Depression Thread

ITT: We share how we got rid of depression.

>I didn't.

So I need your advice.
Only these had a little bit of effect on me:

lifehack.org/385347/ultimate-guide-self-help-tips-deal-with-depression
medium.com/@KemalTenebris/ultimate-guide-to-getting-out-of-depression-42da9019229b#.yyfdx280t

Other urls found in this thread:

mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/basics/definition/prc-20014161
reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/3cb6vc/a_few_tips_from_someone_out_of_the_shithole/
depression.healthytreatment.org/
blogs.exeter.ac.uk/stoicismtoday/stoic-texts-online/
twitter.com/SFWRedditVideos

Electroshock therapy.

mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/basics/definition/prc-20014161

I used to take 1 "Quit being a whiney little bitch" one time a day

I assume because you're posting this it means you WANT to get better, which is an excellent start.

I crippling depression when I was with my girlfriend at the time. I didn't sleep, didn't eat, didn't socialise with gf, didn't go to lectures.

As a result I lost a lot of weight got down to 9 stone, from what weight I don't remember.

She left me for someone else and I was suicidal. Knives, pills, guns I tried but was too 'chicken' to do it.

I eventually woke up one day, earlier than usual, and my first thought was, "Fuck it." I got up made a bulking shake went in the gym and starting working out again.

I managed to have sex with 2 girls in the same week, nothing special just messaged the girls on facebook and got to talking.

I then decided to teach myself the bass guitar, which is going great.

I'm almost at 1/2/3/4, just the deadlift needs 10kg adding on to it.

I'm also 5ft6" and 180~ lbs and this is in less than a year.

I also went into talking therapy to understand what was going through my head (a lot to explain, can if you want me to) and went on medication.

You need to be proactive, you can't expect things to change on their own. That is unfortunately the harsh truth, so do what I did. Stop being a bitch, get your finger out of your arse and go to the gym.

>inb4 people say I don't know how to green text.

I want to get better.
I have realized that I have no direction, a purpose or a mission in life. How can I find it?

>I'm also 5ft6"
I'm sorry

Kinda work tier:
>better nutrition
>vitamin supplements D3/ sun exposure
>working out
>reading
Actually werk better than actual medicine tier
>psychedelics
Will probably kill your dick and must take it for life tier
>antidepressants

Well that second article is great but very long
I hate medium though. it's so pretentiuous

Only thing that worked for me are anti-depressants (SSRIs). If exercise, nutrition, or getting over it works for you then you're a normie who doesn't have depression.

If you do, try medication and therapy.

Changing my body language, being more spread out and having good posture made a ton of difference for me mentally.

Steady progression on the right paths. When i started passing uni classes, getting enough sleep, and started lifting smart to see progress, my depression evaporated.

>depression
>going away
See, I remember thinking it was just a phase when I was a kid, then I thought it was due to having a shit diet and not exercising enough, then I thought it was because I didn't get enough stimulation, then I thought it was because I lived in the fourth most suicidal country and then I realized I'm just fucked in the head.

Not much you can do about that.

1. Buddhism
2. Psychedelics

Buddhism helped me with severe anxiety and gave me the tools to work through day to day stress. Psychedelics REALLY reduced the amount of background anxiety and worry.

I don't think it ever truly goes away. You just learn how to cope. I robotically go along with my routine when I get depressed. It's hard as fuck but you just gotta be a robot.

I don't know if this is helpful but personally I found the best results when I fully accepted that my life would always be pointless and purposeless. When you stop worrying about finding "it", the key to whatever unlocks your reason for being, you are able to concentrate more on the things around you that can actually help you and that you're capable of doing. Clears up a lot of brain space when you're not preoccupied with worry about finding "it" and not having "it".

I didn't want to be perfect or happy, just more happy than I was, and that made a huge difference.

I used to think I was depressed but looking back on it I think i was just moping and lacking control.

Have a plan, stay productive. Eat well, even if you don't feel like it. Force yourself to wake and sleep at normal times. Exercise. Whatever you do don't give your brain the opportunity to sabotage itself.

>I also went into talking therapy to understand what was going through my head (a lot to explain, can if you want me to)

You could of just come to Veeky Forums. I'll tell why you had/have depression, its because you finally realised that you are a manlet.

