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.