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How long does 'Depression' last for??
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I apologise in advance if this has been done.
When I was a few years younger I suffered from depression. When I say that I was never on any tablets, though seen my Doc regularly and always refused to take them coz maybe you could say I was too proud to show my weakness. I mean I was soo bad, I wouldn't even leave my house for months.
Anyways over the last year or so I really do believe I've broken free from it. It's just dawned on me this has been the happiest I've ever been. Nothing spectacular has happened to me to make me this way. I just found I have started to appreciate the little things that has got me through my past and I'm always grateful for what I have now.
What I'm slowly trying to get to is that see when someone becomes an alcoholic and then doesn't drink for soo many years - people still say 'You will always be an alcoholic'' Is that the same for someone that suffers from depression -
Just something I was curious over --
When I was a few years younger I suffered from depression. When I say that I was never on any tablets, though seen my Doc regularly and always refused to take them coz maybe you could say I was too proud to show my weakness. I mean I was soo bad, I wouldn't even leave my house for months.
Anyways over the last year or so I really do believe I've broken free from it. It's just dawned on me this has been the happiest I've ever been. Nothing spectacular has happened to me to make me this way. I just found I have started to appreciate the little things that has got me through my past and I'm always grateful for what I have now.
What I'm slowly trying to get to is that see when someone becomes an alcoholic and then doesn't drink for soo many years - people still say 'You will always be an alcoholic'' Is that the same for someone that suffers from depression -
Just something I was curious over --
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Every time you feel sad or stressed, there will always be a nagging fear that it is about to start again. It won;t, but it's the fear of it coming back that takles the time to get over.
Yep, thats right.
So it is possible it can strike back?!
But the question you asked proves my point- you worry about falling back every time life is hard.
Don't know if that helps in anyway but that's my experience.
Yeah coz it has made you feel stronger known you can rise above it. Done it before, you can do it again. I see what you mean. I think I'm like that
The answer to this question really depends on what type of depression it is. If it is clinical depression it could well come back, as it's usually an imbalance of chemicals in the brain that causes it. If, like me it is situation based, then it's possible it will come back, but nowhere near as likely. If something major happens you may find you get depressed, but it probably won't last. I'm going by personal experience here by the way, as sometimes when something really shit happens I will feel depressed for a few days but I'm so used to it now I can pull myself out of it. Hope this has been informative.
I managed to break free from it on my own too and I'm fine now, really happy and enjoying my life again.
However I think that it is possible to relapse (if that's the right word) into it again if things start going badly for you. Although if you pulled yourself out of it once you could do it again if you were in the same situation.
I don't think it's likely to creep up on you for no reason so I doubt it's anything to worry about
definately :yes:
i am the same and it scares me shitless tbh as whenever i feel low for whatever reason i am scared that it is all coming back and stuff.
I suppose in a way, I'm sort of like that - but don't feel I'm not at any risk to fall back into that pattern...
When I have my days were I feel a little depressed, I still feel I have a little courage in me, where I know I'll get over it . I just keep telling myself, if I was able to recover from before were it was really bad - then the problems I have these days are nothing to what I use to have to face.
If that makes sense
that makes sense, it really does. and i think that it is great that you do have the courage and stuff to just say "yes, this is just a bad day, it is not me reverting back into old habits.
i wish i was like that
Awww... thanx - Glad someone made sense of that... hehe
I think that's what helped me get through it. Without this sounding a litttle cheesy
....I just started learning to appreciate the little things in life - when you realise how lucky you are, you start to appreciate what you have already rather than looking on what you don't have, and what you should have, etc. And I just got stronger from there.
Ok, I'm only up so if I seem to be talking in riddles or going round in circles.... hmmmm sorry hehe
Every crap day sounds a little warning bell, when it is natural to be unhappy sometimes. Unhappiness triggers a fear of "slipping back", even though you aren't.
i used to say it was something you could never escape from, but now i think that was me giving myself an excuse in case i ever wanted to give up on myself again. it's very easy to say it's an illness, and that you 'can't help it', but i really think that's a cop out. (and before you all start, yes i do understand, i've had depression longer than some of you have been alive). but it's an illness, not a life sentence, and the sooner you realise that, the easier it'll be.
let's use diabetes as an analogy: very serious illness, life threatening at times and usually incurable. you won't ever be better, but you can change your habits, and your attitude. you learn to manage it. you get on with your life. or you waste away. the choice is yours. but i recommend the first option.