[Apathy123]

I think I may be coming out of my depression but I'm not sure. I feel better but I'm still hopelessly unmotivated, have problems sleeping, with hygiene, tiredness, a little thought of self injury. But my mood is better.

I wish there was a blood test for depression it would cut through all of this uncertainty.

[Fuzzybear]

It would be so useful to have some sort of medical test diagnosis like a blood test for depression (not based on psychiatric diagnosis or brain scans, etc.) but something you could do at home - like a pregnancy test - and then when others don't believe what you are saying you can show them the test and prove yourself. That's what's happening to me at the moment. I feel I need to "prove" my depression to others. It is tearing me apart. I don't know how I come across during this post I'm just upset.

[Keyslost]

It would be nice to have a blood level of catecholamines and monoamines to for sure say when you crossed that threshold (or would it be csf levels instead?). Glad it sounds like you're feeling better . I believe you Newlyfe . I've found it's really hard for others to understand what it's like to feel that way unless they've been through it even then they may not. So I know that feeling.

Originally Posted by Apathy123

I think I may be coming out of my depression but I'm not sure. I feel better but I'm still hopelessly unmotivated, have problems sleeping, with hygiene, tiredness, a little thought of self injury. But my mood is better.

I wish there was a blood test for depression it would cut through all of this uncertainty.

Why don't you be the one to invent that medical test?

There's motivation right there.

StbGuy, interestingly enough I've been doing health research for the past 5 years or so, and in the future after I graduate (and before that hopefully pull my mental health back together) this is an area of research I'd be passionate in pursuing, because it's literally affected me so much. So what I mean to say, in a humbling way don't get me wrong, is that I'll try