Staying Productive When You're Depressed

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[@onemanenclave]

"I've been depressed off and on my entire life." Who else relates to this?

[@s7d788]

I've been depressed my entire life full stop, the on and off happened after I got help. I think I will always have to focus on prolonging the off depression times

[@user-xt6cr5dm6l]

Since 2013 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@user-xt6cr5dm6l]

F next year it’s ten years! At the begging was just anxiety for 5 years then since pandemic both

[@shawnmendrek3544]

That sounds even worse. Dang.@@s7d788

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

God can heal you God can help you He can free you from depression completely He gives life meaning Purpose Jesus loves you and He wants to have a relationship with you , you should get to know Him 😊❤️

[@alekjakimovski8182]

Depression isn't just a feeling, something that turns on and off. It's an actual mental disease, and quite different from sadness or grief/bereavement. We all feel sad sometimes, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we're actually experiencing depression.

[@muzerhythm2242]

This is one of the many reasons why I want to do mental health awareness. Too often in everyday language people say they have depression and when it actually is sadness...not an illness from chemical imbalances. The MAIN reason I want to do talks is to dissolve stigma. There has been way too much shame in seeking help..either with counseling or seeing a doctor.

[@Make_it_Make_Cents]

​@@muzerhythm2242 As someone studying psychology, I think there should be a dichotomy in what we refer to as depression. One that refers to the physical impairment of the psyche, and then another thats more of a nuance and debilitating aura of sadness and negativity that is prolonged for an indefinite amount of time. This is perhaps what some people are talking about and should be valid to call it depression. It's much more powerful than what we refer to as being sad, because it can form a never ending loop, that one can't consciously break out of. It can last, days, weeks, months and even years. There may not be an actual chemical imbalances in ones brain, merely one's thought pattens, but to dismiss these prolonged feelings and label it as just sadness, I feel undermines the real effect it can have on someones life.

[@pinkfurryhat]

And thats where my imposter syndrome kicks in

[@user-kz7pe8di7e]

Actually it does turn on and off but not at the time you want it too. And it's also important for people to recognize that being sad for a lasting amount of time, isn't just sadness.

[@chazyo514]

The universe has answered me with this video

[@jaimerojas6578]

IKR!

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

Who created the universe?

[@TheJimbo1791]

@@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6 depressed God

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

@@TheJimbo1791 We do not have to live with anxiety or depression or anything bad like that God has the Power to Heal you He can help you Jesus loves you He is Light Life Love Truth He provides us with Love Joy and Peace He is truly the Greatest Father and the Bestest Friend who always knows and wants what is best for us you should get to know Him 😊❤️ By the way bad things happen because of freewill and sin and because the devil and the demons only want to steal kill and destroy

[@ebalona5828]

omg finally someone with the depression that i have. because in some other videos they are like go for a walk and do exercises, divide up the tasks etc, but the point is everything is pointless and nothing is important when i am depressed (all the time)

[@leehaeri201050]

Thank you!!! You're awesome. Having depression as a student is really difficult. You do have to seek ways to remain productive, but also remember that it is important to ask for help in your community. Many of my peers and teachers know I am clinically depressed and they do their best to help me. Although it doesnt immediately remove me from the depressed state, it helps me cope:)

[@leehaeri201050]

Also please visit a psychiatrist/clinical psychologist if you can!! It helps a lot to have a formal diagnosis, not only for practical purposes but also for your emotional well being. With a diagnosis, I found that I tended to blame less of the flaws in my character, but found comfort (in a way) by attributing the difficulties that I was having in my depression.

[@Nofxthepirate]

For me, self acceptance was the key to staying productive. I would be so worried I'd do an assignment wrong or screw up a minor detail and get an F that I wouldn't even look at assignments till it was almost too late to complete them. On top of that I would be too afraid to go talk to my professors because I was sure they'd think my questions were stupid. It took 2 years of college and good grades for me to finally start relaxing and trusting myself, and its still a daily struggle.

[@sara62988]

Thank you for this, I have my first big important exams coming up and I feel absolutely hopeless. I can't follow my study schedule and I am so afraid of not getting perfect grades.

[@randomfluffypup9608]

sometimes I wish Martin had his own channel

[@Jasmine-gx8be]

why am i crying listening to this. thank you, from the deepest of my heart. i'll try to do those things, especially your take on just staring in the document on the first pomodoro session. it gives a new perspective for me cause even though i know it's a short session, sometimes thinking of sitting and can't do anything done is pointless and i just end up not doing it. now, i'll try to start anyway.

[@Stardust.Wonder]

I feel you dude, hope you'll get better.

[@akennan3817]

The algorithm knows me too well because this 5 year old video appeared on my homepage lol. But wow this hits hard, I'm living completely by myself as a university student for the first time and the existential dread is almost constant. These kind words in this video feel like a warm hug

[@violet6450]

This describes so much of what I feel and what I try to do when I'm feeling that way, that is scary!

[@lissa4922]

To me its not scary,, It just means you are human, and not alone in your thoughts.

[@justinedombrowski9599]

This was honestly some of the best advice for getting through really low points that I have ever seen. Too much advice is goal oriented: get a therapist, start planning, exercise, etc -- all things that reap benefits mostly in the future. The reframing of "well doing this doesn't matter" to "well if if doing it doesn't matter, then not doing it also doesn't matter" was self talk I can actually see myself using, that and ditching the binary of "I can do everything" and "I'm can do nothing" that keeps me stuck doing nothing.

