| Music. How has no one said this yet? Annnnnnd I see the character limit is still a thing... |
MidnightKYS said: Music. How has no one said this yet? Annnnnnd I see the character limit is still a thing... Music is more of an everyday-tool to cope with depression. When it really strikes, you need something more specific. |
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| Hentai,reading more, being crazy, spending money more, think less and be stupid until i get grip. And music is just the best thing ever too |
| I don't cope well I just suffer and go numb so I just use distractions and indulgences and look for support among friends of what little of them I have still around. NudeBear said: Mathematics is the cure to boredom, depression, and heartbreak. I really could only see that if it was chemistry to make drugs or game theory to increase success in a goal. Too bad I don't know either. |
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| Watch Evangelion, you will realize that there is no point in being depressive. |
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| I don't have healthy coping mechanisms, so I'd better not give any advice here. Though I can agree with what most people say, be super patient and treat yourself well. Maybe one day things will fall into place and you're cured, who knows. Hope and curiosity are what keeps me going. |
If life ain't just a joke Then why are we laughing? If life ain't just a joke Then why am I dead? |
Coolspot said: Get involved in your community! What do you mean? (eh, 30 character limit) |
| I have many reasons to be depressed, as recent example i got called autistic in certain mal club game - the person i am i ignore reallity, post/lighty troll on the forum to get the steam out, so to say. Not so strong willed or sensitive person should think of suicide or something, but not me! I just cried my eyes out and now its all ok. Tl;dr lol - escapism. |
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| I do have depression (yes , a true depression, proven by doctors) ,and what works best for me is just ignoring it, after some time of not giving a shit, it just dissapears, by any means I am not telling that's good thing to do, but it works for me( it still hinders me greatly, but who cares about that anyway) Embracing my inner feelings is not easy ,but it works (for a while at least) Also if you truly have a depression ,not just feeling sad, I don't think it's curable, even if it goes dormant for few -dozen years , all it needs is a trigger, but if you learn to live with it, it's doable. |
| Set short term goals that you can clearly see your progress on, spend time with the people you care about, talk to someone about your depression, have a mindset that things will get better in the future, find characters in fiction going through something similar with whom you can empathize and watch them overcome their problems. If none of this works, seeing a psychologist and having your depression treated is never a bad idea. |
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| If you had depression before, I'd suggest you to go to a GOOD therapist. That means you will have to go try out 2-4 therapists. And if you found a good one, he/she can help you for sure. I wouldn't just start with medication(even though you already took them before). Try to find the problem behind the depression.. not just cover it up. If you won't work on your depression, it will come back again sometime. |
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| Drugs, self harm, risky behavior. None of those are effective coping mechanisms and I recommend looking into a therapy program like CBT, DBT or ACT These days I try to use effective coping skills of which there are many within DBT. |
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Mogu-sama said: Drugs, self harm, risky behavior. None of those are effective coping mechanisms and I recommend looking into a therapy program like CBT, DBT or ACT These days I try to use effective coping skills of which there are many within DBT. Are drugs really ineffective, or are they just illegal and that's why? |
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TheBrainintheJar said: Mogu-sama said: Drugs, self harm, risky behavior. None of those are effective coping mechanisms and I recommend looking into a therapy program like CBT, DBT or ACT These days I try to use effective coping skills of which there are many within DBT. Are drugs really ineffective, or are they just illegal and that's why? Why/how should drugs help with depression? |
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| Sunlight actually really does help. If you can, go lay in your garden or a park and soak up the sun for an hour or so. I find this helps me when my mind is set on destroying itself, and its scientifically proven to help raise serotonin in the body. Also, just rolling with the apathy can sometimes work. You want to stay in bed and be left alone? Then perhaps its best to do so. |
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PlayStation said: So lately I've been dealing with crippling depression where all I want to do is lay in bed have no one bother me, and just waste away. Don't worry I am not really suicidal just in a dark place in my life. How do you go about coping with it? Lately while I am laying in bed wasting away I listen to Sleepycast, their humor tends to perk me up a little, napping helps...that's kinda all I have, it's all I've really been doing this last few days during these moments, Some would say the weather would cause it, but I am always depressed just to a much lighter degree 99% of the time. So how do you deal with it? As someone that works in Health and that has chronic depression i'll give you some advice on how to reverse the sense of dread and unwillingness to live. 1st: Seek medical help. Despite not advocating the intake of meds to fight back depression for an extend period of time since they can mess up your nervous system by making youa ddicted to them, it's good to take them early when the first symptoms show to help you control your condition. Talking to a psychologist can also help you dig deep down in other insecurities that might influence your depression. 