iJack
January 28th, 2009, 11:40 AM
Basic depressive symptoms
Frequent sadness, tearfulness, crying
Hopelessness
Decreased interest in activities; or inability to enjoy previously favorite activities
Persistent boredom; low energy
Social isolation, poor communication
Low self esteem and guilt
Increased irritability, anger, or hostility
Difficulty with relationships
Frequent complaints about physical illnesses such as headaches and stomachaches
Frequent absences from school or poor performance in school
Poor concentration
A major change in eating and/or sleeping patterns
Talk of or effort to run away from home
Thoughts or expressions of suicide or self-destructive behavior
I have some, if not all, of those symptoms.
I read the whole sticky, except the part on antidepressants, and i have deduced that i either have:
Atypical depression
Atypical depression is somewhat like Major depression, with the exception that at certain moments you are able to feel happy.
You feel that your happiness revolves around outside influences including, compliments, success at work or school, and other general positive events but you go back into the depressive state when things are not going so well.
You are extremely sensitive to rejection, failure or and type of judgment.
When you are in your happy state, you are able to feel pleasure again, life seems good, and you enjoy simple things like the taste of food again.
Since you have felt this depression, you have gained weight, and seem to be overeating to the point of gaining 10 or more pounds.
You are also over sleeping 10 or more hours a day (or 2 more hourse then you regularly would sleep without depression)you seem to always be late for appointments and other events because of not being able to get our of bed.
You feel a leaden (Heavy) like feeling in your arms and legs.
This is what it is typically like with Atypical depression, but since we are all unique we may have 1 or more different types of depression or even combinations.
or
Situational depression
As the name says, it usually caused by a situation that includes Life change, relationships ending, school/work, death of a friend/family/pet etc.
This type of depression has the normal characteristics of depression (Basic depressive symptoms) but is caused by a situation as stated above.
The length of the situational depression generally is determined by the crisis level of the life event (as perceived by the sufferer). For example, a teenager who fails a big exam may be depressed for a day or two. A teenager who loses a parent may be depressed for weeks, months, or years. Big losses generally cause longer periods of depression.
Most of the time situational depression catalysts (casual events) will be easy to spot a death, divorce, job loss etc, but sometimes it can be more difficult to spot for instance.
You may have been optimistic for something and it does not turn out the way you wanted/planned for it to turn out.
You may not think too much of it at first, even though it was a bummer you did not think that it would cause depression.
However, you look back and maybe examine yourself before and after the event, you realize that it is the cause of your situational depression.
So you my point is you should really take a look at certain events in your life and examine how much of an effect they actually had on you.
One of the most effective treatment options for situation depression is therapy (read below “What is therapy”).
Im not sad depressed all the time, but it seems to be cased by situations. I am happy the rest of the time, an dont notice being sad at all.
I havent gained weight. I am sleeping fine, but dot want to get up.
Frequent sadness, tearfulness, crying
Hopelessness
Decreased interest in activities; or inability to enjoy previously favorite activities
Persistent boredom; low energy
Social isolation, poor communication
Low self esteem and guilt
Increased irritability, anger, or hostility
Difficulty with relationships
Frequent complaints about physical illnesses such as headaches and stomachaches
Frequent absences from school or poor performance in school
Poor concentration
A major change in eating and/or sleeping patterns
Talk of or effort to run away from home
Thoughts or expressions of suicide or self-destructive behavior
I have some, if not all, of those symptoms.
I read the whole sticky, except the part on antidepressants, and i have deduced that i either have:
Atypical depression
Atypical depression is somewhat like Major depression, with the exception that at certain moments you are able to feel happy.
You feel that your happiness revolves around outside influences including, compliments, success at work or school, and other general positive events but you go back into the depressive state when things are not going so well.
You are extremely sensitive to rejection, failure or and type of judgment.
When you are in your happy state, you are able to feel pleasure again, life seems good, and you enjoy simple things like the taste of food again.
Since you have felt this depression, you have gained weight, and seem to be overeating to the point of gaining 10 or more pounds.
You are also over sleeping 10 or more hours a day (or 2 more hourse then you regularly would sleep without depression)you seem to always be late for appointments and other events because of not being able to get our of bed.
You feel a leaden (Heavy) like feeling in your arms and legs.
This is what it is typically like with Atypical depression, but since we are all unique we may have 1 or more different types of depression or even combinations.
or
Situational depression
As the name says, it usually caused by a situation that includes Life change, relationships ending, school/work, death of a friend/family/pet etc.
This type of depression has the normal characteristics of depression (Basic depressive symptoms) but is caused by a situation as stated above.
The length of the situational depression generally is determined by the crisis level of the life event (as perceived by the sufferer). For example, a teenager who fails a big exam may be depressed for a day or two. A teenager who loses a parent may be depressed for weeks, months, or years. Big losses generally cause longer periods of depression.
Most of the time situational depression catalysts (casual events) will be easy to spot a death, divorce, job loss etc, but sometimes it can be more difficult to spot for instance.
You may have been optimistic for something and it does not turn out the way you wanted/planned for it to turn out.
You may not think too much of it at first, even though it was a bummer you did not think that it would cause depression.
However, you look back and maybe examine yourself before and after the event, you realize that it is the cause of your situational depression.
So you my point is you should really take a look at certain events in your life and examine how much of an effect they actually had on you.
One of the most effective treatment options for situation depression is therapy (read below “What is therapy”).
Im not sad depressed all the time, but it seems to be cased by situations. I am happy the rest of the time, an dont notice being sad at all.
I havent gained weight. I am sleeping fine, but dot want to get up.