dealing with depression and stress
 

so, how do you cope with depression/stress?

i stopped drinking because i was getting really weird mood swings during the day
tried shopping, but it only felt good for a couple of hours
been trying to keep busy with work and what not
i dont want to get on meds either because im not terribly/extremely depressed
it's just been a rough couple of weeks

so give me some tips

stop posting on here and never come back. that will work.

Eat some citrus fruits - I like tangelos.

Take a bike ride.

hahaha

i took a bike ride when i woke up today

so citrus fruits, eh?
thats a new one. ill try that out

I was going to say "I drink", but that doesn't seem to be the response that you're looking for.

Painting makes me feel good too. And just being around my family. Watching movies, especially great ones that I haven't seen in years. Looney Tunes make me feel good. I also agree with the bike riding suggestion. I love bike riding.

Also...fuckin hair metal, man. But you know that already.

i got "cured" from chronic depression (i shit you not), but i do not discuss these matters in the open as they only invite the misinterpretation of fools.

good move on not trying to manipulate your emotions with drink/shopping/etc. (and i may add: sex is delicious but it's no cure).

for now i would simply suggest you try plenty of sleep (with no lights, no tv on, no headphones), and 15 minutes of sunlight every day. a light outdoor workout is ideal for this (bike ride? jog?).

if that doesn't work, you're having shitty thoughts and living a false life-- there's no way to manipulate that & you need to look at the root causes. but i'm not going to go into that just right now. only consider that just like depression, "thoughts" are also chemical.

Kill all humans.

there's no other way! here, serve yourself:


britney claims to infected with the same disease.

just joking, hope you get better pedro, but i'm afraid i cant help you.

you 2 par de tontos

Stop posting porn, !@#$%!
This is a family forum.

You' ve asked a question for which an answer you've already found yourself: you stopped drinking. If you have it large and often, large will be the amount of damage done to your brain, be it booze or drugs.

hahaha!
ive missed ya becky!
where ya been??



thanks for the advice
there's been a couple of fucked up things happening (illness, relationships, and so on) but i am aware that they are there
i deal with it, but i still feel shitty sometimes
seeing my friend suffer has really fucked me up good
sometimes i get this overwhelming feeling that im going to die one day and i cant do anything about it
or maybe its the fact that i dont know if ill die today or tommorow or in a year, etc.etc.
i just dont want to let go, not yet


oh and i did not know sleeping with the tv on and/or playing music was bad for ya
i do it almost every night because i am afraid of sleeping in the dark when im alone

ew, shitty liquor dude
talk about horrible hangover

Well, you are 19, so the odds are in your favor.
Not to mention that it's best to come to terms with the inevitability of death and the fact that most of us don't choose where, when or how we leave the planet and just live your life.
It helps if you know you are living your life in such a way that you are at least attempting to do what you find most fulfilling. That way, even if you don't achieve your ultimate goals, you can at least know deep down that you were making an honest effort with all that you have to give to it.
What else can anyone do?

i know your looking for a joke here but seriously there is no joke, stop posting. kill yourself.

it's not mine! just the first piece of shit that appeared on google.

i know you know how to get drunk properly.

thats the last thing i'd do

wait, wait! i found a joke:


"your looking"

"his WHAT??"

ha! oh so funny! my belly aches! the hilarity!

hmmm.
depression is a bitch.


what you need to do is to immers yourself fully into something physical. not just excercise, but go for a long walk down galveston sewall, for like 3-4 hours. wllow your mind to empty and refresh itself.

you can also listen to Codeine "Frigid Stars" or "The White Birch" and that is bound to make you feel better, since there is nothing on earth m,ore depressing than those two albums.

hahhaa
for real though...

I could not. no matter how I ttried, help my ex-wife with her depression. she had to deal with it herself with her therapist.

not saying you are that bad off yet, but drinking will NOT help.