Depression Busters?

I know how you feel and I feel those pressures all the time but I have been trying to not allow them to eat me up inside. That will not help the situation at all and is no solution I have found and the only thing it does is bring your health down. The best thing to do in those times is try really hard to focus on something else. I like to focus on the one thing that actually you can control in your life and that is your health. When you work on it you do feel better and more healthier at the same time. I like to dance, walk, run or take the dogs for a walk when the weather permits. It has been miserable for awhile but today I think I may just be able to dance around in the house. I do have fun doing that. Seriously doing something physical does help the mind in so many ways and takes a bit of the tension away. I like to be able to do that because I do feel it quit a bit. The important thing is to incorporate it into your lifestyle so that it becomes apart of your life and helps you out for most of it. Feeling good is important for your health and you should well we all should at least attempt to do something about it. Perhaps even trying to do something fun and out there. I also don't like looking at medication for solution because they don't seem to be the right choice really but just a short term solution. I like also looking for more natural and healthy alternatives and there are so many to choose from too that I don't know why people would resort to other means but I understand doctors and pharmacists need to make their money so they don't mind giving you something if it be anything for it. I think it is way to important and that is why I feel like I need to take responsibility for it because no one else is going to fix it for me. I have to own my decisions and if I choose the wrong thing that will not make me feel better either way anyway. I am trying to eat proper food too and make sure that I get the right nutrients to help me along the way. This I need because I need the right kind of energy to keep me going and motivated. I notice that all the bad stuff only makes me either feel sick or feel bad about my body image too and adds to unwanted weight gain. So the important thing is first to think about your health and let that be your focus instead of thinking about too many things you can not control. I know it is hard but at the same time as things are going on you can help yourself and learn to rely on yourself for feeling great. You are so worth doing that for and don't let any negative feelings come in, catch yourself when you are doing it to yourself so that you can stop it. You can not stop it if you are not aware of what you are doing to yourself. That is one thing I have learned along the way too. It is so important to be able to recognize the behavior patterns so that we are able to correct them. Like for instance I am now trying so hard to actually talk without being a bit of a potty mouth. I noticed it has been recurring more than usual and I spoke openly about it and said that is it I have to do something about it and I have tried to apologize for every time I use a curse word. I really don't think that I want that to be part of who I am so I am trying to control it like I am trying to correct other things in my life. You really can do it if you put your mind to it and focus so hard that you see nothing else and let nothing else stand in your way or influence you in any way.

Finding your way out of the darkness that comes with depression can be the hardest thing to do. In some darker points it seems that nothing helps, in the lesser more light points of depression it is easy. Yes reading, or writing, listening to people tell jokes, reading them, funny pictures, funny quotes... anything can help you out of a depression when it's not that bad. I have been in a darker depression, one I can not really go into so much words about, but I do know that as long as you make yourself repeat something that will make you feel better, you will start too... it might not seem evident at first, but keep working at it.

I suffer from depression and I have been worse than I am now, thats for sure. But what helps when I am really at a low? Sometimes when I know I have hit rock bottom (weight ballooning, my appearance really getting awful, my habits getting terrible, my house being terribly cluttered) I basically know its time to FIX the things I CAN fix like my weight, appearance and clean up my house.. so somehow I am able to PUSH myself to clean myself up... and sometimes just that alone helps make the depression less severe. Depression is debilitating and not our fault for having it.. but to a large degree we are accountable for our actions, depression or not. But I have tried medications, all have bad side effects (mostly weight gain and insomnia, NEITHER that I can afford). I really don't think I'll be cured from depression.. I am in one now too but its a lot less severe than it has been in the past. I can't make myself any promises but I am trying to talk to myself everyday about not letting myself hit rock bottom. If I start craving fast food, then I know I am in big trouble! If I haven't been doing that, then I know I am not that bad.

I now exactly how you feel. I have chronic depression and when I feel at the "bottom of the well" I force myself to exercise. The first couple of days I hate it and barely walk around the yard for a few minutes but I force myself to go out each day and get some sunshine and make some endorphins kick in. I dont know if this is on ongoing problem for you or something new. Make sure you visit your doctor and have some blood drawn and a physical. Sometimes it can be a thyroid problem or various other medical conditions that can make you feel down. If you know that it isn't any other medical condition and you don't like medications some people recommend ST Johns Wort. I have tried it in the past and it did not work for me. Some say it works for them. Maybe try signing up for a local writing class, art class, or whatever it is that interests you. Volunteering is a great way to get out of the house and keep yourself busy. Often being depressed is a nasty catch 22. You stay in the house because you feel down and the more you stay in the house the mor you feel down. Plus doing something for others is always a great pick me up. I hope that I have given you some helpful advice, and wishing you well.

When I was fifteen I was on two different types of meds. They didn't help my depression at all, probably because I was too busy worrying about the jittery feelings and the weight gain. And I still feel like I'm sinking. The only thing I can do right now is listen to music and play guitar. There's no way I'm going back to pills. Just find out what's best for you. Find something that you deeply care about and always have that imprinted in your head. It will somewhat elevate your mood.

You just have to convince yourself that everything will get better!!! Try to sit and talk with some friends, most of the time that helps me.

When I'm depressed I start counting my blessings and think about all the poor people who have it worse than me. It doesn't seem to take long and I find myself thinking about women and children in other parts of the world who would give anything to trade places with me. Or I think about a friend or relative who may be having health issues and I thank God I'm healthy and so are all my loved ones closest to me. Watching a child die has to be the worst thing anyone can ever go through, I thank God all the time I have not had to go through that. I don't believe in wallowing in self piety, not that I'm saying you are. Just try to remember that you are not the only one, and count the good things you have going for you.

well, i haven't personally experienced being in the "bottom of the well" as you have described it...but then, there are times that i also feel sad and helpless.....in this case, i usually bring myself up and talk myself into focusing at the good things in my life....this may be hard for some, there are times that i feel that it is hard to do too...but then, i have always been positive and thankful for the things in my life.... still, others say, you cry a little and be depress a little..and then tell yourself it is time to move on..... the more you dwell on that feeling for a long time, the more you go deeper and deeper into the well.

still trying to find what works for me..

When I am in kind of depression I prefer to read some motivational book. These kind of books not only helps in assessiomg situation in right way but also takes the tension away. Another stress buster is listening to music. When I feel down I listen some tracks that inspires me to move on. The best thing one can do in this kind of situation is to do the activity he loves to get the mind off from the situation.

Most time, its my work..with ontime deliveries and work loads. I try to divert mind on music and i feel better. We need to manage depression, as it is part of life in busy world. But if we concentrate, we can manage it. I does it through my yoga, listening music and going out on vacation.