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I Have a Mental Illness

Ive suffered from depression/anxiety for the past decade of my life. As a child my stepfather tried to kill me. Thats when the depression started. I was 10. At 13 i was on antidepressants and i would reject them. Eventually i stopped taking them. By senior year of high school i was struggling. I went from being an A student to barely passing. My school counsler had even told me i could have done better. Move out on my own and i finally think im doing ok. Then a coworker threatens to kill me because i spilled a drink. At that point my life spiraled. I stopped sleeping. All i wanted to do is lay in bed. Now im left playing trial and error on drugs to sleep. Im also angry... i dont know why but im angry at everything. I dont know how long work will let me get away with getting at customers (were they being asshats? yes. Did they deserve it? probably) i also dont know what id do without my current job. Its getting harder and harder though to go to work everyday. Getting out of bed has become a great acomplishment.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
have you tried working a different shift/position at work? Have you tried melatonin...its a NATURAL sleep aid. Someone at work threatening you over spilling a drink is nothing to get depressed about it, they are an idiot.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
@Nyanperona: so you wont take the thing that helps you sleep because of nightmare...which aren't real? Doesn't sound like you want sleep...
Nyanperona · 26-30, T
@iamnikki: They may not be real but the effect they leave are very real. Plus i dont see how waking up from nightmares helps sleep either. Unless youve been where i am and know exactly how im feeling you have no reason to judge why i make my descion. Im now on serquel which works so long as im not very upset or anxious. This will get me through till april when i go and see a sleep specialist.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
@Nyanperona: i said it doesn't sound like you want sleep, maybe you do. Some people drive themselves in circles. Sweet dreams.
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Nyanperona · 26-30, T
He died in 2015. I spent 6 years after that day still living with him. He became very emotionally abusive at that time. I tried to forget even built a fraile little wall around it. But people can be assholes and say mean things and hurt others so my wall didnt last long
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Shade74 · 46-50, M
sounds exciting.

 
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