General Depression

Glider
Depression had its beginning for me when I was about twelve years old. I wasn't sleeping and I was quite distressed so my parents took me along to a psychiatrist.  He expected that my distress would be related to discovering boys and pre-puberty hormonal issues, but instead I was worried about the state of the world.

Nigel
Since I last revised this document, my views have modified somewhat. I incline to the suspicion that my and other people's unipolar depression may require two elements: a genetic or congenital predisposition to depression (the former being more likely), and (2) a severe adverse event or events, or adverse circumstances, to activate the depression.

Beowulf
Life is a one-act play performed in a theatre known as society...
My fellow actors stand on the stage:
they are moving, talking, gesticulating.  The audience laughs and claps in appreciation of their efforts.  I am waiting in the wings for my entrance on stage, but I've forgotten exactly which part I'm playing: am I the adult, the child, the clown, the sage, the pupil, the teacher, or none of these

Lowline
My story would be far too lengthy for the space available here. However, I shall attempt a condensed version. Born in 1922 in a small coal mining town in Scotland, the eldest son of a collier, I knew from an early age, that I was different to other kids.

Ziggy Baitz (Erasing Stigma)
"Why do you suffer depression?"
"I don't know, I just do."
Despite the efforts of health advocates and government initiatives to encourage awareness and understanding of mental illness, depression is still the single, most discriminated against health issue in the world today.

Caz
Depression has been a way of life for me, although I didn't realise that I was "different" until, at the age of 18, my live-in boyfriend of the time pointed out to me that I should see a psychiatrist. So began a journey that has led me here to Dnet, 18 years later.

Jodie
My name is Jodie and I am 31 years of age.
I have just finishing reading some of the stories on here and I feel the need to tell mine. My life had its ups and downs just like everyone else's.  I grew up with a father who was an alcoholic and took his tempers out on my mother.

AJ
I write this to you all at 3:28am on a Saturday morning, I am suffering a bout of insomnia it seems... Hi everyone, my name is AJ and I am 31 years old, married, a mother of 1 and the sole breadwinner, AND...
I suffer depression.

Angel
Thanks so much to all those who have shared their stories. To those people who have experienced thoughts or have attempted suicide, I know what you're going through as I went through the same thing at the age of 18.

Laura (Perhaps if I explain it like this)
Perhaps if I explain it like this. An article describing the hell of Depression Dear Reader I have altered some identifying features and written under a penname to preserve my anonymity, in order to protect my children from the contents of the following.

Andrew (Insights Into Depression)
I am writing this book because I want to share my experiences of Depression over most of my life and also how I finally overcame it, without counselling or drugs, even after all hope of doing so had left me