What is Major Depressive Disorder?
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Depression sucks.
Ahhhahahaa yeah yeah yeah it does.
Bri Swifty it sounds weird, but I love the depressive mood. Feeling lonely, empty, sad. At least I feel something. Sometimes its got toomuchbut there is a certain level when I love to being depressive.
Bri Swifty it's all I know
Sucks the life out of you
facts.
The suicide hotline did nothing for me the girl sounded like she had no idea what she was talking about at all if anything it made me feel even worse all she gave me was numbers to call and that's it.
+carlyyanne8
lol, the suicide hotline person gave you a number to another suicide hotline.
Karlie A THIS HAPPENED TO ME TOO. The suicide Hotline is a freaking joke! What are they, high school volunteers? It made me so angry and motivated me to stay alive to become a therapist one day and replace the freaking losers who run that phone line. Please hang in there.
yeah theyre no count can do nothing to help a situation.
I talked with one. They just dont know. I want for death to hurry up. I do get depressed and bored alot. I work and that is about it
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I enjoyed the style of this video where you created lists on the screen as you were talking. It makes it easier to follow.
Hi Emily! How are you doing? Please talk to your doctor about how you’re feeling. If not the doctor then someone else you trust who can help you find the support you need. Please respond and let us know how you are. Sending hugs and healing vibes. 💕
Sunvio hey thanks. I am trying hard to learn how to love my self. I have low self esteem. I have been losing weight. I am really tired all the time. I don’t eat anything sometimes. I don’t get enough sleep. I’m in love with my best friend. He’s really nice to me. I have a tick and some times people tease me about it. I have hormone problems. Like my thyroid is not good. Thanks love ❤️ from California. Peace ✌️ out. Thanks again for the information. I am learning about different types of mental health issues.
Excellent Video! Sorry for butting in, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you heard about - Peyadison Initial Principality (erm, check it on google should be there)? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to get rid of depression minus the headache. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my buddy at very last got amazing results with it.
Oh I didn’t see the list on the screen?
It's true I'm male and I can't discuss this . I find it humiliating, I feel weak and pathetic. Plus I can't ever share how I feel with anyone because In my experience it's always been a negative, it's bad enough being this way but when you are ridiculed and made to feel worse . So for me personally, the worst thing is to ever open up with anyone ever . I apologise for being negative
I hate feeling like this i have no one to turn 2 :(
James Knight I feel depressed everyday for no reason. if that makes u feel better
James Knight I turned to holines for a while..
I turn to people and everyone just blows it off. They either don't take me seriously and say it will blow over or they start ignoring me.
James Knight same. My friends don’t even help that much.
Neither do I.
I’ve realised this week that my depressions kind of sucked the life out of me and I’ve found myself even slurring and not getting my words out right, anyone else??
Same x
I have MDD. And yes, I do slur my words a lot. It's such a terrible feeling. Can't function in a normal society. Been like this for years now
Huzi Stiglitz just do Shopify if ur depressed the game of making money and the ads dats will keep u hooked
I too experience issues with speaking. Like I feel dumb sometimes. Not able to get what I want out right.
i have a hard time expressing myself and stumble my words DEPRESSION does that!
Is extreme irritability part of depression and anxiety or not? I am extremely easily irritated to the point that I struggle to spend any time around other people or out in public, I want to be able to socialised but i can't because I become annoyed at people for no reason. Kati?
Nikki B I become angry and frustrated by my friends. During my last depressive episode, when it was worst, I didn't want to see my best freind, nor did I want to talk to her and whenever she wrote me an E-Mail I got angry at something she wrote...I would say that's definitely a symptom, but I don't know if it's like "official"...
Nikki B that's what sent me to therapy in the first place actually. and then to my GP. it turned out at that time anyway, I had PMDD. Its like the worst PMS uve ever had, but 24/7. maybe Google it and see if it resonates. just a thought. I'd never heard of it but it can be easily treated. well easily may not be right but it can be controlled. maybe even eradicated for lack of a better word. wish u the best! HTH! 😘💙
Nikki B Yes. I get extremely irritable.
yes it is
It can be part of both.
I admire her optimism but its kinda irrating when ur in a funk.
Her joking manner in this video is SO inappropriate! Why on Earth does she do this cutesie here's my DMS book, and that was only the start. If I weren't already so depressed, I would be watching this.
She should KNOW depression is NOT something to joke about.
Nothing would make me happier than dying but without pain or blood and gore. No one would miss me. My daughters would probably be relieved more than anything else. My 2nd ex-husband did more damage than my drunk mother, he is a psychopath and/or sociopath, plus maybe others, and he took what little self-esteem I had away. He complained about the time he was missing from work driving me 3 times a week for 10 weeks for ECT. Can you say memory loss? Can you say cognitive deficit? Yeah, let's give her 30 grand mal seizures, that'll fix her up! I couldn't remember how to get dressed initially. But most of my memory is gone and my brain isn't my brain anymore. That husband wasn't missing time at work. He had scheduled photo shoots every time I had a treatment... taking photos of nude very young women. I didn't find that out until after he announced he wanted a divorce. Now he is on wife #3 and I live in fear every day because soon alimony ends and then I can't pay my rent for this 500 sq. ft. "apartment." I need to die before that happens. I wonder if my few family members will have a party.
Chelsea Huff I feel you I seek her videos when I’m back to a stable baseline and I can tolerate .
Agree
*@Chelsea Huff* Here's a great resource that will help you treat your depression: www.ZootSad. xyz
She is very irritating.
Is it possible to switch between symptoms of depression as in sleeping to much/not sleeping at all or eating too much/not eating enough? Sometimes I will go through periods where I sleep all day for months and then something will switch and I am up until 6am no matter how tired I am with no explanation. The same thing happens with my eating. I think that I get myself out of the depression when it switches, but is it just that my symptoms change?
