WHAT DOES DEPRESSION FEEL LIKE?
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Those who have never been in the throes of depression can't imagine what it feels like. But you have been there. How would you best describe it?

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Nothing Makes Me Happy Anymore 
No energy, no desire to do anything anymore, nothing that used to make me happy does so anymore. I eat junk all the time, don't exercise anymore.

Very Much Alone. 
I feel alone. I feel an unbearable, unexplainable cloud of sadness hanging over me. I can laugh and smile, and create this illusion of being happy to others, …

Like the longest,lousiest,most rotten time of your life. 
Waking up in the morning, only to pull the covers back over my head so I can go back to sleep, or just laying there, trying not to think of anything. There …

A waking hell 
It started off as anxiety - mainly health related. I began to worry about every symptom I felt, every twitch, tingle, missed breath - everything. I watch, …

No Point to Anything 
Depression for me is feeling that there is no point to anything,that no matter what I do, what's the point, since when I die, there's nothing left of me, …

It is like I have been drinking hot mercury 
It all started when I was nineteen years old. I had been severely abused, sexually, physically and mentally for years. A big part of the abuse was punishment. …

like a roller coaster it starts out slow and climaxs  
Depression made feel like there was no light at the end of the tunnel.It made me secluded, not only to my home but my bed. At times,it was so bad the light …

I'm Raining on the Inside.. Not rated yet
You feel like someone you love just died. You feel heartache, the same that you would feel after a bad break-up. It's almost a physical feeling of anxiety …

BEING PULLED DOWN BY DEPRESSION Not rated yet
Depression. What does it feel like? It feels like no one is around to hear you and to just listen without saying some bullshit like,"Get over it," or …

Pit of Despair Not rated yet
What does depression feel like? It is like a heavy weight that never goes away. For me,it is something that I hide. People don't know that I suffer from …

Best Description I Can Think Of Not rated yet
If you want an experience close to depression smoke weed until you get a panic attack. Then, when you wake up the next morning, remember what the experience …

Torture Not rated yet
Hell. Dying and deteriorating every second. Lonliness that can drive you insane. And then feeling numb cause you can't take it anymore, and the cycle just …

My Missing Heart Not rated yet
I don't know if I am actually suffering from depression. However, I feel constantly down and this feeling ebbs and flows. Sometimes I can't deal with it …

A Heavy Feeling Sitting on Your Back and in Your Soul. Not rated yet
There is a terrible sea, 
tossing and turbulent, 
laying within me. 

The color is as black 
and deep as space. 
A void that runs forever.
 …

Looking in the Mirror Not rated yet
Depression is like waking up everyday, staring at yourself in the mirror for 10 minutes... And then breaking down into endless tears... Because looking …

Depression or a Panic Attack? Not rated yet
After 40 years of depression and mood swings, I recently realized a VERY important thing... There is a difference between Depression and a PANIC ATTACK! …

Dark and Gloomy, Sad and Alone, You're in a Pit Not rated yet
An overwwhelming sense of doom and despair. Everyting is sad. Pets, people, everyone is going to die. A sense of failure, worthlessness. I have done …

Swallowed by Black Fog Not rated yet
I feel like a thick, black fog has engulfed my whole body. I feel unable to breathe or think straight. Everything takes on a dark shadow. There is no light, …

Happens Over December - March Not rated yet
Starts unnoticed and seems like a slight down mood. Then suddenly I am in a dark cloud and feel like I am detached and want nothing to do with anyone or …

A Heavy Weight of Sadness With No Reasoning Behind Itt Not rated yet
I feel a very heavy weight of sadness and negative thoughts without any reason at all for feeling this way. I don't like myself anymore and don't want …

Feeling Nothing About Everything Not rated yet
I wouldn't wish depression upon anyone in my entire life. I've struggled with it on my own for years thinking I could help myself get through it, but it …

Darkness Descends Not rated yet
At the beginning, it just feels like a regular funk that everyone has from time to time. But the days pass, and the darkness gets darker, and all the light …

Solitary Confinement Not rated yet
You wanna sleep all the time, but want nothing more than to be awake. You don't wanna live, but want nothing more than to live again. You don't wanna …

dark night of the soul Not rated yet
Well,all the joy left me. I feel alone in a room full of friends. Everything I touched went wrong. I slept, but didn't rest. I cried a lot - at work, in …

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a terrible nightmare Not rated yet
It feels like a bad dream you just want to end but there is no end in sight. Your brain goes a million miles a minute and all you can think about for the …

Here's how I feel... Not rated yet
Like you enjoy nothing. You know you should be grateful you don't have cancer, but you believe everyone's life, including your own, would be better if …

I don't know who I am anymore Not rated yet
From being a confident,fun loving,outgoing girl I've changed into this anxious,worried, constantly on edge shell of my former self. Although I have been …

My Personal Abyss Not rated yet
Feel distant and unattached from life. Visually seems unreal Appears grey and fuzzy much of time Don't care, have no real opinions on anything. Feel …

dark grey cloud Not rated yet
You feel sad and lonely. You feel worthless, as if you don't have a purpose in life, like your just existing and that's it.

Beyond the shallow Not rated yet
Depression for me is seen as a race. You start off ahead, but it catches up, on your tail for the longest time until you finally decide to give in and …

Locked in a Box you Built Yourself Not rated yet
Depression feels like you are locked in a box that you built and put yourself in. No matter how hard you try to blame the people around you, you know that …

Cannot see the wood through the trees Not rated yet
It is like a tunnel in which you are unable to escape. You cannot turn-around or look sideways, only into the blank ahead of you. For no apparent reason …

The Daily Living in Hell Not rated yet
My depression starts with feeling hopeless about everything. I don't want to do anything except exist or maybe just be a zombie??? When I think about …

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