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I'm finding everything boring, I sleep for hours, I don't feel like eating, and I'm down in the dumps 24 hours a day.

I know I got depression, but it's getting so bad lately it's scaring me. I need to cheer up. if you know anything funny, please, post it here! I need happiness!

Go running.

seriously, its what I do. Running until you are shattered and then running some more is really therapeutic (unless you're really fat+unfit, in which case it will probably only heighten your depression when you make it 10 metres and fall over)

as far as amusing websites go, you're probably more of a comp geek than me so I probably can't come up with something you haven't already seen :( sorry.

Go running.

seriously, its what I do. Running until you are shattered and then running some more is really therapeutic (unless you're really fat+unfit, in which case it will probably only heighten your depression when you make it 10 metres and fall over)

Running agrovates my astma.

Take up a slightly terrifying sport, like kayaking down rapids.

I'm finding everything boring, I sleep for hours, I don't feel like eating, and I'm down in the dumps 24 hours a day.

I know I got depression, but it's getting so bad lately it's scaring me. I need to cheer up. if you know anything funny, please, post it here! I need happiness!

You could be suffering from a form of clinical depression. I strongly recommend you see a doctor as soon as possible.

I have seen my doctor, and he tried to give me drugs. I refuse to be turned into a drugged zombie.

have you thought about changing your diet? that can sometimes help

Running agrovates my astma.

ah, fair enough.

walking in forest always helps me

and funny movies, painting, concentrating on learning something new

have you tried drinking yourself into a stupor, and shouting out rude names to passers by ?

I have seen my doctor, and he tried to give me drugs. I refuse to be turned into a drugged zombie.

Get them anyway, and sell them to drugies.

Depression = profit?

yer turning into a carrot mate....stay away from any chefs! :)

(on a serious note...get some excercise....go for walks that kind of thing...)

I'm finding everything boring, I sleep for hours, I don't feel like eating, and I'm down in the dumps 24 hours a day.

I know I got depression, but it's getting so bad lately it's scaring me. I need to cheer up. if you know anything funny, please, post it here! I need happiness!
if you haven't already, you might want to go to a doctor to get a couple of physical possibilities checked out. you might have a thyroid problem, in particular...what you describe is exactly how i felt just before i found out i was hypothyroid, and they can correct that with meds in no time.

My diet is a healthy one. All my main meals contain a form of potato, a meat product, and a green vegetable. Physically I am very healthy, except for my astma.

Mentally I suffer major stress at work (I am a general assistant at Tescos), My Stepdad is an asshole, my mother is always worrying about me and i spend lots of time alone. i am also a single virgin.

There are major errors in my mental life, and i see no way of fixing them.

Get yer ass out from in front of your computer, go outside and sythesize some vitamin D!

And stop wanking so damn much! Find something new and do that instead

I have seen my doctor, and he tried to give me drugs. I refuse to be turned into a drugged zombie.

Well, if you truly want out of this depressive state, you really have only two options:

1. Do what your doctor tells you to,

2. Try pulling yourself out of it by a combination of exercise, vitamins, diet and meditation/positive attitude.

It's your choice.

Get yer ass out from in front of your computer, go outside and sythesize some vitamin D!

And stop wanking so damn much! Find something new and do that instead

:confused: I think you do too much thinking...

eat more chocolate!

My diet is a healthy one. All my main meals contain a form of potato, a meat product, and a green vegetable. Physically I am very healthy, except for my astma.

Mentally I suffer major stress at work (I am a general assistant at Tescos), My Stepdad is an asshole, my mother is always worrying about me and i spend lots of time alone. i am also a single virgin.

There are major errors in my mental life, and i see no way of fixing them.

In case you did not see it on the previous page.

In case you did not see it on the previous page.

Previous page?


Am I the only one set to 40 posts a page?

Previous page?


Am I the only one set to 40 posts a page?

I must not have set that yet... hold on and i'll take a look.

My personal favorite funny site (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/) (from the makers of badgerbadgerbadger).

And

some columns I've written (http://www.geocities.com/betty_guns/column.html). They aren't of the highest quality, but at least you can laugh at how dumb I am for writing them.

As far as doing things...I find that when I'm down I feel like I want to be lazy and sulk about whatever imaginary ills I'm suffering. But if I don't give into this, and dive into creating something (such as writing some music--also on my geocities site), it's pretty easy to forget that I'm supposed to be down. Anyway, I hope this helps. And know that you're appreciated here on Nationstates.

