I know I can't just shake it off...

[KrazyPhish]

... but I really wish I could! In fact I'm ANGRY that can't just shake it off.

There is no reason for my to feel depressed and worthless. I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I'm smart (just finished a masters degree!), I'm independent, I have a wonderful boyfriend, I have an interview for job on thursday and it's looking quite likely that I'll get the job. I've got my whole life ahead of me

I just want to snap out of it, why can't I just snap out of it. Though I will quite literally claw the face off the next person who tells me to "get over it", I want more than any one for me to get over it.

I guess that's how depression is.

 

[Criada]

Sometimes depression is circumstantial, but often it isn't - people who seem to have everything can still be depressed.
It's an illness, and it can strike anyone.
Have you seen a doctor, sweetie? Meds and/or therapy can help a great deal.
Praying for you

 

[Bethanyb5243]

I find that going for a run helps me calm down

 

[Audacious]

I went through a severe depression for about three years (I left a psych ward in May, actually) and it was very awful and frustrating. Thankfully, it's been greatly helped (almost entirely eradicated) from the mood stabilizer and antidepressant I got on during my stay at the psych ward (my problem appears to be a chemical imbalance).

Depression can be situational, yes, but it can also be caused by a chemical imbalance ('clinical' depression and 'situational' depression).

Almost every single depressed person I've met has felt this way (including me). Trust me, though-that feeling is dead wrong. Depression is a mental illness, and it never happens because you're weak or you didn't do something right.

To quote a blog I used to read, "You're not depressed because something's wrong with you. You're depressed because your life sucks."

It's not always true (...it wasn't in my case, really), but still, it's a very nifty quote. xD. There's nothing really wrong with you intrinsically-you didn't do anything to make it happen. The only thing you can do is search for a cure until something works.

And try to pray. A lot.

 

[hope_is_last_to_die]

(((((KrazyPhish))))) I aree with what Criada wrote, there can be many reasons for depression. Please get professional help from a doctor. Ive prayed for you

 

[miss-a]

Keeping you in prayer, and I fully understand your frustration with the folks who tell you to get over it. they just don't get it.