The Depression (and mocking/support) thread

[divine_torture]

Since everyone knows I'm in hell, I figured this is a good time for a new thread for those of us in a rough spot. Maybe you need a smack in the face. Maybe you need a hug (internet hugs still feel pretty good...mostly because there's not actual physical contact. Ha!).

I suddenly became a crying, sniveling little girl, so I know some of you are too. Let it out. Get some feedback. Whatever.

Also, no suicide promoting. Yes, I and some of us would like to die, but we need not promote it. If you have thoughts of suicide, I will not be the one to stop you. I (as well as most here) will simply lay out the pros/cons. DO NOT TELL OTHERS TO DO IT AND DO NOT SAY YOU'RE GOING TO. If it's on your mind, say it's a thought. No 'goodbye' posts and such.

Other than that, cry like a bitch here. I won't mind.

 

[MasterOLightning]

All that "Stay in school, don't do d-rugs" advice.... you know, it was pretty good advice.

 

[divine_torture]

Didn't I say that here before?

 

[MasterOLightning]

I don't really remember who you are.

 

[panzerfaust666]

I feel like killing myself constantly,but thank god Im to much of a bitch to pull it through. I am constantly consumed by depression and hate, and I would really like for this to stop. cant live my life normally anymore, in any way. Panic and fear are constantly present.

So Shitty

Once again, nothing comparable to DT's situation, but to each his own i guess

 

[MasterOLightning]

Just drink more. Everyone drink more.

 

[divine_torture]

Don't compare. You hurt and have your own hell. I'm in a bad spot, but that doesn't make your hurt less relevant.

 

[waif]

@panzerfaust: Dude, from what you've described it sounds like you have a pretty sweet life, on paper at least; a relatively fruitful music hobby/career, a job related to your interests, etc. So, uh, what's wrong?

 

[panzerfaust666]

good question, Im not really sure what the real problem is and why I constantly feel this way.

 

[waif]

You really oughta think about it, because on paper you should be happy, meaning that maybe you can find a solution.

 

[panzerfaust666]

honestly, those few words are good to hear. Yes, that was one of my new Years resolutions.

 

[DarkBliss]

The best cure I've found for depression is to get off your butt and get out of the house, and socialize with people. Find a job that forces you to communicate with others.
It sure has helped me get out of depression caused by prolonged unemployment, (and later on, isolation due to home-bound employment)

 

[Matt]

Clinical depression runs rampant in my family. Luckily I haven't had a serious bout with it yet, but I go through periods of time where extreme depression hits pretty hard.

However, I've found that there is always something to live for, despite how bad things seem to be. I'd only kill myself if I did something that I just couldn't live with.

Edit: Dark, with clinical depression you can't just 'get up and socialize with people'.

 

[The Emptier]

I dunno...there's a good chance im bi-polar, it runs in the family. last year was unbelievably stressful, parents divorced which caused me to get horrible grades which in turn led me to drugs/drinking which led me to get arrested etc. etc. just a chain of fucking effects. i totally changed after that, i'm a little bit...just meaner to everybody but i dont mean to be, im more reserved and introverted. but it's taken a turn for the better, by being introverted i've been able to focus on only school and music and important things and i've been doing great. but still....i have constant up's and downs. going to the doc soon to check some shit out. I chock it up to being a bipolar self critical perfectionist bastard with a superiority complex

 

[Satanstoenail]

For the love of god, go and get some help people. A man's not an island etc. Quit sitting about and go forth and sort out your rig. There are people out there who specialise in the sorting of other people's rigs.

 

[DarkBliss]

Right. Go to a social worker, recruit yourself into a volunteer program. Do something that will make you feel useful to others. There's no greater accomplishment than that.

 

[panzerfaust666]

People say that being around people, doing stuff, working ect keeps them out of a depression. I currently find the opposite true, because social situations scare me and result in severe panic before I even arrive at the social situation.

 

[divine_torture]

Being a father is the most rewarding thing.

EDIT: Agreed completely with above post.

 

[DarkBliss]

Being a father is the most rewarding thing.

That's the most superlative extension of usefulness.

 

[panzerfaust666]

Being a father is the most rewarding thing.

EDIT: Agreed completely with above post.

yeah thats what makes it so hard to overcome I guess, the fact that what scares you and makes you depressed is also the solution to your problems.