depression

[Shar]

It is really nice to have someone who understands your "condition". In real life it's difficult for friends and family to understand why one may get panic attacks or something and therefore easily jump to the conclusion that its self-inflicted and that it could have been avoided. If anyone ever wants to talk...feel free to PM me or ask for my skype x

[wilwrecked]

In my line of work and also study, it's damn near impossible to not at some stage end up depressed or with PTSD.
Everyone at some point in their life hits a low, it's too common these days and I can't understand why people are afraid to tell someone about it. I'd be curious to know how many people on this thread have self harmed in one way or another i.e starving, dehydrating, burning, cutting, self neglect etc. I would recommend anyone feeling low should talk to someone, you've got nothing to worry or be ashamed about.

Just remember, if anyone judges you ask them if they've ever been sad.. If they say yes, you tell them they've experience depression themselves and should be ashamed to have contradicted and ashamed themselves.

[-Amyy]

I have been in and out of depression for the past 2 years, sometimes it gets really bad and then other times I feel like it's okay. It was the worst when I was at school. I was also diagnosed with OCD just over a year ago which I take medication for

[Stephen]

yh and i take antidepressants seen psychologists b4 2 which didnt rly help
i have social anxiety disorder as well but just trying 2 deal wiv it 4 the time being and changing things about my life hoping it will get better idk

quit the antidepressants while you have the chance
or go on them for a year and then quit asap
you may feel normal again after quitting as if they've done some magic but they've only made you feel normal through not making you feel normal

it's like holding your breath and then breathing 2 minutes later. You've focused so much on not breathing that nothing in the world matters and then once you take that next breath it's like you're free again

Would you rather your emotions be trapped in a locked chest or free?

[wixard]

i've never been diagnosed with anything, and i don't feel like i've ever suffered from anything

[AgnesIO]

Never suffered from depression or anything like it.

[Jazz]

quit the antidepressants while you have the chance
or go on them for a year and then quit asap
you may feel normal again after quitting as if they've done some magic but they've only made you feel normal through not making you feel normal

it's like holding your breath and then breathing 2 minutes later. You've focused so much on not breathing that nothing in the world matters and then once you take that next breath it's like you're free again

Would you rather your emotions be trapped in a locked chest or free?

you speak so much truth sir. antidepressants are just given out willy nilly now and so many people who didnt need them are now completely dependant on them..