Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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Everlasting.Love. 07/19/2018

i was going through some of my medical papers and there was one thing that caught my eye it said severe watch for psychotic hallucinations of depression but that paper was written back in 2011... that means i was about 10 years old... i was soo young... it makes me depressed by just looking at it... the paper said i had side of schizophrenia... im like seriously thats crazy... my counselor was the one to like show me all this stuff... and now i just dont know how i should feel about this... can anyone tell me if they can somehow relate? (tell me their story?)

WanderingVet 07/19/2018

Best thing for you to do as soon as possible is get a second opinion from a DOCTOR. If that was a misdiagnosis you need to get a 'correction' in your medical record. If it is valid, . you need to know and be sure you are properly treated for it.

Everlasting.Love. 07/20/2018

okay i talk to my doctor again she said all of it has change over these few years she said i have strong hypo-mania episodes and bipolar they say i have a lot of other psychotic mental cases

ThePepperMan 07/20/2018

I have met quite a few people here (on DS) who are bipolar. They all say much the same thing: bipolar is very hard to diagnose, and it requires a professional trained in bipolar. Our "regular doctors" can guess, it may be an educated guess, they may even guess right. But they are just guesses. Best to get a professional to do the job right.

For what it is worth, I thought I was ADD like my daughter. The symptoms from my childhood seemed to match. But I went to a professional anyway. Guess what? He diagnosed depression. And talking to friends here for a long LONG time has convinced me that he was right.

Gentle hugs

Everlasting.Love. 07/20/2018

thank you alll very much

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