how do you cope with depression?

[justShell]

go have sex. not with your hand. with a girl

[Antenna_Boy]

I know that depression sucks..hell, I go through it now and then too. I find paper work really fuckin frustrating, and every time I look at something that involves mental concentration I start freakin out. Then I think how my life would end because I still can't do paper work :( So the way I see things, and even I have gone through lots in my life which sucked the big 12 incher, I just do little things that make me happy and that also move a direction FORWARD in my life. Still, paper work is a bitch. Anti-depressants, well, they help to get you into the swing of things as long as you take them for the recommended dosage, and never get off of them ABRUPTLY-->I did that and it fucked me up. Go do something that makes YOU feel good...like gym

[Sykonee]

Strange. I always figured going to the gym would make one more depressed when the inevitable comparing to other body builders comes about (depressive people end up that way because of dwelling on what they lack, not what they have).

[Liqwid]

drink more neoh

and eat some chocolate

~dalyn

[Harp]

stop doing drugs. plain and simple.

[t-skywalker]

i drink more...booze..cause and solution to every problem**

on a seriouse note i deal with my problems by actually talking about them...alot of ppl arentrythfulabout what is on there mindand then they bottle it all up inside. Aventually you explode and make matters way worse than they ever needed to be. i find true friends and writing in a journal personal work wonders for me...mostly you have to remember that onyl you can make changes in your life and noone makes you feel the way you do but you...you have the power to make things better by the way you think and deal with a situation. Sometimes you have to be a little selfish and take care of number 1...cause noone else is going to it for you...and always know what your going thru, there is always someone way worse off and going thru rough times too..when your depressed you forget that this might happen to others and there is probably a solution ...cheer up smile and know you have good ppl in your life who care greatly for you...and neoh if you ever need to talk im always here

[L0ungeLizarD]

Dont mean to sound mean.........but if you are depressed it might be due to the computer so before you read anymore posts get out because humans need human contact to feel good usually. oh and if you have a dog or cat play around with. A game like fetch its fun, good exercise and if you're outside u can meet plenty of people and possible dates

[Prissypants]

I just let it go...In the long run any problem that you have now will not matter later...

[Goat]

Liqour and whores are the answer to all life's problems.

Strange. I always figured going to the gym would make one more depressed when the inevitable comparing to other body builders comes about (depressive people end up that way because of dwelling on what they lack, not what they have).

Working out, like pain and sex, brings about the release of endorphins (happy stuff) into the body. It's often depressing to begin a work out routine, having to find ones limits and fall into a routine, but once you've done that those who participate in regular physical exercise are, generally, in a better frame of mind then those who don't.

[thechix0r]

Honestly all of these people above have stated perfectly good solutiones. Therapy, working out, find a passion, create, listen to some music, just keep yourself busy... it will pass. Everyone goes through "sessions" like these, but you just gotta get yourself through them.

[Moon]

know how george bush manages to stay sane? he does alot of physical exercise and completely disengages himself from reality

hahaha just saw that on the jon stewart show... fuckin hillarious

but yeah even though working out is a pretty good way to temporarily loosen up, you gotta take care of business....

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by k-pryde

know how george bush manages to stay sane? he does alot of physical exercise and completely disengages himself from reality....

But don't disengage from reality all the time..otherwise you will end up feeling like an E-Tard :( hahah

[Jen-E-03]

bottle it up inside and wait till it explodes on someone?

[-evil-duerr-]

For a long time i used marijuana to cope with depression. Now im finally starting to realize it probably causes alot of my depression and other mental foibles in the first place. so now im cuttin back on that stuff(tryin anyways). Writing(or any creative thing), Exercise, Socializing, Keeping Hydrated, Eat well wit vitamins, and cigarette smokin are what i use now. Thats just me and what i know.
Everyone else in this thread has stated similar or same suggestions, which are all the suggestions youll probly find anywhere really. Theres only so much we as people can do for our own ups and downs.
hope it helps a little wit those shitty shitty days we get sometimes.
good luck bud!

[Anjew]

i go and work out.
or make my friends drag me out cause I know I'll tell them i don't want to.