I have never felt so sad in my life. Why do I feel this way?

Sadness is often caused by a discrepancy between where you are and where you want to be. Typically, you are in a bad situation and you just want to be in a better situation. Recognize that how you feel is legitimate but not necessary. Likely something or a lot of things are causing your sadness and that's ok. That's your mind telling you that you just aren't' where you want to be. So where do you want to be? Maybe not long term but just right now? What would be better than this? Try that. Maybe it's just getting a job or finding a better job. Maybe it's a bad relationship or a poor sense of perspective. You may have unmet expectations. Is your life so bad that those unmet expectations are worth feeling so bad? What if you let go of those? Maybe you would feel better and, consequently, have the motivation to move forward. That's what you want right? To just move forward and find something better. You know you can, that's why you feel this way and you are here asking :) you know best which direction to go. Try something new. Anything is better than where you are now right?

Sometimes the anxiety and stress in your life builds up so much until you just feel like you're going to explode from all the sadness.

my mom killed herself one year ago today

its that moment in life! sometimes you touch the bottom, if you are not lucky enough to pass this experience. reasons... there are millions, outside and inside of us. lowsy jobs, spouse that gets distant, children that dont become the adults we want to, relatives and friends suffering from illness, or dying, we becoming older, pollution getting to us etcetc. it might be depression - welcome to modern world!

Something was important to you. Your emotions are legitimate. You have to figure out why you feel sad, what's missing, and where you can get that fulfillment from elsewhere. Don't be afraid to feel sad or to feel loss. This is all legitimate. It's okay to feel.

Sometimes there is no reason for depression. Sometimes depression is there, and the only way to get rid of it is through therapy and learning how to cope with it.

Sometimes the way we feel is down to our circumstances, but sometimes we can feel sad for apparently no reason at all. Our thoughts, feelings and behaviour all influence each other. I wonder if you could play detective to see if there are any causes for your current sad mood?

You feel sad because you haven't taken the time to truly know yourself and to love yourself. You deserve every wonderful part of that. Give yourself a break, your only human. Your not suppose to be perfect your suppose to learn!

Only you can answer that. But, you may find it helpful to journal, draw, write poetry or music, talk to someone on here or in real life, and/or reach out for professional support. When I try and understand my feelings I ask myself: What am I feeling? What has been going on in my life lately? What are some of the frequent or most upsetting thoughts I'm having lately? Where might these thoughts and feelings come from? Sometimes, things that don't seem very important can be having a large impact, so it can help to talk to others who might bring a different perspective into the conversation.

Life can sometimes be too much or too little, feelings can build up over a long period of time and suddenly it might be difficult to keep them on arm-lengths distance anymore. Or sometimes something seemingly small might have happened which trigger a sad feeling you didn't know you could possess. Even though it can be scary and very painful try to go through the feeling. Try to accept to yourself and others that it is uncomfortable, but then try to live and see beauty even in the darkest moment. You are ok, if you have made mistakes, if you wish people would view you differently or if you just wished you could run and hide - That feeling is alright to have.. Doing your best IS good enough, so try your best, listen to others support and give yourself a break. Things take time to heal.

Only you know the answer to that. Ask yourself questions like 'Is there anything wrong?' 'Am I depressed?' 'Is there anything bad happening?', and think about things on why you could be sad, or down.

Hey, I'm sorry you feel so down. I don't know you so I can't give you any definitive answer, and besides, I'm not an expert, but I can offer a couple possibilities. Regardless of which one it is, it's important to keep in mind that the fact you're feeling sad isn't your fault. It's possible that you're suffering from some form of clinical depression. Clinical depression doesn't necessarily need a reason to come but if there was something traumatic in your life, that may have triggered an underlying depression of sorts. If there's something going on which is very stressful or making you nervous, that might also be getting at you. A last possibility is that if you started taking any new medications lately, it could be that you're suffering from a side effect of that. Regardless, if your sadness is short only for a short period of time, while it is very unpleasant, you shouldn't worry about it. However if it keeps going for a couple days and/or you have self-destructive thoughts you would probably want to see a professional.

What are you doing now that you didn't do in the past? One of those things might be causing you to be so sad.

A lot of things can trigger it, either circumstances in life or something within you. We can talk about it if you'd like. Remember that being sad makes us appreciate when life gets better!

Sadness is an emotion that may be associated with what you're experiencing in life. I know it is hard, but just like a bad storm, it will pass! in the meantime try to look for the positives in your life and figure out what's making you feel sad so you can take steps to eliminate it!

There are several reasons you could feel sad. Lots of reasons actually. It's okay. It's okay to be sad. Remember that you can always talk to someone at 7 Cups of Tea. They can help you talk through the way you're feeling! You are not alone.

I'm very sorry to hear that you're feeling like you're at the lowest point of your life. I don't know your story, your life story or what causes your sadness, but I can say that if this is the lowest point, that means you have memories of higher points, an you know what they feel like. That's good, because that is like the light at the end of the tunnel, and a thing you can aspire to have and to reach towards. Why do you feel this way? Maybe you're going through a very tough time. But always remember that one day you will feel happy again :)

Feeling sad is inevitable, we're all subjected to it at least once in life. Actually, it's through feeling sad that we rejoice more effectively when the good moments come, and also build resilience to deal with following mishappenings. Feeling sad, as most - not to say all other feelings - ends up being a blessing, if you learn to harness its essence and make it a foot hold to jump to a higher state of being. It's all about perspectives, in the end.

there must be something that trigger you to feel sad, maybe event on past? or maybe because you have a problem with your family or friends?