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I have been told that after the demise of my relationship I should try remain single for a year...because I have never been alone. The idea of no physical affection kills me. I am so scared of being alone.
I am always being told that I don't love myself enough.
I don't know how to love myself.
I even now wonder what my wife and family see in me.?
I feel useless a lot of the time.
I should be proud of myself after 2 big hikes in less than 24 hours, but then I see others and disappointment sets in.
It's hard hun
Is this a sick mindset, or what???? But, I've got it, and am wondering if anyone else feels this way.
I picked this saying from a DC movie. "You think yourself unworthy of happiness. You are unwilling or unable to confine your failures in the past, to the past. Even when those who died forgave you."
i've been on here for a little while trying to find help and recently ive been moving between psychologists but i've just been like this since about i was 8 and when i was diagnosed officially in july ive trying to get better but it doesn't help and before i was diagnosed i knew something was wrong i honestly hated honestly being alive and alls i did when i would be at school is hide in the library listening to music and just reading but when i wasn't there i hold myself up in my room and rarely… read more
So sorry to tell you this but meds are the only things that have kept me alive. My therapist told me at one of my sessions that did I think that my insurance would pay for me to go to her if it wasn’t… read more
It seems as if people see I'm weak and set out to bully me. Family or strangers; in-person or online.
My brother once said those same things to me. Common insensitive responses?
I struggle immensely with self-criticism and self-bullying which is obviously doing more harm than good. My internal critic has taken control of my daily thoughts which is something I really need to curb. My question is: How can I incorporate self-compassionate practices into my daily routine when I don't believe I am worthy of my own love and compassion? I know it sounds strange but I don't believe that I deserve my own love and compassion, much less other people's. When people treat me with… read more
A person may have self hatred about themselves. This can move its way into many aspects of our life
However, I believe, even as a self hater, we can find at least one thing we like about ourselves. I… read more
I don't consider feeling sad about something bad that happened depression. That is a normal response to something. To me depression is feeling bad when I don't really have a reason to. Or feeling too bad about something that happened. Too bad for too long.
What causes that? Why do I react differently than other people?
I talked with several Psychiatrists and psychologist over the year's and my final answer is they are all quacks. I had a lot of issues growing up and just like many of you the anger and the pain… read more
Hi I've been on different antidepressants for years and am currently on cymbalta/duloxetine. All of them have caused me to put on weight, which causes more depression and not liking myself. I was slim and active before I started these medications. Now I feel too tired to exercise, whereas I used to be active. I've just started a new diet but find the drugs cause carb cravings and increased appetite. How do people deal with this problem? I feel in despair about it as when I come off the… read more
Try Lamotragine. I've been on it for 2 yrs now and have lost weight on it. No carb cravings either. You start on 25 mg 2x a day, then work your way up. I'm on 125 mg 2x a day. Curbs manic symptoms as… read more
Hello everyone,
How can I stop my thoughts that I would be better off taking my own life and I would be free of my mental pain. I need help finding a psychiatrist and therapist to help me.
Psychology Today has a website that lists information and photos of the mental health professionals in your area. I think they approve the ones they list. I found it very helpful. The key is to be… read more
How do you do it? I just don't care about myself. I know how to care for myself. I'm asking how to care ABOUT myself.
Everything I do is for someone else or because I'm "supposed" to do it but nothing that has to do with my own wants and needs seems important enough to me to prioritize.
I know logically that I'm supposed to care about myself. Care what I eat or how healthy I am but I just...don't.
How do I change this?
Make a list of your good traits and how to maintain them. Do simple things for yourself inbetween doing stuff for others. Make a list of your needs and wants. Try to do something related to these each… read more
