I Draw Comics To Explain What It’s Like Living With Depression And Anxiety (30 New Pics)

Same. I have a family member who said to me 'when are you going to start helping yourself' whilst I was on two different anti-depressants and seeing a psychiatrist. I'd also had talking therapy. She didn't ask what I was doing just assumed I was doing nothing as I wasn't getting better. She also assumed that her minor depression when dumped by a boyfriend, which was actually Situational Depression, was the same as my Major Depressive Disorder. I have to remind myself that she genuinely isn't that bright and it's not really her fault she doesn't understand. Though I secretly itch to thump her...

Same.

Reply to them, “You mean suppositive?”

Same

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well, many/some can admit it and try for help but still cannot be "cured"- i should know, you moronic asshat

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It's also rather annoying when someone clearly has depression and don't want to admit it and instead of getting help: "I can get through this". Sure. Until you can't...

Toooo many times...

Grrr. People should be warned that telling others to be positive is a dangerous past-time due to the extreme risk of being slapped around the head a few times.

@Sunzilla While that may be one solution to a mild depression there are many variables that need to be examined closely. Sometimes depression isn't just depression. My "depression" turned out to be bipolar I disorder. Before this was discovered I was placed on a typical anti-depressant that threw me into a downward spiral and made me severely suicidal. I ended up being hospitalized twice for over a week in a short period of time. My GP no longer felt comfortable treating me. I ended up with multiple people trying desperately to pull me through. More than one psychiatrist (to find the right treatment plan), a therapist, my GP and a social worker. I was on MULTIPLE psych meds and lots of different therapies. I know my case was on the extreme side of things, but I think it is important that EVERYONE be vigilant about any shift in mood that isn't considered "normal" and for GP's to know when to pass on care.

Same here,, long story been through a lot in my life,,, after 2 major breakdowns,, many tablets later which didn't really solve my problems,, I finally got the courage to talk to someone,, this did help a lot,, I still suffer with anxiety now and again depression is less,, but it's still there,, but finally telling someone who is not there to judge you and help you actually overcome your feelings and problems helps.

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No. Just tell your GP. Get decent meds. Problem solved. (Most of the time)

I was on Venlafaxine for years and felt like an emotionless robot. Numb. It's taken me the best part of three years to come off the level I was on and I am now actually capable of feeling things. Sad is often one of those thing and I keep leaking tears when something sad happens on TV but it's better than being numb. So pills aren't always the answer and ideally should be prescribed alongside talking therapy.

Pills can help but suicidal thoughts and actions are a real side effect of anti depressants and that's something you should worry about

Welcome to the real world

Ah, but if he wanted to go, he could have gone. So maybe he just loves YOU that much and you are worth the tougher times.

If he is sticking with you he may already get that <3 every couple had baggage and no one is perfect. Even his "better life" will have troubles and it's okay to let him choose to be with you instead

Teenagers are in that weird place where they really want to pull away from parental rules/judgements/advice/opinions etc but don't yet have experience or the autonomy. Letting her know that you will just listen and not tell her what to do unless she asks and that you won't judge - that's what I'd have wanted from my parents. Parents are often so caught up in parenting that they forget what it was like to be a teen. Try and recreate the mindset and put yourself in her shoes. Not easy, I know but may be worth a punt - my parents weren't happy with that advice when it was given to them by my doctor but it made them back off (which you might not need to do - but they did). Good luck - at least she has someone who really does care.

I am sure that whatever you are going through is not your fault and if you need friends the posters of bored panda can be there for you.

Does it help you?

my mind is not the best companion too and reading is great, but sometimes I can't even focus

Bingo!

Mood

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And a lot of depressed people can't understand that people don't HAVE to understand them. It's not my fault you f****d up or were unable to cope with your life so I don't HAVE to understand you. A lot of depressed people just refuse to accept that life is tough, that life is hard and ALL people have it that way (i do really mean all, tho some tougher than other). So you whining non-stop is the last thing somebody else wants to listen to all day.

Empathy is used incorrectly all the time these days. It's used when people actually mean that they feel sympathy. It's as though sympathy has become a dirty word. You can empathise if you've been in that situation. Parents who have lost a child, for example, are the only people who will really understand how that feels. Others can sympathise but they don't know, they can only guess at how awful it is. Guessing means that they may get the support wrong, but not that they don't care.