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re: How Does the OT Deal With Depression?
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:34 pm to RLDSC FAN
Turning 30 this week and am single/ no kids/ not very many friends and I've been having these fits of sadness and feeling so alone and spiraling while drinking a bunch
I sleep like 12 hours a day now. i love to workout but that isn't fixing the problems.
I'm debating on getting some help
I sleep like 12 hours a day now. i love to workout but that isn't fixing the problems.
I'm debating on getting some help
This post was edited on 8/19/19 at 12:35 pm
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Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:35 pm to LilDicky
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I pray about it.
Yeah, that won't do anything. OP should get some help from real people.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
I've struggled with depression and generalized anxiety disorder since I was about 11. I'm now 35. I've tried every medicine under the sun...some have worked, most have not. Everyone is different, Prozac had the best effect on me.
Honestly, due to significant life changes, the anxiety has been debilitating at times for the past few years...much more so than the depression. Panic attacks and everything. I moved to a place where I am forced to walk pretty much everywhere and the physical activity has been a really valuable outlet for that nervous energy. Point being...exercise is a great way to try to manage that sinking feeling you are experiencing. However, there is no shame in seeking professional help, both in terms of medication and/or therapy...talking things through can be really helpful.
I'm being a huge hypocrite here because I stopped therapy years ago and truly would benefit from going back, but it's a scary thing and I'm still trying to both work up the courage and swallow my pride enough to make a decision that, deep down, I know is the best one for me. I hope you can get there easier than I have.
I applaud you for being open and honest about your struggle. You're not crazy, you have a chemical imbalance. Millions of people are just like you. We have to remove the stigma.
Honestly, due to significant life changes, the anxiety has been debilitating at times for the past few years...much more so than the depression. Panic attacks and everything. I moved to a place where I am forced to walk pretty much everywhere and the physical activity has been a really valuable outlet for that nervous energy. Point being...exercise is a great way to try to manage that sinking feeling you are experiencing. However, there is no shame in seeking professional help, both in terms of medication and/or therapy...talking things through can be really helpful.
I'm being a huge hypocrite here because I stopped therapy years ago and truly would benefit from going back, but it's a scary thing and I'm still trying to both work up the courage and swallow my pride enough to make a decision that, deep down, I know is the best one for me. I hope you can get there easier than I have.
I applaud you for being open and honest about your struggle. You're not crazy, you have a chemical imbalance. Millions of people are just like you. We have to remove the stigma.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:36 pm to Lawyered
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while drinking a bunch
Stop drinking now. That's a horrible way to deal with it. I wish you the best.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:37 pm to Lawyered
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Turning 30 this week and am single/ no kids/ not very many friends and I've been having these fits of sadness and feeling so alone and spiraling while drinking a bunch
I sleep like 12 hours a day now. i love to workout but that isn't fixing the problems.
I'm debating on getting some help
Please get some help. Are you in Baton Rouge?
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:37 pm to Lawyered
Quit debating. After my grandma died years ago my mom’s situation sounded exactly like yours. Thankfully my dad, brother, and I convinced her to go see someone. It only took like 2 sessions for her to see a difference in her life. Once she got back to normal she quit going.
This post was edited on 8/19/19 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
Hopefully, you're not clinically depressed. It may be just the ebb and flow of life. You're also at an age when one tends to look back at life and dwell on lost opportunities and time.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
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This feels different though. First off, it's been for a couple of months now. I always feel so down, and I just can't find joy in anything. Sometimes I feel like crying for no apparent reason. It's a horrible feeling.
First things first, Trust yourself. If it feels like there's a legitimate problem then believe that there is and do something about it.
Make an appointment for therapy. give yourself a timeline and talk about that with your therapist, tell them that you first and foremost want to figure out if it's situational and can be resolved through counseling and behavior modification, and if not then you want to speak about medication. have an open mind and find someone that you feel comfortable talking about uncomfortable situations with. If you drink, even just socially, stop for a while, give yourself some time to find your way through it without setting yourself up for failure.
Good luck!
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:38 pm to Lawyered
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Turning 30 this week and am single/ no kids/ not very many friends and I've been having these fits of sadness and feeling so alone and spiraling while drinking a bunch
I sleep like 12 hours a day now. i love to workout but that isn't fixing the problems.
I'm debating on getting some help
One of my best friends who was about your age who I used to work out with committed suicide about 2 weeks ago. Please go to your doctor and/or get a therapist.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’m mean to strangers on the internet.
Got any more brain busters??
Got any more brain busters??
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
Best thing to do is see a doctor.
I don’t know where you’re at but I saw Dr. Burl Forgey in Baton Rouge. It was over twenty years ago but he still practices. He helped me through a tough couple of years.
I don’t know where you’re at but I saw Dr. Burl Forgey in Baton Rouge. It was over twenty years ago but he still practices. He helped me through a tough couple of years.
This post was edited on 8/19/19 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Medication didn't work for me personally. I fight it less often than I use to. I still have my bad days every once in awhile, and I go enjoy one of my hobbies, call a friend or family member just to catch up, exercise.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Start working out 5 times a week.
Make sure these fundamental areas of your life are taken care of:
-exercising
-diet
-sleep
-socialization
I would make sure all of the above is in order before I started taking any pills.
Make sure these fundamental areas of your life are taken care of:
-exercising
-diet
-sleep
-socialization
I would make sure all of the above is in order before I started taking any pills.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:42 pm to Slippy
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I was diagnosed with major depression 10 years ago. I take a little pill every day. It works.
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Slippy
are you sure?
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:44 pm to GetCocky11
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Yeah, that won't do anything. OP should get some help from real people.
it could be a placebo effect
Posted on 8/19/19 at 12:55 pm to RLDSC FAN
Besides the obvious of going to see a doctor try to do something for someone else each day. It’s not a cure but it can help. Depression can make us very self focused and trying to get that focus on other people can be a benefit.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 1:01 pm to RLDSC FAN
Yeah man, you need to go talk to someone.
I wish you the best, that shite is brutal.
I wish you the best, that shite is brutal.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 1:01 pm to RLDSC FAN
Have your testosterone checked. Around your age I just started not feeling like me. This was the issue.
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