Depression

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

I wish a lot of us could do that, Faust (look at other people's problems, and feel grateful for what you have) but when you are truly low, you become quite self centered. And if you get to the point of being suicidal, looking at flowers and bunnies isn't going to suddenly make you feel happy either. Quite the opposite in fact. Any little thing can set off a chain of thoughts that are not good, to put it lightly. Paper cut? kill yourself. Don't want to do the dishes? kill yourself. Knock over your glass over water... I think you get the idea.

Anyway for stupid/insensitive comments I've heard just about every one here:
- Just snap out of it
- I completely understand (from someone who doesn't... and I've heard this comment about CF too, when an ***** relative had a cold)
- What's the matter with you
- You just want attention
- You're addicted to drugs (lol)
- Crocodile tears

and on and on. And looking at these, I can see why you chose this as a topic, shamrock, because it just illustrates that most people have no f-ing clue about depression.

Edit: Apparently some words get censored into ****** haha. Oh well, you get the idea. "Not nice relative that I don't like very much" I guess you could say.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

I wish a lot of us could do that, Faust (look at other people's problems, and feel grateful for what you have) but when you are truly low, you become quite self centered. And if you get to the point of being suicidal, looking at flowers and bunnies isn't going to suddenly make you feel happy either. Quite the opposite in fact. Any little thing can set off a chain of thoughts that are not good, to put it lightly. Paper cut? kill yourself. Don't want to do the dishes? kill yourself. Knock over your glass over water... I think you get the idea.

Anyway for stupid/insensitive comments I've heard just about every one here:
- Just snap out of it
- I completely understand (from someone who doesn't... and I've heard this comment about CF too, when an ***** relative had a cold)
- What's the matter with you
- You just want attention
- You're addicted to drugs (lol)
- Crocodile tears

and on and on. And looking at these, I can see why you chose this as a topic, shamrock, because it just illustrates that most people have no f-ing clue about depression.

Edit: Apparently some words get censored into ****** haha. Oh well, you get the idea. "Not nice relative that I don't like very much" I guess you could say.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

I wish a lot of us could do that, Faust (look at other people's problems, and feel grateful for what you have) but when you are truly low, you become quite self centered. And if you get to the point of being suicidal, looking at flowers and bunnies isn't going to suddenly make you feel happy either. Quite the opposite in fact. Any little thing can set off a chain of thoughts that are not good, to put it lightly. Paper cut? kill yourself. Don't want to do the dishes? kill yourself. Knock over your glass over water... I think you get the idea.

Anyway for stupid/insensitive comments I've heard just about every one here:
- Just snap out of it
- I completely understand (from someone who doesn't... and I've heard this comment about CF too, when an ***** relative had a cold)
- What's the matter with you
- You just want attention
- You're addicted to drugs (lol)
- Crocodile tears

and on and on. And looking at these, I can see why you chose this as a topic, shamrock, because it just illustrates that most people have no f-ing clue about depression.

Edit: Apparently some words get censored into ****** haha. Oh well, you get the idea. "Not nice relative that I don't like very much" I guess you could say.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

I wish a lot of us could do that, Faust (look at other people's problems, and feel grateful for what you have) but when you are truly low, you become quite self centered. And if you get to the point of being suicidal, looking at flowers and bunnies isn't going to suddenly make you feel happy either. Quite the opposite in fact. Any little thing can set off a chain of thoughts that are not good, to put it lightly. Paper cut? kill yourself. Don't want to do the dishes? kill yourself. Knock over your glass over water... I think you get the idea.

Anyway for stupid/insensitive comments I've heard just about every one here:
- Just snap out of it
- I completely understand (from someone who doesn't... and I've heard this comment about CF too, when an ***** relative had a cold)
- What's the matter with you
- You just want attention
- You're addicted to drugs (lol)
- Crocodile tears

and on and on. And looking at these, I can see why you chose this as a topic, shamrock, because it just illustrates that most people have no f-ing clue about depression.

