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Depression. It's a silent killer.

Depression comes in many forms. It can be ongoing and appear at any time, resurfacing whenever it chooses. I have depression myself, and it's a pain in the ass. Whether it's daily struggles with work, home life, relationships, anything - it can happen in any form!
Mental health is something people aren't comfortable with because they have no idea how to navigate the subject. All it takes is listening, compassion, and wanting to be there for that person.
 
Its frustrating when your with someone who is depressed. You try so hard to try and help them.
A friend of mine was going through a battle with this. He wouldn't answer the door or phone he would lose touch with people and I always thought he killed himself. Then he would just pop up somewhere. I always went out of my way to socialize with him. It was like talking to a wall. The only thing that kept me hopeful was that he always thanked me when he left and I was one of the few people he would say goodbye too.
To this day I always wonder about him and he would text me out of the blue. I think he is doing better now. Hard to tell since we moved apart.
Now you can get pissed at me. I feel depression is over diagnosed. I'm not talking about my friend just generally speaking.
 
lifeis2short2b said:
Now you can get pissed at me. I feel depression is over diagnosed. I'm not talking about my friend just generally speaking.
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I don’t think it’s over-diagnosed, I think it’s under and improperly diagnosed. And I think the heart of depression is that humans aren’t living the way evolution designed us to.

We’re aren’t made for big cities and thousands -let alone millions- of people.
We’re aren’t made for prolonged solitude.
We aren’t made to work non-stop, but we need purposeful action every damn day.
We aren’t made to blindly accept casual abuse or indifference.
We need community connection like we need air, by design.

Humans are full of so many contradictions and this civilization has made its priorities about money and perceived security. Depression is not only about chemical imbalance- acknowledging the true nature of the society I was raised in was huge in helping me gain perspective and heal.
 
RemoteShadeofGreen said:
I don’t think it’s over-diagnosed, I think it’s under and improperly diagnosed. And I think the heart of depression is that humans aren’t living the way evolution designed us to.

We’re aren’t made for big cities and thousands -let alone millions- of people.
We’re aren’t made for prolonged solitude.
We aren’t made to work non-stop, but we need purposeful action every damn day.
We aren’t made to blindly accept casual abuse or indifference.
We need community connection like we need air, by design.

Humans are full of so many contradictions and this civilization has made its priorities about money and perceived security. Depression is not only about chemical imbalance- acknowledging the true nature of the society I was raised in was huge in helping me gain perspective and heal.
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Well that's one possible theory. I can honestly say that neither one of us are properly educated or have enough experience in this.
We can both agree that it's misdiagnosed and I/we wish those with depression the best of luck dealing with it.
 
Morning. Nearly all packed for my trip on Friday. I’m anxious to get going, you think?

Have the best day you can.
Be safe out there.
Love you.
 
RemoteShadeofGreen said:
I don’t think it’s over-diagnosed, I think it’s under and improperly diagnosed. And I think the heart of depression is that humans aren’t living the way evolution designed us to.

We’re aren’t made for big cities and thousands -let alone millions- of people.
We’re aren’t made for prolonged solitude.
We aren’t made to work non-stop, but we need purposeful action every damn day.
We aren’t made to blindly accept casual abuse or indifference.
We need community connection like we need air, by design.

Humans are full of so many contradictions and this civilization has made its priorities about money and perceived security. Depression is not only about chemical imbalance- acknowledging the true nature of the society I was raised in was huge in helping me gain perspective and heal.
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This makes sense!

Thank you.
 
lifeis2short2b said:
Its frustrating when your with someone who is depressed. You try so hard to try and help them.
A friend of mine was going through a battle with this. He wouldn't answer the door or phone he would lose touch with people and I always thought he killed himself. Then he would just pop up somewhere. I always went out of my way to socialize with him. It was like talking to a wall. The only thing that kept me hopeful was that he always thanked me when he left and I was one of the few people he would say goodbye too.
To this day I always wonder about him and he would text me out of the blue. I think he is doing better now. Hard to tell since we moved apart.
Now you can get pissed at me. I feel depression is over diagnosed. I'm not talking about my friend just generally speaking.
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I think everyone suffers a bit of depression from time to time. Some more than others, some long than others.
 
RemoteShadeofGreen said:
I don’t think it’s over-diagnosed, I think it’s under and improperly diagnosed. And I think the heart of depression is that humans aren’t living the way evolution designed us to.

We’re aren’t made for prolonged solitude.
We aren’t made to work non-stop, but we need purposeful action every damn day.
We need community connection like we need air, by design.

Humans are full of so many contradictions and this civilization has made its priorities about money and perceived security. Depression is not only about chemical imbalance- acknowledging the true nature of the society I was raised in was huge in helping me gain perspective and heal.
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Environment is a huge trigger of depression. I picked 3 of the points that you hit upon that resonate with where I am at now.

I'm 56 years old, been divorced for 13 years and really have not had any success with dating. Essentially I have been single for the past 13 years after being with my wife for a total of 15 years. I was getting out through meetup groups. Unfortunately COVID ended all of my groups. I retired from my job to go back to college. COVID shut down in-person classes for 2 years at the college I attend. Right now classes are back to classroom delivery.

This summer I have a math class on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. I can get tutoring Monday through Friday. The days I go for tutoring, I feel a lot better because I have interaction. If I don't go for tutoring on Thursday and Friday, I end up not seeing people for 4 days, and I really feel that feeling of depression overcome me.

Your second point I would like to focus on "purposeful action." You nailed it. Prolonged time without purpose is also a depression trigger.

Community connection is big. I'm not a religious person, but I do see where church really helps a lot of people by creating a sense of community. "Finding your tribe" is important to relieving the feeling of isolation and creating healthy people. Please don't slag me for bringing politics into this, but I feel like that has been a thing that has spurred Trumpism. We've lost our sense of community and a segment of people have found that sense through going to MAGA rallies and finding a tribe.

Unfortunately, I've had a lot of solitude this summer when not in class. I start up my internship in the fall, which I feel will go a long way to getting me in a good place.
 
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