I'm currently pretty badly depressed at the moment, and to be honest, im not really sure why. So I just need some ways to cure depression. What do you guys do when depressed?
Go outside. Even if it's not sunny and bright. Don't argue with yourself about staying indoors. GO OUTSIDE!!!
You'll feel better, moreso if the sun is shining.
Don't eat and don't watch TV. I've been told that smiling for no reason tends to help but I don't do it myself and I wouldn't recommend anything that I haven't done in life to another person no matter how anonymous they are to me.
I took your advice to heart a while ago and went outside. Even though its pretty late in the evening where I am and cold.
And I must say I felt a lot better, the stars where beautiful and the moon was full, I somehow felt a lot happyier and and as if all my problems where gone. Tommorow afternoon im going to go for a long walk.
exercise helps, as does eating healthily
the smiling thing sort of works... its on the basis that if you make yourself smile, and try to make it as reaslistic smile as possible (try to emulate a natural smile compared to a fake smile) then it sorta makes you feel a bit better. i find its hard to keep this up for any period of time, but if youre feeling really down try a smile and maybe youll think of something good in your life that will cheer you up
Oh man, this thread made my day much better
Thanks >>2-4
Certainly, eating nutritious and/or energetic meals in the mornings can change your mood. If you do excercise, great. If not, go take a walk in the park, it surely can help you out.
And the smile thing! Of course! A smile a day keeps the blues away.
I can categorize myself as temporarly depressed. No real reason, but I just got back to school and my days were from 100% idle to 100% hyperactive in less than 8 hours. And, of course, I tend to look at the bad things in life. Don't overdo it. Or better, try not to do that.
Perhaps, I need to drink more water? I sometimes go through my days without drinking much, and have been going to the restroom at least three times a day. This is very dangerous, because my body will probably a mess when I am older.
Maybe getting more in contact with the world? I haven't been to the park for months. And what about contacting myself? I'd like to draw something big and post it in the internet. Continue working with that experimental piece I have been trying to compose in the last week, and share it with MySpace and my blog.
Maybe go to next week's concert at the theater and see if any old aquaintances are nearby. And yes!, I really want to vomit the poison I have from horrible experiences in my life: write an essay or something interesting. Hmmmm, there are so many things that I can do.
And, why not? Maybe look for a girl?
i wank when im depressed. but my depression gets worse.
Take at some omega 3 fatty acid fish pills. (No, they won't make you fat). What they do is contain something that has a strong correlation to helping depressed people feel better. Medical doctors were researching demographics depression and they realized that the eskimos (who ate a lot of fish) had depression rates of practically zero, which was unusual because they lived in a region with very little sunlight. What they did is analyze the difference between diets and did a study that eventually found that the omega 3 fatty acids that the eskimos got an excess amount of can be very useful for help depressed patients.
The #1 cure for depresion is suicide
When I'm depressed I do something constructive such as exercise or clean my house. This helps to boost my self-esteem and get my mind focused on the positive aspects of life.
Eat two bananas a day. Apparently there's good stuff in there that'll help keeping your mood good.
Dying is not an answer... Obviously... Since you only get to live once anyways.... So to control ur depression is to take anti-depression pills.. Joking. Well Going outside is a good thing but try helping other pplz. After helping others... You might feel happier... Unless your not that kind of person that is. If the doesn't work... Try something new... Like a new activity or hobby for a change that will make you happy. Also maybe tell someone that you know about this... If it gets serious... Asking for help works too.
Well, sometimes talking to your friends could help you feel happy... Never Dying... of course, there could be the "find your happy place" trick.
To be honest, I've never been depressed without a reason. At least to me, if I feel depressed, there's gotta be a reason and I try to pinpoint that reason. It could be a break-up with a boyfriend, argument with somebody, lost something valuable, lost a friend, family member or a pet. It could also be having a bad day at work or I want something that I couldn't get. For myself, there are just to many things to do to be depressed. It's either I do housework or go out to the malls or something. Eat out at a fine dining or at my favorite restaurant even if I am alone. Basically just drive somewhere and see what's new out there. I read books, surf the internet or watch my favorite movies.
Basically, do the things you love to cheer you up. There is no better cure for depression than to be able to do the things you love. Life is short and precious, and if it is true that we live only once, beng depressed is no way to live life.
Goals
Stop abusing the word "depression". It is an actual illness you know, not just a moodswing or a phase where you feel a little down.