Today a very famous Indian actor commited suicide after suffering from depression So,I wanted to ask Have any of you suffered from depression If yes,how are/did you face it/overcome it?
I had it bad having someone want me dead my mom was just annoyed and mad at me for cutting and I was like gurl calm ur booty down I was suicidal since 5th or 4th grade I wouldn’t say I was depressed but I just always had the urge to cut and putting the knives away had to be quick to put it away but I had and still do have really good supportive friends that I know I can trust I have a friend checking in on me I really just stopped I mean I still consider but I only really stopped to get rid of my annoying therapists but I’m grateful cause I really could have cut more or worse if they hadn’t annoyed me so much but I still have thoughts so please suggestions tips help also sorry this was so long
Yes. I was in 7th grade around 12 maybe? I was suicidal and was thinking about dying every day. My mom found out and I went to a hospital that gave me a psych evaluation and determined that I wasn't safe so I was sent by ambulance to a mental institution. I stayed for 6 days and learned a lot. Half way through I got very sick (my fever was 106.8 or something, I could have died!) I wasn't allowed to do anything for that time, but thankfully I was allowed to leave. Im doing much better but I still have my days.
Hi! I used to have it really bad from 9th to 11th grade. I'm doing much better now though (I'm an incoming college student now) and here's a few things I've done that he helped me loads in overcoming the worst of it:
(1) Searching for something to hold on for / look forward to, no matter how distant it may seem. In the times when I felt like ending everything, I told myself, how can I reach the dreams Ive been holding out for all this time if I give up and end myself now?
(2) Calling myself out on my destructive nonproductive self-depreciating thoughts. I've gained so much confidence in myself now (after 3 years of severe depression!), and I realized that the only one stopping myself from realizing my worth was me. When faced with spiralling into negative thoughts, self-counter them. Challenge your negative perception. Sometimes things are not as bad as they seem. It's really fucking hard to challenge your own negativity, especially if you've been depressed for long. But it's worth the effort when you feel like you're slowly progressing for the better.
(3) Addressing my traumas that have lead to my depression. It's only after acknowledging them properly that I was able to heal.
(4) Romanticizing the little everyday things. I swear, after doing this for the past year, it's made life more bearable and so much more worth living. Try lookingat life as a movie, get giddy over choosing an outfit, or getting a coffee at a cafe. When I feel like everything's against me, I try to think of myself as an anime character, and how my redemption arc is still soon to come!
(5) Countering my bad experiences by trying my best to make as many good memories as I can.
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Overcome it? Nah man, I just vibe with my inner demons.
I had it bad having someone want me dead my mom was just annoyed and mad at me for cutting and I was like gurl calm ur booty down I was suicidal since 5th or 4th grade I wouldn’t say I was depressed but I just always had the urge to cut and putting the knives away had to be quick to put it away but I had and still do have really good supportive friends that I know I can trust I have a friend checking in on me I really just stopped I mean I still consider but I only really stopped to get rid of my annoying therapists but I’m grateful cause I really could have cut more or worse if they hadn’t annoyed me so much but I still have thoughts so please suggestions tips help also sorry this was so long
Yes. I was in 7th grade around 12 maybe? I was suicidal and was thinking about dying every day. My mom found out and I went to a hospital that gave me a psych evaluation and determined that I wasn't safe so I was sent by ambulance to a mental institution. I stayed for 6 days and learned a lot. Half way through I got very sick (my fever was 106.8 or something, I could have died!) I wasn't allowed to do anything for that time, but thankfully I was allowed to leave. Im doing much better but I still have my days.
Hi! I used to have it really bad from 9th to 11th grade. I'm doing much better now though (I'm an incoming college student now) and here's a few things I've done that he helped me loads in overcoming the worst of it:
(1) Searching for something to hold on for / look forward to, no matter how distant it may seem. In the times when I felt like ending everything, I told myself, how can I reach the dreams Ive been holding out for all this time if I give up and end myself now?
(2) Calling myself out on my destructive nonproductive self-depreciating thoughts. I've gained so much confidence in myself now (after 3 years of severe depression!), and I realized that the only one stopping myself from realizing my worth was me. When faced with spiralling into negative thoughts, self-counter them. Challenge your negative perception. Sometimes things are not as bad as they seem. It's really fucking hard to challenge your own negativity, especially if you've been depressed for long. But it's worth the effort when you feel like you're slowly progressing for the better.
(3) Addressing my traumas that have lead to my depression. It's only after acknowledging them properly that I was able to heal.
(4) Romanticizing the little everyday things. I swear, after doing this for the past year, it's made life more bearable and so much more worth living. Try lookingat life as a movie, get giddy over choosing an outfit, or getting a coffee at a cafe. When I feel like everything's against me, I try to think of myself as an anime character, and how my redemption arc is still soon to come!
(5) Countering my bad experiences by trying my best to make as many good memories as I can.