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Random anxiety and depression now, please help!

Discussion in 'General Support and Advice' started by gaynerd64, Dec 3, 2016.

  1. gaynerd64

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    I don't even know where to start, but for the past few weeks I've been getting progressively worse anxiety and depression because of my sexuality. It hits me at random moments in the day and then late at night and kills whatever I'm doing. My grades are dropping and I'm losing a lot of passion for my work.

    I suppose it's triggered by a large combination of factors. The first is that I planned to come out this year, but recent events both local and national have made me feel uncomfortable and panicked. My school has had to crack down on bullying because there is a sudden outburst of racism and homophobia. I thought that my school was open minded, but I was clearly mistaken.

    The second thing is that I've simply been closeted for too long and my parents are insisting that I stay in the closet so I don't offend any of my family members. This alone infuriates me, and it's also contributing to my social anxiety when I have to lie about my sexuality to my family and friends just so nobody finds out. My grandparents are constantly telling me that gay people do not deserve equal rights and that it's an illness. If I ask them to stop then they literally pitch a fit and complain to my parents who then berate me.

    And of course, I missed the opportunity to ask my crush out because my parents won't allow me to come out to anyone. Before I knew it he got a girlfriend (He's pan) and now I have to watch as they do everything together. Obviously there's plenty more opportunities in the future, but right now he is the only guy I've come close to asking out and it was wrenched away from me because of homophobes controlling my life. Thinking about it just makes me want to cry, and I nearly have in the middle of my classes.

    I don't know how to deal with this depression, it's spontaneous and devastating. I've tried doing a number of different activities to ease my mind, but nothing is working. I have to fix it soon because it's ruining my life...
     
  2. Caecilian65

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    Something I have found that has been helpful has been undertaking long deep breaths when I know I am about to get upset. This has helped me reduce what I call the "mental breakdowns" I have. I would guess at times I probably have more anxiety but sometimes it does come as complete and utter sadness, which I feel can be depression at times. I'm still learning how to deal with my side of things.

    I cannot imagine what you must be going through and what the best thing is to help but I hope some of what I've said may be useful. I am happy to listen with an open heart and mind and will follow this post.

    Take care gaynerd64!

    Caecilian65
     
  3. wickedwitch

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    Hi gaynerd64:

    I'd encourage you to see a counsellor or therapist as soon as possible. If there is none available at your school and there is an LGBT centre near you, they may have a list of queer-positive mental health professionals or doctors. Please don't delay.

    Coming out may not necessarily solve all your problems so I would encourage you to speak to a counsellor about that as well before making that decision.

    Sending warm hugs.

    (*hug*)