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#1
May 25, 2016, 03:00 PM
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What is worse with Depression? Not knowing what's wrong or being unable to change it?
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 Aussie sheepdaze, Fizzyo, Skeezyks
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May 25, 2016, 03:08 PM
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Hi JustAFriend - I think they are equally frustrating. In my case I think I know that my depression stems from the fact that I had an emotionally (sometimes physically when disciplining us) abusive father, a mentally ill mother and was the target of bullies in school. Like termites eating away at a structure, I had thousands of negative experiences that left me a prime candidate for this awful chronic depression. There was no single event, it was the accumulation of so many negative experiences that did the psychological damage. So I believe I know the source of my depression. Thing is, I haven't a clue how to undo the damage, which frustrates me to no end...
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| Aussie sheepdaze, Fizzyo
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May 30, 2016, 03:19 PM
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May 30, 2016, 10:34 PM
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I think they can both be equally frustrating, like DayAtATime1 stated. My T has always told me that there doesn't have to be a reason to be depressed, sometimes, you just are; and I was able to find some comfort in that after a while. Whether it's genetics or trauma or whatever else it may be. I focused a long time on why I was depressed because I thought if I knew why, I could fix it (I'm sure there are many who feel the same).
For me, trying to change has been by far the most frustrating. I've tried small things to try and change, and nothing has really happened so far. My T thinks it just because I haven't given myself enough time to let these processes work. Right now, It's just a struggle at this point because I have no one to blame but myself for the state I'm in. |
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May 30, 2016, 10:44 PM
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Honestly I think it would be worse to not know what's going on. I have such severe depression that if I was just living like this and didn't know that I had a clinical disorder, I might actually have to
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May 31, 2016, 12:01 AM
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To me, being unable to change it
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May 31, 2016, 12:24 AM
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To me, unable to change it cause it really is terrible being powerless.
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