My Experience of Depression

Most of the people who probably write in this topic are people who have gone through depression themselves. Fortunately, thusfar, I haven't had more than very short bouts of it due to life circumstances. Therefore, its not clinical depression, but purely just low periods that I think everybody must go through. I have experienced the condition first hand though, having lived with it in somebody else. My mother was 43 when she committed suicide 5 years ago, having suffered from depression for 30 years - her first bout when she was a young teenager. Many people are lucky to find a balance in their lives, and cope admirably with this illness. Unfortunately, ...  Read the complete review

Well having seen some of the reviews of the ciao communities experiences of mine, I felt that I might as well give people an insight to my 2007, which in all honesty has been a mixture of good times and some really bad times. I guess I haven't really talked a lot about the bad times, its something I found really hard to let out, on top of that I have this macho male attitude were by I am suppose to be strong, accept fate and be strong. So hopefully this insight into my year will help to relieve some of the tension, anxiety and stress that I once had. January 2007 was not a good month for my family, my brother had recently been to the doctors and token some time of ...  Read the complete review

I suffered with depression up until the age of twenty eight, though I never realized it properly. As a child I was extremely anxious, used to get nervous about going to school and be very paranoid but I still don't really know why. I didn't like being around more than about three or people without feeling self conscious and like they all had something against me or were secretly plotting something. When I reached about fifteen I fell in love with this girl who I went out for a while until she eventually left. I was hurt a lot and to cover the pain I adopted a rather foolish and immature attitude and decided to just have a laugh and have fun. Unfortunately, ...  Read the complete review

I really appreciate you reading this as it has taken me a very long time to write, however do be warned that this article is long and may sound disjointed in places. I'm not looking for sympathy, I am writing this for myself and also in the hope that someone else can benefit from my experience. -Takes a deep breath- This is something which I have contemplated writing about for some time now but have never had the courage to do so. It is quite a tricky subject and a hard one to understand, and something that some people are not willing to learn about. I think people need to be more aware of depression and the signs, symptoms ...  Read the complete review

DISCLAIMER: I promise what I say below isn't intended to be an exercise in self-indulgence or a sympathy-fishing crusade, even though some of it may read that way. It's an attempt to give a little hopeful insight into depression, what it feels like, and possibly even help those who don't suffer from it themselves but are close to someone who does. Also, my own discoveries and enlightenments regarding the condition are greatly at odds with certain other bodies of thought, so it's highly likely some people out there may disagree with at least some of what I say. I also make no apologies for this being a very long piece, as it's something I feel should be ...  Read the complete review