Depression Understood: What It Is Like To Have Depression 

People be like "just be happy don't be depressed "

"You can see the people that love you but you can't feel any of that love" EXACTLY!💔

Depression isn't something people should be faking. Depression can't be understood unless you have it. Depression isn't a joke. Depression isn't just sadness. Depression IS a way of life. Not one we chose, but one we where given. And when we say we're fine... Where not.

“Just be happy” You think I chose to just be depressed? You think I can escape that easily from something I didn’t want to happen to me?

I don't want to diagnose myself with depression so i mostly just call it mental breakdowns; and when i do get mental breakdowns i would feel worthless, have suicidal thoughts, comfortable being by just myself, pushing everyone else away from me basically i would barely talk to anyone unless they talk to me...

Thank you for talking about depression. I struggle with this illness every single day of my life, for more that 10 years. There are some very dark days when I'm not sure for how long I'll survive anymore. People seem do not care even if they know about my thoughts. It's scary. Really really scary. I wish the best for my brothers and sisters who struggles in the same way. Stay strong.

I'm not sure if I got depression or not. What I do know is I can't really remember the last time I was happy. Very recently I've become very withdrawn from activities I once looked forward to. Now they feel like a chore. I feel more comfortable in my own space, with my own thoughts. My personality has dried up and in turn this makes me feel very aware of not wanting to talk to anyone. Those I once spoke to I no longer make eye contact with as to avoid a conversation. On the odd day I have gone against this I said to someone 'I feel like an outsider watching everyone else progress' they didn't really comprehended the message I was putting out.

If it wasn't for my dog, I would be gone. Never wanted pity or understanding, just so fucking tired. Thank God for animals.

Love to everyone out there struggling.

The hardest thing is finding motivation to do things even small things seem like massive chores. Literally have been led in bed all day doing nothing because I just don't see the point :(

I try to talk to my family about depression when I’m at my lowest point but they always say ‘it’s just hormones... you’re a teenager it’ll go away... grow up’ and it really hurts

It’s almost impossible to explain the mental agony of depression to someone who has never had it. You spend every second of your waking day in a place of horror, complete darkness and complete emptiness. A place that won’t allow any glimpse of hope, happiness or purpose. The past is so so unbearably sad to think about, there is no future, and the present is cold and bleak and meaningless…but this doesn’t capture the pain someone goes thru. The thing, whatever it is, that hangs over you, trapping you, making you feel that way is something else, something indescribable It’s the last place I would want anyone to go to. Pull my socks up? You stick your socks up your arse. I don’t have it anymore and everyday is happy now. Please please don’t ever give up trying. The end of the misery could always be just round the corner.

I’m not very good at describing how I feel when I get depressed but watching this video made me realize I’m not suffering alone. I have days where I contemplate suicide and I find it difficult to keep going. I’m praying for all those suffering with their mental health and fighting that bully in their head.....

“You can see the people around you that love you very much, but you just don’t feel that same love.” That really hit me hard

nice content of the video. but the background music is overwhelming the voices. too loud.

I physically feel the nail in my chest pinning me down every morning. It's like I dont want to see tommorow but at the same time I wanna see what the future holds for me and if it gets better or not. I just want someone to be there for me, just as I try to be..😭😭

Trying not to be a bitter person but depression has robbed me of so much.

I wish we could get rid of depression 😣

Depression is living hell in life.

Every time i try to talk about how i feel to my parents or friends they say: “you’ll get over it” “thats what all 13 yr olds say” ( im 13 ) and if im honest its only making me feel worse. Much worse

Agree with most of this

2:58 “I wouldn’t be who I am without depression, and i love the person I am” ❤️ This is everything! 🤞🏼❤️

I can laugh and be happy but theres always a sadness and Empty feeling in The back of My head, Well really, My whole body I feel so drained and even The smallest things as pickgin up a thing uve dropped is torturing But i can smile and i can laugh, i am a bubbly person and have always been Does that mean i dont have depression? I laugh at everything, whether im nervous sad or angry i do It at everythinf So when i went to My doctor and The Word depression came up she just in an eyeblink Said " No i dont think u have depression, Ive gotten The Idea of u as a very happy person, u smile and laugh alot" but i dont feel happy at 4am when i cant sleep

I feel numb I feel sad I feel empty “Just be happy if will all go away” You don’t know what it is like... Take depression seriously

I lost my best friend to suicide last year and still beat myself up for feeling like I wasn't there for him when he needed it. my heart goes out to those who deal with this.

I just wish I had an online friend to talk to about depression and other stuff..

