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Jun 05, 2010, 12:24 AM
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So I hate myself and have very low self-esteem, and I tend to eat and sleep too much. I don't have much energy at all. I seem to have many symptoms of depression, but I still find myself laughing alot sometimes. I don't really know for sure what this means, please help!
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Jun 05, 2010, 08:49 AM
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Hello & Welcome, Heylala!
Laughter can arise for different reasons and is not incompatible with depression. My weak understanding is that laughter frequently serves as a stress dissipater. Heylala, do you have access to health care? Situation permitting, both a full physical work up and a psychological screening could give you an idea of what you're facing.
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Jun 05, 2010, 10:56 AM
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I agree with Rohag.
What you are experiencing sounds much like what I have been going through. My first step was to get a full physical and blood work done in order to see if what I was experiencing wasn't caused by something physical, (I was sure I was suffering from menopause...some hormone issue), though not the case. All came back perfectly normal. I'm in ideal physical health (other than smoking, of course). As a result, I was diagnosed with depression and prescribed an antidepressant, (that was 4 weeks ago and I'm presently just trying to get past the side effects of the meds to know if it's helping, or not). Because I was diagnosed with depression, it directed me into seeking therapy, (which I have just begun). I strongly advise that you get a full physical and full blood count, including thyroid. And from there, with the assistance of your doctor, decide whether or not you need to seek a psychological screening. I want to include, that I know how difficult it may be for you to even find the will to care for yourself like this. You may be thinking, "What's the point? It all seems so hopeless, anyway". I used to think that way. And it took everything I had within side of me to take that very first step for a physical. Just making the call was an enormous task, (and I cancelled the appointment 3 times before I finally went). One step at a time. Tiny steps. And with those tiny steps comes GREAT rewards. It all starts with a phone call. You can PM me anytime if you need to talk. I'll be happy to help. I wish you the best.....  Shangrala 
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Jun 06, 2010, 08:23 AM
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eating too much is a form of self medication and sleeping too much is escapism.
From what you've mentioned, it does sound like you have the classical symptoms of depression.
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In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the...feeling felt as truth...that no remedy will come -- not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. . . . It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.-William Styron |
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