how do we become happy after depression?

Question

i sufferd from depression 3 years ago , and suddenly its comming back in full force . please help me , i dont have the guts to go see my therapist.

Answer 1

First of all, depression is a clinical problem, not a mental state of mind. Trying to make yourself happy or asking God to help you is not going to work. If you had diabetes, would you pray for it to go away, or would you go get medicine for it? Talk to your doctor. You do not have to see a therapist to get antidepressants now days. It is a chemical imbalance in your brain, not a personality defect. If you don't want to see the therapist, don't. Just get help and get happy.

Answer 2

Hi "Needlove". Depression is caused by an unbalance in neurotrasmiters. The spiritual explanation is that the person has a spirit attached to her aura. It is recommendable that you go to the therapist. If you do not like this one, find a GOOD one to whom you may want to go. It is important that you feel comfortable with your shrink. Did you take meds when you were depressed 3 years ago?...Because when depression hits very strong, meds help to diminish the symptoms. Meds do not cure the illness but diminish the symptoms while you try to find with your therapist the root of the problem. Cymbalta and Zyprexa have worked for me. Additionally there are things you can do: breathing techniques, acupuncture (is excellent for depression), yoga, going to the beach, bath with sea salt, exercise. Posititve thinking is the key to get your happiness back. You can contact me to [e-mail] if you have any questions. Good Luck!

Answer 3

I suffered from depression a couple of months ago when my wife left me. I didn't know what to do. It hurt so much I just wanted to kill myself and that's something that I never thought would cross my mind. After a couple of days what I decided to do is to get active in many things, go to the park and jog, watch the ducks, squirrels, birds, turtles. I bought me a stunt kite and flew it whenever I could. I started to volunteer to help the needy. I mean I just started to get involved more in life. I think we get depressed because we're not enjoying life the way we should. Go out of town and go horseback riding, bike riding, I don't know, something you've always wanted to do but never got a chance to do so. You just need to find ways to enjoy life, its so wonderful. Go listen to live music at a restaurant or bar, play a sport, go to the beach...enjoy life!!

Hope this helps!!

Answer 4

GET the guts & go see your therapist. Find something to be grateful for. Think of someone who has it worse than you...believe me it is not hard to find. Don't fool around with depression!! I did and it nearly killed me. Now I take it really seriously because I just want the fundimental things all people want...to be liked, validated and to know that my life does have meaning! Don't take chances!! You go see that therapist!! PLEASE. God bless.

Answer 5

depression often recurs in those who have suffered with it, and usually more frequently and with greater severity. Your therapist is the one you MUST go to, don't worry, he/she will not berate, will not criticize, will not take out a knife and kill you...a therapist's job is to help you. Being afraid of one's therapist is like a child being afraid of getting a spanking from mommy or daddy. Come on now, grow up and go get the help you know you need.

Answer 6

It is all in your head...you are trying to get results without working at them...
The Truth You Can not Afford to Ignore Any Longer



'What would you do if you had only one week to live?'



When posed with a question like this, our heads

spin with ideas. So many things to see! So many

things to do!



We do not worry about what other people would

think or what would happen if things didn't work out

- we would just do it.



But then REALITY sets in.



If everything goes well, this is not your last week.

You actually have many, many more to come, and

this realization gives you a way out. You can put

everything off until a later date.



The energy and excitement brought to life by

thinking about the question soon fades away.



But what if it did not have to? What if you could

actually keep that drive going strong and, as they

say, seize the day?



It truly is easier than you think.



The Source of the Drive



After accepting the truth, you would be incredibly

driven to make the most of your final days if you

discovered you had just one week left to live.



But why?



Well, the strongest reason would be the limit to

your opportunities. You would know, beyond the

shadow of a doubt, you either go for your goals and

dreams today or



You will never get another chance.



One week - that's it!



If you put anything off, anything at all, you would

never get the chance to do it.



Never!



But your timeline extends much farther, so does

that mean you can not experience the same drive?

Not at all!



You simply have to accept a single truth about life

and you will have all the drive and motivation you

need to get and stay moving.



The Great Dilemma



There is just one problem with this truth.



“People will do most anything in their power to

deny, avoid, and ignore it.”



Even though it is a fact you can never change, and

that it can be the source of an endless supply of

drive, people do all they can to turn away from it.



So it is at this point that I have to ask you to be

open and honest with yourself and your life.



You can not get to the place of endless drive if you

hide from the truth. You have to face reality and let

it help you enjoy a richer, more rewarding life.



Are you ready?



You Have Just One Week Left



We already agreed the person who had just one

week to live would be driven to make the most of

the final days, but the truth is, you are this person.



No, you do not have a single week to live, but the

time you do have is coming to an end just the

same. In the grand scheme of things, you are alive

on this earth for a very short time . . . a very short

time.



And you know it.



Just think back to high school – the times seem to

fly by? Or how about your kids growing up - they

changed from babies to adults in the blink of an

eye.



Life happens so quickly. Before you know it, the

time to do all of the things you have promised

yourself you would do slips away.



Of course, we do not like to think about it.



Instead, we act as if we have forever and a day to

do the things we want to do, and only when it is

too late do we realize our error.



Realizing it before it is too late.



It is Time to Get Moving



Take your goals and visions for the future in mind.

See them as clear as day, full of energy and

excitement.



Now recognize or at least imagine for a moment

that your time to make these things happen is

running out. I understand you have years ahead of

you, but you know, as well as I do that years can

fly by in what seems an instant.



You do not have forever. Time will, as it always

does, run its course and the chance to enjoy the

life you want to live will run away with it.



Do not fear this fact - use it to your advantage.

You can not change it no matter how hard you try,

and so embrace it! Let it drive you toward a better

life.



If you take this message to heart, I guarantee you

will feel a new sense of drive to take advantage of

the time you have now. To make this feeling last for

the rest of your life, I suggest learning more about

motivation and how it actually works. If interested,

just ask me.

good luck

Answer 7

well i had depression for 11 yrs it recently went away thanks to supportive friends and faith in God.


after depression leaves its easy to see things in a new way and its like everything is clear and we see things for the good things that we were incapable of seeing when we were depressed....

i went to many therapists but none of them helped. i felt guilty because i did some pretty stupid things when i was depressed and everyone looked down on me so that helped me to change my life