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Yes, it does "reboot" but seems odd that I have to remind my shrink of this and other studies. I too used to abuse alcohol. Oddly enough it was not hard to quit, but then, I kind of use sleep the same way. Once I realized alcohol had its limits for helping ease intense sadness and anxiety,...

Hi, thank u. I have tried so many different antideps but I feel I have had very different chemistry every ten years or so -- and docs don't seem to get that. They only know the immediate and don't trust us to know ourselves or be honest, when I try very hard to help them help me. It's frustrating. I...

Yes, no help for me. I don't matter or count, that's it good bye

I have spent the past couple of years spiralling downhill. Don't leave my house for the most part and rarely even get out of bed. I used to have a life. Now I have a semi-death. I don't even have the energy to kill myself. What does someone do, where does one go for help if they cannot bear to live ...

Well I just got on here and not sure if you are still looking. I would be more of an older sister type, probably - but I have similar issues. Even around my bf which is why sometimes I guess I should just die alone. But I am available to talk about the anxiety (and depression about myself) which I h...

Hey -- well thanks. It's kind of why I go on these -- I hate that I feel so alone and desperate, and then others are here that have similar things. Today was better, since I went and borrowed my friend's dog....although I didn't get out of bed until three p.m. So now I have to take sleeping pills be...

I have been living so many years in misery, honestly, why don't I just kill myself???? I am so sick of it. I am sick of myself, of everyone and everything. Worst of all I don't have any energy to change it. Every part of me hurts, and it makes me wonder how I can ever get energy to do anything to ch...

Oh trinket one more thing -- believe it or not, docs should have learned all about this in med school, it's not difficult to read about, and most people can KIND of relate to it, but they really don't get it. For example, my mom critisizes me about caring too much about my appearance. A lot of peopl...

By the way my ex-bf called BD "mirror depression" -- you look at your face/body and get depressed, even if you were fine before. So true. The only cure for it is plastic surgery, imo -- bc I will never ever be fine with my looks as is, I have no skills, no hopes/dreams, all that I used to ...

Hey -- I don't know why but for some reason not many of us on here, but I am sure it's prevalent. Anyone anorexic/addicted to plastic surgery/etc. has body dysmorphia. Look at Courtney Love, for example. It's one reason I hide away from people, and hate myself. I became anorexic for one reason and o...

Well so far I find the opposite of what i expected -- people who are similar to me. I have been depressed my whole life and tried to "treat" myself with food, alcohol, and drugs -- and now have to accept that I have ruined and wasted a beautiful person, turned her ugly, and have no hope. I...

Hmm this is interesting bc I agree -00 I feel my life has been so tough but it's just that I get exhausted at what most people seem to find simple. I take it all too hard. All the food tips and sleep tips are useless to me since I have always been obsessed with food and sleep. Studied nutrition in s...

What med almost ruined you? Was it topamax? I too have a love/hate relationship with psychiatrists and medicine, it really sucks. Glad you lived but they did NOT help. I hate 'em

letting yourself give in and letting other people go first is what I have always done. You are far from the only one -- and you're so self-aware (compared to me at yr. age.) I just try to think of it like this: if you have ever been near death or terrified, who is the one who you want to be near? Wh...

hey -- when I am not hungry -- maybe ONCE in my life, usually I overeat -- chicken soup always works, even a tiny bit will keep you hydrated (esp. bc of the salt) and the smell doesn't overwhelm. Main thing is to not lose too much water, and if you're taking meds it could be the culprit. Not for me,...