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Do people always want to get better from depression?

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Last Updated: 10/12/2021 at 5:05am
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CuddlyOasis98
December 25th, 2015 1:02pm
Yes. I feel that is possible. But the time a person takes to get better from depression is different for everyone. Give yourself some time. If you have a problem find a solution to that.. Don't get disheartened. Keep on trying. Keep faith in yourself :)
Greatlistener87
December 25th, 2015 3:39pm
If there is a will there is a way. If the person is willing to help themselves then its definite that others can also help them get better.
kthepoet13
December 25th, 2015 7:23pm
Not always. From my own personal experience, depression is something that you hate, but also something that is hard to live without. You feel empty without it when it's gone. Still, you hate it when you're going through it. So no, not always does a person want to get better from depression.
Anonymous
December 25th, 2015 9:16pm
Sometimes, no. They really don't. They get so used to beING depressed, they don't want it to end. They find comfort in the sadness because they feel as if being happy isn't worth the risk of getting sad again. But how can you ever be happy if you don't take a risk?
CatieCatWhispers
December 25th, 2015 9:50pm
Many do. Many people understand that they do are not supposed to feel this way. They understand that other people are happy and that they may be able to be like them in feeling happier. It's just harder sometimes. If someone wants to get better, they need to make that choice themselves and work on it. There are many different ways to get better from depression. Not everyone can get better the same way.
TheGirlWhoLivedInMadnessland
December 26th, 2015 1:28pm
Unfortunately, people don't always find enough motivation or have enough willpower to want to get better from depression. I believe that nobody wants to be in a depression on purpose, although people don't always have to have a particular reason to be depressed. I have suffered from depression myself, and I encourage everyone to want to get better! I really hope that you will find motivation and willpower, and I believe that you can be strong! I believe that you can do it! I believe in you :)
Anonymous
December 26th, 2015 9:32pm
Yes of course every one wants to become happy however the truth cannot be denied that there is no person in this world who is total happy
MisterHarry77
December 26th, 2015 9:37pm
No.. Some people are so used to depression that they fear life without it.. Depression becomes reality to them..
Unlocker3674
December 26th, 2015 10:45pm
Normally yes, it's human nature to smile have fun and seek happiness, so generally people would always want to get rid of depression, although some cases might be more complicated than that and might require professional help
Cash889
December 26th, 2015 11:44pm
Not always. Sometimes depression becomes so normal that without it, you lose your sense of self. These cases almost always need to be treated by a psychologist because the issues are much deeper than an untrained friend or loved one can help with.
violetskies
December 27th, 2015 4:00pm
i think sometimes people can get so caught up in it, and used to it that they see it, wrongly, as a part of them they should accept, not let go of.
Anonymous
December 27th, 2015 5:39pm
Some people are just naturally depressed. They become accustomed to being depressed and think that there is no other way to live. In their life it is hard to want to get better when that is the life they know to live.
wildlandf
December 27th, 2015 7:59pm
Not always and sometimes this is the cause. People want the attention subconsciously and therefore cause themselves to be depressed, without realizing it to get attention. It takes deep self examination and releasing in these cases to rid the depression.
CaringJoy
December 27th, 2015 10:05pm
Absolutely, we want nothing more than to get better and live a normal happy life being active and doing the things we like.
oceansunfish
December 27th, 2015 11:57pm
No. Sometimes depressed people think they don't deserve to get better, or don't believe it's possible to get better so they don't even bother to want it. Some depressed people think they deserve to suffer, some want the relief of death. Many depressed people resist treatment and attempts to help them. These thoughts are, of course, an example of the kind of distorted thinking depression can cause. They go away when the depression eases. They are not reflective of that person's true self or their true desires.
warmsunshine23
December 28th, 2015 7:20pm
I'm sure that people don't always want to get better but even if they don't want to get better they deserve to get better
Anonymous
December 30th, 2015 2:34am
No, it becomes comfortable, it's what they know, and often they're afraid to get better because they can't remember a time when they weren't sad...
Lisa4apricot
December 30th, 2015 4:12am
Not always, sometimes when somebody gets into the "routine" of depression it can be incredibly difficult to get out of it. Therefore after a while, some may find it too tough to break out of the cycle so they sort of give in to it. And when that happens, they consider their depression to be a "safety blanket" which makes them want to remain in what they're used to. I hope this has made sense and has helped!
Nithou
December 30th, 2015 11:46am
Everyone wants to get better and get rid of the depression, it's just that sometimes it can feel so overwhelming and makes you so powerless that you might get the impression that someone doesn't want to get away from it. Usually it's that those people have given up, being a lack of support, mistrust in themselves, ... Always try to reach out and help :)
salomons
December 31st, 2015 8:52am
People suffering from depression have no drive at all. So yes they might want but no, they might not realize that they want it.
SaraMichelle
December 31st, 2015 9:09pm
Depression is a terrible thing. It's an illness that takes away your light. It's not fun being sad or suicidal or hateful to your self all the time. They want to be happy. To some people they find it comfortable and once they get out of it they don't function the same. They get anxiety (social anxiety) or they get restless waiting for it to come back.
Anonymous
January 1st, 2016 3:38am
Yes. They may say they don't, but they do want to get better. Nobody wants to feel bad all the time. That doesn't, however, mean they want to talk to you about it.
AD20
January 1st, 2016 8:29am
It depends on the person. If hey are done with the negativity in their lives, not being happy, etc.
Anonymous
January 1st, 2016 8:56pm
Yes they do, because every human is having one main gold, and everything else in his life is directed toward that one gold. That gold is happiness!
HakunaMatata2k
January 2nd, 2016 5:01am
Sometimes no, you can often feel so bad about yourself that you shouldn't feel better and that you should suffer. Others also enjoy the attention brought by caring people from having depression and may use it as a way to get the attention of these people. Once I had overcame my depression there was a point when I had felt really emotionless and it was horrible, at that time I found myself wishing I had depression back just so I could feel something.
Anonymous
January 2nd, 2016 12:46pm
no, some of the people want to wallow on their on misery and some. most people just want to wallow on their own misery and feel hopeless,, they just know that there is no way that they could ever get better so they don't actually try to do anything, and some people want to feel better because they know that in order to get better from depression, it should require strength, faith and self belief
EnlightenedTommy
January 3rd, 2016 7:02am
For the most part, people want to get better, they want to feel happy. Sometimes however, a person can be in such a strong depression that they do not feel worthy of getting better, or they have been depressed for so long that they don't know what life is like when they aren't depressed. That alone can be a scary thought. "What if I'm worse when I'm not like this?" is what I thought for a long time, and it wasn't until more recently that I realized that all that was, was the depression talking. That in reality, I truly wanted to be happy, I just had to keep pushing back against depression, keep fighting against it. That will to fight mixed with help from friends and loved ones has helped me a lot to this day.
AfternoonSunday
January 3rd, 2016 9:51am
In some cases, no. Sometimes people are afraid of recovery based on the way they think people will treat them, or even the fear of what will happen when they no longer feel depressed. They might not know what to do, and sometimes depression is an easy scapegoat.
Anonymous
January 6th, 2016 2:44am
Yes they do.. But the depression covers the hope they have of getting better and they lose the courage to do so.. Depends if they do have a very strong hope to overcome it.
pandalistener06
January 6th, 2016 7:04am
Yes, of course. There's no better feeling than being happy and free from soaking yourself up with depression,. There could be a thousand ways to fight depression! You've just got to try anything and everything.