Please do a video on the misconceptions about ADHD, especially for girls who are underdiagnosed. It's not just being hyper but lacking dopamine receptors etc and not feeling reward for what you do.

The best way I can explain it is: It is beyond nothingness, and it's the most painful thing I've ever not felt

This was a great video, I related to pretty much it all. Well done BBC

I'm replying to some people who are struggling with depression or any problems. I hope it helps them :) Remember, YOU MATTER.

Depression is not like a light switch it does not just turn on and off when we want. It takes desire and support to break through and it can be done!

I’m 11 and I have really bad depression and when I was 7 I hated myself without even knowing what depression is. I was so close to jumping out of the window and my mum caught me

YOUR skin isn't paper,dont cut it, Your face isn't a mask,dont cover it, Your size isn't a book,dont judge it, Your life isn't a movie,dont end it

To everyone, you can and will turn your life around. The pain is just temporary. You CAN do this! NEVER EVER Give Up!

Thank you for creating such an incredible video!

Is it only me or does everyone get this feeling...you know there's positivity out there...you know you can get out of depression....but you just don't have the stamina to get out of it? You just wanna lay down on bed....and just be lost in your world... a million thoughts running in the brain...you wanna get yourself out of it but you don't want to...

As for me, I suppose I've always suffered from depression and anxiety. I only realized that's what it was when I was a teenager. As a kid, I was so angry and couldn't take someone teasing me and everyone would wonder why, but it would always hurt. Every time. I know now the word for what I was feeling and that word is insecure. I always felt insecure as a kid. Fast forward a bit and I eventually got over that feeling of insecurity. But, insecurity and anger was replaced by apathy and sadness. I always felt alone because connecting with others was always hard. At least now I know why. Over the years, your mind goes to some very dark places, especially when you're alone. Which for me, most of my time was spent alone. A lot of people, I know would see no point in living when looking that far into the dark. I did too. But, I also saw no point in dying either. Dying is no escape. Dying is simply going around a blind corner. We have no idea what it's like, and for all we know, it could be far worse than living. I still rarely feel a moment of happiness, but once in a while, when I know I'm surrounded by people who care and know I'm not alone, those are the moments I live for. The best moments. The moments where depression isn't as bad as it usually is. Moments where I almost feel normal. And I think that for a lot of people with depression, they struggle where I do, which is just human contact. I know depression is a mental illness, but human contact really does ease the suffering. It helps to not feel alone when you get some people you care about and know who care about you in your life.

Everytime Im alone, I think about of stuffs like I feel I dont have any friends and sometimes it hurts when u get ignored. 💔

This resonated with me so much. Thank you.

I wish I had someone to talk to

It’s like a black hole is inside of you, pulling every emotion inside at the same time so that you can’t tell what you’re feeling and none of your emotions can get out.

The music was too LOUD & DISTRACTING.

This illness hurts so much and makes you turn into someone that you would never think you would become... Every day is a struggle to live. I’m finally getting the help i need. Everyone in my family always told me i will grow out of it. Being 14 and crying all the time & having no energy for anything. I was told that it was my puberty. Now i’m 21 and a mother and i have to get help because i don’t want this to affect my sons life at all. I pray this journey will make my life more enjoyable. I pray.

This is probably the most realist & most relatable video I've watched on YT

It's like having a knife in your heart every time and it's like your hole life is just confusion and you are so scared of yourself because of everything that you think.You feel like you have no one even though everyone keeps telling you that they are here for you. -Saying this with a waterfall of tears coming out of my eyes-

I have Bipolar and my depressions are soul crushing. To anyone who thinks we fake depression, I challenge them to swap places for just a day.

I've been depressed and suicidal since I was ten years old. I'm finally learning to admit this truth, and to break the stigma and guilt society puts on me.

You can see the people around you and how much they love you but you cant feel that love... that really spoke to me i relate so much

Started when i was 18 and continued til i was 25. When i found a stronger sense of purpose and community it subsided. After i lost that sense if community and purpose its began to make its way back. My adhd is also has a strong effect on the condition. Not being able to meet bug goals makes me feel like a failure without direction

Why am i watching this? I already have depression and I know what it is...

treatment doesn't just come from therapy or "professional help". it can come from almost anything. sometimes a treatment can be just wanting someone to be there for you even when you're feeling chaotic inside. my ex gf helped me tremendously. when she left me it came back worse turning into suicidal depression. there are ways, but everyones ways are different.

i hate the common misunderstanding that you can't have fun when you have depression, and I even tell myself that and I convince myself that maybe I'm faking it. of course you can still laugh, have fun, you might even feel happy at times, but it's always at the bottom of everything.

