Depression: ways of dealing with it

Ahhh... depression... how I do not miss thee... oh wait, you were visiting just recently... >_<

I tend to actually allow myself to sit in my stupor during my depression but for no longer than a few days... during such time I tend to pick up on my drinking a bit and spend less time online or around friends. It's just a part of who I am that I tend to shut folks out... though I try my best to put on the "happy face" when the wife gets home so that she's not constantly worrying about me.

But that sure beats how I used to deal with it... disappearing for days and never letting anyone know where I was... it bothered a lot of people that I would do this... and I can understand why... I just needed time to sort through whatever demons were plaguing me and best to face them and deal with it alone than with distractions.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm going to have to agree with Greykin on this... today people are too quick to jump to the "gotta get pills" conclusion instead of actually trying to pinpoint the possible problem.
I spent many years on anti-depressants and it wasn't doing anything but making me feel like a zombie most of the time. Even letting my doctor know about this didn't really register any sort of real response. I finally got sick of them... dumped the bottles... and dealt with my depression head-on.
Granted, for some folks the meds are a good thing... but I've seen the bad side of things too with some folks that seem to sink deeper into their depression when on them.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

and I agree with you on that... for some it's a good thing. But I was referring to people who don't even try to find other solutions to their depression or other problems... it's the first jump people make is for the pills. It's making us a nation/global community of pill-poppers... and as with anything that we take in... eventually it won't have the same effect and the dosage would need to be increased and increased and increased. It's just insanity...

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Lady Miyomi

Another thing I do is I write a lot, mainly poetry and short stories. Writing is my way of "speaking" when nobody is around to listen. It helps quite a bit.

If they ever decide to possibly re-open X-Change... I'd be interested to read some of your stuff. But I too used to write as a way to deal with whatever I was going through at the time... sadly (or happily) I haven't had or felt the need to express myself in writing for many years... I think the last time I write something was maybe in 1999...

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