How can i get rid of depression?

[climbing]

I hate that I always bring this up, but the reason I always bring it up is it had such a profound effect on my life: Diet.

I'm not saying my case is the same as yours, but I struggled with severe depression pretty much all of my life starting in my childhood and not stopping until I changed my diet in my twenties. All though my teen years I was drugged up on all sorts of medication, constantly in therapy if not on lock down in the mental health center for my suicide attempts.

There were some emotional reasons for this but mostly this was a physical/chemical imbalance issue. How do I know? Because in my twenties when I removed gluten from my diet it was as if this black cloud that had been hovering over me my entire life vanished. Yes, VANISHED! One week of being off gluten did more for my mental state than years of medications, therapy, etc. It was like all the sudden my brain was just normal (in this way, anyway haha). I actually said "Oh my god, this is what it must feel like to be a normal happy person!"

Before this, I had only heard of gluten as being bad for the gut, and at the time I was barely starting to connect it to my skin issues as well, although this lifting of depression I just found by chance, I had no clue that gluten could to this to some people. It wasn't until I began meeting other people who were off gluten and talking to them that I realized many people get mood and behavioral disorders from it.

I'm not trying to give you false hope and say that this is the cause of all depression in all people. But there are certain "foods" that are poisons and many people are allergic or sensitive to them and those sensitivities can cause incredible hardship in the body. And even if it isn't that, you simply won't be healthy in your mind until you get healthy in your body and diet and exercise are a starting point for that.

I hope my story helped you to if nothing else, have hope. It took me over a decade to find my answer, I believe you will find yours.

[FirstWave]

Been their done that. It is not easy but if you focus on the big picture and find out who you really are it can help. A lot of it is learned behaivor in a way and it seems a change in perspective is needed to help overcome it. Depression is repressed feelings and not realizing how magnificant of a person you are. One of my biggest problems which I have to keep in check is stop comparing myself with others.

The truth is we are all the same we only have different perspective of what is going on around us. Not sure if this helps or not but do want you to know that you CAN overcome it

[luciangus]

First thing to do to start healing depression is to stop taking depression medication.. it does not help and can even make you feel worse :/
Decide that you can no longer be in this state, your own will is the main thing then the body does the rest by itself.


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[sshenry]

First thing to do to start healing depression is to stop taking depression medication.. it does not help and can even make you feel worse :/
Decide that you can no longer be in this state, your own will is the main thing then the body does the rest by itself.

Yes it's important - but please PLEASE don't do it abruptly or without someone keeping an eye on you like a natural health practitioner or a doctor who is sympathetic to you wanting to go medication free. The body can do strange things if it you suddenly go cold turkey from these meds. Sometimes the withdrawal symptoms (if you just quit abruptly) are unexpected and can send you into a deeper depression or cause some serious health problems.

[Rum]

perhaps i should die and move on grrrrr this is the life I got and if im not happy I will damn well work at it till I am happy everything can change

[luciangus]

Don't die Rum, you're nice.. lol

[Rum]

ah thanks luciangus it was a little tongue in cheek the last post though the point I was trying to make is that everything changes no matter how bad it looks today tomorrow will be different

[luciangus]

haha I got that, I was just kidding you..

[climbing]

Yeah I'll add to what SS said, be careful going off medications all at once. I agree that they are bad, but that doesn't mean going off them abruptly is safe either. I did that with zoloft and couldn't keep food or water down for like a week straight... I was pretty sure I was going to die. I've never experienced more pain than the stomach aches I got with that withdrawal...

[Codman]

I have a suggestion! Do something 100 percent out of the ordinary. Save or just go to a new place for a visit. Don't prepare as well as you'd like to. It will provide you with new perceptions on normal things and basically jump start your mind working in different ways. Be bold, and your thought processes will follow.

[franceschaM]

Having someone to talk to tell what you feel is the best way to let go of your problem and ease away your depression. Keeping yourself busy is good thing too.

[SophiA AntipoliS]

seems often times depression is anxiety
or the other way around.

sometimes depression is a subconsciously contrived means to
fill a void of insecurity, by having a negative aspect to focus on
thus creating a diversion from actual needs or obstructions, which then
create actual immediate problems to worry over.

this worry is addicting as it brings a rush that then can become even greater by being satisfied instantly, and the anticipation of that instant gratification is exhilarating as well.

[overflow88]

Try to focus at the good things in life, the things you cherish or aspire to. Realize that no one can truly help you until you help yourself. True happiness, wisdom, spirituality, etc, it all comes from within. The mind is a powerful tool.

[AmonRa]

about meditation (and spiritual healing in general), it's important to understand that when you start meditating, or when you get in touch with cleansing energies, your system starts getting rid of unwanted crap. Most of that crap is emotional.
So what happens is similar to therapy, you have to face your issues, past traumas and unnoticed scars... it can be tough even if you're in good condition, so I guess in the middle of a real, clinical depression (As opposed to a depression-like state) it can actually make things worse before they get better. (actually in healing, things often seem to get worse before they get better) The only thing that anchors you is your friends or family. If you're depressive AND alone, the first thing to do is start meeting people (in real life, not on the web) Be it at the local bar or yoga class, it doesn't matter. If you stay alone, it's too easy to slip down the drain.
I would suggest comedy... a lot of it... videos, TV, youtube, whatever... that's the easiest and most powerful way to reconnect.

[geostigma]

As a last resort, if you go with this depression for a long time?

1: a comfortable place
2: a few comfortable friends present.
3: 5 dried grams of magic mushrooms.

This is not a joke.

[Preston t]

I used to be so deprested I thought of suicide so I got rid of it by thinking out loud to my self it was kind of silly but it worked ps blue aura