It reminds me of something I've been saying lately: "Sleep is what I look forward to when I wake up in the morning".

@maureen2193

6 жыл бұрын

Dion D I literally count the hours before I can go to sleep, the days until the weekend, and the weeks until the next holiday from school (I'm 15)

@zomister7068

6 жыл бұрын

I count the hours. I try to make up excuses to myself, saying "oh ive gotten 5 hours of sleep. Thats enough to function.... Right?"

@zomister7068

6 жыл бұрын

I also have this statement now. I get kind of 'bullied' by my father and grandmother. So ive started a saying. "Sometimes its better to say nothing than something."

@SMILESZ2

5 жыл бұрын

I say that a lot or I need 16 more hrs of sleep

@Complexanxiety

5 жыл бұрын

Dion D you too!

“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.” ― Stephen Fry

@zomister7068

6 жыл бұрын

And yet, I have always been asked. And very rarely does anyone want anything to do with me after ive told them about my depression.

@Acuepk

5 жыл бұрын

^ Pretty much the same thing I would've said to the poster. On top of my autism spectrum disorder, these things make us Unappealing to people even on here and the world seems to be caring even less now about people like us who are mentally challenged.

@muffinmiffin8850

5 жыл бұрын

Thank god i have friends. I have no idea what i would do to myself without them.

@NoName-mm6gh

5 жыл бұрын

zo mister this is true

@bitchee_unkxnd8222

5 жыл бұрын

I need my friends to see this. They need it, it will definitely help them help me

She has the perfect personality for dealing with people who struggle with things like these; it's very comforting and hopeful.

@josepha3118

6 жыл бұрын

OLAWDYLAWDY agreed like I cant find a therapist with my insurance whos like that smh

@kieranwilliams3052

4 жыл бұрын

Amen on that!

I'm afraid that If I tell my parents or someone they'll think I'm overreacting or just being a drama queen about little things and not take me seriously

@Rachulie

7 жыл бұрын

Find a professional who WILL listen

@AlexaAXAG

7 жыл бұрын

boo ! Find someone to talk with. someone mature or even professional If you can't find that person. the best voice is your own.

@DA-gb8vk

7 жыл бұрын

boo ! that's what they kept telling me ... after 2 years finnaly I'm getting therapy

@dakgoss2023

7 жыл бұрын

I use to have that same fear, although I didn't have a name for it yet. But I'll say this much. When I found out what that my family and my TRUE friends supported and understood. Now I'm not saying it will work like that every time, but I'm just saying that you may have more people who would understand than you'd think

@KronicKillin

6 жыл бұрын

Get out of that situation as fast as possible. Iv been stuck in it for 20 years no one most likely gives a shit about you. Time to move on.

I'm afraid if i go for diagnosis it'd really just be me overreacting..

@clarajoao3359

8 жыл бұрын

One of the main reasons why I don't seek help

@ellagigg4664

8 жыл бұрын

This is me

@midnyte1230

8 жыл бұрын

overreacting is the best possible outcome.

@clarajoao3359

7 жыл бұрын

I'm mostly afraid people won't believe that I was self harming myself at 13, having suicidal thoughts at 10 and even when I was younger I would push the walls sometimes. I'm 25 I learned how to control myself but somedays those things get back at me. I'm very afraid no one would believe because in my country- Portugal- people think that kids can't be depressed and other amount of ridiculousness etc etc

@ashleym7105

7 жыл бұрын

Same

Is it normal to not even remember feeling happy most of the time? For as long as I can remember, I've felt depressed. My famiy thought I loved being miserable and complaining often. It really hurt to hear that said by my own mother. Even knowing I have depression, they still think that I'm purposfully miserable so I barely talk to them. Now recently being diagonsed with Dysthymia, it explains so much about my childhood up until now. I still enjoy playing video games and watching shows but there is very little else that makes me happy.

@arthas640

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@bitchee_unkxnd8222

5 жыл бұрын

Im 12 and I cant even remember the last time i GENUINELY felt happy.

@ASMR-JMelliee

5 жыл бұрын

Same! It took my dad 5-6 years to understand that I was actually unhappy and not just being a "typical teen" with mood swings and after a looong meeting with a doctor/psychologist, I got diagnosed with deep depression and social anxiety. It's been 10 years and I'm still there. I've been trying my ass of to break patterns and force myself into enjoying stuff I used to love to do but I always end up with "meh". I'm waiting for a new meeting with a doctor and to be diagnosed with dysthymia but they keep saying "try a little bit more" as if I'm just being dramatic. I cannot remember the last time I enjoyed life or the last time I didn't feel down.

@christabellelysander4392

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing!

@annam4660

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry they don't believe you or understand you at all friend That's just not true at all I love you many people love you

I hate that it’s referred to as “low grade”. Nothing about being suicidal for 3 years and then getting better and being suicidal again is mild. Low grade makes it sound like calling it a low grade headache. Low grade means you can live with it and it’ll just go away. Suicidal ideation isn’t low grade...

@DrSyl

3 жыл бұрын

I've often wondered about this. It certainly feels like it minimises the experience when healthcare professionals call it 'low grade'. I think it's better to describe it as a more 'narrow' set of symptoms - because it involves a lesser number of symptoms than major depressive disorder (2 over years vs 5 over two weeks)... What do you think about that? Does that feel cheap, as well?

@yikesaghost4002

3 жыл бұрын

Late to this party but I need to vent somewhere at this point. I have three mental illnesses and all of them have something that makes them feel like I'm being dramatic or something. Like I get the distinctions for clinic and categorical reasons I suppose but it still makes me feel worse. Dysthymia, Unspecified Eating Disorder, and mild anxiety all just make me feel like I'm being told that I'm over reacting even though I know that isnt the intent.

