How to deal with Depression

as someone with chemical chronic depression i can say, yandere, that you cant live without medication when you have it, or you will end up killing yourself that being said, obviously first thing you need to do is set up an appointment with your doctor and talk to them about it, see if you do need medication for it or not if its this bad i assume, yes you might, and you can always go off medication whenever you want if you think you dont need them me and my mother go to the doctor biyearly to get reevaluated and have our prescriptions renewed, so its not your on medication and stay that way forever but if your truly against it then perhaps trying yoga and deep breathing, exercising is also an incredible endorphin boost, even if its just a walk around the block its important to get out and about and do NOT get stuck in home in your room, or youll never leave depression is a cycle and needs breaking get on a schedule and try and surround yourself with as many good people as needed and if you ever need someone to talk just im always here :3, just message me and we can dm and talk if your feeling down and maybe i can help i hope you feel better :3

While I do not have depression my mother and younger brother do. With my brother he has it even harder because he has terrible social anxiety. Everyone on this thread makes a lot of good points such as changing lifestyle and taking meds if needed. Try and find people you can trust and who can support you. having someone who is understanding and encouraging is a good step that can go a long way to help people deal with depression.

I Feel a lot better guys/gals i broke up with someone who didn't love me for me and just wanted to be fuck buddies. It was my first girlfriend so i didn't know how to handle those situation. Hopefully i find someone who loves my personality not just my appearance. Thank you all for being so amazing and supportive. Im very shy and don't like to share my feeling but you guys really made it easy

It depends on how I'm feeling - self awareness has become key for me. Some days I need to be alone and sleep a lot. And some days I really need my family or dogs. And some days I just get through, just by remembering how nice my bed feels and how soon I'll be able to be in it.

@chris While it must be very hard for you to break up with your first girlfriend you should be proud of yourself for doing what you thought was best. You respect yourself and know that you want a deeper and more meaningful relationship that just sex. You are wiser and more experienced now than when you were before. The right girl will come and she will love you for you. Keep your head up.