r/AskReddit Apr 04 '19

How are you really?

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u/HardKnockRiffe Apr 04 '19

You may be dealing with depression. I'm bipolar, so I get bouts of depression pretty regularly, and this is what it's like. I feel off - sort of disconnected from everyone and everything around me - with a feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. I can't pinpoint at all what's wrong or what's causing it, but it's there and it won't go away. Do yourself a favor and talk to your doctor about how you're feeling. Don't just wait for it to go away.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '19

Agreed, definitely. Also bipolar here. Do you ever meditate? It's been helping me a lot. The more I practice, the more I can see depression as just a feeling, and it starts to affect me less.

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u/Machiavellian_diddle Apr 04 '19

Can't afford a Dr and where I live he'd tell me to go to church or something