Good job on getting better though.

I did things that made me fear for my life

I suggest letting a mountain lion Chase you for a few seconds should did you right up

Or you'll die, but you'll realize what you had right before you do :)

This.

sometimes doing monotonous tasks for the sake of getting them done will help you to not focus on the depression when it hits.

Got a 10/10 QT azn gf lol

When meditation and awareness really starts working, its literally the best feeling ever.
When youre so depressed you think theres no way back...and then suddenly you see it for what it really is....amazing

your mind is the only thing between you and what you want.

think about what you want. what makes you happy. what brings you piece.

write it down. read it every morning.
don't just think about it. try to remember the feeling of what it would be to be at peace again, to be happy and full of energy and fucking carefree.

now take action. work towards that everyday.

being at peace is being on the way to what you want. you don't need to have arrived at your goals to be happy.

also: you what you think. your daily habits LITERALLY change the connections and size of your brain.

don't fall into a negative feedback loop. learn to stop feeding negative thoughts.

fuck the downward spiral. be that obnoxious guy that sees something positive in everything, it'll do you wonders.

Yes laddie

*peace

and *you are what you think

What do I do if I don't enjoy anything anymore and everything just feels like a distraction until I can hit the sack and sleep 12 hours again?

Not even the things I used to enjoy, such as lifting, movies, gaming, etc interest ne anymore, despite me just buying witcher 3, binding of isaac and a few other games that I would normally be able to fully engrish myself in?

Even trying to learn my native toungue (portuguese), picking guitar up again, learning about the field I'm trying to get into (med/PT/OT) among other things and nothing excites me.

It doesn't help that I feel lonely and anxious sitting home alone, but when I go out with friends I just end up being bored and wishing I was home alone doing my own things, which in turn makes me feel lonely and anxious again.

My life is a catch-22, I know what needs to be done to become 'happy', but nothing I do brings me excitement or contentment.

Just try meditation. 15 minutes a day for a month.
If you start enjoying these things again, you know its working.
I felt the same way.

Exercise, diet, and small, achievable goals really helped me.

I don't think it's really feasible to get "rid" of depression, however. I think it'll be there forever and we'll just have to deal with it. I don't believe I'll ever be happy, but I no longer feel so bad about it. It's just how things are, so I'll just have to deal with it.

been there bro. here it goes:

>What do I do if I don't enjoy anything anymore and everything just feels like a distraction until I can hit the sack and sleep 12 hours again?

fake it till you make it. get rid of things that'll make you enjoy everything else less. stop surfing the web constantly (that includes porn), stop zoning out watching tv. do things with a purpose. and stop worrying about enjoying things, just be.

but yeah, not spending the whole day on the internet especially on sites with endless content is really fucking bad, it fucks your dopamine really hard.

also, cardio is fucking great for mood. when i was suicidal doing cardio made me feel joy when i thought i never would.

>Not even the things I used to enjoy, such as lifting, movies, gaming, etc interest ne anymore, despite me just buying witcher 3, binding of isaac and a few other games that I would normally be able to fully engrish myself in?

this will come back. there's always a blue sky beyond the clouds, you're going to fucking make it.

>It doesn't help that I feel lonely and anxious sitting home alone, but when I go out with friends I just end up being bored and wishing I was home alone doing my own things, which in turn makes me feel lonely and anxious again.

keep going out. keep seeing your friends. i've been at this exact same place. socializing is one of the most important parts of recovery, even if you're not enjoying it.

remember when you used to laugh so fucking hard with your friends because they were amusing and things were actually funny?

you'll get that back.

tell me about your day to day activities bro.

>Will probably kill your dick and must take it for life tier
pretty sure i had 3 erections in a year while on citalopram. fuck that shit

also:
read this fucking leddit post:

reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/3cb6vc/a_few_tips_from_someone_out_of_the_shithole/

this really helped me.

Very good advice.
You can get a long way with having a purpose.
Doing cardio will help you get motivated to follow that purpose.

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What about Buddhism helped?
Also any helpful links?

The perspective on not worrying about the future or having regret with the past was huge. Also learning to embrace the good AND the bad in life was important. I didn't spend a lot of effort practicing meditation, but controlled breathing has been a lifechanger.

