I need guidance, pardon
I’m 17M,
why should I keep living if i live in constant state of anxiety/dread? Why should I not just drop dead and end these feelings i have? Am i feeling this way for attention? Does life really mean so much that it it worth this pain i feel throughout a daily basis? I am not proud of the things i've done throughout life, i live in a constant state of worry.
Nothing terrible happens in my life. I haven't suffered nearly enough as many others have. Yet regardless i feel a lot on my shoulders, i can never really explain my own emotions never even to my own self but I know what i feel and i feel it so deeply.
I'm sorry if that is hard to understand it's hard for me to comprehend aswell, I try to make sense using these strange analogies because i cannot put my own feelings into words.
Pretty frequently maybe once a week i start feeling a certain way usually some sort of existential crisis. I have a feeling of nihilism but it affects me so deeply that i don't belive life matters any longer
I am only 17, so it feels very uncommon/unnatural that i feel this way at so young. i know i have plenty of life to live, but why shall I when i know i'll make mistakes, i will suffer in the future near to come and the foreseen future after that aswell.
As bad as it sounds, i don't cope with these feelings. I accept them as i feel if i can learn to accept the way i feel then maybe it will all be okay in the end, but all this has done is built up emotions so strongly. I live this way since my freshman year of highschool around 14 years of age and I honestly have learned to accept how i live in a state of depression if you want to call it, but ultimately i know when left untreated can end badly.
I don't mind talking about my feelings, but i'm a shy person so i choose not to. That's why this service is such a blessing. I have tried councling, but I'd go in one week tell them i don't know what's wrong with me i just have a longing feeling of dread. Felt the same way after that meeting and told her the same thing the next time. Just felt like a big loop
I’m not asking for a fix to my life. I just want advice. Anything. To put how i’m feeling short , i’m not sad atleast i don’t feel sad but instead I live in a longing state of despair. Nothing sad has happened but i don’t want to be here. I wish i could word it more accurately to how i’m feeling and I apologize for my inability to do so.
@rationalNectarine17 Hey, sorry you’re struggling. You might have gotten a bad counselor or perhaps you expected to see change sooner. We can sometimes add to our own suffering by how we look at life and how we deal with it. At 17 you are definitely not “supposed to know” how to deal with emotions and this very difficult world we live in. It sounds to me like you feel things very deeply, and that sounds like a beautiful quality. Just being here on this site venting or asking questions means you are headed in a positive direction.
Hi mate,
I read your story, it really touched me as I was exactly the same at your age. I'm 47 now but I remember it so clearly. The change to adult life can be difficult but you will be ok, keep looking forward one day at a time. Have goals but don't be disappointed if you fail, you tried and that's all you can do.
Without sounding like a boss, please seek some medical help too, meds really do work! Talk to friends, don't be embarrassed you'll be surprised how many feel the same but keep quiet! Millions of people have this and live great productive lives.
You will too, I believe in you 100%
Best wishes
@rationalNectarine17
I'm sorry that u are going through these situations, I'm 17 too and I do feel the constant stae of worry sometimes, i know how hard it is to move on,
All u need is a new window to see ur life, u need a new point of view,to view ur life
I wanna help u mate, connect me if u think I can be helpful..
I respect ur feelings