do you have depression?
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dasheranne
Mayor Danny
I do have depression, but I take medication for it so its not as bad now. My family seems prone to anxiety and depression, but I also have PTSD which sure doesn't help in that department, heh. I'm doing what I can though!
2kimi2furious
Sleepy Bear
I have depression and anxiety, but I'm on meds so I can manage it. Doesn't make it go away, just gives me the energy and calmness to not be as sad/anxious all the time. Still have some bad days, but when I work at it and remember to take my meds, I do really well.
I have suffered from it throughout my life. I still do, what with my (probably) final diagnosis being schizoaffective; which is essentially a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, thus meaning I will get pretty bad depression every now and again. But, there is an upside: I've been on antipsychotics and mood stabilisers since 2015 (I was about 16), and last year I was prescribed antidepressants. I still get episodes, but nowhere near as bad.
I've been suffering from depression since I was 10 years old. It's nowhere near as severe as it was during my late teens to my mid-twenties but it's still always present and affects me in probably more ways than I know.
CambriaSpeedRacer
Algebra
Possibly? I definitely have anxiety, but we couldn't investigate the whole depression thing because there was no way I would be able to focus on my emotions with my schedule.
So yeah, still investigating.
So yeah, still investigating.
I have really bad depression, worse than I've admitted to anyone in a long time.
I was first diagnosed years ago, and during that time I was very vocal/obvious about it. The way people react is not fun. The kinds of therapy I was put in were not fun; my first therapy experience was extremely traumatic.
I've been out of therapy for about two years now, and not at all by choice. I can't afford it personally and my parents think I'm "good enough" so they're not going to pay for it haha. I've tried some free online therapy options and they've been okay but just not what I always need necessarily.
To anyone in a similar situation to me?if you need some form of therapy or help or even just someone to talk to but can't afford it?https://www.7cups.com/ is a free emotional support site that connects you to people who have either gone through what you're dealing with or know how to help. You can browse through their list of "listeners" who are online and message one who seems like someone you could connect with (in your age group, specializes in what you're going through, etc).
It also has forums and discussion groups if one-on-one isn't your thing, as well as tons of resources including meditation audios, breathing exercises, guided video therapy, and books, all from real, certified therapists. I cannot stress how extensive their help catalogue is, ranging from anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, LGBTQIA+ related issues, eating disorders, disability support, and much more.
This sounds like a promotion ahaha it's just something I've used and think could be helpful to others <3
I was first diagnosed years ago, and during that time I was very vocal/obvious about it. The way people react is not fun. The kinds of therapy I was put in were not fun; my first therapy experience was extremely traumatic.
I've been out of therapy for about two years now, and not at all by choice. I can't afford it personally and my parents think I'm "good enough" so they're not going to pay for it haha. I've tried some free online therapy options and they've been okay but just not what I always need necessarily.
To anyone in a similar situation to me?if you need some form of therapy or help or even just someone to talk to but can't afford it?https://www.7cups.com/ is a free emotional support site that connects you to people who have either gone through what you're dealing with or know how to help. You can browse through their list of "listeners" who are online and message one who seems like someone you could connect with (in your age group, specializes in what you're going through, etc).
It also has forums and discussion groups if one-on-one isn't your thing, as well as tons of resources including meditation audios, breathing exercises, guided video therapy, and books, all from real, certified therapists. I cannot stress how extensive their help catalogue is, ranging from anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, LGBTQIA+ related issues, eating disorders, disability support, and much more.
This sounds like a promotion ahaha it's just something I've used and think could be helpful to others <3
RedTropicalPeachyFish
GMT+9
I don't. So far as I remember, I ever haven't, maybe..
My life situation when I was a child and throughout the young teen was so awful with sever abuse physically, mentally and sexually. And after running away from where I had been living in, next the sever financial problem was always with young girl me. Sooo, when I look back half of my life, looks like my thinking process naturally goes the way like, "by doing what, can I resolve the situation? to be in better one?"
I think it's probably because my heart is not very tough, can't really bear with being in a mentally hard situation and just sitting around, like hiding deep down. Yeah, I don't think I can do that. So.. maybe naturally try to find the way to remove it - the issue.
