I dont understand? if depression is a
chemical reaction in my brain how will
talking to someone help me? I know thats
what the pills are for but still, they say
that they will not make it better so why
take them? And if depression is so normal,
why dont any of the people i know have it,
more importantly why do they treat me so
different. not nicer, they just ignore me.
I just dont understand, and I really want
to. Can someone help me?
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WShep
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 67 Location: SoCal, USA
Posted: 10-13-07 22:09pm
Almost everything we do creates a chemical
reaction in the brain, even having a
meaningful conversation. If i work out,
theres a reaction. When I laugh, theres a
reaction etc. Depression can be a brains
inability to regulate chemicals or just a
reaction to a life that needs to be
analyzed further. I didnt spend all this
money on therapy for nothing, if it didnt
work we wouldn't recommend it. You gotta
trust us.
Some people take pills because their brain
cant regulate things normally, or they are
so depressed they need a little boost to
even face the day. Its not a solution for
everybody and is not always a long term
treatment. We dont know why you feel bad.
A doctor will help determine what is best
for you. If pills will help, they will
advise you to take them.
The brain is amazing. Its proven that
talking can help. I could write a million
pages on why. Dont believe me, look up
papers on the internet with reputable
sources and make your own conclusions.
Edit - not everyone experiences it at the
same time and young people are often very
unsympathetic. Im sure a decent amount of
the population experiences some from of
depression in their life but Im too lazy
to cite a source. There are many times it
can start, and many reasons.
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seren_
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 8
Re: I Dont Understand Posted: 10-14-07 03:41am
I agree with the person above me-
medication isn't a long-term solution.
helpless42
wrote:
And if depression is so
normal, why dont any of the people i know
have it, more importantly why do they
treat me so different. not nicer, they
just ignore me. I just dont understand,
and I really want to. Can someone help
me?
Depression is common but most people don't
talk about it. Before I was diagnosed I
had no idea how many friends and family
members had it too. People didn't talk
about depression a few decades ago because
no one really understood it, and there was
stigma attached. People don't talk about
it now because some of that stigma is
still there.
I find people treat me different because
they're afraid of upsetting me, or they
find it awkward talking to me now so they
just don't say anything.
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marvel
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Re: I Dont Understand Posted: 10-14-07 15:21pm
helpless42
wrote:
I dont understand? if
depression is a chemical reaction in my
brain how will talking to someone help me?
I know thats what the pills are for but
still, they say that they will not make it
better so why take them? And if depression
is so normal, why dont any of the people i
know have it, more importantly why do they
treat me so different. not nicer, they
just ignore me. I just dont understand,
and I really want to. Can someone help
me?
The most important thing is to not let
depression define you.
Allow it to be a part of your daily
existence... by means of dealing with it,
and confronting it, and fixing it, but
never EVER let it define what and who you
are.
A lot more people have depression than
you'd think. There is still such a stigma
attached to it, and I think this is why
people might treat you differently. They
don't know how to react to it.
I often say that I find it easier to tell
people I'm gay, than to tell them I have
depression. The two stigmas are so
different.
Chemical imbalances can be balanced, and,
as it so happened with me, talking with
people about it made it more manageable.
Someone above said that everything we do
creates a chemical reaction... many of
these reactions can help you. You just
have to find what they are. That's how I
dealt with my depression anyways.
I hope this helps. If you want to talk,
feel free to PM me! =)
