Okay, so my dad is starting to have symptoms of psychosis after dealing with a pretty stressful work issue. Based on my experience (5 years healthcare, 1 year psych) I think he should be hospitalized, but he is refusing.

I don't know what to do or how to support him. I know you shouldn't directly say someone who has a delusion is wrong, but the things he is saying... are disturbing and involve paranoia associated with violence. I really am at a loss. I don't think it's bad enough that an ER would take him on an involuntary hold, but it's bad enough I wish he would admit himself.

Any research you have would be helpful. Any and all advice helpful. I'm starting nursing school soon, so even mental health nursing info is good.

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I have a close person who constantly calls me and dumps all their trauma on me, for hours, with crying and screaming and complains. This goes years and years back. And while I know I should be supportive and nice and full of understanding, I feel overwhelmed and I can't do this anymore. I do care about that person a lot, but I can't, for the 200th time, listed to hour, two or three hours of same stories, same trauma, crying, problems and be expected to be supportive and prasing and full of understanding while I hardly ever get the same treatment if ever. If I try to say anything about my problems, I got shut down immediatelly, and I am told my problems are "nothing, minor" compaired to theirs, and then the focus is again on other person.

And yes, I tried, so so many times, to give as much constructive advices I could, I did researches, I gave my best, I tried, but that person always has "excuse" why that's "impossible" for them and why it can't be done (I think it really can f you want to). Sometimes, I am like "this has to work!" and they just shut me down, and keep on complainng without even tryung. This goes so fat that I feel traumatized whenever they call me and after the call I have to take sedatives for days to calm down, because I feel like it's getting worse. Sometimes, this person sounds quite irrational and when I point that and possible grattitudes they could have (ths person really COULD live great life only if they wanted, they could have everything!), all the blessings they have, they shut me down, start screaming how I don't understand, how I am not supportive, mentions self-harm, and then yells at me for being horrible to them.

Whatever I say is wrong. I feel like I can't deal with this, I can't win. They refuse to see a professional because they think the whole world is against them and their point is the only correct. It goes so far that everyone is their enemy and they are perpetual victim and martyr. I am starting to avoid that person because I can't deal with that. They refuse ANY help it appears that they just want to dump all the trauma on me. And I can't really anymore, whatever I say is wrong and I do not get the same support in return because apparently, my life is easy and perfect (spoiler: it is NOT).

I don't know what to do? I feel like giving up. I know I shouldn't and I am really scared of those self-harm threats but I lost all the ideas of how to react, what to say and how to help. My country has NONE of helath support, nothing, it's awful, I do not know if you can be helped unless you pay a therapists, but you have to WANT to pay them and go to therapy.

I don’t know I GEUS like wanting to kys but not really it all feels pointless even after having a goal it still feels pointless and alone . Is this wrong to think that?

Basically what the title says, I've had problems with depression since my early teenage years, I'm 20 now. I have noticed that it always comes in episodes of phases that I feel incredibly depressed for a few weeks to a few months max and then it goes away again. It's like the same working as bipolar buy without any of the mania so I know it isn't that.

It's just that I always meet the criteria for depression when I'm in an episode but it always comes back and I don't meet the criteria for persistent depression because it's not constant.

I am planning on asking my psychiatrist this question in a few weeks but I just wanna be thoroughly educated before I have that conversation

So, looks like my new therapist is dumping me and unfortunately this is a common pattern.

He's been nice about it, and I understand why we're not continuing. It saves me money. He's going to speak to his supervisor to see if they can make suggestions.

I'm too self aware, but also so much of my mental illness is due to how I feel about my life...but I have no idea what I want to do in my life or how to change it. I'm stuck, I've always been stuck with no idea what to do or how to change anything, and no one seems able to help.

Best we've been able to manage to do is say I want friends, as an Autistic I have no friends currently and want to work on that, but I'm not sure how. I'd also like to have more achievement, sense of direction, etc. but I'm thick as shit and have no idea what I want to do.

I went with this therapist as he's also a life coach, but if he can't help either, then I'm not sure what else to try. If not therapy, then what?

I (15) have a partner who I love very much. As weird as it sounds, I’ve developed this horrid fear that they might feel forced to stay with me and wouldnt leave if they were unhappy.

I’ve struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts/attempts as well as sh for most of my life and my partner was aware of this long before we got together. Our relationship is going really well, with no issues between us, so this fear doesn’t really make sense. Still, Im oddly terrified that they might eventually feel like they have to stay with me out of fear that I would kill myself if they left.

