Depression

Some people can some people can't. Depression is a mental disorder just like multiple personality disorder etc. It depends on the severity of the condition. Medication helps you know what it feels like to be "normal" which helps a lot of people.

Wow, more people have gone through depression than I thought, I really haven't experienced it just the typical fuck it's the end of ski season what the fuck am I supposed to do "depression", so can't really help you. My advice is to get outside take up activities like sports or skateboarding which is so much fun or if you live close to the ocean try surfing, or mountain-biking. All of those four Skiing, surfing, skating, and mountain-biking and even hiking I think would be a great cure for depression, and find a friend or two that share those interests, or are willing to try. Vibes to you man, hope you get through it! (:

Go to a therapist. It sounds weird when you start doing it and it may seem strange because it's spilling your guts to somebody you've never met before, but it works.

i have put myself in situations that scare me/trigger anxiety attacks. It's like a fuckin downward spiral getting exponentially worse FAST. but yes you can get yourself out of it. It takes practice. Your concluding it's impossible which its not, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

You need to know that you can get out of it before you get good at getting out of it. For some meds are the only way to experience that. That's my point.

a recent study proves general depression is caused by a chemical imbalance that is caused by negative environments. using meds to clear depression should only be used to beat very extreme cases or on certain types of depression. word of my psychologists mouth. i did a project on artists and mental illness, and found out that about 80% of all depression cases are miss diagnosed, over diagnosed, or that the majority of those people are put on medicine to solve their problems. people who use meds to solve depression will never beat it. depression is about your coping skills to handle emotions in an environment. i've had depression since before i was 14. i was not born with depression. i think i know what i'm talking about. you don't sound like you do at all. it really pisses me off that people like you think medication is going to fix everything. it doesn't. and further more, a healthy life style is the most important medication you can give yourself. depression is an illness of the soul. feed yourself and you will feel fullfilment. some shit you can treat the old fashioned way. some shit you just can't, depression is not one of those things.

+ depression is a lot like addiction; if you want to beat it, you have to want to. you can't force an alcoholic or drug addict to get better if they don't want to and a lot of the time depression is the same. the day you willingly make your appointment and step into that office, is the day you begin. you have to believe in fixing it to achieve it, because otherwise you'll never change.

Literally the best thing for me was to get active. do something, ANYTHING. go to the gym, skate, do ungodly challenges, mountainbike. just keep yourself entertained!!!!

oh really? about a month ago i went to the emergency room twice in one week for my depression. i take two different antidepressants and ambien so i can sleep because i can't fall asleep without it now. all of this has been diagnosed by multiple doctors and psychiatrists.

let's all feel bad for ourselves! look at life as it seriously is for yourself, there are so many people who have it so much worse than you, just compare your life to theirs and it will help you realize that things really aren't very bad. I've been through it, then learned mind over matter and used that tactic.

http://russbaleson.hubpages.com/hub/Stop-Thinking-Start-Living

ATTENTION EVERYONE: this is a very, very destructive thing to say to people suffering from depression. Happiness is relative; that is a proven fact. The majority of you probably have the same happiness as Bill Gates. You also probably have about the same happiness as a paraplegic. Happiness revolves around a set point that adapts according to circumstances. That is biology, that is psychology, that is fact.

Talk to your doctor about adding Abilify

man how i can relate to some of the posts in this thread. i have been depressed for quite a while now, and its just taken the life out of me, i have gone through a period like this when i was younger tho, so i know its going to get better, it just gonna take some time. One of the big things for me is that i really fell into a hole because i parcially tor my ACL last season, like one of the first weeks going skiing and that completly fucked my mind over, because skiing is bascially what i live for. Its the only thing that really clears my mind and just makes me feel happy like never before. My doc first told me that i probably wouldnt be able to ski llike i had before and that made me really depressed. Also when i smoke weed it makes me feel quite a bit better, but no where near to what skiing does for me. Like some people have said earlier, that they just feel like a vegtable, i completely feel the same way. My grades suck like never before, and that doesnt realy make me feel that much better. I cant really change alot for my self right now, because im a senior and i have to get my diploma done before i can go on to other things which i really am dieing to do. Have thought and been on the verge of dropping out of senior year on a few occations but that wont make anything better so im trying to stick it out. Depression fucking sucks, and suicide has earlier been on my mind, but not anymore. I just want to step out of this period and get my mind straight but its gona take some time for sure. I have been out walking on a daily basis now and that makes me feel quite good, and some good work out sessions have also got me to a fairly happy state. I think you just have to realize that you are depressed and try and think of the fact that there always is someone who is worse of then yourself, i try to get myself to believe that i am very fortunate, but sometimes it just doesnt help. Talking to people has also been a help for me, just talking shit out makes a difference it seems.

Good luck tho bro! see you on the flip side!