I have great compassion for you and others who suffer with depression and the like. One thing that isn't talked about though, is how mean the depressed person can be. I get it, that it sucks. And I get it, that they can barely function, so kindness is too much to offer. And I get it, that the depressed is so delusional and tired and DEPRESSED to even know how unreasonable they are. But it is hard to live with and love someone suffering like this. Thanks for the reminder of what's happening inside.
Thank you for this. I didn't realize until Heather said that she had checked herself into a mental facility for help... How inferior I feel to other people because I spent a week in a mental facility. I was being treated for Post-Partum Psychosis. (Yes. PSYCHOSIS.) People kept telling me that I just needed to get out around other people and stay active- even though I had struggled with PPD with my first child and had been diagnosed with chronic depression 20 years prior. Just as a diabetic can't WILL their body to make insulin, a person with depression can't WILL their body into producing the chemical they require to be happy. Or even- really- to function.
Thanks for going public with this -- more people need to go public for society to get over the stigma of mental illness.
I just got out of a week in the psych ward for pretty bad exacerbation of my depression. I was doing well for a long time, life took a loop and things got bad really quickly. The time in the ward, plus an intensive outpatient program, got me back on track.
If you're going through it, get help. Really. Things can get better, and there's no reason to live with the suffering.
Thank God there are people brave enough to talk about this. I am very proud of you guys.
I'm not going to even begin to pretend that I can understand the impact of depression because I can't. I've had occasional bouts of being extremely down and unable to bring myself up, but it fades away and I'm back to my normal self.
I just wanted to say thanks for the video, for the insight, and for your story.
I ordered my copy of your book from Borders finally.
$15
It better be good, or I'm upping my Prozac and blaming you.
Fantastic. I've struggled with depression since the age of 12, when my father passed away, I am 26 now as of Oct 11. I have 1 misscarriage, was diagnosed with poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and am insulin resistant, have had 2 wonderful friends commit sucide due to depression and PTSD, and I am not insured due to losing my job in July 2 days after my PCOS diagnosis, hearing other people talk about depression and prooving the light at the end of the tunnel theory makes it easier for me to get up every day, plus reading your book. I have chronic depression, anxiety, and ADHD, it's not easy but knowing I am not alone in my fight surely helps even if I can not be properly medicated due to lack of funds. Thank you for posting this.
I'm so happy that people are talking about the really tough things in life.
Two things Danny:
1) How great does it feel to have truly found your voice. You're a good dude.
2) Your Eyebrows are Fantastic. How the fuck do you get them so perfectly symmetrical?
Rock on.
Thanks for speaking up, Danny (and what a lovely voice you have!)
I wonder if there are any studies that try to find a correlation between clinical depression and a person's need to blog. Or is it just that bloggers are willing to share their thoughts with the rest of the world?
Thank you for sharing your story ... very brave of you to be so open about a difficult topic.
Thanks for this! Depression is really very serious. It can get you harmed and also other people. One should be brave enough to overcome this and of course the people with the depressed person should be supportive enough.
I'm really glad you participated in this. You are right that it is a touchy subject to bring up in our society. I'm glad all of you in the video have moved past it, in one way or another. I think you did really well at speaking in the video as well. You had a professional, yet personal demeanor.
Thank you for sharing!
Hmm. Well, bravo for everyone coming out of the closet, although the way in which the "mom-versations" were edited makes it appear as though everyone has essentially managed their depression by the procurement of anti-depressant drugs, which is unfortunate. No one talked about the need for ongoing therapy? Or the effect on relationships with spouses and children even once apparent treatment for depression begins? Maybe the subject is too large for a 2 minute video, but I think the editors could have done better to at least introduce the wide range of effects that depression has on the way we parent.
What an amazing discussion, I love all of you for this!
I suffered from depression for several years, finally started on antidepressants and therapy briefly but then got pregnant, off drugs, then moved and lost dr. But god bless that oxy-whatever pregnancy hormone which made me feel like ME again!
Anyway, I once heard someone say that the real problem with depression is that there could be a magic wand sitting across the room that could cure you, but when you're depressed, that just seems like too much effort.
I find this to be so true! I lucked out -- I happened to end up with an amazing (regular) dr who somehow made me comfortable enough to say, "I think I might be depressed".
But I wonder -- what if I'd never met her? How you get help when you can barely get out of bed? How do you convince yourself it can be better when all you can see is darkness?
I worry so much about this in case it ever happens to me again...
Oh man....I have found the mean part of depression to be the most trying. I have lived with depression for much of my adult life (but manage with therapy and other alternatives) and love someone who's extremely depressed and hasn't bottomed out enough to admit he needs help. The days when he's mean are the worst....and even at my worst, it wasn't like this. Thank you for the reminder that we all handle it differently and there's no shame in getting the help you need :)
1) Not enough you. :-)
2) Mindy's boobs looked great
3) sometimes you make it through to the other side many time, because the bad times come back. For a lot of us. Well, for me.
4) my sympathy and empathy for anyone suffering with depression, anxiety, AND sad is huge. It hurts.
