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Depression after a trauma
Hey guys,
Until now, i had always had little understanding of mental illness and was a little sceptical about things but now i think i could use some help. You see, a few months back something happened to me ( i really don't want to go into details so lets just leave that bit) but anyway i thought i had dealt with it and everything but i could never have been so wrong. The past few weeks i haven't been able to stop crying, have had flashbacks, nightmares, can't sleep, panic attacks and everything. But still i just figured i could keep on coping but today i have realised i can't hold it together anymore. I've just had biology exams today and the first one was fine but the second one i literally gave up on, i couldn't even be bothered to read the questions and just put my head on the table and started crying really quietly because i felt so terrible. I was wondering, does this sound like depression and should i go to my doctor? I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
Lou
xxx
Until now, i had always had little understanding of mental illness and was a little sceptical about things but now i think i could use some help. You see, a few months back something happened to me ( i really don't want to go into details so lets just leave that bit) but anyway i thought i had dealt with it and everything but i could never have been so wrong. The past few weeks i haven't been able to stop crying, have had flashbacks, nightmares, can't sleep, panic attacks and everything. But still i just figured i could keep on coping but today i have realised i can't hold it together anymore. I've just had biology exams today and the first one was fine but the second one i literally gave up on, i couldn't even be bothered to read the questions and just put my head on the table and started crying really quietly because i felt so terrible. I was wondering, does this sound like depression and should i go to my doctor? I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
Lou
xxx
sparkly_tiara
Hey guys,
Until now, i had always had little understanding of mental illness and was a little sceptical about things but now i think i could use some help. You see, a few months back something happened to me ( i really don't want to go into details so lets just leave that bit) but anyway i thought i had dealt with it and everything but i could never have been so wrong. The past few weeks i haven't been able to stop crying, have had flashbacks, nightmares, can't sleep, panic attacks and everything. But still i just figured i could keep on coping but today i have realised i can't hold it together anymore. I've just had biology exams today and the first one was fine but the second one i literally gave up on, i couldn't even be bothered to read the questions and just put my head on the table and started crying really quietly because i felt so terrible. I was wondering, does this sound like depression and should i go to my doctor? I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
Lou
xxx
Until now, i had always had little understanding of mental illness and was a little sceptical about things but now i think i could use some help. You see, a few months back something happened to me ( i really don't want to go into details so lets just leave that bit) but anyway i thought i had dealt with it and everything but i could never have been so wrong. The past few weeks i haven't been able to stop crying, have had flashbacks, nightmares, can't sleep, panic attacks and everything. But still i just figured i could keep on coping but today i have realised i can't hold it together anymore. I've just had biology exams today and the first one was fine but the second one i literally gave up on, i couldn't even be bothered to read the questions and just put my head on the table and started crying really quietly because i felt so terrible. I was wondering, does this sound like depression and should i go to my doctor? I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
Lou
xxx
awwww, poor you. go to the doctor if you think you should, i wouldn't recommend the tablets though. i used to be depressed when i was younger, but some things, you've just gotta tough it and get on with it.
talk to your mates, have some girlie nights and lots of hugs. you'll probably feel alot better when you get your exams out the way as well.
in the meantime, have a lollypop
and some flowers
and a dancing elephant
and even when you're feeling down.... SMILE!! hope you feel happy soon hun xx
I'm sorry but that doesn't sound like just being down that does sound like depression to me. You need to get it sorted, for one thing it might help you get some discretion in the exam that you think you did badly in. Go to the doctors, if you are nervous take a friend. If you are having flashbacks even if you don't want medication, maybe you need to talk to someone and have some sort of proper, professional counselling.
If you have an underlying problem it is going to get worse when you have a more stressful environment like now with exams and yes most of the time you can probably cope but at times like this you might not be able to keep that up. At least go to the doctors and I'm sure they will treat you sympathetically and take you seriously.
