What are some subtle signs a person is not quite alright mentally?

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[Nolifecoffeeaddict]

Someone going from being super depressed to super happy and full of life overnight can be a very strong sign that someone is planning to commit suicide

[Professional_Rookie]

Bruh at this point i just safely assume that fuckin’ nobody is doing okay.

[jasoncrawford]

I feel the isolation one. The worst part is when with all your being you want people to reach out but think if YOU are the one to reach iut then its weird, annoying, etc.

[_ZJE]

Self depricating humor is a very big sign of low self esteem. Also making jokes about really dark topics (such as self harm) can sometimes be an indicator

[cappsyb]

I am diagnosed with something called “Hyper vigilance disorder” or something like that and it’s a rare form of anxiety. I always look paranoid and dead without my headphones but I’m always observing my surroundings, noting possible escape routes in case something happens. Also I talk really fast to keep up with my thoughts due to my ADHD. And here’s one everyone should note: if someone is belittling themselves constantly, even as a joke, it’s a sign of self loathing. Learn from me and talk to the friend who’s constantly saying they’re stupid or something to that effect, even if it’s a constant “joke” because most of the time it isn’t.

Edit: I wanna add. I rarely leave my house because I’m really not good with social interactions, and often have panic attacks. That’s why I’m constantly wearing headphones, music helps me regulate myself.

[peacharookie]

some people might also get clingy or distant to see if someone truly cared about them or not. i dont know if these are true signs but i have experienced them.

[geeg]

That last one is true to its highest degree

[Pinewaff]

time to switch up the background parkour 🙏

[raging_crocodile]

As someone born without a sense of smell, I can tell you personal hygiene is extremely difficult because I am literally unable to smell my own body. I have to just stick to a routine but that doesn’t always work and I often get people telling me I stink or I have bad breath after brushing my teeth and showering.

[enterpl]

Making you a valentine's day card with a drawing of a human tied to the ceiling with a very wide smile and a shirt with a heart and a text "he's smiling because he's happy to see you"
Also happening to know a LOT about medieval torture devices/techniques

[mercuryinyourwalls]

That second to last one really hit me. I started a new school in September and I'm doing pretty bad in my classes and I dont have any friends because I don't want to bother people

[Christian-tv]

Someone I knew, but I don’t talk to them anymore, is chronically addicted to gaming. Anytime he has free time, he’s gaming. He now only hangs out with other chronically addicted gamers. He sleeps in the same chair he uses to game with.

[azoth]

The second to last one is something I relate with all too much. I'm currently in my first year at uni, and got lucky enough to get a place in a catered hall for this year, but for the first half of it I basically never sat with anyone unless they came and sat with me. It was the same in college. I just tend to assume by default that I will be a bother or an inconvenience if I go and ask to sit with anyone, particularly if they're on their own, with one other person, or in a large, established group... so basically all of them. It's different if they come and sit with me, because then I know that they have actively sought out interaction with me rather than just going with it despite not wanting to (even though, logically speaking, I'm fairly sure that most people would be fine if I went and asked).
Slightly before the Easter break, I had someone from the same flat as me basically come up to me outside and say that I should sit with their group at lunch. I hesitantly started doing that, and have been joining them regularly since then. I'm grateful that he did that, even if I do feel awkward quite often because I'm not good at starting conversations, so I often end up sat there quietly until someone starts talking with me. But I am improving, albeit slowly, and it all started because he insisted that I join them.

[maua]

ISOLATION IS A LIMBO REFERENCE, THERAPY IS A LIE, FUCK IT WE BALL, SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN EVENTUALLY.

[BDBSB]

The schizophrenic brother is participating in preservation most often seen in people with dementia or Alzheimer's, they repetitively say, do, or ask, or say something out loud. It just. Helps keeps them grounded when they feel like theyre losing control of their own lives.

[Boxl_]

I’ve been dealing with these types of issues for quite a while now. I do not talk, I do not have any friends, and I instinctively lie about the most random things I don’t need to lie about. I still, have yet, to find one person who actually cares enough to ask if I am okay.

[ExilaArika]

I can relate to the second to last one. Barely had any friends my entire life, typical weird social outcast because of my adhd and autism, until I went to MBO this schoolyear, I finally have a small group of friends now, but even now I have to tell myself quite often that I'm allowed to talk about my own interests to my friends and that doing that doesn't make me an annoyance, as well as a crippling fear that they'll stop being my friends every time I overanalyze and misinterpret their facial expressions.

[andremarcos]

Personal hygiene is the biggest sign. My mental health has gone off track. if I am overwhelmed or hyperanxious, I can stay three days without shower

[mintyboi]

Also depending on how bad the depression is they could try to hide it by being very social and shit

[aniolkaharmonia]

loved that someone mentioned excessive, fast talking. everyone thinks if you talk a lot youre fine, if anything youre better than fine, cos social media and popular mainstream media always portray depression or anxiety as being silent, withdrawn, extreme introversion. manic episodes can last for insanely long times. im really grateful that someone mentioned that, and even more so that there's actually people who are aware of it, and even more so that that info is being spread and made aware of.