Courtney Leighton i have been diagnosed with mdd and throughout my depressive episode and before I reached the worst part of it I slept a lot, like 16 to 18 hours a day and didn't really ate at all, and during and after the worst part I didn't slept at all, I had insomnia and it was so bad and I ate until I felt like throwing up, so yeah, at least in my own experience, these can vary, but I am not a professional
Andrea Barahona same here...
Yes! I was thinking the same thing. I go through the same thing. I can stay in bed for a week, and then... like now... I can not sleep all night, and will get a few hours in the afternoon. I'm not Bi-polor though, I have never ever had 'mania' before. But I will go a few days 'up' running errands, cleaning.. then I'm so fatigued I get stuck and can't do anything. I have NO insurance and I live in FL so it's really really ruff sometimes, and when it gets really bad I have constant nagging thoughts of suicide. I'm the same way with the food thing too. Well, I don't mean to unload but just reach out and say yes, you are not alone or the only one. It's so hard for people with our condition to find people who can relate.
Courtney Leighton I have MDD and I experience the switching back and forth. I, too, am not a Dr, but this is what I have been diagnosed as and my Dr is fully aware, as well as my therapist and psychiatrist, of all my symptoms. Hope this helps!!
Yeah like sometimes I can't fall asleep till 5 am (which was happening all summer and before :( ) but then I'd get a good nights sleep but sleep in till 2 PM or fall asleep on the couch and sleep the whole day. I go through periods of only eating like a bowl of cereal to stuffing my face every moment even when I'm not hungry, I just can't stop. I've defiantly been depressed and it's frustrating and idk what to do. Hopefully my therapy helps in the long run
For me personally, my biggest struggle about depression is that most of the time you don't believe you'll ever get better. I've been feeling a lot like that lately "Medication might make me feel good but I'm still the same useless piece of meat I was before and my life will still suck so what's the point?" I've been like 3 months into the medication and a month into therapy but I sometimes feel like it's worthless and I'm just wasting my family's money and my therapist's time.
i know its hard but keep going thats all we can do hope for the best!
Its been 7 years now since my depression really hit me. At times im worse and at times im better. Its been a journey that's for sure. Therapy in time can give you power and control that you don't have now. How? By opening your eyes up to what's going on in your own head so you can recognise when your going out of control and you can pull the reigns back. Therapy isn't a cure, and you can only get as much out of it as you put in. Walk into that office like a detective who's gonna break the case of the depressed brain.
My dad took his life, my brother has attempted. So I just know that I was destined for this broken chemistry, and I've come to terms with the fact that ill probably be on antidepressants for the rest of my life. But thats ok, because taking meds is just apart of getting old :P
And trust me when I tell you that not getting treatment will be more of a burden to your family than the money it costs them to send you in. Your so so so lucky that your family is willing to give you that then just turn a blind eye and hoping it sorts itself out. Please embrace it, you can do this!
How r u now ?
When I tried to get help my mom just said “your just sad” it was hard enough to ask but afterwards never mentioned it again because I feel that she would not care
I think that parents often don't understand and they might be overwhelmed by their child's situation and don't how to help...After all they're only your parents and not therapists (in some cases they might be therapists as well but not in all cases)
So maybe it would be a good idea to talk to a professional and to really seek help from a therapist!
That's their job to see why you feel sad and depressed, but parents could be overstrained...
Same and she don't believe on it. parents can't understand how we feel and that's cause they're old generation.
my mum took ages to even regonize my anxiety even after i told her so like even tho i have like 7 or 8 of these symptms that just makes me too scared to tell her and when i told my psychiatrist that i havent been feeling the best she just said it was because of corona and moved on and i didnt know how to bring it up again
Wow similar situations.
I know this is an old video but I think a lot of people describing depression forget to mention generalized apathy. Not just to things that you used to enjoy, but also with things in general. Having the numb, unfeeling sense. I've dealt with MDD and dysthymia for a while and my main indicator is an inability to really feel emotions. This would be a lack of sadness or happiness. The people you generally enjoy being around or want to pursue, just generally aren't as interesting or make you feel the same way. That kind of thing.
she did mention anhedonia 🥺 it's such an awful feeling, or rather, lack thereof! BPD has a lot of aspects of apathy & dissociation; maybe something to look into bc BPD symptoms give a more comprehensive view of that experience.
How do I make an appointment with you. I find that my therapist just stares at me and doesn't help. I think I'm really struggling. Can you make a video on how to find the right therapist.
Hannah Grey I've blown up at therapist fer that shit. I've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder since I was 16. Now my estranged wife thinks I also have BPD. If yer therapist just sits there like a bump on a log hun find a new one. I hate therapist like that.
Hannah Grey I've had the same experience.
Hannah Grey I had a therapist like that. She would literally just stare and nod. It was like talking to a random person at a bus stop about my problems. Anyways, my therapist now is much better, not perfect, but better. I think she actually cares for her patients.
Yea first get some cbd oil chances are it will pull you out of your rut then reevaluate who you fell comfortable talking about it with find someone you know and trust I find it easier to talk to someone who has a mental illness (I fell they have more insight and experience with coping methods plus they know what you're going through) instead of a stranger it's way easier to talk about it as a past tense then present I hope my advice helps someone else out there I thought my life was done I had planned it out and everything thank God I'm a stoner or else I may have ended it long ago you are suffering from a mental condition and the thoughts in your head is not the normal you
Hannah Grey I
I have had depression for years now but the last few weeks something just hasn't been right. I watched this and I was like OMG almost all of those symptoms fit me. Thanks for doing what you do. Calling my doc tomorrow :)
Kelsey Q hows life now
Sheep. You dont need a pill or a doctor to say you are sad. Change something in your life.
