Ask HN: Are you depressed? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by werber » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:23 AM UTC

pcbro141 wrote: post #2

I'm curious how everyone here is doing mentally. Do you consider yourself depressed, whether or not you've been clinically diagnosed?

I dealt with depression when I was younger, and being completely isolated due to the current world situation has brought it back. I am situationally depressed from a lack of human contact. I feel awful on a regular basis, and I wish more people would come out and just say it now. It's not rare or precious or embarrassing, it's just being human.

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by ptrhvns » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:23 AM UTC

I'm not a doctor, of course, but for those who are depressed, but where it's not debilitating, or where you are not suffering from some kind of clinical depression where you need medical attention, I highly recommend that you immediately purchase the book "Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life" by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, and put that information into practice as soon as you can.

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by sad-throwaway » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:23 AM UTC

I've been off anti-depressants for a few months, having been on SSRIs for about a year.

I mostly feel fine off my meds, though lately I am finding it harder to stay positive. Random negative thoughts surface more often, and it's difficult at times to deal with them. I think the current situation with lockdown and covid is having a toll on my mental health.

I'm not depressed, but I'm scared I may end up depressed again...

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by greenduck » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:24 AM UTC

I feel like I should leave these here:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association: 1-800-662-HELP

National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK

Free Crisis Text Helpline: 741-741

Trevor project Helpline (crisis intervention specialized in LGBT issues) : 1-866-488-7386

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by anonymous18391 » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:24 AM UTC

karmazon wrote: post #5

I want to kill myself so I'm gonna go with "yes"

You can reach out to a suicide prevention hotline at (800) 273-8255. I've called multiple times before and they have gotten me through rough patches.

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by trzeci » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:24 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #7

I badly need my three year old to be in kindergarten so my wife can have six hours a day of just one child and possibly claim back part of our house and energy levels from the abyss. I'm counting the days to next September.

I feel you, myself I have two toddlers (2, 4) that was a life change for me. Responsibility, scream, lack of sleep, inability to what I used to do to get some energy boost. Which escalated during working from home.

No advice from my side, as I haven't found any good way. Take care,

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:25 AM UTC

karmazon wrote: post #5

I want to kill myself so I'm gonna go with "yes"

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Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by agumonkey » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:25 AM UTC

We're not in the best decade either. Surely it makes things harder when very often you consider climate catastrophe, collapse, post pandemic economics. Your mental strength is seriously challenged.

Someone told me about talklife app. Never tried it but for english speakers it might be of use.

Also more and more I think it's good to cut off if possible, time off in the green is surprisingly "replenishing".

g'luck

Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:25 AM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #7

I badly need my three year old to be in kindergarten so my wife can have six hours a day of just one child and possibly claim back part of our house and energy levels from the abyss. I'm counting the days to next September.

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Re: Ask HN: Are you depressed?

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Post by ksd482 » Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 1:25 AM UTC

ptrhvns wrote: post #22

I'm not a doctor, of course, but for those who are depressed, but where it's not debilitating, or where you are not suffering from some kind of clinical depression where you need medical attention, I highly recommend that you immediately purchase the book "Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life" by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, and put that information into practice as soon as you can.

Thanks for the recommendation. Do you have personal experience with this book? Do you mind sharing your thoughts on the book as well as the practice of mindfulness meditation?