Feeling depressed?

[Cena's Little Helper]

It's definitely, definitely contextual. The fact you referred to the period as "the darkest times of your life" imply that you did not have clinical depression in the sad for no reason sense, in which case your experiences will be wildly different to those with long term causeless depression. Correct me if I'm wrong, obviously.

What do you mean contextual? Do you mean specific only to myself, and thus not generalizable to other instances? Almost all cases of depression involve social causes. Depression shouldn't be seen as being in a state of absolute and irremediable melancholy. Rather, it should be seen as a tendency to become depressed when certain conditions aren't met/don't hold.

There are instances in which people can become depressed for little or no reason, but, I would argue that those aren't cases of clinical depression, but are rather cases of bipolar disorder, which is a totally different monster.

 

[X]

I believe Tasty was just mentioning that fighting a temporary bout of depression, as it appears you did, is different from fighting prolonged depression. Many times what is diagnosed as "depression" is nothing more than someone just being particularly sad at a certain point in their life because of events in their life, and not because of a chemical imbalance in their brain that leads to prolonged actual depression.

 

[ABMorales787]

I'm jobless, dead broke, my car broke down, my dad lives in the States, my mom doesn't make much money, my step-dad is about to run out of work and I'm in debt. Am I depressed? Hell No! Depression is for chumps. I'm angry... REALLY... FUCKING... ANGRY!! KILLJOY SMASH!!!

Depression is bad. Pin up emotions can do massive damage to the brain. I've been there. When you feel blue, go out and release it.

Quote The KillJ... Oh, shit. I'm buzzed...Let me go again.$

Quote The KillJoy: Screw Depression! Bite My ASS!!

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

I believe Tasty was just mentioning that fighting a temporary bout of depression, as it appears you did, is different from fighting prolonged depression. Many times what is diagnosed as "depression" is nothing more than someone just being particularly sad at a certain point in their life because of events in their life, and not because of a chemical imbalance in their brain that leads to prolonged actual depression.

No, you're right; everyone can become sad from time to time, so, my mentioning of antidepressants in this case was a little hasty. Still, antidepressants serve very useful purposes. As I am trying to argue (but not articulating very well), depression should be seen as a susceptibility, as many diseases are.

The situation I was in at one point pretty much incapacitated me mentally and emotionally; at that point in time, I was depressed in the clinical sense. Antidepressants helped me to function at a reasonable level while I improved my circumstances. Had I not bettered my life, I am positive that I'd still be clinically depressed.

 

[Nitafrong]

In the spirit of this- the depressed thread I dedicate another Radiohead song- possibly the best song they ever recorded which didn't make it to an offocial album release (though the trickster of course gets an honourable mention)

[YOUTUBE]y6GkPkwkgSE[/YOUTUBE]

And yeah sorry Killjoy- in fairness my problems actually sound fairly immature and stupid compared to yours. Sorry for you

 

[The Doctor]

I think you need to put on several coats and go hill-rolling, Nita. It always cheers me up.

Ad then you can go barhopping as a fluffy ball!

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

I'm jobless, dead broke, my car broke down, my dad lives in the States, my mom doesn't make much money, my step-dad is about to run out of work and I'm in debt. Am I depressed? Hell No! Depression is for chumps. I'm angry... REALLY... FUCKING... ANGRY!! KILLJOY SMASH!!!

Depression is bad. Pin up emotions can do massive damage to the brain. I've been there. When you feel blue, go out and release it.

Quote The KillJ... Oh, shit. I'm buzzed...Let me go again.$

Quote The KillJoy: Screw Depression! Bite My ASS!!

Good for you then, man. But, a person with depression in your situation would not be able to cope as well as you are able to. Thus, they'd need some form (or many forms) of psychological aid in order to make do.

 

[Lee]

But as Fear pointed out depression ismore than feeling bad about circumstances. There's always someone better, always someone worse....depression is a very serious illness.

 

[ABMorales787]

Good for you then, man. But, a person with depression in your situation would not be able to cope as well as you are able to. Thus, they'd need some form (or many forms) of psychological aid in order to make do.

Or psicological damage. For 9 years I was blaming myself for my parents divorce. I dropped my grades, lost interest in many extracurricular activities and borderlined selfdestruction. Whenever I would come back from my dad's I would become a total wreck. I'm surprised I never drove myself to some darker things in life.

 

[Lee]

Or psicological damage. For 9 years I was blaming myself for my parents divorce. I dropped my grades, lost interest in many extracurricular activities and borderlined selfdestruction. Whenever I would come back from my dad's I would become a total wreck. I'm surprised I never drove myself to some darker things in life.

so you going out and 'letting it out' fixxed that. Right.

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

But as Fear pointed out depression ismore than feeling bad about circumstances. There's always someone better, always someone worse....depression is a very serious illness.

It is a serious illness, but, it's episodic; this is why I say it should be seen as a susceptibility. It's best to think of depression as something that is dormant but that can be activated at anytime. I didn't know I was depressed until things went really bad for me. When things did go bad for me, I displayed all the symptoms of depression.

In my eyes, subjective adversity is both a necessary and sufficient condition of depression. Something must trigger our depression.

 

[ABMorales787]

I'm horse-back riding right now. I'm currently praying for food as I've just taken four beers without eating and can't even order "empanadillas" without suttering. Would anyone care to join me in my ride against depression?

 

[Nitafrong]

I'm horse-back riding right now. I'm currently praying for food as I've just taken four beers without eating and can't even order "empanadillas" without suttering. Would anyone care to join me in my ride against depression?

Well this is the trying to get out of depression thread. At least I think it is. I'll join you in your ride, though my ride of course is meerly metaphorical and is instead on the sounds of music

 

[The Doctor]

 

[Lee]

yeah lets get out of depression by taking a natural depressent

 

[ABMorales787]

Well this is the trying to get out of depression thread. At least I think it is. I'll join you in your ride, though my ride of course is meerly metaphorical and is instead on the sounds of music

There yoiu go. Be happy, be sad, be angry or be confused, but never let depression walk up your doorstep. +r else, you'll risk becoming a wreck like me. Now...

HIGH HO SILVER! AWA... OH SHI..*thump*