Robot therapist

Why is it when I drink I cry uncontrollably. It usually makes me happy and then I become very angry and sad.

> (OP) (You)
>bro I need to release some energy thats blocking up my energy system. I'm thinking about trying breathwork. ive already tried like all other holistic therapies (reiki, fasting, eft, emotion code), none of them worked. breathwork works when I do it solo but I just need someone to hold the space and allow me to release the emotional energy (by crying)
>what u think, hope I don't sound too woo woo or like a wuss or somethin lol

Releasing energy that makes you feel bad is a great way to clear your mind and keep you on the right track, its ok to cry, breathing exercises helped me when I would feel angry or just upset. It helps to also lie down or sit down and let your body rest, spiritualism is optional but if it helps you by all means add it in there. Find something you love to do along with your practices and you'll be feeling rejuvenated

I'm alright today, and it's working good :) I switched because my previous meds just started making me feel worse and my psychologist recommended a new one.

Not OP, but have you considered taking out those feelings on something like a pillow or cushion nearby? That way you don't have to injure yourself.

Next time don't make the bait so obvious.

I dont know my friend, I dont usually put myself into politics, you could always say it's a joke, deferring views always result in some type of argument dont feel to bad, you seem to be going in a good direction in life btw

ok, thanks for the advice, I'll try to pass my fuck-ups as jokes, and to keep my fucking mouth shut when talking to politics with my mother, she is throwing a lot of bait on me, like Alex Jones material (I'm foreigner btw).

>Why is it when I drink I cry uncontrollably. It usually makes me happy and then I become very angry and sad.

Because you let out the initial sorrow that you were feeling and now you're left with feelings of what you could've done to prevent it, that's just my 2 cents. Don't feel like you can't cry, its healthy

It's not bait user, she is a narcissistic mother, only God knows how many times I tought about ending it all.

Oh Alex Jones, yea its better to have discussion instead of arguments, makes showing points on both sides way easier. Also where are you from friend

Thats good I hope the meds help you friend

I'm from Brazil, we have our own Alex Jones everywhere, it's not just one. We have MBL, Datena, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the list goes on and on,also, there are people that put subtitles on Alex Jones videos, so she watches a little bit, pauses to read, then plays again, then forgets the last part and replay that last part and she end up using a whole hour to watch 3 minutes. Sometimes it seems that she is remixing Alex Jones videos on her phone. The last one she watched was this one:

youtube.com/watch?v=6R5sGFdc9xk

I hate this Alex Jones, but I really hate the ones that put fucking subtitles on his videos, I mean, this shouldn't be a problem for me...I'm in Brazil goddamn it.

LOL I'm from the United States the politics here are very very heated, I can only imagine how it is there

Hey man, that's nice, which one are you taking now, I'm in Zoloft for a long time now

Eh, it's kinda normal, a right-wing extremist was elected but only the really leftists guys are losing their shit, the government usually don't impact our lifes here.

I'm not very impacted either just funny to see people go crazy over that type of stuff.

Indeed, I really miss the times in which Brazil's biggest passions were football and carnival, now the people are getting less funny here.

I've ruined the relationship with the best friend I ever had. I didnt say it directly, but I kind of threatened her by telling her I was so afraid of her abandoning me (shes been hanging out with one of my friends a lot and evading me). I told her how sad I was and lowkey tried to guilt trip her. I also told her I cut myself but for other hard to believe reasons. She could see through the bs and saw it as a threat, like "only spend time with me or else I'll kill myself". Now she's rapidly drifting away from me

I know how pathetic I am, and what I did was shitty. I cant believe I managed to ruin this, I loved her so much

Sorry it got long, I wanted to get it off my chest

I agree you shouldn't have done that but we all have that special person in our lives I know I do. Don't let her get away if she means as much as you say she does you need to rekindle with her and show her you're genuinely sorry and that you care immensely

I hope everything goes well for you. Remember to not jump into things that result in chaos

My laptop just died before an assignment is due. Am I just that unlucky or do I do this to myself? Two quarters ago the same thing happened to my car and I had to take the bus to uni but that was pricey so I skipped classes a lot and somehow still passed.

