 10:57pm
I've been so unhappy for the past 3-4 years but I've been too afraid to get any help.
I had a friend I would talk to whenever It got really bad, but lately he hasn't wanted anything
to do with me. It's getting worse but I don't know where to go to get help.

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edz >> 24/01/2012 5:39pm
I know how you feel, I had been depressed for 5+ years and then the start of the year I hit a new low, so I decided to help myself because I really do want to be happy it's just my mind making me think I cant be. So i went to my local GP and straight away she referred me to the mental health team. I have counselling 3 times a week, I have doctors visiting and I have to be watched all day while my boyfriend goes to work but its all looking good and im starting to see that there really is a light at the end of that dark tunnel you just need to stay positive. Just take things one step at a time.
Go and see your GP and tell him/her whats going on (:
babyg >> 29/01/2012 1:32pm
i have been in your situation before, and all i can say is that it may be best to go see a councillor. i wish you the best of luck (:
Charles >> 01/02/2012 5:48pm
You can always find new friends who will be willing to stand by you no matter what. Hopefully, they'll be strong enough to be there for you and be able to handle it themselves
What's the secret to making friends?
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speedycat >> 25/01/2012 12:12am
Heya, does anyone know how to make/keep good friends? I've been struggling since i started high school about 7 years ago. Part of the reason, i feel, is because i get along better with guys than girls and went to an all girls school. Was bullied etc etc. plus i didnt have much interest in makeup/ following trends and being girly and 'bitchy'. Talked to the school counsellor- my moods got really bad. But i managed to get along more with my teachers than anyone my age. Got told i was more mature than everyone else (but i didnt exactly want to be, as it limited my ability to make friends with people in my year).

Have never really been happy with myself and am getting into my 3rd year at uni. I've started to accept the loneliness i feel.i mean, i have the odd person i see (when I've convinced them to see me) and my best mate lives 5 hours away. Just broke up with my bf of 2 years, so have been pushed into a hole where i have to get out there and make friends- but its really not that easy because I struggled to make friends before the relationship!

Is there a secret to making friends that I've missed out on? because i would love to hear it. I'm not a quiet person and I'm loyal and willing! but this seems to never have paid off. Would love to know what its like to be happy, and for me, i know that making a good group of mates is the key.

I've been really down in the past month, but lately have been determined to get my life on track and try and get back what I've missed out on for the past 7 or so years!

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teethehelpfulfairy >> 27/01/2012 5:43pm
There is no secret :) just don't put yourself down. You sound amazing. Its so harrd to find good people/friends nowadays. And honestly, I've been in almost the same situation. if you love yourself then other people will love you :) afterall, there's always a rainbow after the rain. Life gets hard but that's life. And it. Probably would be a tad boring if it wasn't. Keep your head up xx
harmony >> 31/01/2012 11:31am
Hey i know how you feel i i feel the same way i have a differnt story tho i feel like im the kindest person on teh inside but i cant express myself in words when im around all my friends, i feel i go really shy and i dont know how to acta ns i tend to think of negetive thoughts when im around them so i cant have a normal conversations with them i feel alone and left out when we are all together i guerss the keyto gmaking friends is to be yourself and just say what you want to say not think about what they are thinking of you and just have fun and not care there is only one person in the world like you and you are in control o fyour future .. i feel like a good way to meet people is to play ina sports tieam or to join some kind of group loook up on google if there are any things you coul join maybein even joining a gym doing a special class like zumba or pilates and just talk to ppl who are around and after a few sessions onc eyou feel like you know something about them ask them to meet up for a drin or somthing i know exactly how you feel i its so bad feeling alioneand ppl think you are bad for being ieth your bf for so long and choosing him over all the times you could have been with your friends but sometimes you just feel like you nedd them and thats all but when you break up you are left with no one also maybe hang out with cousins or family they will be able to make you feel not alone... just be happy and keep confident talk to anyone and act as if you are vibrant and ppl will be drawn to you!
This is Stupid.. But why not
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22578724 >> 31/01/2012 12:36am
Ok why i think this is stupid well it’s a web site that people just write things about, well what’s on their mind, what’s going on.. etc etc.
I might give it ago as well i mean you never know it may help someone else out there? Hopefully/maybe kind of, well why i say that as they might be in the same situation as i am and might not feel so alone? I don’t know,
Long story short, when i was 17 ish (Now 22) people around me (Friends & family) thought i was losing it and well i was couldn’t be around other peers as much couldn’t go into crowded places bla bla bla apparently that’s not normal, and a few other things happened that made it supper un-normal that the old police turned up to take me away to the Phyc people anyways After many hours of "therapy" in other words talking to a Useless idiot about how your feelings and all that jazz you know how it is when you see those idiots... there’s just no justification for me to see them, there just Idiots and know how to talk and get information out of you basically, Ok we now have the Idiots definition cleared now to the drugs, Erm this was an interesting event i was on a few different types for kicks i suppose the idiots didn’t know what to give me but all things were good after a couple of months of taking them, so well i felt "Normal" so that was good, but after 2-3 years enufs enuf and i stopped taking them, Now I’ve gone thus that little phase where you should not have to force drugs down you to make yourself more socially accepted it’s just silly, i mean come on my nana takes drugs for real problems like heart etc. ... you know organs not your brain.. So i seriously see why anyone should have to take drugs to feel better or socially acceptable as i call it...

