Are you depressed?

[Sam172]

http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?id=973&type=doc&cn=Depression%20(Unipolar)

I came out with a score of 66 :(

[file cabinet]

I scored a 15(Possibly Mildly Depressed)... but I'm sure I would've scored higher a few years ago. This test seems to be very direct... which I like..anyway..
what are you going to do about your score sam? do you want to do anything about it?
how old are you?

[Sam172]

I'm 17, and i'll probably do nothing at the moment. Once I get over the current splitting up things my score will probably drop from such a high score.
Still, I really should do something. I'm often mildly depressed. If it gets bad again i'll go visit my local doctor...

[purple13]

I scored 38 (low side of moderate to severe).

I think I flucuate depending on how much time I spend reflecting on my past or worrying about the future vs. staying and doing things in the
"now". I have problems with setting goals (not knowing what I want), impatience, and setting expections too high. I go through times lately where I just feel really "small". I think I get overwhelmed by possibilities and have trouble focusing, making decisions, feeling trapped, etc. I try to remain hopeful for the future, and some days are better than others. Lately I've been trying to work on small accomplishments and build from there. It's hard when you have addictions that battle

You mentioned "splitting up". Was this a friend, girlfriend, or parental divorce? (sorry if you posted elsewhere about this and I didn't see it). Are you seeing a therapist, or ever thought about it? It helps to have someone to talk it out. Maybe it's just a situational thing.

[cloakable]

I scored 13 (Is that good or bad? I wonder)

[file cabinet]

p13 -- yeah, he made a thread about it here (http://www.intpcentral.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=560) .. what sort of addictions? the only thing I know I'm addicted to is the internet.

[Sam172]

Are you seeing a therapist, or ever thought about it? It helps to have someone to talk it out. Maybe it's just a situational thing.

Never thought about it. They would want money and besides, i'm not comfortable talking to someone I don't know. I have friends here who listen when I need them to :)

[SensEye]

I scored 8. Looks like I'm a happy camper.

[CeSoirNoir]

37

[EternalCynic]

Er, I scored a 68, but I don't feel that I'm "severely depressed" o_O.
*All the Freudians scream: DENIAL!*

But honestly.. Yes, I'm depressed sometimes.. but feeling fatigued and losing/gaining what can be caused by other factors, yeah? Not to mention that 18 questions isnt very much.. but still. I don't think I'll take this test too seriously :nerd:

[Division56]

I was very severely depressed this time last year. I've been in therapy since last December and I feel so much better.

[BritainOphira]

Got a 51, but it is drastically lower than it would have been this summer, and slightly higher than it would have been last week.

[Claverhouse]

33. I imagine my answers will always be much the same, so regard it as a constant.



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[purple13]

Never thought about it. They would want money and besides, i'm not comfortable talking to someone I don't know. I have friends here who listen when I need them to

My co-pay is $15/mo. It's worth it for me. Especially when my anxiety gets out of control and I get irrational and read too much into things, take things personally. I've been going for a year and a half. I look forward to going, kind of keeps things in check.

Well, it's good you have friends you can talk to who listen.
Take care.

[ApostateAbe]

14.

[Avengardh]

12.

[Jezebel]

I scored 27 but I don't think I'm depressed. Many of the questions on this aren't necessarily depression-related and they didn't give any context in how they meant the question. I move around a lot and have trouble on concentrating on reading because I'm too hyper and my mind wanders too much. I do things slowly because I'm trying to be careful and I tend to double-check too often. I have trouble making decisions because I spend too much time weighing the pros/cons of everything. I've lost interest in things that were once important to me because I've moved on and found new things. I have sleeping problems because I have no routine and I stay up late when I get interested in something. If those things are due to depression, then I'd almost always have depression and I don't even feel sad!

[Utopmk]

You scored a total of 66.

You appear to be suffering from severe depressive symptoms commonly associated with serious depressive disorders, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or dysthymia. These symptoms appear to be causing you some serious impairment and distress in your normal, everyday functioning. You would likely benefit from the immediate attention of your physician or a trained mental health professional for further evaluation and a more accurate diagnosis and treatment. If your employer offers an Employee Assistance Program, you might also contact them for help and referral.

I belive the bi-polar thing. Oh yeah, does anyone know what a "you scored the highest on pathology that i've ever seen, and I've been giving these tests for 24 years" means when you take "The Michigan"? I had to visit this mental health hospital, before I was eligible for release. It was bullshit, a bunch of group meetings, and alot of middle aged black-americans (staff) talking to you like you're a retard...blah blah blah

Doctor said that I could either let him recommend to the court, that I get one year in-patient residential treatment (the judge would have loved to hear that), or I could retake the test (huge 400+ questions) and we could go from there. I retook the test with what I knew was "normal" and was released after my 2 week evaluation. I still wonder what inspired him to think I was trying to look crazy, especially since it was the last stop before I went home (couldn't have been drugs, since he had already wrote my first ativan script prior to the test) I answered that damn test honestly the first time. Maybe the old bastard felt sorry for me, that, or either, his faith in judging someone's mind in comparison to typical answers had failed him.






:devil:

[purple13]

what sort of addictions? the only thing I know I'm addicted to is the internet.

As I mentioned in my intro thread... alcohol. But also gambling, cigarettes. I obsess a lot.

[Last Song]

54 ... *sips water* =/

[Jkrs]

26. Temporary conditions, plus a set of other stuff that will produce a false positive.

[paladinoflunaria]

52. Subject to change either way.