Helping someone climb out of a DEEP depression

Is someone you love trying to climb out of the depths of depression? It is possible to turn that overwhelming sense of meaninglessness into a solid foundation for a better life. There are a lot of prevailing ideas that keep us stuck, so the first thing to do is change the way we think about ourselves and our experiences.
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[@vahnsahl5779]

i think u hammered it on the head regarding the incremential change and choosing better stuff for ourself.

[@vahnsahl5779]

for some people the best therapy they can get is to serve others who may be worse or the same as them

[@vahnsahl5779]

also for me, developing a daily practice i think helps

[@KyLives2]

Thank you and great points!

[@phillipchapman169]

“Black dog days” are common to all and it is helpful to remember that when having an episode ourselves even if their seems to be no obviously trigger. Try to consider other people’s personal situations may be far less happy than yours and measure these against your own. You may find out of this you have reasons to be happier than you first thought. Go for walks even if there’s no particular planned destination. Look up and notice Robins I see. Blackbirds singing. Etc See a little old lady coming by who may have mobility issues. Catch her eye and say “good morning” with a smile. She’ll be pleasantly surprised that in her perhaps lonely life as she struggled along that you saw her, that she mattered enough to you and cheered her up. You may even strike a few moments conversation. Older people have interesting life experience if you listen. And you will feel good about yourself having enjoyed a brief unplanned exchange. Do something for others. Perhaps join a local community help group whether it’s simply making teas and coffees in the local church community hall. Which in turn will help you in engaging with people you may never ever have done. Consider what might seem important, but really it may not be so. There’s an old saying though apparently no specific scripture exists although there are slightly similar meanings. “Lord, He helps those that help themselves” I think the principle stands that you are the key to unlocking as to YT poster suggests

[@paranoidgenius9164]

Remember, depression is a part of everyone's mental diagnosis, that isn't the problem. Its the level which its at which is the problem, you can never really eliminate depression, but you can control its strength. My proof of concept is, to eat plenty of fish with high levels of omega 3, which is essentially the engine oil for your brain to work better. I experienced depression, & I've eaten fish for the last few days & I felt much better in myself than if I didn't eat any fish. High omega 3 foods definitely does wonders for depression, I assure anyone.

[@KyLives2]

Balance in general is good for mental health across the board and good fats are often lacking in people's diets for sure 👌🏾

[@vwvqr]

What laymen call depresion, is very different than what call depression. It is not experienced by everyone . In it's most severe from people will not get out of bed, stop eating, urinate all over themselves until they die. We'd treat that with electroconvulsive therapy where the patient would be admitted to a psych ward and would place them under general Anaesthesia and induce seizures by passing an electric current through their brain. This will happen once a day for 5 days a week for maybe three weeks.. you might be sad, but from your post I can say your not depressed.

[@paranoidgenius9164]

@@vwvqr but not all people are at the level of what you mentioned to do with depression, that's why I mentioned the level of depression, & yes, I'm not a professional, I didn't say I was & I'm not a member of any church either. You know symptoms are getting stronger when it's mixed with anxiety & you feel you're falling down a rabbit hole of dread, the cold stab of regret, & you try to kick up your endorphins by keeping busy, & it can sometimes work, but not others, I'm not at the level of depression where it feels like your soul & energy is being sucked from you by an invisible succubus & it stops you from physically functioning but I've had bouts where it can last for days until I feel just charged enough to do something, I'm not at the level where I have eternally just given up everything! I cannot really explain to other people what it's like, for them to understand. I've gone through levels of depression where I didn't want to exist & I didn't even have the mental energy to even come up with a way to quickly & swiftly make myself game over. I don't need to be a professional to comment on personal experience.

[@moeabulawy2789]

People want to free out of the cage, But don’t realize that they are the key

[@KyLives2]

That's it 🗝