Mental Health Awareness Group discussion

This is gonna be a long one, so bear with me.
TW: Mentions of su1cide, d3ath, and self harm
Type #1: Major Depressive Disorder/Clinical Depression
Persistant low moods, loss of interest in things you love, and lack of motivation to do anything.
Most common type of depression.
Symptoms:
-Feeling low energy all day
-Feeling like a burden/having low self-worth
-Difficulty concentrating and making decisions
-Sleeping too much or too little
-Lost of interest or pleasure in activities
-Recurring thoughts of d3ath or su1cide
-Significan weight gain or loss
Symptoms must occur for at least 2 weeks to be diagnosed

Type #2: Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymia
Similar to MDD, but its longer lasting.
Symptoms:
-Low mood all the time
-Loss of enjoyment
-Major changes in weight or appetite
-Insomnia or excessive sleep
-Physically restless
-Fatigue or low energy
-Problems with concentration and decision making.
Symptoms must occur for at least 2 years to be diagnosed.

Type #3: Bipolar disorder
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Type #4: Seasonal Affective Disorder/SAD
Commonly known as ‘the winter blues’.
SAD is when you deal with depressive symptoms at certain times of the year. Typically in fall or winter, but can occur in spring or summer as well. Tend to sleep a lot and crave a lot of carbs.
Symptoms:
-Feeling sad, cranky, or hopeless
-Less energy
-Trouble concentrating
-Greater appetite
-Increased isolation
-Thoughts of su1cide

Type #5: Postpartum Depression
Commonly known as ‘baby blues’. Its when someone assigned female at birth gains depressive symptoms 4 weeks to 6 months after giving birth to a child.
Symptoms:
-Depressed mood or severe mood swings
-Difficulty bonding with your baby
-Withdrawing from family and friends
-Loss of appetite or eating much more than usual
-Inability to sleep or sleeping too much
-The feeling that your not a good parent
-Feelings of worthlessness, shame, guilt, or inadequacy
-Severe anxiety and panic attacks
-Thoughts of harming yourself or your baby
-Reoccurant thoughts of d3ath or su1cide

Type #6: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder/PMDD
PMMD is an unusual disorder in people assigned female at birth that begins a week before menstruation begins. Normally clears up after a few days of your menstrual cycle.
Symptoms:
-Lasting irritability or anger
-Feelings of sadness or despair
-Mood swings or crying often
-Lack of interest in daily activities or relationships
-Feeling out of control
-Cramps and other pains

Type #7: Atypical Depression
Atypical Depression is characterized by symptoms that aren’t typically seen in other forms of depression. Depressive feelings most commonly disperse when you hear good news.
Symptoms:
-Sadness or depressed moods most of the day, but improve when something positive happens
-Loss of enjoyment in once pleasurable activities
-A major change in weight or appetite
-Insomnia or excessive sleep
-Feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, or excessive guilt
-Problems with concentration and decision making

Type #8: Psychotic Depression
Psychotic Depression is a subtype of MDD that occurs when a depressive illness includes symptoms of psychosis.
Symptoms:
-Hallucinations(seeing or hearing things that are not there)
-Delusions(Having false beliefs)
-Breaks away from reality
-Agitation
-Anxiety
-Hypochondria
-Intellectual impairment
-Physical immobility
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Lets talk about what it feels like to have depression.
Depression is much more than having a bad day or an off week, its a mood disorder that causes constant feelings of sadness, disinterest, and emptiness. Because of how it effects people with it physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially, a lot of people have trouble understanding what it feels like.
#1: Waking up exhausted and drained
Have you stayed up really late and felt awful when you woke up? Imagine that, but everyday. No matter how much sleep someone with depression gets, they will likely still wake up with little to no energy. This lack of energy makes it hard to get out of bed and do normal daily activities. Think of depression as an invisible weight that brings you down everywhere you go. Its always there, making life harder, no matter what you try.
#2: Feeling as if there’s no joy in life
Have you ever had to pay attention to a class you don’t enjoy at all? Time seems to go slower and all you can do is count the minutes until its over. People with depression may feel no joy towards their life at all, making them uninterested in everything in everyday life. Everyone has a hard time concentrating on things they don’t enjoy, such as homework or chores. But what if someone doesn’t enjoy life in general? Likely they’ll become unresponsive and unfocused on the world around them.
#3: Low self esteem
Do you compare yourself to other models and celebrities on social media? People with depression tend to do the same, just on a much higher level. It goes much deeper than thinking their body isn’t picture perfect, instead it will lead them to think that they’re a failure as a person, family member, friend, and anything else they are. They may see everyone happy around them and think its their fault that they’re miserable. Of course, thats not the case, since depression is no ones fault, but just like comparing yourself to people on social media, its hard to stop thinking of yourself in a negative way.
#4: Having a complicated relationship with food
Do you ever eat because you feel sad, bored, or lonely, even though your not hungry? Much like eating to pass time, people with depression sometimes use food as a coping mechanism. They could overeat to distract themself from how they feel, or to avoid feeling numb. But also, on the other hand, someone with depression might undereat. They may become so numb that food just doesn’t seem appetizing anymore. In cases like this, it doesn’t help to say things like “You should be greatful you have food” or “You’re taking what you have for granted”. Instead, try to ask and listen to why they don’t seem to want to eat, and remember its not something that can be fixed overnight.
#5: Everything feels hopeless
Have you ever felt like nothing would ever get better? Everyone can think of a time when they felt as if nothing is going right. But, people with depression on the other hand tend to feel this way all the time. They may think that they’ll never amount to anything or they will never get over their depression. This constant feeling of hopelessness leads to constant exaustion and loss of motivation for anything.
#6: Unhealthy sleeping patterns
Ever had trouble sleeping? Maybe you were tossing and turning because you had a job interview in the morning. Many people with depression struggle with this every night. Depression is commonly linked with other struggles, such as insomnia and anxiety, both of which makes sleeping even harder. On the other hand, people with depression may also sleep too much, because they may see it as an escape from their aily struggles. Either way, an unhealthy sleeping pattern is bad for a persons mental and physical health. When you don’t sleep right, you may be more anxious, irritable, and stressed.
#7: Physical pain
Imagine the worst headache you’ve ever had. Now, imagine getting that around once every 2 weeks. While many tend to think that mental and physical health have nothing to do with each other, they actually overlap in many ways. For example, people with depression are more prone to body aches, headaches, nausea, and muscle tension. So while you may have trouble understanding how depression effects a person, you may be more understanding knowing what physical pain feels like.
Might add more, let me know what I should cover next.

