10 Things Only Depressed People Will Understand

Depression is one of the most common mood disorders and is something that society tends to misinterpret. Depression is a mental illness that isn’t easy to deal with in fact depression is energy consuming and leaves the depressed individual very emotionally and physically exhausted. Here are a few things that only depressed people understand to remind you that you're not alone.

DISCLAIMER:
This is your friendly reminder that this video is for informative purposes only. It is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional mental health advice. Please seek help from a qualified mental health professional if you are struggling.

Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Tris Canimo
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. APA Publishing.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2017). Understanding Anxiety and Depression. Retrieved 11 March 2021 from

[Psychgo]

What's the most previous thing in your life, something that you can't put a price tag on?

[calamaritries]

"Someone so young shouldn't be depressed." This is one I hear a lot.

[Whalewraith]

The worst thing is that a lot of people regard depression as 50% being sad and 50% being lazy.

[Lucas.ss]

"Depression is like painting backwards. Life starts in a beautiful way but slowly turns to blank."

My mum told me that once.

[ZacharyHarpel]

OH MY GOSH! I was almost in tears when you said that people with depression feel guilty of not having a good reason for being depressed. I feel depressed all the time and I keep telling myself that I need to stop feeling this way, I have no right, I don't have a good reason for being depressed. This opened my eyes. Thank you 🖤🗝😭

[maybejaz]

when you want to talk to your parents about your depression and they just blame it on your phone </3

[andriea-cppk]

Why am I literally in tears over the fact that this person understands me way more than my parents and friends 🥺

[michaelstamper]

As Stephen Fry once put it - "depression doesn't have to be "because" of something. Depression just is, like the weather. Some days the sun shines, other days it rains. You can't tell the weather to buck up or snap out of it."
And as someone who has been diagnosed with chronic (ie life long) depression for over30 years now, I can tell anyone going through the rough end of the experience right now that the sun will rise again. It always does. And you will be there alongside me to celebrate, I hope.
Fighting your way back from the deepest, darkest places is no picnic. I know. I've been there many times and I have no doubt I'll be visiting again at some point. So, if you reject everything else anyone says on the subject, let me assure you all, you are genuine, real life heroes. You wouldn't be here if you weren't. My hat is off, ladies and gentlemen, and my fingertips are resting on my right temple. Carry on being the heroic warriors you are. Show the rest of us how it's done. My utmost respect and humble salute to all of you.

[BrownGeorge-pwxo]

I could remember several years ago, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder after losing my job. Started my journey on alcohol and cigarettes. Got diagnosed with cptsd. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

[datboi]

1. difficulty with communicating your emotions 0:49
2. guilty of not having a 'good reason' for being depressed 1:27
3. getting angry over constantly being told 'I understand' 1:58
4. the pain of losing your love and passion for live 2:34
5. frustation of not being able to 'just snap out of it' 3:13
6. compulsive desire to self isolate 3:46
7. people think depression = sadness 4:27
8. people don't understand that mental illness is real 4:57
9. people think depression is the same for everybody 5:28
10. learning to celebrate the little things 6:00
I hope I could help!

[Genshinsimp]

“You have everything you want and need, how could you be depressed?” Is one I hear a lot

[MD_Narrations]

"Others have it worse" is one I heard a lot. What made it worse is that I had a front row seat to see the validation of that statement while watching my own sibling spiral on almost a daily basis, so I went decades believing there was nothing wrong with me because I was never as bad as my sibling. Meanwhile, I was manifesting my own version of depression left untreated because I didn't think it was there. Then one day, it got really bad. I couldn't physically move from my bed except to go to the bathroom a couple of times which was a miracle I could manage that. But all day, I laid in bed and drowned in my own thoughts. The next day I was feeling better enough to pull myself out of bed and make me something to eat. I settled on a bowl of plain instant rice, which wasn't very substantial when you hadn't eaten in 36 hours, but it was better than nothing. That was when I started to think, "Okay...maybe there is something wrong with me. That was a classic sign of depression yesterday." But I didn't know who I could talk to or how to start that conversation so I did the only thing my muddled, clouded brain could think of at the moment: I made a Facebook post about it and hoped the right person would come to me. I said something to the affect of, "I was depressed yesterday but I'm feeling better today, " which wasn't a lie. I was feeling betTER, just not my best. The very first comment was someone reprimanding me for using the word "depressed" to describe what they called a "fleeting sadness" because "there are people out there who have actual depression." Then the comment after that was someone agreeing with the first comment. The third comment after that was my cousin reprimanding them for focusing on the language I used and not on my feelings but by then the damage was already done. I had gone right back into my thinking of, "There's nothing wrong with me." Then what followed was another five years of letting it fester and get worse before I finally revisited it and got the support system I needed to help me through it. I still struggle, but it's a lot easier to deal with now that I've gotten medication, proper coping skills that I learned in therapy, and a great support system of people that I can talk to openly and honestly about how I'm feeling, including my wonderful and supportive partner.

[ahmedtaitah]

what i rlly hate is that when some people see depression as laziness they don't even understand what it feels like

[fwmtish]

While experiencing depression I was told “I don’t know why you feel like that you don’t have a reason to feel that way”. Thank you for bringing light to this topic.

[Cookie]

I feel this on a deep level.


One thing that sucks about having depression is that you might also have anxiety (like me). One day you can be on the verge of a panic attack, the next day you wont eat, you wont work, and you dont want to continue living. It absolutely sucks.

[britneykagea]

At 12 i had depression because of my sick mother, i was a top student but started failing drastically because i feared losing her plus we spent so much for her treatment. People kept asking me "why do you look tired", "why do you have lazy eyes", "why are you not interested", "are you sick", "why don't you talk ", "you look lazy", "why do you eat too much", "why don't you get out of your room", "why do you listen to sad and depressing music", "why are you scared" I was tired of such questions because no one could understand one's self struggle and problems. One time i had a "friend" who was like "why can't you be normal like the rest of us, you act so abnormally and you should stop it" like it's not my fault i do things the way i do, it's just me. This hurt and now I'm just trying to heal mentally.

[CreativeSarah]

Depression is like being mentally dead but physically alive. It also triggers feelings of a dark bubble of grief and sorrow, and a lot of crying. The eyes are like rain clouds and they water up, ready to release tears of pain and distress

Even being around people doesn’t mean you aren’t alone. Just physically being with them isn’t enough

[liquuid]

I remember being told by my parents to just “think about myself more positively” so the “just snap out of it” section really hit hard. Depression is like a train coming right at you, full throttle, while you’re tied to the tracks. You can’t just “stop being depressed” on command. I’m sick of people thinking that it’s a choice that someone makes. If I had the choice, I’d rather not have depression.

[Snowballsage]

I keep telling myself I don’t have depression, yet every time I watch one of these videos i relate to almost all the symptoms

[dmkgenuine]

I suffered from clinical depression, anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia and OCD at extreme levels for six years. After years of therapy I kind of have them under control but they are always there in a back ground way and anyone could flare up at anytime. Thanks to the therapy I can usually overcome these dips but it can take a long time. Unlike many physical illnesses I don’t think a mental illness can ever be fully cured.