When you suffer from MDD (
depression), some days are better than others. You may feel fine one
day, but the next day you'll feel like you want to die.
The following is a "scale" of how a
depressed person's days can go. To make this less confusing, the person will be referred to as "Bob."
The
Depression Scale
LEVEL ZERO: Good days
Bob exhibits absolutely no symptoms of
depression, and may even appear quite happy.
LEVEL ONE: Standard days
Bob will appear fine on the outside, but on the inside he feels gloomy and disinterested. Don'
t expect him to tell you about it, though.
LEVEL TWO: Bad days
Things haven'
t been going well for Bob. Unlike level one where he just feels down, level two
depression is where he actually has a reason to feel the way they does. He will most likely want to be alone, and will deflect all forms of conversation.
LEVEL THREE: Mental Breakdown
Bob has had an absolutely awful
day and cannot suppress how he feels any longer. He'll tell just about anyone who'
s willing to lend an ear, and will probably start sobbing halfway through.
LEVEL FOUR: Self-harm
Bob feels so numb inside, he has resorted to physically hurting himself in order to feel something, anything. He doesn'
t care how dangerous it is for his health; he stopped caring about himself a long
time ago.
LEVEL FIVE: Ending it all
Bob is done. He's been pushed around and bullied enough by the universe, and has decided that the only option left is to take his own life.