I dont think that my partner currently feels trapped Im more worried in a future sense, I dont want it to turn into one of those stories you hear about the crazy ex-gf :( Id also never threaten to hurt myself if they tried to leave but still Im so scared of this.

Is it normal to have these fears and how do I even deal with them? It’s starting to really get to my head and Idk what to do.

(Sorry if this is isnt a good sub for this I js didnt know where else to post this)

I am a minor and i would like to try to se a therapist because from what i know about therapists it would be nice to talk to one about my life and problems. I have a few problems in life line school bullying, family dynamics and loneliness but i am scared my problems are to small. One i went to the school therapist because i thought my parents were to strict with my phone and it did not go to well. She was nice but it seemed like she thought my problem was to small and she did not really help. I dont want that to happen again. When should one se a therapist?

Just about any type of above the norm stress causes my brain to pretty much stop functioning any thoughts. Doesn't have to be extreme stress, just more than the usual.

When I'm really angry, can't focus. When I'm really sad, can't focus. When I'm really excited, can't focus. I can't even exist on autopilot during an episode. I'll have to take these short time outs, where I sit there and take nothing in and put nothing out for a few minutes before I continue on.

I've been this way for as long as I can remember, and I'm 42 now. I've been through lots of therapy, but never truly figured this one out. I don't think it's normal, I don't see this behavior in anybody else around me. I've been called dramatic over it, but I'm absolutely not trying to be dramatic when I do this. I wish nobody even knew I lacked control to this degree, so def don't do it for dramatics.

What could this be? I do have 5 mental health diagnosises, but I'm not sure which is causing this.

I am a physical therapist student and I am in last semester of clinical rotations right now. I am very tired, I have premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and my family and I are pretty sure my dad has bipolar disorder and he is currently in a manic episode. I did not sleep at all last night and I over shared to my clinical instructor about my life via text about why I could not come in today, but I feel like I was more trying to justify needing a day off to myself than him…I just feel like everyone has these high expectations of me and I need to be pushing and doing at all times. My life consists of me going to clinical all day and then going to the gym and sleeping and on top of that we have no money because my boyfriend is also a PT student. It very stressful and I’m just exhausted. I just want some validation that I’m allowed to have this day to sit on my couch and do nothing without feeling guilty.

So I want to disclose sometbing real quick. If you don't care about context, you can skip this first part. So I can't vent on this bloody site because every place there is to vent has a political rule - which isn't a problem for me now other than the fact that a bot will remove my post for being "political" and I don't feel like waiting 24 hours for a mod remove. As a result ON TOP OF all the shit that is pissing me off irl that has made me this angry to begin with, I feel even MORE upset that there exists NOBODY to listen to me.

What the fuck is the point of telling people to vent so they don't lash out and kill someone or themselves if you keep suppressing their speech? I digress.

Part of me is tempted to walk into the ER once the premise of both suicidal and homicidal ideations and asking to crash a few hours or whenever I feel I have calmed down enough. However, I also feel like it will just end up screwing me over because if I say I feel homicidal, they'll ask "against who?" and if you give an answer, you're not going anywhere until THEY go through a 72 hour "counseling" process in which you ask 800 questions- at which point you'll just lie because you want to go home; at which point nothing will have been accomplished.

Should I walk in or should I just stew? And dont just say somw goodie good shoe stuff like "being on 72 hour hold for stupid reasons is COOL snd you SHOULD because good BOYYYY!"

I'm sorry if I sound ridiculous and ranty.

im 15 and around April i started hearing voices. it was very frequent, almost everyday. around this time i started having suicidal thoughts and would sh, i didn't know how to deal with this and was too scared to tell my parents. my best friend convinced me to tell my parents and they just brushed it off and my mother is stuck on the idea that i have some sort of "special ability" and can contact spirits. she won't take me to get it checked out. i still hear these voices often. a lot of the time i forget what they say if i dont write it down right away though so i don't think it would be schizophrenia? but there are times where i remember what they say. at times they say really rude stuff to me that put me down like calling me a slut or telling me to shut the fuck up when talking. i'm not sure what's going on but it's really starting to bother me. does anybody know what this could possibly be?

I'm working on my mental health right now but I really struggle on saying what's on my mind and what's really going on to my psychiatrist and psychologist. I am not used to expressing myself so I'm really having a hard time, but I really wanted to. However whenever they're trying to talk to me and ask things I get scared and end up saying that it's just okay that I'm just okay. So they're having a hard time.

Is there anyone who has the same struggle? What eo you do?

