Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month? On a mission to help spread awareness on various mental health topics, we made a playlist about depression here: ruclips.net/p/PLD4cyJhQaFwUJVS9EhPoe69k17o7wk0-8 If you can help do us a FAVOR and share or WATCH some of our videos, that would be great.
1. Over eating 2. Over sleeping 3. Substance abuse 4. Risky behavior 5. Anger/ Irritability 6. Uncontrolled emotions Don't shy away from seeking help ✨ Also, hoping people around you are supportive. 💙
This just goes to show you that you can’t compare one persons symptoms to another’s. People show their pain in different ways so no matter how “normal” they seem always check in on your loved ones to make sure they’re not suffering alone 💛🙏🏽
Thanks for the comment. Can't think of how many times I have wished my mother would get more specific when asking me questions. Not trying to make her reach for it, but it's fair to say that everyone wants to be comforted when misunderstood, or deeply hurt.
About the last point, when I message someone and they don’t message back, I immediately start panicking and worrying that I annoyed them. I don’t get angry at them, I get angry at myself for not realizing that I might be annoying them, and start beating myself up over it too.
Don't beat yourself over that Just say fk them I'd beat myself over an embarrassment or awkward shit I done in front of them but not that it's too much rly fk them
Just as an experiment... I'd suggest you give them an hour or so, and message them again... Basically same as before, with the added "I'm just checking in. Thought you might have forgot me." ...and repeat... ....and repeat... ....and repeat until... ...they either respond... or confront you on it to get you to stop... It's okay, sometimes to annoy some of us a little bit. Some of us are just plain absent minded or distracted by other things. Cell phones aren't the only distraction in the world... haha... I've viewed a text and said, "Later... I just don't have the bandwidth for the conversation right now..." AND then forgot about the thing until several hours later... oops... It's okay if sometimes someone gets pissed or tells you off. Try to negotiate some kind of limit instead of letting your ego trip you up and get into or escalate the argument... It's even okay to be quick to apologize if they had reason to ignore... you know... like some personal crisis, or when I forgot to get a new charger and my phone was dead for two days... or unexpected overtime they couldn't pass up... or busy driving... Sometimes it's going to take longer than an hour to "finish up" and be able to focus on the phone... like driving across town through rush-hour traffic... You just don't know until you FIND OUT. You'll salvage the friendships with absent minded types and people who have phone-charger-eating cats or live WAY THE HELL OUT IN THE STICKS... and the ones that get bitchy or are easily annoyed will write THEMSELVES out of your life. That's a "their problem" and NOT a "your problem". ;o)
Mine is a mix of overeating, oversleeping as well as skipping meals and staying up all night thinking about life. I used to cry myself to sleep but now I'm just left with feeling numb and melancholic. I want so badly to cry it out but I can't. I want to tell people but I'm also afraid of burdening them. I just feel so lost.
You are not a burden ! - YOU MATTER✨ It might not feel like it right now but you will b okay 🦋 here if you ever need someone to speak too xxx sending you so much love ❤️
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For those in a rush^^ 1.) Overeating 2.) Oversleeping 3.) Substance abuse 4.) Risky behavior 5.) Anger Irritability 6.) Uncontrollable emotions Hope you're all doing ok! Have a nice day!
Something I’ve also noticed since I’ve had severe depression is I do risky behaviour without realising how risky it is. It’s almost like my subconscious is doing it for me.
Over-eating, smoking and uncontrollable emotions sounds about right. It's kinda odd, when I'm on a good day that stuff makes me sick and uneasy, but when I'm low or feeling depressed, they act like a comforting blanket. Anyone else get that? (P.s. thanks for the video guys ❤ Very informative)
For anybody who is curious What Is Depression? Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home. Depression symptoms can vary from mild to severe and can include: Feeling sad or having a depressed mood Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed Changes in appetite - weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much Loss of energy or increased fatigue Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., inability to sit still, pacing, hand-wringing) or slowed movements or speech (these actions must be severe enough to be observable by others) Feeling worthless or guilty Difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions Thoughts of death or suicide Symptoms must last at least two weeks and must represent a change in your previous level of functioning for a diagnosis of depression. Also, medical conditions (e.g., thyroid problems, a brain tumour or vitamin deficiency) can mimic symptoms of depression so it is important to rule out general medical causes. Depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) in any given year. And one in six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time in their life. Depression can occur at any time, but on average, first appears during the late teens to mid-20s. Women are more likely than men to experience depression. Some studies show that one-third of women will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetime. There is a high degree of heritability (approximately 40%) when first-degree relatives (parents/children/siblings) have depression. Depression Is Different From Sadness or Grief/Bereavement The death of a loved one, loss of a job or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. It is normal for feelings of sadness or grief to develop in response to such situations. Those experiencing loss often might describe themselves as being “depressed.” But being sad is not the same as having depression. The grieving process is natural and unique to each individual and shares some of the same features of depression. Both grief and depression may involve intense sadness and withdrawal from usual activities. They are also different in important ways: In grief, painful feelings come in waves, often intermixed with positive memories of the deceased. In major depression, mood and/or interest (pleasure) are decreased for most of two weeks. In grief, self-esteem is usually maintained. In major depression, feelings of worthlessness and self-loathing are common. In grief, thoughts of death may surface when thinking of or fantasizing about “joining” the deceased loved one. In major depression, thoughts are focused on ending one’s life due to feeling worthless or undeserving of living or being unable to cope with the pain of depression. Grief and depression can co-exist For some people, the death of a loved one, losing a job or being a victim of a physical assault or a major disaster can lead to depression. When grief and depression co-occur, the grief is more severe and lasts longer than grief without depression. Distinguishing between grief and depression is important and can assist people in getting the help, support or treatment they need. Risk Factors for Depression Depression can affect anyone-even a person who appears to live in relatively ideal circumstances. Several factors can play a role in depression: Biochemistry: Differences in certain chemicals in the brain may contribute to symptoms of depression. Genetics: Depression can run in families. For example, if one identical twin has depression, the other has a 70 percent chance of having the illness sometime in life. Personality: People with low self-esteem, who are easily overwhelmed by stress, or who are generally pessimistic appear to be more likely to experience depression. Environmental factors: Continuous exposure to violence, neglect, abuse or poverty may make some people more vulnerable to depression. How Is Depression Treated? Depression is among the most treatable mental disorders. Between 80% and 90% percent of people with depression eventually respond well to treatment. Almost all patients gain some relief from their symptoms. Before a diagnosis or treatment, a health professional should conduct a thorough diagnostic evaluation, including an interview and a physical examination. In some cases, a blood test might be done to make sure the depression is not due to a medical condition like a thyroid problem or a vitamin deficiency (reversing the medical cause would alleviate the depression-like symptoms). The evaluation will identify specific symptoms and explore medical and family histories as well as cultural and environmental factors with the goal of arriving at a diagnosis and planning a course of action. Medication Brain chemistry may contribute to an individual’s depression and may factor into their treatment. For this reason, antidepressants might be prescribed to help modify one’s brain chemistry. These medications are not sedatives, “uppers” or tranquillizers. They are not habit-forming. Generally, antidepressant medications have no stimulating effect on people not experiencing depression. Antidepressants may produce some improvement within the first week or two of use yet full benefits may not be seen for two to three months. If a patient feels little or no improvement after several weeks, his or her psychiatrist can alter the dose of the medication or add or substitute another antidepressant. In some situations, other psychotropic medications may be helpful. It is important to let your doctor know if a medication does not work or if you experience side effects. Psychiatrists usually recommend that patients continue to take medication for six or more months after the symptoms have improved. Longer-term maintenance treatment may be suggested to decrease the risk of future episodes for certain people at high risk. Psychotherapy Psychotherapy, or “talk therapy,” is sometimes used alone for the treatment of mild depression; for moderate to severe depression, psychotherapy is often used along with antidepressant medications. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found to be effective in treating depression. CBT is a form of therapy focused on problem-solving in the present. CBT helps a person to recognize distorted/negative thinking with the goal of changing thoughts and behaviours to respond to challenges in a more positive manner. Psychotherapy may involve only the individual, but it can include others. For example, family or couples therapy can help address issues within these close relationships. Group therapy brings people with similar illnesses together in a supportive environment and can assist the participant to learn how others cope in similar situations. Depending on the severity of the depression, treatment can take a few weeks or much longer. In many cases, significant improvement can be made in 10 to 15 sessions. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) ECT is a medical treatment that has been most commonly reserved for patients with severe major depression who have not responded to other treatments. It involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia. A patient typically receives ECT two to three times a week for a total of six to 12 treatments. It is usually managed by a team of trained medical professionals including a psychiatrist, an anesthesiologist and a nurse or physician assistant. ECT has been used since the 1940s, and many years of research have led to major improvements and the recognition of its effectiveness as a mainstream rather than a "last resort" treatment. Self-help and Coping There are a number of things people can do to help reduce the symptoms of depression. For many people, regular exercise helps create positive feelings and improves mood. Getting enough quality sleep on a regular basis, eating a healthy diet and avoiding alcohol (a depressant) can also help reduce symptoms of depression. Depression is a real illness and help is available. With proper diagnosis and treatment, the vast majority of people with depression will overcome it. If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, a first step is to see your family physician or psychiatrist. Talk about your concerns and request a thorough evaluation. This is a start to addressing your mental health needs. Related Conditions Peripartum depression (previously postpartum depression) Seasonal depression (Also called seasonal affective disorder) Bipolar disorders Persistent depressive disorder (previously dysthymia) (description below) Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (description below) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (description below) Please take my thoughts with a grain of salt because I'm just a student and not a trained professional.
Couldn't help but shed a tear at this. I've been diagnosed with depression and I did overlook some of these before. Number 6 hit particularly hard as that's the strongest symptom I'm still feeling. I can't stop myself from crying when someone shows affection for me, for instance, when they help me with something or they just show their support. Which is weird because that should make me feel good
This is my grown adult son all his life. It’s impossible getting him to see it. He won’t. It feels like a life sentence for me. 🙄😓 Makes me want to run away forever.
One thing I’ll add from personal experience is: overworking. Looking back, I realize the long hours over months and even years was a way I distracted myself from deeply hidden heartbreak and shame. No one would have guessed I was a walking depression victim because I never stopped long enough to be discovered. A possible question to ask if you know someone in this behavior might be, “If you stopped working so hard or so much, what do you think would happen to you?” Thanks for the great video. I’m a loyal fan of this channel!
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I hear you on this. I had high functioning anxiety and depression at the same time and I was certainly overproductive at work for a period of time before I realised I was really struggling with my mental health.
What great insight. I have seen that trait in many patients with depression and anxiety as well. They use work as a means to provide structure and distraction... but it only works temporarily because too much work leads to burnout which can uncover the underlying problem.
