Hi everyone, Thanksgiving is coming up and it is my absolute favorite holiday. My family and I have Thanksgiving at our house and it is a really chill day of eating, lounging around and being...
My birthday is coming up in a little over a week and I am so anxious about it. Firstly, this is the 9th birthday in a row that I have no friends to invite to a birthday party. It pains me to know...
I really don’t know what to do anymore. Even my therapist and psychiatrist are both at a loss at what to do with me. My condition has reached a point beyond which I can handle. I am waking up every...
I am trying to switch therapists and I was recommended two people: one is a MSW and the other a Ph.D. I'm not sure which one to go to or how to choose. I have anxiety and depression, but I also feel...
I haven't posted in a while, but I really need some advice now. I have been having trouble making friends in college and I don't have any who still want to remain friends from high school. In...
I have no friends and sometimes this makes me really depressed like on days when I would like to have some (ie. Halloween to do something) or when I hear about a cool club, but have no one to go...
My depression always gets worse this time of year. The semester in my college is ending and so are my classes. I feel like I just get settled into the rhythm of my classes and get to know the people,...
I'm 22 and I feel like other people just worsen my depression. I don't have any friends and I've been trying to reach out to people and to make friends. I am depressed constantly by the fact that...
How long did you go to therapy before you felt you were making improvements and were getting better? I'm trying to figure out how long you should keep seeing a therapist before you decide he is not...
I saw several people here mention they went somewhere and found out that they have too much of one chemical and too little of another. How did you find out about this? Where did you go to get tested?...
Thanks for the advice, Sandy! I'll look into reading the book. Maybe it will help some. I've been considering a switch to a different, but I'm afraid it will give me so much more stress to leave and...
Have any of you felt like nothing seems to be helping? I'm 22 years old and I've been going to therapy for 3 years and I'm not seeing any improvements. I seem to just be getting worse and my...
Hi Daniel, I hope your problem has been resolved already, but if not then I hope I can help. I think you need to talk to someone in school about this, like a guidance counselor or a teacher. This guy...
He keeps telling me that I'm 22 and I should be spending time outside of my parent's house with people my own age. I think he thinks that it will help my depression if I have friends and spend my...
I'm a 22 female and I have no friends. I'm a junior in college (took a year off because depression got too bad). I have friends from HS who I talk to about once every couple months, but other than...
I began seeing my psychologist after suffering from a traumatic first year in college a year ago. I've been suffering from a severe anxiety disorder, but in the past year (I have been on medical...