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Hey Pandas, What’s The Best Coping Mechanism That Helped You Get Through Depression?
Hey guys. As you guys know, the past few years have been difficult for everyone, and lot of people suffered from mental illness regarding the recent events or even just regular life problems. Please share a way/ways that helped you get through depression or hard times that you were dealing with. A lot of people (myself included) will definitely find anything helpful:)
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Remember life is a roller coaster and what goes down will come back up. Then remember that when you are up, you will eventually go back down, so it won’t hurt as bad and go deeper when you do.
Sleep well. Walk outside daily. Enjoy animals. Be around family and friends. Communicate with them. Escape current reality through entertainment such as art, music, literature, movies. Help others. Eat nutritious foods. Enjoy humor. Be a good friend to yourself. Remember you are only humor. Do not expect perfection. Find religion. Take a luxurious bath.
1. I stop my brain and remember that it will pass or I will continue to spiral down. 2. I set simple goals and attempt to complete them. Sometimes it’s just getting a towel out of the closet and thinking about showering. I’ll even set a timer and make myself sit somewhere other than my bed for 10 minutes. I may only make it 3 minutes but I feel a little better. 3. Medication. Doesn’t work for everyone, but for me, not taking my medication for just 1 day triggers a series of events that will snowball into debilitating depression. 4. Accountability partner. I have one person that I trust and make it a point to contact him regularly. If I start slipping, he notices. He knows my doctors, therapist, med regimen, triggers, behaviors etc. He’s not a family member or significant other. He’s just my safety net. I feel better knowing that I’m not totally alone and I don’t want to disappoint him. 5. Art. I draw and draw until my fingers hurt but it is very cathartic.
I honestly just survive outta spite at this point. i mean its easier than tryna find smth particularly worthy to live for, so i just resort to running on spite and like 3 hours of anxiety that i got instead of sleep. but in all seriousness, I just live to make sure that my friends don't get hurt or smth worse.
1. I stop my brain and remember that it will pass or I will continue to spiral down. 2. I set simple goals and attempt to complete them. Sometimes it’s just getting a towel out of the closet and thinking about showering. I’ll even set a timer and make myself sit somewhere other than my bed for 10 minutes. I may only make it 3 minutes but I feel a little better. 3. Medication. Doesn’t work for everyone, but for me, not taking my medication for just 1 day triggers a series of events that will snowball into debilitating depression. 4. Accountability partner. I have one person that I trust and make it a point to contact him regularly. If I start slipping, he notices. He knows my doctors, therapist, med regimen, triggers, behaviors etc. He’s not a family member or significant other. He’s just my safety net. I feel better knowing that I’m not totally alone and I don’t want to disappoint him. 5. Art. I draw and draw until my fingers hurt but it is very cathartic.
I honestly just survive outta spite at this point. i mean its easier than tryna find smth particularly worthy to live for, so i just resort to running on spite and like 3 hours of anxiety that i got instead of sleep. but in all seriousness, I just live to make sure that my friends don't get hurt or smth worse.
