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ImJustHereAtThisPoint
Glad you could break the chains fam
imjustagurl87
I have never related so much to one of these. I thought i was alone in this.
PoetDesmond
Cured depression with ADHD. That scans. But how's the anxiety?
0570
A bit of advice - A vitamin D deficiency can manifest issues that share many symptoms with depression. I had to find that out while I was already put on anti-depression meds that only gave me the negative side effects and none of the positive main effects.
Izegrim
Mindfulness got me out: accepting that depression is part of me. I don't have to fight it as if it's something that shouldn't be there. It's part of me and I can experience it for what it is. That way it doesn't get more attention then needed and I can move on with my life!
FlaminkoFactor
Sick and tired of being sick and tired... It's different, but this post reminded me of someone I know who was a (severe) alcoholic and after years of abuse one day just stopped cold turkey, went through days of agonizing withdrawal then never touched the sauce again. Sometimes something just clicks or a need for switch manifests itself in unexpected ways.
Hootykai
Find the sources. You may not like what you find. Good for you times a gazillion.
gpweed
I decided if I wasn't able to do anything but fail (WRONG) it must be my skill. So then I just decided to fail to fail.
Jerple
Tell me your secrets, I say as I drink myself into a stupor on a work night.
Skullord
Had something similar. Just got tired of my own bullshit. Brain worms are mostly gone, but lack of energy is still around. The ADHD is stronger than ever however.
marquettegoldeneagles
Yeah im realizing Im more AUHD everyday. Maybe things are just more apparently harder for me.
angelyric
Depressive episodes are always pretty uncool and boring, though... but I totally get what you're saying
themuffulettaisalsoaverygoodsandwich
At what age? Sometimes people grow out of their depression/anxiety, but it seems so rare. Hoping for my kids because nothing else seems to work.
ananfro
Sounds like your depression got depression
melandevile2000
That’s how I quit smoking. I got bored and then disgusted.
TyPfhhv
Anger. For me it was the anger of how I mistreated myself after I was traumatized by my ex-wife (big advocate of hypnotherapy) I then turned that anger into a weapon against my depression. I thrive despite it! I persist despite it! It fuels me to keep pushing forward. Somedays, the depression is greater and it truly terrifies me...being back in that dark place, but I know it's temporary because I know that once the fire has be stoked, I will burn it all away >:)
cousteau
Maybe that was just a symptom of starting to get out of it? Like your mind realizing "how silly, right? Let's get out of here!"? (or your brain acting like that when it got back whichever chemical balance it was missing or whatever; I have no idea what actually causes depression)
resworn
You're likely experiencing some amount of anhedonia, which can make everything disinteresting which can make it harder to get it off the hole. I wish I had better suggestions because mine just "stopped being so bad" one day and that's some real BS, especially since I'm medicated. I wish you the best of luck, though. 🩷
eronth
Well whatever works, I suppose. It's a legit technique to help with depression, just not usually arrived at that way.
AlysObv
My brain decided that everything was funny and I laughed my way out.
Truly glad that it worked.
Clockworkdancerobot
It creeps up on you sometimes. GCP grey did speak about getting out of funk from the covid isolation, might be of some help. The old "Spaceship You" video: https://youtu.be/snAhsXyO3Ck
DWolf
Used Welbutrin for decades, which helps, but taking vitamin D seems to be the thing that's tipping the scales, oddly.
Congratulations to you, though!
joshuasplinth
I have dysthymia, and so the slow time scale gets me. I’ll be fine for a while and think, “oh the meds and sleeping better are working!” and then *fart noise*. Like a flan in a cupboard.
meatsmokertx
You got sick n tired of being sick n tired. Go you
Alomega
Man with Alzheimers forgets he has Alzheimers , remembers everything!
GenXHippie
I feel bored with it too, but I also have a plan that solves that. I try to ignore the plan.
