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Depression

foxo

17

Do you suffer from depression?

Reply 1

Eau

15

Not very often.

When people ask me if i suffer from it, I say I don't know or no, cause I am not exactly sure what it is.

Does it resembles feeling sad?

Reply 2

hypomania

10

I'm sad generally all the time. Dunno what you mean by depressed, you mean the doctor's definition or just the general term?

Reply 3

TheVlad

Extremely rarely but sometimes I enjoy a slight bout of depression. It makes me feel like a deeper, more complex and intelligent person.

Reply 4

twiga

15

I go in stages, I have happy periods then sad periods, followed by another happy period :rolleyes:

I'm in a down period at the moment :frown:

Reply 5

hypomania

10

TheVlad

Extremely rarely but sometimes I enjoy a slight bout of depression. It makes me feel like a deeper, more complex and intelligent person.

aww :hug:

Reply 6

hypomania

10

twiga

I go in stages, I have happy periods then sad periods, followed by another happy period :rolleyes:

I'm in a down period at the moment :frown:

caused by periods?

Reply 7

Helenia

20

blah888

Does it resembles feeling sad?

A quote from my psychology lectures - "Sadness is to depression what normal growth is to cancer."

So no, it's a LOT more than just being sad.

Reply 8

Eau

15

Ok, I checked the Cambridge Online Dictionary, and here's a relevant definition of depression:

depression (UNHAPPINESS)
noun
1 a feeling of unhappiness and lack of hope for the future:
I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

2 a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods:
Tiredness, loss of appetite and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression.
If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help.
See also clinical depression.

Now that I've read it, I think I very very rarely suffer from depression.

Reply 9

twiga

15

Random one

caused by periods?

Nope

Reply 10

foxo

OP

17

blah888

Ok, I checked the Cambridge Online Dictionary, and here's a relevant definition of depression:

depression (UNHAPPINESS)
noun
1 a feeling of unhappiness and lack of hope for the future:
I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

2 a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods:
Tiredness, loss of appetite and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression.
If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help.
See also clinical depression.

Now that I've read it, I think I very very rarely suffer from depression.

I mean definition one. Sorry for the lack of clarification.

Reply 11

PinkPigeon

13

twiga

I go in stages, I have happy periods then sad periods, followed by another happy period :rolleyes:

I'm in a down period at the moment :frown:

Yeah thats very like me!

Reply 12

se77en

jeez you lot probably wouldnt be depressed if you got out more instead of chatting on the net to strangers

Reply 13

ancientone

8

Depression is not being sad - although sadness might be a symptom of the problem. Depression is a clinical illness which can have devastating affects, -in my case it led to several years off work and the loss of a career. I have just about managed to rebuild my life after extensive help from my doctor and family, and the last part of the rehabilitation was to return to university. I was lucky and had a GP who knew what he was doing and treated the whole thing through counselling. The support of my family and friends was crucial as I know I was a real pain during my illness. But please. don't confuse a general feeling of sadness with depression, they are very different.

Reply 14

toiletwall

Many people, teenagers especially, have severe mood swings, or go through phases of insecurity, anxiety, sadness, feelings of worthlessness, which can often be confused with depression. However, so many people feel like this occassionally, of even for a period of several weeks, it is not necessarily depression, often just affects of puberty. People who often complain of depression, may be attention seekers, or pretentious. However, some people are clinically depressed, and you have to be careful to treat their illness seriously.

Reply 15

Mata

16

I don't feel 'depressed' as much anymore. I did have clinical depression, but went through years of counselling and I think I'm a lot better now. Its still something to watch out for, in times of grief or great stress, but it feels very different to the, "oh I feel down today".

Reply 16

Xx Tomásíona - Mháire xX

14

I usually become depressed when I get a flare up and then it makes me even more depressed when it gets worse :frown:

xoxo

Reply 17

foxo

OP

17

Almost symmetrical results so far.

Reply 18

Gexko

2

I go down over the period of a few weeks then hit a trough and then come up again over time.

Eg, hit a trough about 3 weeks ago, but now feel pretty good, got better and better every day from about 2 weeks ago :smile:

Reply 19

dogtanian

16

Never.

I suffer from the teenage years, not depression.

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