Beyond the Blues
Understanding depression is difficult; hear from Psyche's community of peers on their experiences with this mood disorder.
Are you depressed?
Let's face it, becoming depressed is a very real thing. It has happened to most people. Perhaps it has either happened to you, or you are currently experiencing this phenomena. Whatever the case, this article is here to potentially help assist you get out of depression.
By Christopher Jay Agudo5 years ago in Psyche
Having Depression in a School that Neglects Mental Health
High school, Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, PhD, job, marriage, children... ...and the cycle repeats itself. As a girl born into a brown family, this is the only acceptable life plan. This is what I've worked towards from the moment I learned to read. I was put in the Extended French program at 8 years old so that I could go to a reputable high school, and I went to countless tutors and paid them thousands of dollars to do well in high school, to get into a top Canadian university, which is where I am in my life now.
By Kendall Chaseley5 years ago in Psyche
Self-Care
One of the things that really helps me cope with the woes of depression is making sure that I can recognize myself in the mirror. It is so easy to go deep into that rabbit hole of weariness where you don't brush your hair, you might skip a shower or two and you haven't washed the three day old makeup off your face. One thing for me is that I would go days without making my bed. I would literally sleep on a bare mattress with my down comforter and felt fine with that. I just didn't have the energy to straighten up my room even if it was to just make my bed. As of Monday, I went almost a month without making my bed. My mom would beg me to stop living like that and I was like "my mattress is clean." Looking back two days later, in my extended moment of melancholy, sleeping on a bare mattress because you can't muster up the energy to carry out day to day activities is not ok and that's why it is so important to remember to embrace SELF-CARE.
By Dishanta Lopez5 years ago in Psyche
7 tips to help you through depression
10 ways that will help you when your suffering from depression. I have been suffering from depression for a long time these tips helped me through a difficult point in my life. I would like to share them with you. I would like to think I've been able to help somebody.
By Crazy story writer ✍️ 5 years ago in Psyche
Explaining Depression to Someone Who Doesn't Believe in Mental Illness
it’s the weight of a full-body cast, forcing you to the bed, unable to move. it’s the cotton in your mouth after a root canal, morphing your words to indecipherable muttering. it’s the silence after a wake. you can’t name it, but it brings about a heavy silence that you can feel, rendering you useless. it’s the woman lying on a hospital bed after a miscarriage, feeling utterly alone after the body exits her womb.
By magdalena brock5 years ago in Psyche
Depression is in Love with Twitter
This is the unfortunate love story between Depression and Twitter. So, I have depression. I possibly also have a form of bipolar disorder. Not sure. My last psychiatrist was really bad and diagnosed me after meeting me for the first time, which is a shame because the first psychiatrist I ever saw was really good. Anyway, back to the topic.
By Jay Cordero5 years ago in Psyche
In The beginning
To tell you my story, we have to go back to 2006 where it all began. Me a naive and innocent 18 year old with no real idea of how the world really worked; Fed into the notion that I would meet my prince charming and we would live happily ever after. Not so much the Disney fairy tale but just a cultural belief that this was just how the world worked.
By Ultra Violet Vision5 years ago in Psyche
Where There Is Pain There Is Overcoming and Hope
This is the story of my bout with severe depression and a longing to be free from it. I want to warn you first that the story is true and that it may contain triggering words. Please read at your own risk. This doesn't end in tragedy. There is a silver lining in all this.
By Jade Kelly5 years ago in Psyche
Honey
I love the silence. The absence of all noise around me, all but maybe the occasional chirping of a bird, or the quiet shift of my feet on rock or grass as I sit in my own silent world. It is only in nature and nature alone, that I find what it is I am continuously searching for. It is only with the heavy thickness of a valley meadow, or the thin, whispering atmosphere of a rocky peak, or merely the dampness of a forest floor after a fresh rain as if the earth itself was filled like a sponge with the waters of the heavens, thus dulling out all the noises, all the distractions; the entire cacophony is still.
By Joshua Grady5 years ago in Psyche
Rainy shadow
Depression keeps you up all night like insomnia, Having you look around your room thinking outrageous thoughts that you don’t want to think, Hoping and waiting for you not to make it through the night and waits to crush your soul into a million pieces and takes over your body like you are nothing… It waits to be successful so much and it isnt fair. You feel like the whole world is against you and judging you because you disconnect your self from the world and people make it seem like that is not okay. Mental health is important to everyone and it should be healthy, But for some reason, it never is, which is the problem a lot of us face, We let the bad things control our mind and body and let it haunt us forever and that cant happens no longer. I can’t tell anyone what to do or how they should do it, I can just tell someone how I think because at the end of the day I am not calling the shots, The person is… Everyone goes through things that they can’t control and a lot of people must learn that not everything is in control for them nor is being perfect, You can’t be a perfect person and you can’t try because there is always going to be something or someone standing into the way to break that down and you have to accept it. One of the lessons everyone needs to learn is to Face your problems, As much as a lot of people hate that idea, It is the truth, Face the problem coming your way because running from it only makes it worse for your self and others around you if you allow it. I might be younger then most people but I understand exactly how most people feel. You have to learn to remove the toxic things in life especially for your mental state before it becomes permanent because it can if you let it take over. Don’t keep going through the same lessons over and over again, Do right the second you get another chance because the more you keep going through it the harder it becomes. Learn to believe in your self and learn to cherish the things that come your way no matter how big or small it is, Be grateful for it because it can be a blessing waiting to be fulfilled. Whenever you feel down, do things that make you happy because it can help calm you down and make you free. You don’t always need someone to be around to make you happy, Don’t depend on ANYONE for your happiness unless you have found your own and that takes time too. Don’t rush to be happy, Don’t rush to succeed, or rush to fulfill your dream. You have all the time in the world, so use it and use it Wisley, and don’t waste it. When things don’t go your way, try not to be mad, take that and learn from it because it’s not going to always be about you and you’re not going to always win battles, Learn from your mistakes, don’t relive them. Don’t push the ones who care about you because you are afraid, Learn to slowly let them in and trust them to a certain distance. Don’t hurt others for your benefit and don’t get revenge to feel good on your self because karma is going to come when it’s ready for the ones that have done you wrong. Fulfill your dreams and goals and do not let anything get in the way
By Arinicole Sims6 years ago in Psyche
