depression

It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.

Suffocating
You think it can’t get any worse? THINK AGAIN MF. I am suffocating. Being told that you can’t leave the house to see loved ones, you can’t do the things you were able to do before, with no social distancing and no mask is one thing but not physically able to back that up and do those things either? That’s a kick in your teeth, spit on your neck fantastic.
By Matthew Grantham5 years ago in Psyche
Name withheld
In 2014 I required an emergency admission to a Queensland Health Public Psychiatric Unit. My Psychiatrist was trialing a range of medications in an attempt to alleviate my inability to break the deadlock of immobilising Depression.
By Pauline Fountain5 years ago in Psyche
Opening Back Up
Over the last two weeks, we are slowly getting back to “normal” life as theaters, restaurants and other public venues, are opening back up due to COVID-19 restrictions being loosened up just in time for everyone to enjoy the summer. Last week there were Juneteenth celebrations held outside and with the upcoming 4th of July holiday (in honor of the Original Illegals, aka the “Founding Fathers” and the Declaration of Hypocrisy) will surely bring about more festivals, outdoor activities and chances for people to come together.
By From the Mind of Nobody5 years ago in Psyche
Leave Britney Alone!
What's the story? Well, it's not the story I was trying to write, that's for sure. Here I am, minding my own business, working on an article, and my poor little hamster brain keeps repeating on Britney. It's a topic that hits close to home for so many of us.
By J.B. Miller5 years ago in Psyche
What a day with depression looks like?
Around over 16 million adults in the United States are estimated to have experienced at least a single episode of depression. These are the only those who seek treatment. I dream of a day when we can talk about mental health specifically depression in the same way as we discuss physical health. It would ease off the burden of societal pressure which a patient experiences while going through the process of therapy. Depression hurts. And while we frequently associate this mental illness with emotional pain like sadness and feelings of hopelessness, research shows that depression can present itself physically too in terms of a pain. While we don’t think of depression as physical pain, some societies do, especially the ones where it is “taboo” to openly talk about mental health.
By daviddhaskins5 years ago in Psyche
Why is such a well-behaved child depressed?
I'm sorry, mom, this is my decision" "Why can't I do anything"... In recent years, many youth suicides have aroused social concern, and the last words left by some children to the world reflect their little-known inner pain and entanglement.
By Christopher Shackelford5 years ago in Psyche
My Garden Told Me So
Many years ago my grandmother poked a few radish seeds into my hand and asked me to plant them in the pot on the window sill. I did and I was amazed that near the end of my stay, three cherry red globes ready to be plucked peaked out from under their green tops. Over the years I’ve learned much to do with gardening and all things that grow. I’ve learned soil types, all there is to know about fertilizing, whether to direct sow or start indoors, perennials, annuals, bulbs, biennials, the list goes on. There are many things to learn from books but there is something I have come to learn recently that can not be taught by any literature or publication.
By Tamare 5 years ago in Psyche
Reality
Am I awake or dreaming? I blink my eyes, but everything remains black. Am I dead? There is not a hint of light anywhere. I try to move but there is no room. Wherever I am it is very small. I stand up and start feeling the walls, there are no corners, no way to climb out, I am in a hole. How could this be? How did I get here? I have no idea how deep I am in the ground. Was I kidnapped? Who could have put me here?
By Candace Jacobs5 years ago in Psyche
Routes to Depression
Expectations are an unfortunate part of life. I am content with who I am, what I think, and how I am. I do not desire to be anyone else, yet I am still burdened by the expectations to be like others. The expectation to be successful, the expectation to have a girlfriend or a wife, the expectation of being mentally and personally and physically healthy. It is a weird tug of war between expectations and lack of desire to change. Depression lives in the gap between reality and expectations. There are two aspects to this, reality and expectations. I’ll start with expectation, as I think it is easier to tackle.
By Michael Trudeau5 years ago in Psyche
I’M A STANGER HERE MYSELF…
“Have you ever walked alone at night; like a man against the world?” (Survivor). “I walk a lonely road; the only one that I have ever known!” (Greenday) “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely!” (BSB) “Oh, yeah (I’m alright); I just feel a little lonely tonight!” (Tom Petty). “You were just a face in the crowd!” (Petty).
By Kent Brindley5 years ago in Psyche
Mental Health Tips
5 Ways To Help A Depressed Person It is something special to be entertaining, though very another to be satisfied yourself. Simply restricting positive thoughts on oneself isn’t satisfactory.
By uma5 years ago in Psyche
Hidden depression is hard to find? That’s because you don’t know these 6 signals
In the world, 70% of patients with mental illness have not received treatment. A large part of this is not because of the limited medical level, but because the patients themselves ignore or even deliberately conceal it. Depression is a very common category!
By Francisco Arias5 years ago in Psyche