@bronxkies

3 жыл бұрын

@Dustin Void thank you! I really appreciate your reply. It’s such a tricky subject.

@Saghilarious

2 жыл бұрын

I feel this, constantly thinking about different ways to die, too angry to sleep, too depressed to enjoy my day, never able to distract myself for long, shutting down when people talk about good things, avoiding any positivity, waiting to die

@sjsjsjsjsj5519

2 жыл бұрын

LITERALLY, its kind of invalidating that my long term suffering is considered one of the “easier” depressions… i was suicidal for years, and suffered in silence

When a person has chronic Dysthymia, there are no things that we "used to enjoy." As a life-time sufferer, this reference is frustrating to hear. I have hardly enjoyed anything for my entire life, since childhood. While I have had moments of pleasure, it is always difficult to sustain the feeling.

@kae0_o644

3 жыл бұрын

Right! I know they all mean well but long term sufferers don't have any consistent anchor of happiness. Something may bring you joy the first time you do it/have it and you go to do it again and you could take it or leave it. You end up searching endlessly for something that you can reliably enjoy and nothing sticks. Meanwhile everyone around you wonders why you're moody or "hard to get to know." It makes keeping relationships healthy a struggle. I take zinc, magnesium and a dopamine supplement now every day. I don't think it lets me experience consistent responses of happiness to things I've enjoyed but I'm still trying to figure out if that's just my tastes changing or that these things aren't effective for this particular aspect of PDD/dysthymia. I do seem to have a bit more energy day to day though.

@kristinadospoy7347

3 жыл бұрын

That's how I feel, and it isn't easy living day by day feeling nothing

@sjsjsjsjsj5519

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i relate to this.. i’ve felt depressed as early as third grade. i have a diagnosis and when my therapist asked what i used to enjoy i would be like, well, i don’t really know, i’ve been depressed my whole life

@just1desi

2 жыл бұрын

@@kae0_o644 same. I grew up with a narc mom and undiagnosed adhd. I dont really have a baseline for feeling consistently happy

@kibblesnbits3174

2 жыл бұрын

This is so true. Even if I find something I think I’m interested in or want to do, or I find a reason to live, I think of ten more reasons not to do it and how even if I do it, I’ll be left wanting more and never be fulfilled. It’s exhausting living

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

@elizabethwilliams6651

Жыл бұрын

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms

@jeffsmith2447

Жыл бұрын

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. imagine carrving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

@elizabethwilliams6651

Жыл бұрын

@Micheal Harris Is he on instagram?

@patriaciasmith3499

Жыл бұрын

@Micheal Harris Can dr.sporess send to me in OH?

@yellowood252

Жыл бұрын

That's fantastic, I'm also very interested in the research on the subject. But how does that have anything to do with this video?

Wow. I was dysthymic even as a kid. I had no idea.

@KronicKillin

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah i am working on 20 years. And i am 26. My family sucks. Very sad story. Wouldn't wish my life upon my worst enemy. Pretty sure i have HF autism as well as fear of intimacy and avoidance personality disorder. And the depression is a result of those 3 things over the years and everyone neglecting the way i felt. In fact i don't remember a time in my life that i was happy besides short moments. Tripping on cough medicine with my best friends was the happiest moment in my life.

@sirlorrieg6307

6 жыл бұрын

same here bro, but I only have dystymia. Im also 26. And my family also sucks.

@salzwell25

6 жыл бұрын

I've had this since I was about 10 or 11. I'm now almost 32. It's devastating.

@sirlorrieg6307

6 жыл бұрын

Sally, being dysthymic means having a long term mild to moderate depression. If you have severe depression, then you have 'double depression'. Try medication, psychotherapy and electrotherapy. Your doctor can provide this.

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

Reading this i can see why you kids suffered from dysthymia. The first replier is so confused, i bet person is a trans lol

It's generally a feeling of emotional disconnection - disconnection from pleasure, from activities ect ect

@tmlopez7227

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Not remembering when was the last time I felt good about myself. Disconnected from the things that used to make me feel good.

I know this is old, but because of you I just realized I have had dysthymia for 4 years.

@evitaviitala6189

8 жыл бұрын

same

@prema9393

8 жыл бұрын

evita viitala army??

@evitaviitala6189

8 жыл бұрын

MSVRM bvani yeah, bts is life

@prema9393

8 жыл бұрын

evita viitala same...armys are everywhere!!!!

@de24nizelicious

8 жыл бұрын

+evita viitala & +MSVRM bvani OMG I'm an army too!! I had to refresh it a few times to confirm that I'm not watching a BTS mv but something abt a disorder. Lol

Wow, she literally hit almost everything in my life. I was recently diagnosed with persistent depression disorder. For me it stems from my father being murdered when I was 8, happiness never really returned after that day. I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid even though all the symptoms pointed to dysthymia. I couldn't sleep, social problems, yelling at teachers, irritability, everything she said, that was me. It took me 22 years before I sought help, Basically I couldn't take it anymore as I was reaching the same age my father died. I was just doing some research as I feel particularly depressed today and it's to late to talk to anyone. Let's see if I can fall asleep now that this is off my chest.

@tiffanyterror700

8 жыл бұрын

+Leper I also have it. Youre not alone.

@OpusOvertone

8 жыл бұрын

+tiffanyterror700 thanks, I appreciate that.

