i was experiencing depression one month ago..
but now can consider as recovered..
the problem is once i felt something wrong with i would think of depression..
what can i do? i mean so that i won't think so much about that..
or else i think i would need to go for counselling sessions again..

stick back to ur conselling or medications.

Depression of what?
What type of problems bothers you?

Depression is not a sickness but u need to go on medication for a long period althrough u feel like recovered. Make sure u get advise from doctor before stopping the medication or u may need to take longer medication once depression resurface again.

Go and do something new. I think you should find something to do, make good use of your time.

whailun, sometimes just finding someone to talk to & pour out all your worries is effective..
because that's what they do during counselling sessions, rite?
getting over past problems & moving ahead...

perhaps you could do a short term life plan: e.g. what to do in the next few weeks/months...
then you can have something to look forward to..

good luck & cheer up!

Talk to your friends. Or try calling Befrienders.

exercise....

I guess you attended counselling sessions before and not know the serious of your case, I would suggest that you go for those counselling sessions. If you want to fight your way out from being depressed, then I think there is something you can do to help yourself. A little recognition, be it from yourself or others, can boost your self-esteem and make you feel better about yourself. When you feel good about yourself, you will be confident in things and therefore, would not be so easily slip into depression when you think that there is something wrong in the situation. It will make you want to be over things instead of under.
Goodluck.

i don't know what i depression for..
the counsellor asked me about this also..
but i couldn't give her the answer..
i don't have financial problem, family problem, and even my studies as well..
my counsellor actually suggested me to go for a psychiatrist..
but i felt its very troublesome to travel all way long to the General hospital or the UM..
then during the next session of counselling, i told my counsellor i am better and we closed the file..

If u're severly depressed for no apparent reason, u should definitely go and see a doctor, preferably a psychiatrist. There are some medical as well as psychiatric conditions that can masquerade as depression. Don't take chances with ur health.

This post has been edited by drgadgets: Jan 10 2008, 04:13 AM

occupy your time with healthy activities , or socialize sikit lor..

Sounds like hormonal imbalance. You really should try seeing a psychiatrist.

It would have been better if you took your counselor's advise and seen the psychiatrist. Rather then claiming to be alright and closing the file.

continue with medication, definitely.

Your current environment is either too stifling, unchanging or frozen.

To shake things up, take a course in Vietnamese and migrate to Vietnam, that's where all the action is right now.

Depression usu as a result an able to accept something that beyond expectation. U gonna learn to accept things around it. Expressing feeeling too can be a way to release ur depression, get friends to talk so it will release ur depresion. Dont get too depressed for long time, or else it result pathologcial. One way of it - eliminate self ego just taught by buddha n also islam

TS, i also suffered from depression few yrs back, and just recently only i managed to overcome that feeling and fight back. thing is I didn't even know I was so depressed until I found out what it was to be truly happy..

what's bothering u? or ur just bored with ur life? nothing new going on? whenever i feel depression coming back again, I tell myself 'I am depressed now.' so that I'm aware of what I'm feeling and I'll try to stop the feeling from continuing too long.. so maybe I'll go out, have some fun, keep myself busy that kind of thing..

ur problem is this:
think more positive! read some self-help books maybe can help u? helped me a lot to renew my faith in starting a new day evryday, especially chicken soup for the soul series.. haha =P try to see problems in a new perspective ba.. 'what doesn't kill u, will only make u stronger.' all the problems u face now, will build up ur character so u are more able to handle bigger things in the future.

or could u elaborate more on ur prob? maybe more ppl can help u this way.. not financial, not family, not studies.. what about relationships wise?

Yeah exercise is good... When you socialise, you tend not to be that depress anymore...

If you want to take medication, you can take St.John's Wort (you can buy them from Pharmacy), which is herbal anti depressant (since yours is just mild depression).

Apart from that, like what other forumers said, just try to think positive.

Probably, you just need to do something new....

cheer meet some new friends around you...else, come and chat here often... you'll find a lot of topics to talk in kopitiam...
let the time heals you..

Dude, I cant speak for you but I can tell you what I did after a very long while of being depressed.

The medications help to stem your emotions but not your thoughts. It feels good after awhile, but I felt it stemmed my abilities for free thought.

