How can I get rid of depression?

[Anonymous]

I go to therapy and take antidepressants, what else can I do to get rid of depression? I constantly remember the past, I remember my traumas

[MemeSupreme]

at some point a light bulb gets off above your head and you like just stop having it. just keep putting in effort trust me it does work longterm

you won't stop feeling depressed but at least like you'll be able to get out of bed and take care of yourself without it being so draining. like its just background noise

[PeachyPie93]

I don't know, I have it too. I think try talking about your traumas as many times as you can until you can finally let them go is the only way to get past it. I don't go to counselling but I take antidepressants and I do write journals whenever I feel like dying or I am super depressed about something. Then every few days I will go back and re read them and cry my eyes out until one day I read it and I don't feel anything for it anymore.

[incorrected]

Come up with a realistic vision of the future, with goals and such, and get working on that. Encourage yourself, give yourself a kick up the arse if you need it, but STOP ruminating on past crap. It's like a broken record that just goes around and around in circles, so play a different record until that one gets stuck instead.

[aceleon]

i know that you probably won't be able to at first but you will need to leave it in the past.

live the present, get busy, when you feel like you are going to think about them just think about something else.

[Levin]

You gotta work through it and there's gotta be a form of allowing and letting things be. Emotions are always there for a reason. Don't fear them.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Prayer always helps me with my depression, I literally pray it away, it's why I rarely struggle with depression, also watch positive things for a while and it might put you in a better mood

[Asker]

So does it matter which religion I believe in?

[ChicoFromThe305]

Well in my religion there's only one god so to tell you to pray to another god would be against mine and personally the one I believe in has always helped me, I'd say with your heart give it a shot to pray to God in Jesus name and I can guarantee you will feel peace, the thing is if you do decide to pray to another god, it's by your own choice and not me being the reason but the choice is yours, I'll be praying for you from my side no matter the choice you make tho. Feel better anon 💯🙏🏽

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I am not prone to depression and I can’t tell but I hope, you’ll recover. Wish you the best of luck.

[Zestyassmf1997]

You can’t. It’s there forever. Just learn to live with it.

[Asker]

Really?

[Zestyassmf1997]

Well, I’m not 100% sure. But I reckon I’ll just be this way forever.