Someone Just Perfectly Explained Why Depression Makes People So Tired, And More People Need To See It
Over time, depression and other mental disorders evolve camouflage so strong, they become almost invisible to the public. Almost. There are still a few ways to spot the parasites. 22-year-old visual artist and mental health advocate Pauline Palita has revealed a reliable method of how to spot people who struggle with mental health, and it’s resonating hard on Twitter.
“I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder,” Pauline told Bored Panda. “I’ve decided to become a mental health advocate because I knew there were a lot of people out there fighting the same silent battles.”
“I know how hard it is to deal with this kind of illness, the feeling for not taking your condition seriously. I also know a lot of people out there who don’t have the ability to speak about it. The only thing I can do is spread and raise awareness, [trying to] end the stigma around mental illnesses.”
According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness in a given year. Moreover, mood disorders, including major depression, dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder, are the third most common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for citizens aged 18–44. Scroll down to learn one of the ways you can identify these dangerous conditions.
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Relating to the issue, people thought Pauline’s thoughts were spot-on
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The part about the cat... I have social anxiety and I never know how to explain what it's like, but that's pretty much exactly it. I have very low empathy levels and can't at all tell how people are really feeling from external cues, so even when I do mange to talk to them, I'm constantly afraid they're just trying to not be d***s but can't wait for me to go away. My dream is a honest society, where telling people what you really think to their faces is the polite thing to do... because them I could stop worrying so much if I'm actually being liked or just being put up with. The fact that I know they actually mean well is what hurts the most.
I so share your desire where being honest to people is normal and polite. I cannot "read between the lines" and I'm constantly trying to figure out if someone REALLY means what they said or are lying (to be polite or malicious) It's exhausting and has made me withdraw and avoid people.
Same here. And also because the same way I can't take a hint, I also have a terrible time pretending to feel different than I really do... so I'm often seen as rude or depressing when I'm feeling down because I'm unable to just pretend I'm happy like you're supposed to. People don't really care if my grumpiness has nothing to do with them, they still take it personal.
You and Ashley might both be autistic/Asperger's. I have high empathy levels, but otherwise you're preaching to the choir, and I'm diagnosed autistic. Maybe check it out. People are exhausting and I don't have time for all the little bullsh#t games/things I'm Just Supposed To Know.
I had so many problems growing up with people acting "polite" with me when I was behaving in ways they found irritating. I thought I had a lot of friends, but it turned out they just tolerated me and never told me what I was doing was annoying. So trust me, reading social cues and "reading between the lines" isn't just something those on the Autism spectrum have difficulty with. After I learned what people were doing, I've made it a rule with every person I meet that if I'm doing something that upsets or annoys them, they're to tell me right away so I can try to change that behavior. I still have a lot of difficulty with social cues, but that simple rule has done a lot of good for my friendships.
Oh, I am autistic. Highly functional, nothing much outside this empathy issue, but I have been told that by psychologists. In my case it's not so much just taking external cues to determine emotion as it is that I'm unable to imagine emotions. As in, even with my own, I have memories of being happy or sad at an event, but I don't feel happy or sad when thinking of it, it's like I'm reading my own diary in my head that just says "I was happy that day". So I don't have empathy either because I literary can't feel your pain. I can imagine you're probably sad, but I can't feel sad for you, or even recall what "sad" feels like so I can relate. It makes me seen really cold because I also rebound from sad events like losing someone really fast, and I'm not at all affect by events that don't affect me directly like seeing the news of a disaster in another country, even though I know I should probably feel something about it.
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I resigned my office-job and now I am getting paid £64 hourly. How? I work over internet! My old work was making me miserable, so I was forced to try something different, two years after...I can say my life is changed-completely for the better! Check it out what i do... http://cutt.us/nZpMY
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Feel a bit better after seeing someone explaining the things I find so hard to communicate clearly.
Yeah this explains it so well... I stay awake for up to... about 5 hours I guess just thinking. And then, even when I’m tired, it’s so hard to just sleep. It seems like people don’t understand... the SHOULD though so that they can help fight depression alongside those who suffer from it.
i totaly understan you <3 <3
The part about the cat... I have social anxiety and I never know how to explain what it's like, but that's pretty much exactly it. I have very low empathy levels and can't at all tell how people are really feeling from external cues, so even when I do mange to talk to them, I'm constantly afraid they're just trying to not be d***s but can't wait for me to go away. My dream is a honest society, where telling people what you really think to their faces is the polite thing to do... because them I could stop worrying so much if I'm actually being liked or just being put up with. The fact that I know they actually mean well is what hurts the most.
I so share your desire where being honest to people is normal and polite. I cannot "read between the lines" and I'm constantly trying to figure out if someone REALLY means what they said or are lying (to be polite or malicious) It's exhausting and has made me withdraw and avoid people.
Same here. And also because the same way I can't take a hint, I also have a terrible time pretending to feel different than I really do... so I'm often seen as rude or depressing when I'm feeling down because I'm unable to just pretend I'm happy like you're supposed to. People don't really care if my grumpiness has nothing to do with them, they still take it personal.
You and Ashley might both be autistic/Asperger's. I have high empathy levels, but otherwise you're preaching to the choir, and I'm diagnosed autistic. Maybe check it out. People are exhausting and I don't have time for all the little bullsh#t games/things I'm Just Supposed To Know.
I had so many problems growing up with people acting "polite" with me when I was behaving in ways they found irritating. I thought I had a lot of friends, but it turned out they just tolerated me and never told me what I was doing was annoying. So trust me, reading social cues and "reading between the lines" isn't just something those on the Autism spectrum have difficulty with. After I learned what people were doing, I've made it a rule with every person I meet that if I'm doing something that upsets or annoys them, they're to tell me right away so I can try to change that behavior. I still have a lot of difficulty with social cues, but that simple rule has done a lot of good for my friendships.
Oh, I am autistic. Highly functional, nothing much outside this empathy issue, but I have been told that by psychologists. In my case it's not so much just taking external cues to determine emotion as it is that I'm unable to imagine emotions. As in, even with my own, I have memories of being happy or sad at an event, but I don't feel happy or sad when thinking of it, it's like I'm reading my own diary in my head that just says "I was happy that day". So I don't have empathy either because I literary can't feel your pain. I can imagine you're probably sad, but I can't feel sad for you, or even recall what "sad" feels like so I can relate. It makes me seen really cold because I also rebound from sad events like losing someone really fast, and I'm not at all affect by events that don't affect me directly like seeing the news of a disaster in another country, even though I know I should probably feel something about it.
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I resigned my office-job and now I am getting paid £64 hourly. How? I work over internet! My old work was making me miserable, so I was forced to try something different, two years after...I can say my life is changed-completely for the better! Check it out what i do... http://cutt.us/nZpMY
Of all the places to put your obnoxious stupid spam, this is the worst. Go away.
Feel a bit better after seeing someone explaining the things I find so hard to communicate clearly.
Yeah this explains it so well... I stay awake for up to... about 5 hours I guess just thinking. And then, even when I’m tired, it’s so hard to just sleep. It seems like people don’t understand... the SHOULD though so that they can help fight depression alongside those who suffer from it.
i totaly understan you <3 <3