@@DouglasBloch thank you Dr. I "materialized" the depression and now perceive it as a bully that wants me in my worse condition and wants to dictate my life. Not eating properly, not exercising, not reading, not socializing, thats how it feels confortamble. I try to shut the bully down by doing those things every single day, even if I dont feel like doing them at all. With every little step I feel like I eventually will outgrow him and take over again.
Max 98 I have all the symptoms I cut myself everyday and have tried to kill myself quite a bit of times and so much other things.. I’m scared to reach out no one knows about this.. how did u know u had depression?
I know it may feel scary, but people are very understanding. Once you share your pain, you are much more likely to get the help you need to be released from the pain. Do you have a counselor that you can talk to?
AVE88 same 🥺 I want to but I’m just to scared. I sometimes say ok I’m going to tell my mom I’ve been feeling this way for a while but when the time comes I just don’t say anything 🥺
@@pariswells8154 go and see a therapist. Sometimes family and friends dont understand unless they also suffer from it.. i hid it for years but now i openly discuss it
I got 10/10 and they have been going on for 3 years. IM NOT JOKING! I have no friends and I broke up with my boyfriend. I’m depressed but am embarrassed to tell anyone.
I am depressed, i feel lonely and everything is so dark... I should never have been born in this world it should have been better if i can give my life to someone else.
1. Yes, 2. Yes, 3. Yes weight gain, 4. Yes or dont want to get up in the morning and sleep very hard and dont know where your at when you wake up. 5. Yes 6. Yes no motivation things are boring that normally done 7. Yes 8. Yes cant think straight mind all over the place. 9. Yes fighting it off thoughts crossing your mind. Not wanting to wash up also. Social dont want to talk to anyone distance your self.
I answered a huge yes to 5 symptoms and a “yeah” to the remaining 4, this has been going on for over 2 months and I’m failing all of my classes in uni and am out of touch with friends. I think it’s time I talk to someone. Thank you for that final confirmation I needed ❤️
I’ve only just started doing or feeling all of these things 🤙🏼 but I can’t contact a doctor because 1. I hate talking on the phone and 2. My parents will find out.
I understand, I told my parents how I felt. I been feeling depressed for over a year and attempted suicide once. But they say its not a real thing. I’m just “letting the demons in and I need God.”
Just a few months ago and for over 5 years, I would check all those symptoms. I was diagnosed with major clinical depression that was tied to an extremely stubborn exustential crisis. In the last few weeks, I've been keeping my head down and just focusing on the phrase "one tiny step at a time"... I still checked three but this gave me the perspective to see that I AM getting better. I hope I eventually completely overcome this depression and then, like you, share insights for those still fighting it. God bless x
Douglas Bloch i go to sleep at one and wake up at 4 then go back to sleep and wake up at 9 so is that good? i mean Aleast i'm getting enough hours of sleep whitch is 8 hours of sleep
I don't have most of these symptoms. Most of the (every)day I just feel nothing, or the feeling that I'm suffocating inside. Im acting my way through the day, smiling, nodding, working, participating in activities, interact in meaningless conversations, try to be "normal" in a ( to my opinion) abnormal world, and do what "normal" people seem to enjoy. Nobody knows, Nobody seems to notice. I feel nothing, It's like something is dead inside of me. Every day i ask myself; "What am I doing here?" It feels like I'm out of place, a weird kind of homesickness and I don't know where that is. This is me for 15 years now. So counselor Douglas, Am I depressed?
Yes you are depressed. Emotional numbness is a part of depression. If you feel detached from the world, you might also have "depersonalization." When was the last time in your life that you felt some pleasure? What about eating some ice cream, which I enjoyed, even while severely depressed.
Thank you for your reply, Yes I like the taste of good food, as much as I like to prepare a good meal once in a while. Like gardening , reading or writing. All things I can do in solitary eases me. But your question also makes me realize that I don't eat much as I don't feel hungry until I think its about time I should eat something. Probably also part of this numbness you mention. Maybe best I seek for a doctor, I don't want to spend the rest of my life faking. Thank you again, Highly appreciated
Yes, you should seek out a mental health professional who specializes in treating depression, for depression is highly treatable. Let me know how it goes.
From the age of 17 I was always anxious disconnected and had low moods, the only real joy I got was getting drunk, but then because of some bad experiences I quit drinking, Then I became obsessed with spirituality, Life, Philosophical thinking which nearly took me into psychosis... I had a nervous breakdown in 2014 which I made a full recovery, for years I would have extreme panic (Terror Attacks) where I thought I was completely insane and was going to be locked up, I sincerely asked my own mother to shoot me. But at the same time, I had SO MUCH energy I was so motivated I went back to college, started working full time, Running half marathons I had no choice but to be active! Those were the best two years of my life... I travelled, I felt like my dreams where coming true and I was doing my absolutely best everyday to becoming a more loving selfless person... I would feel So bad and spaced out at times I literally did not give a single F**K was ANYONE thought about me.. And I could help a lot of people. Now I've slowly became selfish, isolated, disconnected again, I have no energy or motivation, self loathing I feel like life is happening all around me and I can't get into it
It’s hard to keep the motivation going but u seemed to be doing great try get back into exercising and everything else will follow and hopefully things will fall into place🤞
Much needed information to know alot of people dont know or ignore it for years. I was one, your tools that you talk about really helps and sounds good. Thank you so much Douglas
Doug I got 8 out of 9.except psychmotar agitation. Know iam depressed to my core.iam just hanging on till the pattern of my illness shifts.this too shall pass.Thanks Douglas
I have been clinically depressed for years. I have been able to say yes to all of those questions still. I see 2 therapist and I am currently on 2 meds. I continue to work but my drive to be there is gone. I have to pay child support so taking time out isn't option. I also participated in an out patient program for 8 days. For me honestly I have made efforts to get better but I continue to see darkness. I know have a hard time enjoying my time with my kids which was the only thing that mad me smile. I am lost, hurt, scared, and honestly giving up hope. I have a professional job and hide it from everyone only those close know.
Have all 9.... Symptoms!!!!! 😭 And in new country can't work as heavily depressed, so anxious, huge panic attacks with diarrhoea, migraines, paranoia, fear, self harm, had anorexia in past, body dysmorphia, self hatred,etc..etc.. parents were crazy and a grandparent. ... State Mental Health asked NO EDUCATED questions like you, stuck on EFFEXOR, terrible side effects and others, pills don't work well either, got passive aggression from mental health people, false accusations as could not understand foreign doctors! No interest in what used to, no focus, no joy, etc... I Pray hard! Just pretend, pretend...but Thank You for this excellent youtube and all you do for others despite not feeling always great yourself!!!! Many Blessings for your health!!
Answers to questions 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes. 5. Yes. 6. Yes. 7. Yes. 8. That’s a weird one because I have a lot of concentration when doing school, but I can’t make depictions of just simple tasks. 9. Yes 1. Yes more than 2 weeks. 2. I’m 14 and yes. My friends won’t leave me alone and it gets irritating and I just wish they would make my life easy.
I'm here because I was crying my eyes out a few hours ago. The tears came almost out of nowhere. Luckily, I only said yes to 4 of these symptoms. 3 years ago, I would have answered yes for more. Then I got out of that depression, somehow. Then last year I was depressed for half of the year. It was even accompanied with a numbness that when I thought I contracted a deadly disease, I actually felt calm and accepting of it. I had always pushed through. I watch help videos, I try to workout, I force myself to socialize. I always put on a strong front. I thought I got over it. Or maybe I had just buried it deep, and it's always there, just waiting to be triggered again.
i ticked off 6, but those symptoms arent regular for me. a week ago i would have identified with all of those things, but last month i wouldnt even agree with most of them. however, im pretty sure it interferes with my relationships since right now i just cant talk to my "friends" anymore for some reason. i dont know what it is, but i want to feel normal again.
i get so annoyed easier, i been told “my parents think your depressed”, “are you depressed” & that comes from my family. Nobody cares they just see, my own Mum called me lazy cause i sleep all day( i don’t sleep most of the time at night, until i pass out in the middle of the day) & don’t eat at correct times, i don’t want to leave the house. I get so insecure & i feel so uncomfortable/disgusted with myself, i’ve been feeling like this for years. i can’t even enjoy smoking anymore cause i get real bad anxiety, i’ve even tried lsd my fist trip was nice, but the second one was bad. i want something to help me with that too. I stay in bed some days just laying down or sleeping, until my siblings try to get me out of bed. this new year i’ve been thinking over & over the only resolution i have is to leave before or after my birthday. i tell myself every year, it gets worse & i don’t know why i haven’t done it. i feel like they will see me as a weak person or that i want attention & that fucking sucks. i feel stupid right now
Yes Douglas, 40 years on and off, I'm ready to go. Still physically healthy but no reason/purpose to be around any more. A few days to make the plan, I know its not rational but what you defined in your video I was going through 10 years and carried on in several different states and working , but the extended insomnia and now anxiety is worse than being done. Now I just want to make the best decision of how to disappear. I do believe you are helping many folks, for me I just can't see a good reason to be here, 40 years has been a long road.
I understand your frustration. I have been dealing with depression for 50 years. I have been in some pretty dark places but things have always gotten better. Is there anything out there that ties you to life? There are medications you can take that will help with insomnia. There are also treatments out there like TMS, ketamine, and ECT. I had the ladder in January 2016 when I thought there was no way out. Do you have any support groups you can attend or a good counselor to see. Just because you don't see a way through, it doesn't mean that there is not a way through.
