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Re: I will never not talk about my depression

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Post by newmnhn » Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 3:37 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #54

newmnhn wrote: post #13

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Huge difference between "feeling depressed" and "being unable to function on a daily basis due to a medical condition called depression". Sick leave is appropriate if a person is sick. Depression can take over your life and make you unable to work. If sick leave does not exist for a depressed person they either become dependent on family or just get fired, risking homelessness, credit problems, increased chances of s…

OK, I wish I could just go on sick leave for 4 months due to being unable to function on a daily basis due to a medical condition.

In a lot of places, _you can_ friend!

Re: I will never not talk about my depression

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Post by t0mbstone » Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 4:12 PM UTC

gfody wrote: post #116

t0mbstone wrote: post #108

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What do you call it when your wife who you deeply love develops schizophrenia and bi-polar tendencies less than a year after you get married and then you sacrifice your 20's to take care of her only for her to end up killing herself, and then you feel sad and try to block the sad memories that make you feel depressed by working all the time and putting yourself to sleep every night for the next ten years by drinking…

depression is about what you can and can't do regardless the shit you've been through - I won't put a label on your life experience, but if you can function well and enjoy it you're probably not depressed

> if you can function well and enjoy it you're probably not depressed

“Depression affects all personalities and can look very different in various people,” says Jodi Aman, psychotherapist and author of “You 1, Anxiety 0: Win Your Life Back from Fear and Panic.”

“A highly functioning person can be suffering invisibly too,” she says.

https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/this-is-what-hi...

Re: I will never not talk about my depression

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Post by gfody » Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 6:59 PM UTC

t0mbstone wrote: post #122

gfody wrote: post #116

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depression is about what you can and can't do regardless the shit you've been through - I won't put a label on your life experience, but if you can function well and enjoy it you're probably not depressed

> if you can function well and enjoy it you're probably not depressed “Depression affects all personalities and can look very different in various people,” says Jodi Aman, psychotherapist and author of “You 1, Anxiety 0: Win Your Life Back from Fear and Panic.” “A highly functioning person can be suffering invisibly too,” she says. https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/this-is-what-hi...

I stick to my point and tbh you should talk to a doctor or get a diagnosis from someone deeply familiar with the dsm and not self diagnose and self treat. fwiw I can appreciate you're carrying emotional pain and suffering and it's common we throw around the word "depression" casually to describe this stuff but I don't think you're clinically depressed until it starts overriding your executive function .. it's all a scale of course and you could be heading in a direction so either way talking to a doctor would be good for you

Re: I will never not talk about my depression

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Post by t0mbstone » Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 10:31 PM UTC

gfody wrote: post #123

t0mbstone wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> if you can function well and enjoy it you're probably not depressed “Depression affects all personalities and can look very different in various people,” says Jodi Aman, psychotherapist and author of “You 1, Anxiety 0: Win Your Life Back from Fear and Panic.” “A highly functioning person can be suffering invisibly too,” she says. https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/this-is-what-hi...

I stick to my point and tbh you should talk to a doctor or get a diagnosis from someone deeply familiar with the dsm and not self diagnose and self treat. fwiw I can appreciate you're carrying emotional pain and suffering and it's common we throw around the word "depression" casually to describe this stuff but I don't think you're clinically depressed until it starts overriding your executive function .. it's all a s…

Thank you for the advice! I appreciate it

Re: I will never not talk about my depression

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Post by norvvryo » Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 12:17 AM UTC

fastasucan wrote: post #93

mahathu wrote: post #34

> although the Covid-19 pandemic definitely hasn’t helped If anything, people who have experienced depression before would be more capable and resilient when dealing with the pandemic restrictions. Because they're used to dealing with negativity. I know at least that was the case with me and some friends of mine who are also affected.

Also, there can be some peace in knowing the whole world is shit down, and everyone is sitting at home surfing the web, for those who struggle with lonelyness.

For a while, yeah. After a few months of seclusion, I felt completely trapped with no way out. Knowing you're not alone in your situation doesn't make being alone in your life feel any better.

I had started working on my social skills at the end of 2019. I began going out again in January or February of this year and I still haven't made back the progress I lost during the lockdown.