Depression symptoms
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Hi,
I've been diagnosed with depression and I'm on antidepressants. I'm 19.
I think I'm so used to the way I'm feeling, I'm finding it difficult to tell what's normal and what is a symptom of depression.
When I have days off from uni, and at weekends, I stay in bed and sleep easily until 5pm, in which I don't eat and drink until that time which is quite worrying. I feel much happier when I'm in bed and sleeping, because I don't feel stressed or sad.
Now, I'm confused because I always hear things like 'oh uni students are lazy' and 'oh don't worry I stay in bed all day too'. But I somehow don't feel like this is a normal behaviour, and I can't help but feeling I'm wasting my life.
Thanks for reading, I just wondered if that sounds normal or whether it is a depression symptom.
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linda83143l jellybeans1
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eli_bird jellybeans1
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martyn66070 jellybeans1
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Give your meds time to work & try not to get too worried about eating/drinking so long as you due when you get up?? You're not wasting your life at all, it sounds like you're going through a rough patch (which I can relate to), but you will feel better (even if it feels like that's a long way off)'
Lastly, if your still feeling like this, make a further appointment with your GP.
Best wishes Marty.
jellybeans1 martyn66070
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I think my meds are working, as I don't feel as down anymore, and as a result I have tackled (almost) my excessive drinking habits (I used to drink every night)
What's started to worry me recently is that I just don't want to do things. I had to travel to a hospital the other day to get my contraceptive pill, and even that just felt like too much. When I got in, I just had to go to bed. I am never going to cope with a job and that scares me, and leads to me having thoughts like 'well if I can't cope, I can always just kill myself' and I don't want these thoughts.
I'll stop there - sorry, it's nice to get all of that out once in a while!!!
Unhappy1 jellybeans1
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martyn66070 jellybeans1
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I understand about the 'killing yourself' bit, though you know that's not a healthy outlook. .
It is a really good & positive that you get if out & off your chest though!
Keep going, you're doing great x
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lor793
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