@OpusOvertone

8 жыл бұрын

+CxStarrX I'd like to ask why 8 for you? You don't have to obviously, but maybe it could help me figure out why for me, maybe I over looked something key to break this, curse I would call it.

@simmysommy

8 жыл бұрын

I know how you feel, I was between the age of 13 and 16 when all my problems began, two family deaths close together and like you i was heartbroken, you've lost what was closest to you, i also suffer from anxiety and that fuelled my depression as I felt i had no time to grieve, I didn't handle the funeral well, and I long to get to their graves just to have a one to one conversation for peace at last, just get all that pain out of you it cant control your life. I lived a long time in my head and retreated from the world hiding behind video games, I didn't feel like i could talk to anyone properly, and thats brought about its own problems now that I'm 23. Reality hits. Either that or the prozac is doing the job, but it's felt like a never ending pain

@tiffanyterror700

8 жыл бұрын

CxStarrX My first suicide attempt happened when I was 8... this thread now has me wondering if there isnt some key developmental phase that happens to childrens brains around that age.

This sounds so much like how I've felt for all of my two years of college. Most of high school I remember feeling similarly, too, though. I'd get into moods of feeling all alone, and like my life was fake and no one liked me. just such low self esteem and so many negative thoughts. I'd be irritable, but eventually somehow a friend would unknowingly bring me back, something as simple as making me laugh at a time when I felt like I couldn't. Here at college, I feel isolated from all of my close friends and family, so that it is easier for me to stay in these moods for longer, and they are harder to get out of. I keep in touch with people as best I can, but that does nothing to help me get through the week anymore. Like I always get by and keep up a certain level of functioning, but I have so little motivation and energy, and most weeks I feel like I struggle just to get through. I still enjoy some things, and some friends here do cheer me up, but it's been hard. I'm kind of afraid that I do have a problem. it's so easy to assume whatever I'm experiencing is not abnormal, and that I'm just having a tough time coping with college, but I'm worried it's more. I guess I'll try to spend less time fighting against myself and figure out ways to help myself get better. Either way, I get to go home in two weeks and that's basically the only thing keeping me going with papers and exams at this point. That was kind of a long rant, but it felt good to write. thanks for making such great videos, Kati! they've really been helpful, and address important topics I probably wouldn't have known as much about otherwise

@briannasuxs

4 жыл бұрын

Zoë LeBlanc this described what I’m going through perfectly. I wouldn’t wish this upon my worst enemy. You got this, keep fighting!

@tmlopez7227

3 жыл бұрын

I can relate to so much of this!

I don't enjoy anyone or anything. I have basically been in bed for two years. I think I may be just waiting to pass away quietly.

@RSFF123

7 жыл бұрын

I do, but they don't have time for me. I'm on meds, chilled, but just existing.

@AlexaAXAG

7 жыл бұрын

Roslyn S Francis Hey same here! The only advice I have is. Get a cat or any pet, shines your life. fixed and saved mine. (I have a video on my channel if you want to see him)

@Rachulie

7 жыл бұрын

Have had it for 9 years. That doesn't work. You settle then it's been years. Go see someone I guess. Nike just do it

@SuperMiley1994

7 жыл бұрын

Its been five years for me ive asked for help but no one is actually helping. My parents dont understand the real issue here.

@yomaddy

7 жыл бұрын

Warachara Upapong same here 😭

“A loss of interest in activities that you used to enjoy.” What if you’ve never enjoyed doing anything?

@ShahzadKhan-et6qp

3 жыл бұрын

Born with dysthymia!

@sjsjsjsjsj5519

2 жыл бұрын

exactly

I can't tell if it's a part of my personality. I've always been tired during the day since I immigrated to canada.

Kati, i've been diagnosed with dysthymia, and i've been like this for 7 years.. thank you for making this video

@meagrrr1801

9 жыл бұрын

Hope u feel much better.

@justincarrubba759

5 жыл бұрын

How are you doing now? I think this is something Ive been stuggling with for 6 years... but keep putting off getting help

@amedeocristiano4181

4 жыл бұрын

are you taking medications? which one?

@maria-melek

3 жыл бұрын

6 years ago* I began feeling depressed since 2013 I was 11 I was once told by a,therapist that I might have "dysthymia" and all the therapists I've had say its depresion or anxiety. I hope you're doing well.

Could you do a video on "double depression" (dysthymia w/ major depressive episode(s))?

@bastianbriceno3950

4 жыл бұрын

Its what basically made me take a pill and realize I had dhysthimia since childhood. (26)

@mariabanana9325

3 жыл бұрын

Hi. She really should. I have had that for so long. I feel like its a normal thing in my life now.

I teared up watching this as everything she said links to how I’ve been feeling for years.. I’m glad now there’s a reason for it and there’s an explanation. I feel like I’m no longer alone and there is help out there

I have this for years never goes away

I was diagnosed with dysthymia a couple years ago after leaving the Army. After alot of medication options I opted out of taking anything. The fact that I was given the chance to speak to someone and get clarity on why I was feeling how I did helped the most, talking to someone is the best therapy. Youre video really made me happy as alot of people will now probably go and seek help and get some advice. Talking about it to someone that cares is better than any tablet.

Thank you so much for this video. I’ve had Dysthymia for almost 23 years. I can’t recall more than a day of feeling okay. It’s always there, and it’s made life extremely difficult for me. I love your channel!

I got this diagnosis last year and until then I had never even heard of it. I just thought I was a very negative person and people would say that and I hated it because no one wanted to be around me and yet I didn't care. The more people who left me alone to isolate, the better.. Once I actually talked about it, I got put on medication and now its under control. I still have my days but its different now.

