What it feels like to be depressed?

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions. It affects millions of people worldwide and can have a devastating impact on their lives. But what does it actually feel like to be depressed? In this article, we’re going to explore exactly that question.

A General Overview

Before we start delving into the nitty-gritty, let’s first get an overview of depression as a whole. Depression isn’t just feeling sad or down – it’s much more than that. Some key features of depression include:

  • Persistent feelings of sadness or emptiness
  • Hopelessness
  • Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy
  • Fatigue / lethargy
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Change in appetite/ weight loss or gain
  • Difficulty concentrating and making decisions
  • Feelings of worthlessness

These symptoms often last for weeks, months or even years and can vary from mild to severe.

Feeling like Sleeping is Life

One day you wake up sadder than usual, there’s no particular reason kicking my mind yet I cannot find happiness within me. I lack motivation but on rare occasions when I decide to take on any activity – mainly just watch movies all day – am left with very little energy throughout the day; moving feels un-welcome while sleep becomes such an appealing escape away from pain accompanied by self-loathing thoughts… ‘I’m so lazy’ ‘Am always tired’, ‘why do anything?‘.

Though honestly, “Who wouldn’t want some cozy pillow hug action against everything else?” This bears overwhelming need for isolation where interacting with any other human being seems insurmountable leading one deeper & deeper into despair spiraling towards introspective voidness laced up with lifelessness at its peak.

Please note: If your sleeping needs exceed ten hours consistently then seek professional advice.

## My Mind Suddenly Feels Heavy

My brain feels ‘heavy’; An unexplainable emptiness towards other individuals turned into this sticky, thick fogwhere darkness only deepens. Naturally at times life gets overwhelming but with depression it’s not just about inability to cope but the sinister feeling that seeps and sets in as though getting out of bed is equivalent walking through tar. It’s like a numbing heaviness always weighing me down.

Sleep inducing medication? Meditation? Therapy sessions?! None of these work — sometimes for months or years on end — till you grasp onto some hope from one day seeing light before falling back again..

This Overwhelming Feeling is Consuming Me!

Being lost within my thoughts has become commonplace because they consume much more than necessary – essentially feeding whatever performance anxiety existed before.. , Every situation turns into a dramatic catastrophe that I cannot overcome… an unfortunate reality causing frantic overthinking and unpredictable helplessness hitting hard when least expected …I Am now constantly worried for interactions with people; what someone might think if they see me leave any emotion leak via expression or comment .

Weeks go by without anything happening then suddenly out of nowhere- ”POW”! …there’s an intense wave ridden throughout every inch. Of my skin accompanied by surges up the spine leading into stomach stops & restless nights followed after.. all which morphs anxieties intensifying making me feel trapped even swarmed from all angles.

An Unusual Alteration

Days spill together while everything abates except numbness dominating each moment – my mind flickers amongst feelings of being utterly worthless to buoyancy beyond measure__ however fleeting its nature__. Everything depending on volatile triggers giving multiple sense incase disappointment ever arises once more,”Oh Great here we go again”. Accepting this agony so exhausting rejuvenation seems impossible which leads to unhealthy coping mechanisms becoming imperative instead “Pass That bottle”….. “Cigarr?”

And then a spark… suddenly there’s the possibility of feeling something again?? May not be what I’m looking for but comes with all forms of alterations; Out-of-body experience that washes over me like waves crashing into shorelines representing senseless contentment though it never lasts.

A Constant struggle

Unfortunately, depression is rarely just about one thing. It’s often a complex interplay of biological, environmental and psychological factors that make it hard to tackle. In other words, Depression’s lack backbone — its essence fundamentally revolves around variability which begs another question… can someone actually put their finger on what they feel?

Honestly trying to combat these mental health disorders- while questioning inner strength – surpasses erratic better yet insurmountable stability clearly showcasing dependency being heavy burdensome prompting unhealthy tool bag resulting in intensified despair.

Conclusion

Living with depression can be an incredibly difficult experience and anyone suffering from this condition deserves support & treatment, humour helps sometimes as consistent self-loathing tendencies don’t sound convincing enough referencing “mind trix” instead bearing external influences where no imaginable grasp becomes too wide-ranged. Of course different people may have slightly different experiences of depression depending on factors such as culture or age, nevertheless light still exists at end tunnel mixed together along dark eclectic times.

Side note: As funny as this article sounds at some points please seek professional help if you believe yourself or anyone else around you are experiencing symptoms discussed within.. we mean disorderly business here literally speaking anyway therapeutic assistance arms definitely go hand in hand.– “Pun intended”.

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