Depression?
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If you are just depressed (not uncommon amongst teenagers) then really you just do things to keep your spirits up and have fun. Or wait to et over it.
If you have clinical depression AS DIAGNOSED BY A PSYCHIATRIST, then you probably need therapy, some general medical help, and you need an understanding of your own psychology so you can recognise the symptoms of a beginning depression and takes steps to either remain positive or alleviate the level of the depression.
And I say as diagnosed by a psychiatrist because it is not enouhg to surf the internet, take a quiz and self-diagnose yourself, that way will lead to a false positive, and would skew any further analyses. If you seriously think you have depression, consult your doctor.
If you have clinical depression AS DIAGNOSED BY A PSYCHIATRIST, then you probably need therapy, some general medical help, and you need an understanding of your own psychology so you can recognise the symptoms of a beginning depression and takes steps to either remain positive or alleviate the level of the depression.
And I say as diagnosed by a psychiatrist because it is not enouhg to surf the internet, take a quiz and self-diagnose yourself, that way will lead to a false positive, and would skew any further analyses. If you seriously think you have depression, consult your doctor.
I suffered from depression for about 2 years between Grades 8 and 10. But then I found a couple of really good friends and did everything with them. My weight stopped ballooning, I was having a lot more fun, my confidence was increasing, my grades plummeted, and I stopped sweating things that caused a lot of stress. Life was good.
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Because if it is self-diagnosed, get to a therapist to confirm it.
However, if its just normal teenage depression, just get some good friends and a hobby to keep your mind off whatever's making you depressed.
I'm wondering whether your depression is self-diagnosed or not.Sarkule said:
Because if it is self-diagnosed, get to a therapist to confirm it.
However, if its just normal teenage depression, just get some good friends and a hobby to keep your mind off whatever's making you depressed.
I was first diagnosed with clinical depression about 14 or 15 years ago. It is a medical condition and one that after many years and varieties of therapy and many kinds of medication has never gone away. Over the last 18 months I was also diagnosed with one of those personality disorders (oh, and I have terrible trouble with both long and short term memory) and degraded to the point of having hallucinations, panic attacks and paranoia.
People need to understand that "depression" manifests a number of ways - for some it comes about as a consequence of every day life, bereavement, trouble at school, bullying, worrying about money etc. Many people come to terms with this sort of depression alone, many others need a bit of medical help and maybe a light medication. For others it is a mental health problem that may never go away and it is sometimes very hard to contain and control.
My doctors are starting to think that my problems are inherited. Although mental health problems are somewhat taboo and hard to track, I can trace similar problems back through both sides of my family tree.
I hate the stigma attached to it. I hate the assumption that I can just "cheer up". What I have is a real and measurable phenomenon, my brain chemistry is defective. You wouldn't tell someone with a broken leg to just unbreak themselves and it isn't right or fair to tell someone with diagnosed depression to "just cheer up".
I hate the label "mentally ill" but I have been living with it (with varying degrees of success) for what feels like very long time.
People need to understand that "depression" manifests a number of ways - for some it comes about as a consequence of every day life, bereavement, trouble at school, bullying, worrying about money etc. Many people come to terms with this sort of depression alone, many others need a bit of medical help and maybe a light medication. For others it is a mental health problem that may never go away and it is sometimes very hard to contain and control.
My doctors are starting to think that my problems are inherited. Although mental health problems are somewhat taboo and hard to track, I can trace similar problems back through both sides of my family tree.
I hate the stigma attached to it. I hate the assumption that I can just "cheer up". What I have is a real and measurable phenomenon, my brain chemistry is defective. You wouldn't tell someone with a broken leg to just unbreak themselves and it isn't right or fair to tell someone with diagnosed depression to "just cheer up".
I hate the label "mentally ill" but I have been living with it (with varying degrees of success) for what feels like very long time.
I've been diagnosed with depression - I missed a lot of school because of it. It really got in the way of my life, and when I started going to school again, I had to deal with a lot of questions. It made me realise that depression comes with a lot of stigma, and that few people understand it.
My psychologist isn't the type to shovel on a lot of medication (well she can't, she's a psychologist) and instead encourages me to think about things. So I guess in a way, depression is something that you have to get over by yourself. No one can change the way you think, they can only help you so much. In the end, you're the one who has to fix it, to work things out for yourself. But it's definitely not as easy as some people think it will be.
My psychologist isn't the type to shovel on a lot of medication (well she can't, she's a psychologist) and instead encourages me to think about things. So I guess in a way, depression is something that you have to get over by yourself. No one can change the way you think, they can only help you so much. In the end, you're the one who has to fix it, to work things out for yourself. But it's definitely not as easy as some people think it will be.