Hi Douglas i'm going through a really tough time at the moment and just wanted to say thanks for doing what you do. Your videos offer me comfort in times of severe pain. Just wondered if you have any advice on dealing with physical pain on a daily basis and the anxiety that comes with it? Thanks, Max
I would see a pain doctor (an MD who specializes in pain management). Also, CBD oil which is derived from the hemp plant but has no THC is legal in the US and is known for it's pain relieving properties. My brother has chronic nerve pain and uses CBD and Neurontin, which is a mood stabilizer what reduces pain. Your doctor or psychiatrist should know about Neurontin. That's why you should get a pain doctor as soon as possible. Finally, for the severest of pain there is methadone, which my brother also uses under a doctor's supervision.
Hi I've been depressed and suicidal for meny years with several attempt I have convinced myself that I deserve to be this way ect....... So how do you find the courage to ask for help?
That is a very good question. Can you think of a reason to get better? It could be a connection you have with another person or just the sheer stubbornness of the will to live. I would call your local mental health crisis line and ask for a referral to a therapist. Once you reach out and start to get help, you will feel better and the act will become self reinforcing. Good luck. It is worth hanging in there. You never know what good there could be around the corner.
I had four hard yeses' two maybe yes's. Anyhow I think my depression comes from fighting OCD most of my life. It doesn't help my mental state now that IM in my older in years and I don't physically feel that well most of the time. My joints hurt from arthritis inflammation, feet ache, and I wake up tired. My self-therapy is to get up in the morning and have a cup of coffee with my wonderful wife, go to my computer and start watching RUclips videos such as yours and convince myself things are s bad as they seem and IM not alone in this battle for sanity. Then I will try and do something productive around the house and later that night have couple night caps get sleepy and go to bed. Like you say a miracle could be right around the corner. Thanks for your RUclips channel, it helps to sooth my mental pain.
Thanks. I have had a number of clients who have used the antidepressant Luvox to tame their OCD. It might be worth a try. Also, there is an excellent book by Jeffrey Schwartz called Brain Lock which describes a four-step cognitive process to become free from OCD. In addition, I have noticed that taking pure CBD oil (with no THC) has helped me and others to reduce joint pain. You can order some from Earth Science Tech. It is a bit spendy, but if you can afford the price, you might want to try it. Perhaps the company has a money back guarantee. earthsciencetech.com/
Nobody around me believes there’s anything wrong with me makes me feel crazy like feeling all these things are normal and it’s starting to feel like this is just how life is
Hm, I’m basically down everyday, I hardly eat, no energy/weak, can’t concentrate/remember anything, I get irritated and usually feel like punching something (which I recently did and broke my knuckle and is now stuck in a cast), no self esteem caused me to lose the girl I loved in high school I just couldn’t do it I kept shaking no clue what I could say to her, I also pushed my friends away and idk y and I also stay in bed like everyday and do nothing but watch 1 thing and it is hard for me to fall asleep
Douglas Bloch i dont really know I’m just confused it’s like I just find it hard to believe that I’m actually experiencing anything but obviously I am but I just don’t know what is it.
WATT You definitely need Jesus in your life. You have spiritual problems so get to a church that uses a Bible start reading bible and pray to God. You need to be born again and learn how to pray I the spirit Yoga is also good join LA Fitness start working out swim yoga you will be fine
what if I have had all symptoms for 6 years...but I dont want to tell anybody because I'm the "happy" one who makes people happy...when really I'm really depressed and I just want to sleep or die...people say it's just part of growing up and get over it...and that doesn't make it any better...I feel that nobody is there for me and nobody would notice if I died...I feel like I'm not good enough...life is hopeless..because you go through so much in life to die at the end....what's the point...I cant even talk to my bff because the subject always gets changed to her life...or I get interrupted..I haven't been hanging out with her lately.. and that makes it all worse...idk
You definitely need to find someone to talk with. I would seek out a trained to mental health professional who works with depression. It is so much better when you can find someone to share your truth with. A support group would also be very helpful.
I have a problem too, please help me out I was the hospital and I explained to the doctor of how I feel, as my right arm from head to toe is paining and I was told it's depression thinking too, but when I went to church for prayers I was told it's high blood pressure please help me out was wrong with me
also My mom died when I was 6 of a accidental drug overdose....but the thing is she was a nurse and knew that more than 6 pills can be deadly...anyway I really miss her...and recently i noticed...i will never have a relationship with her...i will never see her again...i will never got a hug or hear her voice again...i will never have the experiences with a mother that most people will...all i have is pictures of her and that isnt enough...the last memory i have of her was when she took some pills and i asked for some food...she was high so she gave it to me uncooked...all I remember is I asked her to cook it and she went back to lay down...I know that isnt a good memory but I really miss it...I miss her....so much...if I could have one wish it would be to at least see her...one last time...even though I went 2 weeks trying to overdose everyday (14 days in a row)
Most of the questions I have yes answer. Been over 4 years now. Idk how long I can surfive dealing with this situation. Meds make me put on the weight. Hate it. More worse if someone say.. They dont see something wrong with me
Depression isn't an easy thing to cure, but it can make a healthy person feel sick (without the flu season and the common cold and such). Lack of feeling hungry and the taste buds had gone dull can stop a person from eating.
Thank you so much for this video, you seem very intelligent and a nice person.I needed this because I've never asked for help and never got any medication for my mental problems, I have all the symptoms going on for many many years now(since childhood), along with OCD, severe misophonia that really drives me crazy and makes my everyday life into hell making me violent and very angry whenever i hear sounds that i can't escape from.! I can do things i don't want to when i hear these sounds, making me have quilts and feel even more sad and embarrassed afterwards. Also screaming tinnitus and a lot of anxiety! I might be a bit autistic too... (all the above are self-diagnosed through info i get from the internet) I've lost all my friends and have no job for the last years,and i am in a really hard position with no money to even buy meds or support myself. I can't be with others and the crowded city drives me crazy. sorry for all the above, but i have no one else to share it with. thnx again for this video I am trying to diagnose my conditions even if it's too late for me... ps I don't know if I should tell this but the only times I felt like a ''normal'' person was when i did cannabis at my university years where I was away from home, had lot's of friends , relationships and I was outgoing and popular. Others did it for recreation and to have fun, but for me it showed me for the first time in my life what being normal (without constant mental suffering) was all about. I was feeling happy and acting normal even if it was ''fake'' and only for a short time. but that was a long time ago . after my univercity years i became even more depressed than i was before As for cannabis as a med since it's illegal and i've now lost all my friends I can't find it anymore for the last 15 years and i am now too paranoid to try any chemical meds. I tried some Valeriana natural pills but i couldn't relax and sleep even with an ''overdose''. sorry again for my long post
It's too bad you don't live in Oregon where marijuana is legal and is used my some of my clients to treat their depression and anxiety. As for yourself, you can get better. Find a good psychiatrist and a good therapist. Luvox is a good medication for OCD. All drug companies have scholarship programs for people indeed. Go to my website www.healingfromdepression.com for some good information that is free. Also, see if you can find a good support group in your area.
Thank you so much for this video!! It seems I may be suffering from dysthymia myself after answering the questions, and I´m more determined to do something about it now.....so thanks again!! :)
People should learn something like the guitar. Whilst they learn a few chords, then they should let the words flow out of them and write them into a notepad. The guitar is one of those things that can connect within you. I firmly believe the guitar is a tin opener to our minds.
Douglas Bloch Music is very universal. I do think learning and playing a musical instrument is like a gateway within us. Once you know how to write and arrange a song you hear music in a completely different way and many thanks for getting back to me too.
1. Yes :( 2. Yes 3. Yes I have bulimia and lost 25 pounds 4. Yes I sleep at 3 AM everyday it’s super unhealthy 5. No idk 6. Yes I feel drained :( 7. Yes I feel worthless 8. Yes I could never concentrate! School is getting hard. I’m Asian and people have high expectations of me. 9. Yes I think about it a lot :/ - I’ve felt like this for years - yes I’m only 14 I don’t know what to do. My mom won’t understand at all I don’t know how to explain it to her.
Q1 : sadness and anger Q2 :stopped going outside Q3 : I’ve eatin because I’m 9 and I don’t want my family to worry Q4 : Q5 :I sleep at 10 or 9 PM and I wake up very early and never can go back to sleep
I have dysthmia, chronic major depressive disorder, and ADHD. There have been occasions where I wouldn't leave my bed for days at a time, except for occasional food or bathroom breaks. I would sleep until 3 - 5 PM after going to bed at 8 - 9 PM. I would sleep 15 - 20 hours per day for days at a time. With that said, I have and will never consider suicide. I am an Atheist and I don't think there is anything after death. I truly believe this is why I will never consider taking my own life. All future experience is erased when you die. I would rather live in despair knowing it may be possible to experience something else eventually. Also, I could not imagine the unbearable agony family and friends would carry. I KNOW people care about me, even if I can't feel it. Logic and emotion are not always blurred. I've been diagnosed and medicated for more than half my life (I'm 30). It does not get easier like some may say, but don't let that scare you. You can learn how to prepare for anticipated episodes and you can develop mechanisms that make handling events more bearable. After years of therapy, my inner voice has developed the ability to identify and soften the effects.
