why cant i take my own advice about depression, etc?!

John~ur lucky in a way i guess.You have ppl here that seem to care & give u sound good advice. I have no where to go for a quick fix' me for the moment answer.I get crap for answers so i don't ask much for myself anymore but i will still continue to give help to others as long as they are asking.That's what i do,that's what i have done all my life~Sharing is one of the finest gifts we can give each other.But u ask the Q i ask myself all the time.I can give answers & walk someone else though the fire & take their hand & mentally walk them through it.I too can't/won't take my own advice on a continue oncoming bases.It's works for awhile but then i don't stick to it.Perhaps that's the key' problem it's procrastination.I know i myself have to work out a few kinks om my own.Everyone i know comes to me for advice i go within.That's another way to help yourself.Time to stop asking & start doing would be good advise.As it's said faith without works is dead.See you around my friend.Hey laughter_if i don't see you in the mattress i'll see u in the Spring.lol...Lenora~

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You are preaching to the Choir here John. I think probably because even though you know without a doubt that a person's best option with this is to get help with a trained doctor. But you still want to be able to "fix it" yourself. For most of history, mental illness has been a shameful thing. That one should be able to handle by yourself. Which I know and you know isn't the case. It is a physical chemical problem.

Ok, so here is what I want you to do. Pretend for a moment I am your mom. You remember the one you listened to when you were five? And we know you should always do what your mom tells you to do. Get up. Walk to the phone and call the doctor of your choice. Make an Appointment. Do It NOT!!

Experience of a long life.

well, you are following your own advice - you are not suiciding. So that is pretty good!

I usually do follow my own advice, to the level that I am able (can't do anything at all when I am really bad off sometimes).

when you are at your most depressed, it isn't always possible to act on your own behalf. So give yourself a break.

Well its easier to tell some one what to do than to give yourself advise, it doesnt make you a hypocrite it makes you human! Just get yourself some help, because i honestly dont think that anyone can give themselves advice, and believe everything they say to themselves.

Because you want some sort of acknowledgment that you are right.

If you are giving good helpful adive to folks that says, get help, suicide is not the way, talk to trusted friends or family.

Then you are doing right. Here is your ATTA- Boy

Old enough to know

Not knowing you I would guess that you don't really love and appreciate yourself enough. Time to take care of yourself a bit. I know you are helping lots of people and Bless you!

We are all better at giving advice then we are at taking it.. your human.. but if you do give good advice, then stop and listen to what you have to say.. it may help you.

Everyone suffers from this. Take some advive from someone else.