The Truth Behind Depression You May Not Know

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In this video, a psychiatrist & happiness expert explains what anyone who hasn't had depression should know about what it's like and how it's different from sadness.

Finding motivation when you're feeling depressed: this sounds simple on paper, but being happy all the time is difficult - especially if you don't have the motivation to be happy - and beat depression. This series will give you the tools to be happy - straight from a psychiatrist.

Watch the rest of this interview series to understand the psychology and science of happiness.

Depression is considered one of the biggest causes of disability by the World Health Organization (WHO). It affects over 300 million people around the world.

Only 1/3 of those who actually get diagnosed know self help or can find the right help.

MedCircle covers how you can find the motivation to beat depression and be happy. In doing so, the series goes a long way in erasing the stigma surrounding this condition.

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[blauregen]

Depression doesn't add some perks to your personality. It takes everything that you might be

[secbc]

This woman is phenomenal! I think the reality that “we’ve all got something” calms me down so much. When in a bout, what really sends me further down is thinking that I’m crazy and helplessly doomed to a life of insanity. Normalizing it stops it from getting so dark for me. Unrealistic expectations of what a normal life is I think is what makes things worse for many of us.

[cmdesign]

No one believes you’re suffering until you’re gone

[peaceandlove]

Wow!! Dealing with this mental illness is extremely difficult. At work you are smiling but inside you are dying. This pain hurts. The hurt I feel in my heart can be so unbearable at times. So many medications and none of them are working. All I do is pray to God for HELP!!

[elizabethhaggard]

My mother always told me you never know how sick you are till you get better. That is what depression is. You don't know how severe your depression is till you get better.

[leibermuster]

"Why would you stay at a company that treats you like crap?" I know someone with depression who did, because severe low self-esteem existed alongside the depression.

[LDTY]

I've been severely depressed since childhood. I'm occasionally 'meh', but can't remember being happy in years. My life is pretty bad, so I'm not sure if it's just a build up of situational events and my brain has just given up coping. I have tried a variety of treatments and nothing has worked. SSRIs made me numb, but also made me a zombie and I lost my job as a result. So I can't go back on those. I would like to experience being happy for just a day to see what it's like. Not even ectasy, just happy and content. But I don't know how.

[max]

I feel most of the people I know don't understand just how depressed I am and why it's difficult for me to get proper help. Most people think I'm just pretending or I just want to be depressed. I wish I could figure out how to get better. Because I'm starting to feel like things are going to get much worse.

[briancuprisin]

5:08 In my experience, the vast majority of bosses will simply fire the depressed employee in the expectation that the next one that comes along won't suffer from depression or any other condition that would prevent them from robotically performing their expected tasks.

[emmalouie]

The chant over and over again says "get help" but there should be a video about what this means. What does it mean for people who don't have insurance versus have insurance. IF a person pays a therapist, HOW MANY therapists will a patient TRY before they find one that fits and will they be paying an extra $200 a month or more for therapy. And if GET HELP means taking PILLS how much will that cost, what will the side effects be, how long will the pills be prescribed, will a person be stuck on meds for many years and with a numbing effect. HOW MANY types of pills will be prescribed before something works 50%. GETTING HELP isn't easy and people should CLARIFY THAT. These videos are unreal because getting help just means getting people stuck into a pharmaceutical dependency with no end. A person might have to try 3 or 4 therapist before they find one they like.

[IsisFlavia]

The biggest problem with depression is being able to AFFORD treatment.

[Chavations]

Kyle is an excellent interviewer, so fresh and curious

[dmerrell]

I like her theories. In reality there are no MD’s that do their own CBT, etc. They only write the scripts and they take months to get an appointment with. Telling people to seek treatment and describing it so warm fuzzy only to have them show up to their first appointment and experience something completely different is not only misleading but it’s just outright cruel.

[kaypaton]

I believe until you have had depression it's really hard to understand depression. I love Olivia Newton johns quote " This to will pass " I say that to myself over and over when i feel the heavy fog coming on. It helps me a lot

[kaitlyndasie]

i was finally diagnosed with high functioning depression and high functioning anxiety and every time i’d go in i’d basically get shot down. every doctor i’d go to were basically like oh it’s just a phase and it will go away. finally one sent me to a supposed therapist and all he did was send me to some group meditation session which didn’t do anything. i guess i’ve gotten so used to acting normal that i try not to let it show cause every time it does show i’m basically told to suck it up and i’m over reacting or that i just have to pull myself out of it which just makes me more irritable and more upset. when i don’t answer a phone call or say i don’t want to do something it’s not that i’m ignoring whoever it’s the fact that i get so physically and emotionally exhausted that i just don’t feel like talking to whoever it is. people without depression or anxiety have absolutely no clue what we struggle with on a daily basis

[lerobshow]

I've been depressed for the most part of my life. I got diagnosed with major clinical depression a few years ago and unfortunately can't afford therapy.

I am now 33 years old and this is a very hard thing to deal with. I sympathize so much with the people suffering from that. I really hope that one day society will be able to understand more people that are depressed.

Everytime I talk to my mother about my depression I always get the same answer and it's crushing me inside.

''You are 33 years old it's time to be a man stop being like a children''. It really hurt especially when it's the person you're looking the most upon.

Stay safe everyone. Much love xox

[krisleshiba]

I am a student in Africa and it's hard to even get a day off when you are going through depression. People think that you are being lazy or acting like a baby when you tell them you can't make it to school because you are emotionally and mentally unwell. There's not much awareness in my country about depression and many young people are suffering and most of them denie it even when they are going through depression

[nicoleconwell]

I just stumbled upon this video and it brought tears to my eyes. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder 20 years ago. I still struggle at times, but like most things, my feelings of hopelessness and sadness ebb and flow. Recently saw a nurse practitioner and told her about my lack of motivation and the constant sense of dread I feel in doing simple things. She told me I should exercise. She said that would help. Does anyone else see what’s wrong with this picture? If I’m struggling with getting ready for work, how in the world do you expect me to exercise?! I’d love to hear your thoughts.

[gracebock]

I was a caring n quite outgoing person until I felt overwhelmed by my family, work n church responsibilities n so misunderstood n underappreciated n then from anger, fell slowly but surely into depression.Gradually disliking extra company n choosing not to talk, even when I have my preferences n thoughts.N I realised I was kinda "losing" my vocabulary cos of not speaking for long periods of time.It was finally a consistent "praise n worship" personal times with Jesus that pulled me out of the low state of depression n tho some circumstances have not changed, I've learnt to" let go n let God" n be free to enjoy my simple life with family n a few friends.

[tobyfitzpatrick]

She got me when she said she wants to get people to "optimal". That's when I know she gets it. So glad you had this doctor as a guest!