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depression vs. being depressed.

Replies: 11 — Last Post June 19 12:39pm by Arguia

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I think half of the teenage population believes that, at least one point in their adolescent life, they are depressed. That they are stricken with what we all know of as 'depression.'
And yet not everyyone can have it right
So, you must agree that teens, along with everyone else in general, need to learn the difference between being depressed and having depression.
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COMPLETELY agreed.

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Well, yeah I agree.

But a fuckload of teenagers are truly clinically depressed as well.

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People are depressed when they are going through a difficult situation (break up, losing someone, etc.) or when they are sad, they will say they are depressed. People HAVE depression when they feel like shit all the time and it affects their lives greatly, and it does not go away quickly, if it does at all.

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Quote: from Meep123 at 8:56 pm on June 18, 2008

Well, yeah I agree.
But a fuckload of teenagers are truly clinically depressed as well.

No. that means a fuckload of PEOPLE are. To be clinically depressed is to have a chemical imbalance, meaning oyu will always have the problem.
So, with tsaying that a fuckload of teens are depressed, you must also be saying that a uckload of the human race are clinically depressed?

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Quote: from sosupkthnx at 8:56 pm on June 18, 2008

People are depressed when they are going through a difficult situation (break up, losing someone, etc.) or when they are sad, they will say they are depressed. People HAVE depression when they feel like shit all the time and it affects their lives greatly, and it does not go away quickly, if it does at all.

Correction, people HAVE depression when their biological makeup calls for it. Being depressed is a phase. No matter how long it lasts, it's a phase nontheless.

Post edited at 9:00 pm on June 18, 2008 by ocdbabe

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Quote: from ocdbabe at 11:58 pm on June 18, 2008

Quote: from Meep123 at 8:56 pm on June 18, 2008
Well, yeah I agree.
But a fuckload of teenagers are truly clinically depressed as well.

No. that means a fuckload of PEOPLE are. To be clinically depressed is to have a chemical imbalance, meaning oyu will always have the problem.
So, with tsaying that a fuckload of teens are depressed, you must also be saying that a uckload of the human race are clinically depressed?

Wrong.
It's not always, and not usually permanent.

And the biological component is not the only component that classifies one as truly or "clinically" depressed.

Post edited at 9:03 pm on June 18, 2008 by Meep123

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I think more people suffer from depression then we actually could ever imagine.
Its something that many people choose to hide from the world, which in turn makes the depression that they suffer from worst.

I think you can become depressed over simple things, however they usually make better within a few days or so...Depression can last for years or more on end without a solution.

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Quote: from ocdbabe at 8:59 pm on June 18, 2008

Quote: from sosupkthnx at 8:56 pm on June 18, 2008
People are depressed when they are going through a difficult situation (break up, losing someone, etc.) or when they are sad, they will say they are depressed. People HAVE depression when they feel like shit all the time and it affects their lives greatly, and it does not go away quickly, if it does at all.

Correction, people HAVE depression when their biological makeup calls for it. Being depressed is a phase. No matter how long it lasts, it's a phase nontheless.

Lol wtfutalking about? Oh U mad cuz im stylin on you?

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It seriously annoys me when people say they are 'depressed' because it is raining today, they haven't got any chocolate, their favourite celeb is in trouble with the law etc.

People making fun/being flippant about depression/suicide/self harm/mental health REALLY upsets/annoys me.

I never use the word 'depressed'. It means too much.

Even when I was clinically depressed, I never said it. Whenever I felt particularly bad, I was 'in a bad mood'. I still say that when I feel particularly crap.

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