fighting off depression

Hi. I totally understand where you are coming from. Stress can take it's toll on us in Depression definitely. It was hard for me, too, to get into a psychiatrist but I kept telling myself it will get better as I keep fighting and seeking help. I got to the doctor and he prescribed an antidepressent and another med to boost the antidepressant. You can feel much better and you will. You need to believe it with all your heart. There is plenty of hope for you. You are a good, worthwhile person who deserves all the best. Praying for you.

RuthD said:

Hi. I totally understand where you are coming from. Stress can take it's toll on us in Depression definitely. It was hard for me, too, to get into a psychiatrist but I kept telling myself it will get better as I keep fighting and seeking help. I got to the doctor and he prescribed an antidepressent and another med to boost the antidepressant. You can feel much better and you will. You need to believe it with all your heart. There is plenty of hope for you. You are a good, worthwhile person who deserves all the best. Praying for you.

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I second the advice of Ruth, she is right on point. I have been through this for 5 years, and many different pysch meds later, we have a winning match, praise God. I STRONGLY suggest that you go to see the pysch, it will help you. Pray that God guides you to the right one and that he will give her the wisdom to prescribe the right med. Check out an article on Christians and psych meds, I think it will motivate you to make that call. Blessings. you can read it on whatisanxiety.info

Yes, to what the others have said. In this super helpful teaching, the head of the healing ministry at Gateway Church says, words to this affect, "If you're chemicals are messed up, get them fixed." You'll be glad you did. And please do give this a listen. It's filled with lots of wisdom, not platitudes, and it's very comforting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFoULjoOP9M

And do something nice for yourself, a hot bath by candlelight, or something that soothes you, even if you don't think you have the time.

Love and prayers,
a

When I was going through a hard time last year I went to the gym everyday. I tried to do either cardio or weights, switch it up and try different machines. It helped elevate my mood even though I was usually in a bad mood when I went in. I came out of it in a better mood.

Elevating my prayer time in priority was important as well.

miss-a said:

Yes, to what the others have said. In this super helpful teaching, the head of the healing ministry at Gateway Church says, words to this affect, "If you're chemicals are messed up, get them fixed." You'll be glad you did. And please do give this a listen. It's filled with lots of wisdom, not platitudes, and it's very comforting:


And do something nice for yourself, a hot bath by candlelight, or something that soothes you, even if you don't think you have the time.

Love and prayers,
a

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awesome post!!

blackribbon said:

I am fighting off a heavy depression. I know it is related to being under high levels of stress for just too long. The stress isn't going away anytime soon. I have discovered that "express your emotions" only seem to mean "express emotions that don't make anyone else uncomfortable". Somehow, their positive thinking suggestions only seem to make me feel worse because it makes me feel like the sadness I feel isn't real or reasonable. I am so tired of having to be strong all the time. I don't feel very strong anymore.

I probably should get into a doctor and get on an antidepressant again...but the anxiety of making that call almost renders me paralyzed and I can't do it even though I finally do have insurance again.

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Blackribbon:

I've been a Christian for over 13 years and have been dealing with anxiety for about 8 years. I was in a terrible cycle trying to deal with anxiety, worry, panic and fear within the church-- a church that wasn't equipped to deal with these things. They just prayed for me, laid hands on me… I would use Scripture like a mantra… I begged God to "set me free" and always felt He let me down. All of this leads to a DEAD END! Trust me. I've now been given amazing tools to deal with anxiety by someone who's come from being strapped down in a mental hospital and given about 10 shock treatments. She's a Christian woman and has the most amazing testimony of how she's overcome anxiety, panic and depression. I signed up for her course at Calvary Chapel in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; it was called "Unmasking Anxiety" and her name is Honor Weber. It was an 8-week course and changed my life! She's unfortunately just relocated BUT you can contact the church bookstore to purchase the course. I do NOT work for them and am only writing this to help others get help like I did-- because material like this is VERY hard to find! I went YEARS thinking God failed me, reciting Biblical verses, fasting, praying, feeling "crazy" and losing my mind… felt that no one understood me. Everyone told me to "trust God" or told me to see a Psychiatrist. I even saw a "Christian Psychiatrist" who only suggested I sit in a chair and stare at some lights moving side to side. This made me feel even more hopeless and didn't make sense to me and I never did it. Honor primarily teaches how our mental health is a direct result of the thoughts we have trained our brains to think. She goes in depth about how the brain works… about how thoughts scientifically enter into our brains and pass from one neuron to another and how they then excrete chemicals and adrenaline which then produces our anxious feelings and panic attacks. She shares Biblical verses about God's design for our minds and thought life. She makes it very clear how we "train our brains" to thinking anxiously, depressed, etc and how it forms "patterns" which need to be interrupted and broken. Anxiety is NOT a mental illness, it's not a sickness… it's a disorder that we ourselves CAUSE. Our brains have something like "muscle memory" and are trained to react to those "trigger" situations the same way each time. She teaches how to slow our minds down, to breathe correctly in order to calm all nerves and panic attacks, how to excrete chemicals like serotonin and dopamine, which are neurotransmitters that are responsible for our moods. When I heard these things, it made PERFECT sense to me! We are responsible for our thought patterns and she helps you identify them. What's easier is that she's a very Type-A person with a hilarious personality. She makes you actually laugh at yourself.. PLEASE trust me and buy her course! I took her course but then purchased the MP3 CD and uploaded it all to my iPhone so I can listen anywhere at any time. God bless!

I pray your feeling better, if not, you will soon in Jesus name