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Depression
15/female
A couple months ago my doctor diagnosed me with depression and I started to see a councelor. I quit going after a couple times because she made me feel worse and I had a breakdown 2 times in one week because of her. I was fine for awhile, but now I'm feeling horrible again. I don't know why I'm feeling depressed and everynight I want to kill myself.
I can't take anti-depressants because they'll react with my medicine that I'm taking right now. Anyone know of ideas to get my mind out of this fix that it gets into?
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A counselor I'm not. But I do know when a person is depressed they want to meditate on what is depressing them, they stay in bed all day or in a dark room watching TV &/or eating. First of all our thoughts are like records playing over and over. Change the record. Doesn't matter what you're thinking just change it. Then get out of the house, walk around the block several times, as long as you're not in the same room with the same environment. Light coming into the house usually has an immediate reflection on us. Open the curtains & windows and let fresh air in. All these will change the record playing over and over, as well as let you take a fresh look at the problem. Then get busy finding a counselor that will work for you. Life is too short to think about taking it. That’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Next month this one will be gone and another will be here. Handle each one separately. Good luck I wish you only the best.
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For a start, you need to stop seeing this counselor if you feel that she is making your problem worse. Tell your doctor about this(I know that it can be hard to tell a doctor or other adult about feelings that might seem irrational, but the point is that we are not wholly rational beings, and doctors need to understand that.More specifically, your doctor needs to understand that you need to see another person, someone with whom you can have a better connection. Trust me, I've been there and I know what I'm talking about. A bad therapist is worse than useless).
Moving on to your second point: I'm really impressed at the wording of your question "get my mind out of this fix it gets into". That shows that you are aware that your mind is making a trap for itself:that awareness is the first and most important step towards recovery. From my own experience, I would say that there is no one consisently reliable method of tricking your mind out of its self destructive pattern-if there were, it would surely have been patented by now. Some might suggest yoga, others meditation, others booze. Whatever you do, don't turn to the last or to drugs of any kind(I'm sure you already know that and I'm not trying to be patronising, it's just that narcotics are an all too tempting quick fix). Even yoga and meditation, though excellent in themselves, will not remove your problems- though clear and deep thought will help you get to their source. After that, it's really up to you- in my experience, even the best therapists can only do so much(though they can be essential in a crisis-seriously, get on to your doctor about it).
Good luck,
Lucretia
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Hi
Clinical depression is a life-long battle. It's not something that just goes away (life would be so much easier if it did!)
I've been fighting depression since the 8th grade..I am now 34 years old.
It's hard to find a counsellor that you feel comfortable with. Sometimes you literally have to "shop around" until you find someone that you click with. I've been through so many, I can't even count.
Counselling can be a difficult journey, due to all the emotional feelings that are within you. It hurts to get it all out, but it is very important to do so, in order to start healing, and deal with your depression.
About the meds...depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. This chemical imbalance needs the aid of medication. Is there any way that your doctor could switch your current meds so that they wouldn't react with anti-deppresants? I think you need to look into that.
Good luck, and take care.
Brenda
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Depression is an illness and like any illness, like the flu or cancer, you can't over come it by sheer force of will. You are sick. You can't just magically cure yourself by tying hard enough.
Starting to see a counselor in a soul ripping experience, I remember it very well. I wasn't comfortable talking to my first counselor so I switched but still my first four or five appointments left me exhausted and in tears but then after that I slowly started to feel better.
Going to two appointments is not giving counseling the chance it deserves. This is quite literally a case of no pain, no gain. If you feel it's a personality clash, try to find another counselor; your current counselor might even be able to help you. I'd recommend a Behavioral Physiatrist, they are the ones that helped me break the through the terrible thought patterns without trying to shove medication down my throat.
Just remember that you need and deserve help even if accepting that help is hard. People do not overcome depression by themselves, the feel that you should be able to fix yourself all alone is part of the illness, an idea that will keep you trapped in the cycle.
Good Luck
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