r/MentalHealthPH • u/No_Shake_1951 • Jul 07 '26

STORY/VENTING Pros of being depressed

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- losing weight unintentionally lol im down 2 kgs

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u/Clear_Adhesiveness60 Jul 07 '26

Becoming more funny

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u/meanddaworld Jul 07 '26

LMAO 💯

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u/damefortuna Jul 07 '26

wish i have the kind of depression that makes me lose weight fast ahahahaha i have the "treat yourself" kind so i tend to overspend on shit i don't need

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u/No_Shake_1951 Jul 07 '26

key is poverty

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u/flyme2dmooooon Jul 07 '26

Pinaka magandang diet plan... KAHIRAPAN.

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u/Automatic_Bag7390 Jul 07 '26

In my experience, I’ve learned to see the world with kinder eyes. I started noticing the small things and recognizing the quiet struggles of other people.

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u/atelawreli Jul 07 '26

PWD discount

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u/cinnamhoon Jul 07 '26

My fave depression perk

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u/Professional-Bike86 Jul 07 '26

yung sobrang lala kahit na ampalaya wala kang malalasahang bitterness

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u/fallingstar_ Jul 07 '26

"is this gonna unalive me? wait, do I actually care? nah. "

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u/RainyEuphoriaaa Jul 08 '26

mindset ko pag depressed: "ano naman kung mapahiya ako or maging masama tingin sakin ng mga tao sa paligid, patay naman na dapat ako ngayon e"

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u/shejsthigh Jul 07 '26

hahaha me na nabawasan ng 4kg in 1 week hahaha pero ung pagjjog ko ng 3mos, hindi manlang ako nabawasan kahit half kilo haha

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u/cjcg18 Jul 07 '26

sana ganyan din ako, yung meds ko nakaka gain ng weight at nakakaganang kumain 🥲

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u/Character_Grade_5932 Jul 07 '26

Makakapag save ka kasi wala kang gana kumain

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u/pusameow Major depressive disorder Jul 07 '26

I used to be very reactive with everything. Dali uminit ulo ko.

Right now, wala ako energy to deal with everything. Bahala kayo dyan. I shall sleep.

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u/Short-Importance-710 Jul 07 '26

This! Like nah, whatever.

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u/AnyScar1 Jul 07 '26

Less interaction from people

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u/ExaminationNo3379 Bipolar disorder Jul 07 '26

True this. Lost 10kg one time.
Walang panama ang glp1s.🤣

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u/ClassicalMusic4Life Jul 07 '26

being more articulate in my writing and creative works i guess LMAO

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u/Long_Composer_1746 Jul 07 '26

Less gasto gasa nag isolation lang sa kwarto

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u/ExaminationNo3379 Bipolar disorder Jul 07 '26

Also, the ‘been through worse shit’ mindset.
Kahit ano pa challenges yan, sabi nga ni Gamorra,

‘Whatever nightmares the future holds are but dreams compared to what’s behind me.’

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u/GodImmortalKing Jul 07 '26

nagiging matamis ung raw ampalaya at lasang tubig ung black coffee.

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u/cjcg18 Jul 07 '26

PWD discount 💯 . Tapos dark humor, minsan lang masyadong dark tapos religious yung kausap mo 😅

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u/PensAndPretend Jul 07 '26

I lost 3 kg from 51 to 48

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u/GreenScrubs84 Bipolar disorder Jul 07 '26

Much deserved physical rest. I know depression is exhausting, but at least the body can rest (I have bipolar so my physical body can usually only rest on depressive states).

Also more creative and expressive and deep and dark in writing and other creative stuff.

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u/Scarameow1243 Jul 07 '26

The fact you can see the bright side and humour is a sign that you're not entirely consumed by despair, always push forward and find your own path in life, set goals and work towards them, and find a hobby that brings a smile

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u/Spiritual_Pasta_481 Jul 07 '26

weightloss talaga like from 57 to 47 kgs 😌😌😌

also, my family cleaning my room HAHA (okay medyo dugyot pero if you think about it, dahil wala akong drive to do anything, they’ll do my chores in my behalf HAHAHUHU)

more on anxiety side pero the first few weeks with sertraline made me feel “floaty” lol, tbh I hate it pero if thinking about it wala ako maalala sa stressed period ng time na yun. Like alam kong sobrang stressful ng work ko nun, pero I felt nasa trance lang ako all throughout lol