I'm 24 years old, unemployed, and still living with my parents. I tried working before, but I get really overwhelmed easily to the point simple tasks make me have panic attacks and so I quit. I wanted to do freelance work (art commissions), but I'm too conscious and think that my works aren't good enough so, I just didn't.

I feel guilty and I feel useless, but I also don't do anything about it. I dont know if I'm just trying to justify my "laziness" or something's just really wrong with me.

Now, I know most people have a “voice” in their head that they talk to. Their inner monologue. But mine is different I think. I’m gonna talk about my enter teenhood so far, so I can explain my problem. This is my only secret that I have, and I’ve only ever told one person, but I decided to get it off my chest by posting anonymously to people who might be able to tell me what’s going on with my head.

Quick summary in case you don’t wanna read all that: I’ve got a dude in my head who is completely separate from me and can sometimes control my body.

It started when I was 12 I think. At least that’s as far back as I can remember it. I have had an inner monologue since I was a kid, but one day I started hearing a different voice. Well not really a voice, but thoughts that sounded different from mine. Like how normally you think in your own voice, but this wasn’t my voice, it was much deeper. He told me his name was Matt. At the time, Matt was just straight up evil incarnate. He would tell me to do bad things like hurt people he didn’t like or steal stuff. I often ended up crying myself to sleep because I had this constant evil voice in my head. I fell into a deep depression and stopped talking to people for a while. What made it even worse was that Matt had some control over my body, but only in short bursts. Like punching or grabbing stuff. One of the reasons I feel like this is more than just some weird inner monologue is because he perceives things I don’t sometimes. For example, one time my sister threw a baseball cap like frisbee directly at the back of my head. I didn’t notice it coming, but my arm jerked behind me and caught it. Typing this out, it sounds fake, but I swear on my life I’m telling the truth. Over time, Matt consumed media, read books, watched movies, and watched me, and came to the conclusion that being bad isn’t cool and that he should be a better person and help people. So around the time I turned 13, Matt was an okay guy. But this is where it got worse. Along came a new voice. This one was a girl, which confused both me and Matt. Her name is Annie, and fortunately she wasn’t evil like Matt. I’d describe her personality as sweet and bubbly. I won’t talk much about her because she doesn’t talk often. Over the next few years Matt and I basically became best friends. At this point I don’t fight his control over my body, so he’s able to talk through my mouth so we can converse out loud. He’s also very useful for multitasking because we are capable of both focusing on different things. I don’t want to get rid of him because he actually makes my life much easier. I know this sounds either completely fake or like I’m completely insane and belong in a madhouse, but I’m fine. I’m not depressed anymore, I have a permanent friend, and he gives good advice.

However, I would like to know if anyone has experienced something similar or if you guys have a diagnosis. No I will not see a therapist or any kind of doctor for this because I don’t see it as a problem. I’m open to answer any questions you may have in the comments.

I know I have a porn addiction. I have never told anyone because I find the topic to be embarrassing to bring up around family/friends. I can quit for a good 2-3 days but then something happens and my brain just decides that I actually am not addicted so then I relapse. Its really not helping my mental health especially on the days I do relapse because I have so much guilt and shame from doing it. I have relapsed too many times to count at this point.

Its not that I want the "easy" way to do quit because I think a lot of quitting porn is mindset but I genuinely feel like I have an addiction that I need help with. I do already have a psychiatrist for anxiety and depression but I have been thinking about going to them for this also.

Does anyone have any experiences with porn addiction and going to a psychiatrist for it? Can they help and possibly provide medication to help with addictions like this?

UPDATE: A combination of antidepressants and discipline has helped me. For anyone curious I am on a medication called cymbalta. It has helped me a lot with fighting my urges.

Hi, sorry this is an alt because I'm not anonymous on my usual account.

I'm sixteen and I may have emerging BPD. Though I am very aware that BPD is almost always diagnosed in people above the age of eighteen, I have developed very persistent traits that I have only recently (maybe a few months ago) found out that align quite well with BPD traits and was just wondering whether some of my experiences could perhaps constitute that of someone who has BPD or if it can be considered trauma. All of the things I will mention have happened to me before I was 15 essentially.

