LadyRenly said: entertaining suicidal thoughts and self depreciation has been my go to the past couple years. Right. Started taking pills, because I can't deal with it anymore. Have troubles sleeping too. So can't just sleep through it. I wake up every hour during the night because of this anxiety. The only thing which seems to help are few kind words from my loved one. Puts me completely at ease. |
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| Ya depression, talk to a counselor or therapist if you need to, it has worked well for me. |
LadyRenly said: entertaining suicidal thoughts and self depreciation has been my go to the past couple years. smiley, happy go lucky "omg lifes amazing and so r u" just doesn't work for me I hate to say it because I know the reactions it generates but I think finding purpose is the best cure I guess. I mean when people say the church gave them a purpose I understand what they mean. It kind of always has when people feel lost, without direction or guidance and before any super atheist jumps on me saying im trying to convert anyone im mentioning this for a reason. Its purpose thats most important and something that took me many a year to figure out. The main reason a lot of us keep up our depression is because people in general feel a lack of purpose, direction guidance in life or place, importance. Thats why the church was always good at that kind of thing because it offered those things to people. Thats what people with depression have to do, go out and find purpose something to claim, to be a part of feeling of a goal or meaning in your life beyond just surviving. Its hard to break a cycle of meaninglessness but that is the way to go about it. Anyone who is depressed should find a calling in life doesn't matter what it is because when you find that calling specific to you, you finally become a person again, you have purpose you're something not just nothing waiting around to die you work towards something bigger. It can be anything from a religion to a career. A depressed man living inland might discover his calling is the sea and become a fisherman or join the navy you know its your true place in the world because you love everything about it, it becomes your life, you live it you want to be a part of that world and everything you do goes towards making that specific thing grow and become better not just for yourself but for others you give because you want to not because you feel obliged to. Like the butterfly you make that final leap from your old self not doing anything to living a specific life fulfilling a specific role you become a butterfly and cast off been a caterpillar forever. It can be scary picking that one thing to dedicate yourself to but once you do its like you can never go back to been that depressed caterpillar again. Now just to mess with the militants: "Ya'll muther fuckers need Jesus!" |
SpooksDec 13, 2015 10:25 AM
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LadyRenly said: entertaining suicidal thoughts and self depreciation has been my go to the past couple years. smiley, happy go lucky "omg lifes amazing and so r u" just doesn't work for me It never works for anybody. |
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TheBrainintheJar said: DissonantSoul said: A little late to the party but I thought I would vent a bit anyways. I'm not sure how to deal with depression exactly. Watching anime doesn't seem to work for me. Nowadays when I try to watch an anime, I either get very anxious and don't want to start the first episode or I quit in the middle of the first episode because I feel like I'm not enjoying the anime like I should. Watching anime just doesn't have the same excitement that I used to get six months ago. Playing video games is still fun and I often play them to cheer me up when I'm feeling down in the dumps but I miss enjoying anime like I used to and I just don't want to quit watching it forever because there looks to be so many good anime out there that I haven't tried yet. I've tried getting help but I felt like my anxiety and depression wasn't getting any better so I stopped going to my psychiatrist to save myself from the numerous amount of awkward hour-long sessions I would've had to endure. Could someone give me some advice that might help me through this dilemma? Watching anime and playing video games aren't active enough. Your body is pretty static when doing both. Physical activity helps. You're busy moving your body in the right way to think about it. It can be anything from physical exercise to washing dishes. The most important thing is determination. You start an activity, don't ever stop because of depression. Just keep going. The key to lifting yourself up is contiuing on because of depression. Plenty of times I exercised while depressed as fuck, but I kept on and I felt better by the end. yeah this sounds stupid but the thing is most of the stuff that helps with depression sounds stupid. positive thinking patterns sound totally bogus but can be really helpful and i've found the same for doing stuff. i tell myself if it isn't working i'll stop after five minutes but once the initial push has happened it's way easier to continue. for me i deal with anxiety by smoking weed or watching something stupid on tv. i deal with depression by forcing myself to do stuff usually with the promise of some reward, and by working on myself to improve aspects that bring me down, and positive thinking patterns when i find myself slipping back into depression. that being said, what i'm dealing with now is clinical but there have been periods in my life where i ranked severe to majorly depressed and these things seemed impossible then. i think overcoming that was a combination of time and continuous reflection on myself and my relationship with myself and things that have happened and making peace with myself and who i was. but a lot of the stuff that helps with depression i've found to be ineffective at dealing with depression that severe. |