I suffer from - over sleeping anger irritability depression or sometimes numbness not feeling anything some days I'm fine other days im not big thankfully I can pull myself out of this I'm strong
Even when I got diagnosed with depression and I'll be getting my meds soon, I'm still watching videoes like that because I always feel like I fake stuff and that my problem isn't valid...
Just wanted to message because I really like and appreciate this channel. It isn't for everyone but Christianity has helped me recover from depression and I just wanted to share to anyone who might have suffered from depression. Love you guys keep up the good work.
@@AllGood_Thingss For anyone who hear. Let them hear. Jesus Christ is real and speaks through me and I am his prophet. I call upon you now to be a shining example on the hill and that you will seek truth through me for I have died and paid for your sins. As a human and their prophet I pray you will accept that the Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins and that you will repent from all sin no matter how small because if the righteous man doth not sin when Jesus returns which is fast approaching, let your reward be the kingdom of heaven. Amen
Very informative! Uncontrolled emotions and anger/irritability can apply to a Mood Disorder such as Bipolar I or II. I personally have had Bipolar II and was misdiagnosed many times, was told all my life that it was just "anxiety and depression" I had symptoms of depression, mood swings, high anxiety to where it affected my everyday life. It wasnt until around 2018 is when I finally got the right help and found out that it's more than just anxiety or depression. Got on the right meds, therapy and coping skills have changed my life ❤️ I hope that anyone who is struggling right now, are able to find peace and the right help(if you don't have a professional to talk to I mean). Depression is hard, it feels like the storm clouds will never disperse, however I was taught "not everything lasts forever" and I hold those worse close to me whenever I have a bout of depression or anxiety. Sending love and support to everyone here 💓
ive known for a while now that im depressed, but i never tell my doctor. every time i get a check-up, which is almost never, my mother is in the room since im a minor. ive tried finding ways to get help without my parents knowing, but it either runs the risk of them finding out or it doesnt work. i wanna get help, but i dont know what my mom will do if she finds out just how depressed i am. i dont know what anyone would do. ive talked at least six people out of committing suicide, some of them more than once, and i try to relate to them and help them remember how good their life can be, and i dont wanna stop helping them, but it takes such an emotional toll on me that i dont know how much longer i can keep this facade up. i dont know how much longer i can hide what im going through. theres no visible reason on the outside why i should be depressed. i just got a pc almost dirt cheap that runs better than a friend who got his for 2k. i have a gf and a healthy relationship. most of the time i can pretty much do whatever i want. ive put up such a front for so long, but i dont know how much longer i can hold that. im getting tired and i dont know what to do. i almost had a breakdown at work because it was just one rude customer after another and i was getting frustrated, and i cry when im frustrated, and i had to just shut my brain down, and just turn myself into this almost robotic version of myself, just doing what i need to do to get through it, and it worked, i made it through, but i felt like shit the rest of the day. im just so confused. i dont know what i could do at this point except hope i can hold out for another year or at least 6 months. sorry, i needed a place to dump that, and what better place than a psych2go comment section?
I have low energy, I love to sleep. And I loved to sleep even before I had depression and the fact I take medication that makes me really drowsy is hard to say if I intentionally over sleep or am sleeping because I’m tired. I mean I take a nap a day but that’s because my med knock me out and I’ll sleep again because I get tired.
Can you make a video about D.I.D "dissociative identity disorder" .... Do the other alters feel bad moods Do they get along each other Do they hate each other ... I really want to know about it :) Also thanks for everything you are the best !!
For sure! Do you want to give this video a watch for now and see if there are useful info that you can take away? ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=dissociative+identity+disorder+psych2go+
I suffer from depression and still have most of these signs even despite taking medication and going to therapy (the only thing the meds do for the most part is stabilize my mood)
Have you discussed it with your therapist? Maybe you need different medicine? I know this stuff is a hit and miss, sometimes it can help, sometimes it can make it worse, or even not do anything to help. Hope you feel better :(
@@SamiiSam128 Yeah we've been going back and forth with a handful of different medicines, for the most part mood stabilization is the most I've gotten out of it so far. Gonna keep trying though, hopefully I'll find something that does a little bit more for me
Out of the 6 I do 4 of them on this video. And I already know I’m in depression for a long time now. I’m having therapy but it seems that my environment at home is making it worse..
To everyone around me I look like I’m perfect and good at everything when in reality I’m just desperately trying to hide all my faults now because it’s become “who I am” to be the perfect one. now even the people I am closest to don’t know how I feel, all the pain I hide 😭 none of my friends know about my personal life at home they only see happy cheerful me making jokes all the time cheering them up. Some of my friends sometimes even say “I wonder if your actually depressed” I always try to get away from that question asap. I even covered up being depressed to a doctor who could help me. I’ve gotten into a toxic relationship which I couldn’t get out of by myself… I couldn’t say anything to anyone because I knew the person who I was with was stronger and I was scared, Eventually my bff found out and got my other friends for help 🥺. I don’t trust anyone new to me at all anymore not even lots of the people I’ve talked to for years. Needless to say my mental health is FUCKED I’m depressed as shit heaps of anxiety and major trust issues. I know that I am loved and I know that life isn’t worthless, life is beautiful. People please, don’t let yourself become like me open up to someone please get help 😭 please take care of yourself PLEEEAAASSSEEEE!!!!!!!!!! (This helped me at least a bit to finally say all this 🥺) I hope one day I can put all that’s happened to me away and move on with a happier healthier life. Thank you for taking time out of your life to read this 🙏🥺😭❤️
me having all of the things ALSO ME TO EVERYONE : everything's going really well (with fake smile) because smiling is better than explaining, u don't even know how people are gonna react they can call u attention seeker or stupid, idiot, crazy or they might take it has a joke and tell it like a joke to everyone. THAT IS WHY SMILING IS BETTER THAN EXPLAINING.
Yep cause nowadays we have more understanding of mental health but to many people still have a wrong perception of what it is and believe that these things are CHOICES yea sure I chose to feel empty and have no emotions I also hate the stupid thing where it's just oH tHeY ArEnT sHaRiNg tHe FaCt ThAt ThEy HaVe DePrEsSiOn sO iT dOeS nOt ExIsT it's the stupidest thing I ever heard
I think videos like this are helping to open up discussions on mental health and get us all talking about these issues. Just talking about the issue is going to help everyone involved. Having the new apps where you can remain anonymous and can afford without insurance, can only help the increasing suicide rate. Your videos are also helping to inform others in a way that all can understand. Nice job!!
Hello i'm from indonesian, lately i'm often to overeating and oversleeping, sometimes my mood changes drastically from sad to happy and over again until i cry without reason.. (sorry my bad english)
I usually have either insomnia or hypersomnia, but the last 2 dots have always been applied to me. Circumstances have gotten so bad that I pulled shit I swore not to (including public outbursts online, and even violence threats) ending up like a bad guy who needs to ''earn'' even forgiveness and someone who ''started it'' despite conflict so not being my intention first (I mean, I've always had my missteps pointed out and overexaggerated while others always have reasons for being cold, like I don't). But, without dragging too much, I just feel like I've been placed in unfair situations and I really hope something happens to fix all the damage from the past few years asap because I'm really dead sick of humiliation and being a pushover, which was what brought me there in the first place and ending up as something I know I'm not (which I get blamed for, to add insult to the injury) (And all I just said probably sounded better in my head)
@@snaik9141 Thank you. Right now I only hope something will happen to break this vicious cycle asap, instead of it only being on me just because someone says so as that's just BS, I know it and I won't pretend like it isn't
@@frostlightningx1636 hmmm what to do I just lock my room and stay inside now it helps keep the tension away No interaction with anyone just me and my phone 😌
Thank you so much this was very helpful❤️ I’ve been dealing with a lot of these symptoms lately (over eating, over sleeping, irritability, EXTREME mood swings, and loss of interest in things I used to enjoy) my mom has been noticing my symptoms as well and wants to take me to a mental health professional to get a proper diagnose if something is going on. Once again thank you!
4 of the 6 of these sum me up pretty well. For the longest time, due to the frankly insane hours my job was having me do, I was barely sleeping at all. Now it's all I want to do. I'm so burnt out as well that, whenever I get home from work, I just don't want to do anything at all. I own so many games I could play, so many books I could read, so many movies I could watch, but instead I just sit and stare at a wall for a while until I fall asleep, and sleep too long, only to repeat the process over the next day. On my days off, I try to occupy myself with things that are supposed to be mindlessly entertaining, rather than actually getting anything of value done, or enjoying anything. When I eat, I eat too much. Sugary crap, too. Then I get the bloat that comes with eating too much sugary food, as well as the lethargy that comes with it, and it kills my motivation even more. Then I get really annoyed and angry with myself for eating so much. I also have a hair trigger when it comes to my emotions. When something goes wrong, I instantly get annoyed or upset and it takes unreasonably long for me to calm down and get back to a neutral emotional state. This has pushed about everyone away from me over the course of my life, and left me alone, only to fuel my feelings of loneliness, sadness, and depression, which in turn makes me angrier. I wish I could get better about everything, but I just feel so lost and empty, and don't even know where to start.
Big yes for 5 and 6. Sometimes when I'm frustrated, I grab a ruler and slap somewhere on my body. I think it helps me release the feeling and not channel it to other people. I have concluded that I have unhealthy coping mechanisms
Food For Thought: That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as he/she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.
I always feel hungry like, an hour or 2 after a meal. But even when i eat a lot, i dont gain much weight instead it lowers. I've always slept for 10-12 hours everyday. The moment i become conscious, i just feel really scared and my heart feels really heavy. i never thought of them as symptoms of depression because i've been told i might just have a high metabolism, and being told that "you just sleep very late" when i wake up late.
@@Psych2go I can get irritable sometimes around my family when i'm doing something and get interrupted , and i really feel bad about it. i dont know if it's uncontrollable emotions but i do cry in my room after getting in an argument with my parents. i haven't done anything about substance abuse. Risky behavior only a little.
I haven’t been doing the best lately. But it has been in and out for 2 weeks now. I know that I’m not ok, I just don’t know why. I should be fine because nothing is going that bad in my life. I find myself talking to my friends for a second and then falling back and thinking “that didn’t make me feel as great as it should” I even went to the movies and completely forgot about my mood until right when the movie ended. I fell back again. I don’t know what is going on. I don’t think it is depression but I know I’m not ok either. Sorry for over sharing, just trying to see if anyone goes through the same thing
All of these are me. So much has happened in my life recently that I'm so depressed and suicidal. I started drinking heavily to no longer feel and it's caused problems in my life causing me to be even more suicidal and depressed causing to make me drink more even though I know I shouldn't because it has already cause problems. Im so lost and have used so many unhealthy ways to try to cope and nothing works but yet I just don't care about myself anymore. I just wish to sleep and never wake up again or for something to happen to cause my death.
