Posted by geekUK on July 11, 2001, at 19:12:54
In reply to Am I really depressed?, posted by Edward on July 11, 2001, at 14:53:18
Firstly I would like to say I am 21 so close(R) to your age than most of the old fogies out there (sorry guys). so I anotated your message.
I have been diagnosed with depression,
- >You need to think why? can I ask? Who sent u?
just a bit bored with life,
- >I am damn bored and damn depressed (now/BP II)and quite unfeeling.
- >apathy? nothing feels good or bad?
I don't have any problem with eating or sleeping,
- > point taken.
my mood isn't consistant, sometimes I do have quite a lot of energy.
- > consistant with mild depression (so I think)
I don't feel a lot of guilt.
- > nor do I
I just feel a bit lazy and unmotivated.
- > yep, see unfeeling apathy. what is there to go for.
I've seen really depressed people, and they are nothing like me. They don't eat, talk or do very much. I do.
- >A poster cam,pain for not ever getting to that state.
>
> I've been very shy and nervous all my life.
- > check
My psychiatrist blames this on depression, but I've only been unhappy since I was 11.
- >check,
(I'm now 17).There have been some short
- > emphasise the use of short. people generaly would reverse the happy4sad
times when I've been happy since, and sometimes I am quite excitable.
- > beware the dreaded hypo-mania demon! Rahh!
Could it just be that I am unhappy because I am nervous and I don't cope with stress very well?
- >I cant think of a better reson to get therapy myself, to cope better. (cog. behaviour?)I can't think of anything I want to do with my life, and I've sometimes thought about killing myself,
- > check, and this is a big point on the side of getting help. death is NOT trivial, Its the end of (your) world.but it just doesn't seem like I'm suffering from depression when I compare myself to descriptions of depressed people and real depressed people I know. I don't think my psychiatrist understands me. How do I know if I'm really depressed?
- > from my experiance the doctors dont know much themselves. The main thing is, is this taking a great deal out of your life? you might benifit you might not, but I would advise sticking to it.so to conclude, you are right on pointing out things could be worse. they could. but do you want them to? These are important times, setting up a life independantly over the next few years. lot of stress. If you think you have stayed the same since 11 then see how the diagnosis go's. If you feel you have got worse since 11 then definitly see how the diagnosis go's. Ya really getting one sided veiws from us bablers it seems.
so keep it touch, someone is always barking here.
MCP.S.
older babblers, please feel free to critisise me, older is meant to equate wiser after all.
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