[@ZephWraen]

This is such fantastic advice. One thing that helps me get in motion when I'm having an episode and don't want to do anything is going for a walk. It might take yourself some convincing if it's an especially bad episode, but if you can, throw on some clothes and just go for a walk. Try to make it a brisk one, the goal is to get your heart rate up a bit. Once you get your blood pumping it'll be easier to convince yourself to actually do a workout. The workout might suck compared to your normal fair, but the hormones released by doing something high intensity can help relieve physical Depression symptoms and can help distract your brain, especially if you listen to some more intense music during the workout. So if you can't convince yourself to workout, try to at least talk yourself into a walk. Any little bit can help.

[@diddykong14]

Depression actually makes me more creative and productive. I use it to write about the dark side of me. Darkness in my work actually makes it more effective sometimes.

[@keyannalee2432]

Oooh I love this

[@sheyrobinson00]

I also did this!

[@hermenides9348]

The things you're saying ring so true for me. It's nice to know that others go through the same. The whole point about knowing that years from now problems can't be solved right now, super useful for me right now. Thanks guysss.

[@user-xt6cr5dm6l]

Thank you so much for this talk 💜

[@zakiatabassum9549]

This was some great advice. Thank you.

[@karlrickysteve7163]

Thank you Martin. I need to hear this every day. This video is genuinely keeping me alive.

[@sapere_aude250]

Thank you so much for this.

[@607Michelle]

This such good content - thank you!

[@QueeN-ty4jd]

This is very helpful. Thank you

[@jj-qr4ro]

I originally listened to the podcast on Apple podcasts so I couldn’t see anything but I love martins sweater!

[@hibak8196]

This is so freaking helpful

[@mikagrossmann5370]

This was so helpful! I love your mindset of distracting yourself from depression, and I will give a try to the method of "if nothing matters, then me doing sport is just as well as me sitting here". I'm a 100% or nothing type, but I think going through the motions will be something I'll have to try and do. Thanks!

[@marnierethmeier6538]

How impressive ! Such a highly sensitive and intelligent person ❤️

[@davidpelikan1703]

Thank you.

[@SydMountaineer]

Very good advice from someone with experience, who truly understands. Yes, even if you get one little thing done, it often surprises you, as you find it makes you WANT to do more, amd makes you feel a sense of accomplishment. Thank You.

[@lilaclollipop2583]

This was great! Wow

[@AicimounLight]

Your words made me cry like a little kid. 😮 thank you!

[@nicholasn.2883]

It hits so often and so hard.

[@nepenthe_1610]

Loved this. It was like looking into a mirror. 🙂

[@sophieanneburd4109]

I found that just dance is helping me get some exercise at the moment. I just find it funny while I’m doing it so it gets me moving and gets me to crack a smile and since I’ve started doing it for 20 mins or so it helps me wake up a bit and get myself together

[@fleurmp3820]

I love your pomodoro suggestion

[@aegeus4221]

Thank you :')

[@swaxtube]

Wow, never knew that CIG podcast has opened a research lab inside my mind!

[@oraromaochi5584]

very courageous

[@manta567]

Why would you do something that is pointless and you don't want to do?

[@thijshamersma]

This video is making me realize I most likely have depression :/ i wondered why I cant get myself up in the morning and why every night I start getting extremely negative about my future fir no reason. Depression could explain thise things!

[@jaimerojas6578]

Hahahaha just the right video for me 🤣🤣

[@klanderkal]

I just don't want to... i try this or that... nothing. I don't like anything. Too much ruminating of the mistakes i made, that ruined my life,.. The insomnia, anxiety... just keeps the loop of torture. Anyone else?... suffer daily like this?.....!!!😫

[@pinkfurryhat]

This guy looks like hiccup from how to train your dragon. I like it haha

[@RunningTowardSunshine]

Good tip: Don’t subscribe to nietzsche’s thoughts.

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

We do not have to live with anxiety depression or any mental illness or sickness or pain or anything bad like that God is a God of miracles He has the Power to Heal 😊❤❤❤

[@derrickia]

I want to believe this but I am struggling and really am tired of battling depression off and on

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

@@derrickia God is our Healer I pray that you get healed and freed from anxiety and depression and I hope you seek God read the Bible Jesus loves you and He wants to have a relationship with you He gives us a peace that surpasses all understanding and He helps to truly love and be happy 😊❤️

[@JesusLovesyou..1John3.6]

@@derrickia there are no coincidences with God the fact that you read this comment means that He wants to heal you He wants to help you ❤️

[@SoVidushi]

I want medsssss

[@bennymark982]

I was stuck in life, playing games all day and doing nothing, and then a friend introduced me to this program called Forwago. Now I'm on a clear path forward and enjoy every day.

[@abhishekbhattacharjee4639]

AAAAALLLLLLLEEEEEXXXXXXAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@dazmiredwards2628]

moood asf

[@kurthamel2012]

Adderall

[@tefamohamed5893]

Thank you for mentioning Forwago. I started using it and I really like it so far.

[@emadaldougleh6927]

God... I wish that it was only depression that I'm experiencing! Really! I actually seem to have soo many mental health issues at the same time! And I'd have to deal with with the stupidity and ignorance of my culture.. Leave alone the fuckin stigma.. which I don't seem to care about. I can't function at all!