how to deal with depression

[kittenchi17]

Hello mga sis, thank you so much sa mga nagbigay ng advise. Pagkabasa ko ng mga post nyo naiyak ako, feeling ko may concern pala sa akin yung ibang tao. Tama ka sis kheanne since wala akong kasama sa bahay nood lang ako ng TV tapos dun ka naiisip yung maraming negative thoughts, sa ngayon hindi ako nakakatulog ng maayos lagi akong nagigising sa gabi. Yung mga advise nyo gagawin ko talaga maghahanap ako ng hobby na madidistract ako saka mageenjoy ako. Nagsimula na din ako mag journal parang lahat ata ng negative thoughts sinulat ko dun. Alam ko sa sarili ko na kailangan ko na talaga ng tulong.

[kheanne]

hi kheanne, how long did you suffer? Wow, galling mo naman, it takes courage talaga to get out of depression, like you did.    Ako I just got tired of feeling sorry for myself. i got tired of feeling like a loser when I know I accomplished a lot of things naman. Now, I am slowly picking up myself and going back to circulation. no one knows what I went through. when I look back, I realized i was so close to killing myself. I hope that feeling will not return.

I have mild depression ever since high school. Then i got panic attacks, panic disorder and agoraphobia for about a year now. For me it is easier to beat my depression rather than may anxiety. ang problem ko  ngayon is that i have Anxiety and Agoraphobia which makes me depressed. When you have anxiety you feel afraid most of the time, then you come to a point where you feel weird, feel disconnected and ultimately you come to a point where you feel like you are going crazy and get obsessed that you might go crazy which makes you even more depressed and anxious. Takot ako lumabas ng bahay because i might go crazy or might have another panic attack, i know these are all obsessive thoughts, ever since kasi nagkaroon ako ng Panic Attacks nahirapan na ako lumabas ng bahay. Homebound, getting yourself at home without friends is just like Shooting Yourself in the Foot and makes your anxiety and depression even worst. Kasi kapag nasa bahay ka palagi, all you can think of is your sickness, your anxiety, your depression.

I lost my job because of anxiety/Absolutely no relationship because of anxiety, What i can do right now is just dream about my ideal partner in life and just look at the Facebook Photographs of my ideal partner and just wish  and daydream about how my life could be happier if we were together, how sad is that hanggang pangarap na lang  . My ideal partner does not even know me and i have lost nearly 90% of my self-confidence because of anxiety and depression. I am still not losing HOPE that things that will get better. Afterall, without HOPE, there would be nothing to live for in this world. hay naku ayan senti mode na naman 

I am trying my best to go out and reclaim my old self and get my life back. It is a good thing that i read about Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. Without Meditation and Mindfulness siguradong matagal na akong patay because of suicide  . Mindfulness is really helpful, despite all the hardships i am still here standing. Mindfulness helps you to stay with all the unpleasant feelings and makes you realize that the unpleasant feelings are only feelings and you can learn to live them rather than push them away. Mindfulness is reverse psychology, rather than push away the feeling of sadness and hopelessness, you are trained to "FEEL IT" Mindfully, just feel it with a non-judmental mind. Sort of FEEL IT but do not think about it. Sooner or later, your sadness and hopelessness will just decrease  .

CBT naman helps me counter negative thoughts like "i am hopeless", "i am going to be miserable forever", "no one loves me".

[kheanne]

Hello mga sis, thank you so much sa mga nagbigay ng advise. Pagkabasa ko ng mga post nyo naiyak ako, feeling ko may concern pala sa akin yung ibang tao. Tama ka sis kheanne since wala akong kasama sa bahay nood lang ako ng TV tapos dun ka naiisip yung maraming negative thoughts, sa ngayon hindi ako nakakatulog ng maayos lagi akong nagigising sa gabi. Yung mga advise nyo gagawin ko talaga maghahanap ako ng hobby na madidistract ako saka mageenjoy ako. Nagsimula na din ako mag journal parang lahat ata ng negative thoughts sinulat ko dun. Alam ko sa sarili ko na kailangan ko na talaga ng tulong.

That is why you should always get those negative stuffs of your head either by posting it here or writing it in a journal. It will reduce your burden when you get it out of your head.

I know a lot about depression and anxiety how to treat it and you might be wondering why i still feel miserable. It is because i am Homebound without a lot of friends. My anxiety is keeping me homebound but i am taking little steps to move forward. There is a saying that when you come to a point in your life where you are so down, the only way is to go up  .

CBT and MBCT is keeping me up but without Friends and Things that makes you happy and busy like (hobbies, travelling etc. ) you won't recover at 100%.

Medications, Therapy will always need a good support system mainly Family, Friends, Hobbies, Interests.

[princessdindin]

Hope this blog helps. http://thequarterlifejournal.blogspot.com/
I got really depressed because of burnout but Im sorting it all out and getting back to a better place

[suz54]

is there a depression support group in manila? one that members meet up? also, i am a senior. there may be one but composed of young women. anyway, hijas...if you know of one, please post here. god bless all!

[jonskie]

Hi sis, pm sent po. Maybe you can share your experiences here in this thread We are all going through the similar things naman.

