Fighting Depression

2»

Replies

  • 122ish
    122ish Posts: 339 Member
    U said u don't want any pills thrown in but I don't see in your diary that u take anything. I have to say changing my diet adding vitamins and exercise helped me immensely. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety 14 years ago and was always trying different combos of meds and seeing shrinks I would find some relief with too many side effects. I know diet is not a cure for severe depression but it sure helped me get out of bed and to be social. I was one step from being a shut in. I noticed your diary has a lot of bad choices eating all that stiff does nothing for your mental health. I suggest to start there if u don't want meds and force yourself to exercise and pretty soon u will appreciate how great u feel and want to do it. I don't claim this is a solution for depression but I know first hand it helped me. I went one month eating poorly when my friend died and my other was about to in the hospital and though that affect my state so did all the junk I was consuming. Within a few weeks of getting back on track I felt better. I still feel sadness but it pales in comparison to what I was going through. I really like magnesium if u do want go try a vitamin and I suggest calcium and omegas u might not be getting the nutrients u need with your diet. Try your best not to shut down find support from anyone or online many are suffering too and can give great advice. Best of luck
  • RonnieLodge
    RonnieLodge Posts: 665 Member
    You should put together music that you like, get some ear buds and go walking. I do this all the time it's low impact, I get to listen to awesome music and I get to day dream about totally awesome stuff while I walk. If you do this every evening you will get in serious exercise, improve your mood, and you will hardly notice. If you don't buy music just use I heart radio.

    +100!

    Do this if at all possible, it is excellent.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    Depression happens when one isn't happy with their current circumstances because they are not where they want to be . You need to set new goals and tackle them as if your life depends on it. Create a new Vision in your mind of how your life is going to be from this moment on and do everything it takes to achieve.

    This is not true. Depression does not "happen" because somebody is upset "with their current circumstances." Depression is much more than that and telling somebody to simply set new goals and create a vision in their mind is similar to telling a stroke patient to 'just get up and walk and start talking like you did before the stroke.'

    yep. My depression was triggered by a series of huge life shocks that i didn't deal with well. I can't set a goal to have my dad not have cancer, or my closest relative apart from my parents not have died suddenly, or a goal to not have been diagnosed with a chronic disorder....

    depression is like a river overflowing in heavy rain. You take on too much and eventually it bursts the banks, and returns to normal btu you still have aftermath and debris to deal with. As much as you look at the pictures of the river before, it's going to take time to get back there. Those who say things like 'think happy thoughts' probably have never had true depression

Categories