These are signs that you or someone you know is depressed.

General Behavior

-Seem distracted and have trouble concentrating much of the time

-Is emotionally unstable -- easy to anger and cries easily

-"Look" sad much of the time

- Have difficulty finding activities that create happiness

-Frequently talks about sad thoughts and memories

Sleeping

- Exhibits attention-getting behaviors at bedtime

- Awakens more frequently during the night

- Develops sleep disturbances such as nightmares

- Has difficulty "getting going" in the morning

- Sleeps during the day without apparent need for extra sleep

Peer Relationships

- Avoids or seems disinterested in being with friends

- Shows lack of interest in friends' activities

- Fights with friends over trivial matters

School

- Has school avoidance or school phobias

- Shows uncharacteristic disinterest in schoolwork or after-school activities

Home Life

- Loses interest in participating in home activities and conversations

- Avoids or excessively seeks parents' attention

- Has a change in relationship with siblings or extended family

Eating

- Refuses to eat or has loss of appetite

- Overeats in a compulsive way

- Has an obvious weight gain or loss

Just thought that I should share this. Many people suffer from depression sometimes its brief sometimes its literally hell on earth. Society I believe brings most of these problems wheter its human nature to feel depressed is still debateble. It is a problem and should be taken seriously.

Maybe you have suffered through it and would like to talk about it or mention it here, I'll listen. I recently went to a brief depression period myself so I understand. Or if you know someone who has killed himself and would like to share it's cool.

Case in point of the recently releaed video of those columbine teens who shot up the school. There depression led them to take a drastic measure to aleve it. In their mind they where trapped and lost and only wanted a way out. A way to be accepted amongst their school.

In their case bullying was a major factor. Is it because society views it as normal for a bully to exist. How little do teachers care when they see a student get punched on or beaten. I have seen it, and it is very sad. It's incredible how cruel we can let ourselves become to either feel better about our own selves or just to get a laugh "from the cool kids".

check my sig, I can't be bothered to explain.

Im depressed under some of those categories but not all

No offense V.K. but Blueberryprincess and I have both been more than a little concerned for you as of late between here and XL-R8 forums, with some of your posts. One minute you're fine, the next your asking ppl what they'd do if you told them you were coming to kill them??? *Seriously man, are you alright? To be honest I suffer from some of that shit, but that's Bipolar Disorder for you... (got a mild case of it, but I'm on meds... mostly over active brain) Just hope you're okay man.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

I can check "yes" on about 90% of those questions, and I am well aware I suffer bouts of depressions with alarming frequency.

It's good to spread the word about depression. I got in some shit with Depression when I hit started to hit puberty (11-12). Had a flirt with suicide, got some help I needed. The problem with it is, that when you are depressed, and getting help. You feel you are worse off then when you weren't getting help from people. But that shit passes once you get out of it, and you realize how dumb it was to think that.

meh its only till i'm 30 anyway, fuck living past 30

I can say yes to about 98% of those.

Been this way for a year or two now and counting. Have been planning suicides quite a few times (was on a brink once a month ago).

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meh its only till i'm 30 anyway, fuck living past 30

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Yikes! I just celebrated my 38th birthday yesterday :eek:

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Originally posted by Diavle18
I can say yes to about 98% of those.

Been this way for a year or two now and counting. Have been planning suicides quite a few times (was on a brink once a month ago).

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Are you on any meds?

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Originally posted by MegaDrive 20XX
No offense V.K. but Blueberryprincess and I have both been more than a little concerned for you as of late between here and XL-R8 forums, with some of your posts. One minute you're fine, the next your asking ppl what they'd do if you told them you were coming to kill them??? *Seriously man, are you alright? To be honest I suffer from some of that shit, but that's Bipolar Disorder for you... (got a mild case of it, but I'm on meds... mostly over active brain) Just hope you're okay man.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

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Hmmmm.........well.....I appreciate the concern that you guys have over me. No one else has acknowledge any concern over my well being since half of my family died. To tell you the truth I am not ok....not ok at all.

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Are you on any meds?

