How does one beat loneliness and depression?

How does one beat loneliness and depression?

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Wine helps a lot.

She's cute

going with a psychiatrist

Mah meatstick in one hand, jar of jellybeans in the other

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>meatstick in one hand, jar of jellybeans in the other

Did somebody tell you its wrong to feel lonely and depressed? Is so, who?

25 years here, it doesnt get easier.

But I can get away with rape.

A Healthy Diet And Exercise.

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Not a bad idea

*if so, who?

Diet, exercise, and social contact

Social contact will follow from the first two.
Being fit and healthy is a remarkable aphrodisiac

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>actual cure for loneliness and depression
>op will ignore it because they want a “cure” that requires absolutely no effort on their part
>and will thus remain lonely and depressed

Suicide

Lamotrigine

Huh?

Going through a death in the family and a break up of gf of 3years in the span of 2 months...And I'm surprisingly OK.

How do ppl become so crippled with depression? Am I just dead inside not to feel anything?

Usually with an open palm but if they're being really bad I go for the belt

English motherfucker.
Do you speak it?

im sure that helps

You don’t suffer from clinical depression.
It’s a bit more than just “feeling sad” - especially when the sadness you feel is prompted by obvious causes such as death.

Imagine your happiest moment, and yet you still feel nothing...this is depression

Damn.

Not being a faggot, but are you supposed to feel anything when flashing back yo happy moments? I don't feel anything unless I'm drunk or in a really good mood. It seems weird.

An hero.

It comes in waves.

Eventually you give less and less fucks about it.

Then you die.

Stop sitting alone posting on Sup Forums

medical depression: therapy and/or antidepressants

being sad and lonely: finding inner satisfaction

You don’t, you just make your own existence less shitty by overloading yourself with things you enjoy daily. For me is video games, sci-fi tv/film, fantasy books, toy collecting and fapping to foot porn and tranny porn if they are sexy enough.

If your on a downwards spiral why try to stop spinning? Fucking embrace that shit and and see how fast you can go.

lazyiness and apathy

adopt a kid

give in

uh.. not quite
Clinical depression is >2 weeks of having 5 or more of:
- suicidal/homicidal tendencies
- loss of interest
- feelings of guilt
- lack of energy/fatigue
- concentration problems
- changes in appetite (over or under eating)
- psychomotor hyper or hypoactivity (literally having your thinking or movement slower or faster, unconsciously)
- changes in sleep (too much or too little)

and all of the above has to be present to the extent that it interferes with normal activities (work, school, etc)

No, I mean while you are experiencing them, you feel nothing - for a clinical depressive there are no such things as “happy” memories

That’s been me for the last 6 years. At least.

You just go numb and get on with it.

no, nothings wrong with you. You probably have a great social support system and have a resilient personality, so you're less predisposed to depression

Depression is a disease of the brain. just like people have heart disease, well, depression is brain disease.

There's certain parts of the brain that become hyperactive, and others that become less active. Lots of brain functions work in a circuit, and in depression, parts of those circuit dont work properly. For example, in depression, the "overthinking" part is attributable to an overactive "Default Mode Network" (look it up on wikipedia)

suicide does the trick 100% of the time.

you should try seeing a doctor
antidepressants like celexa are dirt cheap, have minimal side effects, and might be able to help you out

If not, what's the harm, you could just stop taking it. Just note though, it takes 2-6 weeks to kick in, so you have to stick with it for a month before you can say it definitely did or didnt help.

there are some antidepressants that even help you lose weight, if you are overweight (duloxetine or cymbalta, i think)

Fake it.
Fake happiness .
Fake confidence.

That’s what literally everybody else is doing...despite what they tell you.

I pretend that the people who are spying on and harassing me are waiting for the right time to make my dreams come true.

Tons of psych drugs and therapy

OR

Let God into your heart

Nah. Adopt a dog

True.
Try an easy experiment .

Right now. Put a smile on. Smile a big cheesy grin. And hold it for about 10-15 seconds .

Feel any better?

Kyooot

None of this shit seems very bad at all.

>so crippled lel

Weed and friends

OP how was your childhood? Also any drugs or medicines or alcohol? It will help me to help you better

make friends and cheer up

Oh look. Someone on /b not displaying compassion or basic human empathy.
How original.

If I knew, I wouldn't consistently be repairing my broken self, only to break again.

But animals help. Love my cats and rats. They're amazing. Also, my gf is the most wonderful person.

talk to people who enjoy the same things as you.

Other things you can do are read/learn about new things and share what you learn with the people who you already know.

So a depressive can't appreciate the value or significance of a moment or memory either? They can't logically put together the fact that a person caring for them is a great thing and take something from that?

Mass murder.

It sounds faggy m8, my advice is grow a pair

No. They can’t .
In fact, when something “good” happens - the stark contrast with the ‘good thing’ that’s happening juxtaposed with how empty they feel just creates an even wider divide and can actually cause depression spiral.
Logic has nothing to do with it.

I still masturbate with my feet

You like things with balls , like your trap Waifu.
We get it.
Fuck off

This.

Diagnosed depressed here. I can absolutely feel "good", on my better days for short periods of time. On my worse days, everything is numb. And I can absolutely enjoy positive memories.

I’m 18 I’ve been experiencing all of those since I was 7 at this point I just find my suicidal urges comical.

I was gonna joke and say liquor but yeah def healthy diet and exercise and actually stay away from booze it just brings ya down for days after drinking get well soon OP

Drinking

A Friend of mine once try to commit suicide long story short he was on his way to jump from a bridge on the way he meet a girl one thing let to another he ended up fucking her and she asked him to put his thumb up her ass and that fucking change his perspective on life and depression still fuck her today.

its not easy, op
i was diagnosed with a heavy depressive episode and dysthemia when i entered a clinic. before i got there i was quite lonely aswell and had alot of bad thoughts, especially when it comes to suicide etc.
theres no general cure id say but in the clinic i talked to a therapist twice a week, we had alot of Sports and had therapies to, for example, relearn to enjoy things. it's a long process before you are cured, but it's worth a try. im taking medication aswell.

