Mental Health

I have been battling depression from childhood when I didn't even know it was called that. I am trying to switch jobs, I got 1-2 offers as well but I am not happy at all. I stay at home with my parents and work currently. I fear moving to a new place for a new job all alone would be very hazardous for my depression maybe. I tried therapy multiple times, didn't work, tried yoga, reading books, meditation, yet nothing seems to work. I double doubt on myself working in the IT field as well and think I don't wanna do this, i don't know whether it's cos of my depression or me actually hating the field cos I felt bad during my college days as well in anything i did. I think of offing myself to attain peace and come out of my head from all the overthinking all the time but I understand i can't cos I have to stay well for my mom and dad who love me the most Anyone has any solutions (maybe proven ones) to this matter? I.

Hey All, I am writing this to express how I am feeling since last 1 year now. This post will be a bit lengthy but I would be grateful if anyone could help me even a bit. I moved into a new company 1year back and due to bad work environment I left. I took a months break and joined a new company now. I have a total 5 years of work experience, my salary is extremely good. ( I don’t worry about this at all for now) My problem is I don’t know what to do in my life. I guess I have quarter life crisis. Earlier I wanted to do music and act , I took professional classes and left because I felt bored idk why. I felt like I need someone to guide me and handhold me since I know no one in this industry. Talking about my job I have always moved into roles I loved every bit of work and I m very sincere and hardworking. I stopped working out , I stopped cycling, I stopped painting. I stopped liking everything literally. Idk how to get back at things. I feel I am gonna die anyway why I need to do this , or that or etc etc. I even took counselling but it did not seem yo help me. Idk what to do. Please share your experiences too and what I need to do.

Hey guys, did any of you go visited a therapist or a psychologist? Did therapy help you?

I am 24 years old male and right from the time when I was 15 years old, I used to fall in love with anyone who treats me right, I've fallen for my close friends, relatives, colleagues, even with my teachers. And every time I felt that, I knew I had to kill these feeling so I always separated myself from the person. Now, the problem is that now when I fall in love, right from the time I feel for someone, I feel intense heart break, I don't know if I've trust issues or what, but this way I can't move forward in life. Is it because I was ab*sed in my childhood? Or what? I never came to know.

I’m seeking therapy for quite some time now, but it ain’t helping me much (read: at all). I understand that it may sometimes takes many attempts to find the right therapist. Parallels, I want to do everything I could do for my mental health. Any suggestions what could work? Any mental health course recommendations, if that worked out for you?

Hey everyone, I feel I have a mental health issue. where do I find a good quality therapist, it's so difficult to figure out.

Started meditating now and use my Apple Watch for guidance. I wonder what other people are doing. Because I’m having some rough nights sleeping in due to anxiety. Avoiding anxiolytics or beta blockers for now. Also avoiding a mental health therapist for as long as I can.

I have been into programming since I was 15. I have been working in the IT industry for the past 8 years and have been very successful in my domain because of my will to solve problems at work as interesting puzzles. But this interest has slowly and gradually formed a huge part of my life to a level that if I am away from it for sometime, it gives me anxiety. I am afraid this will affect my other parts of life like giving attention to my family, spending ample time with them. As a process, I started to have no code Saturdays so that I am completely away from my laptop and spend time doing other mundane things. But this has not reduced the anxiety. Any suggestions for reducing my workaholic nature ?

THE POSITIVE SIDE: Sometimes you kinda eventually develop a soft corner for your therapist (especially if they belong to the opposite gender) due to the following pivotal reasons: 1. They are perhaps the only person you have who "listens" to you and helps you de-tanglenhour thoughts 2. Their tone is pacifying and welcoming. 3. Sometimes when you are venting out, you logical side of the brain takes the back seat and your emotions take over. During such conditions, you end up trusting someone if they are listening to you with an active interest. BUT BUT BUT ! THE APPARENT DARK SIDE: 1. They do all the sweet talk for money. While it may seem like a hard pill to swollow, its just like any other medical profession like cardiologist or radiologist, who wouldnt even look at you if you dont have money. 2. They will obviously judge you and talk about you to their close colleagues or intimate friends. 3. They would want you to BE SAD so that they can get paid. Infact my therapist once clearly said that we only take 20% accountability for everything when I was thanking her (indirectly hinting that if something goes wrong its on me and if something goes right its also on me) Thanks to my therapist I dont even trust my shadow anymore.

Hi GV community, Sharing a personal issue here but i trust this community số much that i hope i will get some good suggestions. I have been dealing sexual health issues ( ED and PME ) , i am 26 years old, and it has put my relationship with my girlfriend almost to an end. Earlier issues wasn’t even that severe like i was atleast getting hard morning erections and all but since couple of months even the morning erections have become rare and normal erecetions have become weak I want to understand from GV community if anyone here or their known has dealt with this issue or have been able to fix it ? Other details : Smoking - No Drinking - occasionally, not more than twice a month Physical activity- moderate, doesn’t hit gym regularly but do go out for walks and all