2nd Have a balanced diet.This might come as a given, but when depressed people tend to ingest 3x to 5x the recommended dose of sugar, fat and carbs they need daily, which not only degrades your body image, but also prevents the brain to have healthy cells. Eat has many greens and fish you can, especially food rich in magnesium, which is proved to help increase the levels of seritonin in your brain, a neurotransmitter chemical tha helps regenerate your brain cells and improve your mood, hence making you less depressed. 3rd Go out. Sunlight does wonder to your health, by activating the production of vitamin D, an essecential vitamin to improve the production of hormones and neurotransmitters. |
 "Be who you are and say what you mean, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind" - Dr. Seuss |
| My councilor told me to force myself to do things I usually enjoy doing and to exercise. It seemed to help. |
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They provide a distraction and a change of mood. If you know you always got drugs to take, it also gives you something to look forward to. |
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| When you're alone, I don't think you can so much but wait for the better, and get a hobby, remember to get a hobby. If you can put yourself out there do so, sports clubs or the like. Online could work, but try to be a creator instead of a consumer, you meet people that way. Maybe have a blog. |
| Hi PlayStation. I dont have diagnosed depression but my nature is melancholic and I may have some sort of depression, so I feel that I should say something on this matter. I agree with adix22, the real depression is forever. I know someone on meds and meds work but the doctor must be a good professional to choose the right drugs cuz the type of drug itself is crucial. However I have not been to doctors. My depressions are short so maybe this is just my melancholy. I had times (periods of life) when I was super happy cool and times when I was a shadow of a man. It goes in circles for me. Anyway, I find productive action and meeting people is the best - Passion. When you meet interesting people you tend to forget about sadness your passion ignites and you feel cheerful. Contact with nature and passion about something may help you fight your bad state. Thinking too much negative thoughts makes you go deeper into depressed state, escapism is good but must be used wisely otherwise it will add to your bad feeling coz you will hate yourself for wasting time. So go out, get some sun and join some club or look for people with simmilar intrests to yours. You are free and nobody can judge you. Do something that makes you happy for yourself. |
| i just fall into music, if it werent for music i'd probably have far more suicidal phases then when i was younger. introspection still happens and i still feel like shit, but amidst music it's numbed and doesnt bother me as much or in the same way it probably should. though, i dont really know if i cope with my depression, it's just escaping into other rooms in the same house. ill never really get over it, and ive learned not to mind it or let it bother as much. it still does, but what can you do. |
 Oh maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns or our nothing places But we're trash, you and me We're the litter on the breeze We're the lovers on the streets Just trash, me and you It's in everything we do It's in everything we do |
TheBrainintheJar said: They provide a distraction and a change of mood. If you know you always got drugs to take, it also gives you something to look forward to. You're full of shit. They provide distraction and change of mood for a small amount of time, after it's gone you will often feel worse. I know many people with severe depression who did/do drugs. Just don't. Some of them smoked so much weed a day, they ALWAYS felt like shit. And I won't start talking about the harder drugs.. Just don't. |
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ElPapa said: TheBrainintheJar said: They provide a distraction and a change of mood. If you know you always got drugs to take, it also gives you something to look forward to. You're full of shit. They provide distraction and change of mood for a small amount of time, after it's gone you will often feel worse. I know many people with severe depression who did/do drugs. Just don't. Some of them smoked so much weed a day, they ALWAYS felt like shit. And I won't start talking about the harder drugs.. Just don't. I'm not experienced with drugs, so I presented a possibility. Thanks to taboo and ethics of experiments, it'll be hard to test drugs' usefulness. |
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| Even if there were no problems in your life, you'd still feel depressed after spending all your time alone and in bed, doing nothing. Even if you don't want to, just go out and stay among people, I'd say. After a while, things don't seem that depressive anymore. Some exercises might help too. Or doing something productive. Idleness is enough reason to get depressed. |
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| CBT and psychotherapy is the best way to cope in my experience, medication can really help, or it can either destroy the person. I know It's nearly impossible for me to live without these drugs these days due to my disorder. Medication both helps and harms me. A win-lose situation. |
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| and lets not forget about the sacred art of meditation :) really helps to keep one's center |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
