/r/depression - top ten submissions for each month of 2023

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2023, December
I hate myself so much. Fuck the genetic lottery.
1030 I hate myself so much. Fuck the genetic lottery.
No wonder so many people get addicted to drugs
670 No wonder so many people get addicted to drugs
I feel stupid for not having killed myself afte...
537 I feel stupid for not having killed myself afte...
"Making it through the day" is all I do. Every ...
500 "Making it through the day" is all I do. Every ...
My wife says that every time I mention my depre...
483 My wife says that every time I mention my depre...
Sleeping is the only escape
484 Sleeping is the only escape
Holidays are the absolute worst and I can't kee...
438 Holidays are the absolute worst and I can't kee...
I have ruined my life. everything seems hopeless.
442 I have ruined my life. everything seems hopeless.
I paused before stopping my friends suicide
394 I paused before stopping my friends suicide
Should I drag a depressed person out of bed or ...
359 Should I drag a depressed person out of bed or ...
2023, November
"Just go to the gym"
780 "Just go to the gym"
Tonights the night.
717 Tonights the night.
I literally can't live a normal life due to men...
634 I literally can't live a normal life due to men...
I’m 26 years old and have nothing to show for...
623 I’m 26 years old and have nothing to show for...
Got called out on the street
484 Got called out on the street
Welp. That’s it. I’m ending my life finally.
474 Welp. That’s it. I’m ending my life finally.
I love how everyone’s response to depression ...
469 I love how everyone’s response to depression ...
I've read that anger is a common symptom of dep...
433 I've read that anger is a common symptom of dep...
I hate working so much it's not worth it.
431 I hate working so much it's not worth it.
I genuinely don’t see the point in being alive
418 I genuinely don’t see the point in being alive
2023, October
Why couldn't I have the not eating depression i...
1203 Why couldn't I have the not eating depression i...
Aging is fucked
1069 Aging is fucked
Being passively s**cidal is exhausting.
1011 Being passively s**cidal is exhausting.
I’m a depressed therapist
764 I’m a depressed therapist
I think I’m just not built for life
714 I think I’m just not built for life
This illness is stealing my youth
650 This illness is stealing my youth
The fact that there are people without depressi...
642 The fact that there are people without depressi...
Living with functional depression is a fucking ...
608 Living with functional depression is a fucking ...
Antidepressants destroyed me, I think I'm out
604 Antidepressants destroyed me, I think I'm out
I'm turning 37 in less than an hour and I'd rat...
531 I'm turning 37 in less than an hour and I'd rat...
2023, September
I'd rather be dead than keep working until reti...
1650 I'd rather be dead than keep working until reti...
Depression makes people actively avoid you.
1472 Depression makes people actively avoid you.
I want a redo badly
783 I want a redo badly
I wish more people understood depression is not...
593 I wish more people understood depression is not...
Silently crying in bed next to someone sleeping...
475 Silently crying in bed next to someone sleeping...
I miss the person that used to be me
452 I miss the person that used to be me
i prefer sleeping during daytime
454 i prefer sleeping during daytime
Is it possible to be addicted to depression?
406 Is it possible to be addicted to depression?
Meds changed my views on life
389 Meds changed my views on life
I wish I hadn't been born.
381 I wish I hadn't been born.
2023, August
I'll be 26 in 3 days and all I can think about ...
803 I'll be 26 in 3 days and all I can think about ...
so jealous of people with normal functioning br...
732 so jealous of people with normal functioning br...
"Mild" depression is fucking torture.
725 "Mild" depression is fucking torture.
TW: My goodbye letter.
680 TW: My goodbye letter.
You know what sucks. Being self aware enough to...
622 You know what sucks. Being self aware enough to...
Just started my shift and I want to cry.
574 Just started my shift and I want to cry.
All of my old classmates are doing better than me
549 All of my old classmates are doing better than me
Watching everyone surpass me in life makes me f...
544 Watching everyone surpass me in life makes me f...
how can people with depression have romantic re...
504 how can people with depression have romantic re...
They always say there were never any signs ... ...
491 They always say there were never any signs ... ...
2023, July
I envy people with decent mental health and life
800 I envy people with decent mental health and life
If i kill myself, i just wish people to underst...
655 If i kill myself, i just wish people to underst...
Just wanna kill myself so I can stop adulting
544 Just wanna kill myself so I can stop adulting
Pretending to be happy takes a lot of energy
517 Pretending to be happy takes a lot of energy
I’ve never felt like an actual person, just a...
451 I’ve never felt like an actual person, just a...
I've lost interest in everything
421 I've lost interest in everything
These last three years have taken its toll on m...
351 These last three years have taken its toll on m...
I hate that I don’t have a an outlet for my d...
344 I hate that I don’t have a an outlet for my d...
My girlfriend is the only thing keeping me going
345 My girlfriend is the only thing keeping me going
Suicidal ideation without the end game.
339 Suicidal ideation without the end game.
2023, June
I was depressed when I was 13, still depressed ...
