Depression isn't a meme >you never truly sleep >every single task becomes nearly impossible to do>your too tired and demotivated to do anything My mom thinks im just lazy
>>82961256So are you going to do something about it or not?
>>82961262>motivation slopI can't
anon with clinical MDD here (diagnosed at 12). I don't want to speak on something if you don't want to hear it, but i can lend some advice
I keep telling myself it's going to get better soon but it never does
>>82961277Should I just get medicated I got offered meds few years back but r9k said it would destroy me. Idk what to do since it has destroyed my life all I do is rot on my bed and can't get myself to do anything >>82961341Or you'll change then boom 2 yrs later nothing does
>>82961357so i'll say this first. Do not take advice from 4channers. The people here are insanely fucking unhinged and inexperienced. Half the people here are literally 14-17. Secondly, medication can work for some, but it won't "fix" you. That's not the point. It's to regulate your mental state enough (when paired with therapy) to help make you mentally stable enough to start building your life again.
>>82961256I've often wondered if I'm susceptible to dysthymia. I go through these long slumps in which I'm super tired, unmotivated and unfocused.
>>82961256>Depression isn't a memeno it isn't a meme but people are evil and retarded so it isn't taken seriously anymore>My mom thinks im just lazybring her to your next psychiatrist appointment and hope for the best, maybe she'll trust the guy in a white coat more than her own son
Tienes planes de dejar este mundo ?
>>82961357>Should I just get medicatedcompletely up to you, you're supposed to weigh pros and cons of taking antidepressants vs staying depressed and miserablethe issue is, meds are a bit of a gamble, both regarding effectiveness and side effects
>>82961357>Should I just get medicatedNot on pharmaceuticals. Get home from work/school and take a weed edible for the serotonin, drowsiness, and hunger. Do something that feels good BESIDES BROWSING THE INTERNET, eat something that tastes good while high, and then go to sleep at a healthy hour. Wake up at a normal hour and zap yourself with some coffee.Make a routine of this and then quit the weed itself cold turkey while sticking to the old schedule you made while high. After a very difficult 3-5 days your brain will just go back to releasing happy chemicals when you do all the stuff that felt good before.I was badly depressed and this worked for me. I spent a year on the daily edibles and now I just take one on Saturdays. Feeling very good these days.
>>82961357Get sunlight and exercise and stop eating garbage. It won't chsnge your life but it will improve your hrmone balance. Mega-dosimg vitamin d is also good. 10k units is good. You won't fix your mind significantly, but you will make it resilient. Medication is a subscription plan that will never fix your life and it will destroy you if you take it for any extended length of time. >>82961371This person is a retard.
The only problem SSRIs gave me is a low libido and less sensitive dick. Being much calmer and in control of my thoughts and emotions is definitely worth it. Having a dead sex drive isn't even bad because it's not really something you miss, you just stop wanting it like how you stopped liking random crap you used to be into in the past.
>>82961371this is the only actual advice in this thread lolthe rest is just normoids telling you to pull your bootstraps up.your mental state is altered rn from what it needs to be for you to function in a working state. it sucks but you have to change fundamental parts of yourself that feels like you're not being who you really are. but you need to decide who you really are. you make the decision to get help that gives you the ability to help yourself or you just wallow in your own shit and maybe you get lucky and "go outside and get some sun" or wtf other bullshit some literal child is regurgitating shit he heard from a youtube video.
>>82961513i was about to reply to the "just go outside and exercise" but i wasn't even sure if it was worth the effort. Alot of people here genuinely do not experience how energy sapping depression can be. Sticking to an exercise regiment is an incredibly difficult task if you're truly depressed. Once i actually got my prescription, i went from barely being able to taking care of myself, to getting into college, going from 25% bf to 11% at 190lbs and started actually taking care of myself. Granted, my therapist was also very helpful and i may have gotten lucky with her, but i'd encourage people to seek help if they can.
>>82961256Depression is just sadness because your life sucks and the people in it suck. You are lazy either fix your habits and do something about it or stfu and stop whining.
>>82961552social support is huge as well. we're social animals. having ppl that can understand and support you is important to being a healthy human being.
>>82961621id go so far as to say that social support is probably more important than med. Social support is so fucking strong that it can help you recover from illnesses quicker just because oh the hormone your brains release when around people you feel comfortable with.I'd clarify that meds WILL NOT FIX YOU. They are not a happy pill that will fix you. In fact the first couple weeks from what i remember made me so tired and i ate less. These things take time to fix, like all things, but the main point is that YOU need to be proactive in your life. Don't take on more than you can, but just start small (The clean your room meme, shower, brush your teeth). Basic shit, small wins. Try to do it everyday while you slowly take on more tasks and stuff slowly become more automatic.
>>82961357I wouldn't for the sake of maintaining brain chemistry, but also for the fact that nearly every single person I know who medicates is completely emotionally retarded
>>82961270You choose not to, faggot
>>82961256>cant sleep>physically cannot sleep until ive been awake 20 hours>depressedhow the fuck do i fix this? tried excersise, weed, melatonin, alcohol, nothing makes me sleep
>>82962232>melatoninWhat dosage?
>>82961256Depression truly is a bitch>sleep for 10 hours every night (mostly just laying in bed staring at the ceiling)>"wake" up, still tired>go to work>exhausted after work (even though Im on 60% partial sick leave) so take a 2 hour nap when I come home>wake up again and make dinner>shower and start preparing for bed againWhat a life.
>>82962232Tried first gen antihistamines? Also winding down for at least an hour before bed, like sticking to more passive activities only or just reading a book.
You're not depressedYou're just a midwit who suffers from main character syndrome and catastrophically low levels of testosterone and various other vitamins which are vital to your brain's health such as B12.Get over yourselfGet your blood checked
why are some people here so rabidly against the idea that depression exists
>>82962820it is ironic considering most people here are depressed themselves
>>82962820Mind-body dualism and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. People believe in nonsense such as:>free will exists, and you can use it to conjure up more free will and will yourself to do anything you want>every possible organ in your body can have illnesses and malfunctions EXCEPT for the brain
>>82962533bloods are fine though
>>82961256I'm bipolar>cry my eyes out>laugh like a maniac>mania stops>cry my eyes out againrinse and repeat forever, at least when I don't take my meds
>>82962820I used to think it was just sad people pretending they had some mental disorder. Until I got depressed myself. Sure some people just think they are depressed, but depression is a real thing.
>>82962875>bloods are fine thoughThey seem fine, but they are ruthless criminals
>>82962906cripfag detected
>>82962820basically shifts their entire view of the world and they can't handle it
>>82962906youre giving me the crips
>>82962891I do that and im not bipolar
>>82962891Are you bipolar I (destroys everything like a nuke) or II (can actually be tamed and even do useful shit during hypomania)?
>>82962948I just know I have the symptoms, I never got it diagnosed. I guess 2 sounds more like me, I can get pretty productive. I refuse to see a psychiatrist
>>82961256I have all this and it ain't depression. It's ptsd
>>82961371>Half the people here are literally 14-17And the other half is just as retarded as a 14-17 year olds
>>82962995Sheeit, ptsd can do that? Well that explains a lot, not OP howeverbeit
