How do you cure relentless, bone-deep depression?

Question

The kind that slowly destroys your body and rots your soul.

Answer 1

Stop relying on a non existent invisible friend to help you!



Throw of the indoctrination, stand on your own two feet, take charge of your life and step into the real world!



wonderful things await you if you can do it!

Answer 2

I have suffered from the deepest depression. then I was lucky to find someone I started calling my second mum. she told me to write how I was feeling and when I had done read and re-read until I felt better. Many months and countless screwed up pieces of paper later I finally came to a point where I could read my writing. many times of trying and always in tears I finally got to the end of my piece. then I just kept reading it until I had had enough. tearing it up I swore that no one would ever get me that low again. and I have been low but the ba stards will never ever make me as low as I was then.

Answer 3

I don't know what a soul is, but there's medication out there to help with depression.

Answer 4

research disorders such as OCD, autism, anxiety,



you might find you are not depressed and are in fact suffering from a psychological illness.



you might find that quite managable





stop obsessing about being depressed, one way or another

Answer 5

You'll be happy to know that you have no soul. Neither does anyone else. They're not real.



So there's half your problem solved in a stroke. I bet you're feeling better already....

Answer 6

One thing is true from which we can't escape; if we overindulge in anything at all we may suffer the consequences. Many things can cause depression which creeps upon us unawares, like mental/emotional trauma, prolonged physical pain and prolonged feeling of sadness. (Depression is mental and emotional)

If we're feeling sad for too long for whatever reason, or have experienced damaging emotional trauma and don’t deal with it ~ overcome it, we're in danger of inducing a little depression upon ourselves. (Even flying high for too long can cause depression ~ living the high life, or becoming way too confounded and identified with material things, worldly goods and even our body's - seeking happiness outside of ourselves) - All material things are temporal and not to be identified with.



“Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.”

― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action



If one realizes the evanescent nature of things, one is no longer attached to them, and thus frinds peace. Mental disturbance and pain are caused by our attachment to transitory objects, taking them to be permanent. CHAPTER XI - P71 - ASTAVAKRA SAMHITA



You can't beat a good diet (Fruit and veg, something green), exercise, keeping the mind and brain exploratory and healthy respectively, these we need in order to explore, discover and drive our goals.

Negative mentality and emotions can give rise to an obfuscous mind - pondering on negative thoughts and bad ideas for far too long.

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Procrastination can be a trait linked with a little depression, we can, and often do find reasons not to do things or change our selves, or even find a little enthusiasm.

Keep it real, avoid drink, drugs and smoking, and find some enjoyment in something once in a while.

It's amazing how many of us beat our heads against our own walls (Minds in boxes, the insidious nature of TV and the internet can be poisonous, and subconsciously affect us in ways we sometimes don't fully understand due to the unconscious machination of lying hawks whom claim the stage, to entice and antagonize in you that which they have capitulated to in order to sell something by cashing in on human frailties - (Liars/Idols who superimpose, thus impression the minds of children with false words, pretty faces, perfect body's, sexuality and violence) – This can bog the mind thus mentality down. (Look up idolatry) There are those who earn the stage and those who claim the stage, those who claim the stage are lairs.

A major weakness of people being impression-ed by suggestibility with a propensity to become associated and identified.



False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

Phædo 91 Plato



Just down the road from us will be rolling country side with amazing views, running streams, lakes and the seaside.

Church groups, Dance, Local Charity Groups, - Mountain biking or cycling clubs are great, camping out, fishing, walks along the hills and mountains, walks along a beach, photography, this is our true nature. (If your young, always speak to your parents in regards to this and stay safe!) Cities and towns can erode our true nature, it's good to get away sometimes.

Or even visa versa if you live in the country, because a change of scenery really helps.

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It's also good to focus the mind on creativity.

Create poetry, art or learn a musical instrument, then give what you have to others because creating is really good for us. This is good for humility too.

What we give to others we give to our selves. (So in a nut shell, sow good seeds, have faith and do good works)



Relaxation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It4WxQ6dnn0



Focus the mind.

