I need advice on dealing with depression, please?

[Lillianascelin]

[Remonster]

General tips I guess:

1. Recreational drugs can make you feel great again if used with common sense
2. Find a good friend you can confide in, talk your heart out
3. A therapist might help, but you need to have good trust between you and the counselor or else it will feel awkward
4. A psychologist appointment never hurts, but don't let yourself be pushed toward anti-depressant too easily, they're too fickle and often hurt more than they cure
5. Try to relax if you can, regularly. Music, gym, friends, it's all good just don't sit home all day every day and stare at the wall it will do you no good
6. Stay away from cigarettes, caffeine, alcohol and maybe weed. The latter might relax you or it could make you more paranoid
7. Stick with a healthy diet if you can. A healthy body is a healthy mind (not always, but a bad diet can literally make you depressed
8. Tell your family about your problems and talk with them
9. Don't stick around on websites like these for too long and the Internet in general
10. Try meditation, some believe in it some don't, it can help to relax you
11. Take time off from school or work if you must but don't isolate yourself
12. Enjoy the outdoors when the weather is good, try it at least!
13. Exercise might help you a lot, a hard workout releases 'feel-good' chemical
14. Magic Mushrooms cured my depression, they may do the same for you

Best of luck!

[Lillianascelin]

thank you

[Remonster]

Glad to help!

[Lillianascelin]

^^ hehehe

[Mikebr25]

Medicines are amazing for depression once hey figure out what works..
It'll take time but attacking depression head in is he best way to rid yourself of it...
Therapists and lawyers are worth every damned dollar!

[kaminalove]

I agree, therapists do not help.

I like working out, walking, hanging out with friends or just take a few extra hours at work just to get my mind off things. Sometimes, I watch new tv show series or read books.

Find yourself a new interest. Prove yourself that you are able to complete something and remind yourself that every time.

[cat____]

The best thing would be to go to the doctor - explaining how you feel to someone could be comforting and you may get prescribed anti depressants which could help. Tell your friends how you feel so they can be there for you, and try to remember things will improve - good luck petal, you can do it <3

[Lillianascelin]

i talk to docs every three days, i take antidepressants, my friends are distancing themselves away from me and many i loved passed away

[monicute]

Good health starts with a thought that "I alone am responsible for my health" - so, get some hobbies which can take your mind off depressing issues. If this is drug induced, ask your doctor for alternative treatments. If this is cyclic as in rhythm with your monthly periods, it can be treated accordingly.

[JustinCaseUDontKnow]

Do things to keep your mind busy, go to a public library and read some books,
listen to music , funny you-tube videos.. If you ever need friend to talk with
you can always try meeting new / more friends.. Stay away from negative minded
people.

[PBP23]

Look at the one thing that makes you depressed and do or think its pure opposite. If no love find love etc.

[Lillianascelin]

death? friends and loved ones distancing from me, my lungs are fucked up

[PBP23]

Find love. Love's powerful. I don't know what's wrong with your lungs but you seem too young for anything like that. I'm sure there's a medical remedy for your lungs however. Ask yourself why your friends and family are distancing from you: is it because of them or you? If them that may be hard to change if you then that can be changed. And with regards to death first of all I think you're too young to
think like that. But death is something that you can move on from if you're on the right side of temporarality

[chuppachup]

Just hang in there. What helps me is going for a walk around the local park with my earphones in. You'll eventually pull through to the other side, just hold on.

[Lillianascelin]

im trying, i really am

[chuppachup]

Have you got anyone you can talk to? You might not want to be around anyone but it's better than being alone with your thoughts

[Lillianascelin]

my sis kana

[chuppachup]

You should hang out with her more and tell her how you feel. its not good to keep a depressed feeling bottled up, it eats away at you and grows stronger.

[Lillianascelin]

she is in florida

[chuppachup]

Is it possible to talk to her on the Internet? through Skype or some other webcam-chat site? You don't even need a webcam, you just need to talk to someone, get some fresh air and keep your mind distracted. Or take up meditation to calm your mind altogether

[Lillianascelin]

i think im just going to move

[DanielSon3823]

Ask yourself whats making you depressed. If it's a person, get rid of them. You dont need the negativity. When im depressed, i just think of my life and be glad that im living and I'm here.

[fuuuark]

Recreational drugs (maybe not the popular street drugs, but drugs taken in a recreational manner), i am not even kidding.

[Lillianascelin]

um... ill stick to caffeine

[fuuuark]

Try getting a script for Ritalin if you like caffeine, relatively safe, mood lifter, you will be more productive and through things done you can get fulfillment.

[Lillianascelin]

ritalin just increase anger, i used to take it for adhd

[Remonster]

"um... ill stick to caffeine" He has a point though. I was depressed for almost 10 years and magic mushrooms 'cured' me. It's not that scary.

[TsubasaCorrupted]

You can pm me about it. I don't judge.
Everyone has specific circumstances so I prefer not to give generalized advice everyone loves parroting.

[Klaatu51]

u? depressed? but... u r so sweet... :-(

[Lillianascelin]

because i know how it feels to hurt

[Klaatu51]

wha'ppened exactly then? :-|

[Lillianascelin]

my lungs are messed up and i am tired of the people i love dying

[Klaatu51]

oh i see... that's sad... anyway hope u do well in yer life, apart from lungs n people u love... :-)

[Lillianascelin]

i hope so too, i really do

[Remonster]

Sorry but looks have nothing to do with it to a certain extent.

[emerald77]

You go see a therapist.

[Lillianascelin]

I've been to many throughout my life, it isn't always the best idea, trust me.

[amyjacks]

lots of sexting