Major Depression -Evanescense

This is a video done for my psychology class. This may be educational, but I'm sure it is interesting enough. I hope you learn and enjoy.

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[RobertMOdell]

Is depression something that a doctor can diagnose?

[INYAFACE777]

@RobertMOdell

Im not too sure if it is or not. Pretty much if you are sad a majority of the time you might be depressed

[Dewitt4ever]

i had been major depressed since birth & everybody thinks i'm crazy & hearing voices & etc. the only desire is a gf

[10skullkid01]

Doc sayst I might have a major depression disorder with psychotic features. Pretty much I have visual, and auditory hallucinations which is part of psychosis oddly enough though I'm not delusional. For a while they thought it could be PTSD in rare cases there is psychosis. I have gotten used to the depression it gets that way when you deal with it for years. The anxiety is the worst part. I don't eat much, and frequently I won't eat for 2 or 3 days. I don't sleep much ether.

[10skullkid01]

@DrNjtp I just don't feel hungry, and I can get by on 3 or 4 hours of sleep a night. Dunno how my body does it. I've done some hallucinogenic mushrooms, but nothing more than an 8th, and the time in between is few, and far between. Mine is pretty much due to trauma like getting assaulted, stabbed, stuff vandalized, and my stuff getting ripped off.

[DrNjtp]

@Maehedrose Yeah, there's a great deal that isn't known, our medical understanding of depression is pretty much equivalent to our understanding of the universe, it's as the proportion of water to sand in the desert; there's so much more to learn before we will be able to treat depression effectively - isn't it something like 70% of people are unresponsive to treatment with antidepressants and of the remaining 30% most become treatment resistant?

[DrNjtp]

@10skullkid01 I get the same thing, though I believe mine is due to having done massive doses of hallucinogens and many more drugs.

Do you choose not to eat and sleep or is it a function of your depression that you can't sleep? (Insomnia).

[RobertMOdell]

@Maehedrose Open your eyes. Drugs are not always the answer to psychological difficulty. Nor is psychological difficulty always something that is self-induced. Many face psychological harm caused by real external oppressive situations they are faced with. Drugs can never be a solution for that, only a mask to take away the awareness of the oppression. The result: A person still oppressed and now drugged as well.

[Maehedrose]

@Chromekreeper "Depression" is a word commonly misunderstood and overused by people who don't suffer from it.

[Maehedrose]

@nickierainbow Hang in there, keep at it, take the drugs, see the psychologists, and hope. It is important for you to understand that it isn't your fault, you didn't bring the depression on yourself and your inability to get better isn't because you're a bad or flawed individual. There is no more shame in being depressed than getting cancer, they are equally as real and both very difficult to treat. Don't give up.

[Maehedrose]

@ftwfucktheworld1 You can't just "try to be happy" and get over depression ... it doesn't work that way - as both a psychology major and a long time sufferer of depression I can tell you quite confidently that it does not work that way.

[Maehedrose]

@DrNjtp A fine lecture that only barely touches on the larger subject of depression - there is simply no way to "explain it all", or even come close, in an hour. He is informative, and his most important message is that "depression is an illness you can't just 'get over'", but he also says some things that could be misleading about the efficacy of drugs. (or rather, doesn't say some things - not because he's trying to mislead anyone, there just isn't the time)

[Maehedrose]

@Dewitt4ever A lot of people convince themselves that a girlfriend or boyfriend will make them happy, when depressed, but the truth is what you are seeking is a validation of your worth ... and ultimately that will only come from yourself. A romantic relationship is no more a magical pill to get rid of depression than is prozac - what you need to do is speak with a psychologist, counselor, priest, whatever you have access to and try to get help. It is hard, keep fighting.

[Maehedrose]

@RobertMOdell A doctor should be capable of diagnosing depression based on your symptoms, however it is important you speak to a psychologist, as there are other possible disorders which result in depressive behavior. (just as there are medical problems which can produce depression) If you can, always talk to both a normal and psychological doctor, so you are getting a fully informed diagnosis. If a doctor believes you have depression, he can prescribe drugs to try and help.