What It Feels Like To Have Depression | Body Language 

it's like you don't want to see tomorrow but you want to see your future

depression is living in a body that fights to survive, with a mind that tries to die.

When you’re depressed, even when doing the most entertaining things ever, it simply feels like a distraction from how you’re really feeling. Makes me feel worse

Depression feels like existence is absurd but you’re the only one who can see it.

"its all in your head" yeah thats kind of the entire problem innit

Depression is like wanting to go home but already being there

Depression isn't just "being sad". It's not even really sadness. More like an unbelievable amount of stress and dread

"I'll be fine" It's a bad sign when you say it out of exhausted despair rather than positive optimism.

It feels like everything is meaningless to you... the worst part is when people don't understand it and they think you are just being a "rebellious teenager"

Depression is sometimes going to sleep late because you dont want to wake up tomorrow

Whether mental or physical, unwell is unwell.

Depression is not wanting to die. It's so desperately wanting a reason to live.

The worst kind of depression is when you don't know what's making you depressed.

I've been depressed from a very young age and it really screws you up. People should get help when they are depressed because you don't deserve less. When you need help get it because people need to care for themselves because they don't deserve to suffer.

Depression is like knowing you're a living human with so much potential for difference but being clouded in a dark truth that you'll never truly live

Depression is the most exhausting feeling in the world, it’s the most hopeless feeling in the world, depression makes you feel lost and you think you’re going to be lost forever💔

it's like you're always tired and don't enjoy anything anymore

The best therapist is someone who had depression and knows what it's like. Doesn't matter how much you study this, you won't get it until you feel it.

"why can't a penguin fly? They have two wings like every other bird" Just summed up how my family see mental illness

Not many tv channels would cover such a serious topic I think it’s great that bbc are doing that

The worst thing about having depression is that it's as if it's not real for everyone else and only people who have been through it understand

The worst is having anxiety on top on depression And also not being able to explain it when someone asks you why you are this and that.

Depression is experiencing life being lifeless. It is not the opposite of happiness, it's the opposite of life and a side effect of death.

Depression is feeling like you're existing in an endless loop of numbness .

Depression is like you know that you feel something but at the same time, you don't know what you feel you just can't describe it.

My depression is like it *doesn't matter if you are happy at the moment, it will come back again eventually.* I can't get rid of it no matter how happy I can get.

It’s like watching everyone be happy and move on with their lives and you’re stuck in the same place not being able to do anything

That's one person's experience of depression. I believe people experience it differently, some apects will be similar and some different but all are unique. There shouldn't be a blanket statement saying "this is what depression feels like" if I had seen this video with that title before I was diagnosed I may have put off that important trip to the gp even longer. It is a good video, I just think the title could be better

Having anxiety and depression is like being terrified and exhausted at the same time. It’s the fear of failure, coupled with no urge to be productive. It’s wanting friends but hating socializing. It’s wanting to be alone but not wanting to be lonely. It’s feeling everything at once, yet being paralyzingly numb.

Depression is like feeling everything and nothing at the same time.

“it felt like someone had taken an thousand ruber bands and just tighten them on my skull” relate af

Me: I'm depressed. Friend: You got nothing to be depressed about. Get over yourself. Me: Thanks for listening.

Depression is being on your phone the whole night because it keeps you distracted from bad thoughts.

I dont want to end up homeless im not lazy i just lost interest in life....

My dad was the greatest thing that ever existed he would always laugh and always make everyone happy . He was such a joy and he was someone everybody loved my dad killed himself 1 year ago and it just killed me cause he left behind a note where he talked about his depression . It hurts me to know that I couldn't help him. It made me realize that depressed ppl don't always need to show that they are sad it's not something you can bloody show so if a person is giving signs wherter they are silent please for help or loud sobs or being alone or sad please reach out to them they need u

Depression is feeling like your drowning, while everyone is swimming. Your starving, everyone is full when you can’t be. Your stuck in your head and you’ll do anything to escape for a minute.

Me: Mum, i have got depression 😔 Mum: Its that damn phone

For anyone suffering from mental illness, scrolling through the comments, feeling alone and depressed, I want to say I love you. Someone out there cares. Xoxo ❤❤

Depression is like being a background character in your own story

"The worst part about having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don't" - Joker 2019 It's funny because it's true

Depression in my case didn't feel like rainbowish patterns flying all over my vision.

for me, depression is a constant state of apathy and self doubt, having the feeling to just lay down and do absolutely nothing until you’re covered with a thick layer of dust

I just feel numb and paralyzed like I’m frozen while the world is going on.

