people ponder: can anything be done if there is no one to talk when being hit by strong waves of depression?

Question

knitting maybe?

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Answer 1

1st of all there is ALWAYS someone to talk to. Join a club, socialize. If your that depressed go seek a therapist, atleast contact someone via phone, join message boards, try to get a therapist so you can talk in person.
In your free time do a little journaling. Yes, take up a hobby to stay busy, get a pet~anything.....dog, cat or bird
Exercise. Even just taking a walk outside getting fresh air will help you.
Eat a well-balanced meal, take vitamins, go talk w/your doctor.

Answer 2

A) Engage in an activity that requires full attention. Yeah, it's difficult to put your focus into it at first, as usually depression = lack of interest, but with effort it's doable.

B) Read an inspiring book... Listen to an inspiring song... Watch an inspiring movie. Most certainly filter anything and everything out with any dark or negative connotation.

C) There is always someone to talk with, aside from your 'Higher Power' as others have suggested, though that is an option...

It's yourself. Either flatly subvocalizing a conversation in your head with questioning what is causing the feeling and how valid is it? Is it something that can be changed? If not, accept that you must accept. If it is, make an action plan. I don't care what level of writer you are, WRITING IT DOWN can work wonders. It helps to focus and articulate ideas. It forces you to consider point by point. And sometimes the subconscious will speak up and you'll jot things down if you allow yourself to just let go and run at it without re-reading it or judging it until it's done, sometimes rendering you insights you didn't know you had.

D) Religious or not, anyone can use the 'Prayer of Serenity' and if said with resolve, reflected upon, and used as a mantra, can really help put you straight (You can insert or delete your diety's name at your discretion:)

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

Puts things in perspective.

E) Excercise. It's just pure science that if you work a sweat you will release endorphins.

Just a few basics, but ultimately you should see a doctor if it's chronic, rule out a medical condition (i.e., hypothyroidism can cause poor concentration, lethargy, etc.)

FInally, if you are diagnosed with depression, don't get depressed about it. People stigmatize it and talk against pharmaceuticals, but if it's a crisis period, maybe you need a crutch. If you sprained an ankle, you'd be given crutches. If you have allergies, you are given antihistimines. It's just another ill that CAN be helped by a pill. Depression is a chemical imbalance. Just be sure you are doing the headwork or getting it done for you to address underlying issues WHILE you are on those crutches.

P.S., I speak as someone that has used all of the above, and personally come through a long-term depression, the stronger for it.

Answer 3

this is a very good ?.. i dont know what to say because i suffer form depression very bad. i had times that this wave has hit very hard and there is nothing to do when there is no body to talk to. talking helps sometimes but not all the time.the drepresson meds that the so called doctors put people on sometimes helps but the meds are just a cover up. people with a depresson state will for ever have this and no meds or anything can cure it. the only way they can do anything is to help your self in ways you know how. dont count on meds or people to try to get rid of this because it wont work. i have tried with meds talking and other things none of it helped. i am the one that is trying to controll it. once in a majior depressed state nothing will seem anything will help. you will feel like you and the entire world have benn lost to you. i am 28 had depresssion sence i was 10 or so.

Answer 4

Pray and then walk around the house or block.

Prayers connect us with holy and noble ideals outside of our minds for direction/a way out of confusion.

Walking pumps oxygen to rejuvenate body and rid of nervous energy that makes us anxious and depressed.

Afterward, it's better to seek counsel for longterm benefit.

Hope you'll find the best way works for you.

Answer 5

i found that finding something challenging to the mind seemed to work for me - so i started playing spades online after not even attempting to play that game for about 25 years - made me concentrate on something other than what was bothering me - and though my hands would sweat and i would nervous that i would make a wrong move - i had fun ! - and now i am better at spades - and the alone times are a lot fewer

Answer 6

You can alwlays talk to our loving kind Heavenly Father. God loves you, and you are precious to Him.

In the Beginning God created heavens and earth.
God gives you air to breathe and sunshine to enjoy.
God gives you water to drink and food to eat.
God gives you a wonderful body and sound mind, to live.
God loves you, and you are precious to Him.
Son of God died on the Cross to save us from condemnation.
Jesus’ love is boundless and everlasting.
We have the hope of Heaven through Jesus.
Life therefore has fantastic and glorious future!
(Please must visit: www.spiritlessons.com)

Answer 7

go out and take a walk or go for a run or go to the beach, get away from situation and experience nature you will come back refreshed with a new outlook on life also writing in a dairy helps

Answer 8

Try NAMI.org .It's a mental health web site.