Depression- beyond "sad"

Despression digs so much deeper than just being sad. It creeps up in all aspects of life- so lets talk about it :slight_smile:

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My initial signs of a depressive episode are rarely sadness related, they feel very physical. I sleep a lot, or not at all – eat too much, or not at all. And my thinking gets all fuzzy. I confuse laziness with creeping depression.

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I hear you completely. It’s so hard when depression shows up in ways that don’t fit the usual narrative. I can relate to the fuzzy thinking and that inner battle of “Am I just being lazy?” when really, it’s something deeper going on.

I listened to an Episode of Diary of a CEO with Trevor Noah as a guest and he talked a lot about how his depression was linked to his ADHD- for him it wasn’t actually depression it was not being able to manage ADHD and the paralysis that came with overwhelm- which was super interesting. I definately struggle with depression, ESPECIALLY seasonal effective but its interesting to connect some dots.

Heres an article about him and about halfway down he talks about Depression and ADHD: Trevor Noah: A Life Shaped by ADHD | Private ADHD UK

ANNNND The Diary of a CEO episode that is quite long but his story is so interesting: https://youtu.be/FsztuzyXdhY?feature=shared

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This is super helpful. Thank you.

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Pretty sure mine shows up with irritability and an inability to concentrate. Thats an interesting thought @KScout . I will look into that as ADHD is prevalent in my family. I wish it was just the hyper stuff but mine is more mood related. I take the antidepressants but who knows what really helps or not.

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I wish my ADHD was hyper, but also that sounds tough too. My BRAIN is hyper my body is a lazy sack.

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Be kind to yourself, probably more active than you think. We are all so very self critical!

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Its all intertwined isnt it.

I was actually talking to my therapist last week about this. She said when both parents have ADHD, theres a 90 something % chance a daughter inherits it and like 75% chance a son does. So im looking forward to when my son and daughter are teenagers and we have a house full of ADHDers and our doom piles, hyperfixations, inability to finish projects and all around wonderful quirkiness :rofl: Only somewhat joking. Lucky for us if they do also have it the world has become a lot more understanding and accomodating to ADHD and its not so much a disorder but a divergance.

I agree because most of the time I feel fine but certain days the depression sneaks in

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