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 How to treat depression without professional help or drugs?
I do have depression symptom.
I'm a little workers ant so dont expect me to seek help from a professional....


 Why am i like this?
since chilødhood i have a complex that i m ugly. no one has ever told me that and even ppl say my looks are above average but still i feel ugly and hate it when someone takes my photo during any ...


 I am a very beautiful female, but i am afraid of my own beauty?
ppl always say i am pretty, they say that i should worry about anything, that i can easily get any job bc of my looks or whatever.....
but the problem is i am afraid of my own beauty. i know it ...


 Help me i think that I am seconds away from doing something really stupid!!!?
Help.....i know that i talked to people on here yesterday....but right now i am thinking about doing what i know will end it all....last night i tried to take everyones advice....i called people for ...


 Why is it that so many "teens" are so troubled these days?
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 My cable WENT out and I JUST SMASHED MY TV, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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 Am I depressed? Bipolar?
Yes its long. Please read. It would mean a lot.

I feel like there is a deep pit in my stomache. Fun activies that use to excite me dont even spark interest. I am only fully happy when I ...


 How come I didnt die after tying cord around my neck and passing out with alcohol last nite?

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I guess I didnt make it tight enough. Next time I got to make it tighter and drink more alcohol so I dont notice how tight I put it and then I will pass out. What a ...


 Heroin addiction?
Hi, i have heard from many heroin users that 4 hits( injected) of heroin is all someone needs to get addicted. is this true or does it depend or each person?...


 What is Your Greatest Fear About Aging?
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 What in the world would cause this to happen??!!??
Yesterday, i went to pick up my son from school for a dr. app. and while i was walking up to the door, all of a sudden i got this feeling that i was at the wrong school. So i started to question ...


 How do you fight lazziness?
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 Dont you wish sometimes to curl up in a ball and die?
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 Why am i depressed? is it because there are things i cant change? or is it because im ill?
to clarify. would i be depressed if everything was ok.. so am i just p*ssed off?
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you lovely kind people thanks. i cant do anti depressants. im fighting it . sometimes ...


 My fiance was a kidnap victim, who was raped and beaten for two years. She now suffers from PTSD..any advice?
I would like to know how to handle this delicately. The man responsible will be out of prison October of next year, and we will have to face him in court to make it ok for me to legally adopt the ...


 Is there anyone who can reassure me please?
i feel lost and i dont know who i am. i need hope. what if everything in my life goes wrong? i feel so alone, please help :-( thank you xxx
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aged 14, not on medicines, ...


 What is not good to do while sleeping?
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 Im depressed. I think. I cant think a happy thought at all. Why?
Im 19 years old. I still live at home. I dont go out, i dont do anything fun. I dont have any friends in town, they all went off to college. Basically i have no friends. I go to a job i hate and i am ...


 What do i do in this situation? Preferably adults answer please!?
Ok so my fiancee and i are having problems. I am ADHD, and sometimes i cannot control the way I act. I am controlling and very demanding i dont listen and im mean. I hate this so much I cry everyday. ...


 If you see a homeless person who appears to be 'crazy', how do you think s/he became that way?
Do you think that life on the street did that to him or her, OR do you think that a mental problem led him/her to the street?...



