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Anyone else suffer from Mental Illnesses? How do you cope

You're supposed to project your shit through an online persona instead of reflecting on yourself.
 
I really don't understand depression i guess you have to suffer from it to know what it is. Had a friend that was always down and whinging about life on FB I told him to stop being a little bitch and go on holiday and slay some ass to cheer himself up.
The prick necked himself 2 days later he was only 22 what the fuck does a 22 year old have to worry about that he would kill himself.
Not sure what my point was thread just reminded me of him.
 
STEVEN SEAGOLD said:
Nice pseudoscience

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To be fair, two of the treatment options he suggested are fairly mainstream. Any doctor that doesn't encourage a depressed person to exercise is not doing his/her job. If you're hospitalized for depression, putting you on a treadmill is part of the treatment regime from any credible clinician.

The jury's still out on mindfulness meditation, but there's a lot of research being done and at least some promising early results. It makes sense, given that mindfulness meditation has been shown to strengthen neural pathways that allow you control over your thoughts, which is essentially the cognitive part of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). On the other hand, there was a recent randomized controlled trial in the U.K. that found behavioral activation, essentially CBT without the cognitive part, to be as effective as CBT.

No treatment for depression has a high success rate, and when treatment does succeed it usually only helps with a subset of symptoms (for example, talk therapies have been found to be effective for psychomotor retardation [low energy levels and inability to function], but not anhedonia [loss of pleasure]). Management tends to be about trying different combinations of the things that work for some people until you find what works for you. If it stops working, find something new. As with any chronic disease, the majority of management of depression falls on the patient. It's a challenge when you're mired in that psychomotor retardation, so if you can get out of it, you do everything you can to stay out of it.

Options that evidence suggests work for some people include:
  • Addressing underlying stressors where applicable.
  • Reactivating social networks.
  • Antidepressants can help, although mostly for more severe cases. There's not a lot of good evidence for mild/moderate depression.
  • Talk therapy. Not a lot of evidence it matters what talk therapy, although I'd stick with professionals.
  • A structured exercise program.
  • Relaxation training.
  • Exposure to sunlight, or one of those solar lamps.
In some cultures, they also swear by the use of sayings or religious verses that the person can draw inspiration from. I don't know that it's been rigorously studied, but the WHO uses it.
 
20% of the general population will have a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. 50% over their lifetime. On Sherdog, this number has to be damn near 100%
 
STEVEN SEAGOLD said:
Talking to a shrink sometimes helps, but so does talking to any random stranger... Whether or not they're interesting and have something to say is what counts.
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Seek more meaningful social interactions. the net has made many of us with certain personality types social recluses.

And get some exercise.
 
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Nothing wrong with thc unless it makes your problem worse.
I used to work with psych patients extensively... most needed medicating. You just can't expect to be able to manage alone.
My opinion, many will cope fine with daily medication (pharmaceutical).
 
I'm sure I do. When I drink I turn into a completely different person. Like not in a normal way.
 
I've found that the lowest dose of medications like antidepressants or benzos works the best for me. Maybe because they don't build up as much? Who knows
 
bigbangspiritbomb said:
You had low test before ever touching anti depressants. Mad?

Here is some advice; GROW A PAIR AND MAN UP SALLY.
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I used to think that way, but one of my good friends suffers from some pretty serious depression. It's made me re-evaluate my standpoint pretty seriously.
 
bigbangspiritbomb said:
The term mental illness basically encapsulates the human nature which battles ego. Taking one's thoughts too fucking seriously. Reacting to one's thoughts, seeking power, status, and essentially, chasing phantoms.

Can you be the presence behind the thought? Can you accept your depression and life situation as it is? resisting it is madness.

Find what gives you meaning and purpose. What makes you feel alive. Drive/live in this lane. I feel alive lifting weights, mma, traveling, and self exploration. It could reading, education, learning new skills, exploring, and challenging myself. Free thinking goes a long way.

Part of the mental health problem is that, your discontentment is met with a pill; pharmaceuticals get rich, and you are dumb down. Yes, in extreme cases, someone with a psychosis needs help. Someone schizo tripping balls at their base line needs fucking help. The pill doesn't fix.


Create cooping strategies; find 3 things you are grateful daily. Find 3 positive affirmations to help start your day off. 3 things that would make today awesome. Begin the day with meditation no matter how long or short. Start the day with a prayer. End the day with 3 wins of the day and 3 ways you could improve the day. End with more meditation and a prayer.


Imagine; what if the doctor prescribed 1. change your diet 2. get some exercise 3. do some aerobic exercise 4. eat health nutritional diet 5. meditate ???

How fucking rich would they be?
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Can the purpose and meaning be smashing the people who disrespected you? That is what I keep thinking about.
 
Rav1n1983 said:
I really don't understand depression i guess you have to suffer from it to know what it is. Had a friend that was always down and whinging about life on FB I told him to stop being a little bitch and go on holiday and slay some ass to cheer himself up.
The prick necked himself 2 days later he was only 22 what the fuck does a 22 year old have to worry about that he would kill himself.
Not sure what my point was thread just reminded me of him.
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I had depression since I was 12 and had suicide attempts. What does a 12 year old have to worry about? Not much if anything at all. But mental illness does your head in bruh. Doesn't matter what you have going on in your life, mental illness on its own is enough to fuck with you and make you feel hopeless. Getting some ass isn't the answer. You kinda sound like an insensitive jerk.
 
Kardashians said:
I had depression since I was 12 and had suicide attempts. What does a 12 year old have to worry about? Not much if anything at all. But mental illness does your head in bruh. Doesn't matter what you have going on in your life, mental illness on its own is enough to fuck with you and make you feel hopeless. Getting some ass isn't the answer. You kinda sound like an insensitive jerk.
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Yeah I was being a jerk that's my point. Like I said I have never suffered from a mental illness so I can't comprehend it I have a reasonably stressful life but I just put my head down and push on. I wasn't trying to be a dick to my friend and I certainly didn't want him to kill himself being depressed is just an alien concept to me.
 
irish_thug said:
I used to think that way, but one of my good friends suffers from some pretty serious depression. It's made me re-evaluate my standpoint pretty seriously.
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I think a lot of people only rethink the hard stances they've taken on sensitive issues when it affects someone close to them who they respect and care about.
 
STEVEN SEAGOLD said:
I've had clinical depression and GAD since I was 16. It's been tough to deal with at times. Really an up and down battle. There's been times when I've wanted to end it all. The anti-depressants worked in the beginning, but my tolerance is so high I'm numb to them. Talking to a shrink sometimes helps, but so does talking to any random stranger... Whether or not they're interesting and have something to say is what counts.

I've found over the last few years that pot helps a lot. Is it escapism? Am I trying to ignore my condition/s? I don't really know. For now the weed does the trick. However I can feel my body accommodating to the stimulus. Won't be long before it no longer does it for me.. I'll have to find something new then. I heard Kratom is good.

Anyone else suffer from similar conditions? How did you find out about your condition. When were you diagnosed. How do you cope?
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KEEP ON PUFFIN MY FRIEND.
 
Rav1n1983 said:
Yeah I was being a jerk that's my point. Like I said I have never suffered from a mental illness so I can't comprehend it I have a reasonably stressful life but I just put my head down and push on. I wasn't trying to be a dick to my friend and I certainly didn't want him to kill himself being depressed is just an alien concept to me.
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it really is to people that don't suffer from it. It seems like we should be able to snap out of it but that's often not how it works.
 
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