well what helps me sometimes is talking with friends maybe rping with them talking about life and what not

talking with my friends or smoking but i would not recommend smoking vwv;

Take a break from your usual routine. clear up your mind a bit. time to yourself.

I exercise and work on commissions.

Exercise because //am fat as fuck.

Sometimes take a walk to think everything through.

I've felt the same way for several months now. I'm looking into local affordable counselling, because the usual fixes don't seem to work, and I'd rather not end up turning to things like smoking or alcohol to cope. I've seen the damage it does to people who are close to me. You maybe need to change things up a bit, get outside and get that Vitamin D. '3'

Tasks that are repetitive and manual in nature sometimes help me mentally clear out the bad feelings. Things like gardening, cleaning, sculpting, anything that kind of involves my body in a continued manner. It's kind of meditative. But it's not for everyone.

Other things that help:
Loud music- playing something loud and angry helps me get rid of negative feelings. Sometimes I dance or pace or rhythmically bob along to it to get out nervous energy.

Warm showers- a shower or a bath is sometimes the most comforting place to be

Drinking a cup of tea really slowly and putting my face right near the surface so I feel the vapor on my face

Eating dark chocolate- a small amount of chocolate can elevate my mood.

Distracting myself with games (sometimes, the more simple/addictive/repetitive the better). My mom and I played a lot of hidden object and other simple games while she was fighting breast cancer. It helped both of us by giving us something positive to do together and to do in moments where we felt the most depressed/anxious/vulnerable.

Another thing is that I often feel overwhelmed by simple tasks when I'm really depressed or anxious, so I make lists for myself to help make my life feel more organized and manageable. If the things I need to do are in bite-sized chunks, sometimes they seem less intimidating. Checking off items gives me a positive feeling, even if its little things like "I did my laundry today, I got groceries, I finished a commission" etc

Also: if there's a type of exercise you enjoy, that can really help too.

I find a lot of different types of exercise cause me to feel really upset, but swimming is one of the few things that makes me feel really good. I had a nervous breakdown in 2010 and I made myself go to the pool quite a lot. It helped. Swimming doesn't exert your body in quite the same way as other things like jogging, and it's pretty healthy and low impact.

I struggle with it myself on and off. I try to fend it off by surrounding myself with friends when ever possible and exercise. Be it physical or things to keep my mind occupied (games and puzzles).

Games mostly for me it's definitely World of Warcraft. Depression is something I've suffered with my entire life so trust me are not alone. Games, books, movies, all of these will help you stay sane.

Taking a walk or going to a store just to walk around and look at things usually helps me get my mind off of things like that. Or playing games.

I hope you feel better though. :c

About ten years ago I was in the same place. Therapy didnt help, meds made it worse, everything seemed pointless.

It has less to do with where you are in life, than where you want to be and what you are doing to get there. When I am lying in bed at night, and I only have myself to answer to, it is then i can say with certainty that I am doing everything in my power to reach my goals. Without goals to achieve and things to strive for, I feel listless and bored. The trick is to never stop moving long enough to let those thoughts creep in. So i always find things to do that day by day, move me a little bit forward.

I went to therapy, and still do, mostly I try and just talk with people to remind myself of the people that I have in my life. It's not always the best thing, but its nice to talk to people, and to hear people especially. I'll cook a lot and read a lot, set goals for myself to give myself things to strive for.

Take care of yourself Hara

Depressions is tough, it is okay to be sad. Give yourself credit sometimes, even though that may seem difficult.

Wish you the best of luck dealing with that.

I used to counter my depression with escapism. Distracting myself through the use of sleep, self expression. Getting it out of my system would alleviate it.

Really though what helped me the most was knowing that there were people there for me. Not by saying it but by the little things they did to know they cared.

That said though, everyone's depression is different.

Pulling away from work/daily routine whenever you can. Talking to other people (I've had issues of spiraling down in mood if I'm left to think for myself while depressed). Trying something new for once for the sake of experience or curiosity. Movies/games/books/shows you really seriously enjoy (I used to play this weird Swedish game called Botanicula over and over because it always cheered me up).

I've often advised myself to sleep earlier to get more sleep. A couple more hours helped me clear my head for the next day sometimes.

Escapism, I sit here at a pc all day and works ok for me, eve online also helps me sine I need to worry about schedules and what needs to be finished ect.

Personally, i find that positive self-talk helps a lot?? like, even if you dont necessarily believe it, saying things like "i'm great and amazing and good at art and a valuable person" out loud to yourself, or writing it down is really affirming. especially if you say it in order to stave off negative thoughts.

I talk it out with friends and people who will listen. Then think of ways to better my self usually. It's not easy at first but after a while it does get easier. I go to therapy as well though i've been in it for over five years now and it's done wonders for me. I'm on meds as well though but really talking about what bothers you works wonders. I'm here to listen if you need me to ! You have my skype and my name on there right now should say Angry Radio Box or something.

It's tough, not gonna lie. And you can't always deal with it, but you have to take it one day at a time. Lately I've been having some really bad feelings of worthlessness and very poor body image (with plenty of other not so pleasant feelings). Everyone tells me I'm not useless and I look fine but it doesn't really make me feel any better. At times it can make me feel worse because it shows that people think I am better than I think I am.

I'm not trying to make you feel worse at all, just that you aren't alone in these thoughts. You know how I've been in the past and living alone with no local friends to see a lot and working a lot, it's stressful and i need a change but i know it won't fix anything at all long term.

The best thing I have found to help me is to forget about who i am at the time. I admit I used to use some substances, all still legal but still using them to escape who I am because i can't stand who I am deep down. Video games, constant communication with people you care about, even some TV Shows can really pull you in and after a while you'll be able to cope with it better and there will be times that you'll pop right out of it and enjoy yourself from there on out. Just watch yourself and if anything makes you hit really hard down or you need someone to talk to, you know I'm here and we can't rant at each other.


P.S. Sorry for the rant, but I've needed to vent that myself a little bit

going on runs helps me when I'm in a funk.