WorkaholicGifsForEveryReply
162911
3723
162
Get help if you need it. If you see someone that needs help, be there for them. You can’t help everyone, but everyone call help someone. Edit: from reading the comments it’s become quickly apparent that Imgur is a hurting community. We all can struggle with mental health issues from time to time, or for some it can seem like it lasts forever. I saw just as many people saying “reach out and talk to me” as I did people saying “I need help.” I had good success with a few counseling sessions and a prescription for Wellbutrin. I know that won’t work for everyone. What helped me the best was finding a local community with common interests to be a part of that takes care of each other. If it’s ever too much please take a moment to call or text 1-800-273-8255.
xPOOKYBUBx
It's comics like these that keep the gun away from my noggin
somanywonders987
Hey if anyone needs someone to talk to, shoot me a pm and if you need to hear a voice, call 1-800-273-8255 for the suicide hotline. They (1/
somanywonders987
Do more than just talk someone off a ledge. They also have a texting service and online messaging.
Geodew
#2 while it can happen, I don't like that you included it; seems anti-meds. Try them. Antidepressants are probably the only reason I'm alive
Geodew
(2/2) I.e. don't further the misleading narrative that they change you, don't help, or are just "happy pills" bc none of that is true
KayRaven
Thank you for this. I've been struggling with depression, PTSD, dissociative disorder, and as I recently learned, high-functioning autism.
cowbellrx
I just got the strength to get some help for my depression, ptsd and bipolar. Then life gives me a torn labrum in my shoulder requiring>
cowbellrx
surgery and Ill be down for 2 months. Life has been doing this to me my whole life. Get the strength to try to fix, then shit hits the fan.
iitsB
nanamonster
thebigby
C'mon son!
ichangedmyusernamebecauseiregretmyoriginaldecision
thanks for making me cry again. +1
GioGiosTripleBagel
Yeah same. The last comic always results in me crying like a little bitch.
Bigemedic
Take medicine. Seriously. I take meds for depression and anxiety and I feel “normal” for the first time in my life.
WulfgangKeiser
I'm not depressed, I just am always alone with anxiety and seeing that talking about it will be seen as bandwagoning
blackguard89
There are people who understand out there. However there's also the thought that you may be bothering them with unimportant things
Kiotetravels
It's not so easy when you can't afford therapy. Or a Dr. Or medicine. Or "alternative medicine." Or literally anything that might help you
Kiotetravels
And you can't earn more money because your mental health doesn't let you keep or find work. And you get so tired of fighting to get
Kiotetravels
Assistance that you eventually just resign yourself to being mentally ill and homeless. But please keep telling me to get help. Rub it in.
EssenSlug
I got the courage to tell my GF about my depression and she broke up with me. I'm not revealing again
localbognymph
I started antidepressants three days ago. I know it takes time but I hope they work. The emotional roller coaster I was on was unbearable.
ScarletMegaGay
I always think I'm fine, and so I feel fine. But the moment I see stuff like this I just lose control, I remember how fucked I am and just
ScarletMegaGay
can't shake the feeling
AllDogsGoToFP
I just found out a good friend committed suicide today, and I was hoping I'd find one of these posts on Imgur. Don't know why, but it helps
TheUltimatePunMaster
i have no experience with it at all but i have heard that hyperbole and a half's take on depression is accurate
chachisaurus
Sooooo accurate. Very worth reading.
NecroticProphet
I could use someone to talk to.
SassyPiplup
It's okay to be a bitch-ass nigga
PreciselyIndecisive
Are you joking?
SassyPiplup
No?
PreciselyIndecisive
Do you have depression? Do you even know what it's like? Don't make fucking judgements like that.
SassyPiplup
? I haven't made any judgement. It's okay to be a bitch-ass nigga, my nigga.
kym4
Thank you
Hoparistic
Losta friend to suicide this week. No one ever knew, had a convincing smile. Hold those you love close and never let them out of your sight.
heckingbork
That second one. Damned if that’s not true sometimes.
The701
Celexa made me just feel dulled down, and I yawned incessantly, like 1-2 times a minute for hours on end. My jaw and head ached from it.
The701
And Wellbutrin gave me a grand mal style seizure. An hour or so sooner and it might've killed me, because I was driving at the time. The
The701
possible downside of that is that I haven't been too keen to try any of the things again. God damn Wellbutrin.
Vexray
I just wish therapy was not so expensive, have needed to talk to someone for a while =(
Bakewelltart
Try bigwhitewall.com its free in some parts of the UK. Amazing site and it might ne available for you too
LickMyNutsAndCherryIceCream
I agree, even if it was covered by insurance, I can't afford the copays every week :(
Kiore
Look into online counseling, I'm seeing more and more initiatives.
BooksBooksBooksBooksBooks
I used a website called moodgym for a while, and I liked that. There are other similar free resources online too!
BooksBooksBooksBooksBooks
Meanwhile, feel free to reach out to your fellow imgurians!
MoaConstrictor
Counselors really are great to talk to, expensive, but valuable. Wish I had the float to do that more right now.
Bwentos
I always get teary-eyed when I come across these.
CGPOh
Is there a specific reason?
Danishlmgurian
Some of us have probably been saying "I'm fine" a bit too much
StargateCommand
They know what its like. I know because I've felt all those things before.
Bwentos
Yep.
bourbonandhappiness
I don’t know how people aren’t depressed all the time. Can’t remember the last time I was truly happy. But I have a puppy, and she helps.
reflectedsoundofundergroundspirits
You deserve happiness. More than anyone else out there.
GlassCannon570
Some people are ignorant. Some people are religious. Some people are stubbornly optimistic.
