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| How many of you struggle with depression? How many of you know the cause of your depression? What natural remedies are you using to help. Please only positive things posted. |
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Location: Kansas | I have it, embarrassing to admit, but I couldn't cope with all the anxiety/stress in my life. I am currently on lexapro for it, and it helps. I still have my down days where I struggle, and want to cry. The horses have helped me tremendously |
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| I am using Young Living oils and have had awesome results. You are more than welcome to PM me if you would like more information. |
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Location: White Mountains of AZ | I have been depressed probably for the last 1 1/2-2 years now. Yes there are times when I am happy and smiling but not a whole lot. I've always had issues, but it really hit when my coming barrel horse hurt himself a week before we were about to go on the GCPRA circuit. That hit me hard. He is doing better, but not back yet. I really haven;t done anything and I'd rather not be on medicine for it. So I'd look into the oils and other natural remedies and try to get to the bottom of why you are feeling like this. At least, that is what I'm trying to do :) |
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| I have been on and off medications. I use exercise as an antidepressant and try to make/keep myself so busy I do not have time for negative thoughts but the struggle is real today. Looking for support... |
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Location: Kansas | astreakinchic - 2014-10-27 12:39 PM
I have been on and off medications. I use exercise as an antidepressant and try to make/keep myself so busy I do not have time for negative thoughts but the struggle is real today. Looking for support...
My therapist said eating a lot of veggies produces some hormone in your brain which results in feeling happy? Idk sometimes I don't listen to him LOL |
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| The feeling of hopelessness doesn't just go away. But you need to try to force yourself to do something enjoyable, or stimulate the good feelings. Chocolate has chemicals that release endorphins which are your good feelings. Exercise does the same things.
The problem is forcing yourself to do those things. Try to find a friend or person who will drag you along with them for exercise. Try to force yourself to go out to the barn and enjoy your horses. Eat chocolate to try to get the endorphins working.
If that doesn't work, sometimes a trip to the doc is in order. (((Hugs))) because sometimes, that's what you need. I'm sorry they are virtual. |
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| Endorphins block pain. Chocolate activates the pleasure centers of the brain/Limbic system by helping to release both dopamine and seratonin. Anti depressants should never be taken long term. THe goal is to be both on meds and therapy to correct why the feelings of depression are happening. Once coping mechanisms are established and the patient can cope themselves, they should be slowly weaned off the meds. |
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| I think depression hits us all at some point in our lives. I'm going to take a little different approach here and some people might not like it, but its worked for me and many others.
FAITH..........most of us have some sort of faith and a relationship with our higher power. If you don't, honestly, its time to change that. That relationship is a journey and is never perfect. It is a daily decision and choice. But our souls crave that relationship and need it. If you always feel like something is missing...it is....look deep and dig deep....
Bad things happen everyday.....life is challenging. But these things don't happen "to" us. They are part of lifes ups and downs.....processing the day to day stresses in our lives is key to being able to get through them. An Attitude of Gratitude will surely change your life.....it takes a while...but you fake it until you make it....next thing you know.....life looks amazingly different.
If you have a therapist....don't spend to much time there. Therapists are awesome and are there when people need them......they have a place and I respect them immensley....but to many people unpack and stay there.....way to long........after awhile talking about the same thing over and over is sure to drain anyone. Plus, you learn to depend on someone else to tell you how to feel and how to deal with it.....move on....this is where your inner strength is defined and your own strength becomes a reliable resource and trusted friend.
Exercise is HUGE........and so is finding that happy place...for me, its on the back of my horse.......good luck and I really hope you feel better soon......Life is truly a gift.....everyday.  |
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Location: Anywhere my horses are ! Lost in Texas!!!!! | I have been fighting the monster Depression all of my life. I have been seeing therapists since I was 14. I have taken meds,exercise etc. I have learned to live with depression. I know what to look for when I am getting down. I will tell you, having my horses has helped me the most with the depression. |
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Location: Dubach, LA | Find out why the depression occurs? Really? Depression, in most cases, has physical causes just like any disease. Would you tell a diabetic not to take insulin? or an epileptic not to take neurontin? or a person waiting for a new kidney to just stop the dialysis? |
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Location: Anywhere my horses are ! Lost in Texas!!!!! | I know what caused my depression. |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | FLITASTIC - 2014-10-27 1:05 PM Endorphins block pain. Chocolate activates the pleasure centers of the brain/Limbic system by helping to release both dopamine and seratonin. Anti depressants should never be taken long term. THe goal is to be both on meds and therapy to correct why the feelings of depression are happening. Once coping mechanisms are established and the patient can cope themselves, they should be slowly weaned off the meds.
I respectfully disagree that anti-depressents shouldn't be taken long-term. Some people have conditions which are biological and long-term anti-depressents are the only option. |
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| Anti depressants are not MEANT to be taken long term. If you have a biological reason then fine. What I was getting at is most people just want a pill to fix their problems, not take care of what started them. |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | FLITASTIC - 2014-10-27 1:54 PM Anti depressants are not MEANT to be taken long term. If you have a biological reason then fine. What I was getting at is most people just want a pill to fix their problems, not take care of what started them.
Just curious, do you have experience with this or are you a therapist or a doc? |
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Location: Kansas | FLITASTIC - 2014-10-27 1:54 PM Anti depressants are not MEANT to be taken long term. If you have a biological reason then fine. What I was getting at is most people just want a pill to fix their problems, not take care of what started them.
Some people need pills to cope with situtations, why is it an issue if someone decides to take pills instead of hashing it out and attempting to make themselves happy?"?? |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | astreakinchic - 2014-10-27 12:08 PM How many of you struggle with depression? How many of you know the cause of your depression? What natural remedies are you using to help. Please only positive things posted.
I have chronic dysthymic depression. I have tried different natural remiedies but they did not help. Through therapy, being on and off anti-depressments and working with doctors it has been determined that I will most likley be on anti-depressments my entire life. This is due to depression that started in childhood that went undiagnosed until I was an adult. It does run in my family, I have immediately family members with and it goes back two generations including a great-grandparent that commited suicide.
In my experience exercise, staying on top of having positive thoughts (which is what cognitive behaviorial therapy helps with) and just staying very aware of how I am feeling have helped. However they are not a "cure" for depression but they are coping skills that help. |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | hoofs_in_motion - 2014-10-27 2:21 PM FLITASTIC - 2014-10-27 1:54 PM Anti depressants are not MEANT to be taken long term. If you have a biological reason then fine. What I was getting at is most people just want a pill to fix their problems, not take care of what started them. Some people need pills to cope with situtations, why is it an issue if someone decides to take pills instead of hashing it out and attempting to make themselves happy?"??
I would like to add that pills are what makes your brain work the way it should be working. A depressed individuals brain does not process seratonin and/or noepeneprhine properly. Some people need meds and therapy only short term to get the brain chemicals processing correctly again... some people need them longer term or permanently. I have found that people really misunderstand how these drugs work. They take weeks to go into effect, it is not like taking an "upper" or a "downer" and feeling it within and hour, they aren't "happy" pills as people like to think. They are also not addicitive. |
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