Depression o-o;

Hey!.. everyone gets a little down in the dumps from time to time. How do YOU deal with your depression? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BkYDqjTcSUk/VTl6zjDQYiI/AAAAAAAAERk/z7BqwrmT2mw/s1600/giphy.gif

I dealt with it by trying to kill myself and failing and then after that I was like "well that was stupid". Then I went to therapy, got some pills, and read some books to help change my mindset. And then I became a god. Depression controlled my life for over a decade but now I'm in charge.

I've been diagnosed with a mild case of depression in the past but it hasn't been a problem for a while now. Guess it helps to just not get hung up on the negatives in life and make the best of it.

While I lived with my father, due to some family issues, I usually got depressed, I cried myself to sleep the vast majority of nights and also asked myself why I was alive if I was meant to be alone. Sometimes I thought I'd never have what I wanted but I somehow was never depressed enough to stop trying I guess. Now I think I just got depressed over stupid things, maybe some people would say I had it hard but is still stupid for me now. I don't mind being lonely either. I guess believing in God helped too. Now I can say I'm happy enough to live my life and keep going forward for those that I love and for myself. How I dealt with that? I just tried to keep the most positive I could, for me no pills, no doctors, no professionals can help someone with depression. You are the one that have to help yourself otherwise you won't be able to overcome such times on your life.

Simple: escapism! Immerse myself in video games, anime, manga and smoke copious amounts of weed. :P Although admittedly it's probably not helping me...

If you are depressed it just means you know something is seriously wrong. Do what you can to make your situation better by facing it head on. If you fail, oh well you tried and worry about something else because keeping yourself busy is key. Try doing something productive and know that you are complete no matter what happens.

Escapism. whenever I get depressed I tend to run off to a theme park or somewhere fun Transformation. Normally first I try transforming, this is normally dying my hair or getting a hair cut. Wallow. Sometimes I know I just got to ride it though. I will just cry and cry til I get it out of my system. Sometimes I just bury myself under pillows and blankets, kinda build a nest. Distract. A nice tactic where I just go for distractions. sewing, painting, writing, games, dancing whatever it is, sometimes I distract myself Pretending. And if I can't deal I pretend I am happy. I pretend in hopes that what isn't real becomes realistic enough to become real.

i pretty much went through the same thing as maria questioning why I was alive if I was meant to be alone, dealing with family issues yet when it came down to it i never made it to the point where i just gave up on everything. its pretty dumb thinking back it wasnt half as bad as some people who legit have a reason to be depressed, so i guess thats why i feel kind of silly now....i dealt with it by just hanging in there i kept telling myself it would get better its only an "in the moment thing"