I've been depressed my entire life, what is it like to not be depressed?

To my be depressed you will feel happier, as if you have less worries in the world. You can feel this way too! How about starting up a chat with me sometime soon?

To not to be depressed... is like taking your blindfold off... You see so much more beauty and how blind you have been all your life, and you learn how to appreciate the littlest of things,

Even with depression, anyone can experience the joys in life as someone who does not have depression. When you feel happy, you are feeling what it's like without depression at that exact moment in time. It's a wonderful feeling, treasure it.

Trust me it's amazing when you consciously try to pull your self out of depression and not be depressed is such a relief. You'll actually enjoy once you start ignoring the things that depress you.

Its hard for a lot of people to remember what its like to not feel depressed. For the most part its being happy and free especially from worry like.

To not be depressed is to have hope and feel that even if circumstances are not the best that there is a silver lining to everything. Being able to find reasons to be grateful is also a way out of the depth of depression.

How do you know that you've been depressed all your life? Perhaps you have had a hard life but there were nice moments too. Have you ever experienced joy? Have you ever laughed?

Even for people who became depressed later, it's hard to remember, but I would say it's just the general concept of enjoying stuff. People will still get sad/desperate/unmotivated/numb at times, but only in response to an event, not as a general state. And over all, they just enjoy stuff, they get high hopes. they don't dread waking up etc.

Even though I have been diagnosed as depressed, my symptoms are very well managed by medications prescribed by my doctor. The feeling is like being freed from something inside yourself. For me the feelings of apathy and nonchalant behavior that made me so frustrated with myself have faded away. I can pride myself in my work, focus, have supportive relationships, and attain my goals with less resistance from the chemical imbalance in my brain. Not having depression does not mean you never feel sad. Things will still bother you, cause you pain, and make you worry. But you know that those feelings will not last forever.

Being depressed shadows your mind from seeing the possibilities in the world. Everything you see as a depressed person is darker and gloomier. If you are not depressed life will be a journey with endless possibilities. You will see the brighter side of things and move forward.