Thich Nhat Hanh - Peace is Every Step
Dalai Lama - How to Practice the Way to a Meaningful Life

depression.healthytreatment.org/

thank me later

Straight up willpower.
I hate feeling like that. So I just won't let myself anymore.

I honestly wonder why there's all this hype around psychedelics for alleviating mental illness. I've done a fair bit in the past, all in moderation, and never found it helped me out of my pit of depression.

LSD.

I took a lot of it. I decided to go for a walk in the woods. It got dark. I was only 3 hours in. Forgot where I was. Laid next to a tree. I felt my body, every bone and muscle. I spent a long time contemplating my being. I went through all of the embarrassing experiences I'd been through. All of my failures, the things I regretted. I cried. I understood how weak I was, physically and mentally. I realized that there was a lot wrong with me, and that I needed to start fixing it. I needed to stop blaming my problems on other people. I needed to make myself better. I started lifting that week, and going to therapy the next. Stopped skipping class. Stopped wasting nearly as much time with vidya. Started calling my parents more. Started thinking about what to say before I said it. Started empathizIng with other people. Eventually, I even started empathizing with myself.

It changed my life.

Forgot to mention, I ended up falling asleep in the forest lol.

I stared at a couch because it had this preternatural beauty to it, and felt there were untold secrets locked within it. But when I came down I was still a fuckin sadcunt.

How much did you take? It's a lot better outside as well. Also, you need to be in the right mindset of questioning yourself and your life, not just doing it for fun, because then you don't learn anything meaningful. LSD makes you think about a lot of bullshit and make a lot of over-mystical realizations, but if you point that towards a specific problem, with intent and purpose throughout your trip, and spend time really reflecting on the trip afterwards, you can extract a few nuggets of truth from the mystical shit.
But you gotta have the right mindset.

>Depression is feeling sad and is something you can get rid of or grow out of
Sorry mister normalfag but actual depression is a mental illness resulting from chemical imbalances in the brain, there is no cure besides the sweet embrace of death.

>how we got rid of depression.

finally got a good paying job, having money for my every need and pleasure helps a lot.
also realized my loneliness is my choice. i actually prefer being alone, might as well enjoy it.

this
>getting regularly depressed over the years
>finally go to a psychologist
>get antidepressants
>they don't do shit
>turns out it was never a real depression, i'm just a sad mopey cunt

This is amazing. I want this experience. I just can't seem to get my hands on any LSD

end things that have been nagging at you
pursue a goal as corny as it sounds
don't turn to drugs and alcohol. I wasted many years of my life like that
realize that you will not be happy overnight
realize happiness is a state of mind
read think and grow rich

I love eckhart tolle and alan watts. And ofc jogging increases serotonin production.

nice thread faggots

>health insurance won't pay for therapy anymore
>refuse to take SSRIs as I already gained 30kg and it made me even worse
>therapist says she will do it for free if I go to the mental hospital one more time
>already spent my teenage years in that fucking prison
>gf and I break up
>quit first school and then my job
>realize that there are only two roads ahead
>finally kill myself or change myself 100%
>give it one more try

fast foward to now
>still single, but okay with it
>went back to school and only get As
>never have bad thoughts anymore
>push myself every day
>hang out with new people who don't know about my past
>got cold for others and mainly focus on my own well being

I somehow managed to go from sad cunt to narcistic cunt
It's working out fine for now
For me it was the fact that no one was able to choose for me anymore like my therapist did for all these years
I just decided to not be depresed anymore
Oh and of course working out helped
Seing results gives back some self honor

I have the symptoms of severe depression but I'm not even sure if depression is what I have.

I think I'm just constantly sad, worried, and angry about my objectively shitty life and how infinitesimal the chance of ever being normal is.

What can I do in this situation except try and make whatever difference I can manage to make?

I'm an introvert.
Those in my social circle thought I was bipolar since they saw me when I hit my lows and highs.
Just dealt with it and went about my business.
It worked for the better part of a decade.
Having an iron will and patience of a saint goes a long way.

