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For those who aren't burdened with chronic or intermittent depression, how does that feel? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When you're lonely, you don't become cripplingly hopeless and withdraw from life? You just contact some friends or easily make new friends and have a good time and carry on with life?

When you're driving your car and everything is fine until you come to a stoplight, you don't suddenly become depressed at the stoplight like I do?

When you wake up every morning, you don't have crippling existential dread? You just get up and go about your day cheerfully, without analyzing the futile meaninglessness of the big picture?

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[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

I had the third one for some time: the answer was medication, doctors and psychologists. These will obviously help with all of your points.

The meaningless of it all is still there, as a possibility, but there is also a fascination to it. You think. You feel. You love. You hate. You find things beautiful, or ugly. The universe is there and you are experiencing it. Even if it's meaningless... Think about NOW. Isn't it f*cking fascinating?

That makes me wanna enjoy the ride for as long as I can.

You can enjoy the ride too, and I have no doubts about it. Zero. In fact, I have negative doubts. I have REASONS.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

there is also a fascination to it. You think. You feel. You love. You hate. You find things beautiful, or ugly. The universe is there and you are experiencing it. Even if it's meaningless... Think about NOW. Isn't it f*cking fascinating?

Oh my gosh, that sounds amazing. Please tell me what medication is doing this for you?

Every medication doctors have ever put me on just makes me numb and orgasmless. And all of the bad side effects without any of the benefits.

What is your medication?

[–] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

Don't use my medication just because it worked for me. Go to professionals and follow their criteria.

In fact, my dose is basically the smallest one you can get for an antidepressant.

Also, medication is not there to make you feel happier. It is there to give you a little push on getting back on track. But there is still work to do.

Food, sleep, sport, relationships... These are so much more critical than any medication. Bookmark some Andrew Huberman podcasts and get to work. You can do it.

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