I have depression and anxiety and I had to show this to my friends to explain my panic attacks why I can’t just say stuff that makes me sad and how I hide under the mask they are the only ones who understood me one of them even told me even when it feels like you are being pulled underwater I will grab your hand and bring you back up I will never forget that

I just realized I have hfd. I am a freshman and I haven’t felt the same since before 8th grade. Everything these people are saying is really applying to how I feel. It’s so frustrating because many teens make jokes out of this and see some posts about this and automatically diagnose themselves and start talking about how they have it at school. Nobody knows I feel this way and I’ve felt like there’s something so wrong with my life for so long but I couldn’t describe it in one explanation because it’s affected my whole lifestyle. I’m tired of this and I am going to try to fix my life. I don’t want to live like this because it is keeping me from achieving anything. Everyone thinks I am a normal well rounded girl that makes good grades and I do lots of extra curricular. But this is such a problem in my life and I want to do all these hobbies but I can’t because I always feel like I am wasting time and feel nothing when doing them. Every time I tried to explain this my parents I couldn’t because it’s not just sadness or one problem and it’s incredibly frustrating. My parents always insist it is horomones or because I am moody or something and that really hurts me how they haven’t realized what I’ve been going through every day for so long. I can finally describe this now and I am not insane.

Never thought I'd felt this, and when i acknowledge it, it's already sinking me deeper and deeper. And now i'm wondering, why can't i apply to myself the advices and motivational words i'd given to my friends before. Why is it so hard?

For years I didn’t understand what was happening. I was convinced I had some autoimmune disorder that made me extremely tired and depressed all the time. I am now on medication for my social anxiety and depression and although everyday is a challenge it has helped a bit. It’s been so dark for me lately I hope there’s a light at the end of this tunnel. I don’t want to feel this way

my mom told me the depression is from phone.. but no its from my mom, phone is the one that can make me calm :)

Sometimes people make me feel like an idiot. Especially my parents. They always say “depressed people make others feel bad” and crap like that. Everyone’s always like “there’s no reason to be sad.” It makes me sad because I really don’t have a reason to be sad. I don’t know why I’m sad. I just am. And then everyone acts like it’s my fault.

Listening and watching to this just make me cry. This is hurting me

Thank you for this it means alot i struggled with this for years

Depression is being extremely over-emotional some days and then the other days feeling completely empty and numb. On the over-emotional days I will be constantly crying and so most people find it annoying and most people ignore me. On the numb days it is impossible to pick my feet off the ground and to do anything. Depression to me is constantly wanting to die and no professional wanting to help stop it. I have felt this way since I was 10 however I only went to a doctor last year (when I was 17) and got diagnosed 11 months later. And now it's been another 6 months and I'm still waiting to get help.

I don't know if I actually have depression or just extremely fragile and break down a lot. It's like when I'm not occupied, I can feel the numbness sinking in. I over think when I can think, and my train of thoughts just end up criticizing my self and belittle my self, every time that I happens I feel so worthless, or unwanted, unneeded. Like dust. And that's when suicidal thoughts come in. It hurts so much on the inside that I want it to just end. Or at least lessen the pain. At those moments of time I wish I were numb again. Sometimes I question myself why aren't I like the others. I mean they seem so carefree while I seemed to be covered in a layer of ash. I usually just cried. Sometimes punching the walls or the table, it lightens the emotional pain in those times. Is it a mental break down or depression if those breakdowns happens 2-4 times a week? Or issit just normal?

I think what helps a lot with depression is finding others that experience the same symptoms and just by looking at someone or how they come off on the outside can be very misleading.

I had been bullied ever since I had started school, and I have always had terrible anxiety about walking in the hallways. Anytime I would look at someone I felt like they were talking bad about me, so it was hard for me. I am bullied almost everyday, and it feels terrible. I first started getting depression in fourth grade after my grandmother had passed away. She was everything to me, and I would’ve done anything to see her smile or see her be happy. I could trust her with my secrets and insecurities because i knew she would never judge me. I hadn’t told anybody about the bullying at the time because I thought it was my fault. Sometimes I try to shut myself out from others, and I have realized these past few months I have been eating less and less everyday. Having people bully me while I have depression makes it 100 times worse. I would always judge myself and make it feel like everything that was happening to me was for a reason. I have had many suicidal thoughts, but I have been trying so hard to forget about them because I know that I wouldn’t want that for myself. Even to this day I continue to push through my thoughts and bullying. I hope one day my grandmother will look down on me and be proud of the decisions I have made for myself.

