Why do i get depressed so easily?
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Yeah I think most of us depressed people get sick of hearing that stupid line "you're just suffering from depression" but no one will take the time to say which kind or what it may be compounded with.  Try lexapro 20mgs per day--and see a PSYCHIATRIST not a clinical social worker CSW. (I just put it all in caps because I feel that I do better with a real doctor ) Also, he may suggest a mood stabilizer such as Lamictal, the two work good together.\nDont be afraid to ask for the much needed help you are entitled to--Remember "Depression can be anger turned inward".
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There are all sorts of things that can cause depression. Major life change or loss, basic chemical imbalance, changes that come with age such as puberty and menopause. Depending on the core of your depression there are many different paths to take. You might choose to see a counselor or try meds. Changing your diet and a good detox can be really helpful. Sometimes it's as simple as getting more exercise. Best of luck to you!
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Is this a normal reaction for you? If so, it could be one of the signs of depression (crying easily, mood swings, etc), and you should talk to your doctor and tell him how you feel. He might be able to prescribe you medication.\n\nIf it's not normal for you, it could be just female mood swings or PMS, or it could be related to other stress in your life. Do you have a lot going on right now? If so, try talking to someone older who you trust, maybe a school counselor or somebody from your church/job, etc.
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1. Depression is far too complicated a subject to role it all up in a single answer.\n2. Aim to work on the causes of your personal depressive feelings and thoughts.\n3. Most of the time finding someone that you can trust to talk with helps.\n4. Faith helps many people and it gives them something to take their minds off themselves.\n5. Some depression, but by no means all, is caused by chemical imbalances. Get to the doc and try some antidepressant an drug.\n6. Sometimes this can be caused by brain tumors or gland disorders.\nIn short you are due for a complete check up and be sure you tell the Doctor about the depressed feelings.\n7. I worked in a gas station at 16. How about a job. That will keep you busy.\nloligo1@yahoo.com
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The advice of exercising and eating healthily is very good.  However if you are depressed then you should see a doctor.  Why are you hesitant to do so?  It is a medical condition, like a broken arm, only not so visible.  There is no shame in it.  However, if you go out and about with friends, take up a new interest and go walking especially in the sunlight if possible, these things will all raise your mood.  Listening to up-beat music helps as well.  If you go for a 30 minute walk every day, it is impossible to become clinically depressed, because the levels of serotonin in the brain will not dip to that level.  I hope you feel better soon.  Remember that family and friends will want to help you to feel better, don't think that you will be burdening them by talking to them about whatever is troubling you.  They will be only too happy to help you because they care about you.
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Have you felt like this for longer than just today? If it is just a one-off than you are probably just bored and need to call a friend and talk, or get out of the house and get some exercise and fresh air.  However, if this has been going on for a while or is a recurring condition, than you might have a medical condition that requires immediate attention from your doctor. Depression, Diabetes, Stress, Iron-Deficency....many others could be causing you to feel the way you do. An imbalance of seretonin levels in your brain can cause "depression-like" symptoms. What ever the cause, only your doctor can help you determine it and can work with you to find the solution!! Please don't wait to seek professional advice, the longer you wait the longer you'll feel this way.  Best wishes and let us know how you do. Take care! :)
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Look at some charity websites and see if there are any causes that stir your sympathies, such as ones where a tiny amount of cash would make children safer and happier (as an example, see water aid link, a charity that digs wells so that women and girls in Africa don't have to spend up to 5 hours a day fetching disease-ridden water).\n\nIf you're feeling depressed and unemotional, it can be because you have problems in your life that you think are insoluble. Its really difficult to get motivated when you think a problem is impossible to solve. Often, solving a small problem or two lifts your mood.\n\nChat to people in your everyday life or online and pay attention to your words. Emphasise emotional, emphatic words like 'really', as in 'I REALLY like italian food' or 'I would LOVE TO visit mexico'. Think if the things you are passionate about. Which celebraties of the opposite sex do you wish you could meet? Are you a keen supporter of a sports team?\n\nFor most problems that you face (such as unemployment, relationship problems, berievement, addications, mental health problems, dealing with memories of bad things in your past, etc), you're not the first person to suffer it, thousands of people have had the same problem and know some good solutions. Ask questions on here about specific problems, search previous answers or google for articles.\n\n'Count your blessings' is a bit cliched, but some things to be grateful for are :-\n\nYou live in one of the richest countries on earth, you have friends and family, food, water, shelter, education, free-speech, freedom to travel, freedom to choose your own friends, free information on the net on anything you like, access to helpful people online, etc. Add you own things to this list.\n\nAs well as medication, cognitive therapy might help, a talking cure with a therapist. If you can't afford a therapist, you can still read everything you can find on the subject on the net or in books.