Just how do you guys cope up with debilitating depression? Lost my job, my closest friends have turned on me, family is against me and I'm always feeling down whenever I'm alone or by myself. The only consolation in all of this is my girlfriend who has stuck with me through it all but it hurts to be like this when I haven't done anything wrong. I've been browsing Jow Forums as a means of outlet but at the end of the day, you just reflect that you've wasted your time doing nothing. What do you guys do to battle such things as depression and degeneracy of the world at the same time? Feels hopeless.
>inb4 kill urself >inb4 an hero
I'm not at that stage yet. I'm not taking meds because they should be taken as a last resort when you're about to lose your mind.
Its really simple. You can only keep moving until you're dead or end your life on your own terms.
I've had so many failed diagnosis's but I'm convinced I have psychotic depression or BPD. My mood and emotions will swing like crazy and I am completely healthy (despite ugliness) and my testosterone levels are high, thyroid works.
I was raised by a total fuck up, which pushed my fuck up of a father away and he abandoned us. He now has cancer and most the time I barley care as he's just some bad that sired me and left/was pushed out.
Just know it never gets easier, some days will be good. Some bad. Life is suffering.
Try and find a respectable religion like Hinduism (natural way) or one of the cool variations of Buddhism.
I refuse to take meds as it numbs the hell out of me and keeps me trapped in hell. Where as with the sober struggles I can feel some joy.
We all feel hopeless, that's normal now. Likes have unironically destroyed European's through cultural Marxism. I would pray if it did anything.
I recommend you read the Bhagava Gita and watch Sadhguru videos. "Hinduism" is truly beautiful and much better than worshipping a fucking commie kike.
Christian Bailey
I recommend meditating, you can literally force happy emotions to wash over your body.
Try downloading the Sadhguru app, freeing your mind could be life changing.
Juan Adams
I think my tactic is to just ignore it, seeking for distraction all the time. when my bubble bursts I kill myself.
buy Audiophile level shit, campfire andromedas or over ears if you want
take ritalin and abuse it. maybe use the ritalin willpower to do things that improve your life? darknet obviously
You either have treatment resistant depression in which case, you will die from it.
Or you have depression, that could easily be solved- but you dont have the willpower to fix it. Abuse stimulants like methylphenidate(ritalin) to have the willpower to sort it out.
whats the difference between Ritalin and amphetamine? I dont know how to get ritalin but speed is easy to find here.
Isaac Lopez
I didn't read your posts, cause it's not friendly to read. Stop with the spacing, it's atrocious.
William Davis
I have bipolar OP and I need to take medication to stay at a normal. I think if something like that is affecting your life to that degree then medication can help with it. A lot of depression is like being sick though, it can go away after time, it's just about making sure you get the right treatment and therapy (inb4 lol therapy is a meme).
I guess that being said if you have chronic depression or bipolar like me then there's just no way of getting better. This though very much makes me want to kill myself when I am in a low, knowing that I will always be depressed.
I think the depression in me is because of not being able to take revenge, being bitter all the time and longing for a sense of justice but not being able to do anything about my situation. In your case, therapy could help but I doubt it would in my situation. It's like attacking the symptoms instead of the cause. Of course, having a girlfriend who have stuck through you all this time is like having a ray of light in a cave but even then you'd still remain in darkness. Sounds emo but I've been in my low for 2 years now and I wasn't even like this before. I was happy, outgoing and friendly. Now just sad, mad, angry and bitter. This is what incels and outcasts feel like - the lack of motivation to do anything and just laying in bed all day sensing that dread and hopelessness all the time.
Unironically it is just a mental disorder. I struggled for years trying to find a reason as to why I felt this way and it just came down to my brain being fucked.
If you don't want drugs and all that then my recommendation is eat as healthy as you can and have a regular exercise routine. Sleeping regularly as well really helps. Trust me when I say that those feelings of apathy and tiredness are not a normal thing caused by your environment, especially if you have a good support network.
Adrian Lopez
>a good support network. I don't have a good support network, that's the problem.