I (28yo) realized I was depressed and (almost) accepted it only since last year. Had been like this since I was 14/15. And I still often feel like it's just a big fat excuse I'm making up. Growing up, I used to think I was made to do great things in life but sadly it all turned up differently. Oh, and I answered Yes to everything. I'm shocked /s.
You can still do great things. Changing one’s brain chemistry and improving one’s mood is an important thing to do. Anybody who can manage his or her depression should be congratulated.
Yes everyday every moment am so numb Yea :/ Yes overeat Yes no sleep Sometimes ALWAYS YES YES My ex bestfriend made me feel guilty and it's just bad I don't want to talk bout it Yes I used to love reading dam Yes Yea Do I have it are you sure I have depression I felt depressed for 2 years am in 6th grade 12 :(
I feel lost, I just think something snapped inside of me. I don't know when it started but I know something's missing. Everyday now feels like a routine. I laugh and smile but I do think it's fake . I remember what happy feels like that's why I'm questioning the happy feeling now because it doesn't feel like being happy. Life now gets boring, I don't know. I constantly pray but I don't know, somethings lost. Something snapped , sometimes I feel sad and wanna cry but I can't cry, it's crazy. I don't know
You're definitely in a depression. But you can get back what you have lost. The first step is to seek treatment, both with therapy and possibly medication. Have you tried either?
There are some days where I feel like I am depressed and do all this research and there-there are maybe one or 2 days where I feel fine but not in the best way. Then those days where I fell okay I keep thinking about how I was when I told myself something was not right and cried. When I tried thinking back to those memories I somehow couldn't remember, I felt that me crying was crazy or I was insane. Then almost every day in school I try so hard to pay attention and then I began daydreaming about everything that can go wrong in my life today. I do remember one indecent where I was in my bed doing homework and then my brain kept telling me how I was stupid worthless and other things I began to cry and kept hitting my head trying to fight whatever was in there to go away. Some other things are when I went to go hang out with my friends and when I got there all I wanted to do was go home and felt so tired and felt like my eyes were heavy and everything around me was foggy. Mostly in the night time I always fall asleep quickly because of how tired I was but when I wake up its never enough sleep. Today I spent most of my time in my room and I didn't realize I haven't eaten until my mom asked what I ate today. Something that really hate about this is how most of the happy memories with my friends are sometimes when I feel upset like that and then I forget all the good memories. I remember trying to tell my friends what was going on and they called me crazy saying how I was fine when I'm over here crying and telling them how terrible I feel. When they ask what's wrong and why I'm crying sometimes I don't know or sometimes its just my mind telling me thing but even when I say that they keep telling me to block it out when I cant. When I with my friends I feel happy but I'm not me I fell like I'm not in my body, but when I leave them and get home I can't smile or laugh without having to use all of my strength to pull off a smile. I sometimes could be laying in bed and feel empty inside like I can't smile cry or feel anything I just feel dead. One thing I always think about is how I let my anger out on myself when someone tells me I did something to them I feel like it was my fault and just cut my arm. I tell myself only once is good enough but once I start I do it over and over and when I'm done I began to cry because I don't know what I just did to myself. I also do it when I feel empty because I want to feel something or anything. I want to tell my parents but I know they won't do anything about it and just say my phone made me depressed and take it away when in reality I try not to be on my phone because I don't want to communicate with people. So I feel trapped like no one cares or listens and I feel like I'm the only one. I feel like everyone hates me because they forget about me or just walk away from me or if they look mad at me I feel bad and try to think what I did to them.
Yes Yes Yea,weight loss Yeah Yes,sometimes Yes,always Yes Ye Yes,I tried to kill myself but it didn't happened because someone caught me. I tried to cut myself with a broken glass and I even swallow few Tablets of drugs(medicine) I've been suffering with this for about 3-4 months
I have 1 off off all the question i suffer empty nest. I grief for my daughter i been working all areas with your videos advice thank god i found you. Butt advice how to love myself and enjoy living alone. Thank u god bless you always .....
Hi guys im just another depressed soul. I dont really consider myself like others, like i can be happy but then sad. Im just confused af. Cant tell whether im clinically depressed...
Douglas, for about six months I’ve had 6 of these symptoms with it worsening yet going on-and-off over time. I’m in fear of what’s going to happen next. I haven’t received a diagnosis but have been seeing a therapist to help. I’m just starting out and I know it’ll take time but I’ve gotten so much worse. It’s hard to go about my day and I’m only 17. It’s painful and I miss myself.
Yes, when you get depressed you do lose yourself. But then you regain yourself when the depression lifts. It's great that you are seeing a therapist. Are you open to taking medication?
For some reason I like crying. And I have also tried going mute for at least 20 min and I felt like throwing up. ( sorry I am using your acc Chloee) I also hide my real voice because it is deep and whenever I do the voice I sound sad or tired and I cry a lot.
Well, I feel numb or tired most of the day but when I’m with my friends, I feel happy? But when I’m out of their sight, I go back to feeling numb. I can’t really concentrate well and I feel really explosive lately.. I would feel really sensitive and let every minor thing get to me. And I realised that I cry over small things. Well, sometimes I feel the need to overeat even though I’m not hungry . And sometimes I would sleep too much or wake up at 2-3 am not being able to fell asleep.
It’s ridiculous how depression is represented these days in movies, media, books, etc. a lot of times people portray it as just being too sad. But it’s not just sadness. It’s weakness, it’s being tired, it’s being numb, it’s too much to do very simple things like feed the dog. I’ve been depressed for many years, I think since 14, and I’m 20 now. It’s just gotten worse over the years. I’m now getting worried that I will never be able to move out of my parents house because I can’t get a job due to being depressed and not wanting to get out of bed. I’m also worried I might lose my boyfriend one day because I don’t want to do things I used to want to do. I don’t want him to think I don’t like him or have become someone else
@@DouglasBloch I am seeing a psychiatrist and am going to get a mental health evaluation in January. I have been on three different medications. Each one was to treat both my anxiety and depression at the same time. None of them have worked for my mental state or lifestyle.
How can you get a friend to come to see a psychiatrist? I make bookings, the friend "knows" that doctors can do nothing. Instead friend has started to drink alcohol. It is devastating to see and makes me feel frustration. Help IS available, but he refuses to take it up. What should one do?
What if that sadness thing comes out of nowhere? It's like that one day your mind can't think properly. You keep on blaming on your every decision in life. Everything seems wrong, future seems so blank and the void is really hitting you. Let alone that depresses feeling and those suicidal thoughts, I don't even know why it's there from the start.
It sounds as if you are experiencing the symptoms of depression. You should seek out a mental health professional and get some treatment using talk therapy or medication or both.
@@DouglasBloch Thank you, mister. I might considering it after I live on my own. Because my family believe that depression thing isn't real and just a phase. So they even cut me off from my therapist before..
9 out of 9. Today I almost got hit by a truck, I think it was a Toyota Hilux, it was big. The truck made a high speed turn and didn't care to steer to avoid me. I saw it coming but I kept walking, I felt a little bit of fear in my chest, but just a little, and then the truck missed me by an inch, not more. It was a strange sensation tbh
I've been depressed since our Company's Volume from my job is really down. I've been working for this Company now for over twenty years. I tried to look for a second job just to support my income . Over thirty jobs that I already applied for three years and none of them hired me. I even applied at Mcdonalds , Tim Hortons and KFC. My Resume and my Application is just like left over food left in a Dinner Plate nobody wanted.
Sorry to hear of your problems. Maybe if you keep applying to jobs you’ll get something decent. I love your RUclips name by the way. I grew up in that sauce
@@DouglasBloch Thank you ! I'm just right here sitting at home doing nothing and waiting for a phone call hopefully our business will go up again sometime this Month or the next three months until the Company becomes busy again.
There it is. I am another one just like you. It is not easy having this feelings, life can be very hard and even the simplest tasks we should do daily (like even get up from bed) are difficult. You feel purposeless, worthless, tired, sad cause you keep thinking about all the bad stuff about the world and about yourself, about people.. and you ask yourself "why do I have to live like this? Why me?" Specially when social media is around and its showing how such beautiful lives people are having which we know it's all lies,it's a facade, just pictures..they dont show the mental state of someone.. many times I've been in nice places in the world but felt empty, but still "hey lets take a picture of this park it is nice" still felt empty.. I lived in London, what a luck, I got depressed there. I now live in Barcelona and struggle to find a job.. it doesnt matter where you are or what you try to do..its always there. The only thing that helps me is having my boyfriend by my side, but when hes not around I lose interest in myself and anything or anyone else.
@@DouglasBloch no my parents just won't listen they think such things only happen in movies and are never real ....am 14 btw so like am not an adult who can just go and get help at some hospital or something 😞 they expect me to do well in school when a lot of things are happening to me in school I get bullied, rumors about me are spreading and they think those are just excuses I make up so that they excuse the fact that I failed ...and that's something that happens a lot in SOME African homes and people and up being suicidal and then that's when they regret it...they regret it when there is nothing to be done 😔😔
I never want to do anything or talk to anyone. I just exist. Work sleep play video games (all by default). Beat myself up about a whole lot of nothing. Suppress everything. Repeat. People have referred to it as laziness but they are just A....