In case you have money stashed away. Travel somewhere. Ya dont have to travel to the other side of the globe, it can be just somewhere pretty near (but. preferably somewhere you've never been. )

Oh. and make sure it's somewhere where something nice/fun can be done. Dont travel to a tiny village where the only thing to do is sleep, eat, and sleep some more.

Find a new interest.. Do something ya have NEVER done before. Who knows. ya might think knitting is the most reviatlising thing there ever is (i dont think so, but you never know until you've tried, right? )

Maybe you should, if it gets any worse, seek a shrink? They can actually help people now and then!

Hope you'll get better soon!

http://rinkworks.com/stupid/

That might help. Funny shit.

Anyway, this might not be much help, but Ive watched National Geographic, and it was something about how food affects your mood. Oily fish and chocolates are the recommended mood enhancers.

They actually tested this in London's(or somewhere, I can't remember) nightlife district to reduce crime. They gave out Kitkats to passerbys at around 2 am, when the bars there usually close, and they reduced the crime level by 60% or so. Don't take any of my words though, since I don't wanna get really technical with some people here.

My personal favorite funny site (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/) (from the makers of badgerbadgerbadger).

And

some columns I've written (http://www.geocities.com/betty_guns/column.html). They aren't of the highest quality, but at least you can laugh at how dumb I am for writing them.

As far as doing things...I find that when I'm down I feel like I want to be lazy and sulk about whatever imaginary ills I'm suffering. But if I don't give into this, and dive into creating something (such as writing some music--also on my geocities site), it's pretty easy to forget that I'm supposed to be down. Anyway, I hope this helps. And know that you're appreciated here on Nationstates.

I like your columns. ;)

I have seen my doctor, and he tried to give me drugs. I refuse to be turned into a drugged zombie.
According to my personal experience, you won't be turned into a drugged zombie. Just tell the doctor that you don't want to be, and you get a lighter doze. First 3-4 days are difficult though.

You could also just go play in traffic :D

You could also just go play in traffic :D

hmm... that might work.

*Snap*

HEY!

I'm finding everything boring, I sleep for hours, I don't feel like eating, and I'm down in the dumps 24 hours a day.

I know I got depression, but it's getting so bad lately it's scaring me. I need to cheer up. if you know anything funny, please, post it here! I need happiness!
Drink 2 sixpacks of beer together with a fat joint while watching some comedy.

One thing that I suffer often is anger... i'm often burning with hatred, even to those I don't know. But I never lash out at anyone. I let the anger burn out inside.

http://rinkworks.com/stupid/

That might help. Funny shit.

Anyway, this might not be much help, but Ive watched National Geographic, and it was something about how food affects your mood. Oily fish and chocolates are the recommended mood enhancers.

They actually tested this in London's(or somewhere, I can't remember) nightlife district to reduce crime. They gave out Kitkats to passerbys at around 2 am, when the bars there usually close, and they reduced the crime level by 60% or so. Don't take any of my words though, since I don't wanna get really technical with some people here.

Cool info. Rinkworks owns and can be pretty addictive too. I lost interest in it for the last time, though, when they kicked me off the chats for being too childish and irreverent.

Depression is some hard shit to face, but it passes eventually. I have no suggestions, except to find a good friend, some good pharmecutical drugs, and a healthy/harmless outlet for your various rampant emotions... and sooner or later, it'll disappear for some reason you can't fathom, and won't bother to figure out (since you're too happy not being depressed).
Ice cream is good too.

I'm not sure if my tips are that helpful, because there are different reasons behind depression, and its affects vary with age and background.

One thing that I suffer often is anger... i'm often burning with hatred, even to those I don't know. But I never lash out at anyone. I let the anger burn out inside.
Go take your medicine! :headbang: You can stop using them whenever!
Seen to many suicides. Really. Don't be stupid. Unless you can't help it of course :) Well whatever...

Find an outlet. With me, music helped immensely.

I will NEVER commit suicide. Suicide is the cowards way out.

One thing that I suffer often is anger... i'm often burning with hatred, even to those I don't know. But I never lash out at anyone. I let the anger burn out inside.
Get some cheap cups, plates etc....lock yourself in a room and scream and brake the cheap cups and plates. You'll feel alot better afterwards.