I still miss this one girl I talked to last year. We only talked for a bit but she was everything I wanted in a girl. She was about average in looks, a bit boyish, nerdy, and really fun to talk to. She strung me along so fuck her (kept asking when we'd get coffee and when I suggested a date, she always have an excuse why she couldn't go). Furthermore I can't manage to get my shit together for this quarter. I literally have no motivation and my confidence is shot. Only anime and manga is keeping me alive at this point.

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No one nor anything on this planet is without purpose. Bad things happen and thats ok because good things happen also. You deserve better than to be treated like you dont matter I can sew you really are a good guy just remember why you're doing all this, have a big goal or multiple small goals and go on from there. You will obtain a qt gf one day I promise. Also what anime are you watching lol I need new ones to watch

Thanks I appreciate the sentiment. I'll do what I can to move past this. In regards to anime, I'm watching Goblin Slayer, To Aru Season 3, SSSS.Gridman, and SAO: Alicization. They're all ok.

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I have homosexual OCD. I get constant intrusive images of cock and dick all day long sometimes and they bother me a lot. They sometimes make me feel schizo from how much they bother me. Is there a cure for this OP?

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Well I mean are you gay? If so well I mean satisfy the need. If not then ig try to find something and stare at it(that isnt a dick) and ig you'll think of that

Noted. Also good luck come back anytime you need to vent

I'm not fucking gay. Here's the thing. Homosexual OCD is basically when your fucking brain thinks exactly what you don't want to think and you can't stop it. In this case, it is when I finish watching porn and see a cock that I can't stop thinking about it for days. Imagine that disgust and shame that you would have after falling to something really degenerate. It's like that but the thought won't leave no matter what. It can stay there for a full week, you will get flashbacks of that disgusting porn you saw and you can't get over it. I know it's weird to talk about it but it worsens the problem even more. It's embarassing I know, but it's important to address this because I'm not the only one who has this.

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I've been there buddy. No known cure for OCD. Take medication or learn to cope. This is more than likely an episode so it should pass.

>This is more than likely an episode so it should pass.
This is not an episode lol. I've had this for years.

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My bad. So its like instantaneous thought, why not try to think of other things? I'm sorry I've never had to experience that

>Why not try thinking of other things?
Thinking of other things is not hard. It's easy. The problem is to NOT think of that image you just saw. It's almost impossible. It will compulsively show up in your mind. The harder you try to not think about it, the more you will think of it. There's no controlling. The thought will pop up any time your mind is even moldy blank. It's fucking awful. It's like I have PTSD or something. The image stays in my head and doesn't leave no matter what.

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Again I'm sorry I've never experienced something quite like that. Is there anything that can suppress it?

>Again I'm sorry I've never experienced something quite like that. Is there anything that can suppress it?
Intensive meditation

So its all about clearing your head? Why not do something mundane you like to do something no so intensive but still enough to put you in a relaxed state?

I can hear kids outside screaming aroound trick or treating and my family laughing and having fun too and meanwhile I just as always sit in this room staring at this monitor without anything to do.

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Haha disrespectful neet faggot reks his nazi mom. Epic!

Try an get out friend. The world is a great place, I feel you though I was very reclusive but once I got out it was great. I was very depressed almost suicidal, but I got into yugioh bc my friend got me a cyber dragon deck (nerdy i know) but i started going to local tournaments and met alot of great people that I'm friends with now. It takes a little effort but you can always find something you like

>I've had this for years.
I feel you. I struggled with that for years as well and I am struggling right now as well but to a far lesser extent. The short of it is to get help ASAP. You can alleviate some of the symptoms by getting some anxiety medication.

