How would you describe depression?

depression is a fog, when it hits, it eliminates your vision, you can't see clearly. it grows denser and denser until you can't see even the things which you knew were true and helpful. it goes away sometimes, but it's still around the edges waiting to cover your vision again. and there is nothing you can do to make it go away. i saw this on tumblr, and honestly this is the best description i've read of depression, coming from a person suffering from depression.

Personally... hell. There is a hole you find yourself in that seems to grow around you and over you. I wasn't one to sleep or sulk; it affected my day to day life actually. I was harsh and cold with those I loved. I pushed people away and held on to those that I didn't need around.

Depression is like an out of body experience. You know you're there but your mind feels likes it's elsewhere. It's like you're a dark pit of despair and every time you wake up in the morning you have to put on this shell of "happiness". You have to act like everything is alright to make others comfortable and to avoid the constant question of "what's wrong?" It's wanting to cry every second of every day, even if it's over something simple. It's wanting to sit in your pajamas all day and eat or not eat. It's wanting to be alone because when you feel pain that severe and real, distance seems like the only option because nobody will EVERY truly understand what you're feeling.

Depression is the absence of being able to really feel anything besides it. It can be overwhelming and nothing all at once, most of the time it is just exhausting... Moving on from depression is being able to see the world in color instead of just grey and bland all the time, it's experiencing things to a more full degree because depression can take that away from people. I'd describe it as life but with a thousand percent more static and discomfort. I'd describe it a thousand ways before I'd wish it on someone, but it's not anyone's fault for having it.

I would describe my depression as something I like to keep private. I consider my bad life choices to be the cause of my state of mind. I would say I woke up to my ACT and then became embarrassed by my own former self. If I could wipe the slate clean and start over I would count my blessings every day and realise that not everything is my fault. I would also acknowledge that I am a pretty okay person and I didn't need to be always playing to win. Find my passion and do that thing every day and be happy that it doesn't feel like work. To feel whole and complete and be surround by love one who want us to succeed as we do them is pretty dam amazing. Also I would know the most important job in the world! I would not listen to other people's opinions as these have in turn been my truth rather then following my gut reaction. My depression is caused mostly by my seeming to be over confident when the truth is I was breaking inside. Life is hard. We all need to surround ourselves by the people that truly want us to win= feel the love and be happy.

A long, painful twisted tunnel with very little light at the end with a lot of obsticles in the way - which is why we need to fight to reach the light at the end to obtain a balanced healthy happy life

Depression is like a war that goes on inside your mind that only you know about, Sometimes that war comes out of your mind and ends up in cuts on the outside of your body and that's when people start to know that there's a war going on inside your mind. Sometimes this war ends peacefully, Sometimes it ends horribly.

Depression is like being encased in water. You can still walk around but when you do you see no one else is surrounded by water. The water has immense pressure crushing your chest and the water slowly suffocates you. When you run out of air and start to lose consciousness, you do not fully go under. You are left in between consciousness and death until you can escape from the water

Like having a fistful of sand, and trying to keep every grain of sand in your fist. Cliche, but somedays, everything feels impossible.

Depression isn't always sadness and despair; it's often also the feeling of emptiness, of lack of emotions. It is crushing and consuming.

I would describe it as something that always eats away at your mind. I myself have depression, but it comes in waves. When I get hit with it from time to time, it's like a raging storm that just consumes and destroys everything. Even when I'm feeling at my best, I know it can hit me at anytime, no matter the situation.

Depression is a fog that distorts how you see things. It can feel like drowning. It can feel like you're alone. But everything that depression tells you is a lie.

Depression is like a darkness that is inside of you and as it passess through your body it takes away hope , love , joy , interest, and your left with this void of nothingness and your body just wants to sleep it off but it cant so your stuck feeling tired and miserable

Depression is like walking down a dark tunnel. others can see the light at the end of the tunnel which gives them motivation to carry on. While some can't see the light. when you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, you become hopeless and began to lose faith.

Depression can be described in so many different ways. It all depends on the stage of depression you are in. It can go from a black cloud over you to being in a hole so deep you can't get out.

I feel depression is one's own mindset for a situation in life. Every person has different outlook for everything in life.depression is just one outlook. One person can be depressed about something and some other may not even take it seriously. It is good to have positive attitude in every situation ,then depression won't be able to effect you.

Being surrounded in a black hole that I cant get out , that drives away all the positive things in life

It differs from person to person. For me, it was the empty feeling you feel inside even when you are surrounded by people, overthinking about each and every thing, feeling sick even when I was not.

Depression is a mental health condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyed. It goes beyond ordinary feelings of sadness and can significantly impact daily life, including sleep patterns, appetite, energy levels, concentration, and overall well-being. Individuals with depression may experience feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and a loss of self-esteem. It can also lead to physical symptoms such as changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, and unexplained aches or pains. Depression varies in severity and duration, with some people experiencing episodic or chronic forms of the condition. It's important to seek professional help if you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of depression, as effective treatments and support are available.

Anger without enthusiasm results in a state of mind called depression. Its mainly due to lack of expressing our view.

It's like when you're drowning... You keep reaching for the surface but no matter how much you try, you just can't seem to get yourself up so you can breathe. You feel helpless and hopeless. Very scared, lonely, and sometimes even angry.

Well for me depression is prolonged sadness without any logical reason because of which you feel empty and hopeless.

Depression is like a shadow. It is the darkness in the light. It may not always be prominent, but it is there. Sometimes it isn't noticeable, but some days it's just too heavy to ignore. Depression is not a scale from 1 to 10. It is individual to every person who suffers from it. To some people, it is set off by catalysts, and to others it just exists without any rhyme or reason. Depression is wanting to go on a walk on a nice day but not having the mental energy to do so. Depression hurts... but you are never alone in it, no matter how much it feels that way.

Feeling low, feeling sad, wanting to sleep all of the time. Not interested in anything, just want to be by yourself.

For me, depression is not the feeling of hitting rock bottom. Instead, it starts from that point. As it continues, you feel the rocks beneath you give way, and you sink, gradually, painfully, but without realising; and when the rocks around you start closing in on you and start blocking the way of the sun, it suffocates you, engulfs you. That is what depression has been for me, a constant feeling of sinking and catatonia. And apathy. More than feeling sad, I have felt absolutely nothing.

For me when I have depression at it's worst I feel like I'm falling and falling. And I'm just catching on in time to catch a breath before I'm falling again. That's how I personally describe depression for me because that's how I feel when I have a very bad day. But it's not always like that. On okay days I feel a little sad but I'm not having one of my worst days.

Depression is feeling nothing; feeling like everything you do is pointless and there's no reason why you should get out of bed in the mornings.

Depression is when your perception is constricted. You're stuck in a dark, narrow place, you can't get out of.

A dull grey cloud obscuring my vision of the starting line and finishing line and tainting my thoughts.

Depression is suffocating. It sucks the energy and joy our from both the world and within. I, like many, used to view depression as only sadness, but my younger and more naive self had no idea how debilitating the illness could be. There's no desire to move, speak, smile, or even breathe when depression is at its worst. It often feels like there's no escaping the darkness that consumes you.