How many of you are dealing with Anxiety, depression or other mental struggles?

Anxiety here and bouts of depression. I just keep moving forward as much as possible, try not to look back, keep positive, even when I feel awful I push myself to do the things i don’t want to do. I’ve faced some pretty anxious moments over the last few years and overcome my fears, so I know I have the strength to get through, and that drives me on the days I need a push. It’s a battle but it’s worth it not to spend my days crying and sweating like a scared child

[big][center][u][i][b][c=A69800]Sometimes life is difficult.


Last week I have a bad cold: coughing like mad and my voice is gone..so off work although one day I did go in and worked full day so they saw how bad I was. Next day was like should I go in or not..well that night I was like nahhhhh I cannot go in.
They understood as coworkers seen how bad I was lol.


Than sure other things are going on..



If I have one thing happen than sometimes other things happen.


Plus should of ordered and got medication BUT do full off the frigging cold that I put it off as cannot talk and do not want frigging hassle when I go there as they are still for fucked up rules.



What about u? Hope everything is going well with you. [/c][/b][/i][/u][/center][/big]

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Many things are delayed in my life. I just learned to accept I'm not in the race with normal people and go at my own pace. I isolate a lot and if I meet new people I'm secretive because it's not in my interest that other people know about my struggles, I try to focus on positive things and the way I sometimes talk about what I currently work on appears to me as if I wanted to make it seem something more important/exciting than it really is. It seems like I can hide it well because most people I know and meet say they would never think I might have a problem with anxiety. But overall, I barely meet people at all. I spend excessive time on my own.

Sometimes I take valeriana extract pills, if it's way too bad I have access to benzodiazepines but I haven't used one in many many years.
I take vitamin D supplements and magnesium. Vitamin D deficiency makes depression worse. Magnesium deficiency might lead to tetany which I wish I knew when I was in my early 20s.

I've never sought professional help but I'm thinking about it more than ever now because part of me thinks my state is worse than I think it is and my life might improve if I took some meds. The problem is that I don't believe doctors have time for people anymore, to truly listen to them and put effort into finding the root of the problem. I'm also convinced I have a minor problem in compare to some and those who are worse off will always have priority. Everyone I know that ended up in therapy and on meds did so because they had to, there was no other option. I can exist, deal with stuff, fulfill tasks and responsibilities, enjoy life at times have fun etc. I just don't fulfill my potential and it reduces the quality of my life.

Absolutely

Not dealing with it well, mainly just avoiding it.

Exercising also.helps.but I have stopped that because I hate it :( I need to start it back up again.

Anxiety makes me feel less than, small, and not as capable as I truly am inside. Im starting to see just how false anxiety is.

Does living with a personality disorder count?

Stress and I know the reasons. It will go away when these reason go away. As for normal stresses, I tend to enjoy them as they drive me to work hard.

Going out on a limb.....bit judging by the posts and comments, it seems like that would be about 97-98% of everyone on SW.

I cry then i cry . Then i cry. feeling like the only people that could love me is my biological family.

I struggle sometimes daily.

Me

Everyone is.

Friends and support from friends is the best remedy and/or lead to solace

How many accounts so you have? I have seen at least two profile similar to yours

I did some drawing/painting today.