Depression Symptoms That Aren't Talked About

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[@anne5129]

This is great. I was thought by people that I'm less depressed just bcs I'm not sad all the time. The nothingness is so intense!

[@lesbiangoddess290]

Oh my god same

[@shyaaammeneen63]

@@lesbiangoddess290 To feel better reduce negative thoughts with a simple practice. Your breath and mind [brain] are closely related causing stress-anxiety. For a better life sit on a chair, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. Slowly the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. Change happens from within by itself. Day or night, when taking a walk, sitting in a park, when reading, at office, before sleep etc sit or lie down and observe your breath. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Reduce negative social media. Avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes. Senior Counsellor.

[@redcowcat8705]

*You always have to watch something that takes you away from reality *You want to be asleep but you're not tired enough to actually fall asleep. *You shower only on special holidays *a tooth brush? What's a tooth brush? *horror movies don't scare you anymore. *You slowly but Surley fall in to insanity *You don't know what's real anymore FUN

[@Emzjellybeanz]

These symptoms show how depression is such a physical thing, it’s amazing how many people still think depression is in your mind rather than your physical brain and body. Maybe talking about these kinds of symptoms will help change this view Also another symptom I don’t see many people talking about is anger. I mean I ~think~ this is my depression and not my personality, but feeling irritable and snapping at people, or even when it’s really bad feeling violent rage and the urge to break things, is such a big symptom for me. Maybe people don’t talk about it because it’s harder to romanticise an arsehole than a sad tearful person, but I’m sure it can’t just be me and I wish people would talk about it more because it can have such a bad impact on your relationships and self image, just like all the other symptoms! soz this is the longest comment ever lol k great vid

[@howardacquistapace5084]

Emily so true i am unable get through to people who don't get this. i haven't met one oerson orofessional or otherwise in 24 years, who really understand know it can be because your body (the brain) is malfunctioning.... WHO HASN'T LIVED WITH IT- EXPERIENCED IT. Even "depressives" who-s symptoms are gone "FORGET" just how physical it is. difficult! +just unable to any task or action at all sometimes. That symptom remains invisible and unimaginable to others, even doctors and other medical community members / +recovered patients. wherecto get simple assistance/support? [e-mail]

[@dcrazygenius27]

i hate being forgetful... my mom always scold and complain me about that... and being mistaken as lazy and being told as worthless because i really feel low and tired at all... 😐😐😐

[@loopunderground]

i'm so thankful that you addressed the fact that depression and anxiety are talked about in quite a 'mainstream' way because in the past couple of months its really started to bother me that nothing else gets talked about. the memory thing is definitely something i've experienced the most with depression, i've also found that i get angry more often when i'm depressed which is strange, i snap a lot and have to often take time to count to four and calm down at this point in my life i'm doing well with my depression recovery but the main thing i struggle with is ptsd, which is really annoying because its one of those illnesses i describe as 'its okay until its not', unlike depression where i deal with it every day, i can be fine for months and then have one bad dream and the ptsd kicks in and i cannot function for the next few days and i think people always associate ptsd as something that only soldiers have, and it being this huge big thing, which it is, but its a lot more common than people think. obviously the trend of 'triggered' jokes in the past couple of years have been pretty shit to deal with, especially when you do have triggers, bizarre ones, and people don't take you seriously with it but yeah

[@LioreRiol]

I was diagnosed with depression about 4 months ago and all I can say is that is so difficult to try to make people understand what's "wrong" with you when you "don't look or act like a depressed person", now I just feel like it's entirely pointless to tell them how I actually feel. Thank you so much for this video, it is so relieving to know that other people have experienced problems like memory loss/blurness, almost no emotions whatsoever (since my illness manifested) and having a hard time trying to focus. What makes it even worse is that I'm a medical student, currently in my fourth year, and had to take the semester off to get myself together. Thanks again for sharing your experience. I hope you can recover as soon as possible, so you can be as healthy/happy/productive as you want. Sending good vibes!

[@_arshadm]

Thanks for making this video. My son suffers from depression, but I find it hard to get him to open up to describe his experience and what way he can be supported. I must confess this video has really opened my eyes, because I feel that I have not really taken his illness seriously and not supported him. What support do you think your family or loved ones could do for you that would help in your situation?

[@notjustwarwick4432]

Let them know you are there for them, and plenty of hugs.

[@_arshadm]

I must confess I've always been a tough love kind of parent. On the one hand I want to really support him, but on the other his behaviour is so lacking in direction or even consideration. He is now 21 and studying Mathematics at a UK University, he took a year out for mental health but has gone back this year. He started well for the first month but then stopped going to lectures and doing any studing. He has got a part-time job working 2 nights a week, but spends the rest of the time playing computer games (which seem to take up 80% of his time).I have asked him to describe his symptoms, but they sound like a nightmare and I don't know how he copes if thats what he is really feeling (he has started self harming in the last year).The irony is that he can seem completely normal sometimes, jokes with his co-workers, seems to have good friends online. So, I'm just really confused. But his symptoms are very similar to what Beth describes, tiredness, the inability to switch off, the lack of any real concrete emotions, the loneliness.