@meagrrr1801

9 жыл бұрын

Hope u do good. I related To the part u wrote. .."the more people left me isolated the better" Oh and that I never heard of it before.

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

justagirl1516 dysthymia isnt measurable. Its a term for teens who cannot manage their sadness. Instead of meds, get a new lifestyle

@tulip5210

4 жыл бұрын

I’m asking for personal understanding, what sort of negative things?

I have this shit, it really really sucks, but at least it is not major depression.

@matthewfrancis7261

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it makes you more prone to MDD episodes

@weirdzfully

7 жыл бұрын

Matthew Francis TRUE. i have had them

@matthewfrancis7261

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just had an episode the last few days. Sucks when it occurs when I need to write 3 essays for school in a week.

@matthewfrancis7261

7 жыл бұрын

Well, just sucks in general

@weirdzfully

7 жыл бұрын

Matthew Francis what does it feel like for you?

Thanks for your insight, Kati. My doctor just diagnosed me with this and started me on buproprion which is working wonderfully. Mine started when I was 10, and I know this, because that's the last time I remember actually enjoying things to their fullest potential. I'm now 25. 15 years, I let this eat away at me, and I didn't even know what was wrong, just that there was SOMETHING wrong. I just couldn't force myself to enjoy things anymore. But now that's all changing thank god.

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

Dysthymia is sadness in teenagers. Its not a measurable mental illness. Its a phase for immature kids who dont know how to coup with their emotions. Thats why one naturally grows out of it between 15 and 19. To prove this scientist did brain scans and noticed zero evidence to support a mental illness. Just saying, youre being tricked by psychologists and doctors into buying a placebo

@enricoginelli3405

3 жыл бұрын

How are you feeling at the moment? Is the med still working fine? We should be around the same age

this fantastic, i love this! i'm 24 and i've struggled with depression since i was around 12 years old. i finally got help when i was 22 after several friends told me that i needed to get some things figured out. i was irritable all the time, i was completely unmotivated and even little tasks like getting up to brush my teeth seemed like it would take too much time and would be so exhausting. i'm on medication now and feel so much better. it's hard for me to believe that i can even be this aware of what's happening in the world around me. technically i was diagnosed with MDD, but honestly i feel like i fit persistent depressive disorder more. overall, i'm sure it doesn't matter a whole lot since my medication is working. thank you so much for this! people like you have made me realize that i definitely want to study mental health when i finish my undergrad.

i feel like you have just explained exactly what i have been failing to for years. thank you.

I can remember several months back I felt the best I ever had for a few days, everything just seemed like it was finally going my way, then after some criticism from my lecturers (with a parent with me) over my timekeeping, work rate etc. my mood just crashed and I felt worthless and suicidal again. I guess I have a milder "liable mood" that's triggered by internal events (thoughts) and external events (happenings in life). I'll be feeling decent, then I'll think about my life and if it's bad I'll feel down and idealize suicide, then I'll be back to 'decent' after I've stopped thinking about it, and then I'll go back again... I heard dysthymics can go through periods of feeling alright, and given that over the past few weeks I've been able to laugh and smile more, eat more, not oversleep etc. I guess I'm going through that period (although I'm by no means 'happy' I still feel better). How long do these 'episodes' last?

@theprofessionalhater4710

8 жыл бұрын

sounds like me.

@yomaddy

7 жыл бұрын

Vengeance627 omg you described me! 😢

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

Vengeance627 lol youre confusing dysthymia with fucking sadness. Dont go online and self diagnose yourself

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

Btw dysthymia is common in highschool girls. Not males

@sjsjsjsjsj5519

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i have dysthymia and somefimes i’ll have weeks, although rarely, where everything is going decently and i feel okay. but that’s just life

I love the message towards the end(:. Most of my life i was diagnosed with major deppresive disorder. But recently have been re-diagnosed with pdd. Im sort of relieved after watching your video. Thank you very much.

Kati everytime I'm feeling down or don't want to eat or just generally having a hard day, I come and watch your videos. They help so much and inspire me to keep going. Thanks so much for all you do! It's amazing.

I love how Kati explains it all so clear and good, and also her energy is super calm and positive. It's amazing how much we can transmit through a screen. Thanks Kati! ♥

I've been fighting this damn disease for most of my life. Thank you for raising the awareness, as it seems even people that are familiar with depression have never heard of dysthymia.

@thumbalina1568

3 жыл бұрын

I’m only just getting the help I need I am 43 yes old and I hid it all my life 😔😢

I think I finally understand what is going on with me. Thank you so much for this. I am going to mention this to my therapist.

I was just diagnosed with this today after suffering for 8 years. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way!

Kati! Thank you so much for covering this topic! Its all falling into place, like i understand what ive been diagnosed with. It all makes so much sense now! Thank you so so so so much! ♡

*we're supposed to get out of the house every day? :| uh oh...*

@henriettevandam166

4 жыл бұрын

Yessss... And if you don't... I kick you outside🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I do it with myself.. You should here the discussion with myself 😉I'm a tough cookie

@brisaweinert8952

3 жыл бұрын

But crona 😰😷

@moodybassist

3 жыл бұрын

@@brisaweinert8952 oh, now it works out great for me lololololol

@thaaf4160

3 жыл бұрын

:( exactly

I am Dysthymic since i'm a child! I'm 25 years old now, and I was diagnosed 2 months ago, your video makes me a little sad because I'm just learning to deal with it, but at the same time I'm so happy I finally have an accurate diagnose! Now I can be correctly medicated and my life has become a lot easier. At the end of the video I felt happier tho! Thank you!

