5 Things People With Depression Secretly Do Alone

This is a hard pill to swallow, but our society is still not particularly welcoming towards those who walk around with scars. We are encouraged to not be as open about our wounds and fears. It is this idea that makes us a little less welcoming towards those with mental health issues. This is why we create this video to raise awareness on depression and mental health! To let you know that it's okay and you're not alone!

Depression is a serious mental illness. Despite its severity, many people choose to handle it on their own. Some people bottle up their emotions for years and try to remedy themselves because they fear being stigmatized or rejected. Although those with depression sometimes exhibit certain behavior patterns, depression looks and feels different for everyone. If you notice some of these symptoms in someone you love, be compassionate, offer to listen without judgment, and if they ask, help them seek professional help.

Writer: Sara Del Villar
Script Editor: Sid Thompson
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Nayeli Meneses
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[Psychgo]

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[orphicweylen]

Distracting and avoiding has been a part of my daily routine.

[jayman]

“They spend time distracting themselves”

Not me tryna forget my issues by watching this video...

[jewell-_-]

Sending virtual hugs to everyone. You matter and you are worthy

[sophiaisabelle]

I have this tendency of daydreaming quite a lot involuntarily. I feel like it’s the number one thing that distracts me from reality, which is unfortunate.

[swiftwars]

When they brought up the daydreaming I literally felt my heart stop for like, half a second…

Literally, my entire depression has been coped with daydreaming and reading fanfiction to escape life. Like, this video literally described my PERFECTLY

[oenwilson]

Couple days ago I started writing all of my feelings in a notebook so I can organize my thoughts and so that I don't need to muster up the courage to physically speak to someone about my problems and instead it's all summarized. I'm planning to give this to my mom some day when the time is right. Wish me luck guys. Fighting depression alone is extremely hard and borderline inpossible.

[leonalistair]

when you send a cry for help, but you're ignored by the closest people around you
#tears

[rick]

If you are an Introvert/Highly Sensitive Person/Empath, then those five things are pretty normal for us as the world is a chaotic spinning rock and we are not crazy either!

[anggamuhamadkamal]

People is not faking their depression, they fake BEING OKAY. So, always check your friends even she/he seems okay and always be kind, always💕

[kayy]

I decided to finally tell my parents how I’m feeling after 2 years of matching with many depression signs and they said. “No your not” pfft y’all I guess I’m cured 😍😍

[chaizukikachira]

"They're comforted by reruns."

So that's why I rewatch old shows than the newer ones huh? I'm depressed.

[StrwberryFatou]

*TIME STAMP*

0:42 Number *1*
*They spend their energy fighting off other symptoms of depression*

1:18 Number *2*
*They spend time distracting themselves*

2:09 Number *3*
*They are comforted by reruns*

2:38 Number *4*
*They might engage in habitual remedies*

3:21 Number *5*
*Sometimes they may send a cry for help*

[jokeloy]

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

[ohshanana]

I know using social media is bad before going to sleep is bad, but without it I literally just stay awake till 2 am starting at the ceiling. I just sit there alone with my mind thinking to myself, me and my mind go to a dark place when we’re alone.

[jeromeocampo]

Got all 5, been diagnosed as clinically depressed with anxiety and panic disorders. No one understands, and my family is rejecting the comfort I am hoping for. I am living the life of a dead person, when everything feels like into place without my existence, I will wait for the calmness that I need to let go and free everyone from their burden caused by myself.

[chxlls]

It's so sad that these things actually happen

[the_lost_soul]

We're those persons, who are burning themselves but still we are more concerned about how others are.
We do understands others but.... When it comes to us. People thinks we might be acting sad and there's nothing serious.

But, I feel so much blessed when I think about, I'm like a little pencil in God's hand who's sending love letters to others. And, diminishing by self. ❤😊

[MindNow]

*I know I used to be depressed...so this is what I used to do...which is looking down on myself* 🙏❤️
( _since many people are doing it, I gotta do it too...whoever is reading this: know that ur not alone_ 😊)

[jessicajujubean]

Concealing depression is a skill I've honed to a fine art. I actually had a coworker tell me that she could never picture me being depressed. Im depressed almost all the time and sadness envelops me like a great black fog. Im not proud of my ability to decieve people like that.