Severe Depression Psychology

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, depression is the leading cause of disability in America for people ages 15 to 44. Unfortunately, it is still widely misunderstood, which causes people to neglect themselves. There are so many different forms, the most major two being major depressive disorder and dysthymia. Symptoms can vary in the way they manifest themselves, and causes are still widely unknown. Luckily, there are many treatment options available. Understanding depression is the best way to combat it.

I have needed to switch my medication three times since my diagnosis due to returning symptoms. I am not cured, but can now cope with this. I overcome my depression because there are reasons, not just to live, but to truly experience life. Whether it’s the people I’m grateful to have met, the people I will be grateful for meeting, the things that make me laugh, the things that make me cry, the hidden beauties of the world, or the story that is uniquely mine, there are reasons to live. And even when I feel like I should give up, I remind myself that no matter what, the sun will still rise every day - and so will

The constant worrying and overthinking consumed my life. My fear began to run my life and eat me alive. I was in a horrible mood at all times and did not want to be talked or touched. The sadness surrounding me seemed to be pushing people away, leaving me feeling even more alone than I actually was. Sometimes, I am still like this, hostile and cross, but as I have gotten older, these episodes become less frequent and less severe.

I was not a normal child or teenager because of the judgement I got from the general public, my peers and the restrictions that my doctors put on me to keep me safe. The feeling of being on ten types of medication a day made me feel like a druggie, the fact that this disorder caused me to gain a lot of weight, I felt like a whale. I thought no one was going to love me for me, I was afraid that a normal adult hood was never in the cards for me. The idea of me never growing up normal grew weary on me and haunted and still haunts me to this day. At fourteen my seizures just vanished like a ghost in the wind, some restrictions still applied but I then felt a bit more like a teenager that could live a normal

The doctor looked at me and didn't say anything, my mother in the opposite corner. Through gritted teeth I told them I didn't need a therapist, I don't want to talk to somebody about my issues. I wanted to keep them bottled inside, no matter how bad it was for me. They told me everything I already knew, so I just listened and nodded. The doctor stopped talking to me and gave her a list of therapists. I didn't want their help or a therapist's help, the only thing I wanted was to be dead, but that wasn't going to happen.

My therapist was a nice lady, I liked her a lot. She treated me normally and was not scared to make me open up about my illness. She would just sit and talk with me about it and ask how I felt about everything. I would get flustered so easily because I did not know how I felt. I was just as confused and blindsided by this as everyone else. Although I believed depression just creept into my life randomly she uncovered the mystery of what was contributing to my depression. She made me realize I could overcome this illness and that I would. I understood then there were factors that added to my depression and that I could work to erase those from my life. By talking about it with her it also allowed me to compile my feelings about that hectic time period in my life. I understood myself better than ever after working with her. She was the best thing that happened to my life. She saved me from

All the attention was overwhelming; my parents got me a psychologist whom then requested me to see a psychiatrist which only furthered my discomfort. The psychiatrist diagnosed me with major depression/severe anxiety, and a mood disorder; he then

Let’s first define what psychology and applied psychology means and how it is applied. Psychology is the

At the age of thirteen, I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. In the beginning, I felt like my brain was split in half - the irrational side and the rational side. The

It wasn't until High School where I realized this wasn't the case and embraced the idea that maybe if I just gave it a chance, I would be able to heal and get better. I understood finally that depression didn’t define me and that it wasn't the deciding factor for everything I did.

One day I decided that I was going to see a therapist and this took many years to do. This would be someone that knew nothing about me but was a listening ear. I was able to express some anger and resentment I was enduring. The therapist was praised me for my strength, accomplishments and motivated me to return to school for my MSW. My therapist was as a graduate from Rutgers MSW many years ago. Someone who knew nothing about me and listened without judgment. I know that is her job, but it helped me get through things I have struggled with for many years, from the loss of my job, death of my husband and the lack of empathy from my family and

You feel don’t enjoy doing things that used to make you happy anymore; you don’t want to socialize with anyone, you feel competently sorrowful, and you have become pessimistic and hopeless of anything, then you find yourself wondering what’s causing you this dreadful experience? The answer may be that perhaps you are depressed. Every once in a while we all go through a few periods of sadness and instability in our life’s, however depression is different from this occasional feelings. Depression affects everything in your life and performing easy task and daily activities become hard, you have trouble seeking the positive things and you stuck yourself in the negative side.

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I remember lying face first on the couch, tears streaming down my face, for reasons that I did not understand. At the time I was only eight years old, so my understanding of the world, and my understanding of myself was relatively small. I would stare up at my ceiling, as the clock continued to tick, worrying about things that would seem trivial to other people. Living my life thinking that I was abnormal was something that I struggled with daily, it tormented me. Eventually my family brought me to a doctor, trying desperately to find out what was wrong with the inter-mechanisms of my mind. I ended up being treated for anxiety, something that seemed to follow me throughout all of my waking hours. I spent year upon year learning to control

I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive and Panic Disorder in 1990. I had just given birth to my daughter, so the ¨baby blues¨ seemed to be the trigger for a series of frightening symptoms. After running many tests, doctors were unable to find a physical cause. Therefore I was referred to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have been in therapy and medication ever since. The medication helped, and after a while I was able to go back to college and finish certification requirements to become a teacher. I found myself being a single mother. My husband and I divorced, since ¨he didn't sign up to be married to a mentally ill person.¨ I had to provide for myself and my child, so I gathered strength