depression

like, when you can't eat because food stops tasting good - and you can't sleep for days at a time, and then when you finally fall asleep you can't get out of bed.

i don't know what's wrong with me, I just feel very empty/apathetic.




that's all. maybe it's the changing of the seasons or something.
sorry for being emo.

 

maybe your vitamin d is low because of the lack of sunlight?

 

Seasonal Affective Disorder?

 

Don't be sorry for mentioning the way you feel. Depression can be debilitating for some. People close to me have it or have had it. I hope you get through this feeling soon. I wish I had good advice on this (or on anything for that matter), but I have only heard that cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness cognitive behavioral therapy are successful with this. I'm sure there are other things as well.

I hope the best for you.

 

Don't ever be sorry for how you feel. We all go through a battery of highs and lows in our lives. Just continue to keep positiveness into your mind and take time for yourself. Do something that will genuinly get you out of your rut.

I know when I have those moment I just hop into my car and drive to the ocean. It just clears my mind and I'll even sit on the beach and close my eyes to elevate my senses. It's amazing what nature can do

Hang in there. Know you are not alone.

 

Everyone has periods of time when they feel off or down for lack of a better term.

If this continues over a prolonged period of time you may need to get some medical help with it. Sometimes you can not just bounce back or break the depression on your own.

I hope that it is not the case for you and that you are back to feeling more like yourself before long. Try switching up things you do and do more physical activity if you can.

More importantly be good to yourself and patient with yourself.

 

do you know the root cause of this?

if this is just happening out of the blue, you might want to go see a doctor.

meditation, exercise, and dietary changes might help

the book "Curing Depression Naturally with Chinese Medicine" by bob flaws might help you

 

Yeah, that is true. Supplementation with vitamin D and omega-3s can help with that. High-dose niacin has also shown to work wonders at treating even severe depression.

Avoiding alcohol helps also.

I have always been a rather depressed person, but I usually manage to keep it under relative control.

 

I think that it specifically has to be nicotinic acid, but I'm not sure.

I think that it might also be advisable to consult with a physician, since high doses can cause heart arrhythmias and liver damage.

 

im with you on that. ive been down in the dumps lately, cuz of this shitty society not being able to get a job

 

Tell me about it. Though I usually eat too much, I just through an entire big mac menue in the bin. I NEVER DID THAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE!!!!!

 

Yeah, D3, omegas and limiting alcohol...
if you aren't seeing results fast enough try 5-htp. I take the dissolvable for Natrol.
Exercise can help and also will help you to sleep at night and then getting your sleep on a relatively normal, well relatively the same time to bed and the same time up every morning really helps. That is hard for a lot of people, including myself, but the more I stick to it the better I feel.

 

Ug...feels like yuck huh? Wish i could think of something that would help. Does it normally pass? You can think of that......its temporary. Keep posting and let us know how you feel.

 

Smile sunshine the earth sets hello. Go and enjoy the sunshine get some fresh air, take a walk . If u feel down talk to us some more we'll cheer u up.

 

Try to treat yourself to some fun. Others suggested getting out during the day, to enjoy fresh air and sunlight- i really agree with this. I was a bit depressed for a few months, it just built up... but as soon as I started going out in the sun daily and moving around my mood lifted.

Keep your chin up, you deserve happiness!

 

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Cheer up!

 

Just think about how short life is and how lucky you are that you are here. No time to be depressed, time to live it to the fullest and enjoy.

 

During my more severe episodes of depression, nothing anyone said would really help. Especially when people simply tell you to "cheer up" or "live life to the fullest!"

Those words do nothing except make you feel even worse about yourself, like depression is a choice. It isn't.

That being said, a few things that actually helped me (without medication):

Exercise!!!!!! This worked miracles for me. Might be hard to drag yourself to the gym, but any sort of short walk, even 20 minutes on a machine can really, really help. I never worked out before I was depressed, but now I see it as an essential part of maintaining my mental wellness.

Try and not eat a lot of crappy food (fast food). I know that is tempting, but it really fucks with you more than it helps.

Just be aware of your feelings and how they are affecting you. Try and separate yourself from them, if you can. Try "putting" them in a different place in your mind. Acknowledge that you are depressed, but don't absorb that as your identity or "natural state."

Time will pass, and you will feel better.

 

A few years ago, I was very depressed, and I wrote this poem about how I was feeling. I think it perfectly sums up depression; at least, it sums up how I was feeling, at the time: