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what do you mean?

wen ur in depression.. how does it feel? like how do u know if u hav depression…

like, if you feel helpless
if you feel like the world is you passing you by uncontrollably
if its getting worse and you cant stop it
if you feel life would be better off not lived
if you just feel like a burden on other people
if you feel like you fail at anything you try
if you drink excessively or otherwise abuse your body
if you “cut” (more emo-ish)

then you are depressed

Go take a dump and look at what’s in the toilet. Depression feels like that, like sh**.

Its a feeling different than regular sadness. You feel sad but are almost unable to fully express that sadness in what you feel is its level. I get this very heavy feeling like its weight on me and that every time i think of certain tings its very negative and i start crying and think badly of myself. If you get past the point of sadness you get to where you feel like nothing matters anymore and that you cant express any emotions because your tears ran dry. It feels like a hole in your heart. I have nightmares every night and wake up feeling bad. I late at night start thinking about things and feel bad too. Sometimes i even get headaches and stomach aches and cramped up muscles. It feels like digging a hole and when it gets deep its hard to see the sun even though you know its there. When depression goes on too long it can turn into frustration and those people can sometimes push others away or start acting fairly different than their normal selves.

Does that help explain?

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Its a feeling different than regular sadness. You feel sad but are almost unable to fully express that sadness in what you feel is its level. I get this very heavy feeling like its weight on me and that every time i think of certain tings its very negative and i start crying and think badly of myself. If you get past the point of sadness you get to where you feel like nothing matters anymore and that you cant express any emotions because your tears ran dry. It feels like a hole in your heart. I have nightmares every night and wake up feeling bad. I late at night start thinking about things and feel bad too. Sometimes i even get headaches and stomach aches and cramped up muscles. It feels like digging a hole and when it gets deep its hard to see the sun even though you know its there. When depression goes on too long it can turn into frustration and those people can sometimes push others away or start acting fairly different than their normal selves.

Does that help explain?

now that, that is a good description.