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Q: Any Info Would Help Or Guidelines.
asked by: Jess__10 on March 26th, 2004
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Hello,
i suffer from depression. I have tried to commit suicide, I have become anorexic, I was unhappy often and I want to cry a lot...The reason why I say I was unhappy is because lately I have been looking for the positives in life and trying to get myself back onto track of putting the depression aside and living life like it was intended to be lived. I was someone who thought negative all the time always felt like I wasn't loved felt like nobody wanted me around. I ran away from home twice but ended up coming back both times the first time I thought that it was the biggest mistake of my life to return home because I was told that everything would change around here I would actually have my say in things and wouldn't get health forum at for nothing, but after about a week things just went back to how they use to be and I stayed here for about 5 months then attempted to leave again for good about 3 weeks ago and came back after my mom was pleading for me to I told her how I felt and told her how I would like to get treated and since then things have been good. It's been about a week now and everyday I have been in a really good mood and really happy. I look for positives, I am also the type of person who takes a lot seriously and that affected me a lot even if it was constructive critisism it bothered me a lot. I'm beginning to be able to take things like it's nothing when it's meant to be but still taking a lot of time but now you know my story and i'd like all the help I can get to keep this up and for more guidelines on how to get out of being depressed without the use of drugs that is my last resort I do not want to turn to drugs at all.
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Jess__10
replied on March 26th, 2004
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Forgot to tell you guys i'm 17 if your wondering
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qt3
replied on March 27th, 2004
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jess__10 wrote:
forgot to tell you guys i'm 17 if your wondering


hi jess and good for you for working so hard to feel better :d
i learned the tools that have cured my depression and anxiety gotten me off meds in cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt). Cbt is all about using the tools to learn to think more clearly and accurately about things and once you do your stress and anxiety will decrease and you will become more productive. My favorite tool is the tea form which you use to help catch your negative thoughts and refute them. Many of these thoughts are automatic and come from our childhood so they are no longer relevant in our lives. We are often unaware that we have them! I also like the counter exercise which teaches us to focus on what we are accomplishing rather than what we have not done. My favorite starter book on cbt is "been there, done that? Many universities offer cbt programs for little or no charge so you may want to call the university in your area if you're interested. Hope this is helpful, but feel free to ask me any questions. I wish I got started on my road to recovery as young as you are as I would not have had to suffer for so many years....


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Haley
replied on April 3rd, 2004
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I think it is great that you are trying to do something to get better Smile I wish I started doing something when I was 17! I'm going into my 11th week of a 12-week cbt program and it is having a major impact on me and i'm even weaning off my antidepressant meds. I feel the best i've felt in a long time. We are using the obitz book that q mentioned and it is great and really simple to read and use. Try and read it and see if there are any cbt groups in your area you can join. It's real simple stuff and works really fast if you do the exercises Smile
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qt3
replied on April 11th, 2004
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jess__10 wrote:
forgot to tell you guys i'm 17 if your wondering


hey jess-
check back in and let us know how you are doing Question

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purple333
replied on April 17th, 2004
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Hi jess,

hope things are still going well, either way though I suggest that putting some happiness into your life would be easier if there were happy things around you - like smilies put them up wherever you can all sorts & put them in your bag or on your books, a smile makes you feel good (chemically that is because it actuallay sets off a chemical reaction in your brain which produces happiness or happy feelings) so the more you smile (each time you see a smilie or a person) the happier you feel. Easy, cheap & pleasant.

Another thing you could do is consider whether what is around you is happy & positive or sad/negative - like happy colours/pictures/books etc or sad, dark things?? Make sure you get as much of the happy positive stuff/things around you as possible, the same goes for what you may be studying or where you may be working. The more positives the easier it is for you to get away from the depression etc.
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qt3
replied on April 20th, 2004
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Hope you're doing well jess!
Check back in and let us know?

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