Not Feeling Anything at All
I have been told that I suffer from depression, I find that odd because I don't feel like I am depressed. In fact I don't feel much of anything at all so how can I be depressed? I am neither sad nor...
View ArticleIs it strange that I enjoy feeling sad?
I enjoy grey days and listening to sad songs and just letting out a good cry. I just love the melancholy feeling that I get, and it really does make me feel better. I'll even cry about things that...
View ArticleCycling on and off Depression Medication?
So I met a person yesterday who told me they are on Wellbutrin. They said they feel almost immediate relief from symptoms, within a day or two of taking it. The relief slightly wears off at a point so...
View ArticleWhen is it time to get off Depression meds?
When do you think it is time for a person to get off antidepressants? Or do you think one should be on them indefinitely?Usually you would discuss this with your doctor, but at what point would you...
View ArticleZoloft Fatigue: Taking Dosage at Night?
I was first prescribed Zoloft last year in May. Since then, my dosage has increased to 150 mg. That happened sometime before September. I have been experiencing serious fatigue. My Adderall does...
View ArticleWhy are teens so prone to depression?
Why is it that teenagers are so prone to depression and suicide?I have a few ideas.I think there are several things that all contribute and, when combined, I think are responsible for depression in...
View ArticleWhat the heck is depression anyway?
We've pretty much all experienced depression on some level during our lives. For some of us we just feel depressed every now and then. For others it is extremely severe and ends in suicide.But what the...
View ArticleWhat do you do to help you get out of bed?
One of the biggest things I struggle with is getting out of bed. Some days, it is just impossible. I hate it when that happens, and I strive to do everything I can to get out of bed every day, even...
View ArticleMy Story with Cymbalta 60mg
Shortly after starting a new full-time job of refrigerated factory work, I started having severe back problems. My back would lock-up, intercourse was often painful, and sitting down was a joke. I...
View ArticleCan getting a dog help you fight depression?
Dogs will give you unconditional love and affection and many breeds are really sociable and good with people. Would that along with the fact that you'd have something to do help you fight depression?
View ArticleExercise: Help or Hinder Depression?
There is this anonymous app sweeping the nation called Yik Yak, and lately something that a lot of people have been talking about on there in my college area is stress and depression, and ways to...
View ArticleHas a dream ever depressed you?
How many of you have ever been depressed because of a dream?If so, what was the dream about?
View ArticleDo you think depression is heredity?
I have several family members that suffer from depression. Thus, I often wondered if depression is heredity? When you go to the doctor they ask all about health issue that run in the family. I just...
View ArticleWhen depression can bring out your greatest talents
It's a strange thing really. I felt so lost and so broken with depression, but somehow through that I have discovered new things about myself. I didn't just go from an optimistic girl to a perpetual...
View ArticleWhen things seem hopeless...
... what do you do? Or let's say you are speaking with a friend who may have had thoughts of suicide. What would you do to get them out of that thought process? I'm curious to hear what you all have to...
View ArticleHow do I know for sure I am depressed?
Thing is I have a day where I am happy as I could be and the next day I am just in the mood to end it all... Sometimes it's a whole week or month where I feel down or angry for no reason at all. My...
View ArticleBipolar Family Members
Dealing with loved ones who suffer with being bipolar is a roller coaster ride for everyone involved. The cycles just go on and on. You might think that when an individual is on that upward swing,...
View ArticleDepression and Medication
I am not a big fan of medication and although in some instances it is necessary for people who have depression, it is also not to be used forever. The longer you take depression medication, the worse...
View ArticleRoller coaster ride
A few years ago I was diagnosed as bipolar with a borderline personality disorder. I've been on a lot of different drugs for it. The worst was lithium. I've replaced it with seroquel, which is a lot...
View ArticleWhen people refuse to open up
How do you deal with those individuals who are so depressed that they refuse to open themselves to others? Not willing to trust others? Trying to restore trust, faith and hope into someone like this...
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