What Constitutes as “depression”? I Feel Like There’s No Reason to Live but I’m Not Suicidal?

Question by Drizzy: What constitutes as “depression”? I feel like there’s no reason to live but I’m not suicidal?
Ever since the beginning of middle school/junior high, I’ve felt like mentally i’ve been on a slow spiral downhill. I got picked on a lot(everyday) for almost 2 years and I know a lot of kids go through this but it has really affected my perception of life. I’m not sure if the bullying is to blame 100% but I feel it has a good deal to do with the depressed feelings I have had that seemed to begin there.

In the last 3-4 years, these feelings have gotten worse because I feel like life/college/achieving success is hopeless. I started taking an antidepressant almost 6 months ago and it has helped my depressed mood out a lot, but I still feel there is something missing. Normal things like having a steady job, girlfriend, even FRIENDS are things that seem almost impossible(i have bad ADD and social anxiety as well). I use drugs(various pills/weed/alcohol) all the time as a temporary escape from reality. Coincidently, these drugs make my problems disappear for a few hours and the wall of moral firmness I once held as a youth has long since crumbled. Put the 2 and 2 together and you have a recipe for chaos.

I started seeing a doctor almost a year ago and I feel like I have grown a lot since then, but there’s still stuff missing(like I mentioned above). Every attempt that I have made towards those has ended up in failure and pain. I still have SOME hope which I feel is the Wellbutrin XL is mostly responsible for because I was headed down a REALLY bad pathway in life before starting it. But there isn’t a magic pill that solves everyones issue so I guess I will continue my search and keep my head up. I feel that if I can solve my problems with social anxiety and ADD(take Adderall on an as needed basis), then I might have a fighting chance in making it in life successfully. The only people that push me to be the best are my close family and I love them dearly so I know I have to make it in life so they can be proud.

Sorry it was so long, but does anybody have an remedies/pills/info that has helped them in regards to social anxiety? Is there a pill for that lol??

Best answer:

Answer by Jennifer
I have had social anxiety for several years. I haven’t found a pill that works but therapy has helped a great deal.. I do know that drugs and alcohol will make it worse. Please stay away from these, I tried that path also and know the long term effect it can have, which is not good. You stated you see a doctor for these conditions but do you see a therapist? In my experience the doctors think they can cure everything with a pill, this didn’t work for me. So I began seeing a therapist, there are different relaxation techniques and coping techniques that really help but too many to list on here. If you are not seeing a therapist then please do, if you are then ask him/her about trying different ways to cope with social anxiety. Best wishes and good luck!

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