I have depression and anxiety super bad. I am not good with dealing with it. What are some things you guys to do deal with yours?
How do you deal : I have depression and... - Anxiety and Depre...
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Doing something for others works for me. I think it helps because it's a selfless act, which means I'm not thinking about myself with my depression. Instead, I'm thinking about others.
I understand how hard it is to deal with. When I get a anxiety attack I tried to change my thinking to good thoughts. I try to avoid whatever it is that could be triggering my anxiety Otherwise it’s a spiral down words. I usually check this app to assure myself that I am not alone and to seek support. I just started a medication and I’m looking for a good therapist in my area. I hope you can find some peace soon
Hi Mattison, for the anxiety I keep practicing deep breathing exercises with an app I came across called Pacifica. And I try to relax and remind myself that it will pass in time. For the depression, I'm working on learning how to identify negative thought patterns (cognitive distortions) with a lot of help from my therapist. She has me keeping a log of what's going on when I find myself feeling depressed. The writing is helping some.
exercise, watch what you eat (clean up your diet) and meditate/pray
I just recently started watching motivational videos daily and it’s been helping a lot .
Meditation. I use Headspace and several by Michael Sealey. It helps. Also Claire Weeks books.
I try to get out of the house. I don't drive so it's hard at times. It seems to help me some.
Go to YouTube.com. Use head set to listen to free guided meditations. Rest in bed or couch or your comfort zone. Ideally AM and bedtime.
I fight going to do it. In the end it does help to calm me down. Recommend daily to keep the momentum going.
I pray a lot. That is really the only thing that helps get me through it. The more you worry the worse it gets. Fear is a sign if weakness and it's hard not to worry when we are going through these anxiety attacks. They use to be debilitating for me 10 years ago but after 3 different cardiology appointments I finally realized that my heart is good it was all in my head. I still struggle but I get through them easier then I use to. Always here if you need to talk.