The Depression Chat - Symptoms, Assistance, Medicines and More.
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[QUOTE=Zeke129;34423979]Do you have Type 1 or Type 2, since Type 2 can be caused by either genetic or lifestyle reasons
I'm guessing 1 since you mentioned injections but I don't know much about it[/QUOTE]
I'm a type 1 yes, type 2 is something with pills i think.
[QUOTE=ScoutKing;34424567]
And I serious doubt that there are no other diabetics at your school.[/QUOTE]
In my first year i was brought around the school, and all the other diabetics were pulled out of lessons for 5 minutes to introduce themselves. share advice, etc, but they're all gone now, and there are no other diabetics in the years below me, since i would've been told.
Great. I'm on anti-depressants which seem to have stopped working. I feel my mood swings are starting to come back and I'm generally feeling like there's no point to anything.
I haven't spoken to my councellors in months, as they obviously dismissed me thinking everything was going well. Being gay doesn't help because theres not much of a gay community where i live. My boyfriend lives hundreds of miles away and it costs a fortune to see him. I've met him before, but now that ive met him I know I wanna be with him all the time, as he is the only thing which makes me happy. I really dont know what to do as he can't move over here at present, and Im not in a fit state health wise to be moving anywhere.
Also, I feel like sometimes I can be very controlling over my boyfriend, because im jealous that his friends can see him but I cant. I feel bad for not letting him go out, but then again its because I want him to talk to me in video call, because he knows how to make me feel better.
I just need guidance as to what to do next, as I really am stuck.
I've gone through severe depression before, and I dont want to go through it again, as the signs are telling me that its slowly creeping back. :/
Just told my mom that I'm dropping out of college on Monday. That was the easy part.
The hard part is telling my dad.
Why are you dropping out?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;34426616]Well then my doctor is lying. Both my parents have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes and I was told that because of that I'm highly susceptible to all three.[/QUOTE]
Genetics can play a role in your vulnerability in developing the above, but in reality it really comes down to life style to prevent them.
If you ate healthy, and ran a mile a day, i seriously doubt that you would develop diabetes type 2, or have high cholesterol.
[QUOTE=ScoutKing;34437690]Genetics can play a role in your vulnerability in developing the above, but in reality it really comes down to life style to prevent them.
If you ate healthy, and ran a mile a day, i seriously doubt that you would develop diabetes type 2, or have high cholesterol.[/QUOTE]
I do both of those things and already have moderately high blood pressure (practically have since birth), blood sugar and cholesterol are fine though.
Also overweight like the last 5 generations of my family (can't find any pictures before that, could go back centuries for all I know)
[QUOTE=Contag;34437667]Why are you dropping out?[/QUOTE]
To put it in a super simple way, it's making me miserable going there. I posted a little about it a page or so back.
so i'm feeling inexplicably low today. i've been avoiding talking to people, which is weird because a couple of days ago i was on top of the world
crazy canadian weather's fucking me up
[QUOTE=Zeke129;34438835]I do both of those things and already have moderately high blood pressure (practically have since birth), blood sugar and cholesterol are fine though.
Also overweight like the last 5 generations of my family (can't find any pictures before that, could go back centuries for all I know)[/QUOTE]
I tend to have moderate low BP sometimes,(105/55) and idk why.
But yeah the high blood pressure can just purely be sometimes genetic, which sucks, I know a lot of people who are healthy and are a good weight and have hypertension. Why i didn't mention hypertension in my post.
Are you on any beta blockers? or is it just barely hypertensive to where you can avoid taking them?
sucks to hear though
Haven't been in this thread for around 50 pages, that's like a year.
Well, I'm feeling a bit like I did before I got depressed last year. I'm not depressed now, but I am really stressed. It's plainly trivial, the reason of my stress. Just some tests and presentations I need to do. But my stress is not normal. I don't feel like "oh, there's a deadline, better hurry up."
I get really sweat, I can't really do anything - work included, and I get really nervous and such. It's more like an "oh god I'm going to die tomorrow" kind of stress. And for something so trivial, I don't understand.
I don't really have a firm grasp of the reason for my first and hopefully last depression last year, but something like this kind of stress I think triggered it, and I don't want it to happen again.
Any ideas on what I should do?
[QUOTE=mac338;34452686]Haven't been in this thread for around 50 pages, that's like a year.
Well, I'm feeling a bit like I did before I got depressed last year. I'm not depressed now, but I am really stressed. It's plainly trivial, the reason of my stress. Just some tests and presentations I need to do. But my stress is not normal. I don't feel like "oh, there's a deadline, better hurry up."
I get really sweat, I can't really do anything - work included, and I get really nervous and such. It's more like an "oh god I'm going to die tomorrow" kind of stress. And for something so trivial, I don't understand.
I don't really have a firm grasp of the reason for my first and hopefully last depression last year, but something like this kind of stress I think triggered it, and I don't want it to happen again.
Any ideas on what I should do?[/QUOTE]
Maybe its a sort of helplessness feeling? Too much to do at once and you feel like you're slowly being crushed.
Contrary to popular belief you won't die if you don't get 100%, that being said don't completely slack off either.. find a balance that makes things less crushing for you.
Great grandfathers' funeral was yesterday. He asked me about suicide months ago.. i kind of blew him off because i didn't know what to say. I avoided him ever since, even skipping the christmas eve get-together... and now he's gone. I'm so sad inside ._.
