Pyro Paul said:
Saphatorael said:
Ristoril said:
I am currently depressed ,and having the analytical mind that I have, I was wondering about the people who have had been as well and how they got through it. I am genuinely looking for help.
My tip? Stay off the meds. They'll make you feel better emotionally, but the dreading thoughts that haunt you remain. I stay off of ALL kinds of drugs for this reason once I quit the anti-depressants. Including alcohol. (Not that I ever drinked a lot. Only 2 glasses of champagne at a wedding party, and that's it).
Stop seeing life as a burden, see it more as a game that you want to win at. You set the goals for yourself.
that is a horrible suggestion and should not be given to any person whom is acctually suffering from clinical depression.
you are more than likely not suffering from clinical depression at all, only mild social depression which is absolutely natural for all humans whom aspire social acceptence or greatness. for the most part, it sounds like you are mearly a victim of the 'a pill can fix it' ideiology several doctors have adopted.
to the OP.
the first question you must ask is if you are depressed because of things, or are you depressed inspite of things?
if you are depressed because of things then that is a perfectly normal human behaviour and can only truely be cured either through psychciatry or by 'getting over it'
if you are depressed inspite of things then you more than likely suffer from clinical depression or deep seated unconcious negative reinforcement and you should probably consult a psychitist or medical doctor to learn exactly what it is in order to fix it.
the absolute worst way to deal with depression, and acctually the most common, is to supress it.
I used to suffer from clinical depression. When I was 13. I was given 2 tricyclic (sic) drugs plus rilatine. When I met my first psychiatrist, he said I was sick. (No, not ill, but SICK. And that he would fix me up.)
I took the meds. I felt like a zombie, wondering why I was still going to school every. fucking. day. Everything felt more as a drag, and I couldn't complain because the drugs were fucking me up.
It took me 3 years and a second psychiatrist to get rid of them. I don't see why you tag me as a person who has adopted the 'a pill can fix it' idea, when I stated in my original post to NOT do it in the first place.
I'm studying at uni now, and am more free in my actions. As I said before, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I'm sorting out my life, my own way. It's purely personal how to, but setting new goals (the most important, and likely universal one being: enjoying life) is a good way to start it.
It's not suppression. It's sorting it out. I have way different hobbies now, I do things that I genuinely LOVE to do. No more being picked last at football/soccer games, I do capoeira now and choose whenever I want to enter the roda. No more shyness, I've picked up ballroom dance classes, and they've helped. No more being bullied at school, I choose who are my friends now. And on top of that, I'm a student representative nowadays at my uni, my professors ask me for my opinion occasionally.
tl;dr read my damn post properly and learn to spell, sheesh.
To the OP: His (Pyro Paul) post doesn't make sense at all. 'cept for the last bit, suppressing. You'll burst sooner or later. Hence I'm advising you to go ahead and fix it. No one can stop you from trying.
EDIT: and again, I will refer to the 'game' part of my first post. I was addicted to games back then. I had no friends, so that was the only thing I could do in my free time. I still play a lot of games, but mostly they're different (more social, stuff like Buzz! and Metal Slug with 2 players, Soul Calibur vs, etc. etc.). I started to see life as a game, and I wanted to start winning at it.
Believe me, once you get past a few 'levels', you'll be wanting some more goals (or nowadays, I guess you could call them 'achievements', hah) to accomplish.
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