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Ok soooo. I am a psychology major. I have one year left. I have major depressive disorder. I have been in therapy for about 5 years, and I am alot better, but I still deal with depression often. I also self harm sometimes. not like I use to however. I'm so worried though, because I realllly want to ...

I feel the same often. I do not mind being alone. I live alone and am alone most of the time. If I tell people that, they often say,"don't you get bored?" or "Why would you want to be alone?". I really don't know why. I just am not one of those people that need to be around peopl...

Anger is a hard thing to control. It can be hard because it may seem so irrational to someone, while it seems legitimate to you. And it totally may be! I do not have to many anger problems. I internalize everything. But maybe you can stop to think about what your anger is truly about. (If it is abou...

Hi! I'm new here also. People seem to be really nice here, with good advise!

wow! Thanks for all of your replies and suggestions! I think I might talk to my therapist and tell him how i'm feeling "stuck" and am questioning whether i am benefiting from therapy anymore. Maybe he will have some new suggestions.

It just seems that we talk about the same things over and over, and I know it's my fault cuz I don't do some of the things we talk about. I think I'm kinda tired of going because nothing is changing and it's the same stuff every time. I don't know lol By the way, thanks for responding!

Ok so I've been in therapy for like 5 years, and have seen 2 different therapists. My first one left the clinic. Going to therapy has helped my anxiety alot, and sorta my depression. But I still have alot of depression and I just feel like being in therapy for 5 years is a really long time, and I ju...

Hi! I'm 26. I'm a college student. I live alone with my cat. I have major depressive disorder. I've dealt with depression and anxiety most of my life. I've come here because I just want people to talk to. I don't really have any friends. I have my mom and my sister as my support system, but sometime...