Edit: Apparently some words get censored into ****** haha. Oh well, you get the idea. "Not nice relative that I don't like very much" I guess you could say.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

I wish a lot of us could do that, Faust (look at other people's problems, and feel grateful for what you have) but when you are truly low, you become quite self centered. And if you get to the point of being suicidal, looking at flowers and bunnies isn't going to suddenly make you feel happy either. Quite the opposite in fact. Any little thing can set off a chain of thoughts that are not good, to put it lightly. Paper cut? kill yourself. Don't want to do the dishes? kill yourself. Knock over your glass over water... I think you get the idea.
 
 Anyway for stupid/insensitive comments I've heard just about every one here:
 - Just snap out of it
 - I completely understand (from someone who doesn't... and I've heard this comment about CF too, when an ***** relative had a cold)
 - What's the matter with you
 - You just want attention
 - You're addicted to drugs (lol)
 - Crocodile tears
 
 and on and on. And looking at these, I can see why you chose this as a topic, shamrock, because it just illustrates that most people have no f-ing clue about depression.
 
 Edit: Apparently some words get censored into ****** haha. Oh well, you get the idea. "Not nice relative that I don't like very much" I guess you could say.

Faust · Mar 5, 2008

Yeah, and that's all I was saying. I was just sharing what happened in my life to help me change my perspective, and I know that won't work for everyone. For people who have recurring, very severe, chronic depression, they need to see their doctor and possibly get on some meds and possibly have a long term therapist. I don't even say anything similar to what I shared with people who are in that hole.

Faust · Mar 5, 2008

Yeah, and that's all I was saying. I was just sharing what happened in my life to help me change my perspective, and I know that won't work for everyone. For people who have recurring, very severe, chronic depression, they need to see their doctor and possibly get on some meds and possibly have a long term therapist. I don't even say anything similar to what I shared with people who are in that hole.

Faust · Mar 5, 2008

Yeah, and that's all I was saying. I was just sharing what happened in my life to help me change my perspective, and I know that won't work for everyone. For people who have recurring, very severe, chronic depression, they need to see their doctor and possibly get on some meds and possibly have a long term therapist. I don't even say anything similar to what I shared with people who are in that hole.

Faust · Mar 5, 2008

Yeah, and that's all I was saying. I was just sharing what happened in my life to help me change my perspective, and I know that won't work for everyone. For people who have recurring, very severe, chronic depression, they need to see their doctor and possibly get on some meds and possibly have a long term therapist. I don't even say anything similar to what I shared with people who are in that hole.

Faust · Mar 5, 2008

Yeah, and that's all I was saying. I was just sharing what happened in my life to help me change my perspective, and I know that won't work for everyone. For people who have recurring, very severe, chronic depression, they need to see their doctor and possibly get on some meds and possibly have a long term therapist. I don't even say anything similar to what I shared with people who are in that hole.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

Hate to sidetrack too, but hope your mom is ok. :/

You are right, some people that aren't too severe CAN just 'snap out of it', but to people that can't its just like telling a person with CF to stop coughing because it's annoying.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

Hate to sidetrack too, but hope your mom is ok. :/

You are right, some people that aren't too severe CAN just 'snap out of it', but to people that can't its just like telling a person with CF to stop coughing because it's annoying.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

Hate to sidetrack too, but hope your mom is ok. :/

You are right, some people that aren't too severe CAN just 'snap out of it', but to people that can't its just like telling a person with CF to stop coughing because it's annoying.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

Hate to sidetrack too, but hope your mom is ok. :/

You are right, some people that aren't too severe CAN just 'snap out of it', but to people that can't its just like telling a person with CF to stop coughing because it's annoying.

Sevenstars · Mar 5, 2008

Hate to sidetrack too, but hope your mom is ok. :/
 
 You are right, some people that aren't too severe CAN just 'snap out of it', but to people that can't its just like telling a person with CF to stop coughing because it's annoying.

Ratatosk · Mar 5, 2008