Depression is sometimes like your body refuses you.

the hardest part of depression is trying to get help but have no idea where to start or who to tell

thank you for covering such a heavy topic that many people suffer in silence with ❤️ so many students are taking their lives 😔

i forgot when was the last time i was actually happy and not pretending to be im so sick of putting a fake smile in front of my parents and friends..Well still fighting depression

I hope that all who suffer from depression see this video. Well done.

I’m fortunate to not have depression or any other mental illnesses, but I just want to hug every depressed person. It’s a thing nobody should have to deal with

Psilocybin containing mushrooms treatment saved my life honestly from depression. Never had a bad trip

Depression: You’ll be so close to the top of the water. You can see the rays of light, and you’re just inches from the surface. Then it drags you down to the black pit. You kick and swim back to the top with all of your strength, and it just drags you down. It’s one the most painful things I’ve ever experienced.

It feels like you can’t face anything anymore and everything is getting worse

I feel I’m just a walking dead person. I don’t want to “exist “ anymore.

It feels like you're living in third person and nothing seems real and you just float around lifeless

The worst thing is loving someone with depression. You feel so useless in that situation.

Feels like a blackness.. a void. An emptiness. A deep hunger food can't curb

Whenever I hear someone talk about their depression (which sadly is only ever on the internet and never in a situation in which i could open up to someone about mine) I just start crying because it hurts but also feels so so good to be reminded that I'm not alone and not the only one in this dark place. Thank you for this. I'm still hoping that one day I'll just wake up without this heaviness in my heart

I’m not diagnosed with depression, but I relate to the things he’s saying so much

This should be a further shout to the government that clearly too much stress is put onto people at such a young age to be under pressure to do and learn things that will lost likely never be used in actual work. The way that they do not take into account that no one is the same especially at the ages 14+ to try and fit into a certain system just to earn an adequate living, not even considering the factor that many children take their own life because of this factor alone.

There’s a huge issue with the title of this video. Depression never ever feels the same for every case. It is a particular beast that shapes its form to each individual personality.

It's like I have to force myself to live, to feel, to smile, to breathe evenly and then to fight the exhaustion after forcing myself to do all things "normal". It's like a prison. I even had therapy and medications for a year and a half but whenever I tried to got off them I came to realize that it was just numbing my senses. So I stopped taking them for good. But my old roommate depression is still very much with me and I've stopped trying to tell anyone about it because the kind of things they say, makes you feel more lonely and kind of a bad lazy person. I'm just trying to love myself through all this.

Depression is like you drowning yourself while forced looking at it happen through a impenetratable glasswall, even if you don't want it to happen...but kinda don't care at the same time.

Everything becomes nothing. Nothing has no meaning. And nothing is just nothing anymore.

My depression keeps me away from "friends"and family. It makes me tired of doing homework, or anything. It makes me be tired all the time. Tired that sleep can't fix. It makes me wanna die even on a good day. And the worst part is that it will never really go away.

I have been depressed for sooo long, i hav noticed ppl r very selfish they dont wanna know u when ur sad and depressed, but they come running when ur smiling. But surely true family and friends should be there through the good and the bad. No one cares, not even my own mother or husband, i just want someone to console me and tell me it will be ok 😢 i dont ask for much, just a hug to make me feel ok.

I've had depression and anxiety disorders since 17yo. Now I'm 20. Counseling and meds help a lot, but even despite them I still feel like...like I am in chains. To do anything I have to struggle, fight to break those chains. Before it all came up I had been very active person: played sports, hung out a lot etc. I could never thought would become who I am now. Miss my old self so much 😭

"To live, is to suffer. To survive, is to find some meaning in the suffering." ~Friedrich nietzsche

This is someone’s personal story. Not everyone experiences this. They really should change the title

You are feeling if everyone around you is your enemy. And you just can't recognize good moments in life

i’m not depressed, i’m naturally a happy, funny and joyful person. iv never been sad for a long period of time, but i feel for anyone who has or is, if anyone needs to talk or wants to talk, i’m always here, just because i don’t understand it, doesn’t mean i’m not open to it. anyone suffering from depression, i’m here with open arms ❤️

I've been depressed again this year. I've failed all of my exams. Twice. I'm about to do 3 years of college in 5 because I won't be passing my semesters for the second time. This adds to my depression.. I feel very unwell too. This video made me feel less alone though and for that i'm grateful.

