hi resident depressed child here
it’s done using the DSM-5, which they generally ask overall questions and more in-depth, and if you fall into a certain classification, then you’re considered either majorly or minorly depressed
majorly depressive disorder is usually where you show the signs of depression for several weeks instead for a couple of days (normally), etc
because they are mentally scarred from a traumatic incident and affects their mood negatively for the rest of their timespam
not really. it can develop from anything. that’s more PTSD.
Depression is a very real and serious mental disease. It's been watered down by people memeing on it and saying "i want to die" ironically or over silly stuff or something similar. It also gets downplayed by a lot of people who are uneducated on it, and some people try and self diagnose themselves with depression or any other mental disease they don't know about.
As for why the medication and diagnosis is typically easy to get from some doctors, is something i don't understand very well myself.
However if you do want an alternative to going to a doctor (which i would suggest, and ask about the different kinds of test they can run for it, if you do go.), then i would recommend counseling. It's still a good idea to go to counseling even if you have anti-depressants anyhow.
meh, the more you stigmatize it and make it seem like this super serious disorder, the harder it is to talk about it freely, and develop a coping circle of those who also suffer from it. counseling isn’t a catchall either, i’ve gone to way many and they’ve done stuff for me, but, ymmv. self-diagnosing though, holy stuff, this infuriates me.
coping mechanism
is very true tho
its a fake condition anyways. anyone can be diagnosed with it.
this is mainly because all of the tumblrettes claim to have it when they actually don’t— all they really want is attention. however, it does actually exist, and, i suffer from severely so watch ur tongue kiddo
