Depression is something that you need to fight and overcome over a long period of time. I've been suffering from depression since I was 10, and i'm 18 right now. I believe it's a life-long battle, and that if you have positive support, then you can manage to get through it. I hope you didn't take medication for it...alot of times that can make it worse. there are plenty of ways to help with depression other than popping pills.

Depends on what "kind" of depression you might have as to whether you should take meds. That is up to you and a Dr. to decide, but please seek help. Most counties have a mental health facility, and on a sliding scale too. Just check it out. What the hell can it hurt? If you don't like what they have to offer or say. Leave and seek help elsewhere, but please seek help, even if it is just venting here........see? Some people care.....

Another thing you brought up was drinking, alcohol is a depressant and it will make depression worse. It affects your sleep patterns and you don't get good sleep when you do sleep and when people are drinking heavily they tend to not eat properly, and are not getting the proper nutrition in their body which also makes the depression worse.

I really think you should check out a mental health clinic or your doctor and see what they say. They may be able to give you something to help you feel better or refer you to a group where you can talk to people to help you over the rough spots. I have been to several groups in my past and really learned a lot from them and made some really good friends. Just my thoughts. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. Take care.

I do drink, but it's not all the time like some of the people I know. I like to get buzzed but not to the point were I'm flopping around on the floor like a fish.

Well said Marie, as usual.

Look in the mirror, smile, and think about everything that is good in your life. So often we dwell on the stuff that's buggin us, instead of thinkin about everything we have to be thankful for. If ya need to chat, im here for ya. Dennis

What is EST?

He could be talking about electro-shock treatments (EST) Winx. They are/can be used for people in severe depression. I have heard that they do work for some people where meds have failed. They are a lot more controlled that what they used to be in the olden days and seems to me I met someone awhile back who talked about having them and talked about how it cured their depression when no drugs helped.

I have actually wondered about them at times but never did get so far as to checking into them.


(Actually, I may have had some when I was a kid - I grew up on a farm that had electric fences . Sorry, shouldn't be making a joke in a serious thread, but boy do I remember getting bit by those fences. )

You might want to try a Peer Support group To Find one call the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Most are free. If you have tried medication and not liked the result try a different one with Doctor's help. The reason so many different anti_ depressants is more than one works.

Hey, babyblue, hit me up and I'll tell you what's goin on in my life and I guarantee you'll end up feelin better about yours.

depression is at times a form of repressed anger and usually if you feel depressed, you are. Depression can be healing in it's own way if it doesn't linger, it is a warning sign usually that things need to change, but it's also a healthy sign that your working fine, heed the signs before it gets a hold of you.

Marie,

I have seen patients after shock treatment. It is not something that you do casually or often. It affects memory too.

You can't, until it actually does. You have to try as hard as you can, mentally to keep it from killing you. I think, I can honestly say from experience, that it takes 1 to 4 years to over come it. It took me 3. Winkx is right, it's not something casual. Nor for that matter is it, fun. It's unpredictable, it can keep you from singing in church.