FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world to > Greentext@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoAnon may have depressionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down10
arrow-up1130arrow-down1imageAnon may have depressionlemmy.worldFrankTheHealer@lemmy.world to > Greentext@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaretuxed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoMight also be undiagnosed ADD/ADHD, which in general is a lot easier to treat than pure depression.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI was so fucking relieved when I found out I have ADHD, not depression. Turned my life around within a year after the diagnosis and beginning of treatment/therapy.
minus-squareIgnacio [he/him]@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoUntreated ADHD can come with depression in the long run, and it’ll be harder to treat, because instead of one issue, you have two issues.
minus-squareinsomniac_lemon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSzPD (Schizoid Personality Disorder) also has some overlap with both of those.
minus-squarevioletraven@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoPossibly. Is it manageable or do you need someone to talk to?
minus-squareIgnacio [he/him]@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt depends on your struggles. In my case, medication is not enough to deal with executive dysfunction, and that’s why I’m waiting for therapy.
minus-squarevioletraven@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI feel like I may be coming to that point. It’s been hard to find and schedule a therapist, ironically.
Huh. Maybe I have depression.
Might also be undiagnosed ADD/ADHD, which in general is a lot easier to treat than pure depression.
I was so fucking relieved when I found out I have ADHD, not depression.
Turned my life around within a year after the diagnosis and beginning of treatment/therapy.
Untreated ADHD can come with depression in the long run, and it’ll be harder to treat, because instead of one issue, you have two issues.
SzPD (Schizoid Personality Disorder) also has some overlap with both of those.
Possibly. Is it manageable or do you need someone to talk to?
It depends on your struggles. In my case, medication is not enough to deal with executive dysfunction, and that’s why I’m waiting for therapy.
I feel like I may be coming to that point. It’s been hard to find and schedule a therapist, ironically.