I've been feeling really sad lately?!


Question: I've been feeling really sad lately?
The past few months, I've been really sad. Somedays, I'd be happy and a few other days I'd just want to cry. Just today, I spent this whole day in my room and I began to cry. I'm not sure why I've been feeling like this. I think it might be from a former friend of mine. She's in many of my classes and is friends with all my other friends. I feel like I can't get away from her and I just wanna run away sometimes. She treated me like crap, and I can't stand her presence. I'm not sure if I want/could find new friends though. I try to be strong, but sometimes I just can't. I'm crying as I type this.
I also feel like there is not many people I can talk with, since all my friends are friends with her. At times I feel they value her more than me. Also when I talk to my mom, she just tells me things I already know.
Any advice? Thank you in advance.

Answers:

First step you need to do the hardest part and go and visit a doctor (asap) it's nothing to be embarrassed about, depression is like THE most common mental illness. They will be able to give you medication and therapy to help you.

Find a support group - hopefully this will help you not feel so alone as you will be surrounded by people who are in the same boat as you, they're really good and you will be able to talk through your problems and emotions with people who completely understand and sympathise.

Read some self help books, I don't know any off hand but if you google it or amazon it it'll come up with the most highly rated one for you to read.

Take up a sport: exercise is well known to help boost serotonin levels and not only that but it will help you feel good about yourself.

Eat healthily & drink lots of water: This will give your body all the nutrients it needs to stay happy and you'll feel better for it.

Keep a diary: you can vent your frustration through the diary and you will feel like someone is listening and in effect they are because you could always show it to the doctor or someone. Plus you could then establish if your mood flows in any sort of pattern, this will help the doctor diagnose you.

Ring support line, like Samaritans and so on (I don't know any off hand but if you google them there will be loads! Samaritans also offer an email help service :)

Whenever you feel sad listen to happy, uplifting music like:

- The Avett Brothers (best album is "I & Love & You")
- Anything by the Beatles <3

Equally watch some comedy like Only Fools & Horses, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder etc :]

Hope this helps and you get the support and help you need :D

Good luck, all the best xo
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personal experience (:




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