Thread: The Truth About Depression

Depression. Unless you've been there you really have no idea how much it can debilitate you. The guy in the vid is right in somethings but he's obviously never been there.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Depression. Unless you've been there you really have no idea how much it can debilitate you. The guy in the vid is right in somethings but he's obviously never been there.

Fair does. But some of us didn't turn to meds. Different choices and without going to much into details, it worked for me.

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Fair does. But some of us didn't turn to meds. Different choices and without going to much into details, it worked for me.

They didn't work for me. But there again there's so many that to find the one that works for you can be an endless task.
My understanding was/is that AD's work(?) on a 6 week cycle. It takes about 6 weeks for AD"s to start to work(?) Without AD's you're most likely to come out of your depression cycle on its own anyway. I used to believe, and still do, that they're placebo's as even doctors don't understand how serotonin inhibitors work.

I had it in my late 20s never left the flat I was in for 3 weeks with no electric or gas just crying
Ended up in knife fight my 1st night out
Really bad time I hope it never comes back
I've been down but that was scarey total breakdown
No meds or family support I was a mess

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Depression. Unless you've been there you really have no idea how much it can debilitate you. The guy in the vid is right in somethings but he's obviously never been there.

Indeed.
The worst IMO is the secret depression.
The one where you keep it to yourself, close to the chest and unable to share.
Struggling to work your way out of it on your own.
A downward spiral, unless you get lucky.

was on prozac for a few weeks in 2006, did not think they were any good at all

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

The worst IMO is the secret depression. The one where you keep it to yourself, close to the chest and unable to share. Struggling to work your way out of it on your own. A downward spiral, unless you get lucky.

It's the lack of understanding by those that have never experienced depression that causes people to suffer in silence. The piss take and the thought of being classed as being mental was/is an added deterrent to be open about it.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

It's the lack of understanding by those that have never experienced depression that causes people to suffer in silence. The piss take and the thought of being classed as being mental was/is an added deterrent to be open about it.

Yup, amongst other things.

Originally Posted by Thai3

was on prozac for a few weeks in 2006, did not think they were any good at all

Also known as the 'Sunshine pill'. Didn't work for me also. Made me more depressed cuz I thought 'Prozac' was the one everyone was harping on about.

^ Here in Ting Tong land people with mental illnesses are taken to the temple and the monks will literally beat the bad spirits out of the patient.
When I first came here I went to the docs to get some meds. The doctor gave me a prescription but said to the wife, sarcastically laughing, 'why didn't you just take him to the temple?' I never took another AD after that visit.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Depression. Unless you've been there you really have no idea how much it can debilitate you. The guy in the vid is right in somethings but he's obviously never been there.

i'd have to say he had as he got it all off to a tee. painfully true.

the ozies dont call poms wingers for nothing, the bloke in the vid was describing winging, not a nervous breakdown, not sure what i had, to embarrassed to tell anyone, ie no winging , and totally withdrawn, no quackers or shrinks, and came out of it a stronger personality. i never get depressed and rarely get bored.... thankfully.

Depression seems to run in our family, Mum was depressed, my younger sister killed herself then her son did. I have thought about it, but knowing my luck i'd fuk that up as well.

Originally Posted by lob

the ozies dont call poms wingers for nothing,

But don't you recognise the irony of Aussies winging about the Poms winging?

I had to cut my brother in law down after hung himself
He was 6 foot 6 as hard as nails 33 years old and singing on the karaoke on the Sunday afternoon about 3 o clock
I found him at about 9,30 that night
Truly heartbreaking for all concerned
We never seen the signs

Originally Posted by Thai3

Depression seems to run in our family, Mum was depressed, my younger sister killed herself then her son did. I have thought about it, but knowing my luck i'd fuk that up as well.

Glad you did fuck it up mate
It's a scary place to be

a) No booze.
b) One 17 yo student wearing a very short skirt without knickers.

For severe depression increase the dose of b).

Originally Posted by jimbobs

I had it in my late 20s never left the flat I was in for 3 weeks with no electric or gas just crying
Ended up in knife fight my 1st night out
Really bad time I hope it never comes back
I've been down but that was scarey total breakdown
No meds or family support I was a mess

Early 30s for me. Likewise had no family to turn to. Was at the bottom and had a bit of a 'Yazz' moment.

Originally Posted by lob

the ozies dont call poms wingers for nothing, the bloke in the vid was describing winging, not a nervous breakdown, not sure what i had, to embarrassed to tell anyone, ie no winging , and totally withdrawn, no quackers or shrinks, and came out of it a stronger personality. i never get depressed and rarely get bored.... thankfully.

That's true. The problem is these days a bad day at work, or loosing at netball is depression. You must tell your buddies andput it on social media to fit in the comfort circle

We all feel down
You know when you have had depression not all get out of it
I find if I keep myself busy and working I can moderate my melancholy
But I am a solitary man at heart which doesn't help
I was an auphone and spent a lot of my childhood in care
I thought I was bullet proof but when I brokedown I realised I am not
I am still up and down but not properly depressed
Life's hard for everyone and I used to turn it into violence
For me age has actually helped

Originally Posted by lob

... ie no winging , and totally withdrawn, no quackers or shrinks, and came out of it a stronger personality. i never get depressed and rarely get bored.... thankfully.

Not a bad habit to cultivate from time to time.

Felling a little down?
A course of ECT will change your mind.

The other side effect of depression is that you are vulnerable to be sucked into a religion, and why not if it works to get you back on your feet, and when strong enough leave the religion behind and enjoy life free from others dogma.