Please please stay !! I love and care about you !! I feel hopeless and suicidal sometimes to but we gotta stick with each other in this together !!!! You are soo strong for staying and if you didn’t have a purpose you wouldn’t be here 💗🥺🥰💪🏼
Im 35 years old but for years I’ve been silently struggling with hair loss. It’s terrifying and depressing. There are days when I don’t even want to get out of bed because I don’t want to have to look in the mirror. There are days when I don’t leave the house because I don’t want to have to brush my hair. I have had panic attacks in the shower when I wash my hair and I see so many strands just washing out in my hands. I’ve had my thyroid checked. I’ve tried vitamins, apple cider vinegar, onion juice, used every birthday wish, and even begged to God. I’ve had in iron levels checked. I started eating more red meat. There are hair treatments out there to grow back hair but they are so expensive. Laser therapy, plasma injections, hair transplants, and even just buying supplements can get expensive. I need help. I realize that stress is also not good for growing hair but I’m getting desperate. I only wear my hair up now. My friends and people at work always say, “I’ve never seen you with your hair down. You should wear your hair down.” If only I could. They don’t know that I do want to wear my hair down so bad but I can’t. It’s embarrassing. I don’t feel pretty and I don’t feel feminine anymore. I don’t have any social media and this is a very sensitive and embarrassing topic for me to talk to people about. Please help me by sharing my fundraiser with your friends and family or on Facebook. Thank you. gofund.me/808bd96e
I'm on SSRI's and I still struggle with that last one on the regular. Then of course when I do have one of those moments where I'm so angry and frustrated that I lash out a friend who is refusing to talk to me, I just feel guilty and realize I wouldn't talk to me either if I was like that. I try to better myself, pride myself in doing 'better'. But when I'm doing 'better' my friend still doesn't talk to me, so the irritability shows up and the cycle starts over. so here we are, 3 months later. Still fighting this cycle
My mom and my brother both suffered and suffer from an off set of problems. If Anyone knows Anything about what this is, Please tell me because I don’t know how to help my brother. He does not think that there is anything wrong with him, it is everything and everyone else. 1 Neither of them could pay bills. My mom (now passed) had a friend who paid hers. My brother lives on the street. (Our dad trained my brother to weld, do body work, paint and more so my brother has skills) 2 They both had/have a lot of ANGER and nothing is never their fault. 3 They both thought and think someone else should give them lots of money and if they tear something up I should replace it for them. (I have told my brother I am not giving him anymore money.) 4 They both did not like to be told what to do, 5 Performing normal tasks like (mom) cooking dinner or (brother) working all of 3 or 4 hours a day makes them ANGRY!!! 6 Both were very proud. Thought they were too good to have to do things. I personally have no idea where either of them got that they had anything to be proud about. I mean nothing, to be proud about. If anyone recognizes these symptoms and has any idea maybe I can follow up and try to help my brother mentally and spiritually.
She says that this vid is for informational purposes and that I should seek actual help, the only thing I need is this calm voice and I can go to bed easily just rehearing the same voice in my head, to be honest this is the most relaxation I can get for my brain even more so since its my b-day..............
Thank you for your advise and al the work you put in your videos to give people a way to understand their mental health better. I've been watching your videos for a while and feel better that there are ways to fix what we go through sometimes. Again, Thank you very much!
For the past seven months, I have been subjected to suffer under the governance of depression ever since the seed of the aforesaid was sown in my head. The severity of my condition rises step-by-step to higher levels gradually each day and its reluctance to recede becomes more firm, therefore meaning that my negative thoughts begin to stream more intensely and as well as I become more adamant on my nihilistic philosophies repudiating the significance of life along with the systems which sustain our world. Sometimes, I am met with the feeling of concern for myself together with my own good whereby I start to question whether it is possible for me that I may be so rooted in my negativity and nihilism, which are the bitter fruits of my depression, that no consultation of traditional fashion with even the most adept psychologists or therapists on our soil would help me convalesce from my struggles, as I am equipped with the skills to artfully dodge any words or phrases or even full teachings instructing me about self-love and ways to discover beauty in life-like a ninja.
Wow those last 2 hit especially hard. People has been commenting on how irritable I am lately. I hate it I don't like being like that. Every time anyone "ignores" me or I feel like they are, I just crawl in a corner and fight back tears with my mind racing thinking, "did I bother them?? Do they not like me?? Are they mad??" And I know that's not the case it's just something that happens, I can't control it. I know I'm getting worse, ive reached some points recently that I never have before. And I'm just so tired. I'm thankful for my friends and mother recently, they've truly proven themselves as true rocks in my life
As a man who used to struggle with depression these are the most helpful things I can think of: -Take Risks, don't let the fear of failure stop you from trying something new or something great -Do things that genuinely scare you or that you're afraid of (Even little things like climbing onto a roof and helping to put up Christmas lights if you're afraid of heights or saying something to the cute cashier girl other than "hi" and "thanks") -Pursue an ambitious goal, one that a lot of people don't believe you can achieve (It doesn't even matter if you fail this because no matter what the pursuit of an ambitious goal will make you a better person and give you fulfillment) With that being said, do your best to succeed -Have a passion, basically this means to find a hobby that you enjoy so much that you will spend hours and hours getting better at it -Study history, pick a role model, and then analyze the traits of your role model and list the reasons why you admire them. Then start to emulate these traits in your everyday life and eventually you will become your own role model. -Don't ever quit something just because it's hard (You can quit a crappy job if it's not the right fit for you, but never quit solely based on the fact that something is difficult). Embrace challenges and look for opportunities to improve yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually. -Never put yourself down. Try not to think negative things about yourself and especially never say them out loud. You will think more highly of yourself when you say positive things about yourself, at the very least avoid putting yourself down on purpose. -Live purposefully. Have a direction for your life and if you don't already have one, make one. Decide what's most important to you and live accordingly. If you have a family or even a single loved one, your first priority (other than serving God if you're religious) should be to provide for them, to protect them, and to help them become the best version of themselves -Develop Integrity. I can't even explain how much this increases your self-repsect. Be honest, be trustworthy, don't cheat (unless you're in a street fight) and live with honor. -Find a hobby that you're really passionate about and strive to become a master at it -Finally, probably the most important thing I can say is to think less about yourself. Think less about yourself but not less of yourself. In other words, think about other people before you think about yourself, especially your family and loved ones. If you're focused on helping them with their problems I can promise you that your problems will become less important and less troublesome. Look for opportunities to help others and make them feel better about themselves. Nothing lifts you out of depression better than helping someone out of theirs. I hope this helps. I realize that some people are genetically predisposed to having a harder time with depression, but I believe that there's nothing you can't overcome with a strong mindset. In addition, I strongly believe that going through depression and having such terrible lows actually gives you the capacity to feel even greater happiness and joy. The reason I say this is because when you feel genuine joy after being depressed for so long you can't help but feel grateful. The beauty of life is that we are meant to experience the full range of human emotions, from happiness to anger to jealousy to despair to joy. We couldn't feel genuine happiness if we never knew what it was like to be sad. If I could talk to whoever is reading this face-to-face, what I would say to you would be simple: don't quit. A quote from Winston Churchill kept me going in times when I thought I had nothing left, he said: "If you're going through Hell, keep going." Everything in life can be and is meant to be an opportunity to make yourself better, and depression is no exception. Keep fighting, all of you are descended from warriors no matter what culture or country you are from. You wouldn't be here today if it weren't for the conquering spirit of your ancestors. Live a life that would make them proud. While most of us will not fight in physical wars, no one is exempt from the battlefield of life. Depression can be a battle every single day, every single second in some cases. Keep fighting, it will only get better. And the more you fight, the more you will gain respect for yourself. I've conquered my depression. Every now and then it will start to try and creep back into my mind but I don't let it. I destroy those feelings with action. I go lift weights, I go running, I listen to metal music, whatever it takes for me to regain my confidence. You can conquer depression, no matter how severe it is. That doesn't mean you'll never have days where you feel down, but it does mean that you'll have the strength to push through and do what you need to do as a man regardless of how you're feeling. Stay strong, stay hard, and fight like dragons 🐉 You're going to be very glad you did.
The "best" part of being depressed? People forget to keep in mind that your depressed and thusly think you're a loner when you're definitely not! You're alone because you're too low energy to reach out, AND you're alone because no one is bridging the gap for you! Makes me resentful of my circumstances.
Iam recently having my final exams but i feel sick at my mind, and i feel physically exhausted like nausea shivering, i feel like I couldn't do anything in my life everything feels so hard to do ,like just eating sleeping,getting up .even I hate going through online which I used to love and I kinda want to isolate myself from others too,I sometimes want my life to be perfect ,good grades,good lifestyle,good health but it seems so delusional to me.I am doing little things to let myself relieve stress like slapping myself banging my head, pinching myself(i know it's weird) .I started to hate the things I used to do and love ,I am a person who won't open up about anything even to my closest people but now i just want to stop everything and end everything,i don't know what's happening to me but i definitely know it's not going to end well. At first i thought I am being just paranoid about exams but no it started way before and now only I realise it ,i just want to let it somewhere and that's why I am writing it here bcz maybe ,maybe someone like me will understand what the heck is happening with me .if u read until to the end thank u soooo much for spending your valuable time on this comment .Love u
In the day my antidepressant usually help, it’s late at night and I’ve realized even when happy or on my medication I do some of these things, I also don’t know if I’m a good person and I keep pushing myself to make everything bigger and better and more complicated, and as I type this I think, why waste peoples time having them read this… I don’t know what to do…
These types of videos that you make helped me gain the confidence to reach out to my family and get help and sense then I’ve gotten so much better with help from medications and therapy
I was diagnosed depression two years ago, but I don’t think I can get rid of it. It’s a looot happening to me right now. Like, I’m from Ukraine, and currently in Ukraine, and I’m very scary right now. Luckily we don’t have problem with water, food or connection, but it’s still hard. Also it’s the end of study year. I’m studying university and we have exams next week. We lost a month of studying because of what happened, and I missed a lot. My father currently on military service and my mom works really hard, so we can stay on the same level of living as we used to. So my job is to cook, clean the house,do homework with little brother, help with work. It’s a lot. I’ve been pretending that I’m okay, but I don’t know. Sometimes I feel ashamed, that I’m getting tired. My family needs me, so I have to be strong. I talked to my friends about it, and it helped a little. I just wish I could hug them right now, I really miss them. You don’t have to support me, I know I sounds like I make you do this, but that’s not my option. My option is, it’s hard times. We need to analyse everything that bothers us and find solutions to fix it. Everything will be okay, just trust you friends and parents, don’t hide anything from them, they will help, they will be next to you. I wish you all never give up, there are no hopples situation. I believe in you.Sorry if grammar is incorrect but I hope you understand❤️
My heart and soul goes out to you. The situation in Ukraine is awful, but you're being a rock to lean on for your brother, and I know he is grateful to you. I will pray for your father and for the war to end soon. And I will pray for your health and will to continue to live. Please do, you have inspired me with your story and you have a lifetime of inspiring others ahead of you. I hope that's worth living for.
