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Hello all. I'm 18 and really struggling to continue at the moment. I'm live in Sydney but I'm from England.I am in my final year secondary school which freaks me out because I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I'm ALWAYS tired and life just overwhelms me. I'm not as intelligent as other people, or pretty, or talented which makes me feel crap. My suicidal thoughts have been getting pretty bad recently which scares me but I've never told anyone about my thoughts or feelings. It's nice to meet you all <3

Hello everyone. My name is Jade. I've suffered from depression from the age of 14 (7 years now) but started having panic attacks much earlier. My mum and my nanboth suffer from depression so it almost feels inevitable. I started a new anti-depressant at the beginning of this year and though that things were really going well. And then everything took a turn for the worse again and about 3 weeks ago I felt more depressed than I ever have in my life. I've barely left my bed for a week, I don't have any motivation to move, to get up and go anywhere. I've called in sick to work. I'm completely behind on my university work. And despite having a very supportive boyfriend, I just don't feel supported.

I'm in so much pain. I feel like I'm drowning.

Hi my name is Maggie. I've been struggling with depression for as long as I can remember. I was born with clinical depression. Some days are better than others. I take the goldberg depression test regularly and my most recent score (on March 14th, 2015) is a 73. meaning I'm severely depressed. I'm hoping being on this website will just keep me alive. I'm constantly thinking about ending it and I don't want to.

Hi everyone my names Morgan. I'm new here & I found it by searching for crisis chats. I'm in a bit of a crisis myself, & I have been for about 6-7 months but time has really stood still during it all so I can't really remember the last time I was "okay." I suffer greatly from SEVERE OCD (the most severe of anyone I've ever tried networking with, which can be quite discouraging & confusing), to the point where I can barely live anymore. I'm scared, & tonight my OCD won't let me sleep (out of the fear something "bad" will happen to my loved ones, which is a pretty typical compulsion for me) so I'm posting here. I had a bad day, & self harmed pretty severely. My bad day has transitioned into a bad night, & all in all it's just part of a bad year. I could use some support, or maybe just some reassurance because I'm alone right now which triggers severe panic attacks because I'm always bombarded by violent images when I'm alone or away from people I love. I'm determined to beat this disease but OCD feels more like a demon possessing me some days. You're all really supportive & I'm so glad I found this.

Hi. I'm Jessica. I've had depression for half my life now. I've been getting help, and now my future is "hopeful but guarded" in the words of my psychiatrist.

Hello my name is Max. I'm 25, and gay and the reason I'm here is that I'm having a really difficult time. I was dating a guy for a long time 6+ years and I has known him since kindergarten. I really loved him but I had made a mistake. Not too long after he stepped in front of a train. Which leads to where I am now, the only person I truly loved is gone and it weighs heavy on my mind everyday. I make the motions like everyone else I work, smile, laugh and have fun with friends but I can't not feel guilty or lonely. Basically I have been stuck in a funk for around two years and I just don't know what to do anymore.

Hello, my names Lizzie,I?m16 and have been suffering with depression for as long as I can remember butonly got diagnosedtwo years ago. It?s hard to fight against something that?s tainting every memory I have but even so I try.

Hi, I'm Charlotte. I've been depressed a very long time. Recently though, I've been at a standstill with life. My father passed away suddenly atthe end of January and a week later, my mother was diagnosed with Stage Four cancer. I feel myself struggling and I'm not coping very well.

Hi, my (nick)name is Elincia..... I struggle with depression and anxiety... And I've recently started to self harm. To sum myself up, I am awkward and introverted and shy to the point where I don't want any human contact. But at the same time, I'm lonely and I want to have friends.... But I end up pushing them away, because I never want to do anything. I am also a perfectionist, so I get stressed to the point where I feel sick before taking an exam. I play the viola and I get easily frustrated because I can't fix thing immediately. And if I'm perfectly honest, I just don't really have all that much of a desire to live. Everytime I felt suicidal when I was younger, I would reason my way out of it.... I'm starting to find less and less reasons not to do it. I'm just tired and I want it to stop.

Hi I'm craig and I got issues. Lots lol just need to get stuff out