My life situation when I was a child and throughout the young teen was so awful with sever abuse physically, mentally and sexually. And after running away from where I had been living in, next the sever financial problem was always with young girl me. Sooo, when I look back half of my life, looks like my thinking process naturally goes the way like, "by doing what, can I resolve the situation? to be in better one?"
I think it's probably because my heart is not very tough, can't really bear with being in a mentally hard situation and just sitting around, like hiding deep down. Yeah, I don't think I can do that. So.. maybe naturally try to find the way to remove it - the issue.
I don't and can't imagine what it must feel like to have to go through something like that. I know there are a lot of new online therapists and other resources which are good for affordability reasons and maybe also anxiety reasons!
Aquasplash
Senior Member
I get mildly depressed occasionally. But thankfully it doesn't effect my life in a big negative way. One of my other mental health afflictions however does effect me, it's why you only ever see me once every few months, still struggling with it but I accept its never going to go away and I've learned to own it.
well i got diagnosed four years ago with major depression disorder and it has still stuck with me. i go to a therapist twice every week and sometimes go to a psychiatrist. i'd say it's pretty severe but it's slowly starting to get better. it caused many more problems like anxiety, an eating disorder and self harm problems but yea i'm still living so life's great uwu
I do, but it's very mild. Sometimes I don't even notice it at all, but recently I've gotten some help and I'm doing much better now. Plus, I'm really glad I did get some help, otherwise I would probably be still miserable. :/
MelloDimensions
Fine like whine
I'm not diagnosed, but I have dealt with certain things that have been traumatizing that definitely has made me depressed. Its an absolutely awful feeling, and I do hope that those who know they have it, or feel they have it get the proper help. Know also you can talk me if you need someone for that always.
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LottieandSoul
Senior Member
though I don't have depression I have gone through depressions.
I struggled with disordered eating for two years to the point where I was 5'3 and weighed only 98 pounds but still thought I was fat. I felt like I was rarely happy and would only leave my room to use the bathroom or wash my face.
I'm so much better now, and I'm so glad that I'm out of it because I am now as happy as I can be!
I go hiking and backpacking often, I have the sweetest boyfriend, and I can look at the mirror and be happy with myself.
Do I think I learned from my experience? yes. Would I recommend someone does it or do it again? NO.
Do not do what I did. Nobody trusts me anymore. My friends have to check that I eat each day. D o n t man
I struggled with disordered eating for two years to the point where I was 5'3 and weighed only 98 pounds but still thought I was fat. I felt like I was rarely happy and would only leave my room to use the bathroom or wash my face.
I'm so much better now, and I'm so glad that I'm out of it because I am now as happy as I can be!
I go hiking and backpacking often, I have the sweetest boyfriend, and I can look at the mirror and be happy with myself.
Do I think I learned from my experience? yes. Would I recommend someone does it or do it again? NO.
Do not do what I did. Nobody trusts me anymore. My friends have to check that I eat each day. D o n t man
CasualWheezer
Senior Member
I don't think I have depression, but I know something is a bit off about me. I think it's more of self esteem and confidence issues more than anything else, but I've had times where I felt really unhappy about life and how I don't have a lot of friends that I can depend on. But I usually don't think that way most of the time. I have been put on the suicidal threat a few times, but those were years ago and I don't have any of those thoughts anymore.
Man after seeing the whole 'self diagnoses' topic I always question myself.
I'm usually very tight lipped about sharing my experience because I felt ashamed of it, but over the years seeing more and more talking about it has made me feel more comfortable sharing with others. If anyone has actually read my frickin long essay I hope that it helps someone, and my DMs are always a few clicks away.
I do believe I had it in middle school my 7th grade year but the really stupid thing was, I genuinely thought depression came with puberty/growing up. I literally thought everyone, whether servere or mild, went throu some sort of depressive episode with low self esteem and challenging thoughts about themselves. Since I thought it was just a phase, I didn't talk about it at all, I hid it, I thought I would just roll throu it and make it out like nearly everyone else seems to have.
