re: Depression: Has anyone been dealing with it more and more lately?

I'm personally of the opinion that depression just doesn't pop up out of nowhere. People are depressed for a reason but many hold on to and suppress whatever is making them depressed to the point where they try to deny its existence ultimately claiming depression is just a spontaneous event...


Eta: I dont like it when people call depression a "disease" or treat it like one because it makes it sound like something people cant help unless they take medication. Depression is not just physical but there's a deep spiritual/soul aspect to it. It's like big pharma is hiding behind the "mental issues" campaign ready to pounce even further into our pill cabinets.


Exercise, write in a journal, there are legitimate reasons people are depressed. It's not unsolvable and people arent helpless to change it without medication and expensive therapy.

I need to start golfing.

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Michael J Cocks

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Well the hell you been?

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As a dad and grandpaw, we, the working class at our mid age just stop everything that makes us tick just to do for our family. Been there, done that.

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You know, that's really something to consider. I've heard about that being a problem. Hopefully it's something I can turn around until we hit that retirement milestone.

MJC, I went through a time when I struggled with depression. It went on for over a year or so.

It was a situation where I was dealing with a lot of pain and long story short it ended up being my gallbladder. My doctor tested for it and all and said there were some ulcers but that was not causing my pain.

When I was younger I had rods put in my back because I had scoliosis and while they were never a problem for me, he told me that was the source of my pain.

It caused me to get really down then eventually I was in a state of depression. I even had several anxiety attacks during this period. There are more details, but my point is, I know that it is not fun dealing with depression and no one can understand it unless they have dealt with it. Once I had gallbladder removed and I no longer had the pain I was dealing with, I was able to do things that helped me slowly get out of a state of depression.

One thing I did learn is that a lack of vitamin D can play a factor in depression. Getting out and getting sun doesn't seem like much, but it can. It might not do much, but it does help.

But the numbers don't lie, suicide is at an all time high.

As for as keeping someone who is brain dead alive, why? It might seem like the right thing to do, but it's not. I would never want to be kept alive if I were in that state, I would only be a burden on my family. And over time, if that is something you are thinking about all the time.. It can possibly contribute to depression.

I once thought I was depressed because I had run my life in to a toilet. I made a plan to better myself and set goals to dig myself out of my rut. 6 years later and I have a good career and such but the depression has never gone away. Constantly making changes in my life trying to figure it out.


It is exhausting. I'm tired. Really fricking tired.

I live with depression that feels like it is crushing / suffocating me daily.

But I'm not an alcoholic, a drug addict, or suicidal... so I take that as a win in itself, I guess.

you have to find something to focus on

make it your enemy

defeat your enemy

For me, I decided to follow Warren Buffet’s advice: make a list of 25 things you want to accomplish and rank them in order of importance. Then, ignore everything after the first 5 until those first 5 are accomplished, then slide those goals up the list in order.

My divorce and law school left me broke, jobless, and fat. So, I’m focusing on my top 5: pass the bar, find a real job, find a new place to live, get back in shape, keep the band together and moving forward. Hopefully, by May of next year, I will have accomplished all of those things, so I can start working on the rest of my list.