Do you know when you are depressed or does it just happen?

Question

Once you get there how do you get out?

Kelly~ thanks

I have 1,000 characters to tell you how I feel. You know the restaurant out on HWY 101..I cant go there. That is to much us. I still feel your touch. I run into our old friends they ask how I am holding up. I smile and say doing fine. I have moved on have a family and house on the hill..My first true love was taken from me just before we were to be married..His mother called me and everything came crashing for me only after a very stressful wedding for my step daughter....This I know I have a purpose in life to be the best I can be, I have many that I am responsible for...So when I got off the phone with her. I was very sad because I could feel her loneliness for her only child, not talking with me for a while, and our old friends dont stop by to say hi any more.....Its been 20 years....I told her to call me at Christmas and we could visit I will be home for Christmas and will come by and visit. No promise at Thanksgiving I will be at the Ranch with the boys..A sigh and a thank you.

Answer 1

In addition to experiencing some of the often described symptoms of depression I also experience what to me is a total paradox. Usually I can cry pretty easily but as I become depressed I lose the ability to cry. How do you explain that?

Anyway, what I try to do to counteract the effects of depression is to (as best I can) get out of my habitual self. This may involve a change of diet, increasing or decreasing vitamins and other supplements as I see fit, increasing physical activity, getting more sleep or less sleep as indicated at the time, getting outdoors more than I usually do, increasing contact with other people, and generally getting my narrow focus off myself and onto the broader aspects of life outside myself. I have never yet consulted a doctor for depression or taken any medications specifically to treat it. I suppose if things got serious enough, though, I would. But I think it's important to catch it and do something about it before it reaches that desperate stage.

Answer 2

Yeah i do know what you imply. First of all avoid the medicinal drugs and alcohol intent thats simply going to f*ck you up much more. Try to discover any one near you'll be able to speak to. If you are bored from you are present peers attempt to meet new men and women. In regards not to having a task, you will have to keep in mind taking a direction on some thing or return to tuition simply to have some thing to fall again on. It's difficult in the market within the truly global. Especially in case you do not have an schooling. Ohhh and approximately now not having touch with a lady, dude you are best 18 i am definite you'll be able to discover any one finally. Don't permit those tough occasions get to you. Everyone is going by way of sh*t at a few factor. It's referred to as dwelling lifestyles. You're nonetheless younger and feature you are complete lifestyles forward of you. Best of good fortune to you.

Answer 3

I can sometimes get overwhelmed or down, but I think depressed is perhaps too strong of a word. I usually know that I am down and I usually have enough self awareness and self control to know what needs to be done to get out of it.

I usually remind myself about keeping the property perspective. I don't have to worry about where my next meal is coming from. I own a home and have a good life. There are literally hundreds of millions of people who would gladly trade their problems for mine.

Answer 4

Sorry for being late - came back and all the questions were resolved! :-( ... Had to take the puppy for a walk, he looked a little depressed yesterday. He seems to be all-better now; he even went and got his Frisbee so we could play (the perfect sign that he was back to being his old happy go lucky self). :-)

But to answer your question:

First, here is a little tip for you to see if you are really depressed or just experiencing a case of the blues (like my little puppy did). Try to think of the one thing that you really and truly love/enjoy the most in this world. See if it can manage to bring Happiness (temporary and fleeting as it may be) to your being. If it did (even in the slightest) then just get out and try to do some exercise – it will make you feel better, I assure you. However, if it did NOT AT ALL, then you know it’s time to get some help. By the way, an added advantage of this practice is that it would also normally reveal to you what the source of your depression/blues maybe. You will see it as that which is blocking your happiness. Oh, and one other thing: if you feel like you must go through this exercise one too many times during an extended period of time, then you know the situation has become somewhat chronic. Time for some serious soul searching, professional help/consulting/treatment, and a total behavioral and lifestyle modification – in other words, get ready for some tough decisions. In all, no matter what the true causes of depression, be it organic (e.g. PMS, chemical imbalance, drug and/or alcohol addictions, eating disorders, other underlying ailments) and/or environmental (unpleasant, traumatic and lingering past experiences, problematic relationships, family problems, unattained goals, assortments of fears / phobias / insecurities, vague cravings, ongoing high stress levels, financial/work difficulties, etc.) it is NEVER something that you must take lightly. Even a simple case of the blues must be addressed actively (be it through exercise and other blues and stress management techniques) and NOT merely dismissed. Although an occasional case of the blues has been immortalized in music, movies, paintings and literature as Sublime and Sexy, and as philosophically intriguing as it maybe (after all, it relates to our inevitable organic levels of stress necessary for life), I still believe the human animal is ultimately meant to be happy. And I mean truly “Happy” – no pretend stuff.

