Anyone Else Diagnosed With "Depression?"

Question

I was told early on that depression ran in the family, and that I needed SSRIs to fix it. I was told by my family that I was genetically programmed to be depressed like this, and I'd have to be on SSRIs to make me like everyone else.

Years later I really see that they were too brainwashed to realize that they had passed on attachment trauma and never had anything wake them up to it.

Edit: What I'm basically saying is people talk about their depression and anxiety like they are cursed with it and it has no cause...I was in this boat for a long time.

in CPTSDby Oystercracker123

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FlexibleIntegrity

6mo

I was diagnosed with depression over 10 years ago. After being diagnosed with CPTSD a little over a year ago, I feel that depression was a symptom of all the unresolved trauma that I have been carrying with me for years.

OhNoNotAgain1532

6mo

Me too. Oddly, now with my current partner, the only depression I have had would be due to the cptsd. So all those years thinking I was depressed, even as a child, was only due to abuse by others.

Silent_Doubt3672

6mo

I mean, both can be true.

In some genetics families can be predisposed for particular conditions including mental health problems.

Take for example my mothers side are pre-disposed to affective mood disorders but none of them have diagnosed Bipolar Affective Disorder (which is its clinical name) apart from me. But they do have seasonal affective disorder. Theres never got triggered into Bipolar whereas mine did.

Genetics play a part however it may not have been triggered in you at this point. And some people it never gets triggered in. Trauma will play a major role as to which genes get activated.

Oystercracker123

6mo

This is absolutely right. There is predisposition set off by environmental triggers.

Silent_Doubt3672

6mo

I lost the genetic lottery 🤣 predosposed to a crap tonne of conditions 🙈

Cardi_Ganz

5mo

I say that all the time lol. Mental health aside, I was born with a condition that I had a 50/50 shot at getting. It's like winning the world's worst coin flip.

Silent_Doubt3672

5mo

🤣🤣 yep, i got a chance at cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and a range of cancers. Currently holding them back at 33 yrs old so not doing so bad tho i do have antibodies to an autoimmune blood disorder aswell thats not currently active 🤣🤣🤣😬🙈

AphelionEntity

6mo

In addition to CPTSD, I'm formally diagnosed with treatment resistant major depression, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, OCD, and ADHD. While they think I probably am also autistic, it isn't worth the money to get a formal diagnosis of that.

chamokis

6mo

Depression and anxiety fall under the ptsd umbrella

mamatoadstool

6mo

Formally diagnosed with major depressive disorder as well, yee. When I was being evaluated my understanding was you score high enough on their tests, you get the title. I agree with the commenter saying depression is a big symptom of CPTSD.

Olaf_the_Notsosure

6mo

Chronic depression with double depression episodes. I was 11 years old when I had my first episode.

SufficientTill3399

6mo

My mom was, and she bought into the diabetes model for herself and refilled her prescription for years on end through family doctors without seeing a psychiatrist. End result: she remained seriously dysfunctional at home and wasn't really called out for it by my dad.

ForestPointe

6mo

Borderline personality but I would never be diagnosed with that now

CAVOKwings8672

what am i even doing

5mo

Two years ago when i knew nothing about CPTSD and the only few mental illnesses i knew were depression and anxiety or sth i went to the hospital to get the diagnosis but due to my age (15yrs) the doctor refused to write it in my medical records. That's because in my country once a teenager get a mental health problem he/she will be asked to quit school. But all of the 4 doctors i've seen confessed i was "kinda depressed", so I took anti-depressants for almost a whole year. I also took other meds like Lorazepam or Li2CO3 etc. but none of them worked. They just somehow destroyed some functions in my brain idk. Last year when i went back to school i saw how dull i became and i couldn't stand it anymore so I stopped taking any of them. Later i learned about CPTSD and that explained why didn't these meds play a role for a little bit. It's bittersweet to realize this cuz it also means that i can't seek any useful help. Obviously, in my area, the only way they deal with mental health problems is medication.

Similar-Ad-6862

5mo

Both can be true. I have CPTSD AND depression AND other severe mental health issues.

traumatally

5mo

I actually got quite upset when I recently got my CPTSD diagnosis. I've been told by professionals since my early teens that I was just depressed, I'm 30 now and whatever is wrong with me now has been wrong with me since then. It would have been very validating for 13 year old me to have been told, you're traumatized by the way your family/school has been treating you, instead of, you're depressed and need medication to be better, and what is wrong with you is just in your head.

Infatheline

5mo

When I got diagnosed with autism they also diagnosed me with “unspecified depressive disorder” social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and OCD. Now it kinda makes sense

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DesertDandelion83

5mo

Holy similarities Batman! Are you me? I received the exact same messages as a child and felt that “depression” was just a cover for the abuse and trauma I was inflicted with and that not responding to the medication was somehow my fault.

I also had a damaging therapy experience when my therapist at the time would say that I’m “just depressed” or “just anxious.”

I don’t doubt that mental illness can be genetic just like depression and anxiety are symptoms of CPTSD/PTSD neither one though can explain the whole big picture let alone treat the underlying trauma.