That said, iron dents and rusts.
Wife saw me hit rock-bottom, and I went to get therapy, if only to talk and get a diagnosis.
>major depressive disorder
>generalized anxiety disorder
Talked it out for the better part of three months, began medication for the following nine.
Talking helped at first since being able to talk about problems with an impartial party was nice.
It wasn't really getting better though. If anything it was getting worse in the sense that talking about it was keeping it on my mind on a regular basis.
Started taking meds and they helped, but the first medication caused problems with my dick, even at a low dose.
Lexapro/Escitalopram.
Weaned off of it and onto the next.
Second med worked even better than the first, but after about six weeks, it started causing problems with my heart.
Wellbutrin/Bupropion.
Fucking 25 years old in decent shape at the time, having a damn heart attack in the middle of work.
So I take the tradeoff and go back to the dick-killer.
Four months later and I'm weaning off it again because damn it, it's ruining my relationship and sanity being horny as fuck with no way to get it up besides viagra, which isn't covered by my insurance despite the situation.

It's been nine months since and I'm stable.
The short amount of time on them allowed me to overcome most of my anxiety to develop better coping skills.
Getting a decent job, maintaining social interaction, eating well, and exercising will go a long way. Also, go the fuck outside once in a while.

TL;DR:
To get better you gotta want it.
Don't let yourself get stuck in a rut.
There's always a reason to go on.

Blog entry over and out.

Become so busy that you don't have time to think, and lift heavy. I just woke stopped being a bitch and listened to some young thug

You can buy it on the dark net quite safely. Check out the subteddit darknermarkets. You can also buy 1p-lsd half-legally (might have changed since I last bought it tho) which is extremely similar to real lsd but less controlled. Do your research: search "lsd" on the /r/drugs subreddit and read as much as possible. Read the erowid page for it.

Understand that the lsd experience has so much to do with yourself. It can be a light, fun drug; it can be a horrific, scary drug; it can be a wonderful, life-changing drug. Watch some of the videos on the YouTube channel psychedsubstance, about lsd mindset and setting and all that.

Understand that lsd can do nothing magical. Anything accomplished with the help of Lucy can be accomplished through meditation and reflection; L just makes it faster, easier, and less predictable. If you really try to set yourself a goal on an acid trip to make sense of something that is bothering you, then your thoughts will likely revolve around that; you will come up with a lot of bullshit that seems like amazing revelations. The most important thing is to reflect on what you learned and extract the truth from it. There is all kinds of knowledge hidden in the fractals and haze of acid, but only some of it is worth taking to heart. Don't become a crazy hippie- but also respect the drug and understand its potential.

Be careful - and don't forget to enjoy the trip. It's a ton of fun for the first few hours, usually the comedown is where reflection happens. A lot of people smoke weed then, to re-enhance the trip, but then you're kind of robbing yourself of the post-peak mind scrubbing when your mind starts to ask Lucy for directions.

Ok, OP, this is gonna sound like some shit advice that doesn't really make much sense, but it really works. All you have to do is accept that life and existence as you know it may be a total sham; you can't even be 100% sure that you do exist. It's like everyone around you is an actor--I mean, everyone's so serious about retarded shit like "oh, Jen from work said this, but bob said this, so I did the other." It's like these people just forgot that they were all actors in the biggest play of all, "society". And by accepting that life has no meaning, and may not even be real, you are also accepting that your fuck ups have no meaning, and may not be real; the discomfort you feel from disappointing someone? Ignore it, you don't even know whether or not they exist, my man. Go out, live large, fuck consequences. Occasionally the actors around you might pretend that they're upset with you, but don't believe them. Nobody feels anything. At the end of the day, we're all just very tall children, and everyone's as scared inside as each other.

This is a good post. I've always been too scared to try therapy because I rarely if ever talk about my feelings. It's led to some proper fuck ups with women.

Growing and using pyschedelics. Horticulture is relaxing

Having a partner who is more socially stunted than I am forcing me to lead him around in public and take a leadership role in the relationship.

IIFYM

Realizing that life doesn't end if you don't have a good job. In fact, life is more full for some people if you choose to make less money.

I take 40mg prozac a day for anxiety and though my sex drive isn't what it used to be boners aren't a problem

i've never really had depression or anything, but you do end up feeling a bit shit if you sit around doing fuck all enough. i ended up becoming so busy with studies and social life earlier in the year that i was out of the house for 10+ hours a day, 6 to 7 days a week. you simply don't have time to be sad if you're busy, and it keeps your mind from reverting to it. you also treasure spare time more, find yourself enjoying social interactions more and just having more fun.

