Hi guys, I'm starting this thread on "Depression". Depression became part of my life.
Their are many reasons behind this.My job and my family issues are mostly give me stress and depression.Have you any good way to relieve stress and depression?

Do take deep breath in fresh air, take multivitamin regularly,
Share your problems with your family,
Drink 2/3 glass of water, these are the best solution of the depression cure,
Avoid alcohol, caffeine and other stimulants, these are the major reasons of depression, so avoid all of these .....

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Regarding family. I don't know your particular family dynamic, but mine is not good. Most people say that family is the most important thing ever. I disagree. The reason is because the people who say that usually have really great families, or they continually let themselves be abused and manipulated by family members. Think about how many bad people there are in the world. Every one of them has family somewhere. I had to come to the sad realization that one of my parents was simply a horrible person with no redeeming qualities. I wasted many stressful years of my life trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, all to no avail. Bad people don't care what they do to their families, so why should you care about them just because of a genetic link? Being devoted to your family only works if they are devoted to you.

I'm old enough now that I can look back at all my experiences, with myself and other people's families, and I can't tell you how many piontless arguments and drama came about due to things like substance abuse, laziness, greed, and stupidity. There was no point in any of it, yet these dramas lasted for years, and everyone lost. OP, maybe you are experiencing pointless dramas like this and have become depressed due to the senselessness of it all. If that is the case, try to distance yourself from it as best you can. Separate yourself from anyone who is forcing you to live the life you don't want to live.

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“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!” ~Audrey Hepburn

Family is completely expendable. You don't get to choose your family and a lot of times people's family's suck the life out of them. Some family's are incredibly selfish.

My life personally became a lot less depressing when I cut off all communication with my mother. I no longer listen to her bitch to me about how horrible of a person I am and how horrible her friends are and how horrible everyone is. I don't have her attempting to stab me because she's upset about something, then calling the police on me because I disarmed her because of a strong desire I have to not get stabbed. She tells them I attacked her and there's a moment where my time is wasted and I have to explain what actually happened. While I'm in a courtroom. To a judge. After I've spent a few days in a cell and missed out on work. because someone tried to stab me.

Family is expendable and a lot of times they suck ass. Just think of them the same way you think of anyone else in life. Here's a few questions to ask yourself in regards to people in general.

Are they there when it matters? [car broke down, you're moving into a new house, you're sick in the hospital, etc..] keep in mind some people are actually busy. But if they blow you off all the time and don't have anything important to do, they might not be your friend. Just your buddy. Don't help your buddies move into their house and don't help them when their car breaks down either.


Do they cause negative situations in your life [Getting you arrested, punching you in the face, getting you fired from work, Cock blocking you, antagonizing you in general]. Keep in mind everyone causes trouble for others at some point, but some trouble is more extreme than other trouble. When my friend walks in front of my tv and causes me to lose a match in Soul Calibur V I'm not thinking this is grounds to defriend him. When my friend goes with me to the bar and see's me talking to some hot chick and then starts saying negative put downs to make me seem like a loser I might punch him in the face at the end of the night and never talk to him again. When a friend does some fucked up shit like getting you fired and/or arrested then you just never speak to them again [slashing their tires is fun too].


Do they always ask you for shit but never give you anything?


There's a lot of reasons not to talk to someone.


As far as dealing with depression. The best way is to eliminate the cause of the depression. What is it about your job that causes depression? And what kind of job would you want to have?

What is it about the family issues causing depression?
And example of a family issue I had was my older brother used to put me down whenever we were around people he wanted to like him. He'd tell stories about how I used to wet the bed when I was little. Or mention that I really suck at basketball. Or openly mock me.

Initially I read a book about verbal abuse and how to counter it. But it's an exhausting thing to do when you're constantly around someone who's attacking you. So I just cut him out of my life. When I'd run into him I wouldn't speak to him at all.

We have had a lot of great moments together. We share a lot of interests and I know he has fun being around me and knows I'm one of the people who understands him the most. That he can tell me anything. Knowing this, I made it clear that I will not put up with his bullshit.

A year or so of me not speaking to him. I had blocked him on face book, wouldn't answer his calls and he eventually stopped calling, and didn't say a word to him if I saw him in public. This went on for a year and then he apologized for the wrong SPAM. I figured this meant he wasn't going to be an ass anymore. We went out somewhere and he was doing it again, so I went back to ignoring him.

Two years go by and he apologizes for his SPAM again. He invites me to a bar and buys my drinks. He doesn't insult me anymore cause he has an understanding that I will not put up with his bullshit. [/url]

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Ok good, I'm glad someone else is willing to cut loose family members too. Often times depression comes from continually being around depressing people.

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“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!” ~Audrey Hepburn

Go on walks. Seriously, walking for an hour each evening allows you time to just think about things (not to mention the exercise releases endorphins which make you feel good). Take a walk somewhere scenic just by yourself, try to relax. It works for me. Hope this helps.

Is there any way I could help a depressed friend, other than staying close to him? He looks like a walking corpse. We used to go running together so maybe I can try make him start again.