Do you have chronic depression? What do you do to get out of a "slump?"
@hermitcrabheaven (645)
United States
June 25, 2007 11:19am CST
For those of you out there who have chronic depression, what is it you do to feel better, when you get in a bad slump? I find the older I get, the more depressed I become. When I have my lows I don't know what to do to get5 myself on the path of feeling better. I usually just lay around for days or weeks, until eventually I start feeling a bit better. I do take anti-depressants & go to counseling once a week, but there has got to be something I can do for myself to feel better.
What do you do to make yourself feel better, or to keep yourself on the up?
3 responses
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
25 Jun 07
Anti-depressants don't work for me in fact they actually make the situation worse, with the numerous side affects. I have started taking and seeing a herbalist with herbal meds instead, no side affects and it is helping, I also find going to the gym and reguarly exercising does keep it down, January and February tend to be the worst months for me, but my depression is like a rollercoaster some days I'm ok, other's I've slumped into a big black hole of depression.
@MommytheMaid (310)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I will be seeing my doctor about possible medication and talking with a therapist to help me.
@amehzin (92)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
I actually go into a form of depression whenever I'm about to get my monthly period. It's pretty minor but I hate how I feel when I'm upset. So what I do is try to find something that would distract me. Something that would make me laugh and smile.