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| Ranting your problems or just telling someone else how you feel works, If you feel depressed you should call a hotline for depression so they can help you out. Just try to keep yourself optimistic however you can. |
| I rewatch NGE. It doesn't help. |
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| I started taking Abilify, a new drug that my doctor prescribed. I've been on it for almost a year, and I haven't had an episode in months! Apart from that, I make time for friends to cure loneliness and manage time to do things I enjoy. |
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truisms said: TheBrainintheJar said: Watching anime and playing video games aren't active enough. Your body is pretty static when doing both. Physical activity helps. You're busy moving your body in the right way to think about it. It can be anything from physical exercise to washing dishes. The most important thing is determination. You start an activity, don't ever stop because of depression. Just keep going. The key to lifting yourself up is contiuing on because of depression. Plenty of times I exercised while depressed as fuck, but I kept on and I felt better by the end. yeah this sounds stupid but the thing is most of the stuff that helps with depression sounds stupid. positive thinking patterns sound totally bogus but can be really helpful and i've found the same for doing stuff. i tell myself if it isn't working i'll stop after five minutes but once the initial push has happened it's way easier to continue. for me i deal with anxiety by smoking weed or watching something stupid on tv. i deal with depression by forcing myself to do stuff usually with the promise of some reward, and by working on myself to improve aspects that bring me down, and positive thinking patterns when i find myself slipping back into depression. that being said, what i'm dealing with now is clinical but there have been periods in my life where i ranked severe to majorly depressed and these things seemed impossible then. i think overcoming that was a combination of time and continuous reflection on myself and my relationship with myself and things that have happened and making peace with myself and who i was. but a lot of the stuff that helps with depression i've found to be ineffective at dealing with depression that severe. I don't believe in positive thinking. I believe in actions. I can think about working out all I want but until I start lifting the weight nothing will happen. So long as I'm trying, there's a probably, however small, things will improve. That said, there are different levels of depression. I think I have a pretty severe one but there are worse. For those you probably need more than my advice. Still, doing is always better than not doing. |
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NekkoArc said: Surrounding myself with friends, or family tends to help. Also, having hobbies helps me out too.Even if you do not have depression/anxiety, how do you deal with general sadness? Or the feeling of hopelessness? |
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| Here are some life hacks to get rid depression or anxiety: -Eat your favorite food. -Watch porn. Depression has been eliminated. |
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| I try to stay active, or at least distracted. It doesn't work but its the best I can do. I've started keeping a log of my feelings too, I'm not sure if its a good thing or bad, but hopefully in the long run it will help me learn more about myself. |
paulito193 said: I've been suffering with depression for about four years now. Maybe because of my very low (if not, than even less that zero) self-esteem. Although, the last two years are probably the worst (because of certain circumstances). I don't actually deal with it, yet at the same time I can't ignore it. Most of the day I can only think about negative things. And when I'm happy, it's just me probably faking. I thinks I've gotten used to it. I just can't see the bright side of things. I feel you. So what I recommend, although you might already done that, It's just talk to someone close no matter how hard is that, cuz 4 years are alot.. It's very simple to talk, but it's very hard to open yourself to someone.. Lol, yeah cheesy.. If I can't do that, then I just have to encourage someone else. |
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| Get drunk all the time. Grants some temporary relief and it will inevitably kill me, which will cure my depression permanently. Two birds one stone. |
| Usually, watching anime helps for me, but at the moment I don't even find enjoyment in that. Talking to my mom about stuff helps a little though. |
| i went to inpatient after calling crisis when i tried to kill myself earlier this year, and since then i put more of my feelings into drawing and writing. getting feelings out through a creative outlet has always been my thing, as well as indulging in music and treating myself to a nice bath and extensive amounts of candy! |
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| I was diagnosed with panic disorder and chronic depression about six years ago. I have seen many different doctors and have been on a variety of medications. The medication can only do so much, so I have tried my best to find coping mechanisms that work best for me. |
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| I try to find the source of my anxiety and work from there, since it only grows worse if i ignore it. |
| In all things, the heart must take precedence. The heart rules over all things, and all things come from the heart.. - Tegami Bachi |
| I've always found that getting your feelings out in one way or another really helps. Even if you aren't comfortable talking to anyone about it, write it down in a journal, just get it out of your system as it were. I know for me whenever I've tried to bottle in anything that's been making me upset or stressed I get way worse. As odd as this might sound too, don't be afraid to cry, even if you can't verbalize your feelings and all you can do is just emote, it can do a lot of good. Of course creative outlets are always good if you have them, anything works not just drawing or writing, just find something that soothes you. It's generally how I've gotten by. |
