I'mma have to ask everyone to take this to the top. Rain upvotes! Please. Thank you.

In the case of toxic people, family or not, cutting them out of your life really makes a difference.

That's why I love the internet. You can ask the stupidest or most inappropriate questions and it's more than likely that : 1- someone has already asked the same question or 2- someone will gladly give you an answer. At the same time there will always be that someone who will bash you for anything you might say or do (too ugly, too pretty, too fat, too skinny, etc).

This. i am fed up of people who have never suffered from depression but declare suicides as cowards.

Going through hard times definitely didn't make me stronger. It made me sadder and a lot more fragile and took away a lot of my faith in things.

To them it was their "normal" behavior.

🥺Thank you

I will admit that when my depression was at its lowest (besides suicide attempt). I didn't brush my teeth, brush my hair or showered in over 2 weeks. It was all just too hard.

Why does his expression match that statement perfectly. Lol. Good on you eagle.

That's my life spelt out!

I remember mom picking me up early from school in 4th grade to go see the 1st Star Trek movie. Still one of the best school memories, ever.

I wish social anxiety was an excuse. It has ruined so much of my life.

Me looking into the mirror: "This is all YOUR fault!"

I feel personally attacked

"You need to work harder". "You need to give up on the lattes". "You need to .............."

I just felt a weight drop onto my shoulders when I read this.

I needed people who actually cared about me and wouldn't ditch me on the playground for someone else and leave me alone without any friends for the rest of the year at the drop of a hat

Depression is not the tears you shed it's the smile you fake

#FACTS

This post is about me and I accept it....it's true. P.S. I'm not a doctor, my parents are still disappointed.

I felt this to my very core. Not to mention the loss of sleep over the associate anxiety.

Sometimes I question myself if I’m a toxic person. I may hurt others without realizing it. I really want to change to be a better person

One time when I was at my lowest I was driving around and contemplating where to park and potentially take my own life. An older gentleman was walking down the back road I was on with his wife and he turned and smiled at me with the most genuine smile I'd seen. His wife turned and did the same and they both waved. That couple saved my life by just showing me a moment of genuine humanity by smiling. Guilt was what drove me to want to die. This post made me remember this.

True. Never really thought about that. Was relentlessly bullied as a child and teachers/parents always ignored and brushed under the carpet. I always bury problems deep now, work through in my own space and never tell anyone.

I've never felt so seen.

As though you had a choice to be depressed when in reality you were having very serious mental health issues.

I did this too. I survived three attempts that night.

My mom says she had anxiety but I don't think she understands how serious mine really is

I think I want to be hospitalised, I need the break from this world.

Pretending not to be depressed is exhausting and then one day the energy it takes isn't there

I'm so very appreciative and grateful that I have a hubby like that. He has dealt with so much with me and my depression. He has supported me and loved me throughout everything.

Ohhh...that's what it is.

Yeah I realized I burnt out at the beginning of the year but I'm still going and (sort of) fine!

My son says "Wait! I'm in the blender......" Thats his way of saying full stop and he will let us know when he feels OK to continue.

I got in a big fight with my parents over this. They didn't understand and I couldn't express it amidst the overload. Ended in a screaming match and some suicidal thoughts.

I totally get this. I really do. You're not alone!

God... I'm allways on overload and counting the years until is ok to exit the world...

I can really relate to that, my autism is something most people in my life don't know about/understand, so I have to try and act like a functioning person and do my schoolwork while not curling up into a ball and crying. Honestly, im lucky I don't live in a big city 😅

Yessssss

I have severe sensory issues, touching certain things can cause me to (in light cases) get shivers down my spine, and in the bad days, cause a panic attack, I’ve been doing stuff all day and my sensory issue is at its peak rn and someone got aggravated that wasn’t doing something fast enough so I finished it and went into my bathroom and cried. People need to realize that people go through this, we are not “lazy” we’re going into sensory overload and can’t take the sound or feel sweeping. We can hurt. We can take a break.. if you would just let us without making us feel bad about it

Have you considered being high as a kite, permanently? Won't do you any worse than any work...

My daughter gets over-loaded a lot since she is ASD. We try to learn what causes the problem and minimize it, but I (ordinary type) still cannot understand what she experiences until she lets me know something is too much.

I have a friend staying with me and she talks to loud does all her work calls on loud speaker and up high! The clicking of her computer mouse is like fingers on a blackboard! Having to stay out of my own home !!

I felt that

How about just saying it? "Give me a moment, there is too much going on right now. If it can wait, I prefer to deal with your topic later" ...is a perfectly valid request, that most people should respect. Try it, and you will realise that most issues do not need to be delt with right at this moment, and the timing of when it was put on your table was in fact rather arbitrary - It just happened at this time because it fit into the schedule of the poser. Everbody gets overloaded from time to time (I know I Know, if you are especially sensitive it takes less to tricker you, and it will happen more often), but I think that everybody has at least experienced it happening once, so they can relate to the feeling, and know that you must be left alone when, for whatever reason, you are in that state.

I felt that right now. Thank you.

I cope with my suicidal thoughts by planning out super elaborate suicide methods i could never possibly pull off.

Ah , you've met our occupational health department