In the summer of 2018 I had a surgery and it was a success. But things were never normal again after that. I started having anxiety everyday all day about literally everything. I didnt ask for help I thought that I was spoiled qnd shouldn't be this weak ect. So I faked it for about a year but it was obvious if you actually looked. After that things started going south, I cared too much that I just didn't care anymore. I isolated myself for two months and didn't go to my finals, didn't brush hair teeth bad hygiene. Here university and family noticed. I struggled with this for 3 years, my life literally stopped in 2018. I'm trying to graduate now, I'm tying to help myself but the thing is, having depression and anxiety makes you build very bad habits like porn addiction, addiction to masturbation, procrastination, low self esteem, extreme avoidance and self sabotage.... and eventhough I feel a little better, it's hard to break through these habits, it's a vicious cycle. I don't wish this apon my enemy. I hope we can all find it in ourselves to fight this mental illness abd actually live. ❤❤❤ One day at a time
I'm not suicidal but I don't see the point of living. While I don't think I would take my own life, I'm not protecting it either. The past 5 years has been one shit show after another and I get that there are people worse off than myself but life just doesn't seem all that valuable to me anymore. Anyway, these videos at least help me understand what I'm feeling so thank you for that.
Be grateful my friend life is not meant easy for anyone. The greatest bliss is that even your mind might have gave up but your heart is still beating and struggling each and every day to keep you alive it hasn't give up till beacuse it knows how strong you are to live this lifevand make meaning out of it.
I'm sorry to hear that, I feel the same way. One of the thoughts that keep me going on particularly dark days is that I can try to improve the lives of those around me with gestures, support and counsel. I can't save the world, but if I can save one person with a few words, that's good enough.
Interesting timing, I just got off zoom with my therapist and said I’m exhibiting all the classic signs of depression. It’s not my first time at the rodeo either.
I have depression, but I don’t overeat, or oversleep. I did tho took drugs to deal. Risky behavior, check. I am quick to anger. And the uncontrolled emotions. I am in therapy and see a psychiatrist, and my primary care physician.
Thank you Psych2Go, I really needed this. Could you make a video about what to do when your family and friends don't understand/mistreat you when you're having depression? I feel so lonely and frustrated when this happens and am stuck with it for days/weeks, I wish I could recover from it faster and knew what to tell them.
On the aspect of frustration and anger if nothing can be done to help that can be incredibly frustrating. Like being stuck in a bear trap, you can understand why someone would want to break it off in anger
“People who have never dealt with depression think it’s just being sad or being in a bad mood. That’s not what depression is for me; it’s falling into a state of grayness and numbness.” - Dan Reynolds
My mother's husband has really bad depression because of certain events in his life but because of that he always thinks that he has to "be a man" and tough it out but I'm glad that he's learning more mainly because he's been in a household full of emotional women 😂 but just know that your not alone!! 💗
What I noticed for myself is there's time's i think if I was to die would anyone care depression can definitely cause me to go to dark places very often and very fast and I find it makes me feel very alone
2021 was the hardest, darkest time of my life. I was physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually BROKEN. But now I feel genuinely GRATEFUL and BLESSED that I had to go through that phase because GOD graciously REVEALED Himself to me in miraculous ways. I am fortunate that He allowed me to know Him at a very young age, but this year is SPECIAL because of what WE (yes, GOD and me) have been through last year. He showed me how POWERFUL prayers truly are when I started to focus on WHO HE IS rather than who I am, on WHAT HE CAN DO rather than what I deserve. The experience was MAGICAL. He showed up BIG TIME and assured me that HE is indeed a LISTENING and RESPONDING GOD. Oh how my faith has skyrocketed as a result! Now more than ever, I have very bright HOPE for my future because I personally experienced how RELIABLE God is. And for that I will forever be grateful. GLORY BE TO GOD, MY EVER FAITHFUL FATHER. ♥️♥️♥️ To everyone who's struggling right now, please know that GOD LOVES YOU. He wants to help you and give you peace. Please surrender your burdens to Him and allow Him to move in your life. "Because he loves Me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My Name. He will call on Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him." (Psalm 91:14-15) Please hold on to this bible verse because WHATEVER GOD SAYS, HE FULFILLS. ✝️
hmm ... god exsist? then where is he now? i dont see him , he also do nothing , now is war on ukraine and look on this all dead people and where was good in this moment ? why he not helped this people ? , even when god exist thats do not mean that he is good , not all what shine is gold
Damn, thank you really much, I think that hopefully this video has cleared some doubts for me. Because really for a while now I have been really confused about all this, like if I'm actually okay or not, or what if I'm just being over dramatic and self diagnosing myself which is not really right. Though I still can't actually understand what exactly is going on with me or if anything is actually going on. Because sometimes I do feel like it's alright, and as if I'm okay too but more than half of the time I feel down, low, confused, scared and also drained out and in a not so good of a mood and even if I might feel okay at times but still somehow at the end of the day, I just feel really bad, like hopeless and question myself if anything is ever gonna work out or in reality is gonna be okay. I feel like there is so much that I have to say or want to say but I just can't find the right words or any words for that. I just don't know anything anymore, or maybe I could also be feeling like this because nowadays like for a while now I've been procrastinating on things more like on everything really badly and I feel really bad and guilty for doing so but still I just can't ever bring myself to do anything, and i know that in the end it all starts with us, with the first step that we gotta take, one way or another we gotta have to start somewhere but either way I just can't bring myself to do so unless I really have to do something or when I have no other option. I still feel that I have a lot to say but I just don't know how to express myself or actually describe how I'm feeling. Sorry for the vent, but really keeping everything inside was just getting a bit too much.
Male 52 years old here. I have all the signs except the risky behavior. This really hit home for me. I've been struggling with chronic major depression for 15 years now and have no one to talk to about it. It's soul-crushing at times. Not sure how much more I can take.
@@Psych2go I've tried it a couple times yes... sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't depending on the therapist. I must say, your channel has really helped me these past couple of years and I'm so thankful for what you guys do!
Have you tried therapy along with medical treatment? That's the combination that works for me. One without the other does nothing for me. I hope you will continue the fight to survive.
I can relate to number 2, 5 and 6. I can tell that over sleeping was not normal before watching this video because the mindset I have towards over sleeping is "ill just sleep my depression away..." It doesn't work that way but im kinda like telling myself Okay when I sleep I don't think that much I shut down a lot of stuff. Yes. Let's sleep. I hate doing this but yea I'm running away from it because it's too painful to face it.
I do relate to some of these like overeating and getting irritated by little things. I also don't have much control of my emotions. Instead of over sleeping I don't think I'm getting enough sleep. It's very hard for me to keep a sleep schedule without going past the time. I use my device as a copic mechanism and a distraction so I don't say mean things to myself. If I'm not distracted I'm constantly judging myself over little things. It feels as if there is a big theater with old rich snobs laughing and judging me while I'm on stage. Idk if that's weird but that's how I feel.
I don't know what happens to me but sometimes I suddenly start to cry....in middle of class or in middle of any conversation....I don't know why I feel to cry but I just want to cry cry and cry for no reason
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I love your vids so so much ❤️❤️❤️
Shared it. Thanks a lot !
Whoever reads this You are wonderfully made by God and you have a special purpose in Life.Jesus loves you!!
1. Over eating
2. Over sleeping
3. Substance abuse
4. Risky behavior
5. Anger/ Irritability
6. Uncontrolled emotions
Don't shy away from seeking help ✨
Also, hoping people around you are supportive. 💙
Thank you 😊
the people around me are often brushing it off, saying i lie
@@poosaykleen I know what that's like... But don't let it make you feel guilty for even one minute... It is not your fault. 💜
@@poosaykleen ugh i felt that, it’s the absolute worst. don’t let t bother you, i hope you feel better :(
@@rain-po9mc i appreciate it but its been about a year now
denial, denial, denial. cant get help at all
This just goes to show you that you can’t compare one persons symptoms to another’s. People show their pain in different ways so no matter how “normal” they seem always check in on your loved ones to make sure they’re not suffering alone 💛🙏🏽
That’s such a true statement!
Thanks for the comment. Can't think of how many times I have wished my mother would get more specific when asking me questions. Not trying to make her reach for it, but it's fair to say that everyone wants to be comforted when misunderstood, or deeply hurt.
Someone had to say it. Thanx gurl
Me I express my pain in scratching my hand
Exactly! Everyone is different!
About the last point, when I message someone and they don’t message back, I immediately start panicking and worrying that I annoyed them. I don’t get angry at them, I get angry at myself for not realizing that I might be annoying them, and start beating myself up over it too.
Omg same- For me, I start to think if whether I did something wrong to them to have them ignore my message and then my mood suddenly drops..
Don't beat yourself over that
Just say fk them
I'd beat myself over an embarrassment or awkward shit I done in front of them but not that it's too much rly fk them
I feel like I'm bothering them if they dont respond. Just think how many relationships were wasting doing this.
Glad I’m not the only one
Just as an experiment... I'd suggest you give them an hour or so, and message them again... Basically same as before, with the added "I'm just checking in. Thought you might have forgot me."
...and repeat...
....and repeat...
....and repeat until...
...they either respond... or confront you on it to get you to stop...
It's okay, sometimes to annoy some of us a little bit. Some of us are just plain absent minded or distracted by other things. Cell phones aren't the only distraction in the world... haha... I've viewed a text and said, "Later... I just don't have the bandwidth for the conversation right now..." AND then forgot about the thing until several hours later... oops...
It's okay if sometimes someone gets pissed or tells you off. Try to negotiate some kind of limit instead of letting your ego trip you up and get into or escalate the argument... It's even okay to be quick to apologize if they had reason to ignore... you know... like some personal crisis, or when I forgot to get a new charger and my phone was dead for two days... or unexpected overtime they couldn't pass up... or busy driving...
Sometimes it's going to take longer than an hour to "finish up" and be able to focus on the phone... like driving across town through rush-hour traffic... You just don't know until you FIND OUT.
You'll salvage the friendships with absent minded types and people who have phone-charger-eating cats or live WAY THE HELL OUT IN THE STICKS... and the ones that get bitchy or are easily annoyed will write THEMSELVES out of your life. That's a "their problem" and NOT a "your problem". ;o)
Mine is a mix of overeating, oversleeping as well as skipping meals and staying up all night thinking about life. I used to cry myself to sleep but now I'm just left with feeling numb and melancholic. I want so badly to cry it out but I can't. I want to tell people but I'm also afraid of burdening them. I just feel so lost.
You can get through this trust me! I am also depressed so i understand.
Please try to get some help to talk it out. I feel for you ❤ you'll get through it one day at a time.
