Depression & Anxiety

>>42194808
graduating fixed it.... for now. gotta get a job fuckkkkk

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Realising that it will always be there. Cognitive behavioural therapy and good physical health soften the blow.

>>42194822
What did you study? I'm trapped in a call centre doing 10 hour shifts. I feel like being here for 3 years has maybe been the defining moment where it began, however I am not sure if that is a reasonable explanation. I can't really afford uni and I'm not sure about going into debt for it

My doctor didn't really seem to care, just made me fill out a form and gave me 6 months of this crap, sent me on my way

>>42194836
Is CBT really worth it? It's going to cost me thousands to go through and I'm hesitant since my doctor wasn't engaged with me at all and was interested in prescriptions. May just be a shit doc, but if medical care in general is this way then I'm not sure I want to go through that

You need a drastic lifestyle change.

I'm on 20mg Lexapro to treat my depressive and OCD symptoms I got after a mental breakdown. From one day to the next I transformed from a go-getter to a fatigued insomniac depressed mess.

It does wonders for my OCD symptoms in particular but it really is just a band-aid to stop everything from bleeding. The real work is in your lifestyle. Get an interesting job, lift, get up and go to bed at the same time every day, have good social health and eat healthy. (Social health is friends, social status and romantic relationships). Then after you got all of this give it a year before you feel cured; the brain needs time to adapt.

Also be aware of vitamins and minerals when you are depressed. A lot of it is supposed to be really benificial but some stuff can really put a number on you. For example omega 3 makes me super depressed, same goes for calcium

t. guy who suffered from burnout who feels fine now

Also: lold at working 10 hour shifts in a call centre. for sure that is going to depress you like mad. That's more than 70% of your waking day that you spend doing something that absolutely sucks.

Was happy when I went to the gym all the time, now unhappy because Ive stopped going lost all my gains and have no motivation, I know the solution is to just go to the gym again but theres something in my head holding me back from going again

>>42194846

NHS pal.

If it is going to cost you I wouldn't bother. It can be more difficult but you can do it yourself. It's basically training your thoughts to dispel negative. The trick is to not expect happiness or be positive, just Break the negative cycle. For example, I literally would tell my thoughts to fuck off, even aloud. I've since found healthier distractions by thinking about new fitness goals or my meal prep.

Hope you make it, anon.

>>42194944
I live in New Zealand and it's not included in public healthcare according to my doc. Also not covered by my health insurance :(

Thanks for your advice, I have this file saved on my phone of basically a checklist of all the stuff you mentioned plus just routine things I may forget. I keep it there so when I start getting all dark I can just run through it and it at least keeps me occupied. Feels utterly pathetic and betamax to require basically a baby sitter for your brain but I guess whatever works is good for you

>>42194846
you know that guy steve who did blues clues for years? he quit the show because he said it was making him depressed. he said it was mind numbing sitting in front of a green screen for 8-12 hours a day doing take after take to get that perfect "touch" in every episode.


and they were paying that dude crazy money to wear a green polo and sing stupid songs for kids


if it makes you miserable the money don't matter

>>42194808
>If ex sadboye, what fixed it?

no music, no visual stimulus, no nostalgia, no valuing effeminate moods, no relaxing the mind, less questions and more statements, more predictions, more actions, coldshowers, nofap, IF, everyday workout, hour long walks everyday, journaling, philosophy, stretching, clean diet (keto sometimes), reading non-fiction aloud with the intended annunciation (don't discount this one).

Asceticism doesn't aim for great comfort or happiness, you practice moving towards discomfort until you know you can handle regular bouts of pleasure seeking without getting stuck in the bad thought loops those other lifestyles encourage.

Try to become keenly alert and never default to external solutions to your problems (blurting out your problems impulsively only serves to cement them - suffer in silence - never confuse a learned feminine tendency to complain with your inner authenticity). Analyze accurately, act accordingly and get command over yourself.

Drugs steal the results of the effort before it is due and only reward a failed approach. The best you can hope for with drugs is that the effects of the stolen result is seen as something worth protecting enough to go back and perfect the approach to life. But this rarely happens, it usually only makes the person more accepting.

>>42195184
Well I am doing to stick with the drugs as it's what my parents and doctor think is best, your post was awesome though, saved

I see what you mean about drugs "stealing the reward", never thought of it that way, kinda worrying