7 Things To Avoid When Depressed

#depression

Credits:
Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Script Editor: Rida Batool
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animation: Evelvaii
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References:
American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th Ed. Washington, DC, USA: APA Publishing.
Lin, N., Dean, A., &Ensel, W. M. (Eds.) (2013). Social Support, Life Events, and Depression, Academic Press.
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Srinivasan, J., Cohen, N. L., & Parikh, S. V. (2003). Patient Attitudes Regarding Causes of Depression: Implications for Psychoeducation. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48(7), 493-495.
Novick, D., Montgomery, W., Vorstenbosch, E., Moneta, M. V., Dueñas, H., & Haro, J. M. (2017). Recovery in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD): results of a 6-month, multinational, observational study. Patient preference and adherence, 11, 1859

[Psychgo]

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[ives]

Depression is like being colorblind and then constantly told about how colorful the world is.

[wymxluw]

The hard thing is when I don't know why I'm sad.... makes it harder to talk about it

[leilamartinapadlan]

Who can't say it to their Love ones?Cause they will never believe you..

[RoachCuh]

Depression seems to have a reset button. Everytime I try to be happy, it doesn't last long and I'm back to being depressed again. It's a never ending cycle for me 😔

[ryanstarlight]

"3. Don't isolate yourself."

*2020 intensifies*

[imanonymousnow]

That awkward moment when you’re finally honest about your feelings to your parents and everything goes just as poorly as you expected it to.🥲

[ripa.rahman]

Society: Family is Always beside you
And family: Gets me depressed

[-Sailor_mew-]

To be honest, I get happy sometimes but most of the time I’m really sad for no reason to everything just feels like it’s going wrong in that any time. Any little thing that happens I just want to cry.

[jae_kslay]

When you try to reach for help but the 'ones around you' don't really care- its the worst feeling.

[kenny-nkdb]

summary of the video:
1. Keeping your depression a secret 0:36
2. Drink alcohol 1:07
3. Isolating yourself 1:28
4. Blaming yourself 1:55
5. Neglecting your self care 2:21
6. Let it define you 2:48
7. Give up hope 3:25
I recommend watching to learn more

[split.wishbone]

"Don't keep depression a secret"
Me: "Hey, Dad? I think I may have depression."
My Dad: "I went through that phase as a kid too. It's normal. You're fine."
Let me tell you, I never talked to anyone about my concern about depression after that.

[varenyki]

I’ve been diagnosed with depression 2 years ago. The worst part for me is everyday life being so exhausting. When I try to be happier, it lasts for like a few days until I get super exhausted from trying to be happy.

[sparriax]

“When you lowkey need help but depression doesn’t exist in Asian households” 🙂🤟

[awesomepegg]

I wish I could disappear and come back when everything is better

[maesadventure]

The poem I wrote when i feel depressed :

Oh, why I feel so empty inside?
I wanna go far far away and hide
Clean and swept away my troubled mind
And the peace I hope I can surely find.

Oh, dear life why you are so difficult?
Why i feel like this is all my fault?
I wanna escape the tormented past I had
That keep taunting me and it really makes me mad.

My mind is so messy, i just want to lay
Keep my eyes close and sleep all day
Thinking it is just a dream or bad fantasy
Put it in my mind that it is not a reality.

But, no matter how many times I lie at myself
I ended up realizing it is real and not imaginary
My messy world actually exists
And my fantasy is no more in help.

[foxifyy]

I mostly get depressed when I look around my room and see all the stuff that my parents bought me, and then I think of mean things long ago that I did to them when I was young and it and it still gets to me

[lexasheda]

I’ve had suicidal thoughts since i was 9. It’s getting worse. I feel like i need to be alone. I feel like i’m just empty and somebodies stabbing my heart all the time. My parents started thinking i’m depressed but i don’t need help in my mind. I can fight it myself. So i started acting happy. I never tell anybody this but i needed to get it off my chest

[Rin-gezr]

When you have Depression, you don't want to die but you wish you were never born.

[soapgirlsrule]

Avoid hanging out with toxic friends when you're depressed.