Do people always want to get better from depression?
Anonymous
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May 13, 2015
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No. It's an addiction. You get addicted to it. You realize you don't want to live without it. You feel loneliness is your only friend and you like it. That happens to me. I don't want to get better.
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Anonymous
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Sep 10, 2014
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No. Depression, by its very nature, often makes it seem far more difficult, troubling, or even impossible to get better. Depression saps away your energy, making tasks like finding a doctor to speak with, going to an appointment, filling prescriptions, or even just eating seem like an incredible trial. It can also make us feel guilty for our troubles, tell us we're not sick enough to get help, or that we're beyond help. It steals our voices so we may not speak, even to those who are there to help us. Then there's the uncertainty of treatment -- will it help, how hard will it be, how long will it last, how long until you see results. <br><br>
Other times still, depression can feel familiar. Many people with depression can't remember the person they were before becoming depressed. In cases like that, the thought of no longer facing depression every day can feel alien, and almost frightening. Depression is what they know, and they'd rather stay with that than face something unknown.
LexyAustin
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Sep 14, 2014
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Some people with depression don't want to get better because they feel they don't deserve to get better.
Miiiranda987
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Nov 9, 2014
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Not everybody wants to get better from depression. I have had a friend that was always scared to get help because she thought that the depression defined her and when she started feeling better, she didn't know who she was.
Anonymous
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Nov 3, 2014
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Not always. When I was severely depressed I didn't want to get better, I loved the comfort in being sad, in the relief of self-harm and self pity. Sometimes I felt like, when I was depressed, it was my world and no one elses.
Anonymous
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Nov 18, 2014
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Not always. Some people are hopeless and they want to wallow in their own misery. It's hard to get out of that mindset but it's possible.
Tylerrr
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Nov 8, 2014
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I know from personal experience that there were times I didn't want to get better because I was comfortable that way. It's often easier to avoid problems than to do the sometimes intimidating work of solving them. Also, there were things from my past, wrongs that had been committed against me, and I was absolutely desperate for those things to be answered and reconciled before I was willing to move on. Deep inside, I wanted to be better, but I wasn't willing to accept what had happened yet, let alone do anything to change it.
NikiTaylor
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Oct 27, 2014
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No. Depression can lead a lot of people to feeling hopeless, like there's no way they'll get better so they don't see a point in trying. It's all how you interpret "better." Nobody wants to remain depressed, but not everyone seeks help or treatment. Some people think that the only way to improve their situation is through death, which is what leads a lot of people to suicide.
KatieBug
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Oct 5, 2014
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No, not always. Some people find comfort in it, and they are so deep into their depression that they dont realize thats it hurting them.
Anonymous
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Nov 3, 2014
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No. People don't know they have depression, at least I never did. All I wanted to be was happy. I never though 'oh I have depression I wish I didn't'. I thought 'I wish I wasn't so fat, I'd be happier. I wish I had friends, I'd be happier. I wish I was prettier, I'd be happier'. All I knew was that I wasn't happy, and wanted to be. In a way, yes, they do, but they don't know they have it. "Depression disguises itself as rational choices"
DeadlyAlone
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Oct 29, 2014
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People who have depression sometimes feel that it's normal to be in this situation and they feel safe in this way; However, if somebody helps them to understand that they can get over it, they probably will
Anonymous
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Jan 6, 2016
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Truthfully? Yes and no. The reality is that not everybody can be saved, and sometimes, not everybody wants to. Sometimes people cry out for help, but recovery from depression takes a lot of hard work and dedication, and for some people this is scary. Some may have fallen into a routine, where they can justify failures on their part on their depression and losing the scapegoat is a frightening prospect because, in turn, it requires them to take responsibility. While everybody might want to get better from depression, when faced with the road to recovery and challenged to walk the path, even with help at hand, there are some who will choose to simply remain where they are. There is, for them, a comfort in the familiarity of their mind.
Anonymous
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Jan 9, 2016
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Some people do, some dont, they have gotten really used to the sadness that they prefer it, they like being sad, feeling helpless, feeling empty, because they feel its better than having hopes and being let down.
Anonymous
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Oct 29, 2014
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Yes and No .
Depression is like a high energy vortex it keeps pulling you down and down so much so that after a while most people just seem to accept that they're depressed and that nothing is going to get better ever .
Here in comes an individual's will and positivity and more often than not his environment , mostly these three factors help an individual overcome depression . While some try and strive to overcome depression , others often give into it.
lightPetrichor34
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Nov 6, 2014
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Not necessarily always, and people can definitely feel that way for some period of time and then change their mind (I have). Sometimes the feeling that you can't get out of your depression makes you almost embrace it, or give up, or just accept it. You can lose the desire to come out of it, often thinking, "what's the point?" I guess the point being, if you know somebody who doesn't want to come out of depression, it might not be the best to push them. Be there and be willing to listen and offer support, but there's a decent chance telling them they need to get better, or being frustrated and asking why they don't want to get better, will just make them feel worse.
lavendersilk
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Oct 26, 2014
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Some people do because they realize the harm in it all. It's never okay to feel bad about yourself or anything else, and it's not okay to think you'll always be stuck like that. Some don't really want to get better because it's just something they're used to, like a cycle almost. But there's always something to break that cycle.
AnchorsANDbutterflys
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Sep 24, 2014
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Some people grow use to the feeling and find it comforting. To the point where they'd rather be in this state instead of get better, because sometimes getting better seems so hopeless and just accepting your feelings is much easier.
Anonymous
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Oct 30, 2014
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I do believe people always want to get better. Some just lose hope when fighting their battles. It's not always a matter of want, it's a matter of strength and faith.
Anonymous
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Nov 12, 2014
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Some people are not always happy , or their afraid to be happy , but it's okay one day you'll be okay.
SoStrangeHere
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Jan 1, 2016
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No, not always, and that's ok. People need to move at their own pace in order to get better for themselves. Even if they don't want to get better, they should be encouraged, not forced.
