Do people really get over depression?

[lovestobesexed]

Yes in time and sometimes with meds and therapy you do get over it.

I was living in an abusive relationship for many years and when I left, I blamed myself for taking the abuse and even at times causing it.

I talked to my doctor although I was scared to, and he prescribled

Aventyl and this helped me. There were days that I did not even want to get out of bed, I just wanted to be a recluse and do nothing and go nowhere.

He set me up with a counsellor to talk about my past and this helped me too.

It took about six months before I felt back to normal. I took the meds for one year then weaned myself off them.

They were a life saver and so was my doctor.

[newbby]

maybe you have to accept it will always be a problem for you, but that you can try and do things to lessen the likelyness of relapses. an important thing to remember too is that it is not a weakness so those who say things like i get it but i fight it etc, dont really get it, so dont feel it is your own fault. on the other hand try to live your life more carefully, by eating a healthy diet no caffiene, no sugar, fish oils, less wheat and acidic foods cut down on dairy too, doing meditation every day and cutting out every unnecessary stress in your life.

cbt or hypnosis are worth trying too.

[thromback]

What kind of depression is it when you only get depressed when you think of certain things or only sometimes. Right now I'm extremly happy, but I know tomorrow there will be a time I will get depressed. This usually only happens during winter time too?? I don't want to take any medication for it eithier. I'm in good shape and I practice martial arts and longboard skateboard and surf. In the winter times I am unable to surf (I dont have a winter wetsuit) or longboard skateboard, so I have no way of escaping depression besides sleeping or waiting it out. I want to know if there's any way of dealing with depression other than medication, thanks alot.

[BrainRightHeartWrong]

What kind of depression is it when you only get depressed when you think of certain things or only sometimes. Right now I'm extremly happy, but I know tomorrow there will be a time I will get depressed. This usually only happens during winter time too?? I don't want to take any medication for it eithier. I'm in good shape and I practice martial arts and longboard skateboard and surf. In the winter times I am unable to surf (I dont have a winter wetsuit) or longboard skateboard, so I have no way of escaping depression besides sleeping or waiting it out. I want to know if there's any way of dealing with depression other than medication, thanks alot.

 

its called reactive depression and there are many different levels of it, look it up on google, i am currently suffering from it and taking meds which i'm not sure about

[kanga]

I lived most of my young life feeling depressed. Finally in college, the crap hit the fan and I went through a period where I was clinically depressed and other things. That lasted for about two years.

 

That ended five years ago. Today I am medication-free, therapy-free, everything-free. Yeah, I still have issues that I deal with. Yes, I worry that I'll have a relapse. But I know that it was my will and determination to no longer be sick that pulled me from the edge and back to mental healthiness. And I know if I do relapse, I can make it through once again.

 

I believe with all the right tools and motivation that people can recover.

[Becoming]

I've had major depression five times in my 45-year life. Two were post-partum. It sucks. Depression is a wily enemy that sneaks up on you.

 

Here's what I've found that helps me more than anything else:

 

Diet and proper nutrition--B vitamins, 5-HRT, DHEA, Omega 3 oils (1000 mg/day ~4 capsules), CoEnzyme Q 10, vitamins, minerals, amino acids. This regimen has enabled me to go off meds.

 

Exercise (which I'm not consistent with when depressed, as others have said)

 

Managing stress well.

 

THERAPY! It sounds like you've been given free counsellors, which sometimes aren't very good. I've finally found a therapist who's amazing and it's made all the difference. I think she's helping me get at the cause of all the depression, which is a bad belief system based on past abuse and neglect that happened to me early in life.

 

Not watching TV after 10:00 p.m. so I can sleep. Something about TV makes me too wired for sleep, which sets (I write this at 1 a.m., so I obviously have trouble taking my own advice! There--I just turned off TV.)

 

Drinking lots of water. I don't know how this helps, but it does. I live in chronic pain which walks hand in hand with depression, so maybe it helps the pain, which helps the depression.

 

Staying productive. I sometimes have to force myself to do this.

 

 

You're fighting a formidable foe. Drawing on support from positive people and minimizing contact with those who drag you down is also important.

 

Will you have this all your life? I would have said yes a year ago. With my therapy, I'm not so sure I'll have to go through this again for anything other than normal grief. If I do, I know how to fight it and win. It just seems like the pit is not as deep now and I know what to do and who to call to get out quicker.