Have you dealt with depression or anxiety, and how did you cope?

[FrodoSkywalker007]

[Alex-Snow]

Frodo... fortunately I have not had depression but like all humans I have had occasional anxiety. Whether it is from college work/tests, financial struggles, working near campus for the summer and being away from my mom and sister and having my casual friends with benefits away for the summer (no sex... just solo atm) there is some stress/anxiety. I find that going for a morning run before it gets too hot out or swimming some laps at the gym help. I also find some relief from reading a good book or listening to some tunes to chill and like all guys some self pleasure also helps. If you are having challenges try to keep them in perspective, hang in there and take care of your physical and mental health as much as you can. Stay strong. message me if you ever feel like chatting, I'll always listen and offer an honest opinion if I can

[Alex-Snow]

Thanks for the MHO

[sawno]

Considering you say depression / anxiety that sounds very similar to a burnout.
This is what I discovered early on for myself : Burnout Experiences: Cleaning Your Mind Back to Sanity
Make sure you get your rest vs active balance in order. Don't assume stress means you are panicking as that will just make it worse, assume it means you need to calm down.

If something simple as laying down makes it worse know that this is normal, its like a mountain. If your past the peak doing stuff can sedate it a little but actually makes it worse. If you rest past the peak of the stress you can feel better again. Its a bit tough, I sometimes then pingpong between briefly looking at my phone and resting again. But eventually you can rest back to normal.

[Veronika_p]

I guess no

[genericname85]

sure. everyone has at some point in their life. you deal with depression through grief. you deal with anxiety through working on confidence. or are you talking about litteral clinical anxiety disorders or clinical depression?