Anonymous asked this question on 4/17/2000:

Is there anything I can do to allay my depression? Somedays are better than others,but sometimes I find it hard to even get out of bed in the morning.

karunap gave this response on 4/17/2000:

Yes there is. I encourage you to act on it now rather than letting it get any worse. It is a cycle that pulls you down...down...down... if not taken care of.

Depression is most often due to stuffing one's feelings….. particularly anger. The first step in moving out of the depression is to start doing feeling work. I suggest people do 15-60 minutes a day of feeling work.

There are many forms. Some examples:

Write lists of mads, sads and scares. Journal about past and present feelings, Feel them as you write. Write angry letters and then destroy them Twist a towel Pound a pillow. Push against a wall pretending you are pushing away people you are angry with. Scream into a pillow or pool. Stomp as you walk

Talk to your friends….. find ways to increase your support system.

Improve your diet and exercise patterns

Read GOOD GRIEF RITUALS, LETTING GO OF SUFFERING and GROWING UP AGAIN.

If you do the above things and don't feel significantly better I suggest you see a therapist. ... you may want to do that anyway. Find someone who will help you sort out the problems in your life, work through old traumas and release blocked feelings. I suggest you don't see someone whose first form of treatment is to medicate.... unless your depression is VERY severe.

You can get on the other side of this... and learn a lot of good tools in the process.

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