[@notjustwarwick4432]

Yeah, video games were what I used to avoid dealing with emotions, the games can distract from reality, make you forget that you messed up, the only problem is you can't learn from your mistakes in that state. You can help, but no matter how much you want, you can't just fix him, one must fix himself, with help from counselors(therapist people) or close ones.

[@amphoteric]

@Arshad Mahmood: I come from a very traditional family in which mental illness is very taboo. The idea is that if you can't see it, it's not real. But mental illness is very much real and it even took ME years to acknowledge my own problems with depression. I've found that counseling/talk therapy has helped (perhaps his university offers free counseling services like mine did in the UK), spending time with friends, being out in nature (which has been proven to help ease the burden of depression), taking walks, and exercise/eating right/sticking to a sleep schedule. Sometimes people need to be on medication and that is okay. The hardest part is taking the very first step to acknowledge there is a problem and then trying to better yourself. Just let your son know that you're there to support him and you love him no matter what. I wish him the best of luck on his journey!

[@notjustwarwick4432]

Yeah my family say, most people who say they are depressed are just looking for attention and don't have anything wrong. So I could never talk to them about it.

[@cynicalcenobia]

As someone w/ severe anxiety this was actually ok to listen to, I mean somehow I don't usually like to hear other people talking about mental health issues, bc it just makes it seem all the more real to me and I still hate having to face that tbh But it's nice to know that there are folks out there going through similar things. xx Thanks for sharing! :)

[@sophiemarshall-unitt8535]

I think I'm recovered at the moment, but I just wanted to leave a comment after you mentioned brain fog. This was one of the most noticeable and jarring symptoms for me. 2-3 times a week I would wake up and not even be able to string a thought together in my head. I wish people spoke about it a lot more, as even some therapists I've had didn't really seem to understand what I meant by brain fog. It kinda links for me to what you were saying about memory too. I always felt like I couldn't remember how to hold a conversation with someone, or how to make my lunch, and it was so difficult and consumed so much energy to get try to get past it that most days I'd just have to go back to bed. This is a really great video, thank you for being so honest. I really hope we start to have more conversations like this as this is what discussion of mental illness in our society should look like

[@katedring]

Thank you for making this video it was so good to hear someone talk about the less well known symptoms. One of the hardest things for me is that it's made me feel 'stupider' and like I'm really dumb and slow or something when I know I'm not. It just seems to get in the way of your normal thought process and completely muddles everything up.

[@LissieGirl28]

I've been thinking about this video ALL DAY. I remember being so depressed my first year of college, but I was convinced that it couldn't be depression because the internet told me that not being able to sleep was THE symptom to watch out for, so my needing to take a nap between every class couldn't be that. (I'm doing better now, thanks for making this video.)

[@mditt7]

I'm stuck in depression right now and you just seem vivacious and beautiful to me and completely inaccessible to a wretch such as myself

[@JaneElinor]

omg i relate so much to the memory thing!! right down to having a great memory when i was younger

[@TheRoarWithin]

Very relatable. The exhaustion is the worst for me too.

[@deborahbasel184]

YES YES YES! It's not like I am tired. It is that I am completely exhausted. Physically. Mentally. Memory and cognitive function have suffered greatly. And YES. I feel numb! Not sad. Not anything. Void of feelings.

[@dominic2446]

3:33 "fall asleep standing up" reminds me of narcolepsy 2:11 tiredness is a symptom of ME/CFS.

[@elinestrauven1145]

my memory sucks too it's nice to know it's not just me or that i am going crazy

[@SusieTheExhaustedCatLady]

I have such a problem with short-term memory issues after taking antidepressants. I’d love a video about side effects of antidepressants. Your videos help people like me so much. Thank you for all you do!

[@anthonyholman2734]

I've noticed that it makes me feel less sharp as if I could be so much smarter if I didnt have this in my head, and it affects things like memory, understanding etc.. but it also makes you feel like your senses have been taken away from you, it makes you feel like you cant see as clearly as you used to or hear as well as you etc... it's just like living in a massive fog

[@saltybutnotverysweet3862]

the nothing emotion has happened to me in the past, a million happy things could happen to me or a million insults could be thrown at me and i wouldn’t feel a thing

[@AgataKaminska84]

I am neglecting myself. Lost control over weight, became obese, often I have a problem keeping house and myself clean and tidy. I also lost the ability to enjoy things that were enjoyable in the past.

