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Hopelessness
Hopelessness is a clinical finding in which a person feels despair, or that there is no hope in certain or all situations of his life. This can occur with depressive disorders.
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A 32-year old asked:
What to do if i feel of hopelessness again..Pls help!?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Hopelessness?
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A 34-year old asked:
How can you overcome hopelessness and despair?
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A 45-year old asked:
How do you get rid of feelings of hopelessness?
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A 34-year old asked:
Having feelings of hopelessness, is that a sign od depression?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can I overcome feelings of despair, hopelessness and desperation?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Im embarrassed to ask - but constant feelings of hopelessness. Meds and new therapist help only minorly. Pl help im going thru a bad acute phase. Ty?
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A 47-year old asked:
What do you do to combat lonliness, boredom and hopelessness?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I overcome feelings of despair, depression, hopelessness, and desperation?
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A 40-year old asked:
What causes unhappiness and hopelessness? Just low serotonin? What foods increase serotonin?
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A 40-year old asked:
How do you treat depression to the point of no motivation and no feelings except total hopelessness?
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A 19-year old male asked:
For months now I've been feeling overwhelmed with Anger, Sadness & hopelessness and aches n pains . Lately I feel helpless and NO interest in ANYTHING?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Nightmares, not eating, sad, hopelessness, anger, confusion of why i feel this way. Never have before! used to be so happy. Why did this happen to me?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Overwhelmed by decisions. Want to cry, feels overload, angry, no pleasure, hopelessness & crippling social anxiety &general anxiety.what is diagnosis?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Sadness, hopelessness, interest loss in people and activities, loneliness, crying, self-hurting on anger blackouts. & more, am i having a depression?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I get extreme feelings of hopelessness, despair, & OCD that come and go. I'm not manic though. Could a mood stabilizer help? I take celexa (citalopram) and valium.
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Muscle twitches for a month (no weakness in muscles), extremely stressed, hopelessness. Anxiety?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Have been treated w seroquel, cymbalta, (duloxetine) lithium for schizo aff dis and depression for 5 ys. Noth helps. Full of despair, hopelessness, what can I do?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am experiencing lack of pleasure, motivation and hopelessness. Diagnosed with BD2 & ADHD. List of meds provided. Looking for psychiatrist .Advice?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am experiencing hopelessness, difficulty thinking, loss of interest, headache (severity: severe) (time frame: gradual) (occurred: < 1 hour) (side: left, right) (worsened by: changes in sleep pattern, psychological stress, being tired) (unaffected by: be
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A 24-year old male asked:
General CNS weakness, hot/cold sensations in head and chest, tremors in left hand, super discomfort, hopelessness?
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16) Muscle twitches that have become worse. Life extremely stressful, have health anxiety, feel depressed, hopelessness. Normal reaction to stress?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am experiencing loss of sex drive. The following also describe me: Vaginal dryness, Lack of pleasure, Hopelessness, and Apathy. What should I do?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing fatigue, nervousness, hopelessness, irrational fear or phobia, restless (tossing and turning) sleep, paranoid behavior, emotiona...
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A 29-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling depressed (associated with: feelings of worthlessness, feeling smothered) (not associated with: feelings of despair), sleep deprivation, sadness, lack of pleasure, hopelessness, decreased energy level, difficulty concentrating, e
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A 41-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling depressed (quality: feelings of despair, feelings of worthlessness) . The following also describe me: Lack of pleasure, Sadness, Decreased energy level, Hopelessness, Seasonal mood changes, Socially withdrawn, Difficulty concent
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A 33-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling depressed (associated with: feelings of despair, feelings of worthlessness, feeling smothered), lack of pleasure, sadness, decreased energy level, hopelessness, seasonal mood changes, early morning waking, difficulty concentratin
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling depressed specifically feelings of despair, specifically feelings of worthlessness, sadness, decreased energy level, hopelessness, seasonal mood changes, difficulty concentrating, socially withdrawn, and lack of motivation. I am
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing slow thinking, loss of interest, poor concentration, sleep pattern changes, decreased energy level, weight changes, socially withdrawn, lack of motivation, difficulty concentrating, hopelessness, difficulty solving problems, and feeling
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A 25-year old female asked:
I am experiencing difficulty concentrating, lack of motivation, weight changes, sleep pattern changes, feeling depressed, poor judgement, sadness, hopelessness, feeling anxious, and flashbacks. I tried killing myself last year & I have flashbacks. ?
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