How Do You Deal With Your Depression?

I started to open up and discuss what it was that was making me depressed. I am full of energy and I was quite active, it was when I stopped and sat with myself that the incessant talking in my mind was going on. I was being so hard on myself, thinking I wasn't good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough. Nothing I did was good enough. Not only that I felt people didn't like me. Basically they did, I just didn't feel loved enough. I had belief systems that I needed to deconstruct because really they were all twisted. My mind said one thing, but in reality it was not true. So my main course of action in combatting my depression was to look at the things that made me that way. I also kept active because sitting all day, or lying around is really bad for it. Also was careful with what I ate. Chocolate is not good for me for this reason. It makes my high then I fall down. Coke is the same, or things with caffeine, they make me high then I drop down.

My Depression is caused by hormonal fluctuations due to recurrent pregnancy loss. I have now finally decided that I don't want to try to have a baby anymore (which is depressing in itself) so I know it will take a few months for my body to heal itself and with time and all the work I'v been doing through counselling and reading, I will eventually heal mentally and emotionally. But until then, I'm on prozac 20 mg daily. It helps so much with no side effects.

I don't have bad depression but strangely enough I always listen to "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" by Monty Python, and that usually cheers me up. I don't really know what causes it as some days are really crap but I feel fine and then other days I do loads and should be having a great time. I feel crap though... What about you SingingPsycho. You didn't tell us anything about you. Do you suffer from depression?

Hey SingingPsycho I am usually a pretty positive guy but I do get depressed due to my poor health and medication I have to take but I try to keep my mind on things that are positive and usually I come out of it in a day or two, but my son on the other hand is a very negative person and went through a time that he was depressed. He was unemployeed at the time and just really down on everything and especially himself. I sat down with and really had to make him sit there while I explained to him that a job would be a big start in getting out of that depression. It took some time and a bit of pressure from me but he got a job and in just a couple of weeks his depression lifted. He is still a negative guy about a lot of stuff but he is no longer depressed. And he just moved out of our house into his own place this past week and it is so so quiet here now. :)

I believe for me it is when I can't let go of negative thoughts and feelings then I get into a depression and stay down. It used to be pretty bad and I've struggled for a long time before I came out of the pit. I realised that when I let go of negative feelings like bitterness, hatred, resentment and all those emotions which makes me want to harm myself, then it frees me to move on with life. Thinking positive thoughts are also helpful but it is a learning and reminding process for me because I was so used to being negative.

I have battled with depression. There is no easy method. The only thing you can really do is to keep yourself busy. Get your family involved with your life and try to put whatever problems behind you. It does take time, but it can be done. If you find yourself overwhelmed its good to talk it out with people other than family as well. Good luck to you.

Injustice at work place is the cause of my depression at times. I just leave it as human nature and do my best and concentrate on my work.

why be depressed in the first place?

I find that being stagnant really triggers me. If I just get up and do things to take my mind off of everything even if it's just doing the dishes or painting it works wonders.

Well, sometimes its unavoidable that we feel depressed for the day..but for the health its not a good side, i believe in Meditation which will balance our mind and helps to be normal at situations

I use to manage depression, listening musiq, playing violen and i like chocolates, and i feel i get refreshed after having my chocolates. And best remedy is Meditation, try breathing exercise, it will help you balance and handle depression.