| 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? |
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| There isn't any way to truly "cope" with depression but you can always do little things that pick you up like watching your favorite TV show or talking to a close friend or family member. (I am not an expert that just works for me) |
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| Realize that everything is okay, go make friends, get into some hobbies, go smoke weed, remember people have it worse. |
OGBsweets said: Realize that everything is okay, go make friends, get into some hobbies, go smoke weed, remember people have it worse. Illinois is working on legalizing weed, so give me time on that my man. |
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| I force myself to write about anything, helps me think. also shitposting on a lot of various internet forums helps lol (kinda like writing but whateva) and going for a fast drive through the mountain 'togue', just dont crash ;) |
イカロス --I K A R O S D E S U-- "Hai master" <3cruise   Becoming the bell of my heart dont click here, baka -->> https://soundcloud.com/franciscan-guitar |
| I usually just listen to some music and think about ways to improve my life( I'm usually depressed bc of my life) that only last for a day though |
I'm feelin' normal, I'm feelin' myself ♪♪ |
| Depends on what the root cause of the depression is for me, but I usually listen to music at high volumes or sometimes watching horror/thriller/eerie tv shows or anime makes me break the feelings I'm going through because I start to tap back into my more cruel side and for some reason it relieves my stress. Other ways to potentially alleviate stress for me are to do tasks that require more motor skills and focus, like editing new images for a forum, banner, or any graphics where I have to delve into small details and focus on editing. Also eating, I eat tons when I'm stressed out because food is the cure to everything. |
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Look bro there's only one solution to depression  |
| 한 번만 살지만 제대로 하면 한 번이면 충분해요 |
DrSexy said: Look bro there's only one solution to depression [img]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3468/3778808265_f3d198f601_b.jpg[/im you're supposed to eat the toast beforehand fucking scrub cant even kill yourself properly |
イカロス --I K A R O S D E S U-- "Hai master" <3cruise Becoming the bell of my heart dont click here, baka -->> https://soundcloud.com/franciscan-guitar |
| Smoke weed all day everyday 420blaze it |
Klad said: Smoke weed all day everyday 420blaze it Give Illinois time man, they are working on it |
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PlayStation said: YOu dont need to have it legal in order to smoke it everydayKlad said: Smoke weed all day everyday 420blaze it Give Illinois time man, they are working on it |
| There's always a lot of crippling depression going around. Don't you guys know how to keep healthy?? s m h |
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| I watch anime. Yeah. That's about it. |
| Pick up a hobby or something man it doesn't matter if you suck at it. Also definitely exercise, go do some pushups. Just gotta get up you know? Depression like that is quite natural but you gotta bust ass to get out of it. |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
| Escapism is one thing, different ppl have different interpretation of it though. |
| drown your sorrows, works for me ok but in all seriousness music seems to work for me a lot, it may not work for you but sometimes listening to edgy depressing music can help get out whatever you're depressed about and happy upbeat stuff can cheer you up |
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| watch anime and find a hobby to get into. maybe read a book. if things are very bad talk about with my freinds or famliy |
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myspiritfriend said: Meds are only good if it's not a trauma based thing, and they can also make it more likely for you to make bad decisions, ironically. As someone who is mentally ill, I have to take medication to cope with what I'm going through. Not saying that you're on the exact path, but if this depression gets worse, you might have to look into professional help. The right kind of treatment, with medication and therapy, can work. It's still tough dealing with depression. What I do is try to focus on anything I find interesting. Any sort of music or books or games to give me some interests or inspiration to keep moving forward. |
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. |
myspiritfriend said: Errcodephat said: No, that's a dangerous thing to say. If it's not caused by a chemical imbalance, taking meds will just cause one. If there is a chemical imbalance, you need the meds to help you out. Which is why medication is important for mental illnesses. I probably shouldn't continue this discussion since you're not reading properly or something. |
| I just throw myself into work. :thumbsup: |
 "Out of the night that conquers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul."  |
| I used to have slight depression. Although meds did help, everything started from natural healing. I found that going to the gym helped me a lot. In fact, exercising after work and with friends really pulled me through during those rough times. |
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| I'm quite sure that most teens to mid-20s have experienced a prolonged depression in their life. I personally did and questioned my existence after a few hiccups in my studies. It's still far too early to say that you have this A-B-C mental illness, that's just far-fetched. The only thing you must do is to submit yourself to prudent state. For example, "if I go depressed for 1-2-3 days/weeks, what would I accomplish? Will I change anything or just be depressed again?" "But if I do/aim this x activity, I might enjoy it and find my career and belonging.." That's how I coped up and fixed myself during my dark times. If didn't, I would be sulking til now and probably hate myself because I wasted a lot of time being depressed. |
| Friends, Family, general distractions like Anime and Video games. Helps that I'm too much of a coward to kill myself, otherwise I don't think I would be here right now. |
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| take a hike, go sightseeing to different places :D. I prefer a quiet place :D |
