I Have Battled Depression Since Childhood

Hello, my name is Deep Williams and I am a filmmaker. About a year ago a story came to my mind when I was sitting quietly. 'Do a movie about suicide". I could not believe the overwhelming feeling I had after that encounter. I...

I am now a 45 YR old woman and I have been depressed for the most part since I was 13.It all started when I was 13 and the bullying in school began. I was teased, called names, beat up, spit on, tripped, laughed at, etc. This went on...

Here I am again.  I'm having writer's block yet again just when I want to put down what I have been struggling with for years now.  It happened so often before.  I can't seem to chose the right...

*people always tell me I have no idea how they feel about being depressed... but I do!!!

Well, my name is Kendall. I'm 15 years old. I've got 2 brothers. One is 12, and the other is 16.
I loveee life. God is my number 1 best friend...

I have been battling depression since I was around 12. I think puberty played a part in it.  Even now I am very sensitive to anything hormonal.  Can't be on birth control because it worsens my depression.  Also my traumatic and...

When I was young, I had separation anxiety. I'm 47, and back then it was not as easily acknowledged to have problems such as this, especially in children. My mother didn't understand the problem and as such couldn't help me the way it...

When I was about 5, I started Kindergarten. That's when I realized that I felt quite different from the other kids. My mother and the teachers noticed it too. I had angry outbursts that I felt I couldn't control, and I felt somehow...

The first realization of depressive thoughts started when I entered my teens.  Rage and anger is all I can recall and did not know why.  As an adult, I know my mother suffered from depression.  And realize my...

What am I doing?
Where have I been?
What am I thinking?
What have I seen?

Problems abound.
A life that’s been hard.
A spirit that’s been broken.
A will that’s been marred.

Reasoning can’t happen.
Solutions not found.
Antidotes...

A person can always smile and make the world believe. They can laugh a fake laughter, they can say they are alright and everyone thinks it is the truth. I have done this ever since I was eight. I have felt so alone for so long that I...

yep, thats right, pretty much from the time i remember, when i was in my younger years in school and so on, i remember having days where i was pretty happy, and then there would be other days when i would have to try put on a fake smile...

I know what its like to need to vent/talk/ let it all out but feel like no one will understand. I know the roller coaster ride of relationship, family, and friendship issues, as well as the battles with anxiety, ocd, depression, self...

I was diagnosed with depression when I was 9 years old, just a few months after my dad had passed away.
I kinda felt guilty about that, and being bullied constantly about my weight, didn't help my depression at all.
When I was 14, I...

I cant say for sure when I actually became 'depressed'. I know I spent most of my adolescence contemplating ending my life. I remember aquiring knives from the kitchen and scratching my wrists, wishing I could actually do it. I would be...

i survived stage 3 cancer and sometimes wish i hadnt

First of all I wanna kind of challenge this saying that a lot of people are more than likely familiar with. Yes, although I do agree getting things of your chest and ranting it to someone else makes you feel better, how is it making the...

as a 37 yr old man, dealing with my fathers death, i am left feeling empty somewhat. i have a wife and a family. i have a good job, nice house. i now look out for my mom after my dad died suddenly after a 4 week battle in the...

I can't understand how you all have the strength to talk about it. I haven't had an experience a quarter as bad as some others' have, and yet it's still hard for me to go back so far.  I can think back, yes; I remember a time I nearly...

I am turning 19 in December and find myself facing the same battles I did when I was 14. Nothing's changed. I feel like I am still that little girl, who felt unfair and furious while she was kicked into that gigantic black hole and...

I call it going into hibernation. When you're going through a depression/anxiety cycle, you get an inclination to cut yourself off from everyone and everything. I get so full of shame for how I'm feeling, and my energy is so low that...