How would you describe depression?
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Anonymous
July 23rd, 2015 8:20pm
I would describe it as being in a dark room with no ventilation. Somewhere clammy, somewhere I feel extremely alone and somewhere my mind has to much time to think and there is no doorway out.
Anonymous
July 24th, 2015 12:59am
I would describe depression as being stuck in a deep dark hole, which it seems there is no way out. You just keep falling deeper and deeper in it. Until someone shows you the way out
Anonymous
July 24th, 2015 11:40am
It is like being a wish away from happiness with no coin to throw in the well and not a person in sight who you can ask for a coin.
Anonymous
July 24th, 2015 8:03pm
A depressed person may not want to get out of bed. They have no desire to do things. Their physical and mental energy is low. Eating and sleeping habits are affected. Emotional and spiritual states of mind are also affected.
The feeling of emptiness and of never being good enough. The feeling of self-hatred and being alone. It's a constant battle against yourself, one you feel you were bound to lose.
Anonymous
July 25th, 2015 4:58am
Depression is a weight that keeps you from the things you love. It doesn't always seem to have any rhyme or reason to it, nor does it always come as a result of something that's sad. It's strong and it's sometimes difficult to get out from under that weight.
Anonymous
July 25th, 2015 7:27am
Being hollow. No happiness really. You're stuck in a back pit of sadness and you can't escape. You just sink deeper and deeper. And you feel so alone. You're sad almost all the time. When you're not sad, you're numb. It's terrible. The lights in your life have gone out.
Depression is like a demon that is always there, you are just waiting for something to trigger it and that's that set off. But don't worry it can be put back In the shadows.
Anonymous
July 26th, 2015 1:37am
I've had many different episodes of it and they were often very different from each other. Sometimes I feel almost pleasantly numb as long as I can stay distracted from my life (except that I can't move out of the bed); sometimes I trudge through invisible slime up to my neck yet am also made of slime through and through; sometimes I wonder why I'm not killing myself, because there is so clearly no hope for me; sometimes I feel only mildly tired and cynical, except that I keep noticing myself doubling over sobbing. When this happens I think, "Ugh, there she goes again." Often I sleep for three-quarters of the day. I almost never have the energy to cook or exercise or do housework. So I guess depression is a shape-shifter.
Anonymous
July 26th, 2015 1:12pm
Depression is when a person constantly, or periodically has phases, where they feel down and upset. This can be triggered by a negative event, or can just happen for no apparent reason. Depression can sometimes be confused with just generally being upset, so it may be worth consulting a doctor to see if your symptoms can be diagnosed with depression if you feel you're experiencing it.
Depression is when you don't find pleasure in anything, you can't think of happiness or joy. Even if you were in a situation or around people that used to make you happy you would not feel happiness, instead you would feel like you were alone in a dark room.
You can describe depression as a feeling like sadness or sorrow. You may feel like you're worthless, contantly tired, and that the cup is half empty.
Depression is something you can never escape. I've had much experience with this, it feels like your walking under an umbrella except everyone else is dry and pouring rain is falling on you. You never feel comfortable, you're never yourself & you sometimes making god awful decisions that you never would have even considered when you were stable. If you feel depressed, get help because depression is something you never want to fall into.
Depression is a time where you want to be happy, but you just can't be happy. Simply not because you don't want to, but you just can't. No matter how hard you try to concentrate, your brain shuts down, you become numb. Nothing matters anymore. You become a part of a never ending storm. Always in pain, never expecting anything will turn out for you. It's just this dark place that nobody should ever have to be in.
Its a state of mind where you feel like you are going through hell. And its also a state where you don't get any new incentives, ideas, positive thoughts etc. Its a partial stop for everything. Maybe for me it was Half-Dead experience.
Anonymous
July 30th, 2015 1:52am
The dull numb feeling that penetrates your entire being, leaving you unable to do what you love and love what you do. It turns you into a person you don't want to be with thoughts that aren't yours.
Depression is the feeling of loneliness, sadness, hopelessness and despair. You have the impression that you are worthless and that life is only a burden. You are in a constant circle of darkness and nothing can cheer you up. Depression can happen to anyone at anytime. You can be the happiest human on earth but still depression can take over, sometimes for apparently no reason. As you suffer from the mental pain of this hopelessness, you are at risk of having suicidal thoughts. If you are, you must seek professional help immediately.
Depression is a realization and being aware of our feelings, yet sometimes we don't understand the state we're in because we are used to feeling good. It's a challenge phase, but much lessons will be taught to the being going through it, so they can be stronger.
Depression is when you feel completely lost, even around people that usually make you happy. Depression can be hard to deal with, but it feels amazing if you can conquer the sadness.
Well to be depressed feels like everything around you is against you. No one wants you to be happy. And you feel bad without any reason or it is difficult to pinpoint the exact reason behind your depression
It is like being in a hole of despair. You want out but you are feeling too weak. You find it hard to even get up in the morning and you find it almost impossible to fall asleep at night. You feel like drowning, only there are no life jackets. Everything that you used to love becomes uninteresting. You feel as if everything you used to admire starts to slowly fade away. And when you gather last strenght to reach it, it just disappears - it slips away and vanishes into thin air. It's an unbearable feeling.
Depression makes you feel very low. You have low motivation, and usually anxiety also. Depression can keep you from enjoying your life, and it can effect anyone.
depression is a deep emotion within a person that trapped inside and hinders a person to see the real world through a brighter side
Anonymous
August 2nd, 2015 10:30pm
Depression is drowning, but seeing everybody else breathing is how i always describe it. You have friends but you constantly never want to talk to them because you feel like a bother. You just can't be happy
Anonymous
August 5th, 2015 12:34am
depression is a mental disorder in witch someone is always sad or just not them selfs, a lot of things can cause depression or your just born with it.
Depression can be like a puddle. Sometimes you don't know how you stepped in it. But once you have you're cold. And sometimes being in the water feels warmer than when you leave. For some the puddle is wider. Some it is deeper.some just keep stepping in them.
And then there's people who have pools. And then lakes. And rivers. And oceans
But we all have to leave the water sometime emotional hypothermia is not a good thing
I would describe depression as this wall. It is a wall that gets between you and life. You stop being able to enjoy things you once enjoyed and cared about. It becomes difficult to care about or do simple everyday tasks. You feel guilty for not maintaining relationships with people. It can become hard to go to work- or even get out of the house. Depression is a very real thing- some of us deal with it from time to time and others experience it all the time.
An absence of hope, a period that i call "Pitch Black" because during this time we see all dark, we don't see a future anymore, we don't feel love for ourself and in extreme cases suicidal thoughts can start.
Irritating, Annoying.. and everything like that. i hope no one goes through depression. but it has some good points but you have to look closer.
Depression feels like being pulled out to sea despite taking precautions and/or knowing how to swim. Sometimes it's inevitable due to a chemical imbalance, and other times we put ourselves in compromising positions. Depression is never easy especially as a teenager, because it is often overlooked due to the fact that many adults view it as a teenager being melodramatic. Depression is an uphill battle that everyone faces at some point in their life, but some people's hills are steeper than others. It is never easy to overcome it but you can overcome it with the love and support of others.
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