\n\nIts to do with correcting errors in your chain of reasoning that leads you to assess situations in the most pesimistic way possible, as if you were seeing the world not as it is, but through a permanent 'gloom filter'. Often we react emotionally not to the real 100% true situation, but to what we think is true or to the meaning we attach to events (because of unhappy memories or fears) instead of the true situation.\n\nFor example, you might get tearful if you thought something someone did meant that they didn't care about you or love you any more, such as forgetting a wedding anniversary. Your reaction is to what you think it means. If you actually ask the person what was meant, you may find they didn't mean that at all, they still love you but just forgot the anniversary. Check your facts before getting upset and do it as soon as possible, don't get depressed for days then find out later you misread the situation.\n\nYour emotional reaction isn't completely irrational. It would be rational if the real situation was that the person didn't love you. Its just that this isn't the real case. The reaility is that the other person just forgot the date. You were reacting to the meaning you attached to the forgotten anniversary (withdrawal of love), not to the real situation or meaning which the other person could have explained (a forgotten date).\n\nSimilarly you may get depressed because you attach the meaning 'I am useless' to being unemployed, when all it really means is 'I don't have a job at the moment, but I might get another one later'. Cognitive therapy can show you how to fix this false reasoning for yourself whenever it occurs. A lot of the work is done by writing down your chain of reasoning on paper, identifying any false reasoning or conclusions and replacing them with more realistic conclusions.\n\nA mis-read situation can be something as simple as someone walking by without saying hi, making you
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Yeah, it happens, and it really stinks, doesn't it?\n\nFirst of all, although it won't change your emotions, realize at least intellectually that you're suffering from depression.  It's natural, it happens to everyone occasionally, and it DOES end.  So even if in your heart you think you'll always feel like this, know in you head that you won't and that you WILL be happy again.\n\nThe first time you have real depression is the worst because you haven't experienced it before so you believe it's permanent.  Three days is very short - it could go on for weeks!  But know that it will end, for sure.  Meanwhile, try reading something of the Buddhist philosophy: everything you're upset about is really just an illusion - or maybe not.  Either way, just hang in there -- things WILL be better and you WILL be happy again. Always remember that.\n\nP.S. -- Did you know that some of the greatest people in history suffered from major depression?  Herman Melville... Winston Churchill... Julius Caesar...
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You may be depressed already and have been for some time and you may not have realized it yet. You sound to me like your zeal for life is very low. That is a symptom of depression. Do you sleep too much or not eat even if you're hungry? There are several warning signs of Depression and a lot of us don't realize them. You're detached and that tells me perhaps you are afraid of getting close to people and of special occassions because you don't want to be hurt or disappointed. I would seek counseling if I were you. There's no shame in it and it doesn't mean your "mental" or that you'll be doing thorazine and weaving baskets, it means there is a chemical imbalance in your system/brain. Millions of people suffer from depression and there are good treatments with relatively few side affects. You may only need counseling. You are losing out on life, Honey and the people that love you will understand. Talk to them! Let them know that you're considering treatment and I'm sure they'll support you and don't let your anxiety get the best of you. Identify the problem, take steps to solve it. Good luck, and have a Happy, Happy Valentine's Day for once! =)
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It sounds like you're becoming a bit depressed to me.  This happens at times of change and when things are going poorly in your life.  It's nothing to be terribly worried about.  Here's what I do when I get depressed (I have chronic depression, as well as a couple of other mental conditions, so my situation is a bit different than yours, but these will hopefully help).\n\n1) Don't beat yourself up over things.  Sometimes you are tired or have a headache.  Sometimes you need a day to rest and take a load off.  Taking a personal day where you don't do much cleaning or such is nothing to be ashamed of.  Just remember you can't do this EVERYDAY.\n\n2)  Make a written schedule.  Write down EVERYTHING you want to get done and the time to get it done by.  Be sure to include of couple of minutes of personal time somewhere in there.  Then follow it!  If you don't get everything done, then cut down your me-time the next day as a sort of repercussion.  This really helps me out a lot.\n\n3)  Smile for five minutes, even if there isn't anything to smile about.  Try to avoid negative thoughts, just smile.  This sounds strange, but it actually does help your attitude and mood.\n\n4)  Try to exercise daily.  This is a cardio exercise, not a weightlifting sort of thing.  10 to 30 minutes really helps you lift your mood.  Listen to music during this, something high energy.\n\n5)  Talk about how you feel with a personal friend or family member.  Discuss how you feel and don't be afraid to show emotion.\n\n6)  If this doesn't help, you may want to consider some sort of chemical treatment, which can be described by a doctor or psychiatrist.  This is not something you have to take for the rest of your life and is something you take along WITH all of the other things I suggested.  I hope that you can feel better soon and if you need any more help, my im is felix_dovetail.