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| I don't think I've ever been depressed. When I'm sad, I jump into my hobbies, try to recover and start fresh. Something like that, everyone is different so a method might work for some and not for others. I think, doing nothing is depressing which adds more to depression. |
| I turned to drugs in the seventh grade and since maybe junior year of highschool i've been a "functioning" addict. I didn't realize it was a problem until recently. |
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| Having survived the storm that made me suffer so much, I don't really know how to cope with any bouts of feeling low now. I just feel glad to have made it out of that hellhole called my depression alive. I'm also realising that the world can be beautiful (yes, I do know that horrible things still happen all the time and stuff, but yeah...) and no longer hate myself so much and nor do I want to kill myself. In fact, putting up with my friend's suicidal thoughts and behaviour over such a silly thing regarding her crush ignoring her makes me stressed a lot, and sometimes I just want to stop being her friend because it makes me feel a bit low too. I guess when I feel stressed over school or my friendships, I try to distract myself by indulging in watching happier anime and stalking seeing my crush (doesn't apply to most of you, I know). |
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| i've been trying to find peace in depression. instead of fighting it, i try to embrace it. embracing it does hurt, i'm not gonna lie. i will also do something productive, like wash the dishes, clean my room, play piano, or something of that nature. turning to food, anime, or internet usually worsens the sadness. taking a nap usually works sometimes too. staying away from news outlets also helps since politics today is a huge circlejerk, and news reports are usually filled with bad things. garbage in, garbage out. also, everyone is different, so this may not work for you. its kinda funny how depression exists when we live in an age of the most advanced technology, most peaceful, most abundant, etc. i suppose this is the duality of human existence. can't have happiness without sadness, and vice versa. one could argue that there are truly happy people, i.e. musicians who have made it, actors/actresses, or generally successful people. then again, we don't know what goes on behind their normal human lives. existence is difficult, and has been since humans have roamed planet earth. gl mate. |
p0ckyyMay 1, 2017 12:07 AM
| Read Sartre and his musings about radical freedom. Realize that nothing physical holds you back, and just do shit. Physically, nothing stops you from setting everything on fire. If you can do that, what else is possible? |
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myspiritfriend said: As someone who is mentally ill, I have to take medication to cope with what I'm going through. Not saying that you're on the exact path, but if this depression gets worse, you might have to look into professional help. The right kind of treatment, with medication and therapy, can work. It's still tough dealing with depression. What I do is try to focus on anything I find interesting. Any sort of music or books or games to give me some interests or inspiration to keep moving forward. Actually I haven't taken Depression meds in I would say 4 years when I was in High School, I am tempted to go see a doctor, and go see what they have to say |
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| I curl in a blanket, ignore my responsibilities and watch moe trash. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
Doot do do dee dee de we wa de do da. |
VeredinMay 1, 2017 11:21 AM
| Mostly play video games or watch anime. Gaming helps a bit more sometimes since it's hands-on and requires me to use my hands and mind, so it helps to distract me from extremely negative thoughts. |
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| I don't think I do cope, to be honest. I live on willforce, but lately my brain gets fried over small obsessive thoughts. Unfortunately psychological help isn't all that well-developped around here, and I just don't have time and money to look for a good specialist by checking them one by one. Tho I probably should already. But there's also a social stigma and I am afraid to be diagnosed and get a mental illnes label attached. The stuff that I learned the hard way is: - depression doesn't pass by itself, - it progresses, - escapism doesn't help, leave it for the hardest moments, otherwise you'll hate yourself later for wasting time (yeah, it goes full circle), - actually you can't escape at all, it's always with you, - it can affect you physically. Nowadays in order to stay functional I make myself go through motions and force myself to feel fine about my life - otherwise I lose sleep, appetite or both or get toothaches. I also try to improve things that attribute to my stress, though there's so much work to do, sigh. The one random advice for battling depression I've picked up somewhere that I try to follow is doing at least one productive thing per day, as being productive makes you feel beter about yourself. |
| You youtube how to make a noose to keep you distracted from wanting to kill yourself Works everytime |
| When I had depression, the people I surrounded myself with was toxic as fuck. You need to find people who will force you to be happy and you need a space where you can think about everything and chill. I always rested on my roof at night and looked at the stars. It wasn't until I had a better friend and a better mindset did anything get better. BTW never cut. It may dull the pain but it never truly makes the pain turn into happiness. |
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| self care is very important. remember to be kind to yourself and try to start with the basics like eating, sleeping, and basic hygiene. do things you enjoy. do your best to socialize. |
NudeBear said: Mathematics is the cure to boredom, depression, and heartbreak. You do math when your sad? Math makes me sad. Cosmos said: You need to find people who will force you to be happy and you need a space where you can think about everything and chill. Misery does love company @deadoptimist Get involved in your community! |
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