Basically just talk about mental health related stuff. For example, you can vent about anxiety or you can ask questions to people who have mental health problems.
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Having depression and anxiety is not my fault. Being an addict is not my fault. But they don't absolve me of responsibility for my behavior. I'm still responsible for how I treat people and (since I have access) for seeking out and doing treatment and actively working on my behavior. "I'm sorry for bailing out all the time, but I have anxiety" is inexcusable. "I'm struggling with an anxiety attack; I can't go out until it calms down" is reasonable.
I have a friend like this. Even from the side, I can tell it is hard.
I swear I'm trying. I swear I'm not lazy. I swear that it's not my fault. I don't want to die. But I don't want to live either I'm just so tired.
I'm glad you're trying, I know you're not lazy, and it couldn't be your fault at all. It's okay that you feel that way, it really really sucks and it hurts a ton but it isn't forever. You can get through this
Help I'm about to kill myself idk what to do anymore
Hang in there may, its going to get better just hang on las <3
I'm here. I might be offline for a little bit bc I have a test but I'll be back as soon as I can. I'm still looking at case examples but I linked one on the doc.
We're almost there. I'm going to figure out a solution for the cat, and I'm going to study this pdf I found about cps procedures. We're so, so close to getting you out. <3
Load More Replies...Hey are you alright? Did something happen? Do you want to talk about it?
Hey, I'm alive and trying so don't worry :)
Load More Replies...Please don't kill yourself. We care about you. We are here to help you work things out when it seems too hard. I know this because I've been there. I know how this feels. Don't be afraid to reach out to one or more of us for help and support, or just to vent. You matter and you are loved.
MAY I READ YOUR BIO. PLEASE TALK TO ME MAY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. NOTHING YOURE GOING THROUGH IS YOUR FAULT. YOU DID NOTHING WRONG TO DESERVE SUCH A S****Y LIFE. Also any luck getting enough evidence for CPS yet? You need to get away from your house if it's still as bad as before.
May, please don’t. I don’t know what to say that will help. I don’t want you to die. I want to see the day you arrive in Seattle to turn your life around. I know you can do it. Please May.
I know this is probably useless but please people care about you. Dont fo you’ll regret it. Life sucks but at least sometimes it doesnt. Im sorry if this is needless unhelpful b******t.
I’m trying to get my eating disorder under control but it’s pretty difficult. But lately because I’ve been eating more I’m not miserable and cranky.
I literally haven't eaten anything for 3 days, I've lost like 15 pounds. I'm slightly hungry but whenever I try to eat I just can't manage to swallow anything without feeling like im just going to gain more weight. I'm not overweight, so idk why this is happening. My mum wants to send me to a hospital but I have a paid profile pic commission that I haven't finished and I really don't want to be called a scammer or smthn. Help help help help helpppp
Lex you really need to go to the hospital. Please. Your health needs to come first. I don't want you to die. If you can, try eating small things like crackers or toast or cereal, those are easier to stomach, especially after not eating for a long period of time. And try to stay hydrated. I really want you to be safe and alright. So please go to the hospital. I care about you.
The thing is I don't really WANT to eat. I hate how I look cuz even though I'm not overweight im kinda curvy ish which makes me look more fem.
Load More Replies...Lex please go to the hospital I really don’t want you to die
Lex, you really need to eat something. As long as you’re eating a balanced diet and hydrating and exercising, you don’t need to worry about weight gain. Losing weight isn’t necessary unless your doctor told you to do so. Don’t suddenly start eating big meals after not eating anything for a while. Start small and then gradually build up
I have ADHD depression PTSD anxiety, and beging suicidal thoughts.
Hey, I've been there (I'm still there every now and then). I know it's tough. You can do this. Know that there are people who care and love you. If you want, I can give you my email or number so you can have someone to contact if thigs get really hard.
Bye guys I love y'all
No, I'm not going to kms. But I will be gone for either 1, 2, or 3 months. My family is trying to send me to an all "girls" (cough, cough) boarding school thingy for middle school kids with mental illnesses and/or eating disorders. No personal electronic devices allowed. Only one phone call (to home) per week. It's in a different state as well, maybe around 6-7 hours away from where I live. If I end up going there I will have no access to BP. I also can't email either, so those pandas that I have emailed in the past... you may not hear from me for quite a while. I love you guys. Hopefully this isn't "bye" for more than a month. Hopefully. Even if I do end up going, which I most likely am, I will probably still be on BP for a couple more days & on the extremely long drive there. Twilight, May, imp, Amy, and all my other BP besties and acquaintances, don't kys while I'm gone please. Stay safe guys. Bye. ❤️
Goodbye, I hope you can become friends with a few other trans people who got sent there, if you want someone to talk to before you leave, I am here to listen, the kids there will hopefully be more understanding than adults. I will miss you, remember that you will always have people who care about you here on BP, sending internet hugs and wishing you good luck. 💜
Load More Replies...I'm sorry to hear about the possibility of you attending a boarding school. I wish you all the best, and if your parents do decide to send you there, we'll be here waiting for your return. Even though we may not know each other well, I will genuinely miss you. Take care, and farewell. ❤️
Question. Do you have to have been through trauma or extreme stress to have Dissociative Identity Disorder?
