Is it normal to seem like the happiest person yet be suicidal..?

Everyone knows me to be really nice, funny and happy around others. I'm always making jokes and other people laugh but I'm seriously messed up in the head. I'm typically feeling overwhelmingly sad whenever I'm alone and I'll sometimes even resort to calling suicide hotlines because I feel as if I can't talk to anyone about my problems. Sometimes I'll begin to mention how I'm feeling (for example, I told my friends I get anxiety about doing things sometimes ) and they'll look at me all weird like it's wrong for me to feel upset or wrong. It's like everyone expects me to be happy all of the time and I'm seriously going crazy. I just want to end it all and I don't know what to do. I have no one to talk to about the way that I'm feeling because I'm almost always immediately shut down or taken as a joke. Even my own family deal with their depression, anxiety, etc. so openly and they talk to eachother about it but the minute I mention myself having those kinds of problems I'm shut down. They see me as the funny, never sad one but I've been dealing with my own eating disorders and personal problems alone for the longest time that I'm reaching my breaking point. I'm done not being understood or listened to. I'm always there for everyone but no one is ever there for me... What should I do? Should I just end it all? Because that sounds like the best solution to me...

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  • MangoTango

    Be an asshole and stop being there for everybody else? See what happens, lol.

    Let yourself go. Devise a bucket list. Go on a long road trip. Do a bunch of things. Have you been skydiving yet?

    Maybe instead of suicide you should turn to SLEEP. It's a great relief. You're off in dreamland for at least 8+ hours.

    Another options is music. You know, "Music on, world off" which gives your mind release.

    Depression and anxiety are normal to the human experience. Some people are just better at avoiding either. I think they're just highly active people that aren't drawn into their own thoughts. It's not good to let your thoughts runaway because sometimes our perception of life can be bullshit. You may want to try tuning out whatever you think is so bad, and actively change your habits. Its difficult to have anxiety or depression of you're doing something immersive like dancing, or playing music, of you like either one.

    It's not a bad idea to get yourself a qualified therapist to help guide you. Even better, has to be a support group. If you don't have one, maybe you could launch one, locally through meetup.com, or something like it?

    Anyways, if you're known as a joker, it's possible that those that know you believe you have everything together. They may see you as a lighthearted person that carries no troubles, even if you know that's not the case, and you want them to be there for you. Okay, that might take having an open and sincere talk with these people, or whichever friend or family member you feel you can confide in.

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  • redrainbow22

    Hey at least you have friends around you :) And someone to at least say something to

    Some people have no friends

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  • JonathanOo

    I can't believe Chester Benington is gone:/ so sad

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    • MangoTango

      I can't imagine why he did that!?!?!? Him and Chris Cornell, like I can figure they might have issues like anyone in this world, but I kind of thought, okay, they have kids which is a damn good reason to stick around for as long as possible, right? That and I figured that these two could possibly get extremely good therapists to figure a way to deal with their issues. I didn't do any Google search to find out if they left notes or anything.

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  • AngelLoc

    There are some people who are suffering from depression but does not know it. I've heard people who are like you (happy outside, sad inside). Please, seek some help. I know I'm just a stranger on the internet but I'm actually worried about you haha kinda corny, huh? But seriously, I am. Please tell your family and friends about it. If you're not ready to tell them yet, you can talk to your counselor (or therepists, doctor etc) about it and continue to call suicide hotlines like you've been doing:)

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  • Someoneudontknow

    You sound intelligent and sometimes intelligent people have to deal with depression and anxiety too, I understand how you feel but if you want other members of your family to acknowledge your feeling you have to tell them, tell them that it's serious and how it makes you feel having those feeling and not being taken seriously. I deal with anxiety too and people see me as a very chill person even though there is a mess going on my head and not a lot of people understand they try to classify you based on a few characteristics but you and other people too have more dimensions to their personality and most of the people don't understand how that's possible, this is important to be understood the fault it's not in you or me but in the fact that others just don't have the capacity or knowledge to understand our personalities..

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  • belle12345

    Yes, I am super happy at dance and during the school year I am depressed as hell. But I got help and I will get better. You can too, when you think others don't understand..(they don't) but getting a therapist was the best choice I ever made. The hardest part was telling my parents and having them hear the word depression, but they got me help! I'm getting help. I can help you too.

    Also if you have a minute please check my post.

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