Learn to touch type. http://www.typingweb.com/

Learn a language. http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Learn about spirituality.

Ramana Maharshi. http://peacefulrivers.homestead.com/maharshi.htm

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"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."

Gautama Buddha. (aprox 563-483 BC).



One has to eradicate even the deire for freedom in order to attain freedom. Freedom has not to be attainded. It is ever attained. We are bound simply because we think ouselves bound.

ASTAVAKRA SAMHITA – Chapter XVIII - P150

Answer 7

Drugs, talking therapies and a programme of physical exercise would help.



I'm sure it's a debilitating condition and a disease like any other. However, it need not destroy your body nor rot your soul (if you think you have one).

Answer 8

Personally I developed an addiction to cocaine but realized that I don't really like cleaning all that much so I put down the razor blade and became an alcoholic...don't tell my last psychiatrist that, he totally cured me with all the happy fun time pills :)

Answer 9

Tickle myself.

Answer 10

MAO Inhibitors.

Answer 11

It may be a health issue. Focus on a healthy lifestyle – diet and nutrition (home cooked natural foods and fresh produce, fiber), supplements, sunlight, exercise, yoga, meditation, sleep, etc, Cut out all sugar, synthetic additives, preservatives, processed packaged foods, etc. Get checked for heavy metal poisoning, systemic yeast infection, food allergies, gluten or dairy intolerance, etc – all these have a negative effect on the brain.





"Deficiencies in neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are often associated with depression and anxiety. As reported in several studies, the amino acids tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine, and methionine are often helpful in treating many mood disorders including depression.



The most common nutritional deficiencies seen in patients with mental disorders are of omega–3 fatty acids, B vitamins, minerals and amino acids that are precursors to neurotransmitters. Recent evidence shows a link between low levels of serotonin and suicide. Low levels of serotonin can lead to an overall insensitivity to future consequences, triggering risky, impulsive and aggressive behaviors which may culminate in suicide, the ultimate act of inwardly directed impulsive aggression.



Humans release stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline when faced with stress, danger or threats. These hormones give a burst of energy required for "fight or flight" but also cause nasty side effects: feeling bad, anxious and having lots of negative thoughts. The long-term activation of the stress-response system — and the subsequent overexposure to cortisol and other stress hormones — can disrupt almost all your body's processes. In the long term these hormones cause neuron death in the brain - which leads to depression. "



Dr. Daniel G Amen has found through SPECT studies that problems in the basal ganglia (anxiety, panic, fearfulness), cingulate (obsessive compulsive disorders), prefrontal cortex (attention deficit and learning disorders), limbic system (negativity), temporal lobes (temper, aggressiveness, mood disorders) cause various conditions. These dysfunctions can be due to genetics or developmental reasons and it is necessary to optimize brain function through nutrition, breathing techniques, medication, supplements, counseling, biofeedback, music, etc.



Whereas, spirituality says that depression is a result of ignoring or not addressing our feelings and emotions, of being cut-off from the self, from the inner light or our connection to the Universal Light (i.e. god). Judging ourselves harshly cuts us off from the unconditional love and compassion that god is. Spirituality is when we find out that we are immortal souls or spiritual beings. We are not this human body. We just incarnate on earth in order to learn about duality. So spirituality sees things from the soul's point of view.





“Anxious depression," indicates that serotonin levels are low. Whereas, "agitated depression" means high levels of norepinephrine and dopamine, with low serotonin levels and "sluggish depression" means norepinephrine and dopamine levels are low. http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/finding-joy-mind-body-spirit-guide?page=2





Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor[1] (SSRIs) are a class of compounds typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, and some personality disorders.

SSRIs are believed to increase the extracellular level of the neurotransmitter serotonin by inhibiting its reuptake into the presynaptic cell, increasing the level of serotonin in the synaptic cleft available to bind to the postsynaptic receptor. They have varying degrees of selectivity for the other monoamine transporters, with pure SSRIs having only weak affinity for the noradrenaline and dopamine transporter.

Answer 12

by going to a doctor.