How do you fight depression

This^ Don't put it off, it could be serious. My husband has struggled with this for years.

...be sociable...talk...develop a keen sense of humor...laugh alot...the depression will vanish...

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sport helps me and not succumb to "convenient/easier" choices. If you are truly clinically depressed you need to talk to a professional and most likely address it with some chemicals/therapy combo. what i would try first is to see if physical activity helps/changes anything. prolonged physical activity.

also it has been still very recent since your break up - its normal to feel this way this soon. give yourself some more time. now if you have any self-destructive thoughts or worse, self destructive behavior, then please do not hesitate and talk to a professional right away.

I serve as a mentor to one lady and we recently had a discussion about her negative self-perception and all the bad thoughts about herself and her future she has in her head. I asked her to note down the number of times a day she thinks negatively about herself and also note a reason it is tied to or what triggers it. after a week take a look at this journal and see the frequency and triggers and if there is any pattern. over time it is a really helpful tool to note progress and realize what you do to yourself via negative thinking about yourself. it can be so damaging.

another good way to balance yourself is to assign numbers 0-10 to your mood each day. 0 is: I am about to kill myself right now, and seriously already taking the gun from the shelve, 10 is: like couldn't be better now I am so fucking happy I could die. Do a week where you note your overall mood throughout the day each day. If you have below 2 on more than 2 days seriously please do talk to a professional. It does wonders.

Running, swimming, or a game of squash with a friend can do miracles for your mood too, even if you are not into doing any sports, try not to take the "easier" option by not going, force yourself into trying, do sports each or every other day during one week and see if it does anything to your mood, even if for a little while.

Best of luck. Post break up time SUCKS. But it does get better.

Is it the girl?

I have had chronic depression for most of my life. It gets unbearable sometimes. I wish I could give you a simple answer but it is different for everybody. The best thing I can say is see a doctor and get on a good medication. Sadly there is no quick fix. Sometimes it help to try your best to get your mind on other things. Thats where a good amount of love for movies comes in. Films are the best thing to help me. But I know how bad it can be. Many times I want to give up on life altogether. When depression is at its worst it feels liked you re damned to have it at its worst forever and it will never lighten up. It does. It gets better. But like I said. A good meditation is the best bet in my opinion.

Light depression I just move forward from it like I'm leaving it in the dust.

You know why that works for me? Because depression is partially sometimes your mind f'ing lying to you. Fighting imaginary bs with imaginary positivity so be it.

Seriously though, keep busy, & you'll not have as much time to marinate the lying bs that can be depression.

If it is the girl, stop watching any type of romantic movies.

When I went through it, I watched only macho movies (The Professionals, The Dirty Dozen, The Magnificent Seven).

You should also talk to a psycologist (I prefer females). They cannot prescribe drugs and can listen.