depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Suicide Awarness
A semicolon is a punctuation mark used by a writer to indicate a pause between two main clauses where the sentence should have ended. When a semicolon is placed on your body as a tattoo it signifies your life while the person carrying the tattoo is the writer. By the young age of 20, I had already lost three friends to suicide and attempted it myself. I placed a semicolon behind my ear and shaped the circle like a waning gibbous moon with three birds flying out. Each bird represents a friend I've lost to suicide. When I was 18 I attempted suicide but thankfully failed. Although I struggle with my depression on an everyday basis, I have mentally strengthened my mind to move forward and not dwell so much in the past. I’ve learned to let go of the things that weigh me down into a hole full of sorrow memories that trigger my depression. I wear this tattoo to remind myself that I am strong and my story is not over. Each bird on me signifies a friend who no longer feels weighed down and can finally be free from the demons that haunted them in their everyday lives. I pay tribute to them every day by placing it behind my ear where it is noticeable for anyone to see and ask me, “what does that tattoo mean?”
By Shirley Rodriguez5 years ago in Psyche
What it's like to get a call before or after a suicide attempt
So I want to say a few things before I write this post. This is mostly based on my experience and it doesn't reflect what everyone goes through. Also a trigger warning is in affect. Lastly before we get started if you are someone you know is suicidal call the suicide hotline number. You can also go to any emergency room to receive help.
By Lena Bailey5 years ago in Psyche
Letters to my mental health (part 2)
Fuck off depression. No one likes you, especially not after today. You invited me over and made me sit in the dark, in the silence and think. Do you not remember what happens when I'm left with my own thoughts? It didn't help that you sat there staring at me, encouraging me to fall deeper into a hole. Why pretend to be my friend, lure me in, only to make me feel worse. And it doesn't go when you leave. Nope, I stay like this for a while. Sometimes it can be weeks before my mood picks up again. Sometimes the day I start to feel better you pay me another visit and I end up back at square one.
By TheAdventuresOfRoo5 years ago in Psyche
Make Friends With Your Demons
I have always struggled with mental health issues, especially with depression and anxiety. Most of the time I’m an extremely bubbly and positive person. I thrive on positive energy, I’m full of ambition and motivation and love to uplift people. However from time to time, depression creeps up on me and I fall into a vicious cycle of negative thought, mixed with anxiety and hopelessness. I’ve always imagined depression to be this dark demon that embodies you, crawls deep inside of you, lays his nest in the core of your chest and refuses to leave once he feels your warmth.
By SabrinaSpsfk5 years ago in Psyche
Hey Depression!
Depression, Listen up! I have something to say, YOU SUCK!! YOU SUCK!!! YOU SUCK!!!! I'm sure you've heard this before from millions of people but now you are going to hear it from me!. You have been messing up my life since I was 8 years old and I hate you for that. I hate you for all the times you left me crying on the floor wishing I were dead. That happened a lot over the years. I'm curious. Does that make you proud? I let you control me year after year. I didn't go out a lot because you prefer I stay home, alone, crying in my closet over what a pathetic creature I was. I even helped you sometimes by making lists about all the ways I was worthless. I believed you when you said, " No one would care if you didn't show up." Depression you were wrong, but I'm sure you knew that and you were laughing at me for believing you. I hurt my family by not showing up to parties that were important to them. I hurt my friends by canceling our plans at the last minute because I ruined their evenings. No, you preferred to have me stay in and self-medicate. I used over the counter sleep medication, pills that were prescribed for migraines, and sometimes I would get my Mom to give me Valium. I just wanted to sleep to get away from you. There is no depression in sleep. Sleep was my best friend. It was my only way to really cope with the sadness and pain. I started drinking Nyquil like it was soda just to be able to sleep continuously. I started that at age 12. My Mother also suffered from depression and she took medication as well. The meds she took caused drowsiness. She also escaped in sleep. When I was 15 I started stealing her medication in order to get back to my friend sleep.
By Teresa Wegrzyn5 years ago in Psyche
Antidote to Depression is Gratitude
Humorous depression memes are some of the best sources of humor for those who suffer from this disorder. Some of these are extremely funny depression memes, especially in that they lighten up a serious psychological problem. The truth is that any time in a person's life, even in the early stages of life, a person might feel hopeless. This lack of hope is what makes depression so difficult to handle.
By Dixie Welch5 years ago in Psyche
Meantime Chronicles
Hey there, how's it going? My name is Adrian Chambliss and I suffer from depression. I won't go into too many details, but I imagine I'm like most people in the sense that I don't like talking about my feelings or even acknowledging them. It's not that you mind talking about it, but some things tend to kill the mood and you don't want to appear to be a downer. I get it. That's why I wanted to do a daily blog thing to help navigate my own journey while I work through getting better. My hope and goal is that by the end of this, I'd have something to help explain myself to others, as well as give a sense of calm or normalcy for some.
By Adrian Chambliss5 years ago in Psyche
Depression With A Capital D
Many people have had an episode of deep depression, nearly always precipitated by a traumatic event in their lives. For a brief period in their long lives, they get totally knocked out by life. These people describe these episodes as some of the darkest days of their lives. They shudder when asked to talk about it and almost all are brought to tears when recounting their days of depression. For some, it was a shock to know that there could be such a dark place in their own minds. Some have even described it as being as close to hell as they ever want to get. They are permanently scarred by this encounter with severe depression and never want to be in that place again. Welcome to my neighborhood. This is where I have lived my entire life.
By Anne Humphrey5 years ago in Psyche
Heavy
I lay awake, gripping my blanket tight around my shoulders with one hand and holding my pillow close with the other. My eyes are closed, but I can't sleep. I've been like this for hours, shifting restlessly, longing for the sweet release of sleep. But it just won't come. I am fully aware that each restless toss and turn drives me further from my goal, but the movements come unbidden.
By Vina Lethane5 years ago in Psyche