If you have an underlying problem it is going to get worse when you have a more stressful environment like now with exams and yes most of the time you can probably cope but at times like this you might not be able to keep that up. At least go to the doctors and I'm sure they will treat you sympathetically and take you seriously.
sparkly_tiara
I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
As others have said I would go to your GP as soon as you can so that this does not effect your exams too much. Depression can be treated effectively and your GP will know how to help. If you find you are down for no reason, with good support as you seem to it is a good indication you may have depression.
Hope some of these responses help
Golden Maverick
As others have said I would go to your GP as soon as you can so that this does not effect your exams too much. Depression can be treated effectively and your GP will know how to help. If you find you are down for no reason, with good support as you seem to it is a good indication you may have depression.
Hope some of these responses help
Hope some of these responses help
Firstly thank you all for taking the time to post.
Secondly, i do have a reason for being down so to speak. Im just thinking that perhaps it is normal to feel like this after what has happened or maybe it isn't. I am normally such a happy and bubbly person but this event has changed me so much
Lou
xxx
sparkly_tiara
Firstly thank you all for taking the time to post.
Secondly, i do have a reason for being down so to speak. Im just thinking that perhaps it is normal to feel like this after what has happened or maybe it isn't. I am normally such a happy and bubbly person but this event has changed me so much
Lou
xxx
Secondly, i do have a reason for being down so to speak. Im just thinking that perhaps it is normal to feel like this after what has happened or maybe it isn't. I am normally such a happy and bubbly person but this event has changed me so much
Lou
xxx
Not knowing what the event is there is only so much we can suggest. But that does include suggesting you see your GP. As long as you feel you can talk it through with him/her, hopefully you feel at ease, then they can suggest what to do from there. A traumatic incident can cause clinical depression, which as I've said there are effective treatments for
Well i went to my GP who said she didn't want to try anything at the time of the exams for fear of making things worse. She also said what i was experiencing was completely normal for someone who had gone through what i had and that it is normal to feel like this, part of the healing process and everything but also that i don't have to suffer in silence and there are things that can be done.
Lou
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Lou
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no, nothing of the sort was mentioned but she said it was good that i had supportive friends!
Lou
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Lou
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lessthanthree
maybe you might want to look into seeing a therapist. Not necessarily someone who wants to drug you up and pack you off on your merry little way - rather someone you can talk the bad thing over with and just recieve a bit more councelling.
Yeah maybe that would help. Im feeling less desperate and down now than earlier but i know it will be short lived so to speak. I am not very keen on the idea of medication anyway, she gave me sleeping problems when i first went to her months back with the problem but i gave up with them because i didn't like how they made me feel and managed to overcome the problem with other ideas.
Lou
xxxx
i'm sorry to hear that.
it sounds like it's really affecting you and i think you should see a psychiatrist about it. we don't know what event it was that traumatised you so much, but it would be good if you can talk to people you can trust and understand your situation.
i was in a similar situation last novmeber when my friend died, followed by 2 teachers in school in Dec and Jan, and basically made my depression and ED even worse. now that i'm seeing a shrink and on medication i'm much better. it's difficult to overcome depression because often you might feel upset suddenly with no particular reason, or you might lose control of your emotions without even realising it. it is important that certain people who you can trust know about your depression, so instead of being confused by you when you break down, they would be understanding and support you, or would not be upset if you yell at people for no reason without realising it.
i hope that things for you would get better.
it sounds like it's really affecting you and i think you should see a psychiatrist about it. we don't know what event it was that traumatised you so much, but it would be good if you can talk to people you can trust and understand your situation.
i was in a similar situation last novmeber when my friend died, followed by 2 teachers in school in Dec and Jan, and basically made my depression and ED even worse. now that i'm seeing a shrink and on medication i'm much better. it's difficult to overcome depression because often you might feel upset suddenly with no particular reason, or you might lose control of your emotions without even realising it. it is important that certain people who you can trust know about your depression, so instead of being confused by you when you break down, they would be understanding and support you, or would not be upset if you yell at people for no reason without realising it.
i hope that things for you would get better.
sparkly_tiara
Yeah maybe that would help. Im feeling less desperate and down now than earlier but i know it will be short lived so to speak. I am not very keen on the idea of medication anyway, she gave me sleeping problems when i first went to her months back with the problem but i gave up with them because i didn't like how they made me feel and managed to overcome the problem with other ideas.