I just feel very guilty for various reasons even that's not my fault,,, feel low,, so much agitation,,, sadness,, hypersomnia,, sometimes lost in my own,, wanted to be alone all the time,,, with no friends at all,,, sooo much mood swings,, and very less interest in every thing. I don't know what is it. I just want to tell someone everything but don't want to really. I feel soo much suffocated 😫 And most importantly cry for no reason very frequently 😓😓😓😓
Given the difficulty you are having, I would highly suggest that you see a counselor or therapist. It may feel like a stretch but once you do it I think you'll feel good.
I made a foolish mistake, I lost my job, it was my life. For 1 month. I stressed so bad, trying to prevent the loss.! My job was more than just a job. It was my life. @ 62.! It has destroyed me. It's been 7 months, 24/7 My answers are YES to all 9,( 10, yes. 11- 7 months) Insomnia is dreadful 3 to 4 days straight a week, i don't sleep at all. 1-2 hrs sometimes. Everything is declining. I have no interest in anything at all. Im like mentally paralyzed. Im afraid of medications, i don't want to see a Psychiatrist. Im afraid.
I’m actually not depressed, that is good. Though I have lost so much weight from the past three months. And stopped getting good grades. I also barely sleep. I just can’t go to sleep. I went to a therapist and it turns out I have a high level of anxiety. Anyone with me?
I think I have depression. But if I tell my mom she will take me to counselling. That would be a good thing, but I don't want to be a burden to my mom. She's always so busy and I don't want me to add on to her stress.
I don’t think you would be a burden. Since she is your mother, she would be happy to help you out. If you hide your depression, that is being a burden because you’re not giving your mom the opportunity to help you when you’re suffering.
I've been diagnosed major depressive, I have been outbof meds, not sure if it's normal to want to stop andntge continue again when everything is in shambles, my trigger is my highly stressful job, the people, the amount of hours that they demand which throws me off, after I had my second child I have not been able to shake this he's 2 now , but I've been depressed since young I will say when I was about 8 and worse at 16 through 27 now im 32 l, I never really looked for help until recently cause I have children, suicidal ideations everyday , attempted while I was younger nobody ever knew just a horrible disease
I have definitely 7 symptoms. And I don't know what to do. I'm 18. I've felt depressed for at least 1 year. My parents doesn't believe me. They think that this is kind of "rebel behavior". But I know it's necessary help. My question is how can I insist them to receive treatment? What can say them?
Keep telling them that this is serious. Can you talk to your school counselor? Perhaps one of your friends can talk with them or the parent of a friend
I lose appetite alot to the point I become weak. That is really, really bad. I really do have depression. I have said yes to all these symptoms. I have no frieands anymore. I dont enjoy having frieands anymore. But I dont wanna kill myself because it's scary for me, and those who would see me to commit suicide. I'm just stuck in this circle were I'm going no where.
@@DouglasBloch yea I think that would be helpful. I did went on medication. It helped. But I gave up on it because it made me hyper. I don't know. Maybe I should go back on it. Or I will try exercise instead.
I answered yes to everything except for the suicide question which I don’t allow myself to think about and wouldn’t act on because I have a small child whom I love more than anything. She’s the reason I breathe. I was diagnosed with postpartum depression/ anxiety 18 months ago but still have not found a therapist that will take my insurance. My GP prescribed Zoloft 18 months ago and it’s only slightly helping. It’s too low of a dose 25mg/ day.
Douglas Bloch yes. Hopefully a higher dose will help. I’m seeing my dr tomorrow. She has been authorizing refills for Zoloft for over a year but denied it last month then didn’t have an available appointment for 29 days & wouldn’t allow an emergency refill! Highly irresponsible, in my opinion. I’ve been off my meds for a freaking month. Just ranting. Sorry.
Even though the outside can be OK if someone has brain circuits that are not firing properly, there can be depression. You should go to middle health professional and get it checked out
I know I could just edit, but I don’t want to get rid of the heart so... does this mean I have depression or am I just incredibly sad? This kind of confused me.
I have the symptoms in some days... Sometimes whole week. I also sometimes have suicidal thoughts or at least feeling that I am better off. But most days I am alright. You know... Diagnosing depression is disappointing. I have 4 to 5 yes to the symptoms...but that 4 to 5, is not occurring every day. And if I feel so down... I still find reasons on why I am feeling that way. So I watch youtube or research, but all of these are so confusing. I think I have High functioning depression. I am also anxious as it is part of being me. i also have too little close relationship. i can't trust people that much. But it feels like I am everything I see in the net. So frustrating.
You probably have dysthymia, which is chronic low grade depression. It allows you to keep functioning but still keeps you in the grey zone. Here is a video I made on dysthymia, which I think you will appreciate. To get the most accurate diagnosis, consult a mental health professional. ruclips.net/video/CwgwU5jhKzQ/видео.html
I have been diagnosed with major depression and anxiety. spent about a week and a half in the hospital because it led to suicidal attemps. I am now taking medication, but it does not seem to help at all. I just have no care to do anything anymore, nothing seems to help... now my best friend is in the hospital and it is all my fault..... I need help I know that, but I do not want to return to a hospital in order to get it. What should I do?
I dont feel sad anymore. I just dont feel nothing at all. Cant even cry. Somewhere down the line I lost myself entirely
That is because you have depression. But you can regain yourself. It is still there, covered up by the depression.
@@DouglasBloch thank you Dr. I "materialized" the depression and now perceive it as a bully that wants me in my worse condition and wants to dictate my life. Not eating properly, not exercising, not reading, not socializing, thats how it feels confortamble. I try to shut the bully down by doing those things every single day, even if I dont feel like doing them at all. With every little step I feel like I eventually will outgrow him and take over again.
Me too I would cry over very little things but now I am numb
I feel you. Whenever I ‘cry’ it stings my eyes, so I stopped. I can’t feel anything, so I consider myself Emotionless.
The way I described to the doctor was I feel like a rock inside theres no feeling I don't know who I am anymore.
I already know I'm clinically depressed lol why am I watching this.
This video is for people who are not sure or have friends who might be depressed.
same here.....
So am I.
Max 98 I have all the symptoms I cut myself everyday and have tried to kill myself quite a bit of times and so much other things.. I’m scared to reach out no one knows about this.. how did u know u had depression?
Max 98 smh me too 🤔
I am depressed, I'm too scared to open up to anybody though
I know it may feel scary, but people are very understanding. Once you share your pain, you are much more likely to get the help you need to be released from the pain. Do you have a counselor that you can talk to?
AVE88
Get to a church start reading the Bible and pray.
That’s a good start.
Make some friends in church.
Must be a Christian Church not Catholic!
AVE88 same 🥺 I want to but I’m just to scared. I sometimes say ok I’m going to tell my mom I’ve been feeling this way for a while but when the time comes I just don’t say anything 🥺
@@pariswells8154 go and see a therapist. Sometimes family and friends dont understand unless they also suffer from it.. i hid it for years but now i openly discuss it
AVE88 same here
Im crying so badly while watching this video i just dont know why
Do you identify with these symptoms?
I feel like crying too, after watching this video and I have all the symptoms...
Me too
Me to, I thought I was the only one😢
Nice
I got 10/10 and they have been going on for 3 years. IM NOT JOKING! I have no friends and I broke up with my boyfriend. I’m depressed but am embarrassed to tell anyone.
Reaching out for support as an important part in getting well. I hope you can find someone to talk to you about this, perhaps a counselor
I am depressed, i feel lonely and everything is so dark...
I should never have been born in this world it should have been better if i can give my life to someone else.
I know how that feels. I’ve been in those spaces many times. Are you reaching out for some kind of depression treatment?
I know this was posted five yrs ago but just saw it today. Wow! Very good video. I can relate to all of them!
Glad you enjoyed it!
1. Yes, 2. Yes, 3. Yes weight gain, 4. Yes or dont want to get up in the morning and sleep very hard and dont know where your at when you wake up. 5. Yes 6. Yes no motivation things are boring that normally done 7. Yes 8. Yes cant think straight mind all over the place. 9. Yes fighting it off thoughts crossing your mind. Not wanting to wash up also. Social dont want to talk to anyone distance your self.
Things to do today:
get up
survive the day
go back to bed
Repeat
That is directly to the point. Thanks.
@@DouglasBloch noproblemo
That’s every day for me 😔
Me 2
Same here
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He starts the questions at 2:00
I answered a huge yes to 5 symptoms and a “yeah” to the remaining 4, this has been going on for over 2 months and I’m failing all of my classes in uni and am out of touch with friends. I think it’s time I talk to someone. Thank you for that final confirmation I needed ❤️
I’ve only just started doing or feeling all of these things 🤙🏼 but I can’t contact a doctor because 1. I hate talking on the phone and 2. My parents will find out.
What is wrong with your parents finding out?
Douglas Bloch they’ll get all emotional and I hate that
Chloe I know exactly what you mean. I have 8/9 symptoms for about 7-8 months...
Chloe you need to see a doctor .also talking to someone who under helps so much .I know have been there .hope you feel better soon
I understand, I told my parents how I felt. I been feeling depressed for over a year and attempted suicide once. But they say its not a real thing. I’m just “letting the demons in and I need God.”
Just a few months ago and for over 5 years, I would check all those symptoms. I was diagnosed with major clinical depression that was tied to an extremely stubborn exustential crisis.
In the last few weeks, I've been keeping my head down and just focusing on the phrase "one tiny step at a time"... I still checked three but this gave me the perspective to see that I AM getting better.
