February 27, 2013
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Cure For Depression
Now I have noticed that half of xanga is in serious depression. I see suicidal posts. I see posts about sadness and posts where people act as if their lives are over at 25.
Now some people use medication. Others just get out and do something with friends. Some people eat. Other people sleep.What is the best cure for depression?
Comments (76)
Sex, sandwiches and sunshine. Are you referring to my cranky post?
Booze, booze, booze.
… nah, not entirely. I just keep the hope that things will turn around and get better.
I agree with @BoulderChristina
she speaks wisdom
A counselor recently told me to constantly repeat positive thoughts in my head. She then said, “and smile, because even if you aren’t happy, it will make people wonder what you’re up to.” That woman was a nutcase though, and I have no intentions of giving her any more of my money.
On the other hand, I’ve heard that smiling releases endorphins. If that isn’t true, please don’t tell me. I think it has a placebo effect.
Certainly not drugs or alcohol..it makes it worse..exercise is the best medicine or if incapacitated, deep breathing, or acceptance that life sucks once in a while…
Exercise
Booze in my case.
Serious depression, professional help. Situational depression, support from people who care.
Anonymous sex with random strangers from craigslist.
…and heroin.
I think the closest thing listed would be getting out with friends. humans are social creatures that need friendship, whether they like it or not. but it doesn’t even have to be going out. i think that even staying in with people who genuinely care about you and enjoy your company can make a world of difference.
Pee on things.
The best cure is to leave Xanga. It is a terrible environment for a depressed person… Unless that person is looking for people with even more depressing lives to compare themselves to.
Doing things. Hobbies. Start a business. Stuff.
In my day it was cured pretty effectively with a good swift kick in the ass.
Exercise. It hurts in a way that satisfies your desire to kill yourself. And if you’re lucky, you feel better about yourself afterward (instead of being dead).
Clearly, reading the comments on Dan’s post about the cure for depression. What’s better than booze, sex, sandwiches, sunshine, peeing on things, and swift kicks in the ass??? TOTALLY made MY night… lol
There is no cure for clinical depression, take the meds and ride it out, till the wheels fall off. Love the bright moments and even the sadness itself. If God wanted you to die he would have made an organ that can produce a toxin and release it into the body when “all was lost”.
what is a sex sandwich?
i posted this on healthkicker for a girl perhaps it is better here:
i hear all these superficial remedies and many of them help - exercise, good diet, and even meditation. but i am now completely depression and anxiety free and my solution will NOT be acceptable or popular for all people. it is all detailed on my site but to condense:
- you can trim the leaves and branches of this illness for the rest of your life. OR you can take the tree of anxiety/depression out by the roots.
- i had to forgive all those who had wronged me and hurt me (rape, abuse, abandonment, hurt from leaders of churches…) those unforgiven things colored EVERY DAY of my life, slowly building up until i “melted down” a few weeks ago, literally screaming and begging for help. i always had an uncomfortable feeling in my tummy too. ALWAYS. my “fight or flight” mechanism was stuck wide open.
- i had to realize that i am completely broken and at the bottom of the well. as long as i had strength, i continued to fight the wrong battle (just make the pain stop – and i avoided the root cause).
- forgiveness is not just a spiritual matter. over the years it colors the backdrop of every single day and we slowly forget why we feel so blue.
- no more junk food, no more pepsi and redbull,
- my doctor prescribed “hydroxyzine”. it is non-habit forming and non-addictive. its only side effect worth noting is you are very sleepy but that goes away in a few days. the pill takes the edge off the panic and anxiety and shoves it back to hell where it belongs. i slept wonderfully.
i needed no therapy. no drugs other than the one i mentioned. and i went from a lifetime of feeling hopeless, lack of vision, and feeling as if life is passing me by – to excitement because i DO have hope, and i know the truth now instead of all those effing lies drilled into my head for all my life.
1. forgiveness.
2. change in diet.
3. realizing that i AM helpless and cannot get well on my own.
4. i turned to God and simply admitted i cannot “do this” anymore.
5. i admitted to myself that i had been believing LIES all my life. and finally -
6. i am NOT sick, i am NOT alone, i am NOT hopeless nor am i willing to live the lie ever again.
if you are a non-believer in God, may i respectfully ask you to simply try writing down all the lies you have been told. “you are fat and undesirable, you are worthless and going NOWHERE in life”…etc. write down all the unforgiveness and wrongs people have done to you – including parents, religious leaders, ex-mates…. let them go, one by one. ease the burden off your mind and rip the tree out by its roots.
We’re all cylons, with a virus. The humans have antibodies against it. We need to harvest their blood. “All this has happened before, it will happen again.”
cuddle and hugs. the best support for depression.
