Happy? Depressed?

[Andromache]

In another thread I noticed a few people said they were depressed. I thought I'd put up a poll about the question, as it seems kinda sad that there are people who suffer like that. If you are depressed, how do you cope? Are you seeking treatment?

 

[Vytamindi]

I have my moments of both, but for once in my life, I am not dragging ass. I'm actually trying to do the best at my job and really get to know my students.

There's a lot of stuff going on right now that would totally justify me being all mopey, but then again, it's what you choose. It's not that way for everyone, but I feel like I actually get to make a choice to have a good day.

That makes me happy

 

[Cajungal]

I'm pretty happy. There was a 2 period point in my life that might have been peppered with a little depression... but nothing diagnosed. I was unhappy/mopey/just plain angry most of the time, and I lost interest in everything. I didn't write at all (what a waste). My grades dropped a little bit, too. Thing is, when I look back, nothing was physically stopping me from pulling myself out of it. I think I could have. I was living in this small town that really bummed me out. The boredom and fanatical religiousness was oppressive. I don't want put myself in the same boat as people who really have depression. I just call those my nonproductive years.

Mood swings are pretty common in me, but that's just always been my personality. They can change like that (*snap*).

 

[Frank]

I used to be a depressed mess. I was out of high school, dropped out of college, had no direction, no ambitions. I pretty much thought of suicide every day. I drove away the girl I had been dating since high school with my shit. Then about 3 years ago after meeting and talking with some RCMP officers I just got an urge to join. I spent a year getting into shape to take the physical exam, all that exercise and dieting actually improved my mental state incredibly. I got in, almost made top cop at Depot (slang for the RCMP academy) in my troop and am now posted to buttfuck nowhere being a police officer. In 2 years I'll hopefully get transferred to my home city where I can be with my friends and family again more regularly. Until then I'm just gonna chill, play videogames and enforce the law.

 

[Vytamindi]

I'm just gonna chill, play videogames and enforce the law.

You are SO COOL!!!!! :uhhuh:

 

[doomdragon6]

Happy.

Just tired.

zZzzZzzzz...

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Been struggling with depression most of my life. Officially diagnosed late in High School with situational depression (basically, I CAN have times of happiness, but something can cause me to break down).

It...hasn't been an easy road for me. It's part of why I'm 31 and back in school again, trying to just get my Bachelor's degree in English. I've dropped out of university twice in my life due to depression. It's probably why I don't get to date very often and why, a lot of times, I don't do things because I assume I'll screw up (this includes anything from trying something new, asking someone out, etc).

It hasn't been an easy summer for me and I'm still recovering from things said to me by my former roommates. A lot of times, I'm an emotional sponge, taking a lot of negative things said to me and dwelling on them to the point that I believe them and get depressed about it. Unfortunately, this also includes comments made by people on here.

Anyway, hoping things will improve once school starts again this year.

 

[Shegokigo]

Miserable as all kinds of hell. Pretty much everyday.

Not the debilitating kind of misery but enough to effect my performance in the "world" more and more these days.

I'm starting to feel the edges crack a little more, my control over my urges waning, my grasp on reality slowly fading and my sanity all together just slipping away with every passing week.... rly:

 

[Kitty Sinatra]

I'm just gonna chill, play videogames and enforce the law.

You are SO COOL!!!!! :uhhuh:[/QUOTE]

If he was in his red serge, you'd be swooning, too, I bet.

That's it. I'm joining the mounties. (course, I'd never be stationed near home as I live in Ontario - bonus!)

No. Not depressed.

 

[bhamv3]

I've always maintained that depression should be renamed to despair.

 

[Vytamindi]

I've always maintained that depression should be renamed to despair.

 

[Shegokigo]

I just want to go on a murdering rampage, that always makes me feel better.

Let us go hand in hand Amorous, not quietly into that good night.... we shall bring joy to ourselves with the suffering of the world. We shall watch it burn. :sevil:

 

[SeraRelm]

*stuff*

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

I would probably be diagnosed and seeing someone if I lived in a country with a civilized healthcare system, but that's a discussion for another thread.

 

[Andromache]

*stuff*

uhm.

 

[Cajungal]

This thread makes me think of my godmother. Stuff like this strikes a major chord with me. I don't want anyone else that I care about to ever feel helpless or worthless. I wish I could help everyone. It's why I try to stay positive, I guess.

When you see someone so beautiful, caring, and talented spiral into someone you can barely recognize, it never leaves you. I know that simply listening and talking to people doesn't do what real help does, but... seriously, if anyone ever needs to talk... :\

 

[SeraRelm]

*stuff*

uhm.[/QUOTE]

Off and on. Good and the bad. Do what you can to focus on the good, but it always sneaks back up.

 

[ScytheRexx]

I am actually rather neurotic, so I don't really get depressed. I just need a day every month to freak out and let out my stress and then the rest of the time I am rather tranquil. I do have a few fits of anxiety, but they never make me feel sad, just tense in my muscles.

