6 Signs of Melancholic Depression
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Date: 2023-08-20
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MrRetinas
Wow. For me the standouts were, the fact psychotherapy doesnt work for this disorder. No sh! t Ive spent years and thousand of dollars in an analyst chair exposing every aspect of my life - to no avail. The thing is therapists always seem to believe youre just on more session away from catharsis and release from a lifetime of torture. I finally realised it wasnt just that I hadnt found the right therapist. The other one was the reverse cycle of mood. I have no energy in the morning. Absolutely no interest in facing another day. I do wake up early but I just go back to sleep when I can. And my mood and energy improves throughout the day. I have been like this my entire life. Oh and medication has made absolutely no difference except for mood stabilisers which seem to blunt the intensity of my dysphoria, but come at the price of mental dullness, brain fog & fatigue. Oh, I nearly forgot that genetic component. My mother was exactly the same although she effectively hid it until age robbed her of the ability to expend huge amounts of energy pretending to be normal. I have no idea what joy feels like and rarely feel any positive emotion. If anybody knows anything that helps plz let me know. Thanks if you read this. Dont know why I wrote it but what the hey.
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Wow. For me the standouts were, the fact psychotherapy doesnt work for this disorder. No sh! t Ive spent years and thousand of dollars in an analyst chair exposing every aspect of my life - to no avail. The thing is therapists always seem to believe youre just on more session away from catharsis and release from a lifetime of torture. I finally realised it wasnt just that I hadnt found the right therapist. The other one was the reverse cycle of mood. I have no energy in the morning. Absolutely no interest in facing another day. I do wake up early but I just go back to sleep when I can. And my mood and energy improves throughout the day. I have been like this my entire life. Oh and medication has made absolutely no difference except for mood stabilisers which seem to blunt the intensity of my dysphoria, but come at the price of mental dullness, brain fog & fatigue. Oh, I nearly forgot that genetic component. My mother was exactly the same although she effectively hid it until age robbed her of the ability to expend huge amounts of energy pretending to be normal. I have no idea what joy feels like and rarely feel any positive emotion. If anybody knows anything that helps plz let me know. Thanks if you read this. Dont know why I wrote it but what the hey.
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Guy
i have these symptoms, ive had these symptoms lasting for a year(though declining) which was really traumatic for me. i had a solid recovery, but a few days ago a lot of repressed memories started resurfacing due to me being curious and looking around messages i had posted before and found a lot of my stress there, usually these traumas used to appear in dreams etc and were mostly recreations of the stressful times but now i can feel myself falling back into another major depressive episode, starting out as a normal one but i feel myself falling into more of these symptoms even deeper. im pretty sure i know what the cause is, trauma/stress, but i feel its too late to care enough to want to cut it at the roots. whenever i was pretty healthy i still had really bad memory/brainfog overall and completely forgot the reasons behind my episodes and didnt really know what to do. tough stuff man
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i have these symptoms, ive had these symptoms lasting for a year(though declining) which was really traumatic for me. i had a solid recovery, but a few days ago a lot of repressed memories started resurfacing due to me being curious and looking around messages i had posted before and found a lot of my stress there, usually these traumas used to appear in dreams etc and were mostly recreations of the stressful times but now i can feel myself falling back into another major depressive episode, starting out as a normal one but i feel myself falling into more of these symptoms even deeper. im pretty sure i know what the cause is, trauma/stress, but i feel its too late to care enough to want to cut it at the roots. whenever i was pretty healthy i still had really bad memory/brainfog overall and completely forgot the reasons behind my episodes and didnt really know what to do. tough stuff man
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KDrama
I am 16 years old and I think I am suffering from melancholic depression. I am unable to sleep at night and whenever someone wakes me up in the middle of sleep I can't fall back asleep. I am unable to dream anymore. Whenever I try to read books I just can't understand them and it's really shocking for me as I am or say I was a topper and I don't feel like studying anymore. There are no goals in my life. I feel like a lifeless person. I can't imagine things while reading a book. I don't feel motivated anymore and I don't like doing things like drawing which was my hobby and a passion. What do u think. Am I suffering from melancholic depression or not? If I am can you tell how to cure it cuz there aren't any psychologists in my country and if there are my parents will never allow send me there. plzz tell
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I am 16 years old and I think I am suffering from melancholic depression. I am unable to sleep at night and whenever someone wakes me up in the middle of sleep I can't fall back asleep. I am unable to dream anymore. Whenever I try to read books I just can't understand them and it's really shocking for me as I am or say I was a topper and I don't feel like studying anymore. There are no goals in my life. I feel like a lifeless person. I can't imagine things while reading a book. I don't feel motivated anymore and I don't like doing things like drawing which was my hobby and a passion. What do u think. Am I suffering from melancholic depression or not? If I am can you tell how to cure it cuz there aren't any psychologists in my country and if there are my parents will never allow send me there. plzz tell
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Antara
I have to mention this, about a year ago I suddenly started going into depression, and was severely affected by the symptoms. My daily life was almost gone on a pause. I felt to be at the worst level of mine. But as time went through with a series of positive happenings (that boosted me) and my active participation in improving my mental health, I believe that I've recovered from that phase (not completely, but to some extent.
