Why did god give me anxiety and depression?
Why does my brother have autism? Why do two of my brothers have Asperger's syndrome (which often occur with depression and anxiety)? Why did a friend mine die in a car accident? Why were my great uncles and great aunts and great grandparents murdered in the holocaust? I don't know. No one but G-d does. Praying does not work? Are you expecting G-d to answer with a megaphone? Grant your every wish and every dream? Are you expecting a genie in a bottle? Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary situation. Almost every person who attempted suicide and lived said "as soon as I let go" or "as soon as I pulled the trigger" I wondered why on earth I thought that was the answer. Maybe you could try to talk to younger people who are going through the same thing and at the same time, help yourself? Try giving to others rather than wallowing in self pity. You would be amazed at how great it works. I am not trying to be rude or harsh but at the same time, sitting and moaning about it doesn't help either, does it? Also, I know a lot of people on anti-depressents and anti-anxiety meds (my brothers for insance) and they are just fine. Go to talk to a psychiatrist or psychologist and at least give it try. If you are worried about horror stories of the meds (which are usually suicide after people go off them all at once and are even then in less than 2% of cases) then you are cutting off an avenue that may help you. Anxiety and depression can be organic issues in the brain. If you had diabetes you would take meds. If you had asthma you would take meds. If you have allergies you would take meds. If you have cancer you would take meds but you don't want to take meds because a few people had bad experiences? I don't get it.
Is working in retail making me depressed?
Yep - customer service will do that to you. All customer service reps have similar complaints. Look for an online forum for cs reps. It may help you to hear/read others commiserate once in a while. Most people have absolutely NO CLUE what constraints govern a cs rep's handling of different situations. Others simply don't care - they've made the conscious decision that the cs rep IS the company and that justifies the abuse they heap on a person who is the lowest rung on the totem pole and has the least amount of power. Sometimes sounding off on such forums is not only a good opportunity to vent - it can be eye opening for customers who don't see themselves from the other end. When I worked in customer service management - my biggest frustration was that we didn't receive enough customer surveys and the ones we got weren't detailed enough. Those things are where customers get a certain measure of power - i don't think they know that. At the same time, consider what kind of jobs you'd like to do next. Know for sure that THis brand of hell will not last. You will be on the better things sooner than you think and you'll know that you have paid your dues.
If my job is making me depressed and causing me anxiety, what should i do?
I am a 20yr old college student, and a part-time supervisor and my job. i have not time to enjoy life. and when i do, im to tired and stressed to do so. for my month of summer break my managers have been scheduling me 32-40 hrs, with shifts like 3pm-11pm, 1pm-10pm, and a few time 12pm-11pm. leaving me no time to beath, much less enjoy my summer vacation. And to top off the hectic schedule, for these final 5days of my "vacation" guess who is working every day. im feel tired, exhaughted everyday. i havent excersied for weeks now (something i enjoy doing) in the past month i have seen my boyfriend like 4 times. i am crying as im driving to work dreading that i have to be there for so many hours. i have been pretty moody, and literally been hating my life. i feel depressed, and i feel like im about to have a panic attack when ever i am there. i want to quit but i need a new less stressful job. which has been hard to find. what should i do?
Depression making me slack in school, what to do?
IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT DEPRESSION CAN CAUSE A LACK OF MOTIVATION TO DO ANYTHING AND IT IS PROVEN THAT DEPRESSION IS A MEDICAL CONDITION SO WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH SHOULD BE CLASSED AS "MEDICAL DISORDER EFFECTING YOUR ABILITY TO WORK" YOU ARE SEEING A PROFESSIONAL AND ACCEPTING TREATMENT (THE MEDICATION) SO WITH ALL THIS IN MIND CAN YOU PUSH FOR SOME SORT OF EXTENSION? DO YOU THINK YOU COULD TALK TO YOUR TUTORS ABOUT THIS IN SOME WAY? (AKWARD I KNOW BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE) WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE THE EXACT SAME THING WAS HAPPENEING TO ME I GOT EXTRA TIME TO DO SOME THINGYS I NEEDED TO GET DONE POINT IS THERE SHOULD BE SOME SYSTEM IN PACE TO HELP PEOPLE WH OARE GOING THROUGH WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE IT HAS TO OF HAPPENED BEFORE (IT IS JUST THE SAME AS IF YOU BROKE SOME FINGERS AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO WRITE OR WHATEVER) ANYWAY YEAH I HOPE THIS HELPS **BIG HUG** GOOD LUCK!!
My social anxiety is making me not go to work?
I m 16 and i just recently got a job as a cashier. At first i was fine i was happy that i finally got a job but as days went by, every time i thought of going to work i get so nervous and i sometimes want to cry. Being around alot of people is something that makes me feel so anxious. Especially when i m being watched by the customers and the managers. I hate feeling like this. I m afraid to make mistakes at work. It s my biggest fear. I just want to work without my anxiety getting in the way. What should i do to calm myself?? Any advice please. Thank you
How do I stop my depression from interfering with making art?
When I ended up in a psychiatric hospital, for the first few days I couldn’t do anything but sit in corners, avoid looking at and interacting with people, refuse to eat and shower, and cry randomly.To escape, I was playing some card games on my mobile and drawing some stuff in my sketchbook. Very random. One of the first attempts was to see if I could busy myself with drawing lots of foliage. It was an attempt to escape and make myself occupied, not any inspiration or desire to draw.Eventually I decided that I should spend more time doing this because a) it kept my hands and my mind occupied, b) I could legitimately avoid people’s attention, c) I could do something I never dared before because I just didn’t care if I fucked up or wasted my materials.So I asked my husband to bring me my box of art supplies from home, and got to work. I buried myself in it and ignored everyone, including therapists. I could also tell people, “Don’t talk to me, I’m busy,” and it worked, they would leave me alone.This was the recreation room in the hospital. Some exercise materials and a closet of art supplies. I used my own. As you can see, I occupied the whole art space with several projects at once.By the end of week one people were already calling me ‘our artist,’ and I had developed a sense of purpose. I was tackling difficult projects because I simply did not care, or else I wanted to punish myself with hard and meticulous work, but instead it made me progress immensely during my time in the hospital and draw/paint a few pieces a day.I did an exhibition from my “Pictures from the Mental Hospital” after they let me go home.So, my suggestion to you is:Just start drawing. Doodling. Challenging yourself to stupid ideas (“Hm, what if I draw a checkered pattern on a bird?”). Force your hands and eyes to be busy and your mind to just wander on its own. See where it lands.Remember: you don’t owe this to anyone. There are no deadlines, no projects. There is no purpose. No reason. No objective. You are not aiming to produce masterpieces, you are aiming only to fill a sheet of paper and waste some graphite/pastel/ink/paint. It’s just mechanical work while your mind takes some time to reboot and find its new stride.Whatever happens, at least you’ll have a bunch of amusing drawings to peruse and observe how it worked.