What do you do for depression/?

Answer 1

Get over it and as fast as I can. You need to realize something. There is only one person making you unhappy and depressed and that person is you. Only you have the power to change that. The sooner you understand that the sooner you will get over your depression. Don't let other people or other things push your buttons because somewhere on your keyboard of life is a self destruct button and if it gets punched that's the end of you. You are in charge of your own destiny no one else.
My thoughts on it!!

Answer 2

It depends. A lot of doctors would recommend anti-depressant medications which is fine, but usually more effective when combined with therapy. A book on the subject of depression that in studies has found to be as helpful or more than medication as a form of therapy (when read and the exercises all completed) is called Feeling Good by David Burns. So maybe medication temporarily while you read the book and/or get therapy with a therapist.

Answer 3

What, aside from taking the medications and seeing my counselor? :)

--make sure you get good nutrition regardless of what you eat. You hear about folks doing supplements for diet and exercise, well, there are some for mood as well.

1) StressTab-style vitamins....generics are usually available and cheaper than the name brands, but the idea is, you snag yourself some stress-level vitaimins, get some serious B and C vitamins in your body to maintain energy levels....

2) 5-HTP, a.k.a. tryptophan. It is best to supplement it in your diet (turkey, dairy, some fruits have it....) with foods, but you can also get it in tablet form at most larger drug and department stores.

3) Omega-3 tablets. Your brain needs omega-3 fatty acids to work right, and in my humble experience, the ones based on fish oils work better than the ones based on flaxseed oils, but many can't tell the difference.

--make sure you do get out and exercise....getting your body moving has been shown to take stress off of both your eyes and your brain (actually lowering eye temperature in one study). And by exercise, I don't really mean anything as high-stress as hitting the gym, just going out for a long walk can do it too.

--maintain your social networks. Keep talking to folks. Never underestimate the power of real-life, face-to-face contact.

--maintain your personal hygiene. Is it a pain in the neck? Sure. But does it help you feel better to be clean and neat and to look normal and not run ragged? Hell yes.

--On occasion...it *can* help to ditch the sleep cycle. As in, if you know you aren't sleeping right, and maybe are oversleeping to the point of wearing yourself out--it does happen--then pull an all-nighter. Occasionally. Not more than once a week. But once a week might, maybe, boost your mood where nothing else does.

--Positive. Mental. Affirmations. Yahoo search that "Serenity Prayer" online, find other positive things you can do to talk yourself *up* and keep at it, it is a discipline, but it helps...

--Invest in some BRIGHT light bulbs, especially for the winter. Good news: you don't need anything fancy or exotic, a little extra money goes a long way. Bad news: pay attention to the wattage and make sure you aren't scorching any lamps or light fixtures in your house or apartment.

But yeah, when I can afford it, in the winter I ramp the lights up from 60 watts in the summer to 100 in the winter, and switch to those bluer-light Reveal light bulbs. It's not too big or expensive a change but it really *really* works. Just be careful where you switch up the lights, they will keep you up at night if that is what you have in the bathroom.

Hope this all helps at least a little.

Answer 4

When depressed stay away from drugs (illegal, so called pleasure drugs) and alcohol both will only make it worse. Exercise and proper eating will help to a degree, depending on how bad it is you may need to seek help from a Doctor. I don't need to take medication now but in the past there have been times when it was needed.

Answer 5

As a professional mental health person - Correctional psychologist specializing in Clinical and forensic psychology - I usually resort to an SSRI, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - whew - but what it does is provide more serotonin (A neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory) which helps with your depression. Sometimes therapy helps but therapy and an anti-depressant seems to work best. Zoloft is probably better known as a "mood elevator" which serves to bring your mood "up"

Answer 6

If its just a blue feeling once in a while, get out & get some sunshine & fresh air, and exercise (walk, bike, etc). Exercise & sun releases endorphins into the bloodstream, helping us to elevate our moods.

If it's more profound (you're sad a LOT of the time), see a doctor or therapist right away. There's a lot that can be done with meds & counseling that will help when you can't cope on your own.

Answer 7

Go out and mow the lawn; gather or plant some flowers. Clean a room you've been avoiding. Seeing that you can make a change for the better somewhere in your life will lift your spirits tremendously.

Answer 8

I find it hard to really do anything, I go see my doctor and i am finally starting to come around, but i was to the point where i hated leaving the house, i hated seeing people, i really hated hearing people talk so i just isolated myself from the world and thats why i am having such a hard time getting through it because no I am learning that I have to leave my house and i have become accustomed to avoiding life. Now I try to go for a drive or go look at my pool or garden just anything at all helps when I have my really bad days, its just to get me to do it. good luck to you.

Answer 9

i jus got ovr depression, best thing is to talk to somebody, and get some fresh air and after a couple of weeks u should b feelin better if not thn go c a doctor as it could b very serious

Answer 10

it used to be heroin, but i found out the hard way that it just made things way worse, now, im not so "depressed" about things cuz ive learned life is like that and sometimes really fuked up things happen and theres no control.

i now, just get really involved in my work.