Anyone can say, that my knowledge is absent at that time or anything like that, but fortunately today I found this video showing all the similar symptoms that I used to have (and still facing some, which in turn makes me aware of this and help me improving myself more effectively. Thanks, Phsyc2Go from the bottom of my heart.
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I have to mention this, about a year ago I suddenly started going into depression, and was severely affected by the symptoms. My daily life was almost gone on a pause. I felt to be at the worst level of mine. But as time went through with a series of positive happenings (that boosted me) and my active participation in improving my mental health, I believe that I've recovered from that phase (not completely, but to some extent.
Anyone can say, that my knowledge is absent at that time or anything like that, but fortunately today I found this video showing all the similar symptoms that I used to have (and still facing some, which in turn makes me aware of this and help me improving myself more effectively. Thanks, Phsyc2Go from the bottom of my heart.
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MeowBean
I relate to this one more than any of the other videos on types of depression. Never even heard of this before though.
Except for waking up early. I do not
I stay awake late at night (writing this at 1am) and usually go to sleep at about 3am (trying to get sleep earlier though since ill be going to public school for the first time next year) and get up between 10am and noon. On a bad day i wont sleep until past 6am and i wake up in the afternoon.
Otherwise this seems like what i have.
Also, unrelated, i have depressive episodes, but also im kinda depressed all the time? Like it gets _worse_ during episodes, im not _only_ depressed during episodes.
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I relate to this one more than any of the other videos on types of depression. Never even heard of this before though.
Except for waking up early. I do not
I stay awake late at night (writing this at 1am) and usually go to sleep at about 3am (trying to get sleep earlier though since ill be going to public school for the first time next year) and get up between 10am and noon. On a bad day i wont sleep until past 6am and i wake up in the afternoon.
Otherwise this seems like what i have.
Also, unrelated, i have depressive episodes, but also im kinda depressed all the time? Like it gets _worse_ during episodes, im not _only_ depressed during episodes.
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Andrey
the only thing thats making me active is my competitive nature at work. but overall, i really have this super low energy, and i have no literally interest in talking to people, even my family. i hate playing with kids. but i have this ability to display a friendly and welcoming persona. My coworkers and friends would tell me that Im a great listener and they seek for my advices. And I admit I give great advices because Im kind of philosophical. But deep inside, i just want to be left alone all the time. And it sucks, cause I cant address the ongoing issue in my body and mind, cause i have to pretend all the damn time.
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the only thing thats making me active is my competitive nature at work. but overall, i really have this super low energy, and i have no literally interest in talking to people, even my family. i hate playing with kids. but i have this ability to display a friendly and welcoming persona. My coworkers and friends would tell me that Im a great listener and they seek for my advices. And I admit I give great advices because Im kind of philosophical. But deep inside, i just want to be left alone all the time. And it sucks, cause I cant address the ongoing issue in my body and mind, cause i have to pretend all the damn time.