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Nope, I avoid meds at all costs (be it a flew or a wound or whatever), I say let the body do its stuff. Don't know how to get rid of this situation but heres hoping time will do its magic.

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Originally posted by Violent Ken
Hmmmm.........well.....I appreciate the concern that you guys have over me. No one else has acknowledge any concern over my well being since half of my family died. To tell you the truth I am not ok....not ok at all.

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What is it that bothers you?

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Originally posted by Diavle18
Nope, I avoid meds at all costs (be it a flew or a wound or whatever), I say let the body do its stuff. Don't know how to get rid of this situation but heres hoping time will do its magic.

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Time is part of the magic, but I really think that meds will make the time a little better :). That and talking to a good friend helps make the travel a little easier.

And V.K, i'm sorry to hear about your situation :( I'm sure everyone here will be happy to listen.

The cure for depression doesn't lie within faceless internet pals.

Go outside.

but its full of mainstreamers

I'd be done for murder in seconds

I suffer from practically all of those symptoms. The thing is I ALWAYS had those symptoms so I dont know any other way to feel. You wanna hear something really sick, I cant remeber I time when I wasnt depressed and cant imagine living life any oher way.

you mean there's people that aren't depressed!?

:spock:

hey, whaddya know, that describes me too.:oh_no:

I tend to follow the same ideal as Diavle though in regards to medicine. At the moment, it seems like the pharmecutical companies find a new "disorder," and also a pill to cure it every other month, so I find it hard to trust them. besides, I don't think we know enough about the brain to really make effective drugs. Secondly, I think a lot of it has to do with problems conforming to society's demands. but, I digress. I've been like this to some degree since HS, with plenty of ups and downs. this year things have become worse than ever, but I still think the solution lies in identifying the source of one's depression and eliminating it rather than some miracle drug. I mean, other than being sanctioned by the government, how's that really any different from someone using illegal drugs to escape from life??

I too fit under some,but not all.I mean eating and home life...naa.

There is nothing wrong with being depressed.

I know people who have been taking medication for years, but to no success in curing depression.

Face it, it is a fact of life, we are all going to get depressed sometime or other.

If I wasn't scared of dying, I probably would have ended my life long ago.

People say you need to find something constructive to do in your free time.

I spend my free time writing, playing videogames, and talking about videogames on these forums.

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The cure for depression doesn't lie within faceless internet pals.

Go outside.

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Good advice.

Eh, I'm about 95+% of those things, and even though I might
be "depressed" technically, I'm totally fine.... all just a bunch of new age hooey to me.

You didn't say what to do out there. I have a shitload of 'real' friends but I still can't find reasons to exist.

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Originally posted by tsukaesugi
Good advice.

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take up a sport, or weightlifting, something that will make you feel better day by day.

lots and lots of drogs

de herb helps.
my mum had an overdose on pills and ended up in hospital and i got dumped by my bird on the same night!it was a bit over a week ago now.
had a lot of trouble thinking straight but the herb has helped .
i would of strangled a few fools at work this past week had i not had any decent herb.
i try to put a smile on this shit tho.if everything is turning to shit around you just say fuck you i'm away to get high and do some dumb/funny stuff.
i keep waking up well early every morning tho.it's pissing me off
damn stress fucking with my beauty sleep!

I've come to see that too much herb is bad, and doesn't really help that much either. I must stop smoking so much for a start.

a lot of people i know have troubles with the herb ,it all depends on the person.some people never get paranoid/depressed while they are high while others always do.
some of my m8s find staying away from the mash up high grade skunk helps.they only smoke good pollen/moroccan hash .if your trying to give up it might be worth switching to that type of herb because it doesn't knock you out so much and will prepare you better for life with no herb .
it's like i'm totally assertive when i'm high on good pollen.i say what i want and do what i want.just doesn't knock me out well enough.(i suffer from sleep paralysis/old hags and weed stops it)

those are definitley signs.

... But it's only me that's depressed, so don't worry about it :crying: .


..Seriously. I over eat, have a hard time finding anything that really interests me, lose interest in my hobbies (art and games), and have problems with school.

