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Discussion: The Depression Thread
Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Let me bookmark this thread because I'm feeling all types of ways right now
Woo lord I can't stand some people. I don't mean on this site, I mean IRL
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Member Since: 3/6/2014
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I am depressed because i always have the feeling that the mistakes of my past will come back to haunt me. In 9th grade i sent a picture i shouldn't have and not only did it make me come out to my school, but it made people avoid me, despite them saying they "support me", and because his parents didn't like what i did and i changed schools. Now even though i am surrounded by better people, the only 2 out guys at school told everyone to "avoid me" because i am "too much of a listener".
My mom has taken every anti depressant made and they only made her depression worse. Now doctors have been telling me that why i ended up with high functioning "aspergers". Those medications only do more harm than good.
My advice is find someone to talk to, even if it is on here. Taking an antidepressant only one time can have a long lasting effect.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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I definitely don't have severe depression but I do occasionally go through stages where I literally want to kill myself because I feel there's no point in living. I refuse to go on any kind of medication though, I'm really suspicious. They don't cure, they create a sense of dependency.
But to anyone who is on meds, I'm not saying to stop taking them because that's dangerous.
PM me if any of you need someone to talk to  Happy New Year!
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Member Since: 1/3/2014
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I'm ugly and I was upset/depressed for a while but now I'm like oh well.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I'm scared of failure at the moment; these exams mean so much to me but I feel like nothing's sticking in my head. Maybe I should start taking escitalopram again? I just don't know 
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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I think I'm depressed but I really don't know who to talk to about it.
I have good days and bad days but for the past few months i've been seriously considering suicide multiple times every day. I feel kind of pathetic admitting that even though I know I shouldn't. Am I overreacting? Like is this normal in any way?
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by Bey Admired
I definitely don't have severe depression but I do occasionally go through stages where I literally want to kill myself because I feel there's no point in living. I refuse to go on any kind of medication though, I'm really suspicious. They don't cure, they create a sense of dependency.
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i honestly don't think i'd be alive right now if it weren't for my meds, so it's pretty not ok to me that you're insulting them, especially since you've never even taken them yourself :U
anyway yeah i have bipolar disorder, so i've gone through my share of rough times, especially before i was medicated (2013 was an absolute nightmare, let me tell you). depression sucks. it really, really sucks. honestly, when i was 16 i never expected to be able to make it to 19, but here i am. i still don't have a perfect solution to these problems and i don't think there's any one piece of advice that works for everyone, but i hope everyone in this thread manages to just keep pressing on however they can. if even someone who was as much of a wreck as i was can make it here, i'm sure you guys will find your own way, somehow. so just keep trying, ok?
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Kim Kardashian
I think I'm depressed but I really don't know who to talk to about it.
I have good days and bad days but for the past few months i've been seriously considering suicide multiple times every day. I feel kind of pathetic admitting that even though I know I shouldn't. Am I overreacting? Like is this normal in any way? |
It's very normal. It feels weird talking about your feelings if you aren't used to it or people dismiss them, but it's totally normal. If you have no one else to talk to at least talk to us here. I find that venting helps.
I didn't have anyone to talk to either so I went to therapy. It didn't help in the way that I wanted it to, but it did give me more perspective. The best advice I can give to anyone is to take life one day at a time. My professor once told me that and it really helped. When you're depressed you normally have a flood of negative thoughts. I used to worry about the future a lot but then I started focusing on the here and now. It helps calm you down.
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Happy new years fellow depressed ppl! 
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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Originally posted by Kim Kardashian
I think I'm depressed but I really don't know who to talk to about it.
I have good days and bad days but for the past few months i've been seriously considering suicide multiple times every day. I feel kind of pathetic admitting that even though I know I shouldn't. Am I overreacting? Like is this normal in any way? |
a lot of people have trouble coming to terms with their feelings. and if you're seriously considering suicide that often then you really need to reach out to someone, preferably outside of the internet but even on here would be a good first step. i can't tell you perfectly what will work for your specific situation, but seriously, don't just sit and take this, because it's something you shouldn't have to go through. therapy, family, friends, even people on here, as long as it's someone you're willing to trust and give a chance to, it goes a long way.
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Originally posted by Jezang Looz
It's very normal. It feels weird talking about your feelings if you aren't used to it or people dismiss them, but it's totally normal. If you have no one else to talk to at least talk to us here. I find that venting helps.
I didn't have anyone to talk to either so I went to therapy. It didn't help in the way that I wanted it to, but it did give me more perspective. The best advice I can give to anyone is to take life one day at a time. My professor once told me that and it really helped. When you're depressed you normally have a flood of negative thoughts. I used to worry about the future a lot but then I started focusing on the here and now. It helps calm you down.