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Chintya
Yes, I can't feel anything. I've become so numb. I lost my laughter, I lost my memories, oh maybe I remember them, but I can feel how it was exactly. I feel like I'm totally alone, though there are 5 people in my house, though there are many friends. 2020 totally drives me crazy. I don't know if I'm alive or not.
I can imagine that someday we'll be normal. Cause I've lost everything. Thank you, 2020, you kill me.
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Yes, I can't feel anything. I've become so numb. I lost my laughter, I lost my memories, oh maybe I remember them, but I can feel how it was exactly. I feel like I'm totally alone, though there are 5 people in my house, though there are many friends. 2020 totally drives me crazy. I don't know if I'm alive or not.
I can imagine that someday we'll be normal. Cause I've lost everything. Thank you, 2020, you kill me.
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Cartoon
Had a therapy session with my therapist two days ago and she agreed that I might be melancholic. While noticing my loss in facial expression, feeling dissatisfied with my hobbies, noticeable memory loss, constant emptiness and constant feelings of guilt, I never thought it could be connected to melancholic depression.
Perhaps I should bring this up to my therapist for advice in 2021. Wish me luck.
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Had a therapy session with my therapist two days ago and she agreed that I might be melancholic. While noticing my loss in facial expression, feeling dissatisfied with my hobbies, noticeable memory loss, constant emptiness and constant feelings of guilt, I never thought it could be connected to melancholic depression.
Perhaps I should bring this up to my therapist for advice in 2021. Wish me luck.
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Rene
i feel like i might have this except for the worse in the morning kind of thing, throughout the morning to maybe like 5pm im not sad but very empty and i dont feel like doing anything which i know is the main characteristic but i feel like it doesnt get better and instead just forms into extreme sadness after 5pm and around like 9-11 is when the hopelessness is the worst so im not sure what that means
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i feel like i might have this except for the worse in the morning kind of thing, throughout the morning to maybe like 5pm im not sad but very empty and i dont feel like doing anything which i know is the main characteristic but i feel like it doesnt get better and instead just forms into extreme sadness after 5pm and around like 9-11 is when the hopelessness is the worst so im not sure what that means
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nullin
The thing is, i identify with everything on this list, except the last.
I am a morning person.
In the mornings i tend to be more alert, ready to get my coffee, start the day. Around. say 3pm i start getting sad. The setting sun, the day is over but not quite. I start getting in my head.
Then around 9pm and on I'm so/so. Usually feeling creative at night.
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The thing is, i identify with everything on this list, except the last.
I am a morning person.
In the mornings i tend to be more alert, ready to get my coffee, start the day. Around. say 3pm i start getting sad. The setting sun, the day is over but not quite. I start getting in my head.
Then around 9pm and on I'm so/so. Usually feeling creative at night.
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The
I thought that I had anhedonia but after a lot of research I think now that I have this type of depression. I think I m tired and I can't feel emotions, I can't cry, I can't get out of the shower easily. I don't know even why but I can't even feel anything. I don't know why it happens. I am alone.
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I thought that I had anhedonia but after a lot of research I think now that I have this type of depression. I think I m tired and I can't feel emotions, I can't cry, I can't get out of the shower easily. I don't know even why but I can't even feel anything. I don't know why it happens. I am alone.
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Natalie
i have bipolar type 2 and my episodes swing from melancholic MDD and elevated energy and anxiety. it's why my diagnosis was so hard to get, i don't get super happy in mania i get anxious, and wirh MDD i wake up early and sleep little so it's hard to differentiate it from mania
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i have bipolar type 2 and my episodes swing from melancholic MDD and elevated energy and anxiety. it's why my diagnosis was so hard to get, i don't get super happy in mania i get anxious, and wirh MDD i wake up early and sleep little so it's hard to differentiate it from mania
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The
How can I help my girl who clinically have this? She's Amazing and I don't really know how to help her specifically on this area aside from giving support, listening and making things fun here and there but it saddens me that I can't do much more for her.
