So... That site is basically saying to depressed people to run away from home and disappear without a trace. Because that's what an untreated patient is more likely to do from such a message.

I spent 13 years as a park ranger, logging (pun intended) thousands of hours in the woods. Still have depression, actually am bipolar depressive. Depression was fairly common among my colleagues. The only way I could enjoy my job was to be on anti-depressants, and later on, after a suicide attempt, therapy.

guys i have anxiety, no friend and related could help me, please help me if you wouldnt mine

I think they miss an important point, which is unhappiness. I suffer from anxiety which when it is bad will stop me from going out, eating and sleeping, which makes me really unhappy. But unhappiness is not depression, and unhappiness is not a chemical imbalance, but can be remedied through other means such as walks in the forest, talking to friends (or internet folk) and things like that. It undermines people suffering when people that do not suffer from depression say they have been suffering from depression since breaking up with someone or losing a loved one whereas really they are unhappy or in grief.

Ok, so I I start feeling suicidal, I'll isolate myself from people, go where there is NO ONE around, and get out my pocket knife. When I was (visibly) what people called upset, they would be like "go and clean your face, ok, and come back when you feel better." Guess what? That's when I first tried to commit suicide. So, no, I can say, going on a "walk" will not help.

Walking and being in a peaceful environment also do release dopamine and serotonin which are the neurotransmitters for an elevated mood. Doing daily exercise changes many physiological levels in the body. It also improves blood flow and energy levels. However, with people with depression this is of limited use. Most people with diagnosed chronic depression mostly likely find it rather draining to find the motivation to do such activities. Their levels of neurotransmitters are so unbalanced that normal activities are taxing. That is why prescription drugs are necessary at first. Drugs like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and trycyclics can be used. If treating an unbalance with external source like medication, then biologically the body would produce less of its own chemicas in a process called negative feed-back which is a mechanism for checks and balances that allows for a set level in the body to be normal.

Some people really do suffer from chemical imbalance in the brain. That should be treated like any other illnes/affection. I am mentor to someone who suffers from psychose. It is a really nasty illness that he suffers from. He never wished that on him himself. He needs medication. When other people try to tell him he should go to the beach or woods to clear his head? He starts doubting his treatment. But he cannot live forever on the beach or in de woods, can he? Please, those who are judgmental of taking medication for brain imbalances: go have a look in your mirror and ask yourself if you are right in your mind. Stop wasting other people's time.

If you can't make your own neurotransmitters, store bought is just fine!

One of the main problems is the unfortunate use of the word "depression". Someone might say, "I'm a little depressed because my presentation doesn't go well," and then when they hear someone "has depression", they think the two are related. It's like the difference between a hangnail and having your arm ripped off. The disease should be called something brand-new, a new word.

anti-depressants are NOT addictive these days - once the optimum dose is achieved and mood stabilised for however many months, they can generally be tapered off gradually

Read a little sciense around antidepressants. They really do nothing. But if you are trick to think they will work it actually can do. The danger of these kind of drugs is thinking that it will fiks depression on its own. Just take some pills problem solved. When the best they can do is trigger the tougth that it migth get you better. Alot of stupid posts her saying that manic deppression needs anti depressant. Thats just wrong. In bipolare you treat the manic side with litium or one other medication as anti deppressants usualy will make things worse for one who is bipolare.. there are a lot of medications i think peopele think are anti depressants. Like anti-psykotic for exemple . And i agree with the post for long term naturen is good medicine. Buts its no miracle cure alone.

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LOL. You depressing morons have no idea what the meme actually was saying. Try being an adult and taking care of medical issues as necessary without blaming the internet for you stupidity. And, stop being so literal about positive inspirational memes.