Depression experiences

ArturdeLara wrote: aginor wrote: I wonder on one thing can neurology or neuro therapy used to deal with psycologic ilnesses btw i do not have depression that much, stress and angst is my issues Well, I guess it depends on the causes behind the depression. Some depressions are purely physiological, caused by a reduced production of the neurotransmitters related with pleasure. But others have an exterior cause (sometimes life's a ). In this case I don't believe drugs are useful, even if they seem to solve the problem, because they don't go to the bottom of it, and just mess up with your mind and poison your body. Hey, at least the pharmaceutical companies make one hell of a profit out of people's misery, so at least someone is happy . <p ="Msonormal"><s><o:p></o:p></s>

A story broke today that GSK the pharma company behind the antidepressant Seroxat, paid their competitors to hold fire on producing cheaper generics, so they could hang on to the market monopoly for the lucrative drug.

Guardian article

The contraversial SSRi known to have increased suicidal tendencies in some teenagers, was one the companies most widely prescribed AD drugs. By paying rival companies to slow down production of generics, they were able to charge the NHS their inflated prices for the drug.

Disgusting.

I had depression years ago, but it went away on it's own.
But i am kept busy by about a dozen other permanent, incurable (but controllable) medical conditions, some requiring medication on a permanent basis. Yeeha.

I don't know that I've ever experienced legitimate depression but I have been in a funk quite a few times. But my wife has been depressed since before we started dating and it effects her very heavily. She talks about our relationship like it's a given it will go on only as long as she is able to stop herself from killing herself, and as if I will inevitably find another girl and love her. She often says things like "After I'm gone, you can find a girl that does/doesn't <negative comparison to herself>". She experiences positive moments the same way I experience negative ones - only when there is a really good cause and only for a short while. I love her to pieces but it can be hard, and lately she's been in a very dark area. She for the most part does not harm herself (never when I am around, which is both good/bad) but last year she came very near to harming herself badly and we've been taking her to see help since ... but she believes she has reached the limit of what that help can do and even though she is on meds, her mood is still wildly unpredictable and prone to sudden darkness. Lately that has been projected on me more than before, when a small misstep on my part (like tonight I accidentally put too much water in the rice) leads to her getting so upset she will not look at or talk to me, and if I ask her what's up, she gets mad at me.

Finnforest wrote: Gazz, wow man, that is heavy....please accept my best wishes dealing with those issues.  I am confused though.....the part about her not wanting to go across the street......didn't you guys just go on big vacation is Asia?   Did that go OK? In any case honestly, I wish you strength and success helping her

Gazz, that's very sad, I wish you both all the best.

I have a history of depression/dysthymia and I do have some small experience with dealing. I know some people really do get a boost from mood-altering drugs (SSRIs) but I don't think it's that ways with me. I'm an introvert and most of us here probably are. I think a lot and I inwardly focus my thoughts to the point of neuroticism and negativity sometimes. And I was a little suicidal for awhile.

Gazz, my condolences for your situation.  Your description of it really hit home because it reminds me of a situation my good friend was in, and it's a painful memory to recall.  Best wishes. 

The issue I face with my story is the judgement from others who insist it is a common conspiracy theory.  It's not moral to react with that kind of scepticism. In the case of many famous conspiracy theories ..I personally have a great disbelief in their presentation like many sceptics do. In the real or small world of the logically thinking it is knowledgeable that there are 2 sides or 2 versions to almost every story. When solving a crime..a detective is faced with leads which are vital to conclude the mystery. After extensive investigation and interrogation of witnesses the detective must have a possibility to further investigate. That procedure is even more involved because you must now locate people who were friends with the victim or perpetrator to confirm or loosely connect any truth existing to the statements made by the main suspects in the case. So you spend 2 years ploughing through lies and distractions attempting to prove a very likely possibility which differs from the story printed through the publications industry. In point these sceptics are holding the word of the press over the word/results of magnificent police work. Why do people trust a journalist to that degree? In one sense the sceptics mawk the press and claim conspiracy theories are nothing less than hype..but on the other hand they place importance on locating an old newspaper article of a so called urban legend to justify that the crime is in fact not a mystery...  when really a majority of the time what is defined in a newspaper as the final chapter or determination of a criminal case  is an agreement/ decision  made by a judge and jury and the justice is sometimes questionable in my mind. For example if there is a debate over suicide or murder..a lawyer will place emphasis on the defendant's position and explore the victim's track record of previous suicide attempts to justify a light sentence for that perpetrator who assisted the victim in the first place.  The other side to the story has circumstantial evidence which will be thrown out of court. Regarding true justice..(and in my case), 47 people walked away from murder. I know there were 50 people there on the night of the victim's sacrifice and I shake my head in disgrace that the winning prize goes to the journalist who printed the fringe, obvious, tall tale of the 3 boys. Then it goes down in history and the sceptics definitely get 60 marks for believing all of it. I do find society moronic when a majority believe everything they read. How can anyone..even an intelligent sceptic , think that magnificent police work undermine's credibility?

Edited by TODDLER - April 25 2013 at 12:40

It was terrible when there was no freedom of media information, but it's getting to a point where freedom of media information is not so much better. Most people choose media which are akin to their political or ideological standpoints and hear only hugely biased stories which they take for the truth. The borderline between giving biased information and plainly lying is getting soooo thin.

Morsenator wrote: Gerinski wrote: A Person wrote: I have (undiagnosedly) been depressed since high school. In my case it isn't very severe most of the time, but more subtle and feels like it's a part of my personality. I think it's dysthymia, but I've never seen a professional about it. Luckily, the internet is a great way to distract myself from it. :D I don't know how old you are but if this condition annoys you you should see a professional, you never know, they may help or not but it may be worth trying.

Yeah, I really should. One of the biggest reasons why I haven't is that I can't really afford it.