do you have depression?

[visibleghost]

but tbh "depression culture" is extremely toxic. it creates an environment of anti-recovery and almost encourages you to not get help. i used to be in that hivemind for YEARS and it still affects me, as i'm currently too scared to get a therapist due how deep the "tendrils" go.

tldr; depression is bad water is wet fire is scary and don't glorify mental illness

i realllllly agree. like, not to b like "mentally ill people suck" but whenever a bunch of mentally ill ppl get together n talk about it the conversation turns bad. there is always that rude person whos like "um achtulally JANET your dbt strategies are stupid and sound like neurotypical nonsense" or the people who think getting better means your pain never mattered. on the other end there are the people who cut themselves once and now go around talking about how important it is to just stay positive and never let your feelings show or affect you, then you won't have to sh!!
being anti recovery and anti therapy, bragging about suicide attempts, hospitalization or self harm, comparing issues, putting people down who don't have it the exact same way as you (because not having the same issues means having it easy... "oh you ONLY have this issue?? lmao youre not even mentally ill if you just have depression and anxiety...."), romanticising issues, and just being terrible in general is just everyday stuff in many mental health communities and im so sick of it.

it's just so exhausting to be around other mentally ill people and i know that that sounds terrible but for me it's true. everyone is hurting, cant ppl just leave other people alone and focus on themselves

 

[Akira-chan]

I have been dealing with it ever since i moved. Really haven't felt truly happy since. I blame my ADHD and what not, and i keep getting worse with each day. It's getting to the point where im kinda scared i might do something. I just have such apathy and disinterest in things i honestly dont know what im going to do with my life. I have nothing going for me.


it really be like that tho

 

[cornimer]

putting people down who don't have it the exact same way as you (because not having the same issues means having it easy... "oh you ONLY have this issue?? lmao youre not even mentally ill if you just have depression and anxiety....")

Yeeeeeah to speak to this a bit, I had an eating disorder around age 14-16 and when I told my """"friend"""" who had several mental illnesses about it she said she was "surprised" that I had such a "basic" disorder and she wouldn't have expected it from me. As if I chose to have this disorder and suddenly it made me less of a person? Because it was trendy or girly or something?? And she said something about how she didn't really respect eating disorders because it was so much easier to recover from and not the same kind of suffering. I should mention she was the first person I had ever told about having the disorder, so what a great encouraging first reaction :')

TLDR all mental illnesses are a serious problem that should be dealt with, they are not cool or trendy or "less real" than other mental illnesses.

 

[That Marshal Fangirl]

Yeah. Thankfully it?s not so bad I can?t get out of bed or take care of myself, but it?s there. I tend to look an the negative side of things and sometimes my sadness creeps up on me, especially if I?m lonely or anxious.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

No, I do not. I'm just curious but what leads to depression? I've seen many people affected by this and yet I don't really know the various causes to it. Is it fear? Your goals?

It's just my belief here but I feel like you should try praying to God to take away your sadness and anything that is bringing you down. I'm not forcing it onto you and feel free to pass this tip if you want. More and more people are being affected by this and I don't want to see the numbers rising...

 

[Raayzx]

School = Depression

 

[cornimer]

No, I do not. I'm just curious but what leads to depression? I've seen many people affected by this and yet I don't really know the various causes to it. Is it fear? Your goals?

It's just my belief here but I feel like you should try praying to God to take away your sadness and anything that is bringing you down. I'm not forcing it onto you and feel free to pass this tip if you want. More and more people are being affected by this and I don't want to see the numbers rising...

As far as I know, depression is usually caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Life factors such as stress, grief, and isolation can contribute to it, but are not the sole cause. It is in that way as much a physical illness as something like cancer even though we cannot see it. It is not just "being sad" or unhappy with life and cannot be solved as easy as you may think, although I understand you had good intentions in saying that.

(P.S. I liked this person's post to notify them, not because I agree with their post)

 

[visibleghost]

As far as I know, depression is usually caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Life factors such as stress, grief, and isolation can contribute to it, but are not the sole cause. It is in that way as much a physical illness as something like cancer even though we cannot see it. It is not just "being sad" or unhappy with life and cannot be solved as easy as you may think, although I understand you had good intentions in saying that.

