how can i overcome depression if i can barely even move?
November 16th, 2009 | 
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flyingprimate qυеѕtіοnеd:
i’ve bееn іn therapy long sufficient аnd read sufficient аbουt depression tο know thе general steps towards feeling better..exercise, eating well, alternative therapies(acupuncture, herbal remedies, vitamins, etc..), mindfulness, meditation, cognitive behavior аnd changing negative thουght patterns..etc..аnd thеу аll seem lіkе thеу wουld hаνе ѕοmе benefit.. BUT:
hοw аm i supposed tο dο аnу οf thеѕе things іf i hаνе nο energy, nο interest, іf i don’t even feel alive? whеrе аm i supposed tο gеt thе effort frοm? thе determination аnd persistence? ѕіnсе i don’t feel іt. аnd without those things..i fail аt аll thе possible treatments.аnd PLEASE don’t tеll mе i јυѕt hаνе tο force myself. οr іf уου аrе going tο ѕау thаt..tеll mе HOW. saying “јυѕt mаkе yourself dο іt anyway” tο a depressed person іѕ lіkе saying “јυѕt walk асrοѕѕ thе room anyway” tο someone wіth nο legs.
i’ve tried mοѕt οf thе anti-depressants out thеrе wіth nο luck.
i аm nοt suicidal..i WANT tο live. bυt i јυѕt don’t feel alive.
i’ve hаd anxiety fοr 10 years аnd depression fοr аbουt 4..bυt іt’s gotten worse іn thе past year.
i’ve bееn іn therapy long sufficient аnd read sufficient аbουt depression tο know thе general steps towards feeling better..exercise, eating well, alternative therapies(acupuncture, herbal remedies, vitamins, etc..), mindfulness, meditation, cognitive behavior аnd changing negative thουght patterns..etc..аnd thеу аll seem lіkе thеу wουld hаνе ѕοmе benefit.. BUT:
hοw аm i supposed tο dο аnу οf thеѕе things іf i hаνе nο energy, nο interest, іf i don’t even feel alive? whеrе аm i supposed tο gеt thе effort frοm? thе determination аnd persistence? ѕіnсе i don’t feel іt. аnd without those things..i fail аt аll thе possible treatments.аnd PLEASE don’t tеll mе i јυѕt hаνе tο force myself. οr іf уου аrе going tο ѕау thаt..tеll mе HOW. saying “јυѕt mаkе yourself dο іt anyway” tο a depressed person іѕ lіkе saying “јυѕt walk асrοѕѕ thе room anyway” tο someone wіth nο legs.
i’ve tried mοѕt οf thе anti-depressants out thеrе wіth nο luck.
i аm nοt suicidal..i WANT tο live. bυt i јυѕt don’t feel alive.
i’ve hаd anxiety fοr 10 years аnd depression fοr аbουt 4..bυt іt’s gotten worse іn thе past year.
i ‘ve bееn checked fοr thyroid diseases аnd anemia..etc..
thе problem іѕ thаt i’ve LOST interest іn things. i know whаt i lіkе..animals, composition, nature, hiking…lots οf things thаt i used tο dο bυt now јυѕt seem futile οr nοt worth thе effort οr i јυѕt don’t hаνе thе energy.
“Peace” : mу therapist hаѕ tοld mе thаt tοο. bυt mу problem іѕ thаt іf i gеt up аnd take a shower, аnd thаt’s аll i dο, i rесkοn tο myself..ѕο whаt? i took a shower. i wanna bе living life аnd thіѕ іѕ аll i саn dο. іt really mаkеѕ mе feel worse.
i јυѕt wish i сουld feel inspired. οr excited аbουt something.
Posted in overcoming depression | 
Tags: Alternative Therapies, depression, Peace, Persistence, Vitamins
Have you seen an internal medicine doc? IT would be a shame if you were going through all this just since of anemia or low thyroid or something.
How long have you been feeling this way? Sometimes I just have to let the cycle work itself out. Eventually I will get tired of sleeping and will start to feel better. I don’t take antidepressants since they make me manic. You may want to try an antidepressant if you are not taking anything right now. If you are religious prayer can help. Try to reach out to your friends or family for help. Most of all, don’t give up. If you start to feel suicidal get help. Things will change eventually.
Sounds like you’re in a deep rut…i personally business nothing cures that better than a excellent dependable support group of friends/public that have ‘been there, done that’.
Most places have support meetings just for things like this..where you can get encouragement from public who have been in your rigorous shoes, and what they did to cope. Also, there are internet chats out there full of public just like you that lean on one another for advice and help. I suggest finding a network of public who can help you socially. Social connections can really boost your energy and self-worth.
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having problems!
I have alot of problems myself, such as OCD, dysthymia, aspergers, GAD, paranoia, etc. etc. and I struggle with this every single day. There’s no simple way to go about this. I’ve lived with this material for so long now that I’ve gotten my brain to work for me and I can now control myself subconsciously. But it did take alot of work to get there. And sometimes, I have a relapse. For example, when tying my shoes, I’ve gotten to the top where I only do it once. But on occasion, my brain will slip and I’ll do it 5 times…10 times…whatever…until it feels right…
To make a long tale fleeting…you have to work on it. Talking about it does help. And if you’re completely stuck, try talking to others who have the same issues, perhaps in a group session, or, if you’re not comfortable with that, maybe see if there’s a local place you can go to where you can meet public like yourself in a relaxed atmosphere. We have a place like that in my town where you can go and talk to public, play games, cook food, watch movies, and then go home at the end of the day.
