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Depression is a nigh everyday occurrence for me. The worst part about chemically related depression is not having any logical reason to feel sad. Nothing horrible happened to me... I just feel absolutely miserable. "Cheering up" is almost impossible through normal means. Just have to let it run its course most of the time.
Most people who only feel depressed when their girlfriend dumps them or they lose their job or a family pet dies or something, will never understand.
I've been depressed for close to 20 years...
I just try to stay active and have a good time. Throw parties, talk to people, go boating, go fishing.... That type of stuff makes me feel better, I kinda forget about depression when I'm engaged in an activity....
IMO, a hobby is the best to deal with depression... When I was a kid I was happy collecting vintage sports cards and fishing... I'm starting to do both again and I'm feeling much better....
Depression is a nigh everyday occurrence for me. The worst part about chemically related depression is not having any logical reason to feel sad. Nothing horrible happened to me... I just feel absolutely miserable. "Cheering up" is almost impossible through normal means. Just have to let it run its course most of the time.
Most people who only feel depressed when their girlfriend dumps them or they lose their job or a family pet dies or something, will never understand.
I've been depressed for close to 20 years...
I just try to stay active and have a good time. Throw parties, talk to people, go boating, go fishing.... That type of stuff makes me feel better, I kinda forget about depression when I'm engaged in an activity....
IMO, a hobby is the best to deal with depression... When I was a kid I was happy collecting vintage sports cards and fishing... I'm starting to do both again and I'm feeling much better....
Those things don't necessarily work for people with depression. Can be surrounded by the best things, but still feel depressed and miserable. A major characteristic of severe depression is that the things you enjoy, you no longer find enjoyment from. So it frequently nullifies "having fun".
^^^ I think that suicide is murder too.
God bless you always!!!
Holly
And I disagree. I hope that it will be decriminalized someday, since I'm not staying here if I develop alzheimer's.
I've been depressed for close to 20 years...
I just try to stay active and have a good time. Throw parties, talk to people, go boating, go fishing.... That type of stuff makes me feel better, I kinda forget about depression when I'm engaged in an activity....
IMO, a hobby is the best to deal with depression... When I was a kid I was happy collecting vintage sports cards and fishing... I'm starting to do both again and I'm feeling much better....
Those things don't necessarily work for people with depression. Can be surrounded by the best things, but still feel depressed and miserable. A major characteristic of severe depression is that the things you enjoy, you no longer find enjoyment from. So it frequently nullifies "having fun".
You need to do things that made you happy as a kid - that's the trick...
I think people get old and bored with life, it's the same thing everyday for them and that's what makes them depressed. At least that's the way I feel, but I try to change it up a bit.
Whenever I feel really depressed I go out an play darts, pool - go to a bar and talk to people then after while you forget about it and just have a good time. You come home and think to yourself "that was different but fun."
As a person who has been depressed for a long time I think depression is obsessive....
Those things don't necessarily work for people with depression. Can be surrounded by the best things, but still feel depressed and miserable. A major characteristic of severe depression is that the things you enjoy, you no longer find enjoyment from. So it frequently nullifies "having fun".
You need to do things that made you happy as a kid - that's the trick...
I think people get old and bored with life, it's the same thing everyday for them and that's what makes them depressed. At least that's the way I feel, but I try to change it up a bit.
Whenever I feel really depressed I go out an play darts, pool - go to a bar and talk to people then after while you forget about it and just have a good time. You come home and think to yourself "that was different but fun."
As a person who has been depressed for a long time I think depression is obsessive....
Well it sounds to me like you have a very mild case of depression, if you could even call it that. I'd more called it just 'being bummed' if you can so easily make it go away. Depression can be powerfully gripping and operate on levels beyond logical reasoning. If you can reason yourself out of your depression and do other things to ignore it, you're probably not experiencing the severity that others do.
No, I know what its like to do something you loved to do but when you do it it sucks - I know that feeling. However once you start doing that activity it becomes fun again after a while...