After being 2 years with my life with this and getting better alone I found what this was and now wanting to look more of it. It's a type of depression that needs more awareness,thank you for this video.

I’ve felt this since the late ‘90’s.i discovered Kait in 2016 and have been in therapy 6 months. I’m 51 and my age group, especially being male, we never talked about these things. It took 3 years to get over the “Fear of the stigma” before I took the first step. Nowadays anything and everything is talked about. I’m so glad I discovered Kati that day in 2016. I very much believe you saved my life ever since that fateful day !! Thank you KATI!! 🥰 much love your way!!

Not so sure that this is precisely what I "have". But my depression is threatening to creep back and I do know that I feel a lot better tonight after a heavy workout. Thanks for the helpful videos. You are so dedicated.

“A loss of interest in things you used to enjoy” 2:57 So if I’m filling out a questionnaire , and I can’t remember doing anything I used to enjoy, when I get to “Have I lost interest…?” do I say no because i haven’t “lost” interest-can’t lose something you never had-or do I say yes even if I can’t remember any activity that brought me joy? Tough questions.

@tulip5210

4 жыл бұрын

macmedic892 yes

It’s a relief to hear about this especially when she says how it is when your a teen. It makes sense because that’s how I feel exactly

I only recently was diagnosed with Dysthymia. It's really good to see that there is a lot of info about it on KZread and the internet.

I’ve had this for more than 20 years. Took me 5 years before I got help. My parents had no understanding of this stuff, so they were no help whatsoever. I did it on my own in college. Went to my school’s counseling services. Can’t say it’s been life-changing for me, personally. This is still an ongoing struggle.

I feel like you just described me. Im always tell myself I dont have depression because I can and do get out of bed usually. But my days are usually spend worrying about something and generally feeling meh.

@MarxistKnight

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, that’s why it’s also sometimes called “high-functioning depression”. You have depressive symptoms but you’re getting on with things, you just have no real quality of life. I find its sometimes harder to explain/justify to people, because it can look like you’re just being lazy or anti-social because you still turn up for work. I would always turn up to work, but it would be a struggle and I would often be late. I think it would have almost been better if I had just not turned up to work at all, because people would be like “oh he’s got stuff going on”, rather than he can’t be bothered to get out bed because he’s lazy.

I've never in my whole life related to something so much. This describes, almost perfectly, how I've felt since I was a young child. I never realised it wasn't normal until relatively recently...

I love how I keep watching videos about my issues like knowing more will magically cure me or something

People may think its extremely expensive to get the care they need, but they don't realize how important it is to be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy. It is worth the money. I promise you things will get better if you try for help. Living your life miserable is like not even living a life at all. Ive lived with severe depression for 15 years and it took me that long just to get help. Two years later Im so much better. I do have to take medication for the rest of my life but its worth

@yb32

8 жыл бұрын

how did u get better? i can really use some advice. i've been living with it for so long despite trying everything from antidepressants to therapy, it's still there.

@jiffjiffernson7292

7 жыл бұрын

You may want to try a over the counter product caller SAM-e. The best recognized brand is Nature Made. You can take up to 1600mg. Take it on a empty stomach 1/2 hr min or 1.5 hr after a meal as is absorbed in the lower intestine. Start with 1 tablet and work up to 2 or so in 2 -4 weeks. It makes some feel slighty agitated. Stay with the lowest dose until any side effect goes away is my practice. It is a precursor to neurotransmitters. Do not eat sugar only fruit and veges in mass. Eat salmon. You must must take a multi vitamin but do not take excess vit A or E. Take A B complex with Each meal and a *** sublingual B12 2-3x a day. Fish oil. And min 20 walking or excercise. Vit 10kp/day units vit D if not outside in sun everyday for a month then 3-5k unit thereafter. Do not use your phone for 2 hours before sleep. Your pineal gland - melatonin and therfore sleep cycle and specifically delta wave-deep restorative sleep and REM is messed up. Get up and get out in the morning and have a regular cycle. Search fashionably ill. Search Practical Psychology Emotional Intelligence - Understanding EQ with Daniel Goleman - Animated Book Review . Take 100-300 Chelated (can be gassy) or 300-600 mg (others not but lesser absorbtion) Magnesium. Really try to get off all gluten and eat oats and gluten free bread. You will surely feel so much better if you are Northern European. Do not deal with the stigma of any drug. I did. they are a tool like any other. If your doctor isn't getting results, tell him wwhat you wnat him to to him to do. Research drugs. Search Pubmed. Also look for a drug called Savella if others fail. Most GPs and Psy are not familiar with it but it is safe and effective. My advise is ask for the lowest possible dosage and take it exactly at the same time. Again, if any side effects just take until they go away and then wait a bit more, then up it. I don't buy the take a bunch and live with side effects. It may be the amount you had to take or the optimal dose might be 10 mg less with no side effect and the no better result. This way you can decide the point if the side effect is worth the benefit, return to a dose if you decide, or add another med at a dose and not overlap side effect. I know they say it may take weeks to take effect. It can take a week. You can always add more. I think the idea to feel out the side effect has greater value. Maintain your privacy, Entrust a favorite family member. Keep light things light. And try therapy to balance and provide ease to get you unstuck from where you are. You are not alone though you may feel so. Depression is above all distorting. If you want to try CBD yourself look to depts.washington.edu/hcsats/PDF/TF-%20CBT/pages/cognitive_coping.html# depts.washington.edu/hcsats/PDF/TF-%20CBT/pages/4%20Coping%20Skills/Thoughts/Depressive%20Thinking%20Traps.pdf

@denyagantenbein2992

6 жыл бұрын

Melissa Coleman it doesn’t get better

This sounds a lot like how I feel. I'm never really happy just kinda numb feeling. I don't play with my Rubik's cubes anymore because they aren't as fun now. I wish I had the courage to seek professional help but I do not want to be judged for it.

