Serious, What’s the lowest point you reached in life?
I don’t know if this will be accepted, but I’m trying to create a small space for people who want to talk about what can happen to us as humans.
I’m starting: I’ve just had the worst year of my life, although I was able to land a well paying job, be independent despite my disability and travel, I suffered from mixed bipolar episodes (anxious but active) as a result I decided with my doctor to taper off the SSRi antidepressant
I became instantly depressed but we agreed I’ll fight it, I ended up with socd (sexual ocd) which gave me ideas and images about the worst stuff I could muster ( which is the way ocd works, gives you subjects that you are against) I became scared and felt alone, thoughts of sexual violence, borderline 🍇. It made me sick to my stomach, I felt dirty, I felt worthless, I felt ashamed and lonely.
I called my sister when I was about to end it, she’s a doctor and advised me what to do, I got diagnosed and most of all, I was told I’m not a bad person, it’s my brain firing up the wrong way. That finally gave me peace after suffering since march 2025..
I’m doing better, the thoughts are disappearing completely (and I can differentiate the and label them as my brain malfunctioning),
It’s the scariest feeling I’ve felt, I was scared of being a sicko or a weirdo. I’m back to who I am but I’m still picking up the pieces of the year that I had..
What was your lowest point? How did you get back up?
Ps:If this doesn’t get posted, I apologize if it goes against community guidelines.