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[@TMTgirl]

HYGIENE: needs to be talked about more!!!!!! Both with our bodies and living spaces. SO MUCH SHAME AND EMBARRASSMENT....... 😢 😿 😭

[@journey3337]

I’ve been experiencing a lot of different symptoms. Right now I’m getting thyroid/hormone and heavy metal tests done. A lot of times a underline health condition can cause depression as well. I’m still in the process of figuring things out which has been a very difficult struggle. The brain fog has been a serious and new symptom that has scared me and has really made me not feel like myself. Thank you for covering that in your video. I’m afraid but it brings me comfort to know I’m not alone even though I don’t want others to suffer too.

[@robinsk5644]

Thanks for posting that comment dear friend and sharing from your heart. May God be with you and show you His wonderful kindness and grace. May the love of His Son Jesus surround you and embrace you warmly. Please take care.

[@robinsk5644]

I hope you are doing better since I last commented dear friend. I will be praying for you today. Count on it. I just encourage you to keep three things in mind that are true: -you are special -you are supported by a community of fellow sufferers -you are passionately loved by a Savior who gave His life for you Please take care

[@notjustwarwick4432]

It is important to check with GP if you have symptoms of depression because it can be thyroid problems or other deficiencies(like minerals and vitamins) causing it as well.

[@novabelladonna5886]

she said that she did this, also that's the first thing GPs do when you say that you're tired, they check your thyroid and iron levels.

[@rodfav2656]

I was diagnosed with extremely sever clinical depression and anxiety many years ago and to make things worse I was also diagnosed with narcolepsy and then there is my severe disc disease all up my spine, not to mention, advanced arthritis. My sleep pattern is simply ruined totally. I am exhausted all day every day, everything I do I have to force myself to do, even though it makes me feel sick. Pain is always there with absolutely no relief, I can reduce the pain but never completely. It destroys your life in every way, home, family, work, health, even sex drive. Basically it sux. Not really sure why I'm writing this but hey, I did.

[@emmavanleeuwen1921]

Having suffered for depression since 11 and now 23 I've had all kinds. At school I was constantly lathargic and couldn't concentrate. At college I had the highs and lows.. Got very easily frustrated to became very lazy etc. Now I'm flat as you described it.. Memory is terrible, I've isolated myself a hell of a lot and lost basically all of my friends. I can't hold down jobs because of it and have recently been battling recovery with drink abuse. I don't have really any interest in anything. My anxiety gets very high now to xx

[@robinsk5644]

May God be with you and show you His wonderful kindness and grace. May the love of His Son Jesus surround you and embrace you warmly. Please take care.

[@davidrock6038]

That's along time to suffer sounds like your struggling did you drink to feel better and are you feeling any better yet?

[@Briana12906]

To anyone who’s reading this does anyone know of support groups or some type of resource aside from professional help? I’m getting professional help but I don’t feel like it’s working and my psychiatrist is horrible. I just started with a therapist but I’m feeling really lonely. My depression and other issues have caused me to isolate myself and lose 100% of my friends. And I don’t know what to do anymore because it’s making me worse.

[@robl1799]

I used to experience nights with bad sleeping and being really tired around daytime even when and after knowing I haven't done a lot of work or anything tiring. Experiencing days like that a few weeks in a row would result me getting headaches and sometimes even migraines. I would feel low and not have any energy to have any kind of fun or even eat. I can't remember when I started having these experiences (maybe around 20), but I started having it a lot less since I was 26. It still 'pops-up' at random moments. I can somehow link the fact that I still had all 4 of my wisdom teeth for so long with my headaches and migraines. I started wearing braces since I was 27 and noticed getting less every time. It still occurs, because my teeth still have to move a lot. I hope I can help some of you with this information. I know it hurts, giving the advice of extracting teeth should only be done by a dentist.

[@RafaelFyen]

Yeah the memory loss thing is really annoying. Couple that with social anxiety/phobia (not being present in the moment and catastrophizing) and human interaction gets tough. I lose track of what we're talking about, and make the other person think I'm not interested or rude.

[@heathersnow9540]

I hope your depression becomes more episodic than persistent. Mine comes and goes❤️ hugs

[@zxwmabcdef5439]

I had back pain, diarrhea, and strange dreams. The root cause was reading the newspaper where all they talked about was crime, jail, and death. I had to take medicine for several months.

[@kathrynrogers5939]

Hey! I'm not an experienced KZbinr by any stretch, but I blog quite a lot and try to raise awareness of mental health through that platform. I'm a student too, which is a reason I particularly like your channel! Anyway, I have personal experience with OCD (and like to help educate others about it because it's so misunderstood) as well as anxiety. I'd been keen to see if we could work together in some way :) x

[@darcykiddie409]

You are such an incredible person x

[@zxwmabcdef5439]

I still have bizarre dreams I had one the other night that thieves were stealing control rods out of a nuclear power plant for the silver.

