If you are having thoughts of suicide, be sure that your doctor and therapist know, and tell at least one other person, preferably someone who lives with you or is close by. This will help ensure that you have people to turn to for support if you begin to feel desperate.
The Journal of the American Medical Association recommends calling 1-800-273-8255 for immediate help if you or someone you know is in danger of suicide. See Chapter 15, Crisis Management and Prevention, for more information about suicide, a chart to track your suicidal feelings, and more options.
- It seems like the way I think is different now that I am depressed. Could this be true?
- Was my depression caused by recent disappointments and failures?
- Is indecisiveness a symptom of depression?
- Why do my thoughts and movements feel like they’ve slowed down?
- Is major depression a medical disease or just a bad attitude?
- What physical symptoms are typical with serious depression?
- Can I take antidepressants to give myself more energy?
- Why do I never seem to get any restful sleep?
- Why do I always binge on junk food and put on weight when I get depressed?
- I can’t seem to eat what’s wrong with my appetite?
- What kind of emotional changes can I expect if my depression grows worse?
- What do people look like when they are depressed?
- Is there any good news about this diagnosis?
- How does depression affect people’s longevity?
- Is there really a Band Aid that takes away depression?
- Will I have to keep taking medications or going to psychotherapy for the rest of my life?
- What’s a simple definition of major depression?
- What else can I do?
- What about marijuana? It makes me feel less depressed after I smoke it.
- What exactly is stress?