I'm actually off to the psychiatrist tomorrow to see if I can come off my meds =DFargoDog said:I had mild depression when I was about 14. It affected me pretty much through all of 15 which was a shame as it was technically the best year of my life and only now it's subsided to the point where it barely affects me, although it could rise again at any moment.
So I feel for you dude, I really do. I hope eventually it subsides as mine did.
With your Psychologist did they do any tests to confirm if its an issue with your brain?
Also if they just happen to write down a bunch of stuff on a piece of paper go to a doctor or ask the psychologist to refer you to a doctor who can do tests to determine if there is any kind of imbalance in your body.
It happened to me years ago, I was put on Paxil when I was about 13-14. They said I had a chemical imbalance in my brain without doing any tests. 3 years later I took myself off of it gradually. Everything felt foggy during those years. Now years later they say it causes Suicidal thoughts in people under 18.
Anyway, My opinion about depression. It really sucks, I dealt with it for a long time. I am still working on a few issues but I'm getting better. I still have to talk to a psychologist about the source of my problem now that I figured it out. Depression controls your life and shapes you in a way that its hard to change. Don't let it control your life and change who you are.
Also if they just happen to write down a bunch of stuff on a piece of paper go to a doctor or ask the psychologist to refer you to a doctor who can do tests to determine if there is any kind of imbalance in your body.
It happened to me years ago, I was put on Paxil when I was about 13-14. They said I had a chemical imbalance in my brain without doing any tests. 3 years later I took myself off of it gradually. Everything felt foggy during those years. Now years later they say it causes Suicidal thoughts in people under 18.
Anyway, My opinion about depression. It really sucks, I dealt with it for a long time. I am still working on a few issues but I'm getting better. I still have to talk to a psychologist about the source of my problem now that I figured it out. Depression controls your life and shapes you in a way that its hard to change. Don't let it control your life and change who you are.
Telling someone ''Getting over it'' with deppression is like saying ''Get over it'' to a terminal illness. It's really not that easy.
If it's been going on for years I say you see a doctor, or therapist.
If it's been going on for years I say you see a doctor, or therapist.
Every single person who says 'just get over it' to someone with depression has obviously never had it. These people are very narrow minded and are almost completely insensetive to the issues they are referring to.
I have had it and still get small bouts of it from time to time and to fully understand it one must go through it. I have very bad days where i don't want to talk to anybody and i have good days where i function as a normal person but i never let it take me over, i always do my best to drag myself out of it.
The depressed people i don't have time for are those who use their depresseion as an excuse for things (anything at all really) because they wear it as an accessory almost and create a bad image for the real depressed people who truly are trying to get it behind them.
I have had it and still get small bouts of it from time to time and to fully understand it one must go through it. I have very bad days where i don't want to talk to anybody and i have good days where i function as a normal person but i never let it take me over, i always do my best to drag myself out of it.
The depressed people i don't have time for are those who use their depresseion as an excuse for things (anything at all really) because they wear it as an accessory almost and create a bad image for the real depressed people who truly are trying to get it behind them.
I'll be honest, I read this and was very very scared for you mate. That drug has never been passed for under 18s and is bloody dangerous. When I was on it I started self harming (although over 18) and had to get off it again in a hurry. Anyone who is on that needs a word with their doctor in my untrained and unqualified opinion.Brutus03 said:
Real depression is a serious, terrible thing.
Sadly, all these fools are self-diagnosing themselves or worse, are being falsely diagnosed by medical "experts," making people treat depressed people with skepticism, rather than the compassion they need.
I've never been diagnosed with depression, but I have hormonal issues and a seizure disorder that like to mess with my head. Top that with my.... "interesting" life, and it makes for plenty of wild emotions.
Sadly, all these fools are self-diagnosing themselves or worse, are being falsely diagnosed by medical "experts," making people treat depressed people with skepticism, rather than the compassion they need.
I've never been diagnosed with depression, but I have hormonal issues and a seizure disorder that like to mess with my head. Top that with my.... "interesting" life, and it makes for plenty of wild emotions.
A lot of anti-depressant drugs are quite dangerous for younger people, even the most common SSRI - Citalopram Hydrobromide can cause suicidal tendancies in younger individuals. I should know as i used to take citalopram and did a neuropsychology degree, part of which involved anti-depressant drugs.Valksy said:
I'm not sure how this goes in America, but in England teenagers aren't given very strong anti-depressants and are often encouraged to take CBT or counselling alongside the drugs to limit the chance of these suicidal phenomena occuring.
I gained a better understanding of people who suffer from it, and have to deal with it myself. People who say "get over it" just don't understand - I was like them once.Sarkule said: