Tips for dealing with depression?

[Anonymous]

I don't have money to go to a counselor, and I doubt I would go anyway.

[beyonder]

I think the simplest way to alleviate depression is just to force yourself to be more socially and physically active. Go out with friends or join some random classes (yoga, cooking.. French?), make yourself busy. Don't focus on the negatives in your life, focus on the positives. If you're going through a rough patch remember that "this too, shall pass"- things will get better but you need to embrace change for that to happen.

Depression kinda leads to wanting to just be alone and wallowing in your own misery forever - in my experience- without counselling I believe that contact with positive and kind people helps the most. If you're too shy to go out there and make friends you can take baby steps and reach out to people online (carefully) and then when you're confident enough start meeting new people or meet up with people you already know.

Taking care of and finding companionship in animals helps, especially during depression, when humans don't seem to understand.

Hope this helps (:

[GirlsLie]

I've struggled with depression for 10+ years and I just try to recognize it early before the feeling takes over, I try to change my way of thinking when I notice it happening. I talk to my boyfriend, work out, eat good, talk to your friends or hang out with them, do something you like.

[Remonster]

Well, you probably can't get them. But what completely reverted my depression of 10 years are magic mushrooms. No antidepressant worked for me, none! But I took a dosage of mushrooms and had a very mild trip while I was out to town flirting with the girls. Sometimes I could NEVER do before, I could barely look them in the eyes.

The effect was lasting. Now I just take a maintenance dosage every few days of 1.5 grams or so. It's cheap too. Costs me about 10 euros per month. For me it was a miracle cure with nausea as the only side-effect.

[Damiandash312]

You know, depression doesn't really go away, but we do find ways to cope with it and hopefully over the course of our lives we can stumble upon the right distractions.
My advice is find someone to confide in, either a friend or a stranger you feel is trustworthy. Tell them what's on your mind and just let it all out. The truth is we've all felt like shit before we've all had things holding us back. But we keep trucking you know?
Your negative feelings aren't something you have to face alone.

[ReReJayde]

I found that getting out and doing things that I loved doing helped. Also talking to someone about how you're feeling as well helps it doesn't have to be a counsiler it can be a friend or a family member or even just buy a notebook and write down your feelings

[Ashleyw123]

Find an online support group. Talk to people about what's wrong. Remember thaT you are worth it. The odds of you existing is 0%. You are amazing. You are that 0%. Look at things positively. Get involved in a club or group or hobby.

[Thegoodgirl88]

Do something, that keep your mind off of
Your thoughts, go hangout with friends
Workout, do activities with a group etc
etc

[Klaatu51]

4get counselor... a waste of money basically

anyway... do u have any hobbies at least?

[Asker]

Art, I guess. And learning Japanese, you could say is a hobby.

[sid312]

Go to nursing home or a childrens hosp where the kids are still smiling and there dying of cancer. It will put ur problems into perspective

[GirlsLie]

Depression doesn't always come because of what you're going through at the time though, sometimes problems do make it worse though obviously but i've been struggling with depression for 10 years and i'm a very happy, thankful person, not everyone who is depressed is doing it out of self pity or because they are going through something. It's something that just overwhelms you even at the most random times and you just have to recognize it early and change your thinking to over come it, it's not necessarily because someone is having problems at the moment.

[jessiie06]

Try online services :) there's lines that you can call or sites that you can talk to and its free. Forums or online chat support

[AestheticsFtw]

hahahahhahaha

[Asker]

Thank you, thank you.