by lotas » Sun May 15, 2005 10:48 am
Just make sure you aren't looking for reasons to be depressed. Don't feel sorry for yourself because you feel you've had a hard life, just remember someone will always have it harder than you, and people have gotten through a lot more than you without hurting themselves (I am saying "you" as generic, not specifically you). Its frustrating to me, the whole suicide thing, my brother got a girl pregnant when he was 17, he has depression, got it from my mom. We are a catholic family, so this was a huge deal and our family (except for the immediate) pretty much turned on us at first. He told me he never even thought of hurting himself. Then a more distant family member, age 18, attempts suicide because his girlfriend "might" be pregnant.
Just trying to give you an example and some perspective...you can be strong...to me there is depression, and there is being depressed. Depression is a disorder/disease/sickness whatever you would call it, being depressed is a time of your life when you feel symptoms of what that site listed. Whichever one you are, there is help for both, so dont give up.
Just make sure you aren't looking for reasons to be depressed. Don't feel sorry for yourself because you feel you've had a hard life, just remember someone will always have it harder than you, and people have gotten through a lot more than you without hurting themselves (I am saying "you" as generic, not specifically you). Its frustrating to me, the whole suicide thing, my brother got a girl pregnant when he was 17, he has depression, got it from my mom. We are a catholic family, so this was a huge deal and our family (except for the immediate) pretty much turned on us at first. He told me he never even thought of hurting himself. Then a more distant family member, age 18, attempts suicide because his girlfriend "might" be pregnant.
Just trying to give you an example and some perspective...you can be strong...to me there is depression, and there is being depressed. Depression is a disorder/disease/sickness whatever you would call it, being depressed is a time of your life when you feel symptoms of what that site listed. Whichever one you are, there is help for both, so dont give up. :cheers: