how can i beat this depression and anxiety?
hey everyone..ok its a long story but i will cut it down. basically a couple of years ago i went through a stressful time and ended up having a kind of breakdown i guess. i developed bad generalised anxiety disorder..so bad i actually became agoraphobic ( cudnt leave my house) which then obviously became depression because i was trapped inside scared of everything. ok well now i have managed to pretty much nearly overcome the agoraphobia, i can go out now, i have a great bf, social life back and started back to work part time but i still have anxiety. like i will still worry over stupid things that wudnt bother other people and i cant take it anymore. will it ever go? will i ever be the same again? i have a life back but im still unhappy and anxious. its like i just go through the day to day motions now. i just want to be back to the old me. will it come in time? i guess i just need some hope that i will overcome it. im 24
any advice is very welcome.
you need to go on anti depressants. the will sort you out. so make an appointment soon as possible.
March 15th, 2010 at 3:55 am
One of the best tools against depression is physical exercise. Any exercise is good, but if you really get to the point where you are sweating, your body will be producing endorphins and other chemicals that keep you uplifted. You can also get a blood analysis done to see if you are lacking any vital nutrients and/or hormones.
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March 15th, 2010 at 4:06 am
i think you have a mental disorder . and you let this illness overwhelming you
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March 15th, 2010 at 4:27 am
i agree with the first answer plus talking to someone unconnected helps,your dr will put you forward for counselling if you ask him.you WILL get better.x
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March 15th, 2010 at 4:49 am
AGORAPHOBIA often occurs as a result of having had a panic attack in a public place, and not wanting to repeat that experience outside of a place where someone feels safe, which is usually at home, in a place where they feel exposed, and unable to get help quickly. 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or more alternatives along such lines are on page 1, at 8m.com, below, about agoraphobia. At the first sign of one, employ an ANTI PANIC ATTACK breathing technique. Advice from a clinical psychologist is to breathe in to the count of 3: (one thousand one; one thousand two; one thousand three) each takes around a second to say to yourself, in your mind, and out to the count of 3. Read: "Power Over Panic", by Bronwyn Fox, from your bookstore, or enter "panic attacks" in the searchbar at Amazon.com for more media.
View http://deeplyrelax.com & http://www.deepsloweasy.com/html/intro.htm Note: the controlled breathing only helps with the symptoms, as do medications/herbal remedies. Address the underlying cause, which requires some form of therapy; see your-mental-health.8m.com, below, re anxiety, on pages H, & I. Imagine that the cause of your panic; your anxieties, fears, your self doubts, self recriminations, all the agonizing "I’m-so-Stupids"; every painful "I-can’t-do-it" are huge raging, hurtful bulls snorting and charging at you. You see them coming at you and you hold out your red matador’s cape at arms length and simply let them charge right by. Every time they come at you, hold out your arm with the red cape and let them rage and snort and go right on past. Some people recommend nettle tea, with a little honey. Others use Lavender tea, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, but use no milk or cream with herbal teas, or Valerian (caution: use it for 3 weeks at most!). Know how these affect you before driving, or doing anything dangerous, and it is far better to use the treatments, rather than relying on herbal remedies. Free online PANIC COURSE – http://www.panic-attacks.co.uk also available by email. See the section on panic attacks at http://www.mind.org.uk also Ebooklet form. They recommend letting a panic attack run its course, without doing anything to treat it, so you KNOW you will survive it. The usual maximum is 30 minutes, until symptoms begin to subside.
Also see http://www.anxietypanic.com/signs.html
and http://www.onestepatatime.com (chatroom, and one free email is allowed to their resident expert on joining [free] – more if a paid up member) and http://www.medicinenet.com/panic_disorder/artic… and http://www.squidoo.com/controlpanicattack/modul… and http://www.anxietynetwork.com Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-stress.html or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody/a/Meditation.htm or http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate or Yoga Nidra, (a series of easy mental exercises only; no flexibility required) at http://your-mental-health.8m.com/blank_11.html 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or more alternatives along such lines are on page 1, at 8m.com, about panic.