I was diagnosed with depression^^
And ADHD
And ADD
ANd I have gained weight-
And the thoughts!
ANd Death imaigrey
And shaky hands!
And feeling self-hate
And just feeling as if I'm the problem! ^^

My parents make me think I have psychotic depression

No matter what I do it's always I nmy head!
And I hear voices calling my name like my parents and when I say Ma'am? or sir?
THEY SAID THEY DIDN"T CALL MY NAME
bro I'm going delulu-
and my parents are just making me think I have that- so- yeah ^^

Thank you so much for this Enoki, it's really well-done <3

Just a note to please provide TWs in comments here as well!

Hey everyone, know that if you need someone to talk to I'm here. I understand a lot of mental things and have a lot of diagnosis so.

✦No Name✦ wrote: "No matter what I do it's always I nmy head!
And I hear voices calling my name like my parents and when I say Ma'am? or sir?
THEY SAID THEY DIDN"T CALL MY NAME
bro I'm going delulu-
and my parents a..."

Well, that doesn't really mean that you have psychotic depression, that could simply be your imagination messing with you. It could be because you're paranoid that you won't hear them when they do call you, but that's not the only reason it could happen. Parents may also try and convince you something's wrong with you so much that you'll start to believe it. My step-mom made me think I had DID but my psychiatrist said that I did not, I just had other people taking space in my head by schizophrenia, not because I became those people.

⋆⭒˚.⋆Nico di Angelo⋆⭒˚.⋆ ~♡ Death Boy ♡~ wrote: "✦No Name✦ wrote: "No matter what I do it's always I nmy head!
And I hear voices calling my name like my parents and when I say Ma'am? or sir?
THEY SAID THEY DIDN"T CALL MY NAME
bro I'm going delulu..."

oh...WELL DEF they do make my paranoid...

TW
so i'm pretty sure either I have bipolar or some form of depression. I am not allowed to get diagnosed/treated for anything so idk how to tell.
I've been so suicidal the last 6 months and at this point I really don't know what do do.

Aspen~Ella wrote: "TW
so i'm pretty sure either I have bipolar or some form of depression. I am not allowed to get diagnosed/treated for anything so idk how to tell.
I've been so suicidal the last 6 months and at th..."

My pms are open if you ever need to talk :3

thanks :)

Charli!!!!!! wrote: "Aspen~Ella wrote: "TW
so i'm pretty sure either I have bipolar or some form of depression. I am not allowed to get diagnosed/treated for anything so idk how to tell.
I've been so suicidal the last..."

actually? I cant do phone lines, but if that's not what that is, can you share the names?

thank you so much

TW: depression, suicidal thoughts

idk if i have depression
some days i want to die so bad, some days im just fine, not happy not sad

i havent really been sleeping much lately (6-8 hrs) and i cant stop thinking abt killing myself.
i dont really enjoy anything anymore
and yeah..

I'm so sorry to hear that, what your going through sounds really hard. Do you know if there is anyone you can tell they may beable to get you more help?

Tw: uh sucidal thoughts
Georgie wrote: "I'm so sorry to hear that, what your going through sounds really hard. Do you know if there is anyone you can tell they may beable to get you more help?"

its not that hard im fine thx. i'll live ( i think). theres not rlly anyone

I'm allways here for you if you need anything, and if there is any way I can help I would be glad to do so

Georgie wrote: "I'm allways here for you if you need anything, and if there is any way I can help I would be glad to do so"

thanks, i'll be fine tho