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Does clinical depression ever get better?
Everything just seems to be too much. It's too hard to take a shower, it's too exhausting to get to class. I can't concentrate on homework, and I can't think straight anymore.
I was put on medication when i was 19, and had a nervous breakdown a few months later. Things never really got "better" they just got "less terrible". I'm 25 now, and have had 2 other breakdowns. I hate being this way. I hate being so unstable and incapable of feeling happy. I feel like all I do is whine and cry and mentally shut down.
When I get even a little stressed out, my whole body shuts down. I can't eat, i can't sleep, I have digestive problems, I can't concentrate, and I just lie in bed and cry for days on end. my mind goes fuzzy and I'm unable to do school work. I've been an undergrad for 6 years, for god sake!
I just need to know that this will get better. I'm tired of worrying my friends and family. I'm just mentally and physically exhausted ALL THE TIME. I can't go on like this, and I don't know what to do anymore.
Am i doomed to this life of stress , disappointment, and pain?
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
No. Are you currently on medication for this? If it didn't/isn't helping you need to switch medicines until you find one that works. Switch doctors if you need to. You don't have to live like this, depression is treatable!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
>"I just need to know that this will get better"
That's up to you!
>"I was put on medication when i was 19, and had a nervous breakdown a few months later."
Are you implying the medication did that?
>"and have had 2 other breakdowns"
Are you still on medication? If not, why not?
Tell me something, what exactly is a "nervous breakdown"?
You're describing someone that has some form of depression that is either not taking their medication, or if you are, you're not on the right dosage and combination of medication? How often to you consult with your doctor? Are you getting counseling in addition to medication?
You just may be battling depression for the rest of your life! I am not saying it's going to be easy, but what have you decided you want to do about? You're going to need to take every ounce of strength you got to master your depression vs the other way around. There are two aspects of depression, physiological and psychological. One can affect the other.