[@Mecca0607]

that was brilliant alot slotted in with myself very well spoken

[@carynrickert9985]

I was diagnosed with depression a few years before I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism - there was no correlation, but mentioning the latter is important, I promise lol. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (physical issue) when I was 15, two years after I'd been told I had depression, and at the time I actually thought I was just even more depressed than usual because the symptoms are so similar. I was so, so, SO tired, I couldn't concentrate on anything, and I had shitty memory. I was also super flat, as you've explained in the video.. Fast forward to now, four years later, and I started feeling those same symptoms horribly. My first thought was, "Fuck! My medication for my hypothyroidism isn't actually working!" but actually, I think it was just depression (I say "just" but there's nothing just about it). I feel a bit better now, where things have started to make a bit more sense, but I'm pretty sure my thyroid wasn't fucking itself up even more and it was actually the mental health problems I've struggled with for the last 6 years. Also, I know what you mean by those lows. When it's "low" for me, I usually feel more flat and more unable to process the things that I'm experiencing. It also feels like everything around me is moving too fast, and I literally can't keep up. That sounds so weird, but it's something I know a few people go through too!

[@victoriamealplans8383]

I knew you would say tiredness was the first & most annoying symptom. Hence my depression was soooo bad when I first had my son. In my family we now say sleeping is my hobby- I enjoy it, I practise it, I spent a lot of time doing it 🤣

[@davidrock6038]

You either sleep alot or not much with depression no In between with sleep hope you doing better

[@Lavender_Louis]

Frustration and aggression

[@aimeegardner9736]

YES!

[@debsmercier5580]

Can u plz do more video on depression... iam 17 and take antidepressants.... i have every symptom u describe... 🙁

[@paulforryan4253]

I actually love being bipolar because the ups are so good but the the lowes are bad. In this case I always have a bad up of Lego

[@priscillanoble2019]

Do you ever talk about dysthmia?

[@serenaslattery3631]

Try 5HTP but only if not on SSRI medication. It is an alternative form of Serotonin.

[@shyaaammeneen63]

Serena, SSRI of the lowest mg is safe and has no side effects. To feel better reduce negative thoughts with a simple practice. Your breath and mind [brain] are closely related causing stress-anxiety. For a better life sit on a chair, neck straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. Slowly the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. Change happens from within by itself. Day or night, when taking a walk, sitting in a park, when reading, at office, before sleep etc sit or lie down and observe your breath. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Reduce negative social media. Avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes. Senior Counsellor.

[@oliviawheeler7140]

I hope you don’t mind me asking, but did you have any experience of severely vivid dreams on your medication? I had to stop taking mine as I was confusing dreams and reality far too frequently.

[@joelyl5102]

Charlotte Wheeler When I first started taking my meds I did but they raised off after a month or so. Have you only recently started taking them?

[@kutsykurt5239]

Do you take meds and is it helping ?

[@francila09]

Hey thanks for the video! Could you please make a video on psychomotor retardation?? I find it really hard to explain to people that I can't physically move

[@bridgetelizabeth5514]

Thank you for addressing this! God loves you and I’m praying for all you guys! I’ve been struggling so o ask for your prayers! JESUS IS COMING SO SOON! “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.” Luke 15:7 “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.” Revelation 3:19 God bless you guys!

[@ag5134]

I want to ask something . I have been dealing with the memory loss thing but im not sure whether it is a symptom . I genuinely notice a difference when i memorize things for tests now vs the past . Now i learn one answer and then i forget 1 or 2hours later . Earlier i used to remember it for weeks. Whenever im reading a novel i just forget which character was what . eg:- katie is nona’s best friend . Next time i pickup that book i forget who is katie . And no matter how many times i read the book i just forget. Are these serious enough to consider a symptom ? Can this be because of depression? (Ps. I have been diagnosed that i have depression) Please answer beth!!!!💞

[@nomanvideo]

Are you taking any medication to battle this.

[@Rupi_Kat]

She said in the video that she is taking anti depressants

[@blankasteiner7982]

I clicked on this video so fast

[@TheKingBeth]

💖

[@lisadrozario7824]

Thank you for your video. I am praying for you in Jesus's name full a full recovery 🙏 Amen!

[@sidewayskiwikick2899]

Don’t be depressed, your a beautiful young woman with your whole life ahead of you. Chin up and power on 👍🏻

[@randomchild8420]

Oh wow our depression is cured. Why didn’t I think of that sooner.

[@Trex7124]

Ill do a collaboration.. Watching your life from the sidelines.. sounds like depersonalized dissociation.

[@iaMMai62]

:(

[@dreharper7499]

do depressed people like jokes?

[@palesasefurutshe6832]

Not really we're sensitive! We become aggressive i certainly do not

[@unfinishedsympathy245]

Bla-bla-bla… got bored after 1 minute … 👎🏽