Sex.
lol Kidding aside, I would say it’s exercising. A nice long workout always puts me in an upbeat mood and I feel like I can take on anything. 
friends + family who are supportive. good food. exercise. medications if needed. rest.
guns
Sitting in the woods on a stump watching the wild life. Open the blinds and let the sunshine in and then go for a walk. Some people need medication and some don”t. We are all different. I was depressed for years and then I divorced the cause of my depression and got better real fast.
Perhaps another question to ask is what causes depression in the first place. My main causes are loneliness and being stuck inside because of winter. Hanging out with people is pretty much reserved for weekends as the whole having a job you have to get up early for kind of negates the ability to do anything during the week. As far as weather…we aren’t all so fortunate to live in a nice climate and I know I’m tired of the cold, snow and rain but Spring is coming thank the Light.
Exercise works well as does having a good time whatever it may be. Often times though it’s just a matter of waiting for it to pass.
I wouldn’t hesitate to say that half of the comments are utter bullshit and and that the commentors wouldn’t know clinical depression if it bit ‘em in the arse. Of course everyones felt depression or depressed at times. But clinical depression is rooted deep inside of a person. its not something ANYTHING external can remedy. On a side note though many things can help like the above comments. It is a individual illness and those affected must find their own individual management plan or ‘cure’. Cheers for allowing someone that lives it a opportunity to speak.
Reading TheTheologiansCafe. Oh wait, that makes me more depressed.
Xanax. This will also cure you of Giving-A-Fuck syndrome. But if you’re like me it will only last 20 minutes before you pass out and wake up 12 hours later and stay in a groggy haze for about a day and a half.
@ohellino - I don’t like the idea that “There is no cure for clinical depression…” and I really think that taking a pill to fix it is going to mess up more stuff than it fixes.
.@Teh_Redfoe - And Dan didn’t say “clinical depression.” I think he’s referring to an overall sadness
There is no cure for depression; it’s a constant, ongoing battle.
@ohellino - “ride it out” sounds harsh. Also, those who do take their own lives because of depression aren’t in their right state of mind mentally; they’re not stable.
what is the most bland question you can not put any thought into
@temporarilyinnocent - when I hear the term “serious depression” I automatically assume a form that has a real impact on quality of life. Which normally indicates inability to reason sufficiently to get yourself out of depression. I agree with @prettysweetly@twitter, sounds like some experience talking there.
About seven years ago, I was pretty severely depressed. I didn’t talk much about it on xanga, because at the time most of my friends and classmates were on this site. I’ve always been a big believer in catharsis, as a writer and artist, so I buried some pretty scary shit in my paper journals. Turns out that the depression was a mixture of stress and hormonal imbalance. I was prescribed birth control, and my symptoms cleared up pretty quickly.
@angelwingfive - I recently dealt with a similar situation. Several months of it. As I mentioned earlier- I saw a coo-coo counselor, but she did not help. Went back to the gyno. They changed my BC, and now I feel fine.
bubble wrap its cheaper
Having great friends who would do anything for you . . . and sex, with or without the friends.
Reconnecting with a chick from your past, that you missed.
Then reconnecting some more the next morning.
Volunteer work with the homeless or childrens cancer hospitals will certainly show you that things could be worse, sometimes just getting ones priorities straight will turn you around.
Summer!
I have been dealing with mild but very consistent depression my whole life. What I find extremely helpful is to have a very good and understanding friend. Unfortunately, I don’t have any friends so it’s very difficult to get that support.
Friends that understand. I like to exercise and maintain a controlled diet when everything else around me feels out of control. If I’m already feeling successful in that, I eat chocolate and stay away from emotional movies =] LOL
Different for every person. Would hate to tout one thing as THE cure.
Some people might respond well to medication. Others might need some sort of counseling. Healthy choices, good relations, having goals, helping others, etc, can all be part of a path to better mental health. No easy fixes though.
knowing that this life is not about me.
[What is the best cure for depression?]
Suicide. Duh!
But honestly, I enjoy reading people’s depressing posts. It makes me feel better about myself, especially when I can leave encouraging comments.
Since nobody likes hanging out with depressing people, I think Xanga makes for a good repository for negative posts. At least, I’ve noticed that about my own site. I’m able to get things off my chest that no one in my real life wants to hear about. Besides, folks here tend to be rather supportive.
Xanga = Online Group Therapy
Embrace yourself first as if you wanted to comfort someone.. hahaah, but yeah, i mean it.
Here, if you have also time, you might wanna read this also:
http://mmbnanthony.xanga.com/771890959/embrace-yourself—you/
I agree with @chaosandtranquility. I think it depends on what causes it. If it’s inherited, I believe medication. However it can be environmental, and in those cases therapy + new environment can help.
A nice long walk with good music
Time. If you make it.
spend time with the ones you love:)
Staying off the internet. After my little Xanga sabbatical, I realized in the time I was gone, nothing has really changed here at all. Except for the fact that some of my coolest peeps long ago vacated the premises. I see the same depressed posts that were here when I left, just coming from different places.