>So its all about clearing your head?
No it's not.
Why not do something mundane you like to do something no so intensive but still enough to put you in a relaxed state?
Because it isn't about that. Distracting yourself isn't enough to do it. It isn't about that. That isn't enough. The purpose of meditation, intensive meditation, is for the training of your mind to not get stuck and shocked by those thoughts. By meditating you are not making the thoughts go away. They will come, but meditating you will pay less attention to them and let them go without clinging. With meditation the purpose is for you to not get angry or anxious with the thoughts that come, not to eliminate them altogether. You can't do that. So by meditating the thoughts don't go away but they come less often because you brood less over them.

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I'm sorry I can't help you as much as I wish I could. But I hope talking about it is helping.

What you're telling me sounds like telling someone to fly a plane without knowing the controls. I don't have friends, or am extroverted enough to "just go outside", or have any hobby that is done outside. The world may be a great place for you but for me it's terrifying and agonizing. Your writing style and that you call something nerdy tells me you're a normalfag just trying to humblebrag here. You did it so please fuck off.

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I went to a group therapy session today for my anxiety and there was a girl there that seemed particularly shy. We ended up sitting beside each other and we talked for a bit during the break. At the end she put her arms around me for a second and said she hopes she'll see me there next week. Does that mean she likes me?

I'm guessing it could be the start of something great. If she was able to open up to you despite being so shy it shows she's comfortable around. I hope everything is going good for you btw, did she give you her number or any social media by any chance?

I cant shake the feelings of guilt because the other day i had a really bad panic attack and didnt show up to work and now im just getting even more worked up about the next time im seeing the people i work with. Im just having trouble relaxing. Someone plz reply

All I know is her first name. Things are going better for me now that I'm getting help.

What made you have the panic attack if its ok to ask. Also try not to think so negatively about going back to work, I know its hard but you shouldn't fear it or your co-workers

Anyone go to a GP/Doctor for depression caused by looks? Thinking I won't be treated the same as just saying I feel sad all day etc.

Im happy for you everyone deserves to feel happy. If you like her try to get her number or something and warm up to her more after a while try to go out somewhere with her, it'll help both of you get out of your shells. I honestly hope you get her.

I was gonna get together with my robot friends and a qt fembot I know but both had to cancel and now I'm by myself feeling like a NEET

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Thanks. She's not the prettiest girl I've ever met but there's something about her that I like, so I'll see what happens next week.

It was just me thinking about work and having to deal with all of the peoole there. Theres not even anything that bad in particular its just thinking about it makes me so nervous. Its been that way my entire life where i have uncontrollable anxiety about some stupid non-issue that changes from week to week and this was the first time i had a panic attack that has actually interfered with my life like that.

Get matched with a qt asian girl on tinder have the balls to ask her out she accepts after the date she told me that she wants to see me however things have changed every time I try to Messenger her she always reads my messages and never responds and honestly I'm pretty fucking heartbroken about it

I got reminded how much of a spineless insecure beta manchild I was today. I just can't keep the facade up consistently anymore.

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I'm about to lose it. I want to cry so fucking bad. I'm so stressed out right now. I've got 3 midterms next week, a quiz tomorrow, a project due today, and a project due Friday. My laptop just died and I've got car troubles on top of that. FUCK MY LIFE. NOTHING EVER GOES RIGHT FOR ME.

Are you a real therapist? If so then why are you not chad?

Do you think that religion can bring comfort and well-being to a person and be the answer to all existential problems?

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Im in school to become one right now. To answer your question Im just trying to help others not be chad

Sorry to answer so late. But spiritualism can help ones being depending on how you look at it, Christianity usually attributes things that go bad in the world to God as well as when good things happen to them, which gives them a sense of continuity, and higher power looking out for them, in short yes but it depends on the person you are.

Im glad to hear that your view on love isn't skin deep, I'm happy for you.