1169 I was depressed when I was 13, still depressed ...
Wish me luck. Voluntarily committing myself to ...
891 Wish me luck. Voluntarily committing myself to ...
I opened up to a friend and she called me a loser
809 I opened up to a friend and she called me a loser
One of the saddest feelings is really trying to...
790 One of the saddest feelings is really trying to...
'Depression is a choice'
638 'Depression is a choice'
why has depression made me significantly more s...
536 why has depression made me significantly more s...
I think I ruined my life by not keeping friends...
452 I think I ruined my life by not keeping friends...
Life is so difficult l, yet there is no reward.
391 Life is so difficult l, yet there is no reward.
I want someone to sit with me in my dark place
378 I want someone to sit with me in my dark place
I'm in credit card debt because I tried to make...
355 I'm in credit card debt because I tried to make...
2023, May
I want to improve. I want my life to get better...
1964 I want to improve. I want my life to get better...
I don't want to be a high functioning depressed...
1156 I don't want to be a high functioning depressed...
I have lost interest in people
997 I have lost interest in people
i fantasize about killing myself and having eve...
722 i fantasize about killing myself and having eve...
I wish I could rewind 5-10 years and retry
719 I wish I could rewind 5-10 years and retry
Sleeping is my favorite activity
652 Sleeping is my favorite activity
It's always support mental health until it come...
578 It's always support mental health until it come...
All I look forward to is sleeping.
557 All I look forward to is sleeping.
Why the f do I feel normal whenever I'm working...
528 Why the f do I feel normal whenever I'm working...
I have to remind myself there's no hope.
417 I have to remind myself there's no hope.
2023, April
Just realized why I stay up all night and don't...
2068 Just realized why I stay up all night and don't...
I DON'T WANT TO DIE, BUT I WANT TO NOT HAVE EXI...
1172 I DON'T WANT TO DIE, BUT I WANT TO NOT HAVE EXI...
Life is just so freaking boring when you’re d...
1176 Life is just so freaking boring when you’re d...
I'm consciously wasting away my life.
1019 I'm consciously wasting away my life.
I am not miserable enough to end my life, but I...
832 I am not miserable enough to end my life, but I...
I'm 17. Since I was ten, I've done nothing but ...
771 I'm 17. Since I was ten, I've done nothing but ...
Wish I wasn’t alive but I’m not suicidal.
724 Wish I wasn’t alive but I’m not suicidal.
looking back at my old childhood photos makes m...
709 looking back at my old childhood photos makes m...
I wish I had drive or ambition. Feel like I’m...
631 I wish I had drive or ambition. Feel like I’m...
I didn’t didn’t leave the room today.
628 I didn’t didn’t leave the room today.
2023, March
I want to go home.
2050 I want to go home.
Life is too much of doing what I don't want to ...
1062 Life is too much of doing what I don't want to ...
Ever feel like you've been depressed for so lon...
899 Ever feel like you've been depressed for so lon...
I am having a mental breakdown and just called ...
821 I am having a mental breakdown and just called ...
I failed at every aspect of life
728 I failed at every aspect of life
Being mentally ill in a mentally ill family tha...
682 Being mentally ill in a mentally ill family tha...
I wanna be a child again...
666 I wanna be a child again...
I reconnected with an old friend and they asked...
643 I reconnected with an old friend and they asked...
can someone like or dislike or whatever so in t...
614 can someone like or dislike or whatever so in t...
THERAPISTS JUST STARE AT ME
583 THERAPISTS JUST STARE AT ME
2023, February
I feel like I’m wasting my young adult life b...
876 I feel like I’m wasting my young adult life b...
I just can't fucking cope with life
835 I just can't fucking cope with life
I’m so fatigued at 24, I can’t imagine how ...
578 I’m so fatigued at 24, I can’t imagine how ...
Is this really all there is to life
469 Is this really all there is to life
I spend 10 hours at a time in bed on my phone w...
446 I spend 10 hours at a time in bed on my phone w...
Why bother doing stuff
441 Why bother doing stuff
27 and Im the last one left
433 27 and Im the last one left
Why do people with severe depression not want t...
437 Why do people with severe depression not want t...
I am tired of living
382 I am tired of living
Please I just want to die
369 Please I just want to die
2023, January
Sleeping feels so fucking good
1661 Sleeping feels so fucking good
How do people go to the gym, eat well, juggle m...
1427 How do people go to the gym, eat well, juggle m...
What's the point of working to live?
955 What's the point of working to live?
I can feel myself losing my cognitive abilities
741 I can feel myself losing my cognitive abilities
can depression make you dumb?
741 can depression make you dumb?
My therapist just admitted me to the hospital
572 My therapist just admitted me to the hospital
How the fuck can I get out of depression when i...
564 How the fuck can I get out of depression when i...
Held my Depression back so long until it ruined...
552 Held my Depression back so long until it ruined...
I feel bad for my parents
546 I feel bad for my parents
I can’t feel a “human” connection with pe...
522 I can’t feel a “human” connection with pe...