I am a 10 year old child and I have suffered from depression since I was 8 years old

My depression is so bad idk how to get better I sleep all damn day long I'm always tired

I've actually tried to "be happy" like what ppl would tell someone with depression.. but trying to pull yourself together is like telling yourself "you're doing great" with a forced smile while crying and thinking about taking your own life

My family doesn't really understand me . I am depressed and I feel alone at the same time..

My Brain: We are going to feel sad today. Me: But I got this new cool thing. My Brain: No, we sad today.

Is it bad that I was laughing so hard with tear in my eyes even though it hurts so much? Everytime I'm in pain I laugh it off I don't even understand why. There are also times where I just wanted to cry my mom asks me but never understand because I really don't know why really. It's scaring me.

For me, I walk around everyday feeling like there’s some sort of weight I’m bearing everywhere I go. I feel it in my head and in my chest. When it first hit me, i would cry non-stop. I wasn’t even the happiest of people beforehand, but the shock of feeling something drastically lower for the first time got me incredible reactive. Little did I know, that this drastic low would stay with me for another 2 and a half years. And overtime, this feeling became my average. Looking back, I realise I let myself lose all the close friendships and relationships I’d EVER had. Having no energy, no motivation..... It was like I’d stumbled and rolled down a hill of progression that everyone else seemed to be climbing. I still feel that way. I compare myself to the way I used to be. The potential friendships I could’ve made but didn’t because I was miserable. Where I could be right now if I wasn’t so setback. Every single day is a struggle. Doing everyday tasks, talking to people is a struggle. But what choice do I have? There’s been a time where I was idle. I couldn’t go to school, do homework, shower, talk to anyone outside my family, watch anything, nothing. For about an 8 month period, anything I enjoyed doing lost its spark for m. I curled up in my blankets and just wanted to feel void in the dark, hoping to just go *X* and cease to exist. But of course, it only made everything collapse over me over time and caused more pressure that I could not deal with. That is really the only motivation I have to do the necessities. So to not completely crumble. So as of right now, I’ve lost my social skills, friends, motivation, I get very bad brain fog, I’ve gained weight, I’m possibly the most insecure being on earth, and I feel like shit. I also feel like an outcast around people, I cannot make eye contact, I procrastinate everything I want or “intend” to do, and I hate myself. I am numb. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t want to be friends with me either.

Yesss.... Even I have gone through depression and so I understood what they said.... But many people who haven't gone through it May not understand that just because they have not experienced it or imagine it sometimes.... Now that I'm fine, I try my best to help my friends, classmates as much as I can no matter how big or small my help is because v all need love and support sometimes to hold on...

How can I comeback to my real self again? feeling always tired and I tried to act but still nothing works

i have/had depression. from 8, till now, 14.

I’ve always been that one friend in the group that makes the jokes and makes everybody laugh. But deep inside me, I feel so empty, the sadness just doesn’t go away, I can’t seem to find my happiness or enjoys the things I once use to love doing. I feel like an outsider on most days, like my life has no meaning, and I’m totally useless and just a waste of everybody’s time. Something seems missing inside me, I don’t know what my purpose is, I feel empty all the time. The worst part is I have nobody to talk to. I wait for the day where all of it was just a nightmare and I will wake up feeling happy like I use to.

When I'm depressed I can't talk, Shut the curtains, Hide away, Cry easily, Don't feel motivated to do anything, Want to be left alone, Wish it would go away, Wish it hadn't come back again and Wish it will never come back again

I just have a really damaged brain. Yes my father yells at me and it makes me cry. Yes my mother nearly drowned and is in the hospital. Yes people think I’m faking depression. Yes I am useless.

Let's see. The abysmal secondary education system of the UK, the ludicrous cost of living, the age of Facebook, very high taxes, politics everywhere, a government that suffocates creativity and entrepreneurship, skills mismatch among the working age population, a media that is fully controlled by the government and portrays itself as impartial. It's all the perfect solution to a wide spread of depression in the U.K. I'm an American living here and never have I met so many negative people in my whole life as I have in London.

I went to the GP recently about my anxiety/possible mild depression. And he prescribed me antidepressants because I'd been so resistant for so long to go to the doctor because I was scared to. I told my parents and they were immediately against me having meds. Being shocked that i didnt talk to them. Claiming I should just talk and open up about it. I didn't expect them to be happy about it. But their reaction was worse than sad acceptance. It was activelty against it. My mum even said 'you don't look depressed.' Their reaction just added anxiety on top of the anxieousness I already feel at the prospect of taking them. But I already feel so bad in general that I want to take them. If they don't work. I'll change or stop with the help of my doctor. It just makes me sad that my parents were like that even though everyone else I've talked about this with has been supportive of me.

