Major Depressive Disorder Versus Depression
I have noticed something and I am beginning to wonder if this is what differs depression from major depressive disorder. When my life is going alright then everything seems to be okay but the second anything goes wrong my moods dive straight to the bottom. Now if this was over a major event it would probably not bug me as much as it does but it seems the smallest thing will put me on the wrong side of fence.
I have tried to deal with it the second it happens but nothing really seems to work. I understand why I am depressed and try to reason my way out of it but does not seem to help. It is almost like my brain is full of happy juice but one single drop of something unpleasant will contaminate the entire area in a heartbeat. This is the part of mental illness that I hate with ever iota in my body for I never know how long I am going to be up and I never know how long I am going to be down or what is going to set it off this time. Maybe this is what they mean when they talk about mental stability.
I was reading the blogs today and saw the report about George Anthony and his almost suicide. For those who do not know George Anthony is the grandfather of Caylee Anthony the toddler allegedly murdered by her mother Casey Anthony. Anyway George Anthony wrote a five page suicide note to his family then took off to a Daytona motel where thankfully police found him before he was able to carry out the fatal last act. Now I can not even fathom the amount of stress that George Anthony is under as he is trying to grieve for the loss of his granddaughter Caylee and somehow having to come to terms that his daughter Casey may be responsible. Cases like this remind me why I never compare the devastating effect of mental illness from one person to another as the only person who truly knows is the person suffering.
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- PBS’s Depression Special
- Depression Versus Depression
- Depression Major Depressive Disorder
- The Symptoms Of My Depression
- Symptoms Of Depression
- The scales of depression
This is a very intense posting. I am feeling very intense right now also. I am trying to end a relationship that I know I am in only because of my depression. It is so hard to get healthy but sometimes getting someone out of your life is the answer, especially if that person feels like he/she is part of the problem and not part of the solution. Anyway back to you. I like how you express yourself so well and so honestly. I hope that you will post some of your poems. Hopefully your other posts will show up again!
Ending a relationship is never easy no matter your state of mind. The poems I post are written by other people and definitely not my own. Thanks for stopping by. Take care
I think we feel that because we have knowledge about our conditions, we should be able to prevent/control them? There is also an unspoken attitude out there that says, “Hey, you’re a smart person, why haven’t you figured this out yet? If you’re so damn smart, you should be able to cure yourself.” If only it were that easy…
Other people can’t comprehend what it’s like to live with the monkey on your back of not knowing which ‘one more thing’ is going to flip the switch in your brain that says – that’s it, you’re going down depression alley.
We live in a Disney-fied world where we’re told thinking happy thoughts translates into little birds swooping around your head and singing joyful songs. I’ll never be one of the Shiny Happy People. I can live with that – now.
knowing the cause of my deprssion never helps me overcome it if anything it digs a bigger hole because i feel guilty about my excessive response (depression).
but that i can live with. it’s when all is going well and upon waking when morning i find myself in the bottomless pit and still have to get on with my day.
that’s when i start watching girl interupted over and over again. maybe i’m just prepaing myself for the next hospitalization.