Signs of depression?
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Any one faced b4?
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why cannot ask?Originally posted by darknessfall: -
u tell me ur signs and i tell u if u got depression....
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if everything search from elsewhere we wont have much topics left.Originally posted by darknessfall: -
Check out my topic...Originally posted by dragg:if everything search from elsewhere we wont have much topics left.
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its too open a question to ask such sensitive issue(thats my own opinion)Originally posted by coffeeortea:why cannot ask?
if the thread starter wants to ask more about depression, i will be glad to write down instead of sending an URL.
If the TS is asking for opinion about it, we will be glad to share.
If the TS is suffering from it, and asking for circle of people to share their thoughts, it will be open for discussion...
But a qn like, who suffered before? What is the underlying reason behind the qn? If TS wants more detailed discussion, kindly restate your qn so that we can discuss further...
i am not being AP lah....
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I ask such a question because one of my good friends around me seems to suffer from depression.
He had lost interest in the things that he enjoyed the most, doesn't want to meet up anyone and avoid the calls him.
I am looking for ways to help him out so that he can resume back his life.
I did check out some information from the internet but is is more like the theoritical part.
I hope to find out what I can do to help him to gain interest again and regain his confidence to meet up friends again.
I also want to find out why he is avoiding calls too. -
depression needs medication (zoloft)
it's not a condition that you can 'talk' your friend out of....... -
doctors will initialy prescribe amitriptyline. good enough for most intermediate cases.
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Really? But i don't think depression is a phyisical sickness.
I have not seen him for some time but i heard from his brother that he is fine and still doing the usual stuff like eating, sleeping, watching TV, going out etc.
However I found out some thing odd is that he has not contact anyone for the last 2 months. This is something that i afraid of becos he is a very cheerful person and he is always the one to cheer up others and encourage others.
I understand that there are some patches in life that we need to go through but why is it happen to him for such a long period of time (2 months)? -
depression can be anything, as in
like stress, breakups ?
maybe you should visit your friend.
then after knowing what's wrong with him
show him your concern & care ~
woohoo, im talking craps here (: -
ur friend really avoided calls or maybe he changed his number? i dunno about ur friend but maybe you can ask his family or other friend for some clues as to what might happen?
Depression
* Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood
* Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
* Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
* Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyed, including sex
* Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down"
* Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions
* Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
* Appetite and/or weight loss or overeating and weight gain
* Thoughts of death or suicide; suicide attempts
* Restlessness, irritability
* Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
Mania
* Abnormal or excessive elation
* Unusual irritability
* Decreased need for sleep
* Grandiose notions
* Increased talking
* Racing thoughts
* Increased sexual desire
* Markedly increased energy
* Poor judgment
* Inappropriate social behavior -
im suffering from it, i had depression for 2 yrs, been seeking medication which i dont know why doesnt work on me at all....
Its onli when i seek the counsellor then i decided that to change myself i have to change it from my heart and mentally, now im sec 3, im still balancing with it and i try to convert my thoughts of suicide...
in fact, threadstarter, i dun find this sissu sensitive at all, i met this girl in MSN whos from nan chiau high school, she told me that she had two friends who are liddat...
whats to be ashamed of? Depression is an obstacle... not a diseases or something...
Everyone enconters depression, some are short some take very long to cure it... -
I do agreed with you.
I think I have to visit him personally to find out what have happen. -
good luck and i too agree, its not a sensitive issue dat needs to be hush hush about.
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To latterrain:
there are many types of depression. If your friend continue his normal regim and doesnt confine to himself only( as in, he still talks to people including family), he might not be suffering from it.
like some said, he might just experience something that concerns his friends, so he is avoiding them...or maybe, he has found new friends to be with..
But have you really tried talking to him?
anyway, i dont think there is much prob on his mental health, but then again, since you are planning to go visit him and have a heart to heart talk, know more about it..sometimes, it might be only mild depression, but that can be serious too...
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He had lost interest in the things that he enjoyed the most, doesn't want to meet up anyone and avoid the calls him
sounds really like me.. although i don't avoid calls...
used to always initiate outings with friends but now i can't even be bothered anymore... and also i lost interest in almost everything i used to enjoy.... lost interest in food too.... i just eat the minimal to make sure i'm not hungry.... i eat to live now.. not live to eat.. bleh.. lost 5kg in just a few weeks.... and negative/pessimistic thoughts been popping outta my mind outta no where.....
damn.......am i suffering from depression??
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depression i oso have.
so what? life goes on.. -
up n down..
who doesent
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wahh this this the crowd for me ...lets party here..all depressed souls
:mr i depress 7 yrs liao ever since the lst relationship never work out.. 
i wanted to break away from this dieseas besides medication any other herbal ways pls 
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Wah lao...sounds just like me leh...Originally posted by latterrain:I ask such a question because one of my good friends around me seems to suffer from depression.
He had lost interest in the things that he enjoyed the most, doesn't want to meet up anyone and avoid the calls him.
I am looking for ways to help him out so that he can resume back his life.
I did check out some information from the internet but is is more like the theoritical part.
I hope to find out what I can do to help him to gain interest again and regain his confidence to meet up friends again.
I also want to find out why he is avoiding calls too.
But i no brother..So its not me..
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thing is, i noticed that some people seem very happy to diagnose themselves with depression based on self evaluation. i think this is rather foolish as you have a tendency to lead yourself into thinking you have depression when you dont, in worse cases, depression may really result.
depression is not fun, its not a game, its not cool to be depressed, and its not cool to act gothic and all emo in order to seek attention.
depressed people are generally very secretive about it, a happy person on the outside may be undergoing depression as well.
for whatever reason your friend may seem to be suffering from depression, i hope that you pay him a visit, and encourage him to go for counselling if he really wants to overcome his depression.
btw, before anyone starts flaming me, please note that i am not referring to anyone here as seeking attention through undergoing the pretense of depression. -
whats AP btw?Originally posted by darknessfall:its too open a question to ask such sensitive issue(thats my own opinion)
if the thread starter wants to ask more about depression, i will be glad to write down instead of sending an URL.
If the TS is asking for opinion about it, we will be glad to share.
If the TS is suffering from it, and asking for circle of people to share their thoughts, it will be open for discussion...
But a qn like, who suffered before? What is the underlying reason behind the qn? If TS wants more detailed discussion, kindly restate your qn so that we can discuss further...
i am not being AP lah.... -
Originally posted by coffeeortea:
[b]thing is, i noticed that some people seem very happy to diagnose themselves with depression based on self evaluation. i think this is rather foolish as you have a tendency to lead yourself into thinking you have depression when you dont, in worse cases, depression may really result.
depression is not fun, its not a game, its not cool to be depressed, and its not cool to act gothic and all emo in order to seek attention.
depressed people are generally very secretive about it, a happy person on the outside may be undergoing depression as well.
for whatever reason your friend may seem to be suffering from depression, i hope that you pay him a visit, and encourage him to go for counselling if he really wants to overcome his depression.
btw, before anyone starts flaming me, please note that i am not referring to anyone here as seeking attention through undergoing the pretense of depression. [/b]
u know y depress people act happie cos they are under medications dats y ..y i can tell u cos i m depress...b4 goin for medication i was crying in front of the doctor dats y