Is there anyway You can force yourself through a depression, has anyone ever did it without meds??

Answer 1

Sorry, but I can't believe some of the terrible answers people have given you - pray to God, that is the only solution? Give me a break - if it were that simple, why do people commit suicide every day and have mental illness?!

I don't want to judge whether you can force yourself through a depression or not. Perhaps you can; I suppose it depends on how bad the depression is, and if it is concerning something little or small. Maybe you need meds, maybe you don't, but you need to go to your family physician/psychiatrist, whoever, and get some information from a professional - this it too important to do by yourself.

Please do not make decisions on your own about this. Doctors put you on meds for a reason, and you can't just stop them for nothing - there can be bad side effects, and it's just not healthy for your body. Also, you might think you are fine at first, but you may get worse and not really even realize it until you are really digging yourself into a hole. I have gone off meds many times thinking I was fine (and without the doctor's permission), and I have fallen into depressions because of it.

Please talk to your doctor, because that is the best way to protect yourself.

Answer 2

Ofcourse you can get through depression without meds!! That's the healthiest way to get out of a depression. But, you can't force yourself through it. You have to gain back your confidence and start doing more of the things you love, spending more time with the people you care about. Focus on the good things, not the bad. Most importantly, communicate. Talk to anyone about your feelings. They'll help you get back your confidence and eventually get you out of this pit. Everyone has a different view on wether you should take medication for depression, personally I don't believe in it. You can be happy. It's all in the mind and the heart. '
Love and peace. :)

Answer 3

Yes, I have. Antidepressants should only be used if the person is suicidal or has a mental disorder. I was in a very bad depression and that was situational (going through a bad divorce for a couple of years), but I relied on my faith to get me through. I also went into counseling where talk therapy really helped. It's all in getting the thoughts out, making efforts to do whatever you can to keep active, eat well (no sugar or alcohol, those make depression worse) and get help from friends and family besides your counselor.

Answer 4

sweetie, i have been depressed for years now. my parents refused to let me go on meds at first. it got to the point where i could hardly function, let alone get out of bed to go to school in the morning. if you feel like no matter how many "good" things you surround yourself with, and how many "good" things you've been "blessed" with, by God, or how "fortunate" you are, if you feel like all that doesn't succeed in keeping you positive and happy still, then i would try meds.
you lose nothing with trying them out. only you know how bad you really feel. and only you know how hard you may have already tried to get out of it. if something impacting recently happened to you, (i.e. divorce, changing homes, death in family, etc.) then you should evaluate the situation and realize time will heal these wounds. again, this depends on how long it's been around with you. and how hard it is to get rid of.
meds helped me. it's just been a little over a month.
but only you really know in the end.
wish you the best of luck.

Answer 5

If you have clinical depression which should be evaluated by a qualified doctor, then you should treat it just like you would diabetes. You can not get rid of clinical depression by trying to think happy thoughts or by praying anymore than you can get rid of insulin dependent diabetes by that method. There are medical treatments for clinical depression that are effective and safe. NOT treating clinical depression can be lethal just as not treating diabetes can be.
Having depression and needing treatment does not necessarily mean you will need to be on medication for it for the rest of your life. Many people need medication on a temporary basis. A doctor should help you with this. It is nothing to fool around with.

Answer 6

To really KNOW that you are loved is absolutely essential to mental well being. If you don't know this subconsciously or begin to doubt it you can slip into depression. Depression is the worst emotion that humans have in my opinion; it can kill. The cause of doubting you are loved is negative thinking. It results in a sad feeling. this depression then results in more negative thinking etc. If you can break this reinforcing cycle of thinking you can break a depression based on doubts. The suggestions I read in other answers here are good for breaking a depression. To stop the cycle of negative thinking reinforcing the "sads" is difficult because thinking negatively is a strong bad habit. Good luck, good thinking, God bless.

Answer 7

For sure, it is all in your mind.
Think only positive thoughts, turn the radio on soothin music,
exercise,
Dont let depression ever get the power over u. Pray to God is the best meds.

Answer 8

yeah i've done it many times without meds. talk to a trusted person about it, or if it's really bad, see a therapist. what helped me the most though was aerobic exercise. i'm totally serious, just do some sort of aerobic exercise (jogging, dancing, biking) for at least 30 mins each day, and that helps tremendously.

Answer 9

well i did. i made it without meds. okay so it started out with me figuring out tha something's wrong with me. so i did my own research and found that it was depression and then i tried helping myself out by sorrounding myself with good, positive things but it didn't work so well so i had to suffer for years until i became involved in the Church and Benedictine nuns counselled and helped me through until i saw how important and lucky i was and little and little the pain and hatred disappeared... although sometimes i feel down i try to think of the people who love me for who i am and i get over it...

Answer 10

Really depends on the cause... if it is "exogenous" caused by outside factors then working through things and forcing yourself to participate in the world, exercise, etc. has a pretty good track record of success. "Endogenous" caused by biochemical disturbance would be more amenable to medications.

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