Mental Health America

All I can think of is my Dad's gun. I am a twelve year old girl who just wants to die. I don't want to feel pain anymore, or that feeling in my chest like someone is grabbing my heart and squeezing it. I just want it all to end. It's ironic, the girl who inflicts pain upon herself via knife wants to never feel pain again? But you just don't understand, I self harm to convince myself ... Read More

Lately my anxiety attacks have been coming back and I don't really know how to handle them. I don't like asking others for help because they don't understand what I'm going through. I'm just done with having this mental illness and really hate myself for having anxiety ... Read More

Wondering if anyone out there has any experience with this. My ex, diagnosed as bipolar, but more like tendencies toward NPD, has put the brakes on our mediation, when we are finally at the stage of having papers drawn up. He says he is "conflicted", still loves me, yet continues to live with his girlfriend and her teenagers. He will be at our house, wanting to "talk", never really ... Read More

Lyrics to a song that I've written. "Hidden Fences" All the people walking around, thoughts, running through their head Not telling anyone for fear of things, that just might be said There are things that they won't talk about of secrets that they just can't say They keep them bottled up inside to them, it's just another day In a prison of torment and pain, the past won't let them ... Read More

Hi again this is Alex and I have anxiety and major depressive disorder. I am currently on two medications right now. I am currently planning on transferring to a nursing school that is 30-40 minutes away from me and I really want to try and live on campus but my parents think its a waste. I don't know what to do I feel like if I decide to go ahead and live on campus I am going to regret ... Read More

Hello everyone, I just wanted to reach out and see if y'all had any tips or advice on making living with Bipolar disorder easier. I will be starting medication today and therapy in a few weeks. Any advice is appreciated, Thanks ... Read More

Hi. My name is Nicole and I'm 27 years old. I'd like to tell my story and possibly get feedback from you... My maternal grandmother committed suicide when I was 10 years old. Nowadays, my doctors believe the trauma of losing my grandmother may have sort of jump started my depression. She was the first person close to me that I had ever lost and I didn't understand depression and suicide ... Read More

I just wanted to ask if anyone has/had ever taken Lexapro before, and if you wouldn't mind sharing your experiences of it? I had spoken to a psychiatrist about my depression and anxiety and he suggested this medication at a very small dosage, but I am kind of scared of what it might do and what the side effects could be. Any advice would be appreciated ... Read More

Dying seems so appealing. I can't do this anymore. All the stress, hopelessness, I just can't. I admit it, it may get better, but when? I can't stand the pain now, what if it gets worse, what if it doesn't get better? I have a can of helium in my room, and my Dad has a gun in case that doesn't work. But I don't want it to work. I want to die so bad, but I don't want to put my family ... Read More

I have been on lexapro for a few years for OCD, anxiety, and depression. It seems like the lexapro just stopped working. I went to the doctor and they are going to take me off the lexapro and put me on zoloft. I am so anxious and depressed. I feel terrible almost every day. I have been trying to exercise and listen to music to help myself get through it. I also started taking a vitamin ... Read More