This video really touches me they really feel exactly what it’s like to be depressed

thank youu

Depression is so lonely

2019 was the best year of my life even there's many thing i suffered but out of sudden when i went seeing doctor for my other illness, i was refered to psychiatry and got diagnosed with depression. Idek that i suffered since a long time

I'm 15 and the 2 days ago I got diagnosed with moderate depression and anxiety. My therapist told me I have more anxiety than depression. Every day I feel like crap and I tell myself "I'll just think positively", but I can't because so many thoughts are already swirling through my head and I feel like I'm going crazy.

Depression is a sign something has to change. Take a proactive approach to fix it, there is always something you can control and make better.

i want to give up...and i'm only 14 how stupid right

When you experience depression, it’s like you are having to have a constant spiritual battle within yourself where you are struggling to find the light in every everyday situations or circumstances that you strongly don’t want to have to experience.

It feels like nothing matters and there is nothing to look forward to and the best times are behind you and that there is no point in trying to go through life because you're almost always depressed. When you do get happy it's for a very brief period of time and its infinitely easier to fall into depression then it is to feel happy for even a moment.

Mighty God in heaven, glory is your name. Father I pray you give them rest as if they had slept a full night. Invigorate them with Your word and excite them. Holy Spirit show your presence in a way that they would recognize it was God. Mathew chapter 7 verse 7 says to ask and we shall receive, seek and you shall find and knock and it shall be opened to you. God’s Word is truth and says that whatever we ask in the name of Jesus we shall receive if we believe. Anyone who is suffering from depression, sadness, night terror, sleep related symptoms in Jesus name I pray for their freedom. Every chain be broken off their body and spirit. Let them glory the Father in heaven for his grace and mercy. A pill may give them 3 hour relief but your blood gives us everlasting relief. Father in heaven, I’m asking you cover them as they’re sleeping and awaking. Give them rest in their spirit and in return they will give their life and repent of their sins. Anyone who hears this prayer and agrees bless them Lord. So they can see glory away from their darkness. I pray in Jesus name amen! “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭91:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Music is annoying

Im going through overwellming depression, since i was 13, now im 23, what hurts me the most is what my depression lead to, such as failiures, people bothering me due to me being vulnerable. People need to understand, that depression is real.

Thank you for making this! Uh, it was kinda hard to gear people because the music was so loud at 1:50

Yeah she is totally right about depression stigma in the muslim community because some shitty parents don't believe in mental illness that you can't really see and think it's because you're not "close to god" as if you could just pray depression away. But my parents are super chill so it's not really an issue and they take me to a therapist but i feel bad for my friend her parents are super traditional in some aspects and tell her to pray more and strengthen her faith and relationship with god to "fix" her depression,like new flash depression is a chemical imbalance in your brain.

I will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on him 📖 Jesus said 👟❤️📖📖📖✝️💯🙂 taste and see that the lord is good !!!!!!!

It's surviving, but wanting to live. It's trying to be happy, but having nothing to make you feel happy. Everyone around you loves you, but you can't see or feel the love, the bond. Its wanting to talk about it, wanting to get help; but not having the motivation to do anything about it.

I have depression and it feels like I have a filter over my eyes and my heart, I feel so empty a lot like I’m hallow inside, I feel Iike I’m invisible.

Get rid of the background music. This music certainly doesn’t help depression. Geez

*Bible* When you pass though the waters, I will be with you. And when you pass though the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you. Fear not for I am with you; Be not dismayed, For I am your god; I’ll strengthen you, I’ll hope you, I’ll uphold you with my righteous right hand. God himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. don’t be discouraged. Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look forth in his wonderful face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in his light, glory and grace. Feeling down or depressed? God is trying to get your attention. You’ve taken your eyes of him & placed them on another. *Hope this has brightened your day*

we cannot erase depression from our brain but we can definitely superimpose on it something for making everything normal, I am suffering from last 5 years , one question always strike in my head "will a day come when I will feel like I used to feel before it entered my life" but now my desire for that day is answered by my thought "what you use to feel like when you was normal was what we human have acquired in our evolution process" , every living being feels differently and reacts differently , so there is nothing as feeling normal just accept what you have it will be the new normality and you will be the new more evolved human than the normal ones

Not feeling happy or content no matter what you do...prolonged sadness is what I deal with all my life