| Exercise, social interaction, healthy eating patterns, learning new things and working towards productive goals. ..tho really I mostly use treats, anime, vidya and the internet as a means to escape and occasionally pressure myself to do something from the above. |
| Hi, I've decided to bring the thread back, as my depression is back, and my family isn't helping, how is everyone? |
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| I listen to depressing/melancholic music. |
| Get some hobbies at least several of them and do some exercise. Outside of anime, manga and video games. Gardening and cooking are my favorites. |
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| I used to be so violent about it, I've punched and made my wooden wardrobe to be a see through. That's when I failed to enter my fave college. Now I'm just into dealing with the core of problems instead of moping about it. Like how incompetent I was back then. And there are many positive things to do when talking about coping mechanism, as long as you put your energy to use and being productive, or just distract yourself by doing what you enjoy the most. I myself listen to a fun songs most of the times. You can do things like singing, drawing, dancing, whatever. I've found a site where they list a possible coping skills here; 99 coping skills |
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OGBsweets said: Realize that everything is okay, go make friends, get into some hobbies, go smoke weed, remember people have it worse. 'What's the point in being happy when people have it better' |
sk8ter_boi said: myspiritfriend said: No, that's a dangerous thing to say.Finding the right kind of medication is important for all mental illnesses. If it's not caused by a chemical imbalance, taking meds will just cause one. Depression is a mental illness caused by chemical imbalance... |
bridievinn said: sk8ter_boi said: No, that's a dangerous thing to say. If it's not caused by a chemical imbalance, taking meds will just cause one. Depression is a mental illness caused by chemical imbalance... Actually my depression medicine I took a few years ago caused some pretty bad mood swings. |
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| I have psychotic depression. Coping isn't really possible, and self medicating with weed and alcohol is a double edged sword. (I do anyway though) My best advice is to keep a neutrally positive mind set, even if you're forcing yourself too. Do things that you enjoy, watch lots of anime, listen to music. Hang out with friends lots if you have them (I don't, lol) *hugs* |
Genkai said: Klad said: Smoke weed all day everyday 420blaze it Give Illinois time man, they are working on it move to canada, it's gonna be legal next year |
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bridievinn said: It's either caused by chem imbalance or external trauma (trauma used loosely since not really necessary for a traumatic event idk)sk8ter_boi said: No, that's a dangerous thing to say. If it's not caused by a chemical imbalance, taking meds will just cause one. Depression is a mental illness caused by chemical imbalance... Giving someone meds when the latter is the case actually causes an imbalance, which is why they can be dangerous. You have to look at each person differently to figure out what's the dealio. |
| Tbh the most important thing to do is build up your self esteem and practise self care. I found CBT really helped me to do this. It's all about challenging your thought patterns. It would really help you to find a good therapist :) I also attend a self harm support group, where I've done a lot on how to cope with anxiety/obsessive thoughts. Also, medication. It might take a while to find one/a dose that suits you, but they do help to lift your mood. I've been in some pretty dark places, OP. I've had the crisis team out and I've been hospitalised, but with a lot of support and self help I'm doing okay now. So you will get there, OP. Stay strong. If you're ever feeling super down then message me and I will listen, because I know how much it sucks to feel alone. Something I like to do is set myself small, achievable goals. These can be anything, depending on your levels of anxiety. Then at the end of every day, you can write down one thing you did well. Even if all you did is left your bed and went in the garden for 5 mins, that can still be an amazing achievement if you didn't want to move that day! I also like to write down one thing I'm grateful for each day. Another tactic I like is HALT (Hungry, angry, lonely, tired). If you're feeling like you want to waste away in your room all day or do anything stupid, then first look at those 4 things- if one is affecting you it's more likely to hinder your decision making, so sort those 4 things out first. I find this works nicely if I get urges to SH ^^ It's not easy, OP, and I doubt I will ever be completely rid of obsessive/depressive thoughts, but it's manageable if you find positive coping techniques. |
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| butt plugs is how cope. That's my secret |
come, you sweet hour of death |
| Do the things i like without caring about what other people might think nothing feels better than self-satisfaction its not yet too late to give up |
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| anime is a really good distraction and coping method for me. if it gets really bad i rewatch one of my favourite animes. |
| "My feelings are like the approaching summer clouds - growing bigger and accumulating, sometimes bringing rain." |
Have you been suffering for long? I've been suffering from depression for the past 3-5 years of my life, and I finally forced myself to go the doctors, got an appointment on Tuesday. A trip to the doctors might make it better, I hope mine does. In any case, I'll let you know if it was worth it, so it could help you too :) |
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