Depression - how does one handle
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Originally posted by dont know much:
How do you get rid of it, or rather it DOESN"T EVEN EXIST in your life? Do you feel so?
I wonder what makes one truly happy.
I wonder if one should visit institutes for treatment.
Then again, isn't it a question-&-answer sessions whereby one simpy pays lots of $.
Words are cheap. Medicines are "cosmetic tools". It's just an avenue that authorities exploit to make $.
For I believe it's something deeper. Deep down inside, there's a sense, a feeling. People always tell me to choose. To choose happiness. [b]Do you?
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I think you are just spiritually (or perhaps also emotionally) empty. Perhaps when you look deeper, you may find the source of your void. 
Cheers -
find something enjoyable to do ?
Hell, even the forums are fun.
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Isn't it self-talk? Comforting oneself? A character that the mind creates to rely on. (Since I don't see God, or rather I don't know who is God)Originally posted by Cool-gal:believe me, its God who has help me thru my most difficult and downest time in my life. it was a long n dragging year for me.
i read abt His words and pray daily.
tats how i overcome my depression without seeking any medical help.
might not work for anyone though, but no harm trying first by 'talking' to Him?
cheers.
& it's pretty amazing when people tell me God this, God that etc. Unless there's testimonials that prove God.
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I suffered from what could be depression (or a strong urge to depend and be depended on, but that's a story I won't dwell) once. I don't know if it is true cause I never sought for help, even though my friends all tried to force me to seek a consoller or medical help. Instead i just reasoned it out with myself, a personal battle for 2 long years, and I found reason to carry on: Happiness.
It is tough (even for me) to put psychological disorders (bipolar, paranoia, depression, mania) as 'medical conditions' since it all deals with the mind, not some bateria or virus, and it is difficult even for the experts to really diagoise such problems, due to their variety and difference from patient to patient.
I believe in no faith, therefore everything about 'God's help' means little to me. Rather, I believed that my own actions will influence myself, and people around me. In those 2 years of battling and erasing a past, this belief of 'cause and effect' works.
The largest factor that brings happiness is friends. All you need is for one to smile, a sincere compliment you don't expect, and suddenly the world is a better place. I actively try to do that occasionally (cause complimenting too much makes one sound insincere) and maybe it is karma, but it sometimes get returned.
If you want to be happy, choose happiness, then make it happen. The choice of happiness is always given to you. You just either don't see it, or don't believe that certain choices can make you happier.
But also a bit of wisdom: do not expect happiness to drop overnight, nor expect friends to be there all the time for you (they have their own problems as well). Sustained effort will lead to glory eventually, even if it takes years.
Perhaps even the choice of trying to be happy alone, is good enough. -
Good for you that you've found what worked for it... I think you were depressed... But it's not to the state of going into a medical condition of 'depression' yet... Which to add... Could be quite a significant step to the prevention of certain cases which might lead to 'depression'....Originally posted by dont know much:Although I'd not visited any relevant authorities (& I won't, for I knew it's a spiritual thingy, rather than a on-the-surface thingy that requires cheapos like medicines)
Therefore, I conclude that depression is a term made by man to make $ out of it.
Not to the extent that I think of suicide..
I still think of things. I still work. I still do sports. I still eat regular meals.
Maybe it's a monotonous life. Hence I don't feel anything.
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Please refrain from religious discussion or bashing, and stick more closely to your own topic...Originally posted by dont know much:Isn't it self-talk? Comforting oneself? A character that the mind creates to rely on. (Since I don't see God, or rather I don't know who is God)
& it's pretty amazing when people tell me God this, God that etc. Unless there's testimonials that prove God.
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At this point, I wish to remind forumites that 'depression' is really a medical condition... And it's advisable for one to seek help through a professional channel than general discussions within the forums...
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Finally you see the light.Originally posted by Devil1976:At this point, I wish to remind forumites that 'depression' is really a medical condition... And it's advisable for one to seek help through a professional channel than general discussions within the forums... -
Alway look at thing at a good side of view...
