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Dec 09, 02
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depression...
anyone else feeling a little depressed lately?
i certainly have, all ive wanted to do for the last few weeks is sleep, i haven't had the energy do do anything or even be happy, for instance i know ill feel better if i go for a jog, but i don't even have the energy to pull my ass off the couch.... i don't know why i feel this way, i figure its a couple of reasons. First of which is stress from exams at school, i just can't absorb or understand the information im supposed to know, its really bothering and im seriously starting to worry about my academic performance, i didn't take school too seriously this semestre. as a result im not doing too well. secondly i have to blame the season, i always get seasonal depression, im really sensetive to weather, and since today is a fairly shitty day im feeling extra shitty myself. hmm i don't know what i can do to get outta this depression, other then just wait until the weather changes and the days start to get longer/brighter. errrrr.....i don't wanna sound like a whinny bitch, fuck i hate making posts like these, but i find them somewhat theraputic. i can't even spell properly. Last edited by SEAN!; Dec 09, 02 at 03:50 PM. 
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Dec 09, 02
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Turn on some funk
Funk cures anything!
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Dec 09, 02
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it's not so much depression for me as it is anxiety.
I have my grades to worry about. I have course registration and what I should take to worry about. also, I've got to deal with switching institutions and trying to decide the best alternative to getting my RN asap!! it's really overwhelming the amount of planning and studying I have to worry about.... :( but anyways... a technique that may help is exposing yourself to bright lights (about a minimum of 2500 lux). it's a treatment that apparently works for people who suffer from season affective disorder. no one knows exactly how it works, but apparently it's quite effective in treating SAD. plus, I just learned that if you want more energy, exercising is the way to go. apparently, in order to have energy, you must first expend energy. anyways, don't worry.. just keep reminding yourself that you've got about a week left and it's Christmas vacation!! yaaaaay! --Joanne :P
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Dec 09, 02
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^merr... alky's a depressant
I get depressed really easily.. and around this time of year it's always bad...... but I deal with it, I've been on anti-depressants for a few years and I guess that helps~ but keeping active and healthy is the best thing..... but if it keeps up you could always see a doc about anti-depressants?.. also stay away from drugs cuz that's gonna make it 1000X worse
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Dec 09, 02
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go tanning! i knew this chick who suffered from seasonal depression and she went tanning so ya.
U gotta be careful with anti-depressants tho cuz they can either jack u up or make u a zombie. I have tried tonnes of diff pills 4 my depression&none of them work. Pills just depressed me more made me feel like a cancer patient. so ya go tanning or force urself to exersize cuz when u exersize u get ur chemicals flowing in ur brain and then u feel betta. Orrrrrrr you could go talk 2 a shrink whatever puts the wind in ur sails :smoke1: cheer up
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Dec 09, 02
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yea... Everyone gets depressed at sometime..
I know I do. There are those days. But all you gotta do is think about the happy days to come. The future of fun and excitement. Think of the ones that u love the most and the ones that love u. I know that helps a bit.. Hope u feel a lil better.... :) Cheer up
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Dec 09, 02
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i know how u feel, i find my self ALWAYS being depressed. No matter what i do i cant seem to get out of it. I will have a good day here and there, but not very often. My mom keeps tellin me to go see a shrink. But i already know whats wrong with me, I'M SUCK IN THIS SHIT HOLE TOWN. and my mom doesnt seem to understand that, so i just suck it up.
I think its fine to whine about it every so often, in fact sometimes is makes me feel better. BUt i think u should do what tina said, just think about things that make u smile, like friends and family that care a great deal about u. and always remember to SMILE :kimmie: sometimes thats all it takes
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Dec 10, 02
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Woe is me, I'm so depressed, I go home and lie in bed and cry till I fall asleep.. but I don't sleep because I'm a vampire. Love me.
