The Depression thread

[Joel12345]

highwaystar101 said:

I become depressed quite easily and it causes me to lose motivation and confidence (although I try hard not to show it, but some people still see through it).

Luckily my girlfriend is a doctor and going into psychiatry. She's very good at putting things into perspective and saying the right thing. I try not to take advantage of her in this way though.

My problem is that good things don't affect my mood for very long, but bad things affect my mood for days/weeks/months. Bad memory retention is what makes me sad. The thing is, the worst things in my life are so small they would barely register on most people's 'emotional radars', I'm just good at blowing them out of proportion and dwelling on them.

I used to be just like that,I would get sad over some things that didn't matter and they would really bother me.

But then I started working out,joined the schools wrestling teams,track team too.I hardly had any friends last year but this year I make new friends everyweek.Also if going to the gym and you feel shy,don't worry in about a week you won't care and you'll probably make new friends before you know it.Also if you are a little weak at first don't worry you'll get there.Everybody in my family notices how I lost weight,idk how old you are but you are still young man.