What Depression Feels Like

At BPHope.com, they offer help and inspiration for those with depression and bipolar disorder. The two are intimately entwined, and yet are not the same. Depression involves unabating feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness, while bipolar disorder is marked by depression with alternating feelings of dangerous euphoria. Many people ask, what is depression? Learning about depression is the first step for people who feel they are suffering from it and want to get help.

So what does depression feel like? For some, it feels like this:

  • “It feels like someone is pressing down on my chest with an army boot.”
  • “It’s like trying to run up a hill of mud, just to keep sliding back down.”
  • “It’s like trying to get out of the chair to make myself something to eat and feeling like the task is equal to climbing Mt. Everest.”
  • “It’s like instead of moving through air, I’m moving through syrup.”
  • “It’s like being on fire while I’m drowning. It’s confusing and exhausting.”

At BPHope.com, they offer people suffering from depression, as well as bipolar disorder, resources and inspiration. While the “up” side of bipolar disorder can mean the person becomes more productive, enthusiastic and passionate, it also means they’re more likely to be irritable, angry and anxious. Depression is a lack of productivity, enthusiasm and passion and is dangerous because it saps the person’s energy and desire to do anything they previously enjoyed. People suffering from depression and bipolar disorder can find help at BPHope.com through celebrity articles, contributor articles, a support forum and more.

People who want to learn more about depression are usually the people who are suffering from it, or their loved ones. While in the heavy throws of depression, it’s difficult for the person to seek out help because that part of them that acknowledges that they need it is so small it’s barely a glimmer. That’s why loved ones and acquaintances should always be aware and notice if someone seems chronically depressed. Help is out there, and BPHope.com is a gateway to that help through their dedication in helping people who are suffering from depression and bipolar disorder.

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