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How Do I Try To To Get Better Without Using Meds?

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Waterport, NY

i've been on here for a little while trying to find help and recently ive been moving between psychologists but i've just been like this since about i was 8 and when i was diagnosed officially in july ive trying to get better but it doesn't help and before i was diagnosed i knew something was wrong i honestly hated honestly being alive and alls i did when i would be at school is hide in the library listening to music and just reading but when i wasn't there i hold myself up in my room and rarely… read more

September 14, 2016
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

Yes, learn meditation , Yoga, tai chi, look for self help and spiritual books - net has thousands - can check books for free download in those areas also. Some activity you really enjoy from photography to martial art. Support groups, trust and love yourself enough to take really great care of yourself - all I can think of now - What comes to your mind if you really ask?

June 4, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I find walking in nature alone with Hod helps. There is an meditation application called Abide that I listen to before bed

April 5, 2023
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I find myself in the same predicament. I stopped taking medication because after so many years of taking it, I felt I was walking around with no feelings whatsoever. I have been trying to do without, and if anything it’s worse. I have noticed that being alone doesn’t help. There’s so many things that I can do but then there’s so many obstacles that stop me from doing it. One is money. Family members are too busy with their lives. In times like these what I really would like to have is a friend that doesn’t expect anything from me. But I know that’s hard to find. Someone to hang out with, and a good listening ear. A support group maybe would help as well. But hard to find. Financially, i cannot do a lot. Every penny spent must be spent wisely. I would like to be more involved in doing things because it is a distraction that helps, by not giving me so much time to think.. I do plan to get back on some kind of medication because the sadness I’m feeling alone is just worse than walking around with no feeling at all. We just have to find that balance. We must keep trying until we do find it. I hope you are able to find your balance. Be well. ✌🏽

November 26, 2022
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I completely understand and often look for non medical solutions because I've yet to find meds that actually work. I've had depression for more than 20 years, anxiety for nearly 10 years and no medication has ever really helped me. However I have found some things that legitimately do help. Exercise is a big one. It helps me work through my anxiety in a positive way. It also gives me interest in different types of exercise I want to try, etc. It helps my depression because I was made fun of and put down because of my weight, so exercise gives me control over my body and makes me feel better. It's not a 100% cure though so I add in other things. I volunteer quite a bit because I like helping people and animals so I volunteer mostly in my church and for various humane societies. That genuinely helps my depression and makes me feel good about myself. Try some of those things. Maybe they will help you too.

March 9, 2023
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I combine hiking with photography

December 8, 2023

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