do you have depression?

[LadyDestani]

I have posted in this thread earlier but this year I sought out counseling and I've now been officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety. My depression got worse, to the point where I didn't care about much of anything anymore, and I was told that I was going through a major depressive episode. I am still struggling with it, but I'm working on getting better. Luckily, counseling has been helping me a lot.

 

[visibleghost]

bro throwback thursday to this post wtf

i'm on antipsychotics these days and no longer suicidally depressed most of the time. recently messed with my meds (one of my antidepressants that you're not supposed to mix like i currently mix them and have mixed since 2017 lolll) and i cried every day for over a week but now i'm ok again lol xd that's life. but if i continue to lower the dose i might just. die. anyway

i don't think i can ever be unmedicated again. i have been on antidepressants for more than 6 years at this point and antipsychotics for almost 3. every time i mess with my medication or forget to take a dose i get the urge to kms so i mean. perhaps. it is better to stay medicated.

 

[michealsmells]

I am depressed. Marked it down as severe because it's called Persistent Depressive Disorder or smthn? Basically it always there in some aspect. Since going on medication and moving away from a lot of toxic stuff I do feel less "I wanna die" though that still arises sometimes. Luckily I'm perfectly safe and would never act on anything. Usually if I feel like that I just sleep for extended periods of time

I've also got Anxiety and ADHD which that terrible trio all magnify one another and it's great ngl.

I haven't been in therapy for a while now because I aged out of pediatric therapy and I'm I'm mentally ill to get into adult therapy so here I am. I'm surviving without it, though I gotta remember to take my meds more often lmao. Medication helped me a LOT not gonna lie, and while it's not awful, you can tell when I'm off it for a couple of days.

 

[~Stitches~]

I do have depression, I've suffered from it since I was 15, and it wasnt until 2 years ago I actually went to a therapist and a psychiatrist, talked about everything thats happened, everything that I was feeling, and got on medication for it.

Some days are better than others, I do still have bad days, and when theyre bad, theyre REALLY bad, and they can last for a couple days up to weeks at a time. I feel like for anyone who does have depression, it doesnt go away, obviously. The medicine does help, but sometimes, the blinders come off and you go back to that sad time.

My pyschiatrist always told me that depression prevents you from appreciating the little things in life. A person without depression can appreciate a bird flying by, and think about how it makes their day better or something like that. Someone with depression just thinks of it as a bird.

I do have good days too, and when those good days come around, Im very appreciative of them.

 

[Holla]

No I don't have depression currently but I definitely had it in the past.

About 6 years ago I had a lot of confusion in my life and the family situation at home was falling apart. One day in particular was so bad I walked straight out of one of my college classes without saying a word to anyone cause I could not focus and was ready to start bawling my eyes out at any second. I'm a student who was always on time and never missed a class unless I absolutely had to so it's not something I'd normally ever dare to do.

I'm just glad things have turned around now. College is over and my family got things sorted out. I still have moments when I'm down but I'm just glad I'm not depressed any longer.

 

[Antonio]

Yes but I'm currently in denial about it. Life is tough lately but I'm not thinking about that so everything is fine atm.

 

[CherryApplePie]

I feel for all you guys who are suffering from depression. It does seem to be affecting more and more people lately, especially since this past year.

I don’t have it, but sometimes I get into these funks that I just can't get out of. My sister has a couple of unofficial mental disorders which can be frustrating quite often, especially for my parents. More often then not there is tension in our household concerning her and sometimes my parents take their anger out on me which fuels these funks I get into.

Otherwise, I think I’m in an okay place in my life. Could be better, then again, could be much worse.