• The Depression Chat - Symptoms, Assistance, Medicines and More.
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[QUOTE=IndiffDairyInn;33992290]What did I miss? Did someone kill themselves yet? [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Trolling / Stop posting in this thread" - Asaratha))[/highlight][/QUOTE] Not really saying that i am ungrateful for the mods banning this guy again. but seriously, when are you guys going to perma ban him? He obviously doesn't care about you guys telling him to stop, and he has made it clear with his intentions. a 3 day ban just keeps him out of here for 3 days, doesn't really fix the problem.
How does one naturally get over depression?
[QUOTE=l l;33992655]How does one naturally get over depression?[/QUOTE] Therapy is natural. And willpower is natural. And the rest kind of branches out of those two things together. Will to change self-destructive habits, will to change habits you want to change, or the will to come to terms with them, etc. Perhaps you can come up with some of your own ideas, too. :)
So how exactly does one tell if they're depressed? I don't want to self-diagnose myself or jump to any conclusions so if there was a way for me to do some sort of preliminary test on myself before I consider seeing someone about it that would be nice. I've just been getting kind of worried in the past few months that I might be and it's not getting any better. I probably sound like a blabbering idiot.
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;33992870]So how exactly does one tell if they're depressed? I don't want to self-diagnose myself or jump to any conclusions so if there was a way for me to do some sort of preliminary test on myself before I consider seeing someone about it that would be nice. I've just been getting kind of worried in the past few months that I might be and it's not getting any better. I probably sound like a blabbering idiot.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/detecting-depression[/url]
[QUOTE=Hiurst;33992880][url]http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/detecting-depression[/url][/QUOTE] So if I agree with most, if not all, of those symptoms of clinical depression what does that mean? I'm really lost here and depression is a serious thing that I don't want to take lightly.
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;33992911]So if I agree with most, if not all, of those symptoms of clinical depression what does that mean? I'm really lost here and depression is a serious thing that I don't want to take lightly.[/QUOTE] If you have them, just go to a doctor and tell him you think you're depressed. They will fix it!
That's the thing though. I'd rather be a bit more sure before I see a doctor about it. I mean I wouldn't go see a doctor for massive internal bleeding every time I stubbed my toe. I want to be sure this is something I do need to see a professional about or just an incredibly long bout of the blues. Although I [I]have[/I] been feeling like this for months and it's just getting worse so I don't know.
Hiurst you sure are pushing those antidepressants pretty hard. I'm not going to argue over it, but I'd like to point out that chemical imbalance is a theory, and there isn't actually an amazing amount of research supporting it. Antidepressants themselves tend to have mixed reviews by far. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_imbalance#Criticisms[/url]
I'm terrified of antidepressants after some things I've seen them do to people.
Exercise and other things do a lot of the same stuff that antidepressants claim to do, but without the side effects.
Fun Fact: The mandatory "black box warning" on antidepressants (the one saying that it carries a risk of causing suicidal thoughts) was lobbied for by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights. And guess what? They're owned by Scientology. Yes, that's right, the crazy anti-psychiatry church that believes we're all space aliens. [url]http://www.cchr.org/cchr-reports/citizen-commission-on-human-rights/introduction.html[/url] [release]Inspired by visionary humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard...[/release] They also lobbied for legislation that limits the use of shock therapy, [i]a painless, temporary procedure that has been proven effective many times over and is nothing like what the movies portray it as.[/i] [editline]1st January 2012[/editline] Full disclaimer: Antidepressants have been known to actually cause that in some people, most often teenagers.
i wrote one or two paragraphs about how fed up i was being forced to study something i don't like to get a degree for a job i wouldn't like but really it just sounded ridiculous but to put it bluntly, i was wondering if it is common place for people to get so worried about their studies they genuinely considering killing themselves over a bad trimester because frankly i am not seeing any way out of this. my studies are pretty much all i've got and i despise them so hard i don't even want to work at them anymore. let's put it this way actually: if i fuck up my studies i have very little to live for. i don't have a hobby, nor do i have the time for a hobby nor i am a really likable person i wanted to move to an english-speaking country and become a translator there but i am really more and more doubting that will ever happen so i don't really know what to do anymore. my winter break ends in a few days so i am in for at the very least an entire month of nerve-wrecking stress so i just think this could end really badly for me back to my sonichu comics now
I've been putting all my feelings on a notepad file, really helps to relieve stress.