Always like me a good story with a happy ending

I've done that for a long ass time and it just makes it worse now. I mean way worse. From depression to urge to hang myself. So I've stopped that and decided to just give as little fucks about anything as I can.

yup pretty much
the first few years were just a ride of horrible emotions
now im just cold and numb, i still want to kill myself though
not from crippling sadness, im just really tired and it sounds nice not to have to wake up anymore
also have tried to get help in the past but never really caught, i think the problem was that i never really wanted the help in the first place

I reckon 1% of the people who claim to be depressed actually have a brain problem. The rest are just sad. And the fact that you can confuse one with the other makes me a bit dubious of the definition of mental illness.

True story.
Only friend was you, girl was also you and thumb and ass were you as well.
And you never tried to commit suicide, or have suffered with depression

yeah I'm drinking right now actually but I've slowed down significantly the past couple months because man I was drinking too much like 3 times a week and it honestly does just make everything worse

Get out of your own selfish life and do something for somebody else. Feed the poor. Ask a lonely friend to go shopping or see a movie. Make or bring dinner to a shut in. When you make life about others, your own life will be happier and more fulfilled.

And the 1% figure has been derived from vigorous and extensive study and testing.

Oh, no, wait- you just made up a number.
Great work Dr.Faggot.

fuckin' lol this website man

Hahaha I do psychotherapy also if you seek help tell me how was your childhood? And any meds or drugs or alcohol? Also it was a paitent of mine it's a couping mechanism people do a lot of things but in medical it's normal behavior.

Checked
You should instead be dubious about the general perception of mental illness, user.

Be the opposite of Trump and you will be loved and happy forever.

It takes a certain amount of dry out time but I feel a lot more like I can at least cope with the existential pain and even feel a bit more light hearted about it all. About a month did it for me last time, then I relapsed harder than I had in a long time and here I am crawling out of that shit hole again. Pain in the ass.

One doesn't.
It beats you.

But can years of chronic sadness lead to an actual brain problem? Kind of chicken and the egg.

I found that weed and booze just made it worse in the long run. Quit smoking cigarettes and my mental clarity came back, and that helps, at least for me.
Find God. I'm not talking about joining a church or a cult or something, but finding what God means to you and just focusing on that. The important thing is to focus on being honest with yourself even if it hurts, because in the long run the little lies you tell yourself will do more damage than anyone else can do. If you have friends that don't back you 100%, even if they verbally claim to, they aren't really your friends. Find others or do without.
Find peace in being alone. There is no other way to achieve true happiness than to be in solitude.

How was your childhood? Also any other addictions drugs or meds also which age you start drinking? It will help me to help you better

Preach brotha, did the same thing myself a while back. But I also had weed for about that month without alcohol. After I ran outta weed I was like hey I'll get some rum and go easy on it WWWOOOOPSS

With a little luck and your own mind. You have to realize it's happening and win the argument against your darker self. Appreciation of folly helps.

Yeah what could go wrong with a depressed Sup Forumstard adopting a kid

Baseball Bat and / or a large Mace.

get out of the fuckin house and talk to people.

I second everyone who says alcohol fucks you up worse.

That addiction has made it harder for me to be social and It's not even like i'm that unsocial.

Be yourself, even if it's awkward and eventually you'll find some people who enjoy your company. That alone has helped me get past some of my depression, knowing there are people that like me.

Yeah my famous last words. I'll just have a few pints. I never learn.

Accept it.

This is a good reminder for me. It's very possible for me to go out and be social without drinking. All I have to do is go and sit in on a number of jam sessions around town (guitar fag here) and not touch the booze. Every time I've managed to do this it was a much nicer experience than getting shit faced all the while wondering if I also sounded like shit and made a cunt of myself the next day.

Its ridiculous but this works to a point. Acting a certain way causes the brain to start behaving that way to some degree.

So first, my recommendation is absolutely start with good dietary habits that are sustainable and physical training program. A personal trainer, if you can afford it, would be a great investment because they guide you and take the thinking out of the equation. Especially with working out, you'll be around more people. You'll meet new people, presumably who are into fitness and the like. Avoid the quick fixes - drinking, drugs, etc - at all costs. They only hurt in the long run. I'm speaking from personal experience. At a point in my life, I was struggling with all sorts of shit - problems with my kid/baby momma drama, death in the family, had a rough deployment to Afghanistan, tons of other personal stuff. Found myself drinking way to much (alone) became a fat boy, out of shape, chicks weren't digging me, etc. Got depressed, super lonely. Kept drinking because it provided immediate relief. Once I consciously made the decision to stop drinking and just start with diet/exercise, things began improving.

surprisingly this works, recently dealt with depression after loosing my job, my home and a 6 year long relationship, and after a month of excercise and healthier life I've found a new job, now dating my highschool crush and feeling really good with myself 10/10 user approves

lol we should really try harder than we do

I think it's a matter of not trying. What worked for me when I was drying out is when I thought of going out for a beer (sure A beer) I'd adopt a kind of lazy fuck it can't be bothered attitude. Seams to work better I find.

for me, I watch anime, jack off to porn and what not my only real issue is I loaned a family member some money which ending up fucking me out of getting a really nice i5 computer with a quad core processor. so that cunt can NEVER ask me for help again.

>distractions
i find vidya and jogging are just barely enough...
plus jogging keeps me from getting fat, which i know would depress me even more...

With a rope.