Sis tawnylee pwedeng pa pm din sken yung contact number ng doctor mo? Thanks

[domina_03]

hello, first time kong magpost dito.. Baka dito ko marelease lahat... I found out that my husband cheated on me, dahil lasing sya.. HIndi ko matanggap, hindi ko kayang tanggapin na naging ganun sya.. Nasira lahat ng plano ko para sa pamilya namin. Nawalan ako ng motivation. Kasalanan nya yun. Sinira nya lahat ng pangarap namain dahil lang sa mga worthless piece of """"". Hindi ko alam if kaya ko syang patawarin. Sinisisi ko ang sarili ko, bakit sobra ko syang minahal. Ngaun, sobrang nasasaktan ako. There woul come a time na ang saya saya ko, then all of a sudden, galit nako. Sobrang galit! Minsan natulala na lang ako, naiiyak pero ayokong makita ng pamilya ko na may problema kami. haay. Sana may makatulong sakin.

[mangopie]

Hello, i experienced some traumatic event a few years ago which led to my depression.  I went to therapy in Steban Abada near Ateneo. I did not continue my therapy since i did not have money back then.  They were inviting me to their Reparenting the Child Within Seminar which helps you heal your old hurts... Heres their website: http://rcwcares.org/?page_id=234

Right now Ill be attending Fr. Mario Bije's healing mass at Christ the King Church every Wednesday afternoon.  His healing mass specializes not just in physical healing but also emotional and spiritual healing as well. :-)

Ill be praying for everyones healing. 

[Sun005]

Im depressed. May online support group ba dito?

[littlekinselle]

di kayo nag iisa sis, may mga time na gusto ko na lumundag sa dito sa bulding na tinitiran ko.. nakaka depressed talaga halos 1 month na ako di lumalabas ng bahay... gusto ko na umuwi ng pinas! ayoko na dito sa bansa na toh! gusto ko maging independent sa sarili ko! bakit ganun!!
sino po ba magulang dito pwede po ba paki explain bakit ganon?? bakit di ko sila ma gets! sina nag dedeisyon ng buhay ko nasasakal ako! naguguluhan ako! hayy ang tanda ko na... I'm can accept failures but i cannot accept not trying!!

[kheanne]

Im depressed. May online support group ba dito?

this is the online support group for depression. Just post your concerns, feelings lahat ng sama ng loob mo pakipost po dito. we will share some tips how to cope with your situation.

[khayzee]

hala sis.. im guilty sa lahat ng symptoms.. 

[khaytie]

hi sis meimei saan ka nagpa check up? and ano [textspeak!] sayo ng psychiatrist? i mean how long ka daw iinom ng gamot. ako kc my depression and anxiety. [textspeak!] sken mahaba haba rin daw [textspeak!] gamutan kc almost 4 years na bago ko nagpa consult.. binigay nya sken serenata.. mga sis ok lang ba uminom nung ng matagal? kasi mg 2 months na ko umiinom nun. baka kasi ma immune na ko dun at hindi na tumalab. my mga times parin na nakakaramdam ako ng depression and anxiety kya ang hirap. ngayon nga nag gym ako para kahit papano mag release ng happy hormones. hirap ng my ganitong sakit my mga mssira talagang relationships with loved ones.

[andrej]

pray...pray that you'll be able to accept what happened, pray that God will hug you in this difficult times...if you dont understand trust his heart...when you feel God's precence, you'll fell his overwhelming love that you'll forget the pain of what you're going through

[thesis_gal]

Most days, I don't want to get up from my bed, I don't know what to do next - wala akong motivation to move forward - I barely go out, I am abroad, I don't communicate with friends back home, I have totally shut myself down from people I know.  But at the end of the day, we are all still lucky to be alive kahit na gano kahirap pa pinagdadaanan natin, just look at other people who barely has anything to eat, at least tayo, may access internet pa.

[kheanne]

whatever happens. Always have a support system. Family members and more Friends.

It is really difficult to heal depression without a support system like Family members and Friends that will distract you from depression.

[oracLe]

Pag depressed ako, naghahanap ako ng kausap. Pumupunta ako sa kumbento o kaya simbahan, naghahanap ako ng madre o pari na makakausap. Lalo na grabe ang pinagdaanan ko nung bata ako, sa parents ko at sa mga tito/tita ko. Siguro kung di ako lumaki sa mga madre, pariwara ako ngayon. Nung bata kasi ako ugali ko na yon, pag masama loob ko, dun ako sa infirmary namin, yung madre doon lagi ko kausap.

[Saint_Sinner]

make yourself busy para di makapag isip-isip ng kung [textspeak!]-ano. like ako i watch tv shows, movies, nagpapaka busy dito sa GT, etc para lang makalimutan ang mga iniisip.

[Princess_Chill]

i think its hard to deal with depression lalo na pag walang support group...been there...there were times na i still feel depressed pero there were times na in denial parin ako...

pag depress ako mas nakikita ko ang mga kamalian sa buhay ko...i just pray...but honestly there were times na kahit na anong dasal ko napaka lungkot ko parin...

[eeekar]

Around how much ba magpa-consult sa psychiatrist these days?