"*Why is it that people never want to talk about it so candidly? Does it makes you look weak or incapable?"*
Depression is a common illness worldwide, with more than 300 million people affected. Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life.
Some people can't figure out how tp deal with it. It affects many people and in different ways. I won't lie i fight it constantly with recent events in my life. But i have something to cling to. To have hope for better days. When it hits me hard i read more scripture to help ease my mind or find something to keep me busy.
No I openly speak about my depression. I’m currently fighting not the be depressed. So I hang out with my best friend she is everything I need. I try my best to look cute and comfortable with myself. I’m taking care of my skin and doing Detox week because I want to have a better regimen (less meat more veggies etc). I talk with my family members and really go out and get drunk and high!! Working towards my goals and writing about how I feel helps me organize my mind. I practice yoga in the morning everyday. I choose to stay strong and avoid letting the sadness and desperation get too deep. So that way i won’t feel too miserable and super depressed. Good luck and stay strong, keep your mind positive and thinks positive. It’s just another bump on the road. Be patient and change what needs to be changed ❤️❤️
i've been dealing with severe depression since i was 16. due to the severity of it i had to drop out of high school and spent a substantial amount of time in and out of the hospital. honestly DBT therapy helped a lot with helping me learn how to function again. meds helped to a certain extent. now i'm in college and off meds. i was always afraid to talk about it with friends or family because i didn't want to be seen as "attention seeking" or dramatic.
Hey. By asking this question I am in no absolute manner trying to seek attention. Its just that I have been dealing with it lately. Sorry for offending you if u didn't like it
uhhhhhhh. girl. you definitely need to read my answer more carefully lmao. never said YOU were seeking attention. i said that i had a hard time telling people about my depression because i didn't want to seem like i was seeking attention, that was my personal fear. chill out
I used to be depressed and worry over small things. Then there's a person I've met last year who tried to make me think only positive. That's how I've coped up with depression. See, life is short and enjoy the little things. x
I know it's different for a lot of people, but for me I'm tired all the time and it's generally a cycle of hating myself and getting by through escapism like videogames and YouTube. I didn't even aknowledge the fact I had depression until I felt shitty enough to tell my friend I had been cutting myself. I still sometimes feel I'm just doing it for attention. I haven't even told my parents about how I'm feeling. It's like even thinking about doing anything is enough to exhaust me. That's kind of what it's like for me.
I've have had depression for last couple years I've moved states and have put my self around better people and i can say i slowly becoming myself again i to can't believe y people are the way they are towards depression but it sux when all you need sometime is someone just to listen without judging you or have an opinion on what you should do its easier said than done sometimes i think the key is to do the little things that make you happy and it should bring more positive attitude to your sanity it starts with getting the people who drag you down outta your life for starters and build on that
I don't personally, but my ex girlfriend did, and I was with her during it until she eventually took her life.
So when I say this, I truly mean it. If you need to talk, please don't hesitate to do so. It gets better, I promise. It may not seem like it, but it will.
No, don't :). It's not your fault, and not your fault for posting the question. This happened last Novemember. And I'm okay. I just want you to know that I'm here if you need to talk with someone.
You are very welcome. And I guess it depends on how good you are at hiding it. In her case I could tell, because she was losing weight very quickly. So she looked physically weak. The most important thing to remember is you are a lot stronger than you think you are, or look. Appearance doesn't have anything to do with how strong you are.
I don't know if I'm "over it" necessarily. Or if I ever will be. It's more you learn to live with it, and the days become easier. I keep myself busy. And use her death as a motivation to be the best person I can be.
Hope of the next morning gets me through it all. I believe that it will get better eventually and everyday is another step to that.
The days might get worse and worse and worse. But learn from it. Don't let it beat you. Not saying to just "win" because we both know that's easier said than done. But grow from the hardships and headaches. And eventually we will previal.
I'm like "What I've survived might kill you". How to get out of it? Well it kinda fades with time. But the best way is to think about a future where you'll be able to do whatever you want.
I had it for about a year and a half, but during that time I went to a treatment facility and learned DBT. It has help me in other situations since I got out and I try to spread my knowledge/what I learned to others.
Use the depression as fuel to keep you going like think to yourself after all what has happened and you're still here. Think back to how you ended up like this and do something to get back to happy cause you've got nothing better to do after all
Talking. Talking. Talking. Be open. Its the best therapy. Anybody reading this with depression add me. I've suffered for 10 years on and off. I will be your friend.
The most effective way to deal with depression that lasts more than a couple of weeks, is to see a doctor. Often they can give therapy or medications that can help a lot.
Yeap. I have shit to do and people relying on me. That's it. I don't talk about it, therapy doesn't help and medication is hit or miss on if it'll do anything.
Depression is very hard to talk about especially when you're dealing with it. Its a vicious cycle of negative thinking even without all of it being conscious. It's partly a mental state and/or a way of thinking and a physical condition.
I have bipolar&borderline personality disorders I know better than anyone what depression is, I let people only close know what is wrong with me but I never explain anyone xcept my therapists why
dont take my advise on this i self harm i let men do what they want to me and degrade me to the point i feel worthless that makes me feel like that is all im good for
because that is the time we are vulnerable and because some one is paying attention to us we want to be the center of there attention no matter what it is we feel special as they are treating us in the way they feel good
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