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HappyBaby

Hi everybody, I’m new to this forum. I’ve been lurking around for 4 weeks and finally took the plunge. I’m new to Kava but I think I want to see if it can help me. You see, I’m clinically depressed. My story is simple, I had a good home, good parents, friends, and family. I went to college and graduated. I lost my girlfriend and got into a bit of a funk. “Aw, it’ll go way they all said” and that’s what I believed. Well it never went away and now I’m on very strong meds to control the depression. I used to wake up every day and ask myself, “How can this be happening to me?” But I have learned long ago that this is not constructive and I just have to deal with it. Looking forward to being part of this forum, it looks like a lot of fun.

Hi folks, Deleted User01 here. HappyBaby is not a new forum member ... yet. Perhaps he will post in a year or two. I made up this post. He is a child in his mid 20s whom I know and love dearly. He grew up with my child. We were a group of parents who coached them in athletics (though they kinda sucked at it), we threw parties for then, we were very active in every facet of their life. HappyBaby had a “wondrous” childhood and yet here he is today. He was a "happy baby" with a grin that stretched from ear to ear but now he suffers.

I would like to apologize for previous posts where I inferred that I wanted to strangle every Parent who had a child with this problem. I was wrong. It would seem that Depression is something you inherit at birth. A demon who lays latent in your body and soul until something triggers it. Once it is unleashed, it digs its claws into you and never lets go. You are basically stuck with it for life and you must learn to "manage it" over the course of your life. Oh yeah, a bad family life can trigger it but so can half a dozen other things. At least that is my belief. I have learned a lot from the members of this forum and it appears that I'm still learning.
 

HeadHodge

Bula To Eternity
Hi @HappyBaby,

Welcome to the forum. Kava is used for lots of different reasons, and your reason is not an uncommon one. You'll find this place a very friendly and a supportive place to be!!
 
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Deleted User01

Welcome aboard, HappyBaby!
I think a lot of us have been there. I was for a long time. I have to say I agree with Javamans first point -- depression can just happen, it doesn't matter how good you have it and isn't necessarily anybody's fault. But the second one, I don't know. Life is pretty awesome now. Am I more prone than other people to getting it again? Maybe. (I think the opposite is true for me). But it can get better and stay better, I think. Kava definitely would have been a godsend for me at that point in my life. I hope you find what you are looking for here.
Kavadude, what second point are you doubting? Do you think that depression can be totally eliminated or just in certain cases? We have since found out that it runs in his family tree. Maybe it gets better once you are in stable loving environment, in his case, getting married. He is far, far away from his family. Was their a trigger in your life that made it all good or was it a slow uphill battle? I'm trying to get my head around this.
 
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Deleted User01

Thanks again. If I ever get his email address then I'm going to direct him to this Forum. Not so much for the Kava but for the support group vibe.
 

Gourmet Hawaiian Kava

Kava Expert
Kava Vendor
Hi HappyBaby, welcome, I really hope that kava will work for what you need it to, I have dealt with depression before and it is no fun, sometimes you can not figure it out, you just have to face it and try your best to deal with it. Kava has helped me a lot and I do not know what I would do with out it. I love kava, I really like the Hawaiian kava but I also like Tongan, Fijian and kava from Vanuatu. You will find that each kava has a different effect, so the fun part is trying them all out to see which one works the best for you. Let us know if you have any questions, there is a lot of kava brain power on this forum. Aloha.

Chris
 

yepimonfire

Kava Enthusiast
If he is truly in a depressive funk that long after losing the girl then something isn't right, ie he doesn't feel any real love from others around him. Drugs and even kava will not solve his problem.


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Deleted User01

If he is truly in a depressive funk that long after losing the girl then something isn't right, ie he doesn't feel any real love from others around him. Drugs and even kava will not solve his problem.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'm not recommending he take Kava and I don't intend to. Everyone has to find their own way. They just need to know they have backup.
 
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