Anybody Who Legit Gets Depressed or Anxious

Oh yeah all the time. Food, distraction, and time. Also, keep your thoughts in check. Sometimes when you feel sad it starts with a negative thought. These are lies that your brain tells you to trick you into pmo again. Don't listen to them! Also sometimes during these panic attacks and something happens that takes your mind off of things you you think it's only a matter of time before the bad thoughts come back. JUST KEEP FIGHTING THROUGH. Never give up and don't even think about relapsing bc that will make everything worse. I hope things get better for you RobinCoenBrosFan

 

I read my Bible. Read the book of Psalms. Lot's of encouragement in there. I play my guitar or listen to music, try to put myself in social situations. Read books, watch movies, work out, etc. overall just trying to distract myself.

 

Yeah me too! But I always think that the negative thoughts will come back, it's just a matter of time..

 

There's a couple of things I do:

• Have a good cry. Sometimes, you just need to let it out.
• Cry out to God and then affirm myself with his promises - like yeah, the book of Psalms! (They're mostly crying out).
• Call a good friend. I have a friend who struggled with depression and anxiety and I feel that just speaking to her reminds me that I'll be okay.
• Know that you'll be okay no matter what!
• I also use this app called "Breathe". It helps me get out of my head. It's a meditation and breathing app. They also have acupressure and yoga you can do. Most of the exercises are free
• I have a playlist call "you'll be okay". I always listen to King Krule when I'm low.
• I use Tumblr as an outlet I think it's a great distraction. My blog particularly focuses on depression, anxiety, Christianity and recovery (with plenty of memes).
• Sleep!

 

I am 28, and just finished grad school. During orientation a couple years ago I was told that counseling services was free for students. It took me over a year to get the initiative to do this. My counselor told me that I had all the signs of depression, and I didn't even know it. Self-negating thoughts such as "I'm a failure," float around in my head and I eventually believe they are true.

It's really helpful talking to someone regularly, though I don't think I would pay for counseling services if they weren't free. I have a couple really close friends, i.e. ones that I can call weekly for a few hours. My counselor recommended journaling--writing a label for all my negative thoughts. For example, the thought "I never do things right" is simply untrue. The word never is a globalization. Then, I would try to think of things that prove this thought wrong, and write them down. Like, "I helped my friends move out" is an example of doing something good, etc.

PMO isolates me, and it is the thing I do when I feel isolated. It's one of the easiest ways for me to buy into the negative thoughts.

 

Same here, PMO seems to ruin everything I've got going for me when I'm in that high vibration state of positive energy. I become lethargic and skeptical the next day and attract the things I do not want. I find the best way to counteract this way of thinking is writing down where I want to go and getting some rest to ease up the resistance to getting what I want.

 

OOOH Steven Universe sounds cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

I read and watch a lot of self help and personal development type content. I also try to distract myself with various hobbies. Programming, gaming, TV, movies, drawing etc... Also talking to friends or people on forums or chatrooms like this helps. For the anxiety i'm trying different medications and supplements. Hoping to find a good combination that works.

 

I wouldn't believe in extroverts with social anxiety if I were not one. Talking to girls and leaving a strong first impression are the most difficult things for me. What I wind up having to do is make sure that I socialize with my close friends if I know that an important meeting (date, job interview, career fair, etc.) is coming up. I have to have a close pal that I can tell about my deep feelings or they take over. Best case scenario is I act "weird" or "creepy" when that happens. Frankly, if I get overloaded, I have to duck into an empty room and breathe a few times. As an extravert, boy that can be disappointing, but I have to do it. Porn was a go-to for me for many years to combat loneliness. Now, the munchies seems to be setting in. Oh, Lord!