But I don't give a fuck, because me attitude is always semi-positive.

And no, I don't take any drugs to solve my problems either. I'd rather not become dependant on anything to make me a better person.

Eh, I'm not depressed. Other than being a night owl (thus anti-morning) I feel a-Okay.

As a joke, The best thing for depressed people to do is not go out and bore the crap out of people.

Or just keep busy -you hardly hear about people in third world countries getting depressed because they're too busy trying to stay alive. Sure, its a depressing existence, but at least their occupied enough to not "stagnate".

In all seriousness, I actually think the reason people get depressed is because they mentally stagnate either because they haven't challenged themselves, they're doing something that's really not for them (life/work/whatever) whether they realize it or not, or they just haven't gotten over some romantic relationship.

If you just start getting active eventually something you try will "click" with you and you'll stop getting depressed.

depression=stupid, i mean if you really are so bored that you have to get all sad and emotional about it then you're a fucking retard, go find something to do, work on a car or something get out of the fucking house.

Im clinically depressed and I was takin meds(prozac I was ridin the green and white horse) and I quit after I o.d'ed on the stuff(took 4 in 24 hours my mom jamed them down my throat before school) and once I got my neo Im the happiest motherfucker you ever will meet!:D

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depression=stupid, i mean if you really are so bored that you have to get all sad and emotional about it then you're a fucking retard, go find something to do, work on a car or something get out of the fucking house.

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youre half right if you do find something to do you will be happy but its like having a lingering sense of doubt hovering about waiting for you to be saddened by something


btw

I was diagnosed after my grandparents died

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Originally posted by Violent Ken
General Behavior

-Seem distracted and have trouble concentrating much of the time
- Have difficulty finding activities that create happiness
- Awakens more frequently during the night
- Develops sleep disturbances such as nightmares
- Avoids or seems disinterested in being with friends
- Shows lack of interest in friends' activities
- Loses interest in participating in home activities and conversations
- Refuses to eat or has loss of appetite

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It'sa me, MARIO!

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It'sa me, MARIO!

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:lol: :lol:

As said above, meds dont always cut it. In the past I was on several different anti-depressants(not all at the same time) and they really didnt do much. I'll probably have to try another kind since it feels like bad depression is coming back my way. That initial list is very accurate. I can check off most of those without even thinking about it.

As for herb, that really depends on the person. I'm not a pot head and haven'd done it in a long long time, I've done my fair share though. But personally when i did it i had a great experience. Killed my stress, helped take all the bad shit that was getting me down and make it go away for a while. Some of my best work was done while high. Other people have bad experiences with it. Like prinsecharles said, some people get paranoid and even more depressed. It's all about it works on you.

IMPORANT IN REGARDS TO HERB:
Know exactly what you're getting, and know who your gettin it from. Not so long ago my friend thought he was getting plain old herb, but instead he got herb and PCP. He did not have a fun night

...And Violent Ken was never heard from again.

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...And Violent Ken was never heard from again.

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Yeesh.

:help:

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The last time I talked with him via a PM, he was going through some seriously rough shit... stuff I'm not a liberty to discuss since it was in confidence to me. *All I can say is that I'm praying for the guy on a daily basis. I truly pray that he is alright, cause he reminded me so much of myself several years ago, and even up to lately with lapses of mine. Yo V.K. if you're SHADOWIN' these boards man... just know me and Blueberry still got your back man. *But more importantly, GOD is always there bro... just "Lay it down" man, and things will be better in time. I know it sounds cliche' but it's true.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

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I've come to see that too much herb is bad, and doesn't really help that much either. I must stop smoking so much for a start.

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how much is an ounce over there? around $280 - $360 USD over here.

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You didn't say what to do out there. I have a shitload of 'real' friends but I still can't find reasons to exist.

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Your answer lies with god. Both him and your woman. I didn't really fear death untill I fell in love.

maybe now he will change his ever changing location to 'six feet under' and change the flag to a cross.

did i just go their? oh yes, i think i did.

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Your answer lies with god.

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gah this is the ultimate cop-out answer. look toward a fictional character for guidance....might as well pray to terry bogard.

