What should I do if I feel insanely unhappy and alone?

[Anonymous]

I’m 18 I start college in two months. My family says my life is ahead of me and I should be so excited. But I’m not. I’m the most unhappy I’ve ever been and I don’t know why or how. I just have no motivation to get out of bed anymore. I feel bad and I know I should be happy and grateful for my opportunities and the future. But I just feel like I have nothing to do or be happy about? Does anyone understand? Have you ever felt this way? Anyone just wanna talk?
thanks for your opinion. please no hate

[Honesttguy]

Sounds like depression, i've been depressed for years im gonna share you formula how to beat depression.
The key is to get angry first. You cannot expierence anything else but sadness when your depressed, and its fine i let myself feel sad sometimes. But you need to know the exit door when u eant to leave and that is anger.
When u get angry you feel fire and you can now do something it gives you energy to move. Next you take actions to improve your situation. For me going to gym helped a lot, any kind of self improving helped, but you see you won't feel like going if you dont get angry first.
Anger pushes that dark cloud away for a second and lets you see things differently again.
Get into mental fight with some of those dark thoughts. Dont let them put you down like that punch back.
Punch a pillow if needed to get you in aggressive state.

[MCheetah]

I was about to answer this question in full detail, naturally assuming a guy wrote it. But a guy didn't write it, so nevermind. I can't relate to having a perfect life, being young, attractive, and female, and still being unhappy about it. Maybe others can.

[sean1234]

College is crap, a waste of time. How many people these days have college debt? After I made bad grades and lost the Pell grant, I forgot about college just 2 years through. Gonna wear a mask? Going to be indoctrinated by college athiest false/no religion crap? It's not worth it.

[Phoenix98]

Sounds like you have depression.

my advice talk to someone about what your going through. And make some friends, people you can connect with and try to find yourself, where you wanna be, what you wanna do, etc.

and force yourself to get out of bed and do stuff try going to a gym and working out get the blood flowing.

a lot of getting through depression has to do with will power it’s a battle of wills.

[Rockstarrrrr]

I think most of that is because you're alone.. mentally... Maybe if you find people you connect with and make you feel better about yourself it'll change... It seems like everything in life is determined by the people you keep around you...

[Rockstarrrrr]

Where's the motivation if you don't have someone to appreciate or share with? How can you embrace yourself if you don't have someone who already thinks you're special or realize your potential... We are not robots... we need that... And if we don't have it... We don't feel like we really exist..

[Anonymous]

I think seeing a mental health professional would be a good start. Therapy and possibly medication can make you feel much better. It sounds worse than "the blues", depression is serious and can be life threatening without help.

[serious]

Well I don't understand any reason why it should be like that for you. Yes if you want to talk then you can PM me.

[driven159]

Just a new life ahead and you are scared just takes some adjusting to don't give up you have your whole life ahead of you and who knows you might be the light of someone's life in the future

[SoJust]

you need to find your self you need to know what you want and why

[Asker]

Makes sense but I don’t think I can do much where I am and that’s part of the sadness

[SoJust]

you can by start by accepting where you are and where you are

[JohnK123]

Hey if u wanna talk I’m down lmao just pm I don’t wanna clutter these questions
but ya just find new friends to keep u busy

[BarryLiverstone]

Sure if you wanna talk follow me. I enjoyed college and can answer some of your questions

[RandomGuy1030]

Probably because college does nothing for you? Look at the people who went.

[ArtemisSilver]

Travel for a year

[Asker]

I wish u could but unfortunately I cannot. 1 it will mess up my college and scholarships (I’m already accepted and would not have the chance again)
2 even if I could I certainly don’t have the money

[ArtemisSilver]

I know a lady that became a registered massage therapist and traveled the world whilst working.

Ot you could just smoke weed or ask your doctor for happy pills. You do you.