Guide to Depression, Depression 101 |
Guide to Depression, Depression 101 |
Mar 13 2008, 06:18 PM
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YUNJAESU<3 Group: Official Member Posts: 1,291 Joined: Oct 2007 Member No: 585,275 |
After seeing someone post a topic recently, I decided to create a guide for all of you who are currently suffering for depression. Hopefully this guide will help solve your problems. :). Let's get started, shall we?
1. What is depression?
Remember that you are not alone! :). If you have any questions about depression, feel free to respond to this topic. |
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Mar 13 2008, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
I must agree with the thread's author, meditation is by far the best cure. Do NOT depend on pills... trust me, those commercials are marketing scams to scam you out of your money and health.
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Mar 13 2008, 06:47 PM
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<joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
wow vinity, you really took the time!
i think the pills are stupid. i dont know if they work or not but even if they do, i think theyre stupid. happy pills are weird. |
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Mar 13 2008, 07:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
wow vinity, you really took the time! i think the pills are stupid. i dont know if they work or not but even if they do, i think theyre stupid. happy pills are weird. They're basically a masking agent. It makes your brain pretend all the chemicals are balanced properly while in reality the chemicals are becoming more potent and making you (in a sense) bottle up your emotions. Until that one day you're off your pills... and BAAAAAAAM you'll most likely kill yourself. Then you get blamed for killin yourself because you missed your pill =\ |
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Mar 13 2008, 07:42 PM
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AKA RockIt Studios Group: Official Member Posts: 2,286 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 421,809 |
i personally agree that pills are bullshit. it may just be because i can't do them, though.
i do have a few friends who have been on antidepressants. one of them just keeps taking them 'cause it makes her feel a bit better, the other just helped clear things up for a while so she could fix everything and is now off of them. |
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Mar 13 2008, 08:18 PM
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Melieized Group: Official Designer Posts: 1,372 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,715 |
i'm at the point right now that i think i should get off of my pills now. my only fear that i have is what i'm going to be like without them. before my depression i was a happy person but due to having a baby recently and a deployed husband, i got a double whammy for my depression to kick in. hopefully when he returns, i'll be my normal self again once i get off my meds. i'm consulting my doc about it this mon so hopefully we can work something out to where i wont need them anymore.
thanks so much for making this thread! i really appreciate it but also i hope this can get others to see that they are not alone. |
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Mar 13 2008, 08:24 PM
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That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
Amen to that! I really don't know why people insist on prescribing medicine to depressed people. Its a case of a mind not a physical sickness.
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Mar 24 2008, 07:40 PM
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just another girl Group: Member Posts: 490 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 393,136 |
I took pills for depression and they eventually stopped working and did the opposite and made me more depressed than i was before. God it was horrible. And then I forgot to take my pill one day and I felt better. I was stupid and just went off of them cold turkey (not really supposed to but I was fine) and i felt great.
yeah pills are stupid. its better just to deal with it and not let it mess up your life |
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Apr 1 2008, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 717 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 636,551 |
Great topic. I'm taking meds for depression as well. The first being Wellbutrin from my first psychiatrist, the second being Prozac (and abilify for paranoia, haha). Neither of them seemed to work -- I just take them to make my psychiatrist happy. I'm still struggling through the stages of depression, and even didn't graduate highschool because of it. I'm trying to work through everything right now, and it all just seems like a ... well, mess. I'm going to try that meditation suggestion though, sounds helpful and calming.
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Apr 19 2008, 10:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
These testimonies has proven quite a bit. If you feel depressed, try anything to stay away from being drugged, that is not the cure.
And Reconditee, it just takes patience and practice. And it is very calming and peaceful. We must think at a peaceful pace. |
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Apr 19 2008, 10:48 PM
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Melieized Group: Official Designer Posts: 1,372 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,715 |
it was never said that drugs cure depression, it assists you in getting better along with therapy. there are some that don't know how to do meditation or anything like that so this is another option.
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Apr 19 2008, 10:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
it was never said that drugs cure depression, it assists you in getting better along with therapy. there are some that don't know how to do meditation or anything like that so this is another option. There's other solutions though. We shouldn't depend on drugs, we have the mental capacity to at least control our own minds. But whatever, yeah pills may work, and they assist in the process of ending/curing depression... but they're not healthy, that's for sure. |
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Apr 19 2008, 10:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,815 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 423,396 |
What if the source of your depression lies in your appearance, as well as tensions within your family? You can't join a club or be out in the public because of the way people initially react to your physical appearance. And you can't get close to your family if that's the problem itself.
