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Cardio helps a lot for me personally. I'm a firm believer that most people (myself included) don't get enough exercise when compared to hundreds of years ago. It gives me a dedicated hour or two block of time to listen to podcasts, and exercise in general is healthy anyways so its a win-win.
I found these articles incredibly helpful in learning to help myself. I have no idea if they are factually correct, but the writer's way of reframing depression as a process or system was a great way to get some distance from my personal feelings in the moment, and allowed me to bring to bear familiar mental tools to help get a feel for the complexity. https://web.archive.org/web/20050527074357/http://www.kuro5h... h…
For me, I was socially isolated, failed out of school, bullied at school, home and work, unsuccessful with friends or women and kept getting laid off, fighting with my coworkers and managers.
It wasn’t until I learned about Aspergers and did a detailed study on all the problems people with Aspergers have that I understood all of my problems stemmed from me likely being on the spectrum. Once I learned that, I was able to understand why I was being targeted and why most people seemed to hate me immediately within one conversation despite me thinking I did nothing wrong. Then I was able to make adaptations for how to structure my life around the fact that I was different.
If your problem is a minor chemical imbalance and you just need some vitamins, a jog and rest - To me this isn’t really depression, as someone who was on and off suicidally depressed for a decade.
For me: I was depressed because my life sucked. I could make the depression go away temporarily but it always came back. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy really Helped me.
After being told by teachers, my family, coworkers, people at school that I was stupid, unlikeable and ugly etc it took me a long time to undo that because I really believed it. CBT is about arguing with invasive negative thinking and changing your filters into better ones.
When I get depressed now, I write down a plan to stop being depressed and go through all the steps sequentially from simple to hard. Usually works, but only if I start with easy things first.
I eat a good steak. I'm not kidding or trivializing. But if I get busy and I'm always stressed out maybe trying to cut calories, after I while my mood gets dark. Sometimes, I have found its not just stress. I just need a good steak or burger. My metabolism does NOT liking going more than a few weeks without a serious protein hit. And it needn't be an unhealthy frequency or amount. So YMMV, but sometimes a big part of…
I usually use the "eating therapy", but I can't really afford eating what I want and stuff. Thanks for your response.
I found these articles incredibly helpful in learning to help myself. I have no idea if they are factually correct, but the writer's way of reframing depression as a process or system was a great way to get some distance from my personal feelings in the moment, and allowed me to bring to bear familiar mental tools to help get a feel for the complexity. https://web.archive.org/web/20050527074357/http://www.kuro5h... h…
Thanks, I will do well to read and digest those articles.
The question is why are you depressed before the question is how to deal with being depressed. For me, I was socially isolated, failed out of school, bullied at school, home and work, unsuccessful with friends or women and kept getting laid off, fighting with my coworkers and managers. It wasn’t until I learned about Aspergers and did a detailed study on all the problems people with Aspergers have that I understood a…
Assuming you’ve tried conventional anti-depressants and you’re in the US, have a look into ketamine treatments. Studies show dramatic results for a good percentage of people and a good safety profile (shorter term at least). They are expensive.
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I usually use the "eating therapy", but I can't really afford eating what I want and stuff. Thanks for your response.
Just to be clear, I'm not say comfort eating. It's that I need protein. If I couldn't afford a steak, the cheap option is liver and onions.