Depression?

Question

I've had depression for about 5 years now, or what I think is depression. I feel like I'm in the bell jar, if that means anything to anyone. But I also find my depression comforting, it's like a blanket. I usually don't talk very much, or eat very much when I'm depressed, and it feels like this blanket because I don't really feel anything, I don't care about anything, so I don't never get hurt. I know my depression. But what can i do about it? went to a therapist once, and I didn't like the guy so I lied to him and refused to tell him anything. I don't see my depression as a problem, but I know there must be or else so many people wouldn't be going and seeing therapists. So what should I do about it?

And I don't want to be put on medication. 1. I can't swallow pills. 2. I'm afraid it will change me in some way.

I exercise compulsively to burn calories because I have anorexic tendencies, and I self harm when I get upset, but not when I'm depressed. And I know why I'm depressed. I think something needs to be done just because I know this isn't how life is supposed to be.

Answer 1

I have suffered from depression for many years. The first decade I was depressed I did nothing about it except for self medicating myself with alcohol. I wish I had sought treatment much earlier than I did. Therapy and medication have helped me and could help you as well but you should see a psychiatrist to be properly diagnosed and treated. Some people need medication, perhaps not you but I would not close your mind to it. If medication makes you feel wierd or strange you can always stop taking it. I see a therapist and talking to him has helped a lot.
Your 'safety blanket' is a way for you to isolate yourself. Not caring about anything is called apathy and is a symptom of depression.
There are many doctors and many therapists out there, if you don't like one you can easily find another. Time is ticking on and your life is passing you by.

Answer 2

You don't have to be put on medication. I think you need to try going to see a therapist again. I lied to the first one I went to when I was 15. It wasn't until I was 19 and very suicidal I started to try again. Exercise they say is good for you and yoga. I have to say I was the most lazy person, but yoga and walking through the woods has helped. You also need to find something that makes you happy. If you are to the point of wanting to hurt yourself you need to get help. But if you're not to the that point they try talking to a therapist again or a support group maybe. Also spending an hour in sunlight is supposed to help too.

Answer 3

Over the last five years I had begun to have increasingly withdraw into a downward spiral of depression..

But now with the method I can fully focus my energy and thoughts into a decisive line on how to make my life better constantly. And it works like magic! I'm beginning to attract people to me once again and things have just been looking up since then.

Helping you eliminate depression?

Answer 4

You become what you think about all day long and eventually those days beome your lifetime. Is a lifetime of depression a legacy you want to choose to leave the world with? The only thing you need do is look into the part of you that sees the person in the mirror everyday and ask yourself has acting and thinking about depression helped my life? Then choose to view everything you have in your life as a miracle. Thank God for waking you up today, there are several family members of miners who will never see there loved ones again but yet you are alive. Soldiers in Iraq are being blown up everyday on routine assignments who will never see there families or friends again yet you are alive. Volunteer to help others who are less fortunate than you and you will start to see that depression is a choice. Choose to do something you've never done before just because you've never done it before. Good Luck.

Answer 5

ALTHOUGH it is often classed as 'mental illness', clinical depression often has as many physical symptoms as mental. The feelings or emotions that are depression symptoms actually begin to cause the physical effects. How this happens is a vital part of understanding depression and the symptoms that come with it.

If you are depressed at the moment some of the following symptoms may sound familiar:


You feel miserable and sad.
You feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy .
You feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.
You seldom enjoy the things that you used to enjoy-you may be off sex or food or may 'comfort eat' to excess.
You feel very anxious sometimes.

You don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.

You find it difficult to think clearly.

You feel like a failure and/or feel guilty a lot of the time.

You feel a burden to others.

You sometimes feel that life isn't worth living.

You can see no future. There is a loss of hope. You feel all you've ever done is make mistakes and that's all that you ever will do.
You feel irritable or angry more than usual.

You feel you have no confidence.

You spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).
You feel that life is unfair.

You have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again. You seem to dream all night long and sometimes have disturbing dreams.

You feel that life has/is 'passing you by.'

You may have physical aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause, such as back pain.

It's this wealth of depression symptoms, and the broad scope that confuses many people as to what depression actually is. Explanations rarely cover all the symptoms, and everybody's experience is different.

Answer 6

What kind of a life are you 'really' leading with this so called safety blanket???? Where are your friends, what activities do you enjoy, what makes you happy???????

It sounds as if you are fearful to come out of your blanket as to what you will find or what will be there?

If you need to keep looking for a therapist, I don't care how many times, find one you can communicate with and that will help you. You may not necessarily need medication.

There is so much more to life than what you just said, go out and get it, you deserve it, we all do.

good luck to you and please sincerely listen to this advice.

**Your last addition to the question states there is more to this than a 'safety blanket'. Go talk it out with a 'good' therapist.

Answer 7

I have had depression on and off for most of my life and I never went on meds. I saw someone a few years ago just to talk. If it doesnt seem to affect your life and you are not suicidal, i wouldnt worry about it too much. Just dont let yourself get too depressed. Do things that you enjoy that will chear you up. If it gets worse or starts affecting your life, you should talk to someone that you trust and that will listen to you.

Answer 8

Try to do something that can get you out of that feeling.I was in depression few years ago and the only thing that got me out was metal music(i didn't like it that time) but since then I always listen to it when I feel dawn.....try to find your cure in something....it's only you that know what it is......

Answer 9

i know how you feel I'm the same way you have thrown anyone close to you away...cause you don't want to get hurt maybe by losing someone.. see when i was sixteen i had a older guy that i was taking care of die in my arms while i was transferring him from his wheelchair in to my SUV from that day on i have just hid from everything thing and everyone cause if I'm not close to anyone i cant get hurt again...

Answer 10

you need to exercise more.

studies have found that people who exercise more when they are depressed feel better. just go outside and run around in the sun for a little while. or do some aerobics in your home. just make your body do something energetic instead of sitting there.

you can do it, i hope this helps.