How do I recover?

[Goldfish13]

How do I recover from depression? How do I get better? I feel like I'm missing something. I have tried everything but it never works. Therapy, meds, exercise, diet, and being nicer to myself. I'm running out of options. What is left to try?

[BonnieSue]

You do some or all of those things and when you feel better for a long time you can talk to your doctor about whether you're ready to try to go without any drugs. When the doc thinks you're ready go ahead and try it out. But only when the doc says so because if you rush it, it's very frustrating to feel so crummy again after getting your hopes up. And the time it takes to feel crummy and to get back to feeling okay seems to stretch out forever!! I kid you NOT!!

[kitty2017]

Meds can mess you up more I feel like

[Mmomof2]

I'm new and I was diagnosed with depression and social anxiety. That being said I know how you feel. A trick I try is if you start to feel down at all or stressed,keep positive things around. For examples I have a play list with only upbeat music's. No mopey love songs or stuff that makes me down but super upbeat dance music. I also have goofy movies that don't make me uncomfortable. Sort of pur together a depression kit tnbat works for you. And always chocolate.

[Kobojunkie]

you have tried it all and you are not getting better? It may be time for some self-therapy on your part.

why are you depressed? Is there something at the core of that feeling? If yes, start by accepting and working through it. If nothing, move to the next step

are there things you are anxious or afraid of? be honest with yourself and ask the questions you will not let anyone.else ask. Dig deep to find any and everything holding you back in anyway, and deal with them as best you can. I prefer completely accepting and tackling the problem, whatever it may be.

Then make the decision as to whether you need treatment for whatever maybe left and beyond your control or whether more self-therapy is all you need.

P.S. Self-therapy involves waging war against that part of yourself that resists change, with a goal of changing your mentality and eventually your mind and behaviour. Be aware that this process may take years to produce results and depends on how committed you really are to living a better life than the one you currently live.

[Frin9e]

have you tried group therapy?

[spikeypunk]

take vitamin d improves the mood and get out more in sunshine and paint away your depression or crafting...😊 its helped my depression ART......