depression

[Chocoholic]

Anyone else suffer periods of time when you feel so hopeless and unloved and that you can't hold on another day? I get moments like that a lot and lately, they seem to be getting more and more intense. I try so hard to keep a happy face so no one knows what's wrong, but on the inside, I wish the pain would stop! I feel like I'm being punished for something, but I don't know what. I feel so alone and unwanted and that nothing good will ever happen. I just feel so empty and lifeless inside.

[Babes_Cat]

Wow, you really have *NO* idea. It's the same with me but sometimes to a more drastic point. :(

[Kay Scarpetta]

*raises hand* I. Everyday. Always. 24/7 feel like that. I need to see a physciatrist because it's so bad.

[dawsongirl]

Oh yeah. I think my parents sometimes think it's kinda funny. My mom calls it my "self pity mood."

I think we need to start our own little self-help group where we just talk to each other about our problems. Sometimes talking to a peer can help a lot. Would anyone want to do that?

[Chocoholic]

That's a good idea, Dawsongirl. I know my parents seem to think I don't need help. They blame my occasional nasty attitude, inability to concentrate in school and get straight A's, sleepiness, and general unhappiness on my personality. They say if I just "lighten up!", I'll be a happier person. I feel like no one understands :( Maybe talking about it with others will help a lot.

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by dawsongirl
I think we need to start our own little self-help group where we just talk to each other about our problems. Sometimes talking to a peer can help a lot. Would anyone want to do that?

I would. My mother doesn't understand. She says she does but no one does unless they are going through the same thing as me. She gets mad when I get into one of my "ignore" personalities but she doesn't understand that I just can't help it

[dawsongirl]

Cool. We should start emailing or AIMing. Something like that.

[QueenOfTheGypsies]

I know exactly what you're going through. I've been struggling with depression since I was in high school. I sometimes get in these "self-pitying" moods, and no one, not even my family or my husband, understands.

[Beruche]

*sigh* Well I definitly know what you are all talking about and by just ingnoring it won't go away. Sometimes I feel so depressed that I want to die in fact once I tried to kill myself (it didn't work). I also know what you mean about people not understanding. For years my mother just ignored it and told me to ignore it and at least pretend to act like nothing is wrong but luckily I've started getting help for. Although so far I have been having bad experiances with doctors. I've been talking Zoloft for four months now and if anything I've gotten more depressed. Even so I think its good to see somebody about it if it lasts for a long time.

[Mijada]

Yeah I get that way too sometimes but the feelings usually go away after about a week. It's good to talk to someone about it. Whenever I start feeling depressed about something I always try and remember that there are others that have it a lot worse than I do. When I lived at home, my mother never took me seriously or listened to my problems either. Partly because she had problems of her own. I still think she should have tried harder though. She always thought only "crazy" people needed to see psychiatrists or talk about their problems. I know that isn't true though. I even read somewhere that it is estimated that 1 in 3 people need to see a psychiatrist.

[Babes_Cat]

Originally posted by Lisa Whelchel Forever


I would. My mother doesn't understand. She says she does but no one does unless they are going through the same thing as me. She gets mad when I get into one of my "ignore" personalities but she doesn't understand that I just can't help it

I get you! :D

[MyStErIoUs ChIck]

I have bi-polar (manic depression)...so yeah....I get
depressed quite a bit and I'll continue to be this way
until I go to the psychiatrist or get meds. Hopefully
that'll help. All of you people who get depressed a
lot should see a doc. Convince your parents somehow
to take you because it's very important.

[DJM77]

Wow this is sad. I can sympathize with anyone who struggles with depression because I struggle with it myself. I'm 24 and I have struggled with it for most of my life. When I was 11 I was diagnosed as having chronic depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. I was put into a psychiactric hospital on two different occasions when I was younger. The second time was when I was 14 and I was very suicidal. I met a doctor there that put me on Anafranol (sp?). It helped a lot. I just wasn't on the right medicine before then. I have had a lot more problems with depression since then but it hasn't been as near as severe as it was before I got put in the hospital for the second time. I haven't been suicidal for over ten years. I'm currently taking wellbutrin and luvox. Psychiatrists aren't for everyone but I highly reccomend that anyone who is depressed for an extended amount of time see one. One visit won't hurt but it could help.

[Babes_Cat]

Originally posted by MyStErIoUs ChIck
I have bi-polar (manic depression)...so yeah....I get
depressed quite a bit and I'll continue to be this way
until I go to the psychiatrist or get meds. Hopefully
that'll help. All of you people who get depressed a
lot should see a doc. Convince your parents somehow
to take you because it's very important.

