So I have been struggling with what I thought was depression for as long as I can remember but just recently I kinda got some kind of answer.
I was seeing a counselor and he said that he wouldn't diagnose me but if he had to take his best guess he would say I have dysthymia or as I have started to call it functional depression.
Basically I can get up work and do all that kind of stuff but I never get any joy or satisfaction from anything. Sure in some moments I feel happy but afterwards I always get depressed or empty soon after.
I know that there are things I should feel joy over, I know there are things I have done that I should feel satisfied about but nothing ever seems to make me happy longer than in the moment.
I was just hoping for some advice/words of wisdom to help me out.
Also I have had suicidal thoughts more and more. More times then I can count.
>>18698549
I've had this all my life. Effexor really helped me, but it's not a cure. But I feel better. Seek help. Get vitamins, no shifty products. Do some research. Iherb is a good place to buy strong ones.
>>18698549
>>18698549
newest research found out that many psychical illnesses do nit really come from your actions, theycome from your gut bacteria.
try out vitamin D 4000 IU a day + Magnesium + Vitamin K + Probiotics.
Also use natural probiotics, like yogurts, apple vinegar and sourcrout.
OP, how is your shit. Is it hard or soft?
Often, a bad stool is linked to bad gut bacteria.
This is a serious question and since we are Anons, you can tell.
OP you are a fag if you cannot talk about your stool on an anonymous message board.
If you cannot tell others how you feel, you will never get over your dysthymia.
Well, faggot, there is not much more to be said about this that hasnt been said 1000 times before
I've lived with feelings of hopelessness, chronic pain, suicidal thoughts, lack of meaning, extreme loneliness, etc, all my life
I didn't seek help until last year because I went neet and was pretty much psychotic
I had never tried to get help before because there were moments were I was not depressed at all and throught I was just being a little bitch
Turns out I'm bipolar, yay
Meds can help, but, imo, depression is for life. The stuff it makes you see just doesnt go away
Maybe you can get out in time if you get help right now, and tell your family and all that disgusting crap you have to do
I wish I would had reached out before, in my teens, so I wouldn't had fucked up my life so much
The thing is that life legit is meaningless but you "have" to give it one. I don't see how is this possible, but maybe can figure it out
I couldn't sleep tonight and that means I'm in for quite a ride today
Eat healthy, excercise, sleep well, get a hobby, bla bla bla, all that stuff helps, at least thats what they say
If anything helped me once to see life from a non-depressive point of view was LSD ego death. Maybe try that but be careful.
what is your digestion like?
is it like A or like B?
>>18698798
>depression is for life
NO.avi
>>18698549
-Continue with your shrink. Maybe he can help you figure out why you get no joy
-Take care of your physical health. Among other things, exercise releases endorphins
-Grab hold of every random moment of happiness you have. Tell yourself "I am happy. Let me remember this moment. If I ever get so low that I wonder if I've ever been happy, let me remember this one"