Inheriting Manic Depression..?

My mom has a serious history of mental issues to say the least. She's diagnosed with: Pretty bad ADHD, Anxiety disorder, regular depression, manic depression and epilepsy. I inherited her ADHD. What is the likelihood I have inherited these others? Especially the manic depression, I have a lot of the symptoms... does anyone know all [...]

Am I manic depressive or just emotional?

Manic depression runs in my family and I have crazy mood swings. I tend to take it out on close family and friends. I am sure they would agree that one second I am practically acting high and the next I am jumping off my swing to see if it will hurt. I have such [...]

Nocturnal Depression- Her Ghost Haunts These Walls

Nocturnal Depression- Her Ghost Haunts These Walls, from album "Reflections of a Sad Soul". Lyrics: My hands are caressing the stones Their coldness piercing my skin and creeping to my heart The obscurity mixing black and gray My blinded eyes open theirs Everything there is full of sorrow Everything there is crying Forever lost I [...]

What are some of the symptoms of depression that could be mistaken for other issues or illnesses?

sleeping to much or not enough moods changing from happy to sad spending more time alone and losing interest in every day activities are some of the things that caused the doctors to misdiagnose my bi-polar disorder When a person becomes deeply depressed they often show the symptoms of dementia. shortness of breath, heart palipatations [...]

Childhood depression: what do i do?

im 11. i hate people these days. they dont believe me. my friends yell at me when i'm depressed, so i get happier, and then my friends are all focused on my other friend whos parents are divorced so shes depressed. i tell them im deperessed, but they dont believe me and say "ur not [...]

Please Read! Do you have symptoms of bipolar, anxiety, depression?

I would appreciate if you read this, I believe it will help anyone with these symptoms or anyone that wants to be in a healthy mood Well I just wanted to let you know things that I've been observing and doing for the past year that has helped me so much with bipolar, depression, anxiety. [...]

Has anyone that suffered depression before being pregnant have no symptoms of it after?

Before I became pregnant with my first child, I suffered from major depression and mood swings. after having him (2 1/2 years ago) I have not had any symptoms of depression or mood swings. has this happened to anyone else? can your hormones get "in-check" after becoming pregnant? Has anyone that suffered depression before being [...]

Genius playlist survey #1: Till There Was You (The Beatles) and others…?

I put my iPod on shuffle and created a Genius playlist based on the song that came up, then took the first ten songs not from the same artist. What do you think of these songs? If you like them, or hate them, or are indifferent, for the ones you know. If you do not [...]

Cure For Depression

A person who is suffering from anxiety and stress or sudden changes in the mood can be a victim to depression symptoms. There are many stages of depression that is found in the depression categories. Depending on the kind of illness, to cure depression is a whole different story. The depression symptoms should not [...]

A sign of anxiety? Depression? What?

I think I'm suffering from anxiety. here are some of my signs and symptoms. I have mild panic attacks, where my heart palpitates and I don't feel so well. I constantly dwell on mistakes I've made in my past, beating myself up over minor things. Thinking I'm terrible because I've made mistakes. Unwanted images flash [...]