Do you think you are depressed or simply dissatisfied because your current life is not as you dreamed?

[VivaldiBR]

Ignore the question if you have ever been clinically diagnosed with depression.

 

[almost_dead]

both ?

 

[Ghost2211]

Yes, but I was an idiot for chasing the fairytales my family wanted me to follow.

 

[Sadgirl17]

Dissatisfaction with my life I think is a part of the reason of my mental ilness

 

[Mr2005]

Yes, but I was an idiot for chasing the fairytales my family wanted me to follow.

I was an idiot for going along with what they wanted and not pursuing my own dreams. I'll never know because I never tried and that's the worst part. If I'd given it everything and it had still gone the same way then fair enough. As it is life isn't terrible if you're ready for the settling down choosing what bin to get for the kitchen. There's this feeling that's it now

 

[Ghost2211]

I was an idiot for going along with what they wanted and not pursuing my own dreams. I'll never know because I never tried and that's the worst part. If I'd given it everything and it had still gone the same way then fair enough. As it is life isn't terrible if you're ready for the settling down choosing what bin to get for the kitchen. There's this feeling that's it now

I can understand that. I wouldn't be in my current mess if I did what I wanted in life, but women in my family are told we must be a wife and mother and nothing more. I'm good at those things now, but since the spouse part is gone and the kids will grow I'll just be alone, and what's the point of a lonely empty existence.

 

[Abir_london]

dissatisfied,I'm not depressed but also not happy.
I'm fortunate with so many things (beautiful,young,good job,healthy ) but weirdly my will to live just keep decreasing I don't have an explanation for this.

 

[KiraLittleOwl]

Yes, I was so close and then everything crumbled, all my hopes and dreams. That had a devastating effect on my mental health and desire to live.

 

[Abir_london]

Yes, I was so close and then everything crumbled, all my hopes and dreams. That had a devastating effect on my mental health and desire to live.

Can you share it with us? What happened?

 

[Worthless_nobody]

Both..I'm clinically diagnosed with depression, but my depression is not a chemical imbalance or whatever drs try to say it's 100% from terrible life circumstances and severe trauma.

 

[Tonight634]

About 7 yrs ago (I'm 18) I was so excited to live and had dreams and goals, but unfortunately at that time I started doing things that damaged my body to the point where I can't stand it anymore, everything hurts me and I'm depressed and full of regret. Otherwise everything else in my life is decent, it's just I can't take back the things I did that I regret so much...

 

[VivaldiBR]

Abir_london

This to me is depression. To be melancholy for no apparent reason. It is not my case.

 

[Abir_london]

Abir_london

This to me is depression. To be melancholy for no apparent reason. It is not my case.

I know it's weird,obviously I do have special circumstances like I don't have family or partner and that makes me feel extremely lonely and scared of life In general.

how about yourself?

 

[RottenDeer]

No. I think I am dissapointed with life as a concept.

 

[XYZ]

Been diagnosed with severe depression, among other things.

 

[Xocoyotziin]

Neither. There isn't much that I realistically want from life that I don't already have. I just feel trapped by the way I am and the ways things are. If I were depressed I could at least relate to people here. But I'm not even that. I probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

 

[Abir_london]

Neither. There isn't much that I realistically want from life that I don't already have. I just feel trapped by the way I am and the ways things are. If I were depressed I could at least relate to people here. But I'm not even that. I probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

I'm intrigued on why you feel that way?

 

[Xocoyotziin]

I'm intrigued on why you feel that way?

Not sure. I'll have to think about it. Right now I keep coming up with different answers, but none of them quite feel right.

 

[VivaldiBR]

I know it's weird,obviously I do have special circumstances like I don't have family or partner and that makes me feel extremely lonely and scared of life In general.

how about yourself?

unemployment, guilt feelings by my past mistakes and other things...

 

[FatalSystemError591]

Clinically diagnosed but both.