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;33993293]I'm terrified of antidepressants after some things I've seen them do to people.[/QUOTE] I've been taking Prozac since early September of last year. It never really gave me any bad experiences and the most I would feel is a little spaced out and fuzzy. I take 60mg now.
Went to the doctor last week and finally got help. After talking with him and explaining my situation, which included lying about thinking about suicide (I don't want my mom to worry about me), he diagnosed me with clinical depression and put me on 20 mg of fluoxotine a day. After taking for a couple days I felt a lot better, which surprised me because he (and my other friend with depression) said I would be on it for 2 weeks until I could notice a difference. However today I forgot to take my dose and I feel like crap. Blegh.
its not a good idea to lie when you're being evaluated if you want help
[QUOTE=flamehead5;33818527]I am thinking more and more about killing myself. Nobody else I know has my problems, nobody helps or understands whatsoever. I really summed it up in my last post. I think that the most painless way to die would be cyanide, its quick and easy, simple.[/QUOTE] I feel ya. What problems do you have?
Oh dear, the mods are mad as hell. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Came back to complain - Last Warning" - Craptasket))[/highlight]
I'm still not really sure what I should do. I tried talking about it with someone a while back but they kind of just blew it off and moved on. I mean I'm sure they didn't mean it like that but that's what it felt like. It's really difficult for me to decide what exactly is wrong by myself and there's really very very few people I'm comfortable talking about stuff like this with. Probably only one or two max. [editline]4th January 2012[/editline] And obviously this thread because most, if not all of you share a similar problem.
That is a shit ton of warnings you guys are giving out for this guy
[QUOTE=ScoutKing;34056095]That is a shit ton of warnings you guys are giving out for this guy[/QUOTE] Five strikes and you're out. :downs: [editline]4th January 2012[/editline] That is what they say in baseball right?
nah i think its like 9 or something
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;34055313]I'm still not really sure what I should do. I tried talking about it with someone a while back but they kind of just blew it off and moved on. I mean I'm sure they didn't mean it like that but that's what it felt like. It's really difficult for me to decide what exactly is wrong by myself and there's really very very few people I'm comfortable talking about stuff like this with. Probably only one or two max. [editline]4th January 2012[/editline] And obviously this thread because most, if not all of you share a similar problem.[/QUOTE] Who did you talk to?
Good news, I put away the old knife I used to cut myself with. I don't need more scars. Bad news, I only got 1 day off on the entire winter break, so I'm stressed with all the work.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;34060050]Who did you talk to?[/QUOTE] A really good friend of mine. One who I usually go to first when I need someone to talk to.
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;34063852]A really good friend of mine. One who I usually go to first when I need someone to talk to.[/QUOTE] Is talking to a professional a possibility I always felt like I was burdening friends when I talked to them
[QUOTE=Zeke129;34067919]Is talking to a professional a possibility I always felt like I was burdening friends when I talked to them[/QUOTE] I do too, but I didn't want to jump to a professional until I was really sure there was something wrong. In my opinion I feel like there is but I have no idea if that's a valid reason to waste someone's time. I'd rather not bother people with my problems. It took me about a month before I even decided to bring it up with a friend. Then I figured I would come here. With more people here that have had/ are having similar problems I can possibly make a decision of whether or not I need professional help, and even here I feel like I'm being a bother.
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;34068081] In my opinion I feel like there is but I have no idea if that's a valid reason to waste someone's time.[/QUOTE] You can't be wrong about how you feel, and it's their job anyway
I'll keep this short and sweet. I've been thinking about a lot of things recently and I've come to realize that, I hate what I've become. I liked being the shy guy. The one no one really talked to. I was never picked on in high school. Nobody ever really bothered me. People assumed I was super smart, but I wasn't really. I was just one of those that picked up on things really easily. I want to go back to being that shy guy. But I feel like I can't. I feel like I would be acting like a completely different person. Maybe that's a good thing? I just want to go back to who I was.
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