Depression? Stop being so silly!

[Japan]

Teenage depression is easily cured by looking at failblog and eating large quantities of chocolate.
Anyway, we are talking about an article written in the dailymail. The only genuine pieces of information in there are the football scores.

[Wig44.]

Teenage depression is easily cured by looking at failblog and eating large quantities of chocolate.
Anyway, we are talking about an article written in the dailymail. The only genuine pieces of information in there are the football scores.

There have been 'misprints' before I do believe.

[Black_Apalachi]

lag sorry

[Black_Apalachi]

As far as I'm aware in heavy cases it has a tangible effect on brain activity which can actually be seen in scans. Not the case for everyone I don't think but when it does occur it is definitely a medical problem, as it can change how your brain processes certain chemicals (in particular endorphins) which is what prolongs the mood as a chronic symptom rather than a passing emotion.

Ahhh, now it makes sense!

[N-Dubz]

I suffer from mild-depression, whoever says it's just a fad or a trend needs to drop off the world because their ignorance is what actually causes hundreds of suicides.

How can having a chemical in balance be fake? A trend? Please.

[TheEclipse]

I'm slooowly coming out of this current bout of it. With medical help (not medicinal help) but my anxiety and whatnot is still there. And my depression is just not so crippling, it's not not there.

[FlyingJesus]

I suffer from mild-depression, whoever says it's just a fad or a trend needs to drop off the world because their ignorance is what actually causes hundreds of suicides.

How can having a chemical in balance be fake? A trend? Please.

No-one's really suggesting that it doesn't exist, but for a large number of people a fad/trend is exactly what it is ie: most of the 13 year olds who claim to be depressed when they get dumped by their online gf

[TheEclipse]

What makes you think those 13 year olds aren't feeling terrible?

[Jaiisun]

What makes you think those 13 year olds aren't feeling terrible?

They may very well be feeling terrible, yet their degree of depression (if it can even be called depression) is so small, that it does not require attention or medical intervention.

If a much larger event occurs - shock death or something similar - then the degree of depression is likely to be much larger and possibly require intervention in the form of phsyciatric help or other treatment.

These days, I really think the word 'depression' has suffered from weakening in meaning and is much more thrown about than it should be. There is a strong difference between 'feeling terrible' and depression. For example, I'm sure that the majority of cases of 'depression' have not been diagnosed by a medical professional.

[TheEclipse]

At younger ages, things that seem ridiculous to us as older people, is a big deal. They might have very much cared for their internet girlfriend.

Temporary depression is still important. Now, if they're deliberately sighing all over the house saying 'oh, I'm so depressed!' when they're not particularly depressed and they know it, then that's not good. If they're crying all the time, or feeling really really bad for an extended period of time, then it doesnt matter their age or cause.