Depression Symptoms

[Breshna]

Psychiatrists are not interested in a quick solution. They want you to keep going back to them so they refrain from using methods that treat the depression at its source. With my treatment, I tackle it from it's very root once and for all so that it never becomes a problem for you again. I currently have a Christmas holiday special. Purchase time for two sessions and get another free. In the end, it's up to you and whether you are really serious about getting treated.

Joey so how do you tackle from the core? Is it possible?

[HalloIsBack]

Older generation of Pashtuns don't believe in depression or anxiety.

Even if they are highly educated, the comments they come out with are as follow:

Your just lazy.
You don't want to work.
Your weak.
There is no such thing as Anxiety.
Our generation never suffered from these things.
Today's generation is weak and fragile.
You don't want to take responsibility.
Your a coward.
You got it easy.
You have too much spare time to think.
Your useless.


Which makes things even worst for the one who is suffering from depression symptoms.

Not only Pashtuns, our older generation think the same.
And it's a shame if someone has got depression in your family.

[HalloIsBack]

I haven't been officially diagnosed, but I know that I have mental health problems. A lot of it is due part of manic depression for 7 years now that I am having suicidal thoughts through out the day. I don't want to wake up in the morning because everyday my life goes backwards. My mom, dad, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandmom hates me and I have to live with that every time I am breathing. I hate God right now, do you? A depressed person is really depressed if he hates the lord. Add these problems plus another 99 and that is what I face daily. But I still try to smile everyday and promote happiness.

Do you take extra pain killers to test your kidney's? How about a little cut here and there? Do you abuse any substance?

If your on the same boat as I am than you really have a problem. A problem that god won't help you; you have to do what you gotta do.

If not than just wake up, your issues are not that serious.

I feel with you.
The cure of depression need lots of time, several years.

[JAMALUDEEN]

conspiracy theories (the world is going to end) one cause of..depression

[Hakim Khan Urgonai]

if ur depressed dont act a bitch smoke weed

[Breshna]

Not only Pashtuns, our older generation think the same.
And it's a shame if someone has got depression in your family.

Here i thought Russians were different.

[HalloIsBack]

if ur depressed dont act a bitch smoke weed

[HalloIsBack]

Here i thought Russians were different.

Unfortunately not.
If your family know that they try to hide it as much they can from other people and the relatives. They have got prejudices towards you and will never accept you as a whole human being. You are kind of an invalid for the rest of you life.

[HalloIsBack]

Do the Parents pass comments? Comments that are shocking, comments you never expected? Comments that push you even more further, like mocking comments? If they do, then they exactly the same.

Yes, they do. And that make it more worse!
But depression exists always but in each society in different forms.
For example how much housewifes commit suicide and were alcoholic in the 50s in the USA.

[Breshna]

Yes, they do. And that make it more worse!
But depression exists always but in each society in different forms.
For example how much housewifes commit suicide and were alcoholic in the 50s in the USA.

Thanks for this i thought it was just Afghan Parents, but now i know its Russian Parents too.

[HalloIsBack]

Thanks for this i thought it was just Afghan Parents, but now i know its Russian Parents too.

No problem.
I think the common ground of us both is that we care about "how do people see us?", "what the other will thing about us?" etc. . But in the Western countries the people let that behind them and it's just a normal disease.

[HalloIsBack]

If you really have depression the f u c k i n g doctors don't help. They always want to give you some medicine but it doesn't solve a problem.
My advice: Go to selfhelp group there you can get in touch with people with similar problems and they understand you and can you support more than your family, unfortunately.

[faye]

if ur depressed dont act a bitch smoke weed

lol...how's that working for you? are you sure that smoking weed didn't help make YOU depressed, in the first place?
when you stop you get depressed again and have to smoke more to get high...for awhile.

[faye]

don't forget, girls, that the older generations had to be constantly working, were hardy folk, survival of the fittest and all that, believed in their way of life, so had no time and less reasons, perhaps, to get depressed.
today, many people have too much time and reasons, for creating negative thinking. they have many choices from which to choose, read and hear much negative news, have no faith in their elders idea of how to live, are aware that society is full of dishonesty and fraud, their children have to be kept safe from predators or murderers and so on, have insecurities about ridiculous things like body image, stress from keeping their head, financially above water and so on.
so, to keep oneself healthy, and in a sane, depression free, state of mind, one has to really make a conscious effort to stay positive and feed oneself well, physically and mentally.

[Breshna]

Major Depression Facts

Understanding Clinical (Major) Depression Today
MAJOR DEPRESSION is a huge problem and it is growing. By looking at the statistics we can clear up common misconceptions and make it easier to tackle major depression at its root.
Major depression is the No.1 psychological disorder in the western world.(1) It is growing in all age groups, in virtually every community, and the growth is seen most in the young, especially teens. At the rate of increase, it will be the 2nd most disabling condition in the world by 2020, behind heart disease.
The escalation in the problem, as well as the facts relating to recurring episodes of depression show that while the first line treatment of depression by antidepressants may sometimes control the symptoms, it usually does little to give sufferers depression-free lives.
More than ever, we need to look at alternatives to drugs that will equip us to deal effectively with the triggers that allow depression to take hold again and again. This is where drug treatments fail.
Facts on major depression

First and foremost, clinical or major depression is growing at an incredible rate.

• People of all ages, backgrounds, lifestyles, and nationalities suffer from major depression, with a few exceptions.
• Up to 20% of people experience symptoms of depression.
• 10 times more people suffer from major depression now than in 1945 (2)
• The average age of first onset of major depression is 25-29

A few key areas of society remain where major depression is not seen. Also, the huge increase in cases of major depression show that it can't be a disease.

Key Understanding

There is 10 times more major depression in people born after 1945 than in those born before. This clearly shows that the root cause of most depression is not a chemical imbalance.
Human genes do not change that fast.
Yet, it is estimated 35 to 40 million Americans living today will suffer from major depression at some time during their lives, with about half of this amount suffering from recurring depression symptoms. (3)
This isn't due to more people telling their doctor. In fact, a major issue when considering the effect of major depression on society as a whole is the amount of misdiagnosis, or cases where major depression goes undiagnosed.
Major depression and suicide

• About a quarter of suicides in the US are felt to be due to undiagnosed, or misdiagnosed major depression.
• Up to 80% of suicide deaths are in sufferers of major depression.

Given that suicide is the 8th largest cause of death in the US, it's no wonder that major depression is classed as "the nation's leading mental health problem".
Even these horrific numbers may not reveal the true picture, given that many suicides will be disguised as accidental death.
Why the sudden increase?

Societies that breed depression, and societies that don't
It is a fact that we all have basic emotional needs that must be met for us to thrive and enjoy life. After the primary human needs for food, water and shelter come commonly shared emotional and physical needs. Without exception we find depressed people are not getting these needs met.
Traditional communities naturally meet many 'basic needs' for emotional support. In the traditional Amish society in the US major depression is almost unknown, as it is in the equally traditional Kaluli tribe of New Guinea. In these societies individual concerns are group concerns and vise-versa. You know that if you have a problem other people will help you and you are expected to help out when others need support. We know we are meant to do these things but it's not a 'built in feature' of modern society in the same way.
These days we are much more 'self-focused'. The idea of considering the wider community to be more important than the self is almost impossible to understand for most people.
Major depression is 4th most disabling condition in the world, and 2nd most in the developed world. As well as the human cost, the burden on society is incredible. Much of the research on this site about effective treatments for depression has been controlled by the US government, in order to try and find the best way to overcome depression. The cost to society is real, and we need to find the best way at beating depression for good.