Depression - anyone beat this f*****g thing yet?

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I would love to hear your stories.

Not yet. It may win eventually. Exercise helps.
What is your story?

No, and I don't think I will.

Recovering. Especially after post concussion symptoms forced me to hit rock bottom and eventually start taking meds. Ultimately started going to church and looking into faith and spirituality and a belief in God.

Ultimately, the goal is to change the negative thinking into positive thinking. Instead of fretting and worrying about things, start being thankful for what I have and the love I have as well as following through on plans. Instead of resenting things and the people around me, to start showing forgiveness. Instead of hating myself, forgive myself and developing a sense of self respect. Instead of doing things just for myself, do things for other people because I want to and because it makes me happy.

So far it is working.

Yes & no. It makes you tougher every day, that doesn't mean changing positively in any setting with other people.

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Nope. Afraid not.

Still working on it. The days I have had free of depression were either spiritual highs, being obsessed in love or medications. The medications last longer. Haven't found one that works well enough without bothersome side-effects. Also, changing patterns of thinking and behavior when I am able to is useful. When I have stopped and said "No, depression will not have this day!" I threw myself into activities I knew would give me pleasure. Those moments were happy. I don't think I could have done that without Lexapro and knowledge that when I see a choice, I must choose life, I must choose what will bring joy. I can't always see that. Some depressions wipe that away, not even the medication reaches me there. I just wait for it to pass. I have to keep being reminded to do the things that need doing in order to relieve some of the depression.
I had decided years ago that the best cure for my depression is to have self-esteem modeled for me. Someone to esteem me until I can esteem myself. I don't think I'm worthy of life. Some people in the world remind me why I think that way. Others, those that remind me that I am worthy, bring a spark of hope back to me.

Depression is beat by activity.

Go out and move around, do sports, steal something then get chased. Just stay in motion and don't be a couch potato.

Get really drunk and go out dancing.

And just do what interests you, don't think about how you look and stuff. Just live life don't think about living.
Ignore fashion.
Spend money on good food. But have some control don't gain weight.


And the best part, when you do sports and work you get exhausted in a natural way, and you will sleep like a baby. Endorphins, release them, you are the jailer to your own joy.
You get a tiredness that makes you stop thinking and pondering over stuff that is useless to think about, after activity you will not have the power to think of the usual stupid s**t that makes you sad and depressed.
You do the things you like and need to, you act and live outside in the environment and not inside your head constantly.

so far I've been able to keep it at bay. but it is a daily thing, one day at a time. I can never be complacent.

Exercize helps but I just can´t get myself to do anything..