Poll: Have you been depressed?

[Matt-Sama]

I have just come off of a deep depression from the last month and a bit. Im still sad but I wouldnt say I was depressed anymore.
All I thought about was the problem I had and killing myself.
I couldnt eat, i still find it now or sleep.
Fucking horrible, would never want to go through that again. The wors part is knowing your hungry but if you eat you become sick just because your depressed.

 

[Marenmarja]

Whoever said "No" isn't human.

You think society should have a 100% depression rate? That's more than a little disturbing.

As for me, yes, on and off for a few years, which was eventually diagnosed as bi-polar disorder. The medication helps, but it makes my thoughts feel cloudy so I often don't take it :S

100% depression rate at all times is bad, but everyone is depressed at some points. No one is ever happy all the time. You'd have to be the most ignorant person ever, ignoring EVERYTHING. Not just the news or other things, even your life. It is not mentally or physically possible to be happy all the time.

In my personal opinion, not being happy doesn't equal being depressed. Some people either haven't yet had depression, or don't consider their level of unhappiness to be depression. For an example, someone who loses a loved one will most likely be crushed and maybe even inconsolable for a little while, but they would consider it grieving and not depression; another person could go through a life altering situation that would destroy someone else emotionally/psychologically and instead of getting depressed, they see an opportunity to reinvent themselves. In my case I had so many things happen at once I personally couldn't deal with it, but another person could have felt the exact same emotions and simply worked around it. Keep in mind I *am* leaving out medical depression since I don't know what causes it, or really anything about it so I'm keeping my trap shut on that front

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I think I might actually be clinically depressed... :/

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

Whoever said "No" isn't human.

You think society should have a 100% depression rate? That's more than a little disturbing.

As for me, yes, on and off for a few years, which was eventually diagnosed as bi-polar disorder. The medication helps, but it makes my thoughts feel cloudy so I often don't take it :S

Society shouldn't have 100% at the same time, but everyones depressed at one point. You'd have to be the most ignorant person on this earth to be happy all the time.

That depends on how you define "depression". There are many types of depression. People tend to use the word "depressed" when they're just sad, lonely, or hopeless. Then there's the mental disorder (known as clinical depression or unipolar disorder) which is also commonly referred to as "depression".

Sure, everyone gets sad sometimes. But a real clinical depression is (luckily) not as common.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Nope

I'm a very optimistic person. Things get me down, but I buck up, because I think of things in a chronological way (I.E. this sucks now, but this time next week, WHO KNOWS what I'll be up to! Hopefully, Mars!)

 

[Andalusa]

Last week I was feeling like crap, but I'm feeling a little better now. It's to be expected because I suffer from manic depression, but I know how to deal with it.

 

[Andalusa]

Last week I was feeling like crap, but I'm feeling a little better now. It's to be expected because I suffer from manic depression, but I know how to deal with it.

 

[Fraeir]

I used to be back in late '07 and very very early '08. I blame it on the fact that I have a terribly bleak and dim outlook on... everything. : /
By that, I mean: I've come to realise that everything that has ever happened, happens these days, and will ever happen, with either me, you, everyone here on the Escapist, on Earth and in the Universe in general, will in the end, -ultimately- .... Mean absolutely nothing.

Hence, giving me that idea that, why do anything? Why not just end it right now? Of course, I very vaguely considered doing so myself, but I'm not brave enough to take that decision.

So, instead, I've tried to find something that gives me that ounce of life. That which will make life, to me, not completely hollow and empty. I like to think I've found it, in a girl, obviously, but I dunno how well that will ever pan out, sooo..

(PS: To anyone who would be surprisingly observant, I know I mention my affection in -many- of my posts, being too much of a pussy till now to tell her anything... but, this post might explain why I mention it so much, as it's basically the primary driving force behind my life for now... sad as it is :/ )

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Whoever said "No" isn't human.

You think society should have a 100% depression rate? That's more than a little disturbing.

As for me, yes, on and off for a few years, which was eventually diagnosed as bi-polar disorder. The medication helps, but it makes my thoughts feel cloudy so I often don't take it :S

Society shouldn't have 100% at the same time, but everyones depressed at one point. You'd have to be the most ignorant person on this earth to be happy all the time.

That depends on how you define "depression". There are many types of depression. People tend to use the word "depressed" when they're just sad, lonely, or hopeless. Then there's the mental disorder (known as clinical depression or unipolar disorder) which is also commonly referred to as "depression".

Sure, everyone gets sad sometimes. But a real clinical depression is (luckily) not as common.

Well of course, I was using it in the "oh gosh guys I'm depressed" instead of the "This world sucks, I'm going to kill myself" depression.

 

[tk1989]

im pretty depressed right now Thing is i know how to deal with it, forget it, and get on with shit. Its a state of mind, it cant take take over your life

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Nearly every minute of every day, I am. It never stops hurting, but tolerance grows over time. How do you get rid of it? Couldn't tell you. If I knew, I wouldn't be like this.

 

[traceur_]

Just follow the day and reach for the sun
you don't see me fly into the red, one more you're done
just follow the seasons and find the time, reach for the bright side
you don't see me fly into the red, one more you're nuts
just follow the day, follow the day and reach for the sun!

No, not really, I'm too awesome.

 

[Pyro Paul]

I used to suffer from clinical depression. When I was 13. I was given 2 tricyclic (sic) drugs plus rilatine. When I met my first psychiatrist, he said I was sick. (No, not ill, but SICK. And that he would fix me up.)

I took the meds. I felt like a zombie, wondering why I was still going to school every. fucking. day. Everything felt more as a drag, and I couldn't complain because the drugs were fucking me up.

