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Can't Feel Anything (6)

1 Name: Nyoka : 2015-03-08 23:52 ID:4RryPWqg [Del]

I have a real problem. My brain just doesn't work. I've been in and out of therapy and I have been diagnosed with depression. I'm taking welbutrin but it does weird things to my mind. I admit it prevents me from feeling suicidal but it also kind of prevents me from feeling. It makes it bear impossible to feel anything. My insides just feel hollow. I can't feel happy but I also don't feel sad.

I'm also having a million panic attacks. They come on suddenly and I can't take them. I can't breathe and my chest hurts. I just want to cry but u can't cry cause my other medications won't let me. I have a panic pill but it just makes me sleepy.

I've told my psychiatrist about this and I want to get my meds adjusted but he rarely has appointments available. I can stop taking them but then I get really sad and suicidal. But if I do take them I feel panicked and overwhelmed.

I don't know what to do. I just can't get my brain in working order and I feel like I can't become functional. I'm scared to be honest. Very scared. I feel like I have no options.

2 Name: TPPA : 2015-03-09 00:05 ID:YFID9Ryv [Del]

Hey! I might not be of much good, I'm kind of sleepy right now, but I'll do my best with this.
I know maybe you would rather hear something else but, wait for your psychiatrist! Or maybe find a new one? But you can't stop taking medication out of the sudden, because it can cause your body to de-adjust and it can lead to even worse things. For example, I have to take medicine for my metabolism, and the few times I've not taken them for a few days, and I'll literally pass out in between days and not have energy whatsoever. Since your medicine is for your mind, it wouldn't be a good thing to just get off of them without the reassurance of a certified doctor. But there's also other things you can do on your own. Have you ever heard of lucid dreaming? I suggest you look it up, it's helped me a lot with my depression and different anxieties, and there's also finding new hobbies to keep you busy and keep your mind off of things! Like, I collect rocks. Literally, just regular old rocks that call my attebtion, no hobby needs to be complicated and over the top expensive. But again, please don't do anything regarding your medicines without doctors direction, because they gave them to you for a reason and they're the ones certified to do it.

3 Name: ryuhime : 2015-03-09 00:32 ID:nI8m2Bn3 [Del]

the panic attacks might be related to not being able to feel happy or sad. i can imagine that might be a bit shocking. i'm not sure if you're mind works like this, but it might help to try and logic your way through it (can logic be used as a verb? it probably can't... oh well).
my suggestion is to try doing stuff that you remember as relaxing. relaxation and calmness are intended not to involve any extreme emotions. basically just look for anything comforting. if it's talking, there's always someone on the chat site if you don't feel like talking to anyone in person.
sleeping would also help. of course this depends on how your schedule works, but sleeping 7-8 hours a night is optimal. if that doesn't work then just try to have a regular sleep schedule that you can stick to. i often find it helps me calm down when there are less decisions to make, even if those decisions are incredibly simple. for example if i had a big event tomorrow i would lay out my clothes tonight. it's just comforting to know that there's one less thing you have to balance in your mind.
i hope this helps. :)
please update to tell us how you're doing!

4 Name: Merytz : 2015-03-09 16:38 ID:Q706kw8n [Del]

Go hug your parents :) don't think about anything just do it

5 Name: FeministWarrior : 2015-03-09 17:55 ID:IbDIzV9j [Del]

If you're a man, that problem is common and it enables them to aggressively rape every single woman that they see.

6 Name: Hidden !yxSN/bs2A2 : 2015-03-09 20:21 ID:JPSmA1a7 [Del]

If you are really that worried about what these meds are doing then how in the world are you suicidal? Stop taking the meds. Period. Over medication is literally what's most likely screwing you up. Go outside for a walk and enjoy a bit of free time if you want to clear your head and ease your emotions. Just walk where-ever you want. Find a place secluded and alone, and just vent out your emotions. Do something other than drug up on meds. Suicide is by far the most weak and pathetic option of escaping the world. Because all you're gonna do that way is hurt everyone around you, and maybe make a larger chain of suicides. Your parents will hate themselves and never be happy. Some people at school will get more suicidal, even if they don't really know you, they'll hear about it and want to go for it themselves. I've think about scuicide all the time. The reason I don't/haven't ever bothered with trying it is because I know I'm stronger and better than that, and I know what effects it'll have on people around me. It's pathetic. It's tragic, and it's just weak. There are better things you can doing rather than hurting those around you by committing suicide, even if you don't care about yourself, what about those people? because you will have an effect. Stop taking your meds, and find better ways of clearing your head and enjoy things. Believe me your life isn't that hard.