im done

i quit ive waited and its only gotten worse whats the point im family has given up on me everyone hates me no one even cares that it was my b-day last week i give up bye.

Im sorry you are having such a hard time. It can be so hard to hold on to any hope when nothing seems to be working. Are you on meds? If so, who prescribes them? Do you have a therapist? Have you talked to the professionals who are treating you and made it very clear that something has to change? It is hard because the times we need to be our strongest with professionals is when we feel our weakest! It does get better...especially once you find the right treatment for you. I know you feel so tired and just wanna give up....I have been there MANY times...just hold on and try a new treatment plan you and doctor come up with.

i havent told anyone i've red what they can do to you i dont want to be put away or anything i just cant if anyone found out i would lose the 1 friend i have left and i have enough problems as it is i dont need more. i just wish someone cared im alone and always will be what the point of living if you feel dead.

What makes you think everyone hates you? Why would you lose your friend? If your friend cares he/she should be there for you

i hear people and they dont care if i hear them and yes hes not a good friend but at least he's a friend.

I know it is hard to see anything good right now. It sounds like you are really hurting. I totally understand feeling dead it is a really hard place to be in. Typically, at least in the USA, hospitalization is only used for dire cases. They, the professionals, try to minimize the possibility of hospitalization through outpatient treatment. It sounds like you might even benefit from something as simple as psychotherapy. Just as a good way to gain clarity on your situation and possible solutions. It can be hard to ask for help but it is a first step toward getting well and making those friends you seem to be missing in your life. Im sorry you feel so alone with this but there are lots of people who understand here at PC just keep reaching out.

My greatest fear in life was hospitalization. I was afraid i would get locked up and they would never let me out again. Well it happened. They let me out.

Ive lived with mental illness all my life. I never thought i would get better. My whole life was filled with despair and hopelessness. All I ever wanted was that miracle, that magic wand to make it all better, but I never thought it would happen.

But it did. The right med finally came along and suddenly all that darkness lifted and the world was an entirely different place.

Dont give up before the miracle happens. Get treatment and hang it there. It CAN get better. Just reach out for help.

Damien...try to remember people simply don't know how to handle what they don't understand. It's not YOUR responsibility to MAKE them understand. Relieve yourself from the things you cannot control, which are many. When you feel no one cares for you, then do the best you can to care for yourself. You understand "you" better than anyone else and know what you need and what you don't. What you DON'T need is to put pressure on your own self beyond what you can do. Set yourself up for success. Make a commitment that tomorrow morning the first thought you have is "Damien has a good heart, damaged yes, but good nonetheless and Damien will do something good for Damien today...Damien will smile within 3 minutes of waking up, Damien will hug himself after that and Damien will think about smiling at someone else he knows that he has never smiled at before"......do good FOR Damien so that Damien will feel good about doing good for others.......just try...don't give up on you just because others that don't understand you have.....best of best to you (or did all that just sound stupid to you?) I don't know you so......I was just trying to help...

i just wish i could meet people like you guys/girls and i dont want to get put away even for a day i've done my home work and took tests and found out i fall into the small percent that will most likely get put away i want to tell someone but i cant because everyone i know has to tell more people and i dont want police knocking at my door. i hear all the time that it will get better but it's been 2 years. i find nothing happy anymore and it was my birthday last week guess what i got.... nothing no one remembered it so i got drunk and ended up crying happy birthday to me. i just wish someone would be here for me to listen that wants to listen not someone i have to pay and then judge me. i havent got a hug in a year. no one wants to even shake my hand. i dont get it. when will it end?

Hi damienV.

Depression is a terrible thing, just don't give up the hope life can get better.

I don't know what you've tried, but the following are major things that can help:

1. Medications. Find the right one for you.

2. Therapy. A good warm therapist can make a big difference.

3. Self-help/self-improvement. Reading a couple of good self-help books could change your life.

4. Exercise. This was a big one for me. Made me feel so much better and confident.

If you have the energy, I suggest doing them all 4 together at the same time. I did that for a while and got good results in overcoming my PTSD and social anxiety.

There's this quote I like... "Keep swimming the bat; keep trying to hit the ball; you might miss many balls, but at some point you'll hit a homerun." That's how life is sometimes. You just keep swinging without hitting. But you have to keep swinging to hit a ball. And at some point after swinging a lot you WILL hit a homerun. So please don't give up hope and keep trying new approaches and methods.