What does depression feel like?

it is...laying in bed before you start your day and telling yourself that you don't care, you don't care if you fail or if you get fired. Then from the back of your head you head " Yes you do and here is 347 reasons why."

A meme summed it up perfectly for me. Having depression is not caring at all. Having anxiety is caring too much. Having them both is the ultimate battle within ones self.

It's not a fun experience. As someone who has them both, the anxiety portion is being hours awake in bed wondering if my boyfriend of 2 years still loves me and if I'm going to do well on that test next month. With depression on top of it, it's thinking that you aren't good enough for anyone and that you will indefinitely fail. Having anxiety and depression is driving several hours just to see a good counselor for half an hour and paying for expensive medications that will only start working 6 weeks of being on them, with slim chances of working at all. It's something I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Most often than not, depression and anxiety go hand in hand. The overpowering feeling of being depressed can make a person anxious of meeting new people, going out or even doing basic household tasks. Persons living with depression constantly faces criticism from themselves. They feel inferior and constantly blame themselves for their sadness. People suffering from depression and anxiety are not always depressed or anxious. The feeling change for a period of time and then return. Due to this, many patients do not choose to socialize due to their fluctuating behaviour. If we can treat a person with depression and anxiety the same way as we treat a person with a sprain or a broken arm, we can help them more than we think.

you think you have one? if not, don't even try to find out what that's like, because you are so lucky. if you do, then tell me the symptoms, I can't cure you but I can tell you if you need to see a doctor.

It's like feeling completely alone. Depression feels like I'm completely alone and no body can ever understand me, and then the anxiety kicks in and I'm too afraid to try to reach out. It's like I"m locked in a cage, but I'm the one who has the key. I just can't bring myself to let myself out.

Well I didn't know what it was at first.i thought it was my heart or blood pressure.onve I realised I got some help with how to deal with it.

Like you're not the one you were once. It's like agony but drowning at the same time. You sometimes feel that you need help but you never want to say it ti yourself.

Having depression and anxiety is very hard to cope with because one part of you wants to succeed and do well, but the other part of you is not motivated enough and feels like nothing is worth doing as it all ends up meaningless. It feels like you don't want to do anything and you do not care for the consequences. However, you're in a state of constant panic and anxiety as you have a fear of failing. When coping with this it's important to reach out for help. That's what we are for!

It's like being trapped in a cage with the door open, but you dont have the courage to walk out the door and you sit and resent yourself for it.

Anxiety makes you scared and worried to do anything, even as small as going outside or going to a public place (for me anyway) and so anxiety keeps you inside a lot and for me, it makes me a social hermit (meaning I can't take the first step to talk to someone in person, I get too nervous) So that results to not going out, not talking to anyone, being scared to go out of your comfort bubble and doing something and so that eventually turns in to depression, (once again, for me. Everyone deals with it differently) and depression for me is when all of you energy has been drained out and you have no motivation to do anything and all you can do is think about how terrible your life is at the moment. And all you can do is focus on the negative.

Imagine living in a world where you're not interested by anything, where you have no energy or emotion left to do anything or care about anything. Living in this gray scale world leaves you with no joy or love but just your own brain constantly thinking about whats coming or whats happened, always worried about whats around the corner.

Over thinking things, not able do work on what you want to do, thinking in all-our-nothing terms and thinking everything is your fault

It's not a fun feeling. Depression makes me feel like I have nothing inside and I'm just sad. Some people experience it worse than others. But as for me when I really had it, it was bad and I even thought about suicide. I'm better now and I got stronger from it.

Anxiety and depression are like bff's. They both work together to make life tough. It's a challenge.

It's like your mind is trapped inside of a cage that only has nad memories or bad experiences, you feel like drowning and no one can save you, because you don't feel safe with no one. It's a lonely "place", something that i don't wish to people. It's hard to get out of there but i trully believe that everyone can do it.

To have depressiona and anxiety feels like lightning and thunder at the same time. It is a storm brewing.

Its a cage inside society everything goes on where you just stand still afraid to do something wrong

It sucks. With me I feel like they can both contribute to the other and that sucks. It can be hard to deal with sometimes but talking to a counselor or professional helped me.

To have depression and anxiety its like always being sad and nervous. For me i am always tired and i dont eat that much. With depression its like carrying around a 50lbs weight with you all the time.

It's like driving a BMW with out driving licence...everything seem wrong food is directly connected to puke ..sleep is directly connected to seductives

Its pretty difficult to discribe its like you don't want to get out of bed in the morning but your worried about everything your gonna miss if you don't

It's really hard, you feel like there's nothing that can make you feel better. I felt like i'm not worth for anything and i'm not good enough for anyone. I felt so empty inside and it just didn't go away. I suffered from depression few years and the thing which helped me was that i have found a few people who can make me feel like they actually care about me and helped me see the things in better way. I'm still struggling from anxiety although it's much better. I have a big support from my loved ones and that really helps me out.

It's like there's a heavy elephant sitting on top of you in the middle of a shopping mall. You're being pressed down by your depression to where you don't feel as inclined to participate or anything. You feel sad and worthless and it gets really tiring to feel this way, so you end up being tired all of the time. But anxiety keeps you stressed and awake at night so you never sleep as much as you like. The anxiety is why I said "in the middle of a shopping mall." It feels like everyone's just waiting on you to mess up or that they're always pointing out your flaws and weaknesses--even when they aren't. It makes you worry about every little thing, even things that have a very low percent of happening; unrealistic things. Having both anxiety and depression is a very hard thing to have to deal with, but it can get better with support from others, patience, and time taken for self-appreciation and self-acceptance.

In my own personal experience with having depression and anxiety its very difficult at times. Sometimes you don't want to leave the house and with anxiety you constantly feel worried and feel like everything will go wrong. Sometimes its so bad where you need medication to help relieve symptoms of both/.

it is drowning in your own pool. it is dragging a rock wherever you go. It is wanting to be happy but you aren't able to be. it is waking up everyday and wanting to go things but feeling like you aren't able too emotionally and physically. Depression is a horrible thing and I do not wish it upon anybody.

The world seems very cloudy and grey when you compare it to your past. Your dreams are always full of self doubt and feeling lost at times. Finding a way out seems impossible.

anxiety its about always thinking in the future, of what could go wrong or what things you can prevent; And depression is the opposite actually you think about the past so having bot can be a major pain

having depression feels like you have an excess weight upon you and it truly drags me down in everyday life situations. Anxiety makes me feel worthless and not being able to do anything right

depression and anxiety is very stressful way of living,often times people living without depression perceive depression as sadness which can be overcome by the persons suffering from it.depression howerver is a chronic condition of continual sadness which is not based on any physical limiting condition depression and anxiety manifest irrespective of the persons financial or professional achievement it is characterized by intense feeling of worthlessness emptiness and deep unfathomable pain the suffer constantly feel they are living a aimless life