You'll get one eventually ny friend dont be so glum remember plenty of fish in the sea

Aw I see, remind yourself its nothing bad even you said there's nothing too bad about it. I get you get anxious but remember its all in your head and that you shouldn't worry, try breathing exercises if you feel a panic attack or distance yourself from the situation, it'll be ok

Try to take out each task one by one theres no use in stressing out about mutiple things at once it will only cloud your mind

Care to talk about it my friend?

What do therapists offer that normal people cannot do? Does therapy really work for mental issues?

Well I might have to leave school for family reasons so I'm just using my education to help others. But we're taught to help people cope with struggles or just simple life problems that go on in their heads by helping asses the base of the problem and telling them what they need to hear not necessarily what they want to hear, but the difference between me and normal person is that my patience is usually higher, and my thinking goes into 2 things the person and the problem and I use some of my own life experience when helping the person, makes me feel like I'm not one of those hollow guys who sits on a chair and writes down your problems, only for the person to end up lost and feeling like they cant be helped

To answer the mental health question it depends on the type of person. But usually it gives them a bit more closure and makes them feel less alone. But there's unfortunate cases where talking about a problem doesn't exactly solve and that person continues to rot inside and feel like its their fault and thats the part that saddens me the most but its an unavoidable evil in this profession

There's this overhwlming sadness that's constantly lingering. I don't enjoy anything. I just feel like there's nothing left you know. Like why should I keep fighting when there's no meaning to my life. I'm not religious so I don't have a God to seek help from. I got no parents around and no friends to talk to. I just feel like ending it. Why bother with a lost cause. I really feel like I'd be better off if I just pulled the trigger. I know that's wrong but I just don't see how I'll ever be able to recover.

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Also, you're not Nick by any chance?

I wanna fucking die and have no idea what to do with my life

Yeah I'll do that. The anxiety has more or less died down so I'm doing okay at the moment.

I'm feeling really shitty right now. I have a female friend at university (let's call her L) who I had feelings for, and I figured out soon enough that they weren't reciprocated. No big deal, she doesn't owe me anything and I was fine with just staying friends. I still had a crush on her though because the whole "get over it" thing is much easier said than done.
Anyway I was at a party on the weekend and she was also there. We just chatted but she seemed really bored since she didn't know too many people and so she left much earlier than I did.
I was really fucking drunk and high by then, and as the party started winding down I started getting depressed. So, me being the idiot I am, I decide to ask the host (who's a mutual friend of both of us) if I was making it too obvious that I liked L. The host was REALLY fucking drunk and high and was just being nice and sympathetic towards me, and she was probably too faded to remember what I said.
Anyway this week L has been avoiding me. She usually sits next to me but now she goes to the other end of the lecture hall. At first I thought she was just really busy or stressed but today she walked toward me, probably saw I was sitting in that area, then turned around and went to the other side of the lecture hall. I know I'm really too sensitive but it made me want to just go home and cry. The last class I had with her I sat next to her because she arrived first, and she was just being really distant and almost angry with me. I'm not blaming anybody but myself. But at the same time I don't know why she's avoiding me. I am almost certain she always knew I had feelings for her.
Anyway, I know I'm pathetic but she's literally the only friend I enjoy being around, even if it's just platonic. I've already acknowledged to myself that what I wish for will never happen, but I would be okay with just being friends, and I know that my stupid mistakes probably ruined everything. :(

OP. Is it true that having intrusive thoughts harm the hippocampus?

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How do I avoid the FWB zone? I met a girl at a party, and we hooked up, had a second date that wasn't suppose to turn in to a hook up but the other two people we were suppose to hang out with bailed so we never left her place and ended up staying the night again. She is the best friend of a friend who knows my personal life very well so it's possible she is well informed that I recently broke up with my gf and some stuff she says makes me suspect she thinks I'm just looking for a rebound, which if I am to be critical, is perfectly possible, but I would prefer to try for something more. I don't know how to convince her I'm not just looking for hookups, especially after the second date ended up like it did. We met on Monday, had our second date of Wednesday, and I told her I'd like to meet her for dinner on Sunday. I feel like i should cancel to show I'm not desperate but I am desperate and I don't want to miss a chance to see her. What should I do? At the very least I've decided that I won't go back to her room after dinner unless she invites me in, but that just makes me think I shouldn't walk her home at all, but that makes me think she will definitely think I'm only virtue signalling that I'm not desperate and therefor desperate as fuck.
Why are women so complicated. I've already told her I don't just want sex from her, so why can't she just trust me so we can keep having sex.