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I am sorry for this disturbance.Originally posted by Devil1976:At this point, I wish to remind forumites that 'depression' is really a medical condition... And it's advisable for one to seek help through a professional channel than general discussions within the forums...
I thought that the best way to know something is to discuss among common folks, rather than the professional channel which will "consult" & "suggest" treatments. That's how $ is made.
& I am glad common folks in here speak freely & help. I must thank most. Thanks ! -
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. -Dale Carnegie
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those who think that simply just by 'being more positive' or that 'if you will yourself to be happy, you will'.......
depression DOES NOT work that way
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That is because you are ignorant of the free psychiatrical treatment provided to needy people.Originally posted by dont know much:I am sorry for this disturbance.
I thought that the best way to know something is to discuss among common folks, rather than the professional channel which will "consult" & "suggest" treatments. That's how $ is made.
& I am glad common folks in here speak freely & help. I must thank most. Thanks ! -
Originally posted by Eric Cartman:Finally you see the light.
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Then perhaps you've thought wrong?Originally posted by dont know much:I am sorry for this disturbance.
I thought that the best way to know something is to discuss among common folks, rather than the professional channel which will "consult" & "suggest" treatments. That's how $ is made.
& I am glad common folks in here speak freely & help. I must thank most. Thanks !
It is genuinely a medical condition which has been researched and studied. There're more proper methods to handle this condition than what purely discussed among layman can offer.
No doubt $ has to be paid. But no one would bother the time and effort to research, trial and produce medications if no $ in involved. It can be purely business for some... While also, there're people involved in the process who needs to feed themselves... -
emo way or the normal man way?
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The quick fix is to use prescription drugs... Prozac for example.Originally posted by dont know much:i am.
The intermediate fix is to change your situation in life.
The permanent fix is to change your thought processes.
The three things that you can do in order of difficulty or time it takes. -
well, if u can self-comfort, why not?Originally posted by dont know much:Isn't it self-talk? Comforting oneself? A character that the mind creates to rely on. (Since I don't see God, or rather I don't know who is God)
& it's pretty amazing when people tell me God this, God that etc. Unless there's testimonials that prove God.
Who did?
if it helps to relieve ur stress abit, why not?
if it makes u calmer, why not?
dun underestimate the power of self consoling.
now ur qtion is abt how to handle stress ma.
so do or try anything tat u think will help u least bit.
but of coz in private, dun think u wan ple to think u r one mad man talking to urself? -
dont think too much of the negative stuff, i think that u just need someone to talk to. it would be better for u if u share your troubles with yr close friends or family. if u wan i m able to listen to yr troubles =)
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go for some sports,like jogging,swimming etc.
very good medicine for stress and depress relief -
Provided it's minor depression.Originally posted by TerenceYYK:go for some sports,like jogging,swimming etc.
very good medicine for stress and depress relief
Bi-polar disorder is another thing altogether. -
from a medical standpt depression is an illness just like heart disease or liver probs etc are. it's due to biochemical imbalances in the brain. so see a doctor if u think u have it.
definition's quite precise tho, think it's like:
at least 2 weeks of persistent low mood (VERY low mood) or finding absolute meaningless in life, with other features affecting function like inability to eat or sleep properly, or no ability to enjoy hobbies or activities.
many have thots of ending it all as well.
seek psychiatric help if needed.
a lot of ppl have persistent low mood too which may be helped by counselling. but gotta agree that you have to be willing to be give it a chance and be open about things with other ppl. otherwise, it's not going to be useful..
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I don't bother to handle my depression anymore.
Just wait for an accident to end it all. -
Hmm.
Fate decides.
Then again, you could be re-born in a similar situation, since the karma is not cleared. -
maybe, maybe not. to a desparate person, even a second of peace even through death is bliss.Originally posted by dont know much:Hmm.
Fate decides.
Then again, you could be re-born in a similar situation, since the karma is not cleared.