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Am i depressed?

Its been a month that i've been feeling very down. Recently i have lost my appetite for food.
I have been single for 3 months now. Guys come up to chat me up and i dont seem interested at all. A guy at work asked me out but i had to turn him down cuz he had a gf (i wasnt interested in him anyway). Its not only guys that im not interested in talking to, its also my family and friends.

I havent been angry or fighting with anyone, i just dont feel bothered with anything. I just feel very sad at night and end up crying mostly because im missing my ex bf.
Ive also got resit exams but i dont feel like revising at all.

Reply 1

mooncheese89

10

Maybe you do have depression, if you feel very down and 'not bothered', rather than having strong angry feelings or something.
I don't know what to suggest really, if you don't feel like talking to your family and friends either :frown:

It does sound like you need to do something about this though cos it's not right for you to feel like that. Maybe you should see your doctor and ask him/her what they think you could do to help yourself? They might suggest eating certain foods or something and improving your diet, or they might recommend you to a different person who can help you out more psychologically.
Good luck :smile:

*hugs*

Reply 2

HereFishyFishy

13

sweet_princess

Its been a month that i've been feeling very down. Recently i have lost my appetite for food.
I have been single for 3 months now. Guys come up to chat me up and i dont seem interested at all. A guy at work asked me out but i had to turn him down cuz he had a gf (i wasnt interested in him anyway). Its not only guys that im not interested in talking to, its also my family and friends.

I havent been angry or fighting with anyone, i just dont feel bothered with anything. I just feel very sad at night and end up crying mostly because im missing my ex bf.
Ive also got resit exams but i dont feel like revising at all.

Sounds possible - you do have some symtoms.
Mind you, there's a difference between being clinically depressed and feeling a bit down-in-the-dumps.
Make extra effort to go out a bit more, talk to your friends/family about how you feel. If you find you just can't do this, or it doesn't work, perhaps a trip to the docs would be in order.
Hope you cheer up.

Reply 3

Rugar

1

You do seem to have depression. I urge you to see your GP

I have another few questions:

DO you feel life is meaningless?
DO you feel like hurting yourself or imagine being dead?
How do you feel about the distant future?

Reply 4

sweet_princess

OP

Rugar

You do seem to have depression. I urge you to see your GP

I have another few questions:

DO you feel life is meaningless?
DO you feel like hurting yourself or imagine being dead?
How do you feel about the distant future?

answer to ur questions:
NO (well my ex did make me feel like i wasnt good enough for him)
NO
i just wana get over this phase or whateva im going through, and be happy

Reply 5

kennyboy

I may be shouted down here, but her goes anyway. Unless you have a very open relationship with your GP, I doubt they could really help, sure they might be able to prescribe drugs or something - or send you to a psychiatrist, but thats not really helping.

All the best advice says see your GP, but personally I dont know my own GP from the next person. I do have some kick-ass friends, who can tell when im getting depressed about stuff. They always show they care, and even when that doesnt immediately cheer me up, its important to know later.

A couple of handy life tips that could apply to anyone, depressed or not:

When you wake up in the morning, have a look at nature around you, the sun the sky, the grass. Take 5 minutes to notice something different about your surroundings. You can then take that thought with you all day.

When your feeling specially down, force yourself to smile or laugh. The very act of doing that starts the good endorphins flowing and make you start to feel better.

Before you go to sleep at night, think of something nice that has happened during the day, someone who said something nice to you, the way something looked, the feeling you got as the sun hit your face - anything will do. A happy thought before sleeping will get your mind lifting itself up without you noticing.

Now, it sounds like you really miss ur ex. There's nothing that can cure a broken heart better than being loved. I dont know what happened between you, or what will happen, but socialise with the boys(even if your not interested in them or if they have girlfriends). Socialising with them doesnt mean you have to love them or jump into bed, but it will get you more accustomed to other men, making it that little bit easier to meet the right one, after all, he's just around the corner!

Reply 6

Anonymous #1

Depression is a chemical imbalance. IT doesn't matter what your life situation is like, you may have it all, but you could still feel like the world is hopeless.

Sure, sort out the things in your life, but please go and see a GP

Reply 7

Solid_L

11

I've felt a bit down lately too. Combination of leaving my girlfriend of 2 years, leaving college, leaving my job, moving away from family and friends in a couple of months 200 miles away to university. I lost my appetite too.

But now I'm getting over it, it does improve, you've got to realise that there are people for you out there other than your ex (worked for me :smile:

) All I can recommend is to try and relax, realise thing's are not as bad as they seem and all will be better soon :smile:

Hope that helps, remember: smile :smile:

Reply 8

Magali

Although GPs may seem distant sometimes its nice to be able to talk to someone who is impartial and not directly involved in your life. GPs are trained to help people who are stressed out and feeling down so why not pop in to see them.

