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Raziaar

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What do you guys do to cope with serious depression and thoughts of suicide?

And i'm not talking about any of that emo "woe is me" crap.

I'm talking heavy, genuine depression, whether situational... or better yet, a chemical imbalance.
 
What do you guys do to cope with serious depression and thoughts of suicide?

Eat more, lose sleep, think yourself into a pit and then generally give up on life so that disappointment can't reach you any more? And then wait around until few enough people exist to be affected by your passing so that suicide wouldn't be entirely selfish any more? But that's just me.

I thought you were religious? Why not turn to God.
 
Talk to a shrink or someone who can sympathize with your situation. It may sound odd, but my brother once tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose on pills and he had to go to a special clinic where they helped him for a few months. He wasn't too happy to be there, but the clinic did get him out of that hole.

Don't try to commit suicide, life is too precious for that, your family and friends will be left in shambles and if they rescue you, you'll be stuck in a clinic for 4 months :|
 
Laivasse said:
Eat more, lose sleep, think yourself into a pit and then generally give up on life so that disappointment can't reach you any more? And then wait around until few enough people exist to be affected by your passing so that suicide wouldn't be entirely selfish any more? But that's just me.
YOU F*CKINH ASSWIPE. He asked for help you are just being a f*cking prick you should burn for thinking of saying anything like that.
 
Why not turn to God.
QFT!
In my experience, He doesn't always remove the depression (He has sometimes), but He has always shown me the light at the end of the tunnel.
 
See a psycotherapist, its very common amongst young people.

It can't hurt, and it'll probably help you.
 
ríomhaire said:
YOU F*CKINH ASSWIPE. He asked for help you are just being a f*cking prick you should burn for thinking of saying anything like that.

I told the truth. Isn't knowing that other people are in the same situation a form of help?
 
Laivasse said:
I told the truth. Isn't knowing that other people are in the same situation a form of help?
No.

You gave negative advice. You could possibly make him more depressed, but I doubt he'd listen to you anyway.
 
Raziaar said:
What do you guys do to cope with serious depression and thoughts of suicide?

And i'm not talking about any of that emo "woe is me" crap.

I'm talking heavy, genuine depression, whether situational... or better yet, a chemical imbalance.


Danimal hit the nail on the head on the head ..if your depression is caused by an event then you're ok. If you have no real reason to be depressed you should see a doctor ..just be careful, dont over or under dramatize your symptoms or they'll have you on Prozac or Zoloft before you have time to blink
 
Solaris said:

So misery hates company.

You gave negative advice. You could possibly make him more depressed, but I doubt he'd listen to you anyway.

Telling someone to "eat more" can hardly be considered serious advice. He asked what 'us guys' do to cope with thoughts of depression and suicide, and I answered, essentially, 'nothing', and described the bad effect. And if you haven't had similar experiences then how can you claim to sympathise?
 
He was asking for help, you may have thought you were being witty, but its just not that sort of situation.

Seek proffesional help for most problems is usually the best advice.
 
Laivasse said:
Telling someone to "eat more" can hardly be considered serious advice. He asked what 'us guys' do to cope with thoughts of depression and suicide, and I answered, essentially, 'nothing', and described the bad effect. And if you haven't had similar experiences then how can you claim to sympathise?
So if I came in here and said my mum died, expecting some reassuring words, you'd go and say "Yeah, I'd just cry all day and probably slit my wrists."
 
CptStern said:
Danimal hit the nail on the head on the head ..if your depression is caused by an event then you're ok. If you have no real reason to be depressed you should see a doctor ..just be careful, dont over or under dramatize your symptoms or they'll have you on Prozac or Zoloft before you have time to blink

Nail on the head I think, Stern. If you realise that your life isn't all that bad, and you still have thoughts like this and are confused by them, then psychotherapy is most likely the key.

If it's down to circumstances then it's a different matter.

edit: don't mean to say by this that therapy would NEVER help if your depression is due to circumstances. what I and I think stern meant is that there is one situation where the key to your problems is within your own head and you might need someone's help to get to it, and one where it is without.
 
"if your depression is caused by an event then you're ok."

Mate, that's just not true, you can still need help depending on the event, my mates girlfriend was raped last summer, and after that she repeatedly tried to commit suicide, before the rape she had been like any other "normal" teen, i.e. happy and enjoying life..
And that deppressions of hers was obviously caused(Triggered) by the rape..
Do you think that she felt "ok" after that?
No matter what it is, if you're having constant suicide thoughts etc, you should seek help, I dunno how it is in your country, but over here, atleast if you're a youth, seeing a shrink is free, atleast if it's standard psychology.
You should seek help, even if it's caused by an event, but it might a disease as well.

