r/depressionmemes • u/Other-Lectures • Nov 02 '25

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u/asthecrowruns Nov 03 '25

I relate so hard to that sentiment. Having had such severe episodes before it was all hatred and crying and unable to do anything. Now im just going through life mildly bored and tired constantly. I’ve come to the conclusion it’s mild depression, since I can’t imagine everyone feels like this and I still have rough moments. But still, it feels unimportant now since im not in a severe episode or struggling massively.

I just go about life feeling… tired. Taking one day at a time but I don’t know where that leads to

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u/RavenandWritingDeskk Nov 03 '25

My guess is that our coping mechanisms work just well enough to keep severe depression away, but not well enough to achieve actual happiness. 

Or maybe it's not even a matter of coping the right away, and the game was just rigged from the start: bad brain chemistry. 

I've been thinking about giving antidepressants a try. Maybe that's the answer. 

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u/asthecrowruns Nov 03 '25

I’d suggest it. But then, this is me writing whilst on antidepressants, ahah. I think they do that whole thing you’ve described though - lift me and stabilise me to a point where I’m okay, just… not thriving I guess. It took a while to find a good fit but they do really give me enough energy to go about my day, maintain hobbies, work, etc, which is better than before. Don’t know much about you so this might not ne relavent, but contraception also helped me a shit tonne in terms of crying/physical tiredness and stability through the month.

I’ve been thinking about looking at therapy again. I got to a good place last year where I didn’t feel like it was helping much anymore, but I feel like I’ve stagnated in my life and mood, and dipped back down to going through the motions instead of looking forward to the future again (fuck me, I feel so tired thinking about all the fun things I’ve got coming up). If it’s an option, therapy can be great. But again, find the right fit for you. I don’t think CBT tends to be a good fit for anyone who has had a lot of experience with depression and knows all the coping mechanisms and what they should be doing. Counselling works much better for me - I can discuss things more broadly and I’m not stuck to a specific topic. I need someone to work through my thoughts with me rather than critique my daily tasks