I'm too tired to think. I'm aware that I'm making choices that aren't beneficial to me. I'm skipping class, eating like shit, sleeping a lot, staying in my apartment all day, mindlessly browsing imageboards. And I'm going to have to be the one to break the cycle, but everything is so much EASIER like this. You're not challenged or insulted or put on the spot. It's my last semester and I'm wondering how I made it this far. I guess I just coasted by. I can't keep track of the most basic shit when I leave the house. It's getting worse. I'm going brain dead, I think. I haven't lived at all in the four years I've been at uni. I don't think I'll ever make a friend, not because of the shyness, but just because of the way that I think about people. Self-pity isn't getting me anywhere. I don't even know what I'd like to change about myself.

I feel you user. This is exactly what I'm feeling. I can't help you, because I have no idea how to break that circle either, but I can at least empathize with you. You're not alone. There's always someone willing to listen.

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It's always pleasant seeing your kind, even if your abilities usually aren't that great.

Not a chance. That boy could bite.

Thank you right now I'm still learning, and I'm very overwhelmed rn with work I apologize to everyone I couldn't get to today I will try my best possibly later tonight or tomorrow

just watched my first anime and absolutely loved it. Bad thing is that it was only 1 season long which is sad. Anyway, anybody know an anime just like Puella Mahou Madoka Magica ? thank u fellas ;)

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I miss her very much, everything seems pointless as of late, she still speaks to me everyday online cause and I just cant get her out of my life because shes all I had and its killing me.
I hope I can get to saying goodbye sooner rather then later so I can stop hurting both of us.
Happy Halloween OP.

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Thank you so much I hope your Halloween is going good, I can completely relate I was in a very relationship at one point that lasted roughly 2 years. I kept talking to her despite breaking up and it does hurt. It's best to let go while things are down, or else you'll just hurt yourself. Ease into it don't do it so abruptly, theres still plenty of girls my friend and by no means am I implying shes bad because I dont know about her or your past with her but you have to remember things change as people do, don't let yourself go under

All of my coworkers are going to a party I was not invited while I scroll through Jow Forums and listen to music to fill the void :}

>she let her hair down for the first time today after we closed together at wagie job
>she instantly doubles her beauty
>playfully bantz as she leaves
>seeing her walk out the door was the single most painful thing I've experienced today
>sob in my office as I finish up some extra work before I leave
a-at least she said I'm her favorite manager

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Feeling pretty bored tonight. Don't have many friends, let alone any friends who go to parties and would invite me. At least I've got video games. You doing anything fun tonight OP?

Im sorry to hear that stay a while friend

Sadly no I'm neck high in online test and some papers. Id rather focus on my important stuff Im glad you have something, speaking of video games I'm currently replaying chrono trigger wbu

If you like her friendo dont let her slip try your luck it's better than not trying at all

I think there might be a girl who is into me

Recently I've been randomly going into a super irritable almost enraged feeling. I feel crawling all over my skin, any little noise or motion pisses me off and makes me feel even worse, I feel the urge to start hitting shit. It only lasts for like 20 minutes but I have no idea why it happens. Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks man. I'll stay, that rope can always wait :)

Drinking by myself in front of the computer screen just like I was last year. Guess what I was also doing this time of year at 26, 25 ,24 , 23 ,22, 21?

Cont.
Feels good man.
Not sure what to do tho
Maybe we can make it