depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Identity Crisis
Throughout life you pick up tiny bits of wisdom, here and there. Some you disregard, others stick to you like those prickly things that cling to your pants when you walk through the woods. Though you may try, it seems you cannot get rid of them. One of those bits of wisdom that has been clinging to me recently is JUST BE YOURSELF.
By Courtney Ramsey-Coleman, MS, RD, LDN5 years ago in Psyche
Hope Springs. It’s Vernal.
“Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder subset in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit depressive symptoms at the same time each year, most commonly in winter. Common symptoms include sleeping too much and having little to no energy, and overeating.” (Wikipedia)
By Ken Fendley5 years ago in Psyche
You don’t ever get over it, you get through it!!!
CHAPTER ONE It’s like I’m falling, but there is nothing at the bottom. I feel like someone shot me with a shotgun. I wake up almost everyday with this constant sadness that I can’t explain to even myself. Like a bad dream, you can’t wake up from no matter how hard you try. I try to be strong. But sometimes you can’t hold the weight. Sometimes you just have to let it fall and let go? Do you ever feel like you don’t mean anything in the world? Like you are dust? Well. I have. Ever feel like you’re alone but you’re surrounded by people? Me? Everyday. I don’t understand myself or my own feelings. How can you make someone understand how you feel when you don’t even know what these are yourself? I feel like I’ve lost myself. A void that can’t be filled because you don’t understand what is missing? I feel like that everyday. I love my life and my kids, I love my family more then anything! Anything in this world. Some I wish they would have kept me in their hearts but honestly they can’t imagine what I went through and how I feel. And I’ve learned a hard lesson in life. No matter how badly you want someone to stay, if they don’t want to, no matter what you say or do they will do what their heart wants, not yours. And that is one of the hardest things to accept.
By hoststacey5 years ago in Psyche
Depression
Depression has been something I've struggles with since I was young and sometimes the depression would win and I'd lay in bed all day. However, as I got older that became less and less of an option if I wanted to keep a roof over my head. The thoughts sometimes still become to much and the things I list below help me get out of a funk. It can be hard to start doing them, to get that motivation to get up but once you do it only gets easier. Just keep telling yourself you can! Because you can even when it seems like the whole world is crushing you.
By Morgan Wolff5 years ago in Psyche
The unknown condition
I just read the piece What It's Like to be Mentally Ill. Looking at the last 5 years, I know what that is like. When I look back I am aware now that the anxiety and depression have been with me for a least 20 years. I kept telling people this wasn't me that long ago.
By Dale Sands5 years ago in Psyche
Depression
There are moments where everyone struggles. Times when we go through a rough patch. Ever wonder what you are going through? Every wonder why you feel down or sad? It is possible that depression could have overcome your thoughts. Now, I’m sure you are wondering what this disorder is and how it can affect your life including the people around you. Here goes our journey through the minds of many we try to understand and cope with depression.
By MICHELLE SMITH5 years ago in Psyche
Life is good, Who's asking?
May 15th 2020, 4pm, Support Group Hi, alright? Er, my answer? Ok. Life. It is a funny thing. It is something we should all be so grateful for, obviously, I mean what a gift. A gift we say we didn’t ask for when we get stressed but a gift none the less. A gift that deep down we are truly very thankful for. However, isn’t it so bloody stressful?
By Gabriella Leonardi5 years ago in Psyche
Mental and Emotional Quicksand
Perception Can Be Deceiving Normally, I try to write as an outsider or in a broad concept point of view. I don’t write or post anything that is analytical of myself, my life, or the like. In fact, normally while reading my public posts, you won’t see the word “I” come up that often. It’s not my style to write from a point of self or that isn’t about a fictional character or the reader’s perspective. It makes sense though, after all, that is how we are taught to write in order to have our work accepted and relatable to the masses.
By Timothy A Rowland5 years ago in Psyche
Laugh It Off: Depression Awareness Through Memes and Humour. Top Story - February 2021.
Hello, and welcome to a compilation of depression memes and depression quotes to educate, entertain, or inspire. It’s winter and still pandemic times, so today’s digest will include validation of our collective rage, as well as a reminder that life is ridiculous, through the combination of science and the word “butt-hole”.
By Erica Ball5 years ago in Psyche
Learning to Swim, Trying to Die
Don't breathe. Just don't breathe. You'll be okay, as long as you don't breathe. The water softened the sounds of anger and fear from the world above. I could feel my father's fingertips digging into the back of my head holding me under. Forcing me to learn, or die. I was nine years old and I couldn't swim. My father had enough. It wasn't alright for me to be afraid. He had to make a man out of me. He had to make me someone that didn't make him ashamed.
By Jason Everhart5 years ago in Psyche