Juan Evans
I have bipolar. Back to having no friends, and can't connect with my family or trust them. Haven't taken my meds for a year, feeling pretty good right about now. My days are filled with lots of fun stuff. Like today I smoked a boof pack in the woods and ran into a couple cops on the way back. Life is great.
I kind of assumed your gf was part of it. What about your parents?
Connor Garcia
i quit my programming job which kind of cured my depression
oddly i feel better as a NEET living in my parents' house than wageslaving.
odd? meh
Dominic Howard
Pick some sick cheevos you want to accomplish in life. Whether it's biggest drug dealer or astronaut or family man, you'll have no energy to do them, and you'll hate yourself the entire journey, including the end. At least you'll give inspiration and hope to those who don't have this shit. Once you come to the realization that the only real solutions to this disease are suicide and living with the pain, live with the pain and know that even though your existence is a travesty, it doesn't have to be for everybody else.
To clarify, she is my only good support network. As for my parents, they are nice enough to let me live with them but vicious enough to call me names and step all over whatever little dignity and respect I have left for myself so it's definitely a mixed bag. I'd even say they're part of the problem. This is what's making me distraught. While my girlfriend has been nice enough to give emotional support through these hard times, I doubt it's having only one person to help me will be okay in the long run.
Parker Wright
What horrible advice. Being happy over nothing to be happy about is mental illness and delusion. Trying to smile to mask those sorrows and hurts won't solve the problem away.
Juan Young
That sucks man, I'm sorry to hear that. It's really hard to break out of the cycle of depression when you have people pushing you down like that. It's really good that you have a gf that is supportive of you, it means you have somewhere to start. I had a very similar situation and my self esteem was beyond low that I thought I was a worthless piece of shit. The way I overcame it was by latching onto those positive feelings of self worth and not giving any credence to the negative ones. The brain like any muscle can be retrained to give yourself a positive self image. This would also include doing things that you're proud of and really acknowledging how good of a job you've done.
This is honestly what most therapy is about and it doesn't require you to believe in any bullshit therapy magic, it's just about using what we know about the brain to form a better self image of ourselves. It can be hard changing those core beliefs but it's definitely possible. As for your parents the only two things I can suggest is to try and sit down with them and explain that mentally you're going through a rough time and need a lot of moral support OR separate your identity with what they think about you and form your own self worth separate from them. Concentrate on how much your partner loves you and understand she doesn't love you for no reason. She obviously sees something in you that you need to appreciate.
Josiah Cooper
Yeah, she's been really the only thing that's been holding me back from the edge so far. I'm trying some agricultural trades for now to let me get back on my feet but it's been 2 years since I've been in the low point of my life and doesn't help to have family and former friends turn on you daily. There are times where I wish I wasn't even born but when I see her it warms my heart to know someone has stuck by me even though I don't deserve it.
Thanks for the advice user. Gotta get any positivity no matter how small I guess.
Jackson Reyes
Nothing solves the problem. Therapy helps, drugs help, but they don't solve it. Just like someone born without arms, you can put fake arms on, you can accomplish things that most people with arms cannot, but you will always be without arms.
You can live a fulfilling life with depression, there are brighter days and darker days, but it never goes away. That doesn't mean that you don't get a fulfilling life, it means that for the most part you'll never feel good about it.
Christian Cruz
That's alright man. You have to understand that you're strong to have already made it this far and wanting to reach out takes a lot of strength. Things can get better, I've seen it first hand. You just need to try your best and be ok with the fact that you won't always succeed. Just make sure you really appreciate yourself when you do succeed though.
Oliver Foster
You overcome or perish.
Brayden Nelson
I don't cope at all. It's quite the opposite. I hate myself so much that I do everything I can to make my life even worse. When I go for a run, I run till I can't feel my legs anymore. When I lift, I push myself so hard my vision becomes blurry and my muscles give out. I eat clean, but I don't season things so it tastes bland. I cut out all the things that used to give me a chance of escapism. I even stopped listening to music altogether. I blocked any and all desires I used to have. I'm waiting until I break and hang myself.