Watching Seinfeld with the hubby. Or gorging myself on Baked Lays.
exercise and keeping busy. ive been diagnosed with major depression and those two things give me relief- especially the exercise, fresh air and experiencing nature.
Getting a grip on reality and realizing that a good portion of the world is in a worse place than you are.
Well, that’s just what I do.
Sounds like you need to visit people who post about happy and loving events and the like. Not sure who you’re visiting, but it’s not me! I am very happy and far from being depressed. (Other than when my father recently passed away. And that’s not depressing news, just sad and whistful. There’s a huge difference.)
Talk to God! he is the only one that can truly heal the wounds and cuts on your heart. He is the only one that won’t judge you when you vent. He will just listen to you, i vent to him all the time. it’s just like talking to someone with out having the judgement. The world isn’t the happiest place to be in right now, but
John 16:33 says, “These things i have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have over come the world,”
so when you get depressed or sad, talk to Him. the best part is, is you don’t have to be perfect, you don’t have to be the one who never sins. because all have sinned. You just have to be open enough to let God in so He can change you and help you. i have a friend who swore up and down that he changed came away from his depression. but truth was, he didn’t he didn’t let God in so he couldn’t change. You have to want to change in order for God to help you. You can’t hold on to your depression.
Self-esteem. One needs to first learn to value themselves and I believe it’s vital to have support from people who value them in the process. If they already possess self-esteem, then there is likely a deficit in their lives of things they value, and of situations where they can utilize their consciousness in a pleasurable way (i.e. worthwhile fun).
For example, I recently quit piano lessons (which I value) because I didn’t like the teacher and I miss it. When this became overly bearing, it might cause depression. So the cure would be to find new piano lessons.
Money would cheer me up. I’d feel a lot better if I didn’t have so much debt… mostly student loans. Knock that out of the way, I’d be chipper. Might even smile. Who knows?
a bong hit. or two.
of those, “just get out and do something with friends.” Unfortunately, that’s dependent on having friends that are A. available, and B. in your area.
Food, duh.
My depression came about as a side effect of diabetes. Members of my family have depression associated with bipolar disorder. Everyone’s depression is different. It can take a lifetime to find the right remedy because not everything works the same in different people. You have to hang in there and try not to let it kill you until you find the thing that works for you in curing the depression dilemma. I don’t know whether this is wisdom or foolishness, or something in between. I just know that I had to learn it the hard way.
Shock therapy if your depression is severe and everything else has failed…it is a very effective treatment and I had it done 25 years ago and it saved my life, And I am serious. And l also they have a new treatment for severe depression which is a relative of Electroconvulsive Therapy (Shock treatment) and I can’t remember its name but it works like this they a half dosage of electricity that these in Ect and connect electrobes to your temples and they run it through your brain for a half hour (instead of giving you individual shocks…ala ECT) and so far ir has been very effective on the small number of depressed (or patients with other forms of mental illness. But I strongly recommend medications and then shock treatmen if all else fails. Shock tretament has advanced tremedously over the years so don’t believe the way it is shoen in the movies its that barbaric in reality and you unconscious so you don’t feel any pain while they do it but it does take up to a year for your memory to come all the way back. But there side effects to every medical or psychiatric treatment that you may need toi get back on track.
@Jack_Hawksmoor - we are all int that boat so you are not alone.
@math_music_me - And if they understand the situation sometimes friends can make it worse…Remember the road to Hell is paved with dreams and gold.
pray and meditate!
chocolate.
@ShimmerBodyCream - Sex with Shimmer would either induce it or cure it…idk ; )
@Tallman - Can I get a dollar?
lol
yes but you have put some effort into it…just like my homeless friends you have to go ut and panhandle…I know some guys that can make a lot more than a dollar panhandling on the corner for no longer than twenty minutes which is not a bad payrate when you stretch over an 8 hour day! And between squating and shoplifting their food and booze they licve quite sincs the hospital where I live is a religious and will take you in even you don’t have insurance…If they cna do you in notime flat you will get a dollar…I bought some one I did not even know a soda which was more than a buck and alll the man did was ask and as it turned I had to buy to get the special which also reduced the price of mine and he actually ended saving me some money. And I have sen some very good panhandlers out herein cyberspace over the years…who were panhandling in order to support whatever eccentric plans they had for their lives. And eeven help a wopman put up information out here that is intended to help these find homes, jobs, walk across america and son and so forth.
Simple faith and trust that God does in fact know what He’s doing… despite whatever it is that seems to be upsetting your day/month/year/life.
Knowing that God has it all in his care has meant that I have not been depressed once in the last 20 years. Honestly…. not once.
Simple…. faith.
@temporarilyinnocent - Scientifically proven that yes it does
I think being mature may help with depression
Killing the source of the depression with reflection and a strong support system. A lot of sunlight and hiking helps too.