It took me 3 years and a second psychiatrist to get rid of them. I don't see why you tag me as a person who has adopted the 'a pill can fix it' idea, when I stated in my original post to NOT do it in the first place.

I'm studying at uni now, and am more free in my actions. As I said before, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I'm sorting out my life, my own way. It's purely personal how to, but setting new goals (the most important, and likely universal one being: enjoying life) is a good way to start it.

It's not suppression. It's sorting it out. I have way different hobbies now, I do things that I genuinely LOVE to do. No more being picked last at football/soccer games, I do capoeira now and choose whenever I want to enter the roda. No more shyness, I've picked up ballroom dance classes, and they've helped. No more being bullied at school, I choose who are my friends now. And on top of that, I'm a student representative nowadays at my uni, my professors ask me for my opinion occasionally.


tl;dr read my damn post properly and learn to spell, sheesh.

To the OP: His (Pyro Paul) post doesn't make sense at all. 'cept for the last bit, suppressing. You'll burst sooner or later. Hence I'm advising you to go ahead and fix it. No one can stop you from trying.


EDIT: and again, I will refer to the 'game' part of my first post. I was addicted to games back then. I had no friends, so that was the only thing I could do in my free time. I still play a lot of games, but mostly they're different (more social, stuff like Buzz! and Metal Slug with 2 players, Soul Calibur vs, etc. etc.). I started to see life as a game, and I wanted to start winning at it.

Believe me, once you get past a few 'levels', you'll be wanting some more goals (or nowadays, I guess you could call them 'achievements', hah) to accomplish.

no, you didn't used to suffer from clinical depression, if you feel drained and like a zombie while on anit-depressants then you don't suffer from a chemical imbalance which causes irregular management of brain hormonal levels and pescribed medication is not something which can fix this.

you had the misfortune to be subjected to the 'Pills can Fix it!' craze that many doctors adopted during the 1980s and 90s. as a child, you where diognosed with clinical depression even though psychologically you where mearly suffering from social stress build up on personal identity accompanied with puberty during those ages. of course this is still an on-going clinical debate which accompanies the disorders like generalized and social anxiety disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and Development Disorders.

i'm not saying that it is your fault or your choice at all, i'm saying your the victim of a medical craze imposed on the psychiatric field when in fact there was nothing wrong with you in the first place. so you don't need to get all defencive or explain your life story.

and while i understand that you are speaking of personal experience in how your bout with 'depression' went and how it did did not yeild positive results through self medication, openly advising individuals to refuse taking medication without properly understanding the conditions behind their problem is hardly wise, and at worse can be gross negligence on your part.


mayhapse you are the one that should learn to read, as i wasn't talking about you unless if you are a phd.



also, my advise makes perfect sense to be honost.

If you are getting depressed because of problems, such as a lot of debt but little money, a loved one leaving you, or a negitive effect occuring (car crash, injury, etc) then you are suffering from normal stress releated depression which is perfectly normal. if this is the case then in all honosty all you need to do is learn how to cope properly and manage your problems to alieviate your stress levels and depression. talking to a shrink may help.

if you are getting depressed inspite of whats happening, such as having a wonderful job but still feel down, succeeding at life but still feel like you're going nowhere, or even being apart of a loving family but still feel lonely... well then that is a sign of a subconcious psychological or medical issue which you must ask a doctor or psychiatrist about. you can easily be depressed because you are subconciously repressing harmful memories of your past and never adiquitly delt with or suffer from a chemical imbalance in your brain... both of these problems no one here can help you with.

 

[Beffudled Sheep]

A shrink just told me that I was clinically depressed for the last 17 years! It was news to me.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Arkhangelsk]

I've had periods when I've just felt like sitting alone and crying. Time and music helped. But I haven't been clinically depressed, I think.

 

[IronDuke]

Whoever said "No" isn't human.

You think society should have a 100% depression rate? That's more than a little disturbing.

As for me, yes, on and off for a few years, which was eventually diagnosed as bi-polar disorder. The medication helps, but it makes my thoughts feel cloudy so I often don't take it :S

100% depression rate at all times is bad, but everyone is depressed at some points. No one is ever happy all the time. You'd have to be the most ignorant person ever, ignoring EVERYTHING. Not just the news or other things, even your life. It is not mentally or physically possible to be happy all the time.

I understand what you are saying, and I agree totally, but I think you are using the term depression in the wrong way. People get sad all the time for whatever reason, but not everyone gets depressed at some stage. Depression is a mild to severe mental illness, whereas being sad every now and then is just a part of life.

I've got plenty of friends who have been sad, but never suffered depression. Conversely a few friends have revealed that they have suffered depression in the past. So again, I just think it's a mix-up of terms here.

 

[arc101]

I lost 3 grandparents in a short space of time and i was mentally fucked. Lost all safe respect and, because of my brother being a dick wad and making matters worst by being a twat, was agonizingly close to putting a blade to wrists...
BUT i'm cool now!

 

[arc101]

Once I started to think about what happens once you die. It really got me down, so for God's sake, don't think to much about death.

I did this, but i didnt get depressed because i tried to look at death as scientific point rather than spiritually, i think it is like when you can't remember your dreams, the blank

 

[Nova5]

Wow, that's a pretty over-whelming majority. Either the majority of us don't know what the hell 'depressed' actually means, or the majority of us Escapists (in this thread, anyway) are depressed. I sure as hell have been there, at least according to a psychologist and medication - pfft, like hell I believe some hack with a PhD. I'm quite happy with my liquor, thank you.