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Originally posted by accelgors
a lot of people have trouble coming to terms with their feelings. and if you're seriously considering suicide that often then you really need to reach out to someone, preferably outside of the internet but even on here would be a good first step. i can't tell you perfectly what will work for your specific situation, but seriously, don't just sit and take this, because it's something you shouldn't have to go through. therapy, family, friends, even people on here, as long as it's someone you're willing to trust and give a chance to, it goes a long way.
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Thanks both of you.
I have to go to the doctors soon anyway so I might bring it up then.
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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I don't have depression but I'm so anxious for this week, it's not a good start for 2016.  I'm anxious of going back to school on Tuesday. I'm stressed and I have a lot of work to do. I don't have school on Wednesday though because I got invited to my school's Challenge Day but I'm also anxious about that because I'm introverted and I'm not good at meeting new people. Then, on Sunday on the 10th I have to do service for eight hours and I don't know much people where I'm working and I'm afraid of meeting new people there.
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Originally posted by Ethereal
I'm scared of failure at the moment; these exams mean so much to me but I feel like nothing's sticking in my head.:
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This. I'm stressing out over work so much now. I'm a perfectionist and I'm so afraid of failing. I feel like if I don't do well in school I won't be successful in life.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Kim Kardashian
Thanks both of you.
I have to go to the doctors soon anyway so I might bring it up then.
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No prob  let us know how it goes!
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Originally posted by Jotham
This. I'm stressing out over work so much now. I'm a perfectionist and I'm so afraid of failing. I feel like if I don't do well in school I won't be successful in life.
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No one's perfect so you shouldn't worry about failing. It's more important that if you do fail you pick yourself back up and keep going. I was the same way, an over-achiever that was afraid to mess up in any area of my life. And then I finally did mess up when I overworked myself and now it brought me back down to reality. Just remember to always do the best that you can that way you can never disappoint yourself, win or fail.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I'm thinking about writing a Tell All book. I won't be able to get it published for a while since I have no idea how to do that, but it'll be a healthy way to vent everything I've been going through for well.. my life. I'll probably start looking into how to do that soon, but this might jumpstart my Hollywood career if it randomly became a top-seller.
Lowkey excited and also tired cause I hate typing 
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Yes I have really BAD Depression mostly anxiety though I think the anxiety is what makes me depressed I do meds for it...and my boyfriend helps me through...his the first one to actually knows how to take care I give him so much **** when Im in my dark place too.... My others would just cheat.
but yeah I'm hard to live with and its not a fun feeling when even ya own mother tries to kick you out
but I don't let it get the best of me anymore.. i'm a strong woman  sometimes.
I don't have many friends but I do things to keep my mind off stuff like Gaming, hanging with me bf even coming on here talking to you guys keeps my mind off things
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Member Since: 2/2/2014
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Ugh my depression comes and goes in waves. I'll be fine for months and then it'll hit me. To the point in which so much as getting out of bed is a struggle. I've probably been in my current 'funk' since early December and it made my birthday, Christmas and New Year absolute ****, but what ever. Usually I just smoke a ton of weed to numb myself to the feeling of depression (or at least when I'm high, I'm content w/ doing nothing). Then when I can't get any like today, damn, that depression feels like it is suffocating me 
This thread is reassuring in that I know I'm not the only one dealing with it. Hope it gets better for all of us
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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No one seems to be going through the same thing as me lol, but I think you guys should post things that make you happy in this thread as some sort of challenge to achieve happiness.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Today talking to my family and finally finishing Wolf Among Us made me happy.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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I'm not as depressed as I was before,
I do have an MDD Disorder, and I'm tryna fight it. I'm tryna keep busy and learn to love myself
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Member Since: 8/7/2015
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Originally posted by accelgors
i honestly don't think i'd be alive right now if it weren't for my meds, so it's pretty not ok to me that you're insulting them, especially since you've never even taken them yourself :U
anyway yeah i have bipolar disorder, so i've gone through my share of rough times, especially before i was medicated (2013 was an absolute nightmare, let me tell you). depression sucks. it really, really sucks. honestly, when i was 16 i never expected to be able to make it to 19, but here i am. i still don't have a perfect solution to these problems and i don't think there's any one piece of advice that works for everyone, but i hope everyone in this thread manages to just keep pressing on however they can. if even someone who was as much of a wreck as i was can make it here, i'm sure you guys will find your own way, somehow. so just keep trying, ok?
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Sorry, I'm a little ignorant with regards to this.
I'd love to know more, how do these meds help you? What do they do? How do they make you feel?
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