Getting out of depression is difficult, but I think everyone who has it certainly has a low point - the bottom of the pit - then they say "WTF, what can I do to feel better" - its at that point where you want to break out of depression, its at that point you start to feel better.
No, I know what its like to do something you loved to do but when you do it it sucks - I know that feeling. However once you start doing that activity it becomes fun again after a while...
I'm telling you RIGHT FUCKING NOW that it doesn't work that way for everybody with severe depression. Quit applying your own experiences as a definition of the condition.
Getting out of depression is difficult, but I think everyone who has it certainly has a low point - the bottom of the pit - then they say "WTF, what can I do to feel better" - its at that point where you want to break out of depression, its at that point you start to feel better.
You don't honestly believe that the people who remain depressed simply "don't want to break out of it"?
No, I know what its like to do something you loved to do but when you do it it sucks - I know that feeling. However once you start doing that activity it becomes fun again after a while...
I'm telling you RIGHT FUCKING NOW that it doesn't work that way for everybody with severe depression. Quit applying your own experiences as a definition of the condition.
Getting out of depression is difficult, but I think everyone who has it certainly has a low point - the bottom of the pit - then they say "WTF, what can I do to feel better" - its at that point where you want to break out of depression, its at that point you start to feel better.
You don't honestly believe that the people who remain depressed simply "don't want to break out of it"?
Nick's under the mistaken impression this his experience is the universal experience.
Excellent insight.
Hyperbole and a Half
And would that it were that easy. But this was written last October, and she hasn't uttered a peep since.
No, I know what its like to do something you loved to do but when you do it it sucks - I know that feeling. However once you start doing that activity it becomes fun again after a while...
I'm telling you RIGHT FUCKING NOW that it doesn't work that way for everybody with severe depression. Quit applying your own experiences as a definition of the condition.
Getting out of depression is difficult, but I think everyone who has it certainly has a low point - the bottom of the pit - then they say "WTF, what can I do to feel better" - its at that point where you want to break out of depression, its at that point you start to feel better.
You don't honestly believe that the people who remain depressed simply "don't want to break out of it"?
Nick's under the mistaken impression this his experience is the universal experience.
I'm telling you RIGHT FUCKING NOW that it doesn't work that way for everybody with severe depression. Quit applying your own experiences as a definition of the condition.
You don't honestly believe that the people who remain depressed simply "don't want to break out of it"?
Nick's under the mistaken impression this his experience is the universal experience.
Good go prove your point for all of us....
If you're such a victim then go off yourself - go be a martyr for your stupid ass opinions...
Maybe one of the reasons why you progressives are all fucked up is because you want to be victims - you want to feel sad, you want to be on pills like Zoloft ..... You fools think life should be easy, and everything should be sunshine and rainbows - guess what? grow the fuck up - life isn't sunshine and rainbows - the sooner you figure that out the better you will feel...
I Think a lot of people are depressed because their expectations in life are too high..
People need to be content with who they are instead of who they want to be... Of course people can change their position but before that they need to realize who they are.
Nick's under the mistaken impression this his experience is the universal experience.
Good go prove your point for all of us....
If you're such a victim then go off yourself - go be a martyr for your stupid ass opinions...
Maybe one of the reasons why you progressives are all fucked up is because you want to be victims - you want to feel sad, you want to be on pills like Zoloft ..... You fools think life should be easy, and everything should be sunshine and rainbows - guess what? grow the fuck up - life isn't sunshine and rainbows - the sooner you figure that out the better you will feel...
I Think a lot of people are depressed because their expectations in life are too high..
People need to be content with who they are instead of who they want to be... Of course people can change their position but before that they need to realize who they are.
Yeah see, this is why you aren't respected, especially in a conversation about something serious like depression and suicide.
For the record I have never taken pills for my depression. I have friends who have done so and they've told me they are scary because they often make you more suicidal.
Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Mr. Nick needs to get some education.
Oh nick, you're such a stupid braggart. Don't even know how dumb you sound.
You would think somebody so awesome as you would actually be able to succeed in offing yourself. Try again.
