How do you recover from traumatizing thoughts and feelings?!

Firstly I think your first step should always be to educate yourself about depression, understanding it's nature will go a long way. You also should research about treatment, what CBT involves. Here is a page that will give you a very brief overview of the aim of CBT http://www.ehow.com/way_5621561_cognitiv…

In my opinion you should also see a counsellor/psychiatrist, not just once or twice, but consistently over a prolonged period of time. Know that there is nothing wrong with seeing sombody, no reason to be embarassed. There is a reason why we have counsellors in every primary school, high school, college, university, tafe, some work places. Then take into consideration all the counsellors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and all the specialised streams in-between available to the public. People sort out help from professionals for all sorts of reasons, from becoming more organised to traumatizing experiences and how to cope. recent studies show that 51 % of the population will develop a psychiatric disorder at some point in their lives, I am inclined to believe that its actually much more. Just to give you a feel for how common it is for somebody to seek out mental evaluation/support, it is like going to your local family doctor for a check up.

If you are finding it hard to deal, if you like you can also take anti-depressants too, CBT is also most effective when it practised along side of anti depressant medication.

It is also good idea that you open up to somebody, Weather that be a friend or relative. Somebody that you can trust and confide in. It may be quite out of your comfort zone to do this, but it will prove very beneficial for you, if you can find a suitable person. There is nothing wrong with talking to people about the issues that we are dealing with, we are human, and we need to support eachother whenever and wherever we can. I understand that opening up makes for quite the leap of faith, so just work up to it :) If you feel that you cant do this, write in a journal, it facilitates in self-honesty and will help you pinpoint exactly what the problem(s) are. I know that it may seem obvious to you, but the fact is you will almost always find something that you did not consciously realize. us humans are great at suppressing those experiences/memories that discomfort us most. Don’t not write something because when you see it or think about it it makes you feel stupid, or embarrassed, or uncomfortable/sad. That is a good thing, because everything that you would normally supress is coming into the light. Write down everything! Youll be confronted with ideas/experiences that you dont like, that cause you discomfort, but Some aspects about overcoming depression involve embracing these experiences, while others are about altering your outlook. That will make more sense when you read this page about the cognitive factors of depression here you go http://www.psychologyinfo.com/depression… The other pro to journal's is that it makes it easier to rationally decide what is best for you. Emotions are very blinding, and you need to try to learn to be more realistic (No offence :) ) about yourself and your outlook on life.

Every day write down 5 things that you like about yourself.

Get into exercising, it is a great way of relieving stress and does wonders for brain chemistry. 3-4 hours per week, but if you can do more then that, then that is great!

Set yourself weekly/daily goals to accomplish, lay them out, take on each one at a time. small at first,like spending a little bit more time with your friends, an hour of homework per day, or just walking the dog.

Also write out a list of longer term goals you want to achieve, and hobbies you enjoy, have them on a list and sitting on your desk, if you ever want to distract yourself, you can go over your list and choose something to keep you occupied.

If you are, try and find replacements for activites you take part to escape; eg drugs, alchohol, sex etc. Steadily replace these with activities from your list, it could be anything such as watching a funny movies, going to the beach, going for a skate, playing sport, cooking, reading, exercising, learning a language! Anything.

make sure you take omega 3-6 9 fish oil tablets daily, studies have shown them to have a very significant effect on mood on persons suffering from depression. So much so that they are currently conducting experiments to compare the affect of omega vs prescription anti depressants.

Recovery from depression will take time and effort, but you will never regret it :)

Edit: I forgot, it is time to get yourself a happy playlist going on your ipod.

Do something you like doing. Chat with a friend, watch a funny T.V show, something like that that will make you feel happy. I the long run, you may want to look at you life, and see what it is that is causing you to be so upset, and see what you can do to change the situation.Good luck, be positive :)

My saying is "Enjoy your life!! :)" which I usually try to do. I look on the bright side. Try to not think of the bad things that happened or thought about today, and distract yourself by doing something you like or hanging out with friends.

dunno lately i just stop caring about everything around me and i just don't know why