Depression
This poem describes how depression makes a person feel15 total reviews
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Depression is a terrible thing and many people suffer with it and as you say it it is indiscriminate. Winston Churchill suffered with it and found it hard to cope. I am glad that it is under control with drugs and people are more open about it these days. A poignant poem for the contest, thank you for sharing your personal story with us, love Dolly x
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Depression is a terrible thing and many people suffer with it and as you say it it is indiscriminate. Winston Churchill suffered with it and found it hard to cope. I am glad that it is under control with drugs and people are more open about it these days. A poignant poem for the contest, thank you for sharing your personal story with us, love Dolly x
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
Comment from jake cosmos aller
nicely done poem about depression you really nailed it. You expressed how it feels to be in the grip of depression and how alone you feel when you are in the midst of it.
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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nicely done poem about depression you really nailed it. You expressed how it feels to be in the grip of depression and how alone you feel when you are in the midst of it.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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Jake,
Thank you for the kind review. This is a true story of what it feels like. I wish I could get this published outside this forum, so people can truly understand.
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Comment from EeanBlack
I know Cecilia. Effexor is not a fair trade for normalcy, is it? I hurt in a way people can never understand. Even when I win at something big or someone shows me, love, I just don't feel part of the picture. I'm like an outsider even when I'm just looking in the mirror. You just keep going for yourself, because almost no one is going to understand and most of the time I don't even know how to describe what I'm feeling anyway. Just hang on.
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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I know Cecilia. Effexor is not a fair trade for normalcy, is it? I hurt in a way people can never understand. Even when I win at something big or someone shows me, love, I just don't feel part of the picture. I'm like an outsider even when I'm just looking in the mirror. You just keep going for yourself, because almost no one is going to understand and most of the time I don't even know how to describe what I'm feeling anyway. Just hang on.
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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I feel you. I am on 225mg Effexor, 5mg Abilify, and 10mg Prozac. It keeps me even keeled. I wonder what it feels like to be "normal" what ever that is? Stay strong. You are not alone.
Comment from karenina
Thank you for writing about this. I have had clinical depression for years, and refuse to let it define me...
Just as we should not be stigmatized with a physical ailment--(Cancer, Lupus, Parkinson's) -- so we should not be ostracized because of a mental condition causing this mood disorder.
It's crucial that you are being treated!
I hope your son finds hope in the fact that you are "doing fine today."
It often runs in families! I have lost five family members to suicide.
Each of them needed comprehensive care, but, like so many of us, did not want to be set apart as "other."
To quote a famous poet:
"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Although sadness is a natural emotion born of a distressing situation, depression is an imbalance of chemicals in the brain -- still, I recall the many wells meaning people in my life misreading me as " aloof" or telling me to "buck-up" and be happy!
As you express so well...it's so much deeper than that!
Karenina
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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Thank you for writing about this. I have had clinical depression for years, and refuse to let it define me...
Just as we should not be stigmatized with a physical ailment--(Cancer, Lupus, Parkinson's) -- so we should not be ostracized because of a mental condition causing this mood disorder.
It's crucial that you are being treated!
I hope your son finds hope in the fact that you are "doing fine today."
It often runs in families! I have lost five family members to suicide.
Each of them needed comprehensive care, but, like so many of us, did not want to be set apart as "other."
To quote a famous poet:
"Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Although sadness is a natural emotion born of a distressing situation, depression is an imbalance of chemicals in the brain -- still, I recall the many wells meaning people in my life misreading me as " aloof" or telling me to "buck-up" and be happy!
As you express so well...it's so much deeper than that!
Karenina
Comment Written 22-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 22-Oct-2024
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Karenina,
Hi again. Thank you for the review. Yes, many people don't seek treatment, because of the stigma attached. I too have lost someone to suicide and it sucks. I am sorry for your loss. There needs to be more awareness out there. The rate for veterans is 22 a day and thats sad. The Veterans Administration(VA) has now only recognized the trauma of war. It's only been the last 10 years or so. Shame.
Cecilia
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Karenina,
Hi again. Thank you for the review. Yes, many people don't seek treatment, because of the stigma attached. I too have lost someone to suicide and it sucks. I am sorry for your loss. There needs to be more awareness out there. The rate for veterans is 22 a day and thats sad. The Veterans Administration(VA) has now only recognized the trauma of war. It's only been the last 10 years or so. Shame.
Cecilia
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Yes. As an RN I spent a year caring for PTSD Vietnam vets on a locked ward.