I hope I eventually completely overcome this depression and then, like you, share insights for those still fighting it.
God bless x
Thanks for the feedback. I'm very glad that your symptoms of depression are decreasing.
Douglas Bloch do depression cause gas in the guts and stomach? or is it caused by two panic attacks? pls answer
Douglas Bloch i go to sleep at one and wake up at 4 then go back to sleep and wake up at 9 so is that good? i mean Aleast i'm getting enough hours of sleep whitch is 8 hours of sleep
Douglas Bloch i don't feel guilty nor hopeless nor suicidal thoughts i believe in god so no i'm not giving up
That's good.
I don't have most of these symptoms. Most of the (every)day I just feel nothing, or the feeling that I'm suffocating inside. Im acting my way through the day, smiling, nodding, working, participating in activities, interact in meaningless conversations, try to be "normal" in a ( to my opinion) abnormal world, and do what "normal" people seem to enjoy. Nobody knows, Nobody seems to notice. I feel nothing, It's like something is dead inside of me. Every day i ask myself; "What am I doing here?" It feels like I'm out of place, a weird kind of homesickness and I don't know where that is. This is me for 15 years now. So counselor Douglas, Am I depressed?
Yes you are depressed. Emotional numbness is a part of depression. If you feel detached from the world, you might also have "depersonalization." When was the last time in your life that you felt some pleasure? What about eating some ice cream, which I enjoyed, even while severely depressed.
Thank you for your reply, Yes I like the taste of good food, as much as I like to prepare a good meal once in a while. Like gardening , reading or writing. All things I can do in solitary eases me. But your question also makes me realize that I don't eat much as I don't feel hungry until I think its about time I should eat something. Probably also part of this numbness you mention. Maybe best I seek for a doctor, I don't want to spend the rest of my life faking. Thank you again, Highly appreciated
Yes, you should seek out a mental health professional who specializes in treating depression, for depression is highly treatable. Let me know how it goes.
From the age of 17 I was always anxious disconnected and had low moods, the only real joy I got was getting drunk, but then because of some bad experiences I quit drinking, Then I became obsessed with spirituality, Life, Philosophical thinking which nearly took me into psychosis... I had a nervous breakdown in 2014 which I made a full recovery, for years I would have extreme panic (Terror Attacks) where I thought I was completely insane and was going to be locked up, I sincerely asked my own mother to shoot me.
But at the same time, I had SO MUCH energy I was so motivated I went back to college, started working full time, Running half marathons I had no choice but to be active! Those were the best two years of my life... I travelled, I felt like my dreams where coming true and I was doing my absolutely best everyday to becoming a more loving selfless person... I would feel So bad and spaced out at times I literally did not give a single F**K was ANYONE thought about me.. And I could help a lot of people.
Now I've slowly became selfish, isolated, disconnected again, I have no energy or motivation, self loathing I feel like life is happening all around me and I can't get into it
You might want to try going to a mental health professional and see if here she can help. Also a prescriber to look into the option of medication
It’s hard to keep the motivation going but u seemed to be doing great try get back into exercising and everything else will follow and hopefully things will fall into place🤞
Much needed information to know alot of people dont know or ignore it for years. I was one, your tools that you talk about really helps and sounds good. Thank you so much Douglas
I love to run.... but the the Shadowman makes me dread having to do it sometimes.
Doug I got 8 out of 9.except psychmotar agitation. Know iam depressed to my core.iam just hanging on till the pattern of my illness shifts.this too shall pass.Thanks Douglas
I have been clinically depressed for years. I have been able to say yes to all of those questions still. I see 2 therapist and I am currently on 2 meds. I continue to work but my drive to be there is gone. I have to pay child support so taking time out isn't option. I also participated in an out patient program for 8 days. For me honestly I have made efforts to get better but I continue to see darkness. I know have a hard time enjoying my time with my kids which was the only thing that mad me smile. I am lost, hurt, scared, and honestly giving up hope. I have a professional job and hide it from everyone only those close know.
Have all 9.... Symptoms!!!!! 😭 And in new country can't work as heavily depressed, so anxious, huge panic attacks with diarrhoea, migraines, paranoia, fear, self harm, had anorexia in past, body dysmorphia, self hatred,etc..etc.. parents were crazy and a grandparent. ... State Mental Health asked NO EDUCATED questions like you, stuck on EFFEXOR, terrible side effects and others, pills don't work well either, got passive aggression from mental health people, false accusations as could not understand foreign doctors! No interest in what used to, no focus, no joy, etc... I Pray hard! Just pretend, pretend...but Thank You for this excellent youtube and all you do for others despite not feeling always great yourself!!!! Many Blessings for your health!!
Thanks. What country are you living in?
Answers to questions
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
6. Yes.
7. Yes.
8. That’s a weird one because I have a lot of concentration when doing school, but I can’t make depictions of just simple tasks.
9. Yes
1. Yes more than 2 weeks.
2. I’m 14 and yes. My friends won’t leave me alone and it gets irritating and I just wish they would make my life easy.
I'm here because I was crying my eyes out a few hours ago. The tears came almost out of nowhere.
Luckily, I only said yes to 4 of these symptoms.
3 years ago, I would have answered yes for more. Then I got out of that depression, somehow.
Then last year I was depressed for half of the year. It was even accompanied with a numbness that when I thought I contracted a deadly disease, I actually felt calm and accepting of it.
I had always pushed through. I watch help videos, I try to workout, I force myself to socialize. I always put on a strong front. I thought I got over it. Or maybe I had just buried it deep, and it's always there, just waiting to be triggered again.
i ticked off 6, but those symptoms arent regular for me. a week ago i would have identified with all of those things, but last month i wouldnt even agree with most of them. however, im pretty sure it interferes with my relationships since right now i just cant talk to my "friends" anymore for some reason. i dont know what it is, but i want to feel normal again.
Seek out good mental health treatment and use some of the tools that we talk about in these videos.j
i get so annoyed easier, i been told “my parents think your depressed”, “are you depressed” & that comes from my family. Nobody cares they just see, my own Mum called me lazy cause i sleep all day( i don’t sleep most of the time at night, until i pass out in the middle of the day) & don’t eat at correct times, i don’t want to leave the house. I get so insecure & i feel so uncomfortable/disgusted with myself, i’ve been feeling like this for years. i can’t even enjoy smoking anymore cause i get real bad anxiety, i’ve even tried lsd my fist trip was nice, but the second one was bad. i want something to help me with that too. I stay in bed some days just laying down or sleeping, until my siblings try to get me out of bed. this new year i’ve been thinking over & over the only resolution i have is to leave before or after my birthday. i tell myself every year, it gets worse & i don’t know why i haven’t done it. i feel like they will see me as a weak person or that i want attention & that fucking sucks. i feel stupid right now
You are not lazy. It seems like you are suffering from depression. Have you thought of reaching out and getting some professional help?
Yes Douglas, 40 years on and off, I'm ready to go. Still physically healthy but no reason/purpose to be around any more. A few days to make the plan, I know its not rational but what you defined in your video I was going through 10 years and carried on in several different states and working , but the extended insomnia and now anxiety is worse than being done. Now I just want to make the best decision of how to disappear. I do believe you are helping many folks, for me I just can't see a good reason to be here, 40 years has been a long road.
I understand your frustration. I have been dealing with depression for 50 years. I have been in some pretty dark places but things have always gotten better. Is there anything out there that ties you to life? There are medications you can take that will help with insomnia. There are also treatments out there like TMS, ketamine, and ECT. I had the ladder in January 2016 when I thought there was no way out. Do you have any support groups you can attend or a good counselor to see. Just because you don't see a way through, it doesn't mean that there is not a way through.
I’ve had all of these symptoms for 35 years, non stop! I had to raise 3 kids alone and hold down a good job.
You are to be commended for being able to do all of this while you were in pain
Douglas Bloch : some days I wish I would die! My depression is non stop and always at a high level. I do need help, but I think it’s too late.
Hi Douglas i'm going through a really tough time at the moment and just wanted to say thanks for doing what you do. Your videos offer me comfort in times of severe pain. Just wondered if you have any advice on dealing with physical pain on a daily basis and the anxiety that comes with it? Thanks, Max
I would see a pain doctor (an MD who specializes in pain management). Also, CBD oil which is derived from the hemp plant but has no THC is legal in the US and is known for it's pain relieving properties. My brother has chronic nerve pain and uses CBD and Neurontin, which is a mood stabilizer what reduces pain. Your doctor or psychiatrist should know about Neurontin. That's why you should get a pain doctor as soon as possible. Finally, for the severest of pain there is methadone, which my brother also uses under a doctor's supervision.
Hi I've been depressed and suicidal for meny years with several attempt
I have convinced myself that I deserve to be this way ect.......
So how do you find the courage to ask for help?
That is a very good question. Can you think of a reason to get better? It could be a connection you have with another person or just the sheer stubbornness of the will to live. I would call your local mental health crisis line and ask for a referral to a therapist. Once you reach out and start to get help, you will feel better and the act will become self reinforcing. Good luck. It is worth hanging in there. You never know what good there could be around the corner.
