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Rating Summary based on 143 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		21
  • 4 Stars
    		7
  • 3 Stars
    		15
  • 2 Stars
    		9
  • 1 Star
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  • 114 of 114 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 Autarkis

    Member since 04/12/2008

    Reviews written: 225

    1 Star Me, Myself, and Depression. (Epic!) 25/08/2009

    Advantages Advantages This may just help one person, and may help others to share how they are feeling.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not enough people are knowledgeable about this illness, and it is kept in the dark.

    I really appreciate you reading this as it has taken me a very long time to write, however do be warned that this article is long and may sound disjointed in places. I’m not looking for sympathy, I am writing this for myself and also in the hope that someone else can benefit from my experience. -Takes a deep breath- This is something which I have contemplated writing about for some time now but have never had the courage to do so. It is quite a tricky subject and a hard one to understand, and something that some people are not willing to learn about. I think people need to be more aware of ... more
  • 228 of 228 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 marymoose99

    Member since 15/11/2006

    Reviews written: 171

    1 Star The men in white coats actually came for me! 22/03/2007
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Depression is part of me, and I wouldn't be me otherwise

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Where do I start? Be warned, review is VERY long!

    This is long, please don't read it unless you have time to! And please try not to say that this is a brave review, as it isn't - it's just my life and where I've been. Thank you - reading this does mean a lot to me. Introduction It's difficult knowing where to start this review. The subject itself "Member advice on depression" is not particularly helpful. I cannot give advice about depression, as I am not a medical professional. I cannot diagnose, I cannot treat, and I cannot tell you what to do (although I will give some general information about depression at the end). All I can do is share ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 CelticSoulSister

    Member since 25/10/2009

    Reviews written: 581

    1 Star The grey fog descends : My experience of depression & how to cope 18/03/2010
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Handled properly, breakdown can be breakthrough

    Disadvantages Disadvantages At it's worst, it's a living nightmare, an ongoing hell

    Before I begin, I will say that what I write below does contain some suggestions on how to cope with depression. In the specific criteria, Ciao is treating the review as if advice on depression is a marketable product. In this instance, I am going to hang in there with what I feel is essential in coping with depression and possibly preventing it from recurring, and that is counselling/therapy with a good and well-trained, properly qualified professional. That costs money, so I shall be giving the specific criteria on that, and not an over-the-counter or prescription drug. DISCLAIMER: I promise ... more
  • 127 of 127 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Lynzie

    1 Star Could someone have saved her??? 27/09/2005
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages None

    Disadvantages Disadvantages So many, that can lead to the end,..........

    I have decided the time has come to write this, I have been putting it off for a while. Mainly because I didn't feel that I was strong enough to talk about it. Now I feel that its something I have to talk about. The main reason I have decided this is because of something that has happened. Last night I got a phone call from my mum to tell me that my sister's best friend had Hung herself in nearby woods. I had known this girl all my life I used to hang around with her and my sister when I was younger. My sister is totally distraught over it all and deep down I am also. It all stems from ... more
  • 108 of 108 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mickeydumville

    3 Stars What do you mean you're ill? You don't look ill 26/06/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You May Learn A Little About The Illness

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It Finishes With A Poem

    Extreme melancholy, often with reduction in vitality and physical symptoms, is how the pocket Oxford dictionary describes depression. To describe depression, and in particular manic depression takes a few more words than those offered by this renowned master of the English language. When Did It Start? *************** I don't know is the only answer I can give to this. I have no knowledge of any incident that triggered this most awful of illnesses. I suppose that it was when my last girlfriend started to notice, small but subtle changes in me, probably in 2001. In April that year I suffered ... more
  • 80 of 80 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Tadders

    1 Star No, I'm not a freak. I suffer from depression! 25/08/2005
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Hopefully this will help those in need

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Everyone experiences the illness differently

    Depression affects people in many different ways and, like many illnesses, there is no one surefire remedy for everyone. It is considered to be one of the most common illnesses out there affecting one in five people at some stage during their lives and is also one of the most misunderstood. I decided to write this op to try and clarify some of the facts, at the same time as giving an account of my own experience of the illness in the hopes that it might help anyone suffering from a similar condition. I think there is a greater general awareness regarding depression nowadays, but there is still ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    DoubleFantasy11

    1 Star Stand Up for Yourself - No One Else Will 29/11/2006
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages You feel stronger for coming through difficult periods

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Suicide, loss of job and quality of life, feeling like s***

    I hope to be able to write another, more positive review next year, but I feel like I need to taolk about my experiences right now. I'd suffered with depression on-and-off since I was 14/15, but it mostly got contributed to 'stress' and I tried to ignore the effect it was having, often channeling my destructive thoughts into eating disorders. When I was 18, I tried to kill myself just after Christmas - with 16 Ibuprofen tablets. Obviously this was unsuccessful, mainly because - unlike paracetamol - Ibuprofen isn't life-threatening and I probably didn't take enough anyway. After a couple of ... more
  • 39 of 39 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    tink-er-bell

    1 Star Having a Label above your head Review with images 11/03/2010
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Perhaps the one advantage is you get closer to people around you

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The psychological isues

    I have read other people's reviews on depression and how it has affected them throughout life. My review is similar I would guess but mine has differences which we all have. The build up to depression I was just 16 and the GCSE examinations had passed which was a huge blessing for me. I went out and celebrated as we all do. The one problem for me was I felt like I wanted to give up on everything. Before the exams had begun I had some family problems at home. An older brother of mine was constantly causing grieve with his over spending and wanting to borrow money. The arguments were tough to ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lizngaz

    1 Star My experience of depression 15/02/2008
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages there is an end in sight

    Disadvantages Disadvantages everything

    I felt compelled to write something about depression after a brush with it myself while seeing someone who I loved dearly go to hell and back, to let everyone out there know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter what you feel at the time. If this can help one person, as they say, it will have been worthwhile. I find that a lot of people confuse depression with stress and the word "depression" is used far too often. I do believe that it is an illness that a lot of people have encountered but until you actually do get it, you do not know how bad it really is so it is easy to ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 sunmeilan

    Member since 05/05/2005

    Reviews written: 1138

    1 Star When life is not worth living… 13/04/2006
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages There is help out there

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Depression is not always seen as an illness

    Introduction I've been inspired to write this review having read some of the others in this category. I have suffered on and off from depression since a child and the one thing that makes me absolutely furious is the way that depression is viewed by those who have never suffered from it. This is a review for those who have suffered from depression because we all need to know that other people understand; and for those that don't understand in the hope that it will open their eyes to what can be a life-threatening illness. My story I have always felt inadequate. There is no particular reason ... more
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