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One thing I forgot about until this week is kind of important and one that people don't think about very much. If you take medication for depression there are some contraindications to keep in mind. Virtually all psych medications can raise serotonin levels to induce something called serotonin...

Just realized that the author of this comic forgot to include the whole after bit about washing dishes....

I also wish that there was a more appropriate way to describe depression other than just being "sad". In my experience that's not even close to describing it. "Sad" symptoms are from the overwhelming nature, but they are not the entirety of the symptom set. I wish there was a way to convey...

Oh, Calen. :hug I'm so glad you got help, panic attacks are scary and no fun. I think that overall, the big issue I continually see with depression in at least Western society is that it's treated as the person has some kind of mental failing. The most common misconception seems to be they're...

I think Perrin's portrayal is probably the closest, especially in the show. Trying to do this as spoiler free as possible--the catalyst is the death of someone close to him in the Two Rivers during the Winternight raid, and I really appreciate how the show portrays his reaction to that event...

I saw this the other day. It's a really good example of how exhausting a simple, basic task can be with depression or other disorder on a bad brain day.

I think that a fair bit of that comes from certain ideas in the psychiatric field where people may not be able to tell when they're experiencing symptoms of their disorders when they first enter care, and a fair bit of it also comes from psychiatric practitioners who think they are the ones best...

It's both really useful and superbly annoying that some alters take on the depression holder role. As a system with alters who also do that, I'm not sure if I'd rather have the straight disorder or keep it so compartmentalized with a sort of shared burden, but I guess there are pros and cons to...

:hug PMDDer over here as well. It's a bit rough when you get three or four types of depression all going at once.

I want to add to mine: Most people with an invisible disorder such as a mental health disorder really, really dislike it being mentioned as part of who they are. If they are venting about symptoms the best thing to do is sit with them and be there without offering any sort of suggestions. And...

I have depression as both a primary diagnosis and a side effect of a PTSD-class diagnosis. There are absolutely days it feels like I have chronic fatigue. Meds make living with it better and so I can usually function, but on some of the bad days it's hard to do anything but call it a blanket...