I had four hard yeses' two maybe yes's. Anyhow I think my depression comes from fighting OCD most of my life. It doesn't help my mental state now that IM in my older in years and I don't physically feel that well most of the time. My joints hurt from arthritis inflammation, feet ache, and I wake up tired. My self-therapy is to get up in the morning and have a cup of coffee with my wonderful wife, go to my computer and start watching RUclips videos such as yours and convince myself things are s bad as they seem and IM not alone in this battle for sanity. Then I will try and do something productive around the house and later that night have couple night caps get sleepy and go to bed. Like you say a miracle could be right around the corner. Thanks for your RUclips channel, it helps to sooth my mental pain.
Thanks. I have had a number of clients who have used the antidepressant Luvox to tame their OCD. It might be worth a try. Also, there is an excellent book by Jeffrey Schwartz called Brain Lock which describes a four-step cognitive process to become free from OCD.
In addition, I have noticed that taking pure CBD oil (with no THC) has helped me and others to reduce joint pain. You can order some from Earth Science Tech. It is a bit spendy, but if you can afford the price, you might want to try it. Perhaps the company has a money back guarantee. earthsciencetech.com/
Nobody around me believes there’s anything wrong with me makes me feel crazy like feeling all these things are normal and it’s starting to feel like this is just how life is
Hm, I’m basically down everyday, I hardly eat, no energy/weak, can’t concentrate/remember anything, I get irritated and usually feel like punching something (which I recently did and broke my knuckle and is now stuck in a cast), no self esteem caused me to lose the girl I loved in high school I just couldn’t do it I kept shaking no clue what I could say to her, I also pushed my friends away and idk y and I also stay in bed like everyday and do nothing but watch 1 thing and it is hard for me to fall asleep
What kind of treatment are you seeking?
Douglas Bloch i dont really know I’m just confused it’s like I just find it hard to believe that I’m actually experiencing anything but obviously I am but I just don’t know what is it.
Go to experienced mental health professional and see what he or she says.
WATT
You definitely need Jesus in your life.
You have spiritual problems so get to a church that uses a Bible start reading bible and pray to God.
You need to be born again and learn how to pray I the spirit
Yoga is also good join LA Fitness start working out swim yoga you will be fine
what if I have had all symptoms for 6 years...but I dont want to tell anybody because I'm the "happy" one who makes people happy...when really I'm really depressed and I just want to sleep or die...people say it's just part of growing up and get over it...and that doesn't make it any better...I feel that nobody is there for me and nobody would notice if I died...I feel like I'm not good enough...life is hopeless..because you go through so much in life to die at the end....what's the point...I cant even talk to my bff because the subject always gets changed to her life...or I get interrupted..I haven't been hanging out with her lately.. and that makes it all worse...idk
You definitely need to find someone to talk with. I would seek out a trained to mental health professional who works with depression. It is so much better when you can find someone to share your truth with. A support group would also be very helpful.
I have a problem too, please help me out I was the hospital and I explained to the doctor of how I feel, as my right arm from head to toe is paining and I was told it's depression thinking too, but when I went to church for prayers I was told it's high blood pressure please help me out was wrong with me
I do feel for you, I am going through with mine now and seeking help.
also My mom died when I was 6 of a accidental drug overdose....but the thing is she was a nurse and knew that more than 6 pills can be deadly...anyway I really miss her...and recently i noticed...i will never have a relationship with her...i will never see her again...i will never got a hug or hear her voice again...i will never have the experiences with a mother that most people will...all i have is pictures of her and that isnt enough...the last memory i have of her was when she took some pills and i asked for some food...she was high so she gave it to me uncooked...all I remember is I asked her to cook it and she went back to lay down...I know that isnt a good memory but I really miss it...I miss her....so much...if I could have one wish it would be to at least see her...one last time...even though I went 2 weeks trying to overdose everyday (14 days in a row)
Most of the questions I have yes answer. Been over 4 years now.
Idk how long I can surfive dealing with this situation. Meds make me put on the weight. Hate it. More worse if someone say.. They dont see something wrong with me
Depression isn't an easy thing to cure, but it can make a healthy person feel sick (without the flu season and the common cold and such). Lack of feeling hungry and the taste buds had gone dull can stop a person from eating.
Thank you so much for this video, you seem very intelligent and a nice person.I needed this because I've never asked for help and never got any medication for my mental problems, I have all the symptoms going on for many many years now(since childhood), along with OCD, severe misophonia that really drives me crazy and makes my everyday life into hell making me violent and very angry whenever i hear sounds that i can't escape from.! I can do things i don't want to when i hear these sounds, making me have quilts and feel even more sad and embarrassed afterwards. Also screaming tinnitus and a lot of anxiety! I might be a bit autistic too... (all the above are self-diagnosed through info i get from the internet)
I've lost all my friends and have no job for the last years,and i am in a really hard position with no money to even buy meds or support myself. I can't be with others and the crowded city drives me crazy. sorry for all the above, but i have no one else to share it with. thnx again for this video I am trying to diagnose my conditions even if it's too late for me...
ps I don't know if I should tell this but the only times I felt like a ''normal'' person was when i did cannabis at my university years where I was away from home, had lot's of friends , relationships and I was outgoing and popular. Others did it for recreation and to have fun, but for me it showed me for the first time in my life what being normal (without constant mental suffering) was all about. I was feeling happy and acting normal even if it was ''fake'' and only for a short time. but that was a long time ago . after my univercity years i became even more depressed than i was before As for cannabis as a med since it's illegal and i've now lost all my friends I can't find it anymore for the last 15 years and i am now too paranoid to try any chemical meds. I tried some Valeriana natural pills but i couldn't relax and sleep even with an ''overdose''.
sorry again for my long post
It's too bad you don't live in Oregon where marijuana is legal and is used my some of my clients to treat their depression and anxiety. As for yourself, you can get better. Find a good psychiatrist and a good therapist. Luvox is a good medication for OCD. All drug companies have scholarship programs for people indeed. Go to my website www.healingfromdepression.com for some good information that is free. Also, see if you can find a good support group in your area.
Thank you so much for this video!! It seems I may be suffering from dysthymia myself after answering the questions, and I´m more determined to do something about it now.....so thanks again!! :)
Here is a video I made on dysthymia That may give you some more clarity.
ruclips.net/video/CwgwU5jhKzQ/видео.html
People should learn something like the guitar. Whilst they learn a few chords, then they should let the words flow out of them and write them into a notepad. The guitar is one of those things that can connect within you. I firmly believe the guitar is a tin opener to our minds.
Playing music can be very therapeutic
Douglas Bloch Music is very universal. I do think learning and playing a musical instrument is like a gateway within us. Once you know how to write and arrange a song you hear music in a completely different way and many thanks for getting back to me too.
I always cry almost everyday. Telling my self im worthless and telling my self why am i even alive.. i eat alot sometimes and doesn't eat at all.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. No
1. Yes :(
2. Yes
3. Yes I have bulimia and lost 25 pounds
4. Yes I sleep at 3 AM everyday it’s super unhealthy
5. No idk
6. Yes I feel drained :(
7. Yes I feel worthless
8. Yes I could never concentrate! School is getting hard. I’m Asian and people have high expectations of me.
9. Yes I think about it a lot :/
- I’ve felt like this for years
- yes
I’m only 14 I don’t know what to do. My mom won’t understand at all I don’t know how to explain it to her.
What about your dad or a good friend or a teacher or counselor at school
I was waiting for the questions all through out the video until I realized, "hey, oh. Those are the 'questions'? Tsk. Need to rewind. " 😐
Q1 : sadness and anger
Q2 :stopped going outside
Q3 : I’ve eatin because I’m 9 and I don’t want my family to worry
Q4 :
Q5 :I sleep at 10 or 9 PM and I wake up very early and never can go back to sleep
I have dysthmia, chronic major depressive disorder, and ADHD.
There have been occasions where I wouldn't leave my bed for days at a time, except for occasional food or bathroom breaks. I would sleep until 3 - 5 PM after going to bed at 8 - 9 PM. I would sleep 15 - 20 hours per day for days at a time.
With that said, I have and will never consider suicide. I am an Atheist and I don't think there is anything after death. I truly believe this is why I will never consider taking my own life. All future experience is erased when you die. I would rather live in despair knowing it may be possible to experience something else eventually. Also, I could not imagine the unbearable agony family and friends would carry. I KNOW people care about me, even if I can't feel it. Logic and emotion are not always blurred.
I've been diagnosed and medicated for more than half my life (I'm 30). It does not get easier like some may say, but don't let that scare you.
You can learn how to prepare for anticipated episodes and you can develop mechanisms that make handling events more bearable. After years of therapy, my inner voice has developed the ability to identify and soften the effects.
I’m glad you have found some good cooking skills
I guess now I know what I have been going through for a year now
I (28yo) realized I was depressed and (almost) accepted it only since last year. Had been like this since I was 14/15.
And I still often feel like it's just a big fat excuse I'm making up.
Growing up, I used to think I was made to do great things in life but sadly it all turned up differently.
Oh, and I answered Yes to everything. I'm shocked /s.
You can still do great things. Changing one’s brain chemistry and improving one’s mood is an important thing to do. Anybody who can manage his or her depression should be congratulated.
Yes everyday every moment am so numb
Yea :/
Yes overeat
Yes no sleep
Sometimes
ALWAYS YES
YES My ex bestfriend made me feel guilty and it's just bad I don't want to talk bout it
Yes I used to love reading dam
Yes
Yea
Do I have it are you sure I have depression I felt depressed for 2 years am in 6th grade 12
:(
To know if you have depression you must get diagnosed by a mental health professional in person
Douglas Bloch oh well my parents won't listen but I'll try thanks!