I think that most people who have it have gone through trauma. The traits of it are having two personalities, gaps in memory, and the condition causes problems in daily life. Here’s the website I got it from if you want to look in to it more: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/dissociative-disorders/what-are-dissociative-disorders#:~:text=Symptoms%20of%20dissociative%20identity%20disorder,or%20reported%20by%20the%20individual. Keep in mind that it requires a diagnosis from a doctor
Help my anxiety is worse than it ever was before I’ve had periods of prolonged depression but never anxiety I feel like I’m being crushed and my heartbeat has been really high for the past couple of days please I don’t know what to do anymore please
Is there someone you know IRL who you can safely talk to about it?
Not without consequences.
Load More Replies...OMG IMP ARE U OK- PLS DONT MAKE ANY IRRATIONAL DECISIONS THAT CAN CAUSE HARM TO YOURSELF. ESPECIALLY IF I LEAVE. I DONT WANT TO COME BACK AND FIND YOU DEAD OR INJURED OR SOMETHING
not really. I don’t think I’ll kms but I want to self harm so badly. During school I used my pencil and tried to cut my wrists. If my pencil could cut I’d be very hurt rn
Load More Replies...When you’re feeling anxious, you just need to realise that that isn’t how the world really is and it’s not as bad as you think. The more you worry about being anxious, the worse it gets, it’s a vicious cycle, just force yourself to stop thinking about it and distract yourself, at first it’s hard but it gets easier. ❤️
Idk this could be mental or physical health, but I just don’t have the energy to talk to my friends anymore. I don’t have depression or anything like that, I feel fine and relatively happy, and my friends are great and awesome, but talking to them has just been getting more and more draining and I just don’t want to anymore. I feel like an awful person and a bad friend because I know I’m being kind of distant but I just find myself wanting to be alone all the time. I don’t feel that way with my mom or brother or anything, or even my friends outside of school. It’s just the friends in school. Like I just want to be alone in school, talking to them wears me out and I don’t really want to meet up with them outside of school. Again, my friends are awesome and I don’t think they are the problem. Ugh idk sorry for the long rant.
You're not being a bad friend to them. Just make sure that they know why you aren't talking and then take whatever breaks you need to. You should never have to sacrifice your well being for ANYONE else, even if they're your best friend.
It’s not actually *just* my school friends, I feel like I’m getting more distant with my other friends too. I think it just affects my in-school relationships most because I see those people every day.
you're not a bad friend at all. tell your friends that you need a break if you need to. it's better to recover and take a break from them then being tired and miserable all the time, and eventually drifting away. do whatever you need for your own health <3
Ty for saying that, it’s what I needed to hear :)
Load More Replies...GUYS IS TWILIGHT ALIVE He said they were taking a short break from bp but it's been over a month and I'm kinda panicking. They were making threats to end his life before he left and idk if they're safeeeeee If any of you guys know twilight irl or have his email/phone number pls tell me if they're aliveee Memfkwlkfkekdkekwjeiwoxkejodowkdkwodmwkdkeorjwndndkkwmdnwkdmenekekekekekekaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ok good, hopefully twilights doing ok
Load More Replies...Idk what that keyboard spam at the end was about lol
I think crow has his phone number? And his email is on his profile I think. Imma go check. Edit: his email is carolinaseiders@gmail.com
Load More Replies...has gotten a bit better but still pretty eh
Volunteering myself for questions
This is a question related to your conversation with May, have you tried calculating where you are on the body mass index? It could help you figure out how much you need to eat, starving yourself would still not a be good way to lose weight even if you are overweight.
Idk how to any anyways I should be naturally really thin, my whole family is, so it'd show me as way underweight even though I'm fat as hell
Load More Replies...Ahhh sorry ): u can text me if you want?
Load More Replies...how does everyone on this chain know eachother but me and why do i feel left out even though idk them.
