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When Did U Realize U Had Depression?
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A traumatic event led me to a doctor who diagnosed me with depression. According to him, I had actually been depressed a long time,,which I didn't realize until this event. I had that 1 horrible bout with depression, where I knew something was wrong with me,,,but didn't feel like I had any problems with it before that
Now that I'm older, I can feel the depression weigh me down, but bigger problems with it comes and goes. I'm really not even sure if I would call it depression or not. It seems… read more

posted January 7, 2017
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Yes, my Dad was in final stage of cancer, oldest son getting married out of state, youngest son and girlfriend tell us they are expecting. She moves in with us, then miscarriage. I snapped.
Now I am so sick in/ out of hospital. This was the worst. They almost lost me. I was in MICU, then the floor. Now home
My mom is 86, has dementia. My sisters and I are doing /dealing with as good ad we can. Trying to keep her home with some help.
It's going to take me longer to re-coop this time. They both still work. My family are do worried I will end up back in hospital or worse.
I don't know what to do.

posted February 18, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I realized I had depression when I was 16. I had a bad situation in which I was taking care of all four of my siblings while my Mom was caring for our Grandma. Of course they didn't listen to me, and went about their business doing whatever they wanted to do. I wasn't able to take care of them... a sixteen year old who should've been carefree and being with friends, growing in my difficult teenage years to grow up and handle life, you know? I was doing 7 people's laundry and sitting on a chair in the basement and just crying and crying. All of my friends let me go becauseI couldn't be with them, It was the summer after my sophomore year. It took a year for my parents to decide that I needed to be in a teenage mental home. Our pediatrician diagnosed me, and in I went. I got on medication and, I think I was in there for 2 weeks, what a horrible experience, then everyone avoided me like the plague because they thought I was "crazy", you know? They didn't understand my illness, I was a pariah. After that, I wasn't medicated again until I left my first husband, I was 37. I've been on medication and seeing a psychiatrist and counselor ever since. I tried to get off my medication, because my co-workers dissed me about being depressed, like it is something that you can just deal with, and, after 3 months, I crashed into a brick wall. There's medical reasons why you need to be medicated. I will never do that again, I was out of work for 2 weeks, getting lined out on my meds.

posted January 12, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I find your experience absolutely fascinating! If I practice 'Heartspace" I do gain an edge during my Melancholia 're- mission'...We must nurture ourselves as with a garden ~ so that the weeds don't take over.... When I have an episode I shut down physically & my mind mitigates problems... I won't read my mail... Socialise... get out of my Cocoon (Bed)... It's as though my body needs to Hibernate like a Brown Bear for 3-4 months... I am mentally overwhelmed, so I meditate to stop ruminating over things... and Just Hold on & ride it thru... My dog & teddy bear are my companions thru this time...When my Creativity sparks, I know I am on the up! I generally lose a lot of weight. Last time was as though I had had a mini stroke. I found reading & writing difficult ! SO I practice them both daily... Got better with these in time. Just need to treat your self as a very important Project... The critical Path is shorter then I find. :)

posted January 11, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

For me, it seems like every 7 years, multiple bad things happen in my life and I get more anxious, it's usually loved ones that are in bad medical problems, things like that. I dread these times, but with my doctor's and counselor's help I get through them.

posted January 10, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I beg to differ with that because i was born with little to no chemicals to regulate my mood and you should be around me when my moods rise and fall i will always have to take some medicine to have my moods better!

posted January 9, 2017

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