You are not a burden ! - YOU MATTER✨
It might not feel like it right now but you will b okay 🦋 here if you ever need someone to speak too xxx sending you so much love ❤️
Sorry about this.. You are very strong and will get through this!
Thank you for these encouraging words guys, I'll never forget this 😭❤️
I was just starin at a wall thinkin how I ain’t okay and the notif for this video pops up😂💀
Samee 😭😭
Relateble
Same but for me it was the ceiling
Same
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For those in a rush^^
1.) Overeating
2.) Oversleeping
3.) Substance abuse
4.) Risky behavior
5.) Anger Irritability
6.) Uncontrollable emotions
Hope you're all doing ok! Have a nice day!
I'm showing all of those symptoms excluding the 1st one TT
Love this!!!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Doing God's Work
I have them all except for 3 I am a 11 year old child I don't got substances like drugs or alcholt
0:40 Overeating
1:04 Oversleeping
1:34 Substance Abuse
1:58 Risky Behavior
2:32 Anger and Irritability
3:05 Uncontrollable Emotions
Thank you 🙏🏽
1,2,5,6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
I cry every day. For hours and hours. It's debilitating.
Have them all
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Something I’ve also noticed since I’ve had severe depression is I do risky behaviour without realising how risky it is. It’s almost like my subconscious is doing it for me.
Oh no I hope you begin to feel better 🥺
@@khalilahd. aw thank you. It’s a long process it will just take time
Yes, sometimes our negative mindset is so set in stone, we don't know how much it's really affecting us.
I really hope you recover, stay strong.
Over-eating, smoking and uncontrollable emotions sounds about right. It's kinda odd, when I'm on a good day that stuff makes me sick and uneasy, but when I'm low or feeling depressed, they act like a comforting blanket. Anyone else get that?
(P.s. thanks for the video guys ❤ Very informative)
i 100% understand what you mean
Yeah, sounds like a regular week to me ;(
Yes ! I am over eating and vaping toooo much jus to escape the clouds in my head I understand you here xxx
ty for watching!
For anybody who is curious
What Is Depression?
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home.
Depression symptoms can vary from mild to severe and can include:
Feeling sad or having a depressed mood
Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed
Changes in appetite - weight loss or gain unrelated to dieting
Trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
Loss of energy or increased fatigue
Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., inability to sit still, pacing, hand-wringing) or slowed movements or speech (these actions must be severe enough to be observable by others)
Feeling worthless or guilty
Difficulty thinking, concentrating or making decisions
Thoughts of death or suicide
Symptoms must last at least two weeks and must represent a change in your previous level of functioning for a diagnosis of depression.
Also, medical conditions (e.g., thyroid problems, a brain tumour or vitamin deficiency) can mimic symptoms of depression so it is important to rule out general medical causes.
Depression affects an estimated one in 15 adults (6.7%) in any given year. And one in six people (16.6%) will experience depression at some time in their life. Depression can occur at any time, but on average, first appears during the late teens to mid-20s. Women are more likely than men to experience depression. Some studies show that one-third of women will experience a major depressive episode in their lifetime. There is a high degree of heritability (approximately 40%) when first-degree relatives (parents/children/siblings) have depression.
Depression Is Different From Sadness or Grief/Bereavement
The death of a loved one, loss of a job or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. It is normal for feelings of sadness or grief to develop in response to such situations. Those experiencing loss often might describe themselves as being “depressed.”
But being sad is not the same as having depression. The grieving process is natural and unique to each individual and shares some of the same features of depression. Both grief and depression may involve intense sadness and withdrawal from usual activities. They are also different in important ways:
In grief, painful feelings come in waves, often intermixed with positive memories of the deceased. In major depression, mood and/or interest (pleasure) are decreased for most of two weeks.
In grief, self-esteem is usually maintained. In major depression, feelings of worthlessness and self-loathing are common.
In grief, thoughts of death may surface when thinking of or fantasizing about “joining” the deceased loved one. In major depression, thoughts are focused on ending one’s life due to feeling worthless or undeserving of living or being unable to cope with the pain of depression.
Grief and depression can co-exist For some people, the death of a loved one, losing a job or being a victim of a physical assault or a major disaster can lead to depression. When grief and depression co-occur, the grief is more severe and lasts longer than grief without depression.
Distinguishing between grief and depression is important and can assist people in getting the help, support or treatment they need.
Risk Factors for Depression
Depression can affect anyone-even a person who appears to live in relatively ideal circumstances.
Several factors can play a role in depression:
Biochemistry: Differences in certain chemicals in the brain may contribute to symptoms of depression.
Genetics: Depression can run in families. For example, if one identical twin has depression, the other has a 70 percent chance of having the illness sometime in life.
Personality: People with low self-esteem, who are easily overwhelmed by stress, or who are generally pessimistic appear to be more likely to experience depression.
Environmental factors: Continuous exposure to violence, neglect, abuse or poverty may make some people more vulnerable to depression.
How Is Depression Treated?
Depression is among the most treatable mental disorders. Between 80% and 90% percent of people with depression eventually respond well to treatment. Almost all patients gain some relief from their symptoms.
Before a diagnosis or treatment, a health professional should conduct a thorough diagnostic evaluation, including an interview and a physical examination. In some cases, a blood test might be done to make sure the depression is not due to a medical condition like a thyroid problem or a vitamin deficiency (reversing the medical cause would alleviate the depression-like symptoms). The evaluation will identify specific symptoms and explore medical and family histories as well as cultural and environmental factors with the goal of arriving at a diagnosis and planning a course of action.
Medication
Brain chemistry may contribute to an individual’s depression and may factor into their treatment. For this reason, antidepressants might be prescribed to help modify one’s brain chemistry. These medications are not sedatives, “uppers” or tranquillizers. They are not habit-forming. Generally, antidepressant medications have no stimulating effect on people not experiencing depression.
Antidepressants may produce some improvement within the first week or two of use yet full benefits may not be seen for two to three months. If a patient feels little or no improvement after several weeks, his or her psychiatrist can alter the dose of the medication or add or substitute another antidepressant. In some situations, other psychotropic medications may be helpful. It is important to let your doctor know if a medication does not work or if you experience side effects.
Psychiatrists usually recommend that patients continue to take medication for six or more months after the symptoms have improved. Longer-term maintenance treatment may be suggested to decrease the risk of future episodes for certain people at high risk.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, or “talk therapy,” is sometimes used alone for the treatment of mild depression; for moderate to severe depression, psychotherapy is often used along with antidepressant medications. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found to be effective in treating depression. CBT is a form of therapy focused on problem-solving in the present. CBT helps a person to recognize distorted/negative thinking with the goal of changing thoughts and behaviours to respond to challenges in a more positive manner.
Psychotherapy may involve only the individual, but it can include others. For example, family or couples therapy can help address issues within these close relationships. Group therapy brings people with similar illnesses together in a supportive environment and can assist the participant to learn how others cope in similar situations.
Depending on the severity of the depression, treatment can take a few weeks or much longer. In many cases, significant improvement can be made in 10 to 15 sessions.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
ECT is a medical treatment that has been most commonly reserved for patients with severe major depression who have not responded to other treatments. It involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia. A patient typically receives ECT two to three times a week for a total of six to 12 treatments. It is usually managed by a team of trained medical professionals including a psychiatrist, an anesthesiologist and a nurse or physician assistant. ECT has been used since the 1940s, and many years of research have led to major improvements and the recognition of its effectiveness as a mainstream rather than a "last resort" treatment.
Self-help and Coping
There are a number of things people can do to help reduce the symptoms of depression. For many people, regular exercise helps create positive feelings and improves mood. Getting enough quality sleep on a regular basis, eating a healthy diet and avoiding alcohol (a depressant) can also help reduce symptoms of depression.
Depression is a real illness and help is available. With proper diagnosis and treatment, the vast majority of people with depression will overcome it. If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, a first step is to see your family physician or psychiatrist. Talk about your concerns and request a thorough evaluation. This is a start to addressing your mental health needs.
Related Conditions
Peripartum depression (previously postpartum depression)
Seasonal depression (Also called seasonal affective disorder)
Bipolar disorders
Persistent depressive disorder (previously dysthymia) (description below)
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (description below)
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (description below)
Please take my thoughts with a grain of salt because I'm just a student and not a trained professional.
Now that's an interesting essay.
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i spent 15 minutes of my life reading this and now i feel smart, thank you stranger
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thanks!
wow I am impressed by how much efforit you type it
Couldn't help but shed a tear at this. I've been diagnosed with depression and I did overlook some of these before. Number 6 hit particularly hard as that's the strongest symptom I'm still feeling. I can't stop myself from crying when someone shows affection for me, for instance, when they help me with something or they just show their support. Which is weird because that should make me feel good
Sending you so much love ❤️
@@AllGood_Thingss thank you
That symptom shows how much appreciation you need. Sending you all the love and support ❤️❤️ You can do this
@@thequietgirlinclass9275 thank you ❤️
Me too, there were times I spent a whole afternoon crying over cute animal videos
I already have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder for years now but I still click these videos to be sure lol
This is my grown adult son all his life. It’s impossible getting him to see it. He won’t. It feels like a life sentence for me. 🙄😓 Makes me want to run away forever.
One thing I’ll add from personal experience is: overworking. Looking back, I realize the long hours over months and even years was a way I distracted myself from deeply hidden heartbreak and shame. No one would have guessed I was a walking depression victim because I never stopped long enough to be discovered. A possible question to ask if you know someone in this behavior might be, “If you stopped working so hard or so much, what do you think would happen to you?” Thanks for the great video. I’m a loyal fan of this channel!
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I hear you on this. I had high functioning anxiety and depression at the same time and I was certainly overproductive at work for a period of time before I realised I was really struggling with my mental health.
@@raehammond4774 I get you!
What great insight. I have seen that trait in many patients with depression and anxiety as well. They use work as a means to provide structure and distraction... but it only works temporarily because too much work leads to burnout which can uncover the underlying problem.
I suffer from - over sleeping anger irritability depression or sometimes numbness not feeling anything some days I'm fine other days im not big thankfully I can pull myself out of this I'm strong
Even when I got diagnosed with depression and I'll be getting my meds soon, I'm still watching videoes like that because I always feel like I fake stuff and that my problem isn't valid...
Just wanted to message because I really like and appreciate this channel. It isn't for everyone but Christianity has helped me recover from depression and I just wanted to share to anyone who might have suffered from depression. Love you guys keep up the good work.
Thank you for sharing that 🦋✨🙏🏼
@@AllGood_Thingss For anyone who hear. Let them hear. Jesus Christ is real and speaks through me and I am his prophet.
I call upon you now to be a shining example on the hill and that you will seek truth through me for I have died and paid for your sins.
As a human and their prophet I pray you will accept that the Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins and that you will repent from all sin no matter how small because if the righteous man doth not sin when Jesus returns which is fast approaching, let your reward be the kingdom of heaven. Amen
thanks to all your videos i can understand myself better and know what im actually going through ❤️!!