One thing that I suffer often is anger... i'm often burning with hatred, even to those I don't know. But I never lash out at anyone. I let the anger burn out inside.
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Um... ya. See my post about a healthy or harmless outlet for your anger. Being a total asshole on sites anonymously is a good way to get rid of some anger (/serious), since noone can take you too seriously.
Also, when I was 7 and my pets (frogs and lizards) died, I just through pots at a fence/tree in my backyard. That was good stuff.

One thing I do when I'm depressed is expect too much of life. I want life to be happy moment after happy moment only occasionally interrupted by some form of hardship. In reality, life tends to be adversity after adversity, interspersed every once-in-a-while with a joyous event. When I recognize that it's normal for not every minute of my life to be easy or happy, it's a lot easier for me to function.

Invite Jesus into your heart! :)

Invite Jesus into your heart! :)

<---- Agnostic

<---- Agnostic

So... open to the possibility, right? :D

So... open to the possibility, right? :D

When I die, i'll find out what is right. Until then, oh well.

When I die, i'll find out what is right. Until then, oh well.

...such a devotedly uncertain Agnostic! ;)

I'm finding everything boring, I sleep for hours, I don't feel like eating, and I'm down in the dumps 24 hours a day.

I know I got depression, but it's getting so bad lately it's scaring me. I need to cheer up. if you know anything funny, please, post it here! I need happiness!

Seriously, man, I know it's been said before, but exercise is really good (gives you a natural high), and if you take it easy, it could help your asthma too. Tried swimming?

I heard that trying something new every day can help too. It doesn't have to be anything big, even just reading a different newspaper that day. It helps not to close yourself off and get too stuck in a routine. I know it's hard but try and force yourself into situations where you have to interact more with people, and get out of the house as much as possible.

Chin up mate.

...such a devotedly uncertain Agnostic! ;)

Why thank you.

Chin up mate.

What chin? I'm so thin I don't have much of a chin... :eek:

What chin? I'm so thin I don't have much of a chin... :eek:

Well, it should be easier to get it up, then. No, wait, I'll rephrase that...

Well, it should be easier to get it up, then. No, wait, I'll rephrase that...

:D

Play an FPS and kill things.
Alternatively, play Diablo II and kill things.

See your doctor, or failing that, take up yoga. It's produced multitudes of amazing testimony and I'm sure plenty of people started with depression. I didn't start depressed, I started out fat and inflexible, but it's sure fixed me - anyway, it corrects imbalances and depression and most medical problems in fact are just that, imbalances.

www.bikramyoga.com

If nothing else it will help you relax from your stress at work.

Take up a sport, or a martial art, (BJJ or something) get yourself active with REAL people. Probably go to a gym.. go there and SCREAM 'I'M A FATASS AND I HAVE TO LOSE WEIGHT!', everybody would take notice of you, but at least they should respect you for your determination. (do remember to back often. :D)

Get out of the house, try driving somewhere you've never been to, or take the bus to some strange out-town place. I like doing that, just finding new roads that I can use in case theres a massive traffic jam on the highways, I know some inner housing area route that I can cut all the bastards. Muahhahaha. Just get out of the house!

Always eat at a new restaurant everyday. Or never eat the same thing. I've been known for sometime as the guy who tries everything in one shop for 1 or 2 weeks, then the next week onwards you see me at the next door neighbour's restaurant. :D

Get out of the usual routine.

Read a book, but read it in a public place, like maybe the park.

Thats the problem. Where I live, it's dangerous to go outside. The town is filled with townies and drug dealers. It's a danger to even head to college. I've already had the shit kicked out of me twice this year, even though I didn't go down without a fight... I've also fought off 3 mugging attempts.

Oh, join a church.

Or Get involve in some work involving charity. It's very rewarding to the heart.

Sing in public and entice random people to join in. You'll look a tit but it would be quite amusing. Well, you don't have to do that, but don't be dictated by how you think other people think you should act. They all want to be able to act however they want too.

Hey Torching witches, couldn't you bring a mob over here and burn all the heretics?

I'm finding everything boring, I sleep for hours, I don't feel like eating, and I'm down in the dumps 24 hours a day.

I know I got depression, but it's getting so bad lately it's scaring me. I need to cheer up. if you know anything funny, please, post it here! I need happiness!
Obviously you've been impregnanted by aliens.

