extremely frustrated

blue myst wrote:I have severe depression and some major social anxiety problems. I feel like I've overanalyzed my anxiety to death. It just seems like nothing is working.

I want to make friends that I can relate with and share my real feelings with. I've never done this successfully. Maybe it was just with the wrong people.

I keep resorting to telling myself that maybe I'll just be better keeping to myself all my life. That thought actually makes me feel horrible.

I have also been diagnosed with bipolar. I guess I'm just one huge mental outcast. Someone help me make this go away!

Hi blue myst and welcome to Uncommon Forum!

First you have taking a big step already just by posting here as your actions suggest you really don't think you would be better off on your own. Sharing with people that either have similar difficulties or can apprciate what you are doing through helps a great deal.

Also never think you are a mental outcast (we could put myself and just about everyone else in that category) as we are all different - thus we all must be "outcasts" - right.

The best thing to do right now is stick around here do a little reading, as I am sure you will find many that you can easily communicate with and through that dialogue find assurance and mutual support in sharing.

Glad you are here!

Hi fathom and thank you for the reassurance. I've experienced a long awaited breakthrough in the last couple of days. Things are looking better. Thx for the welcome.

blue myst wrote:Hi fathom and thank you for the reassurance. I've experienced a long awaited breakthrough in the last couple of days. Things are looking better. Thx for the welcome.

That's great to hear, and you "did it yourself"!