Depression anyone?
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888Butterfly888 wrote: »Yes, I have heard burnout and depression amongst social workers is a growing problem.
It's called compassion fatigue, and it can affect anyone who works with victims of trauma:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue
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llaurenmarie wrote: »Manic Depression/Bipolar
I'm really not good at managing it yet but I find I have much less "swinging" when I try to manage sugars and/or stick to fruit only. Any sugar alcohols or substitutes are not my friends /: It sucks but I am happy to find some relief and know that it does help, even if I slip and binge=can almost positively recognize what triggered it.
Same here. Moderate sugar and, unfortunately, caffeine too. Both cause issues for me. And again, exercise really helps me moderate things.
Cheers.
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sure Ill take a scoop or two more than I already have. thanks0
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Wrong. Burnout and depression amongst social workers is a growing problem. [/quote]
Speaking as a licensed SW I will agree with this statement2 -
It comes on and off for me.. Started 18 years ago. It seems that anything can set me off and I wonder if I'm bipolar sometimes... It makes friendships really difficult because I've been so hurt before and worried that people won't like me once they get to know me... (I lost all my friends when it started). Even when I get close to someone I second guess everything.
Can anyone relate? Losing weight hasn't changed anything.
Hello
I have Depression (MDD) too. I also struggle with GAD and EDNOS.
Anti-anxiety medications and therapy have helped me a lot.0 -
LiftingLady5 wrote: »Agreed. It is an ignorant assumption that feeding soup to homeless people automatically fixes your depression if you have a medical condition. Sure it helps out mankind but it may end up destroying your soul even more if you aren't getting the medication you need.
it also makes depressed people conveniently useful to the rest of humanity :-/
i've had depressed friends and lost some of them to it. it sucks rocks when the world takes someone who's already struggling so much and chirps at them about how they should go forth and deplete themselves even more in the service of other people. altruism may be a helpful cure for self-pity, but for the real thing it is not.
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now a days i get tempted to get depressed as i fight depressing thoughts alot, but I have the tools to overcome them now. In the past, growing up, i didn't know how to cope so i tried suicide a few times & had a horrible childhood & hard teenage years & hard young marriage but gave my life to God & over the years he has taught me how & what to do & helped me overcome my "ppl pleasing" , low self esteem & stinking thinking. I think mine is situational1
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I understand about loosing everyone when the depression and bipolar behaviors began. It seemed to me then and now, being treated for MDD and Bipolar for 16 years, that just when I needed the people, they ran away.
I'm not talking fly-by-night friends. I am talking family. People that I raised, supported and were raised with. They didn't want to empathize or help. they didn't have the time or compunction. they just dumped me like a pot of hot beans.
But I am still strong. Growing more stable relationships, with people that I know to trust. They have stuck with me through the thick and thin. I got sober, sane and graduated gradschool at 51 yo. It has been a journey. I still struggle, but everyone does at some level.
Now is the time to get my physical self back. I used to be built like a rock. Now it is just rock candy. But even that is a process.
Life it a marathon, not a sprint. Given time, it will get better.
BTW: yes it is an disease. Mental illness is just like diabetes, not enough of the right chemicals where they need to be, when they need to be.
Of course there is a genetic part and an environmental We can't change whom our parents were. So, we are affected by the environment and life events that can trigger the disease. The sign of true depression is when life events improve, but you don't.
So, medication and behavioral counseling have given me a chance at a GOOD life.
I hope that I don't get stupid enough to think that I am cured. Then I would be truly *kitten*.
Best wishes everyone.
please contact me if you want a friend. I am always around here somewhere.
love,
Mark2 -
MarkofSuccess wrote: »I understand about loosing everyone when the depression and bipolar behaviors began. It seemed to me then and now, being treated for MDD and Bipolar for 16 years, that just when I needed the people, they ran away.
