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Coping With Depression
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anime, more anime, some video games, and lots more anime 
Definitely great to do stuff to get your mind off things!anime, more anime, some video games, and lots more anime
Music also help me!
Definitely great to do stuff to get your mind off things!
Music also help me!
I forgot to mention music as well, I have a few tracks for the bad day to perk me up.
Music is an amazing tool, recently had a friend cut me off for a pathetic reasons and that helps.
His long gone now so time to move on.
Depression can affect anyone at any age. Sometimes we can pinpoint it i.e. loss of a job, loved one. Sometimes it seems to just hit us out of the blue. The latter, may be chemicals in the brain. It could also be food we eat. Food intolerances don't always cause just an upset stomach. It can affect your mood too. For those who may not believe it, just think of the euphoria one can get from eating chocolate ! So if people can't pinpoint their depression (anxiety, panic too), look at what you ate.
I suffer from depression but now it's mainly SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. It hits me quite hard in the wintertime. Keeping a routine, a schedule, not having to think but just do, is what helps me cope. Also making sure I get outside. We have a husky mix who LOVES the cold so I take 2 to 3 walks with her a day, bundled up. Her antics just make me laugh & smile
I suffer from depression but now it's mainly SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. It hits me quite hard in the wintertime. Keeping a routine, a schedule, not having to think but just do, is what helps me cope. Also making sure I get outside. We have a husky mix who LOVES the cold so I take 2 to 3 walks with her a day, bundled up. Her antics just make me laugh & smile
Sorry to hear that!Depression can affect anyone at any age. Sometimes we can pinpoint it i.e. loss of a job, loved one. Sometimes it seems to just hit us out of the blue. The latter, may be chemicals in the brain. It could also be food we eat. Food intolerances don't always cause just an upset stomach. It can affect your mood too. For those who may not believe it, just think of the euphoria one can get from eating chocolate ! So if people can't pinpoint their depression (anxiety, panic too), look at what you ate.
I suffer from depression but now it's mainly SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. It hits me quite hard in the wintertime. Keeping a routine, a schedule, not having to think but just do, is what helps me cope. Also making sure I get outside. We have a husky mix who LOVES the cold so I take 2 to 3 walks with her a day, bundled up. Her antics just make me laugh & smile
And depression is a complex thing it can be caused by grief, Food or a brain issue.
Does it help though? The violence and oversexualization in anime just makes me more depressed.anime, more anime, some video games, and lots more anime
I was going through grief the past 2 years, Music definitely helps.
Got me through it!
I think the #1 thing is to keep yourself busy throughout the day to take your thoughts off what's bothering you and focus them on something you enjoy or more positive aspects of life. Of course, when you're depressed you often feel like doing nothing but sleeping or just staring into outer space. But, sometimes you have to discipline yourself to stay busy or at least make the effort to. I'm on medication for depression due to having a higher level of it than average. I think if all else fails, medication can help out a lot and therapy is always something to consider as well.
I use my own self calming methods to control my anxiety and stress. My anger has desensitized me. I am numb. Depression feels more like a longing for things that have passed. I am at a point in my life where I can calmly deal with shit.
As someone with dysthymia, I wholehearted agree with medication and therapy. Sadly, medication is failing me and I've found myself getting more and more depressed and more and more suicidal at times, but my therapist is trying different coping techniques with me, and my doctors are trying different medications to see if something will help to balance me a bit. Distractions help, but when you reach severe levels of depression, as I do often, no distraction can truly help. This will sound counter-intuitive to a lot of people, but what keeps me calm is that I have a playlist on YouTube full of utterly depressing music, truly awful stuff, and it levels me out a bit because it helps me to realize I'm not alone, there are others suffering like I am, so while I feel the pain of that music, I feel connected to someone else, briefly, and it helps.
I know I've mentioned this elsewhere but the way I've dealt with my depression (major depressive w/suicidal ideation) has been to....
(a) stay as busy as possible
(b) regularly attend church services
(c) walk and move about as much as possible
(d) keep @Nebulous and @PGen98 on the straight and narrow....
*hugs Neb & Gen* 
(a) stay as busy as possible
(b) regularly attend church services
(c) walk and move about as much as possible
(d) keep @Nebulous and @PGen98 on the straight and narrow....
*hugs Neb & Gen* Aww, thankies!I know I've mentioned this elsewhere but the way I've dealt with my depression (major depressive w/suicidal ideation) has been to....
(a) stay as busy as possible
(b) regularly attend church services
(c) walk and move about as much as possible
(d) keep @Nebulous and @PGen98 on the straight and narrow....
I'm sorry you have to endure such mental pain. The current medications I'm on have been helping me stay leveled out for some time now. I have my not-so-good days and my normal days, but for the most part, the medication seems to be really effective. I know what you mean about distractions being hard when you're majorly depressed because it's like the world around you and your own body are so numb.
I'm glad you're able to find medication that works for you, that is truly wonderful! You're right, when it takes hold there's just nothing but numbness, a total apathy towards everything and complete downward spiral. It's awful, butcooing techniques can help a bit.
Thanks, I too am glad I finally found a medication assortment that works best for me. I've been on so many medications throughout my life trying to find the ones that suit me best. Some have made things worse, some things made me better. When you have mental health problems you have to kind of tinker with the brain through the use of medications until you find the right combination for you.
Yep, I absolutely agree, it's a constant struggle, but the one thing you definitely can't do is try to do it alone.