@@eddiebacon127 No matter what a person change in their life, depression will ALWAYS be there!
I restarted this three times because my mind wandered while watching.
I have MDD (Its been diagnosed) and NOTHING helps. I've tried everything, and there's no cure for me. I've been depressed my entire life, and I'm not exaggerating. Without the meds the only thing I feel is anger and sadness. Now I don't feel anything. I just want to feel it when I say i'm happy. I recognize the things my boyfriend does WOULD make me happy, if I could feel it. I find jokes funny, I laugh at them, but I don't feel that joy that others feel. I wish I could know what is really wrong with me. I don't even leave my bed anymore and I spend my life on VRchat because in there I don't feel the constant need to off myself...
I'm the same way and been diagnosed as well. I feel like something more is wrong with me. I've done everything doctor wise. Pills dont help me besides make me feel less emotional. I still have no joy in my life even though I know I have a good life. I should be happy I should be living my life to the fullest. But I dont even feel interested in getting out of my bed. Things i use to love bring me very little to no joy. I'm ALWAYS tired/sore. I feel like I'm wasting my life and i cant stop myself. It's like when you know your tripping but you cant catch yourself you can just prepare for impact. I always cry knowing each day I lose more time to do something with my life but even that cant help me do anything. I feel broken and helpless.
Your not alone.....Remember that
Also, it's not depression, it's capitalism.
I’m sorry you feel like this it’s something a person shouldn’t have to deal with
I have a huge lack of concentration. I've been doing poorly in my classes. I can't even concentrate on my favorite tv show. I finally got an appointment but I have to cancel cause it falls on my first day of school. I won't be able to see a psychiatrist until late Nov.
If you can't concentrate in school, getting help is maybe more important than first schoolday?
Woke Favela hows life now?
thefedexkid Hi hope you have received some help since. Just thought I'd mention my Son had the same problem at School was referred to a Peadiatrician..for Suspected ADD.. He was Diagnosed with ADHD INATTENTIVE TYPE.. He is now taking CONCERTA 54mg and it has made a Huge difference, his friends at school noticed the change on the first day and he hadn't told them anything!
I suffer from mdd, and have for a long time. And been doing talk thearpy with medication. Dispite this, i still try and get thru my day. Though many days im in bed by 7pm or soon as i get off work. Hang in there everyone whos suffering.
I am the same way. When I get home from work, I have no life and I only want to be in bed. Then I feel guilty about time not spent with my family, but I can’t seem to change it.
I'm so glad I came across your videos because I have MDD and it's hard to deal but I'm not giving up.
I do too. I like your mindset!! That's the way
I ALSO HAVE MDD ilove the nighttime my depression is a little less!
How are you doing now
Therapy never worked for me, and my meds aren't working either. I'm stuck in a hole, even when my life is looking good I still want to die. My depression is biologically inherited from my mothers side, part of me hates her for having me when she knew it would be a possibility I would get it. I wish I didn't exist.
LadyTofu ..i hear ya loud n clear im the same way😢
LadyTofu ME TOO!! 😞
Me as well im hoping new treatments come out soon.
Yes I know how you feel
I totally understand. I have found taking a fish oil supplement along with my anti depressant helps boost the effectiveness. Also 20 minutes of sunshine. Hope that might help. I know it’s so hard.
have every category, it’s so exhausting in every way but I don’t even have the energy or the confidence to reach out . feel so alone and out of place .
I am all for death with dignity. Everyone should have a choice. My MDD has changed the way I look at assisted suicide.
Use the power of prayer and ask God to carry you, but keep fighting the depression monster, keep fighting!
I agree that we should respect the right to die, but I don't think it's a good choice unless you're terminally ill and in enough pain that everything else becomes secondary. In the end, nobody else can really stop you, but death offers no second chance and you will be sorely missed every day.
I feel the same. People live with mental illness for most of their lives and sometimes we can’t even function enough to gain anything out of life
my therapist doesn't believe in Depression!
damn I don't have friends
I don't either and not sure why
patricblack1
FRIENDS & FRIENDSHIPS REQUIRE ENERGY, ITS DRAINING TO BE INVOLVED WITH GENUINE FRIENDS...
Same
@@radhika4595 lets be friends lol
Today my therapist finally told me I have major depressive disorder. I have had depression for the last at least 8 years. I am 23. And I was an anxious kid, even at 5. And my parents have never believed I have a reason for it. Even now, they think they made a mistake in my education, because "I just want to be in the center of attention, I am just spoilt and ungrateful for everything that they have done for me."
So sorry to hear this about your parents not understanding ur struggle. . . Sending you strength and love 💕
i suffer major depression and i have suicidal thoughts:(((((
Please read my comments at the top. Well at least that's where they are for now.
So do I, you are not alone. It's really hard for me to find people who can relate to what I go through as well.
That's JustJoe me too:(
Marilyn Canty have no certificate but i have.hope we gonna better all of us.
You will get better. I know I’m just a person putting up a message on someones video, but i have been there and done that. It took me 3.5 years.
I’ve been diagnosed with MDD and Anxiety years ago... but I never discovered for myself what that really means...I’ve been on meds but I wanted to explain intelligently what MDD is to my love ones and this video sums up everything I feel on a daily... it’s really a struggle to get up sometimes...when people say “ get over it” or “just shake it off” it’s really not that easy and makes me more depressed that I’m too sad to be more upbeat when my mood doesn’t allow it sometimes... this video was spot on...
How r u?
Recently diagnosed.. because of multiple serious health conditions... I was actually surprised..I was sure of anxiety and anger issues but not depression..
This sounds exactly like me!! I’ve never heard of this before. Finally an answer 😩
I would try to describe to people that I felt like I was carrying the guilt of a as if I committed murder and I didn’t know why I felt that way!? I’ve never heard of this disorder before!
