Have you ever suffered from deep depression? Not the kind where you break up with someone and youre sad a day or two, I mean DEEP, BLACK-HOLE , pleasure is impossible Depression-when its a decision to get up in the morning type depression?
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Yes. It is a hard thing to deal with.
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Yes, I've been in that black pit where no light reaches. It was horrific, and I hope never to go back there.
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Yes and about a month ago I decided I don't want to live like that anymore. I'm on meds now and life is much better....100% better.
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Yes, it's really quite common. Especially in the "always on, always in touch, keep pushing yourself" world we live in (especially in the US). There are two types of depression. Chemical imbalance where you should work with a doctor and maintain yourself on drugs. Read up on seratonine (sp?) receptors. Simple misfiring in the brain, that with meds can be corrected either long term or short term meds. There is also situational depression. Loss of loved one, job, things just don't seem to be going well. With either one, I recommend seeing a therapist, explain your position and see what they think. Remember, see more than one. The brian is the most complex organ in the body. If you have a chemical imbalance, a bit of talk therapy will be needed to see how you progress with the meds. Do not get discouraged if the first pill you take doesn't get you out of depression. It can take weeks or months. If it is situational, talk therapy with short term meds work wonders. Also, remember, your shrink is not there to judge you, only to help you. Also, take solice in knowing you are not alone with depression.
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No not like that. Even when my ex served papers on me I got so pissed it spurred me into action. I got custody of the kids. Needed to do that because she was/is mentally ill.
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I'm suffering from deep depression right now, it was caused by my girlfriend cheating and leaving me and also to add insult to injury she infected me with a STI from her cheating as well, she knew she had it and let me get infected. I feel crushed, i loved her and would have done anything for her, she ment everything to me and she treated me like that, she finished with me in a really horrible way on the phone. My thoughts and emotions are all over the place, i hear that she is out on the town having a great time and i doubt she has even given me a second thought. I've had the worst month of my life and decided to go to the doctor yesterday and ask for help, i've got some citalopram which should help me. I feel that i've hit rock bottom, i honestly feel like i din't care if i went to bed tonight and never woke up again. Even though she treated me so badly i'm having trouble dealing with my emotions, its difficult to go from loving someone to all of a sudden they aren't there anymore and they are out with other people. I'm obsessing over it, i hoping the tablets will help me.
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I've been fighting depression since I was a young child. As in "can barely get out of bed to use the bathroom" depression. Have tried numerous therapists and just about every medication available. A happy relationship has brought me a long way but it's still a daily battle to keep my head above water.
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Yes and i used to constantly want out. I then met my boyfriend, I have still have horrible bad days, but reading other peoples problems on here make me realise that my problems are only minor. There is people out there with severe disability, my disability is in my head, I still have the use of my limbs.
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I haven't, but I really feel for those who have. It must be a horrible feeling that you probably don't see an end to. I hope that those feeling that way are able to get help with their depression without feeling like something is "wrong" with them. There is nothing wrong with asking for help.
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No, I haven't. Some days I feel down and think my life sucks, but that feeling passes in a day or so, and I am back to being a pretty happy girl. There are certain times when issues will create a degree of sadness in me, but I always reassure myself that things aren't as bad as some people have it, and the sun will come up tomorrow and things will look brighter. I have the deepest empathy for people like yourself who suffer from mind-numbing depression. I can only agree with the others here who have suggested seeing a doctor and finding meds to deal with it. I wish you the best.
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Yes definitely. Most of time in fact and its F****ng horrible
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I've suffered through it that badly once. No reason, no rhyme. Just all of a sudden I started sinking and by the time I realized that it wasn't normal I had almost completely stopped eating, was sleeping so much that when I woke up I would have headaches so I'd go back to sleep, and was pretty much a useless lump of flesh. Thankfully my family pulled me out and opened my eyes. I probably would have just died if they hadn't.
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