treatment for depression/anxiety, need ideas

I'll keep this short and sweet.

Treatment is going well but the depression and anxiety remains.

What natural remedies have you tried or know of working? (think herbs, supplements, etc..)

 

dillusions.

 

The only real 'remedie' for depression, is to find happyness, find something to occupy your mind with that gives you self-satisfaction.

Ofcourse you can go take some drug because some so called chemical in your brain, serotonin, is unbalanced. but the real cause i believe is in life itself, build towards making it better.

 

uhhh... right.

anyone else?

 

have you tried Bach Flowers? it's for anxiety.

 

The dude just has the find the cause.

Eating disorder isn't caused by chemicals, you're 22...just ask yourself why?

Depression can be the result of anxiety, but the same as with the eating disorder, what IS causing it?

Go take remedies, cures, whatever, lie to yourself, and pretend your sick. A guy who tells about his depressions wich go as far as to being almost suicidal, then shows any lack of respect for the advice of someone. dude, seriously, get to the point and stop making up lies for yourself.

 

First, Pellinore, do not come to MY thread and tell me to fuck off or that you don't care if I die.

You obviously lack the education and experience in this area.

1) I do not want to take antidepressants and stated this was an absolute last resort. Even if I find that natural remedies don't help, I probably won't take a prescription anyway. Your comments are irrelevant.

2) I'm already aware of what caused my eating disorder and have recovered from it. Your comments regarding this are also irrelevant.

3) I'm not making up any lies about myself or my mental state. I had a hard time taking your advice seriously because anyone who suffers from depression obviously has a hard time simply finding happiness. I don't claim to know all the reasons why. I'm a very positive person and have always been optimistic throughout my life. I continue to be even though I experience depressive episodes.

You seem to know little about mental conditions so I suggest you don't give advice about what you don't know. You came to a thread asking for people who can relate and have specific suggestions for natural remedies. You can't offer that so don't post here.

Also I'm a chick, not a guy. Just FYI.

 

1) Sunlight
2) Activity
3) A conscious effort to grow beyond the confines of narcissism (I mean this in an unoffensive way)

 

Surely if you have the mental control to sidestep the need for pharmaceuticals and discover the root of an emotional problem you have the tools to reign in your attitude responding to this discussion and the ability to select your words with more care. If you have nothing constructive to add then please don't bother responding.

Peace!

 

Learn how to find little joys.
Make sure your sleeping patterns are healthy, and fit you.
Make sure you're eating at least a little healthy. At a minimum twice a day, but try to throw some fruit into every meal.

 

ink2deep, neodude, thank you for these ideas. neo, no offense taken.

thanks stinkfoot. eace:

also thanks duck! i eat tons of fruit already. hehe I am trying to find the small things that make me happy.

 

My sis has anorexia narvosa (spell check?), has for years... she smokes weed with me for the depression and as an appetite stimulant. She volunteers at a horse stable to get outside and get around animals, they have unconditional love and can make you feel so good about yourself.

 

this just makes me sick. A few years ago some girl would tell me that she had tried to commit suicide for the fifth time or something. She was nearly looking for attention.
Most of you folks don't the fuck now how it is the be eaten away, mentally broken, by depression. I can use whatever words i want, i'm not going to hide my essence behind words of flowers and sunshine, and be the polite guy. well, fuck it, most of the people here are complete morrons. Stop with all the pretending, be your god damn self. And for the love of god, op, don't kill yourself, you still have that ego of yours to cling on to.

I'm taking my leave, i hope none of you people will ever have to experience your soul and heart being taken away the light of life. grow up, all of you, stop hiding behind masks. This board could have been any mainstream forum on the internet, only a few individuals i came around here hold on to their true identity.

*waves*

 

Depression is self-perpetuating. If you give into it, and you like to coat yourself in the identity of "I'm depressed, no one understands it and I deserve everyone's pity" then you will never beat it.

 

^ yes

 

I cannot differ with this... it's so true for most. I can accept that there's a select few who have a physiological trigger for their depression but I'd guess that in most cases it's triggered by the power of suggestion and perpetuated by the person experiencing it.

My own journey reinforces this... and the greater truth that happiness isn't something that one must continually quest for- it's not the by-product of wealth or a relationship. A happy person is an individual who is capable of finding happiness in the situation he/she is already in- it's a decision about how one mentally processes a given set of circumstances and it's a skill that must be practiced- first consciously- at least that's the case for me.

People around you feed off and reflect whatever energy you exude and if it's negativity, that's what you're going to get back. Conversely, if you are positive, look at difficulty as challenge or opportunity for self betterment you'll be showing a more happy, positive face and the world will tend to respond in kind. You'll encounter a lot less resistance day to day.

Just my 2¢

 

I appreciate everyone's thoughts, but actually I hate drawing attention to myself, I hate pity, and the last thing I do is reach out for attention or even help. No one in my family or friends knows I have depressive episodes.. I hide it very well and appear normal. The only person who knows what I really feel inside is my therapist.. I allow myself to show when I'm "under the weather," since everyone has good and bad moods in life, but I never show my depression.

Also I'm not suicidal. I said I have had near suicidal thoughts but would never kill myself or entertain the thought, or even share it with someone I know.

This isn't just a case of "getting back on the horse.." it's very easy to encourage someone to have a strong mindset and willpower and just think oneself out of depression... for optimistic people usually love life but have random depression that comes out of nowhere and often goes away on its own to come back later, well that type of advice isn't very applicable. I always pull the good out of situations and keep a smile on my face when I'm not having an episode because I believe that your outlook on life experiences has more to do with the perspective you choose to have than anything else. I've had a lot of unfortunate circumstances in my life since I was young and wouldn't trade them for anything, because I've learned a great deal from my hardships. So again this isn't just about snapping your fingers and saying "HEY! I'm happy!!! Life is awesome!!" ... depression is real, people. haha

This thread isn't for that discussion though, so I'd like it to end now. This thread is for people who can relate or suggest natural REMEDIES.

 

weed

 

Sounds to me like you might want to look into a support group like 'Overeaters Anonymous' Or, if you have good insurance and a few bucks, go to a psychologist for counseling. Don't go to a psychiatrist, they'll feed you with drugs.

 

^^I think a support group is a great idea.. it'd be nice to talk to others about this.
ya psychiatrists are no good. we have 3 of them in the treatment program I'm in and they're all pushing for antidepressants on me. thanks for the tip riffraff.

starscream, i like your idea about spending time with animals. also :sifone: