Can anybody help me with my depression?
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How to help someone with depression?
Hi, my boyfriend's brother who is about 19 years old has been diagnosed with depression. I'm quite concerned about his condition because his family seems to lack the needed support to help him out of this. His parents work full time and only took him to the doctor once to diagnose his depression. The doctor prescribed anti-depressant but his parents refused because it may cause suicidal thoughts. So they kind of have done nothing about his depression ever since. My boyfriend tries to talk to his brother but he seems unresponsive, and when he does respond its only a one worded answer. He sleeps a lot, and is always at home on the couch. I think his depression stems from failing high school. He has repeated his senior year twice and the only way for him to graduate is to get his GED. But he doesn't seem to care about getting his GED. Also, his parents don't seem to care that he has stopped attending school, and they just kind of let him drown. One time the child services came to ask about his lack of attendance; and they just gave an excuse that he was sick all the time. I feel like they are making it worse than helping at all. My boyfriend also doesn't seem to know what to do. Also, his friends have graduated and moved on. Beside so, I'm not quite sure what had happened but he had offended a couple friends and they had shunned him. I think this added on to the catatonic state he is in. What can I do to help him? He is not suicidal yet, but I'm afraid he may be razor close. Would helping him get his GED help? But the part is motivating him to even try to study for it..He doesn't abuse substance except for the occasional cigarette. Uhm, he sometimes is willing to talk, he doesn't shower...he kind of has a lack of hygiene now when he used to be always worried about how he looks. I don't know what to do, would psychotherapy help? Thank you for reading this lengthy question.
Help with depression in a teenager?
Okay so I'm 14 years old and in the 9th grade. I have been picking at scabs since I was really young. I have scars all over my legs and arms. I recently have been picking at my scalp since about 7th grade which has left me with a bald spot. I also bite the sides of my fingers like around the nail, sometimes until they bleed. I bite the inside of my cheeks. And for a very short time I cut myself. I tend to do these things when I'm sad, upset, freaked out, or just bored. Sometimes I do it without even noticing. I come from a pretty bad background. My father is an alcoholic and he's been to rehab twice but it didn't help because he relapsed months after. Sometimes he can get verbally abusive towards me, my brothers and my mom. Sometimes he even hits us. He threatens us a lot to. He is also a smoker and is dying slowly. He doesn't want to live anymore and he's very depressed. My mother also suffers from depression. She has to take care of the family alone because my dad doesn't help out much. My parents fight a lot and it's usually in front of me and my brothers and they don't love each other anymore. I play soccer competitively and played varsity in high school. I also get good grades and am expected to be the "perfect daughter". But sometimes it becomes to much to handle; family, school, friends, and soccer. This has caused me to have thoughts of suicide because it's just to much to deal with and I can't take it anymore. And also my parents wouldn't have to deal with me anymore so it'd probably be easy on them. So I was wondering what's wrong with me, how should I get help and how should I tell my mom? And I Truly apologize for the very long description but thank you for taking the time to read it.
Can somebody help me with my depression?
Getting help for your depression is vital if you are to make it through successfully. I am so glad that you are on the road to recovery. Asking how to get the help you need is the first part of pursuing wholeness. It is a journey of a thousand miles, but this question is the first step.I have had depression three times over my life, and anxiety has been a familiar acquaintance to me for most of my life. I have learned through trial and error that my GP is always the most productive starting point. They can assess your state right then and there, and then provide you with the referrals you need to see a specialist that is specifically suited to your unique needs.Being honest and upfront about your thoughts, feelings and situation is vital if you are to get something out of your treatment. It doesn’t matter how embarrassing, personal or vulnerable your experience is, you have to tell your doctor about it so they know how to get the best help for you. You will dilute the benefits of treatment if you don’t engage fully with the entire process. From your GP, through to a counsellor or therapist, and other health professionals, you need to tell them exactly how you feel, what situations you are in, and what you have done. Without this transparency, you risk being given the wrong medication or advice, and you certainly can’t expect the treatment to work properly for you.Go and see your doctor today, and make your journey to wellness your first priority.I have shared more about my journey through depression and anxiety in my blog Blog - Kerry Anne Nelson
Would getting a pet dog help me with my depression?
