Topic: Depression.. the disease of our times? (Read 375 times)

The excitement of Covid can bring people out of depression. For once they have something real to talk about.

I think a lot of people who say that they are so depressed use the word depressed just as another word for sad. I guess it can be often perceived as a synonym of the word even though in reality it's not. But as with we say "omg I love your sweater" doesn't in fact really mean that we have feelings for the clothing piece. So in a way it's just the way we speak and throwing it out there that "God, I hate taking the bus to work, it really makes me depressed."

However, I also believe that first of all, probably the number of cases of depression has increased and a lot of it has to do for example with social media and how this is affecting people's everyday lives, how this creates the perfect ground for people to compare themselves to others and feel they're maybe not as good as other people are. All of this can make people feel insecure, alone and often lead to depression.

Secondly, I feel like all of these mental health topics have been very widely discussed recently, so of course, one thing is that people are more confident talking about their problems than they might have been before as they know they are not alone in this. Yet with the possibility to Google your symptoms and diagnose yourself with it can definitely lead to people deciding that yep, I'm in depression, even if in fact, they cannot even comprehend what it actually really is.

And then there are people who are sadly trying to take advantage of having some sort of a mental health problem as this might give people, for instance, students in some countries and universities might have some quite nice benefits that not stop with getting extension on their essays or more time to do their exam, but often also the access to new tech like laptops, printers etc that should help them to study better.

Although, I hope that we all can take a moment and think about our own attitudes when someone really says that they feel depressed, because what if it is really the case and it wasn't that easy for this person to open up? Our attitude could have a lot to do with what course their battle with themselves might take.

I think it is not the disease of our time. It is just what most of the people think even though they are not really suffering from depression. My psychology teacher told us that our mind is so powerful that it whatever your mind believed, your body will achieve. This means that people in this time often misdiagnosed theirselves on the symptoms of this disease. It is not really recommended to just look and diagnosed yourself among symtoms, it is still best to go to a practitioner as if your mind set those symptoms it might really lead to what the symptom is.

You are absolutely right. I see it that way too and have a mutual feeling about the punch because they wont even try to understand what you are trying to explain.

In my opinion depression is the excuse of the weak for not standing up. To stay down.

I think what most young people thinks is depression is just loneliness and pain at a moment, well depression grows with time and eat it victims from the inside, depression is highly deadly even more deadly then cancer. But depression can still be overcome with hard work and lots of mental exercise.

Depression is no joke at all. It is a serious mental health issue that people of large number are experiencing. Some of them were clinically diagnosed while some of them weren't aware whether they are undergoing to a depression or not. Depression is way way beyond just sadness, it is more of emptiness. And at this point of time, many people were experiencing this as compared to the previous years. However, I do not think that depression is a matter of trend well in fact, what's on trend may be the cause of their depression. I think depression is becoming the disease of today because of the vague effect of social media to our lives. Thus, attracring more possible conflict to the point that it is hard to resolve.

Everything happens for a reason and whenever you go against nature you get fucked over in the end. Most people are not eating the right food, getting enough sleep getting enough exercise, spending time outdoors, or spending time with family because they are prioritizing the wrong things.

This is a recipe for sadness!

People are stressed out trying to keep up with the Joneses to feel important and "successful." Obsessed over buying objects and often going into debt to pay for them. 

The only thing that will make you happy is to be happy with what you already have and do what you really want to do.

My depression was caused by the death of my brother and took me by surprise. At that time I was the parent of young children and needed to be available to my family. Drug and talk therapy combined to bring me back.

Its a disease to many people nowadays because of problems that they cannot resolve , they feel depress about it and not only having a big problems why depression occurs to people , there is the heartache , failures , and overthinking to something nor someone. Depression nowadays leads to death of a person who us feeling it , and the only resolve for them is to kill themselves by means of suicidal.

I think that in many situations we are not dealing with real depression. But people tend to exaggerate their troubles and failures. It may seem to you that a person is worried about trifles, but for him it may be more serious. And this is a normal situation. In this case, it is better to simply leave the person to deal with his problem on his own or give time to overcome it.
But as for depression, this is completely different. This is a serious illness that a person usually cannot cope with on their own. In this case, it is necessary to contact a psychotherapist, so that the situation is not out of control.
Therefore, it is necessary to separate the usual experiences, which are the norm, and depression, which is a disease. In any case, it is necessary to be tolerant and with understanding to the feelings and mental state of other people. If you can help with something, help. If not, pass by without reproach.

J.K. Rowling was asked about the Dementors in the Harry Potter books who suck all the joy out of life.

–J.K. Rowling, June 2000 & March 2001

We could all use a patronus charm (which comes from our happiest memories).

One has to remember all things pass, and whatever you are feeling will pass. You must control your emotions or be controlled by them. Looking at them clinically, detached, in the abstract, can help, both with feeling them and feeling distinct from them.

great post. there is really not enough discussion of depression in general and many people feel ashamed or embarrassed about it in the first place. the realization that one gets an infinite number of do-overs (for most things, anyway) is pretty powerful.

Social media is often the cause of a great part of depression, it makes you focus more on others than on yourself, a non stop comparison of you vs others, trying to fit in. Reduce the time spent on social media and you will start focusing on yourself, on the tasks you like doing on the things you gotta do to feel accomplished and so on.

Pets, pets, pets. I can't recommend them enough for depression, at least from personal experience. They don't help you reframe your life - they're not a cure - but they are comforting, and at the worst of times, that's vital.

Depression is a terminal illness and must be treated quickly. This disease is usually accompanied by a collapse of personality. The probability of suicide in patients is very high, and people should pay attention to such mental illness. Special gamblers are the most vulnerable to depression.

The realisation that despite great privilege and work ethic, no matter how high you climb, no matter how many throats you stomp on, you will never overcome alienation to reach happiness.  
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609238/

I do believe most people are depressed, I would be depressed too if I was as stupid as them

Damned depression. It always gets me, it's so hard to overcome. I hate this feeling! I don't even think my loved ones "love me". It just gets worst time to time.

You obviously don't understand depression. More than sadness, it's tiredness that wears you out. Lack of energy and will and motivation and self-discipline. You suggest setting goals, taking on responsibilities, writting, exercising, socializing? *Doing* so much stuff when you literally use the 100% of your energy to just get up in the morning? I doubt that you have ever felt depressed - even for a couple of hours.

Wanna overcome your depression? Look at it as a friend. Try to make friends with it. Immerse yourself in it. Play with it. After a while, it will become so familiar to you that it won't bother you anymore.

Also, get off as many medical drugs as you can. Medical drugs tend to make it stronger in the long run, even if they seem to reduce it at first.

I hear more and more young people around me that they feel depressed, alone and lonely.. I am not sure if they totally understand what depression is and how does that feel.
Sometimes I want to punch them in the face when i hear them like: "omg, he broke up with me after one month, i am sooo depressed!". Seriously now, it's been one month!
Anyway, i think young people nowadays really like to play the victim and look powerless in front of the society so they can victimize themselves and then people to emphasize with them and feel pity for them.
I am just sick of hearing people: I am so depressed. They have no idea how depression eats you alive from the inside..

Am I right? Do you see it my way?