Spoiler alert: I didn't 'tough it out' like I thought I would. I pushed away friends I had, my grades fell badly, I was unable to focus in classes, I lost interest in all my hobbies that used to bring me joy, I dragged thou my days, didn't talk to anyone, I ate less because I had low self esteem. The only reason I got out of bed was because I had no choice, my parents would never have let me stay home just cause I didn't want to go to school. One time I briefly -I think it was only a few seconds- blacked out because I had skipped lunch that day. At first I didn't know why I had blacked out, I just remembered being very light headed, my vision goin in and out, losing hearing, struggling to swallow and feeling like I wanted to throw up. After a while it hit me that 'hey stupid, you didn't eat lunch, you don't eat food you feel bad'. It was this and when all my teachers had to have a conference with my parents about me failing all my classes that it finally hit me, 'hey maybe not everyone goes throu this, grades fall so bad that all 8 teachers need to have a conference with my parents, maybe not everyone blackouts due to not eating just one meal (I was also prob over heating at the same time) maybe not everyone goes throu depression when they're still going throu puberty'.
So I started to talk to a teacher I trusted about it. I told her how I felt and she really helped. I talked to another person about it, she was in the peer counseling classes at the school. I decided to eat because I hated the sensation of feeling light headed and what I felt before blacking out. I wasn't eating because I felt fat, but only skipping one meal didn't change my weight (I only skipped lunch at school because my parents weren't there to see me. I also ate less at dinner but didn't throw up cause they would see me and I tried to hide everything as much as I could). Everythin turned around and life got alot better. I made new friends who I was still friends with in the 8th grade year and one of them my freshman year of high school. I wasn't so hard on myself, and I started to enjoy things again.
Sometimes I worry that because I never went to a professional about it that it's not really cured, but I only feel this way when I'm extremely upset with myself. I'm still a little hard on myself, which is what I fear starts to trigger it again, but overall I'm much better then I was then.
Spoiler alert: I didn't 'tough it out' like I thought I would. I pushed away friends I had, my grades fell badly, I was unable to focus in classes, I lost interest in all my hobbies that used to bring me joy, I dragged thou my days, didn't talk to anyone, I ate less because I had low self esteem. The only reason I got out of bed was because I had no choice, my parents would never have let me stay home just cause I didn't want to go to school. One time I briefly -I think it was only a few seconds- blacked out because I had skipped lunch that day. At first I didn't know why I had blacked out, I just remembered being very light headed, my vision goin in and out, losing hearing, struggling to swallow and feeling like I wanted to throw up. After a while it hit me that 'hey stupid, you didn't eat lunch, you don't eat food you feel bad'. It was this and when all my teachers had to have a conference with my parents about me failing all my classes that it finally hit me, 'hey maybe not everyone goes throu this, grades fall so bad that all 8 teachers need to have a conference with my parents, maybe not everyone blackouts due to not eating just one meal (I was also prob over heating at the same time) maybe not everyone goes throu depression when they're still going throu puberty'.
So I started to talk to a teacher I trusted about it. I told her how I felt and she really helped. I talked to another person about it, she was in the peer counseling classes at the school. I decided to eat because I hated the sensation of feeling light headed and what I felt before blacking out. I wasn't eating because I felt fat, but only skipping one meal didn't change my weight (I only skipped lunch at school because my parents weren't there to see me. I also ate less at dinner but didn't throw up cause they would see me and I tried to hide everything as much as I could). Everythin turned around and life got alot better. I made new friends who I was still friends with in the 8th grade year and one of them my freshman year of high school. I wasn't so hard on myself, and I started to enjoy things again.
Sometimes I worry that because I never went to a professional about it that it's not really cured, but I only feel this way when I'm extremely upset with myself. I'm still a little hard on myself, which is what I fear starts to trigger it again, but overall I'm much better then I was then.
I'm usually very tight lipped about sharing my experience because I felt ashamed of it, but over the years seeing more and more talking about it has made me feel more comfortable sharing with others. If anyone has actually read my frickin long essay I hope that it helps someone, and my DMs are always a few clicks away.