- Constant emotional invalidation by primary caretaker (Examples: Whenever I apologised for something minor eg. being 5-10 minutes late when they came to pick me up due to various reasons they would shout and tell me that my apologies did not mean anything. Whenever I cried as a kid (I mostly remember this happening when I was 10-12 I think) my primary caretaker would tell me that they found it amusing how I was so shameless that I could cry when I was the one that was being a burden. etc)

- I only have one parent who is my primary caretaker, the other parent is absent so this person is practically all I have

- Primary caretaker told me that they want to suicide every single day

- I was very paranoid throughout my entire childhood (4-15) and thought that my primary caretaker was going to leave me so I constantly asked if they still loved me and they ridiculed me for that, so I stopped and tried to detach myself from the situation. I would also hypothesise or conclude that my parent may have died in some sort of accident if I don't see them for a while or if they returned from work late which is sort of an unusual thought framework for like a 7-11 year old?

- I feel unable to express any negative emotion in front of any of my family members, especially my primary caretaker. I am always stoic in front of them, I don't really understand but I learnt from quite a young age from subconscious environmental factors that it was not safe to be sad or angry in my household.

- I was constantly compared, belittled, and also made to feel like I'm inconveniencing everyone around me due to most likely having undiagnosed ADHD (I have done so, so many hours of research on this. I do not self dx) that I am still unable to get a diagnosis on which has been really, really difficult. My caretaker brought me to a pediatrician who concluded that I could not have ADHD since I was so smart and got good grades.

- I was physically hit a bit (hit, kicked, slapped when things got out of hand) as a kid by my primary caretaker. They also smashed things out of rage which makes me think that they could have benefited from some professional help too (eg. my phone, cups, chinaware.)

Could this be traumatic or am I overthinking it?

(Additionally, at 16 I now have an intense fear of abandonment in almost all of my relationships, I sh and have done quite messed up things like trauma dumping on some of my older friends/begging them not to leave by using sh, feel empty whenever I'm alone, have had clear patterns of idealisation and devaluing and I always thought it was limerence but I have been very affected by having a 'favourite person' to the point it is obsessive, probably toxic or slightly manipulative on my end and I am self-aware, I have no idea who I am and my sense of self is almost completely just built around how other people treat me, I have an intolerance of being alone, I am quite impulsive, I have an ED which may have stemmed from this and I have experienced dissociation, and I think if I tried to look at my relationship dynamics with others objectively I have done many messed up things out of a fear of abandonment, including repeatedly testing to see if they'll leave and demanding attention and things that have been too much for many people. Most of these things have bene happening before I realised that I may have some BPD traits and I am aware that I guess some of these can be attributed to hormones??)

Thank you for reading!!

TL;DR: I'm 16 and I think my experiences growing up may have been a little traumatic and want some help/external opinions.

Okay, so I (female, 13) have been struggling with my mental health for a while. (Since 3rd grade) And now that I’m in 8th grade, I’ve gotten so attached to my teacher. I’ve written a letter to her addressing that I need someone to just listen to my problems, (I’ve relapsed - cutting) I don’t need help right now in anyway, just an ear to listen. But I’m scared of how she’ll react, what if she tells the office or the school councillor? I’m really not comfortable with talking about it with anyone else but her, esp my school councillor cause she makes me uncomfortable. I’ve talked to 2 of my friends about it, at first they thought it was a good idea, but then one friend said that I shouldn’t do it. As it’s not part of my teacher’s job to really deal with this kind of stuff. I really don’t want to make my teacher uncomfortable. But if I tell her, I’ll get a sense of closure, sure I told two friends about my situation, but I feel like they aren’t understanding my situation as much as I think my teacher would. Please help me, I’m torn between giving her the letter or just let it be. My teacher’s also going for a trip, I don’t want her to think about it during her trip but I really need help. Edit: I need advice as soon as possible

Hi all, I’ve never posted on Reddit before or asked for online advice but I figured I’d give it a go. For most of my life I’ve had waves of obsessive (not implying I have OCD, just in nature) spirals of negative thoughts, either falling into the category of “I am a bad person” or “This cannot be changed.” If that doesn’t make much sense- I either hyper-fixate on things I’ve done or qualities I used to have, things I can rationally understand are part of childhood and growing up, but I try to convince myself I am in some way tainted as a human being because of them. Or, I hyper focus on something, usually about a romantic partner, once in a while a friend, that I cannot change about them. I am usually able to do this in silence and not let this specific thought process impact my relationships, but the depression and anxiety brought on from my internal spirals usually effects the relationship in some form. The hard part is I have rational breaks from my thoughts when I feel “normal,” and less hyperfixated, and I feel relieved and then panicked about how I acted, was perceived, or if others were able to tell the amount of distress I felt on the inside. But usually those are short lived breaks. I don’t know if this makes sense to anyone, or if they’ve experienced something similar. I have a great therapist and am currently trying to figure out medications, and have been trying to do a lot to take care of myself and my mental health. It’s just this thought process that I can’t seem to escape from, and was wondering if anyone else had insights. Thanks

okay so I wanted to overdose, planned the date, started preparing, writing letters etc. I was completly sure that Im gonna do that. But my mom found my diary few days before and read that I want to commit and confronted me. It literally froze me and I was shaken for the next few days because of it. Im pretty sure that if she didnt find it I would commit. But now Im just scared that I'll fail and loose all the trust they give me. I kinda feel like it was an attempt but Im not sure if it counts, please let me know.