| Hanging out with friends works for me or listening to music that reflects my mood. |
| Listen to music that fits the mood. I'll try to talk to people about it, as well. Although often it doesn't really help. |
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| Perhaps the best immediate treatments for depression & anxiety are healthy lifestyle choices (balanced diet, regular exercise, etc), engagement in enjoyable activities with the potential for social interactions, moderated use of mood-altering substances and more than occasional sexy time with consenting freaks. It should be no surprise how much your simple daily life affects your state of being. With regards to anxiety in particular, though, one should consider eventually taking an approach of systematic desensitization, or gradual exposure to anxiety-inducing stimuli over time. The more you expose yourself to anxiety-inducing situations, the more your body becomes acclimated to the said situations, allowing your body to better cope with the stress. Anxiety is a reaction to stress, and coping is ultimately how you lessen its effects. Here's a trick: Sit in a dark, quiet space with pleasant background noise. Breathe slowly & deeply as you relax every muscle in your body. As you begin to settle, begin to think about what makes you feel good. Shower yourself with positive thoughts and put anything negative out of your mind - really focus on positivity. Within ten minutes, you should experience a rush of euphoria and calming... but it may require a little practice. A joint never hurts, either... m/ For what it's worth... |
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| im bad with keeping up with my medication, but its supposed to help kghdfkjghjfd (and it does when its steady!) i have a lot of bad coping mechanisms, but the few good ones i have are doing things i enjoy. like talking to my friends, playing a game, watching something i like. for anxiety attacks ive practice breathing exercises which get me to calm down edit: i also draw my feelings! its a lot easier than explaining how i feel (i have issues with sharing my feelins), and make a list next to my drawing of words of how i feel. thats so i can get it all out on paper and its also a log of my mood changes |
| I don't get anxious much since my life's motto is basically "whatever will be, will be". For depression, I wouldn't say I suffer from it but I get a bit of that once in a while. I just smile it away because even if it sucks, i think life's too short to not smile whenever you can. |
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| I haven't really developed any positive coping mechanisms so without SSRIs I'm a fucking mess lol. Video games help somewhat as does anime and other shows, but these things are usually palliative bcus I'm just avoiding whatever is bothering me(typically homework). Then things get progressively worse as the farther behind I am the harder it becomes too motivate myself to do anything. If I could've gotten into good habits I wouldn't be depressed in the first place pretty much and now I'm fucked and without ssris I obsess over that i'm probably gonna kms in the near future. |
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| I'll just spend my time alone Usually I'll keep myself occupied by planning things, planning anything I'll also listen to music I like Maybe watch some video game playthroughs on youtube too I'm actually pretty sad right now, so I think that's exactly what i'll do :p |
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| depending on how depressive i am feeling i will either go about my day as per usual or i will isolate myself completely and do nothing productive. i go through "episodes" of just really frantic, hyperactive thought that leads me to feel like i'm going insane and i become mildly self-destructive and very morose - usually this happens after i see/witness/am involved in some kind of event in which i feel like there's some sort of injustice happening or if people are being shit. i need a lot of regular timeouts from all human contact because i find i have these episodes are induced mostly through human interaction. i don't know, i often feel like human life is wrought with problems so it's easiest for me to start feeling better when i get away from people and sort of immerse myself in either nature or in a fantasy world (watching anime, reading novels that sort of thing). |
| I'm quite bad at dealing with it to be honest. It's very easy for me to just isolate myself from everything and everyone because I don't have the energy to face them. But when I well do deal with it I try to keep myself busy. I usually try to spend time with my friends or family, I go out on walks, I watch anime and i play a lot of video-games where I can get lost in the story for a while. But when it becomes too much, I have pills for my anxiety that I take. Usually, that makes it better for a few hours. |
NekkoArc said: Vinesauce, anime and manga, video games, vinesauce, vinesauce, more vinesauce, hanging with friends, vinesauce, vinesauce, and making friends online + MAL. ! :) Did I mention Vinesauce in this post...at all? Maybe not.I've read a few profiles of users on MAL and it seems like a handful of users are struggling with emotional problems like depression or anxiety. If you suffer from these issues, how do you deal with it? Do you engage in activities you enjoy to ignore it? Even if you do not have depression/anxiety, how do you deal with general sadness? Or the feeling of hopelessness? Go watch Vinesauce @ Vinesauce.com and Youtube.com/vinesauce! |
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rawr97 said: Exactly this! I've been playing Majora's Mask, reading manga, watching anime, watching vinesauce, making friends on MAL+interpals, hanging with friends etc.I actually take a pill now for anxiety and by also distracting myself from it by playing videogames and watching anime. |
