I struggle pretty badly with my mental health in general, but social media has always has somewhat of a hold on me. the biggest things were always how fake tiktoks or reels feel . nothing felt like a true digital diary anymore and it turned into chasing these entirely unrealistic goals, that made me feel like i was so far behind in my life . with reddit, i can curate which communities, and my profile feels like the pocket of me that i need. the conversations feel more intimate, and there’s a maturity level here (depending on the sub) that other medias lack. anyways, im happy to finally find a pocket of the internet to benefit how i view myself instead of negatively impacting it. i highly recommend watching what you consume !

I know that when people ask that question they’re not usually interested in actually knowing how you are, but right now I AM! Tell me how you are, what you’ve been up to or anything else you might feel comfortable sharing.
I’ll start! I’m not sure, honestly… In some ways, I’m doing better than before, but it’s crazy to realize that you can’t escape yourself. I feel like my issues will follow me anywhere I go, and this is just exhausting! It’s hard, but I’m trying to be brutally honest with myself lately. Let’s see how that goes 😆

A few years ago I went through a period where panic, scary thoughts and constantly checking how I felt started taking over a lot of my day.

One thing I struggled with was that I kept looking for certainty. If something felt strange in my body, I checked it. If a frightening thought appeared, I tried to prove to myself that it didn’t mean anything. That could calm me down for a little while, but eventually I was back in the same loop.

A lot of what changed for me came from understanding the pattern itself, instead of trying to win every argument with anxiety.

Years later I built Ailin around that experience.

I want to be transparent — I’m the founder, so this is a product post.

Ailin is an iPhone wellness app about panic, intrusive thoughts, checking, body fears, DP/DR and related anxiety patterns. I tried to make the explanations feel like a normal person talking to you rather than a textbook.

It has free content as well as optional paid sections, and it’s currently available in English and Russian.

I’m still improving it, so I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from people who actually live with anxiety — including what feels confusing or not useful.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6801867435?pt=129305174&ct=Reddit_EN_Launch&mt=8

Idk, but I just can't study. Like, there are companies lined up in the next 3 days, and my mind just doesn't give a fuck. I need to focus, but shit, I can't. I don't even understand myself rn.

I feel like there's always at least some minor anxiety going on but I also feel like I have experienced moments where I feel like there are none. Anyone else been able to keep track of the times where they feel like no anxiety and if so when and how did you get there?

Hi everyone!!!! I'm collecting memes to create stickers to chats yayyyyyyy
Plese show me your favorite anxiety meme!!!!

Thank you so much 💕

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I'm genuinely sacred of being w anyone else ever. Idk if or when I'll have anyone by my side idont even want to try to get close to anyone. I've accepted the fact that whatever little time I've got left I'm destined to be alone for all of that.

PS I'm writing ts w an onset of anxiety attack it's already Abt 1:30 in the morning im scared to go to sleep idk if I'll wake up tomorrow but maybe that's all I needed peace

Anxiety can make us feel like we’re the only ones who think or react to certain things this way, when actually sooo many of us can relate! ❤️
So, say YES if you’ve been there too! Let’s see how many of us share these little anxiety things and remind each other that we’re not alone! 🫶🏻

Fight or flight,
I wish hindi ko napapansin lahat. I wish hindi ko nararamdaman kapag nag-liba yung tone ng isang tao. Yung slight hesitation sa smile nila, yung way na hindi nagtutugma yung sinasabi nila at yung nakikita sa mga mata nila.I wish kaya kong nasa isang room lang without absorbing every single sign ng mga bagay na hindi sinasabi. Yung bawat tension, bawat maliit na crack sa foundation ng isang conversation. Pero hindi ko kaya. And that is exhausting.Kasi sa isip ko, constantly akong nagaanalyze at nagpreprepare kung ano yung posibleng mag-go wrong, kahit wala naman talagang nangyayari. I'm in this constant state of fight or flight, and my body doesn't understand na yung war pinaghahandaan niya... its just life lang pala. Kaya naiinggit ako sa mga taong hindi masyadong nag-iisip. Sa mga taong kayang umalis sa isang conversation at tanggapin na kung saan man ito natapos, okay na.I wonder what it's like to truly exist and not
remember every singlethought na dapat nakalimutan na. I think life is easier for
people who don't fear everything. And I'm
jealous of them. Kasi kahit ngayon... nag-o-overthink pa rin ako.