I feel the need to weigh in on this topic, since it mirrors a lot of what I've gone through pretty recently.

If you're down, just get moving. Seriously. The longer you idle and obsess on your problems, the worse off you're going to be.
When you have a broken leg, do you continually try to stand on it? Fuck no, you need to get off it and let it heal. Your mind is exactly the same. It's all about distraction, getting moving and just trying to move your life in a positive direction a day at a time.
When you're hurt inside and confused, you can get in a state where even though you are loved and cared for by many, you're so self-posessed that you can no longer see everything that's good about your life. Just back off your obsessions or whatever you're using to avoid the pain and just invest some time in other people. Your own life doesn't mean much until you've given a piece of it to other people. Reach out man. Volunteer somewhere, return to school, do something that bolsters your belief in others and yourself. It's the only way to rekindle your faith in things.

Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for those who've been there. Call it God, Budda, Mohammed, Jehovah, or just being a decent human being. Just open your eyes and let the wonder of the world flood back in. This life has just too much to see, do, read, feel, eat, love, touch, fuck, dance, sing, or listen to for anyone to consider packing it in.

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gah this is the ultimate cop-out answer. look toward a fictional character for guidance....might as well pray to terry bogard.

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I'm not going to get into whether you think God exists or not, but if you are a believer in Christianity and the Bible then you should know what our purpose on this earth is for.

It's clearly stated in there multiple times.

You can believe it or not, personally I do, and I hope that many other people here do (and if you don't, I think you should, PM me if you'd like to talk about it further).

Ok I'm done. ;)

sure-fire cure for the blues:

The Mahavishnu Orchestra.

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gah this is the ultimate cop-out answer. look toward a fictional character for guidance....might as well pray to terry bogard.

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Are you mocking my faith, dick? I'm tired of people mocking religious beliefs on these boards. :shame:




Terry Bogard has inspired many choices in my life and brought me out of terrible depression several times. I always keep his words with me "C'mon!" "Stand Up!" ~ Fatal Fury 3:12. How much more inspirational can you get? With Bogard in my heart I know I'll never falter.

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Terry Bogard has inspired many choices in my life and brought me out of terrible depression several times. I always keep his words with me "C'mon!" "Stand Up!" ~ Fatal Fury 3:12. How much more inspirational can you get? With Bogard in my heart I know I'll never falter.

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Wow.. I'm speachless..:lol:

About depression though. I was hospitalized for severe depression and social anxietiety when I was 14.

I'll tell you what though, you think you have it bad, you should meet some of the people in these places. I met a girl who was raped by her father when she was 6. Another girl I met had a father who used to molest her and her brother.

I felt so out of place in there, everyone in there had much much more serious problems then I did.

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I'm not going to get into whether you think God exists or not, but if you are a believer in Christianity and the Bible then you should know what our purpose on this earth is for.

It's clearly stated in there multiple times.

You can believe it or not, personally I do, and I hope that many other people here do (and if you don't, I think you should, PM me if you'd like to talk about it further).

Ok I'm done. ;)

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http://mikekanaly.com/funny/christinthehouse.jpg

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http://mikekanaly.com/funny/christinthehouse.jpg

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I sure hope Christ has a sense of humor, cause to me that picture/drawing is just Blasphemy incarnate. *Strange how I don't think of J.C. talkin' in slang... but at least you didn't put up that picture of Buddy Christ. ---That was just tastless, but Kevin Smith's joke behind that particular system of religion was spot on.

Storm Rider

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I sure hope Christ has a sense of humor, cause to me that picture/drawing is just Blasphemy incarnate. *Strange how I don't think of J.C. talkin' in slang... but at least you didn't put up that picture of Buddy Christ. ---That was just tastless, but Kevin Smith's joke behind that particular system of religion was spot on.

Storm Rider

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In all theory I can talk shit about God and Jesus up until my dying breath, ask for forgiveness and be no less off than life long Christians.

PS I fail to see the tastelessness in this

http://ship-of-fools.com/Gadgets/Aut...BuddyJesus.jpg