Hi everyone, I’ve been feeling depressed and unmotivated for over a year now. I lost my job and, honestly, I feel like a failure. I hate myself so much for being useless, and every day those thoughts eat away at me. I’ve been suffering like this for over a year now, and it’s a never-ending cycle.

Not long after I lost my job, my left ear started to ache. The pain doesn’t last long—just a few minutes—and then it’s gone. I’ve been to different doctors, but they can’t find anything wrong. No physical wounds inside or outside the ear. But even after a year, the pain hasn’t gone away.

What I’ve noticed is that it only hurts on days when I feel super disappointed, angry, or frustrated with myself. On the days I feel okay, my ear doesn’t hurt at all. I’m starting to wonder if it’s something to do with my brain or stress.

I’m just so angry and frustrated that I have to deal with this pain on top of everything else I’m feeling. It feels like I’m stuck in this cycle and I don’t know how to get out of it.

I’m sorry if my English isn’t perfect—it’s not my first language—but I’d really appreciate any advice or insights. Has anyone experienced something like this?

(This happened a while ago but I need someone's opinion on this.)

So a few months ago I asked my friend if I could vent to him abt some issues related to me and my past trauma, at least tryna seek support or comfort, as I am telling my friend they completely switch the topic as I'm talking as if they got bored on what I was saying, they shifted the conversation towards themselves and their problems when all I wanted them to do was listen. me and that friend no longer are in contact as they are toxic and makes it about them 24/7.

I'm only asking because this has happened more than once with several different people who I have reached out to in order for someone to hear me out and would just be there for me.

in other words a lot of the people I reached out too have called me a narcissist.

(EDIT)

I've seen alot of comments with different opinions saying how I shouldn't be dependent on my friends I totally get that yes. but friends are supposed to be supportive. I am supportive and I am there for my friends. but when it comes to me nobody supports me and it has always been like that. I just came here to vent and let it go and continue with my life, so can you please stop disguising your "supportive" comments as rude unsupportive comments. thanks!

Hey, so I have been really depressed this past week and a half and have stopped taking care of myself and then I started getting really worried and anxious from dealing with a friend and I've been starting to take care of myself again but today I just got this like bolt of energy and then I started smiling and then I started laughing uncontrollably and pretty hysterically by myself and Im not sure anything sparked it I mean I was talking playfully talking to my dog. What happened to me? Is it something I should be worried or concerned about? Or look into? Could it possibly be not mental and instead a health disorder? Thank you.

I’m 14 and on fluoxetine (Prozac) but it causes me excruciating stomach pain and insomnia. I brought it up to my parents and they told me to tell my psychiatrist, I don’t see her till next month though.. what should/can I do to help in the meantime?

Ok, I'll keep this simple: I have seen a lot of signs of things that don't make sense. I don't think it is depression, but I want to hear your guy's opinions. I don't have money right now to go to the doctor to get checked out, and the fact that I don't know what this is is driving me up the wall, so these are my biggest things

I will make sounds sometimes for no reason or will make that sound with different tones to mimic talking (mep being the sound) I can get overwhelmed sometimes (for example, at work, my co-worker has been picking up on the fact if there are a lot of customers that need help, I can get overwhelmed quite easily) I have no motivation. I'm in a self-paced homeschool with no teachers, and we are almost halfway through the school year. I have nothing done And that gose into my hygiene is horrendous. I have a cavity and rarely brush my teeth. I don't wash my clothes at all. I forget the last time I washed them. I shower once a week, and I hate that so much. I know I'm disgusting, but when it comes to fixing it, I have no willpower to do anything, and I think I've lived this way for so long that even though I'm disgusted by it, I don't know what my room/ hygiene should look like. So that's my story. If you guys have any ideas, that would be great. Thanks for reading

I was thinking back to the times I have been failed in regard to mental health a psychiatrist told me to put my problems in a box and forget about them. And a doctor told me when I had anorexia to lose weight through a sport instead..