Writing in a journal and meditating doesn't sound too bad, though. |
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Apr 19 2008, 11:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
What if the source of your depression lies in your appearance, as well as tensions within your family? You can't join a club or be out in the public because of the way people initially react to your physical appearance. And you can't get close to your family if that's the problem itself. Writing in a journal and meditating doesn't sound too bad, though. 1. With yourself.... in meditation you'll have this self-realization, you'll start to analyze your self very deeply, thoughts inside thoughts. The more you have self knowledge the more you'll realize who you really are and how perfect you truly are or can be, regardless of exterior image. Once you build your self confidence through self realization... if you can do anything rational to change your looks, such as exercise, then have at it. 2. With family, you've gotta sit down with them. Let them know what goes through your head. When there's no communication between you and your family, your family doesn't know how to parent you. No communication is as bad as detachment and detachment from family sort of sucks really... Over all, do things for you. Build yourself Control yourself Impress yourself |
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May 29 2008, 01:56 PM
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"Did I scare you?" Group: Member Posts: 179 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 468,620 |
This sounds familiar..
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Jun 9 2008, 11:46 PM
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i'll fvck you til you luv me fagget Group: Official Member Posts: 2,152 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 428,884 |
I must agree with the thread's author, meditation is by far the best cure. Do NOT depend on pills... trust me, those commercials are marketing scams to scam you out of your money and health. I take Lexapro, and it helps with my depression A LOT. I stopped taking it because I hated the idea of "depending on pills to be normal", but it got scary. So, I think the pills are beneficial, to me anyway. |
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Aug 5 2008, 09:29 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 29 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 670,778 |
I have real bad depression. I've tried using the pills, but they dont work. Maybe because they werent prescribed directly to ME. I got them from my cousin.
Idk though, in order to feel better I usually isolate myself from everybody. Being able to be alone& clear my head helps alot. -I also like to talk to a friend or my school counselor (cheesy i know but shes cool). Talking things out help too. -Its better then cutting yourself and crying all the time. (Also something I do to feel better, I know, I need to stop but im just used to it now) |
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Aug 6 2008, 10:03 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
I have real bad depression. I've tried using the pills, but they dont work. Maybe because they werent prescribed directly to ME. I got them from my cousin. Idk though, in order to feel better I usually isolate myself from everybody. Being able to be alone& clear my head helps alot. -I also like to talk to a friend or my school counselor (cheesy i know but shes cool). Talking things out help too. -Its better then cutting yourself and crying all the time. (Also something I do to feel better, I know, I need to stop but im just used to it now) Ok first off, please don't ever take anything, especially anti depressant medications if they aren't prescribed for you. There can be pretty serious side effects above and beyond the medicine simply not working. Talking is a GOOD thing. I'm glad to see that you are utilizing your counselor at school. I think that many people forget that they're even there. Does your counselor have any feedback for you, regarding your depression? Is it just sadness you feel or do you have more than what you'd consider "normal" anxiety? When you cry, is it usually out of nowhere? Or is there a definite catalyst? If so, is the catalyst typically the same? |
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Aug 6 2008, 10:10 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
^extending to that, depression medicine isn't something that's like tylenol and is going to kick in an hour after you take it. it takes a long time before you can really evaluate if there was a positive effect. also taking someone else's depression medicine is probably a waste of time because biochemically we are different. there are lots of different kinds, and some work for some people and not other people. even if you were to go get a valid prescription you might go through multiple different kinds before finding one that was beneficial to you personally. so you shouldn't assume that because one doesn't work that medicine in general is a waste of effort.
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Aug 8 2008, 12:17 AM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 29 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 670,778 |
Does your counselor have any feedback for you, regarding your depression? Is it just sadness you feel or do you have more than what you'd consider "normal" anxiety? When you cry, is it usually out of nowhere? Or is there a definite catalyst? If so, is the catalyst typically the same? 1. She said I have temporary chronic depression. For instance, I'll have it for about 3months or more, then it'll go away for a couple months. But It's definetly depression, not just a feeling. 2. I cry out of nowhere. Anything makes me want to cry, it's crazy. &Once I start, It takes like a hour or more to make me stop. |
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Jan 24 2009, 12:24 AM
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◕ ◡ ◕ Group: Official Member Posts: 4,779 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 416,697 |
i hate reading about shit like this because it always makes me feel like i have something when i don't.
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Jan 24 2009, 01:15 AM
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look at funny pics
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Jan 24 2009, 01:15 AM
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◕ ◡ ◕ Group: Official Member Posts: 4,779 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 416,697 |
wtf i could watch garfield all day, but it doesn't change the fact that i'm not doing anything to fix anything.
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*KINGdinguhling* |
Jan 24 2009, 01:40 AM
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WELL YOURE SPECIAL
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Jan 24 2009, 05:52 AM
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◕ ◡ ◕ Group: Official Member Posts: 4,779 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 416,697 |
me and pookie fo eber |
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