Depression.

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It's not for the happy.

What makes depression so difficult and so annoying to those of us who suffer from it is the fact that we are aware of how selfish it is... or appears to be.

there is no winning; only losing. the world goes on around you and your nothing but in the way. you can’t even really make it known to friends and family because then you get to thinking that they are wondering if you are currently depressed, or come to expect you to be depressed and therefore always treat you as if you were.

Then there are those that force to fix you, thinking that if they can get you out into the sun or doing an activity that they will make you all better. What they fail to understand that even when their actions do make you feel better is that it is only temporary. Not to mention that once they come to feel that you are "fixed" they tend to feel their job is done and move on to their next project... leaving the depressed to feel all the more dejected and alone.

The memories of a depressed person bring no joy. Even when they are of the most pleasant of memories... they are nothing but skeletons... pretty containers with no content.

Accomplishments are the same. Fleeting moments of dreams met and lost upon waking.

there is so much more...


The cool thing about depression is that you are at your ultimate existance where all worldly pretense is lost. You see everything as it really is. You recognize beauty and the futility of it. You appreciate the futility because that is what it is to exist, and you remember that life is suffering and with the acknowledgment of suffering brings awareness to life, which in turn brings about a sense of joy... a joy only you know.

 

[monique1971]

I hate my depression, but it is also part of who I am, and I don't wish to be anyone but myself.

 

[davidjamie69c]

Depression is such a monster, but it can be managed. I think of it as a drug. Giving me a different perspective. Of course, it's hard on others in our lives, but there's not a lot that can seem to be done about it. I think it's a genetic condition, DNA or something, even if an Rx can help the side effects. If you want to get philosophical, what is depression anyway? A variant perspective?

 

[X_fallenangel_X]

I used to be very depressed to the point of nearly suicidal when I was younger but I was able to get over it and become the most optomistic person I know. If Ican do it without any drugs or help from doctors, I am sure you can aswell.

 

[peterbrazen]

Depression

For me depression is like a wave that hits me unexpectedly and for an indefinite amount of time. When it hits me I try very hard to remember and appreciate the moments of true happiness that we have had in life whether its our children or some other major event in our life that made us happy.

But there are also moments, minutes, months of days when our lives are going well and we should close our eyes and preserve them when depression hits us.

 

[Heatlessfever]

I would not be half the person I am if I saw the glass as half full, instead of half empty.

Sorrow's crown is the happy memory.

 

[kinkymomjianlis]

Sex is great medication.

Ive been dealing with mine for awhile and thats why I use for medication.

 

[Bluinkognito]

I had severe anxiety attacks for a year and a half due to drugs, and I am grateful for it. I had literaly hit rock bottom, and I had a choice to either off myself or overcome my problems (I know it sounds harsh, but depression is harsh). Well thanks to a woman I admire dearly, I was able to overcome my problems. Looking back, I am glad I went through the shit I did because it all made me a more optimistic, assertive man. I guess my point is, never give up. If bad things happen to you, you will learn and grow. If good things happen to you, then you have earned them. No matter what, it all tends to work out as long as you try.