Explaining Depression
Hello! I'm BunnyBoo, and I want to explain as simply as possible what depression feels like to me, and why so many people don't actually understand how it feels.
First, I'm going to explain what people think depression is. Most people understand depression as always being sad, or lonely, but that's not always true. I have depression, but I still feel happy sometimes, and I still get excited and other good emotions. It just feels like the bad emotions are overpowering sometimes.
People also think depression is just a thing that you can get over, it's just temporary, it will go away on it's own, it's probably not even a real thing. This is false. Depression is like being lost in a thick fog, and there's no way out. Not alone, that is. Getting help for depression is the first step to healing.
Another problem is too many people fake depression, and it's really just not a good thing to do. When people find out that they don't really have depression, they begin to lose trust in those who really do have depression, and began to try and speak out about it. Please don't fake depression.
Depression isn't the same for all people. It can effect different people in different ways. It makes me always look down on myself, and causes me to have Panic Attacks and anxiety. It also gives me this empty feeling in my stomach. It makes me super self consious, and I can get my feelings hurt extremely easily. I can be swayed easily, especially if someone is critisizing me, but it also can make me really mad and make me lash out at people.
This is how I've explained depression to the best of my abilities. If you have any questions, you can ask them, and I'll try to answer them!
@BunnyBooUwU
if only other people could understand this. Right.
I feel a bit extreme in my feelings, as I feel very excited and happy at the first sign of a good thing, and then I get frustrated and very sad when I hear just a hint of bad news. Is this depression or bipolar depressive mania?
@BunnyBooUwU
There are a number of factors that may increase the chance of depression, including the following: Abuse. Past physical, sexual, or emotional abuse can increase the vulnerability to clinical depression later in life.
Research suggests that depression does not spring from simply having too much or too little of certain brain chemicals. Rather, there are many other possible causes of depression, including faulty mood regulation by the brain, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events, medicines, and medical problems.
