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My burden of depression

  • 25-05-2008 1:19am
    #1
    dublindude1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm not sure if this topic belongs in After Hours.

    This is my first post. I just wanted to share my burden of depression hoping it will help me.

    I am depressed. At the moment I feel like crying. I feel life is dark, there is little joy. Society depresses me. The media depresses me. I don't know why I'm depressed. My gut feeling is that it's strongly influenced by environmental factors. I've been on antidepressants for 6 years now, effexor. Sometimes I feel great but depression is very difficult to shake off and it always seems to come back.

    I hope I haven't made you depressed now.

    That's all I want to say, I appreciate if you took the time to read this, I feel like i'm easing my depression by telling people.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    FunkZ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭FunkZ


    Personal Issues forum man!


  • #3
    Affable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Affable


    dublindude1975 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm not sure if this topic belongs in After Hours.

    This is my first post. I just wanted to share my burden of depression hoping it will help me.

    I am depressed. At the moment I feel like crying. I feel life is dark, there is little joy. Society depresses me. The media depresses me. I don't know why I'm depressed. My gut feeling is that it's strongly influenced by environmental factors. I've been on antidepressants for 6 years now, effexor. Sometimes I feel great but depression is very difficult to shake off and it always seems to come back.

    I hope I haven't made you depressed now.

    That's all I want to say, I appreciate if you took the time to read this, I feel like i'm easing my depression by telling people.

    Thanks

    There's a personal issues forum. Might be best there.


  • #4
    Thrill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    Link to personal Issues.............

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=127


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Moved from After Hours. This is a much better place for it.


  • #6
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    If you feel it helps, we're always here. Tell us what you want.


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  • #7
    dublindude1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dublindude1975


    FunkZ wrote: »
    Personal Issues forum man!

    Thanks............man!


  • #8
    Affable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Affable


    You're not the same person as Dublindude are you?


  • #9
    dublindude1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dublindude1975


    Affable wrote: »
    You're not the same person as Dublindude are you?

    The user name Dublindude was already taken so that's somebody else. I've just signed on tonight


  • #10
    Affable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Affable


    dublindude1975 wrote: »
    Society depresses me. The media depresses me.

    Want to tell us how?


  • #11
    dublindude1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dublindude1975


    Affable wrote: »
    Want to tell us how?

    Well when I think about that again maybe it's just because I'm so depressed that everything in life looks dark and gloomy i.e. society etc.


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  • #12
    Affable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Affable


    dublindude1975 wrote: »
    Well when I think about that again maybe it's just because I'm so depressed that everything in life looks dark and gloomy i.e. society etc.

    Do you want to be off anti-depressants? Have you tried being off them?
    Are you under care of a psychiatrist?


  • #13
    dublindude1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dublindude1975


    Affable wrote: »
    Do you want to be off anti-depressants? Have you tried being off them?
    Are you under care of a psychiatrist?

    I think staying on them at the moment is the best option. I'm under care of my doctor. I'm already feeling better chatting to you about it.........thanks for caring.


  • #14
    Affable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Affable


    I ask because I've been diagnosed for depression before and on anti-depressants, my case is different though cos I never felt I was genuinely depressed. You clearly do. If it's 'endogenous' depression then I suppose you need to find the best treatment, if it's reactive(to environmental factors) perhaps you could think about CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) it deals with changing thought processes to help people's mood.


  • #15
    dublindude1975
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭dublindude1975


    Affable wrote: »
    I ask because I've been diagnosed for depression before and on anti-depressants, my case is different though cos I never felt I was genuinely depressed. You clearly do. If it's 'endogenous' depression then I suppose you need to find the best treatment, if it's reactive(to environmental factors) perhaps you could think about CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) it deals with changing thought processes to help people's mood.

    Yes I have tried CBT in thepast and it is very good, particularly with environmental factors. I will give CBT a go again and hopefully it will help. I'm going to bed now :-) Thanks


  • #16
    Affable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭Affable


    dublindude1975 wrote: »
    Yes I have tried CBT in thepast and it is very good, particularly with environmental factors. I will give CBT a go again and hopefully it will help. I'm going to bed now :-) Thanks

    No worries.


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