We're glad we are able to help. How do you feel about the more recent vids?
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"Do you recognize these symptoms in someone you know?"
Me: looks in mirror
Also me: nahh-
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Very informative!
Uncontrolled emotions and anger/irritability can apply to a Mood Disorder such as Bipolar I or II.
I personally have had Bipolar II and was misdiagnosed many times, was told all my life that it was just "anxiety and depression"
I had symptoms of depression, mood swings, high anxiety to where it affected my everyday life. It wasnt until around 2018 is when I finally got the right help and found out that it's more than just anxiety or depression.
Got on the right meds, therapy and coping skills have changed my life ❤️
I hope that anyone who is struggling right now, are able to find peace and the right help(if you don't have a professional to talk to I mean).
Depression is hard, it feels like the storm clouds will never disperse, however I was taught "not everything lasts forever" and I hold those worse close to me whenever I have a bout of depression or anxiety.
Sending love and support to everyone here 💓
ive known for a while now that im depressed, but i never tell my doctor. every time i get a check-up, which is almost never, my mother is in the room since im a minor. ive tried finding ways to get help without my parents knowing, but it either runs the risk of them finding out or it doesnt work. i wanna get help, but i dont know what my mom will do if she finds out just how depressed i am. i dont know what anyone would do. ive talked at least six people out of committing suicide, some of them more than once, and i try to relate to them and help them remember how good their life can be, and i dont wanna stop helping them, but it takes such an emotional toll on me that i dont know how much longer i can keep this facade up. i dont know how much longer i can hide what im going through. theres no visible reason on the outside why i should be depressed. i just got a pc almost dirt cheap that runs better than a friend who got his for 2k. i have a gf and a healthy relationship. most of the time i can pretty much do whatever i want. ive put up such a front for so long, but i dont know how much longer i can hold that. im getting tired and i dont know what to do. i almost had a breakdown at work because it was just one rude customer after another and i was getting frustrated, and i cry when im frustrated, and i had to just shut my brain down, and just turn myself into this almost robotic version of myself, just doing what i need to do to get through it, and it worked, i made it through, but i felt like shit the rest of the day. im just so confused. i dont know what i could do at this point except hope i can hold out for another year or at least 6 months.
sorry, i needed a place to dump that, and what better place than a psych2go comment section?
I have low energy, I love to sleep. And I loved to sleep even before I had depression and the fact I take medication that makes me really drowsy is hard to say if I intentionally over sleep or am sleeping because I’m tired. I mean I take a nap a day but that’s because my med knock me out and I’ll sleep again because I get tired.
Can you make a video about D.I.D
"dissociative identity disorder"
.... Do the other alters feel bad moods
Do they get along each other
Do they hate each other
... I really want to know about it :)
Also thanks for everything you are the best !!
For sure! Do you want to give this video a watch for now and see if there are useful info that you can take away? ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=dissociative+identity+disorder+psych2go+
@@Psych2go :) thanks!
Thank you, Psych2Go.. watching this is like receiving a big hug and unlimited listening and understanding unconditionally.. 🙏💕
I suffer from depression and still have most of these signs even despite taking medication and going to therapy (the only thing the meds do for the most part is stabilize my mood)
Have you discussed it with your therapist? Maybe you need different medicine?
I know this stuff is a hit and miss, sometimes it can help, sometimes it can make it worse, or even not do anything to help.
Hope you feel better :(
@@SamiiSam128 Yeah we've been going back and forth with a handful of different medicines, for the most part mood stabilization is the most I've gotten out of it so far. Gonna keep trying though, hopefully I'll find something that does a little bit more for me
Out of the 6 I do 4 of them on this video. And I already know I’m in depression for a long time now. I’m having therapy but it seems that my environment at home is making it worse..
i experience all these all the time since i was a teen. i'll be 60 this summer. still going strong! i'm really good at it
You're an inspiration to me :) Every day we're alive, is a day we win another battle against depression. I hope I get to see 60 summers. Wish me luck.
You are very strong and you will get through this!
To everyone around me I look like I’m perfect and good at everything when in reality I’m just desperately trying to hide all my faults now because it’s become “who I am” to be the perfect one. now even the people I am closest to don’t know how I feel, all the pain I hide 😭 none of my friends know about my personal life at home they only see happy cheerful me making jokes all the time cheering them up. Some of my friends sometimes even say “I wonder if your actually depressed” I always try to get away from that question asap. I even covered up being depressed to a doctor who could help me. I’ve gotten into a toxic relationship which I couldn’t get out of by myself… I couldn’t say anything to anyone because I knew the person who I was with was stronger and I was scared, Eventually my bff found out and got my other friends for help 🥺. I don’t trust anyone new to me at all anymore not even lots of the people I’ve talked to for years. Needless to say my mental health is FUCKED I’m depressed as shit heaps of anxiety and major trust issues. I know that I am loved and I know that life isn’t worthless, life is beautiful. People please, don’t let yourself become like me open up to someone please get help 😭 please take care of yourself PLEEEAAASSSEEEE!!!!!!!!!! (This helped me at least a bit to finally say all this 🥺) I hope one day I can put all that’s happened to me away and move on with a happier healthier life. Thank you for taking time out of your life to read this 🙏🥺😭❤️
For me, I think I get too emotional often, then spend some time discounting those feelings and convincing myself why I shouldn’t have them.
me having all of the things
ALSO ME TO EVERYONE : everything's going really well (with fake smile)
because smiling is better than explaining, u don't even know how people are gonna react
they can call u attention seeker
or stupid, idiot, crazy
or they might take it has a joke and tell it like a joke to everyone.
THAT IS WHY SMILING IS BETTER THAN EXPLAINING.
Yep cause nowadays we have more understanding of mental health but to many people still have a wrong perception of what it is and believe that these things are CHOICES yea sure I chose to feel empty and have no emotions I also hate the stupid thing where it's just oH tHeY ArEnT sHaRiNg tHe FaCt ThAt ThEy HaVe DePrEsSiOn sO iT dOeS nOt ExIsT it's the stupidest thing I ever heard
It's been a while I saw your videos, I thought I got better from my mental health but nah I am sad again after trying so hard to not be
Great timing i really needed it
No worries! Hope this video can help!
@@Psych2go :3
I was Diagnosed with Depression last month. This Video really helps me understand my symptoms even more. Thank you.
You got this!
@@Psych2go Thank you.
I think videos like this are helping to open up discussions on mental health and get us all talking about these issues. Just talking about the issue is going to help everyone involved. Having the new apps where you can remain anonymous and can afford without insurance, can only help the increasing suicide rate. Your videos are also helping to inform others in a way that all can understand. Nice job!!
Yes my dear I believe so myself
Thanks so much!
Hello i'm from indonesian, lately i'm often to overeating and oversleeping, sometimes my mood changes drastically from sad to happy and over again until i cry without reason.. (sorry my bad english)
I usually have either insomnia or hypersomnia, but the last 2 dots have always been applied to me. Circumstances have gotten so bad that I pulled shit I swore not to (including public outbursts online, and even violence threats) ending up like a bad guy who needs to ''earn'' even forgiveness and someone who ''started it'' despite conflict so not being my intention first (I mean, I've always had my missteps pointed out and overexaggerated while others always have reasons for being cold, like I don't). But, without dragging too much, I just feel like I've been placed in unfair situations and I really hope something happens to fix all the damage from the past few years asap because I'm really dead sick of humiliation and being a pushover, which was what brought me there in the first place and ending up as something I know I'm not (which I get blamed for, to add insult to the injury)
(And all I just said probably sounded better in my head)
Same , 1st they Gaslight u then they blame u
@@snaik9141 Yep, that's right. I know for a fact that that's exactly the case but I can't ''prove'' anyone wrong
@@frostlightningx1636 anyways here's a heart ❤️
@@snaik9141 Thank you. Right now I only hope something will happen to break this vicious cycle asap, instead of it only being on me just because someone says so as that's just BS, I know it and I won't pretend like it isn't
@@frostlightningx1636 hmmm what to do I just lock my room and stay inside now it helps keep the tension away
No interaction with anyone just me and my phone 😌
Thank you so much this was very helpful❤️ I’ve been dealing with a lot of these symptoms lately (over eating, over sleeping, irritability, EXTREME mood swings, and loss of interest in things I used to enjoy) my mom has been noticing my symptoms as well and wants to take me to a mental health professional to get a proper diagnose if something is going on. Once again thank you!
Glad this video helped you :) How many signs did you relate to?
4 of the 6 of these sum me up pretty well. For the longest time, due to the frankly insane hours my job was having me do, I was barely sleeping at all. Now it's all I want to do. I'm so burnt out as well that, whenever I get home from work, I just don't want to do anything at all. I own so many games I could play, so many books I could read, so many movies I could watch, but instead I just sit and stare at a wall for a while until I fall asleep, and sleep too long, only to repeat the process over the next day. On my days off, I try to occupy myself with things that are supposed to be mindlessly entertaining, rather than actually getting anything of value done, or enjoying anything. When I eat, I eat too much. Sugary crap, too. Then I get the bloat that comes with eating too much sugary food, as well as the lethargy that comes with it, and it kills my motivation even more. Then I get really annoyed and angry with myself for eating so much. I also have a hair trigger when it comes to my emotions. When something goes wrong, I instantly get annoyed or upset and it takes unreasonably long for me to calm down and get back to a neutral emotional state. This has pushed about everyone away from me over the course of my life, and left me alone, only to fuel my feelings of loneliness, sadness, and depression, which in turn makes me angrier.
I wish I could get better about everything, but I just feel so lost and empty, and don't even know where to start.
2:05 - 2:15
This part right here hits directly at home. 😭
What a great piece of animation.
Big yes for 5 and 6. Sometimes when I'm frustrated, I grab a ruler and slap somewhere on my body. I think it helps me release the feeling and not channel it to other people. I have concluded that I have unhealthy coping mechanisms
You got this!
I love Amanda’s voice so much, so comforting💗
Food For Thought: That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as he/she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end.
The fact that I qualify for every single one, I know I’m depressed and have been diagnosed, but I thought I was getting better..
I always feel hungry like, an hour or 2 after a meal. But even when i eat a lot, i dont gain much weight instead it lowers.
I've always slept for 10-12 hours everyday. The moment i become conscious, i just feel really scared and my heart feels really heavy. i never thought of them as symptoms of depression because i've been told i might just have a high metabolism, and being told that "you just sleep very late" when i wake up late.
Do you relate to any other symptoms as well?
@@Psych2go I can get irritable sometimes around my family when i'm doing something and get interrupted , and i really feel bad about it. i dont know if it's uncontrollable emotions but i do cry in my room after getting in an argument with my parents.
i haven't done anything about substance abuse. Risky behavior only a little.
