Comment preview: All this is true, and I sympathize with you. Having plenty of experience with depression and on what will probably be a lifelong script of Zoloft, I can safely say that getting up and facing life *as if you were not depressed* can have a tremendous effect ....

Comment preview: A lot of the advice being given here is *not* the advice to give to a depressed person. A depressed person cannot flip a switch and become the most interesting man in the world. A depressed person cannot just get up and decide to do amazing things. Even if ....

Comment preview: I really advise you to hang on until your therapist comes back if you can. It sounds like you've got depression and you're letting your depression push you into this at a bad time when you don't have a support system. You don't need advice from the interne ....

Comment preview: I feel like the title of this thread is smarter than the actual post it's linking to. It's just a completely unscientific theory from a random guy on the internet that has a shit ton of holes waiting to be poked in it. He talks like he has depression figur ....

Comment preview: /u/trollwhitey came to /r/hockey with a request for help, as he was really depressed and didn't know who to go to. A lot of subreddits would have jeered and bashed OP for what he was doing, and he potentially could have had his post removed for not being r ....

Comment preview: This is just a better sub for depression posts, because you're actually almost guaranteed to have some replies. /r/depression is great, but unfortunately, it's extremely common for a post to be completely ignored and buried in that sub. /r/depression is fu ....

Comment preview: * You wouldn't be depressed anymore if you would just be happy. * I've been sad before, but then I wasn't, it'll happen to you too. * Fake it 'til you make it. * It's all in your head, just stop thinking about it. * You look like you don't even try to get ....

Comment preview: I'm a recreational therapist with some experience with depressed clients, and I have to say, I don't think anything here is likely to be helpful. This advice is helpful to people who lack motivation and are feeling down in the dumps about it. That is not ....

Comment preview: I skimmed though the comments and I'm really frustrated that this is hardly mentioned at all. I know it goes against the general tone of this sub, which is sad, but I'll be the one to say it: you need to see a doctor. You have symptoms of depression. Depr ....

Comment preview: I can tell you. I'm having some trouble with apathy, anxiety, failing college. So I guess I'm in the target audience for this advice. What is appealing is more or less this: Apathy is death apathy is death is death. You are in your little depressive "Oh th ....

Comment preview: All the goddamn time...Im constantly listening to other people's, often trivial, stuff...but when it comes to having someone listen to me, it's like people aren't interested. I get it, sometimes my stuff can be depressing (I deal with heavy life stuff, bee ....

Comment preview: I'm going to preface this mini rant with a I know you meant well, good on you! From my own experience with depression, the thing that bugged me most was "it's not worth being sad in life... so make the most out of it". That type of line bugged me SO MUCH. ....

Comment preview: Hm. While I agree that goals, and hardening up can help with depression, it sounds very much like you were just feeling low. Feeling down isn't the same as being depressed. Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and can make it impossi ....

Comment preview: Like some other people said already, it is easy to fall into that mindset - but once you really take a look at depression as a disease, you start to realise it really isn't like that. I know it can be discouraging when everyone around you is so blind to de ....

Comment preview: Hey man, I saw your recent post in relationship advice about your depression. This isn't legal advice, but if this post is about you trying to buy a gun... Your description of yourself definitely sounds like you have severe depression. You don't mention an ....

Comment preview: While that is very true, it doesnt necessarily work with someone who is depressed. Depression can hurt like fuck. It feels like there is a foot on you holding you under water and you cant breath. There is no end in sight and long term "healthy" solutions d ....

Comment preview: She also said this about how to handle being around a depressed person: "The best thing I can say is don't try to fix it for them. That can be hard because it's natural to want to help, but clinical depression doesn't really have a reason behind it or a cl ....

Comment preview: I don't know how anyone replies to these things. How the hell are you supposed to give any sort of advice when you know so little? There could be hundreds of things going on. I mean, how _the fuck_ does this advice idiot know the following?: >He s a cra ....

Comment preview: It's so hard, sometimes, so god damned hard to listen to common sense when you are depressed. Depression doesn't make sense, it can be irrational. I always tell people they're not alone, they are loved and people are there for them, but I can't even listen ....

Comment preview: [It's the exact opposite.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/09/11/fat-shaming-doesnt-work-a-new-study-says/). Shaming feeds depression (which studies have shown there's a correlation between depression and obesity, but not necessar ....

Comment preview: First off, if you haven't already, go have a look at /r/depression, I'm sure you'll find a lot of open ears to bounce your experiences off of. I'm not sure I can really change your view about depression, other than sharing with you my own experiences. Peop ....

Comment preview: People cannot give you good advice unless you put important stuff you've mentioned casually in the comments into the actual post. Things like * She used to be a vet (do you mean veteran or veterinarian?) - it's kind of implied she was always a waitress in ....

Comment preview: I think maybe you're extrapolating a bit from the ending, or reading into it differently than I was thinking of it when I wrote it. The way I intended it, the ending doesn't suggest that I'm not depressed anymore or that I've cured myself, just that I acci ....

Comment preview: Okay this is going to be a little long so please be patient. > Why do i need a therapy? i was not the reason for all this? dont want to call myself "victim" ( somehow makes me feel pity about myself) First of all you are absolutely right that none of it ....

Comment preview: Nobody really knows what they're doing. People appear that they do but this is nothing more than confidence in their plan/vision. Preparation and experience help people get through a lot of the adverse situations they face. However, we all crumble at one p ....