depression

[Kiechi]

Worst feeling in the world is depression.

[Only-virgins]

Clinical depression is not treated by psychologists, but rather psychiatrists (who has an additional degree in medicine and is a "REAL" doctor in addition to a psychologist) because it is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. There is a hereditary factor, and the depression is chronic with no apparent "cause". It is very real. It is also (which may have already been mentioned) genetically linked to all kinds of anxiety disorders such as OCD, panic attacks, etc.

Or some people's lifes suck so bad that they have much to be depressed about.

[shh!]

Or some people's lifes suck so bad that they have much to be depressed about.

I thought I mentioned that clinical depression is usually defined as that which is present in the absence of other explanations...

Do you not believe in any chemical/psychological disorders, or do you limit your disbelief to depression?

[DarkDwarf]

The way I see it, depression is one of the most extreme forms of selfishness.

You stop caring about everything else but you and your problem even if it hurts those around you.

That's why if I ever catch myself becoming depressed, I try to pull out as quickly as possible.

Damn its nearly impossible to pull out of depression. I was in depression. 90% of depressed people just want to be loved.

For me that could of helped but i still wanna kill that son of a b*tch...

Depression is NOT a form of selfishness and anyone who things so shold be as close as I was to killing myself.

[BlackRose]

what are your veiws on depression?
Are you depressed and what or who made you depressed
what are ways you feel help people with depression


these are some question i like to ask whoever reads this if you can please post with ya answer and alittle more if you know anything else about depression

My view on depression is that is sucks. lol I get depressed here and there and to deal with it, I do the absolute worst thing. I bottle it all up until I explode. Usually it's something small that ends up triggoring the explosion and for some reason it's usually at my parents. Thank god they love me and understand that I have issues. lol I have never gone to get professional help because it usually doesn't last more then a few days at most. If it lasts more then that, I suggest considering it. Either that or find a friend with a good shoulder and ear.

[bluesummer]

I spent a good portion of my life struggling with depression, and it is a very tough thing to beat. It can control you and ruin your life if you really allow it to take you over. For years I was insecure, sad, anti-social, always tired, suicidal, angry at everyone who I thought had a better life than me. Any little small thing that happened that made my day worse would make me certain that the world was a horrible place and that i'd rather just die. I never smiled. I kept very few friends.

I don't know how I got out of it honestly...it was more like a slow progression. Had to start talking to myself and convincing myself that things weren't as bad as they seemed. I think now that I'm 'cured' if you could call it that. I know it sounds like cutesy crap, but its true. I'm actually I'm amazed I didn't swallow a bottle of pills years ago, so I consider it a huge personal accomplishment that I'm even here, and that I've managed to turn it around.

I really feel for any of you dealing with this, because I know how ****ing awful it is. It is beatable though.

[Junket]

Damn its nearly impossible to pull out of depression. I was in depression. 90% of depressed people just want to be loved.

For me that could of helped but i still wanna kill that son of a b*tch...

Depression is NOT a form of selfishness and anyone who things so shold be as close as I was to killing myself.

I referring to what Shh! said was "situational" depression.

Clinical I understand is different.

But the other form really is a form of selfishness.

I stand by what I said.

[shh!]

I referring to what Shh! said was "situational" depression.

Clinical I understand is different.

But the other form really is a form of selfishness.

I stand by what I said.

So do I. :-)

By the way, depression of any sort feels awful to the person who is experiencing it, but there is an "up" side. Depression and despair (and really, any profound emotion) leads to emotional growth and is the stuff that fuels truly great works of art. I do not advocate medicating oneself unless depression is very extreme. Our society tends to want to drug itself (either through prescribed medication or self-medication via drugs/alcohol) to point where we do not feel any uncomfortable emotions, but that really only stunts our growth potential.

[Only-virgins]

I spent a good portion of my life struggling with depression, and it is a very tough thing to beat. It can control you and ruin your life if you really allow it to take you over. For years I was insecure, sad, anti-social, always tired, suicidal, angry at everyone who I thought had a better life than me. Any little small thing that happened that made my day worse would make me certain that the world was a horrible place and that i'd rather just die. I never smiled. I kept very few friends.