Thats the problem. Where I live, it's dangerous to go outside. The town is filled with townies and drug dealers. It's a danger to even head to college. I've already had the shit kicked out of me twice this year, even though I didn't go down without a fight... I've also fought off 3 mugging attempts.

Okay, ignore the singing in public.

Obviously you've been impregnanted by aliens.

Oh shit. :(

Hey Torching witches, couldn't you bring a mob over here and burn all the heretics?

No, they've got to go up to the Robinsons' - they've lost three this week.

Oh well. Ok... now i'm starting to feel dizzy. I think I need somthing to eat...

I dunno who keeps bringin' 'em in 'ere. I put three of 'em down by the bin and the dustman won't touch 'em.

These are tips that have helped me, close relatives and friends of mine:
1. Changing diet (a good glychemic index helps your mood a lot).
2. Trying new activites (it is not like you really do something anyway so start with something new), one of my firends got companionship, a useful skill and a really good time (which helped him out of his depression) by studying Quenya:
http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/qcourse.htm
3. I know that you may not like it but if you feel comfortable about it then by all means DO EXERCISE!
4. You said that you have trouble with your social life, try find a social activity which you like, try amateure theatre or role playing games for example (worked excellent for me as isolation was the root to my depression).
5. Have your physcologist told you if you have a clinical depression? If yes, then do as he says take the medicine, you feel good enough about life right now, but what says that you will do it in a year?
6. Check out:
www.homestarrunner.com and
www.fullyramblomatic.com

Take up fencing. Its a really fun sport, it isn't too hard on your astmha, and it might help if you walk around with a rapier in your bag(muggers etc.). Hopefully you can find somewhere in your town to practice, a club or something.

My personal favorite funny site (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/29/) (from the makers of badgerbadgerbadger).

HOLY CRAP! LIONS! tours

that site is awesome

If you have asthma then the best thing to do is moderate excercise, something that won't aggravate it. Most doctors would recommend a slow paced walk, golf, simple strength training routine, and/or flexibility training. Just getting your heart rate up 20 minutes 3 days a week will improve your health and your mood. Moderate excercise will also help strengthen your lungs and help with your asthma :).

Excercising w/ Asthma- http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/HQ/00275.html

Weather could also be a factor in feeling more depressed. Some people with severe depression can also suffer from SAD (I know, it sounds silly) which stands for "Seasonal Affective Disorder". If you aren't getting outside enough, your body could be needing more UV light. People in Alaska are often treated for SAD, using UV therapy. Which involves being exposed to UV lights for a certain amount of time, but only under the supervision of a physician. Late October and early November are when we start seeing an increase in depression among patients here. The weather becomes colder and increasingly more dreary and thus it affects all of the patients.

I would suggest that you go out and take a few brief walks, 3-4 times a week. Start eating less saturated fats ( I don't know if you already do) this would include butters and creams. Instead cook with olive oil, eat a handful of nuts/seeds, and slice avocado on salads (that way you're eating polyunsaturated fats). Eat more fish (salmon and mackerel are good) and low-fat dairy products. Mixes of pasta/rice and vegetables are also good sources of vitamins that help combat symptoms of depression.

And lastly....keep in contact with friends. Friends and family are often the key to helping people overcome depression :). With the holidays coming up, you *should* be spending a lot of time with family, and it might help out a lot!

(Sorry if this is long :) )

Hope you feel better soon!

id say dont play on any comps and blowup any you have :sniper:

I have seen my doctor, and he tried to give me drugs. I refuse to be turned into a drugged zombie.
That's not what it's like at all to take drugs for depression. As long as you only take the prescribed amount, and confer with your doctor (I'm guessing psychiatrist), they can really help. Some of the time, depression may be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, and drugs help this quite a bit.

Isolation is probably the cause of the depression. I tend to spend a lot of time alone out of habit, and that can make me depressed.

And I agree with the guy who said that http://www.homestarrunner.com is good.

