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Been there. Done that. Fun fact: when told my friends that I have been feeling quite down for a while, they were something like: ,,How? I have allways seen you smile and genuinely being happy". So do not assume someone is OK just because they are ,,happy'' when you are around them.
Edit: Wow, you guys (and gals) are awsome. I did not believe your support, not just for me but for the people with real problems. Keep up the good work you sexy Imgurians ;)
Criticalfailure404
I wish I could afford a therapist. I get depressed a lot, sometimes spontaneously crying.
meowzer3
Over time it gets easy to hide depression behind a smile to please those you care about...
enygma981
Or what was once interesting and joyful becomes boring and tedious.
Bearsarepeopletoo
Roses are red, this life is a lie, the thought of burdening the few people that love me with immeasurable guilt, won't let me die
anonisacunt
Its being a delivery driver and not wearing a seat belt...ever.
AppleFoster
People keep telling me I'm depressed because I like to drink alone, have no friends & don't want any, etc... but I'm just not depressed.
Antonics01
I feel ya. Sometimes you just like being alone.
pinkladyfoxx
Sometimes it’s the happiest most loving people that are the most sad. We try to hide it.
JarlofFalkreath
see this is why it's hard for me to understand. I've been sad a few times when life throws me lemons but I don't think I could ever be 1/2
JarlofFalkreath
described as medically depressed. I look at all of these symptoms and they just seem like the ups and down of being a person, not depression
EvilCatCreations
This post made me feel more sane... I always feel so alone because I feel exactly these things.... Welp, I guess I have depression! Fuck.
Antonics01
Welcome to the club.
HandyHarry
Man this shit sucks. My buddy from high school just lost his battle with depression Thursday night. My cousin lost his a year ago. :(
meyo
I'm so sorry for your losses :(
EzraFell
Me too, OP. It's always there.
EDawgSlim
Ditto
joemoedee
The fun thing about depression and anxiety is most of us end up becoming experts in hiding depression and anxiety.
Antonics01
Totaly agree
professionalwindowlicker
Constant numbness. Not being able to feel or care about anything. At least that’s how I felt
AutismTheMusical
As someone with bipolar, yes it's hard to get others to understand. Find people who do and stick with them
NautiGal
I feel hollow tonight, like i'm just an empty skin walking around and pretending to live. But it's so much better than what i normally feel
butthurtnevergetsbetter
Feelings are complex. A smile does not have to mean happiness. It can be bitterness, anger, or despair, too.
trashpandaxo
Thank you op. That really hit home for me. Been feeling in a slump for a while.
Antonics01
Stay strong ma dude. It will pass. It allways does. Just need to hang in there :)
OldDiginerd
Mine is the double sided shit “Look at me faking happy. I’m such a dick. Can’t tell anyone these thoughts. They will worry about me”.
Draken04
I literally have no clue if I’m depressed or not but I’ve done all this in a 24 hour period. I don’t know if ignoring it is healthy but bleh
CrazyMrowLady
I miss caring about stuff. I thought that coming off my antidepressants would make me less numb, but I guess it's just how I am now.
XxKnightMarexX
Thank you op thank you
thissuperglueworksjustfine
Can we get a source for that? I feel like that all the time, but dont think im depressed.
Antonics01
I've just found it in a dump a few months back. Sorry but i can't help.
RheaButt
Depression is more of a general emptiness and feeling of the bad outweighing the good than just “sadness” like some people say
nevyy
Is this true? I feel sad and empty all the time but am still happy around people.
bigbootybigfoot
I've never quite felt sad but the thought of doing the same thing day in and day out for the next 40 years is heartbreaking...
bigbootybigfoot
I feel overwhelmed by things people do every day.
ireallywantababyrabbit
I feel all full of mud and disgusting. I feel empty and like I'm not a real person
RheaButt
Good luck with that shit man, I really hope you can get through it
betarho
I have sad, anxious, and dull periods. By far the dull ones are the worst
Hellscourge
The ones where you are just going through the motions. You make breakfest because you always did so. You eat brunch because you know you...
Hellscourge
will get hungry and a headache if you don't eat. You go to work, not because you enjoy it or want to meet your collegues, but because you...
Hellscourge
always did. There is no joy. There is just blandness.
bringbakfirefly
Life is pointless so what do you do when you also don't believe in suicide?