I'm not talking fly-by-night friends. I am talking family. People that I raised, supported and were raised with. They didn't want to empathize or help. they didn't have the time or compunction. they just dumped me like a pot of hot beans.
But I am still strong. Growing more stable relationships, with people that I know to trust. They have stuck with me through the thick and thin. I got sober, sane and graduated gradschool at 51 yo. It has been a journey. I still struggle, but everyone does at some level.
Now is the time to get my physical self back. I used to be built like a rock. Now it is just rock candy. But even that is a process.
Life it a marathon, not a sprint. Given time, it will get better.
BTW: yes it is an disease. Mental illness is just like diabetes, not enough of the right chemicals where they need to be, when they need to be.
Of course there is a genetic part and an environmental We can't change whom our parents were. So, we are affected by the environment and life events that can trigger the disease. The sign of true depression is when life events improve, but you don't.
So, medication and behavioral counseling have given me a chance at a GOOD life.
I hope that I don't get stupid enough to think that I am cured. Then I would be truly *kitten*.
Best wishes everyone.
please contact me if you want a friend. I am always around here somewhere.
love,
Mark
I always think I'm going better and bam, it starts again.
Having friends has helped for a bit, but I get disappointed when we can't hang out too now. And even when we hang out, obviously it doesn't last forever, so it's just a small relief... You go back to your life after. In a way... it was much easier for me when I didn't have friends. That's possibly the depression talking... but when you don't have any expectations, it's easier not to be disappointed.
I think it's probably always been my main issue - I rely on others too much to find my happiness. Maybe because I feel that I don't have that person who's always here for me anymore (I'm married but it hasn't been great at all in the last couple years, like we're not on the same page, and my new friendships are still new and they have their own issues too). I had that until I turned 19 and it's when everything started to go sour. It probably doesn't help that I never got any support from my parents either... I totally sympathize with that.
I guess I can never shake the feeling that people are going to get sick of me too.0 -
therapy, gym, writing in a journal, and being honest with people when I feel low tends to work for me.
As far as medications, I did not want to be on a harsh med with bad side effects which I found when I was placed on medications. I talked to my doc she said try 5 - HTP which I find at my local Hannaford in the natural place. It works for me.0 -
Anxiety disorder here. Managed with meds, but even with my meds, I still struggle.0
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I have had it. I believe my own stemmed from ptsd from going through a lot growing up. I still get flashbacks to certain points in my childhood as if it was yesterday. Also, getting pregnant and having a baby made it worse. Hormones are no joke! But, I'm coping. You can't just think of it as losing weight. It'll never work that way. Just got to create a healthier mindset for yourself.
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I have pure obbsessional or Pure O OCD. Meaning i dont really have rituals but my thoughts are obsessive. I have a few rituals like the volume on the tv and gas has to be an even number lol. i always have a somg stuck in my head (i wake up every morning repeating a verse over and over... not by choice). It triggers my axiety which makes me obsess over bad thoughts. We watched the conjuring 2 and after i was obsessing about how scary being possessed would be and i kept repeating the demon in the movies name. Its so silly and luckily the anxiety part is rare for me. It comes in waves and 100% is affected by stress. My depression kinda goes hand in hand with the other stuff. I dont take meds i just try to be healthy be positive and stay active. Which im sure everyone could agree is next to impossible when depressed. My dr told me stress, depression, anxiety, and OCD is like a wave. You gotta accept it dont try and fight it. ride the wave out and know it will pass. For me it rings true the more i fight it the worse it gets. its crazy how acceptance can be so peacefull.0
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It comes on and off for me.. Started 18 years ago. It seems that anything can set me off and I wonder if I'm bipolar sometimes... It makes friendships really difficult because I've been so hurt before and worried that people won't like me once they get to know me... (I lost all my friends when it started). Even when I get close to someone I second guess everything.
Can anyone relate? Losing weight hasn't changed anything.
