Does the pain ever get too much for you to bear?!
Question: Sometimes I feel like I'm sinking deeper and deeper into this pit and I can't get out of it. It's like I'm just being washed away in a tide and I've got nothing to hold on to. What the hell do you do when you finally hit rock bottom?
Answers: Sometimes I feel like I'm sinking deeper and deeper into this pit and I can't get out of it. It's like I'm just being washed away in a tide and I've got nothing to hold on to. What the hell do you do when you finally hit rock bottom?
It did about 2/3 of the way through my senior year of high school. I abruptly and without specific cause shut down. No longer was I the diligent, ever attendant student; I lost all motivation. I languished under this weight for about a month before my parents, not knowing what else to do, sent me to live with my grandma. I think the change of environment helped to give me some clarity, and I began to get back on track. Though I ended up staying in school for a week after everyone else had graduated, with the help of some very kind and understanding teachers I managed to finish all of my work and graduate with honors. Looking back, I believe that a large part of my stress was due to bottled up anxiety about being gay.
Don't take this the wrong way, but from what I've observed, it seems like you bottom out quite regularly. I know you're very independent-minded and have probably fought the good fight alone for so long, but maybe it's time to reach out to a professional. You deserve to wake up in the morning and go to bed at night free from all of this sorrow and pain. I would hate to see your tremendous potential hampered by this. And, of course, there are many people on here who care a great deal for you, and we are always willing to extend ourselves to help give you a lift.
Best wishes for better days
EDIT: Maybe if you have a close relative nearby, one without many commitments, you could stay with him or her for a little while. The extra attention and doting may do you some good and give you a chance to reevaluate your place in life.
You think about how you want to change, plan it out...then do it.
You find away to get back up, you get the help you need.
I think everyone feels that there is no hope sometimes, but it does go away. If you think you need help you can get anti depressants, they really can help.
Well when I feel like that I remind myself that things can only get better if you've hit rock bottom and that usually cheers me up a little. Maybe you should try something new to take your mind off of what ever's bothering you.
When some people hit rock bottom, that could mean many things depending on how they got there.
You could have depression, and your rock bottom is admitting to yourself you do have it.
Rock bottom could mean giving up.
Seek help, dont keep quiet or suffer inside.
You're on this world for no accident.
Things will get better.
You have come to learn more about depression for yourself.
Depression has recently reached epidemic proportions. Here are a few statistics on this very devastating condition:
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One out of 18 adults suffers from depression
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More than 19 million adults in the United States will suffer from a depressive illness
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Depression will cost the United States in excess of $16 billion this year
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Only about 1/3 of all those who are severely depressed will seek treatment
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Medication, psychological treatment, and spiritual counseling alone or combined can help 80% of all people who suffer from depression~yet 2 out of 3 people will not seek treatment and will suffer needlessly
Many who fall prey to depression will find themselves suicidal at some point. Here are some alarming statistics concerning suicide in the United States:
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Suicide it the 8th leading cause of death in the United States
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31,000 people take their lives each year
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500,000 people will attempt suicide this year
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Suicide is now the 3rd leading cause of death among teens ages 15-19
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For every 10 people who commit suicide at least 100 others attempt it
Depression is no respecter of age, sex, or occupation. We are seeing an alarming increase in depression not only in the elderly but in our children and young adults. It is time that we wake up and see the trouble on the horizon. We have a responsibility to ourselves, to others, and most importantly to our children to become as well educated about this "ill" that has become the "common cold" of all emotional disturbances. We need to understand it and then we need to learn what we can do to help ourselves and help others.
i felt the same way!!! i was fat no friends and grades were horrible!!! that is when i decided to change. i ate better, exercised did all my school work then as i began to change i was more active in school and started getting friends then i got a Girlfriend and i am in all honers and still make A's and B's!
Hitting "rock bottom" is GREAT! Because then you can finally kick up and start heading upwards.
Nothing lasts forever - the bad times or the good times. Everything is in flux and spinning. You WILL feel better, and when you do think about what makes you happy, then try and make money from it.
Much love to you.