I have great compassion for you and others who suffer with depression and the like. One thing that isn't talked about though, is how mean the depressed person can be. I get it, that it sucks. And I get it, that they can barely function, so kindness is too much to offer. And I get it, that the depressed is so delusional and tired and DEPRESSED to even know how unreasonable they are. But it is hard to live with and love someone suffering like this. Thanks for the reminder of what's happening inside.
Thank you for this. I didn't realize until Heather said that she had checked herself into a mental facility for help... How inferior I feel to other people because I spent a week in a mental facility. I was being treated for Post-Partum Psychosis. (Yes. PSYCHOSIS.) People kept telling me that I just needed to get out around other people and stay active- even though I had struggled with PPD with my first child and had been diagnosed with chronic depression 20 years prior. Just as a diabetic can't WILL their body to make insulin, a person with depression can't WILL their body into producing the chemical they require to be happy. Or even- really- to function.
Thanks for going public with this -- more people need to go public for society to get over the stigma of mental illness.
I just got out of a week in the psych ward for pretty bad exacerbation of my depression. I was doing well for a long time, life took a loop and things got bad really quickly. The time in the ward, plus an intensive outpatient program, got me back on track.
If you're going through it, get help. Really. Things can get better, and there's no reason to live with the suffering.
Thank God there are people brave enough to talk about this. I am very proud of you guys.
I'm not going to even begin to pretend that I can understand the impact of depression because I can't. I've had occasional bouts of being extremely down and unable to bring myself up, but it fades away and I'm back to my normal self.
I just wanted to say thanks for the video, for the insight, and for your story.
I ordered my copy of your book from Borders finally.
$15
It better be good, or I'm upping my Prozac and blaming you.
Fantastic. I've struggled with depression since the age of 12, when my father passed away, I am 26 now as of Oct 11. I have 1 misscarriage, was diagnosed with poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and am insulin resistant, have had 2 wonderful friends commit sucide due to depression and PTSD, and I am not insured due to losing my job in July 2 days after my PCOS diagnosis, hearing other people talk about depression and prooving the light at the end of the tunnel theory makes it easier for me to get up every day, plus reading your book. I have chronic depression, anxiety, and ADHD, it's not easy but knowing I am not alone in my fight surely helps even if I can not be properly medicated due to lack of funds. Thank you for posting this.
I'm so happy that people are talking about the really tough things in life.
Two things Danny:
1) How great does it feel to have truly found your voice. You're a good dude.
2) Your Eyebrows are Fantastic. How the fuck do you get them so perfectly symmetrical?
Rock on.
Thanks for speaking up, Danny (and what a lovely voice you have!)
I wonder if there are any studies that try to find a correlation between clinical depression and a person's need to blog. Or is it just that bloggers are willing to share their thoughts with the rest of the world?
Thank you for sharing your story ... very brave of you to be so open about a difficult topic.
Thanks for this! Depression is really very serious. It can get you harmed and also other people. One should be brave enough to overcome this and of course the people with the depressed person should be supportive enough.
I'm really glad you participated in this. You are right that it is a touchy subject to bring up in our society. I'm glad all of you in the video have moved past it, in one way or another. I think you did really well at speaking in the video as well. You had a professional, yet personal demeanor.
Thank you for sharing!
Hmm. Well, bravo for everyone coming out of the closet, although the way in which the "mom-versations" were edited makes it appear as though everyone has essentially managed their depression by the procurement of anti-depressant drugs, which is unfortunate. No one talked about the need for ongoing therapy? Or the effect on relationships with spouses and children even once apparent treatment for depression begins? Maybe the subject is too large for a 2 minute video, but I think the editors could have done better to at least introduce the wide range of effects that depression has on the way we parent.
What an amazing discussion, I love all of you for this!
I suffered from depression for several years, finally started on antidepressants and therapy briefly but then got pregnant, off drugs, then moved and lost dr. But god bless that oxy-whatever pregnancy hormone which made me feel like ME again!
Anyway, I once heard someone say that the real problem with depression is that there could be a magic wand sitting across the room that could cure you, but when you're depressed, that just seems like too much effort.
I find this to be so true! I lucked out -- I happened to end up with an amazing (regular) dr who somehow made me comfortable enough to say, "I think I might be depressed".
But I wonder -- what if I'd never met her? How you get help when you can barely get out of bed? How do you convince yourself it can be better when all you can see is darkness?
I worry so much about this in case it ever happens to me again...
Oh man....I have found the mean part of depression to be the most trying. I have lived with depression for much of my adult life (but manage with therapy and other alternatives) and love someone who's extremely depressed and hasn't bottomed out enough to admit he needs help. The days when he's mean are the worst....and even at my worst, it wasn't like this. Thank you for the reminder that we all handle it differently and there's no shame in getting the help you need :)
1) Not enough you. :-)
2) Mindy's boobs looked great
3) sometimes you make it through to the other side many time, because the bad times come back. For a lot of us. Well, for me.
4) my sympathy and empathy for anyone suffering with depression, anxiety, AND sad is huge. It hurts.
xo