I went through a depressive state and managed to beat it (ever so gradually). Now I feel happier and am have more self-driven anchors to keep me going. It was kind of weird because GAG and the people on here helped me actually get through it. A lot of it was changing my own mindset after taking a step back and looking at my life. Amongst other things, I think GAG helped me do that a bit with seeing multiple perspectives and other people's experiences with things. Likewise, GAG helped let me know of some positive qualities towards myself which helped my self esteem/confidence out.
My self esteem used to be shoddy and my mindset was bleak. I got into this whole "stuck in the rut of life" feeling along with a "I'm worthless" notion. Now I'm not like that. I was able to keep hope that it'd get better, and it eventually did. Life isn't perfect by any means, but that doesn't mean my attitude towards it needs to be continually pessimistic :)
Now that I'm out of it too, the experience of it has made me stronger I feel. I can handle my emotions better on the whole. I of course get sad just like anyone else, but I don't let emotions control me for the worse.
If there's another bright side, it's given me the ability to feel empathy for those going through depressive states. Call it God's plan, fate, whatever, I truly feel like part of my life has been set up for the purpose of helping others. I still don't know the big plan and stuff, but that's the conclusion I've come too.
(Alright, yeah that sounded probably pretty cheesy, but I really do feel that way. I'm totally going off on random tangents. I'm just going to press submit lol)
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I don't but my girlfriend does. It sucks. When it's bad it's like we both have it. But I work through it for love's sake.
Got it through genetics, my dad has it and my bro has it and so do I. But we're no longer in the dark period that we used to be in. Personally I wouldn't consider myself depressed anymore but I can easily fall back to it if Im not careful and if I don't keep myself in control, and I always have to seriously consider what friends I make (I need positive surroundings). My genes will always make me more prone to falling back to depression than a regular person would.
Used to go to a psychiatrist for it, was given meds but didn't help me at all so I got off it, and eventually I got better when I moved country and had new surroundings, positive surroundings, no toxic people to prevent me from staying on track in my life or give me a bad or difficult day.
I have been going through a pretty rough time (it's been a crappy year due to medical problems) so I've been going to a psychologist. She says I'm not depressed. She did say that I'm in mourning of my life prior to my medical issues. I think she is right.
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I don't have proper diagnose for depression, but I have suffered from anxiety pretty much my whole life, and also mild ADD. Recent events have left me very frustrated and stressed, which has triggered lots of anxiety. At this point, reading, writing, exercise and music have been my closest allies. I'm trying to socialize less and avoid drinking until I get back to "normal". I guess everyone deals with shit, and have their own ways to channel it. Thank goodness my period on benzos was short, though, that stuff really fucks you up.
*shrugs* I don't know. I've often wondered if I have dysthymia or anhedonia but don't care for a formal diagnosis. There was a two year period when I moved out where I'd alternate between feeling 'normal' for a couple weeks and then feeling like shit and utterly alone for a week, which culminated in something I'm not overly proud of. When I do get depressed, it's either short bouts of sadness or frustration. But then after 10 or so minutes I'm back to my indifferent, joyless self. I try not to get too high or too low.
been depressed my entire life, watched a lot of people I know die, grew up poor/homeless and I work 70 hours a week just to make ends meet, and I'm kindof alone in this world if it wasn't for my bros
hell I'm kindof failing my college classes now so I'll never get out of this cycle, I need alcohol in my system just to function, I try to be positive but I always get a reminder every day that its all in vain, I have dreams I want to accomplish, but there isn't even a road to follow anymore, just lost in the wilderness waiting to die out.Wow, 70% of people have depression! I think that song was right..."we don't need another mountain, ... we need love". Seriously find Jesus, not a cure all, but at least it is something you need... love, and can get healing there. Drugs is not the solution. There is something not right in the world, that's why you are depressed. Get your mind right and most of that goes away.
I have bipolar, skewed heavily towards depression. Right now it's under control, but that's only due to having shock therapy last year. Without the etc, I'd probably be dead by now.
Don't get discouraged if your current meds aren't working- nowadays there are a lot.I have depression. Have since I was about 13/14 but wasn't diagnosed until I was 21. I'm on medication but it doesn't 100% fix it.
I have days when I feel normal and other days when I want to go into the bathroom, pick up a razor and shred myself. I have days when my boyfriend comes home to me crying in bed for a week.
To be honest I probably need my medication adjusted as its a recent thing (past year) that I've steadily got worse.I have been diagnosed with mild bipolar but I feel I have mild General Anxiety Disorder, mild OCD, mild addictive behaviour combined with severe insomnia. Lots of milds in there but sometimes they combine to make the perfect storm to make shit of my brain
Depression with some PTSD ( from British Army service , 3 x operational tours ) , controlled by sheer bloody minded willpower , I don't ever want to take Citalopram or similar again , really messes you up. As a single dad , I HAVE to hold everything together !!
I have hesitantly self diagnosed depression. I have good days and bad days, and for a long time I had a lot of very good days.
Until one weekend in September when they turned to bad days again and I haven't quite climbed back up to the good days.Ihighly depressed :-/
I was eating nachos and one fell and I hadn't swept yet and the cheese side hit the ground right on a little pile of dirty cuz I hadn't swept yet and it looked like pepper cuz it was black but I knew it wasn't so I really had no choice but to properly dispose of it so I ate cuz of the five second rule and it didn't taste right so I had to spit it out and now... *Sigh* I'm depressed... :-/I had depression but I think I forget it now.
I remember I step by step to finsh what I want
then get out of it
but now I found that is boredom to make me it.Between A and B. Just have to stay busy frequently and distract my mind from any really unhappy thoughts and feelings.
I would say yeah, and it's been going on for a while. Tired of many things in life, actually I might as well say being burnt out.. I really hope that it will get better but it's very hard.
I don't think I have ever had a depression in the clearest sense of the word. But I can say I feel down all the time.
I do. I can't control it when it really hits me, but I always try to stay positive to prevent myself from getting as down as I do sometimes, it's not easy, especially when everything goes wrong all at once in my life.
I never had 'depression' depression. But feeling low and worthless? Quite many times.
I have a terrible one :( Been trying to socialize but I have big difficulties...
Not depressed, just feel like the best part of life is in the rearview, and that nothing about conventional adulthood is for me. Just kind of going through the motions, you know? Plus the Pats got shut out at home by the fucking Bills, some sorry ass shit right there, haha😖😫
Depressed, stranded, caged (opposite of being free), the feeling of being a product.
I have depressions every day and I cannot get out of it.
For me there seems only one way out.I think I have it but I'm just in denial. I'll go through phases sometimes. It's starting to interfere in my life though so I've been considering going to see someone about it.
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