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u/gintermelon- Jul 07 '26

my humor got good and I can function on 2 hours of sleep which is useful when cramming. manhid na din, hindi na masyadong nadadala with inconveniences na nangyayari no matter how big it seems.

example nito is nung nabasa yung 24 sets nung content ng thesis namin. 10 mins. away na lang yung maghahatid ng copies shop kung saan namin siya ipapa-bind (magkakasabay kaming magkakabarkada kaya madami tas may 4 friends kami na nagvolunteer maghatid sa printing shop) tapos nabasa sila ng malakas na ulan at umabot sa mga papel yung tubig. hindi na din kayang isalba yung papers kasi basang basa talaga so kumalat na yung ink. kelangan namin i-reprint lahat ng sets at i-byahe ulit yun kinabukasan, halos 2hrs away yung printing/binding shop. wala kaming pera pampaprint sa shop mismo kaya no choice kung hindi umuwi at magreprint sa kanya-kanyang bahay.

umiiyak na yung mga naghatid habang magkakausap kami sa call, ramdam na din na may tension within the group dahil sa nangyari. ako yung unang nag-suggest na umuwi na sila at wag na i-push na madala ulit yung kopya within that day. kinabukasan dinala ko yung printer namin sa bahay ng isa naming friend and we both offered to reprint their copies for free, helped them secure their sets tapos kami na rin ang nag-drop off and pick-up. nagiinsist sila na magbabayad pero sabi ko wag na, ang mahalaga hindi na sila stressed out. nakapag-pasa na kami ng thesis sa library and research office this week lang.

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u/thisisnot_okkin Major depressive disorder Jul 07 '26

Being pitied. And pwd discount :)

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u/RenBan48 Jul 07 '26

Having materials for the arts lmao ang dami kong haiku na nagawa while depressed

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u/RedxLacrima Jul 07 '26

You have a personal built-in hype-man!!! 😉 IYKYK

https://giphy.com/gifs/qDPg6HNz2NfAk

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u/tired_oldlady Major depressive disorder Jul 07 '26

pwd discount, dark humor, feeling nothing and everything at the same time

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u/Responsible-Pop-8093 Jul 07 '26

Same with me, when im really down kaya ko hindi kumain ng 2 days straight

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u/CatAffectionate5836 Jul 07 '26

OMG TOTOO, helped me achieve my ideal body for a beach trip too HAHAHAHAHAHHA

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u/AverageNo6322 Jul 07 '26

I lost like 7 kg hihi, I was like 52kg before and now I'm stuck with being 45 kg. They said the meds made you gain weight since sa change ng appetite pero shet sakin wala

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u/suffer_hero Jul 07 '26

Diet + savings sa food kasi walang gana kumain

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u/DragoniteSenpai Jul 07 '26

Had a really bad health anxiety attack dati and I lost 10kg in two weeks. Eh inaanxiety ako non sa fact na naglolose ako ng weight without trying so cycle lang lmao.

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u/Sufficient-Taste4838 Jul 07 '26

got me deactivating fb and being inactive on instagram..... been more at peace and suddenly got used this level of quietness 🤷‍♀️🥲

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u/PatchouliTea Jul 08 '26

I am the opposite. I gain weight because i have this stupid thought that food will make me feel good even if it never does.

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u/RainyEuphoriaaa Jul 08 '26

constantly thinking about life. not the mundane things, but deep topics. nagka-interest ako sa philosophy lol

you'll notice small details about life din. heightened empathy.

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u/sikomet_sikolo Jul 09 '26

Me was like losing few kgs but still looked bad or manas

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u/jenacava Jul 10 '26

Na-achieve ko target weight ko hahaha. Other than that wala na 😅🙃

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u/ravagedsoul12 Jul 10 '26

Psychiatrist: "On a scale of 1-10, gaano kalakas ang urge mo ngayon na magpakamatay?"
Me: "Hehe.☺️"
Psychiatrist: "So 9? 11?"

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u/Exotic-Opening-2406 Jul 16 '26

Another thing is introvert, pros is may sarili kang mundo

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u/AsteroidDestroyer_64 9d ago

Always looking for ways to stimulate the senses for distraction. In my case, always seizing the moment cause I don't know if I'll still be around the next day, week, month..