SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I have done alot of crying.

Mach said:

I really hope that it doesn't take that long for me. A for you Mach

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

There are different types of depression and I know that! I'm just telling the person who asked the question to just look for yourself and take care of yourself! I just had a baby and I had depression and no one could help me but myself! Only yourself can tell you what you need so take care of yourself!

Mach said:

Since I have started to feel depressed I eat all day long and lost weight instead of gaining any because of all the emotional stress I am going through. So it's different for everyone.

I have depression right now and was diagnosed recently. I refused pills as a treatment cause I tried it in the past and it didn't work. I'm joining a recovery group I was referred to. My crying spells have been horrible for the past month and I've been taking off so much from work and was getting anxiety attacks before going in. I'm extremely burnt out, that's my problem. I was not feeling like myself and lost interest in everything that I usually liked and nearly gave it all up. Even things that should make me feel better were making me cry so much, including family support. I don't agree with people with depression not eating, you make it sound like we starve ourselves. My appetite was messed up a few times. I would try to eat and then feel like throwing up after 2 bites so I stopped eating till I felt hungry again. And yes, sometimes I did overeat with certain foods. Personally when a friend told me to take care of myself and casually said 'eat something' I was very offended, and it doesn't help that I'm underweight anyways that people assume I starve myself. I can't live without food but I can't help having fast metabolism.

I decided to cut down on my work hours, go for conuseling, clean up my house, come up with a schedule for working out and dancing just to get the adrenaline going, to take iron and vitamins, and to go on a long-ass trip just to clear my head which I hope to accomplish this year. Most of all, you need family and friends support more than ever this time, they've helped me get through it so much

The way I was at a dark point this past month was so scary, it's almost like I became another person cause all the stuff that interested me was out the window and I was so certain and I had a hard time with decision making when I'm usually very good.
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I fuck a hole just to see it bleed,
I kneel down before the alter of the devils cock,
Don't all gods prefer me on my fucking knees?
so why should I give a flying fuck!

then...

I sleep for days and weeks, and waist my time,
I seldom step outside my bedroom door,
And know only the darkside of detachment,
Till that curious day I awaken as imago once more.

Shit dude, I don't know.
I just get tired of being tired,
bored with my own sadness and self-loathing,
Perhaps, it's just the way I'm wired?

Yeah, I guess it's just the way I'm wired.

I'm just coming out of depression at the moment, I think.

I cut myself from everyone in my life (I was living with my best friend, but I unexpectedly left without any explanation), I stopped going to school, Almost anything was a trigger to me crying, I never left my room (where my curtains were always shut) & was always sleeping 24/7 .. and when I wasn't I was eating. I'm sure I've put on weight as well. Sounds like depression to me if not anything else?

Eventually you come out of it, just give yourself time. I did - it took a month or so but by you sort everything out by yourself, from all your thinking & pondering over everything .. I reckon that counselling stuff is bullshit. Just give yourself some space (plenty of alone time works) write stuff down & listen to depressing music, cry it all out .. eventually everything will come back together.

*cry if necessary
*listen to music/create music
*read
*exercise
*talk to a really good friend

InsatiableCream said:[quote]*cry if necessary
*listen to music/create music
*read
*exercise
*talk to a really good friend[/quote]


a good cry every now and then does the world of good.

DANGEROUSx said:

yeah every single thing was making me cry, even close family friends that usually cheer me up when I'm down, I just started crying for no reason when they were over. And yeah I was thinking way too much and sleeping in the daytime, I haven't been to work properly for about a month and have decided to resign and just go in for relief hours. I can't handle full time responsibility right now and need help. And because I'll be free now, I will take a much longer vacation than originally planned. I think I need to leave the country to clear my head.

When I'm depressed, I usually smoke a joint and go to bed.
You can try some prozac.

I should really take meds, but I'm refusing to and going for therapy instead

Exercise and watching Movies and listening to Music and getting out of the house. Not DWELLING.

Music works everytime.

Music used to work for me all the time, but now I realize that it makes me cry more, repress more and so forth. I try to force myself to get out of the house though it's very hard. My sister helps me with that too, even if it's something small like going to a relative's.