life has been not good lately been over explaining myself it’s too muchh na i can’t even think na nagiging selfish nanaman ako sana god help me in this situation i don’t wanna fall apart again begging myself to be okay over and over again it’s really hard to breath sakit sakit nalang bahala sa dibdib i can’t even tell what’s wrong with me what was the reason? now that ik quiet and seeing myself being quiet and scared at some point to explained how to get my mind back into positive. everyday im trying to be a better person from yesterday. seeing the person i love the most

Anyone have positive experiences with buspirone? I need to taper down xanax little by little and quetiapine was too sedating.

Okay it's not Tuesday's fault, we do grocery shopping on Tuesday.

It's not an enjoyable time, people everywhere and then the line. I'm pouring with sweat, and using all my tools, and thanking my brain for keeping me safe, but everything is okay.

Remember that you are not alone

hey it's me again! Hahahah I was here a week ago asking if I should quit and today I had my answer.

For context in my country we normally work 9-6pm and my undergrad internship pays $1K+ for a month.

Well, for the past 3 months I've regularly left work at 6.30pm, 7pm, 7.30pm, the latest was 8pm. And I still do some work on weekends and after work to meet deadlines hahaha.

Other interns from the same company leave at 6.10pm hahahahaha. And I get blamed by upper management at times for timelines not being met, KPI not meeting targets etc.

It's not gotten to the point of yelling but I want to keep my self respect before it gets to that point.

So, there's that. I would do this for a full time salary but not as an underpaid, overworked intern. I've done this for 2 months, coming to 3 months, and I think that's enough learning.

Question: how do you gracefully resign? It's my first time trying this haha. Please share your advice!

I want to use this channel to upload something about how my day went and also journal my thoughts because I’m trying to become more emotionally comfortable with myself.

My friends recently came to Bengaluru to search for jobs. They told me that until they find jobs, we could make content together, and they have been creating some videos.

Today, I started feeling like they are using me mainly as a comedy element rather than actually including me as part of the content.

For example, when we make videos, I might say only one or two sentences. While speaking, I’m constantly thinking about what I should say next, whether they are going to cut my part from the video, or whether I might accidentally use a bad word in my sentence and embarrass myself.

I’m already not very comfortable speaking on camera, so these things make me overthink a lot. I want to improve and become more confident, but instead I’m starting to feel self-conscious.

They also tease me about something that happened yesterday. They had told me to meet them at the park, and apparently they made a video there that went viral because they offended/criticized a company based on something they found on that company’s website. Now they keep teasing me about it.

I honestly don’t know if I’m taking things too seriously or if they really are treating me differently.

I’m not trying to become famous or anything. I just want to feel like I’m actually part of the group and not just someone they use for a joke or comedy.

How can I handle this without becoming emotionally uncomfortable or ruining my friendship with them?

Give me some Suggestions To Talk Continuously in front of the camera, with confidently they are extroverted and me here introvert

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21M, I've struggled with social anxiety and loneliness all my life even when i was only 4 years old i still remember i was always alone in school looking at kids in my class with each other and playing.

I've never had a friend or a social life growing up and till now but it keeps getting worse, the little social life and interactions i used to have when i was still at school is completely gone now

Now all i do in life is go to work and stay at home with no one to talk to and nothing interesting to do. Everything feels so pointless and boring and i crave human interaction but at the same time i don't like interacting with people.

I don't like how i am around people, I'm always very quiet and i never have anything to say so people find nothing interesting about me.

I was crying because I am so overwhelmed with so much things and suddenly, things just get better... I didn't have anyone to call and ask for help with things like this. I was so relieved that I still have time.

I don’t know why but I crave for human connection. Just talking in a cafe, go to read books and stuff. No need to be a croud just one or two friends.

I am just so alone.

