the best way to get over depression without seen a therapist?

Question

thanks u to everyone ill try my best to use ur advice

Answer 1

take a holiday,just change your surroundings or failing that get a hobby or exercise or even a puppy
just make your routjnes in life a little different

Answer 2

I would readily agree that listening to a therapist spouting a bunch of irrelevant psycho-babble, and ending up being officially classified as someone with psycho/emotional problems (depending on your personal goals in life, that can be as damning as a prison record - look up the story of Thomas Eagleton), will not help
- and I don't think ingesting harsh chemicals (to drug yourself into insensibility) that will ultimately destroy your liver, is any kind of a solution, either.

The responses you have already received are mostly pretty good - especially those that suggest immersing your attention in pleasant activities.
The suggestion about hypnosis is a good one, too - definitely worth checking into.
Traditional recommendations all seem to be based on alleviating the SYMPTOMS, but totally ignoring the CAUSE!
(This is probably why I have read and heard that the psychological/psychiatric professions have only a 3% cure rate - which, if true, translates into a 97% FAILURE rate!)

The bottom line is that there is NO cure for depression EXCEPT a solution to the problem that is causing it - and NOTHING happens for "NO REASON".... SOMETHING IS causing it!!!

Of course, the cause of depression may not be very easy to identify - which is why the "hypnosis" suggestion is such a good one - a good hypnotherapist may be able to help you pinpoint the cause.
If you want to try it on your own, though, start by trying to remember the first time you can recall feeling this depression. What happened immediately before that?
When you feel this depression, what does it feel like - EXACTLY? What thoughts or ideas have an effect on it, and what kind of effect do they have?

You CAN "do a lot of the work" yourself, because only YOU really know the answers to those questions and any others that might help you solidly identify what you are up against.

Once you have identified the cause of your depression, start checking books, internet sites, or ANYTHING that may have info about how to get rid of it.

Also, you might try something like this:
Take some time to think about being happy and EXACTLY WHAT it would take to make you happy.
Think about being happy.
Ask yourself questions like:
"How would a happy person react to this situation?"
"How would I react if I were happy?"
Then DO it - act or react as you would if you were happy.
The more often you do this, the more natural it will feel, untill it gradually becomes a natural part of you.

Finally, I would also recommend something called EFT - or Emotional Freedon Technique. You can learn all about it at this website:
www.emofree.com
Be SURE to check that one out!

Answer 3

Fresh air exercise and a light but varied diet is a start. Then when you feel a little better and more ready to face the world do something for a low key charitable organisation which is actually below you capabilities but gives satisfaction. As you improve you will find you can take a little more on and your life has a purpose. Don't go in for anything grand because you are frail yourself. A combination of this will in time enable you comply with the unhelpful advice of "pulling yourself together" and "getting a grip on yourself" which is what you have been trying to do all along.

I wish you well because you probably look as if nothing is the matter with you and the experts think you are swinging the lead. So go to it with best wishes

Answer 4

If you mean with depression, as in "feeling blue", or in a very bad mood, then usually this is a temporary status that goes away by itself. Lifestyle habits effects how often you get them and how fast they disappear, like your eating habits, sleeping habits, sports, stress, work, friends, weather... etc. Everyone will tell you the obvious that a healthier lifestyle is good for you, physically and mentally.

In my case taking an outdoor sport, hiking, made my life much easier, and had a domino effect on all of my lifestyle habits.

Usually when you are depressed, you can be desperate for easy solutions, and you will find silly words of wisdom full of meaning and insight, while they serve no purpose other than selling a "5 steps to..." type of books. Some take controversial approaches as in meditation or religion, and some take disastrous ones as in alcohol.

If you are clinically depressed, which is serious, then you won't have the power to get out of it by yourself and It will take longer. The only substitute for professional help is a very patient friend, or family.

Answer 5

You will hate this answer, but I speak from years of experience. A therapist will not get you over depression - only you can do it. I have to take antidepressants (40mg of Seroxat daily) but I am always trying to find other ways to stop this. I care for people, I care for animals, I work hard, I try to eat well and sleep well and to maintain a sunny disposition. Unfortunately I was born with endogenous depression, so it will hit me at any time. Now I think that there is no more stigma attached to depression than there is to, say, diabetes. Some of us have it. That's all.

Answer 6

Hey babe,

I suffer from depression and I know it is hard to cope particularly if you have not someone to share it with who has sufferred from it him/herself. A good site is an aussie one called beyond blue. It is www.beyondblue.org.au
You are not alone and this site gtives some great pointers. One of the best things to do though is not isolate yourself. It is hard at first to party when you don't feel like it but after a while you start to enjoy yourself without realising it.
If you feel really bad though and can't do it alone therapists can help. They don't cure you but sometimes just talking about why you feel so down helps

Answer 7

Put sticky labels on your mirrors, fridge doors etc and by your bed saying 'I am a beutiful person' 'i love life', 'i can do it' etc - try and make sure they are positive. Just retrained your thoughts to positive ones. When you feeling negative, pinch yourself and look in the mirror read the notes, look at yourself directly in the mirror and repeat it ten times. If in a public place, just repeat in your mind. You deserve to be happy.

Answer 8

Find your passions, avoid toxic people and places, learn self-care and live with a attitude of gratitude. I started to feel much better when I focused on what was good and going right in my life. Change your thoughts and you will change your life.

Answer 9

Read the Psalms.They are uplifting and energizing.

Answer 10

hypnosis