mental health
why does depression feels that kind of bad that seems more like an empty space than a type of crying all night, I mean, why does it feels like everything don't wirth the time
22-25, FNew
Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
It may help to try to think of it as a chemical imbalance.
The name depression comes with so many over tones that it's hard to think of it as it actually is.
Your brain is like an engine that runs on Serotonin, Dopamine and a bunch of others.
Not all brains regulate these chemicals correctly or receptors don't interpret the chemicals correctly.
When a normally functioning brain experiences stuff that makes most people happy it releases chemicals that make us feel happy.
If your receptors are not working right, then when they sense the feel good chemicals they don't know that is what they are or to what degree the happy was supposed to be so it gets down played.
I have to reiterate to my mental health prescriber almost monthly that my depression has never been the kind where I don't want to live any more. NEVER!!!
It's just my brain doesn't easily interpret happy stuff like a normally functioning brain would so I don't feel the happy that everyone else does or thinks I should.
THat was kind of a nut shell version of my 2 1/2 power point presentation of " What I have learned about real depression from time in the saddle." LOL
Do you know what kind of depression you have?
How long have you been effected by it?
The name depression comes with so many over tones that it's hard to think of it as it actually is.
Your brain is like an engine that runs on Serotonin, Dopamine and a bunch of others.
Not all brains regulate these chemicals correctly or receptors don't interpret the chemicals correctly.
When a normally functioning brain experiences stuff that makes most people happy it releases chemicals that make us feel happy.
If your receptors are not working right, then when they sense the feel good chemicals they don't know that is what they are or to what degree the happy was supposed to be so it gets down played.
I have to reiterate to my mental health prescriber almost monthly that my depression has never been the kind where I don't want to live any more. NEVER!!!
It's just my brain doesn't easily interpret happy stuff like a normally functioning brain would so I don't feel the happy that everyone else does or thinks I should.
THat was kind of a nut shell version of my 2 1/2 power point presentation of " What I have learned about real depression from time in the saddle." LOL
Do you know what kind of depression you have?
How long have you been effected by it?
GoFish ·
sorry 🤐 hugs
Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
@Uncfred That's pretty much it as far as my version goes.
It's when it becomes intrusive to living a productive life that it becomes an issue you should seek medical attention for.
It's when it becomes intrusive to living a productive life that it becomes an issue you should seek medical attention for.
xcelyg · 22-25, F
depression isn’t crying or being negative all the time and that’s what people don’t understand at times. depression feels like nothing just a neutral state but find little things that give you dopamine or serotonin to make you feel happy and if it feels good keep doing it. best of luck on your journey! :)