Severely Depressed mood for extended lengths of time (longest period being a year)
Inability to feel pleasure/joy in anything that should or normally would
Inappropriate GUILT
Thoughts of wantito die (to end the suffering)
Insomnia ANd Need a lot of sleep (10hrs)
Indecisive!!
Agitated
Unquenchable Need to exert energy OR super heavy and difficulty with being active and productive (never at the same time tho)
Poor memory
Difficulty with concentration
Short Periods of time of feeling “better” or normal
I suffered from Major Depression for nearly a year and can tell you her explanation is of symptoms only associated with Clinical Depression, not Major. With Major Depression, you'll have insomnia that lasts for months; you tire very easily after the simplest of tasks; you have interest, but are unable to do things because you are in a constant fog; colorful plants and a Blue sky do not excite you; you have no desire to shower/bathe; your blood pressure is constantly high; your heart rate is approximately double+ your normal rest rate when you didn't have Major Depression; you have severe pain in your nerve endings; you're stools are not normal; you long for someone to be near you all of the time because you are extremely scared by your condition. Major Depression is extremely hard to treat. I was misdiagnosed 3 times and tried every psychotropic drug class on the market, none worked, except for one. I finally was blessed to find a very smart Psychiatrist who prescribed me Depakote. It took about 5 days until my insomnia began to subside. On about the 6th day, I looked out a window and the Green colors of plants were so beautiful, along with the sky. I do have to warn everyone suffering from Major Depression to NEVER take an SSRI, they are extremely dangerous to treat Major Depression. You need a mood stabilizer, like Depakote. What brought this on? Major Depression occurs after a physical trauma, from my experience and hearing from others who suffered from it. A person I know came down with it after suffering Sun poisoning in Hawaii. I came down with it after suffering severe heat stress.
I dig the entire video (duh), but I think my favorite part is the rewind noise. It reminded me of the VHS days. #BeKindPleaseRewind
***** Yeah, I definitely don't miss them at all lol. I remember how amazed I was when I learned that DVDs were a new thing that allowed you to watch movies without spending 8 hours rewinding the damn tape lol. #DoYouBelieveInMagic
@@CarlybutreallyBATMANBraverman You look much too young to remember that! lol
Truly depressed people never mention it and seem happy imo
It's a real diagnosis but is claimed by many fakers
Also support groups can be a great help! We have one at the university I go to, so when I feel really bad I can go to one or two meetings per week and just talk about stuff and feel less alone. All the members know each other so when we see each other on campus, we stop to ask how things are going and we can actually give an honest answer because we know about each others's struggles. That's really great :-)
YAY FOR SUN!!! It always lifts my spirit. :) I find that depressive episodes usually occur when there isn't much sum - late autumn, winter, gloomy, rainy summer or spring.
I would just like to share about how I help myself with this condition. I don't beat myself up if I sleep all day but get up to do something physical (like walking out of the bedroom) the next day. If I really dont want to get up I try to think of one thing I am willing to do and I do that. Then I keep doing baby steps for as long as it takes. i am kinder to myself and understand myself from previous counseling also. A book I really love is called "Getting through the Day" by Nancy J Napier. It is written with a lot of insight and love. Peace.
Recently , I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder and Met psychiatrist . The medicines are really working . I’m able now to go office and able to work
I find myself laughing that i have every single one of those. Is that a good sign? Lol ...i just want out of this hell
I was diagnosed with MDD when I was 12 and the doctor who diagnosed me said I probably had it for a couple years, I'm 22, 7 years on meds, with counseling, trying to go though adolescence, I stopped taking meds when I was 19 just to see what it was like. I thought I was okay but I know I was ignoring my issues. Now watching this I realized I still have all 9 symptoms. I need to revisit the doctor and get more help.
Hi Kati! Could you give advice on being diagnosed and then un diagnosed with mental illnesses? I have been diagnosed and I diagnosed with bipolar disorder type 2 four times now and it's starting to get irritating, as I'm not receiving help even though I know I am bipolar. Xxx
#katifaq Hello Kati, I was wondering how much would or should a therapist pay attention to patients religious beliefs? What factors would the therapist consider?
Thanks.
hi! I know you asked +Kati this question, but I'm answering from my experience. I've had some therapists that paid no attention to my religion and didn't care that it was even part of my life. Then I've had therapists that, if they don't share the beliefs I have, they at least research it and ask me questions! and it was with those therapists I saw the most success. if religion even hits your radar, I firmly (and one of few things I will be bold about) believe that a therapist would use that as part of whatever recovery or healing process you are working through.
I was diagnosed with Recurrent Major Depression many years ago , it was like if I was watching everything thru a glass window . My kids (2F&2M) were under 12 yrs old at the time . We lived in the same house but I didn't " watched " them grow for my mind was not there . They are all married now . I took medications ,but still the same . Two of my granddaughters ( Who are now 7 & 8 ) that are sisters , whenever they came to my house they always asked me to get up from my couch and go to the patio and play with them . Everytime was the same !! Weeks later I was a different person . I get to spend time with them many times a week . I been walked them back and forth from school since they were in " Head Start " . I take my medications , but it just took the help of two Angels to help me get up and do my best to go on with my life !!
Is brain fog, digestive issues, hair loss also part of depression? I am at a loss and feel like I am out of options. I have been ill for a year now with chronic stress and health issues. All my blood work is coming back normal but I don’t feel normal. I have been diagnosed depressed by my primary care doctor and I know I suffer from depression/anxiety. But I need to know if my depression can actually get so out of my own hands that it starts messing with my bodily functions? Nowadays I am feel more depressed than anxious do to my lack of energy and brain fog. Please any insight would be hopeful.
thank you Kati
***** sure xx
i hate everything, i hate my friends, i hate myself, i hate school, i hate my teachers, i hate people, i just freakin hate everything. i just want help... but i’m too scared to ask.