Practicing stoic philosophy put me in a gratitude mindset
>Practicing mindfulness meditation helps put you in the "now", since depression is usually obsessing over the past or future
Realize that your body needs rest, sleep in more than usual
>make sure to get plenty of sunlight or supplement D3
Try not to remain seated for long periods of time
>travel to a "nature zone" (e.g. A forest, the beach, etc) and remove your shoes so you can "ground yourself"
Eat a big heavy healthy meal
>pop a shit ton of strawberries or any other fruits high in Vit C
Cardio (inb4 muh gains)

>local autist overturns decades of psychology with one weird trick!

I had to take pills, was really bad.
I'm Germanfag so i didn't get these prozacshitpills. Go and get a good prescription and a little treatment.
I'm fine today but had to take pills for a few months.

Muay thai did it for me. I joined the club without looking back 6 years ago. The progress I've made, the whole body soreness, every punch i took to the face, every kick my body absorbed, the amount of energy I've spent on the heavy bags, and the culmination to winning my first match, and my next, up to the 9th as of now; i have absolutely no regrets.

I came here to say that.

Which psychedelics would that be?

There are two kinds of depression: clinical depression and "depression." If you suffer from the first kind, you need meds and a good psychiatrist that you trust. If you suffer from the second kind, you can go for a walk out in the sun, take some vitamins and take a day off of work or something, cause you don't have real depression you have "depression."

Like what this guy is saying

stoic philosophy really helped me too. I've only read Meditations and Enchiridion. Anyone recommend some other good ones?

>Im 5'6
Im sorry, I know your struggle.

>depression
>PCOS
>narcolepsy

Meanwhile...
>mom struggling with cancer recovery
>going to college full-time while also doing volunteer work
>have to do the above two together to keep scholarships to go to college

Just fuck my shit up, senpai.

what's working for me currently is
>seriously moderating alcohol/drugs
>heavy lifting 4 times a week + cardio 3 times
>eating in a constant surplus
>getting muh 8 hours
and the most important one
>stop giving a fuck what people (might) think

blogs.exeter.ac.uk/stoicismtoday/stoic-texts-online/
Here you go famalam, this is my university's recommended reading list for stoicism.

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Does anybody have some advice for me please?

Does anyone go to therapy?

I have a huge problem with a lack of validation or some psychosis that makes me believe I have none.
I'm also quite addicted to sex, which basically blocks me from having a normal, friendly relationship or interactions with women.
On top of it all, I'm constantly moody and ready to snap at someone when it gets bad.

No amount of therapy, medication, or psychedelics have helped, nor self-help books or any sort of meditating.

I'm so lost on what to do from here

I did for over a decade.

healthy diet, better eating habits, aminoacids and gingsend did it for me

Making gains at the gym and forcing my self to talk to women got rid of my depression

I was super depressed at work, met this qt that was super friendly, hit it off, then I understood that depression is the ultimate jew that keeps you going with the system and not asking questions. Fight for your freedom.

Not him, but i've tried shrooms, lsd, and mescaline. What would you like to know? Yes, they change your life and yes, they have lasting effects unlike antidepressants (and don't have nasty side effects).

My year on lexapro was the worst year of my life. I'm glad that ADs work for some people, but i'm not one of them.

This.
If you want things to get better you have to actually make a change.
Is it easy? No. But do it anyway.

Props

Provided you have actual depression, diagnosed by a psychologist or a psychiatrist, best bet is probably a combo of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy - if you can afford it.

The type of therapy with currently the most evidence bases is CBT.

CBT, High dosage of citalopram but what ultimately helped was the film 'Yes Man'.

I just started saying yes to shit, doing random things, going out and eating on my own.

People have said to me;
>Isnt it weird eating out on your own?
>Dont people look at you weird.

Yes, yes they do. Yes, it did feel weird at first, but fuck it. Life is way too short to give a fuck or two what other people think and I am going to do what I want, when I want, without thinking of consequences (too much).

I was at the point where I was going to kill myself, I was there, ready, in the process. Then I met someone and fell in love blah, blah, they are gone now and I just feel I have nothing to lose and I am not afraid of dying.

The answer will come from the same place the question was asked