Depression is my normal way of living. Happiness is purely accidental. I don't expect anyone to understand me, but I don't expect someone to judge me either.
Being diagnosed with Dysthymia, one of the things I find myself struggling with that wasn't mentioned here is feeling like you're not sick enough. Almost feeling like you're a poser asking for help while other people are depressed to the point of being bed bound. Unless that's just me idk. With multiple conditions I don't know what is coming from what.
It feels like you're on fire and running on a treadmill. You have to keep going, even though you're in pain.
Everyone thinks I have my stuff together not realizing I'm falling apart...
Holding your breath all day, to come home at night to gasp for air while crying
Its incredibly hurtful and frustrating when it took you YEARS to finally reach out for help only to be told that you "function way too good to be depressed" "Oh you manage to wake up and go to work? lol you aint depressed at all, go home"
What if your depression didn't "start"? By that, I mean, what if you cannot remember feeling any other way than sad?
one of the most painful things is when people ask you why you're upset and you cant even begin to know yourself
Depression can hit anyone. Be nice, even if they're not nice to you
Me thinks I have a lot of these symptoms Also me: But do you really? What if you’re reading your emotions wrong?
I have struggled with not wanting to leave the house... I have to make myself do everything. It's such an effort. I just started to take some medicine, so hopefully I will be able to start enjoying life again.
“losing yourself in hours of television” *me sat here staring at the screen caught red handed binging for over 5 hours”
Struggling with one's self (some fatigue) - 6:12 Irritability (easily annoyed) - 6:59 Coping (maladaptive coping tool) - 7:32 Self-doubt (loosely self-aware) - 8:31 Unable to relax - 9:04
Hello random person who's watching this video. You are not alone
Too depressed to pay attention to the video. Gonna go workout and prepare for work and act like everything is fine
Starts at 5:15 General sense of sadness Inability to experience joy Loss of interest in things you loved Diminished energy Self criticism/perfectionism Irritability Employing use of coping mechanisms Self doubt You’re welcome, HF’er👍🏻 Jk. That’s not funny 🤦🏼♀️
it is very hard to explain to anyone how I feel and felt for years. lack of motivation the in-ablily to do the thing i want or have to do. it is like im able talk myself out of doing anything, without words or reason.
Whoever is reading this, know you aren’t alone. Don’t stop keep getting up, don’t stop trying. 💗
I have felt empty for so long that i can barely remember how it feels to be happy. I function, I exist, but not much more.
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