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Originally Posted by Cynosure
Have you seen a MD/NP about this? What does 'emotionally depressed' feel like to you? In my understanding, some people are more melancholic and some are more flat affect. You can also be in an "agitated depression."
I think, stop worrying for now and see a doctor.
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I never hear of agitated depression but I will be sure to look it up. The little that I have noted already doesn't seem quite on it. I have not seen an MD about it because if it's 'just depression' there really isn't anything he can do - since I don't believe in taking meds. I also, don't want 'depression' in my chart so I tend to be aware of my own body but also like to handle it myself.
When I say emotionally depressed - I mean, i've had moments of feeling "empty", spending my mornings and nights crying, etc. I don't feel any of that right now honestly. I just feel like sleeping, lol.
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Originally Posted by GenCat
I think depression can change in how sever or how it comes about and how long it stays. I think you can be depressed without knowing you are because depression is all about slowness. If you know what depression feels like in your experiences and then you try and compare it to another time you were depressed, ask yourself were they the same?
I was depressed severely for 2 months, at my worst, because I couldn't get out of bed and do anything. I was STUCK. Now, I am depressed, but im not stuck, im social, working, but tired than normal and feeling alittle slow. I think one can be tired physically and depressed but not physically depressed because depression affects your brain, and maybe it is telling you your body is tired.
Has anything happened recently to make you feel different? The smallest things can trigger depression, but they have to be significant or traumatizing to you for your body to react.
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You may have a couple of points. I actually feel like when I was previously really depressed, I was actually
more active than I am now. But I was also more nervous, tearful, restless, angry, etc.
I know it all started the night of my last session before T went on a week vacation. I was physically ill (had a bug I think) but I really think I went through a literal withdrawal because that's when I began not being able to sleep. I started being able to sleep two nights before T returned and I thought that'd be it, but now I can't stop sleeping. I make myself get up when I realize it's one in the afternoon, but I feel like I could sleep for days if left alone to do so.
Mood wise, i've been okay - just a tad bit more 'to myself' than usual - and thats really why I'm not sure i'm depressed. I've had no suicidal thoughts or self injurious moments - I really just have been kind of 'losing time' being to myself and sleeping.