The701
It's weird, eventually that "down" feeling becomes comfortable. It's not there *for* you, but it's still always there. It's its own island
The701
of reliable consistency, just always there.
bourbonandhappiness
You’re exactly right. That is actually very well put, I’ve never really been able to articulate it.
Fi3PO
A good daily reminder to anyone out there. Be strong!
hedwigandtheangryfoot
Fi3PO
I find gardening, drawing, crafts, music and reading have all helped in some way. It refocuses your brain and keeps you out of the bad bits.
soundwavesuperior77
Fighting depression/keeping myself from emotionally breaking down every day is literally painful. I just want the pain to stop....
soundwavesuperior77
...but I’m not going to off myself. Hell no. This shit just sucks so bad. I am in therapy, which was working until recent months...
soundwavesuperior77
...but then things spun out of control for me and now I’m dealing with a whole new set of emotional problems. Thank god for imgur gifs tho
Fi3PO
Be strong man! Always here to chat
soundwavesuperior77
Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind :-)
synfinitehell
This is unrealistic in that it shows that people are there for you but so many people have no one. No one to understand the pain they feel.
somebodyontheinternet
I'm trying
iAntichristx666
It’s hard..
hersheesquirtz
Seven year suicidal daily here. Been through the ringer too many times, if anyone needs to talk message me. It gets better, trust me.
Fi3PO
I know man. I’ve been riding that struggle for 3 years now. You just have to keep going. Always here for a chat if anyone needs it.
Asdafax
It's really hard
Fi3PO
If you need to talk make sure you talk. I’ve been through hell and back and occasionally revisit. Sometimes it’s good to just get it all out
Asdafax
I have talked, but now it feels like I'm being guilted into living, my life just doesn't belong to myself, but to the people I might hurt
Fi3PO
Yeah, I know the feeling. Never feel guilty for talking! If people make you feel like that, they aren’t the right people to talk too.
blechinger
If you can't be strong: be vocal. It's ok to speak about weakness. When we talk about it we give others the opportunity to help. Let them.
LeftHandPanda
I have some serious dark moments but my wife always seems to bring me around. Im a lucky fucker.
whywasfr0hstalreadytaken
You are! I'm happy for you.
WorkaholicGifsForEveryReply
My wife is the shining star in my life. She keeps the bad times manageable. I’m just glad we are raising our child opposite of my parents.
Nalianna
Me too. and she's not even aware. She just makes me happy for no reason at all.
22ndCenturyTransient
What really sucks is when the only reason you're depressed is the chemicals in your brain being super fucked and refusing to let meds help!
dav3nasty
I hate the way meds are portrayed by media. They’ve helped more than they’ve hurt and doctors know they aren’t the be all end all.
catsofat
Having a 'great' life so that when u seem sad people will just be pissed that you are sad. So you pretend not to be.
22ndCenturyTransient
Yep!
imkelroweridai
Have you tried getting that DNA/mental meds tests? They can find out which meds your body would metabolize best, and adjust doses for it.
22ndCenturyTransient
I've tried a number of other things like ECT, but I've never heard of that. Thanks, I'll work on looking into it
Kmillar99
I have no idea what's been going on with me lately. Life is good with a gf, new car soon. But I still feel sad all the time. Any advice?
Necromartian
I feel pain when I think of doing anything productive. I can't do the dishes and I am angry to my friend because she tries to cheer me up.
Kmillar99
It's such a strange feeling. I should be on the top of the world but feel like I'm in the dumps
KjTheLightning
ask for a psychanalsys session, specialzed towards chemical derived depression and similar mental health disorders,
KjTheLightning
i had done a so-alled "hospital day" a couple years ago in a top-notch facility(it's actually an average of 3-5 days though) and that's how
KjTheLightning
i found what i actually have... probably. consider psychology is still a relatively young field of medicine and wrong diagnosis are common.
AStrongFemaleCharacter
It’s okay not to be strong. It’s okay to feel sad. It’s okay to cry. It’s not okay to keep it to yourself.
KjTheLightning
these day, it seems like everything it's ok and not ok at the same time, so i'm no sure if you're trustworthy, or anyoe really.
sitarhero
Talking about it doesn't help. There isn't much you can do when every decision is the wrong decision, and the future will be the same.
luander11
Gonna share with who? Doesnt have any friends who care about you, and family doesnt really care if you are happy or not.
Gasnia
Keeping it to yourself is easier when there are people out there that say " just suck it up" or "you're not really depressed." "Just smile"
KjTheLightning
perhaps, but to me it has been the opposite o far and it seems like it's been doing more bad than good, not for me, for others, but that's
KjTheLightning
what i wante, i didn't want that and will never want it, but apparently it's wrong, so... fuck me i guess?
HTButterBunsofSteel
Just go ahead and remember the kids in Africa have it worse! You've got a job [you hate] and a home [can't afford]!
blackguard89
Oh THANK THE FUCK! I nearly thought my problems were bigger. There we go now we find the power to smile again. It's not so bad is it
HTButterBunsofSteel
Exactly! Even if you can't do anything to help them, you can just smile more and remember you've got it pretty good! *Cringes*
blackguard89
Exactly. It's what pulls me out of depressive thoughts every time. And bury them deep. They can't come back to haunt me can they? hAhA
NobleSavant
I really despise comments like that the most. It's something that people who have never been depressed say.
Gasnia
Or is the type that say they're depressed when they feel sad one day. "Oh I'm so depressed." If it was real they wouldn't be telling others.
AStrongFemaleCharacter
Fuck those people.
Immune2Iocaine
Or my personal favorite "Other people have it much worse than you do..."
TheSwampQueenAbides
Pain is relative. People really need to grasp that idea.
Gasnia
Yea, we deal with more pain than the people around us.
AStrongFemaleCharacter
Maybe they do but that has nothing to do with you, your situation and your feelings. Your feelings are just as valid as anyone’s.