How to cope with depression?

The root of depression is NOT spiritual, it's physiological! No hocus pocus religious nonsense is going to help you! My dear, I want you to put on some sweats and go for a walk. Better yet, if you can go for a run. Run until the sweat pours out of you and you can taste the salt in the drop that runs down your nose and across your lips. Run until your legs burn. Focus on burning off the anxiety. Focus on taking that negativity you're feeling and using it as fuel. The tomorrow do it again, except this time even further! Do this! Please trust me, I have been through what you are going through and this really works (make sure you have some good sneakers :-))

I'm 16 yrs old n suffer from severe depression... I ended up in the hospital a few years ago for it and they offered me meds but I refuse to take em. But in the hospital they taught me some good coping skills (other then harming yourself or others) but there was music therepy., you sit down listen to random songs n write down how they make you feel., and then there was journaling & art., just write and draw whatever you feel. Working out could be another one too...... Just don't stay in bed all day., it won't make you feel any better and it could make your condition worse. Find something you enjoy and focus on that . . . .

Hi, First of all i would like to say i know what you are going through, i do feel for you from what you have said. I also started with depression at the age of around 15 and have been ill since that young age, im now 20 and have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 3 years ago, i have been in and out of hospital been under numerous doctors and mental health teams, but i am now well, i have been through a hell of alot but have come out the other end, ( the reason why im saying this is so you hopfully may feel a tiny bit better knowing you wont be like this forever!) Many many people suffer from depression so you are by far not alone. Its one of the most common conditions and being depressed should not be seen as a weakness, somebody doesnt call sombody with cancer weak so why people with depression? I think seeing a GP would be very helpfully or a school counsellor? You talk to whoever you need to talk to and or want to dont be pushed by ANYBODY, i know at the moment everything seems like an effort and the only way out is to end it, but try really hard to take yourself out of the situation and look ad some good things, think of people who have it worse which is what i try to think like all the time. Things will ease if you have the proper and appropiate help, i have a mental health team that are amazing, they are so supportive of me and listen to me like a real person and understand my needs and have faith me. My CPN nurse is amazing also. Think about feeling better, and try to make a decision on what you want to do help wise. Stay safe and my thoughts are with you. x

Look, you're fine. You're sad because you don't know yourself and you mind well, and because the world around us is in such bad state. Basically your childhood is over, and the only option is to get massive loans for a house and car, and work the rest of your life to pay it off, like some sort of a slave. Your mind is probably telling you this subconciously, but you're affraid to think that there is another way, because there's nothing indicating that there is. I suggest trying to learn to understand yourself. And then try to understand the reality about the world around you. I had bad depression and I spent hours thinking why, which after all that thinking took me to a root cause. There's always a reason, it's just that your mind burries it, because there's no way of coping with it, i.e. you cant yourself do anything about it, even though you realise it's profoundly wrong. once you figure yourself out, you'll know what keeps you going, and what can bring you down, and knowing that you'll feel a bit better. Also, I'd suggest watching some really good documentaries about the reality of the world around you. Life on this planet can be all we want it to be, and so much more, it's just that the selfish interests of very few are preventing us to do so. You should watch 'Zeitgeist: moving forward', 'Home', 'Corporation', 'too big to fail', 'No end in sight', and any other documentaries that will open your eyes. I wish you all the best, and don't think Im some sort of a revolutionary, I have a well paid job, in a large organisation, but just by knowing myself, and the world around me, the unknowns dissapear, and with them the fear. Because all that fear is, is not knowing what's in the dark.

The root of deep depression is spiritual. I personally saw a person pray for another person who has depression for many years and a demon manifested and was cast out of the person and the person became free. I never believed depresssion could be spiritual until I saw it happen with my own eyes and ears. the group that prayed for the person was from jesuspoweredliving.org those people understand how the spiritual world affects the natural email them

I know exactly how you feel, I've been there myself. Consider seeing a hypnotherapist or an nlp practitioner, both of them will help you to overcome depression very quickly (about 10 sessions for hypnotherapy and 4 or 5 for nlp). Find someone near you who specializes in depression as they'll understand exactly how you feel. You can feel better much faster than you think. Good luck x