wykikitoon 16601 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Someone I follow on Twitter RT that apparently depression is the fastest growing illness in the UK. Is this due to it being easy for a GP to say "You're depressed / stressed take some time out" or have we become a soft touch nation? Why is there a reason to be fucking depressed in this day and age in the UK? Seriosuley? Yeh, we get down, but come on depressed? Fuck me, I think its another thing that lazy bastards say they have got "Cant man, Im depressed" Sort yourselves out FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38719 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Feeling down and clinical depression are two very different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Someone I follow on Twitter RT that apparently depression is the fastest growing illness in the UK. Is this due to it being easy for a GP to say "You're depressed / stressed take some time out" or have we become a soft touch nation? Why is there a reason to be fucking depressed in this day and age in the UK? Seriosuley? Yeh, we get down, but come on depressed? Fuck me, I think its another thing that lazy bastards say they have got "Cant man, Im depressed" Sort yourselves out FFS You have to understand the meaning of depression. It's not something that just happens and you get over it, it's an actual illness that is hard to cure.There is a massive difference between real depression and people that are simply just pissed off for a few weeks, calling it depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Must admit I 100% agreed with you until the wife suffered post natal depression after our last bairn. The change was quite shocking. I think when you see otherwise happy folk like Gary Speed top themselves you have to realise there's a bit more to all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19806 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I'm sure the number of gurners consumed in the last two and a bit decades has something to do with the rising number of depressed or moody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Proper clinical depression is serious and nothing like 'feeling down' for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Most people will deny it but many people that use phones all day and on the internet in chat rooms and such, are hiding away from troubles, yet 90% will absolutely deny it on the actual internet...and yes, that includes football forums, the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17744 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Someone I follow on Twitter RT that apparently depression is the fastest growing illness in the UK. Is this due to it being easy for a GP to say "You're depressed / stressed take some time out" or have we become a soft touch nation? Why is there a reason to be fucking depressed in this day and age in the UK? Seriosuley? Yeh, we get down, but come on depressed? Fuck me, I think its another thing that lazy bastards say they have got "Cant man, Im depressed" Sort yourselves out FFS You can be astoundingly ignorant sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 There's some happy go lucky people out there. The life and soul of the party. Those who you would never believe that anything could ever make them down, yet they could be hiding depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16601 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Ill try and find see if there is a link. Clinical depression I know, but I am sure the word "depression" is getting banded around to easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 You can be astoundingly ignorant sometimes. Have to agree, often depression isn't 'woe is me, I can't afford those trainers, life is sooo unfair', many people with depression don't even know why they feel it and it's not just an easy way for Drs to get someone out of their office (although I will admit there probably are a few). Gary Speed is a good example as mentioned, he was rich, had a promising career, beautiful wife and kids, was loved by many people from family, friends and fans so 'what the fuck does he has to be depressed about!?'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19806 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Ive got a few mates that I'm sure are manic depressive. Proper highs and lows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Ill try and find see if there is a link. Clinical depression I know, but I am sure the word "depression" is getting banded around to easily. I agree it is and it's used a lot with people claiming invalidity/sickness and also hoping for a prescription of saleable anti depressants which drug users use in abundance to chill out after fixes. Any good doctor can spot the real signs of depression but most are too busy with the conveyor belt of patients to actually give a shit as it's all money per patient seen, so give them what they require. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I agree it is and it's used a lot with people claiming invalidity/sickness and also hoping for a prescription of saleable anti depressants which drug users use in abundance to chill out after fixes. Any good doctor can spot the real signs of depression but most are too busy with the conveyor belt of patients to actually give a shit as it's all money per patient seen, so give them what they require. That's about as far removed from the reality of the assesment process as one can go. Dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 That's about as far removed from the reality of the assesment process as one can go. Dope. Fuck off stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16601 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Ok apologies for coming accross as ignorant, its probably because of these tweets that have got my back up glad it has helped you but I don't think that people are depressed through lack of spirituality Seriously?! Depression is a national symptom of capitalism, authoritarianism and inequality. So ANYONE ask WHY depression is the biggest growing illness in the country? #wageslavery #brokensociety Basically someone moaning because they have a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Yeah that's a fair enough gripe I have a lass on facebook who was always falling asleep at her desk, would not come in some days because she was too tired etc.. When she was questioned on it she went to the drs. Some people are just twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Ok apologies for coming accross as ignorant, its probably because of these tweets that have got my back up Seriously?! Basically someone moaning because they have a job. It's not actually ignorant, as I can see your point with people claiming to be depressed and many claim to be, yet are only so called depressed over material matters in a good amount of cases. The real depression is a 100% hard to cure illness, which those that claim to have it would be in trouble if they actually had the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Is this one of wiki's moaning about people at work threads by stealth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16601 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Is this one of wiki's moaning about people at work threads by stealth? no Honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38719 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 If it is, it depresses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Lass at my work has been off for about 3 months with depression and anxiety attacks... she's stupid enough to post pics on Facebook of her out with her mates on a weekend or at Slaley Hall for a spa day whilst being friends with her boss on there who is seeing all this. Not the brightest of girls! I do believe she has issues like in all fairness, mainly brought on by the fact she's a bit of a daft bint who aspires to have a life style that is unobtainable with her level of intellegence and qualifications and instead of studying and working hard to get ahead just gives up and gets depressed and anxious. I used to be pretty depressed in my early 20's... I just smoked lots of dope to cope with it, worked well until it started making me have panic attacks on the metro and not want to leave the house on weekends. I realised that only one person could make things better and that was me. I manned the fuck up, quite the dope, went out and faced life head on and sorted myself out. Glad I did as was in a pretty bad place at the time, but sadly a lot of people blame it on everyone and everything and never taking control of their own destiny and life leads to a self perpetuating cycle of unhappiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34394 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 If you just "manned the fuck up", then chances are it wasn't depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38719 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Is there an actual proven link between being a heavy dopehead and depression? I ask because I did a similar thing in my twenties to Ajax Andy,but I'm not sure if the depression lead to more dope use , or vice versa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34394 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 From what I've read, there's a link between people with psychological problems and dope-smoking, but it's not been proven to be a causal link. i.e. people with psychological problems are probably just more likely to smoke weed/do drugs as an escape from their problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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