I recently got diagnosed with MDD and this video was very helpful, thank you ❤️
8/9 symptoms. Thanks video games that I spend all of my free time on and still suck at which makes me feel worthless. Thank you NFS, Mojang, 4j, and Epic Games. I really appreciate. 😒
Thanks for all the amazing videos Kati!
Can you might do a video about Night terrors and other sleep disorders? I have expirienced it for years, and for some periods its better, but now its worse again, and I dont know if there is anything that can help having a normal sleep.
How did she just rewind like that wtf
Had this non stop for years. Wellbutrin helps but still have issues getting out of bed, especially around this time of year. Before I got sober (used to abuse a lot of amphetamines / opiates / benzos) psychiatrists thought I actually had schizophrenia. Luckily I don't have that illness but depression still really fucking sucks...
Jacki Hadaway your life sounds exactly like mine. the drugs make it just that much worse. I believe well get through it one day
I'm on the same exact page. We will keep fighting it 👍
I'm a morning person because after a nap I feel better. so I get up at sunrise and go about my day. long before the day is done, I'm mentally kicking myself to keep going, and longing for bed time.
Depression kills! No matter how you joke about that. That wont change the ugly face of it. I laugh when you say “you are not in a dark pit”, seriously? Then who is? That lives within you and consumes every single bit of you. You have no idea how much it hurts! If depression was a creature that would have been the worst form of it, the most hideous one and well beyond human imagination. You have not known horror until it has shown it you. You reach out for help and the monster drags you back to the dungeon ferociously.
erg i have all 9 symptoms
I was diagnosed as depressed almost 20 years ago, and nothing has helped. That's more than half my life. Maybe depression isn't a disorder. Maybe pretending the world isn't shit is whats actually abnormal.
Is MDD the same thing as clinical depression?
When I was 12 I was diagnosed with clinical depression, which went away when I was about 14. It didn't come back until I was 16 but now everyone calls it Major Depressive Disorder and I'm very confused about that. xD
Also, I want to say that now I'm not depressed majority of the time, I only get depressed when my OCD gets bad. Depression is very manageable. I know it's different for everybody, but for me I got over my first bout of depression by finding something to hope for. :) Now, since it's linked with my OCD, working on my OCD makes my depression feel better, too. Keep working on yourself and finding things to be happy about! Even little things can make all the difference. :)
Yeah it's the same clinical depression is more the lay term or what countries that don't use the dsm (e.g. uk) would use. they only at clinical in front to differentiate the illness from people who use depression to mean feeling a bit down.
+Louisyed *only put clinical in front
Ah, thanks ***** and *****! :)
MDD and clinical depression are not the same thing. MDD is a very acute, severe form of depression with symptoms presenting themselves for at least 2 weeks. It typically lasts from 3 months to year (rarely longer).
ShalomAleichem {Mental Health Vlogs} hello! I have the same difficultly... My depression can be manage...Yet my OCD amply my inner-voice in guiltily me! How did you brake the cycle!? Thank you...
Anything helps I am seeking for answers, shalom!
Wheres the link to the safety plan?
Thanks Kati! I'm working on coping with my depression until my next appointment. Thanks so much!
coping is the right word!
I'm sorry, but talking about topics like this, maybe you don't want to be so optimistic.
I mostly feel like life is enough, low pleasure from life
still keeping it up and making the best of it👍👍
8 out of 9 symptoms.... i think i know a new subject to talk about with my therapist
On difficult days, don't look so much at the path, look at each step you've taken this far. Realize when you've already managed to walk!
Is it possible depression cure itself ? And is it possible it come back because the change of environment or some triggers ? Will anti depressants prevent and help to prevent or stop it from coming back?
Sorry that's lots of questions. Appreciate if you answer those ❤️❤️❤️thanks Katie. You are awesome !
I've had crippling depression since I was 4 years old suicides attempts starting at 5 or 6 years old with the last attempt being one a year ago. As an adult I suffer not only from major depression and anxiety but also complex trauma. Though I am well liked I have very few friends because it's too hard to make connections with people. I've tried CBT, diet and exercise, psychotherapy, talk therapy, group therapy, inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient psychiatric care and every type of medication that has ever been created both pharmaceutical, natural or experimental and nothing has ever helped. I'm turning 45 tomorrow and have just come to terms with the fact that I will never get better. Luckily I live in a bad neighborhood in Chicago so it's only a matter of time before I get shot.
hey kati, do you have any advise for a 3 month free self harmer having to go through the stress of exam results day? i love you videos :)
lois banks congratulations! Hope you're proud of yourself, I am!
Soo proud of you
I’ve had a depressive episode at least once a year since I was 16 years old. I’m 37 years old. I loose a couple of months every 24 months. I take anti depressants & peer support groups have saved my life multiple times. I’m successful, achieved ALOT in my life, career, education, travel & personal life... I’m just wired this way. It’s in my genes (family has a history) just know some can’t be fixed, cured. For some it’s seasonal & needs to be managed.
Thank you for sharing Amy, Sounds like it's a life long grind. Wishing you the best and it's inspiring to hear about your endurance :)
Well I knew I had Depression for a long time.. but seeing that everything fits me is sad.
