What effects would a surge of adrenaline have on you in relation to depression?!

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The sky diving will not help you, and in my opinion is seriously dangerous. You will be worse off after it is all over. Much much worse.

There are three areas you need to look at.

1. Are you physically healthy? You might think so but you should rule out the possibility that you have nutritional problem, such as lack of vitamin B, or metabolic problem, like diabetes or hypothyroidism. The list is endless. Only a doctor can really examine you physically, and blood tests, and whatever other tools a doctor may have.

2. Do you have real stress factors. There is a list of factors and maybe it is not just one thing but it could be several things adding up. Stress factors could be a death in the family or close friend, changing jobs, moving to a different home or relocating to a different city, being unemployed, or working long hours, working shifts, too much travelling, too much commuting, lack of exercise, getting divorced, living alone, your washing machine leaks, you got too fat for your clothes, you owe money. Stress factors can even be events that are supposed to be positive, such as the birth of a child, being promoted at work, getting married or even getting engaged, buying a home, buying a new car, being invited to formal events, being invited to speak in public, and so on. Try to make a list of stress factors that could be affecting you. Write down everything that you can think of. Then you will have to discuss this with someone you trust, like a friend, a family member, a professional counselor. Someone who can listen, give you perspective and maybe help you think about ways to get out of or to get past stress situations. The common factor in these stress factors is that maybe there is something you can do to eliminate some of these situations, or wait them out, or make them more comfortable to bear. Talking to someone you trust may give you perspective and ideas.


3. What are the sources of joy in your life? Do you have people that you love? Are there people that love you? Do you have a favourite place to relax? Do you have a good family? Good friends? Do you get nice meals? Do you have a comfortable place to sleep? I would say that if there is one single thing that would really help anyone who is having troubles, it would be to have people that they love and trust and feel comfortable with. If you don't have a close family, then see what you can do about developing closer ties to your relatives, maybe your cousins or your in-laws. And if there is nobody like that, then try to make contact with your neighbors. Maybe somebody in your neighborhood needs help with gardening, or car washing, or babysitting, or tutoring, or car pooling. If one of your neighbors got sick and went to hospital, do you know them well enough that you would even hear about it? Could you visit them in hospital, see how they are doing? Could you coach a sports team, or even just help out?

Sky diving is not the answer. There is a lot better chance that adopting a puppy or making a charity donation would help you in the long run.

I have not found a one time activity like that to help very much (but it IS a big confidence builder, so if you lack confidence, it might help)

what works better for me is taking up a new hobby or learning some other new thing - novelty that goes on for a few weeks. So damn, do i have a lot of skills I've learned and read about all kinds of things.

other stuff that helps is more exercise, going out with friends or family more, using a light box if your depression is seasonal, and when you catch yourself brooding over bad things in your life, actively changing the subject. do the opposite, do something happier, or else keep busy reading, doing puzzles,hobbies, talking about something else, etc. the sunray is a good light box, btw. counseling helps too. don't listen to sad music. if you don't muck up your head with antidepressants, depression should not last longer than a year, for almost everyone. antidepressants make relapse more likely, and also are placebo treatment (google antidepressants placebo kirsch for an intro to that topic, ifyou were considering antidepressants or are on them).

a surge of adrenaline associated with a positive experience is an excellent way to fight depression and reshape the mind

It acually might give you some anxiety. Its very common with depression.

It helps, just like exercise it releases endorphins which are beneficial to mood.