How many time in a life can be depressed?
By handiaker
@handiaker (46)
Ukraine
January 8, 2007 1:53pm CST
Some body give me that question today and I cant realy answering him.So I came next of your knoledges to ask an lighting in the subject.
7 responses
@angelicEmu (1311)
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8 Jan 07
Some people are more prone to depression than others (genetically or because of events in their lives), so I don't think there is a set number of times - some people can relapse, or suffer symptoms again. It's not a disease that can be "cured", rather a condition which you can work at, learn about, and come to terms with, learning how to deal with it. If your friend is relapsing, he needs support, and more therapy should help too. It could be that he just needs the positive reinforcement of the things he learned during his last therapy (if he had therapy). It's important to deal with the issues at the root of his depression, but it's never hopeless - there's always something that can be done. Get him to visit his doctor for a referral to the appropriate therapist for his type of depression, and let him know there are support groups, and that he has the support of his friends too. You're obviously a caring friend, to be asking this question, so he's got a head start there - knowing you're there for him no matter what will be a big help to him!
@angelicEmu (1311)
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8 Jan 07
Well, the word "depression" is used for many different psychological problems, which have many different causes and treatments. As I'm not a qualified doctor or therapist, I can only encourage you to ask your friend to go to his local doctor, to tell his doctor about the problem, and to ask the doctor to refer him to a psychiatrist, a psychologist, or a counsellor (which one of these he gets treatment from will depend on what kind of depression your friend is suffering from). Only a doctor or a qualified counsellor will be able to tell your friend what type of depression he has, and when therapy starts, your friend and his therapist will discuss his problem, to decide between them what kind of treatment is best for him. Everyone's different, so there's no set way of treating mental health problems for everyone - that's why I can't really tell you any more than this; an expert will be able to help though, and if he gets a referral from his doctor, the treatment might very well be free. I hope this helps - the next step towards understanding your friend's depression will come from his getting therapy, and this will help him to understand his depression too - which is a big part of tackling the issues, and getting better! All the best, and get your friend to go to his doctor to get help, as soon as possible!
@handiaker (46)
• Ukraine
8 Jan 07
Thanks alot for lighting ,is now more clear in mi head.If you can tell me more about this problem i'll be great.Thanks again.
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@angelicEmu (1311)
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8 Jan 07
What kind of an answer is that? Depression is a serious illness, and time-wasters like you should stick to the light-hearted questions. I'm giving you a negative rating for this. Stupid stupid stupid...
@handiaker (46)
• Ukraine
8 Jan 07
I hope better answer than this.You have to know that it's a serious question an on that depend sometime the future of some person.But thank to wraste ur time with us.
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@delaney36 (817)
• Philippines
9 Jan 07
For me depression can occur any moment of your life and it can happen s many times. People even have it all their life they are just not aware of it. They then complain of different sickness but they dont really have it as a result of depression. I hope i help you with this little information i give.
@tocika (970)
• Romania
8 Jan 07
Hello!My mother has problems and that was not once.If she doesn't take her pills she is ill again,and we can see that,because she doesn't talk with us,she like to stay alone in her room,but that only when she take not her pills.IF you was depressed ones after that you are vulnerable and you can be depressed any time you feel alone and you feel that have many problems than others.
Have a nice day!
@cutekristine (526)
• Philippines
12 Jan 07
theres actually no specific times when a person may experience depression.according to a pscychiatric book, depression is a disorder wherein a person is chronically down, pessimistic or unhappy with life. these are people who have poor coping abilities when it comes to their problems and usually starts to become hopeless and have a low self-esteem. the state of depression can only be diagnosed by doctors.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
24 Oct 10
Well, sometimes its unavoidable that we feel depressed for the day..but for the health its not a good side, i believe in Meditation which will balance our mind and helps to be normal at situations
@pufitza_mison (627)
• Romania
8 Jan 07
that depend on the person i thinck...if he pass to a period with many problems and difficulties...i thinck if a person if is a little sensitive then she will be depress many times- but that depend on situations.
