Can depression be cured?

[venusofthenorth]

Is it possible for me to wake up one day and just not be depressed anymore?

[PastelPink20]

When I started out, that was my goal. All I had to do was listen to what everyone tells me, go to therapy, go to school, take my meds, don’t sleep too much, don’t sleep not enough, eat enough and I’ll get better. I won’t have anxiety anymore. I’ll be better.

I think, there is a me who exists without depression. It’s been very helpful to identify my depression as separate from my identity, who i am. I am not someone who wants to lie in bed all day, feel as though there’s no reason to wake up, and not want to shower. That’s my depression! Lol!

(It was really nice though realizing it wasn’t my depression “winning” by me not wanting to laundry. A lot of ppl feel that way! 😂😅 Turns out, we’re allowed to have least favorite chores... but we need to be able to do them. Begrudgingly or watching TV while doing them, whatever works).

I will say, I’ve had a good run! I haven’t been depressed in a few months. Probably more than that like a year... but i still occasionally think Im just waiting to die - but, i don’t want to die! (I still fight that voice sometimes).

Life is full of hills and valleys. I think that I will tango with Anxiety and Depression for the rest of my life.

They used to be controlling me like a puppet master. They were masks. They were filling an empty void that was my body. I have grown bigger, happier, and more well-adjusted. So far, those two little monsters have gotten smaller and it’s like they’re not even there a lot of the time. I exist. I have a personality and it’s not inherently bad. I have skills and natural talents!

All of that to say: maybe! Probably. Maybe depression can be cured! Maybe it depends on what caused your depression and what type it is!

If your parents caused it by you living in their house, then when you move out will the depression also be gone?

If you went into a depression because of a loss of a loved one, then will you be able to grieve, heal, and love them as you continue to live?

If you need a certain medication and your mental health can’t be stable without it, then does continually taking the meds decrease that instability?

If you weren’t eating, weren’t sleeping, and weren’t talking to anyone... then you’d probably get depressed. Would you be cured if you are, slept, and maintained relationships with others?

I’d say, culture dork, it’s good to have to have hope. I’d say to fight and claw and grasp onto hope that you can hold. A future you’re curious for. A self you’re kinder to. A life you love living.

It’s worth it.

💕💕💕

Let me know what you think!

Best of luck to your mental health journey.

[Oceania23 in reply to PastelPink20]

What a touching, honest and lovely post. I feel as if you’d spoken to myself. Thank you for those beautiful lines ☺️

[Booklover0219]

I don’t think we will ever wake up and not be depressed anymore. I do think we can learn to manage the depression. There will still be ups and downs but I think we can learn to ride it out a little better. That’s my hope anyway.

[utep99]

Yes it is possible but it is up to you. You can beat it but you must want to fight to win. Then that day will come.

[fauxartist]

There are basically many levels of depression but one kind of temporary depression from great trauma, loss, grief will eventually with therapy and work for those without the chronic form of depression may get over. But for most of us with chronic depression...there is no cure. It's just the way we are wired. There is a chemical imbalance in our brain that is helped but not cured with SSRI's and also other outside stimulus....but no....I have not read a legitimate cure for chronic chemical depression, nor have any of my therapists or doctors said there was a cure. There are plenty of flavor's of the month guru’s and snake oil salesman who claim they have a cure for what ails ya….but save your money and time.

[Hidden]

Cure no, treatment and recovery yes. But it's an on going recovery process with no end date. Find what works for you and stick with it, if you stop you will relapse back into the depression, you might anyways. Don't fight it, accept it! After nearly 30 years of desperately looking for a cure this is what I have found. Very important that you cherish every good moment no matter how small. When you start to cherish the good things you start being more grateful for them and they start to happen more often. Don't let the dark cloud of depression tell you that there is nothing good. So try to enjoy the climb to the top, rather than the top itself.

[Coffeegirl1979]

Yes .just live every day in the today..dont thi k about the yesterday..just be the best u can be everyday ....and dont think about anything else