I've never really been depressed. There have been times when I've been really sad or down but I don't think that I've ever been depressed really. I can see how depression could cause you to start having bad habits though. When you're sad most people don't want to just be stuck being sad but they want to find ways to make themselves happy again.
I dont think I have ever had a bad habit begin from depression. I agree with Ed I dont think I have ever really actually been depressed. I have gone through different situations that cause me greif and pain, but not long term sadness that takes over my everyday activities. I have seen what depression can do to people and it makes me so sad. Because of this I try to keep myself happy. I am a very emotional person, but I think that me being able to express the way I feel has helped me because once I can cry and get it out then I can usually move on. Also, being active helps me aviod sadness, when I am on the run and doing different activites that I enjoy the I dont have the time to be selfish and think about myself and the little things that bother me and make me sad or mad so I dont have the time to get all worked up over something stupid. When I have extra time I seem to make things seem worse than they actually are. So for me keeping busy, crying when needed, and surrounding myself with good people keeps me from depression.
When you are really depressed you will do anything to try and make yourself feel better, and it doesn't really matter what that is. I know that I have done things in the past and started habits that I wish I would never had done and I only did them because I was lonely or angry at the time and that thing made me feel better for a short period.
Yes. In 9th grade my grandpa's cancer moved into his liver and he rapidly started going downhill. He helped raise me and I looked up to him. It was very hard watching the man I thought of as my own personal super hero lay in a hospital bed without hardly any response. I wasn't happy with life or the way I looked so I stopped eating. I was constantly dizzy and weak but it made me feel better about myself. I became sickly thin and was happy with how I looked even though all my friends were disgusted and very worried. It lasted for about a year until I started listening to my friends and going to church at New Beginings. I realized there was more to life and it wasn't healthy.
I've never really been depressed. There have been times when I've been really sad or down but I don't think that I've ever been depressed really. I can see how depression could cause you to start having bad habits though. When you're sad most people don't want to just be stuck being sad but they want to find ways to make themselves happy again.
ReplyDeleteI dont think I have ever had a bad habit begin from depression. I agree with Ed I dont think I have ever really actually been depressed. I have gone through different situations that cause me greif and pain, but not long term sadness that takes over my everyday activities. I have seen what depression can do to people and it makes me so sad. Because of this I try to keep myself happy. I am a very emotional person, but I think that me being able to express the way I feel has helped me because once I can cry and get it out then I can usually move on. Also, being active helps me aviod sadness, when I am on the run and doing different activites that I enjoy the I dont have the time to be selfish and think about myself and the little things that bother me and make me sad or mad so I dont have the time to get all worked up over something stupid. When I have extra time I seem to make things seem worse than they actually are. So for me keeping busy, crying when needed, and surrounding myself with good people keeps me from depression.
ReplyDeleteWhen you are really depressed you will do anything to try and make yourself feel better, and it doesn't really matter what that is. I know that I have done things in the past and started habits that I wish I would never had done and I only did them because I was lonely or angry at the time and that thing made me feel better for a short period.
ReplyDeleteYes. In 9th grade my grandpa's cancer moved into his liver and he rapidly started going downhill. He helped raise me and I looked up to him. It was very hard watching the man I thought of as my own personal super hero lay in a hospital bed without hardly any response. I wasn't happy with life or the way I looked so I stopped eating. I was constantly dizzy and weak but it made me feel better about myself. I became sickly thin and was happy with how I looked even though all my friends were disgusted and very worried. It lasted for about a year until I started listening to my friends and going to church at New Beginings. I realized there was more to life and it wasn't healthy.
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