Hello

So I am wondering how those of you who suffer from everyday/occasional depression and anxiety deal with it?

I have recently come to the conclusion that I have some sort of major anxiety issues that have disrupted my life and have resulted in me leaving university twice, thus halting any progress with what was my passion at the time, now my depression has made me lose interest in the things I once loved. My anxiety has recently forced me to yet again fall flat on my arse when it came to progressing with my life when I was about to head off to selection for the Army then all my issues convinced me I wasn't good enough and the next thing I knew I was in my car just driving away from my problems....

The army thing happened 2 weeks ago and ever since I have felt the lowest I have ever felt because this anxiety has once again beat me and now I just don't know what to do and how to conquer this problem. I am shutting myself off from the world and my friends and I wake up everyday literally hating everything about myself and my life. It is ridiculous to read, I know, but this is how I feel.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation, if so, how have you managed it?

Thank you

I wish I had good advice for this, but its ****ing hard.

For me - when I'm dealing with anxiety what sometimes helps me is simply asking the question "are these my real thoughts and realizations? Or is this my anxiety speaking?". I refer to anxiety as a separate entity to help identify it, so that I don't confuse it with real life.

honey u might have ocd

lol idk about that. I have always considered my anxiety to be normal in its irrationality. It's human.

I force myself to stop thinking about what other people think about me. Life is way too short for that.

I suffer from mild depression and social anxiety and I hate worrying so f**king much, it really annoys and scares me so much.