Anxiety..Depression...Stress

First, hi, welcome to myLot! There are plenty of people here who are “out of the closet” as far as being diagnosed with depression. It’s not a crime or a sin, and it’s definitely not a joke. I’ve had very severe bouts of it. Thank God, it’s under control now. I’m on medication (Prozac), and I pray and meditate daily. I also try to get in some walking every day. It’s eased up considerably thanks to those measures. Now I “realize,” mentally, that I’m “feeling down,” but I don’t have that awful physical pain that accompanies depression to go along with it. The holidays are the time of year when people who don’t have clinical depression can feel bad. They call it “seasonal affective disorder.” Plus, the holidays — the stress and anxiety of dealing with them — can worsen depression. If you feel worse call your doctor or psychologist. You’re not alone!

I guess we all have these in varying degrees . I often get very stressed and my BP shoots up to abnormal levels . Now I am taking medication yo keep it under control , also am.very careful with my exercise routine , which has definitely helped me ..it is difficult to pin point exactly how stress builds up . Basically it is because of many different factors from what I feel..

People have depressions sometimes that are work related, relationship problems or just when we get "life sucks" moods. Not to belittle your problem because it is very real to you but it seems in the US there is a pill for every illness. It's a society that is over-medicated. Today there are more than 200 classified mental disorder. Even children are going to psychiatrists and given medication for "mental illness" whereas during our generation we would consider an overactive child as part of growing up. When I am depressed I take up physical activities. workout in the gym or running. Listening to "happy" or "inspirational" music also helps. For those who believe in God, their faith is a strong support. Have you also consider joining support groups with similar problems?

Yes, in fact. With medications that have been used for a long period of time can wear off. Sometimes the dosage needs to be increased or you need a new prescription entirely. it's very hard to cope with, and irritating to deal with medication changes but in the long run it is worth looking into for your mental health. Another thing could be a trigger, something that causes you to slip, regardless of the medication. I hope you locate the problem and find your solution. Best of luck to you and wishing things get easier for you.

Ya I too. I find any fact in sharing of problems

At end of the year time like this, I do feel lethargic more than usual. I have been using the time to just sleep or doing nothing (ignoring all of my hobbies which I used to be passionate about. Facing another year similar to this year seems too tiring, yet life has to go on. I will get out of this mood soon, I must!). All the best .

Stress. Anxiety. Depression. SAD I do have them and I struggle everyday with it. I thought I'm all alone. I'm stress for not making enough money. I'm anxious for money. I'm depress for my failures. I try to be positive and busy myself to forget about it

My special friend suffers from clinical depression. He usually has this negative feelings on most days. I try to be more patient with him, exert efforts to make him happy and be there for him during his happy and not so happy days.

I have a lot of issues with anxiety and depression. I'll be doing fine then suddenly start feeling it come back and struggle. Mine always gets worse because I try to hide it and not really tell anyone and it made me wanna avoid everyone. I started telling my fiance when it started getting bad and that helped a bit. Something I do is things that make me happy and do that when it starts getting bad. For me I love christmas movies and christmas decorations so when it starts getting bad I'll watch christmas movies and my fiance has it where there is always something christmas up year round to help when it gets bad to help make me feel better. Other times i just have to suffer through it til it passes

Can you please define depression which you are suffering with.

Stress can be caused by horrible events, occasions which challenge our cutoff points, and also interior clashes. At the point when push is over the top, it brings about one of four responses - anxiety, apathy and depression, anger and aggression and cognitive impairment. One can look at for help. These professionals can help you to cope with all the problems you are facing in your life.

I can relate ... I'm going thru stuff atm as well ... key is to try and stay happy