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| usually for me. medication helps a bunch. also animals. they love you no matter what. ^^ so being round animals or helping them out also makes me feel better. I'm usually okay with finding a distraction, but if it gets really bad. it can be hard. |
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| Medication is a huge door opener in some cases. I started taking anxiety medication and it made my normal problems feel normal again, which allowed me to deal with them rationally, which led to a snowball of positive progression for me, which included my problems just being outright eliminated. Took me a bit too long to use them though cause I wanted to deal with my problems "like a man" aka without help, but that was stupid. Now I feel like I have the near-invulnerable mental fortitude of a kid again. LilFoxy said: cuddly animals that give extra cuddles cause you feel badusually for me. medication helps a bunch. also animals. they love you no matter what. ^^ so being round animals or helping them out also makes me feel better. best pets <3 |
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| Avoiding leaving the house works well x'D |
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| Depending on how depressed you feel here's a nice method - don’t eat. Your emotions become stunted, you go from feeling sad and anxious to feeling nothing (in 2-3 days or so). basically you get a vacation from emotions. The day when you restart eating you feel cleansed and somewhat healed of the things that weighed you down. |
Sun-Hae said: Depending on how depressed you feel here's a nice method - don’t eat. Your emotions become stunted, you go from feeling sad and anxious to feeling nothing (in 2-3 days or so). basically you get a vacation from emotions. The day when you restart eating you feel cleansed and somewhat healed of the things that weighed you down. That could be dangerous and lead to anorexia like with me. I stopped eating to gain some sense of control over my life during my depression and it worked, it worked too well. I started doing it all the time, I could go days without even feeling hunger. I would eat like a slice of toast ever 4-5 days and doing that I could keep it going. My parents got suspicious and I began upsetting them so I stopped for their sake but teaching yourself and making yourself eat again isn't easy once you stop. Eating still makes me feel sick but I manage a small meal a day. Expossed ribs and wrists half the size of a coke can aren't very attractive to look at either. Unless you're a crazy anorexic person then you start counting ribs as achievements. The more days you pass, the more weight you loose the more in control and proud you feel its an ugly cycle. My body is still like that even now because I can't eat much anymore, some days im weak on my feet and my legs buckle under my own weight and I have no energy nor do I sleep much. Its not a good way to do things. The best thing biology wise to do for depression is exercise because of the chemicals it release. Its hard because of the crippling power of depression but going for a walk, hydrating doing some light 30 minute work out will work temporary wonders for those looking to improve their mood. |
SpooksJul 31, 2016 8:18 PM
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Spooks said: That could be dangerous and lead to anorexia like with me. I stopped eating to gain some sense of control over my life during my depression and it worked, it worked too well. I started doing it all the time, I could go days without even feeling hunger. I would eat like a slice of toast ever 4-5 days and doing that I could keep it going. My parents got suspicious and I began upsetting them so I stopped for their sake but teaching yourself and making yourself eat again isn't easy once you stop. Eating still makes me feel sick but I manage a small meal a day. Expossed ribs and wrists half the size of a coke can aren't very attractive to look at either. Unless you're a crazy anorexic person then you start counting ribs as achievements. The more days you pass, the more weight you loose the more in control and proud you feel its an ugly cycle. My body is still like that even now because I can't eat much anymore, some days im weak on my feet and my legs buckle under my own weight and I have no energy nor do I sleep much. Its not a good way to do things. The best thing biology wise to do for depression is exercise because of the chemicals it release. Its hard because of the crippling power of depression but going for a walk, hydrating doing some light 30 minute work out will work temporary wonders for those looking to improve their mood. Restricting and the control that comes with it can be really addictive. I feel if someone wants to do it they need to have a clear picture of the reason (emotional healing) and the timing: for example, "day 1-5 water. day 6: liquids. day: 7 steamed vegs. stick to it!!" and so on. I find that when I have a strict picture of the "why", fasting becomes a healing tool for a lot of problems in life, its both an emotional and physical cure. ..unless it isn't - I feel you cause I've been there. It can be real bad for someone with an ED state of mind. And yes I agree about exercise (and cold showers!), it may be not as drastic but it can work wonders too. |
| Depressed people tend to feel empty (well, not tend). They feel like they mean nothing and feel like they have no purpose. No one can quite say they know how they feel apart from themselves. A fairly good solution is to exercise if you don't already (great if depression has had an effect on eating habits). Sometimes you don't even have to exercise for yourself, you could do it to impress people by taking a 'healthier' lifestyle. The main reason I'm expressing exercise is because it makes you feel good about yourself, (in a way you feel strong) which is an important requirement to climb out of the void you've created. |
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