Fight depression quite often. It's a lonely world0 -
It comes on and off for me.. Started 18 years ago. It seems that anything can set me off and I wonder if I'm bipolar sometimes... It makes friendships really difficult because I've been so hurt before and worried that people won't like me once they get to know me... (I lost all my friends when it started). Even when I get close to someone I second guess everything.
Can anyone relate? Losing weight hasn't changed anything.
Absolutely. Today, I'm actually feeling it pretty bad. My work-life is crazy busy (over worked, under paid - 60+ hour 7-day x week is about to start...no extra $ though because of salary) and our house is currently under construction so I can't keep everything clean and tidy. Everything is in shambles. And the gym (my "therapy") isn't helping because the weather has my body aching and I can't go as heavy as I'd like on lifts. So I just leave the gym feeling unsatisfied and not up to par. Definitely in the midst of a huge funk. Don't see myself getting it out of it anytime soon unfortunately, just trying to not take my anxiety out on those around me.0 -
I have a long history of chronic low-grade depression (dysthymia), and I have had a few episodes of major depression. I have always been a worrier--wound a little too tight, as they say--but I had never been treated for anxiety. Earlier this year my work environment became very hostile, and I was under attack. I worked in human services, BTW, and I can attest to the very high rate of depression among providers. Anyway, long story short: I lost my job. I had been there 20 years, my performance reviews were unblemished, and they fired me. My low grade depression morphed into something greater, and my anxiety was more like panic. I am taking medications, which help, but it is hard. I had an appointment yesterday, and while at a traffic light just five minutes from destination I grew anxious that I would be late---even though I had 25 minutes to spare. I need to make some phone calls--one of them simply to make a hair appointment with a new salon--and I have been unable to do so. I have felt good for a few hours after a promising job interview, but oh! how I crash when it doesn't work out!
Interestingly, I have lost weight during this period. One of my meds diminishes appetite a bit, so I took advantage of that. I also go to the gym three times a week, and that helps. Losing weight doesn't fix the depression, but it is one less thing to feel bad about.
When I have tried to explain depression to people I describe feeling low in response to an event. But when the sadness, fatigue, feelings of hopelessness, etc continue although the event is no longer present, that is depression. I am recognizing when my anxiety surges, too. I've never had it like this before. It really is a thing.
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I used to tie a lot of my self worth into how I looked and how skinny I was. I always thought I'd find friends, true love, a dream job when I lost weight and became beautiful or "worthy" of anyone's time. That didn't happen. The weight wasn't what was holding me back. It's all of my issues!!! The depression is bad, the anxiety worse but I would recommend medication. THAT at least worked on the intense anxiety. (social anxiety) I'm hoping to find a nice therapist and you should too. You don't have to deal with it alone.0
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I have depression0
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peaceout_aly wrote: »It comes on and off for me.. Started 18 years ago. It seems that anything can set me off and I wonder if I'm bipolar sometimes... It makes friendships really difficult because I've been so hurt before and worried that people won't like me once they get to know me... (I lost all my friends when it started). Even when I get close to someone I second guess everything.
Can anyone relate? Losing weight hasn't changed anything.
Absolutely. Today, I'm actually feeling it pretty bad. My work-life is crazy busy (over worked, under paid - 60+ hour 7-day x week is about to start...no extra $ though because of salary) and our house is currently under construction so I can't keep everything clean and tidy. Everything is in shambles. And the gym (my "therapy") isn't helping because the weather has my body aching and I can't go as heavy as I'd like on lifts. So I just leave the gym feeling unsatisfied and not up to par. Definitely in the midst of a huge funk. Don't see myself getting it out of it anytime soon unfortunately, just trying to not take my anxiety out on those around me.
I'm on the cusp of getting a pink slip. You're overworked, and I am taking up space in their eyes. Depression hits us on both end .
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I have...struggles. I very anxious and it kind of goes hand in hand with feeling very depressed, especially with the high stress situation I'm in right now, coupled with issues I've been having with food and relationships-I'm a bit of a mess. It's honestly been so hard for me to lose weight because of it...I'm either saying screw it and over eating, or maintaining a deficit for a short period of time but just holding on to so much water.
