[88Butterfly88]

Maybe trigger?:

The Most Beautifully Written Post About Depression

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/blog/2528/...out-Depression

Great analogy.

[ShadowGX]

Ugh, don't read the comments... Otherwise it's a beautiful post and one I hope I remember to reference in the future.

[AbladeintheMeadow]

Thank you for sharing that. I have saved the link. The analogy analogy is spot on. Thank you so much.

[88Butterfly88]

I didn't check the comments Shadow, sorry to hear they were triggering. People have some nerve saying anything bad about this. You're welcome Ablade.

I like that.

you know thinking about it like that never even crossed my mind

[Fuzzybear]

[eskielover]

The guy that responded with "move to Florida" in a way was right when the depression is situational like mine was. It wasn't until I got out if the environment that was actually the cause of the depression it would have only become worse rather than leaving & being able to heal.

Depression is vwry complex & sometimes we have no idea that our living environment is what is causing depression or keeping it at an elevated level. Sometimes we don't see it until we are out of it....."can't see the forest for the trees"

[ShadowGX]

Originally Posted by eskielover

The guy that responded with "move to Florida" in a way was right when the depression is situational like mine was. It wasn't until I got out if the environment that was actually the cause of the depression it would have only become worse rather than leaving & being able to heal.

For some it may be right, but for others, like me, it's an over simplification of what I feel and comes off as very insensitive. I was worse when I still lived with my parents, but despite being free from that now and being pretty settled I still struggle a lot with depression. I couldn't "just leave" either until I did, I didn't have a career to support myself on at the time. It's very frustrating when people expect you to "just get over it" and that's sort of what his comment is implying and is what most of society thinks, that if you don't have anything going on wrong in your life you should be happy and it's inexcusable if you're not.

(Not ranting at you btw just in case it comes off as that, just clarifying why that comment bothers me so much.)

[88Butterfly88]

I agree it's insensitive. True depression will follow the sufferer anywhere.

[eskielover]

That is why I SPECIFIED situational.....which at the time can be just as bad when the situation has built up over a life time though the depression for me hit 13 years before I was able to leave & yes there were some major sui attempts during that time though I had no idea the ACTUAL cause until I was finally able to leave that environment & be free from a FAR distance.

True depression will follow the sufferer anywhere.

The results of situational & non-situational depression can very well be the SAME.....the end results may be different as it doesn't seem to follow except when remains of the situation create issues until one can finally cut it off completely. Though it doesn't cause depression any longer the depression one gies through during those years IS NO DIFFERENT & is not distingushable until the situation can finally be defined (which for me was years after I keft the situation & was able to look back with a good T & define what I had been going through once I was finally out of it)

While experiencing the depression & being deep in the middle of it, it is the same experience & most times one doesn't even realize the situation that has built up that created it.

By situational I wasn't just refering to an immediate depression experienced at like the loss of a family member....I was referring to living conditions that we experience & sometimea become our norm while at the same time the stress builds to the breaking point.

[eskielover]

Not ranting at you btw just in case it comes off as that, just clarifying why that comment bothers me so much

ShadowGX, I knew you weren't This is where it is SAFE to voice how we are feeling about the different topice based on our OWN personal experiences..... I definitely agree with what yiu are saying too.

[MDDBPDPTSD]

Thank you for sharing this.

[BlueMoonBlueEarth]

Agreed, a beautiful post. Sounds like the "move to Florida" commentor thought they were being funny, but no-one's laughing.

[88Butterfly88]

Originally Posted by eskielover

That is why I SPECIFIED situational.....which at the time can be just as bad when the situation has built up over a life time though the depression for me hit 13 years before I was able to leave & yes there were some major sui attempts during that time though I had no idea the ACTUAL cause until I was finally able to leave that environment & be free from a FAR distance.

The results of situational & non-situational depression can very well be the SAME.....the end results may be different as it doesn't seem to follow except when remains of the situation create issues until one can finally cut it off completely. Though it doesn't cause depression any longer the depression one gies through during those years IS NO DIFFERENT & is not distingushable until the situation can finally be defined (which for me was years after I keft the situation & was able to look back with a good T & define what I had been going through once I was finally out of it)

While experiencing the depression & being deep in the middle of it, it is the same experience & most times one doesn't even realize the situation that has built up that created it.

By situational I wasn't just refering to an immediate depression experienced at like the loss of a family member....I was referring to living conditions that we experience & sometimea become our norm while at the same time the stress builds to the breaking point.

Sorry if i upset you.

[eskielover]

Not upset at all....just wanted tp clarify what I was talking about....