I think many people have been depressed... though I suppose it depends on your definition.

There is clinical depression. Where you are simply terrible sad, and don't want to do anything, and enjoy anything. You stay in bed or doing nothing for long periods of time, and this lasts more than a few weeks. Also, there is nothing specific that you are sad about. You just feel terrible no matter what.

Then there is the more general definition of depression, where you feel very down for some time, maybe even suicidal. It happens sometimes after a very sad moment in your life.

Regardless, I think most people have felt one of those two. It's really important to keep in mind you're not alone, and to talk to someone about it as soon as possible.

I've been depressed countless times. Never over anything small, it's always been a matter that has really struck me and come as a crushing blow.

Sometimes, there's just nothing I can do. I try to do things to cheer myself up but the happiness I used to be able to find in them just isn't there anymore. I try to find new things to make me happy then, but I can't find anything. At 14, I became a cutter and didn't stop cutting until I was 17. I never tried to kill myself, but there have been times when I was tempted. School never helped. I hated so many people at my school. I used to stay out of trouble, but teachers still yelled and screamed at me. And why? Because they were yelling and screaming at everyone in the class. Blanket punishment, I never did anything. How come I had to share in the punishment of other people? I wasn't the only innocent one either. Other people had to listen and put up with gratuitous intimidation from teachers. I was always so introverted that I acted as if I was unfazed by it all, but inside I was not liking it at all. I was depressed. My "friends" were no help to me. They were always stereotyping me as some depressed emo scumbag who loves blood. They even gave me a hard time for how I dressed...yeah, how I dressed! I wore a scarf and they didn't like it. Yeah, that's it. Just a scarf. Why couldn't they have just let me wear it and be happy? That was apparently too much to ask for. They'd pull it, yank it, throw stuff into it, and one time a guy even tried to strangle me with it! Grabbed the scarf from behind and yanked it upwards while I choked on it. What angers me the most is that he didn't even care that he had done something so wrong... (no wonder his father left him). I yelled at him "That was the equivalent of being hung with a noose!" as I gasped for air, and of course he just had to give a smart aleck answer "If it was a noose, you'd be dead". If he had any brains, he'd know that a noose very rarely kills instantly...so yeah, how can I even call them friends? So blunt, narrow-minded and judgmental. Had they walked a mile in my shoes, I don't think they would have been so quick to judge me. I also struggled with relationships. I only ever had one girlfriend, who left me, and I always failed to start a relationship with any girl I became close to.

So yeah, I've had a lot of depression in my life. At least I was able to poke a little fun at it...

I was diagnosed with clinical depression back in 2007 and it hasn't really gotten any better since then in spite of trying a variety of medications in combination with a variety of counselors. I've had my thyroid checked and my diet and sleep is pretty good (though I could stand to get more exercise). As far as I can tell, nothing caused my depression. I just feel crappy for no reason almost all of the time. I don't recommend it.

I battle depression from time to time. I think that almost every person does. Whether they realize that's what's going on or not. A fairly normal thing to go through. Life can be rough.

If it goes on for long periods of time and makes it so you don't want to go outside anymore, then that's a situation that you might want to talk to someone about in order to get help.

Jordanv78 : Indeed, NEVER wait. Honey is struggling with such problems, and it got so bad at times that he was seriously considering divorce. Now, everything seems fine, although his lack of energy can be a problem - just not as bad as his violent mood swings.

I'm pretty sure I have been depressed once or twice before without ever realizing it. I think I went through depression when I was really young.

For a couple years after I was diagnosed with a condition called Autism that causes social issues, I wasn't near the same as I used to be. I stopped talking a lot, I stopped eating a lot, and I really wasn't myself. Also, instead of playing fun games like most of the other kids were doing, I preferred to just stand/sit there and watch them have fun. Eventually, and thankfully, I went back to normal with the help of my parents.

I also think I went through a much shorter depression when I was in 8th grade. It was Winter Break, and I really missed seeing my friends in school, especially a friend I had just started being friends with. At the time, I didn't have any way to talk to a couple of my friends other than in school. I think that if I did have depression during Winter Break, that that's what caused it. Snow kept piling onto the ground, so I had an extra week of Winter Break. Each day, I got more and more bored and I didn't feel like doing much.