I can't go to work though, I get the most nervous when it comes to that and even more sick, and I'm handing my notice as a full time worker and am requesting to be casual for now. I know it doesn't solve it, but work was also depressing me so much, and now I want time for myself cause I'm getting the help I need.
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dseann said:

yeah but seriously, my ex before my ex was clinically depressed and i found out during our relationship and it was difficult. but i noticed he went to therapy regularly, kept up on his meds.....did all the things he needed to do feel better....got a happy lite....excerise routine....yoga worked wonders, as did some other stuff....although we are not still together as a couple, i still laugh and have fun with him and he still sees his therapist and i still am there as a friend and i enjoy our camaraderie. he is much better two yrs out the box than when we were an item and the therapy helped.

Sorry to hear about your situation, that's enough to bring anyone down for a while, just keep in mind that this too shall pass, and you'll get through it.

I guess it depends on the degree of one's depression, whether it's a chemical imbalance or whether it due to unusual amounts of stress, or dealing with extreme changes in one's life. If it's chemical imbalance, I wouldn't think you could just snap yourself out of it. But if it's stress from changes I would think one would try to at least make a personal effort on their own to deal with it.


As for me I sleep. I sleep til I feel so guilty I start mentally kicking my own butt and I have to get up and do something. Then usually I start evaluating myself and my situation, try to pinpoint what is making me depressed, try the grasp at the truth of my life, then make changes, sometimes minor, sometimes major.
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Sleep, booze, crappy TV and chocolate.

It will pass, don't need drugs, everyone has ups and downs.

Sorry you are going through this . As for me I never tried drugs and I don't have any plans to change that. All the things people gave advice to do here don't work for me . My feelings are the way they are and no counselling, music, exercise or whatever can change them. Talking to friends is essential though for me, although at the end of the day you have to deal with your problems on your own.

dseann said:

u r stupid? Or what? if u are depressed and u begin 2 use a drug what ever the drug is u gonna be a addicted of the drug u using, because it gives u a better feeling, so when u get out of the effects & side effects of the drug u need more even with Weed or Pot. been there done that

I was depressed when I came in spain, I begun 2 use cannabis to feel better nowadays I am a Cannbis Addicted, I can´t walk without pot or weed & that´s cause I abuse from it when I was depressed.

So nobody follow that advice!! Once again Done that been There!!

I've been there a few painful times. It sucks but you do what you can to improve your situation.

Something that really helped me (besides exercise) was taking myself out of my comfort zone and doing things I'd never done before. Meeting people, getting a little adventure in my life. I ended up cherishing those times.

I have never been clinically depressed...so I can't really help if that's the problem.

But when I have the garden-variety blues, I have a number of ways to deal with it, depending on the cause. Sometimes, I'll just have a good cry (which can work wonders). Or I'll curl up on the sofa with one of my favorite classic films - and just let myself fall asleep for awhile.

Or I'll do something that takes me out of myself - go for a bike ride, visit the fabric store or raid my stash and make something fabulous.

SoulDogg said:

I was trying to make a joke. I wasn't being serious. But you, on the other hand, "cannibis addicted" ... I've never heard of someone being in such a state. What happens when you try to walk without some weed? I know I'd walk a mile for some "good" weed, but being incapable of walking usually happens after I smoke too much. It has never happened beforehand. Please explain your plight.

Exercise and good friends. I was always too proud to go talk to a professional. I probably should have last year but didn't. I guess it depends how bad you are. If you start feeling suicidal then you should definitely talk to a professional.

Hope you feel better.

Also, if you are on certain birth control pills that can make you crazy. These past few days for me have been terrible. I looked up testimonials from other women on the same pill and couldn't believe the shit I read. Women just can't seem to win!

I have cut back on my work hours although I was considering leaving altogether. I feel better that I'm still with them, and now I will have plenty of time to work on my issues and attend therapy regulary, which I never would have been able to do if I stayed on full time doing a very stressful job dealing with difficult people and at times, coworkers though they are a good bunch.

The hardest decision of my life and a huge blow to my ego when I first thought of it and admitted I needed to do this. Even though I'm proud of my decision, I still get thoughts about changing my mind, but I have to do this for myself.
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fucking, drinking, reading, working, orging.... although too much of any of that can send you farther down the spiral.
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^ yes that's true. Even too much music didn't help me.

dseann said:

What happens when I don´t have cannabis? I get aggressive & Nervious, And that day I must get some what ever the situation is. and if I walked without weed or pot I walk straight to the dealer.