@@crystalixflaye6398 same here🖐...even i face circumstances where i am unable to control my emotions
I haven’t been doing the best lately. But it has been in and out for 2 weeks now. I know that I’m not ok, I just don’t know why. I should be fine because nothing is going that bad in my life. I find myself talking to my friends for a second and then falling back and thinking “that didn’t make me feel as great as it should” I even went to the movies and completely forgot about my mood until right when the movie ended. I fell back again. I don’t know what is going on. I don’t think it is depression but I know I’m not ok either. Sorry for over sharing, just trying to see if anyone goes through the same thing
All of these are me. So much has happened in my life recently that I'm so depressed and suicidal. I started drinking heavily to no longer feel and it's caused problems in my life causing me to be even more suicidal and depressed causing to make me drink more even though I know I shouldn't because it has already cause problems. Im so lost and have used so many unhealthy ways to try to cope and nothing works but yet I just don't care about myself anymore. I just wish to sleep and never wake up again or for something to happen to cause my death.
Please please stay !! I love and care about you !! I feel hopeless and suicidal sometimes to but we gotta stick with each other in this together !!!! You are soo strong for staying and if you didn’t have a purpose you wouldn’t be here 💗🥺🥰💪🏼
whenever i see these type of video’s i cry when i relate to these..
Im 35 years old but for years I’ve been silently struggling with hair loss. It’s terrifying and depressing. There are days when I don’t even want to get out of bed because I don’t want to have to look in the mirror. There are days when I don’t leave the house because I don’t want to have to brush my hair. I have had panic attacks in the shower when I wash my hair and I see so many strands just washing out in my hands.
I’ve had my thyroid checked. I’ve tried vitamins, apple cider vinegar, onion juice, used every birthday wish, and even begged to God. I’ve had in iron levels checked. I started eating more red meat.
There are hair treatments out there to grow back hair but they are so expensive. Laser therapy, plasma injections, hair transplants, and even just buying supplements can get expensive. I need help. I realize that stress is also not good for growing hair but I’m getting desperate.
I only wear my hair up now. My friends and people at work always say, “I’ve never seen you with your hair down. You should wear your hair down.” If only I could. They don’t know that I do want to wear my hair down so bad but I can’t. It’s embarrassing. I don’t feel pretty and I don’t feel feminine anymore.
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You got this!!! Thank you for sharing
You're my favourite voice on this channel. I love love love your voice! It's so soothing and calming! ♥️
Thank you for the kind words!! How do you feel about the other vids so far?
I'm on SSRI's and I still struggle with that last one on the regular. Then of course when I do have one of those moments where I'm so angry and frustrated that I lash out a friend who is refusing to talk to me, I just feel guilty and realize I wouldn't talk to me either if I was like that. I try to better myself, pride myself in doing 'better'. But when I'm doing 'better' my friend still doesn't talk to me, so the irritability shows up and the cycle starts over.
so here we are, 3 months later. Still fighting this cycle
My mom and my brother both suffered and suffer from an off set of problems. If Anyone knows Anything about what this is, Please tell me because I don’t know how to help my brother.
He does not think that there is anything wrong with him, it is everything and everyone else.
1 Neither of them could pay bills. My mom (now passed) had a friend who paid hers. My brother lives on the street. (Our dad trained my brother to weld, do body work, paint and more so my brother has skills)
2 They both had/have a lot of ANGER and nothing is never their fault.
3 They both thought and think someone else should give them lots of money and if they tear something up I should replace it for them. (I have told my brother I am not giving him anymore money.)
4 They both did not like to be told what to do,
5 Performing normal tasks like (mom) cooking dinner or (brother) working all of 3 or 4 hours a day makes them ANGRY!!!
6 Both were very proud. Thought they were too good to have to do things. I personally have no idea where either of them got that they had anything to be proud about. I mean nothing, to be proud about.
If anyone recognizes these symptoms and has any idea maybe I can follow up and try to help my brother mentally and spiritually.
She says that this vid is for informational purposes and that I should seek actual help, the only thing I need is this calm voice and I can go to bed easily just rehearing the same voice in my head, to be honest this is the most relaxation I can get for my brain even more so since its my b-day..............
Thank you for your advise and al the work you put in your videos to give people a way to understand their mental health better. I've been watching your videos for a while and feel better that there are ways to fix what we go through sometimes. Again, Thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing these!
Glad you like them!
For the past seven months, I have been subjected to suffer under the governance of depression ever since the seed of the aforesaid was sown in my head. The severity of my condition rises step-by-step to higher levels gradually each day and its reluctance to recede becomes more firm, therefore meaning that my negative thoughts begin to stream more intensely and as well as I become more adamant on my nihilistic philosophies repudiating the significance of life along with the systems which sustain our world. Sometimes, I am met with the feeling of concern for myself together with my own good whereby I start to question whether it is possible for me that I may be so rooted in my negativity and nihilism, which are the bitter fruits of my depression, that no consultation of traditional fashion with even the most adept psychologists or therapists on our soil would help me convalesce from my struggles, as I am equipped with the skills to artfully dodge any words or phrases or even full teachings instructing me about self-love and ways to discover beauty in life-like a ninja.
You got this!!! Thank you for sharing
I love the classroom where everyone had a different "plant-do" on their head!
You have gotnsuch a peaceful and calm voice. Just unbelievable, you children are going to fall asleep asap during bedtime stories.
Wow those last 2 hit especially hard. People has been commenting on how irritable I am lately. I hate it I don't like being like that. Every time anyone "ignores" me or I feel like they are, I just crawl in a corner and fight back tears with my mind racing thinking, "did I bother them?? Do they not like me?? Are they mad??" And I know that's not the case it's just something that happens, I can't control it. I know I'm getting worse, ive reached some points recently that I never have before. And I'm just so tired. I'm thankful for my friends and mother recently, they've truly proven themselves as true rocks in my life
Timestamps
0:41 1. Overeating
1:05 2. Oversleeping
1:35 3. Substance Abuse
2:00 4. Risky Behavior
2:31 5. Anger and Irritability
3:06 6. Uncontrollable Emotions
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As a man who used to struggle with depression these are the most helpful things I can think of:
-Take Risks, don't let the fear of failure stop you from trying something new or something great
-Do things that genuinely scare you or that you're afraid of (Even little things like climbing onto a roof and helping to put up Christmas lights if you're afraid of heights or saying something to the cute cashier girl other than "hi" and "thanks")
-Pursue an ambitious goal, one that a lot of people don't believe you can achieve (It doesn't even matter if you fail this because no matter what the pursuit of an ambitious goal will make you a better person and give you fulfillment) With that being said, do your best to succeed
-Have a passion, basically this means to find a hobby that you enjoy so much that you will spend hours and hours getting better at it
-Study history, pick a role model, and then analyze the traits of your role model and list the reasons why you admire them. Then start to emulate these traits in your everyday life and eventually you will become your own role model.
-Don't ever quit something just because it's hard (You can quit a crappy job if it's not the right fit for you, but never quit solely based on the fact that something is difficult). Embrace challenges and look for opportunities to improve yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually.
-Never put yourself down. Try not to think negative things about yourself and especially never say them out loud. You will think more highly of yourself when you say positive things about yourself, at the very least avoid putting yourself down on purpose.
-Live purposefully. Have a direction for your life and if you don't already have one, make one. Decide what's most important to you and live accordingly. If you have a family or even a single loved one, your first priority (other than serving God if you're religious) should be to provide for them, to protect them, and to help them become the best version of themselves
-Develop Integrity. I can't even explain how much this increases your self-repsect. Be honest, be trustworthy, don't cheat (unless you're in a street fight) and live with honor.
-Find a hobby that you're really passionate about and strive to become a master at it
-Finally, probably the most important thing I can say is to think less about yourself. Think less about yourself but not less of yourself. In other words, think about other people before you think about yourself, especially your family and loved ones. If you're focused on helping them with their problems I can promise you that your problems will become less important and less troublesome. Look for opportunities to help others and make them feel better about themselves. Nothing lifts you out of depression better than helping someone out of theirs.
I hope this helps. I realize that some people are genetically predisposed to having a harder time with depression, but I believe that there's nothing you can't overcome with a strong mindset. In addition, I strongly believe that going through depression and having such terrible lows actually gives you the capacity to feel even greater happiness and joy. The reason I say this is because when you feel genuine joy after being depressed for so long you can't help but feel grateful.
The beauty of life is that we are meant to experience the full range of human emotions, from happiness to anger to jealousy to despair to joy. We couldn't feel genuine happiness if we never knew what it was like to be sad. If I could talk to whoever is reading this face-to-face, what I would say to you would be simple: don't quit. A quote from Winston Churchill kept me going in times when I thought I had nothing left, he said: "If you're going through Hell, keep going."
Everything in life can be and is meant to be an opportunity to make yourself better, and depression is no exception. Keep fighting, all of you are descended from warriors no matter what culture or country you are from. You wouldn't be here today if it weren't for the conquering spirit of your ancestors. Live a life that would make them proud. While most of us will not fight in physical wars, no one is exempt from the battlefield of life. Depression can be a battle every single day, every single second in some cases. Keep fighting, it will only get better. And the more you fight, the more you will gain respect for yourself. I've conquered my depression. Every now and then it will start to try and creep back into my mind but I don't let it. I destroy those feelings with action. I go lift weights, I go running, I listen to metal music, whatever it takes for me to regain my confidence.
You can conquer depression, no matter how severe it is. That doesn't mean you'll never have days where you feel down, but it does mean that you'll have the strength to push through and do what you need to do as a man regardless of how you're feeling. Stay strong, stay hard, and fight like dragons 🐉 You're going to be very glad you did.
The "best" part of being depressed?
People forget to keep in mind that your depressed and thusly think you're a loner when you're definitely not!
You're alone because you're too low energy to reach out, AND you're alone because no one is bridging the gap for you!
Makes me resentful of my circumstances.
I underestimated the depth of my depression. I wish I had seen these warning signs 15 years ago. 😕
Iam recently having my final exams but i feel sick at my mind, and i feel physically exhausted like nausea shivering, i feel like I couldn't do anything in my life everything feels so hard to do ,like just eating sleeping,getting up .even I hate going through online which I used to love and I kinda want to isolate myself from others too,I sometimes want my life to be perfect ,good grades,good lifestyle,good health but it seems so delusional to me.I am doing little things to let myself relieve stress like slapping myself banging my head, pinching myself(i know it's weird) .I started to hate the things I used to do and love ,I am a person who won't open up about anything even to my closest people but now i just want to stop everything and end everything,i don't know what's happening to me but i definitely know it's not going to end well. At first i thought I am being just paranoid about exams but no it started way before and now only I realise it ,i just want to let it somewhere and that's why I am writing it here bcz maybe ,maybe someone like me will understand what the heck is happening with me .if u read until to the end thank u soooo much for spending your valuable time on this comment .Love u
Number 4 that's what i am just hiding my sadness ☺☺
Just be happy in front of people but my sadness will takeover when there are no people around me😭😭
I have felt exactly what this video has just said I think im going to have to seek help. Thank you for this post xx
Glad it was helpful!
