The NHS Depression Test

Turboman wrote:Simplistic maybe, but it's the same (essentially) form that GPs will get you to fill out in a consultation. It also stops unnecessary appointments.

I'm not depressed apparently. Goody.

Or increase them as people will just vote to get "depressed" answer

Zellery wrote:It says I could be depressed and advises me to book an appointment with my GP.

Change your avatar, that might be the kick start you need.

superfurryfox wrote:it really strawberry floats me off. Why you unemployed and living off the goverment? "Ooooh I am depressed" yeah not half as strawberry floating depressed as we are bringing your ugly fat banana split arse up you strawberry floating piece of lazy piece of gooseberry fool.

Honestly not saying some people are genuine, I have been there myself but I fail to see how getting paid to sit on your arse watching Jeremy Kylie everyday is medically going to help you.

What the? Where did this even come from? Not everyone with depression is some kind of sofa dwelling dole sponge, and nobody had even mentioned anything to do with that until you stormed in all high and mighty about it for no reason at all. Depression is an illness many people will try and hide, or tell themselves they don't have, and try to continue with life without acknowledging it or getting it diagnosed. Having work or something to actually fill the day can become an incredibly important thing for sufferers.

@Manny, you clearly don't understand the condition, so don't sit there telling people why you think they can't be depressed.

The test said I'm too happy seek GP. WTF

Dblock wrote:The test said I'm too happy seek GP. WTF

could be bi-polar is probably the thought there

Errkal wrote:

Dblock wrote:The test said I'm too happy seek GP. WTF

could be bi-polar is probably the thought there

No, I did see a polar bear though.

Knoyleo wrote:

superfurryfox wrote:it really strawberry floats me off. Why you unemployed and living off the goverment? "Ooooh I am depressed" yeah not half as strawberry floating depressed as we are bringing your ugly fat banana split arse up you strawberry floating piece of lazy piece of gooseberry fool.

Honestly not saying some people are genuine, I have been there myself but I fail to see how getting paid to sit on your arse watching Jeremy Kylie everyday is medically going to help you.

What the? Where did this even come from? Not everyone with depression is some kind of sofa dwelling dole sponge, and nobody had even mentioned anything to do with that until you stormed in all high and mighty about it for no reason at all. Depression is an illness many people will try and hide, or tell themselves they don't have, and try to continue with life without acknowledging it or getting it diagnosed. Having work or something to actually fill the day can become an incredibly important thing for sufferers.

@Manny, you clearly don't understand the condition, so don't sit there telling people why you think they can't be depressed.

People, including me, get depressed all the time, who doesn't? It is the people who can't get themselves back up who have the problem. And I don't know if that is a medical condition or that more people just have to accept "That gooseberry fool happens".
I understand if you have had some traumatic thing happen to you, if I was stuck in a wheel chair or had epilepsy, I would find it very hard to not be depressed all the time. But I don't know why people who don't have those kinds of things wrong can really be that depressed. You are alive and healthy, so enjoy it.

However did someone say that it isn't usually external things that cause it? It is something wrong with the brain? I don’t understand how that can just happen.
I knew someone that had medication for it, she also had epilepsy, I found it very hard to think she was that bad off. I think it is more a psychological thing. Im sure someone like your partner could talk you out of it.

However you are right, I have not researched it, nor have had it I don't think, so I know nothing about it. Just my silly little thoughts.

Do you really think that doctors and mental health staff use this, and only this, to diagnose depression?

1cmanny1 wrote:

Knoyleo wrote:

superfurryfox wrote:it really strawberry floats me off. Why you unemployed and living off the goverment? "Ooooh I am depressed" yeah not half as strawberry floating depressed as we are bringing your ugly fat banana split arse up you strawberry floating piece of lazy piece of gooseberry fool.

Honestly not saying some people are genuine, I have been there myself but I fail to see how getting paid to sit on your arse watching Jeremy Kylie everyday is medically going to help you.

