u/neuronconsumer

Been in a relationship for almost 10 yrs and struggling with social anxiety for a similar amount of time. I've noticed that I'm a lot less socially anxious when my boyfriend isn't around and I didn't really have social anxiety at all before I got with him. He is an insecure, awkward person who finds everything cringe and can be hyper critical. He has positives too of course but those are his flaws. I'm wondering if my social anxiety is partially caused by being around him all of the time. Anyone got any experience with this?

I have had these low mood symptoms for years now:

-Wishing I wasn't born

-Difficulty feeling joy

-No energy to do anything

-High levels of hopelessness

-Highly critical and ashamed of myself

-Lots of rumination

My quality of life is low. I do the bare minimum to survive. Life just feels like a constant "Just focus on getting through today" for the sake of it. There's no meaning to my life here. I'm only 25 and have no motivation to do anything despite being young and physically healthy. I've tried therapy, exercise, and healthy eating but I just can't keep up with it long enough to see the effects because I have no will to do anything.

Do antidepressants actually help? I've heard they often work by numbing sadness, but can they help someone who is already numb to pleasure?

I have no life 25F I've spent my adult life rotting away doing the bare minimum to survive. I'm full of shame, social anxiety, hopelessness, and low energy. I've tried therapy (professional and at home), exercise, healthy eating but do you know how hard that is to keep up with when you have no will or energy to live?

One of my biggest issues is shame. I was the ugly nerdy girl growing up. I was bullied and treated like an alien and still find that happens even as an adult. I think I could've gotten better but to top it off my parents were horrible to me as an older teen as I was failing school due to bad mental health. I'm so ashamed when socialising with others. I feel like a predator. How am I meant to get help?

25F very depressed and anxious for years now and I'm fed up of how little life I've enjoyed. Can't keep up with therapy or healthy living, I'm too depressed to do it for more than a couple days. I have no energy to do anything, I'm in a constant state of just feeling defeated.

I've been considering medication but I'm so scared of side effects. The side effect that I'm most scared of is sexual dysfunction. I'm scared of my nether regions going numb, or losing attraction to my BF, or having no desire anymore. I'm aware that I can communicate side effects with my GP but if I reported loss of libido or sexual dysfunction what can they even do about it? Anyone got experience with this?