Yea...some one whos depressed will sure read all of that!
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Depression sucks
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i no wat u mean i only read half but it still helped so i thought what the hell why not?
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And you sure do know what its like to suffer from depression! Of course its a well known fact that someone's reading ability is greatly reduced when depressed.
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Roc, from what I've seen, most depression is caused by things other than neurological stuff. So I would have to say yeah, you can get over it without meds.Dr. David Burns, who wrote Feeling Good and is one of the grand poopahs of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, showed that something like 75% of all clients with depression got over it with CBT alone. Other therapists show similar results with different models of therapy.I'm a big proponent of taking meds when they're prescribed, but I still contend that most depression is situational or comes from distorted thinking and stuff like that. The problem is, when most people get depressed they go to a psychiatrist or psychologist who operate on the medical model, where everything is pathological and the person is their sickness. If you go, however, to a therapist or a counselor (particularly family therapists) who don't operate by the medical model, they operate from the assumption that it is not pathological and can be treated with therapy.One of the coolest things I've learned over the past month is that regular exercise has the same therapeutic effect on people with depression as medicine does.And yeah...I hate depression too.
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Y'know, some people actually come here looking for help.Let them have it.
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In reply to: One of the coolest things I've learned over the past month is that regular exercise has the same therapeutic effect on people with depression as medicine does. I very much agree. Whenever I'm feeling down/angry/depressed I go for a run and really push myself. Once I've finished I feel soooo much better.
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Baby, I told you a few things to start with, and im glad the morning walk idea is working, as Damien said exercise helps a lot t make you feel better..........doing one postive/constructive thing everyday, no matter how big or small, is a good idea too..........You know where i am darlin if you need me cuddles
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u can DEFINATLY do it without meds. wouldnt say this is the easy road 2 take thoi did it, got 2 the point where i told my self "get happy or kill yourself, cuz u cant live like this"....and as i didnt have the guts 2 go for plan B, i MADE myself get better.its hard, but i can b done.good luck
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Thanks for all of the advice.... It means a lot to me...
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i hate it too i from what many people have told me i dont have the emblance it is possible that i have just a low level of Seriton that makes me just naturally depressed low mood but then i dont know im not a doctor if there is a doctor in the house can this be true.
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Damien is so on the money! A good workout releases natural endorphines in the brain which makes your juices in your brain work better like what the meds would help do. Not to mention a good diet helps out a bunch too!!! When I eat crappy food such as fast food, I tend to get very depressed.
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sniff sniff I MISS DAMIEN!!!
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In reply to:from what many people have told me i dont have the emblance it is possible that i have just a low level of Seriton that makes me just naturally depressedBy "emblance" do you mean "imbalance", MysteryManAlpha? If so, having a low level of serotonin would be an imbalance and yes, it's possible. Some people do have a strong tendency to depression.
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yes
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yeah. i think it really depends on the person and what their situation is.
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I believe that regardless of their situation, depression is depression. There are different levels of depression but in most cases, their situation is more than likely the cause of their depression. -
The human mind is a amazing thing and yes i have seen and have my self got over depression without using drugs
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Well good for you. That doesn't mean that everyone can.
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...i told my self "get happy or kill yourself, cuz u cant live like this"....
i totally feel like that myself right now. i have only been suffering from depression for a few months but i hate the way i feel. right now my meds are totally helping me out a bit by taking a bit of the edge off of feeling totally worthless and just not even feeling anything which sucks even more. but i just keep myself going.... i dont even keep living for myself some days. most days i keep on going because although i realize i could just take the easy way out and kill myself all my friends would be left behind wondering and trying figure out why i did it.
now how to go about making yourselg feel happy again i dont know how you did it but some advice would definitely be useful.
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my meds are totally helping me out a bit...For many antidepressants, it often takes over a month to feel the effect. You should discuss how you're doing with your doctor. At this point, or in the next few weeks, he might want to adjust the dosage, or he might want to try a different medication.Are you in any kind of conseling? It couldn't hurt.
