Beyond the Blues
Understanding depression is difficult; hear from Psyche's community of peers on their experiences with this mood disorder.
Top 10 Ways How to Overcome Depression.
1. Turn On Your Music how to overcome depression Overcome Depression It's almost impossible to seek out someone who doesn't feel a robust connection to music. Even if you cannot carry a tune or play an instrument, you'll probably reel off an inventory of songs that evoke happy memories and lift your spirits. Surgeons have long played their favorite music to alleviate stress within the OR, and increasing music to patients has been linked to improved surgical outcomes. In the past few decades, music therapy has played an increasing role altogether facets of healing.
Ayush GoyalPublished 4 years ago in PsycheSupplements for Depression that Work
Some people claim that vitamins and minerals can cure serious mental illness. That's not what I'm talking about here. While in general, there's not a ton of research funding for supplements and herbal products, there are a number of supplements that do have some research evidence to support their effectiveness in depression.
Ashley L. PetersonPublished 4 years ago in PsycheWill is a Thread
My will isn't strong. It isn't powerful. It's just always there. My will is a thread. Barely keeping me alive. But that's all that's needed. There's no celebration when you beat depression. There's no medal. No reward. You just go back to living. All you get from fighting depression is pain and scars. There isn't a silver lining. You don't come out stronger. You come out different. Broken, damaged, weakened. You might heal. You might not. No one cares except, sometimes, those close to you. There's no fame or glory for winning. You just get to live. But that doesn't change the fact that willpower isn't a cable. It's a thread. Unbreakable. Invincible thread.
Krysta MinorPublished 4 years ago in PsycheWhen depression isn’t depression
I have a real issue with depression being termed a mental illness… wait, let me finish… because sometimes depression isn’t depression. Sometimes it’s a normal and natural state of being and by calling this depression we are labelling a whole group of people as mentally ill when in fact they’re perfectly well.
Skye BothmaPublished 4 years ago in PsycheIt was real, I was depressed, it wasn’t in my head
I had just been discharged from the hospital following a bladder biopsy and got home feeling ‘really tired and sad’. This was expected, I had been in the hospital the whole day (8am -8pm). A usually straightforward biopsy had ended with a catheter and having to give countless urine samples after the catheter was removed. It was a nightmare! The next morning, I woke up and I was still feeling ‘really tired’, it had never taken this long for me to get back to ‘normal’ after a biopsy. I struggled to leave the bed, to shower and get breakfast from downstairs. At this point, I still had pain, but it wasn’t a top priority for me. I made it through day 1, spending most of it in bed (didn’t watch any movies etc) I just laid there. I went to sleep with the hopes that day 2 would be a better day.
My Almost-Suicide
If you know me or have followed my journey here on Vocal or via social media, you know that I struggle with multiple mental health illnesses, and I’m doing okay right now. For most of you, it probably seems like I’ve been okay for most of my life. Now, if you REALLY know me, and most don’t, you’d know that I’ve thought about committing suicide more than once. As mental health awareness month comes to an end, I felt inspired to share a story with you that not many know.
Ashley Beatty-PernettiPublished 4 years ago in PsycheDeath is at your door step
It was cold and she was empty. She could feel nothing but despair. Alone in a dark room she lay in her rugged and broken bed. Her curtains pulled back and window wide open so she could stare out in to the blackness of the night sky. Jess the young girl, who nobody cared about, had nothing to lose and nothing to fight for. She was on her own and to her that was normal because she had never known anything different.
Jasmine-Rose HemaraPublished 4 years ago in PsycheThe Legendary Life
On Depression Do you have depression? Many people do. Some might say that they suffer from depression. Can you relate to this? According to the National Institute of Health in the United States an estimated 16.2 million U.S. adult had at least one major depressive episode in 2016. The NIMH states that this represents 6.7 percent of the U.S. adult population. Also, they state that depression is most common among in ages 18 to 25 (10.9 percent) and individuals belonging to two or more races (10.5 percent).
Legend GilchristPublished 4 years ago in PsycheDefeating Depression
When I use to think of the word depression, I use to think of someone with a mental illness, someone who always wanted to kill themselves, and someone who was sad most of the time. But when I started suffering from depression, I knew that it was more to it.
Ashley SpearsPublished 4 years ago in PsycheTragic childhood
Cold drops of rain are sliding down the car window. Pattering on the roof from the fairy like drops. My nose is dripping from the cold. My fingers feel as if I’m wearing gloves made of frost. Tears roll down my cheeks as if in the same pattern of the rain. No words to give just silent breath’s. No body will ask how I am or what is wrong.
Luaren WaltersPublished 4 years ago in PsycheWaiting
May is mental health awareness month and I, your obnoxiously woke friend, haven’t said anything about it. I’ve felt very self conscious about it, not because I have an “it” to talk about, but because I suddenly feel very inadequate. Who did I think I was to try to articulate any of the complexities of living with a mental illness? Why did I want to start talking about this in public and set myself any expectation to live up to? All I am now is a diagnosis, and, depending on who you are, that’s maybe not a good thing.
Eliza Mae WinfreePublished 4 years ago in PsycheMy Mum's Attempted Suicide was actually a good thing.
My mum is the most amazing woman you will ever encounter in your life. The things she has gone through will make you want to cry, and the fact that she has remained an honest, kind and loving soul throughout will make you cry harder.
Mia Albel StevensonPublished 4 years ago in Psyche