![]() If things get tough on your journey to overcoming “dark” thoughts, you can always reach out to The Mighty community by posting a Thought or Question using the hashtag #CheckInWithMe. If you’re looking for help on managing dark or intrusive thoughts, head here. If you experience similar “dark” thoughts, we hope you feel less alone. “I feel like I want to end things even when everything is going right.” - Kristie B. “‘I’m some sort of imposter and have replaced the capable person whose life I’m living.’ That’s why I struggle - because I’m living someone else’s life and I don’t have the skills to do what I’m supposed to be doing.” - Erin P. “‘I’m a horrible person and everyone is lying to me when they say otherwise.’” - Jacinta D. “After spending years trying to be nothing like them, the most intrusive thought is ‘I’m a monster just like my abusers.’” - Eve T. I have to ignore that voice and sometimes she gets loud. “‘My family would be better off without me.’ It makes me feel awful and scared. ![]() And each time life falls apart, I end up in my shutdown overwhelmed phase.” - Madi N. It is a pattern that has actually proven itself. “I’m not meant to be happy or have hope and that life was not meant to be good to/for me. I hate that I need reassurance to make it better and I won’t be one to ask for it.” - Kristen S. Dark Thoughts: Philosophic Reflections on Cinematic Horror - 9780810847927 This is a collection of highly engaging and provocative essays by top scholars in the increasingly interrelated fields of Philosophy, Film Studies, and Communication Arts that deal with the episte. It comes out of nowhere and all of a sudden I feel hated by everyone and I instantly burst into tears then everyone asks me if I’m OK and I’ll say, ‘Yeah’ and then they’re like, ‘What’s wrong?’ and I tell them and then I get reassurance that not everyone hates me. No one wants to hire me and I’ll be stuck in my redundant dead-end customer service job forever.’ It’s debilitating because I hate my job and I desperately want something better but I face rejection after rejection and it constantly drains my confidence and my hope of us moving away and starting a new life together.” - Jessa P. As much as I want to, I’ll never have the courage to step out of my comfort zone. “‘I’ll never find a full-time job where I can make more money and build a life for my boyfriend and I. ‘I’ll never be able to support myself financially.’ It makes me feel empty and alone.” - Dee V. I have borderline personality disorder and depression. ![]() “That no one will want a relationship with me.
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