Depression o-o;

I came here before and said I draw but seeing as I have injured my hand and am currently kinda upset not being able to - I have a newer answer. - Talking to people - Watching Game Grumps - Looking up tutorials - Being near family And of course - watch Anime

I say music and especially good friends! Makes you smile again and they really care and try to help. ^. ^ Never underestimate friendships ;o

My "methods" of combating depression vary. At one point I decided I would try to become stoic, and I did it with success; I was literally nonreactive to anything at all. I don't know how I did it; I turned off something in my head and said "that's it, you'll no longer be alive." I did this for about a year and I was the happiest I've ever been in my life. I studied law independently and my world became case studies, listening to the Supreme Court Audio tapes nightly, devouring treatises, medical, science, history, philosophy. I read the dictionary and words just made me happy. My family didn't like me and thought I was a show off; but they didn't like me when I was a drunk and partied a lot. I stopped trying to be happy to please them; they made me feel abnormal or different. Now I deal with depression by drinking, girls, superficial friendships, etc. My advise to those who struggle with depression is learn to live alone. People are great. I believe that, yes. But it's not worth the trouble; you can admire the work of God from afar and still love the good of it all. Happiness is a fallacy that's pushed on people because it sells. They think clothes will do it, or alcohol, or a car, or going on a trip, or eating a new thing. You notice how everyone's happy in commercials? People make it a crime to be indifferent. Don't think of it as depression, it's just God telling you to stop neglecting yourself.

I just play games it supresses it very well eventually it goes away an I forget it ever happen or I listen to music nightcore

I believe best solution for depression is talking your problems out. I was sometimes depressed for weeks and fixed it by just dealing with things & watching anime or reading manga, to forget about some things but I wasn't really happy person at that time, so that didn't fix problems. Though when I finally came out of my shell by actually talking to somebody and seeing that they cared, I felt a bit happy and eventually depression went away as I talked more with my friends. Now I realise that things weren't as bad they were and I just needed somebody to be next to me. I can say that I did become more open and happier, before I was such an introvert. I actually have a friend who's getting depressed a lot too and we became so close that everytime time one of us is depressed, other one tries their best to cheer them up and haven't been depressed for some time now. Same for her.

I tell myself it will pass eventually. I don't need to be hard on myself if things don't turn out the way I intend them to. Take a few steps back, pause and enjoy the weather at least. I try to slow down my thinking and not over elaborate on things. Going back to being simple and maybe even a little bit childish. I don't have many people I can talk to about my problems, but in my opinion I feel like I've been doing pretty good on my own. The major advice I have gotten is that once you get older there isn't a whole lot advice or support other people can give you and even if some did have the answers they aren't able to give it to you. sometimes you just gotta hit a wall first before "truth" comes to you (from the heart/soul). if you are not ready to receive the answers than even if someone told you what it is you wouldn't be able to understand or comprehend it and even if you tried it would scare the hell outta you. no one likes to hear things bluntly especially if it has to do with your own fault and that's why we sometimes go in circles with ourselves instead of confronting the truth. anyway without getting philosophical all im really trying to say is to be real with yourself, and be patient and caring dealing with youself. you create your own reality whether if it's your own imprisonment or your freedom. what you experience everything it is because you willed it to happen. i have no one to blame but myself and i have to always be real with myself even it that takes getting outta my head/fantasy/mind.