My boyfriend gets depressed easily and can get a little dangerous. what should i!


Question: My boyfriend gets depressed easily and can get a little dangerous!. what should i do to help him!?
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It sounds like your boyfriend may want to drink and do drugs to deal with depression, which is a very common strategy!.

Antidepressants can help, and a counselor is recommended, but if he won't go there are effective over the counter antidepressants!. The most commonly used is St!. John's Wort, a plant, and it's available at most pharmacies!.

Based upon experience, your boyfriend may have to deal with depression over the course of his lifetime!.

Many people view those of us who deal with depression as somehow weak or inferior!. In reality, those who live with depression tend to become some of the strongest people on the planet!. Each day is a struggle with deciding to live, and invariably we end up leading others who have had an easy life when their world plunges into darkness!. We're used to the darkness!. I've come to the conclusion that living in despair is part of having a full life!.

An important part of dealing with depression is trying to figure out what triggers it and keeps it in place!.

Quite awhile ago, I realized that I, and many other people, have learned to have an adverse reaction to hope!. Because of repeated trauma when we expected good things in life, we've come to expect to be traumatized again when we hope that something good will happen!. For example, If you repeatedly get treated like crap every time you walk into a room eventually you expect this to be the norm!. If you repeatedly apply for jobs that you'e well qualifed for, and you don't get one, you expect that the next job you apply for will fall through also!. For many of us hope feeds despair, but what has been learned can be unlearned!.

Another valuable source of information on depression is the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI, at www!.nami!.org!. NAMI is composed of people who deal with mental illness themselves, or someone else important to them, and they have local chapters (support groups) all over the U!.S!. If you don't live in the U!.S!. I recommend contacting them to see if they can link you with a similar organization where you live!.

If this answer rings true with your boyfriend, I can provide more information and lend an ear!. My contact information is available by clicking on my avatar!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

He needs to see a doctor, usually going by what you said, he could be bipolar, using to cover up the depression/mania!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.he'll start using again, unless he gets help from a doctor with the right diagnosis and medications!.

*sounds like some paranoia added in!.!.!.!.!.!.!.hummmmmm

Manic- depressive w/ paranoia for sure look it up, you cannot help him!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.he has to do it himself, don't get sucked in like a vacuum!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.he will keep up this repetitious behavior UNTIL he gets the right Dr!. and medication, with or without you!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.you can have a happy life, the choice is yours!Www@Answer-Health@Com

First step is always clean up diet and get good cardio!. (Unless he is *more* than just a little dangerous) He needs to start researching depression!. Consider things like mild sleep disorder, allergies, lack of sunlight, bad posture, thyroid, etc!. But try high quality diet with exercise for 2 or 3 months, whatever you do!. Then consider finding a good GP doctor who understands these things, and asking him if a specialist is a good idea!.

You might check out the book "From Fatigued to Fantastic" which has good advice, including an appendix on how to deal with doctors!. The author has a website - Jacob Teitelbaum, M!.D!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can not help someone who does not want to be helped!. He needs to see a counselor!. Do not be around him if he uses drugs or anything not prescribed for him by a Dr!. In fact you should never be alone with him if you think that he could be a danger to you!Www@Answer-Health@Com

why don't you try helping yourself and get out of a dangerous situation!. you can't help him!. only he can help himself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can't help him!. So, if he doesn't want to seek professional help and treatment himself, get out of the relationship before it's too late!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

He really needs professional help!. If he refuses to get some, then you really have to question how serious he is about making some good lasting changes in his life!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it might be worth setting up an appointment for the doctor cos they can prescribe depression tabletsWww@Answer-Health@Com

you need to try and get him to see a councellor it sounds like he needs professional helpWww@Answer-Health@Com





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