I have been battling depression for over 10 years, the worst episodes having suicidal thoughts. I don't want to be on meds. I am trusting God to pull and keep me out but I'm having a hard time not giving into crying or depressive thoughts. I guess I would just like some advice on how to pull out of this.
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Depression Creeping in, again
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What scares you about meds or why do you not want to be on them?
Sometimes depression can be a chemical imbalance or lack of chemicals needed in your body that meds can help with.
There's really no one proven way of getting out of depression. I do know, from personal experience it's almost impossible to do it alone. You need the support of others, who can be there when you want to give up. You need to be open to at least trying things you don't want to do. If there's a lot of issues, hurtful experiences in your past, then finding a counselor or pastor to talk about them can be beneficial as well.
Sometimes depression can be a chemical imbalance or lack of chemicals needed in your body that meds can help with.
There's really no one proven way of getting out of depression. I do know, from personal experience it's almost impossible to do it alone. You need the support of others, who can be there when you want to give up. You need to be open to at least trying things you don't want to do. If there's a lot of issues, hurtful experiences in your past, then finding a counselor or pastor to talk about them can be beneficial as well.
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In 1993 I was taking only Elavil for chem imbalance depression. One Thursday I was feeling out of it and was resentful of having to take meds. I decided, without telling my wife, that I was going to prove I didn't need them. I stopped cold turkey. Friday night I found myself wandering aimlessly in the East TX woods full of briars, thorns and poisionous critters. I knew the woods well, but it was a moonless night and I couldn' see a thing. I felt myself caught in what we who fly radio controlled helicopters call the "toilet bowl effect" when the heli loses it's trim and spins wildly in a downward spiral. Long story short, by Sunday night I was in a fetal position on the back deck crying. I felt detached from myself in a sort of altered state like I was watching the whole thing unfold from a position outside myself.
My dear wife, to say the least, was not happy. She shoved 4 low dose xanax tabs down my throat so I could sleep ( I had not slept for 2 nights) and made me promise never to pull such a bone headed stunt again.
I still don't like taking pills (Wellbutrin and Cymbalta) but I now have an appreciation and thankfulness that God has made meds available. It's fairly infrequent that I still have bad episodes, but together with the meds and the recent surgerys I've had to stop some internal bleeding, I feel great and have started working out at the fitness center again.
My dear wife, to say the least, was not happy. She shoved 4 low dose xanax tabs down my throat so I could sleep ( I had not slept for 2 nights) and made me promise never to pull such a bone headed stunt again.
I still don't like taking pills (Wellbutrin and Cymbalta) but I now have an appreciation and thankfulness that God has made meds available. It's fairly infrequent that I still have bad episodes, but together with the meds and the recent surgerys I've had to stop some internal bleeding, I feel great and have started working out at the fitness center again.
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