Kick Depression's Ass!

[Psykhronic]

My health insurance wasn't in that state so you mail the paper work to them and you get back 10 pages of what could have been summed up in two words "FUCK YOU"!

Are there no psych wards in your state?

And man am I glad there's no bullshit like that between RI and MA - the insurances are all the same besides Mass' state insurance.

[KUSA]

I gave you some ideas in a different thread you had about levels of happiness. It applies to this as well.

In a nutshell it is all about self discipline and control. People seem to think that they can't control how they feel but it's simply not true. Being depressed or having anxiety is actually a choice.

Now I'm not saying that a traumatic event won't get you down but that is temporary as all things pass. What I am talking about is general depression or anxiety. If you feel it all or most of the time it is because you chose to.

That really sounds kinda harsh to say but it's true. I know you are saying well my brain has a chemical imbalance and I can't help it. Guess what, the brain can be rewired and you are the only one that can do it. It doesn't happen overnight and it starts with rejecting the bad feelings. If you are depressed don't act like you are just reject it and get involved in something productive.

The only people that are incapable of rewiring their brain are those with very low Iqs. They can't help it. If you have average or better intelligence then you can use your intellect to change and grow.

Always be in control of your emotions not the other way around.

I cannot agree with you. Even though breaking the vicious circle is paramount to getting better, it is most certainly not a choice. All I can choose is to take my medication regularly, make sure to keep some human contact, exercise and eat well, but I cannot choose to feel better. I have no control over how fast my physical wounds heal, and neither can I control how my neurotransmitters are emitted and how well the receptors in my brain works. As I said, prolonged depression makes a physical impact on the brain and there is no getting over it, besides with consistency and whatever help I can get.

What I'm about to say next is completely anecdotal and subjective, but I want to illustrate my POV. I was quite stable this winter, but my migraines were getting worse and more frequent, so I got a prescription for candesartan, which has helped me in the past. What I didn't plan for was that it lowers the immune system, and I have been sick with different pathogens for two months, missing vital classes I should have taken. Now I can't do my vocational training this spring as I was supposed to, and it's a really hard blow for me. I had a great plan, but thanks to my migraine medication and unforeseen complications, I now feel as rotten as I did when I first acknowledged the fact that I was depressed. It has nothing whatsoever to do with procrastination or the unwillingness to make a difference in my own life, outside forces made the illness worse. Setbacks feel that much more difficult, when you have no happiness left over to take you over the threshold. Now I have to come up with a new plan, while being really anxious about my future and while the horrible thought of killing myself repeats itself over and over in my head, like a song that just won't stop playing. It's something I have to live with, probably for the rest of my life, the only thing for me to guard against it is to acknowledge that I am depressive, but that it doesn't define me. Sure, being a tenacious fucker is a definite benefit, but it doesn't help me to cure my depression.

First of all I didn't mean to sound arrogant or condescending to anyone. I said what I said because it worked for me and I think it would work for a lot of people too. I have a tremendous amount of control over how I feel and act. It was not always that way.

The mind can heal itself. Maybe not all the time but you'll never know unless you try.

If I could only do the Vulcan mind meld you would understand and your depression would go away.

[No_God]

Have you ever gotten a REAL massage? I did body work for a while and I was in massage school, and let me tell you....

It's transcending.

Unfortunately not. I am awesome at massaging people, and I have managed to train Scruffy to some extent, but his hands tire too fast. But one day, when I have some excess money, I'll definitely treat myself

You definitely should.

[Phatt Matt s]

My health insurance wasn't in that state so you mail the paper work to them and you get back 10 pages of what could have been summed up in two words "FUCK YOU"!

Are there no psych wards in your state?

And man am I glad there's no bullshit like that between RI and MA - the insurances are all the same besides Mass' state insurance.

I was staying at a healthier environment. Friends of the family...Alright...I'll admit...Carmelite nuns took me in cuz I was crazy and the Church tries to help out those who are kooky...

So, I was screaming blasphemies "Jesus is a dishonest dicksucking Mother Fucker Goddamn him" and what not. The mother Superior slapt me in the face. I swallowed half a bottle of Kolonopin, downed the other half later, and stole some sacristy wine. Ran out into the woods chased by a Religious sister, and lost consciousness.

Was taken to the ER and not covered in MN.

Here's a picture of me at the Carmelite hermitage in MN

[Psykhronic]

That's quite intense, TC.

[Marsellus Wallace]

Are there no psych wards in your state?

And man am I glad there's no bullshit like that between RI and MA - the insurances are all the same besides Mass' state insurance.

I was staying at a healthier environment. Friends of the family...Alright...I'll admit...Carmelite nuns took me in cuz I was crazy and the Church tries to help out those who are kooky...

So, I was screaming blasphemies "Jesus is a dishonest dicksucking Mother Fucker Goddamn him" and what not. The mother Superior slapt me in the face. I swallowed half a bottle of Kolonopin, downed the other half later, and stole some sacristy wine. Ran out into the woods chased by a Religious sister, and lost consciousness.

Was taken to the ER and not covered in MN.

Here's a picture of me at the Carmelite hermitage in MN

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Depression fucks you up .

How I deal with depressions : hang out with my best buddies, smoke weed and get drunk.

[Phatt Matt s]

It wasn't as quickly as you might think. I was trying to tell it in few words. Things had been building up for a long time and I went nuts and blamed God and Religion for everything.

[GirlyMan]

Here's a picture of me at the Carmelite hermitage in MN

SANTA!!!

[Marsellus Wallace]

It wasn't as quickly as you might think. I was trying to tell it in few words. Things had been building up for a long time and I went nuts and blamed God and Religion for everything.

Hope you have a good family to help you and give you the support you need .

[Phatt Matt s]

Kinda sorta. My Dad has been a life saver but can be absolute hell to be around sometimes. Got a great sister and younger brother. Older brother is a Captain and Doctor in the Airforce. He can be a real dick.