I believe this is first post in this thread and honestly, I'm not sure if I have the words to describe what I want. I can't say I have depression nor do I want to, but a lot of signs point to it being the case. Right now I am in college and I am pretty miserable. It is my first year and the second semester and I only have a couple of friends, not only that but I just don't feel right being at the university I am. I have no idea what to do, and am considering joining a fraternity. The problem is that I am on the edge about it. I really don't want to pay to have friends and my gut feeling says to back out of it (rush starts tomorrow), yet the other side of me is saying to go and do it. I told myself that this is last thing that would keep me from transferring (I just completed my transfer application).
The reason I plan on transferring is because I have a lot of friends at the other university and I would probably be in a better situation socially. I don't have long to decide about rush but am greatly considering walking away from it.. This is just one issue that is really bothering me as I have anxiety.
[QUOTE=tesher07;34458661]The reason I plan on transferring is because I have a lot of friends at the other university and I would probably be in a better situation socially. I don't have long to decide about rush but am greatly considering walking away from it.. This is just one issue that is really bothering me as I have anxiety.[/QUOTE]
Don't transfer because of friends. People come and go from your life and it's folly to shift yourself to align with your friends on big things like college. Especially after high school. Your high school friends that all go to the same university or don't go to any sort of college don't really change all that much. They stay the same boring people while you become a better more improved version of yourself. It isn't until much later in my college career that many of my high school friends made any significant positive changes to their lives.
If you really are depressed about your university then see a specialist on campus and ask them to help you out. They helped me my first year when I was multiple states away from home. Just don't give up on yourself because the alternative is more comfortable because then you will stagnate and feel even worse for giving up on yourself after only your first year.
I overcame anxiety man, talk to a therapist and you will start to see your emotions begin to balance out and eventually improve.
[QUOTE=slayer20;34435274]Just told my mom that I'm dropping out of college on Monday. That was the easy part.
The hard part is telling my dad.[/QUOTE]
Tell me about it...
God I feel completely hopeless. University studies are going down the drain, and my student loan with it. I probably need to find a job quickly, but that's much easier said than done. The hardest part is how I'm supposed to break this to my parents. I don't know, life has just felt like a burden for so long now. Not a day passes where I don't think about... you know.
To hell with it all.
Well staying isn't going to help me much. I told myself that I would wait until the end of the year before making a decision one whether or not I would want to stay, hoping that things would turn for the better before all is said and done. I'm just impatient and feel that nothing is changing :(. The problem is if I'm not happy, then it is very hard for me to focus on school because of anxiety. I will constantly worry about other things and not be able to focus. If I am in a situation were I have people around me that I'm familiar with, I'm more comfortable with focusing on academics. To me they go hand in hand as long as I focus on school.
For anyone who is really depressive, mainly due to family reasons and such, should visit a Systemic therapist. They are pretty good at resolving depressions and other issues and are pretty efficent.
It even takes less than psychodynamic therapies. The systemic therapy concentrates on family issues and such, it really helps anyone in the family which is also a nice addition.
[QUOTE=ScoutKing;34451920]I tend to have moderate low BP sometimes,(105/55) and idk why.
But yeah the high blood pressure can just purely be sometimes genetic, which sucks, I know a lot of people who are healthy and are a good weight and have hypertension. Why i didn't mention hypertension in my post.
Are you on any beta blockers? or is it just barely hypertensive to where you can avoid taking them?
sucks to hear though[/QUOTE]
I'm not on any medication for it. It's only somewhat high.
Went through some psychiatric evaluation, and it seems as though I am very emotionally repressed and that any stress I do have I take out through my body. Likely why I never have much as far as feelings. I was also told that I was depressed, though I certainly don't feel like I am. But then again, any depression I have I'd likely be taking out on my body. It had gotten to the point where I was having psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and developed agoraphobia.
I was prescribed Prozac about a month or more ago and I feel like it helps a decent bit, though I kind of wish that I felt it more like when I first started taking it. The first couple of times it was like I was drugged.
I hate reflecting on past experiences. It shows how much of a failure I've been, now I hate showing my face around anywhere without remembering how I messed up somehow.
I learn from them, sure, but they're still burned into my memory.
Well you've done a shitton of great stuff too, it's just negative experiences you remember.
It's always the bad experiences you remember most commonly and most vividly.
[QUOTE=minilandstan;34474580]I hate reflecting on past experiences. It shows how much of a failure I've been, now I hate showing my face around anywhere without remembering how I messed up somehow.
I learn from them, sure, but they're still burned into my memory.[/QUOTE]
Every single person on this planet made some mistakes, there is no exception. Besides there is no shame in taking a bad decision. Such things make you stronger and later on during life you can do better because you know how it happened in the past. There are also a lot of good things that you might have done, but it is always the bad ones that defines you the most. It is natural.
But hey, future always looks brighter.
fucking mood swings
I must be pregnant
Been off my anti depressants for 3 months.
Going back on them tomorrow.
Huzzah.
want to get help but my anxiety keeps me from talking to anyone
i cant force myself to even make a post on a forum where practically no one knows who i am
how pathetic is that
[QUOTE=Sjokoladeplate;34493544]want to get help but my anxiety keeps me from talking to anyone
i cant force myself to even make a post on a forum where practically no one knows who i am
how pathetic is that[/QUOTE]
Realize that people with anxiety and other mental issues tend to prioritize the short term over the long term. Someone without these issues can do things that the despise in the short term all for the long term effects. Really focus yourself on the long gain that you could receive by getting help, visualize and imagine how much better you'd feel, the things that you could do that you couldn't do before.
It isn't at all pathetic, you're suffering from a disorder. The fact that you want to get help shows a lot of strength in itself.
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