How would you describe depression?
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Depression for me is like being in a room with no doors, Giving no opportunities, No hobbies and no fun too those that have it!
Depression has many stages that include 8 stages of mourning. Normal depression can last up to two weeks, anything longer leads into more serious cases. Symptoms varies from lack of concentration, sleep, motivation, confident, eating, hope, faith, and the list goes on.
Anonymous
January 6th, 2016 7:29pm
Depression is a constant low in your mood. You may find you're sleeping a bit more than usual, and don't want to go out much.
Some people describe depression as “living in a black hole†or having a feeling of impending doom, not just being "sad". There can be feelings of exhaust, or not wanting to move forward with life. Sometimes you feel as if there is nothing inside you. (But remember, these feelings do fade)
Anonymous
January 7th, 2016 3:05am
Like an invisible hand clutching at your throat. Also like a dark cloud, raining on your happiness. Like invisible people tearing you to bits. Making you become glass. Then they shatter you... and everything is gone.
At first like a grey and rainy day. You might comment on it but think nothing of it. Then the next day it rains. And the next. Soon its been raining for a full week and you haven't noticed that outside is black and storming.
A daily routine of sadness and hopelessness that you can't shake off. You cannot have a feeling of happiness or joy because of depression.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2016 3:37pm
I would describe depression as that negative, constantly complaining friend in your life -- the one that at first you thought you could tolerate and welcome, but throughout time, you realize it's just getting harder and harder to be around them, because their energy is just so bad. Depression is then that negative friend that you need to let go of, that you need to remind them there are good things in life, that you have to appreciate the beauty of life. It's hard to do so all the time, but it is possible. Sometimes you just have to let go of old friends and move on; you have to realize what's best for your own interest and health.
Depression is the inability to construct or envision a futur it's a dark, inescapable place, it's like being locked in a room with no light windows, or door...
It seems different for every person that I've spoken to, some are lonely, and some are just sad. When I had an issue, I felt alone, and helping people on this site made my days better. :)
Anonymous
January 7th, 2016 10:04pm
Depression is like a vortex of loneliness and a feeling of uselessness. It's really hard to break out of, purely because of the nature of it- you have an underlying want and need to have a purpose and have someone to talk to, but the depression ruins your mental state and steals away that drive from within you.
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.
Clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or more. And if it is in severe from you really need medical attention..as its due to the deficiency of serotonin in basal ganglia so you need to consult then with a psychiatrist..only counseling will not be helpful then..
Anonymous
January 8th, 2016 10:46pm
Depression is a feeling that leaves someone sad and angry with the object of their disaffection, constantly feeling alone and that nothing you do is good enough.
You know that feeling of weights being pushed against you. When you miss a step on a stair case and your stomach lurches. When you feel everything and nothing at once. It is like that but way much worse.
Depression is the weight on your chest. Depression is not getting excited about things you used to love. Depression is the tug on your heart when you hear something you didn't want to. Depression is being too tired to get out of bed in the morning, or too tired to even speak. It feels like nothing is enjoyable, and nothing can make you smile. It sucks.
a feeling of ever lasting wholes in your heart in which it feels like your dieing of breathlessness
Anonymous
January 9th, 2016 2:58pm
For me depression is like a big dark cloud. Sometimes it rains heavily, sometimes it is kinda quiet
depression feels very heavy and sometimes you may not understand what is happening. depression can affect people differently and some symptoms are: (1) crying alot and not wanting to enjoy activities, (2) sleeping all the time and not taking care of personal matters, and (3) not wanting to leave the house or have fun
Standing underneath a floor of glass, screaming and banging on it trying to get the attention of the rest of the world going about their lives without you. The problem is no-one can hear you or even knows you're trapped there.
Very nasty illness and it's a illness where you think about everything a just get upsets,it's really not nice x
Anonymous
January 10th, 2016 3:52am
Depression is like falling into an abyss of darkness. You feel this big emptiness in your chest and it hurts. You lose hope in everything, and you feel like you're worth nothing. Like a dementor, all of your happiness and life is sucked out of you. It's like being under a spell of sadness for all eternity.
By a simple quote,
“I didn’t want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that’s really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you’re so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.†– Ned Vizzini, It’s Kind Of A Funny Story
Depression is like drowning under water, except there's no sweet relief of death. On top of that, you have to pretend as though you can breathe under water, because everyone else seems to breathe just fine.
It's painful. Mentally and physically. It's tiring and it makes you feel so so down. It's such a bad feeling.
Anonymous
January 13th, 2016 5:45am
When I deal with depression, I feel down about nothing in particular. I lose all desire to do anything, and I feel uncomfortable and down about nothing
Many people use the word “depression†to explain these kinds of feelings, but depression is much more than just sadness. Some people describe depression as “living in a black hole†or having a feeling of impending doom.
Depression is a cloud hovering over me all the time. Sometimes the cloud envelops me, sometimes not.
Anonymous
January 13th, 2016 4:49pm
depression is much more than just sadness. Some people describe depression as “living in a black holeâ€.
A chemical state whereby a person has an excessive lack of motivation and general "do stuff" type of willpower which can stem from either psychological or physiological origins.
I would describe depression as a condition in which either you do not feel anything or you are highly emotional.And lacking the notion of self-worth and purpose.
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