Lets see, I was on it for a month but I tapped of the dosage and did self monitoring and logged everything.

One day I just decided to 'do' something. Dusted off my running shoes, packed minimally (water, cam) and ran intervals.

speed walk 10m then sprint 10m, I was doped after awhile. now the trick here is the minimal part, I didnt bring cash so I cant grab a cab back which would force me to either walk back or crawl back lol.

it felt so good, i did again the following day. expanded my workout program to free weights.

my primary goal, to increase my dopamine levels.

No, I dont think I am out of the woods yet. lol. and running is something I dont normally do.

FREE YOUR MIND!

yea.I'm depressed also...about my new pc.


sad...

Hai guys,i also have depress problem also.i will feel like no meaning of life n for me life is just for working n sleeping only.I running a small business(handset shop) with my wife,every day working from 10am-10pm except sunday but i feel like just 5-10 % happy feeling in daily life n gotta pretend smiling to customer every day,feeling like wanna change job cos every day feeling scare of police,custom,consumer department n robberies but if i stop whose gotta pay my house,3 shop n car installment...haiz..

This post has been edited by sfl: Jan 17 2008, 01:49 PM

same problem here. stil under medication. even i am depress but i still can act like i am very cheerful, but everytime when i am alone at home (especially midnite), i will cried out. parents old already, almost everyday frightened of loosing them.. everyday repeat the negative thoughts.. feel so sorry to my ex-bf. ppl couldnt understand u since they never taste ur life.

luckily, i have a religion which enable me to have a strong sense of surviving.

Part of the cure is changing your mindset. Hope this link helps.
http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/depression.html

I was jobless for 5 months before and hence, tasted depression. I remember shedding tears while I was sitting in my car waiting at a traffic light. Not a good place for anyone's mind to be in.

Stupid rite , all of a sudden without logical reason your confidence just plummets, all -ve thoughts rush in to choke you, and feel like the whole worlds burden is suddenly on your shoulders.

After that, I think each of us needs some strong, great and resilient principles embedded in our minds. These indomitable beliefs in our minds will stop us from dropping to a lower state, and instead is a solid weapon to overcome troubles and to beat them, instead of letting it beat us.

Also, Know and accept that depressions are just temporary.

This post has been edited by nlik: Jan 23 2008, 11:05 PM

how many months u been used to draw u out from the depression?

Around like 4 to 5 months. Gradually lar. My case, managed to get a suitable job and that helped to boost and fight that low feeling. So gradually while starting to work again, it helped.

Initially it's like dragging 20 bucket's of water in the hot sun. but as you fight to move forward, more of the water spill out .

So it becomes easier to move faster as the buckets lose more water. Soon can walk normal as the buckets are emptied. Finally can run when the buckets are all empty! BUT don't stop too long because rain will surely fall again and buckets will fill with water.

Ah.. i just read from the same article that depressions is part of karma, cause and effect. Like a hukuman for something we all did in the past. So just bear with it lar, something like bayar hutang. After the period is over, then your debt is lighter.

So keep up your strength. It's only temporary! Don't lose to laziness.

This post has been edited by nlik: Jan 23 2008, 11:17 PM

hhmm...depress huh? i'm oso low in mood currenly..due to some problem...i duwan to talk to ppl...duwan share my problem...wan to b alone...duno y...

i go around shoppin centre..lingering around...eat alone...shopping alone...go to gym...release myself...workout...

sometimes..no explaination....u r moody..low...n u jus need to b alone...
but if u r in medication n counselling..try to stick to it...

my case...i will jus continue...lingerin alone...

Where got alone? So many thousands of people around the world also face depression.
Where got alone? U already live in this world for X amount of years, surely you know friends,relatives and friends mar.

Where got alone? Lowyat.net has a big red sign 100,000 members registered . Too bad.... no matter how it is, it's impossible to be alone if you are in a forum like this logically lar. Hence, you and the rest here are not alone. All of us are sitting on the same planet. In a way it's impossible to be 'Alone'.


Again, it's just yourself using those -ve words on yourself. I know it's hard to catch or realize, but it's good to start catching those words like a game. Games are fun rite? So start catching the Alone, Sad, F**K, D** words before they do more damage man.

