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I built an app to fix my depression

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Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by bserge »

me_me_me wrote: post #63

It makes me sad when i read stories like that. I feel depressed. Doctor - Take these pills. I still feel sad. Doctor - Take more pills. Medication cures symptoms of depression but cannot fix the underlying problems causing it. Taking pill to feel happy again is a patchwork that will eventually burst catastrophically.

Nah, it's more of a cast or crutch or a wheelchair, gives you some space to start recovering. Or you might find that you need to rely on them for the rest of your life. Either way, it's better than nothing.

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by dsego »

teekert wrote: post #59
NalNezumi wrote: post #55

Read the blog post and also the other blog post in the page ( "Why discipline isn’t the answer to procrastination", "How to stick to good habits without being hard on yourself", "How fear of shame causes procrastination", "How fear of success causes procrastination"). I get the feeling that the author is in a situation a lot of people in HN could relate to: A situation where Performance Anxiety, Fear of missing out (…

I think, as op also insinuates, it is all about acceptance. Accepting one's shortcomings, accepting that you can't do everything you want(ed), that you wont become what you always dreamed of. Love yourself despite of what you think of as shortcomings, think of the things you did achieve (and the things you have, like a stoic philosopher). You are a pretty incredible being with pretty incredible skills. If only you ac…

Can't help myself, but I'm reminded of this sketch by Key & Peele that pushes accepting ones circumstances into the absurd. https://youtu.be/Ngk3VX405GE

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by mahathu »

Chris2048 wrote: post #78
Jaruzel wrote: post #61

To everyone berating this guy about 'not being very depressed': My depression is not your depression, and your depression is not theirs. Please stop judging.

Isn't telling people to stop judging at least as bossy? People die of depression, there's good reason there would be emotion going against its perceived over-usage.

I agree, thank you for pointing this out. I don't mean to take anything away from people putting in the effort and helping themselves. It's great. I just feel the term depression as a medical diagnosis is used a bit excessively.

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by thatcat »

Chris2048 wrote: post #78
Jaruzel wrote: post #61

To everyone berating this guy about 'not being very depressed': My depression is not your depression, and your depression is not theirs. Please stop judging.

Isn't telling people to stop judging at least as bossy? People die of depression, there's good reason there would be emotion going against its perceived over-usage.

While it can be trivializing to people who are truly depressed when the term is used superficially, you have to be careful not to assume that someones depression is superficial based on your perception. Just because someone isn't late stage clinically depressed doesn't mean they're not in some stage of that process.

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by teekert »

dsego wrote: post #82
teekert wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think, as op also insinuates, it is all about acceptance. Accepting one's shortcomings, accepting that you can't do everything you want(ed), that you wont become what you always dreamed of. Love yourself despite of what you think of as shortcomings, think of the things you did achieve (and the things you have, like a stoic philosopher). You are a pretty incredible being with pretty incredible skills. If only you ac…

Can't help myself, but I'm reminded of this sketch by Key & Peele that pushes accepting ones circumstances into the absurd. https://youtu.be/Ngk3VX405GE

:D Brilliant, what a peace of mind acceptance and a general positive attitude can give ;)

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by mikaelsouza »

me_me_me wrote: post #63

It makes me sad when i read stories like that. I feel depressed. Doctor - Take these pills. I still feel sad. Doctor - Take more pills. Medication cures symptoms of depression but cannot fix the underlying problems causing it. Taking pill to feel happy again is a patchwork that will eventually burst catastrophically.

Agreed. I've suffered from depression for so long and most psychiatrists I visited just told me to take some pills that made me feel numb and didn't fix the underlying issue.

Now I've been working with a therapist since January alongside with some pills and I feel so much better. Not only the depression symptoms are mostly gone, but I feel I know so much more about myself and now I can understand what made me feel like I did before.

Anyway, if you, dear reader, are suffering from depression, I recommend you to visit a therapist with an open mind.

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by coldtea »

Ardren wrote: post #23

I don't want to disparage anyone, and I will take a look at the app when it's back up, but I'm not even sure what depression is anymore. Mild flu symptoms is not a phrase I'd used. It's great that more people are talking about their mental health, and that it's becoming more acceptable to seek help. But the word "depression" has become so murky to me, I rarely know what people mean when they use it. Maybe I just don'…

>but I'm not even sure what depression is anymore. Mild flu symptoms is not a phrase I'd used.

Well, physically expressed it can be just like a mild flu...

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by coldtea »

GordonS wrote: post #72
danparsonson wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Talk to a doctor - self-medication is a risky endeavour, especially where mental health is concerned.

In an ideal world, sure. But not everyone is willing to talk to a doctor, or indeed anyone .

Then they have worse problems that their medication...

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by an_ko »

Jaruzel wrote: post #61

To everyone berating this guy about 'not being very depressed': My depression is not your depression, and your depression is not theirs. Please stop judging.

To everyone but them, this comment is noise. Please reply to their comments, not at top-level.

Re: I built an app to fix my depression

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Post by me_me_me »

bserge wrote: post #81
me_me_me wrote: post #63

It makes me sad when i read stories like that. I feel depressed. Doctor - Take these pills. I still feel sad. Doctor - Take more pills. Medication cures symptoms of depression but cannot fix the underlying problems causing it. Taking pill to feel happy again is a patchwork that will eventually burst catastrophically.

Nah, it's more of a cast or crutch or a wheelchair, gives you some space to start recovering. Or you might find that you need to rely on them for the rest of your life. Either way, it's better than nothing.

I am not saying that pills are bad.

Rather then, pill are not going to solve the root cause.

If your apendix is infected taking painkillers will mask the fact its going to bust and probably kill you.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't take painkillers while waiting for a surgeon to operate on you.

Maybe I should have been more precise in my original post.

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