The Biggest Lie That Depression Tells You

0:55 - Depression Is Cured All The Time
1:15 - Depression “Filters” Out All Positive Realities
2:00 - Reality is That Depression Can Actually Be Beat
2:33 - We Don’t See Positive Events Because Of Our Survival Mechanism
3:12 - The News Only Shows Bad Stuff Because That’s How Your Brain Works
4:03 - Depression’s Filter Filters Out All The Positive Events
4:34 - People Are More Likely To Post When In Pain Then When Happy
4:58 - I Had a Hard Time At First Posting To My Website Focusing On Depression All The Time
5:35 - People Don’t Want Everyone To Know They Suffered From Depression
6:55 - How Long Does Depression Last?
7:32 - The Complexity of Your Root Causes Determines How Long It Takes To Recover
9:32 - To Move Forwards You Have To Find Your Root Causes
10:10 - There Is a Large Group Of People That Are Succeeding
10:38 - You Have Two Choices, Accept Life Sucks Or Move Forwards No Matter What
11:30 - I Used To Force Myself To Read Books At Barnes And Noble
12:00 - Even If It Took 10 Years To Fix Your Depression It Would Be Worth It
12:47 - The Biggest Lie That Depression Tells You Is That It Is Forever

[charliechoko]

Aewsome video and spot on...personally has been 3 years...but Im still fighting...trying everything...I'm fit, strong, good job, good family, and eat healthy but can't quite shake it...I hope when I'm well I remember to put my hand down and pull someone up like you have..👌👍😌

[soteriacharis]

Love your down to earth, straight forward, honest videos. They keep me hoping that I CAN beat depression and the vids uplift me when I get really down, too! Good job and thanks!

[snuggles]

This video made me think, thanks man, it has given me a lot to think about

[tinarhodes]

Your videos are so helpful and keep me hopeful in this battle!

[Yashtcm]

BEST video on this topic I have found on youtube, I'm EXACTLY at that point when I've started to try some things and they are not working, and that lying voice is trying to convince me I'm a lost cause. But I'll keep fighting, recently I've been learning a LOT about supplements and how they can help with depression, I just ordered some and I'm excited to see how they work for me, thank you so much for this video, you just made my day <3 <3 <3

[HarshKumar-tsmu]

I think, the most helpful video you have ever made.

[hilarystewart]

Thanks a million! You're brilliant!

[michaelshannon]

It goes like this: Depression stops you from enjoying anything. Anhedonia. So positive things are experienced as nothing, no impact. The negative experiences, due to depression, are as real as a normal persons negative experiences but worse because nothing positive can interrupt the negative experience. Its like a warm tap and a cold tap. The warm tap, positivity, is not working but the cold tap, negativity, is working. Normal ppl have some kinda balance between both, depression has a broken warm tap.
No matter how many fucking times you tell yourself the warm tap is working and making the water a nice temperature, it makes no difference. Food, drink, tv series, long walk, exercise, travel, books, whatever, it doesnt register, and if it does its very low impact. So negativity starts to grow into yourself because the positivity doesnt register, it doesnt hold any ground.
This is why depression is hard to cure, to rid of. Because you cannot think up a state of positivity. You either feel a positive experience or you dont.

[hannahmathew]

Thank you! That's amazing! Stay blessed!

[rasmusa]

My depression is situational, and sadly it seems to be forever, my depression is due to citizenship in a country where they take my freedom away, 6 years ago I left the country, and thinking that I would renounce that citizenship one day and that would be it, but last year I got to know, that they dont allow renunciation, I feel trapped, At the moment suicide seems to be the best option, because depression is caused by a situation out of my control that seems permanent, I can't believe this, I was re-born after leaving that country, I overcame depression, I decided to study psychology to fight depression and make sure no one will go through what I've been through, and no one else would consider suicide as an option, but now I am back to square one. I have a very tiny hope that I might be able to get dual citizenship, and till that hope is there, I want to be the light in the end of someone else's tunnel, If my hope is lost one day or I were to be forced to go to that country, that would be the time that enough is enough and time to commit suicide.

[jayde]

You are a very encouraging person...thank you!

[thasbl]

Hey TJ, what do you think about dysthymia ? After so many years it's really hard for me to believe you can defeat it permanently.

[sara]

The worst thing ever was quitting ssri that I took 1 yr nonstop Cold Turkey with no alternate to vitamins intake or diet improvement...that happened 4 yrs ago..and throughout the yrs there's always ups & down but since 3 months ago...now I can start feel the difference where first time in my life I take B complex... added with fish oil, vit d3, magnesium, st john wort, vit c and vit e (due to acne prob) and cant stop thankful for the changes! Promise to keep on learning about healthy diet and apply it forever in my life:)

[ldjt]

Can you please list some of the most common causes as a starting point?

[tjworker]

Very good advice.. sometimes we cannot carry the same weight as others. I seen females lift more at the gym than males could. You are advertising strength and I’m glad you are! But, I say nice try! And I really do.. it’s just not that easy for everyone, as easy as you make it sound. Very good lecture for people of your bracket. I was able to lift cars, in my high school years, but I couldn’t contend with mentally strong peeps, who could get extraordinary grades. Some of us need help! Medical help to get what we need, in this very imperfect world, full of mostly, wonderful people, yet do not hold up perfectly in this society.. you show extraordinary strengths in/during your hardships! Not all of us can compose this action🙈

[HarryOsirian]

Somehow I'm not ashamed to say that I find you incredibly handsome

[samanthahicks]

Omg, i eat almost a 5lb bag of ice a day. And milk i drink sooo much milk i crave it. Guess that means there's really something wrong

[meawmeaw]

I found out that I have vitamin d deficiency idon't have depression thank u alot