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01-21-2010, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Has anyone here beat depression
Have you at one time been clinically depressed and the come out of it?
How has it changed you, what did you learn? I could go on this topic forever but I'd rather reply to people.
I'LL GO FIRST
I have
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01-21-2010, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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You enjoy talking about being depressed?
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01-21-2010, 05:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Smokin` weed will make your bones grow healthy and strong.
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01-21-2010, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Solumina
You enjoy talking about being depressed?
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psychology major
I said about BEATING depression
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01-21-2010, 06:28 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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I have beat depression.
I was diagnosed when I was in 8th grade. I have been put on so many different medications and put through a great deal of therapy. It's taken me a great many of years, but I have gotten so much better.
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01-21-2010, 06:42 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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If you're doing research, this probably isn't the best sampling group to ask.
Plus, the responses you're likely to get from some of this lot ... well, they're bound to be downright depressing.
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01-21-2010, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger
If you're doing research, this probably isn't the best sampling group to ask.
Plus, the responses you're likely to get from some of this lot ... well, they're bound to be downright depressing.
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No no the term just started I'm not using anyone here as my research sample. I was just interested if anyone else found that beating something as serious as depression has made them understand the human mind much more than before. But you're right, I was naive
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01-21-2010, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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I'm depressed and i can't beat it. Now i'm depressed times two.
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01-21-2010, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Most of these people did not suffer depression, let alone they might actually understand clinical depression. They're just whiny bitches who think the world is cruel if it's not paying attention to them and justify their diva attitudes by claiming illness.
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You fucking people [war veterans] are only a step below entitled rich kids, the only difference being you had to do and witness horrible things, instead of being given everything.
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real classy
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01-21-2010, 09:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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yo lan.whats with those three quotes? are you white who agrees? or a black who explodes to the whole Gnet how cruel whites are?
now now blacks don't be depressed.
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01-21-2010, 11:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Turtle Island, Earth
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I can't say if I've ever been 'clinically' depressed; I've never been diagnosed with anything, as I absolutely detest the medical industry. But I would have to agree that going through severe depression and coming through the other side seems to have its effects on the way one thinks, acts, and relates to the world around them. It seems it can age someone beyond their years in a relatively short amount of time, depending on the person and how they handle it. And that can be good or bad.
I still suffer from depression, so I can't say I've beat it. Though I've come close at times and have managed to bring a good amount of stability back into my life, I still get mood swings and have my down moments. But it's manageable, at least.
And sadly, what Alan said is probably true.
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01-21-2010, 11:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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One never beats a clinical depression. Never.
You can suppress it, but it will always be there.
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01-21-2010, 11:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Methadrine
One never beats a clinical depression. Never.
You can suppress it, but it will always be there.
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How so? I'm curious.
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01-22-2010, 12:13 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sheffield UK.
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Why would I even have clinical depression? I'm too awesome and too busy to waste my time with being a lethargic, dejected moron. Granted, I'm not the happiest of people, but being depressed about shit is a waste of time.
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01-22-2010, 01:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Jack - Depression is not a choice, it is a suffering just the same as skitzophrenea and hemorrhoids.
(I just looked up hemorrhoids to be sure about the english spelling and saw a picture on Wikipedia - EW!)
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01-22-2010, 01:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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It was a feeble attempt at humor, I'm suffering from insomnia and haven't been asleep since god knows when at the moment I'd even find dead cats funny.
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01-22-2010, 04:25 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Medford, Oregon, USA
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I'm trying to decide which thread is more fucking pointless and arbitrary.
This one, or the one about the origin of fear.
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01-22-2010, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Really? You don't think it's the one about forming a gothic elite group to control the world? OR the one where you name fucking fruit?
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Originally Posted by KissMeDeadly
You fucking people [war veterans] are only a step below entitled rich kids, the only difference being you had to do and witness horrible things, instead of being given everything.
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real classy
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01-22-2010, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Most of these people did not suffer depression, let alone they might actually understand clinical depression. They're just whiny bitches who think the world is cruel if it's not paying attention to them and justify their diva attitudes by claiming illness.
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I tend to agree.
I'm not sure that clinical depression is something that can be "cured". Managed with proper medication and therapy, yes. "Cured" and "beaten", no.
I need Paxil to get through my life without wanting to rip everyone's head off all the time.
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01-22-2010, 07:30 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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I know I said I beat depression in my previous post, but most of you are right.
I still have to manage my depression and mood swings. Although, I do not take medication anymore, I still attend therapy and still get a lot of support. So, I would agree, I have not "beat" depression, but I am managing it a lot better than I was.
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01-22-2010, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: North Florida
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I was diagnosed with major depression and PTSD. I hated the drugs, as they made me a zombie, and I found therapy much more beneficial. The problem was finding a p-doc who didn't automatically jump to put me on meds! My depression was not caused by a chemical imbalance; rather, it was the result of a series of traumatic, early events and my lack of coping skills. The two fed off each other until therapy did give me the skills and insight I needed. I have not had a depressive episode for six years now, and I see no reason I ever should again - if something comes up that threatens that, well, I'll consult with a therapist before I let it get me as far down as I used to be. Depending on the cause, I do believe depression can sometimes be beaten.
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01-22-2010, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Originally Posted by Wintermute
I'm trying to decide which thread is more fucking pointless and arbitrary.
This one, or the one about the origin of fear.
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Originally Posted by Alan
Really? You don't think it's the one about forming a gothic elite group to control the world? OR the one where you name fucking fruit?
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What about the countless "I need a friend/I can't get a friend/All my friends hate me" threads or the "I can't get a girlfriend" variations? But for my money, it's "Slitting Wrist..." which screams epic fail for starters because it should have been titled "Slitting Wrists" unless the asshat really didn't mean to complete the job. Plus that thread is just depressing ...
Hey! I know ... people should just go read that thread and then answer this one ...
or you could NOT waste your time. That'd be a choice too.
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Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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01-22-2010, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Runs in my family; I first tried drinking it better- manic high while drunk and total fucking depression all the rest of the time. Plan A aborted.
I find a daily smoke keeps me just the happier side of the line.
Class A's 'll bring depression real fuckin quick tho'.
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01-22-2010, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
Really? You don't think it's the one about forming a gothic elite group to control the world? OR the one where you name fucking fruit?
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Hey, at least those were upfront about their own inanity.
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01-22-2010, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
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I actually was diagnosed with serious depression back in highschool, I was on medication for a while, and then stopped taking it. I thought I'd beaten it but actually, I'd been depressed for so long I didn't remember what it was like not to feel that way. It got worse and worse throughout college, I self-medicated with copious amounts of alcohol and the like. It took it's toll, both on my mind and my body.
I remember the exact day that I beat it. It was about three weeks into my first big section of the Appalachian Trail, and I was walking through this field in Southern Virginia.
It was early morning, and I looked out over the mountains, and...Bam. I wasn't sad for no reason anymore. It felt like I'd been in a fog for the last six or seven years and all of a sudden it had lifted.
Anyway, it hasn't been back since.
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