Finding Hope in Depression

Relationship

So your relationships with other people or the fact that you have few because you are depressed can be a real problem or you have relationships with people who are bad for you and are making the depression worse. You have probably forgotten how to talk to people and have a proper conversation.

What to do.

1.who cares about you?--many more people than you think i assure you.

2.get rid of toxic relationships

3. Reach out to the people that value you and create a support network.

4.Talk to someone on the phone. Call a helpline

5.Talk to yourself.

6. Join a community.

7. Accept you need help and go to a psychiatrist.

1. Who are you spending most of your time with??

Do these people love you and care for you or are they hurting you. If they are hurting you remove yourself from them. It's time to find some people who actually care. I promise you there will be someone.

If you need feel free to message me. I care a lot.

2. After you have removed yourself from toxic relationships find people who really love you e.g parents ,grandparents,old friends. Spend time with them. The time you spend with people who make you feel happier is very important--although they can't solve your problems for you they can give you the strength you need to continue.

3.Build a supportive network.

Sometimes you think there is no one to support you but I promise you just reach out and message or talk to someone and you will soon find a supportive network.There are people out there who care for you more than you think.

4. If you need to talk to people please ring a helpline. They are available and they are very useful--you do not have to reveal any personal information to them if you don't want to and they are just there to listen. I promise you they have heard things far worse than you are going to tell them. My friend works for Samaritans--and she is absolutely amazing at listening to problems and caring for people. Therefore I know you will be looked after.

Telling people your problems may be difficult. when i was depressed i never told anyone i was suffering, my best friends don't even believe i was depressed today. Instead i pretended to be super happy in their presence. I was happy with them but i was still super depressed.

5.You need to talk to someone that person can even be yourself.

It's ok to talk to yourself we all do it it's not mad. Talking to yourself allows you to feel less lonely and sort out the problems with yourself. You can do it out loud or in your head. Out loud is often the most comforting.

6. Join a community--this is probably the hardest step join a club or society, join a church, join some activity that many people do to expose yourself to people.

Exposure can give you different views on life and it forces you to talk to people eventually you will find someone you like and can get on with.

7. Talk to a doctor of psychiatrist.-- the hardest thing is acknowledging you have a problem and getting help. My best friend finds it difficult cause she thinks going for help is giving up control. remember you are in control of what help you get and how you receive it and how you respond to the help given.Getting better is your choice.

If you don't want to go see a psychiatrist that is fine don't worry. You have come here for help and that is your first step to recovery--looking for help so well done ! However if you are not going to see one you need to take responsibi
lity for you to get better. It's up to you not anyone else. You have to want to get better more than anything.