I have been in a depressed mood for about a week. My appetite has dropped off, my sleep is disturbed and I am having trouble with feelings of guilt, especially about things that aren't my fault. I have a distorted self image at the moment, which it isn't like this all the time! I haven't felt like this for over a year. This is not the same as feeling sad/ bad about something. It's like seeing the world with shit glasses; nothing looks right. I am bipolar and I got back on lithium about a month and a half ago. The meds are still adjusting so I need to wait for them to kick in. How do you guys (or people you know) deal with clinical depression? Any advice would be greatly appreciated right now! Thanks Peace and love
i hate it im not 'legally depressed'?? or anything but ive been having a hard time lately and i hardly eat like i want to eat but im just not hungry and when i went for easter to my grandmas a lot of family was there and i didnt eat anything and there like what are you anorexic? im like wtf that doesnt help? i juat know im not the only one and i do a lot of yoga and meditate and dont do drugs, and i sit and think a lot about whats going on in my miind and stuff if you need anything just talk to me!! maybe i can help?
Enjoy what you have. That's my answer. I used to have a hell of a time dealing with depression - which was apparant every single night but now I'm okay. It usually came due to lack of stability and the fact that I was different to everyone in my working life. So, I moved out on the road and - even though I am often scraping the sides of my wallet - I have to learn not to spend. I also learned to use my skills to my advantage and there is one line in a John Butler Trio song ... "I can be rich like a wandering gypsy" ..... now that feels good.
I wish it was that easy, brack. I try to enjoy things I like, but I feel distracted and unable to focus on what I am doing. I feel like I fell into a hole or something. The best thing I can do is remember that this is a temporary mood swing and it will be OVER soon! I try not to focus on how much better my life would be if this didn't happen, but once the thoughts start, I try to get rid of them. That is an easy way to feel more depressed. sstreet, its hard for me to trust people when I am in this mind state to talk to them. I've opened myself to others only to have them throw that back in my face later. I think that might have triggered the mood swing. I remembered shitty times, thought about how things are similar, then BAM the same thing happens again. Oh well, it should be over soon. Hope you are doing well, though. I hope the depression gets better. Peace and love
That's how I feel. I told my mom that i wanted to see a shrink and i think i might be depressed and she just went 'pft' so im like wtf? So i told my sister and she says that its probably just in my head and i should be more positive. How can I do that?! So here i am just stuck here. it's not like my family is bad or anything like they dont care you know? its just like 'its all in your head' no shit its all in my head and i can't get it out! i recently had to deal with the death of my dad and grandpa within 5 months and im like in fricken 15 here i could use some help but i dont want to go to the school shrink cause they freak me out but thats all they tell me to do. so im just getting deeper in depression. also they tell me to think about the good things in life that happened to me? i cant remember anything that good except for things that dont mean anything to me.
Actually, diet and exercise can really up your depressive mood. Try getting out and running or bicycling... Eat foods low in sugar/sugar free... get some sunlight, and if there is none try one of those lightboxes. Also maybe look into different teas, and aromatherapies. It's not always that easy, so if the problem persists, find a good therapist to talk to, before the depression gets worse, or creates other problems. I could make this very long and detailed but, I'm sleepy right now...so if you want more info PM me
oh also, check out what I wrote in a topic similar a while back, might be of some help: http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147234&page=2&pp=10
I feel a lot better everyone! I think I have a rapid cycling form of the disorder because my thought process isn't even the same as yesterday. I am sorry sstreetnulov about your loss. Depression sucks; just remember that it is a temporary mood shift caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain. It isn't going to be like this always! That is what helps me get through the day when I felt like I did yesterday. If you go to a doctor, make sure you see one who deals with mood disorders. I was misdiagnosised and given meds that caused mood swings in bipolar people. Make sure you see someone good, although with insurance and shit, that can be hard to find. Peace and love
Doesn't the enormity depression scare you though? My partner died 3 years ago in a car accident and if it wasn't for my 2 daughters (who need their Dad) I'd've followed her. 3 years on and still think about it sometimes.
I have a lot of thoughts on depression, but I will limit my thoughts today to the topic at hand. I'm sorry to hear that you are hitting a rough patch with your illness. I went through something like that a few months ago. That is when I started back to seeing my therapist. Do you have anyone to talk to? A professional would be best, but just anyone to talk to is better than no one. Something I do when I don't feel like I have anyone to talk to for the time being is journal. Other times I try to write bad poetry. LOL. I used to be better at it. But just getting different feelings out seemed to help pass the mood. Give your medication some more time. If you know it works then you just have to wait. One thing I know is that my depression isn't temporary by any means. I have had it my entire life. You can ask my parents. I started noticing things when I was 5 years old, but others noticed when I was still a baby. And no matter if I am on or off drugs, or if I am in a good mood or happy or in a bad mood or sad, the depression is still there. My brain doesn't regulate chemicals properly. But I do everything in my power to function as good as I can. I still get depressed, but I acknowledge it, try to deal with it however I can and move on with my day. It isn't easy. It is just what you do.
