Current Events > Is it possible to beat depression or do I just have to deal with it for life?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I feel like I'll always struggle with this bullshit and I hate it.
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Ohhhhhhhh it's the time of night again.
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I think it usually involves talking to irl people about it
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What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.
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DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Yeah i used to always get depressed for no good reason. It eventually stopped though now i only get depressed when I actually have a reason to be. Dunno what changed.
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DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.
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DarthAragorn posted...

DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.

Have you seen a medical professional about this? They might be able to help you with this issue. Maybe you need medication, or perhaps just talking to a professional therapist will help.
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Master_Bass posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.

Have you seen a medical professional about this? They might be able to help you with this issue. Maybe you need medication, or perhaps just talking to a professional therapist will help.

can't afford it
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I mean, you kinda beat it by dealing with it. Getting and maintaining positive momentum is the important thing.
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start microdosing
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I have a friend who's in the hospital for a couple weeks getting this treatment for his depression.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation
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Psychedelics. Seriously.
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DarthAragorn posted...

Master_Bass posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.

Have you seen a medical professional about this? They might be able to help you with this issue. Maybe you need medication, or perhaps just talking to a professional therapist will help.

can't afford it

What are your insurance options? Do you have a primary care physician who could rec cheaper services?

If all else fails then look into any kind of support groups in your area, they're often free.
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There is a definite way to beat it. However it will cost you your life.

Depression only exists if you think it does
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bobaban posted...

There is a definite way to beat it. However it will cost you your life.

Funny but moddable, care
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It's cyclic. You can run from it, even think you've gotten away, but it will find you later.
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sounds like a change in lifestyle is needed. maybe a hobby/activity outside of the home can help.

ever consider taking up a martial art? maybe a little Taekwondo to whip you into physical shape and so you can show off badass kicks to your friends.
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Probably for the rest of your life

I havent felt anything aside from despair in the last ten years and im ok with that
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SmidgeIsntBack posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

Master_Bass posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.

Have you seen a medical professional about this? They might be able to help you with this issue. Maybe you need medication, or perhaps just talking to a professional therapist will help.

can't afford it

What are your insurance options? Do you have a primary care physician who could rec cheaper services?

If all else fails then look into any kind of support groups in your area, they're often free.

No insurance currently
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DarthAragorn posted...

SmidgeIsntBack posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

Master_Bass posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.

Have you seen a medical professional about this? They might be able to help you with this issue. Maybe you need medication, or perhaps just talking to a professional therapist will help.

can't afford it

What are your insurance options? Do you have a primary care physician who could rec cheaper services?

If all else fails then look into any kind of support groups in your area, they're often free.

No insurance currently

If you live in the US or Canada (maybe UK too) there should be places called community service boards that offer free therapy. Unfortunately sometimes there is a long wait period, but they work with you to help address your needs (sometimes even medication) without cost to you if possible. Google your town /county community service board, you might find a link?

As to your original question, a few others have given some good answers. In my personal and professional experience, a lot depends on the specific symptoms you are experiencing. The fact that you aren't experiencing more severe symptoms (suicidal thoughts, difficulty doing daily tasks, extreme self imposed isolation, etc) actually bodes well!

Part of being depressed is being unable to imagine a time where you're not depressed, but keep at it my dude. You'll do better if you work at it.
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Ruvan22 posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

SmidgeIsntBack posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

Master_Bass posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

DoctorVader posted...

What bothers you my friend? Its really dependent on the type of depression, but its very possible.

Everything. I find no real joy in anything anymore.

Have you seen a medical professional about this? They might be able to help you with this issue. Maybe you need medication, or perhaps just talking to a professional therapist will help.

can't afford it

What are your insurance options? Do you have a primary care physician who could rec cheaper services?

If all else fails then look into any kind of support groups in your area, they're often free.

No insurance currently

If you live in the US or Canada (maybe UK too) there should be places called community service boards that offer free therapy. Unfortunately sometimes there is a long wait period, but they work with you to help address your needs (sometimes even medication) without cost to you if possible. Google your town /county community service board, you might find a link?