I've been depressed before, once was while I was being heavily bullied in sixth grade that's the time when it was really bad to the point where I was contemplating suicide and almost attempted it once, it pretty much broke me mentally as I was a lot more shy and reserved back then and that only made it go even further to the point where I barely had guts to speak with anyone I didn't already know. I felt as if I was worthless as if me being bullied was all somehow my fault and I basically did nothing other than playing video games and study. I think if it weren't for video games acting as an escape from reality for me, things could've turned out differently, they probably saved my life.

I eventually got past it however once I started on a new school and things got better, I realized that things weren't the way I thought and that it wasn't my fault, it really helped me become more brave and outspoken as a person. While it was horrible for me at the time I think I've benefited from it in the long run, and it's become a useful experience to have.

I've felt more lighter depression before just from feeling lonely, really before I became really active on vizzed, and feeling like a social reject and panic about school since I'd been procrastinating a lot and was underperforming compared to my usual standard. Though I got past it in due time, and somewhat got my act together lol.

Now I've just kind of accepted who I am and for the most part don't care too much what people think about me in real life, and I feel as if that has been for the better since I haven't felt depressed in a long time either.

I think that Depression is all to common. I really am surprised by how many people claim to have it, and yet, I believe every word. It seems to me that there must be something fundamentally wrong with human society to cause such an epidemic. Just what it is would take a lot of typing on my end and I'm not sure this thread is best suited for it.

I have suffered from depression before. Mostly in situations where I feel powerless. What situations? Ones regarding my future and work. . . I want to get into the entertainment industry, but I still have to make that step and get in there. It's going to take a little bit considering I'm pretty much as indie as a person could be.

Also, for a long time, the fact that I may never get married drove me insane. Now I am much more confident thanks to a nearby church I could always drive too. I could probably set something up there once I get the dough and am ready to find a wife. For now, I just save up my cash for the most part.

When I have the money, I'll actively court someone up there, go through the hoops or whatever, and have my parents involved. For my work life, I'll stay on my current job, and maybe when I finish my book or something I'll be able to quite it. Just maybe.

Zlinqx :

Yeah, that sucks. Just remember, the cool guy always finds a way. I'm glad Vizzed fixed a few things up for you. As much as I hate this place at times, it really has done me a services as well too. I had hardly any friends growing up, but Vizzed sort of fixed that. Now I have four or five people on here I can speak to regularly and it's helped a lot. Strangely, a lot of people create connections to this website. Now. . . if only debates got a little less personal and dislikes weren't a thing. . .

I am like always depressed even though I never seem it I'm always depressed in the back of my head and its not until all my friends leave (either go to bed or flat out leave and never come back) and the reason they do that is because I spend ALOT of time on online chat sites, (not the one on this site) and I get attached to people then they go poof and I don't know what to do so I end up going into my own personal dark corner and then I shut off from everyone and I get depressed and I HATE IT!!! But recently ive been very flustered and depressed because it seems like everyone is getting mad at me when I just try to be nice and funny (are my jokes that bad :c.) Ive also been getting depressed because I feel like I'm going to fail when it becomes to becoming an adult and I don't want to do that but I feel like I'm not cut out for this world and a lot of times I just sit back and think you know would it really matter if I try? And I also think you know if people really hate me that much ill just leave everyone alone and just give up on life.

I have not ever suffered from depression or been depressed in general, but I am commenting here because I know a youtube channel that can cure depression, the channel is called VenturianTale, and many people that suffered from depression discovered that channel and their depression was gone, it has changed many people's lives and they are very funny and you should watch them, just trust me, they are an awesome youtube channel!

Yes; a few times. Mostly due to my rocky social life and my lack of job (both of which will be fixed fairly soon). I don't get too depressed anymore since I look forward to good things happening and not dwell on the bad.

Sadly yes depression is a sometimes constant fight but not as crippling as my anxiety and social anxiety battle

I've been depressed a couple times.

