I've never been depressed ... emotionally destroyed on the other hand? once or twice. But the biggest thing to remember, and having a logical mind helps, is that you know life has no purpose other than the one you give it (unless you are religious, in which case God loves you, yahweh is happy with your moral system and allah ... ok allah and yahweh I'm pulling out of my arse I have no knowledge of either religion) ... back to the point, you have to simply change the purpose of your life, whatever is making you depressed just look at it in a negative light (therefore making it less important) and give yourself a new goal which is independant of whatever you lost/whatever is bringing you down.Ristoril said:
Alternatively, find somewhere private, bring a speaker system, and play your favourite songs at full volume while singing as loudly as you can in whichever way feels best. The key point to both, is that you must throw all of yourself into the task.
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Alternative 2; and this is my favourite; consider something you consider more important than what is depressing,for me this is high level physics theory and just seeing if I can think of alternatives, OR, if there is something I try to undersand I try and re-word it in my head 'til it makes more sense (BTW, I realise I will not find alternative physics theorem but it is interesting to try). Another thing to think about is meditation, go somewhere quiet, play calming music (or anythign which helps clear your head), then just do some thinking about either yourself or anything ethical or philosophical, after all, nothing is better for taking your mind off something than something which demands all your attention.
Alternative 3: If you are a creative person, either choreograph a dance to go with your favourite songs, paint something which either matches your current vibe, or is in complete opposition to it, or write a novel, or practice an instrument.
. I heard exercise works too.
