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Offline FuBaR

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« on: September 20, 2005, 10:25:57 PM »
Can anyone tell me good ways to deal with gut wrenching depression, other than meds, therapy, and toughining up.

Im not suicidal, im not weak,  I am social, and can be alot of fun.

But lately Ive seem to become resistant to anti depressants and been in a real endless pit, makes my stomach hurt like hell, cant eat, have trouble sleeping, can hardly smile anymore.

I know It seems pathetic that all I can do is complain about it rather than just go out and fix it. My trouble is having no motivation of changing, even though I want it so badly.

Can anyone list some possible ways of building some usable self esteem, seems I just dont have the thrust to get out of the pit anymore, been fighting for years and have never given up. I occasionaly give in, but I have and never will give up.

Someone just give me some pointers or personal opinions....anything at all would really help.


Thanks for your time, FuBaR
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Offline Lan784

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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2005, 10:27:41 PM »
depression well take a nice vaction not a long one just a nice one like lets say to the beach or to your dream place or even a bar with  your friends.
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Offline Lan784

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« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2005, 10:29:23 PM »
Get your mind off everything else and focus on relaxing, seems like corny stuff but it works.
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Offline Pooh21

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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2005, 10:29:34 PM »
I deal with my depression with alcohol
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Offline Lan784

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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2005, 10:31:26 PM »
pooh that only covers it up, it WILL come back
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Offline Creton

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« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2005, 10:31:47 PM »
Go rob a homeless person  of all their earthly goods.Makes you feel like a King walking among the peasants.Plus if they have any aluminum cans you can sell those at a decent price.I primarily use them as my working retirement fund.


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Offline Lan784

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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2005, 10:32:06 PM »
oh yeah fubar what r u depressed about?
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Offline Russian

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« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2005, 10:40:05 PM »
Exercise. Once body becomes happy, brain will follow.
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2005, 10:40:10 PM »
I would try exercise, start by a long walk or bike ride, then add in a few days at the gym. It's hard at the beginning, but after about a month you feel the difference and start to feel better about yourself and it builds from there. Look forward, fight the good fight, and don't look back. Good luck

Russian beat me to it
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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2005, 10:40:29 PM »
Lists very long and endless, so ill sum it up with....I have no life left, I have no friends left (in the real world) I hate more things than I like, Ive never even been with a girl, I am lonely, Know most of what to change but lack the will power to do it.


Im going to stop there.
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« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2005, 10:42:51 PM »
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Lists very long and endless, so ill sum it up with....I have no life left, I have no friends left (in the real world) I hate more things than I like, Ive never even been with a girl, I am lonely, Know most of what to change but lack the will power to do it.


Im going to stop there.


You have a PM.

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« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2005, 10:43:23 PM »
New Hobby.


I'd advised sailing, but that'll probably make it worse when you realize you just spent 10,000 dollars on something you're only going to use during the summer months.
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« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2005, 10:47:38 PM »
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I know It seems pathetic that all I can do is complain about it...


I had a close friend with this. It is most assuredly not pathetic. It is real, and it is as debilitating as any physical ailment there is.

The problem is, most people inflicted with this tend to go off the meds. Huge mistake. You gotta look at it like this... Some people are born with, I dunno, arthritis. They take medication for it. Some have migrains every coupla weeks. They take medication for it. Some are born with much worse ailments, and they take medication for it. And for the most part they are able to lead happy and productive lives.

Depression is a brain ailment. And the brain is every bit as much of an organ as any other thing. For some the brain chugs along just great. For others, less so. Differences in seratonin uptake and all the rest of it.

Just 'cuz it's the brain that's malfunctioning doesn't make it any different than, say, eyes malfunctioning.

If your eyes malfunction, get glasses. If your brain malfunctions, do something about it. It takes a hella long time for the doctors to zone in and fix it - and that's the hard part. You gotta play around with different meds, and you gotta play around with various doses of them. Takes awhile. But you gotta do it.

Then odds are, you're good to go. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
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« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2005, 10:51:09 PM »
Another thing is Dash (fooby) is 17.
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« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2005, 10:51:24 PM »
GET OFF THE COMPUTER
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