In the day my antidepressant usually help, it’s late at night and I’ve realized even when happy or on my medication I do some of these things, I also don’t know if I’m a good person and I keep pushing myself to make everything bigger and better and more complicated, and as I type this I think, why waste peoples time having them read this… I don’t know what to do…
Lately I’ve had a little bit of self awareness type thing going on, and I gotta say this hit me harder than expected.
You are very strong and you will get through this!
@@Psych2go I really appreciate that, seems like I’m seeing this at the right time I needed to.
This video is so much better than the last one
These types of videos that you make helped me gain the confidence to reach out to my family and get help and sense then I’ve gotten so much better with help from medications and therapy
yay!
I was diagnosed depression two years ago, but I don’t think I can get rid of it. It’s a looot happening to me right now. Like, I’m from Ukraine, and currently in Ukraine, and I’m very scary right now. Luckily we don’t have problem with water, food or connection, but it’s still hard. Also it’s the end of study year. I’m studying university and we have exams next week. We lost a month of studying because of what happened, and I missed a lot. My father currently on military service and my mom works really hard, so we can stay on the same level of living as we used to. So my job is to cook, clean the house,do homework with little brother, help with work. It’s a lot. I’ve been pretending that I’m okay, but I don’t know. Sometimes I feel ashamed, that I’m getting tired. My family needs me, so I have to be strong. I talked to my friends about it, and it helped a little. I just wish I could hug them right now, I really miss them. You don’t have to support me, I know I sounds like I make you do this, but that’s not my option. My option is, it’s hard times. We need to analyse everything that bothers us and find solutions to fix it. Everything will be okay, just trust you friends and parents, don’t hide anything from them, they will help, they will be next to you. I wish you all never give up, there are no hopples situation. I believe in you.Sorry if grammar is incorrect but I hope you understand❤️
My heart and soul goes out to you. The situation in Ukraine is awful, but you're being a rock to lean on for your brother, and I know he is grateful to you. I will pray for your father and for the war to end soon. And I will pray for your health and will to continue to live. Please do, you have inspired me with your story and you have a lifetime of inspiring others ahead of you. I hope that's worth living for.
In the summer of 2018 I had a surgery and it was a success. But things were never normal again after that. I started having anxiety everyday all day about literally everything. I didnt ask for help I thought that I was spoiled qnd shouldn't be this weak ect. So I faked it for about a year but it was obvious if you actually looked. After that things started going south, I cared too much that I just didn't care anymore. I isolated myself for two months and didn't go to my finals, didn't brush hair teeth bad hygiene. Here university and family noticed. I struggled with this for 3 years, my life literally stopped in 2018. I'm trying to graduate now, I'm tying to help myself but the thing is, having depression and anxiety makes you build very bad habits like porn addiction, addiction to masturbation, procrastination, low self esteem, extreme avoidance and self sabotage.... and eventhough I feel a little better, it's hard to break through these habits, it's a vicious cycle. I don't wish this apon my enemy. I hope we can all find it in ourselves to fight this mental illness abd actually live. ❤❤❤ One day at a time
Having most unconsciously all these to say along other I've seen from the vids pop outs about depression vs sadness.
I'm not suicidal but I don't see the point of living. While I don't think I would take my own life, I'm not protecting it either. The past 5 years has been one shit show after another and I get that there are people worse off than myself but life just doesn't seem all that valuable to me anymore. Anyway, these videos at least help me understand what I'm feeling so thank you for that.
Be grateful my friend life is not meant easy for anyone. The greatest bliss is that even your mind might have gave up but your heart is still beating and struggling each and every day to keep you alive it hasn't give up till beacuse it knows how strong you are to live this lifevand make meaning out of it.
I'm sorry to hear that, I feel the same way. One of the thoughts that keep me going on particularly dark days is that I can try to improve the lives of those around me with gestures, support and counsel. I can't save the world, but if I can save one person with a few words, that's good enough.
I have diagnosed depression, and do the opposites of a lot. I will over eat and sleep, then not eat for a while and not sleep much.
Interesting timing, I just got off zoom with my therapist and said I’m exhibiting all the classic signs of depression. It’s not my first time at the rodeo either.
I have depression, but I don’t overeat, or oversleep. I did tho took drugs to deal. Risky behavior, check. I am quick to anger. And the uncontrolled emotions. I am in therapy and see a psychiatrist, and my primary care physician.
I love this persons artstyle, looks so cool!
Glad you like it!
Thank you Psych2Go, I really needed this. Could you make a video about what to do when your family and friends don't understand/mistreat you when you're having depression?
I feel so lonely and frustrated when this happens and am stuck with it for days/weeks, I wish I could recover from it faster and knew what to tell them.
of course! You are very strong and you will get through this!
@@Psych2go Thank you!
On the aspect of frustration and anger if nothing can be done to help that can be incredibly frustrating. Like being stuck in a bear trap, you can understand why someone would want to break it off in anger
*Great job man*
1) Overeating
2) Oversleeping
3) Substance abuse
4) Risky behavior
5) Anger & irritability
6) Uncontrollable emotion
“People who have never dealt with depression think it’s just being sad or being in a bad mood. That’s not what depression is for me; it’s falling into a state of grayness and numbness.” - Dan Reynolds
All of these I knew as the stereotypical signs of depression. The "most people think" symptoms were the ones I was surprised about
I was scrolling down on my RUclips Notifications And i saw this While i was upset of something and not okay about it
Your voice just calms me down instantly
Is this channel watching my life or something.....? Thank you for always giving me information on how to understand myself at the right time Psych2Go.
My mother's husband has really bad depression because of certain events in his life but because of that he always thinks that he has to "be a man" and tough it out but I'm glad that he's learning more mainly because he's been in a household full of emotional women 😂 but just know that your not alone!! 💗
you are not along indeed!
“Overeating”
I’m quite literally eating chips. As I type this. Sobbing, and watching these videos at 3am. On a work night.
What I noticed for myself is there's time's i think if I was to die would anyone care depression can definitely cause me to go to dark places very often and very fast and I find it makes me feel very alone
Uncontrollable emotions ...Me Alot
I was oversleeping and had uncontrollable emotions 👌 Now I getting treatment
2021 was the hardest, darkest time of my life. I was physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually BROKEN. But now I feel genuinely GRATEFUL and BLESSED that I had to go through that phase because GOD graciously REVEALED Himself to me in miraculous ways. I am fortunate that He allowed me to know Him at a very young age, but this year is SPECIAL because of what WE (yes, GOD and me) have been through last year. He showed me how POWERFUL prayers truly are when I started to focus on WHO HE IS rather than who I am, on WHAT HE CAN DO rather than what I deserve. The experience was MAGICAL. He showed up BIG TIME and assured me that HE is indeed a LISTENING and RESPONDING GOD. Oh how my faith has skyrocketed as a result! Now more than ever, I have very bright HOPE for my future because I personally experienced how RELIABLE God is. And for that I will forever be grateful. GLORY BE TO GOD, MY EVER FAITHFUL FATHER. ♥️♥️♥️
To everyone who's struggling right now, please know that GOD LOVES YOU. He wants to help you and give you peace. Please surrender your burdens to Him and allow Him to move in your life.
"Because he loves Me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My Name. He will call on Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him." (Psalm 91:14-15)
Please hold on to this bible verse because WHATEVER GOD SAYS, HE FULFILLS. ✝️
hmm ... god exsist? then where is he now? i dont see him , he also do nothing , now is war on ukraine and look on this all dead people and where was good in this moment ? why he not helped this people ? , even when god exist thats do not mean that he is good , not all what shine is gold
Damn, thank you really much, I think that hopefully this video has cleared some doubts for me. Because really for a while now I have been really confused about all this, like if I'm actually okay or not, or what if I'm just being over dramatic and self diagnosing myself which is not really right. Though I still can't actually understand what exactly is going on with me or if anything is actually going on. Because sometimes I do feel like it's alright, and as if I'm okay too but more than half of the time I feel down, low, confused, scared and also drained out and in a not so good of a mood and even if I might feel okay at times but still somehow at the end of the day, I just feel really bad, like hopeless and question myself if anything is ever gonna work out or in reality is gonna be okay. I feel like there is so much that I have to say or want to say but I just can't find the right words or any words for that. I just don't know anything anymore, or maybe I could also be feeling like this because nowadays like for a while now I've been procrastinating on things more like on everything really badly and I feel really bad and guilty for doing so but still I just can't ever bring myself to do anything, and i know that in the end it all starts with us, with the first step that we gotta take, one way or another we gotta have to start somewhere but either way I just can't bring myself to do so unless I really have to do something or when I have no other option. I still feel that I have a lot to say but I just don't know how to express myself or actually describe how I'm feeling.
Sorry for the vent, but really keeping everything inside was just getting a bit too much.
You got this!!! Thank you for sharing
@@Psych2go Thank you very much!!! You're welcome!
Male 52 years old here. I have all the signs except the risky behavior. This really hit home for me. I've been struggling with chronic major depression for 15 years now and have no one to talk to about it. It's soul-crushing at times. Not sure how much more I can take.
Have you tried therapy? What are your thoughts about it?
@@Psych2go I've tried it a couple times yes... sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't depending on the therapist. I must say, your channel has really helped me these past couple of years and I'm so thankful for what you guys do!
Have you tried therapy along with medical treatment? That's the combination that works for me. One without the other does nothing for me. I hope you will continue the fight to survive.
I haven’t been overeating, actually I’ve been eating way less than usual. The day before yesterday I wasn’t hungry and I didn’t eat dinner
I can relate to number 2, 5 and 6. I can tell that over sleeping was not normal before watching this video because the mindset I have towards over sleeping is
"ill just sleep my depression away..."
It doesn't work that way but im kinda like telling myself
Okay when I sleep I don't think that much I shut down a lot of stuff. Yes. Let's sleep. I hate doing this but yea I'm running away from it because it's too painful to face it.
I eat to try to cope with my pain and suffering I also sleep a lot
I do relate to some of these like overeating and getting irritated by little things. I also don't have much control of my emotions. Instead of over sleeping I don't think I'm getting enough sleep. It's very hard for me to keep a sleep schedule without going past the time. I use my device as a copic mechanism and a distraction so I don't say mean things to myself. If I'm not distracted I'm constantly judging myself over little things. It feels as if there is a big theater with old rich snobs laughing and judging me while I'm on stage. Idk if that's weird but that's how I feel.
Your videos always come at the right time
I don't know what happens to me but sometimes I suddenly start to cry....in middle of class or in middle of any conversation....I don't know why I feel to cry but I just want to cry cry and cry for no reason