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

I'm not depressed, but sleep deprivation, not being able to get out of my house without it being a production, being unable to play with my 4 year old 90% of the time, and feeling like I am not pulling my weight around the house is making me sad. It's not PPD like I had after giving birth to my son because I don't feel like a complete failure at life. I just can't wait for this to get a little easier in the coming months.

 

[Chibibar]

I always try to be happy cause it is a lot less work than being depressed. I try not to worry too much and just keep everything in check (like bills and debts) other than that.

I'm happy as a clam

 

[CynicismKills]

I think I'm more stressed than depressed, with a big scoop of loneliness on top.

 

[Chad Sexington]

Diagnosed severe depression, however it's much much better in the last year or so.

I feel happier that my life is going somewhere, I suppose, but every once in a while I can feel myself slip backwards. It really poisons everything in my life when it creeps up: I don't want to work, I don't want to study, I don't want to see friends or go out on dates...

Interestingly, my depression is rarely brought on by outside events. Several months ago my girlfriend and I split up, and yeah, it sucked and I was upset but it didn't bring on a depression in me. More often it's my depression that drives people away, and I just don't know what causes it to creep up in my mind and turn everything to hell.

It's definitely nowhere as severe as it was even a year ago. I can remember never... Never really sure if there was merit in being alive, and feeling rather unliked and unlikable. Those feelings are largely gone.

I would largely thank one specific friend for that, I think. Having even one person who will tolerate me for six years is a bit of hint that I must at least a LITTLE worthwhile.

So I guess I'm depressed, technically, but cautiously optimistic that I can be more and more emotionally 'normalized' in the coming years. I'd certainly say that at this moment right now, I am a content person.

 

[Denbrought]

Unless I'm doing something compulsive my mind is pretty much geared towards either suicide or mass genocide. I file it under adolescence.

 

[Rob King]

I had a rough few years right out of high school, which ultimately led to me bombing an entire year of classes, driving a lot of people away, contemplating suicide several times. It ended up with me in the emergency room of the hospital, I was so afraid I would just lose my grip and throw myself in front of a bus.

I didn't get prescribed anything, and I'm glad for it. Did some therapy though, and I can honestly say that I feel that every last citizen of the developed world could benefit from the services of a good psychologist.

 

[callistarya]

Did some therapy though, and I can honestly say that I feel that every last citizen of the developed world could benefit from the services of a good psychologist.

I concur....

 

[AshburnerX]

I'm not going to write out a long post (because I've done it many, MANY times about this subject and I'm tired of it) but suffice to say that I've been having severe bouts of depression off and on for the last 12 years. I'm currently on, because of reasons I've gone into many times before as well.

Oh, and the picture of Despair from Sandman? It kinda sums up my feelings right about now.

 

[Andromache]

Oh, and the picture of Despair from Sandman? It kinda sums up my feelings right about now.

*hugs*

Stay here. You matter.

 

[Lally]

I am a firm believer that the United States is overmedicated, and I think too many people take medication for a chemical imbalance when they don't have one. (That's not to call anyone out specifically)

If I had to guess, though, I'd say I have some kind of anxiety disorder at the least. What would be really nice is if I had the money or the insurance to see a therapist instead of speculating about my mental health on a forum... rly:

 

[Tiq]

I've struggled with depression for as long as I can remember, but for about the past 2 years or so, I've finally brought myself out of it, and worked my ass off to get myself to a position I'm happy with. I've found a hobby that's given me some direction in life, and given me a goal to aim towards in terms of a career path, and I've begun to find personality traits in myself that I never knew existed. It's a bit daunting at times trying to come to terms with all of this, but I'm doing ok now that I'm finally out of this fragile little shell I've spent most of my life in, up untill now.

 

[Vytamindi]

Oh, and the picture of Despair from Sandman? It kinda sums up my feelings right about now.

*hugs*

Stay here. You matter.[/QUOTE]
Very true!

I like this thread. It's good to get to know that everyone has these feelings at one point or another. It also helps to have somewhere to vent while keeping as much private as you need to.

You ALL matter

 

[GasBandit]

I am a firm believer that the United States is overmedicated, and I think too many people take medication for a chemical imbalance when they don't have one.

Preach it, sister.

In other news, I am not depressed.

It's rare I feel anything other than :madatyou:

 

[Vytamindi]

In other news, I am not depressed.

It's rare I feel anything other than :madatyou:

Is this you?

 

[AshburnerX]

I could REALLY go for some of those appetite suppressants right now. Also, it's FREAKY AS HELL to see a post pop up like that.

 

[GasBandit]

In other news, I am not depressed.

It's rare I feel anything other than :madatyou:

Is this you?

[/QUOTE]

Grumpy was right to be so, look at what he had to put up with from his roommates.

 

[Silver Jelly]

I was going to click "Not at all" when SHE appeared on my screen. "^BrUjiTa^ ha iniciado sesión".

hrm...

But, of course, I am NOT depressed, and even if I sometimes use this word to mean "sad", I don't like to because I feel like I'm saying that real depression is no big deal.





How the hell could I have fallen in love with her though? JUST LOOK AT HOW SHE WRITES HER DAMN USERNAME!!