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Next time punch a pillow, it will hurt less and won't cost you anything. Hand won't be messed up and you won't have to pay for the wall.

Today is a sad day, I had to put my lovely cat to sleep, he was very sick. But hopefully he is in a better place now and has no pain.

Feeling much better, the medicine does work. Still think about death and dying but not in a bad way. Just taking it one day at a time.

Well, Brownie I think that that image of your favorite football player coming in & tackling your fear that keeps trying to eat you up might still help. Though I do like football, hockey is my sport. ;) Seeing one of the Flyers check my fear of death into the cheap seats is a good image. Luckily...

Every time I got a death moment or death wish or death thought, I kept throwing them out & telling them 'no'. Trust me I have no death wish and I am not suicidal. I am very scared of dying. And that translates to being scared of living. That whatever I do may hurt me or along those lines. My pa...

I have things that keep me happy for a time. As you can tell by my pic/avatar I am an NHL fan, Flyers, they keep my mind off things. I'm also a big movie buff as well. My problem is that I worry about life and death. And death is nothing I can change. Right now I am trying to find ways to help comfo...

Jaymn wrote:I feel sad and lonely. I can't seem to concentrate either...

I am now on Cymbalta and Clonopan(sp) and I seem to be doing a little better than I was. Plus my therapist has been calling every day and I had a great session with her in person as well. The thoughts are there but not as pervasive.

Thoughts aren't racing as much. They are still there but not racing. Just my panic and constant worrying aren't letting me do anything. I don't know how I am or how this will ever be fixed.

I don't know how to be happy either. It's seems like I just get bye. I am never happy for any length of time. Right now nothing keeps my interest. I am fixated on death and dying and I can't do anything. All I did was sleep today basically. I got new medicine, Cymbalta and I am upping my Seroquel bu...

Scared, my chest is tight from anxiety. Afraid of everything. Scattered. Alone.

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My name is Suzanne. I've been depressed for about 17 years. Been hospitalized three times. My life just seems so hopeless and I feel so along anymore. Just looking for some answers or just want to know if other people out there are like me.