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Anxiety and depression are addressed on pages 1, i, 3, & b.
March 15th, 2010 at 5:23 am
well i think you have done great
some people never get over Agoraphobia so stop beating your self up
you are doing great but you need to hang in there
what kind of help are you getting from your Doctor, taking pills can help reduce your anxiety and help you get a good nights sleep.
doing excise as some one before me said will help a lot and thinking more positive will help.
no drinking Alcohol or shutting your self away from people
all the best
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my head
March 15th, 2010 at 5:33 am
I am 16, and i have Bi-Polar Depression and bad anxiety, i have had them since i was 8 years old. Oviously you know that pot helps.. But i am not going there.. What keeps me alive is my girl, which really could be anyone who understands you, and she understands the hell out of me. Something that also helps me a ton is having good music on my I-pod, I geuss ill go a little in-depth.. I listen to Saetia, Circle Takes the Square, Pg. 99, Oh Sleeper, Orchid, Otep.. Anyway, Counceling has only hurt me, its makes my stress and axiety worst, but that might just be me.. I am currently on Zoloft, but i used to be on Wellbutrin, and Abilify. Those didnt help me at all, Zoloft is a miracle drug though. Acid trips are a bad idea when you have anxiety, same with coaine and meth and similiar things. Drinking isnt always the best approach either to "escape", because youll obviously end up with a head-ache, and thats no good when your head already hurts from stress.. I am already drinking myself to death and im 16.. Simple things to look forward too are essential to dealing with stress, like making plans for the weekend way ahead of time, and something as simple as keeping gum on you that gives you that 2 second high of "Oh, i have gum, i am going to have one". For me, i smoke half a pack a day, and that helps me (mentally of course, not physically). I hope this helps.
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March 15th, 2010 at 6:06 am
you need to go on anti depressants. the will sort you out. so make an appointment soon as possible.
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March 15th, 2010 at 6:18 am
therapies for you are
spiritual healing
reiki
massage
exerise
being around good people
Testimonies
Spiritual healing ,Seichim and Reiki healing
Find good therapists in your area /a good spiritulist church
When People speak about their condition and tell of the benefits which they have found by employing the treatments one can only feel humbled .
An interesting article
Spiritual healing — study the healing of harry edwards google search
Harry Edwards recalled the case of a young man who, accompanied by a lady, was brought to me for healing. He was in great pain and eaten-up with arthritis. As the healing proceeded, so his pains left him, and his joints began to loosen and become free. When I had finished treating him, it was a real delight to see how wonderfully glad he was to be able to use his legs, feet, arms and hands again… and then he told me: "When I came here, I was convinced no one could help me, and I came only to please my Aunt, who brought me."
You worked a miracle with his father when he was very ill 1983-84 when I wrote to you, but you will be pleased to know he is now working for the Council and lives a fairly normal life.
I’s report is complete – he is 100% fit and will have no trouble in resuming his sporting activities -considering the first reports, this is a miracle. I do not know how I would have managed without your wonderful help.
You and the late Harry Edwards helped me so often and indeed I am still pressing on 18 years after I was expected to die from my last bout of cancer.
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All our healing/happiness /wealth/ health yours mine is linked right alongside our efforts and contribution to others.in direct proportion to the help we give others ie your healing comes with helping others achieve theirs there is a clear relationship-not many people realise this so if people are doing very little in helping others —they suffer more and longer…and if they are doing a lot they get well faster….so now you know what to do ,,and like a lot of us are already doing being of service. Do not even dream of healing to come to you if you are engaged in wrongful acts , wrongful words wrongful thoughts. It seems god –law will not be mocked .and you an prove this to your self .Sincerely pray and ask to be shown if this relationship is correct. And you will also find doing voluntary work builds self esteem self worth. So as well as helping others you are also helping yourself .one hour a day of useful contribution will make a difference….