Depression? Viewed as an outcast?

[bruza888]

Just wondering if anyone feel's any depression? or maybe has had something bad happen in life, which has lead to peers or outsiders to "shun" you from normality in a way? I personally used to feel this, but as day's roll on i am realizing i am destined for something great in life, we don't need to be in a group of friends to be somebody, Individuality is what makes us.

 

[Try and run]

Nope, I'm in a great place in my life. Never been shunned, either.

 

People who don't understand depression tend to "shun" those who claim to have it, I know I used to be like that, I thought why can't they just snap out of it? Why can't they just make themselves happy? But after going through anxiety I know exactly how they feel and I'll never think the same about people with depression even though A LOT of people out there tend to fake it for "attention."

 

There's a certain stigma that goes along with any mental illnesses/depression which is unfortunate for those who are afflicted, with it as if anything, it just makes them feel worse.

In my youth I felt a bit dark at times but I was merely trying to see my place in the vast world and it passed not long after.

In the grand scheme of things however I feel people get shunned too easily. If you have ever wanted to express an opinion that is not of your peers then that automatically shuns you, which I think is stupid. I think it's due to this that we aren't more technologically advanced today than we ought to be (burning of witches/scientists, etc)

 

even though A LOT of people out there tend to fake it for "attention."

But then again, you have to be in a bad place to want attention like that. So I wouldn't disregard those who aren't actually depressed either.

It's a weird thing, one of my favourite quotes is:

"Why is it that when an organ or a bone is broken, we get sympathy but when our brain is broken we are looked down upon?"​

I could go in all day, but usually the ones who put you down are the ones who have the biggest insecurities.

 

[Lame]

I have high anxiety and i gi through long periods of depression. Its weird ill he fine and happy for weeks at a time. Then out of the blue ill go for months just feeling sad and lonely. I ride through it as best as i can. Some days ill just sleep all day and just feel miserable about myself. I always end up getting past it somehow or another. Its not as simple as "just snapping out of it" or "stop feeling sorry for yourself". I try to live by the quote in my sig. Everytime i read it i feel like i can move forward and tomorrow will be better than the last.

 

[Weaboo]

I have a friend who "used" to be depressed and suicidal for months when his girlfriend left him. At first I used to pity him and tried to be by his side, but he kept on being depressed and would only talk about her. Like, each and every day, and I would sometimes start to try to avoid talking to him and leave him alone, so that I don't get that "depression disease" too. But then, I started being mean to him 'cause it was so irritating me, he wouldn't move on. We fought, stopped talking for months and now we're alright.

 

[flavababy]

everyone's different some people have less struggle going through hard times , some people have more , some situations wouldn't really effect someone ... vise versa etc etc , you get the point , for some people they will feel their pain in silence , for some they wont stop talking about it and almost be annoying yeah ... but in the end we're almost all the same even tho we're all different , we'll probably all come to a day where we'll feel a little bit depressed ... which i think is part of your choice , you choose to be happy or you choose to be unhappy , yes sometimes life give you hard times , its your choice to take it like a bad thing or another experience , doesnt remove the pain it can makes you feel but it should help you moving forward , everything takes time , for some its more than others , the way you've lived being a kid has alot to do too .. for exemple i never really had my dad , so i learned since im young to not care too much about people since i couldnt even reliate on my dad , which helped me alot when i lost girlfriends i used to love because i already knew how to face it ... didnt help me alot too because they didnt feel really loved even tho i did love them alot .. which would be the thing hurting me .. the fact that they didnt felt loved even tho it was the case , the fact of loosing my girlfriend didnt hurt because life goes on , you meet new people everyday and you know when you start a relationship that it wont last forever , but i felt bad / sad after my relationships because they didnt feel loved which made me feel some kind of depression for the first time of my life and i understood how everyone felt and gave me another point of view of this situation , but for some , you get everything easy being a kid so when you're older and its time to face a situation that you havent ever faced being younger i think with all emotions evolved and maturity that you now have its harder to go through . /// The bad thing about having alot of friends too if that you dont know whos there for you or whos there for what you can bring , be careful to who you choose as friends , i learned with time that its better to have 2-3 friends than have 50 that you can't realiate on , like you said Individuality is what makes us , stand to your points of views dont let nobody change you for popularity/whatever sorry for the book guys and for my bad english , french canadian right here , liked the subject thought id practice more my english while trying to help

 

[bruza888]

Hey Flavababy nice reply man it's a good subject for everybody to touch on i feel better to talk than to keep emotions inside.