It's okay I feel the same way but knowing were all in this together makes me feel better
I have no motivation for anything I just wanna be in my bed and scroll on my phone all day I call out to work more then i should I’ve been away for work almost a month came back for a week and I’ve been out this whole week, I’m tired when I wake up I take so many naps that you might as well should morph it and call it sleep I stay up till the sun comes up, I think about death but I’m natural occurrences so It’s made me scared of the outside world and there’s so much more smh I just wanna be happy man... I wake up and hate that I’ve Waken up and try to go back to sleep I can barely take showers and I love smelling good and being clean there’s just a lot that comes with this. ...
same here bro, same here. I just hate waking up everyday, I just keep asking myself, why am I even holding on, nothing's gonna get better, I keep reminding myself that it's just gonna get worse and worse with time. The worst part is the fact that no one gives a shit. I mean, I'm not desperate for people to feel for me, but all I ask is not to give me more pain over what I am already going through. Had it not been for my faith (religious belief), I would've committed suicide months ago (it was that moment when I first experienced this level of sadness). In our faith, if you commit suicide, you will not be entered into heaven. That is the only thing keeping me alive, the desire of entering paradise, other than that, all hope is gone. I know what you are suffering from bro, and just want to give you a hug and let you know that you are not alone. In my case, I am completely dependent on strict abusive parents (very abusive), so they don't care, and therefore, there is no chance of be getting some form of help through therapy, However, I would really encourage you to try and get some help my friend. I also know how it feels when people tell you to get some help, whenever someone tells me, I just feel like the other person has no idea of what I am going through, however, I know how you feel, I might not be in the exact same circumstances as you, but I have the same feeling. I hope you get some help man, and remove the things from your life that are causing you to feel this way.
Btw, just letting you know, my father hit's me 3-4 times each week. At least at the end of one of the times, I am fully bleeding from my nose and lips (last time it happened was two days ago). And he absolutely hates me, I can see it in his eyes everyday.
You can talk to people, try get a support group, join a forum (like Kati's) to get help. There's also the controversial medication which can have unwanted side effects so if you use it make sure you know what you're doing so the mess help you, not harm you. Personally I like to watch ASMR videos to help me.
man i just got diagnosed with this and it sucks nuts.
can you be my therapist on skype or somethng?
we dont have good therapists here
Zeenish Imroz same
Ilovecaptaincold Has has a
I feel worthless
I have trouble sleeping
I don’t smile or laugh
Nothing brings me joy
I cry when i’m alone
I think about suicide
I cut my self
I rarely talk to anyone
And this almost every day now for 2 weeks what should I do?
is MDE (Major depressive episode) and MDD (major depressive disorder) the same?
DSM....hearing the word already makes my stomach turn.
Did you know homosexuality was in there once?
And that was not TOO long ago!
***** #katiFAQ
hi kati my question is...
I self harm and am trying to Stop but whenever i say no to tht negative voice in my head, i get a panic attack, therapy isnt an option because my mum wants me to go to her friend but i dont feel comfortable with talking to her but she wont let me go anywhere else, what should i do?
Hope you find someone soon and stay strong
***** cheers for da help
keeping a journal can help one to recognize their mental states and symptoms, and patterns among them. im sure kati mentions it in other videos, in fact i think i have heard her do so, but i think with MDD it can be very helpful. love is everywhere all the time ❤️
#katifaq
I would love to see you talk about treatment resistant depression and medication no longer worker. I've had depression being treated by many different medications and even very new medicine like Rexulti. Cognitive therapy is helpful but I haven't changed much. I feel like my depression is going to last forever.....medicine doesn't make me feel any different anymore. Thanks!
I was always a tough guy with a tough guy career, but depression brought me to my knees. Use the power of prayer and ask God to carry you.
Is MDD the same as severe reoccurring depression? I have an amazing mental health team I have worked hard to build. I hit 8 out of 9 in the DSM5. Love your videos and energy.
The first 6, number 8 & 9 happens to me the most often. But since I’ve been on Zoloft, it’s been the best I’ve ever tried & seeing my counselor helps a lot too. I also have generalized anxiety.
Something else that helps me a lot is staying active, going to work, exercising all helps me too
I've been diagnosed with OCD, MDD, GAD
I have adhd, mdd and generalized anxiety. I only take adderall and I've been taking it for awhile with no problems but on Thursday after a long drive and anxiety hit me hard I spiraled back in to a deep depression but I feel weird like I took drugs and I can't snap out of it. I feel like a zombie but I didn't take anything. I'm trying so hard to get out of this funk.
I started drinking when I was 16. I would drink at parties, but I also started drinking alone because I was unhappy, and I was in a lot of emotional pain all the time. My mom was very aggressive when I was younger, and my brother hated her and so did I. He started hanging out with shady people, he started failing all his classes, he was never home, and my parents fought all the time. I also ran away several times. I was always trying to figure out a reason as to why I was here or what the purpose of life was. So, I started looking at different philosophies, religions, and beliefs. When I was 18 after I was hungover, I got on my knees and I prayed for the first time. I asked if God was real that he would show me he was real because I couldn’t take it anymore. I was crying when I prayed for this. At that moment I felt a presence come over me like a wind. It was barely noticeable, but it was unlike anything in my life I had experienced up until that point. I was surprised when I felt it and I remember saying “what was that?” after that experience I pretty much forgot what happened and kept partying, until my senior year when I got arrested. After my arrest, my parents lost all their trust in me and I was expelled from high school. I was told never to come back. At that time, I felt afraid and hopeless. That’s when I started looking for God, and I prayed that he would reveal himself in my life and that he would give me signs. My prayers began getting answered so consistently that I couldn’t deny that God was doing something. It was mysterious and compelling. I ended up in Church and started reading the bible hours a day. I stopped hanging out with all my other friends because they were continually getting arrested. I was able to forgive my family and myself and to ask to be forgiven. I noticed how at Church people were judgmental and how they formed cliques but were afraid to be around anyone else different from them. It increased my faith because I realized Jesus was not like that and ever since I was young, I saw people as people regardless of who they were. After a while, it’s like I could see God's presence was in my life and then it felt like he wasn’t, and then he was, and then he wasn’t. One day I woke up and felt more depressed than I ever have in my entire life. I felt like I was dying on the inside. That night I prayed, and I said, God, I don’t see my life five years from now I'm going to die Jesus save me Lord, please save me. I was weeping when I said it and when I asked him to save me, I felt a presence inside of me like a heartbeat, and I felt it once like a pulse, and I said Lord please save me and I felt it again even stronger. It was like radiance. When I woke up the next morning, I had transformed everything felt brand new like I was a kid again. All my fears and all my racing thoughts everything was gone. I looked at my hands, and I said this can’t be real it’s impossible. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw a different person. I started praying, and the holy spirit became entirely real to me it was washing over me and inside of me. It was total love and peace, and I heard a voice but not an audible one, it was an inner voice. It said I am with you; I love you, I will never leave you, it’s done it’s finished. That was May 3rd, 2009, and ever since then I’ve followed God, I have seen many things change and many things I know wouldn’t have changed without faith and belief. I know what it’s like to be lost to feel you have no hope. Don’t ever think you’re stuck, or life can’t change because it can. My mom is a Christian now, Its night and day. Some of the things that went away during that period were severe anxiety and my addiction to alcohol. I’ve seen and experienced so many things that are miraculous and seen how God has worked in my life. When we ask God to forgive us for what we’ve done and turn away from our sins and wrongdoings and we believe in Christ's sacrifice everything changes. His word says if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that he died and rose again we will have eternal life but not just life after death but abundant life in the present. Our sins are erased not only past, present, and future but our burdens and fears are lifted also. Our thoughts, our minds, our hearts, our souls are transformed and united with God and we know his spirit lives in us. If you seek, pray, and knock you will know JESUS IS KING!!! HE LIVES!