As to your original question, a few others have given some good answers. In my personal and professional experience, a lot depends on the specific symptoms you are experiencing. The fact that you aren't experiencing more severe symptoms (suicidal thoughts, difficulty doing daily tasks, extreme self imposed isolation, etc) actually bodes well!

This. Plenty of free services out there.

Beats bitching about it 24/7.
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Gobstoppers12 posted...

Part of being depressed is being unable to imagine a time where you're not depressed, but keep at it my dude. You'll do better if you work at it.

I legitimately don't see there being a time I'm not depressed again

It's been years
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You can't "beat" it, but you can manage it and learn how to live a life with depression. You have to work on it though, you can't wait it out.

Look at it like diabetes, kinda. You'll always have it, but with lifestyle changes (and maybe treatment/medicine), you can manage it and live a full life
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https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/ketamine-depression/

ketamine dude

saved my life. Its a cutting edge new medicine and after suffering for over a decade this has provided relief
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On March 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first truly new medication for major depression in decades. The drug is a nasal spray called esketamine, derived from ketaminean anesthetic that has made waves for its surprising antidepressant effect.

Because treatment with esketamine might be so helpful to patients with treatment-resistant depression (meaning standard treatments had not helped them), the FDA expedited the approval process to make it more quickly available. In one study, 70 percent of patients with treatment-resistant depression who were started on an oral antidepressant and intranasal esketamine improved, compared to just over half in the group that did not receive the medication (called the placebo group).

This is a game changer, says John Krystal, MD, chief psychiatrist at Yale Medicine and one of the pioneers of ketamine research in the country. The drug works differently than those used previously, he notes, calling ketamine the anti-medication medication. With most medications, like valium, the anti-anxiety effect you get only lasts when it is in your system. When the valium goes away, you can get rebound anxiety. When you take ketamine, it triggers reactions in your cortex that enable brain connections to regrow. Its the reaction to ketamine, not the presence of ketamine in the body that constitutes its effects, he says.

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It takes years, and a lot of internal healing.

Depression is not something you can overcome by using medicine.

EDIT:

Well I'm surprised, I guess Doctors are finally figuring something out instead of peddling useless shit.

EDIT 2:

But like any new drug, this one comes with its cautions. Side effects, including dizziness, a rise in blood pressure, and feelings of detachment or disconnection from reality may arise.

Welp...
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I battled depression, not the I want to end it kind, for many years until I made some life changes. Nothing gets better if you keep everything the same. It does however get better but it might take awhile
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solosnake posted...

https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/ketamine-depression/

ketamine dude

saved my life. Its a cutting edge new medicine and after suffering for over a decade this has provided relief

i think i heard/read about this on vice or something

so is it just like one dose of something?

and how much is it?
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Ketamine is riskier than other psychedelics, but it's getting a bigger push atm. That nasal spray is also obscenely, unjustly, criminally expensive. Not saying it doesn't work for people, but I'd suggest psilocybin instead if you have the choice.
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have kids, it will give you a good reason to live. depression only exists because you have no reason to ride the waves of sadness, so give yourself a reason. your league of legends rank won't be enough, it has to be a good reason.

I wish there was an easy answer to give you, but there isn't. Depression is different for everyone. Sometimes you need meds, sometimes talking and changing up your routine is the answer. It's difficult to say without talking to a psych. I never thought about ending it, but I did have the thought of "If I died it would be OK." That's when I got help.

I still go through it everyday. I tend to plateau on medications very quickly. Doesn't matter what type of medication it is. Sometimes you have to play on the medication carousel until you find the right thing for you. That's the worst part IMO, because you may get on something that makes you feel worse before you feel better. But really, talking about it does help. Whether it's with your parents, your spouse, GF/BF, therapist, whatever. Don't keep that shit inside and try to convince yourself that you are OK.

Think of it like a car. You know when your brakes start squeaking it's time to get them replaced. The longer you go without replacing them the more it will cost you in the long run. Soon you'll have to replace your rotors, calipers, wheel bearings, who knows what else down the line.
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korol_i_shut posted...

have kids, it will give you a good reason to live. depression only exists because you have no reason to ride the waves of sadness, so give yourself a reason. your league of legends rank won't be enough, it has to be a good reason.

Yeah I'm not gonna be able to have kids, I'll be alone forever
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