Lou
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Lou
xxxx
A few years ago I experienced some really bad things and months later I was still experiencing aniexty and panic problems as well as being a bit depressed. I went to the doctor and she tried to give me anti-depressants but I didn't feel drugs were the right way to go so I went to another doctor who told me about a 16-19 unit that offered councilling and stuff like that and she referred me. It took a while to get an appointment and did help a bit. I didn't actually go for very long. Some other people I know paid for private theraphy and didn't get much from it but I feel mine was beneficial and worth it as it was NHS too....
Aww You never told me about this. Never mind... I'm not sure what I can say other than I'm always there for you and.. umm... *hug*
You never told me about this. Never mind... I'm not sure what I can say other than I'm always there for you and.. umm... *hug*I think I can sympathise with you, nearly a year ago now I was in a similar situation you are now, and I didn't have a clue what to do. It took me a while to get things back on track but the thing that helped me most was talking to someone. At first my doctor referred me to a councellor but that didnt really help. I ended up doing what I should have from the start and talked to one of my best friends about it, and it helped loads. Obviously it wasn't an overnight thing and it still affects me alot like having bad dreams and stuff, but it definately made life more bearable.
Hope things get better.
xxx
Hope things get better.
xxx
sparkly_tiara
Hey guys,
Until now, i had always had little understanding of mental illness and was a little sceptical about things but now i think i could use some help. You see, a few months back something happened to me ( i really don't want to go into details so lets just leave that bit) but anyway i thought i had dealt with it and everything but i could never have been so wrong. The past few weeks i haven't been able to stop crying, have had flashbacks, nightmares, can't sleep, panic attacks and everything. But still i just figured i could keep on coping but today i have realised i can't hold it together anymore. I've just had biology exams today and the first one was fine but the second one i literally gave up on, i couldn't even be bothered to read the questions and just put my head on the table and started crying really quietly because i felt so terrible. I was wondering, does this sound like depression and should i go to my doctor? I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
Lou
xxx
Until now, i had always had little understanding of mental illness and was a little sceptical about things but now i think i could use some help. You see, a few months back something happened to me ( i really don't want to go into details so lets just leave that bit) but anyway i thought i had dealt with it and everything but i could never have been so wrong. The past few weeks i haven't been able to stop crying, have had flashbacks, nightmares, can't sleep, panic attacks and everything. But still i just figured i could keep on coping but today i have realised i can't hold it together anymore. I've just had biology exams today and the first one was fine but the second one i literally gave up on, i couldn't even be bothered to read the questions and just put my head on the table and started crying really quietly because i felt so terrible. I was wondering, does this sound like depression and should i go to my doctor? I always thought that people who were depressed were just sad or upset about something and wern't fortunate enough to have people around them who could help cheer them up or listen but i have all of that and yet im still feeling terrible. Someone please help me.
Lou
xxx
I ddon't think you are depressed, what you have more closely relates to post-traumatic stress disorder - especially the flashbacks. [though it is possible to be come depressed becaue of this]
Did this start within a month of the traumatic event?
Do you find yourself hypervigilant (much more jumpy, heart races/hairs go up much easier etc) compared to how you used to be?
Its really quite important to visit the GP and relate all of this, and (although i know you don't want to talk about it or even think aobut it) relate to him or a councellor the traumatic event you spoke of.
Post traumatic stress has to be treated ASAP or it likely sticks with you forever. really the sooner you seek help the more likely it is they can help you.
HTH
Jamie
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