I don't know how I got out of it honestly...it was more like a slow progression. Had to start talking to myself and convincing myself that things weren't as bad as they seemed. I think now that I'm 'cured' if you could call it that. I know it sounds like cutesy crap, but its true. I'm actually I'm amazed I didn't swallow a bottle of pills years ago, so I consider it a huge personal accomplishment that I'm even here, and that I've managed to turn it around.

I really feel for any of you dealing with this, because I know how ****ing awful it is. It is beatable though.

I don't think you ever where depressed. I don't know why..but I just don't believe you. Once it hits it almost never lets go untill all requirments in that persons head that would make them happy are achieved. Then again I bet their is billions of different types of depression and the word is probably as relative as love is.

[bluesummer]

Oh my god OV, I honestly can't believe you just said that. It's kinda insulting when I personally think about the torment I went through. I'm not talking about a year here dude, I'm talking about like......10 years. Which is a lot considering I'm only 25. And I never also claimed to be rid of it....I do struggle with milder bouts of it now and then....but it's not like someone falls into depression and stays that way until the day they die. God, honestly....

Just out of curiousity, what in your expert opinion makes you think I'm shitting you?

[Only-virgins]

Oh my god OV, I honestly can't believe you just said that. It's kinda insulting when I personally think about the torment I went through. I'm not talking about a year here dude, I'm talking about like......10 years. Which is a lot considering I'm only 25. And I never also claimed to be rid of it....I do struggle with milder bouts of it now and then....but it's not like someone falls into depression and stays that way until the day they die. God, honestly....

Just out of curiousity, what in your expert opinion makes you think I'm shitting you?

Lots of people want pity and pretend they are depressed. Only 25? ...jeez...im 22 and I am starting to think my life is over and you are using the word "only". I guess I am thinking of depression in the way I have it. I am never going to get rid of mine. Also some people say they are depressed over the smallest things and that can annoy me. I dont even know if I consider what I am depressed but rather just angry, bitter about life..and ..just upset with how everything works. Not to sound sexist or anything but girls seem to over-react and get depressed because they didnt freaking get a hot dog or the jeans were sold out lol.

[shh!]

OV, you are not calculating into the equation the hormone changes that affect females. Of course we seem to have irrational thought patterns; we are somewhat enslaved to our cycles.

Also, I thinka good deal of angst suffered by the young is normal. After all, there are so many unanswered questions, the future is undetermined, relationships are being negotiated, etc. It pretty much sucks! (Usually gets better, though, so chin up!)

[ALovelyLady86]

BlackRose I dont think what you had was depression. Sadness maybe but depression lasts much longer and the majority of the time you need help to get out of it. Its a complete mind alteration in a way.
I totally agree with Shh! You really do grow a ton from the experience. You can see things on a level you couldnt see before.

[bluesummer]

Lots of people want pity and pretend they are depressed. Only 25? ...jeez...im 22 and I am starting to think my life is over and you are using the word "only". I guess I am thinking of depression in the way I have it. I am never going to get rid of mine. Also some people say they are depressed over the smallest things and that can annoy me. I dont even know if I consider what I am depressed but rather just angry, bitter about life..and ..just upset with how everything works. Not to sound sexist or anything but girls seem to over-react and get depressed because they didnt freaking get a hot dog or the jeans were sold out lol.

To say that any girl who is experiences depression really isn't just 'because she's a girl' is just plain unrealistic. Mine was based on my family environment growing up (which I won't go into). So to have already been through and past it at 25 is not impossible....people grow up and move past things and realize that some things aren't worth throwing your life down the crapper for......

OV to be fair, in your own opinion your own 'depression' seems quite genuine and 'real' (maybe in your eyes more 'real' than anyone else's); but from an outside perspective, based on your previous posts, anyone here could just as easily say that we think your 'depression' is also self-manifested. All I'm saying is don't be so quick to judge....everyone's situation is unique.

[cu_tigers90]

One thing causes depression...and that's Satan. Satan wants to keep you from accomplishing what you need to accomplish, so he causes illness and puts fear and worry into your head. He causes you to become selfish, which causes you to not care about others.

If you have God in your life, though, you can get through this. If you ask God to help you, and you're sincere about it, he will help you get over your depression.

Sometimes, depression might cause you to have to take medication. But if you have God in your life, you really shouldn't have to, as long as you believe.