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Yes you are emotionally unstable, but that also means that you are a normal human being. Everyone has experienced good and bad times and it's completely normal for someone to feel depressed or happy during the transition. You can increase your happiness by changing your way of thinking and lifestyle. Be optimist instead of pesimist. Think positively instead.
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You are depressed again. Were you taking meds for your depression and then stop all at once? If so, there is your problem.\n\nI would talk to your doctor, a mild anti depressant might help.
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WHY do you want to kill yourself sometimes? Or do you have no logical reason for feeling depressed? I have found that it is always slightly better when there is an excuse that makes sense because you have something to blame.\n\nI was depressed for several years, and came close to attempting suicide several times. Nothing that should have made me THAT depressed, just lack of friends and upset about poor grades. Unfortunately, I found myself holding a pocketknife to my wrist just the same.\n\nThe trick, for me at least, was doing the exact opposite of what I wanted to do. I really just felt like shutting myself in my room and crying or sleeping or playing computer games all day. It was a cycle: I would do this, my life would suck, I would be so depressed about how I was such a loser that I would do this. I doubt you are in the same cycle, but most depressed people are in some sort of emotional feedback loop, whether they put themselves there or not.\n\nOne day I said "%$#@ THIS!". I gave away all my computer games. I began approaching people and attempting to socialize, even though I lacked social skills and this was incredibly painful in ways I can't begin to describe. The truth is I have still not completely cured my natural antisocial tendencies, but I am A LOT better than before.\n\nIdentify your feedback loop. Break it by any means necessary, and you will be free.
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Many depressions are quite normal and the natural effect of your situation. If you loose a job, for example or a loved pet dies, it is normal to feel depression.\nIf you have a depression that defies reason, or that you don't understand, you may benefit by discussing it with a counselor, or someone versed in psychotherapy.\nIn some cases, the causes for depression are chemical in nature and you may require medication.\nLength of time to recover will vary, dependent on the cause and type of depression.
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My guesses are that sometimes it is either what is, or what is not going on in their lives. Or it could be Clinical Depression, for which they should get help for. Also, there is an illness called "SADS", which is a deficiency in getting enough sun, too many gray days, affect them, and they cannot function. \nMaybe too much thinking and dwelling on less positive things, is causing sadness.  \nPerhaps finding some fun friends would help out people who feel sad...Laughter is always good for getting out of a sad mood. \nEveryone has a day now & then, that just feels sad....The important thing is that a person gets over it, ASAP. and moves on....\nOne solution I have to get out of one of those moods, is to go to the movies with friends, and see a funny movie! Amazing how that can shake me out of it!! Hope this answers your question...
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Because you are experiencing a momentary/temporary feeling that everything is going wrong. Don't worry however, this feeling never lasts too long. It is in human nature to feel depressed, but not in human nature to feel depressed for very long.
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Baby, if you ain't depressed, you're missing an awful good chance to be! You may have more than depression. Depression can be a symptom of another problem, anything from mental and emotional troubles to the physical. Insured or not, I strongly advise you to get a checkup at the local clinic (they usually have sliding fee, and sometimes can help for free). There is a questionairre they all have which will only take a few minutes to do, and they can refer you to a professional counselor if the meds don't help. (Alot of times it is just a chemical imbalance.) There is no shame in having a mental or emotional disease, only a shame if one doesn't get help for it!