Ask HN: How to cope with depression

Post by Tech1 » Tue, May 05, 2015, 5:43 PM UTC

hiphopyo wrote: post #71

Tech1 wrote: post #17

I'm an Army veteran that was diagnosed with PTSD in 2010 after a particularly shit deployment to Afghanistan. I've also battled with depression my entire life. Name an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety pill and I've probably been on it at one point in my life. They definitely help you. Conversely a good therapist is also extremely helpful. They can help you find directions that are away from the meds. I've currently be…

Have you tried MDMA-assisted therapy? http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/03/health/ecstasy-ptsd-3/ Incase it was never available to you, it should be soon. DEA approves study using MDMA for anxiety in seriously ill patients (Mar 17, 2015): http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/3/17/clinical-tri...

Post by jklinger410 » Thu, May 07, 2015, 6:49 PM UTC

rmxt wrote: post #119

jklinger410 wrote: post #64

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I'm not trying to be edgy at all. I have anxiety disorder and personally suffered through depression. I spent years on medications that didn't work. Sometimes you can't fix depression with pills. There are alot of mights in this situation because none of us know what OP is actually going through. I would kindly ask that you consider my advice from personal experience and not downplay it so much. I never suggested OP…

My apologies for the dismissive tone in my first post. I can't and didn't downvote any of your posts. I misinterpreted your "don't listen to this advice" to be the strict opposite of what your explanation was: "don't listen to everyone else, but DO listen to me." I too (as many of us have) have been in similar shoes re: depression and anxiety. Finding what works for each of us as individuals is the most important thi…