HAVE YOU EVER SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION?

by BIG BAD JOHN R. Posted 2012/07/20 01:00:50

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	YES, I HAVE.	51 votes	84%
	NO, I HAVE NOT.	8 votes	13%
	Undecided	2 votes	3%

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Chloey Hamer 2012/07/20 04:38:33 (edited)

YES, I HAVE.

+3
along with severe anxiety. Sometimes it gets so bad that I get Tactile hallucinations. I have been on anti-depressants but honestly a diet that my doctor put me on recently and Going on regular walks helps more than anything.
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gbruneaulanglois 2012/10/26 09:21:10

NO, I HAVE NOT.

I'm way too positive.

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Maria 2012/07/23 23:14:00

YES, I HAVE.

the most awful period of my life and it lasted for 2..almost 3 years.. you can imagine, that was not very healthy and nice..

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Dead Inside 2012/07/23 13:46:30

YES, I HAVE.

Not fun

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mama sew,gung ho 2012/07/22 01:33:34

YES, I HAVE.

It will pass,when you take control,and do the thing that gives you back the power in your life to be happy!

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ttfndude 2012/07/21 17:32:33

YES, I HAVE.

mildly, so I try to stay positive but it is very hard....sodahead helps give me a boost sometimes though

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Sarina 2012/07/21 00:21:59

NO, I HAVE NOT.

Its not much that I allow to get me down. I try to stay upbeat about stuff.

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⚜3rd Street Boss⚜ 2012/07/20 19:01:44

YES, I HAVE.

+1
Very chronic.. so bad that it can't be explained

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Miss Bela Rae 2012/07/20 18:39:10

YES, I HAVE.

I'm suffering from it right now, I think

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Chris- Demon of the PHAET 2012/07/20 13:29:59

NO, I HAVE NOT.

Clinical depression? No.

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XxxAlexxxX 2012/07/20 13:15:10

YES, I HAVE.

It's something that at least 90% of people go through. . .
So who wouldn't ;p

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Stormy 2012/07/20 11:37:20

NO, I HAVE NOT.

+1
Not clinically depressed. I have had down periods but was able to pull myself out of it with diet, (whole grains and fresh fruits and veg ) lots of sunshine, exercise, and sleep. The worst thing you can do is be inactive, inside, isolated, and eating bad processed foods.

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Mr.Steve 2012/07/20 10:56:10
Scream 2012/07/20 08:51:29

YES, I HAVE.

I do right now.

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David 2012/07/20 08:45:07

YES, I HAVE.

Yes I do...you learn to deal with it.

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TheTruth1313 2012/07/20 06:32:50

YES, I HAVE.

Still do from time to time.

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tristarr 2012/07/20 05:29:07

YES, I HAVE.

i have dysthymia,however it's spelled.it's not deep depression,it's like everyday can be a little grey.they also call it "the working sad"because they're generally highly functional.but if we get really depressed we can have "double depression"and suicide risk goes up.i control mine naturally with diet,exercise,and vitamins.had it for 12 years.

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Scream to tristarr 2012/07/20 08:54:08

I never realised how much exercise could help until I started jogging or walking every day. Since I started exercising my down times have been nowhere near as bad as some I had before.

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twocrows 2012/07/20 05:04:01

YES, I HAVE.

+1
it was very severe from my mid-teens till late twenties. fortunately, I found gestalt therapy and some great therapists and have been completely free of it [without having to resort to medication] for over half my life now. thank god.

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Rose and Thorns 666 2012/07/20 04:47:08

YES, I HAVE.

+1
It's an awful thing it is. That black pit that you can't seem to crawl out of. Making you really just not care about your life and eventually anything in your life. The tears that fall to the floor when you think of the nightmare you're living...Unfortunately there are too many people who don't know the true meaning of depression.

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Chloey Hamer 2012/07/20 04:38:33 (edited)

YES, I HAVE.

+3
along with severe anxiety. Sometimes it gets so bad that I get Tactile hallucinations. I have been on anti-depressants but honestly a diet that my doctor put me on recently and Going on regular walks helps more than anything.

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David to Chloey ... 2012/07/20 08:49:49

+1
I can relate

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Jasmine to Chloey ... 2012/08/01 05:02:43

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that is awesome - can you share some of the diet info with me?

thank you!

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Chloey ... to Jasmine 2012/08/04 04:49:29 (edited)

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He cut out gluten and food preservatives.

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Jasmine to Chloey ... 2012/08/04 05:06:33

+1
thank you!

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Chloey ... to Jasmine 2012/08/04 05:10:14

+1
no problem :)

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flaca BN-0 2012/07/20 04:37:02

NO, I HAVE NOT.

+1
Depression is short-lived with me. Because I give money to Medecins Sans Frontieres.
I only have to look at what Doctors without Borders do to realize I am blessed.

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Katie Ayers 2012/07/20 04:26:49

YES, I HAVE.

But now I take Wellbutrin twice a day and I am great! ;)

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David to Katie A... 2012/07/20 08:53:03

+1
I take wellbutrin...but the verdict still out.

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wtw 2012/07/20 04:20:19

YES, I HAVE.

+1
Still do!

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Louisa - Enemy of the State 2012/07/20 04:18:46

YES, I HAVE.

+1
Only all my life. I wouldn't know what it felt like to be free of depression.

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David to Louisa ... 2012/07/20 08:55:34

+1
I can only imagine how different life could have been...

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Louisa ... to David 2012/07/20 13:30:48

+1
That's a very keen observation because I always feel like I am NOT the person I was supposed to be. I wonder myself what life would have been like. It's comforting to me to know that someone like yourself has such insight.

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David to Louisa ... 2012/07/24 16:10:12

+1
Thank you :)

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SlaveWaterNymph 2012/07/20 04:07:30

YES, I HAVE.

+2
I still suffer from it. Just take it one day at a time.

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ScatterJoy! 2012/07/20 03:35:47

Undecided

+2
Yes, and I was put on anti-depressants for a few years. I went cold turkey off them (not recommended) - but now I wonder if it wasn't all in my head.
A few months after "quitting" I DECIDED to be happy ....and guess what?! I am.
Among a few other realizations I simply decided to be actively engaged in my life and love all that comes my way. It's been a bitchin ride since! ;)

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Someone to Scatter... 2012/10/17 00:34:37

+2
I agree with you that's what i'm doing (except i never had medication) although sometimes i find myself going down i pull myself up. I've only been doing it for a few days but feel a huge difference. What i did today was write "I am happy" on my hand and everytime something was said or done that made me happy i draw a heart and when something is said or done that makes me unhappy i simply read "I am happy"

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gone i guess 2012/07/20 03:33:19

YES, I HAVE.

+1
i do now

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Britt 2012/07/20 03:31:24

YES, I HAVE.

+1
This world is big and I have a lot of responsibility in it as do all of us, I fall to my knees quite often, really often. God will one day take all that pain away.. This I look forward too.

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Dolly 2012/07/20 03:31:06

YES, I HAVE.

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Louisa ... to Dolly 2012/07/20 13:40:12

Twenty plus years on MAO Inhibitors and its' effectiveness has continuously eroded over time. But I'm still happy to have had a period when I at least felt normal.

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