If you are constantly feeling sad and a general sense of the blahs, you may be suffering from clinical depression. Depression is a debilitating problem, often affecting an individual on several levels.
Some common symptoms of depression:
There maybe biological and emotional factors involved in causing depression. For example, stress and low self-esteem lead to depression. Some researchers believe it can be linked to genetics.
Depression should be taken seriously. It can be treated.
Check out the following links:
What to do when a teenage friend is depressed
Depression as a cause of school failure
Surely all of you had or have had the experience of being depressed. Unlike others, I experience this state of mind once a month. Because of this unusual advantage, I've mastered how to overcome this unwanted feeling. Here are some tips that may help you to conquer your depression.
1. To avoid negative thoughts, don't listen to any slow songs. I found it is extremely unhealthy to listen to any kind of slow songs during this unfriendly period. As many slow songs there are, there are just as many fast songs - like dance music. Don't just sit there and try to figure out the meanings of the lyrics. Get up and groove with the music! By doing this, you can focus your mind elsewhere rather than thinking of ways to die. Don't destroy your body just because your mind wants to die. Let your fingers, arms, and legs move along with the music. Let them live!
2. I found most of my friends don't speak up when they are depressed. They don't bother to talk to their other friends or me about feeling low. Don't keep your mouth shut. What are your friends for? I don't mean to sound so cold-blooded, but USE THEM! Tell them how you feel. If they are your friends, they will try to cheer you up. Isn't that the joy of having friends? They should do everything to get you back on track. Caution: Don't over-use this method. Your friends may notice you using them and will dismiss you as "crying wolf."
3. Write a journal. I know it's not easy to write something on a blank paper. I'm not the type of person who writes things for fun or otherwise myself. I hate to write (Ask Ann - she knows what I mean). But sometimes, it's not a bad idea to write down your feeling, especially when you're depressed. You don't have to just write. Draw something if you want. Even a meaningless circle or triangle will do the job. Don't keep your depression in. Let it out! Release it and kiss it good-bye.
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I get depressed. I don't mean feeling sad because I got into a fight with my best friend or because I got a D on an assignment. I get depressed. For example, when I'm going through a bad spell, I can't function properly. I can't eat, I can't sleep. I feel very antisocial. Getting up in the morning and getting to school seems so trying. I go crazy. My stomach hurts and I feel so horrible inside, all I can do is cry and rock myself in my favorite chair, wanting to die.
For the longest time I thought there was something wrong with me. People kept. telling me what I was going through was normal and apart of growing up. But somehow I knew something was wrong, I just didn't know what to do.
Maybe I did it on purpose. I left my notebook behind in English class one day. My teacher picked it up. I know she read through it (I guess she wanted to find out whose book it was). She asked me to come see her after class. We had a long talk and I felt better just by telling her everything I wrote about earlier. She recommended some stuff to read and I ended up speaking to my guidance counselor.
I still get depressed but I've since learned a bunch of methods to get through the bad time. And I know I'm not alone. I really needed to know that. If I had to give any advice to kids going through depression, it would be go get to understand depression. Read up on it and talk about it. It's important because unless you do something, it only gets worse. It's like if you break your arm; you should see a doctor to make sure it heals properly. Well, if you're hurting, isn't getting help the smartest thin you can do?
I know everyone gets depressed sometimes. I certainly do.
To cheer myself up, I listen to really loud music. I can sometimes get lost in the beat or the noise. I sleep too to escape everything I feel inside, hoping the pain will have disappeared somehow by the time I wake up.
When I'm feeling bad, I feel as though no one understands me. My head fills up with negative thoughts and I cry. My bestfriend often gets depressed too. We talk about our feelings. I tell her I want to die and she tries to make me beel better. When she tells me she wants to die, I suddenly stop thinking about myself and try to help her. I wonder shere we'd be if we didn't have each other.
Although I think of committing suicide, I know I won't kill myself because I'm afraid of death. Besides, I don't want to die; I just want the hurting to stop.
There really doesn't seem to be a logical pattern to when I get depressed. I can sometimes be a bright sunny day, it can sometimes be pouring rain. It just hits me. I'm paralyzed by depression.
Like most people who are depressed, I need to be alone. I usually listen to music and eat till I'm ready to throw up. That or sit somewhere and do absolutely nothing.
My friends think I'm weird because I get depressed so often. To me, depression is a part of my normal life. It's as though I was born feeling this way.
I started feeling okay about getting depressed when I realized I wasn't alone. In fact, I've read that many of the greatest artists and writers created masterpieces while they were in a depressed state.
I'm now more in control of my depression. I realize that by spending time alone I got the chance to look into myself and see the real me. I thought about my good qualities and really tried to think good thoughts. It wasn't easy but some point along the way I decided: My Life is worth the effort.
