The Disability Series: Chronic Depression #shorts

"When you've lived through depression for essentially the most part of your existence, it ceases to be its usual melancholic, dramatic self and turns into a dull boredom. Chronic depression is essentially going through life in a very normal fashion all while your brain is constantly trying to convince you that it's all pointless. But to have to constantly function against the will of your brain can drain you down exceptionally."
In our recurring weekly series, The Disability Series, we ask our readers living with a disability to submit stories about their everyday struggles, in the hope of making their experiences more visible. This week, Chetna Kathuria talks about her struggles of living with chronic depression.
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[shafaquezehra]

I suffer from chronic depression. I don't remember the last time I felt 'normal'. The slightest of trigger can leave me dysfunctional for days, weeks or even months.
I am glad Swaddle is spreading awareness about it. Kudos guys.
Hope my Mom sees this someday. If I myself show it to her she'll think its another justification for my laziness

[ArpitaAnand]

I'm suffering from PTSD and depression because of childhood sexual assault by a close relative of mine and my parents because they fight like every single second. And having a family like mine is an example that not every family deserves a child

[varshadethe]

This really hit hard and felt as if my life was discussed...I'm surrounded by people but just can't connect or share my story with anyone not even the love of my life

[paranoah]

Dysthymia, a mild but long term form of depression occuring for at least 2 years, can be very disabling and is very common with 10 million cases a year in India. Because it is long term, it can be easily dismissed as laziness or having a 'dull personality'

[doctormedico]

It is also very important to aware people about mineral deficiency induced depression. Even a two week medication of zinc, magnesium, b12, d3 can make you feel like heaven... I had languished for 1.5 years in extreme depression, somewhere in subreddit of reddit forum, I came to know about this etiology too..
Swaddle, please make a detailed video about it. Something costing you as low as 100 rupees per 10talets can cure you for the lifetime 😇😇

[anusreesanirudhan]

And if we have a "perfect normal family " who thinks it's just our tantrum then 😑😑😑😑😑

[prudhviraj]

I'm suffering with serious chronic depression need help. I'm begging for good help. 😭

[ladyfromtomorrow]

Not trying to be offensive, you can count this as my lack of knowledge maybe. But doesn't everyone feel this way? Isn't it common to feel this?

[mehroseemehrosee]

But isn’t life pointless anyway? So creating/manufacturing some ‘meaning’ while going through your daily regular chores is considered normal? Understanding the sheer pointlessness of life and living through this reality is not chronic depression but a very important realization.

[Hello-ibfz]

Women's definition of depression :
No depression : Seeing handsome guy's face!
Infinite depression : Seeing average guy's face! 😭