How deal with depression

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I feel very very depress.

I do not know what is the cause. I never took drugs or not drink alcohol.

But now I would happily lit a marijuana joint, maybe it would help me overcome my depression

I don't know about that... You know, there are other less harmful ways to dealing with this kind of thing, rather than just hurting your body.

Just do something that makes you happy.

You're right, especially since in Poland for possession of marijuana, you can get three years in prison. In fact, I do not know why it is illegal, I heard that tobacco is much more dangerous.

I've never tried marijuana, now regrets it.

In my world, depression is a medical condition. In my experience, following diagnosis by a medical professional, it usually responds quite well to prescription medicines. Today there is a wide range of medicinal options that can be used to treat it.

To my understanding there are generally two types of marijuana; cannabis sativa and cannabis indica (hybrid plants will be a mix of the two.) Sativa will mask the feelings of depression, not remove it. So it would probably be important to use that as a mask while you try to pinpoint the root cause of the depression.

Indica, on the other hand, is the type that makes you melt into the couch and zone-out on television. This one can actually increase feelings of depression.

So be careful there, friend.

What has you depressed?

I personally cannot use marijuana - the crosswiring in my brain is messy enough that I react to cannabinoids with severe physical pain.

See a professional, get diagnosed if it isn't temporary, and get on an Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor based antidepressant.

Approach medications with caution. They tend to be over prescribed.

The best thing I did for my health and mood was to stop all meds, alcohol, tobacco, never did drugs so could not stop those, additives, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, processed sugar, gluten grains, cows dairy and any other processed food or processed food additive.

Works beautifully...no side effects. It's called the paleo diet but I went one step further in taking out medications as well.

Also, exercise, vitamin D and sufficient sleep are all important. Basically it means taking the body back to a more natural way of being for our species (we did not evolve on boxed pizza and diet soda..these foods are not natural for use to consume).

Now I only have PMS once a month to deal which comes with crippling depression but which goes away for the other 2.5 weeks of the month.

I attempting more omega 3s.

I've been depressed off and on due to traumatic experiences. I've found that what helps is to forgive yourself and others, let go, and create a significant meaning to it all. Also, meditation, a lot of sleep, and exercise is helpful. In addition to that, I've been taking a herb known as St. John's Wort which is as effective as some medications and isn't addictive. (It has very little effects but is dangerous when combined with other medications)

Also, I knew this guy who used to be depressed when everything was going well with his life. Eventually, he tried the ellimination diet (experimenting with elliminating different food ingredients) and discovered that gluten was the cause.

btw, SSRI's aren't the only antidepressants out there. Be careful, though, some of the antidepressant medications can be dangerous if you accidentally overdose. Also, psychiatrists are good at prescribing them, but once they prescribe them, you might be on them for the rest of your life.

for me the first line of defense is my ADLs. So whether i feel like it or not i get out of bed, do the dishes, take a shower, eat something nutritious, get out of the house if even for a short while (20 minutes of sunlight has been shown to be anti-depressive), do something i enjoy, do something for someone else.

it's generally a good idea for me to have a counselor i like that i see regularly, and seeing and talking with a good therapist is my 2nd line of defense.

cognitive behavioral therapy has never worked for me. it has to be relational/gestaltish. usually my depression is related to fear or anger i'm out of touch with. once i can feel and deal with the feelings, including making life changes, my depression usually improves.

sometimes though under great loss or great stressors my depression will be simply whatever you call it, unresponsive and becomes particularly deep and scary, i go to an antidepressant. the only one that works for me is wellbutrin (buproprion). SSRI's do nothing for me at all. Wellbutrin is an SNRI. It has the added benefit of drastically reducing my urge to smoke and dampening my appetite, both of which tend to get stronger when i'm down.

hope some part of that helps.

I know this sounds like stereotypical advice, and the last thing that you feel like doing (i've been there myself), but a daily excercise routine really does help. It doesn't matter if you just take the dog for a walk, jump on a bicycle or go for a run. The point is forcing yourself into the routine, getting some air and a bit of vitimin D in the process.

With my depression, I found that I spent a great deal of time doing absolutely nothing, putting everything off until another day and just either vegging out in fron of the TV or sleeping. Breaking that cycle really is an important step.

I recently read that to get off of antidepressants, you needed some counseling, and the solid support of family and friends. My counselor had a good laugh when I pointed out that this was the same list as how to not go on the pills in the first place. In clinical trials, they are no better than any placebo that has enough of a random intoxicant to tell people that they are not in the control group. All that the doctor and pharmacist do is help convince you that you can change.

What works for me is drinking plenty of water, and getting some sunshine and exercise. It is hard to push myself to even start on those, but the results are encouraging after a while. Meditation works, too. Junk food is probably a big hazard I avoid. Intoxicants seem to help mainly as a social lubricant - less hazardous common interests are preferable.

My mood has improved a little. Recently I helped my neighbor, he bought a used cell phone Galaxy trend, but did not know how to handle it. He was happy for my help, he gave me a 110 gram chocolate Santa Claus, which I ate today . Apparently chocolate has a positive effect on the brain, and i helped my neighbor. it's nice to feel helpful to someone