What if you have depression but don’t need to see a doctor yet. How can you improve your light depression symptoms at home? Don’t say some type of pill, because I would want to go through a doctor before I take any kind of supliment.
I have a friend who I think is really suffering from depression and mania. I’ve known him since we were kids and he has pretty much always gone through cycles of highs and lows that I know are not normal. Lately it is getting really bad, he is abusing alcohol, making bad social and financial decisions, and pushing way the people who care about him. Last night I finally got him to talk to me about how he was feeling and he really broke down and said he thinks he deserves to die and would kill himself if it wouldn’t ruin his mom’s life. I think I can convince him to get some help but he doesn’t have any health insurance and is worried that he can’t pay for treatment. He could afford to go to a walk-in clinic but I don’t know if they can give him the perscription he needs. We live in northwest Arkansas… does anyone know of any resources he could use?
My classmate Denise and I were talking yesterday. She told me about her mother’s current battle with depression. She made it sound so serious and so hard to deal with that I got really scared. I feel sorry for her mom. Can somebody tell me how a person becomes depressed? I just want to know the things I should avoid. Thanks.
I cant seem to tell if im depressed or if im just at a bad part in my life…
I cant seem to be happy when im alone…
Alot has been going on in my life….im 19 and left handed
*a couple weeks ago i went to the doctor for a lack of concentration headaches,tiredness eyes watering at random timesand just general blahness… Cat-scans,X-rays and Blood work being done…still waiting on the results of the blood work…Cat scan showed i was born without frontal sinues
*Im openly Gay in a Uber religious family
*My college life is takin a major down fall, for reasons of bad professors and stuff within school and school if REALLY important to me..
*All my friends are find ppl to love, when im not able to even get a date-I’ve been shot down over 15 times already this month, I have never even been on a date, my friends try to set me up but no matter what im always stood up and I’ve been told im general good looking and have a great personality..so i dont know what wrong…
*My friends come to me for help within the lives, because im a good problem solver, i just can solve my own problems…
* I just started back on my ADD meds..
* I can seem to build muscle no matter how much i work out..and that bothers me
*In general happy when im with my friends, but i cant seem to be happy without them..and that bothers me
*My half brother has recently been dianosed with Autism and that has taken a toll on my father
-my family has a history of alcoholism, depression, thyriod disorders,diabeties graves disease and mood issues ..this is all on my fathers side and my mom worries constinatly that one of these will effect me
… I just don’t want to depend on pills to make me happy in life….
So i guess what im asking is from what yall can tell am i depressed or is my life just at one of this "down points" that i heard about and things will just get better?
Oh ya, - I was tested a couple years ago for thyriod disorders,diabeties graves disease and all that junk..everything came back A’OK…
I’ve been experiencing depression from a very young age. I’ve received therapy on two occasions, but stopped shortly after for a variety of reasons.
I’m in college now and after years of trying to manage this on my own, the situation appears to have worsened. I have little drive or desire to go on. Life seems pointless and, though I don’t want to, I can’t help but consider letting go.
Thank you all for sharing. Your answers were truly appreciated.
I don’t mean clinical depression; serious depression where you entertain suicidal thoughts or depression that follows life altering events. I am talking about "low level" depression where you feel somewhat blue…but for no apparent reason…things are going well in your life and your relationships are positive…yet you feel a void…a sort of depression. Are there causes for this? Do all people, in varying degrees, go through these depressions?
Im 17 and going through depression and Im quite young, so its not like Im a 50 year old on meds. There is a different. (Not to offend anyone.) My depression has been killing me. I can’t take it anymore…everything is so scary and dull. All I think about is death, constantly all the time.
I have a therapist but it only helps so much.
Medication you gain weight, it stores in your body and I heard you have increased thoughts of suicide?
how do you feel?
do you know anyone like this??
why do they do this you think??
which methods do they use?
why so??
Thanks for your answers!
Recently while on Paxil I’ve be twiching alot lately. It only happens when I get stressed. Alot of people have been noticing it and I’m worried that it might be a part of a side effect. Are there any other non-stimulant medications for anxiety and depression?
I just lost the chance of getting into the school i wanted all my life.I lost my job and now with no career objectives,I lost the love of my life,
I lost any motivation to do anything, i feel i have no energy to do anything.
I am 25 years old and i feel i didn’t do anything worth having in this life. I suddenly lost everything all at once. Do all these things cause depression? I try to get myself busy all the time and not to think about all that but it is the fact….i lost everything. What should i do to get over this? I cry a lot recently, i really need help