ImaginationJuice
Before people start fighting what depression is it should be known there is different diagnosis for depression and depression affects +
ImaginationJuice
everyone differently. Some may go through a milder version of depression where others have whats called clinical/major depression.
ImaginationJuice
Over the years I have read people discuss about depression I always find how some start competing who is more depressed. Its not healthy.
ImaginationJuice
If you have a feeling you might have depression or you are feeling down, please seek help. The sooner you get help the better it is for you.
thisaintmyname
Is it valid if doctor says it's not depression?
KalYahna
Depends on if you have a shit doctor or not. That includes both drs that dismiss the possibility out of hand & those that jump immediately1/
KalYahna
to meds. It's a process to confirm it's actual depression and not a combination of other medical factors. /2
sexualcamel
“Loving too hard or not at all” hit Home-sometimes I forget I do that until I read something like this
Antonics01
Feel ya
unlimitedbeef
Sometimes I feel like "No I'm not depressed why would I be depressed" but read some things like this and realize "hey, I do these things"1/2
unlimitedbeef
Then i feel bad because if i just think i am and im not really, i feel bad for the people who really are.
OKiluvUBuhBai
If you think you are, you are. And just bc it’s not as bad as someone else’s, doesn’t invalidate your feelings. (Also reminding myself here)
ArnarGunnarsson
My biggest problem with depression is the shame and guilt. They get so intence at times that sadness feels like home.
BlondieSayWhat
Same. I have anxiety, but also SAD-based depression. It bastardized into a mood disorder. I became 2 people. I felt guilty for being out >
BlondieSayWhat
> of control. I was too ashamed to acknowledge it because being 'bipolar' is more stigmatic than being depressed. I felt crazy, not just sad
Nubian
I have been going through it in 2017. I am a little better now but when I told my family, none of them believed me. It sucks when you don't
Nubian
Have anyone.
EzraFell
Hey. You're not alone in this.
Nubian
I hope things get better
EzraFell
They will, just don't give up.
objectreborn
I'll be here, friend.
Nubian
Thank you:)
DeanOMiite
It's an awareness issue I think, and people claiming they are depressed when they aren't. Makes it hard for many to understand.
PaulVolckerWithLipstick
http://www.obad.ca/information_depression this is the same as the DSM diagnosis criteria. People should understand what major depression is.
ClydeTheBelovedBandit
I think its the difference between feling depressed and having depression. Everyone feels depressed sometimes. About 10% have depression.
Cheomesh
And to further the problem of them saying they are when they aren't, is that they think they are.
apackofretards
hyper self-awareness is a gift and a curse
Antonics01
Yeah, some of my classmates annoy me when thay are all like ,,OMG i have crippling depresion". And I feel guilty for being depressed.
Cyanide555
There is depression and feeling down. I feel down now. It'll go away in a couple days
BlondieSayWhat
Seeing those people, I assumed what I was feeling was temporary and fine. Until it got worse. Suicidal thoughts became an every day event...
RedTree6767
How can I know if I am or not? Some days it feels like I might but I'm generally pretty content so it's hard to say...
Aysling
Talk to a Dr. Good ones are trained to recognize symptoms of depression. Maybe yours is temporary, maybe it's chronic, but comes and goes?
HansGruberHangover
Maybe some do tho. Isn't that literally what you're saying with this post.
Aysling
I think they're talking about self-diagnosis in the same way that some people will claim they have OCD because they like things organized.
AbbsMcDabbs
I really do have crippling depression and I work in an industry where networking and being very personable is a thing. It’s gotten difficult
AbbsMcDabbs
And my brother is always talking about how he’s depressed (literally always) and I keep going into a hole. I know it’s not good but oh well.
DeanOMiite
People like that are why people don't take depression seriously. Hell its why I felt that way for years myself.
baronramsey
sort of like people who say they have OCD.
Listeningtokpop
Amen. Took a long LONG time for me to admit and get help. Meds helped, was told “wellmaybe you just needed to change your attitude.” :/
CthuluAlmighty
The problem for me is that I used to not take depression seriously, I suffered but it wasn’t that terrible, but now I’m really going 1/2
CthuluAlmighty
Tough shit and because of my dumbass people don’t think it’s serious
DeanOMiite
At the risk of oversimplifying, maybe it's time for new people?