What the? Where did this even come from? Not everyone with depression is some kind of sofa dwelling dole sponge, and nobody had even mentioned anything to do with that until you stormed in all high and mighty about it for no reason at all. Depression is an illness many people will try and hide, or tell themselves they don't have, and try to continue with life without acknowledging it or getting it diagnosed. Having work or something to actually fill the day can become an incredibly important thing for sufferers.

@Manny, you clearly don't understand the condition, so don't sit there telling people why you think they can't be depressed.

People, including me, get depressed all the time, who doesn't? It is the people who can't get themselves back up who have the problem. And I don't know if that is a medical condition or that more people just have to accept "That gooseberry fool happens".
I understand if you have had some traumatic thing happen to you, if I was stuck in a wheel chair or had epilepsy, I would find it very hard to not be depressed all the time. But I don't know why people who don't have those kinds of things wrong can really be that depressed. You are alive and healthy, so enjoy it.

However did someone say that it isn't usually external things that cause it? It is something wrong with the brain? I don’t understand how that can just happen.
I knew someone that had medication for it, she also had epilepsy, I found it very hard to think she was that bad off. I think it is more a psychological thing. Im sure someone like your partner could talk you out of it.

However you are right, I have not researched it, nor have had it I don't think, so I know nothing about it. Just my silly little thoughts.

You are confusing 'being sad' with 'being depressed'.

superfurryfox wrote:

Fatal Exception wrote:because the world needs more self diagnosed depressed people.

This.

it really strawberry floats me off. Why you unemployed and living off the goverment? "Ooooh I am depressed" yeah not half as strawberry floating depressed as we are bringing your ugly fat banana split arse up you strawberry floating piece of lazy piece of gooseberry fool.

Honestly not saying some people are genuine, I have been there myself but I fail to see how getting paid to sit on your arse watching Jeremy Kylie everyday is medically going to help you.

Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?

Great post. You seem highly educated.

Some causes of depression:
Biological - MZ twins are about 70% IIRC more likely to suffer assuming their twin suffers, DZ twins slightly less likely, strangers even less likely still.
Neurological - not enough dopamine in the brain, or some other kind of chemical imbalance, this can be corrected by drugs but still there are unpleasant side effects and stigmas for some people.
Learned - say you try at something and you fail, then you try again and fail again. "Learned helplessness" is a behavioural theory that carries some weight. Experiments were done on dogs, they were electrocuted until they became depressed


Claiming drugs to be useless is just laughable for reasons already explained. A couple have posts in here made me rage but others got there first

Dblock wrote:

Errkal wrote:

Dblock wrote:The test said I'm too happy seek GP. WTF

could be bi-polar is probably the thought there

No, I did see a polar bear though.

Was it bi?

Peoples ignorance on the subject of depression isn't worth getting annoyed about. It simply isn't worth it.

Scotticus Erroticus wrote:Peoples ignorance on the subject of depression isn't worth getting annoyed about. It simply isn't worth it.

Aye suppose you're right. It's something that gets to me though. Hold me

Gotta say some of the comments in here are actually quite staggering. I like to hope they aren't said seriously and it's just "Internet" opinions.

I dont need to take a test to know I'm not depressed.

It's perfectly normal to sob whilst you masturbate.

Preezy wrote:It's perfectly normal to sob whilst you masturbate.

Sounds like my plans for tomorrow.

'Have you thought you'd be better off dead'?

WTF, man?!

It's obviously very simplistic, and was slightly amusing to me as a non-sufferer, but I guess if it helps people who need help to get a diagnosis then great.

SandyCoin wrote:Gotta say some of the comments in here are actually quite staggering. I like to hope they aren't said seriously and it's just "Internet" opinions.

Not really. The majority people simply don't understand what depression is, and as such they don't think it's a real illness. It's not just something that some people on this forum think, but it's a worrying trend all over the place.

Too many confuse sadness with depression, and as such they can't grasp quite how people can't just 'cheer up' and 'stop being depressed'.

Nope

still got aspergers though