Do you think this could be depression?

[mia23]

For the past three or so days I've been tired and lethargic, Its even hard to move. at first i thought its a sign of something serious like leukemia and I had a meltdown yesterday. Today I've just been crying and feeling down in the dumps. I keep having thoughts like "why are you afraid of dying, at least if you died you wouldn't have to suffer all the time like you've been doing for these past months" i have a theory though, in july my grandpa passed and I feel i just haven't come to terms with it, hence the rollercoaster of emotions. I also just lack the drive to do anything, i just want to lie in bed the whole time. The more i think about it the more it just seems my mental health is slowly declining. What do you think?

 

[Cuchculan]

It could simply be grief catching up with you now. That does happen to some people. They seem fine for a few months. Like there is nothing really to deal with. But then they can be hit hard. Everything catches up with them. Whether it is depression or not it anybody's guess. Could be just feeling down because of things. If you already suffered from mental health issues this is just adding to them. Which you probably don't need. Who would? Case of working through the whole grief process. Maybe writing down how you feel exactly about your loss. Crying a few tears. Just letting it all out.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

Mia23, I'm sorry about the passing of your grandfather.

When I lost my grandfather back in 2000, I ended up in a psychiatric ward for the first time just a few weeks later. Up to that point, I had been dealing with depression for years all by myself. And losing my grandfather got me to the point where I decided to get help for the first time.

The reason I mention this isn't to talk about myself. Instead, I'm thinking maybe you're going through something similar that I went through back in 2000, Mia.

 

[healthfreak]

Seems like grief from your grandparent passing. It's unavoidable, especially if you were close.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

When you lose a loved one, you have to go through a grieving process.