Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat do antidepressants actually do for people who are depressed?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareWhat do antidepressants actually do for people who are depressed?Grimreaper@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareScratch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·1 day agoIt dampens the extremes. So you have enough mental energy to seek other help. Just as a clarification; depression isn’t sadness. Depression is the lack of anything, it’s feeling every moment of your existence scrape by while nothing seems worthwhile or interesting.
minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 day ago Depression is the lack of anything, it’s feeling every moment of your existence scrape by while nothing seems worthwhile or interesting. That, and feeling completely alone in the world
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoAnd it’s really annoying when doctors prescribe antidepressants when you’re just feeling sad about something like, say, the death of a loved one.
It dampens the extremes. So you have enough mental energy to seek other help.
Just as a clarification; depression isn’t sadness.
Depression is the lack of anything, it’s feeling every moment of your existence scrape by while nothing seems worthwhile or interesting.
That, and feeling completely alone in the world
And it’s really annoying when doctors prescribe antidepressants when you’re just feeling sad about something like, say, the death of a loved one.