“i’m gonna die.” i felt that on a spiritual level

That is exactly it. My parents are mental health deniers, and always discouraged me from being open about my conditions. They wanted me to be as ashamed of myself as they were of me. When I got to the bottom of a low and basically decided 'screw them', I reached out for help. I refused to continue to be ashamed. The outpouring of love, validation, and 'me too' that I got in response was so overwhelming. It was the most beautiful, precious thing. It saved my life. It opened my eyes to just how massive our community is, how many survivors are out there right now, and just how strong and brave we all are. I'm so proud of every single one of them. They showed me the fighter I have inside myself. They save me every day of my life. I've never once regretted coming out of the mental health closet.

“rubber bands around my skull” someone finally put it in words

When I told my brother I had depression he said: “Depression is on of the most overly diagnosed mental illness... What reason do you have to be sad? People who have depression is like you pity yourself. ‘Like oh woah is me, life is so hard.’ When there are others in this world who also struggle if not more. What you are feeling right now is hopelessness that you can’t do anything. Me and our other brother were also in your situation too. Feeling helpless. But we got through it, so you can too.” When he said that it felt like he shoved a knife in stomach. I felt guilty for even feeling this way. Guilty for feeling that I was making a scene. Guilty for even telling him I had depression. Guilty for even having depression. Guilty for making seem like my life was hard. I felt so disgusted with myself. I cried when I finished talking to him. I wasn’t crying because of the hopelessness he thought I had. I cried because I felt guilty. I was in pain. After this I texted my friend (she is also diagnosed with depression) and she said, “Look, your brother is a fucking idiot. Don’t listen to what that pendejo (idiot) is saying. If you feel sad, you have the right to feel sad. Don’t bottle that shit in and don’t feel guilty for feeling this way. Talk to me. You know my ass will always be here for you.” I love my friend, she my homie. She gave me a lot of love and support. If she ever needs something, I’ll be there for her.

Depression is like standing in room filled with people,screaming your lungs out yet nobody can hear you.

When I went through my depression relapse I really just broke. Every day, I couldn't stop feeling so numb and worthless. I had to keep telling myself that maybe tomorrow would be a little better, just keep holding on. But one day I just had enough, I took a bottle of pills and consumed more than I should've consumed. I was with my friend when I did that, he was so torn. But he stayed to talk to me, he convinced me to stop taking so much pills. I'm still suffering from high functioning depression. But to all who's suffering right now, maybe try to hold on a bit longer, try to make the best out of your day. Having bad days doesn't mean you can't have good ones.

Depression experiences are personal and subjective, however the depressive feelings are equal to everyone but the strenght of the illness and the way people respond is different.

At my worst moments, depression makes me feel like there’s a force pinning me down to my bed. I have no energy to get up, even though I’ve just slept for 14 hours. It feels like my body is stuck in place and my mind void of all thoughts, all emotion, and the only thing left is my consciousness. I am there, but who I’ve come to be in these years I’ve been alive is no where to be found. Everything looks grey, food tastes bland, and I can’t recognize my loved ones. I know and understand that i love them, but in that moment I cant recall how it feels to love them. I mindlessly walk through life as if it’s a chore. I wake up because I know I have to wake up not because I want to wake up. I get dressed, I contemplate my attire, I brush my teeth, i wash my face and I even do my makeup. This is my routine in the morning. I go to school and I sit there for 8 hours. I can’t socialize because there’s no thoughts there’s no emotions in my head. I see my friends and I muster up a smile and I ask trivial questions. I laugh and I joke around. But it’s not me, it’s just an act I put on. On the inside I feel like a little black orb whose melting the space around her. I am nothing, I am just there. There is nothing to remind me of who I am, who I was or who I want to be. I am completely lost and no amount of therapy can bring me back. I have to move on and accept that life is about changing. But I can’t seem to find a way to be a person. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll be like this forever. Eventually, I’m bound to stop trying and I hope everyone around me can forgive and forget. Until then, until we all reach our true breaking point, i say we all just continue this meaningless cycle. I’m optimistic that at least one of us will be able to feel normal and happy again. I want to actually taste food and enjoy it. One day I want to feel what it’s like to know who you are. I want to remember little details in life and reminisce on how that day made me feel. I want to feel good and bad. I just want to feel anything other than nothing. Yodeleheehoo! 😴

I believe it was a TED talk that summed it up perfectly IMO that depression is the loss of vitality. Always how I describe it to others who misinterpret it as sad.

