Depression: ways of dealing with it

I'm sure everybody here has suffered it at some point or another, even I have. My question to you is what do you do to get out of it or better cope with it?

I myself play a lot of music. I try to play upbeat, fast music so I'll have no choice but to start dancing or something. I try to play video games as well.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

You actually act like a goofball here? Why haven't I seen evidence of this?

Also, another thing I do is instead of riding the bus around everywhere I need to go, I get out and walk around some. Fresh air helps too since I have a tendency to act like a hermit and stay in my room a lot.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm the opposite on pills. I never liked pills to begin with, even pain pills. Anything where I have to swallow it whole doesn't sit well with me, especially when I used to choke on them. I'm aware of all the risks associated with them so I try to stay away from them. I'd rather talk to someone about before medicine is suggested.

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.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Aw, thanks, Niekon! I had somewhat of a small following when Xchange was still around. I'm getting ready to put up something in my journal.

As far as writing goes, I have to physically force myself to do it when I get depressed. If I don't, I'll just sit around and stare at TV, but not really watch it. Writing helps me break out of that pattern.

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Originally Posted by x\Enigma/x

you have to be allowed to deal with your true feelings and let them out in a healthy way... its when you cover them up that the problem begins

I agree with the first part, but the second part is what I'm not so sure on. Most people don't want to hear about other people's problems. Some people can't talk to other people because of various circumstances. I don't think covering it up begins the problem, but it certainly adds to it.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Niekon

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...

Check out my journal here. I put up one of my writings, one of the more recent ones.

Another I find that helps when depression sets in is to find something funny on TV or on the Internet and just laugh until it hurts.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I used to practice on my keyboard for hours and hours (up to 8). I wouldn't eat because I'd rather play. However, I lost the adapter when we moved here and I don't have the money to keep putting out for batteries that I know are going to be used up after all my practicing.

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Originally Posted by eriol

Hey, could you give me some suggestion how to deal with depression caused by frustation that you cant achieve something because of your limitation?

Honestly I've been suffering such feeling for a long time. I always feel depressed for little things, like I cant be number one, like I keep pending my japanese exam and feel that everyone will step forward into the future and leave me alone behind back. It's really disturbing now. I feel like I'm the world's worst idiot.

I cant help it. I want to avoid such feeling.

Are you putting this pressure on yourself or is someone expecting something high of you? The last time I got depressed, mine's was due to the fact of the latter. A lot of people around me keep calling me super smart, brilliant, genius, etc etc., but I don't agree with it. So, whenever I get an A, it's like a big accomplishment to me, but they say they expected it and it's no big deal.

In one of my classes a year or so ago, I got a D. That was due to the fact that it was during the summer and I was working two full-time jobs. When I saw that grade, I had an anxiety attack. Whenever people asked about my grades, I told them they were good. I didn't tell anybody about it until a year later.

I'm still learning not to let other people's high expectations of me make me go overboard. It's hard, but I'm getting there.

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Yeah, same here. I thought children couldn't do any worse than that.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

What kind of games do you play, though?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I hate taking pills, even if it's pain pills or vitamins. I'd rather talk to someone.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.