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Question

I am depressed I'm getting Councilling i dont understand this at all its taking over me please someone help tell me what to do

YOU DO NOT TELL A DEPRESSED PERSON TO SNAP OUT OF IT ITS AN ILLNESS JACKASS

Answer 1

well it's good your getting counselling that's a start i don't feel qualified to tell you what to do
just because i suffer depression i say suffer cos you do people who have never had depression dont understand
everyone with depression feels differently i do understand when you say you feel like it's taking over depression brings out thoughts of helplessness and you do wonder why me
if you have friends and family you can talk to when your not gettting counselling that would be good if you want someone impartial to talk to email me

Answer 2

Depression is not something you can just snap out of it. If someone tells you this is because he has no idea of what depression is. Depression is not just the typical "sadness" any human can experience. Depression is a serious illness. It is caused by an unbalance in the neurotrasmiters (in the brain). This is the biological explanation. The "spiritual explanation" is that you have a "spirit" attached to your aura. That is why you feel this emptiness, strong sadness, fatigue, lack of concentration. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. There is a lot of people that have this illness. I suffer from Depression. There is hope. There is way out. All you have to do is look for help. The combination of a good psychiatric therapy and medications (prozac, zyprexa or cymbalta) help. Other things are acupunture, yoga, exercise. Good luck. If you have further questions: write me ([e-mail])

Answer 3

Greetings!

Most times the depression in a young person is just simple anxiety. There is way to much pressure on the youth of today, and I am assuming you are one of them.
So first, do not think you are depressed and instead realize you are suffering from the anxiety.
That my friend you can control. It only takes a sense of self discipline and the will to succeed.

Each night focus on the events of the day. Now if you must think about how something that bothered you might have turned out differently if you had only done.....
Then be prepared the next time to do.................

Also think about one just one nice thing you can do for yourself the next day. Making plans the night before is a good healthy exercise to make you see and understand better the control you actually have over your life.
You sound like a sweet and loving person, and deserve to be all the best there is.

I shall think of you every day.

Good Luck

Answer 4

I'm sorry. I can relate as I was diagnosed with depression when I was 6. I spent a good share of my childhood in therapy and that's a good place for you to be. You should be learning that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. For some people it's a temporary thing. For others, like me, it's something they will have to deal with their entire life.

If you haven't already, talk to your counselor about what you think may be causing the depression. The end of a relationship, change in job status, finances, a new baby, a death in the family, moving away from family, starting in a new school, things like that. There are lots of things that can cause you to slip into a depression.

If none of those things apply to you try thinking back to something that may have happened in the past. Sometimes things happen and we think we've dealt with them but we really haven't and they'll come back to haunt us again.

If you are open to the idea of antidepressants maybe talk that over with your counselor if you already haven't. If you can find the right med they can be a God send. Unless your counselor has a PhD, though, she won't be able to prescribe anything for you. If you don't want to see a psychiatrist you can always ask your family physician to prescribe something for you.

Another thing to consider is if this coincides with your cycle. It's becoming more and more common for women to take antidepressants before their cycle starts until it ends, maybe about two weeks out of the month?

I know it's hard but hang in there. Keep up on your counseling and try to be patient. I'm sure you'll figure out what's going on soon. Best of luck to you.

Answer 5

I agree with the person who said that you need to give yourself permission to take it an hour at a time. Some people say "one day at a time". These people are lucky, as they obviously difficult a whole day can be. Do whatever you need to do to keep safe and sane, and slowly it _will_ get better.

Find something that will take your attention, from Pilates to sketching, reading cheerful 'blogs on the net or picking out seeds that would work in your garden (or window box). When that distraction stops working, find something else, or sit down and talk to someone. Try to get some exercise every day, eat reasonable meals and not worry too much about sleep. Go to work if you can, or else take time off and get a note from your doctor. If things are this bad, you may want to discuss tablets at the same time.

Next time you see your counsellor, tell them what you have tried that worked, and see if they can suggest anything else to keep you going. I know it seems hard, but you will eventually get back to being able to live days, weeks and months at a time. Just keep going for now.

Answer 6

Hi, i have just been diagnosed with depression i am on citalopram which has given me no side effects so far but only been on them a week. I would recommend you see your gp if you havent yet just because they know an awful lot about the way you feel. I am supposed to go to councelling next week but at the moment dont feel it will help me, i am very shy and dont feel i can talk to a total stranger which is why my chaplain has been a great help to me. hope you get through it, good luck!!!

Answer 7

look for all the good things in life such as family, skills, a job, money, posibly a bf And ur regular friends. do the stuff u lik to do more often and find a good friend that you trust & that will be there for u if u were to ever get really up set or have a break down. one more suggestion: seek for a friend that has been through the same thing or something simmular to what you have.

i wish you the best of luck!!
hang in there!!

Answer 8

i had a bad time of it about a year ago.Doctor tried to get me poppin pills which just didnt work for me although that might not be the case for yourself.
I was very lucky that i had an understanding partner and had a career change that was amazingly luky.
Councilling is the best opition.i still sometimes feel i could do with talking to someone outside of friends etc about stuff.theres only so much they can do.just hang in there and remember that you've taken the first step to get help and bacause of that can only get better.it might sometimes feel like it aint but believe me it is gettin better.

Answer 9

Counselling doesn't work for everyone, how long have you given it though? Persevere - and if it's really not working go back to your GP and ask if there's any alternatives available to you. Good luck, depression is so debilitating and it often seems like nobody can help you...but sometimes it's a case of trial and error till you find something/someone to help.

Answer 10

Nothing to be afraid of you will be alright. I am not qualified to advise you, but until you get an answer from someone who is, I just want you to know that someone cares that you are feeling a bit low at the moment. You say you are getting counseling, well that should be of help to you. Tell them how you are feeling and they will put your mind at rest. You will be fine. Hugs.

Not feeling the best myself at the moment but I will plod on. There is always light at the end of the tunnel as the saying goes.