Depression

[OliviaJoseph]

What are some coping skills or things to do to help with depression so bad you can't function. Having episodes everywhere at any time. please help!

[gogogirl]

Gee, I wish I knew.

[OliviaJoseph in reply to gogogirl]

Lol thanks I guess :/

[Hidden]

Hi I only mainly have mild depression but I do have the odd very bad flair up when I get suicidal. What helps me is saying every morning this is not the day I am going to do it. That takes the pressure off for that day.

The other thing which helps is knowing that it will pass again within a few days coz it always does.

Everyone is different though so knowing yourself is important. I hope this helps a bit.

Oh and the other thing I do is trawl through suicide sites looking for painless ways to kill myself. After I can't find any and reading other people's stories I really go off the idea. x

[OliviaJoseph in reply to Hidden]

Thanks & I do the same. I have those 2/3 day episodes but this one hasn't went away & it's been a month thanks for the advice it is super helpful❤️

[Hidden in reply to OliviaJoseph]

Good I am glad. I live in fear of my bad episodes not going away again... I think I would have to go back to the doctors if I was able to.

I really hope you feel a bit better very soon. Take care xx

[OliviaJoseph in reply to Hidden]

Same. Thanks again!

[mysmugcat]

Small small steps. Small small goals

[Hidden in reply to mysmugcat]

Yes x

[OliviaJoseph in reply to mysmugcat]

Thank you❤️

[yeja]

i've suffered with depression for 20 years only recently have my episodes returned on a kind of regular basis but I'm on new medication I take lithium at night as the doctor says my moods cycle down very deep I'm not bi polar because I don't get the very high manic episodes I just get the really down depressive episodes so he put me on lithium as a mood stabilizer but I still have flashes of depression the worst thing for me is not having a plan for the day if I wake up in the morning and I don't have work or I don't go to yoga or not meeting a friend for lunch it's just a wide-open day with nothing planned that's the worst thing for me my mind starts to wander and i instantly feel a sense of loneliness .

I work two afternoons a week I help my daughter with her two little babies at least one full day a week and I just now started volunteering at my granddaughter's preschool one morning a week so I'm trying to fill up empty space I'm not good with empty time and that helps me plus doing things for others is what also helps

[OliviaJoseph in reply to yeja]

Thank you❤️

[icklegui]

Anything that involves connecting with people might help, like the lovely answer above says. It can be trivial, put on a polite smile for a brief moment and see if that helps (smiling can lift your mood!). I suspect coming here to post and ask for advice helps too, after all, we are real people.

I couldn't get out of my depressive funk yesterday, even though I knew that it would probably pass because all the others have, and I have loads of help, support... and then this morning I managed to get up and even went for a run (which I've started as another way of lifting my mood).

But it's SO, so hard sometimes. And I see that you have other issues too. Good luck with your studies. It is possible to get over each depressive episode.

[OliviaJoseph in reply to icklegui]

Thanks you so much!

[HayleyNash]

I often have a state of apathy. I don't want to do anything. Very often I don't finish what I started before. This becomes a serious problem when I promise to do something to people and don't fulfill my promises. My friend recommended me special pills, such as nootropicboost.com/buy-best... . They help me cope with lack of sleep and stay motivated for the whole day. I can not work without inspiration, and these tablets improve the mood.

[dina32]

lots of good advice