depression?

suede · 28th June 2004, 07:37 PM

how do you know if youre actually depressed or just feeling down?

littlemisslover · 28th June 2004, 07:40 PM

feeling down is something that passes eventually. depression involves suicidal thoughts, not eating properly, not sleeping properly, being incredibly moody or anti social. this goes on for quite a long time.

RussellOrGoose · 28th June 2004, 07:46 PM

Only you will know when you're depressed....you also may do things to make you think your fine and/or ease the pain i.e drugs,excessive alcohol,self harm.
I used solvents as an 'escape' but it just made things worse....so it's a lose-lose situation.

ana_saba · 28th June 2004, 08:00 PM

dont know, but it's best being checked out if you are unsure, feeling crap is no fun

Thee Alex · 28th June 2004, 08:00 PM

I have suffered from clinical depression for my entire adult life and have taken prozac for it for the last 8 or 9 years.

Fun.

Starla · 28th June 2004, 08:12 PM

Feeling down is a result of outside influences. Clinical depression is something that mainly comes from within, in my opinion.

kj · 28th June 2004, 08:34 PM

imo depression is caused by your environment and state of mind. this will probably stir some debate but my opinion is that when people start thinking thoughts that get them down, they begin to associate that feeling with whatever they are doing, seeing or listening at that time and end up feeling and thinking those thoughts on a regular basis. Too many people thing negatively about incidents and moments in their lives when really they should be taking these as lessons and managing their thoughts to think of positive outcomes rather than negative things.

Basically you need to get your mental state right and focus on positive aspects rather than the negative, or look at the negative aspects and find ways of turning them into positive things or using them as lessons.

Starla · 28th June 2004, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kj

imo depression is caused by your environment and state of mind. this will probably stir some debate but my opinion is that when people start thinking thoughts that get them down, they begin to associate that feeling with whatever they are doing, seeing or listening at that time and end up feeling and thinking those thoughts on a regular basis. Too many people thing negatively about incidents and moments in their lives when really they should be taking these as lessons and managing their thoughts to think of positive outcomes rather than negative things.

From my experience, clinical depression has nothing to do with the outside world.

ana_saba · 28th June 2004, 08:54 PM

KJ man you make it sound like people choose to be depressed... I'm sure you didn't mean to make it sound that way though

Misanthropy · 28th June 2004, 08:56 PM

I agree with KJ on this one. It's all about the positivitiy

ana_saba · 28th June 2004, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misanthropy

I agree with KJ on this one. It's all about the positivitiy

yes but depression is an illness, does thinking postive cure any other illness?

I have herpes think positive and it will go away!

being positive is great, but has fuck all to do with depression

njw · 28th June 2004, 09:04 PM

people do choose to be depressed, its caused by the collapse of everything around you in your mind. You can prevent it from happening by being positive.

Go on, call me wrong and say youre experience is more valid.

njw · 28th June 2004, 09:05 PM

and by the way, thinking positively aids recovery from a huge amount of illnesses, ask any doctor.

njw · 28th June 2004, 09:06 PM

nah, a real one.

ana_saba · 28th June 2004, 09:07 PM

cool I'll go tell my uncle who is dying to cheer the fuck up and he'll be fine

cheers mr clogs!

28th June 2004, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
suede Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth/Dundee Posts: 380	depression? how do you know if youre actually depressed or just feeling down?

28th June 2004, 08:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,227 Band: A band of merry men	imo depression is caused by your environment and state of mind. this will probably stir some debate but my opinion is that when people start thinking thoughts that get them down, they begin to associate that feeling with whatever they are doing, seeing or listening at that time and end up feeling and thinking those thoughts on a regular basis. Too many people thing negatively about incidents and moments in their lives when really they should be taking these as lessons and managing their thoughts to think of positive outcomes rather than negative things. Basically you need to get your mental state right and focus on positive aspects rather than the negative, or look at the negative aspects and find ways of turning them into positive things or using them as lessons. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

28th June 2004, 09:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,234	people do choose to be depressed, its caused by the collapse of everything around you in your mind. You can prevent it from happening by being positive. Go on, call me wrong and say youre experience is more valid. __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

28th June 2004, 09:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,234	and by the way, thinking positively aids recovery from a huge amount of illnesses, ask any doctor. __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

28th June 2004, 09:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,234	nah, a real one. __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

28th June 2004, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
littlemisslover Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: clydebank Posts: 176	feeling down is something that passes eventually. depression involves suicidal thoughts, not eating properly, not sleeping properly, being incredibly moody or anti social. this goes on for quite a long time.

28th June 2004, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
RussellOrGoose legend Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 6,432	Only you will know when you're depressed....you also may do things to make you think your fine and/or ease the pain i.e drugs,excessive alcohol,self harm. I used solvents as an 'escape' but it just made things worse....so it's a lose-lose situation.

28th June 2004, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
ana_saba Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: motherhell, near glasgow Posts: 1,209	dont know, but it's best being checked out if you are unsure, feeling crap is no fun

28th June 2004, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Thee Alex UGS Assassin Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Solihull, West Midlands Posts: 4,280 Band: Wülfstabber, The Black Plums, Catface, DJ Wrong Homer, Wings & Claws, Señor Citizen, WRRRMS	I have suffered from clinical depression for my entire adult life and have taken prozac for it for the last 8 or 9 years. Fun.

28th June 2004, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Starla Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dundee... I mean, Glasgow Posts: 2,065	Feeling down is a result of outside influences. Clinical depression is something that mainly comes from within, in my opinion.

28th June 2004, 08:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
ana_saba Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: motherhell, near glasgow Posts: 1,209	KJ man you make it sound like people choose to be depressed... I'm sure you didn't mean to make it sound that way though

28th June 2004, 08:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	I agree with KJ on this one. It's all about the positivitiy

28th June 2004, 09:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
ana_saba Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: motherhell, near glasgow Posts: 1,209	cool I'll go tell my uncle who is dying to cheer the fuck up and he'll be fine cheers mr clogs!