Please I will like to read your opinions on how to deal with depression.
Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#2Cardio 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.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#3I 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 metal health can be adjusting what you eat and drink.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#4Exercise. Therapy. Medication.
There are other ways to cope with depression (alcohol, for instance), but these are the healthy ones.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#5Best general advice I've heard:
Get professional help if possible: Get meds and find a good counselor
Get the Big Three in order (Food, Sleep, Exercise): Eat healthy (e.g., DASH diet), get 8-9h sleep, get daily aerobic exercise (with a little anaerobic) and at least weekly strength training.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#6Not very well.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#7Cardio 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 try to don’t forget the words “keep your heart pumping”. It really helps your whole body, especially the brain.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#8For me, exercise and trying to re-frame my situation helps. I believe even if your exercise is just a 30min walk, it's better than sitting at home ruminating about things.
By re-framing I mean trying to rethink my situation from a third party or what I'd say if a friend told me about their life and how they feel. I think for a lot people, they can be their own worst critic.
I have used meditation in the past with Headspace. It helped me a lot during some really low points. I started therapy a few weeks after meditation and my therapist was very supportive of it. I'm not going to claim mediation is a cure-all but it definitely helps the "re-framing" and rumination.
Also if you have some friends or family to hang out with, try do it. Even if you have to force yourself to go and you don't interact with them much, I believe it's better than being alone in your darker times.
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#9Make your bed nicely every day. Whatever else happens, you’ll have a made up bed whenever you glance at the room and at the end of the day
Re: Ask HN: How do you deal with depression?
#10the most effective thing I have tried is leaving social network, focusing on personal growth.
drawing is also therapeutic.