How do you guys work through depression?
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Just stay calm. Do what you actually want to do. Think that this bad days will also go away soon and sun of happiness will rise again in your life soon.
Just have a faith in a god and go ahead.
All is well...
Just have a faith in a god and go ahead.
All is well...
Find philosophy.
Read Anthem by Ayn Rand. It's in the public domain, plenty of free copies floating around.
This. Although you'll need philosophy to first understand why you need goals to begin with.
I was depressed, in and out, for several years. I was apathetic about almost everything, and stopped pursuing my values for long lengths of time. I read Atlas Shrugged - a book recommended in one of WF's old business book threads - and her ideas on philosophy intrigued me. I ended up buying literally all of her fiction and non-fiction works, read them all, and have been hunting down old issues of the Objectivist as well as other uncommon letters and articles Ayn Rand wrote.
I've never felt as much vitality as I have since I took an interest in Ayn Rand and her philosophy.
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Read Anthem by Ayn Rand. It's in the public domain, plenty of free copies floating around.
This. Although you'll need philosophy to first understand why you need goals to begin with.
I was depressed, in and out, for several years. I was apathetic about almost everything, and stopped pursuing my values for long lengths of time. I read Atlas Shrugged - a book recommended in one of WF's old business book threads - and her ideas on philosophy intrigued me. I ended up buying literally all of her fiction and non-fiction works, read them all, and have been hunting down old issues of the Objectivist as well as other uncommon letters and articles Ayn Rand wrote.
I've never felt as much vitality as I have since I took an interest in Ayn Rand and her philosophy.
Philosophy | ARL
Very true. If you are wanting proper help then nothing can beat proper counselling and a healthy lifestyle.
I personally found that MDMA gave me enough of a boost to give me the opportunity to open up, realise how many of my problems were superficial and view the world in a completely different light. It seemed to break my "constant depression" (not severely depressed usually, just never quite happy) and I have to say, I'm a better person now. It certainly seems to be having some interesting effects on people with PTSD.
That being said I only went down this route after every other option was exhausted. Meds just didn't cut it and I do not respond well to therapy (I'm a private person). I would certainly advise the OP to listen to dchuk and try the more conventional methods.
I would certainly not suggest alcohol or weed. MDMA (ecstasy) can also have a strong comedown effect afterwards which can exacerbate the depression (the hope in using it in medicine for those with PTSD is that they are able to open up and get problems off their chest during the therapy and before the comedown - hence the risk).
Here's a list which pretty much sums up everyones points:
- Eat well (junk food and sugery food turn you into an emotional rollercoaster)
- Take a multivitamin
- Stop drinking alcohol (and soft drinks)
- Exercise
- Fuck chicks or dudes (masturbation is NOT the same! Seriously.)
- Change your environment
- Get a bit of sun
- Talk to a professional (might need a reference from your doctor if in UK)
- Talk to your doctor about how appropriate meds would be
- Try self help courses
- Talk to a friend or two (try opening up)
- If you cant open up to friends, depression chatrooms can be useful (sometimes it's easier to speak to randomers)
- Start a new hobby, stay busy (a sport preferably)
- Stop with ALL sad music/ movies. Only listen to happy stuff.
- Get lots of sleep
- Keep your house tidy (will make you feel better)
- Brighten up your rooms with more lights and plants
- Don't ask for advice here. It's a primarily joke based forum full of trolls and nutjobs.
If you are feeling seriously suicidal, seek help from professionals immediately. A very temporary escape that can help is getting addicted to a repetitive TV show. It can provide stability to your life when you need it and gives you a feeling of continuity. It is not a solution in any way though but it can be a fairly harmless escape (especially compared to hard drugs or worse).
Good luck.
Rent an Argentinian hooker and take her to some resort in mexico, fuck, eat and sleep, rinse and repeat.
After a week you should have recovered and should be able to focus much better, set clear objectives and think of positive things that happened to you.
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After a week you should have recovered and should be able to focus much better, set clear objectives and think of positive things that happened to you.
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Two tried and true ways to get myself out of a funk; work and women.
Make more money and/or go be a savage and conquer some nice tail.
Fucking this ^. Works for me like I'm a trained monkey.
Once you've stacked up some chips you should be able to keep the cycle going and yourself smiling. Rinse repeat.
Now make that money and get some strange, fucker.
Make more money and/or go be a savage and conquer some nice tail.
Fucking this ^. Works for me like I'm a trained monkey.
Once you've stacked up some chips you should be able to keep the cycle going and yourself smiling. Rinse repeat.
Now make that money and get some strange, fucker.
Do either of you feel the negatives like I was talking about? A lot of times I just have mush brain without the music on now. Most likely because that's my brains recovery time, but still, it's made it so I need the music. I don't like "needing" anything/developing a crutch, which is making me second guess it. But it works very well.
Luckily no. A steady drip of stimulants throughout the day keep me laser focused. Just kidding, maybe. I do have a very high energy level though and am an ocd time management freak anyway. I tend to do just fine though. It's been a long time working for myself to get to this though, I use to suck at it. So if the music gets old I enjoy the silence and focus on the incentive. Keep my eye on the prize so to speak...and stimulants.
It's not entirely natural though to stay so focused for so long and I don't have one thing I can think of that works more instantly than music, or a huge paycheck. Not many things work that way that well and I love a good brain hack.
look at the inside, external will only lift you up for some time, and then when it will go you will end up with the same internal issues you started once that energy wanes. search for whatever internal shit causing depression is what will make permanent positive changes if you fix.
I'll guess your eating shit all the time....processed food and so on??
Start juicing....you will notice immediate improvement!!
Cool article on the matter...
Living Foods Diet | LIVESTRONG.COM
P.S. Id recommend getting on a good muti vitamin also....
All this worked for me....I was hearing voices and crap and also very very depressed/oppressed!!
Start juicing....you will notice immediate improvement!!
Cool article on the matter...
Living Foods Diet | LIVESTRONG.COM
P.S. Id recommend getting on a good muti vitamin also....
All this worked for me....I was hearing voices and crap and also very very depressed/oppressed!!
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I give only small amount shit about working and its going well. I am also here how do I enhance my working time to get potential result for myself.
Thankss:uhoh2:
I always listen to music when I am in front of a computer. For me my productivity isn't quite linked to music, but to a specific genre of music (happy hardcore) - although other uptempo music can have a similar effect.
I can get work done without that music playing, but when I'm listening to happy hardcore, when I'm done with a task my first thought is always to get started on the next task. Without music or with general music my first thought is to take a small break (which often becomes a large break).
With discipline, caffeine (which I only have twice a week to prevent tolerance), or a pressing thing that absolutely needs to get done, I can work no matter what music is playing. But it is almost effortless when the right music is playing.
Struggle/d with depression my entire life. Here's what always helps me though it's the last thing I feel like doing in that state.
I write out 200 things I'm thankful for and I literally don't do another thing until the list is done. It doesn't get rid of my problem, but it helps put whatever I'm down about in perspective.
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I write out 200 things I'm thankful for and I literally don't do another thing until the list is done. It doesn't get rid of my problem, but it helps put whatever I'm down about in perspective.
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Vit. D levels might be low, take some fish oil. see both a head doc and get blood work done.
Set goals for yourself. Find something your interested in, drawing, cooking, biking, mma, karate, jogging. If you dont find something you are passionate about you will have no passion. If that makes any sense.
Set goals for yourself. Find something your interested in, drawing, cooking, biking, mma, karate, jogging. If you dont find something you are passionate about you will have no passion. If that makes any sense.