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I think I am depressed
I don't feel well. I have a good job, nice family, good relationship, but I don't feel happy. I feel adulting is very difficult. My mental state has been default sad since a long time. I have to TRY things to make me feel happy. Relationship stress, delayed periods, juggling a job, a distance education course, also holding my family financially has drained me. I feel money is the most important thing in life. I've been hustling since a long time. I need some rest, a work break, which I cannot have since i pay my rent. My parents are getting old. Why is everything this hard? Is life like this only? Do we have to struggle till we die? No scope for your dreams, and desires? Iknow people have bigger problems, but what do i do to be happy? I've been sobbing since days, over no reason i guess. Is it the hormonal imbalance? The irony of all this is that I myself am conducting a research on the psychological impact of the pandemic. I should probably rest and wait for someone's reply.
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Hi I went through your problems and came to know that u are going through a very tough time.... But Nothing to worry as every problem is having a solution.... My Suggestion to u is to consult a Clinical Psychologist as soon as possible, so that ur problems can be addressed....
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The mindset of waiting for happiness is a never-ending cycle. If you can learn to develop the right mindset, you can be happy now, without changing anything else. You don’t need to wait until you’ve changed everything and made your life perfect before you’re happy — you have everything you need to be happy right now. Instead, learn that you can be content now, without any external changes. Here’s how to start: Take a moment to be grateful for something. Find the little things that can give you simple joys. Find the things about yourself that you’re happy with Assume that you, others, and life are perfect. It might be useful to look at what life would be like if you learned to be content: 1:Self image. We compare ourselves with the images in our head of perfection — movie stars, models in magazines, other people who seem to have it all together — and we can never measure up to those perfect images. But those images are not real. They are an imagined ideal. Even the beautiful people have bad hair days and feel flabby, and if you take away their photoshopped and heavily-made-up façade, you see that they are every bit as human as you are. Even the people who seem successful, living exciting lives — they have the same self-doubts you have. When we let go of this image of perfection, we realize that we are already exactly who we should be. And then, all our need for self-improvement, and all the activity and effort and pain that implies, fades away. We are happy with ourselves, and nothing else is needed. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.’ ~Lao Tzu.
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Hi thank you for reaching out . I can see you are going through a lot, lots of worries about finances , uncertainty about future and physical strain making you anxious and sad . I see hope less ness in your narrative . Yes I agree money is very important but not only source of happiness . We always feel happy when we feel loved respected appreciated . When we voice out all our fears we will better . So please talk to someone whom you can trust and share your feelings. Or if you feel like you can book an appointment with me . Will be happy to help you . Take care
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Hello, Glad to know that you have identified your issues and are ready to seek help.You have a lot of responsibility and roles to fulfill,and it gets on your nerves and you become irritable.Take a break and chill out for sometime,take an official leave for your mental health because if you are mentally exhausted you won't give your best in your job.Get a break and meanwhile consult a clinical psychologist who would help you to untangle the things and deal with your issues
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Consult a clinical psychologist for detailed evaluation and assessment
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Hey dear, I understand and empathise with you over the struggles you have described here. Adulting can be hard indeed specially when we are transitioning from studying in school & college to taking on many serious responsibilities in your 20s. If you breathe in & hold your breath, within a few seconds you would feel suffocated, it’s basic biology that we can only take in so much. Just because you have the capacity to deal with so much, doesn’t mean you aren’t burning out because of the constant need to perform in different areas of life. This slow simultaneous burnout can unconsciously affect how we interact with our environment, causing us to get in conflicts, not feel satisfied, feel irritated and so on. We have a huge range of emotions we experience in response to our daily life events but our brain+body attends to/focuses on those that overwhelm us/ are significantly unpleasant- to protect ourselves. For eg. all our attention focuses on any unpleasant physical symptom when we need to rest- so that we actually listen to our body immediately and protect ourself from constant stress. You seem to be working very hard at your job, relationship, maintaining health, education and financial management for your family, but at the same time experiencing only unpleasant emotional states when anything goes off track, only acknowledging the unpleasant emotional states arising everyday. To make space for Feeling happy and able to rest, we sometimes first need to acknowledge how current pattern of doing things maybe affecting you and whether or not it’s working for you. Therapy can provide you a safe place where you can express and explore your options to accommodate happy and rest in your life, while learning to deal with current responsibilities in a more effective way.
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Book an online session with a therapist/ psychologist.
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Certainly you have some problem but you need to stop researching. That will get you more confused and depressed. It is very premature to label that you have harmonal imbalance. Consult a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist to get evaluated for your problem. Let them devise a treatment plan for you.
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Good day. I can understand your concern. Complex problems needs only simple solution to address.  In fact the complexity is also create by you.Don't try to address all problems in one go.. That  will lead you no where. Overthinking is your problem. Happy to address your concern through a counselling session. Feel free to reach me online for further assistance.
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Be aware   every individual is unique due to their upbringing, culture, society, lifestyle, environment, food habits, education, family values etc. So there is no one fit solutions for all. General advices, Google search, youtube videos won't give better results in handling individual's emotional disturbance. You need a human touch  first to ventilate your feeling and  emotions and  to identify the rootcause. . Then suitable solutions and therapies plan can be identified jointly. Appreciate if you can take the next by   talking to a counselor/psychologist. Go ahead and connect with any of us online for better understanding of your problems.
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Hello I would like to appreciate that you have been doing great for yourself all these years but their is a saturation point in everyone’s life ,daily routine and trying to fix a lot of things for a long time definitely drains one’s energy and these daily necessities of life starts pressuring our minds. Please take Counselling sessions so that you can let out all your insecurities and pressure of life .These sessions will definitely help you make your life journey smooth .
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Please take up Counselling sessions.
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Try to do something which you have always wanted to do and could not do due to your personal commitments. Try to let go and relax .
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My suggestion is, it is better to seek a professional support to overcome this issue ;by their guidance..
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Consult a psychological Counselor..
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You can connect with me by using the link given below for more details and clarity :- https://prac.to/hema-sampath-psychologist-dir
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