If you'd rather not see your GP how about talking to a councillor of some sort, i know personally whenever im feeling down it can make me feel a million times better to rant, even about things that just seem silly to me, it helps me organise my thoughts.

Reply 9

Clarence

14

I'm feeling like crap lately....but i just have to look on the bright side and make the most of what you've got..even if it is very little.

There are worse off people out there. Try and pick yourself up out of the hole, otherwise, it's just going to get bigger and you'll find it harder to get out.

Reply 10

Sithius

16

No one on this thread seems depressed as far as I can tell.

Reply 11

Solid_L

11

Sithius

No one on this thread seems depressed as far as I can tell.

Well first of all, don't really your in a position to make a diagnosis from where you are to be honest mate :biggrin:

But No, I'm far from depressed, I was a little down before, that's all :smile:

sorry if that was the impression I gave across.

Reply 12

Corkeys_queen

ok this sounds a bit odd, but exercise helps when you feel like this..my dad is a chief pharmacist and says that speaking to people and exercise is a lot better than taking pills for depression, obviously depending on the severity of the depression! try this http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/

hope you feel better soon!! xx

Reply 13

Clarence

14

I never said i was depressed, just feel like crap lol.

Reply 14

fat_hobbit

2

sweet_princess

Its been a month that i've been feeling very down. Recently i have lost my appetite for food.
I have been single for 3 months now. Guys come up to chat me up and i dont seem interested at all. A guy at work asked me out but i had to turn him down cuz he had a gf (i wasnt interested in him anyway). Its not only guys that im not interested in talking to, its also my family and friends.

I havent been angry or fighting with anyone, i just dont feel bothered with anything. I just feel very sad at night and end up crying mostly because im missing my ex bf.
Ive also got resit exams but i dont feel like revising at all.

*bug hug*

Reply 15

Solid_L

11

I also find exercising to be beneificial :smile:

But yes talking is better than pills for depression. After all... pills just treat the symptom, they don't deal with the cause. And then there are addictive properties, and them losing their effectiveness over time.

Reply 16

black_mamba

14

Sithius

No one on this thread seems depressed as far as I can tell.

I am in the midst of very severe depression at the moment, not claiming this because I'm trying to convince you, but because it means I can tell the OP is definitely depressed, but not severly. Her emotions sound numbed, but only a tiny bit.

Loads of good advice in this thread, so if you (the OP) have the energy, then talk to somebody close about things. Nothing beats a good deep talk with a friend when you're feeling that way, IMO.

Severe depression is another story, and yes pills aren't the best treatment, but they are part of the treatment nevertheless. Exercise is great I know, but if you can't even get out of bed to do the exercise how on earth is it going to be helpful?

Reply 17

Corkeys_queen

if one can not bring themself to get out of bed, how does one get to the docs to get pills, nowadays, docs are actually being told to prescribe as few pills as possible, due to the side effects and if not properly prescried can make one more depressed than they were to begin with!
please excuse the use of the word "one" i dont want to seem like i am specifically directing this at one person!

Reply 18

black_mamba

14

Corkeys_queen

if one can not bring themself to get out of bed, how does one get to the docs to get pills

They don't, so they get more depressed. :frown:

Or they somehow bring themselves to go seek help.

docs are actually being told to prescribe as few pills as possible, due to the side effects and if not properly prescried can make one more depressed than they were to begin with!

I don't know much about that, the right medication for the right person will help, but its only a tiny part of the recovery process. If the user abuses the drugs then they will certainly cause problems (perhaps this is what you meant?) but that is the fault of the user not an inherent problem with the medication.

Reply 19

Sithius

16

black_mamba

I am in the midst of very severe depression at the moment, not claiming this because I'm trying to convince you, but because it means I can tell the OP is definitely depressed, but not severly. Her emotions sound numbed, but only a tiny bit.

Loads of good advice in this thread, so if you (the OP) have the energy, then talk to somebody close about things. Nothing beats a good deep talk with a friend when you're feeling that way, IMO.

Severe depression is another story, and yes pills aren't the best treatment, but they are part of the treatment nevertheless. Exercise is great I know, but if you can't even get out of bed to do the exercise how on earth is it going to be helpful?

You're claiming you know whether someone is depressed or not because you are depressed? Right...

Going by your theory if I am depressed too then I should be able to tell as well. Except your theory doesn't work.

The word depression gets thrown around too much these days and it really does piss me off when people feel a little low and whine about being depressed.

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