I myself got a mental breakdown due to EVENTS when I was 10, if I wouldn't've been removed from my home for a few months I probably would've commited suicide, so CptStern, I think that's just wrong..

I'm still under deppression and I'm coping with it by going to therapy every 2 weeks.
 
Beerdude26 said:
So if I came in here and said my mum died, expecting some reassuring words, you'd go and say "Yeah, I'd just cry all day and probably slit my wrists."

No, but I might say 'yeah I had a parent who died too, it's terrible.' Would that be too 'depressing' for you?
 
Solaris said:
He was asking for help, you may have thought you were being witty, but its just not that sort of situation.

I empathise, but bear in mind this is a gaming forum, not Psychologists r' Us.
 
Laivasse said:
No, but I might say 'yeah I had a parent who died too, it's terrible.' Would that be too 'depressing' for you?
Nope. That would be emphasizing, which is good. Sorry for bringing up that topic. ;(
 
Raziaar said:
What do you guys do to cope with serious depression and thoughts of suicide?

And i'm not talking about any of that emo "woe is me" crap.

I'm talking heavy, genuine depression, whether situational... or better yet, a chemical imbalance.

A) Wallow in it.
B) Substance abuse.
C) Tell myself to stop being a dick and force it out of my mind, which may or may not result in subconscious issues.
 
Raziaar said:
chemical imbalance.
Ahh.... Depression from a Chemical Inbalance, I know what you mean, my family is known for having those, I know of 1 suicide in my family (I imagine others may have attempted) and I believe there is 1 other, but, that is a personal story as some may call it.

Read my Sig, thats how I think of stopping myself, that, and usually when I'm heavily depressed (I imagine I have worse to come) I'll go do a hobby (Warhammer 40K Tau FTW!). I usually think the world is shitty, but I just think of people I care 'bout, and it would be unfair to just leave them there well I have a chance to go to somewhere where things aren't depressing.
 
Depression can stem from intelligence, if you find it's from boredom.
I get this quite badly obviously.

Thinking about things too much causes problems, i find doing survival or just going out anywhere and doing something helps...anything to stop you thinking on deep levels.
 
short recoil said:
Depression can stem from intelligence, if you find it's from boredom.
I get this quite badly obviously.

Thinking about things too much causes problems, i find doing survival or just going out anywhere and doing something helps...anything to stop you thinking on deep levels.

As arrogant as it sounds I have the same problem. I feel like none of my peers are on the same level of intelligence as me. I have noticed that forums like this one with atleast a few intelligent people seem to help though.
 
Personally if i feel down i know i have good friends i can chill with and just have a good time with (booze is not necessary there) or i talk it through with a good friend, and realise i don't have time to wallow in my own self-pity and that i have to do something. (Then again that is just me, may not help you)

Only once ever even half seriously thought of suicide, it wasn't depression after parents split, it was a massive feeling of guilt after i sent a really god awful (in hindsight) text to two really good friends (at the time, moved on now) Felt like shit and that i should just ****in hang myself, hell, i ended up crying. Which for me is a bloody rarity (not trying to be macho, just is) But eventually got back on track after doing the above, and playing a **** load of BF1942 with bots on the Battle of Britain map
 
Fliko said:
Ahh.... Depression from a Chemical Inbalance, I know what you mean, my family is known for having those, I know of 1 suicide in my family (I imagine others may have attempted) and I believe there is 1 other, but, that is a personal story as some may call it.

Read my Sig, thats how I think of stopping myself, that, and usually when I'm heavily depressed (I imagine I have worse to come) I'll go do a hobby (Warhammer 40K Tau FTW!). I usually think the world is shitty, but I just think of people I care 'bout, and it would be unfair to just leave them there well I have a chance to go to somewhere where things aren't depressing.

Yeah Chemical Imbalance. From my mothers side. Chemical imbalance(that I suspect) influenced by events. Suicide thoughts regularly enter my mind, but I have a love for life enough that I could never act upon it, no matter how vivid and detailed my thoughts are about it. I can't contain and restrain those thoughts... they just pop up like the rest of my dark, creative thoughts that have tormented me since childhood.

As for the latter. There lies a significant problem. I can't seem to turn to hobbies anymore. The things I used to do before, such as playing games... reading, writing. The things I enjoyed, have lost their appeal to me. In my heart, I know I still enjoy them, and crave them, but I cannot muster the interest to pursue them, and when I do... I cannot continue with it and stop shortly after starting.



And as for those who say this isn't a psychotherapy forum. You are right. However I did not come here for that. I came here to ask my peers what their thoughts are on the matter, and how they themselves cope with such an issue. Peers... I'd be hard pressed to find a more vast, diverse, intelligent group of 'peers' anywhere else in my life right now than on these forums.
 
