The pain experienced in unipolar major depression may be greater than in any other illness. Even patients with bone cancer and other terribly painful illnesses do not usually kill themselves to get relief, unless they are also suffering from unipolar major depression. Some depressed individuals who do not really want to die end up killing themselves in fits of despair, impulsivity, or poor judgment.
If you are seriously depressed, you must take the danger of possible suicide seriously. If you are close to a depressed person, it is often a good idea to ask about suicide. More often than not, the depressed person will be glad to get the secret off his or her chest.
- What can happen if unipolar major depression isn’t brought under control?
- What is a poisonous thought ?
- All I can think about is death am I crazy?
- How can I tell if my loved one’s depression is growing worse?
- Is Seroquel a sleeping pill?
- What do I do if one of the most important people in my life is making my depression worse?
- What, exactly, is my depressed friend going through?
- How do I stop playing down my depression in front of my doctor, therapist, and family?
- How can I talk to my depressed loved one when he’s so emotional?
- What is the first thing I should do to keep depression crises from happening?
- What’s the best thing I can do to prevent a depression related crisis?
- Where can I find more help on women and depression?
- How can I help my depressed friend feel better about herself?
- My depression increases whenever I look in the mirror what can I do to feel better about my appearance?
- Why has my partner become unreasonably demanding and physical since my depression began?
- Is Geodon effective in treating depression?
- What do I do if my depressed partner won’t get treatment?
- Depression has made me feel distant from my partner should I act on these feelings?
- Is it normal that my sexuality seems to have changed?
- What can I do about my loss of interest in sex?
