depression battle

That sounds very painful, and I know that depression is a hard mistress...but honey it sounds like you need some professional help you are not getting. This is interfering with your life and I think medication or a change in medication (if you already take some) is in order. There's no shame in getting the help you need...and you aren't going to get that on a fitness message board.

Maybe join a walking group that meets on the weekends (or any course like first aid or toastmasters etc). It seems like you are lonely and do better with social interaction. Doing different things on the weekend is a good way to meet new people and make friends. Laying around on the weekend just breeds boredom and depression.

Also, you are very pretty and accounting is a great career choice. I think you just need to build up your confidence.

someone on my facebook just posted about adult kickball starting up so i was thinking of maybe giving it a try. i know a few people on her team are a bit overweight too so i guess it will make me feel less self consious. i feel alot better in social enviroments. i think thats why i went back to school. but now that schools over, i dont really have anything. maybe this kickball will be a blessing. meet new people and maybe get back in the exercise groove

I think it's great that you want to take steps to make changes! Good for you! It'll be so helpful for you to be around people, make new friends, and get some exercise.
Have you looked into cognitive therapy? Basically it's retraining your thinking, because our thoughts affect our feelings, which can lead to depression. We have these negative thought patterns that can affect us so much that we want to curl up and sleep all the time. Cognitive therapy can help you learn how to think in a positive and beneficial way. There's a great book you can read called Feeling Good by Dr. David D. Burns. It's been very helpful to so many people. It really works if you apply it and it'll help you gain skills that will benefit you all your life.

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someone on my facebook just posted about adult kickball starting up so i was thinking of maybe giving it a try. i know a few people on her team are a bit overweight too so i guess it will make me feel less self consious. i feel alot better in social enviroments. i think thats why i went back to school. but now that schools over, i dont really have anything. maybe this kickball will be a blessing. meet new people and maybe get back in the exercise groove

That sounds awesome.

I went through a horrible depression 2 years ago. I didn't talk to anyone, just went to work, came home and sat on the couch. I started going to the gym 3 days a week, and I worked out hard. Honestly it was the best medicine. I felt SO good to get that anger and sadness out I started going 5 days a week!

Maybe join some groups, or a gym? I have met lots of people in my new-ish area through gym classes, and we have started to socialise out of the gym too. Anything you like, perhaps a language class, walking group, volunteering (give you a sense of giving back and self-worth too!) would be great.

I have been depressed on and off my whole adult life, and the things I found that help most are:
- Keep busy, have things to look forward to
- Get out of the house, even if it is just walking to the shop to buy a paper / groceries
- Don't eat junk food - it makes you feel 10x worse
- Don't drink alcohol when feeling down - it makes it worse
- Keep regular hours, and get up and go to bed at sensible times

Best of luck,
Sarah

Depression is a serious issue and I am so glad that you have reached out. It doesn't matter who you reach out to, just that you do. You do seem very aware of your depression and the need to do something about it. Kudos to you! Several people on here have given you some very good advice. And I like that you are looking at doing the kickball. Keep reaching out for help and I know it will get you through it. It really cannot hurt to seek professional advice as well. I have seen a therapist off and on for years. I go when I need to. I go when I know I can't get myself out of the pit that I am in. Same with medication. I go on it when I know that I can't pull myself out. It does not hurt or make you a lesser person to use these to help you. You know you and you know how your depression is. Do what you need to do to keep going.

Hi,
Just saying I'm with you. I've been battling depression a long time, some from trauma, some probably genetic predispostion, and I just want to say exercise helps. It's the best thing for me, I can feel it if I go more than a day without a heavy workout. I'm glad kickball is working for you. Just remember baby steps still get the job done.
And also, because not all doctors mention this, a lot of medications can trigger depression, oral contraceptives is famous for it. I'm not saying the Pill is a bad thing (far from it) but I have to be on it or I get tumors on my ovaries. Downside is depression. A lot of this is caused by how the chemicals effect uptake of certain vitamins, like B6 and B12, some affect vitamin D, and magnesium uptake. You might want to supplement your diet with these vitamins.
And finally, go see a therapist, it's hard, and it sucks, but it helps.

I think everyone else has the right idea. Your not alone in your fight, knowing there is a problem is the first step. To often sleeping serves as a means to escape from whats going on. Getting out of the house might be hard, but go to starbucks and read or something, just being in public helps. Also seek medical help, a Dr. will be the best personal to help you. I thought I was suffering from depression for years starting in college, come to find out years later its bipolar type 2 and the new meds are awesome and I feel so much better. While meds arent for everyone, if there is something more than just a case of the Monday's its time to get support. If your in college there should be a guidance or health center you can go to.

I've read that low fat diets can exacerbate and even cause depression because the brain needs fat to function properly.

My guess is that this was noticed during a study of something else since it would probably be unethical to to directly study this. Inducing depression would be as unethical as deliberately exposing people to diesel exhaust without telling them. Oh wait, the EPA actually did that.

Low fat diets do not cause depression.

They can, if an individual is sensitive to it. Low fat diets can prevent the formation of estrogens, which are critical for mood stabilization in men and women. This isn't an attack of a kind of diet, but making healthy choices requires that people are aware of all possibilities, and how those choices can affect them.

Yes, healthy choices are crucial, but low fat diets do not cause depression. When someone is going through the assessment process, asking if they eat a low fat diet is not part of the process. I agree that people need to be aware of how his or her choices are an important part of recovery and that healthy choices are part of that process. However, the statement that low fat diets cause depression fuels the misconceptions of mental health diagnosis.