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depression does make the world look grey

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Has anyone read the news recently on a study with people with depression and showing people who are depressed see the world slightly differently?

If you have depression do you feel the world looks more bland and don't see it as maybe you used to, or do you not notice at the time?
Just wondering.

If this is in the wrong bit sorry trying to work my way round here and get it right is a bit confusing to start with.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100720/tsc-depression-turns-the-world-grey-4b158bc.html
 
I had depression a few years back (quite badly) and didn’t notice at the time. Mind you when I came out of it I noticed big differences in the way things were or how I perceived them , I appreciated things again colours, sounds, smells, taste etc.
 
so you noticed afterwards, I was just wondering after reading that report.
It could make it so much easier for people to be diagnosed quickly and help for them to be given sooner if they are even feeling down it could go on to being something a lot more than general peed off.
you said about smell as well, just wondering if depression in a way could be likened to a mental cold. Smells tend to be one of those things people recognise such as a happy time or place and memory so I was just thinking on it.
thank you :)
 
The world looks drab, nothing seems worth doing. You don't take care of yourself or others. I'm there at least 5 or 6 out of 7 days in a week. It has ruined my life again. Medication does nothing. Things that shouldn't hurt you emotionally hurt you anyway. It's no way to lead a life, but I can't get out of it. It's 9:27PM, and this is the first I've been out of bed all day. I hate it all.

Fuck bi-polar disorder. It just seems so bloody hopeless.
 
Depression is boring and crappy as all hell. It's like all the color goes out of the world. Nothing is interesting. Food tastes like cardboard. You don't give a shit about anything anymore because what's the point? it all seems like a waste of time. Why even bother getting out of bed? And lets not even start talking about showers & wearing the same clothes every day because...well why bother doing any of that?

I didn't notice it at first, but once I did I was pretty pissed off because the rest of my life has never been boring and lame. Hell, my 1st ever depression was a mixed episode so I had a shit ton of energy, I was probably hallucinating and I was paranoid out of my mind. Totally not boring. But now all of a sudden everything sucks? The flowers were always pretty and bright, food was always awesome and now it's all bland and dull?

Depression is shitty and bipolar sucks smelly donkey balls. :(

I get that seasonal depression stuff too. My anxiety level goes up as the days get shorter and darker because I know what could be coming. I've been taking wellbutrin for a while, and I really like it. It got me through last winter - things weren't going too well in life so I could have been down but I wasn't and I managed to have a good time.
 
its kinda just like the senses are dulled. so i agree. but its not literal so much as you just dont perceive it to have any value
 
Fuck depression. I don't remember what being not depressed is like, but I think I can tell by looking at other people who aren't depressed how nice it must be. Being depressed makes you not care whether you're awake or asleep, and pretty much everything feels boring and pointless - the big stuff and the small stuff. It's real easy to fuck up your life when you're depressed, and unfortunately it's a crapshoot as to whether inflicted people will be cured before they become permanently trapped in themselves.
 
Depression sucks, and I don't think you know when you have it. Especially if you bounce back and forth.

I mirror the others' thoughts - you just don't see anything as worthy...people are boring, things are boring, you just wake up to get your shit done and go to bed.

It is a really crappy crappy place to be, and nothing anyone says gets you out of it until you kinda have an epiphany and don't want to be in that grey place anymore.
 
well it seems you too see a painful blue when you stare into the sky.

this is my first trip to the dark side section, i dont really want to take anti-depressants because ive felt like this so long, im really comfortable with it. anyway, some people are rays of sunshine and some people always see rain. we cant all be happy.
 
The world looks grey and drab even though I'm not depressed. I wish I had that child-like fascination in things and could get excited about things. So this isn't any different to how I was when I fet depressed.
 
I actually remember reading a study showing that people with mild to moderate depression actually see the world more realistically than people who aren't depressed!
 
I sometimes wonder if depression is more closely related to indifference, rather than sadness.
 
kenzboard said:
I sometimes wonder if depression is more closely related to indifference, rather than sadness.
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I think indifference is when I say sod the housework and actually could not care less if someone sees my house a mess, sadness and depression from what I can see from above is actually quite different.

From reading the above replies I wish I could invite you all out and somehow give you something to take it away it sounds horrible for each day to feel like that, or as some of you said up and down.
As I read the report I just wondered if knowing about these things would it be possible to make diagnosis and treatment easier, more efficient if you know what I mean.
Also this may sound silly but maybe glasses with tints on them like they do for other illness and problems I was wondering if it is something that could help
well you guys that have depression, hope each day gets better for you, I really can not think of anything else to say. big jiggly huggles<3
 
yeah i guess that you can that. when im depressed which is almost all the time, but anyway when i feel good i notice that the day is warm and the sun is at. but when im depressed i dont think bout any of that shit. its weird i just try to make myself feel worse, o god im horrible......
 
I've noticed that when I come out of a depressive episode, my surroundings are much more noticeable. I can look around my room and see all my wonderful graphic novels and books I can read, my pets (newts, frogs a ferret and a dog) that I can interact with and take care of.

The sun is bright in a good way as well, I'm not trying to black it out with blinds while I try to sleep away the emotional pain. Otherwise I see a sunny day as a beautiful one, and find good fun in identifying bird calls and taking my dog for a walk.
 
I agree with bearlove, when I'm actually feeling really well I can appreciate the little things more such as colors and scents. However when I'm depressed I don't think these things are any different, I just don't care enough to notice them. Kinda just going through the motions until I can get drunk/high again to x out the sadness
 
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