@StevieMc1971

5 жыл бұрын

Sam Henders the only person that’s going to judge you is yourself pal go and get help YOUR NOT ALONE 🙏🏻

@bastianbriceno3950

4 жыл бұрын

Hello just want to let you know that in this state its normal to feel afraid about trying new stuff since you only care about negative emotions so you will need to really force yourself or make someone go with you since we have a tendendy to do things by obligation nor by commitment or pleasure.

This video helped me so much! I love all of your videos! You've helped me to have a better understanding of so many things! You're part of the reason I'm still here today. Love you heaps!!! :)

Your videos have truly helped me in my studies. You explain the diagnosis in a way that helps me to understand the differences. Thank you!!!

I cried while I watched this, everything rings true.

I literally abhor that the way some therapists think of dysthymia as being mild or a lower form of depression. It belittles what I go through every fucking day. I just makes me really angry to see people saying that literally everywhere. If it's mild, call it a mild form of that disorder. Dysthymia can be just as severe as major and I'm proof. By the way, I'm not mad at the person who made this video, its not her fault.

@thedukeofweasels6870

9 жыл бұрын

I agree! have been diagnosed with depression but this video really sounds like me. I have had that all my life but I say 15 years because it only started effecting me ability to function as a teen. it has been debilitating, a real hell at times!

@Bug_H

7 жыл бұрын

emi-is-never-productive THIS. Just because it's felt for months or years doesn't mean it's "lower grade" I know of people with major depression who have jobs and do things but their illness is viewed as more intense...even if you can't even work and then get told your depression is lower grade.

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

emi-is-never-productive heres the problem, depression used to be measured by seratonine levels. In dysthymics, there is zero difference between two average depressed brains. However if yiu have mania, youll definitely see it in a scan. Now to talk about your issue, to say i cant understand your pain even though our brains are the same, is an argumental fallacy.

@superduperfreakyDj

5 жыл бұрын

It's because Dysthymia is mostly high functioning while depression isn't

I love how you referred back to your education. Makes you way more credible 🙂

Thanks for making this video! As a kid I was diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar, AND depression. Once I recieved the dystemia diagnosis I realized why none of the meds worked for me. They were treating the wrong diagnosis. Thanks again for making this so others can help themselves!

I was diagnosed with this seven years ago....I've had some short reprieves but feel like it has seriously prevented me from moving forward in life

Everyone says I’m so happy-go-lucky-the joys of high functioning depression

Katie, I was diagnosed with dysthymia about 3 months ago. I am currently 25 and believe I have had this disorder since I was a young child. Along with the dysthymia, I had a 2 year episode of major depression in my teens, and developed GAD and panic attacks in my 20s. I finally reached out for help and have been seeing a therapist for about a year now. When my therapist figured out my diagnosis, it was a relief to finally understand myself. Between the therapy and taking Zoloft for 1.5 months now, I am feeling much better. Your videos help too. I love watching them :)

I was 14 when my dysthymia started, got diagnosed with 16/17 and I'm turning 20 soon. Thank you so much for this video! I really needed it.

well i'm at least eight years late to finding out about this... it's become a part of me. i don't want to say i'm getting worse every year, but i am actually. the only thing i can do about it is ignore it because i don't have anything else to do and the last thing i want is to feel suicidal again

I was diagnosed with dysthymia it's been a year and I've been struggling with it for 4 years. I'm almost 15 years old. It came not just with the basic symptoms but with social anxiety, generalized anxiety, self harm and suicidal thoughts. It was really hard for my mom to put me in therapy because for her, I was just a teen and it was normal. She didn't know about the self harming and suicidal thoughts. After a while she discovered but still didn't put me in therapy. Only when I was abused, my grades were going downhill and I was miserable that she decided that it was time. Always watch out for your kids and don't think that what they're are struggling with is stupidity.

@callmemom6936

10 ай бұрын

I hope you are able to get the therapy and support you need. 😊

This was great. Its good to finally see a video in the subject! You made it really easy to explain to people. Shared and liked!

When I was hospitalized, among my many diagnosis, I had Dysthymia and Major depression (I had major depression when I was hospitalized, but usually I'm more dysthymic) These two I had thought that I might have them, and would often come on this channel to try to learn more about it, but never I convinced myself that I had it bad enough for it to be these diagnosis. Well it seems I was wrong, because that's not what professionnals told me. So if anyone here is just THINKING, that maybe they are struggling with their mental health, it doesn't matter if you think you're not struggling enough or that you're exaggerating, just go ask for professionnal opinions.

@dragonflies6793

4 жыл бұрын

I used to always tell myself it just wasn't bad enough, and I never reached out for help. I would say I made it all up, that it was my fault for not being grateful enough for all my privileges, etc. Even after I almost attempted suicide.

I have every symptom, but I'm still going to a therapist to see if they can solidify everything I've been experiencing into a proper diagnosis with a treatment plan.

I got this diagnosis 5 years ago and never looked what it meant. thank you for this

Thank you from Australia. Newly diagnosed, been suffering for 20+ years. Still can laugh but have taken massive steps recently to help my recovery.

@urbanveg

9 жыл бұрын

Sammy G What worked for you Sammy G?

