Depression

[@adammiller5136]

I unplugged from social media and got a dog and cat. My mental health has never been better. BTW, those frames look fantastic on you, nice choice! I like your style and fashion sense. I historically have known myself to indulge in the dramatic self-imposed melancholy that comes with disappointments and disasters. Nowadays I am pretty grateful and sufficiently pleased when my health is holding up, my pets are doing well, and there is food in the cupboard. I engage myself in as many intellectual distractions as I can manage in a day along with self care. I have never resorted to medications so I can't really comment on that subject but I agree that they shouldn't become a long-term treatment due to habituation, tolerance, and health impact. Indulge yourself in gratitude and useful behaviors. Find a new hobby. Stay interested in yourself and life. Take care

[@jogey5890]

Depression is a good place to dwell sometimes, it faces reality of sad things. But finding meaning in your world is what lifts and motivates, stimulating thought, decisions and planning, leading to actions and it is what makes us hero’s and legends. There will always be beauty in your environment and even out there in a world where people betray one another in endless confusion.

[@jogey5890]

One cannot stay depressed loving an animal, that unconditional love returned feeds your emotions and provides purpose.

[@jogey5890]

Expectations are what often disappoint and contribute to depression. No expectation means you do things because of who you are and not because of who they are. Agree with medication but only accepting it treats symptoms. It is so important to deal with that which are causal. Give love and peace and it will fill the void. Recognise your value and pursue meaning. Avoid indwelling on inappropriate perceptions and live your beautiful live, it is inside where you are whole.

[@csuzygofast]

You have hit the nail on the head...really great! My husband had a patient who was seriously depressed and when he asked her what she did during the day , she said she watched CNN all day! Problem solved; stop watching CNN.

[@CattyMcMeow]

The sledgehammer of depression hit me recently too. Well, more so than usual. It's always around, in the shadows, waiting like the complete asshole that it is. And then some days, it's "surprise motherfucker" day on its calendar, and it comes swinging. All you can try to do in these moments, and all I can advise, is to just...be present. Process each emotion as it comes. Don't medicate, meditate. Don't distract, retract (within). When you're as depressed as some people can be, even the most basic of tasks can seem insurmountable. You don't function at all. You go weeks without a happy thought. You cannot eat well, because that requires a certain level of...mental clarity. Energy. Momentum. When you're depressed, eventually, you have no momentum. There's only inertia. You cycle between sleeping way too much, or way too little. Sometimes day to day, it changes. You don't eat well, you don't sleep well, and the rest goes. You spiral. You gain weight, usually. You lose mobility. Each and every day seems like the same, monotonous, repeat. The weeks blend into months blend into years. That's when it gets really ugly. When the thoughts of wanting to die go from fleeting to obsessive. Even if you aren't actively planning to off yourself, the desire is there, so you end up doing so one way or another, even if it's over a matter of years. When you're that deep, the only way out is through. There is no shame in medicating if you need it. But be careful. When abused, it can ruin you for life. That's a fact.

[@calistaeuropa8259]

It's hard not to be depressed in this world that we are living now. Technology made everything so impersonal.