Are you LEGITIMATELY severely depressed?

[Anonymous]

I have been for a few years. Every time I start to feel happy, it vanishes and I get depressed again. Some days, it disables me and I won't leave the house. I barely even leave my bedroom unless I have to. I've abandoned all of my beloved hobbies, and I basically just sit in front of my laptop and slowly fade away. My life has no meaning.

Yes

No

I'm not sure

[depeche2015]

I'm not sure what's wrong with me though I have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety and TTM disorder. I used to be happy always smiling. Til life happened and everything slowly changed. I felt myself slowly changing trying to fight and stay strong and not change but after while it gets hard and you get overwhelmed with everything you no longer want to fight and you stop caring and end up isolating yourself. There comes a point where you don't want to do anything and you feel tired from the littlest things. You just want to stay in bed and do nothing there comes times you don't even want to talk to anyone and the littlest things hurt your feelings and make you cry/feel sad. You feel alone and lonely and start worrying about your future and worry about abandonment and who's going to be there when you fall. I experienced all this and still do sometimes and some days I'm fine and some days all my emotions get to me and think my anxiety starts to take it's toll on me. A lot of people don't understand people with anxiety/depression. They think by just going outside and talking to people with magically make it go away. When in reality that isn't the case. Don't let anyone's opinions/advice bring you down cause they don't know exactly how you feel unless they were you. Only you know your true self and who you really are. I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes you just want to get out and escape and go on a vacation/start your life over but then you have things that hold you back. Most of the people who suffer from depression have the most beautiful souls. They feel the world differently and see things others don't that's why they suffer the most. The world is a cold place but you can make it beautiful by being you and doing the things you love. Be easy on yourself and do things that you enjoy and don't listen or worry about other people well try not too. Find someone that understands you and listens to you. It doesn't have to be a relationship. It could be a friend, family member, or just someone to hang out with. You're never alone and you're an awesome amazing individual.

[openthedoors]

I used to be until I was 15. Religion saved me from depression and is helping me ever since.
I hope you will do better in your years to come.

[Asker]

I was religious, but depression changed that. I don't care about religion anymore.

[openthedoors]

Well it saved me but you find what ways you can save yourself I was just sharing what saved me.

[Speedbird_747]

I've been battling depression ever since 1993. I was adopted, and was pretty much ripped from the foster family i had grown attached to when i was around 4 or 5. I think that was depression the first started. I was not only bullied and ostracized by my peers in the Detroit Public School System (which no longer exists, but the way, because we no longer have any schools), but had to come home to the same shit, worse than the beatings at school. I only realized this the day after my abusive adoptive mother died in 2013 (she would have turned 60 yesterday), because I finally felt free, but at the same time, I was still battling.

I tried committing suicide 4 times, but every time, someone forcefully stopped me. Today, I am noticing I'm slipping more and more into insanity... with each day that passes. I'm a broken man, thanks to this woman. And others like her.

[cth96190]

According to the psychiatrist I see every month, yes.
The official description is a 'major depressive disorder'.
There are also PTSD and social phobia, which is weird for someone who has been a television presenter and a professional seminar speaker.

[Anonymous]

I've had severe depression for 6 years

the only thing that helps is therapy. it teaches you to look at things from another perspective, and you learn to love doing things again, eventually

dont wait. get therapy. this won't fix itself. you need to take that first step.

[Asker]

Therapy didn't do anything for me. It never does.

[Opinion Owner]

It's not like buying a new hair brush where you can instantly see that you now have a new hairbrush. Mental help is not something that is immediately visible. I've been in therapy for 5 years and counting. I didn't think it was working either the first 3 years. You have to give it time. You can't walk into a room and expect to be a different person an hour later. That's not how psychology works.

[Asker]

I can't afford it, anyway. I have no insurance. The one lady I saw outside of school counselors was a little nuts. She never took my words seriously, and when I told her about the recent domestic violence she just said "Do you want me to call someone?" No, I don't fucking want you to call anyone... Then, she cut sessions in half or canceled them. Out of three weeks, I'd only see her for 30 minutes, which wasn't nearly enough considering how much my mom had to drive me to see her. That's less than the car ride.

[Opinion Owner]

I don't know then. Mine is covered by insurance and having insurance is required by law here. Are you sure you have to pay at all, being under 18? Ask your doctor for advice, he should know

[Asker]

My mother would have to pay for it, and we can't afford it. She doesn't fully believe in therapy/doctors. I don't want to see another therapist, either. I just talk to people on 7 Cups.

[Raymond_Reddington]

My life has no meaning wither but im not depressed. Just an ugly no lifer loser who no one likes XD

[Winter_Storm_Guy]

Yes i been depressed , battling Bipolar , Schizo-effective disorder since age 21

[MissMillionDollarMan]

Hahaha "legitimately" do yourself a favor and don't go to any support groups ye? They'll eat you for that.

[Asker]

I said legitimately, because people often pretend to be depressed or make jokes about it. Obviously if I was in a support group, I would not say that.

[Kantana]

I've had extreme depression for 9 years, I'm on medication though but it continues to be a challenge.

[EmpatheticLady]

I wouldn't say I'm severely depressed, but maybe moderately.

[ThatBritishLad]

I'm grumpy and unhappy. There's a significant difference between that and being depressed.

[Asker]

Yes there is.

[Yumix]

nope. I had some phases with light depression, but never that bad that I would think I need help

[Hai_tis_E]

Yes, but I'm on medications to control it

[akanetuk]

no I am not

[FantasyGeek05]

Not anymore