I was diagnosed with this in 2014. I can relate to just about everything your saying.

@danielanderson2716

2 жыл бұрын

How are you now? :) Are you taking antidepressants? I think I'll get prescribed.

@ireneodrzywolski640

2 жыл бұрын

Me to

5:50 is such a great point. Need to find support groups and people with similar interests and who will love you the way you are...The problem is when you feel depressed you just wanna isolate & it feels like no one understands. I mean, they haven't had your individual experience good and bad. But we're all human and have been through stuff so there's that commonality. :P Anyway community, groups , volunteering are important I think because then you feel more important and needed instead of just a number. I think that's why I got dysthymia (was diagnosed :P). Feeling disconnected, unwanted, not confident, not "good enough." And some sad experiences. Not moving forward in life because I didn't think I could do it, felt hopeless, pathetic, too flawed. And ignoring my feelings of passion. Talking myself out of it. You start to wonder what's the point. Disconnected feelings can also come from disconnection from yourself and your feelings, your desires, your needs. Self love/ self care isn't selfish. :P I think the biggest help can be the act of giving to others. Helping others. And transforming the horrible into the beautiful. Sharing our humanity, sharing our experiences, making the world a happier place. Find someone else who is struggling and be a friend. Express yourself. Suppression = depression. Write down all your positive qualities and gifts and start using them. Break the mold and live a unique life that you can be proud of. Stop judging others or comparing. Everyone has their "issues" even if they look perfect on the outside. Watch inspiring people. Some people have lost limbs or other crazy stuff & they have found happiness anyway. Or just look at anyone who overcame depression. Or look at people who are happy and study what they do differently. Research famous people who struggled with depression. Look at the beautiful things they created. For example some artists were depressed but made really beautiful works of art! There's nothing wrong with feeling down. Let yourself feel. Sometimes you gotta sink into the painful feelings in order for them to flow and eventually pass! But don't let depression steal your life away. And ignore the thoughts that bring you down. You are not your mind. Stop believing that you're worthless, ugly, pathetic, that life is hopeless. I don't care how much evidence you have for it. It's just a belief & it can be turned around with time. :P Remembering "this too shall pass" also helps. Miracles happen! Hmm hope this helped someone. lol

These videos are SO helpful.... I'm an MFT student and you are REALLY making these disorders make sense!!!!!! THANKS!!!!

Thank you for this wonderful video, I suffer with depression every day it's a very hard thing to live with and every day is different but I try my best ,your fantastic and very beautiful too God bless you.

I've had it all my life... I'm 56yo. I don't see how anything can be done about it.

i’ve literally felt numb for the past 2 years like nothing made me happy at all

I lost 10 years to this. Last month I went and got help for the first time in my life. I broke down last night over this loss of time and that for once i feel like a person again. I can safely say that for the first time in a decade, I feel both excited and prepared for the road ahead.

Thank you for this video. I have just come to find out that I have had dysthymia since my early teen years with times it escalating into major depression. Your video is very helpful. Thanks again!

I am 15 and was recently diagnosed with dysthymia and have been dealing with this for 2 years and my family and I have been struggling with this still even with a lot of outside help. It has turned my life into an absolute shit storm, I don’t like doing anything any more and I don’t know what to do anymore.

I had all the child symptoms and I've told adults and my parents like the people who are meant to be able to help and they've all said it's because I'm a teenager yet everyone around me is so happy and I'm so sad and angry because I'm sad and I get caked lazy because I just want to sleep and I get called piggish and I get called mean because I'm so snappy and I don't want to be any of those things and it's slowly been getting worse over 8 years and I'm 15 and no one seems to believe me or care. What do I do?! I'm from England by the way.

Hi Kati from the past! I’m here from the future (your most recent podcast). This video really helped me identify what I’ve been feeling for a long time. I knew it wasn’t the most commonly discussed depression, as everyone else’s seems to only last a short time, while mine never really goes away.

Thank you for this video, Kati...I´m so glad I stumbled upon your channel...you make this info very accesible.

Hi Kati this really got me wondering if I struggle with this. I don't enjoy drawing or reading as much as I use to and it's a pain every night I try to go sleep or stay asleep. Also I've been like this for about a year and five months since the rape, but it's sort of like an off and on thing. My anxiety has gotten worse because I started to self harm again. Anyways I always love your videos Kati, thanks for all you do 💗

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

Daisy Garcia the natural cure for depression is changing life styles. So regulate your sleep to have a more balanced sleep cycle. Maybe your art is a product of the depression, so its best to probably find a new hobby. Sometimes experiencing something and diving into something new will change how you feel. I hated art in high school, but in the last two years i have fallen in love with photography. For about a decade, i was just trying to do what made me happy as a kid which was game with no success but off and on boredom

I'm under 18 and I meet the criteria for adult depression (major depressive disorder more than Persistent). Is that weird? Like I don't really meet the criteria for child depression really at all. Does this mean that I don't have depression?

I can can relate to this! I’m in therapy now but for PTSD. But I think it’s more than that. I really believe this is what I have.

Your clients are lucky to have you. ♥️

I can't sleep, I'm always tired, I'm mostly mad, or really sad. For no reason. When I get mad like I get out of control, I've bin watching almost all of your videos and I don't even know what's wrong with me. I'm just like depressed I guess I really don't know. I'm 13 to.