Remember, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Try to be smart about depression. Learn to identify its warning signs before it sneaks up on you with a vengeance. Dwelling on issues beyond your control, not doing something about resolving things within your control, looking to others to define your reality, looking to others to resolve your problems, fooling yourself into thinking that major problems will eventually go away if you only ignore them, etc., are all depression-inducing attitudes that must be avoided at all cost. Make a stance, get up and take charge of your life, actively create a happier environment for yourself and others around you, seek professional help/treatment when and if needed, be compassionate and gracious towards others (as I know you are), and above all, open your spirit to the possibility of a higher truth/reality and away from the limiting feelings, experiences, and notions that tend to take you for a prisoner inside. Good Luck!

P.S. I answered this question BEFORE reading Marko's answer - funny it seems we are essentially telling you the same thing. SO, YOU BETTER LISTEN TO US, AND START BEING HAPPY, DARN IT! :-) :-) I/WE ALL NEED YOU HAPPY AND ANSWERING OUR QUESTION (even if stupid me doesn't sometimes understand what you are telling him at all LOL LOL - Just kidding dear).

Answer 5

The fastest, most efficient, least expensive and effective way (although sometimes the most difficult) to escape from the state of depression, is to intentionally and consciously, "break a habit, or two"...

First, you need to practice a little self-observation, to discover what your habits are, then it's up to your own willpower to change one of them...

Try it, and you'll see what I mean!

Answer 6

Depression doesn't just happen.
The bad thing about it is that you don't have to strive very hard to get it either.
I guess many things contribute to depression. Each case is different but one thing that is common is that depression really hurts.
There have been times in my life when I experienced sadness, somtetimes more, other times less but I have always been able to pull through easily enough. I used to get emotional ups and downs in the past, many times for no apparent reason. But as I got older, the
realization of how precious life's "moments" are
is reason enough for me to face each day with a smile. That minimalism I have frequently mentioned, in my answers doesn't only apply to material things. I love the simple things in my life. It's the simple things that make me happy. It's through this simplicity that I can really control my emotions. And if sometimes complexity takes over I take charge to change that. Always with simple things...
Taking care of my flowers...what a reward later to see their blooms to see how they thrive.
TAking walks in the mountains or by the sea.
Swimming in the sea.
Being with children.
Showing MY love to my family. Sometimes it is better to be the first one, to take the first step in showing love. We shouldn't always be expectant of others to give to us.
Giving...If so freely we give of ourselves undoubtedly we shal receive.
Giving and showing our love to our friends and family even to strangers,is happiness in itself.
I have learnt not to be judgemental...that is something I have "labored" :) hard to accomplish but it has added so much to the serenity in my life.
Anyway......
I hope I am not tiring you with all this...
And no...
I have never really been depressed.
I have had a friend, though, who really had to struggle hard at a point in her life in order to survive this condition.
It was the love of her family, the love of her friends but mainly her decision that made her realize life is worth living despite all the hard moments and hardships that it may bring. She did see a therapist but not for long. I believe for her, it was her children that helped pull her off.
We all have our personal strings....which control our inner beings. It's up to us to know when and how to pull them wisely.
I hope I helped........even if it is in a "small" way :-)

Answer 7

i always know. for me it feels like a very heavy black curtain coming down to block out all the light. doctors work for some, work works for me. fresh air helps. doing something totally out of the ordinary helps, but drugs don't do a thing for me tho i hear they are a help for some.....best remedy?....i m me!

Answer 8

you will know. you cant get out of bed, you dont care about anything you used to care about, etc.

you need to see a therapist asap and get on some meds too

Answer 9

you need to see a doctor asap