Eliott! Noooooo

What happened in last 2 months that makes you suffer? If you've just started having depression my tip is try stopping that keep yourself busy befor you sink any further. I've been experiencing the same thing since 3 years and once you give in it gets only worse.

You should talk to your school's counselor, they're usually free and they're really good with coping mechanisms.

I've been clinically depressed since I was 12 and have been getting "help" since I was 15 (I'm almost 20 now). Personally, I do things that distract me. I like using photoshop, making playlists, going out with friends, going out by myself, going for drives, etc. If its too bad to do anything, I write out my feelings and cry - I usually feel a bit better after that. Make sure you take special days to yourself to pamper yourself, take extra long showers, do things that make you feel really good.

And when all fails, weed and alcohol.

My mother went thru depression about 2 years ago. It was so hard for us to understand that it was way more complex than just a temporary sad feeling, and it's probably the worst point of view. Are you taking any medicament? I felt that it was a turning point in my mother's situation and actually gave her strength to start taking some changing in her routine.

Two things that really help me cope with my depression are my medication and keeping myself busy. When I'm too idle, I get really in my head and tend to overthink things. I try to do things that I'm passionate about (which can be awfully hard when you're depressed, but trust me - it helps) and it distracts me from mulling over things.

If you're very depressed, I'd recommend you talk to your doctor and try to get a prescription for antidepressants. It may take a while to find the right dosage for you but they're a great solution for a lot of people (I know this from first hand experience).

Hope you're feeling okay I know how awful it is

I don't even know anymore. I'm been so insanely depressed that all I do all do is think about everything in a negative way. It's hard to live like this. I really dunno if I can live on to be an adult like this. Sometimes I just wish I could pass on without causing sadness to anybody.

It's just a mixture of things really, like I'll get down on one thing and I'll tell one of my friends and they'll tell me i'm stupid and to 'just get over it' and then that makes me feel alone and I hate feeling like i'm by myself and like no one cars which is stupid because I know people do they just don't know how to deal with me when I get like this.

And yeah i normally throw myself into university work but I literally have nothing left to do for this term so I'm like stuck atm.

Also @Ariana Grande, I don't think my uni has anything like that? I've tried therapy before but I really just don't think its for me, I have issues of opening up to people I don't really know and really bad anxiety etc so :/

Thats another thing.. I used to be addicted to pills a few years ago so i try my hardest not to take any medication like that and IMO i don't really know how well they will help?

There's already a depression thread.

I was depressed, a lot of times for no reason at all, up until 2-3 months ago. I went on Prozac. Instant change. I feel more like my natural self again.

Sometimes it really is just genetic.

You should probably talk to your doctor about that. They'll know if you'd be a good candidate for them and if there's any risk of you becoming addicted to them.

In terms of them working, I think the success rates are pretty high. A lot of people have trouble finding the correct dosage etc. so it's a bit of trial and error in the beginning.

I have thought about it alot because my sister is on them and she has troubles every now and then but overall she seems alot better then before. I probably will because I really just want to feel like my normal self again

I'm sending you hugs and kisses Elliot
And to everyone else in this thread too hope it gets better

Having really found a way to cope but sleeping always makes me forget about my problems but they eventually have to come back so it's not coping. It's hard
I just keep the thought that everything will get better with time in my mind, everything is temporary

Prozac saved my life in high school.

My mother died a day before my birthday, suffered abuse after and very bad anxiety/depression. I wanted to die basically but.... Over the years, found amazing friends who help me and tho i still suffer from it, i found my love for life again even if it's not the same as it used to be. You just gotta listen to music, write or whatever makes you happy and just enjoy it. Take care of yourself cause i didn't until now.

I don't know if i'm depressed. If you want to kill yourself does that mean you're depressed?

I was genuinely on the brink of ending my life not so long ago

I've been on Wellbutrin for 5 weeks and it isn't working at all, kinda worsening if anything tbh my psychiatrist will start me on an SNRI next week if there isn't a sudden improvement in this next week. I'm officially diagnosed with dysthymia, which is basically not as severe as major depressive disorder but it's a constant mood lasting years instead of going in and out of depressive episodes. Suicidal thoughts nightly for years now... it sucks feeling constantly stuck at a baseline of disinterest, I wonder what it's like to even feel normal.