If you’re on the site often enough and just chat with some of the cool people on here you’ll fit in before you know it :)
Load More Replies...I think I have depression and anxiety and R.A.D. and dissociative disorder but I’ll never get them diagnosed because I hate myself too much to ask for help. Like I’m genuinely scared of telling people I want to off myself. I always avoid topics about mental health because I’m scared that I might accidentally spill.
what does R.A.D stand for? I don’t know and if I google it it doesn’t give me a result that sounds correct
Reactive attachment disorder. It means that I can’t form healthy relationships with people (such as parents or caregivers) because I wasn’t in a good position when I was younger.
Load More Replies...I realise that I might have a little bit of trauma or something like that. I only figured it out today. I’m not severely traumatised or anything but I discovered that there’s a trigger which always makes me cry and panic a lot whenever it happens
Does anyone have advice on how to feel less anxious? Don’t say anything like medications or therapy as neither of those are available for me. I’m only doing counselling for academic related stuff
If you are panicking or having an attack, look around you. Find five things that are red, four things that are orange, three things that are yellow, two green, and one blue. You can up the numbers and got through the whole rainbow multiple times. It helps slow your heartbeat. Long baths, Epson salts, if you're religious praying, crying can help. Bottling your emotions will just make things worse. Stop trying to wear what others think you should wear, wear what you want to wear, and make your mind a blank slate if you see someone and start thinking if they and when they and they. Take a break from schoolwork. I know that can be hard sometimes, but sometimes just take a break. Call people you care about and just talk. Don't second guess your words or anything, just talk to them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🧡🧡🧡🧡💛💛💛💚💚💙
Load More Replies...That as much as we're talking and opening up about it, it doesn't mean there's a lot of help when you reach out. It's a lot of " sounds like you're having a hard time " , " what I'm hearing is that you're really struggling ". I know validation is important but I know I'm struggling , that's why I'm here.
I don’t choose to have depression. I don’t choose to have my friends abandon me. I don’t CHOOSE to have anxiety. I don’t CHOOSE to be good at English class. It’s just who I am. It’s not MY fault that my parents don’t understand me. It’s not MY FAULT I passed an exam I shouldn’t have. It’s not my fault my ‘friends’ torment me for being a weirdo. It’s not my fault I did it. But they say everything is MY FAULT.
it is not your fault. what exam was it that you shouldn’t have passed? just curious, because I can’t think of any
Yesterday we were doing a math “test” in school to see if we learnt what we’re supposed to have learnt last year and I hated it. I got really stressed and I started to think bad things about myself. Examples: even the people who are way slower than you at math are on page 8 (of 12 and I was on 7 and stuck there) (not true; they were on page 5 I heard them say but yk) and I got stuck and I felt stupid because I got stuck in something easy but I just couldn’t concentrate. My hands
You're certainly not dumb. I was doing a math test once. The kids who usually did math slower than me were on page 30. I was on page 9. Like actually. I bet you're a lot smarter than you give yourself credit for.
Oh sorry I thought I had to stop writing cuz someone’s coming but they didn’t. Anyways. My hands were shaking and I felt warm (I was wearing a warm jumper) and I almost started to cry because idk. After the “test” I asked my friend if she found it fun. She said it was easy and she just didn’t have motivation. … so ofc at that time I felt rlly stupid and stressed and I just wanted to go home. Does this mean anything?? Oh! I forgot to add this: I felt that I was doing bad the WHOLE time. I also looked for a fidget toy I normally have in my pencil case but I couldn’t find it (it sometimes helps me concentrate). 000000000000000000000 0000000000 (that was just to make a space as bp doesn’t let there be a lot of space in a comment)000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Does this mean anything??
You are definitely not dumb, everyone feels that way during tests due to the pressure. If you are not confident in your abilities, try reviewing the material for 20 minutes 5 days before the test every day.
Load More Replies...my psychiatrist gave me meds for adhd because i told him i have high anxiety some days and very low depression other days so he said my adhd is because of like an imbalance of dopamine so he gave me dopamine antidepressants but theyre increasing my anxiety like a s**t ton which makes my autistic brain like everywhere mentally and nowhere physically and i ran out yesterday so i didnt take them today so im depressed and the hospital i had been in before-hand where i got recommended for meds said i should be on mood stablizers but he didnt even take those into thought after my dad told him that so like...idk what to do at this point
my psychiatrist gave me meds for adhd because i told him i have high anxiety some days and very low depression other days so he said my adhd is because of like an imbalance of dopamine so he gave me dopamine antidepressants but theyre increasing my anxiety like a s**t ton which makes my autistic brain like everywhere mentally and nowhere physically and i ran out yesterday so i didnt take them today so im depressed and the hospital i had been in before-hand where i got recommended for meds said i should be on mood stablizers but he didnt even take those into thought after my dad told him that so like...idk what to do at this point