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How can I help my girl who clinically have this? She's Amazing and I don't really know how to help her specifically on this area aside from giving support, listening and making things fun here and there but it saddens me that I can't do much more for her.
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Sailor
I didn't even know this was a thing an hour back, morning is super rough for me and absolutely hate it. I've got back into exercising after procrastinating it for months, to make my day a bit less miserable. I wish i could go back to being normal.
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I didn't even know this was a thing an hour back, morning is super rough for me and absolutely hate it. I've got back into exercising after procrastinating it for months, to make my day a bit less miserable. I wish i could go back to being normal.
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Sapphire
I always feel worse in the morning and better later in the day which causes me to invalidate my feelings and doubt myself, thinking I'm just lying or overreacting. I didnt know that was a thing so thanks for bringing it to my attention: )
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I always feel worse in the morning and better later in the day which causes me to invalidate my feelings and doubt myself, thinking I'm just lying or overreacting. I didnt know that was a thing so thanks for bringing it to my attention: )
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Princess
I was diagnosed with chronic depression. As the time goes by, it's getting worse. I stopped drinking my medications because I just want to die. I'm having a hard time dealing with myself, I think I'm just going to give up.
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I was diagnosed with chronic depression. As the time goes by, it's getting worse. I stopped drinking my medications because I just want to die. I'm having a hard time dealing with myself, I think I'm just going to give up.
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marissa
Since I lost my mom to cancer Feb 11 2021, I haven't been doing good at all. Health and mental health wise.
I went from writing music rapping and singing. to having a brain that is too loud. Take care of yourselves.
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Since I lost my mom to cancer Feb 11 2021, I haven't been doing good at all. Health and mental health wise.
I went from writing music rapping and singing. to having a brain that is too loud. Take care of yourselves.
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Audenz
As someone who has never had the opportunity to get a phyciatrist or therapist. I say I think I've been through melanchole and it's like if you mixed depression with dissociation and much more depressing and boring.
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As someone who has never had the opportunity to get a phyciatrist or therapist. I say I think I've been through melanchole and it's like if you mixed depression with dissociation and much more depressing and boring.
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Pia
I just found the disease during the pandemic and i did some research and said that recovery is possible. now im having self recovery and my family doesn't know about it exept for my one friend. thanks for this.
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I just found the disease during the pandemic and i did some research and said that recovery is possible. now im having self recovery and my family doesn't know about it exept for my one friend. thanks for this.
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sT0rM
hard to accept if u found out that you are melancholic even if friends are talking about this behind ur back, so does it mean i dont have any friends? makes me wonder why
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hard to accept if u found out that you are melancholic even if friends are talking about this behind ur back, so does it mean i dont have any friends? makes me wonder why
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Ja
There is nothing wrong with you. What is wrong is the psycho-babble 'profession' can appear credulous if they put you in the 'wrong box'. Abnormal? heck yes. Embrace it!
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There is nothing wrong with you. What is wrong is the psycho-babble 'profession' can appear credulous if they put you in the 'wrong box'. Abnormal? heck yes. Embrace it!
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Jocelyn
: /. i wake up early and i dont know why. i feel this darkness inside me. it feels like a void or hole kinda? i just dont wanna do anything. my brain feels foggy.
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: /. i wake up early and i dont know why. i feel this darkness inside me. it feels like a void or hole kinda? i just dont wanna do anything. my brain feels foggy.
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Alexa
I think my friend has this kind of depression and that's why I'm watching this video and I hope your video will help me understand her more, thank you.
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I think my friend has this kind of depression and that's why I'm watching this video and I hope your video will help me understand her more, thank you.
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GrillGheese
I havent called any of my friends or anyone for almost 5 months straight
It could be either this or I dont have any friends.
Who knows.
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I havent called any of my friends or anyone for almost 5 months straight
It could be either this or I dont have any friends.
Who knows.
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education
i got diagnosed with severe depression a while ago and talking therapy really doesnt help anymore, i really hope that im gonna get medication
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i got diagnosed with severe depression a while ago and talking therapy really doesnt help anymore, i really hope that im gonna get medication
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