Smiling Depression

[Weaty]

Does this ever get easier???

[Hidden]

Are you getting any treatment for your depression?

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

On medication, I actually don't know if it's helping me tho

[Hidden in reply to Weaty]

Their is no magic bullet that takes depression away. i have been on medicine a long time. It is not perfect I still get depressed. I don’t get severely depressed. Time has helped me heal the most. I think going through depression has actually taught me how to find lasting contentment in my life. Happiness is fleeting. It never lasts because our lives are always changing. The best we can hope for this side of eternity is contentment.

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

Hope doesn't give me comfort but anything is worth a try right now

[Vonnah]

No.

[Weaty in reply to Vonnah]

How do you cope?

[Vonnah in reply to Weaty]

I honeslty have no way to cope. I'm 20 and been with depression since 12. I know most people do have coping methods but i would be lying if i said i know how to live with depression and be "okay". Because I'm not.

Not to bust your bubble but i need extra love and that isn't even enough. Success wouldn't be enough. Friends and my family damn sure isn't enough. So yeah for me i believe there's nothing in life that could "fix" me or "cure" my depression.

Fact is there is no cure for depression. No mental illness has a cure. Just pills, therapy, exercise, healthy eating is the "way" to go about it but that shit doesn't cure it. It's all a temporary thing. Oh well. Hope your not mad at me saying that but i'd rather be honest and truthful to anyone about depression. There's things people don't tell us about it and i had to learn on my own.

[Weaty in reply to Vonnah]

Thank you for your honesty. That's kinda why I'm here. What people tell me isn't working amd frankly getting worse

[Vonnah in reply to Weaty]

Your welcome. We all need to hear and know the truth. But still you should go see a therapist and a psychiatrist to keep up with your mental health. It's so important and there is no shame in having a therapist.

[Weaty in reply to Vonnah]

Seeing a therapist is alittle out my budget to have it frequently enough to help. So I'm trying to write it down instead of bottling it all up. Just don't trust people in my house enough to leave it laying around

[Vonnah in reply to Weaty]

I understand. Its expensive unfortunately.

[legallystressed]

Seems like it for a bit for me it seems to keep Coming back

[Weaty in reply to legallystressed]

That's the problem. I have "good" days and think I'm fine but as quickly as the happy came the darkness returns

[Hidden in reply to Weaty]

We live within the constraints of time and space. Things are always changing. We experience the bad so that we can appreciate just how special the good times are. Life would be dull if everything went the way we want it.

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

I think it would be alittle more bearable but you do have a point.

I'd just like thing's to work for once instead of always crashing when I think I've done better

[Hidden]

It’s an uphill battle for me to keep myself balanced, but I’m willing to fight for it! I have hope that I can deal with it on a daily basis. I take it one day at a time using baby steps. Sometimes I descend into the dark pit, but there’s always a way out...there’s no timetable, just baby steps and a willingness to help myself. My depressive episodes require action and some positive thinking. I’ve accepted the fact that it’s a daily thing and am willing to fight! Hoping you get some relief!

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the reassurance that it can get alittle better. Baby steps. I'm reading a book at the moment "beat depression and reclaim your life" which asks you to take baby steps but it's hard

[Hidden in reply to Weaty]

Yes, it is hard, but it takes practice! You’ll get it!!

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

May I ask what your first baby step is, just to get some direction from a person that understands?

[Hidden in reply to Weaty]

To me, the 1st baby step is getting out of the bed at a reasonable hour. Then after coffee and waking up, take a shower and get dressed...it’s nothing big, just normal everyday stuff that we sometimes don’t do. What’s a big accomplishment to me is not always the case for “normal” people. Going to the grocery store, actually answering my phone and making calls, cooking, cleaning...etc are all a big deal for me taken in baby steps. Not sure if that will help...

[Hidden]

I try to focus on the positive in my life. Can you take yourself to a happy place or time in your life? Focusing on the positive I find helps me a lot!!! I wish you all the best! Peace for you! XXX

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

Thank you, I'll find a place like that. I've been here so long it's hard to remember a time like that in my life.

My happy place is my bedroom but people think I'm being extremely anti-social. I need to actually break this habit just unsure how to.

[Hidden in reply to Weaty]

Be gentle to yourself & take 1 step at a time! Do you have a backyard you can sit in? Or do you like music, I find that helps me too!!! Hang in there & stay strong...better days are coming for you! Sometimes I find I just have to force myself to get outside! I sure do hope that this helps you in some way!! Big hugs!!! XXX

[Weaty in reply to Hidden]

Have a backyard and usually get lost in thought. One step at a time I should be able to do, I'm just tired of being tired. Thank you.

Support from like-minded people makes me feel alittle less alone

[Hidden in reply to Weaty]

Well I'm here for you & will support you any way I can!!! XXX