I'm really looking into therapy.0 -
I was diagnosed with disthymia in 2000, it comes and goes for me, Been going downward lately, getting on the scale and see my weight over 220 sets me off, I'm working on it though, 2000 cal a day and exercise. My clothes not fitting get me down too.0
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Wow, I need to proof
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Depression was the reason I gained weight. Being sick and tired of it was the reason why I lost the weight. But I'm still fighting it, it came back with a vengeance last month around the time of my birthday. I can't shake it. I don't eat much anymore, I don't sleep much anymore. I'm tired, I'm lonely, dissatisfied by everything. I really feel like a caged animal right now.0
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I have Bipolar disorder and terrible anxiety. I never know how I am going to handle social situations or being in public in general. I am medicated and I see a psychiatrist. Being Manic Depressive I spend more time in depression than mania and recognizing my behaviors has become easier for me, though in mania it tends to come too late. When I am following a structured eating plan and exercising I feel much better but if I hit a bad enough slump it will take everything I have to just get up and go to work so everything else kind of gets put on the back burner. I may KNOW its good for me and I need to but sometimes I just can't. I saw my psych last night and he says I am doing very well. Sometimes I feel that way and sometimes I don't. I wish there was a way to feel it coming on.
Someone said PMS makes it worse, this is so true. He actually said I have PMDD, so some of you might look into that. Unfortunately, that happens to be treated with a medication I already take to manage my everyday life so for me I just have to live with it.0 -
It comes on and off for me.. Started 18 years ago. It seems that anything can set me off and I wonder if I'm bipolar sometimes... It makes friendships really difficult because I've been so hurt before and worried that people won't like me once they get to know me... (I lost all my friends when it started). Even when I get close to someone I second guess everything.
Can anyone relate? Losing weight hasn't changed anything.
Fight depression quite often. It's a lonely world
This resonates with me. I've struggled internally with this since my teens, only now am i emotionally mature enough to actually speak about it. I function just fine, it's not crippling (in fact how very self aware i am of how minor in the grand scheme of mental health my condition is makes it worse..) but it's always there. Ready to pounce and make me act like a dick if I don't check myself and recognise a low before it can actually get a grip. Luckily I have a close group of understanding friends and a very supportive husband. Sending out happy thoughts to all1 -
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I'm going through it, I also have anxiety, OCD, paranoia, and I'm bipolar, it really sucks to go through it, I'm in an OCD group on Facebook that helps me when no one else understands what I'm going through0
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These weekends kill me. Too much time to think and dwell. Sometimes being at work is safer. Really tough day today unfortunately1
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Can anyone relate? Losing weight hasn't changed anything.
Yup. For me losing some weight was secondary to better eating and exercise, which both help me to have less issues with depression and control anxiety. The weight loss itself does help me feel more confident generally, but won't change depression. And even exercise and better eating only help control my bouts with it all. Nothing will rid you of it, which has been a challenge for me to except.
Agreed. Getting closer to a healthy bmi for your frame/height via eating better/sticking to a solid exercise/work-out plan HELPS keep things under control--but nothing will ever be perfect. But the reality is, the world we live in can be quite DARK at times too (as much as it is beautiful).
Consistently sticking to a healthier lifestyle (which automatically results in weight loss over time) gives me a peace of mind in a way (lowered overall anxiety)...and i just feel more positive--i'm more confident/thick-skinned which helps me deal with all the negativity i come across in a better way and focus more on the daily tasks at hand. i also notice more of a willingness to meet new people/date...depression feeds off of loneliness and really clicking with someone (beyond just friendship) can help
i do think the right med(s)--or even (short to long-term) professional counseling--can help many too, especially if they're struggling with their weight/don't have a good relationship with food, lack of motivation...0
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