How can i overcome my depression?

Question

I have been suffering from deppression for a while now...i sometimes have my good days and sometimes have my bad.....it got even worse when my boyfriend of a year dumped me i was in love with him so i hurt even more......i feel unmotivated and insecure.....anti deppresnts jus make u worse and my pshychatrist is no help.....is there anymore options?



and please ionly nice answers if u have nothin good to say dnt waste ur time answering the question

Answer 1

give yourself a me day. do whatever you want. treat yourself and have fun [:

Answer 2

I suffer from depression and before I got treatment I was miserable. There were days when I could not even leave my house because of extreme fear (I really can't tell you what that fear was about, but it was intense and real). I would cry for hours and not know why - I would hate to go out with friends because being outside or in large crowds was terrifying! I now take 125mg of Effexor each day and Lorazipam occasionally when I become extremely anxious or upset. I initially saw a counselor, but now I just take the medication and try to stay active with things I enjoy doing, and being with people I enjoy. Talk to your Doctor because maybe the medicine you are on is not "right" for you! Maybe there are other meds that will be more effective. Anyway, keep your spirits up and don't forget how wonderful you are! Good luck and take care.

Answer 3

I have been depressed in the past and know how hard it can be. I really hope everything will work out well for you! What helped me may not help you because everyone is different. However, I'll share my own experience and you can judge for yourself. It took a while to get on the right one but anti-depressants have worked for me. Anti-depressants may not be for you and that is fine, but you may want to try more than one kind.

I also took some cognitive-behavioural therapy and it helped me a lot. A book that I liked was Feeling Good by David Burns. It's in most big bookstores. I think most kinds of therapy can work as long as you have a good relationship with your counselor. Exercise also helped me. I hope this helps and good luck to you.

Answer 4

I too have suffered from depression my entire life and sometimes are worse than others, depending on how much stress is in my life. I have found that if it is associated with something hormonal, black cohosh helps. However, my overall well-being improves when I exercise regularly, especially doing yoga. Since your psychiatrist is not helping, maybe you should seek an alternative medicine doc. They can usually recomend herbal remedies depending on where the depression is stemming from. Lastly, I recomend a book that changed my life. It is called "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay. Some of her ideas are out of the ordinary and you don't have to agree with everything she says, but it is an entirely different way of approaching life, and it is inspiring! Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I am very sorry to hear that you've been so down lately!

I personally don't subscribe to "wounder" cures such as anti-depressants or drug usage. I under stand that these are tools and are necessary to help treat a symptom but they cannot address the larger problem.

I think it's important to recognize that all feelings are normal to feel at some point in time. It is not my intention to make lite of your situation what-so-ever but I would like to clarify that no matter what happens in your life, you will always have a few bad days.

I would like to take a moment to make a few basic suggestions...

First, treat your body right. I know this sounds silly but SERIOUSLY listen for a moment. Many emotions can be amplified or even instigated by chemical imbalances with in your body. Start eating right. No more fast food! Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables but above all else drink 8 glasses of water a day. Starting to go on walks or joining a gym, swim or dance class may not be a bad idea.

Second, consider removing or minimizing crap such as soda and drugs such as asshole, cigarettes, weed or anything else of the sort from your diet for a while. All these things may seem like a way of getting through the day but there is a price to pay.

OK, if you follow the advice above then you're doing REALLY well at taking care of your physical body but other then giving your body a chance to normalize hormone and chemical levels we haven't done anything. So...

Third consider changing your environment. This one is tough for most people to even consider but guess what; it's as simple as making a choice and following through. Personally I find it difficult to guard my time. I am a strong believer in the input output theory but I don't want to be a jerk to people all the time. Moving can be a very effective way to help change your life style. Your location will help dictate the number of opportunities presented to hang out with those fun but unhealthy for you friends.

Fourth, I would recommend getting active in something. Join a club of some kind. Sign up for some classes at the community college. Pick up an instrument. Do something that actively engages you.

Faith, continue seeing a councilor or find a trusted source of counsel (other then Yahoo answers). Having a counselor, friend or mentor that you can be open, honest and frank with will help give you perspective and keep you from getting stressed.

Finally, I would like to challenge you to enable yourself to live a more enriching, fulfilling and joyful life. This may sound goofy but again, these are your choices. You need to decide to beef up your E.Q. and self awareness.

I actually put allot of thought in to this answer. I would never presume to tell someone that I have an absolute answer for their problem but I would feel like a total mook if I didn't take a moment to share some general observations and personal experiences with someone (everyone should have the right to a happy and enriching life).

To further clarify my response, I feel that the reason you have been unable to shake your depression is because you are trying to treat a symptom not cure the disease. The solution may be as simple as deciding to radically change your life style to see if the grass really is greener on the other side.

Last but not least I would like to share a few quotes that seem appropriate.

"If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." -Abraham Maslow

"Life should be a celebration" -My Dad

Hope this helps!!

Answer 6

Find something that makes you happy. Something that isn't going to cause you any regret after you do it. My favorite is going to a zillion thrift stores and shopping, shopping, shopping. I can buy everything I want and spend just a little money.
Another thing I like to do it to "fix" something. I get such a feeling of accomplishment if I fix up something that was destined for the trash. Maybe a dresser--or even an old picture frame. Clean it, paint it, then when you are done show it off to everyone. It works for me.
If you can stay away from the meds--more power to you!

Answer 7

Sorry you are feeling so down, here are some things that help me: Vitamins, exercise (the serotonin is great because your brain chemistry can actually change during depression), cutting out junk food, going to bed and getting up on a regular schedule, yoga (you feel like you're floating on a cloud afterwards), massages and calling friends who listen too instead of just talk about themselves. I know when you are depressed it seems like it will never lift but things always do get better, it just takes time :-)

Answer 8

You can do anything you put your mind too. Everything takes time, mental wounds take time to heal just like physical wounds. You need to ask yourself if maybe the guy was bad for you, maybe a lot of it was him, i don't mean to sound like a jerk, but a lot of times people just aren't good for one another, people change when they meet a person and start dating, they either change for the better, or the worse, it's odd, but they don't stay the same. when you say it got worse but it was already bad, maybe he was the root of the issue. Now your on the road to recovery, just wait it out, it'll be ok.

Answer 9

Get away for awhile, love can suck sometimes but everything happens for a reason and when you meet your next boyfriend you will understand why. Concentrate on life, the positives off it , and not so much on the negatives. Friends and atmosphere make the difference. I too Suffer from depression and I found the my friends are the ones that make me happy

Answer 10

See this site under depression for natural help for it. Plus, as an extra bonus, read great uplifting stories of people with severe depression who are doing great now. This group is trying to wipe out chronic depression.

http://www.phifoundation.org/heal.html

Answer 11

you've got lots of good answers. exercise really can help. so can diet. lots of omega 3 fatty acids and good foods. and remember, the world is so f**ked up right now its only normal to be depressed. but you gotta find a way out of it. and i agree, meds are not the answer. but there is hope. i've been there.


good luck and all the best