Talk it over with your asthma doc as well as your family doc (if they are different). He may be able to help. I started feeling depressive several years ago, and my allergist changed my meds. I felt much better. Also, take Aerou's exercise advice.
And anger/grumpiness is a sign of depression. If it was a psychiatrist who wanted you on meds, and not a general physician, go back and talk over your concerns. It can't hurt to at least talk about it. (And if he doesn't want to talk over your concerns, find a new one.(

you have been given alot of good advice, now follow it

get a thorough physical from your doctor make sure you tell him what meds youre taking now and let him know you arent interested in being a drugged out zombie (modern drugs for depression shouldnt leave you feeling drugged out)

take up a moderate exercise routine, esp that yoga thing

volunteer for something. homeless shelter, food bank, big brother program, helping others is a good way to get out of a funk

get an appointment at your local mental health center. (very reasonable fees, sliding scale) THEY KNOW STUFF. a good professional can help you coordinate all the above approaches until you find what works for you.

if you can only bring yourself to try ONE of these things, go to the mental health center first. they will help you get enough energy to do the rest.

Depression ... ah yes ... something I am intimately familiar with.

I, too, got much advice that basically amounted to "Oh just get over it".

Yes, because it is easy to "just get over" a chemical imbalance. :rolleyes:

Go to your doctor again. Ask about Lexapro. It will not leave you a "drugged out zombie". Unfortunately, my depression is inherited, hence I will be on such medications for life. However, some forms of depression can be treated and even cured by 6-8 months of medicinal therapy.

I've been on Lexapro for a little over two years now and I still have emotions, I still feel, and my emotions do not run unchecked. I am a fully aware, fully functioning human being. Were I to stop the medication, I would revert to my old self. My old self was a distant, hermitted, slightly angry, rather weepy individual and that's not a good way to be when you have a family who needs you.

Always, and I mean always, exhaust the physical possibilities first. Excersize, sports, and diet changes may not be enough. While they are good advice for anyone - depressed or not - they rely on the problem being purely mental, when, in fact, a lot of the causes of depression are physical/hormonal.

Hope for you the best and let us know what you do.

You could be suffering from a form of clinical depression. I strongly recommend you see a doctor as soon as possible.


Yeah, I suffer from the same thing.

Imperial Navy I'd definatly suggest getting treatment, because I am currently seeking treatment for my clinical depression. I know exactly what you're going through, because this is something I've lived with for a very long time, and it's gotten to the point know where I've now attempted suicide several times. I know now looking back just how absurd that was, but at the time things just seemed so overwhelming. There are too many people in my life that love me and care for me, and suicide is NEVER the answer, so that's why I'm seeking treatment.

If you ever need to talk, shoot me a TM and I'll send you my AIM. Just remember one very important fact, and NEVER forget it: No matter what, you are not alone.

Take up boxing or a good martial art that involves a lot of sparring. Beating someone up usually does the trick for me. Even getting beat is ok as long as I put up a good fight. Plus you meet a lot of cool people in the combat sports.

Yeah, I suffer from the same thing.

Imperial Navy I'd definatly suggest getting treatment, because I am currently seeking treatment for my clinical depression. I know exactly what you're going through, because this is something I've lived with for a very long time, and it's gotten to the point know where I've now attempted suicide several times. I know now looking back just how absurd that was, but at the time things just seemed so overwhelming. There are too many people in my life that love me and care for me, and suicide is NEVER the answer, so that's why I'm seeking treatment.

If you ever need to talk, shoot me a TM and I'll send you my AIM. Just remember one very important fact, and NEVER forget it: No matter what, you are not alone.

I too suffer from clinical depression. I've attempted suicide three times in my life, the last time was a few months ago, and I ended up hospitalized. The worst thing about depression, I think, is that its self purpetuating. During down times, you neglect your responsibilities, or worse, become actively destructive. Your life becomes a bigger and bigger mess, giving you all the more reason to fall back into depression. My life is such a frickin mess....
A couple of months ago, I quit NS, I quit school, I quit my friends, and decided to fix myself. I went to a shrink, and he prescribed Wellbutrin. I'm not perfect now, and my lifes still a mess. Still, the meds help. I don't have depressive fits anymore. I wouldn't say I'm care free, but I have a clear head, and I'm taking a constructive, more positive approach to my own life. I think clinical depression is something that must be treated chemically. If you try to fight it yourself, you'll fail. In my experience anyway. Ahmmmm. AMF, have a kiss.

When I need a good laugh, I usually go to fanfiction.net and read some crazy fanfic about my favorite characters or things like that (look for the humor genre at the bottom of each fanfic name). Alternatively, there's megatokyo.com, the online webcomic that always cracks me up.

Humor is the best medicine to deal with depression.