@ambermccarty3843

5 жыл бұрын

I have felt this way my whole life and I am now a 30:(

I was told by a psychologist that I have this plus disassociation when my anxiety is at its worst. I tend to slip into major depression and then back to Dysthymia. It’s exhausting 🙄 trying to put a smile on and pretend nothing is wrong when everything is wrong

I was diagnosed with dysthymia. It has been 8 years now. But I felt that something was off way before. Maybe since 13 years old. Now I’m living absolutely normal life. Thanks to therapy. Unfortunately I have to take my medication daily... it is important to talk about it. I’m happy there is someone who really explains these struggle and encourages to seek help. That’s why I like your videos Kati.

I'm so happy I watched this video. I never really heared of this before, only of the bigger versions of depression. I thought I was always overreacting, but I've had this feeling for almost 3 years now..

Would treatment be any different with dysthymia as opposed to major depression? Like medication etc?

@SwEetgrl113

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Amy! You want to try therapy first (CBT) for both before giving meds...

I'm somewhat starting to believe I have dysthymia. I've been having symptoms since the end of high school and through out the past 2 years I've been in college. However, I don't want to think like a hypochondriac or something. Where do people go to get tested? I can't bring it up to my family because they don't believe in depression and a lot of other mental disorders.

I was just diagnosed with this , thank you Kati for helping me understand it better

Thank you Kati, I will be looking into getting therapy again soon. Keep doing your good work!

can you tell me what can i do to feel better ?.Dysthymia is killing me from inside .Im really lonely and i losing my hope to feel better .Maybe i can go on some kinda language courses .Sometimes i can turn on some songs and thats really helping me

@linaazmiin7479

6 жыл бұрын

You can try the gym running do anything you want I can tell you it can really help you, you’re going to feel something going of your chaist.

@chetanchauhan1922

5 жыл бұрын

Exercise really helps because it will increases the hormone that will make you feel better(serotonin).Everybody who has depression has been advised to exercise.

@mikkotan9734

3 жыл бұрын

Please consult to a mental health professional.

What if you're someone with major depressive disorder, and it has been going on for years and years? Sometimes it's less severe, it's still there, but I can live my life. Other times, I have extreme suicidal thoughts, and every day feels nearly impossible to get through.

@welcome159ify

6 жыл бұрын

That's what I've been wondering. I'm turning 19 in about three weeks but I've had depression since I was about 11 years old. My depression is chronic but I wouldn't consider it "mild", so I'm not sure if I would still meet the criteria for dysthymia. If MDD is supposedly only about 6-8 months, is there even a term to describe severe depression that is present for years?

@noon4576

6 жыл бұрын

welcome159ify with PDD, MDD slips in and out. For cases similiar to yours, at least.

As a specialist resume writer for people who have physical and mental disabilities and disorders, small videos FULL of information, like this video, are quite helpful. Thanks for this video!

Thank you so much for making this video. I just graduated high school, and I've been struggling with Dysthymia since 7th grade. A couple years ago, my doctor recommended me to a therapist, but she basically told me there was nothing wrong with me since I didn't meet all of the criteria for Major Depression. I went through all of high school thinking hating myself for how I felt and thinking I was just making up my social and mental challenges. It wasn't until after I was hospitalized for my eating disorder that a therapist finally took me seriously. I'm doing a little better now, but it's still frustrating for me to look at the scars covering my body and know that some of those wouldn't have been made if I'd realized that I was worthy of treatment.

2 years? I’ve been struggling with dysthymia for as long as I can remember and I’m 24. At least 13 years. I just found out this was actually a disorder lol.

I'm just about to get help. I'm struggling for more than 5 or 6 years. It's hard for me to finish college because of this.

@kaleylopez2097

4 жыл бұрын

Jacquelyn Arucan i hope you get the help you deserve ❤️

@jacquelyna3686

4 жыл бұрын

@@kaleylopez2097 thank you! 😊😊

I was diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder a week ago. The "official" description of this disorder, and stories I've read of others who have it as well, appear as though they're talking about me. Thanks for the video!

this video really hit home, I don't even know what to say but I've heard the term thrown around multiple times by different therapists. it IS very frustrating, I'm at a constant bleh, not many things bring me joy and I'm hardly ever content. I had no idea what dyathymia was , and hearing about it from different sources helps put some pieces together for me and it makes sense. every day can be a struggle, having these feelings all the time ISN'T fun, and I wish I would have known about it sooner.

Can dysthymia lead to major depression? I've had it for 8 years now, and I feel shittier than ever.

@thedukeofweasels6870

9 жыл бұрын

I kinda think that's what happened to me! I never felt grate but now it is like the floor was ripped out from under me, I'm falling so much deeper!

@meagrrr1801

9 жыл бұрын

Yes It can. In fact the psy/nurse that told me I had dyst. Told me most people know they have it after going tru a mayor depression. That's what happened To me. After that.. I went to the library and read on dysth. For the first time. It was like reading my autobiography. I wished I didn't go tru the mayor depression to find out what I had. It was bad. But I guess it was meant To be that way. Oh and i can fall into a mayor depression again. But since I know what I have, I'm trying To take control of my actions, of my life. But it hard since the mayor depression I went tru left big economic problems. Which.. jejejeje brings me down more.

@Tanish1D

9 жыл бұрын

Yes, with dysthymia you slip in and out of major depression.

@MariaSantana-qx3vf

7 жыл бұрын

I had "major depression" for one or two years and then persistent depressive disorder for 3 more years, I discovered this when i tried to get information about this cause I couldn't afford a psychologist and thanks I changed schools and met new people little by little I recovered without having to get medicines , even today I feel down for no reason everynight

@ryanthomas9306

6 жыл бұрын

DenVaagheid no. Dysthymia isnt measurable. Its actually a naturally paasing phase.