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 Horrors of High-Functioning Depression
Usually depression is portrayed as not getting out of bed, or being extremely suicidal. But depression isn’t that easy to spot. It isn’t so black and white. Depression is a sneaky creature that attacks its prey in the dark, where the naked eye can’t see and the human brain can’t fathom. It’s doing what you have to do with the feeling of emotional detachment. The difference between me and a robot is that I have a brain, and organs, and I can breathe. My body is a plane and I’m on autopilot.
By Reaann Rahman8 years ago in Psyche
It Helps To Understand
According to the National Health Service, as of 2016, one in six people deal with common mental health problems such as depression. The current UK population is 66,573,504 people, that means approximately a staggering 11,095,584 people are dealing with a common issue in the UK.
By Anna-Roisin Ullman-Smith8 years ago in Psyche
Interesting Habits of People With Hidden Depression
350 million people suffer from depression in the United States, as one of the leading causing of disability in America. However, there are also people in the world who suffer from depression, while concealing it from the people around them.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Psyche
The Worst Things You Can Tell a Person Suffering From Depression
Hi, you. Yes, you—I see you. Click on this because this is some dumb stuff you should already know but probably still need educated on. Slipping up on what we say to someone with depression, or any mental illness for that matter, can be very damaging, especially seeing as many people with mental illness interpret what is said more harshly. Not only that, but one third of people suffer depression at some point in their lives, a recent study showing that this number is still growing. Now is the time to learn to help those suffering, first by knowing what not to say. I'm glad you're still here. Read on, and you could save lives by your choice of words.
By Elle White 8 years ago in Psyche
You Can't Run Away from Your Mental Illness
I left my job, my home, all my family and friends behind in the hopes that maybe I wouldn't want to kill myself so very much if I didn't have to constantly fit myself into some semblance of 'normalcy' for their watchful eyes. Seven states, two provinces, and more than 10,000 kilometres showed me just how wrong that sentiment was; almost fatally so.
By Little Wanderer8 years ago in Psyche
We Moved!
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do? I've gotten myself though abuse, addictions, and suicidal thoughts; now, I'm getting myself through a move. A month ago, I moved to a new town to start over. A fresh start was something my son and I needed. Like anything, changes has its ups and downs. The only person I know here is my boyfriend, and I am so grateful to be able to live with him and have a new family life, but the change has been hard. My depression has gotten considerably worse.
By Dagny Desiree8 years ago in Psyche
Depression
What can I say? All you feel is emptiness. You want to feel, you try so hard to feel something other than emptiness, but you can’t. You try to do things that used to make you happy, but all you feel is nothing. Are you a person or just a walking corpse? Neither, you don’t know what you are, you don’t even know who you are. On the outside, you act and look how you think you should just so people consider you to be normal. You don’t want to speak to anyone about your problems. You just want to be alone. But loneliness makes you feel worse. But you also feel more comfortable alone. Why are we programmed to be social creatures? Technology. You don’t want to use your phone. You go days on end with your phone uncharged. You lose friends because of it. But then again, you lose friends just like a tree loses leaves during autumn. Why's that? You do things you think will make others happy, you go to university and get your degree, you get a job, you get married, you start a family, but what if that doesn’t make you happy? What then? You become a social outcast, the black sheep, selfish, idiotic, a low life. You become unimportant.
By Marisa Ferreira8 years ago in Psyche
When Life Gives You Lemons
Nothing you will read in these next few minutes is going to affect you. The pen might have been mightier than the sword in 1066, but not now. We're complex, and odd by nature, and not one thing someone finds useful helps everyone. But a few words in this short post may stir a feeling inside yourself, compelling you to make changes. Society as a place is dynamic, unique, and ever-changing. As humans we are a mere freckle that only just dips into the surface of everything, we are an insignificant freak of nature, an evolved species that developed a sentience: only a few people in the world know this. Most of you walk through life with your eyes closed, while others open, and those people see it all. Even fewer are bang on in between, some scientists, philosophers, have an even balance of the two. It's not bad seeing what’s only on the surface; go below that and a lot of ugly things persist down there. If it fulfills you to live that way, then enjoy it. We all expire at some point, we all have a shelf life, so do what you love. The only problem with that is that a lot of people can’t digest that state of mind. And these people all share a state of mind. That thing is depression.
By Chloe Jade8 years ago in Psyche