powder_blue101
How can i be Sad, low, depressed and high, happy, hyper, at the sametime?
I've been a cutter for a long time now been on 6 lots of meds for depression. Coz I have been on 6 lots and they not worked my GP has taken me off meds and is now saying "well maybe your just a low person". But how can I be a low person when I'm not always low. My mood changes from 1 min to the next I would be smiling and happy 1 sec then the smile just drops just like that and I get very low and tearful for no reason. I panic a lot over nothing I could panic looking at the TV or on the PC I have been know to pass out with it. I have been sent to see Crisis Teams and CMHT for an asst many times. Nothing happens I get sent home the last time I went they send try going for a walk and eating better. But sometimes I'm to depressed to eat and when I try and go for a walk I panic at that time they did change my pills to Prozac but did not work so after that I tried to kill myself and they just said "well we could try upping your meds" that did not work in the first place. Then my GP took me off pills saying the thing. So since then I have had no meds and its getting bad again cutting deeper 6 times a day crying most the day. I work weekends but I go and I can start with being high and yelling and **** then the next min I'm so so low again I don't know when its going to change. When it dose I feel like I'm not me like my body is doing things and my brain is on the out side looking in. I do the most silly things like not looking when I cross the road, taking things out the oven with just my bear hands and I don't feel it till I come back down and hit the ground hard.
At night things happen a lot I have trouble sleeping bad I can sleep in the day no trouble at all. But at night I can't sleep so I go to bed late and I have to get up at 9 in the morning for my dog. I cut mostly at night I can see there getting deeper but I'm at the stage now where I like to see them deeper and to see the blood and I really couldn't care care less now. It’s a time where I feel at me lowest but can feel high and hyper but it don't last long and its back to being low. Sometimes I feel lost in myself like everything changes like I'm not myself no more. I don't know what to do with myself……………….
                     




LIz
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This is a very good blog, a beginner’s guide to abnormal psychology.
Short, clear and simple; and you can even post your question and contact the author regarding particular subject you are interested in, for FREE

http://sensitive-psychoworld.blogspot.com/


aa
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You should award yourself 10 points for a longest question.
Because we are not supposed to be happy or sad all of the time.
Happy some times, sad some times, but mostly in the middle.
We would be very boring otherwise. How would you enjoy the happy times if you did not have some sad times with which to gauge them by? Bi-Polar my asse, normal more like.


chuckler
Hi-I'm sorry to hear that you are so depressed you are harming yourself. I suffer with depression and take a medication called Zispin 45mg. I was told by a psychiatrist at an alcohol treatment unit 20 years ago that I suffered with a chemical imbalance in the brain which he labelled clinical depression.So it is an illness. Over the years I have tried several and have found this one to have the least side effects. Everyone is different of course so it may not be the best thing for you.A doctor is the only one qualified to make that decision. However the zispin stabilises my mood swings so I don't get the black depression I used to when I couldn't move out of the armchair and even the thought of doing some minor task would exhaust me. I used to drink heavily too but eventually found that this wasn't the answer either-tried suicide twice. I joined a 12 step program which helped me to talk out my problems with people like myself. The depression lifted after this but years later it has returned but not nearly as bad as it used to be.I haven't had a drink of alcohol for over 20 years.I also have a faith in my Creator now which helps me a great deal-couldn't do without it in fact. So if you feel like talking then please email me if you think I can be of help. Take care. R


STILL standing
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If you have tried all of those meds and none of them worked, your problem may be more serious than the doctor you mentioned is diagnosing it.

As much as I am reluctant to share these websites and information with you, I really think that ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) would be the best option for you right now, since it has been known to help people like you who are not helped by any other treatment.


fivetoze
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you sound manic.. everything else is secondary.. you settle on one hting to the exclusion of all other things..and you flit, never finishing anythng but moving on after a few minutes hours days.. but never weeks... and sometimes seconds...

that is classic manic depression... and i reconside my symptoms...im not a cutter, or anything so self destructive, but i do everything else... mind you im stoned 99% of the time..largagtyl..5milligrames..little blue one.... a couple of tokes and planet zog here i come... my dad died, and for almost 18 months i stared at a wall, contemplated the big bang... (9mm) and i wrote... and i treated my long suffering lovely wife, and out two kids with utter disregard and contempt..

and befroe any of you start thinking oh goodness martha, this ones a right monster.. yes i am... and whats more, i know i am.. its what i am, and who i am... i'm a genius, stuck in a forking wheelchair... and oh boy do i get depressed...and then i get manic... and i dont sleep at night... so i stay up till im nodding in the chair..maybe 4am..and i'm up again at 8-maybe 8.30 and it starts all over again... another forking day... another 19 hours of boredom and inactivity... and there aint no meds.. just a liquid cosh... i'd rather be manic than sedated...

