How do you fight depression?

Question

For the past four weeks i have been really unhappy with everything in my life the sad thing is that i dont have any friends and i live three hours away from my family any suggestions?
PLEASE!!!!!

Answer 1

stay busy...or if you need..call a crisis center

Answer 2

There are several ways of winning depression.
1. keep busy
2 if you have a library,check some videos of your choice, ones which you haven't seen.
3. If you have a pet, do things with it.
4. St. Johns wart instead of major antidepressions meds.
5. Go to the mal if you transportation.
6. Set goals for yourself
7. Stay very positive minded
8. If there are any activities you can to, go there.
Depression has many levels, as a rule some peoople have the so called blues. Down in the dumps feelings. Another one your motivation is low and settings goals is important. Now deep depression is serious, seeking medical attention may help. If you are having your peroid this mmay trigger depression too. Avoid all alcohol that will make it worse. god bless

Answer 3

You did not say if you have seen a doctor; if you have not, you should, without delay. If the doctor prescribes an anti-depressant, take it. They can work miracles, sometimes in just a few days. And it is no shame to see a doctor about the problem; Depression is recognized as a serious illness, not a "weakness."
Depression is a disease of loneliness. I have suffered from major depression all my life, and the best thing I have found is to talk to someone. It is best to talk to anyone who will listen to how you feel without "trying to make you feel better." Family and friends are usually terrible about my depression; they want to make me "feel better" no matter how many times I tell them "it only makes me feel worse."
So I recommend calling a crisis intervention line. That might sound weird, but the people who take the calls KNOW how to talk to a depressed person. And normally they are free, and completely anonymous. You can talk to a trained listener for as long as you need. It may sound like something you would never do, cannot do, and think is asinine. But I have found it helps; you can even call a suicide hot line, and they will listen to how you feel, even though you are not thinking about suicide. But by all means, call someone on a help line; you WILL find a listener who WILL understand you. And, believe me, it REALLY helps.
Please, try it just once; the misery is not worth hanging onto.

Answer 4

The last answer was right. You should get sunshine, excercise, and plenty of sleep ( 8 hours; no less than 7 a night )..and others were right about cutting back if not completely on caffeine, coffee, tea, coke.etc. Most importantly expressing your feelings with someone you trust. If you do meet a new friend that would be great. But if you have anyone youfeel you can open up to about something that may be bothering you. Even just sharing what is going on in your life would help. Talking helps alot.

But praying is number one. God will see you through. I like the saying...If He brings you to it.. He will also bring you through it . If you havea bible a chapter I always liked was James 1. It kind of helps put things in perspective.

Reading anything inspirational will always lift your spirits and bring color back into your view . But do things that make you feel good about yourself. They say certain sights, smells, any senses can display a sort of awakening inside.

Hope this helps. We will be praying for you. God bless.

D :)

Answer 5

In the short term, I would suggest you get enough sleep, sunlight and exercise, especially cardio. Also, go to the book store and read some of the good books on depression. You might want to find a way to move closer to your family, but if that's not realistic then you might want to talk to your family physician--he or she will want to rule out anything organic and "may" prescribe a SSRI or a benzodiazapine. Clinically, 3 months represents a major depressive episode and should involve the help of a therapist of some sort. If you are contemplating suicide, go to your doctor, the ER, or at least call the help line immediately....

-a medical student

Answer 6

I tried to ignore my depression for a long time (more than a year, actually).
Things that helped me: counseling, medication and participating in activities that I enjoyed. Without the medication I would have been WAY worse. Without the counseling I probably would have committed suicide. Then I started calling my family more. Not exactly exciting, but it helped just having that "human connection".

First, talk to your doctor. It might just be situational depression and not clinical (chemical) depression.

Then, get of the house. Seriously. Forcing myself to get up out of bed, shower, and dress would take a long time and drain my energy. But, I found I felt WAY WORSE if I didn't try to keep up some sort of normal routine.

Another valuable resource for me was guided imagery. Belleruth Naparstek has a GREAT guided imagery cd for relaxation on Amazon.com (about $15)

Remember, depression is an illness. If you had diabetes would you refuse treatment???

If you feel suicidal, or even just a soft listening ear, PLEASE call your local crisis center.
yp.yahoo.com is a good phone book.

Also feel free to contact me thru a private message here on yahoo answers.

Answer 7

SUNSHINE! Light Therapy has been found to really work, you can find it on the web I am sure. But, there is nothing like getting out into the sunshine and getting some Natural Vitamins into your body!

Call your family when you are missing them, or use your computer to find some new friends in the area that you are living in now! Keep busy and put a smile on your face. Takes less muscle use then frowning! Seek help if you are feeling like you are in danger of hurting yourself though immediately. There are a lot of places that you can call. Seek professional help if it stays with you longer.

Answer 8

Over the last five years I had begun to have increasingly withdraw into a downward spiral of depression..

But now with the method I can fully focus my energy and thoughts into a decisive line on how to make my life better constantly. And it works like magic! I'm beginning to attract people to me once again and things have just been looking up since then.

Helping you eliminate depression?

Answer 9

Depression like most things in lifes " Crisis's " Is That It Is All In Your Mind, You Think Your Depressed So There Fore You Become " Depressed "

I mean, don't take my advice im on 21, but i do talk to many people about there problems and all that... and i have come across many people who say they are " Depressed " ... Ofcourse we all become " Depressed " at some time, but we pick ourselves up,

My Advice is..
1) Don't take Anti-Depressent, They make you worse ! An that is a fact.

2) Stay focused on what you want to do !
i.e, it may be just cleaning your home, when you are doing this, Play some music, and no not the soppy old music, put some Dance music on, it gets u in the mood for cleaning too.. well it does me lol.

3)I dont mean any offence here but, Get out an socialise a little, go to a Public House ( Pub / Bar )... Get out there an have some fun !

4) Stop reading this, because im gettin depressed myself lmfao, ok that was just to add some humour to cheer you up a little bit.

So theres my steps on what you should do an so on, but seriously its like Quitting smoking. ( Which i may say i have quit now for 28 days, without any help =D )
All you need to do is FOCUS and its all about Will Power, Push yourself to your goal.

Your new Goal is To Socialise, To Focus, And To Live..

Sorry i went on a little bit there, but i think i got my point across.. lol.

If you want to talk to someone, feel free to add me on Y! Messenger. ( demon_master_42o )

Take Care And Good Luck !
You Can Do It ! just believe in yourself!

Answer 10

Please take the time to visit with someone about how you are feeling. I have been fighting depression since 1991. My friends, family and doctor are the backbone to help me with each day. Do not feel you are alone. Taking a walk is very good for you too. Please put one foot in front of the other and find what is best for you. Low times will become few and far between; but you must reach out. You have got it half whipped because you have admitted you are feeling low. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. This is only temporary!!!

Answer 11

Get some sleep and eat right .exercise.Dont listen to depressing music.Go out with friends .If you dont have any maybe you can meet some new people .Talk to a minister or just get some help from your doctor if those things dont work.Go visit your family or call them.You could get your hair done or go shopping .And good luck.