How do I know if I am depressed?

[lankyknight1990]

Hey guys. Im on here cause my doctor wants to put me back on anti-depressants. Thing is how do I know its depression? Couldnt it be im just a lazy sinner? I dunno, i just feel so tired and non-motivated to do anything these days. Kind of annoys me.

 

[blushedtweety]

Right now, you are lacking interests in your daily activities, losing direction in your life?
The first thing you have to do is plan your routine and go for sport/gym. Keep your body and mind healthy! Then start planning what is your next step in life.
Time will never stop for you, you have to fight with time.

Always look upon God, he is your light. In him, there is no darkness at all.

Talk to God and also your family or friends, share about your heart affairs and problems. Remember you are not alone! Stay positive and happy!


God loves you!

 

[droidBebe]

Hey guys. Im on here cause my doctor wants to put me back on anti-depressants. Thing is how do I know its depression? Couldnt it be im just a lazy sinner? I dunno, i just feel so tired and non-motivated to do anything these days. Kind of annoys me.

You can trust your docs advice.

Depression isn't caused by some certain way that we sin but it is a result of sin having invaded our realm from before we were born.

So don't blame yourself ; this isn't the time for that. Right now it's best for you to love and embrace yourself as much as possible. You need it! We're rooting for you!

 

[Kristen.NewCreation]

Hey guys. Im on here cause my doctor wants to put me back on anti-depressants. Thing is how do I know its depression? Couldnt it be im just a lazy sinner? I dunno, i just feel so tired and non-motivated to do anything these days. Kind of annoys me.

When you say your doctor wants to put you back on antidepressants, it sounds like you've been depressed before so that you needed them. Depression is a chemical imbalance for many people. The depression may get better, and then relapse again. The medication helps to make that more stable.

I was on antidepressants for several years, and then I went off of them. I did well for a while, but then I creeped back into a severe state of depression, and needed to restart my meds. Don't be afraid to restart them if you physician thinks that is what is going on.

 

[Tempura]

Many people - myself included - often ask themselves that question. "What if I'm just lazy and prone to apathy instead of being depressed?"

I've been having mental issues for a long time, so I know I am depressed, but I also know that I've become very lazy and unmotivated. I think I always was lazy, even when I was the most active - I didn't feel like doing much even if I did. A person can be somewhat lazy and unmotivated and be depressed at the same time, those things don't have to exclude each other out, in fact those things feed off of each other.

It certainly has gotten worse for me every passing year, as I don't have the energy anymore and I feel tired most of the time. Sometimes I want to do something, but I just don't have the drive. I know I can't live like this for long, but I don't do anything about it. When I get the "drive", I usually get to a phase where I become very anxious, have suicidal thoughts, can't sleep at all and usually end up drinking or abusing drugs. So naturally when all that calms down, I just want to "rest" - that is, to do nothing for the next 6 months. I have recognized my mind's own cycle and how my own actions affect the situation. Took me several years to fully understand my own mind, and now it's up to me if I can fix my life or not. We'll see.


If 1990 is your birth year, you are young and your feelings or state of being could be the result of not knowing what your calling is, not having a true dream/goals in life or not trying to pursue something you really want to do or be a part of.
But anyway, don't get too anxious about that "is this real depression"-thing. You do what you feel is the right thing to do, and you go back to meds if you feel like it. Good news is that you're not suicidal or thinking about death. At least I would think you're not, because you would've mentioned it otherwise. Just take it one day at a time, be active when you have the energy, and do things that you enjoy. Try not to focus too much on guilt or self-condemnation, more often than not it just makes us dig ourselves deeper.

Like people have said, talk to your loved ones, see friends and things like that. Depressed people often shut people out, I know I do. And it doesn't always have to be you talking about depression if you don't feel like it, just normal social behavior without any special intent is fine.