“It felt like someone took a 1,000 rubber bands and just tightened them round my skull.” wow. I never could put what it feels like when I’m stressed and very anxious into words, but that is exactly what my head feels like!

It feels nothing, and nothing ain’t even a feeling.

I'm depressed, attemted suicide twice. I cut I always thought I was alone but now I realise so many people can relate..... I like that ❤

As I read comments it just becomes relatable as ever. There was this moment when I 'snapped'. Couldn't take the ongoing day to day drag that had been haunting me since my childhood, I wanted 'out', change up my life, stop living in fear, having year long fights with my stepparent. That's when I slowed down, took a step back, took a breather and started over. Panic attacks and suicidal fantasies have been a daily routine for a few years now, sadly. It's the feeling of hopelessly 'pushing on'. There will be better days.. But even worse days aswell. I have this thing in my mind where my expectations & hopes & dreams are thrown way too high. On a level that's unreal, to the point where living inside this 'fantasy what-if-world' becomes a way to escape reality. When reality smacks me out of this 'dreamworld' I just become so hungover/sad/hopeless again. ..Yet I keep doing this, maybe 10 times a day.. Perhaps a bad habit on which i got addicted to because my 'fantasy dreamworld themepark' feels way more comfy than the reality i'm living in. Sometimes I feel 'out of place'. Don't know what to say.. My mind just becomes too full and it just 'blanks' out.. I'm not familiar with this feeling. Pretty scary stuff.. Kind of a #Minddump :: Thanks for reading :: Stay strong out there :: :)

"Think positively!", they say... Sometimes that is the worst think you can say to someone who is depressed...

I wish I had someone to talk to. When I try to talk about feeling depressed my mom gets really annoyed with me. I can't talk to her about anything serious.

My parents always thought I was just being lazy and unmotivated. And i thought so too, but there’s this one time I felt so stressed out I didn’t know what to do to make myself feel better.. So I cut my hands with a broken mirror just to feel the pain on my hands instead of hurting in my head. I think my parents noticed it even if I tried to cover the scars, but they kept quiet. A few weeks after that, I felt better but it didn’t last long. The stress and other unexplainable thoughts and feelings came back. I didn’t want to cut myself anymore but I still felt like I needed to do something to myself, so I cut my hair. I thought that cutting my hair would lessen the burden on my mind.. I don’t know why. These made my parents realise that I actually am in a lot of pain, mentally. From that day onwards, they were always very considerate and did everything they could to make me feel better.

"Depression is being colorblind and constantly told how colorful the world is.” - Atticus

as soon as you give yourself the power to talk about what you're going thru, it can be so liberating and empowering

It's Kinda the mood of when you have a serious headache but its only without the pain

Depression feels like you’re just carrying around a flesh vessel and just going nowhere

Mom: Can you (chores) Me: I feel tired Mom: How are you tired? All you did was staying home. Me: *Sigh*

When I was 12 I thought that being so empty was normal. Every growing teen felt this, this is what puberty was like, right? Even after finding out I had major depressive disorder I still catch myself thinking it's nothing and that I'm fine.

If any one wants to talk I’m here 🙏🏽

Depression is crazy different for a lot of people there’s so many different kinds and types of depression, saying you’re depressed could be completely different from someone else’s depression. It’s a weird thing I hope one day everyone can understand

I recently run into a tv series where was the quote "There is no escaping.It's like wherever you go, there you are." And it pretty much sum up how I felt. But looking at it now I understand that our own mind can run into conclusions way too fast and you are so overwhelmed you literally can't process your thoughts. You just feel and feel,you can't even seperate your feelings and you discuss less about them and it becomes this huge thing that chokes you daily. What helped me was stargazing. It may sound stupid but it feels amazing to zoom out for a bit and have a moment of awe.

Man imagine waking up everyday and hating ur self everyday with such a low self esteem and being locked up in ur room after school all day 😬

Our planet is unwell. People are depressed. Every one is wearing masks.

I've been depressed for about 7 years now. Got my diagnosis a couple of months ago and have been in therapy since. It does help. You don't have to deal with it alone.