I've been depressed for a few days. Is there anything I can do to resolve this? Everytime I think about a certain thing I fall in the trap. Please help. I think I may be goin crazy!
2006-10-17 15:40:49 · 8 answers · asked by Tina 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Depression can be a significant burden; however, you should take steps to ensure that you're not confusing "sadness" with "depression".
You've been sad about something for a few days; when you think of that thing, it makes you sad. That, in general terms, is completely normal. Over time, you will come to terms with the thing that makes you sad, and learn to cope, and eventually move on.
Be concerned about depression only if this becomes something larger; perhaps you feel sad for a few months, and not just when you think about that one thing. You get a birthday present that you wanted, and you feel sad about it -- and can't figure out why. You have no energy to do anything. It starts to prevent you from being happy about *anything*.
Even more importantly, depression isn't necessarily about sadness; it's about feeling *nothing*. To be depressed is to be in a general funk, and unable to get out of it; that means you're unable to be happy, but also unable to be truly sad. In short, your emotions are "depressed"; that's what the term is referring to.
So, whatever is making you sad right now, just take a deep breath and work your way through it. Time will heal, and if it doesn't, talk with a professional about it.
To give you some perspective: I went to a psychiatrist several years ago, because I was miserable. Depressed, in the classic sense, and unable to improve matters. I finally (at my wife's urging) went to a few sessions with the psychiatrist, and told her about everything I was feeling and what was going on in my life.
She listened to it all, then basically pointed out that I was in luck, because if she were going through the work situation I had been going through, she'd be feeling the same way. She recommended I take immediate steps to fix the problems at work, and to only come back if that didn't make it better.
I made immediate changes, I felt better right away, and never went back. In short, I wasn't depressed because I was suffering from Depression; I was depressed because I was in a dead-end situation and unable to recognize that I could do something about it.
Good luck.
2006-10-17 16:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by daveowenville 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with"daveowenv" you have isolated an issue that has made you feel depressed and that is normal. You can try and resolve the issue if possible / You may need to grieve for a while if it involves any of the following: Losing a partner, parent, sibling / losing a pet / losing a job / getting a divorce. As you can see these are are part of living, and things will get better and you will cope / learn new strategies and move on... Just one thing do not isolate yourself,mix with friends even if you do not feel great...
2006-10-17 17:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by mark2zephyr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry; be happy! Seriously, try to focus on pleasant things in your life. What seems a big deal today will be soon forgotten . . . or as they used to say in the '60's, 100 years from now, all new people. OR . . . don't take life too seriously; it's only a temporary situation. OR . . . I am an old man and in my life I have worried about many things, most of which have never happened. Etc.
2006-10-17 15:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depression is on the rise...and it is a very common problem not only in ,life...but for people to ask on this Yahoo site.
You need to see a good doctor, and he will be able to help you a great deal...You may have to take a tablet once a day....But do something before it gets worse...o.k. all the best.
2006-10-17 15:51:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
depression is a horrible thing... you could just be stressed...believe me i'm in med school and have a baby with a husband in iraq right now... just talking could help... and when they say try not to think about it theyare wrong because that could lead to bigger problems when you get older...find a good friend and talk
2006-10-17 16:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by stefani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please try not to think about it. Keep yourself busy. Ignore the negative things and people. Don't say or hear anything negative. Keep naming one positive thing there is in each person, things, situations everywhere you go. You are training your mind to be positive. Your perception is your reality. By changing your perception, you'll change yourself and the things around you. Hope you'll give yourself the chance to be happy and try this method because it actually works. Please help yourself and don't give up.
2006-10-17 16:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by Renee 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Try talking to God. He is there for you. I have a chemical imblance and i have to take anti-depressants. It has really helped me alot!
2006-10-17 17:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by jessica h 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Give everything to god and he will take care of it all. I promise you
2006-10-17 15:47:55 · answer #8 · answered by kdboo4u2cherish 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