all you really need is someone to talk to... to help you understand whats going on... shrinks dont know jack..so ask another victim...and find out how they cope...donat ask teh man who makes shoes how they fit..ask a person who wears them..

be good.
later
stuart


corsa7777@btinternet.com
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your to smart for your own good kookie, that,s the problem! i am the same there,s a lot of us out there, they call it deppression etc. it is we are deppressed becase those ******,s feel nothing see nothing hear nothing taste nothing smell nothing, you get my drift. tell yourself this babe hold on,this crap is ending, and soon there false,shite is nearly at an end while your lovleyness is just about to blossom, and it will honey rest assured after the bad come,s the good , law of averages


Emmamart
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Wow, you sound like you are really struggling. All that emotional upheaval must be exhausting and draining!! First, I think you should explore different therapists. It doesn't sound like you are actually doing any psychotherapy...just medication. Secondly, most people here I'm sure are saying it sounds like bipolar. I think you should research Borderline Personality Disorder. You might see some similarities. I'm by no means saying you have it, but it's another avenue to explore. There are some effective treatment strategies used in conjuction with BPD that you'd probably benefit from. They work to help change thoughts and behaviors rather than just using medication. But the key is that you really HAVE to want to get help and you have to be willing to work hard. No reward will come easy....good luck and I hope you can feel some relief soon.


hamillsface
im scared


riloh keen
i doubt you're even gonna read through these, so i dont know why i'm bothering, but look:

you only get one life. once it's over, you die, and you never get another chance. you can spend this one life you have doing WHATEVER you want. it doesn't matter. once you do it, you will die, and everyone who knew you will die, and everyone that was ever alive at the same time as you will die.

now, your emotional state is made up of 3 parts:
1) physical (meaning them chemicals in your bain that cause emotions)
2) external (meaning the state of your world/life, the state of things around you)
3) internal (meaning your personality, your thoughts, the WAY you think about things, the way you decide to feel about things, etc.)

your medication treats ONLY part 1, the chemical imbalances. no amount of pills is going to change the situations you experience every day, obviously. it is only in YOUR power to fix #2 & 3.

decide what is making you unhappy, and fix it. decide WHY these things make you unhappy. try and be logical. you CAN change your life, i promise.


jinx
you need to get help ,first thing tomorrow phone your Doctor and get referred to a therapist, remember pick up the phone and don't be sad , things can get better, god bless you


snatcher007
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well this seems to be a complex problem........so i say good luck and vote me for the best answer !


F T
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It sounds like a combo of Bipolar, OCD, and Personality Disorder. It also sounds like you need a new doctor if your meds aren't working.


Crazy Diamond
Don't cut clench ice in your fists.


holey moley
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You need a thorough psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatrist. GP's know next to nothing about serious mental illness. You most likely have bipolar disorder, which can be treated successfully with the right medication. Your self-mutilating behavior is a maladaptive response for handling the psychic pain you are experiencing.


english_rose10
Classic bi polar


aum
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Change your doctor and see a psychiatrist. What you are describing are the typical symtoms of a person suffering from bipolar disorder. Your G.P. is not qualified to treat it.You need a specialist.Best of luck to find a good one.


Jane's Gun
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bipolar disorder?


MR R SOLE
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sounds like bi-polar!


Experian Agent.
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Some symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Type (2) not to be confused with Type (1) Big Difference.I have type (2) it can be controlled and there is help it just takes them a while as they have to be certain it Bipolar,thats why it takes along time until they finally say yes it is.
next time your at the doc ask for another referral to psychiatrist and Do Not withhold any info from them they need to no everything.
All the best

Doctor is not the expert you need psychiatrists


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