depression

It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.

Journal of a Depressed Nurse
Hi, I use to writer journals about how I'm feeling but its fallen by the wayside due to life and multiple other excuses. For those who play games and are familiar with Kill Monday's debut game, Fran Bow, you'll recognise the subtitle of my entry as the title of Chapter 1 of the game.
By Sui Fireheart6 years ago in Psyche
Putting A Person Together
Welcome! I've spent the last ten years allowing depression to damage every aspect of my life and I've had enough. I've decided to record evidence in my own words that I can put my shit back together, and I'd love if others got something out of it too.
By Lyndsay Charlton6 years ago in Psyche
4 lies your depression is telling you
You need it and it needs you. Depression makes you feel like it is the only “person” you can rely on and that without it, you have nothing.
By Stephanie Wright 6 years ago in Psyche
Lauren
The wine glass was half full. The contents spread like a grotesque flower across her kitchen floor. Why did I do that? She asked herself. No matter, I’ll just clean it up and do it again.
By Elle6 years ago in Psyche
The Ugly One
Hey! Long time no see. It's Luna again. Today I want to share the present and not the past. In my previous stories, I talked about love, hatred, funny events and sex. Now I want to talk about the present me, the one I'm trying to escape...
By Singster Jones6 years ago in Psyche
Mens Mental Health: A Crisis
Mental health issues are at epidemic level. With government funding low and availability of resources even lower, it is time to seek alternative methods to help protect the mental health of our loved ones. The worst affected demographic, is men. In the UK, 84 men commit suicide every week, Welsh men being the majority. Leaving behind friends, family, girlfriends, boyfriends and babies because existence is unbearable. Something has to change.
By Daisy Gaunt6 years ago in Psyche
The struggle
Since I was very young I can remember feeling out of place, like I didn’t belong. That feeling of maybe I shouldn’t be here started long before I could even ride a bike. I thought I was weird, I thought something was wrong with me, always anxious, always worrying about every little thing in life.
By Kodiak6 years ago in Psyche
Depression & Athletic Training
One of the problems I see for people who have depression when talking to those who don’t is that it is hard for the non-depressant to understand. I myself have faced this problem with friends and family. On a day that I was exercising, exercising is considered a helpful tool in combating depression, I would step into the shower to wash off. While in there my mind wandered, as it does so often when I shower. In its wandering three thoughts came together; exercise, depression, and someone who does not have depression. I saw that I had depression and have done a good amount of athletic training and exercising. It is good to note that I have run competitively in my life such in track and cross country. In the same respect, one of the people I know that has a hard time understanding depression has also done a good amount of athletic training and exercising since they continue to exercise and were a tri-athlete. In this thought pattern I devised this analogy that might help those who do not have depression and have shared in the experience of athletic training.
By Fire Dragon Lit6 years ago in Psyche
Alive
𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒚; sometimes I wonder if anyone else notices. I’m sure your spine has been permanently curved by the weight of all those empty, broken promises you continue to carry on your shoulders.
By Jillian Baker6 years ago in Psyche
Beach Prayers
Four days....it’s been four days Isiah tells me, since I’ve been fully present, coming up for air through the foamy churn. After a self-induced break from psychotropics he had surreptitiously reintroduced my medication slowly, gently, by coming in at regular intervals and handing me tablets and water before leaving me to sleep away the grubbiness and dead feeling inside me. I arch hesitantly, flexing the sinews, creating space between muscle and bone. Looking for points of pain like running a tongue around a gritty cavity. Usually I can maintain some degree of functionality. Get up, go to work, come home, chuck some washing on, feed the dog, drink more coffee, wine, whatever, smoke, crash. Rinse and repeat. All conducted through a heavy, aching fog. A cotton wool, asbestos fibered glaze.
By Sonny Mac6 years ago in Psyche
Life as a depressed teen.
Let me start off by telling you why I am writing this: when I tell people I am depressed or I’m having trouble with my mental health, they think I’m ‘lazy’ and they tell me to ‘get over it’ I want to try and get people who do not suffer from mental health to understand what it’s like, so maybe when people like me do need to talk to someone they’re not scared to because they don’t want to be judged. So, this will be kind of like my own life story but I’m not going to leave out the bad parts; in fact, those are going to be the parts I want you to pay most attention to.
By Angel arnold6 years ago in Psyche
Superfoods That Help Alleviate Symptoms of Depression
Nutrition is one of the most overlooked aspects of mental health. There are many people who don’t realize or acknowledge the huge role that food plays in physical, emotional, and mental health. If you are struggling with depression, it may feel overwhelming to even think about eating the right foods. However, making a few small changes in your diet can help to reduce symptoms of depression and have a positive impact on your day to day life.
By Sasha McGregor6 years ago in Psyche