I know many go through this, especially now. Functional depression is real. You work, joke and take care of your family but mentally you are drowning in your own thoughts and nobody knows. - ThreadSky

papawoof.bsky.social • 16 days ago

I know many go through this, especially now.
Functional depression is real. You work, joke and take care of your family but mentally you are drowning in your own thoughts and nobody knows.

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bonezglass.bsky.social•16 days ago

Hang in there chief

xanthreborn.bsky.social•16 days ago

I have schizoaffective disorder depressive type. Sometimes I'm quite high-functioning (like when they denied me SSI... twice) where I can work, volunteer, maintain relationships, go to church, etc. Other times it's like, I curl into a ball trapped in my own mental hell and watch my life collapse.

xanthreborn.bsky.social•16 days ago

PS: Suicide hotlines have no idea how to handle this type of depression. You need a psychiatric hospital when you're in this level of hell. Meds and therapy have helped a lot, but I've had some dark dark days.

ana-rapport.bsky.social•16 days ago

Sending comfort 💙

paxifire.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes

socialpiranha.bsky.social•16 days ago

I did that for a number of years till I finally broke down and tried to end it all in 2019.
Unsuccessfully obviously but it's a very deep dark hole and it's very very hard to get out.

kaizakobold.bsky.social•16 days ago

Functioning must be cool as hell

mykleh.bsky.social•16 days ago

I coped until my mid-thirties when my life came apart. Booze was my crutch until it didn't work anymore. Then I was f..ked. My plan b was suicide. That didn't happen, I got sober and learned to live differently. I have learned to take care of memyself first, I'm no good to anybody f..kedup.

mykleh.bsky.social•16 days ago

BTW I love what you put out!

coffeestat123.bsky.social•16 days ago

Few acknowledge this is a thing. Thank you

hempev.bsky.social•16 days ago

Not the time for me to get anywhere near pot...

brucerey3.bsky.social•16 days ago

Very often

uofagrad97.bsky.social•16 days ago

My body finally had enough and turned on me.

alanblank.bsky.social•16 days ago

Truth.

fiddlecatbrenda.bsky.social•16 days ago

This is a direct hit on why I’ve been avoiding humans for the past several years. I’m sick of having to keep explaining myself, “No, you DON’T understand! Fuck it, never mind….”

jeremypeeples.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thanks for this

angelicario.bsky.social•16 days ago

High functioning depression a lot of people don’t ever notice it in people

dontquotemeonthat.bsky.social•16 days ago

Been there

So important to get on the right meds and dosage levels.

If the depression is still bad or lingering, call and keep calling the person prescribing the meds for adjustments. Meds are a trial and error process. I know it takes a lot of energy, but you have to advocate yourself.

mosiefar-27.bsky.social•16 days ago

I have anxiety attacks at night and can't sleep.

lonebeatle.bsky.social•16 days ago

Outside of here no one will ever know.

happyhiram.bsky.social•16 days ago

I’m having more of an anxiety thing, where I just can’t seem to get anything done.

tommlarson.bsky.social•16 days ago

Been there!

chelleluna.bsky.social•16 days ago

This is my entire life. Though, outside of work and my classes, I’m barely functioning. My home is a mess right now.

dancingtides.bsky.social•16 days ago

Nobody cares or they are stressed too and can't see you. Either way you have to keep reaching out till you find someone or something that keeps you alive.

shumeister.bsky.social•16 days ago

Burnout: prolonged periods of stress without any meaningful thing less in life. This leads to the spirit shutting down. Eventually unable to proceed forward in life, until the issues are addressed.

Catching the symptoms early on can help nip the downward spiral in the bud, and shorten the recovery

shumeister.bsky.social•16 days ago

If you look up the symptoms you’ll at least be aware as it’s happening.
Write things down if you’re mentally paralyzed.

alleghenian.bsky.social•16 days ago

Nobody knows, or would give a fuck even if they did.

han552.bsky.social•16 days ago

24 years and getting close to the end.

jpaul13.bsky.social•16 days ago

That would be me.

kecorpse.bsky.social•15 days ago

This is life for me lately. Just trying to get through one day at a time

revnimadoc.bsky.social•16 days ago

Lived that for decades. "oh! I wish I was more like you. You're always in the middle of the fun!" Yeah. Right. If they only knew. If it showed, then I was told that "it takes more muscles to frown than to smile". True. But when was that ever a cure for depression?

watchtar.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yep, it’s a real bear, fake it til u…wear yourself to a nub and have nothing left.

angelinapie.bsky.social•16 days ago

Not to be a bummer but it's simply exhausting & sadly we're the ones people say "you always seemed so happy" when visiting us inpatient

fishiesgopook.bsky.social•15 days ago

*giant hugs* right there with you …

adammeyerson.bsky.social•16 days ago

I thought that was just life?

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