Word about depression

Mr. Ed

Mr. Ed

Be what you is not what you what you ain’t
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Depression makes you feel heavy and loaded down with worry. Depression makes time feel slow and long lasting. The reason for this is when a person is depressed their body retains volume and mass. Life, like time is constantly moving forward so what happens when life/time meets a solidified body mass?
Ever noticed good days that everything seems to go right? Life/time works with you when you are in a good place. Our body is less rigid and able flow with the natural rhythm of life/time. Depression gums up a person's natural rhythm and becomes an. obstacle to the flow of life.

I hope are happy and content with life because when you are the whole world is happy too.
 

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Judycat said:
Blah and if you keep naming five things you see in the room, whatever is troubling you will go away. No it won't.
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Sorry Judycat but that list isn’t a cure to fix depression. It’s a list to bring a panicked person down from having a full blown panic attack.

Many people with depression get anxiety attacks or panic attacks. These can be so horrible that the person hyperventilates and passes out. This list helps so many with this disorder and is well known as an emergency mental health rescue. It certainly HAS value.
Lewkat said:
Depression is often a precursor to anxiety attacks which for the sufferer is horrible.
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macgeek said:
depression is bad. so many people battle it. I know someone that took their life recently because of it. they left behind and wife and 3 or 4 kids. nothing to mess with.... if anyone here battles it, seek help... don't try to battle it alone.
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yes exactly mac....when you can get to see a doctor or even a doctors phonecall
by that time, it could be too late !!!
 
PeppermintPatty said:
Sorry Judycat but that list isn’t a cure to fix depression. It’s a list to bring a panicked person down from having a full blown panic attack.

Many people with depression get anxiety attacks or panic attacks. These can be so horrible that the person hyperventilates and passes out. This list helps so many with this disorder and is well known as an emergency mental health rescue. It certainly HAS value.
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:rolleyes:
 
I think there is a difference between between being depressed and sad. I have been sad, very low, in fact, a few times in my life. I don’t think I was depressed. When things appear to be hopeless and there’s no way out of tough situations, I think would be depression. People that tend to have only negative thoughts about their life and where they see themselves in the next 5 years can bring on a state of depression. As for panic attacks, I don’t know anything about them, except people that have suffered with them comment that they are terrifying at times.
 
Moon Rat said:
I think there is a difference between between being depressed and sad.
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That right there... ☝️ yes. I have heard someone I worked with tell his wife to "just snap out of it." I've heard
"it's just a sign of weakness." I used to hear so much garbage where I did volunteer work that I couldn't remain.
There is a HUGE difference between having a down day, week, or month, and bona fide clinical depression.
Clinical depression is about chemical imbalance, not "sadness."
 
Moon Rat said:
When things appear to be hopeless and there’s no way out of tough situations, I think would be depression.
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I don't think that's it either. I'm depressed right now; it's a seasonal disorder, a chemical imbalance. I can hardly move, or take care of the basics of life. But I don't feel hopeless. My life is actually pretty good.

In the past, I have felt trapped in tough situations. That was quite different. I could function quite well, but I felt hopeless or even suicidal. I sought help and was offered antidepressants. They didn't help, because I still didn't know how to deal with the situation.

I might be wrong. But that's how I see it.
 
Moon Rat said:
I think there is a difference between between being depressed and sad. I have been sad, very low, in fact, a few times in my life. I don’t think I was depressed. When things appear to be hopeless and there’s no way out of tough situations, I think would be depression. People that tend to have only negative thoughts about their life and where they see themselves in the next 5 years can bring on a state of depression. As for panic attacks, I don’t know anything about them, except people that have suffered with them comment that they are terrifying at times.
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Depression can be situational, meaning that something specific is occurring in one's life. Case in point: 9 years ago it came to light that my step-son was using & addicted to methamphetamine, with all the usual destructive behaviors. My wife was enabling rather than dealing directly with the problem. They say(in such circumstances) that depression is "anger turned inward"...so true in my case, as I didn't want to tear apart the family. I did experience depression, went to counseling where I was told to put it on the line, and not allow the step-son to take advantage. I took the counselor's advise, my step-son got off meth and started acting right, and our family survived that.

For others, depression has no "definition", no identifiable cause. The cure is still of course a work-in-progress but the intricacies of psychochemistry are slowly being unraveled.
 
Judycat said:
If you go to a therapist, you will probably be made aware of this exercise. Not saying it doesn't work. It doesn't work for me.
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Ok Judy,
If that wasn’t helpful , maybe this will help.

https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/how-to-fight-depression#Small-steps,-big-impact

22 Things to Try

1/. Meet yourself where you are
2/. If you’re up for a walk, consider walking around the block
3/. Know that today isn’t indicative of tomorrow
4/. Assess the parts instead of generalizing the whole
5/. Do the opposite of what the depressive voice tells you
6/. Set attainable goals
7/. Reward your efforts
8/. You might find it helpful to create a routine
9/. Do something you enjoy
10/. Listen to music
11/. Spend time in nature
12/. Spend time with a loved one
13/. Use writing or journaling to express your feelings
14/. Try something new entirely
15/. Volunteer some of your time
16/. Practice gratitude ( don’t hate me )
17/. Meditate to ground your thoughts
18/. Eat properly
19/. Consider limiting drugs & alcohol
20/. Get enough sleep
21/. Accept and validate your emotions
22/. Consider clinic treatment

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