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So, I have tried so many different medications, all have had some hard enough side effect to make me stop. I've been stuck for over a year after a major incident in 2021, MMD is not the only diagnosis.
I've watched this video about five times but I get so distracted each time I finally got through the whole thing XD
I don't think about ending my life, but I do think I should be killed. Still I don't think depression is my problem. Stuff like insomnia, fatigue and feeling worthless are things I have always felt my whole life and I'm pretty sure that's normal and everyone feels that way.
If your depressed.........5-HTP supplement. You're welcome. It's life changing.
As a person with depression, this video has too much energy to be watched for us. You even laugh, it is disrespectfull. It seems overwhelmed.
that moment when u relate to every single symptom
Hi so I've just started Zoloft for my depression and my mood as been up and down ever since I started taking it a few days ago. Is this normal?
+Pamela Mullins This is normal. It usually takes 6 to 8 weeks to see the real benefit from Zoloft. You might see some side effects too! Hope you feel better soon :)
She's got the presentation all wrong. She sounds as if she hyper - on a bi-polar high or something. Depressed people will be put-off by her style of presentation even though everything she says is true.
im so depressed..i dont even want to know what i got,,,,,,,, odd bpd mdd,,,,,,,,,,,,,i fuking crazy,,it seems?what the fuk?10 year treatment wtf,,,,,,,,best wish me luck,,,oops why did i klick on this.
I have all these symptoms for years but it only getting worse
I started drinking when I was 16. I would drink at parties, but I also started drinking alone because I was unhappy, and I was in a lot of emotional pain all the time. My mom was very aggressive when I was younger, and my brother hated her and so did I. He started hanging out with shady people, he started failing all his classes, he was never home, and my parents fought all the time. I also ran away several times. I was always trying to figure out a reason as to why I was here or what the purpose of life was. So, I started looking at different philosophies, religions, and beliefs. When I was 18 after I was hungover, I got on my knees and I prayed for the first time. I asked if God was real that he would show me he was real because I couldn’t take it anymore. I was crying when I prayed for this. At that moment I felt a presence come over me like a wind. It was barely noticeable, but it was unlike anything in my life I had experienced up until that point. I was surprised when I felt it and I remember saying “what was that?” after that experience I pretty much forgot what happened and kept partying, until my senior year when I got arrested. After my arrest, my parents lost all their trust in me and I was expelled from high school. I was told never to come back. At that time, I felt afraid and hopeless. That’s when I started looking for God, and I prayed that he would reveal himself in my life and that he would give me signs. My prayers began getting answered so consistently that I couldn’t deny that God was doing something. It was mysterious and compelling. I ended up in Church and started reading the bible hours a day. I stopped hanging out with all my other friends because they were continually getting arrested. I was able to forgive my family and myself and to ask to be forgiven. I noticed how at Church people were judgmental and how they formed cliques but were afraid to be around anyone else different from them. It increased my faith because I realized Jesus was not like that and ever since I was young, I saw people as people regardless of who they were. After a while, it’s like I could see God's presence was in my life and then it felt like he wasn’t, and then he was, and then he wasn’t. One day I woke up and felt more depressed than I ever have in my entire life. I felt like I was dying on the inside. That night I prayed, and I said, God, I don’t see my life five years from now I'm going to die Jesus save me Lord, please save me. I was weeping when I said it and when I asked him to save me, I felt a presence inside of me like a heartbeat, and I felt it once like a pulse, and I said Lord please save me and I felt it again even stronger. It was like radiance. When I woke up the next morning, I had transformed everything felt brand new like I was a kid again. All my fears and all my racing thoughts everything was gone. I looked at my hands, and I said this can’t be real it’s impossible. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw a different person. I started praying, and the holy spirit became entirely real to me it was washing over me and inside of me. It was total love and peace, and I heard a voice but not an audible one, it was an inner voice. It said I am with you; I love you, I will never leave you, it’s done it’s finished. That was May 3rd, 2009, and ever since then I’ve followed God, I have seen many things change and many things I know wouldn’t have changed without faith and belief. I know what it’s like to be lost to feel you have no hope. Don’t ever think you’re stuck, or life can’t change because it can. My mom is a Christian now, Its night and day. Some of the things that went away during that period were severe anxiety and my addiction to alcohol. I’ve seen and experienced so many things that are miraculous and seen how God has worked in my life. When we ask God to forgive us for what we’ve done and turn away from our sins and wrongdoings and we believe in Christ's sacrifice everything changes. His word says if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that he died and rose again we will have eternal life but not just life after death but abundant life in the present. Our sins are erased not only past, present, and future but our burdens and fears are lifted also. Our thoughts, our minds, our hearts, our souls are transformed and united with God and we know his spirit lives in us. If you seek, pray, and knock you will know JESUS IS KING!!! HE LIVES!