Arcygenical
That's how I got out of my substance use pattern. I got bored of being "affected" all the time. I guess these are silver linings. Cherish those, they come so rarely.
johnblood616
That happens to me too
Stanistani
The key to my recovery from depression was anger and spite. Anger at how badly I was doing, and spite to show up the ones who felt that I was done. It is important to calm down once you make it past all the obstacles. Then feel gratitude and love for all the people who helped, and forgive the rest.
ianrl337
I am there now, just no idea how to break out of it. I start, but then back into habits
Mysocksnevermatch
Same
somecallmetimmmmkay
I am on what my bosses call “medical leave” so I won’t lose my job! But helping out this friend of mine who’s staying with me is proving taxing!!
PineappleLoopsBroether
I’m buying a motorcycle to try to do the same.
SigilLovesSpace
You just have to distract yourself with something not monotonous until you look back and think “man that sucked” and then you don’t stop.
CyberHexx
That's how I stopped smoking. I switched to vaping, and then gradually lowered the nicotine content down to zero. Then I got bored on sucking on fruity candy air, put it down and never went back. I'd been smoking since 2009, and quit in 2019.
harmsebamse
I started playing an instrument.
DC1123
That sounds lit af
harmsebamse
Yes. But not not to begin with XD
spinbutton3
I found that getting to spend time with animals pulled me out of a small depression. I hope something like that can help you, giant hugs to you
FourScoreAndSevenBeersAgo
Find something you love, focus on one thing at a time, this is going to be just a part of your life you're going to draw strength from to get over future obstacles. Because you got through it.
Targe0
Sometimes you just need to ask someone to help you do that.
Just need them to come in and drag you out to things.
As that can help break the habit spiral.
Also being around other people who care about you is the main way people get out of depression.
As they offer you a hand to support you on the climb out.
ThisIsYourLifeNow
For me, it started with losing my job of 22 years. Now it was replaced with fighting government insurance that is trying to prevent me to get my therapy, in a nutshell. You dont kill me while I try to fight the shit you and my last partner made me.
ThisIsYourLifeNow
Shame on you for even making me more depressed for getting the help I need. I am trying my best. Other cases would die before they could get help because you make it this hard, I am not even sure I will make it till I got the help you promised all this time.
zoraniko
A common denominator I see in every depression-recovery story is that climbing out of the trench starts with one little thing. Whether it be a small, new hobby or even a slight change in your habits. For me, I remember finding this random phone app called “5 minute Pilates” that gives you simple exercises to try everyday. I got waayyy too into it. Before I knew it, I mustered the courage to sign up for a Pilates class, made friends, and finally felt like I had something interesting to live for.
MarkTwainsMysteriousStranger
frozenlake247
I think the key in most cases is grasping on a fundamental level that the depression isn’t “the problem” or a solution. It’s usually a blinking warning light trying to convince you to stop driving a burned out car through a twisted hellscape. Problem is that the warning light was designed for “normal” conditions (living like wild animals or at most in small scale preindustrial civilizations) and is now mostly just letting you know everything is “wrong” bc it’s not “normal”.
frozenlake247
That “one little thing (OLT)” is the “seed crystal” needed to start recalibrating the system and learning to not be overwhelmed by all the warning icons. It’s needed to start adjusting but it’s also important to figure out what actual repairs are needed to keep running and function indefinitely.
There’s always an OLT but a lot of OLT happen but don’t boost people out unless the car can actually run (bc repairs were made or modifications to allow it to function in the adverse conditions).
EatPieLander
"... something interesting to live for" sez it all. Glad to hear that, and good of U to share.
frozenlake247
“Man’s Search For Meaning” is a good book.
Conditions are conditions. Brains and bodies are designed/evolved to handle adversity and good conditions both.
They don’t handle ignoring adversity and treating it as “normal” well and any level of good or bad will eventually be adapted to (rarely in good or healthy ways).
Finding a significant “real” purpose/meaning gives a somewhat static “meter” to measure good and bad against and react to accordingly.
EatPieLander
I have a good friend who always goes to gym in morning; and "always" means every day. I appreciate their dedication to the underlying mental health aspect at which they have hinted. Exercise does make U feel better all over, but I can see from what U said it can give them a steady "meter" to assess how things r going and if something else needs to be done. For me, my life has been so ... something, that a daily gum trip is impossible; but another "meter" can b defined.