Feeling so down

[Melissa_ann]

Hi guys my name is Mel, I am new to this thread and have decided to join as I am feeling so down. Lately I have experienced alot of online bullying and while I try to brush it off, it really affecting my selfesteem. I originally turned to social media as I was already feeling down about myself and liked interacting with other adults. I have been very socially isolated and had a relationship that was falling apart, social networking was my escape. At first it was great, I really liked the positive attention I was getting at first eg compliments etc but now things have taken a negative turn. I have really bad anxiety and feel that everyone hates me and I am so depressed, I wont go out and leave the house! I usto be a bubbly, outgoing girl with a great sense of humour, now that part of me is gone! I am just hoping there is someone out there, who is willing to listen!

[white knight]

Hi Mel, welcome

Firstlt, time is your friend. No different to relationship breakdown

In time they are mere memories, far easier to handle than fresh events.

Please google these...

Topic: bullying- beyondblue

Topiv: so what are their mental illnesses?- beyondblue

Topic: the best praise you'll ever get- beyondblue

Topic: confidence, how do you get it?- beyondblue

Topic: words are sticks and stones- beyondblue

Tony WK

[Melissa_ann]

Thank you, I will have a look.

[Zeal]

Hi Mel,

Welcome to the forum!

I'm sorry to hear you've been feeling so down lately, and that you are being bullied online. It's a shame that you turned to social media as an escape from feeling down, which is now adding to your problems. Have you already blocked people who treat you badly on social media?

If you don't mind me asking, have you received mental health help from a professional before? Also, do you have some positive relationships with family and close friends? I ask this because it is crucial to have trustworthy and supportive people in your life, especially when you are doing it tough emotionally. I'm close to my parents, which has been amazingly helpful over the years.

Here's a link to online mental health resources: http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/consumers.cfm
There is info on self-esteem, depression, anxiety and other topics.

It would be great to hear back from you!

Best wishes,

Zeal

[white knight]

Hi

Im so happy you've read my threads.

Time is a great healer. A few weeks and those internet problems will disappear.

I hope you are OK

Tony WK

[geoff]

hi Mel, thanks for posting your comment.
Online bullying would be easy to discard, although it has upset you, but I wonder whether social networking has now turned yourself into thinking it's all negative because you are not used to people complimenting you, so any small comment that may seem as though it's being critical has made you feel depressed as well as anxious.
What I'm trying to say is that once people want to associate with you and the conversation flows between you and them offering plenty of compliments but suddenly these stop, then slowly you will feel as though they are beginning to leave you out, and the longer it goes on for then you feel as though you just want to be alone.
It would appear as though your confidence and self esteem is low, but you have to remember that deep down you are a fun girl with a great sense of humour, that will alwys be there but at the moment it's being pushed down, so I hope that you can have a look at the links Zeal and Tony have given you.
Bring your bubbly self back and most of all appreciate that this is what you have in you. Geoff.