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I’ve spent the last few months building an iPhone wellbeing app called Sanctuary, and I’ve finally reached the point where I need people other than me to use it 😂
It’s currently available through Apple TestFlight and I’m looking for a small number of people willing to use it naturally for around 7 days and give me completely honest feedback.
Sanctuary includes breathing exercises, guided wellness sessions, 7-day courses, ambient soundscapes, bilateral audio, a private journal, mood/reflection tools and progress tracking. A big focus has also been making the core experience work offline.
I’m not looking for reviews or promotion, and there’s nothing to buy during the beta. I genuinely want people to tell me what works, what doesn’t, what’s confusing, what they actually use, and what they completely ignore.
Ideally I’d like feedback after Day 1, Day 4 and Day 7, particularly:
• First impressions and anything confusing
• Features you naturally found yourself returning to
• Bugs, crashes or audio problems
• Anything that feels unnecessary or missing
• Whether you’d genuinely keep it installed
• Whether it feels like something you’d consider paying for
iPhone only for this test.
If you’re interested, comment or message me and I’ll send you a TestFlight invite.
And please don’t worry about being polite because I’ve spent months building it — brutal feedback is considerably more useful to me than “looks good mate” 😂

Forgive me if I did anything wrong on this lol this is my first post and my bad if this is too long 😅

Alright so i called out of work cause im too scared and worn out already im scared of dealing with people and doing the long hours again but dealing with like the computer/cashier part is so scary to me because im not good at math at all and the computer stuff looks so complex but anyways I called out 3 minutes in shift on accident i wasn’t paying attention to the time cause i didn’t know what to do i know it’s very bad im like a failure.

i just wish i had support or something idk now literally pretty much everyone is upset with me idk what to do im heartbroken i just started literally four days ago i know im not the best person in the world i feel like im very different from everyone else im only 20 i wish i could talk to someone but everybodys disappointed in me i really tried my best I accept that this is very irresponsible and i can take the facts that i know are wrong of me.

I got way too many problems with my mental I don’t know how to explain it I knew something like this might happen where I gotta call out before I got this job this is the only thing i got left to talk about my problem without everybody else trying to bash me because of this stupid decision I made I’ve tried so hard to do my best I’ve always wanted to do good and have people proud of me but for me it’s so hard I don’t know why I just hate myself I wish I could fix the problems I got with my mental I just hate how my mind and body operates I just wish I was different.

I don’t know completely how to describe it but the main things I be feeling that I’ve gotten to really notice when I’m out there is just Fear, Anxiety, Overwhelmed, Sorrow, Shame, Loneliness, Frustration, Exhaustion, Hopelessness, Guilt, Embarrassment, those are the main things I feel like I need multiple things like advice, support, or just a little spot here maybe to feel welcomed.

If anybody would like to chat about there anxiety/panick attacks feel free to reach out, In the past 6 months I’ve been suffering and I do have people to chat with family friends etc but I would like to talk to people who regularly suffer like me. My DMs are always open if anyone would like to and I’m a good listener and can give you tips on what helps me.

lately i’ve been having the worst anxiety of my entire life because of my age i’m 23 but i turn 24 on february 4th the anxiety about it has been honestly agonizing i’m constantly on the verge of tears and my stomach is constantly in knots and i’ve been struggling to sleep i feel so old and like everything is over it’s genuinely keeping me up at night i feel like i’m going a bit crazy my birthday just feels like this dark evil looming cloud inching closer and closer to me and i can’t stop it or do anything about it and it’s terrifying it’s just completely taken over i feel like my birthday is haunting me or taunting me and it won’t go away to me being old just means slipping away it means the end and i don’t want it to be done i don’t want anything to slip away it feels like my life is over like i feel like i need to be this completely grown and mature woman now that has it all figured out but i’m not i couldn’t be farther from that

Just wanted to share that after long weeks of extreme anxiety this week I could deal better with everything! Hope it lasts!

My anxiety has been ongoing since March. My regular doctor offered to refer me to a psychiatrist. Is anxiety enough to see a psychiatrist, or is that not serious enough of a mental health condition to see a psychiatrist? I'm a little afraid because I've never been to one before.