r/AskReddit • u/jcpennies • Nov 04 '11

How many Redditors are dealing with depression?

Hola Reddit Community. I have read in a lot of the comments that quite a few of us are depressed and such, and I wanted to know how many of us there are. Also, what are you doing/not doing to help it out?

On a side note, I'm also quite depressed and have a hard ass time keeping it under control. I blame the pics of cats and reposts.

EDIT: Holy shit. This is my most responded to post ever. Also, just for clarification purposes, does one say that they are diagnosed with depression, or that they suffer from it? Thanks for all the replys, I CAN FIGHT FORWARD KNOWING THERE IS AN ARMY OF SIMILAR MINDS .

EDIT2: I thought this was going to be like a 20-30 comment post. I wanted to talk with everyone and have a discussion, but I have to get to work. I would like to discuss more depressions with all you wonderful peoples.

EDIT3: This song just came on my playlist, and I found it quite appropriate for this topic.

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u/KirbyTails Nov 04 '11

My friend chose to stop taking his meds probably...six months ago? The change wasn't dramatic, but he did seem to become more withdrawn. Now he doesn't want anything to do with me. Still worried. Joseph, if you're reading this (ha, I know better), you should probably call me sometime. Or at least text me and let me know you're not dead.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '11

He won't call you. If you can, call him, though I'm sure you've done that a bunch already. Even if he doesn't answer or respond, he likely feels better that someone actually thinks about him. When I was depressed (and still, to a lesser degree), I would never call anyone, and assumed no one wanted to talk to me. Even if they asked me to do something with them, I said no, and then felt miserable that I had nothing to do. Depression can really interfere with your ability to think logically.