battling depression

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I'm someone who battles depression on a daily basis. Little things seem like such a drag, and I end up slacking on the things that will help me feel better (smoking cigarettes, not working out enough at the gym). I just wanted to reach out to others who are struggling with this mental illness and see if we can help eachother get through it.

I am a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic with recurrent symptoms. I currently get medicine from a free hospital, and am looking forward to working with the psychiatrist to find the right doses of medication.

Yeah I know what you mean man, you wake up every morning and you have to drag yourself out of bed and you just dont want to put up with anyone or anything. I havent been diagnosed with depression myself, quite frankly because i just dont want to. Its just something I dont want to tell my family about , my ma has been through enough. But if you got someone you can talk to and the right support it can help more then people may think. Best of luck in the future man

hi kild,

Yea, you described what i'm going through. Depression is one of those tought diseases because it has a self reinforcing mecahnism, The things you want to do to battle the depression, you can't do because of the depression, and the depression thus stays. thanks for reaching out, sometimes it best just talk to people about it.

Do you go to nami meetings for support? That is where I go.

I'm practically depressed every day. Some days are worse than others. I don't smoke, though. I do drink at night. Depending on what I've drank, some days are easier to drag myself out of bed than others. I take Risperdal for it. I think it's helping but I'm not 100% sure. I also have Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) so my self esteem is in the basement and I rarely go out. Yeah, I won't lie - I could stand to visit the gym once or twice a week. That's on my "to do" list.

I dont know what nami groups are, im not really the sharpest knife in the drawer haha. yeah i drink too much myself but iv quit doin drugs at least. Theirs that feeling of isolation that can really get under your skin, but if you can find the right help it can do some great wonders

how are you with eating, they say what you eat is important to how you feel. I hate to say it, but alcohol doesn't help the depression, of course it does help with boredom, so that kind leaves you between a rock and a hard place.

gym is nice, I just found out there's a free 2 week trial at anytime fitness, if you go online and print out the coupon they email you, you can get in there for free to try out. Who knows, some people get a addicted to working out, maybe that can be your way out.

Yeah iv started to do a bit of workin out, just a bit slow now, i smoke quite alot, not the healthiest guy you can imagine, but you got to start somewhere, i just gota cut back is all

I'm a foodie, and that's both good and bad. It's good in that I'm open-minded and will try anything once - Moroccan, Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Vietnamese, Russian, etc. The bad thing is I don't go to these restaurants because I'll look like a fool sitting there by myself.

I've cut down on my drinking considerably. Back in the day when I was drugging, I used to stagger wasted down the street. I've outgrown that now. No more jail for me. I'm just "on coast" these days.

I have pretty horrible depression, my first year of college I drank a lot of cheap vodka like every night I could get ahold of it. Next year in college I lost all motivation for all my classes so stopped going and did copious amounts of drugs for a while to get rid of that horrible feeling can't say it really helped in the long run though some of it was quite enjoyable. After that I just stuck to copious amounts of alcohol and cannabis and now I still drink a bit here and there I smoke cannabis more but not really much of that either. I also smoke cigarettes because its hard to quit but I don't exactly want to either, I do go without them sometimes though.

I also have PTSD and Anxiety so basically horrible anxiety. I'm also taking effexor to help with the depression which it doesn't seem to be doing. Not sure about how to get through it, seems sort of never ending cycle of doom, some days are worst than others but good days are kind of rare.

I have battled depression for 12 years. It has been constant. And I have fought it every step of the way -- despite my low mood, I am highly motivated but that doesn't make the slightest bit of difference. I don't know why I continue to bother! I doubt I'll ever recover from this horrible, horrible illness.

Sorry to be so downbeat!

it's cool to see so many people in the same boat. if we use eachother like crutches we can find strength in our numbers. i wish i lived in the same area as some of you guys so we could spend time together, and be there for eachother, it would really make things better for eachother. i'm thinkinng about getting in to advocacy for mental illness. there is just too much of us out there, and we need help.

Ah sure listen boys (and lady), we all go through s**t everyday regardless of weather its a good day or bad, like iv said its hard to even get out of bed most days, but to put ourselves down all the time is only natural with people like ourselves. no one i know will ever understand and they never will, its a vicious cycle of our lives, and i know it sounds really silly (and may not be the case for some people),but you've got to have a sense of humour about things. their has been countless days when i've come home pissed off and listen to dara o'briain, or russell howard, and any other comedian that takes your fancy, and somehow just helps get me out of the slump im in that day. Its not an overall cure ill grant ye, but it helps a f**k load more then you think it does. Hopefully that advice can work for at least one person, laughter is a good medicine

I think that should be, "and ladies"! I agree to some extent with what you said about humour.

My apoligies,should have double checked,too late now

Hey, no worries, it was an honest mistake. It's not a big deal and I didn't want you to feel bad about it. I've just been mistaken for a guy online more times than I care to remember and I didn't want it to happen here too!

Anyway, I liked what you said about humour acting as a medicine for depression, even if it can't cure it. I try to find something to laugh about every day. Even though I have severe depression, things can't be all bad if I can still laugh!

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Hey no fair. You guys are lucky. There isn't much I can find funny these days.