There is a special shame in how we have lived up to our responsibility to our veterans!
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Sad fact is the Vietnam veterans were the treated the worst of any generation. I worked at the VA and these guys told me horrible stories about coming back. Sad, our country treats vets the way they do.
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Agreed... Our greatest patriots are seemingly invisible.
Comment from Bill Schott
This free verse, Depression, touches on that one affliction that leaves no apparent marks but separates us from friends and family quite easily. Knowing it exists and can be understood, is the biggest step forward.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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This free verse, Depression, touches on that one affliction that leaves no apparent marks but separates us from friends and family quite easily. Knowing it exists and can be understood, is the biggest step forward.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Hi Bill,
Depression and other mental health illnesses need to be put out there for all to see without the stigma. My son suffers from depression and it breaks my heart that I can't help him. I understand his hell.
Comment from royowen
Yes, I suffered with it briefly when I was only a teenager, my first had dumped me, my best friend had committed suicide, I'm an optimist by nature, but nobody listened in those days, I'm not sure they do today, beautifully written Cecilia, blessings Roy
Typo : Tomorrow(')s another day
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Yes, I suffered with it briefly when I was only a teenager, my first had dumped me, my best friend had committed suicide, I'm an optimist by nature, but nobody listened in those days, I'm not sure they do today, beautifully written Cecilia, blessings Roy
Typo : Tomorrow(')s another day
Comment Written 21-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Roy,
Thank you for the feedback. I will fix that typo ASAP. Thank you seeing that. Depression sucks and we need more awareness. It shoudn't be a stigma in todays world.
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You're right Cecilia, be blessed. Roy
Comment from Robert Zimmerman
Depression is so difficult to deal with. Clinical depression is a debilitating disease. I appreciate your comments and your descriptive narrative through the poem describing the feelings and the impressions. It takes courage to write about one's self, Especially if it deals with something as serious as this. Glad to see from your notes that you are managing and doing well. I wish you the best.
Robert.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Depression is so difficult to deal with. Clinical depression is a debilitating disease. I appreciate your comments and your descriptive narrative through the poem describing the feelings and the impressions. It takes courage to write about one's self, Especially if it deals with something as serious as this. Glad to see from your notes that you are managing and doing well. I wish you the best.
Robert.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Robert,
Thank you for the kind review. In toady's world depression shouldn't be a stigma still. Like the one verse says, "The struggle is real" true story.
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Robert,
Thank you for the kind review. In toady's world depression shouldn't be a stigma still. Like the one verse says, "The struggle is real" true story.
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You're welcome.
Comment from June Sargent
It us difficult to just get over something that is inherent in our genetic makeup. As you have aptly pointed out, all we can do is manage those feelings that can easily overwhelm us. I'm glad you're doing fine. And it's good to talk about your feelings openly.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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It us difficult to just get over something that is inherent in our genetic makeup. As you have aptly pointed out, all we can do is manage those feelings that can easily overwhelm us. I'm glad you're doing fine. And it's good to talk about your feelings openly.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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June,
Thank you for your kind review. I have lived with depression off and on for the last 40 years. I'm not ashamed and I could careless if theres still a stigma out there. People need to be educated on the fact that it's a chemical imbalance and we didn't wake up and decide to depressed, or did we? (ha, ha)
Comment from Barry Penfold
I think this poem is a very good contest entry. I certainly believe that it portrays how a person feels when suffering from depression. Fight or die is the catch cry. It is not always easy to reach that decision.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Barry Penfold.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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I think this poem is a very good contest entry. I certainly believe that it portrays how a person feels when suffering from depression. Fight or die is the catch cry. It is not always easy to reach that decision.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Barry Penfold.
Comment Written 21-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Hi Barry,
Thank you for the feedback. I understand completely how people choose suicide. I chose to fight and am glad I did. Life has a lot more choices then the alternative.
Comment from DonandVicki
I have gone through bouts of depression and your poem spoke to me, I think the last stanza helped me the most: "The struggle is real. Depression sucks your life away You toy with your options Fight or die?" Fight, for sure.
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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I have gone through bouts of depression and your poem spoke to me, I think the last stanza helped me the most: "The struggle is real. Depression sucks your life away You toy with your options Fight or die?" Fight, for sure.
Comment Written 20-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 21-Oct-2024
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Hi,
Thank you for the kind review. I hope this poem will resonate with people struggling. Life is worth living even through the storms of depression. I hope it brings awareness to people who don't suffer and may have that friend or family member who suffers. It's a silent battle sometimes.