I have gone to countless counselors and taken just about every single drug on the market. I still go through spells where I am so miserable I do not want to live. My sister says she doesn't understand the mindset of not wanting to live. Why can't I be like that. I hate being this miserable. But I have been this way for years. I havn't just jumped from counselor to counslor. I usually give them a chance. I will stop going to a counselor either because things just are going anywhere or he reccomends me to go to someone else or I move. I have talked to counselors for months and years but still get real deppressed. I have gone to pyschiatrists that are very highly reccommended. The only effects I feel from the drugs is the side effects. Will I ever be cured of this?
2007-03-11 14:50:33 · 15 answers · asked by lend322 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Cured I do not Know. but what has helped me was to find something that would take my mind off of what was bothering me. find something to look forward to and then don't look back . It worked for me
2007-03-11 15:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're going to have to show a little faith if you expect anybody to help you. You have had "countless counselors" and "tried just about every drug on the market"; that sounds like a huge exaggeration to me.
How long did you take the medications? I have a feeling you didn't take any of them long enough for them to work. Most of them take at least a week or as long as a month to start working.
Do you go to more than one medical doctor at the same time and get drugs from all of them without telling the other doctors? That could be a big problem.
Has anyone ever said you have a Personality Disorder or Factitious Disorder? You might be your own worst enemy.
2007-03-11 15:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about trying something different like alternative therapies. I have been trying this technique called Emotional Freedom Technique and it has really helped me a lot. I do feel a lot better since using it. It does sound bazaar, but does work. These are some links. I know what you mean about feeling miserable sometimes I wonder what the point in life is to and feel like there is nothing, but using that technique has helped a lot last year I had very bad anxiety depression and thought there was only way out. This year after using that technique I'm feeling happier and feeling like there is a point. I'm not quite there yet, but feeling better each day.
2007-03-11 16:37:22 · answer #3 · answered by xoɟ ʍous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if "cured" is the right word. I have been seeing a psychologist for 9 years and a psychiatrist for meds, and I think I will always need that connection. I used to be on tons of meds and didn't know what I was doing. Now, I'm on 2. The secret of seeing a counselor is learning to trust that person and really talking about what bothers you. If you don't, you are only depriving yourself of a happier life. Good luck.
2007-03-11 16:36:21 · answer #4 · answered by Marcia K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take into consideration why you feel this way. Is it self-esteem issues? Does it have anything to do with your past? Does this involve self-fulfillment or lack thereof? Does this have to do with family, friends, or someone close to you?
Once you find out the source of the problem, you should be able to find a way to fix it. And the first thing you have to do is to be honest to yourself.
Understanding why you feel this way will help you understand yourself. Do you see nothing in life worth living for? Love? Money? Adventure?
Give yourself a chance to live. And by this I mean going out there and see the world. Volunteer in organizations, travel across the world, meet people, study a foreign language abroad, learn something new, find an answer. One thing you have to learn right now is love of one's self. And this only happens by going through experiences. Experiences make who you are. Perhaps you have not stepped out of the comfort zone very much.
Love who you are. You can do this well if you know yourself well. Once you have learned to love yourself, you will be an entirely different person. The difference will shine through.
2007-03-11 15:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by Honesty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to want to be "cured." You have to do the work to get better. You have to learn the tools so that when something happens in your life, you stop letting it take you down. Only you can do that. Either the counselor hasn't taught you the tools you need, or you are not using them and just sliding back into old behaviors.
2007-03-11 14:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dispression happens mostly because of lack of love and many other reasons. Any number of counselors when you visit them you know they are counselors and that they are doing it as a job. They don;t love you.
I will tell you my friend only way to get out of dipression is being to lead a nice social life. Talk to people.
Good friends will take care of your emotions.
Again we are humans and we have brains. Dipression is like a invisible handcuff. If you have the will you can break it. Its tough but you will break it with your will.
Will Will Will
Good luck
2007-03-11 15:13:16 · answer #7 · answered by Xtrax 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I suggest you to go to any bungee jumping with heights of a minimum of 20 storey building.
Two young ladies who wished to commit suicide have tried this. And once they tried that, right before they were bounced back, their brains were shocked and reacted how valuable lives are and nurtured in the minds that all the problems are such a tiny/insignificant problem, not as tragic as they felt at the moment they were real close to death while doing the bungee jumping.
2007-03-11 15:21:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, depression is a curable illness. Although it may take a couple years of therapy and/or medication, there is a cure. It has been shown that the majority of people with depression suffer from a chemical imbalance of hormones and/or neuro transmitters in their brain. Ask for help today. There are people that care about you...like your sister.
2007-03-11 15:02:59 · answer #9 · answered by 8675309jenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need a hobby,
try playing the guitar or writing a book.an artist is nothing more then a depressed person with a talent.
have you ever been in a zone before. the kind where you see two three steps ahead of what you are actually doing,when things are going really fast.you need to find this zone.
any other ?'s just ask
2007-03-11 14:57:22 · answer #10 · answered by pooteo1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the other way, then! Method 1. Sit up straight in a comfortable chair, in a quiet, darkened room, and gaze at a burning candle. Focus all your attention on the feeling your breath makes at the point where it enters and leaves your body, as you breathe regularly, preferably through the nose,in and out, in and out, in and out ...................all thoughts noted and dismissed as being mere distractions, as you return to the process. Do this for 20 mins. daily, at least once, and preferably morning, afternoon and evening, also in times of adverse life events. 2. In your bedroom, after lights out, say to yourself in your mind: "easy, easy, easy, easy........................ " This can also be done in daytime, using any word or short phrase; some people can add the breathing method to it, with practice. Exercise vigorously for 30 - 60 mins daily. Eat healthily. Keep occupied. Consider Tai Chi and/or yoga as well.
2007-03-11 17:02:35 · answer #11 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