Now of course i should tell you what kind of work i do, I design electronics, Yes just like in the movies where that little geek sits in a room all day with no windows well... iv got a window but it leads to a wall ! Lol kind of funny isn’t it but yip no natural light so i suppose people see us guys as not normal anyways, well not normal enough to deserve natural light...
so my work is my life i take it home with me when my days finished at the workshop and take it all back again in the morning, so Yes my life is my work, now this is getting really stupid now.. and it’s been gradually getting worse every week, people yes other human beings, more nearly unknown people are becoming more of a problem as well as the people i already know are being more and more difficult to be around, So yes supper market it out of the question for me these days, i can’t go to the jay car store, Dick smith lol.. Forget it
it hasn’t been that much of an issue long term with the whole crowded environment you ether just shop online or well wait until near closing to do your shopping, but it’s now getting slightly worse in terms of going when its quiet or seeing people i already know,'
Now why did i bring up Mr Idiot well... i can’t see anyone i don’t know and like hell am going to just see my GP and get refereed like last time
Years ago, well i haven’t been to a GP in a few years now, and i aint going now,
Now works a hard one, am in a building of 300 people (of course spread out over 4 floors)
so when someone comes in randomly i get what i call startled "Jump with such a fright waiting for them to move on" ( as the designer and not the administrator no one needs to see me for anything just my boss that happens to be in the same room as me...)
But i always get the same comment on daves doing something he shouldn’t be, well no you just gave me such a fright, i couldn’t help but look as if you gave me a heart attack, Bloody pen pushers..
So now its slowly coming to where I can no longer work at well... work, I can do 95% of what I do at home so that’s ok, But still kinda fround appon so it would be ideal to stay at work..
So question, how long would this continue for, I really don’t know if it continues for years and years to come I would most likely move down to southland buy a farm and well live out there instead where I would no longer have to interact with people or be scared of what they would react to me being socially unacceptable, Now I know who care really! But it’s funny when you’re put into that situation at that very instant it’s a whole different story, Kind of funny feeling eh... I’m sure most of you wouldn’t know what I mean but meh... that’s ok
Are there others like this? that have gone away from population to solve this, I would be really interested to know, I know of you were a retail assistant I can understand it would be slightly harder to move away, but mind you I can’t even come into a retail store let-alone work in one lol..
So I suppose am in an advantage with the kind of work I do that allows me to work remotely from population,
Now let’s define non socially acceptable behaviour as well there’s my definition and well there’s others definitions, I would see from a PC point of view many of my actions/hobbies wouldn’t be very PC, but that’s not why am here today..
I mean Erm, Overly jumpy for no reason, Can’t talk fluently to one another basically because your shit scared and maybe at times I’ve just walled off... Apparently that’s kind of rude to-do, Of cause there’s other factors in my head such as depression etc. but apparently that’s part of the non-social aspect of my life, I dune that’s what the idiots said.. Il take their word for it, So they just gave anti-anxiety and anti-depressant drugs to solve all that, Thought one would sort all.. But ok... I’m not the idiot that’s specialised in Open air in the mind...
Not they did a very good job of “Curing” anyways as it seemed to come back worse a few years later,
Anyways I should cut this off now, it’s getting late and I’ve got shit to do today
Must say just writing all this made me think shit I wonder if anyone else is having the same problem and if there isn’t oh well shit happens besides it was kind of good to get this out of my head, most of this most likely won’t make sense at all to anyone, nor myself most likely but oh well.. Feels different to write this out than think it over, Weird aye!

Again excuse the grammar and spelling, Its late as it is..
Ended 2 year relationship, I regret it.
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JamesC >> 16/01/2012 7:30pm
Hi I'm James and i'm a 16 year old boy who is generally a really happy person. But I think i'm beginning to become depressed.

I was with my ex for just over two years and I'm incredibly attatched to her. We did everything together. We went to parties, went to eachothers houses nearly every day. And then there were even more unique aspects of our relationship, well what I think is unique, such as both us losing our virginity together and the relationship we just had was the longest either of us had ever been in. However we did have problems, we broke up about 3-4 times until finally... we 'broke up'.

For a month she begged me to take her back but I couldn't, I thought we'd just end up doing the same thing again. 'Enjoying our relationship for a few weeks then "I" would feel like I didn't want her round anymore'. But what I came to realise was I was just comfortable round her, i ahdn't fallen out of love with her. But by the time I had realised this it was too late, she had started going out with another guy.

I tried to text and her and call her heaps of times to take 'me' back but she said it was too late, i'd just hurt her again. But this time I am so certain I can change! But she won't believe me. She told me "I have to give (her bf) a chance he hasn't done anything wrong and I can't hurt him. 'I'm sorry.'"