I have seen so many shrinks that I just dont wanna see anymore. i wont see anymore.

[Liza]

Oh my goodness, you guys have all gotten me really worried! I suffered from clinical depression for five years. At first I had no idea what was wrong, but my mom noticed and signed me up for counseling. The first counselor did nothing at all - and I had to switch. The social worker that I went to afterwards was wonderful.

GUYS, if you feel you aren't connecting with whoever you're seeing, SEE SOMEBODY ELSE. There is no room for compromise when you're battling depression. You need to feel free to speak your mind, or else you'll never find a peace of mind.

As to those of you that aren't in counseling, I have to say, you owe it to yourself to speak to your parents and find someone fast. It's not something that you can conquer on your own. Aside from your own feelings, depression can cause you to lose focus, have irregular eating habbits, and grades will drop. I almost lost my admission to college because my grades were so affected. Please guys, find someone to talk to. It's good to talk to friends, but there is only so much that your peers know. A trained person can do so much more.

I hope nobody thinks I'm trying to preach or anything, it's just that this is something I know a lot about, and I really don't want to see any of you make it harder on yourselves.

[DJM77]

Originally posted by dawsongirl
I think we need to start our own little self-help group where we just talk to each other about our problems. Sometimes talking to a peer can help a lot. Would anyone want to do that?

I would be glad to take part in that.

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by DJM77
I would be glad to take part in that.

Great! Whoever wants to participate, so to speak, PM me. We'll set something up. :)

[InspectorExstead]

umm...ya! too the point where i was about to kill myself. literally. i planned my funeral i wondered about EVERYTHING. if they would have a special thing at school, would anyone miss me...blahblahblah, if my parents would cry at the funeral, if i would wear black, what would happen to my room....the whole nine yards. school and home life has been better. but it's kinda a little better. but like the other day i was sitting in comp. just typing and all...and boom, i just felt so sad. it was so weird. just really weird.

i was gonna get a peer counselor but i can't find any of those form thingys in school...seriously they talk about it on the pa everyday, you'd think they'd have a couple of flyers.


anyway...what's really annoying is whenever you're really depressed and all everyone's constintanly going "are you ok?" "You look so sad." "you look bummed" "omg what happened" "hey...what's wrong" "why?" it's like "SHUT UP PPL."

i've tried asking my mom to take me to go see a shrink. once i even told her it was part of a career interview and all...how pathetic. but she can't accept it. my dad has depression and i get a lot of stuff from him.

anway....anyone here a peer mentor/counselor? pm if you are. tanky tanky.

[disturbed child]

YES! Oh Christ, yes. I've been suffering from depression for about 2 years now. Life is just so small and meaningless to me. I hate getting out of bed. I go to school and just isolate myself from everybody. Then I come home and sleep. All I ever do when I'm at home is sleep and cry. I'm miserable. I feel alone. It's horrible. I think about suicide and think up things to write in a suicide note. It's pretty bad... every little thing is such a difficult task for me anymore. I no longer get enjoyment out of life. I don't look forward to anything anymore. I'm just an empty, lost soul... a member of the dead walking among the living. It's awful that other people feel this wasy as well. So many peopl don't realize that depression is actually a serious thing. My depression is more than just the typical teenage thing. It goes WAAAAY beyond that. But, unfortunately, people think that teenagers are just whiney and mope around over stupid stuff. They don't realize that some of us actually do have a serious problem.

I do think we should start a support group. It could help.

[Beruche]

Originally posted by dawsongirl

I think we need to start our own little self-help group where we just talk to each other about our problems. Sometimes talking to a peer can help a lot. Would anyone want to do that?

I thinks that a good idea and I'll be a part of it if you all ever start something like that.

[MyStErIoUs ChIck]

Originally posted by Teddys_Gurl


I have seen so many shrinks that I just dont wanna see anymore. i wont see anymore.

not necessarily a shrink but a real doc that
can diagnose what your problem is (if you
haven't seen one already). I meant to say
that people who are depressed so often
should get checked out so they know what
the hell is wrong with them. It's actually a
relief once you know. Atleast it was for me
because I know what my problem is now
and I'm going to get it taken care of. I've
never been to a psychiatrist, but I'm not
so sure I really want to see one. It might
make me feel pretty uncomfortable spilling
my guts out to someone. I've always kept
things to myself. So, what's it like talking
to a shrink? do they interrogate you and
stuff??

[Hollow]

I aint really goin thu depression right now but im startin to feel depressed alot lately. Usually when im depressed i cry for no reason and listen to really bad music and watch bad tv shows that i aint allowed to watch and think about smokin my mom's cigarettes