OvA said:
As arrogant as it sounds I have the same problem. I feel like none of my peers are on the same level of intelligence as me. I have noticed that forums like this one with atleast a few intelligent people seem to help though.
Lol with me it's the exact opposite (I don't get depressed by it, thought)

I mean, clarky003... Wtf are you talking about sometimes? :p



Raziaar said:
As for the latter. There lies a significant problem. I can't seem to turn to hobbies anymore. The things I used to do before, such as playing games... reading, writing. The things I enjoyed, have lost their appeal to me. In my heart, I know I still enjoy them, and crave them, but I cannot muster the interest to pursue them, and when I do... I cannot continue with it and stop shortly after starting.
I too was slipping into a dark hole, step by step, very gradually. I just felt worse and worse. Then I met this really nice girl. She has completely rejuvenated me. I hope the same will happen to you.
 
I wanted to kill myself once. Bad times.

These days, I find refuge from depression by absorbing myself in my work. That, and alcohol.

-Angry Lawyer
 
Angry Lawyer said:
I wanted to kill myself once. Bad times.

These days, I find refuge from depression by absorbing myself in my work. That, and alcohol.

-Angry Lawyer
Code & Alcohol = <3
 
Raziaar said:
As for the latter. There lies a significant problem. I can't seem to turn to hobbies anymore. The things I used to do before, such as playing games... reading, writing. The things I enjoyed, have lost their appeal to me. In my heart, I know I still enjoy them, and crave them, but I cannot muster the interest to pursue them, and when I do... I cannot continue with it and stop shortly after starting.

Ah. I was just about to suggest...anyway. I'm a social kind of person (literally, five days without contact with any of my friends and I start feeling like I'm going to go mad) and if I'm depressed I can usually just make it go away by talking and laughing with friends.

Good luck D:
 
Just see a doctor. Don't kill yourself first. *shrug*

edit:

Oh and don't attempt to tie rational thoughts to the cause of your depression, it'll just make you sound emo.
 
Nat Turner said:
Just see a doctor. Don't kill yourself first. *shrug*

edit:

Oh and don't attempt to tie rational thoughts to the cause of your depression, it'll just make you sound emo.


No emo crap here.
 
Beerdude26 said:
I too was slipping into a dark hole, step by step, very gradually. I just felt worse and worse. Then I met this really nice girl. She has completely rejuvenated me. I hope the same will happen to you.

*cough* Then she dies in what seems to be a tragic hamster wheel accident. You become an empty pit of rage. You devote your life to tracking down her killers and bringing them to justice. No.....Not justice.......................................................................
............................................................................................................PUNSIHMENT




Anyways..... I find that humor helps.
 
OvA said:
*cough* Then she dies in what seems to be a tragic hamster wheel accident. You become an empty pit of rage. You devote your life to tracking down her killers and bringing them to justice. No.....Not justice.......................................................................
............................................................................................................PUNSIHMENT
:laugh:
You're just lucky I'm someone who can laugh with satire. :p
 
OvA said:
*cough* Then she dies in what seems to be a tragic hamster wheel accident. You become an empty pit of rage. You devote your life to tracking down her killers and bringing them to justice. No.....Not justice.......................................................................
............................................................................................................PUNSIHMENT
punisher_logo.jpg
 
Solaris said:
Seek proffesional help for most problems is usually the best advice.
^^^^

Professionals as in not random forum goers who don't even know you.

I myself am Asperger's and don't experience depression or much sadness in general.
 
_Z_Ryuken said:
^^^^

Professionals as in not random forum goers who don't even know you.

I myself am Asperger's and don't experience depression or much sadness in general.

Aspergers is a funny thing...for other people.

I will always remember the halo lan where some kid with cloaking was teabagging a kid with aspergers and the kid went on forever about it.

"OMG YOUR INVISIBLE BUT I CAN STILL SEE YOU TEABAGGING ME"
"STOP IT! Your invisible but I know your doing it!"

Haha...he went on and on and never dropped it. Poor kid, but it was one of the funniest things ever.
 
_Z_Ryuken said:
Professionals as in not random forum goers who don't even know you.

This isn't a thread seeking advice to my personal situation. Its asking you all how you deal with it, if you have experienced it.
 
Glirk Dient said:
Aspergers is a funny thing...for other people.

I will always remember the halo lan where some kid with cloaking was teabagging a kid with aspergers and the kid went on forever about it.

"OMG YOUR INVISIBLE BUT I CAN STILL SEE YOU TEABAGGING ME"
"STOP IT! Your invisible but I know your doing it!"

Haha...he went on and on and never dropped it. Poor kid, but it was one of the funniest things ever.

Hahaha I do that.
But I'm getting better at letting things go.
Raziaar said:
This isn't a thread seeking advice to my personal situation. Its asking you all how you deal with it, if you have experienced it.
Well then it's settled.
 
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