From the article: What Is a Major Depressive Episode?
Depression symptoms (listed at What Is a Major Depressive Episode?) can include sadness, unexplained crying, insomnia, sleeping too much, fatigue or loss of energy, losing interest in things you normally enjoy, thinking a lot about death, restlessness or sluggishness, loss of or increase in appetite or weight, and other difficult symptoms. Tell us what your depression symptoms are, and read what others have said. Requests for help will not be published. If you want to discuss your symptoms, go to the Bipolar Disorder Forums. Share Your Story
help but i doubt it
- (Continue)Also i now only eat breakfast i work 6am til 3pm i eat maybe 10 am then thats it,3 sausages and some scrambled egg same thing everyday and nothing else just drink juice pepsi max etc and can't sleep only for few hours at best and have to smoke alot of weed to help sleep,i used to sleep my day away awhile ago with same problems but now its the opposite and im sleepwalking theirs been two incidents where i woke up and my bed had lots of burn holes and 5 or 6 cigarette butts and yesterday i woke up with water or something all over my pc chair and in my ashtray whats weird is you have to unclick and screw my ashtray its very big and their was only a drop spilt right next to them on the floor no leaks nothing which is strange i never thought i did i dismissed the first incident as just not remembering but now again it makes me wonder how often does this happen and its quite dangerous things im doing,iv also always talked in my sleep even since i was a kid my ma said help me please
- —Guest Luke
help but i doubt it
- Im 18 and all my life iv been getting numb to the point that now iv lost all my friends,my family are leaving the country in two months,im always angry and sad nonstop,my little 14 year old brother hasnt even spoke to me for 3 months he hates me everyone does now. Its just nothing brings me enjoyment im smoking so much weed nonstop i mean even sneaking for joints in work just to try and feel happy to the point it doesn't even help much anymore,iv had to leave my area now to the other side of the country for my job,im suicidal but my faith in god and jesus is the only reason i don't,music which was my life even when i had one is not really interesting now iv always had love for music real underground since i was 8 i was writing songs and used to make songs cant even write im lucky if i write 2 sentences in 3 weeks i always practice in my head with lyrics but now i feel like everythings been done so why bother. I just feel so lost i really am alone and just want this "life" to end
- —Guest Luke
Not worth it.
- I am 18 years old. And I'm not sure what is wrong with me. I go through phases where I will be enjoying life and happy or I will be hating life and having suicidal thoughts. I have wanted to talk to a professional about this for a while but when I tried they made me realize that they don't care. My closest friend who is the only person I have talked to about this is worried and wants me to talk to a professional. Now since she told me that, I am afraid to talk to her about my problems because I don't want to worry her anymore. Maybe there is someone who really does care but I can't go find that person because I am too shy. I have so much pressure from family and friends and it would be so wonderful to just die and never have to feel or be again. The truth is, the only thing stopping me from death is my fear it will be painful or unsuccessful. I haven't suffered much in life, but the little things I have suffered make a huge impact to me. I don't know what to do. [Guide's Note: Your friend is right. Having had one bad experience with professional help doesn't mean ALL professionals don't care. Your symptoms are serious. Seek help right away.]
- —Guest anonymous
so lost
- im 27 and have struggled with depression and mood swings since i was 14. Been with my husband 10 yrs and have 2 beautiful children. But no matter what i do im never happy. The tablets dont work. I just hate waking up feeling like im in hell but im desperate for a life. Im falling apart.
- —Guest anna
mentally tired
- I have bipolar and my life incomplete. I dont knw how to deal with what I have. I have required to personality Eula and Elaine, one hates the other. I want to be lockdown until I get a grip on my conditions. Bipolar, borderline personailty disorder, and ptsd. I made badd decision, reckless, and wish I coukd get rid of all this in my head. I cant deal with the mood shifting anymore. Im tired, im weak, and I feel like a stranger to this world. Everybody around me seems to be happier, im embrassed to be the way I am.
- —Guest elaine
Wasting Space
- Depression begins for me with bouts of unexplained sadness and binge eating almost uncontollable. If unable to catch it I spiral down very fast. The best way to explain is that a dark cloud comes over me without warning and also leaves without warning. However this time it has stayed for over 6 years and has totally debillitated my life and my families life. They do not have a functionining Mom or Nana. I am totally housebound and see no one except for my 2 grand children 10 & 6 and my adult daughter. We live together and it is hard. I am alone and have not a soul to chat with. Sure I live with people but I am a burden which is made obvious many times. I do not want to continue and as my title so aptly puts it I am wasted space.
- —Guest Judy
my poor baby!!
