Depressive disorder is a something that happens in the brain...the serotonin cells in the brain just are not enough to stay happy. So the person can be diagnosed with the disorder at any time. The people who live or know someone with it can have a hard time dealing with the person. It is not the person's fault that their body can't produce the serotonin that is need in the body.
by Fiaka March 19, 2010
Get the depressive disorder mug.Depressing, yet somehow optimistic. Typically used when something bad has happened and a pathetic attempt is made to be optimistic about it. It often leads to feeling more depressed.
This would be depressingly optimistic:
Someone you've had a crush on that you couldn't work up the nerve to talk to dies. Trying to be optimistic, you tell yourself, "Well, at least I don't have to stress over trying to ask her out.". Depression sets in when you realize how much you wanted to try.
Someone you've had a crush on that you couldn't work up the nerve to talk to dies. Trying to be optimistic, you tell yourself, "Well, at least I don't have to stress over trying to ask her out.". Depression sets in when you realize how much you wanted to try.
by Vully November 4, 2011
Get the depressingly optimistic mug.This is like a kind of poetic justice, it is used by some depressed people when people make fun of them and then that person falls over or dies or gets hoppety hopped all over there boneable flesh by bunnies.
by White Wicca March 12, 2004
Get the Depressive Justice mug.by Hamill April 24, 2008
Get the depressive mug.A manic pixie dream girl that is broken or jaded in some way and often has a tragic backstory usually suffers some form of mental illness usually a personality, mood, or dissociative disorder and/or ptsd due to/from a traumatic event in her past
Examples of the manic depressive pixie dream girl would be ophelia from hamlet or misaki nakahara from the anime adaptation of welcome to the nhk
by Nobody1995 May 8, 2022
Get the Manic depressive pixie dream girl mug.Passive depressive behavior is characterized by a melancholy and pessimistic manner that indicates depression or, in more general terms, expressing depression in a subtle, passive or indirect way.
When the passive depressive person reaches out for attention by complaining publicly about said depression, and when someone responds to their complaint, the passive depressive person says something mysterious like "you just won't understand me and my complicated mind".
When the passive depressive person reaches out for attention by complaining publicly about said depression, and when someone responds to their complaint, the passive depressive person says something mysterious like "you just won't understand me and my complicated mind".
Did you see Brian's Facebook status today? He was so passive depressive! He should just tell us why he is feeling so down instead of crying out for attention and posting dumb emo lyrics.
by impish78 January 25, 2013
Get the Passive Depressive mug.PDD, also known as dysthymia, is a prolonged and less intense form of depression that can last for years or even one's entire life.
Unlike MDD, or Major Depressive Disorder, which is characterized by extreme manic depressive episodes that last for short periods of time, Persistent Depressive Disorder is characterized by long-term and generally milder depressive symptoms that persist for at least two years.
People suffering with this form of depression are less likely to seek help, as many believe their symptoms to be an inevitable result of their life experiences and who they are rather than something curable that they could possibly be rid of. For this reason, PDD is largely undiagnosed and many suffering this never receive help or the treatment they need.
A person suffering from Persistent Depressive Disorder will probably agree with the following statements:
"I can't remember the last time I was truly happy."
"I haven't had a 'good day' in a really long time."
"I find it difficult to think about things that make me happy because it just makes me remember that nothing is permanent and everything good in my life will eventually disappear."
It is important that people with Persistent Depressive Disorder receive a diagnosis and the treatment and support that they need because people suffering from this treatable disorder have a high suicide rate and need to know that they are loved and that they don't have to suffer forever.
Unlike MDD, or Major Depressive Disorder, which is characterized by extreme manic depressive episodes that last for short periods of time, Persistent Depressive Disorder is characterized by long-term and generally milder depressive symptoms that persist for at least two years.
People suffering with this form of depression are less likely to seek help, as many believe their symptoms to be an inevitable result of their life experiences and who they are rather than something curable that they could possibly be rid of. For this reason, PDD is largely undiagnosed and many suffering this never receive help or the treatment they need.
A person suffering from Persistent Depressive Disorder will probably agree with the following statements:
"I can't remember the last time I was truly happy."
"I haven't had a 'good day' in a really long time."
"I find it difficult to think about things that make me happy because it just makes me remember that nothing is permanent and everything good in my life will eventually disappear."
It is important that people with Persistent Depressive Disorder receive a diagnosis and the treatment and support that they need because people suffering from this treatable disorder have a high suicide rate and need to know that they are loved and that they don't have to suffer forever.
He seemed distant and avoidant for a while. I wasn't aware he was suffering from Persistent Depressive Disorder.
Antidepressants have been found to be successful in treating patients with Persistent Depressive Disorder.
Persistent Depressive Disorder is a long-term form of depression that is generally milder than other types but can weigh greatly on someone over time.
Antidepressants have been found to be successful in treating patients with Persistent Depressive Disorder.
Persistent Depressive Disorder is a long-term form of depression that is generally milder than other types but can weigh greatly on someone over time.
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