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Post-DM Depression 

(noun) /pəʊst/D/M/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ -
A medical term first coined in 1984 to describe the series of mental ailments suffered by a former Dungeon Master who has stepped down or been usurped by a newer, more liberal replacement.

The most common symptoms include nerdrage, an obsessive amount of referral to Dungeons and Dragons rulebooks, and the constant, repetitive, and overly false assurance by him that he/she is "definitely not fighting with anybody." The poor excuse "my campaign was a tutorial" is also commonly used by the former DM to try cover up how unoriginal, boring, and clichéd their adventure was.

Often, the sufferer of Post-DM Depression will temporarily have delusions of imaginary members of a "new, awesome group" that the new DM is "totally not invited to." These delusions normally fade quickly once the new DM states that he is happy to hear that the old DM was able to form such a great group so quickly, and hopes that they can still be friends.

Currently, the only known cure for Post-DM Depression is World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, or some other pointless online game where the former DM can become a guild leader and boss around torrents of pre-teens in a strict, structured environment that does not allow room for the creativity, imagination, and open-mindedness required to lead a party of campaigners in D&D.
I heard that he blocked you on MSN, Facebook, and completely avoids you in real life. What's that all about?

Don't worry about it; He's just suffering from Post-DM Depression, because the entire party agrees that I am doing a better job as Dungeon Master than he ever could.

...I only understood, like, three words of that geeky gibberish.

You must have failed your Will check. There's an amulet for that, you know.

Post Play Depression 

Post Play Depression, very similar to PPD, is a form of sadness that comes a play is over and the actors in it go back to their daily lives. It is mainly something experienced by the cast and crew of a show rather than the audience.
The Post Play Depression was so real that Jimmothy cri.

The Funnyman Depression 

When you come back home from being the funny person in the group and you become depressed
Friend: Hey dude wanna go hangout?
Funnyman: Sorry dude, I'm kinda depressed I've got The Funnyman Depression

Post-Ringling Depression

A term coined by Rebecca Parham meaning someone who thinks they are a failure because they don't get to the Ringling college expectations (Which is going to Disney or other big companies) unlike others.
"Because I wasn't out there getting big studio jobs like all my friends from school, I started to succumb to what I call the Post-Ringling Depression."

-Rebecca Parham

skite depression 

skite depression is the fear after having a big boozing session, and being worried about what you have been doing, as presumbly you cant remember. and have feelings of embaressment, regret and generally wanting to find a large hole in the ground and throw yourself in head first.
e.g.skite depression is when you maybe kiss (or more) ho ho, an absolute stinker.
not remembering anything that happened the night before.
being publically inappropriate.
having a mare
skite depression by carlyrobo January 3, 2011

economic depression 

(n.) A severe or long recession.
Ralph: Dude, the feds just lowered interest rates and backed a takeover of a large investment bank after acknowledging that we might be in a recession.

Ted: This recession's been going on since Bush took over. How long until we call it an economic depression?