I suffer from depression & it has caused horrible damages.what do i do?!


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I suffer from depression & it has caused horrible damages.what do i do?

i m so unnormal for example i easily cry ,& i cant stop it ,& i easily laugh too & i cant stop it eigther its so embaressing ,i dont know what to do,i think of sucide always & its been just my obsession & i get too sad when sth a little bad happens to me,its like its the end of the world for me

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1 month ago
i know the reason of my depression,one of them is i fight with my family most of the time ,they dont understand me,& another one is my education status,i m so intelligent but i have had problems going to college for 3 years ,i made bad choices of my major &i dont have any funs& i know till these problems dont solve i wont b better ,can a psyciotrist still help ?

1 month ago
i know the reason of my depression,one of them is i fight with my family most of the time ,they dont understand me,& another one is my education status,i m so intelligent but i have had problems going to college for 3 years ,i made bad choices of my major &i dont have any funs& i know till these problems dont solve i wont b better ,can a psyciotrist still help ?even if these problems wont solve?


Answers:

I really feel for you. I deal with depression too. For me it is hereditary. My mom even tried to kill herself a few years back. I also was a social worker for an outpatient psychiatric clinic until I had to go off work due to my depression and other symptoms.

When you feel like you can't go on another day, try to tell yourself about how people would be affected hearing of you being dead or being at your funneral. Don't feed yourself crap thinking that no one cares about you and that no one would miss you. Deep down, You know that's not true. Try to think of the good things you have planned for you future not the stressful things. I know you feel bad when your not getting propper sleep and then you feel like sleeping all day. For me sometimes I have to sleep all day or when I get super depressed laying down and going to sleep with help clear my head to where I don't feel as bad when I wake up.

I also have anxiety and panic attacks. Over the last few years I have forced myself to chase the thoughts out of my head that people are talking about me, don't like me, making fun of me, or thinking bad things about me. Try to tell yourself good things, smile at people when you walk past them, a simple hello as you walk past a person, hold the door open for people (even as a female), Vocalize your thank yous, your welcomes, and excuse mes. I know that that may seem off the subject but you will find yourself thinking how people must think your really nice. Show that you really care about people expecially when you don't feel like you care about yourself.

Have you ever gone in for counseling or to a support group? There also should be a "Crisis hotline", in your town for people to call and talk to when they are feeling down. Even a Depression chat room online can be helpful. Get it out in the open even if it's to people who don't know you.

As far as your medications go, don't hesitate to call your doctor in between appointments. They can also increase your prescription, change it, or add something to it. I had been on 12 different antidepressants before they found one that works for me. Not all of them are going to work for you either. But keep trying. Even with the one I am on, I still deal with depression on a daily basis and extreemly worse the week before my period. But I have to hold on the the thoughts of how It would affect people who love me if I was gone and that I know there will be a time when the depression will ease up even if only for a day. We are all loved even if we don't feel like it at times.

You can also take hot baths, showers, color, listen to music, read, watch a movie. Some of that stuff usually doesn't take alot of energy to do. You may have to force yourself at times. When you find yourself with energy, try working or volunteering in a field where you can help other people. You will begin to find a purpose and you may worry less about your stressors and more about others.

What ever you do, please don't hurt yourself. If you would like I hope that even if it's not me, someone on here can give you some sort of advise to help you through this. If you need resources for your area, I can help you with that too.

For a while only worry about taking care of things around your house that has to be done. like paying bills or eating. Dishes and cleaning aren't going to kill you if you don't get them done right now, or even today.

Please take care of yourself




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