- my son is seven he has ADHD(debatable) which he is on medicine for. The problem is his mood are sooooo strong that he is either the happiest child in the world or he hates everything around him.. i am at the end of my rope and need help for my baby!!
- —Guest please help
Do I?
- I'm 14. I've basically got all of these symptoms and I've started self-harming and though my Mum's seen my cuts and says I shouldn't do it, I think about it a lot. I don't know why I do it. Sometimes I go into a kind of, 'robot mode' where I'm so down I can't really control what I'm doing and feel really empty. I pull at my eyebrows (trichotillomania) and have down for at least 5 years now. I don't feel like eating as much as I used to. I had a nasty fall out with my friends a couple I months back so I don't really have anyone to talk to in lessons anymore. My boyfriend, though I think I love him, he can really bring me down sometimes and pressures me a little to do sexual things (and I just feel ashamed about them later, but he doesn't understand why I feel this way). I don't like the way I look unless I'm plastered in make-up because I'm ashamed of my spots and lack of eyebrows. I have nice friends outside lessons and a loving family but I don't know how to get help by myself. [Guide's note: Your loving family is the place to start. They won't want you to suffer like this. Ask your parents to help you get help - TODAY.]
- —Guest Flossy
I dont know what to do.
- I'm thirteen, bipolar, depressional, and i'm suicidal. I cut myself, and i feel like the world would be better off without me. Im afraid to seek professional help, because my mom would get upset with me. [Guide's note: Your mother would be more upset if you committed suicide. She loves you. Tell her today.]
- —Guest hanna3949
Second time around
- Hi there, I'm 23 now and this is my second "bout" of depression. The first came as a teen. I often was angry and had the classic stuck in a deep dark pit feeling. On several occasions as a teen I would tell my parents that I was stupid, that I was ugly, that I would never amount to anything. And on more than one occasion cut myself because I felt somewhat at peace when I bled. Seemed like the only reprieve from that pit of sorrow. Eventually after having left home I became "me" again. Years passed, I pursued the things I loved, and was content with my life. I was fit, I was healthy and was consuming loads and loads of information (which is something I enjoy). Now at 23 I find myself barely able to get out of bed to go to work in the mornings. I hate everything and seemingly everyone (save for a few key friends) and this pit seems increasingly deep. The shit of it is that I can barely bring myself to post this as I fear rejection and mockery so strongly it almost aches. [Guide's Note: Get help! Your depression is serious. There's no reason to stay in this condition when treatment may well ease your symptoms.]
- —Guest Jeremy
Depression
- I feel since nearly 6 years ago my life as changed I don't know who I am I live in this dark hole and feels no way out or ever get better my relationship with my husband is suffering I often have thoughts about crashing my car but only got my children to stop me I hate this and want to feel normal
- —Guest Yasmin
im failing
- Im 44 and was diagnosed with bipolar at 25 and hav bn taking lithium since. i go through years of being really well but then hav spells of mania or more lately iv bn very depressed and low. im tearful most of the time argumentative cant sleep or just want to sleep all the time and i gorge on food until i feel sick. my doctor wants to sign me off work but thats not therapy for me as i just worry abt being off!! im awful to my husband and tell him to get out and feel id be better off dead but iv never tried tk commit suicide.
- —Guest Sara
why me?
- i am 13 and have been depressed for only five and i a starting to hate everything and everyone im tired all the time i cant focus on one thing i can just go through the day without feeling a thing and i cry every day but no one notices. I think about killing myself all the time but i cant do it. I honestly dont think i have anything to live for. I dont like to talk to people that much anymore im always shut in my room but no one cares. my mom doesnt even notice me, my eating habits are horrible, i dont even feel anything anymore. Most of the time i just pray that this will all just go away. Or someone could please take me away please im sick of living im just sick of it.....
- —Guest sleepwalker17
naptime is the worst
- i had a hysterctomy when i was 28,had 3 children.lost my hubby at 24 when i was prego.now older in my 50's i wake up frm a nap i uncontrolably cry.feel.so alone and have nothing to look forward to.im so down.this is not me.I donbt even get dressed.stay in my pjs now im not even going out but 1 day a week cause i have to havent had a date in 10 yrs.lost my dog,my entire family.i feel so alone i do have diabetis.i dont laugh any more. I cant stand my self.and dont have 1 friend.what can i do.i will do anything to get better.depression pills dont help i feel like ive had a break down.
- —Guest SUNNIISNOSTAR
mj
- I sleep a lot when I am down, my pysch just rearranged and its making verydown. I was in a manic phase for the last month and spent thousands shopping, now I'm feeling guilty and want to ignore all the bills coming in. i dont eat when I am depressed its too much of an effort
- —Guest mj
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