Depressed and trying to cope

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So for the last few years my life has been pretty gloomy, I honestly feel like sometimes I can't cope anymore and I want to just give in, I don't know what to do.

People say to go to the doctor but I don't want to go on medication... I want to overcome this in a way that doesn't require meds.

Everywhere I look it seems like everyone is living life and I'm just stuck, day after day, doing the same things over and over, people walk all over me and I do have like one or two friends but I still feel alone constantly even when I'm hanging out with them.

If you don't want medication in terms of a prescribed drug, there are options. before trying any of my suggestions, i really encourage you talk to a doctor about these things, along with talking to your family.

i would suggest looking into these dietary supplements for depression:

- St. Johns Wart for Antidepressant
- Thorne Research; Deproloft `( this is the one my brother is taking once daily - he has autism as well.)



There are more options, in terms of natural supplements, and i encourage you to research this further. hope this helps a little. =)

The only person who can help you with this is you so you have to try and force yourself out of it despite it being ridiculously hard to do. Go and get some help and stop sitting about cause that'll just make you worse off. If you don't want to take meds then that's fine, I've seen people go from borderline suicidal to getting married with kids while not taking anything so it is definitely possible.

Since you're from Wolverhampton I would recommend seeing your GP, TELL them that you don't want to go on medication and be very clear and firm about that, then they will refer you to your nearest hospital for appointments to go and see a therapist, there are a lot of options you can discuss with them further.

It's understandable if you don't want to go the medical route though, the only other route is the super healthy route and while it definitely works for some it sort of makes others worse off, you just need to see what works for you but don't sit around and do nothing because you'll just sink even more. PM me if you'd like a proper chat.

The NHS offers talking therapies. Going to the Dr won't mean you are automatically put on meds.

This is one of the NHS websites with info on depression

http://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/crisis.asp