The first I remember was when my family moved from Canada (near Vancouver) down to Florida, where I currently live. I left a lot of meaningful friendships behind, as well as a grandma I care for deeply, and those losses hurt for a long time. It really took me around a year to escape the worst of it, if I'm being honest. It wasn't until I found a truly meaningful friendship 5 years later, though, that I fully got out of that depression.

Then, about 2 years ago, my mom got really sick. By really sick, I mean that she didn't eat anything (not one thing) for 16 days and was in the hospital for it, and to this day hasn't been correctly diagnosed. It took 3 months to figure out that gluten was a trigger for her, and she survived on yogurt and granola during that whole time period. After that, she finally began to expand her diet, and is now enduring whatever is ailing her fairly well. Even so, having your mom fall very seriously ill and just stop eating for 16 days is hard. Having her very sick for 3 months was hard. The fact that she's still sick, and there's nothing I can do about it is hard. I'd say I was depressed when she first got sick, mainly because I have a very protective nature and this was something I couldn't help or save her from. Helplessness lead to depression for me, and I recently found out it was something one of my sisters struggled with as well.

Even now, I can feel myself slipping into a mild case of depression. The next school year starts in about 2 weeks here, and that means I'll lose a lot of great friends. I'm not going to the same college as my friends (I'm actually not going to college at all this fall), and so my time with the only irl friends I have will be basically nothing until I do start school (at which time I'll get contact with 2-3 of them). That's kinda depressing...

I've been depressed several times in my life. Since I'm autistic those instances were usually just a case of mood change crap.

The most notable instance, however, was my entry into middle school (grade 6) in late 2011. At that point I was quite a bit less mature than the normal crowd and rather naive. Leaving behind my elementary school of seven years was a difficult experience and the anxiety really got to me. I mostly broke down when faced with social opportunities. It was at its worst in late September, when I was seriously contemplating suicide. I ultimately decided against it, though. 

Though my emotional situation only improved a little throughout the year, it was in those months where I probably matured the most. I was finally able to relax once in a while and take a PRACTICAL look at the situation. From that point on, depression became far less common for me.

I suppose I should also be glad I was never really bullied. That's Canada for you!

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Final Weapon : Don't let someone on vizzed ruin your happiness. If someone is rude to you, remember they are either (1) a wimp who likes to hide behind a computer screen and pick on people because they are unhappy, or (2), they simply didn't realize what they wrote would appear rude, which happens a lot on the internet.

And if you think someone is being rude to you a lot online, talk to someone (like a mod) about it, and we'll help you out as much as we can. The internet isn't something worth getting really sad about, but I understand sometimes it does just happen.

Depression is not a feeling. In a way it is, but if you are depressed then that means that you have depression. the definition of being depressed is not just an deep sadness but it is a deep sadness that lasts for, weeks, months, days, Or even years in some cases. And it does bother me when people say that they are depressed because they just broke up with their boyfriend or girlfriend and then a few hours later they are happy as can be. But anyways, I'm going to stop talking about that before i get anyone angry. I do get depressed. the longest I have been depressed is about 6 months and at the moment I am slowly falling in to another bout of depression, but I try to stay strong the best that i can. My suggestion for anyone that is going through depression is to find someone to talk to. Even if it is someone that you don't know, heck most of the time when I need someone to talk to but nobody wants to talk to me (which is most of the time when I am depressed as I have a tendency to get a bit aggressive) I will use an chat website(I use one that is specifically meant for people that are depressed or are having a panic attack). And if anyone here on Vizzed needs someone to talk to then I will talk, Because I know how it feel to have no one to talk to, and it sucks.

Hmm...depression. I've been there its not really a nice feeling. At times I feel as if the more I go into it the more it is eating away part of why I am depressed. I figured that the situation that I was in before was not being worth depressed over for. The only really bad depression that I had was my past life. I was able to overrule that until a different type of depression came to hit me. It took sometime for me to get out of that one because it would go away for a bot then come back. But I managed to finally rid of that depression. I think of the word depression can pull you into different ones. Then it depends on how painful that depression is. I am sure some people have gone down to the point that, they couldn't get out of it. Which I find very sad. While some others are able to fight it, and go back to the once happy self that they were, before being depressed.