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[ SECRET POST #3919 ]

⌈ Secret Post #3919 ⌋

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[The Magnus Archives Podcast]

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[saiyuki reload blast]

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[Somali to Mori no Kami-sama]

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[Christopher from an old season of Project Runway]

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[Tusk]

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[David Tennant and Michael Sheen in Good Omens]

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I am going through a rather bad depressed phase right now, and I know several people here have mentioned dealing with depression so I was curious: what do you do when depressed to help you along? Songs you listen to, stories you read, activities/hobbies/habit. Or do you just wallow and wait until it passes? Curious (and in need of a distraction) minds want to know.

Keep myself busy.

I just lie on my couch and play mindless games on my tablet all night, with a break around 7:00 to read F!S. Why, much like I'm doing now...

But more productively, I take walks in my town or a nearby park while listening to pretty music. Clean one room or area in my apartment. Go to antique stores and browse. Go to used bookstores.

Get into a fun fan-related activity, whatever that is for you. (Discovering a new show, browsing fan art, writing or reading, etc.) Try to avoid the argument parts of fandom and just do your own thing in whatever way is fun for you.
Block or avoid all news (for now). The slant is pretty dark and not conducive to mental health even for non-depressed people. Taking care of yourself needs to be top priority for you.
Be outside / breathe fresh air / take short walks as much as you can. It's a help.
Make sure you're eating and taking your vitamins the best you can. Nutrition affects more than people think.
Sleep. Sleep is good.
Find something to look forward to. For me, it's usually a new book by a favorite author, or new episodes of a series. Something to look forward to, even if it's not too far in the future. You want a good association with living, with facing the next days to come, rather than what depression wants you to think about life in general.
I also listen to Bruce Springsteen, but IDK, that's probably just me. :)
Best of luck!

Play video games to escape the reality of my life. And exercise...to escape the reality of my life.

But if I'm actually trying to make myself feel better, I sit down and watch a nice, relaxing movie or a comedy. Preferably with some comfort food.

Well I take a lot of naps to take a break from my reality , which I'm pretty sure is unhealthy.

recently I try to create a lot of things but I end up creating an idea, forgetting about it, then creating a new idea and eventually shelving that to. And I keep trying to create an idea and stick to it, but I just get so unmotivated til I put together anew thing.

And I drink caffien when I feel especially low and can't nap

Use escapism to ignore all my responsibilities until the last possible second. Break down. Try therapy. Try to improve the best I can and create a support system to sustain it. Have it eventually fall through due to my negligence. Further sabotage everything I have going for me. Realize I fundamentally lack the discipline/thought power/executive function/support system/willingness to improve to ever successfully to not suck. Isolate myself further. Rinse and repeat.

I didn't write this but it sure as hell sounds like me.

It differs for everyone. When I'm down, I watch legal shows because it reminds me that I have to keep going so that I can get through law school and become a judge. If I'm feeling up to it, I call my friend to cry to them. If I'm not up for that, I write down everything I'm thinking/feeling because when it's all out of me it feels like a big weight is lifted and then I can go for a walk (being outside moving around helps me). But if I'm really bad, I play little browser games (I played Music Catch 2 a lot when I was really depressed a few years back).

Play Splatoon and listen to my favorite youtube videos

It sounds counter-intuitive, because depression really saps your energy and motivation, but personally I find that lying around too much makes things worse. I write lists and force myself to do small things, like brush my teeth, eat a healthy breakfast, etc. Keep up with personal hygiene. Eat as well as you can and try not to indulge in too much junk food, which is full of stuff that'll make you feel sluggish and sick. Have a small project you work on a little bit each day. Ditto getting out of the house and walking for 15-30 minutes every day - preferably in a park or someplace pretty, but a mall will work, too.

Setting small, manageable goals is the key because feeling like you're accomplishing something makes a huge difference. Oh and I don't know about you but even under the best circumstances I'm a slob. When I'm depressed, my slob tendencies get worse and living in an untidy space in turn makes my depression worse because I feel gross and guilty. So tackle a small cleaning project each day, whether it's dishes, laundry, clearing off the bed or whatever.

Best of luck to you, nonnny!

Most of the time I just continue on with life. I feel like I'm never not depressed, you know? And I don't want to be some useless lump of flesh rotting away, so I just... live. I shower and brush my teeth and go to work, and I try not to procrastinate on projects, and I do the laundry every week even if I don't want to, and try to work out every day, and I try to focus on the things I'm living for. Like, the things I can find some little bit of enjoyment from, or spending time with people I care about, or even just the accomplishment of finishing a job. Sometimes if I need to I'll spend a couple hours just playing solitaire and listening to music.

Last week I had the worst suicidal episode I've had in about ten years. Like, I spent four hours reading online to determine whether or not I could OD on any of the meds I have, or whether it would be easier to go to the nearest train track. But then my gf called me and I realized I couldn't do that to her. So after that I just did whatever and carried on and tried to wait it out. It took a couple days, but then it passed.

It's hard for me to get myself going, but if I can, I like to go for a walk. 5-6 miles is good. If I can route my walk through a park or the river greenbelt, so much the better. I can usually find something to distract me.

Also, accomplishing something feels good, so doing the laundry, taking out the garbage, clearing out the fridge...if I can just get started.

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