Why do I feel depressed even when my life is going great?
Anonymous
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May 30, 2020
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It generally happens when your true self is actually wanting to pursue another area subconsciously. So when you feel so, it's time to recognize what your inner self is wanting you to go for. But yet you are busy in focussing the outer world. For that to happen you need turn inward and spend some time daily. Do gudied meditations. Turn inward. When you start observing yourself gradually your true self opens up. Thereby you get clarity on how to come out of it. So if you keep on channelize your energies inward , the clarity will become a natural trait of you.
SarahR0SE
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Jun 7, 2020
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Depression isn't always related to what's currently going on in our life. Depression can be caused by chemical inbalance and also past traumas and unresolved issues. Try not to be too hard on yourself, even if youre life is going OK, it's perfectly normal to get bouts of depression. If you are really struggling I would suggest going to a doctor or trained counsellor. Especially if your depression lasts for over 2 weeks and /or it is effecting your ability to cope in everyday life. You could try some mindfulness techniques when you are having down days as well as using 7 cups to chat. I hope this helps
Sugarlife24
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Jun 18, 2020
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Sometime even if people have eveything they had wished for they still feel depressed.
I hope i never get to see people die because they never got a single person to share his or her thoughts.
Most of people i fount here are like ok i'm dont with my Risponsblity by posting about an actor's death or just to talk about it 2 or 3 days and done.
Only few among these or other who still have'nt reacted know who must attention it really needs.
Except few Whenever we find a person getting emotional or needs time and attention we skip to listen that person.
The only reason is we don't want to get involved with it.
Guys if someone is tryin' talk to u about something emotional please talk because u need to understand that person have choosen u to know about it and expected your help ever if they say they dont need it. They might pretend to others thst they r happy but within they seek for someone's help. Its your moral duty to listen.
Just by listening you can help that person it get out of an emotional breakdown. Help that person in best posible way.
Life will always get u in a lot of problem and everyone of us face it, but thats not an issue. Issue is when u start to think that only u r facing it.
Anonymous
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Jun 18, 2020
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This probably means that you are not completely over certain issues that you have been dealing with. It is important to not pretend that everything is okay but rather go over your feelings and understand why you are feeling this way. Perhaps you are still struggling with unresolved or supressed traumas that you have put on the side. Feeling depressed even when life is going great can indicate that you may be stuck somewhere from your past and have not yet fully gotten over it. Perhaps it has nothing to do with your past but you are simply aching for more achievement your life.
mentalhealthhelp2020
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Jun 28, 2020
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Felling down is not being strange, as human being we shouldn’t be harsh on ourselves felling bad and asking for help is totally okay because people are here to help you understand what is going wrong. Just having someone listen to you can be a huge step forward. Life is really stressful just in general, some of us are pressured to look, fell, or be a certain way.
This makes us think that our life is going well but sometimes when your mental health is down it takes more than life’ going great to overcome it. First step is to talk about it.
lailallama
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Jul 1, 2020
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Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain, which unfortunately means that feeling depressed can happen regardless of whether or not there are additional external triggers for it. It doesn't mean you aren't grateful for the good things about life, or that you're just being overdramatic, it is a very real condition, and its symptoms can be improved with therapy and/or medication. If you are experiencing chronic depression, please seek help and know that things can and will get better. You may not feel great now but you won't feel this way forever. You don't have to struggle alone, you are loved and cared about.
ssruthi12
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Jul 1, 2020
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This is a totally valid feeling that many people have. I've had a very insightful conversation with a friend about this that I will share- what we were talking about was that there are two states of happiness- there is your external happiness, which is defined by what you do and who you are around, and there is your internal happiness/ sense of peace, which is defined by how you feel about yourself and how you are doing. When "life is going great", you are probably referring to your external state of being, whether it be academically, socially, etc. It is completely valid to be surrounded by great people and progress really well on the outside, but still be depressed or lost on the inside. The external state can not completely fulfill or achieve stable happiness. Your sense of self also needs to be in sync with this, and at times, may even matter more than whatever it is you do on the outside. Achieving a state of peace with yourself, accepting who you are, and acknowledging where you are in life can help with offsetting the depressed feelings. It is very important to balance your internal and external states of being.
globalRainfall50
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Jul 2, 2020
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Sometimes we think we know what will make us happy, but when we get it we're not as happy as we think we would be. So in our minds we have everything we want, but in reality there's still something missing.
It's important to examine yourself and make sure that aside from just external circumstances, your internal frame of mind is in the right place. Practicing meditation, praying if you believe in a higher power, trying to live your values, and helping people are all things that can help you find meaning in your life. I hope this is a helpful answer.
Earthling22
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Jul 5, 2020
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When you feel depressed despite having an active life, it is important to ask yourself if you are satisfied with your life. Is it that your life is going great by the standards of the people that surround you or is it geniunly great for you but you feel like something or someone that makes you feel happy is missing? To see what is causing your feelings evaluating the things you are happy about and those that your not happy about may help you arrive at the cause. Make sure that your life is going great by your standards and expectations, that is the first step of being able to enjoy your present
Anonymous
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Jul 8, 2020
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Depression is incredibly unremitting in that it does not discriminate between people's situations in life. Though it can be triggered environmentally, it's the result of a chemical imbalance that can leave you feeling incredibly down regardless of your circumstance. We can start feeling frustrated or even invalidated for how we're feeling because we don't believe we have a 'reason' to be depressed. But this is not how depression works. This is why seeking out professional help if you're feeling depressed is so important - professional resources can help us to process these feelings, and point us towards ways to improve our mental health that acknowledge that we don't have to be having an obviously hard time to be struggling.
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