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Hey💕🐘💕 I was wondering if you could maybe make a video explaining anxiety through dreams? Okay if not x but I keep getting dreams where (for example) I'm in my school, and people with guns are breaking their way through. I make for a door but I became weak and had a panic attack that was really vivid and real feeling, I collapsed in my dream and was placed almost directly on front of the door where the people were breaking in while the student "helping me" fetched help. It was almost like the student was completely oblivious to the people with guns, and I found I couldn't move or anything, but I eventually managed to get away yet i was filled with panic. Just another one of my crazy dreams, but do you think I actually experienced all the symptoms of a severe panic attack while sleeping? I think I'm just weird...yeah.
I often wake myself up having a full blown panic attack...I usually can't get back to sleep and if I'm dreaming about something or someone I'm often very scared to be in a situation with that person or place. It's horrible :-(
I'd like to add something more too. I am in depression and I've had a significant eventt in the past which caused a lot of guilt and shame in me, but that thing is long gone and if we tend to feel depressed/guilty for prolong periods and for literally little things, things like feeling guilty for even things you do mistakenly, like for me, even if I put a point forward assertively, I'd feel guilty thinking what if I was rude to the other person. ! That's like terrible feeling
Nothing has ever worked for me. IMO when you have MDD there is no hope
Except the treatment options are pretty awful.
Zombifying SSRIs that numb your emotions and nuke your libido (potentially permanently).
Antipsychotics that can make you fat, diabetic, stupid, slow and give you permanent parkinsonism and tics.
Electroshock that erases your memories (and skills) and also affects your cognition and learning ability.
In 2017 my lifelong depression came to a head. Had ALL of these symptoms, 24/7 for months. Thought only of Death. Had worked at my shop 17 years... but I went mute on them. Cared about nothing. Just stopped going in. I was let go, evicted on paper (relatives helped). The mail and electric were shut off 'cause I did nothing but lie on the couch. My cat had to be taken elsewhere. Death was all that mattered to me.... It was unbelievable; I couldn't control my thoughts! Through a miracle, I quickly got on Disability. On the paperwork it says "Major Depressive Disorder" ---Doing better, 64 yrs old
Okay... From watching this video I have diagnosed my self with MDD. But how do I seek help if I have social anxiety. I can't even fucking walk normally in public. And I feel generally like shit. And I can't verbally speak to anyone.
i am alone . my family & friends will laugh at me . It's bad enough no one likes being around me now this stupid symptom. IS THE REASON WHY I DO NOT HAVE MY FEMALE BEST FRIEND ANY MORE . why me ??? Why do i have to let these doctors run test on me of course i will do what's needed to get the medical attention i need . therapy is for the bird watchers. i need Medication. I say for about ... mmmmm maybe 2-3weeks . I gave up and did some research call some hospitals , crisis hotline and I found out I'm diagnosed with major depression
why people get sick any kind why --- cause of what we eat or drink all throw our stomach fix it then ur ok and use ur internal power
All sign match but
Me: hey i think something is wrong with me. I have done research I think I have depression (I don't say 'i HAVE because they will be like how can you be so sure? )
Everyone: no you're fine. Just Stop over thinking. Don't be a brat don't behave like abnormal. Don't cause stress to your dad. Wake up early. Do exercise. Study. Everything is fine. You're not depressed. You're going drama and overthink.
🙂Right now I start questioning myself who am I? What i feel is real or I'm just overthinking? So just smile and say everything is fine. Best option be alive from outside who cares if you're dead inside.
***** How do you deal with depression caused by chronic pain and illness? It seems hopeless. Thank you. Oh also, what do you think of the "game" SuperBetter.com and Jane McGonigal's TED? Could it really be helpful in overcoming issues and achieving life goals?
no one actually care even if they look like they care, even your own family they'll care at first then they start getting sick of you
only one who cares
the one who created you
And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein ( QURAN 50:16)
O you who believe! Answer GOD (by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he (SAW) calls you[] to that which will give you life,[] and know that Allâh comes in between a person and his heart . And verily to Him you shall (all) be gathered. ( QURAN 8:24)
This helped. I saw MDD in my therapists notes. Ty. I live HIT Chronic Pain, PTSD, not wanting to go on, but I don't know how chronic pain sufferers aren't depressed. Do clinicians take this in to consideration when "diagnosing" us. How would they fucking feel? But very insightful! Ty
I have depression. I knew I had depression when I went to doctor. I have it since puberty. I tried every possible antidepressant, which exist already. Nothing helped. I have now my third psychiatrist. I tried psychotherapy - absolutely not for me. I am introvert, I really don´t like talking, so no, talk therapy is hell for me. Stressfull hell. I tried three psychologists. And now, I have Pulmonary arterial hypertension, severe, I almost didn´t leave house for more than 2 years, because of PAH. Ambulance take me to doctors. Mother take me to psychiatrist. I take three meds for my heart, potassium, magnesium, pill against allergies, pills for sleeping - several, strong diuretics... 25 pills per day. I had to leave my job, I lost all my hobbies. I can´t go anywhere, because I have big problems with breathing due to PAH. And with arythmias. Yes, I have suicidal thoughts. Almost every day. I will die on heart attack or stroke, due to PAH. I have anhedonia for years. So no, there is no way out of depression for me.