I'm failur.. NO! But then always .... Yeah right, as if Lim Goh Tong never fail before.. Haih.... What Haih!, nothing to do izzit? got this list of things to complete, got that place to go some more wanna waste time ar. I will never win 1.. D*u, cannot win here got so many other contests outside there. Life still going on, means can still win 1 mar. haiya, no one cares about.. care,care ,care ... what care u expect when u keep quiet. Ppl are not pyschic ok, U already big man still wanna act like baby meh? But then hor.... walaue, enough la.. get out get out dun kacau me already u dumb, negative stuff.

And so the game went on in my head...Shoot it before it shoots you down. hahaa..

This post has been edited by nlik: Jan 24 2008, 01:44 AM

You get a hobby. Anyway, depression is entirely a bad thing. It is because of depression then only you learn how to stand up again. But of course, you must have the strength and determination to climb out from it. Once you're out, you'll grow stronger, mentally.

If everything else fails, chat with us. Don't be alone. Haha.

pinkish, JS5016 how is your progress so far? It's possible to start a journal on this forum. Useful to chart your improvements and motive you to move on.

well....since i dun dare to share my problems with my fren so much..coz i tend to think tat every1 is bz with their own routine/worries...so i duwan to bother them so much...

jus join tis LYN not long ago...find out tat..u guys here is very nice...n it is the next best thing after my sliced of bread...i can chat with u guys...n feel more relaz.....thanks

go to beach kai kai...
feel the breeze..

KL dun hav beach....only got air polution.....dun hav sea breeze..
u wan me row boat to PD...ther nearest beach....
ur place got beach?? so good...

haha..Kelantan ma..hee
sure got beach lo..XD
else u go swimming pool lo..^^

go to rooftop of the building oso not bad...high up in the sky...no body kacau u.....sit there feel the wind...

dun worry...i wont jump down...

i had depression 1 years ago . Recover from reading a book everyday, it called God's Daily Promises, its not a bible but its a daily word from God. I read until i cried...cos it really touch my heart, real deep...i m very thankful to tis friend for giving this book to me during the toughest time i ever had in my life. Be strong JS5016, everything is gonna be alright after some time..

There are many types of depression. Some may be triggered by particular events (like a death of a loved one or loss of job) and some may not be. That's why many people say that they don't have a "reason" to be depressed. Chronic depression is a disease of the mind and requires treatment just like any other disease. It doesn't just "go away". I found this to be a good resource when I had depression. Hopefully, it helps us all understand depression better.

http://www.wingofmadness.com/index.php/Dia...-Feel-Like.html

I didn't see a psychiatrist or even a counsellor. I did tell my GP about it though and I was very honest about it. When it got really bad and I was having terrible insomnia, she prescribed some mild antidepressants for me. That helped me but I was adamant not to be drug-reliant and so, after informing my doctor and having her approval, I monitored myself and slowly cut down the dosage until I was completely weaned off it.

And I completely agree with those who suggested exercise. It's an excellent way to increase the production of "happy hormones".

Good luck and I hope those of you with depression overcomes it soon.

How about getting a sex buddy?

It's like nothing these days.

try to go out with those fren who are happy optimistic and like to joke, and longer time, you can forget all the depression....

Ive noticed a trend in Malaysian urban youths these days that is quite frankly, disturbing. It really gets under my skin somehow.

Drama queens
All this "I'm so sad I just want to die," "My parents hate me because I'm so ugly" "I cut myself last night, want to see the scars? Im so lonely etc

People, particularly youths these days, actually think its cool being depressed. They hang out, go to concerts together, wear heavy mascara, do drugs and claim theyre depressed. Hmmm

Lawl this is so true. Anyway to fight depression is find something to fill up your free time like everyone said.

This post has been edited by Anime-FAN: Feb 18 2008, 02:32 PM

try to waste ur time on other thing and concentrate on other thing. Tat's the way to avoid u to keep thinking the sad thing

Have you heard of the law of attraction ?

I always find the company of friends, music, alcohol, computer games, 'angry gym session' a very good way to fight depression though.

I get the so tired that I don't give a crap feeling just need some time to sleep it off. Of coz unless I had too much caffeine.