Yunseo Park I don't self diagnose ever
i have all of these symptoms 6 months now..
Have you reached out for support to a counselor or therapist?
No
Escape
But death
There are other alternatives
We can be depressed together!
you r so right i am with u
Hey sweetie how are you today?? You are loved beautiful, have a great day!!
@Emmy Animates ikr
I feel lost, I just think something snapped inside of me. I don't know when it started but I know something's missing. Everyday now feels like a routine. I laugh and smile but I do think it's fake . I remember what happy feels like that's why I'm questioning the happy feeling now because it doesn't feel like being happy. Life now gets boring, I don't know. I constantly pray but I don't know, somethings lost. Something snapped , sometimes I feel sad and wanna cry but I can't cry, it's crazy. I don't know
You're definitely in a depression. But you can get back what you have lost. The first step is to seek treatment, both with therapy and possibly medication. Have you tried either?
i fell down the stairs and i can't see the stairs anymore.
There are some days where I feel like I am depressed and do all this research and there-there are maybe one or 2 days where I feel fine but not in the best way. Then those days where I fell okay I keep thinking about how I was when I told myself something was not right and cried. When I tried thinking back to those memories I somehow couldn't remember, I felt that me crying was crazy or I was insane. Then almost every day in school I try so hard to pay attention and then I began daydreaming about everything that can go wrong in my life today. I do remember one indecent where I was in my bed doing homework and then my brain kept telling me how I was stupid worthless and other things I began to cry and kept hitting my head trying to fight whatever was in there to go away. Some other things are when I went to go hang out with my friends and when I got there all I wanted to do was go home and felt so tired and felt like my eyes were heavy and everything around me was foggy. Mostly in the night time I always fall asleep quickly because of how tired I was but when I wake up its never enough sleep. Today I spent most of my time in my room and I didn't realize I haven't eaten until my mom asked what I ate today. Something that really hate about this is how most of the happy memories with my friends are sometimes when I feel upset like that and then I forget all the good memories. I remember trying to tell my friends what was going on and they called me crazy saying how I was fine when I'm over here crying and telling them how terrible I feel. When they ask what's wrong and why I'm crying sometimes I don't know or sometimes its just my mind telling me thing but even when I say that they keep telling me to block it out when I cant. When I with my friends I feel happy but I'm not me I fell like I'm not in my body, but when I leave them and get home I can't smile or laugh without having to use all of my strength to pull off a smile. I sometimes could be laying in bed and feel empty inside like I can't smile cry or feel anything I just feel dead. One thing I always think about is how I let my anger out on myself when someone tells me I did something to them I feel like it was my fault and just cut my arm. I tell myself only once is good enough but once I start I do it over and over and when I'm done I began to cry because I don't know what I just did to myself. I also do it when I feel empty because I want to feel something or anything. I want to tell my parents but I know they won't do anything about it and just say my phone made me depressed and take it away when in reality I try not to be on my phone because I don't want to communicate with people. So I feel trapped like no one cares or listens and I feel like I'm the only one. I feel like everyone hates me because they forget about me or just walk away from me or if they look mad at me I feel bad and try to think what I did to them.
I would try to find a good therapist to work with. Would your parents be open to that?
Yes
Yes
Yea,weight loss
Yeah
Yes,sometimes
Yes,always
Yes
Ye
Yes,I tried to kill myself but it didn't happened because someone caught me. I tried to cut myself with a broken glass and I even swallow few Tablets of drugs(medicine)
I've been suffering with this for about 3-4 months
Teresamay Aniciete omg u are like me
I have 1 off off all the question i suffer empty nest. I grief for my daughter i been working all areas with your videos advice thank god i found you. Butt advice how to love myself and enjoy living alone. Thank u god bless you always .....
Hi guys im just another depressed soul. I dont really consider myself like others, like i can be happy but then sad. Im just confused af. Cant tell whether im clinically depressed...
Douglas, for about six months I’ve had 6 of these symptoms with it worsening yet going on-and-off over time. I’m in fear of what’s going to happen next. I haven’t received a diagnosis but have been seeing a therapist to help. I’m just starting out and I know it’ll take time but I’ve gotten so much worse. It’s hard to go about my day and I’m only 17. It’s painful and I miss myself.
Yes, when you get depressed you do lose yourself. But then you regain yourself when the depression lifts. It's great that you are seeing a therapist. Are you open to taking medication?
Douglas Bloch Yes. Looking to see my doctor to see what can happen, especially since right now it’s all really unexplained.
Keep me posted. Also you might want to try some acupuncture which works on the physical and emotional levels simultaneously.
For some reason I like crying. And I have also tried going mute for at least 20 min and I felt like throwing up. ( sorry I am using your acc Chloee) I also hide my real voice because it is deep and whenever I do the voice I sound sad or tired and I cry a lot.
Never tested before, I kept thinking it would pass. Looks like I was wrong 😔 At least now I know 🌹
I would put cognitive symptoms to be number one in the list.
1.)Yes
2.)No
3.)Yes
4.)Yes
5.)No
6.)Yes
7.)Yes
8.)Yes
9.)Yes
Well, I feel numb or tired most of the day but when I’m with my friends, I feel happy? But when I’m out of their sight, I go back to feeling numb. I can’t really concentrate well and I feel really explosive lately.. I would feel really sensitive and let every minor thing get to me. And I realised that I cry over small things. Well, sometimes I feel the need to overeat even though I’m not hungry . And sometimes I would sleep too much or wake up at 2-3 am not being able to fell asleep.
I’m glad your friends are helpful. Why not ask them if you should she see treatment for depression?
Douglas Bloch I tried to talk to them about it but I feel as though they dismissed it as something that is not that important...
It’s ridiculous how depression is represented these days in movies, media, books, etc. a lot of times people portray it as just being too sad. But it’s not just sadness. It’s weakness, it’s being tired, it’s being numb, it’s too much to do very simple things like feed the dog.
I’ve been depressed for many years, I think since 14, and I’m 20 now. It’s just gotten worse over the years. I’m now getting worried that I will never be able to move out of my parents house because I can’t get a job due to being depressed and not wanting to get out of bed. I’m also worried I might lose my boyfriend one day because I don’t want to do things I used to want to do. I don’t want him to think I don’t like him or have become someone else
Thanks for sharing. What kind of depression treatments have you sought out
@@DouglasBloch I am seeing a psychiatrist and am going to get a mental health evaluation in January. I have been on three different medications. Each one was to treat both my anxiety and depression at the same time. None of them have worked for my mental state or lifestyle.
1:yes 2:yes 3:yes 4:yes 5:yes 6:yes 7:yes 8: yes 9:no I'm 10 years old
Have you told anybody about how you are feeling?
How can you get a friend to come to see a psychiatrist? I make bookings, the friend "knows" that doctors can do nothing. Instead friend has started to drink alcohol. It is devastating to see and makes me feel frustration. Help IS available, but he refuses to take it up. What should one do?
Keep encouraging your friend to seek help. Here is a video I made on helping a loved one with depression.
ruclips.net/video/ZaWfcFH3wPI/видео.html
I'm watching and try hard to deny it
I got 9/10, but I’m only 11, and if I tried to tell my friends or family, they would probably just say I’m an edgy teen
Well, I think you should tell them anyway because depression can occur at a young age. Or tell your school counselor If you have one
My God, I answered yes to all of them. I'm getting help though. I'm going to my first group tomorrow.
Nice work reaching out for support. I hope the group goes well
What if that sadness thing comes out of nowhere? It's like that one day your mind can't think properly. You keep on blaming on your every decision in life. Everything seems wrong, future seems so blank and the void is really hitting you. Let alone that depresses feeling and those suicidal thoughts, I don't even know why it's there from the start.
It sounds as if you are experiencing the symptoms of depression. You should seek out a mental health professional and get some treatment using talk therapy or medication or both.
@@DouglasBloch Thank you, mister. I might considering it after I live on my own. Because my family believe that depression thing isn't real and just a phase. So they even cut me off from my therapist before..
I got 8 out of 9
9 out of 9. Today I almost got hit by a truck, I think it was a Toyota Hilux, it was big. The truck made a high speed turn and didn't care to steer to avoid me. I saw it coming but I kept walking, I felt a little bit of fear in my chest, but just a little, and then the truck missed me by an inch, not more. It was a strange sensation tbh
I know the feeling. I have been there. But treatments are available. Please reach out and get some support. Things can change for the better
I can't believe Im clinically depressed...why now?whya afterr so much healing and my family doesn't understand
I've been depressed since our Company's Volume from my job is really down. I've been working for this Company now for over twenty years. I tried to look for a second job just to support my income . Over thirty jobs that I already applied for three years and none of them hired me. I even applied at Mcdonalds , Tim Hortons and KFC. My Resume and my Application is just like left over food left in a Dinner Plate nobody wanted.
Sorry to hear of your problems. Maybe if you keep applying to jobs you’ll get something decent. I love your RUclips name by the way. I grew up in that sauce
@@DouglasBloch Thank you ! I'm just right here sitting at home doing nothing and waiting for a phone call hopefully our business will go up again sometime this Month or the next three months until the Company becomes busy again.
