depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Depression Pt. 2
When you are low, you don’t really want to do anything. You just want to lay in bed and sleep. Truth be told, it is bad for you when you just keep sleeping. I have done it many times in the past. I realized it isn’t good. Every time I woke up I would feel even more sleepy than before. When sleeping so much, you won’t eat. Your body does need nutrition. It is important to eat, even if you wake up and eat then fall asleep again. It is still good to eat no matter what happens.
By Jasmin Eddy7 years ago in Psyche
Depression
Everyone has their different ways of dealing with depression. Some things may work for you and other things may not work at all. First thing first. Don't cut. Don't make scars on your body because you are depressed. You are a beautiful person whether you are a male or female. You are beautiful and cutting doesn't help. It may feel like it does, but it doesn't. My little sister used to cut because of what happened in our life. Now she is doing better after finding someone to talk about what is happening.
By Jasmin Eddy7 years ago in Psyche
Depression...
Depression. What can be done to help it or mask its pain? Take medication? Go to therapy? We are advised to do these things to numb the pain, to bury the demons we try so hard to get rid of. We are advised that the professionals know how we feel, how we function, and how we live. But in fact, we are the only ones who know how it is to live with demons that eat us from the inside out!
By Courtney Regan7 years ago in Psyche
In My Darkest Hour
Natural instinct is to want to live forever, but not all of us feel that way. I can empathise with those who take their own lives or want the pain to go away. Depression and the feeling of hopelessness when living with a chronic illness are clearly different, but those feelings of emptiness and wishing the pain would go away can be incredibly harrowing to someone who wakes up every single day in pain.
By Titanium Jen7 years ago in Psyche
What Depression Looks Like
Her face fills up with a smile which you could tell is genuine from her eyes. When you talk she listens. She goes that extra mile to make you feel good and validated. No, she doesn’t say what you do is stupid. Because she knows what it feels like when someone hints the least negative thing.
By Blessed Night7 years ago in Psyche
A Way to Sum up My Depression
When people hear the word depression... it's often associated with sadness. This is one of the biggest misconceptions ever. Sadness is a common human emotion. It's something we feel when something goes wrong, like when you lose a loved one or when you go through a break up or divorce. Now depression is different. It's different because depression is being sad when everything in your life goes right.
By Shanelle Mahadew7 years ago in Psyche
Freshman Year + Depression
Disclaimer: The following is an edited version of a speech I gave three years ago titled “What Starts Here Changes The World” about my first semester at the University of Texas. It was one of five entries in a themed showcase titled “Firsts.” Some ideas have been elaborated upon or rewritten for clarity and grammatical purposes but nothing has been taken out. There are some topics discussed below that time has given me a new understanding or recollection of. That being said, I wanted to present my truth, whatever it may have been at the time. Enjoy.
By Devon Rooks7 years ago in Psyche
Depression
Depression has been an issue for me since the age of 14. I lost my mother to cancer. She was my best friend, someone who would love me unconditionally, someone who would go to bat for me, and she was my mother. At 14, I did not understand why I lost her. Why God decided to take her instead of someone else's mom. Why I had to go through losing a parent—through grieving.
By Brittany Rothenbuhler Smith7 years ago in Psyche