From there on in I have felt incredibley down. This was a week ago. I've been crying every day, mainly at night, thinking about the things I 'should have done' and I don't know what to do. I've tried excercising, watching tv, socialising. None of it has been helping me. The onlything that I believe can make me happy again is her, she has always made me happy and I to her.

What do I do to get through this? People tell me 'It's going to get better' or 'theres plenty more fish in the sea' But it doesnt feel like it will and I don't want any other girl in this world except her. What do I do...

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babyg >> 29/01/2012 1:44pm
i am so sorry to hear about your loss, what i can say is that if you and her are ment to be it will happen. maybe you should try change no so she can see that you really do want to try, and i am sad to say that she still may not come back. it looks like you have rattled her trust with you alot and thats something you will have to earn back, and you have to accept that if she does not want you back you will have to move on - no matter how hard.. i do hope it all works out for you and i wish you the best of luck
CMHC won't help
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drkn >> 27/01/2012 7:01pm
I have been referred to CMHC repeatedly by my GP. They told me I had a substance abuse problem. I've stopped, but they still won't see me. I have to be referred again. I can't afford the doctor.

I'm so sick of this run around by the mental health services. These people are supposed to help! Has ANYONE had a good experience with CMHC?

- Disgusted
is this normal
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katy5555 >> 26/01/2012 6:28am
i dont know if i have depression and i have taken the test and it says i have clinic depression but sometimes im happy and then other times i feel like i have nothing.

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teethehelpfulfairy >> 27/01/2012 5:45pm
Do you have anyone you can trust/talk to? I understand exactly where you're coming from and usually talking to someone helps xx
Clinical depression
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Sofie1717 >> 24/01/2012 10:13pm
I'm only 14 and have today been diagonsed with clinical depression . To tell the truth I am really scared . I just want support and help !!!! I'm freaking out so much !!!

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teethehelpfulfairy >> 27/01/2012 5:38pm
You will be okay, if your willing to seek help then you will be fine :) good on you girl!
OCD
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toomuch2012 >> 26/01/2012 9:16pm
my life was going pretty well then i started to have thoughts of getting cancer and other diseases and started to really worry about germs and its gotten so bad that i can never go out alone incase i have to touch something that alot of people touch like door handles and hand rails, my family has mentioned that i have OCD but that scares me so much i wont go to the doctors, its too the point that i dont want to go back to school cause then i will have to shake peoples hands and share spaces that there are germs and there being situations that i can not control... i just dont know what to do anymore
Time for a change??
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Stacee >> 26/01/2012 9:09pm
Don't know where to start really, I normally just keep things to my self. I'm a 26 year old single mum and I love my daughter more than any thing in this world. I have issues with my daughters father and his wife. I also have issues with my weight and that's from being constantly told Im fat anad that I should look like some one Im not from nearly every guy I have dated. I have low self esteem and don't feel attractive. I have trouble making new friends and my friends I have known for years don't seem to be there when I need some one to talk to even tho when they need me they expect me to drop every thing to help them with their problems. I had a car accident last year, a week before christmas. I lost control of my car and ended up upside down in a ditch on the motor way. No one was seriously injured but my mum had wip lash from the seat belt and was in a fair bit of pain for a while. Even tho I had no control over the car and it was an accident I feel alot of guilt because my mum did get hurt and she is the last person I ever wanted to hurt. No one blames me for the accident but still have guilt. I feel like it's time for a change in my life but don't know where to start and also what to change......
No Future Prospects, In Debt, Friendless
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dhunniford >> 19/01/2012 9:01pm
I Have no Futute Prospects, at the age of 22 I have gone through 15 jobs, I am high in debt, and am now working just to avoid sinking deeper into debt, I have no friends (and i really mean none, not even aquaintences). I feel as if im working for no reason other than to keep the bank happy. I cry at every lunch break, on the way to work, and I cry to get to sleep. It has been going on for over a decade and nothing ever seems to help be it counciling or medication

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ferngully >> 22/01/2012 11:38pm
Hi this sounds just like me im also 22, i dont have any stress issues on debit so cant help me or you there.i also feel like i only live to exist and there are days i walk to the edge.i live by myself inthe middle of no where and and have no friends at all. i havent taken up help yet just wann start out slow. it all started when i turned 18 and left school it started out as anger smashing up my praised items then it came to a hault 3years ago. i dont smash things anymore i guess i became scared it would progress to hurting people in the future? but now when i get angry i tend to frezze up and have crying spells and emptyness. so far i have found doing intense exercise after work for a minimun of 30min is was able to starve it off for 3weeks. the momrnt i stoped the next day it started again. so i exercise daily and i try not i injure myself caus that brings it on. cooking healthy meals makes me happy and also takes up time. i watch action moives and horror i dont like emotional types i absolutely love watching dexter and on the weekends i cant stand being at home the boredom drives me insane i just find things to do and stay away if im stuck at home im constanly on the move cleaning and repainting the house. the depression comes on instanly for no reason thers no build up. i feel like i have a destiny thats already been writen
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