There it is. I am another one just like you. It is not easy having this feelings, life can be very hard and even the simplest tasks we should do daily (like even get up from bed) are difficult. You feel purposeless, worthless, tired, sad cause you keep thinking about all the bad stuff about the world and about yourself, about people.. and you ask yourself "why do I have to live like this? Why me?" Specially when social media is around and its showing how such beautiful lives people are having which we know it's all lies,it's a facade, just pictures..they dont show the mental state of someone.. many times I've been in nice places in the world but felt empty, but still "hey lets take a picture of this park it is nice" still felt empty.. I lived in London, what a luck, I got depressed there. I now live in Barcelona and struggle to find a job.. it doesnt matter where you are or what you try to do..its always there. The only thing that helps me is having my boyfriend by my side, but when hes not around I lose interest in myself and anything or anyone else.
1.yes 2.yes 3.yes 4.yes 5.yes 6.yes 7.yes 8.yes 9.yes 10.yes 11.yes 🤦♀️
i can't do anything, my mom calls me and attention seeker aand i just cant stop harming myself, 0 chances of me getting help.....
There is professional help in terms of individual counselors and groups. Are you able to reach out to any of these?
@@DouglasBloch no my parents just won't listen they think such things only happen in movies and are never real ....am 14 btw so like am not an adult who can just go and get help at some hospital or something 😞 they expect me to do well in school when a lot of things are happening to me in school I get bullied, rumors about me are spreading and they think those are just excuses I make up so that they excuse the fact that I failed ...and that's something that happens a lot in SOME African homes and people and up being suicidal and then that's when they regret it...they regret it when there is nothing to be done 😔😔
I never want to do anything or talk to anyone. I just exist. Work sleep play video games (all by default). Beat myself up about a whole lot of nothing. Suppress everything. Repeat. People have referred to it as laziness but they are just A....
Have you thought of seeking some professional help for the depression
@@DouglasBloch yes I have. To others depression doesn't exist because they don't understand it.
I just feel very guilty for various reasons even that's not my fault,,, feel low,, so much agitation,,, sadness,, hypersomnia,, sometimes lost in my own,, wanted to be alone all the time,,, with no friends at all,,, sooo much mood swings,, and very less interest in every thing.
I don't know what is it. I just want to tell someone everything but don't want to really.
I feel soo much suffocated 😫
And most importantly cry for no reason very frequently 😓😓😓😓
Given the difficulty you are
having, I would highly suggest that you see a counselor or therapist. It may feel like a stretch but once you do it I think you'll feel good.
@@DouglasBloch Thnk u for the reply
I made a foolish mistake, I lost my job, it was my life. For 1 month. I stressed so bad, trying to prevent the loss.! My job was more than just a job. It was my life. @ 62.! It has destroyed me.
It's been 7 months, 24/7
My answers are YES to all 9,( 10, yes. 11- 7 months)
Insomnia is dreadful
3 to 4 days straight a week, i don't sleep at all. 1-2 hrs sometimes. Everything is declining. I have no interest in anything at all. Im like mentally paralyzed. Im afraid of medications, i don't want to see a Psychiatrist. Im afraid.
The ease of troubled minds.
You know your life is good when you have 7 of the 9 symptoms mentioned in a video about depression :D
I ticked every single box on that list and wasn't even aware I was depressed...what does that mean?
I'm not sure, except to say that you probably had depression without knowing the diagnosis. I had this experience until I was 47.
I’m actually not depressed, that is good. Though I have lost so much weight from the past three months. And stopped getting good grades. I also barely sleep. I just can’t go to sleep. I went to a therapist and it turns out I have a high level of anxiety. Anyone with me?
Yes, anxiety can interfere with sleep. I hope you’re getting it treated
I think I have depression. But if I tell my mom she will take me to counselling. That would be a good thing, but I don't want to be a burden to my mom. She's always so busy and I don't want me to add on to her stress.
I don’t think you would be a burden. Since she is your mother, she would be happy to help you out. If you hide your depression, that is being a burden because you’re not giving your mom the opportunity to help you when you’re suffering.
@@DouglasBloch Thank you. I will try talking to her.
do you think fixing my insomnia problem first would help me get one step towards ending my depression?
Starts 2:03 Good info..
I think I have depression and I thought that for a pretty long time but I don’t want to tell my parents or anyone.
It is important to tell someone so that you can get the help you need.
I've been diagnosed major depressive, I have been outbof meds, not sure if it's normal to want to stop andntge continue again when everything is in shambles, my trigger is my highly stressful job, the people, the amount of hours that they demand which throws me off, after I had my second child I have not been able to shake this he's 2 now , but I've been depressed since young I will say when I was about 8 and worse at 16 through 27 now im 32 l, I never really looked for help until recently cause I have children, suicidal ideations everyday , attempted while I was younger nobody ever knew just a horrible disease
Thanks for your comment. I encourage you to continue to look for help and to reach out for support. That's how you will get through this.
Felt most of these symptoms for the last 3 years
I have definitely 7 symptoms. And I don't know what to do. I'm 18. I've felt depressed for at least 1 year. My parents doesn't believe me. They think that this is kind of "rebel behavior". But I know it's necessary help. My question is how can I insist them to receive treatment? What can say them?
Keep telling them that this is serious. Can you talk to your school counselor? Perhaps one of your friends can talk with them or the parent of a friend
I knew there was something wrong with me.. didn't know it was depression. Now I know😧
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes...
4. Yes
5. Maybe?
6. Definently.
7. Yes 😐
8. Yes....
9. Um thoughts..
Help
I dunno what to do..
Im 14 years old tho...
See if you can talk to a school counselor or a child/adolescent psychologist or therapist. these people specialize in working with young people.
@@DouglasBloch Thank you for the reply but im not sure how..
I lose appetite alot to the point I become weak. That is really, really bad. I really do have depression. I have said yes to all these symptoms. I have no frieands anymore. I dont enjoy having frieands anymore. But I dont wanna kill myself because it's scary for me, and those who would see me to commit suicide. I'm just stuck in this circle were I'm going no where.
Have you reached out for professional health. Dysthymia is treatable. One of the main tools I use is intense exercise. Have you tried that?
@@DouglasBloch yea I think that would be helpful. I did went on medication. It helped. But I gave up on it because it made me hyper. I don't know. Maybe I should go back on it. Or I will try exercise instead.
I answered yes to everything except for the suicide question which I don’t allow myself to think about and wouldn’t act on because I have a small child whom I love more than anything. She’s the reason I breathe.
I was diagnosed with postpartum depression/ anxiety 18 months ago but still have not found a therapist that will take my insurance.
My GP prescribed Zoloft 18 months ago and it’s only slightly helping. It’s too low of a dose 25mg/ day.
I’m glad you are staying alive for your child. Can you ask your doctor to increase the dose of Zoloft
Douglas Bloch yes. Hopefully a higher dose will help.
I’m seeing my dr tomorrow.
She has been authorizing refills for Zoloft for over a year but denied it last month then didn’t have an available appointment for 29 days & wouldn’t allow an emergency refill! Highly irresponsible, in my opinion. I’ve been off my meds for a freaking month. Just ranting. Sorry.
Ive been feeling this for 2 months now. Yet no one notices and only said it was hormonal imbalance.
I just feel trapped in my mind, I feel stuck, it’s like I know I can but I just won’t🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
There is a way to get free, with cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, medication, etc. are you working with a therapist and/or a prescriber
i said no to only one question but nothing is completely wrong in my life for me to feel this way. what’s wrong with me?
Even though the outside can be OK if someone has brain circuits that are not firing properly, there can be depression. You should go to middle health professional and get it checked out
Symptoms: 1234789
2 weeks: not yet
Interfere: yes
I know I could just edit, but I don’t want to get rid of the heart so... does this mean I have depression or am I just incredibly sad? This kind of confused me.
It’s too much work to even go grab a pen and paper
This is too scary to say that i said Yes to all of the 9 questions!!I think about suiside every now & then!!Help me please....
Try to find a good counselor where you live and a good doctor to prescribe meds
I have the symptoms in some days... Sometimes whole week. I also sometimes have suicidal thoughts or at least feeling that I am better off. But most days I am alright. You know... Diagnosing depression is disappointing.
I have 4 to 5 yes to the symptoms...but that 4 to 5, is not occurring every day. And if I feel so down... I still find reasons on why I am feeling that way. So I watch youtube or research, but all of these are so confusing. I think I have High functioning depression. I am also anxious as it is part of being me. i also have too little close relationship. i can't trust people that much. But it feels like I am everything I see in the net. So frustrating.
You probably have dysthymia, which is chronic low grade depression. It allows you to keep functioning but still keeps you in the grey zone. Here is a video I made on dysthymia, which I think you will appreciate. To get the most accurate diagnosis, consult a mental health professional.
ruclips.net/video/CwgwU5jhKzQ/видео.html
I have been diagnosed with major depression and anxiety. spent about a week and a half in the hospital because it led to suicidal attemps. I am now taking medication, but it does not seem to help at all. I just have no care to do anything anymore, nothing seems to help... now my best friend is in the hospital and it is all my fault.....
I need help I know that, but I do not want to return to a hospital in order to get it. What should I do?
I am going to bed now, but will answer your question in the morning. Do you have a therapist that you are seeing?
Douglas Bloch
I am going to see a psychiatrist this week. But they only prescribe more meds.