Sam,
I am so sorry you are feeling this way. I can honestly say that I am in the exact same pit as you (my words exactly!) I have fibromyalgia, DDD, arthritis, bursitis in both hips, and pinched sciatic nerve. (not to mention bipolar disorder, anxiety, severe depression, and PTSD) I know all about pain! I am so full of dispair and self-hate. I was only able to work part-time because of my severe pain, so it's hard for me to not be contributing to my family financially. I feel like I'm the reason that our boat is sinking. I hit rock bottom today..... I quit my job..... I feel for you, and I mean it. Build yourself a support system. My mom, husband and aunt are the only reason I'm alive today because I was on the edge and thinking of jumping....... Please take care of you. Reach out for help. There are truly people that want to help (myself included). Email me. See a pain specialist. Love in Him, Kelly
2007 pretty much sucked and 2008 aint lookin much better....kharma just aint laying it out right for me thus far so no im not enjoying it....am hoping for a break soon though and i figure it this way....it cant get worse so its gotta get better and a bad day alive is better than a good day pushing up daisies!
i know how u feel like nothing is ever going right normally it will pass and u wont have to fell depressed any more but if i doesnt pass then u should tell everyone u know about it its probably just puberty (if ur that age) if ur an adult i really dont know....
Yes, it does, but usually that's just before life takes an amazing swing upward. I hope this is not over a guy. If someone has made you unhappy, he better start packing before I give him a piece of my mind!
I cry alone in my room.
Then I realize that 99% of my problems are non-existent.
I was really depressed in 7th-8th grade but I completely hid it with angst... and took out my anger on everyone around me.
I can't think of a specific day or time where I began to mellow out... I guess I just kind of grew out of it.
I have realized that I never actually hit rock bottom... so I knew I was making progress.
The whole "I'm getting deeper and deeper" thing... I believe you might have anxiety issues. I felt like that last year, I had extreme anxiety when I started high school. It was really weird. Went away after a few months, but I just felt like nothing was worth it. I don't know what I do, but I'm depressed for a bit but then I get out of it. It's been getting better for me, and when I feel depressed, it's not nearly as bad as it felt years ago. But things have changed for me-- I came out, I care less of what others think, and I stopped feeling bad for myself.
I just kind of go with the flow and how I feel. I don't ever "get out of it" but it just happens now and then. And I think it's normal (or what I think is normal)... kind of like the seasons, my feelings change... sometimes better sometimes worse, but when you are down, it's important to see that you won't spend the rest of your life feeling as miserable as you do at that exact moment.
Email me if you want. We have to trade 360's again as well...
I'm there now, I don't know what to do because I'm spiralling downward fast and the last time I hit rock bottom I almost od'ed. When that happened I woke up suddenly knowing that I was close to death and I was so scared, I finally snapped out of it and pleaded with god to let me live. The next day I felt hope for my life, I hadn't felt it in awhile. The problem is, nothing is getting better for me now, it's been six mo's since then and I've tried to be a better person and help others and myself but I'm drowning. I'm scared to death of rock bottom, rock bottom is death, it's absence of life and it might not mean absence of pain. I just want it to stop. I hope you feel better soon and try to find someone who truly gives a darn bc most people don't. I do so if u need just email me. Take care!
Yes,I know exactly how you are feeling right now.I'm in the same boat,and have been for over 3 months now,and it seems to be getting worse everyday.Sometimes i really don't feel that it's worth it anymore,like there is no chance for me to ever be happy so why even bother ....but I'm still here....don't now why,or how much more I can take,but all i can say is that at the moment I'm breathing.I'm going to stop myself before i get too personal on here,but If you ever want to vent to me feel free to email me,and I'll give you my IM screen name(if you want).
I can relate to that. that's a terrible feeling =___=
kind of like when you lose faith in everything, and you don't really see the point of living. I think that you should try doing something for yourself, just to get your mind off of your problems. It could be anything that you enjoy doing. Whenever I feel like that I like to read, go for a walk, watch a movie etc. I think it's also really important to flush out all of the negativity in your mind. whatever is making you feel this way can be overcome with positive thinking. hope you get better =]