Depression sucks

damien

Y'know, some people actually come here looking for help.Let them have it.

JoeBloggs

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.

AngelWitch

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

CuteNCrazy

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

Roc

Thanks for all of the advice.... It means a lot to me...

MysteryManAlpha

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.

Bullydub

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.

SilentTears

sniff sniff I MISS DAMIEN!!!

Ineligible

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.

MysteryManAlpha

X0kissme0X

yeah. i think it really depends on the person and what their situation is.

Roc

Well,
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.

calm-monk

The human mind is a amazing thing and yes i have seen and have my self got over depression without using drugs

SteveA

Well good for you. That doesn't mean that everyone can.

holbie

In reply to:

...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.

SteveA

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.

holbie

well i have been on them for a couple of months now and they have switched them for me once so far because the first one i was on wasnt really helping. i am in counseling as well i go to a counseling session weekly and that helps me to deal with a lot of issues as well.

SteveA

OK, that's good. Sometimes you need to try a few different drugs before you find one that works well for you, or that doens't have bad side effects.My father took Paxil at one point, and it took over a month for the effect to kick in, but once it did, it worked well. Everybody's different, though.