Depression...How do you know when it starts?

amyllu
amyllu Posts: 432 Member
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I mean that time when everything seems to be jogging along reasonably well despite the fact that you have suffered from deppression for years. Then suddenly you find yourself weeping profusely over something you just read or watched and realise that it has nothing to do with the real reason that the old depression has zoomed in and caught you unawares!!

That happened to me this afternoon. I have had quite a bad throat lurgy for a couple of weeks and being on a lot of meds for other things my weight has gradually crept up again. Nothing tremendously stupendous but...I did soo want to look a bit slimmer and nicer for my next Xmas cruise and here I am still stuck at this fat old me again!!
I know I'm never going to look anywhere near like a model, nor will I get a nice girlie look at my age... but flippin' heck..I have REALLY tried this year. I have done ALL I can to get this weight to shift.... :sad: All I wanted was to just feel a tad more slim and be able to move about without puffing and panting.. :sad: . or get up out of a chair reasonably easily... :sad:

But one thing I have taught myself over the years is that it ain't no good crying over it for too long.. there's lots much worse off than me... but it just seemed to pounce on me when I wasn't expecting it really.. :huh:

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  • kenazfehu
    kenazfehu Posts: 1,188 Member
    I think there are several levels of depression, from the situational and temporary to the chronic and serious depression that a lot of people need medication to overcome. Yours sounds more situational from the description.

    I've got the blues, too - cried myself to sleep and off and on all morning today. I think it's situational and the fact that I'm not using food to numb my feelings.
  • LaceyMorley
    LaceyMorley Posts: 45
    If you feel you truly are depressed go talk to someone. There are low-cost therapist available in most towns - just have to search them out.

    And to answer your question of how do you know when it starts... usually you don't know or can't really "see" how you are acting isn't normal until it gets worse or you have been suffering for a while.

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