(P.S. I liked this person's post to notify them, not because I agree with their post)

it's the same chemicals making the frogs gay.

mental illness can be caused by a number of things and especially depression has sooo many different causes. for me personally it was maybe started by being lonely, having childhood anxiety and feeling bad about myself, and then i just developed a load of Natural Depression.

your reply is really good. i think people who havent struggled w depression often have a hard time understanding that it's not possible to get yourself together like you would if you're just sad. it's not the same thing but i think people have a hard time understanding that, they know depression is "to be sad all the time" so they take the closest theyve felt (normal sad) and think it's like that when it really isnt.

 

[timecapsule]

i have gad (generalised anxiety disorder) and its pretty much attached to depression, which is a huge rollercoaster that never seems to end
i take the highest dose they typically prescribe of my meds, but its such a black and white thing. if i miss a day its really, really bad. i go from 0 to 100 and ive tried to almost ? kill myself a few times in that short time of withdrawal,
i hate that i'll likely never be normal. it hurts every cell in my body to know that i'm just going to be like this forever. no 14 year old should deal with this crap. ever. i couldnt wish it on my worst enemy
i appreciate being normally sad because its so, so incredibly different from my depression, i feel my depression and anxiety in my stomach and i feel normal sadness in my chest and my heart, and it feels so light and airy and calm and melancholy and i appreciate it so, so much

 

[goro]

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don't worry, from one mentally ill person to another you don't sound "ableist" or terrible. i completely understand and agree. being around others with problems like i do 24/7 can cause stress at best and a terrible "us vs. them" anti-recovery mentality and psychological trauma at worse.

plus it isn't a competition and i hate being guilt tripped, like when i've vented about my past with my own trauma and they bring up theirs and go into detail about how much worse it was. pain is subjective and everyone's pain levels are different, and people are supposed to get better. don't encourage mentally ill people to stay in the rut they're in just because it's "trendy".

(sorry if this sounds scattered btw, my thinking's all over the place and i just got home from school)

 

[mitfy]

y a lmao

i'm not as bad as i used to be but we tried to get me off my medication recently but like not even a week after i stopped taking it completely i was like lol no i feel Awful i need to go back on.

 

[visibleghost]

don't worry, from one mentally ill person to another you don't sound "ableist" or terrible. i completely understand and agree. being around others with problems like i do 24/7 can cause stress at best and a terrible "us vs. them" anti-recovery mentality and psychological trauma at worse.

plus it isn't a competition and i hate being guilt tripped, like when i've vented about my past with my own trauma and they bring up theirs and go into detail about how much worse it was. pain is subjective and everyone's pain levels are different, and people are supposed to get better. don't encourage mentally ill people to stay in the rut they're in just because it's "trendy".

(sorry if this sounds scattered btw, my thinking's all over the place and i just got home from school)

yea, i agree.
comparing issues and traumas is a personal problem that should be kept to oneself and dealt w in a healthy way, once you start talking about it youre actively hurting other people. i think the competitive mindset stems from a lot of things like for example being doubted so much and having to prove your mental illness to people, and being so alone in the suffering. it can make you resent other people idk. this doesnt make a lot of sense but basically mental illness sucks

 

[teto]

im sad because chemicals are making the frogs gay. why should frogs be gay? they're just frogs. they can be whatever they want to be, mr jones

 

[Croconaw]

I do not believe I have depression, but I do have a certificate for an emotional support animal. That is mainly for my anxiety though. I have anxiety, but not depression.

 

[Rizies]

I do have depression and I am in the middle of severely depressed and it being managed. I see my doctor regularly and my meds have decided to stop working properly. I had an increase and I find I actually feel worse.

I think over the years it is becoming a more talked about issue, and being more apparent in that way compared to several years ago.

 

[Mr_Persona]

I say I do have it because I get sad easy and sometimes I just don't wanna do anything when I'm feeling down and sometimes I don't know why I get sad on days often like idk what cause to make me sad.

 

[sleepydreepy]

I have moderate depression and anxiety and take medication for it

 

[Hai]

I have depression and anxiety. Not sure whether light, moderate or severe. Moderate I guess.
I'm in therapy and take antidepressants. Feeling fine now~

 

[Tessie]

no i dont but i give big hugs for anyone that does and reassurance that u matter and are loved!!!!!!

message me if u ever wanna talk! i know a lot about medicine too if you have questions if on antidepressants like SSRIs, or considering them

 

[G0DFlesh_88]

I've been pretty good this year with depression. Sometimes the August/fall months trigger some sort of depression. Not sure if its chemical imbalances, or just the mood of the months. I just keep busy most of the time to take my mind off it. Walking definitely works for me the most tho.