depression

It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.

The feeling
You're living life to the fullest and one day it all stops. The breaks are slammed and everything changes. You ask yourself a ton of questions and thoughts run through your mind as to why. What happened? Why me? Why can't I get up out of bed? Why is that things that I used to care about and enjoy just seem to be chores and lost thoughts? Why is it that I'm so sad, moody, making plans just to break them? Why do I feel so dead inside and why am I crying so much? Why don't I care about the way I look or even have the strength to take a shower? All these things crossed my mind over and over again for years. I had no idea what happened to me. Where did my spunk go? Why is this cloud over my head? Why and more why's were running through my mind what was left of it at the time. I really tought I had lost mind.
By Tanya5 years ago in Psyche
Living with depression, my way!
The clinical definition states, "a mental disorder characterized by moods and loss of interest affecting everyday life for most."
By Nia on Air5 years ago in Psyche
Postpartum Depression 101
One of the major topics I wish people would have talked about more or even told me is postpartum depression ( PPD for short). I’ve dealt with it and I am still currently dealing with it. Some days are worse than others and some days I don’t notice it at all. what is it? What can you do? Does it ever go away? I’m here to answer all of your unanswered questions about postpartum depression. Welcome to Postpartum 101.
By The.H.Blog5 years ago in Psyche
Through A Child’s Eyes
Alone. Again. Lexi’s husband pulls her close in his sleep. Her son, dreaming beneath his mountain of sleepy toys and fish shaped pillows in the next room. She glances at the pictures of her family and friends displayed on her bedroom wall. Each placed in just the right spot so that no passerby could possibly miss its gaze.
By Katelyn Scheu5 years ago in Psyche
Teens and Mental health
For a lot of teens in this generation Mental Health is something we have to deal with. Whether it's anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other things affected by the brain. Now I won't blame this completely on the older generation but I will say that they played a hand in this. Considering that the older generations are our parents and grandparents, the people who raised us and the environment we were put into greatly affects our mental health. Older generations a lot of times call us sensitive but that isn't the case. Our generation is a lot more sympathetic to the things going on in this world
By Naomi P5 years ago in Psyche
The Never-Ending Weight and Scream
Being depressed is like a full-time job. It takes so much work, time, and energy, just to keep sane. The effort to get out of bed. Once you're out of bed it feels like a huge accomplishment, and you go to look at the world around you, everyone else has already gotten out of bed. While you were dragging yourself through all the awful thoughts. While you were hyping yourself up, they were busy working, having fun, getting ahead. What they don't see is that you did it with a 50 lb rock on ur chest and screaming constantly in your ears. For them, it was quiet and light.
By Evan O’Donnell5 years ago in Psyche
A Series of Open Letters to/from Depression
To my head and heart Why is that everytime I take a breathe, I feel you attacking me? Is there a chance that I would be able to not think about the constant fights you keep having over me? I hear the arguments every day as I hide away in the corner from either of you. People always say I should listen to one of you instead of the other but how am I supposed to know who will be the one that actually stands up for me? I never thought I would say this outloud but I can't hear myself speak anymore. All the words that escape my lips come from segments of your fights. I have grown up on thoughts that at most points in my life you were trying to kill me. You almost achieved your dream three times. I have scars and bruises on my body from the words you whispered in my ear. I lay in bed and stare above me as I quietly drain out your lies. How am I supposed to live when you keep breaking in attacking me?
By LS Rizvi5 years ago in Psyche
5 Common Triggers for Seasonal Depression
Image Source: Envato Depression, as all too many know all too well, is a persistent lowering of mood and energy. Seasonal affective disorder or seasonal depression, as the name suggests, is a particular form of depression that is related closely to changes in the seasons, which in turn accompany changes in weather and social patterns, among other things. Due to a variety of reasons, for example, the cold winter months near the end of the year in many parts of the world and long periods with relative lack of sunlight in remote arctic climates in certain parts of the year tend to bring about higher levels of depression and isolation and, unfortunately, suicide among many members of the population. With this information in mind, the following are 5 very common triggers of seasonal affective disorder, which also has the unfortunately fitting acronym of SAD, and some ways to keep an eye out for them.
By McKenzie Jones5 years ago in Psyche
Depression
For years, I've been dealing with this invisible illness. I kept it to myself because I didn't want to be judged. I don't think anyone would've believed me. Where I'm from, if people can't tell you're hurt by looking at you, your problem doesn't exist. I even hid it from my doctor. What's even more crazy, I've kept it hidden from the man I've been with almost half of my life and I'm 38 years old.
By Lanique Ruffin5 years ago in Psyche
All Aboard the Hot Mess Express
I’ve always known I was a highly emotional person, and I tried my best to embrace that. But it seemed more and more often lately I had absolutely no control over my emotions. There’d be days, or weeks, where it took all the energy I had for the day to simply get my ass of the couch, stop crying and take a shower. And all that just to lay back down for some more Netflix. I wont even get started on the emotional breakdown I’d have before getting ready for work, the idea just completely exhausting.
By CaitlynJ5 years ago in Psyche
“I know You Now”
Sitting at the waters edge sifting through the ripples of my own reflection, I stare into me, a mirror of memories, travel through the optics of my fibrous being; traverse my place off in the sun; I’m grounded by a distinct familiarity, thine own self.
By Nikki Albrecht5 years ago in Psyche
Wonder
Do you know what I wonder on most days? And I’m not saying this to alarm anyone or for attention, and no, I’m not suicidal. I’ m just curious what it feels like to die. What chai of events it would release, if it would be marked as a point in the universe, spark something beautiful to happen? Sometimes I’m so eager to find out, that I have to force myself to not take those two, three steps into the road flooding with cars, just imagine what the impact would feel like, what would my brain, body and response be like… I guess it would hurt, that part we wall know but what after that? Would I become a shooting start in the night sky? Would I be over and around my loved one? Watch over the, even see them? Or would I be reincarnated into an animal or another human being in our current, past, or future earth? It is interesting to wonder. However much I wonder I guess I could never go through with it, my body will physically never let me do it, my mind has this auto play of collections of images and videos of my little cousins (not so little anymore, ah they grow up so fast), my partner, my family and it doesn’t give up until I retract myself from “the danger”.
By Sandra Wilberforce5 years ago in Psyche