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Depression
I recently wrote a personal post about my own experience with depression called "Wearing a Silver Ribbon" in response to Jennifer Lawson's "The Fight Goes On".
Have you or someone you loved gone through depression? What was the experience like for you? Also, if you've written your own post about your experience, please share them.
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Permalink Reply by Jay the Jedi on -
I wrote one about my experience with depression here: http://happeningsfromanundisclosedlocation.blogspot.com/2011/12/wha... and more recently one about how I change my mood when I start feeling sad: http://happeningsfromanundisclosedlocation.blogspot.com/2012/01/how...
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Permalink Reply by JNRoll (Nicky) on -
Thank you so much :)
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Permalink Reply by Angie on -
I have OCD which is bordering on severe and "mild depression" which has hit an all-time high for me this last week. What's weird is that everything in my life is going so perfect, I don't know WHY I am depressed. Luckily I have my wife, Jen, who also suffers from Bipolar Depression and severe anxiety. She's my rock. My mountain. My lobster (Friends reference, haha.) Last night she listened as I ranted and raved about this depression I am going through, and she cared, and she encouraged, and she made me feel so GOOD about myself that I totally lost my emotion and cried - which felt great. She's an angel, seriously.
I haven't really written a full post on what either of us are going through, but I know I will someday - probably soon. Before Jen and I were diagnosed with our mental illnesses, we both thought we were just plain freaky and that something within our minds was messed up and that was hard, but we had one another. When we first went to NAMI (a group that specializes in helping you share, overcome and learn more about your illnesses) we realized that we are NOT ALONE.
When we shared our stories on our MIs (Mental Illnesses) everyone understood and had gone through the same or similar. So remember, you are NOT alone. None of us are. That's a great feeling!
I have a plan on seeing our family doctor soon, as my medication (Paxil) just ain't workin' right. I love the use of naturals and have tried both St. John's Wort and Valerian Root in the past, but neither helped as much as I had hoped. Jen and I are both working on our medication "cocktails" as our doctor calls them, until we find the perfect recipe for feeling 100%. We also plan on both seeing psychiatrists. Luckily Jen's my biggest support and I hers, so we always go in together. ♥ I've also heard that therapy can be wonderful, however we just don't have the money right now. :(
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Permalink Reply by JNRoll (Nicky) on
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I read your post about this. :) I know you'll pull through. We have the upperhand against depression because we have love surrounding us. I only just realized how lucky I am.
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Permalink Reply by GurlNxtDoor on
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What a great post! I have yet to blog in detail about my depression/anxiety disorder. I think it's mostly out of fear. Fear or laziness. Thank you for sharing, it's so difficult sometimes to put it out there. Thank you for reminding us we are not alone. Keep fighting the good fight!
P.S if you haven't read Hyperbole and a Half's post about depression. Go! Do it now! It's amazing!
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Permalink Reply by Katie on -
Not my own experience, but recently, the amazing Allie Brosh posted, in Allie-esque form, about her recent struggles with depression and how it hit her at a time when there was no logical reason for her to be sad:
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depress...
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Permalink Reply by JNRoll (Nicky) on
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I LOVE her. LOVE.
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Permalink Reply by Shelly on -
I grew up in a house where depression was always looming over our heads. I won't go into details about who it was, because I feel like it isn't my place, but it wasn't just one person. Depression runs in my family.
Growing up I don't think it really affected me. In fact, I will go as far to say I never really noticed it (terrible, I know.) I think since I was around it all of the time, I was just used to the odd behavior. I didn't know any different.
Once I hit high school, I knew there was something wrong. I started noticing the cuts and the mood swings more. There was a suicide attempt, and that's what really opened my eyes. Visiting family in the hospital is (with lack of better words) insane.
You see these hospitals on tv and read about them in books, but it's definitely a unique experience visiting someone in one of these hospitals. What you go through to see that person, and to see their living conditions in the hospital is so sad. Not that I know from experience, but I would imagine it's what prison is like.
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Permalink Reply by JNRoll (Nicky) on
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Depression in of itself is a prison. I can't imagine living that way for so long.
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Agreed. It's like a prison inside your own mind/body. You can look outside of yourself and say, "I don't want to be like this anymore" but you can't get out. It's awful.
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Permalink Reply by Kimba McG on -
I've been there. I almost hit rock bottom but dragged myself out of the hole by changing my living arrangements and removing myself from the situation before I did something extreme. And I've recently found myself slipping back down the slope, despite everything in my life being almost perfect. Like Angie, there is no real reason for me to be depressed, all I know is that I would rather spend my day in bed than going out interacting with people all day.
I've written a guest post for Liz from Landscapes of Me that's indirectly about this which will be posted later on in the month, although it's more about how I'm planning on pulling myself out of the hole that I'm slowly digging for myself.
My mum has suffered from depression and alcoholism all her life, so I just fell I'm lucky that I can identify when the low point is coming and to start taking action before things go too far.
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Permalink Reply by Remy on -
Unfortunately I too suffer from it. My depression's more in the vein of Seasonal Affective Disorder, though. So by the time spring rolls around I'll be back to 'normal', whatever the hell normal is.
I've written about both my eating disorder and my depression back in July: http://cinnamon-bubbles.org/2011/07/and-the-struggle-continues/
My girlfriend also suffers from depression/anxiety, but we have each other. It's what gets us through.
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