It won’t ALWAYS help people. Some dogs end up in rescue if a person is so depressed they fail to feed both the pets and themselves, for example.However, the act of grooming and petting animals literally lowers a human’s blood pressure.We are social animals, meant to live in groups. Modern life has us living singly in boxes. Our ancient brains are not really down with that. Having another being who interacts with you -and pets will- satisfies a very primal need.Pets often also act as safe ice breakers for the shy or isolated, as they can meet people through the pet, talk about the pet (not themselves or personal things) and then go on with their day.Depression is insidious in that it creates negative ideation, which tells you NOT to do the very things that will end the depression (eat right, exercise, leave the house, etc) However, that does not apply to OTHER BEINGS, so in caring for a pet, one can overcome those barriers and leave the house and exercise to walk the dog without negative ideation interfering most of the time.Being loved and loving also help.No one really likes it, but everything in life for us is chemicals…all sensation, food, etc is reduced to reactions in our brains, and that is how we are.Pets provide far more positive ones than negative. Like anything, no one should get addicted or the idea that more and more and more will be better…that can end badly for pets if the person cannot afford quality care and time and room for them all.If you are unsure if it will help, and the commitment of getting a dog seems a bit much, and your depression is making you drag your feet, consider talking with a local rescue group about fostering a dog, or providing a short term foster for a dog that has a place to go in a week or two, and just needs a temporary home. You can get the feel for how it will effect your life. It will be INTERESTING and you will LEARN….2 other things that our brains really respond well to!
Does cocaine really help with depression?
I asked my friend what to do for depression, and he recommended this stuff called cocaine. He said that it clears the sinuses and has some other benefits, including helping with depression. I've been on medication, but it doesn't do anything because I really want a girlfriend and can't get one, so I'm thinking the cocaine thing is my best bet. From what I've heard, the worst that can happen is a bloody nose.
Why don't my parents want to help me with depression?
Maybe I can help here.I suffer(ed) clinical depression for some time. Was medicated (no longer am, which is nice). And I have a good grasp on it now. I know when I am getting poorly and can do something about it.Firstly, go to the doctor! Take your parents, or one of them if you like, but go see a doctor. If you genuinely are depressed (which I am not disputing) then the doctor will help. It was the best thing I did.When I told my parents (remember, I am a 34 year old man), my father laughed. He didn't do it out of badness, he just had no idea how to react. My mothers just said 'who? You? no, you've never been depressed' and left it at that. If I took one of them with me to the doctors they might not have reacted that way, and I think that might have helped a little. As it is, I have my own wonderful and supportive family.So yea, a bit of a ramble there, but go and see a doctor with one of your parents. Get a diagnosis first, that will help, then you know what you're dealing with. It is an illness and you will get better.
How can stoicism help me with my anxiety and depression?
No, not on its own. Stoicism heavily influenced Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is a widely-used and effective therapy for depression and anxiety (though it is typically more effective when combined with medication).However, influenced by it though it may be, CBT is not Stoicism as such. It is a therapy, designed to be a therapy, which is simply somewhat influenced by an ancient philosophy which is definitely not a therapy. What CBT takes from Stoicism is basically the idea that mental suffering stems from an erroneous worldview, and that therefore we can address the suffering by correcting the worldview. However, in Stoicism this is a philosophical point with some exercises for healthy individuals (some of which can be very dangerous for people who do have mental illnesses); in CBT this is codified into a science-based therapy.Philosophies aren’t therapies. Even a great insight into the human mind, such as the Stoic interpretation of suffering, still needs to be adapted into a useful therapy by those informed in psychiatry. And sometimes, the only way to treat a chemical imbalance is chemicals.
Why are my parents unwilling to help me with my depression, and brush off my cries for help?
I'm 14 years old, depression runs in my family and for some reason my parents don't want to help. I understand they have bigger problems to worry about, but I want to understand "why?". Like, why is it parents don't want to get involved, and brush off any cry for help? Please don't give me any "just a phase" or "its just I. Your head" garbage, because mine have blatantly refused to help me. I really just want to know why they refuse to acknowledge my depression, like it isn't there. Do they just not know how to deal with it? I would like insight from someone who has gone through this, be it the adult or the depressed. And I don't want anyone picking apart either one, just a answer.