SUCK IT UP PRINCESSES! Join the rest of the world, depression occurs quite a bit, infact, the statistics are rising quite a bit... EVERYONE HAS DEPRESSION -- I think it became a trend a while ago too, so either sucker it up and shut up, or well, whine some more about how much life sucks rather than trying to do something about it. Then again, depression kinda kicks ass, it's a great time for expressive, emotional artistic expansion, IMO. I would make the most out of it. I mean, yeah... that depression sure fucken' sucks mang....
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Dec 10, 02
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Sean! Welcome to my world. :)
Sometimes it takes some strong, willful commitment to push yourself through it, and then being able to do that makes you feel so proud of yourself, you are then motivated to take on the world. Talk to someone who understands, which I am guessing might not be stabmyhead. :) It sometimes makes you feel even worse to have someone brush it off so lightly. Positive people, and positive thinking are good things. Take it easy, don't beat yourself up, that'll make you spiral down. *me resolves to practice what I preach* :284:
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Dec 10, 02
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Dude, don't sweat it. Your load will get lighter as one thing passes. I always try beating stress down with a stick. But I keep missing and then I fall down. :P You need to get yourself this track and listen to it. *Groove Radio - Hold Your Head Up High* David. Grr....
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Dec 10, 02
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Oh Lucy, it's not as if I don't understand depression at all, that'd be quite the opposite to some extent. I'm just saying, everyone goes through depression, whining about it and dying in your own self pity is a waste of your time and will only prompt you to be less modivated and turn into this giant slug of misery, slowing down your productivity rate. But you must admit, sometimes, depression really rules. Some of the art pieces, poetry and music they make when they're depressed out of their minds are just that much better. I mean depression never really goes away, you just learn to deal with it better with experience, or you die a rotting stump unable to help yourself because you are so comfortable in your current state of unhappiness that anything else seems foreign and scary.
Maybe I'm like the emotional Drill Sargent at times.
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Dec 10, 02
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^ hahaha!
depression sux! it'll pass. *hugz*
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Dec 10, 02
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"Oh I'm sad, it must be depression"... that's one perspective.
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Dec 10, 02
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True, media and whatnot convinces people that certain 'symptoms' are leading up to depression, fatigue, unmotivated behaviour, and stress... IMO, those are everyday things that people deal with, but one person's perception on 'depression' is quite different than the next, which is why it's sucha hard to treat 'disease'. I mean pills aren't really treating the problem, just masking it.
I mean, like Yoko said, you can almost use it as an excuse to benefit from, "Oh, I'm depressed. I don't feel like going to school today." ahhhhhhhhhhh. To each their own....
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Dec 11, 02
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now its time to start up again. :hehe: yoko and stabby, i agree with you both on that. i never said i am depressed just feeling depressed...since i made that post the feeling has passed Last edited by SEAN!; Dec 11, 02 at 01:48 AM.
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Dec 11, 02
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ur avatar scares me sean!
i dunno why
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Dec 11, 02
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I think even if stats were rising, it could be because a) hindsight is taking a toll on doctors and they're simply assuming that whatever people have is depression, therefore diagnosing it more. or b) the "real" depressed people are seeking for help more often instead of just sitting back and doing nothing. --Joanne :P
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Dec 11, 02
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^ true story...
Most magazines have covered the topic of depression more than once.. I go to the gym often and read through the magazines displayed there and every freakin one seems to have a section devoted to "TEENAGE DEPRESSION" "I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF" etc... I agree that it's prob a combinaton of factors, like you said, increased awareness of the topic of depression due to media=increased availability to information, treatment, etc... I personally don't think that the amount of depressed people have "risen". Instead I believe that depression has just found it's voice in society. I also think that due to its increased awareness, "society" has come to view it as more "acceptable" than it used to be, becoming less of an 'embarassment' and encouraging people to seek help... But due to the significant change in attitude on depression over the years, I think that this "acceptability" has in some ways encouraged people to fall back on the excuse of "Depression". uhh.. enough outta my ass now.
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