l am wonder for those who have suffered from depression.
How does the healing path of depression feel.
Did you or feel scared during your journey through your healing?
What did you do to help you heal?
l know everyone is different throught their experience but l am scared and need some comfort from strangers.

Thanks x
Please share your stories.
What did you do when you are in distress?
What do you do to cope during treatment?
How do you keep on going?
l thank you all for your .
Thank you for you advice.

the road is like ice skating. u really want to do it, but then FREAK when u hit the ice, but then u develop a groove. true, there may be spots on that ice where its a little cracked, but youll get over it.


im actually bipolar (but the type that is long lasting)
but my journey began with my trying to kill myself (NOT FUN!)
just stay on meds (if ur on any) because it is WORSE when u r off, emotinally & physically (it F***S YOU UP!)

i just learned a new instrument when l was down (sometimes al ittle bit of motivation; ie. eagerness to explore, kept me going, kept me interested.) but thats just me. l just relaxed also when the insturment thing got frustrating.
coping, is fake. they will tell u to draw a picture, but really, heres how it is

someone says something to you?
--- just reply ''oh really? thats nice''
be polite, theyll hate it & give up on harassing you

just a shitty day?
---picture ur boss/teacher/police stranded on a highway buck naked [sorry if that gives u badimages] u will laugh anyway

just keep rowing ur boat

l suffered from it in the 90 is after taking Accutane. It sent me over the edge to the point my family worried constantly. However, my recovery was made possible by my family. l know l was not an easy person to be around, yet they knew l was hurting & put it aside to help me.

The best thing for u to do is remember it is a process. Medications do not tend to ''kick in'' for weeks, so do not feel like u have lost all hope if u start taking it & feel no difference. (it will start to help u more & more) Also, keep in mind that medications r not the only RX u need. In order to pull yourself out & up, u have to take baby steps.

What sent me into it full blown is like l said, the disadvantage of Accutane which can make u practically bi-polar, a job l had for ten years that lost all glitter when the company sold off, & a fiance that turned out to be a bad decision, & a sudden move 350 miles from where l had grown up.

l started with the medication, went to a counselor to vent, (keep in mind they do not ''fix'' but r a neutral person who can help u better because they have no personal relationship to you) the support of my family & their efforts to get me out there again. They forced me at times to go out to eat, my mother went shopping with me, my dad & my father spent more time with me & focused on helping me to feel better about myself. It took quite a while, but once they pulled me out of the ''darkness'' l felt like l had plunged into--things got better.

How u can cope is to remember what l said.the meds & counseling take time, give yourself time. Do not mentally degrade yourself if u slip. (the internal messages we beat ourselves up with r a major contributor) Find one new interest. (not many, but one) It could be as small as riding a bike twice a day (which will help the endorphins to produce) & doing crossword puzzles. l know that sounds strange, but the more u re-train ur brain to focus on these things, the better u will be able to see the world around you.

Most of all.remember this is a product of chemical imbalance. Depressed individuals begin to lose the ability to produce serotonin more & more. (which is why u need meds to correct it) Do not beat yourself up. You r not crazy, worthless, a liabilty or a burden. This is normal & u WILL come out of it.

l hope l was able to help some.

l await treatment myself. But when it does, hopefully, happen, l am pretty sure it would be a rough journey. Just a little self-confidence and effort should get both of us through. :)

Well Recently l had a break down with all my Depression & Anxiety, it sucks so fucking bad. For 1 week l could not go out with friends or even be myself, l felt as if l was doomed or gonna be a failure & l was never going to be my normal self again, but with comfort from friends, Family, l pulled threw, l used my medical to see a doctor, l got prescribed Lexapro which is working so do not wory it is not making me sick l just ment to say it makes me feel good. But Yeah And l see a therapist to, it really helps. Just enjoy
yourself talk to family close friends, & u will be ur normal self again. Never give up.