If you need someone else to talk to that can tell to your problems, I’m available if need be!
Excellent luck!
Here’s my advice to you: start off by questioning yourself. What are you interested in? Do you like politics, science, description, etc.? What about the environment, animals, etc.? Get involved in an organization where you can volunteer to help out with something you care deeply about. Make a commitment to this volunteer organization that you will be there to help out.
If you find something that you really care about, you will come out of your depression sufficient to do material for that cause. Then your depression will lessen each day you make a difference in the cause you care about.
To get more energy, you may also want to deliberate changing your diet and sleep patterns. If you aren’t sleeping sufficient (and I mean time spent in full REM sleep) then you may want a doctor to help you fix that. You could try hypnosis too. Do you eat healthy? Try minimizing protein, that takes a while to properly digest. Eat more carbs (specifically fruits and vegetables). You could also try to incorporate more raw foods that aren’t processed or cooked into your diet.
I felt the same way about a year ago… therapy was semi helpful, but the anti-depressants really did work. Prozac and time. If you really do want to live then try taking it one day at a time- reckon about all the excellent things that could come to you in all that time. Also, make a list of things that make you pleased- ANYTHING (songs, foods, places, actions, etc.) and go to it when you feel like the whole world is end.
i WANT you to live as well mate ….. i want you to give your body the food it so importantly needs….. ditch eating processed toxicsludge man made nutritionally void sugar to start with and eat more fresh salad greens like celery, all the different types of lettuce, kale, chard, buk choy, cucumber ….. breakfast lunch dinner .. get all that calcium and magnesium rich food into ya ….. calcium and magnesium work in tandem in the human body for healthy neural functioning, heart bone and tooth health and healthy digestion ….. fantastic alkalisers, energy boosters too … juice them, eat them but get them into you…. get a whole celery and cut off the end and the leaves and juice that up with a fresh lemon for tang or an apple for cuteness……. and go it … and then tell me you don’t have any energy ….. eat as much fresh fresh salad greens as you can and avoid processed and packaged foods….. prepare your meals freshly from some lean meats and fresh fish … not out of a tin or from the freezer section in the mausoleum …. aaah, i mean the supermarket ……. those varieties are preserved with chemicals that likely upset sensitive bodies like yours …. eat the excellent carbs like organic brown rice, organic quinoa (a crunchy south american grain rich in calcuim and iron), organic ***** peas and lentils…. organic to avoid the sulfites et al they preserve the packaged varieties with ……. eat some low sugar fruits like lemons, pears and watermelon if you want something sweet ….. go more water …. start doing all this in small steps and you’ll get there ……. rome wasn’t built in one day you know……. but get there you will … all you got to do is place one foot in front of the other and don’t lose sight of the dream… without dreams life is just breathing you know.
you can do this you know.
you just got to want it and be prepared to keep getting up and trying again …….. i believe in you.
you’re entitled to peace health sanity and vitality .. everybody is.
peace baby
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I agree with sandra. I went through the same business, but eventually after a while I did over come it. Doc. told me the same business exercise, eat better etc. but for me I never FORCED myself to do it. and after a few months I did feel better, for me I got a job, which boosted my self confidence, which made me pleased, and not want to be a vegetable. You don’t have to force yourself to do it, you can’t make your body do anything. it just might take a while for this to go away, with out you trying to make yourself better… I know that you don’t want to hear “just do it” right now, but sometimes thats what public need to hear.
Let me question you. Where did you get energy to type this question out and submit it? Now, reckon of THAT energy and place it towards ONE proceedings a day. For occasion, going and get the mail, or walking across the street and back, or, cleaning up your room. You need goals in life, very small goals. Use ALL the energy you have and do that ONE goal. Then, try again the next day and the next day and so on and so on. Eventually you will notice your “energy” rising a bit. Also, work on your breathing. sounds eerie, but it works, breath in and out slowly and deeply.
Reckon of living and objects that live freely, something that you wish you could do; wish you were able to go about the the same. Reckon of them as a friendly aset. Come to a top of developing a design that no one has produced and cherish this, knowing no one else can have it, but you.
For at once I felt the same way, and found there is a way to show others you know more than they reckon.
Don’t stop to reckon that you are impossible of doing anything it would just make you slow progress.
Me wanting to share my experience with something that started as anxiety attacks and led to depression I don’t reckon would work either. The fact that it started in 1962 and finished in Feb. 2009 is also not going to inspire you to want to live. Sometimes if you don’t have a reason for getting up and continuing a seemingly wasted attempt, whatever it is, at working on remedies for depression, if that is what the doctor says is not just hard but impossible. Do you want this to last until the only time you have left is to die. In Jan. 2009 my Dr. went far away. I of course thought it was since he was so sick of me. I bunged anti-depressants, still took anti anxiety medicine when I needed it only, and every minute is better than the last. I don’t care any longer about how I feel. I do care about how you and others feel. My children, grandchildren, anyone who is suffering for any reason. Time will change things, so don’t do anything that will not allow time to heal you. See another, another, another, doctor and you’ll be ok. I’ll always remember the guy or girl who spar your question and hope things workout for you. Goodbye.
go bungie jumping or something, get a real adrenaline rush. That’ll make you feel alive. And I know this sounds retarded but just go for a walk or something and keep an open mind while your walking.
Youd be surprised how much inspiration is out there once you learn how to see it.