I got off after a year aswell , you on the right track

ye it's not that simple, different things help different people, but there is some overlap and obviously everyone should have positive wellness practices and lifestyle habits. sometimes it rly is diet, exercise, sleep, etc.

that's also why i waited so long to try em. i told myself i would only try meds once i exhausted all my other options and well, after 5 years i decided it was time lol

that's good to hear

hobbies and working out help a lot

but in terms of cure, nah

You have to tackle the root cause of the depression. The truama, circumstances in life, negative thought patterns, etc.

All that other s*** (exercise, d****, etc) is mostly a bandaid or it helps aid you to be in a better position to actually tackle the root issue.

Going on walks and getting the sun really helped me. Pair that with music n some kush

I was thinking today and it’s so many things that could’ve been the root cause.

Right when it started, I had joined the praise team at my church, which was basically the pastor’s family bullying and verbally abusing anyone with any musical talent. Since I had the most musical experience as a young teenager it hurt me a lot. It was basically, I come to church to play, but while playing the adults would do everything in their power to prove I wasn’t good enough or that they were “above me”. And these were the same people who told me “I’m your biggest fan” and “I’ll always be here for you” all that crap. Then my parents and all the adults in the church told me I was wrong for expressing my concerns because the pastors relatives are “anointed” and that I needed t learn to “submit to leadership” and “ignore wrong notes and all the mean things they say to you and the other people on the team in your age group cuz it’s for the glory of God”. But even though I left the team a couple months ago, I still have this heavy feeling of emptiness and sadness.

Sorry to rant but yeah 😭 It was such a hard time in my life. That was definitely one of the main causes. I don’t wanna go too deep into it all but that wasn’t the only thing either. But I doubt talking about it with a professional would really help either.

I find that consistent therapy and keeping my lifestyle in check (exercise, journaling, creative outlets) keeps me feeling good most of the time. There's still those rough spots every now and then. I've thought about medication but I don't want the side effects.

I don't know if you can ever cure it completely, but management and identifying what triggers your depressive moods are key.

So it basically numbs your emotions? What does that feel like” You’re just emotionless all day? That sounds kind of scary to me. I love to laugh

Y’all I feel so stupid but I really am clueless about a lot of this stuff

Toxic masculinity

No it just dampens them, doesn’t get rid of them completely. You can still laugh lol

Going to Coachella

Only a temporary cure unfortunately

No

Depression is what it is. A lot of us are unlucky dealing with it for a lifetime. It’s just the cards we was dealt

i find anti-depressants keep me mostly stable but i’m heading towards a depressive nihilism lately, and i don’t like that

i feel like my emotions are repressed into my internal monologue instead of being released by crying or anything else

eat good food, accomplish stuff, work out, meditate, journal, take baby steps. sometimes even getting out the bed is a w.

don’t take them pills unless u really have to tho

also try to identify what happens before / during your depressive times

there’s typically a trigger, then a reaction, and so forth. having awareness is a great help

therapy too

Where is the panel where I put the pads on the drum break & make the 808 dance over it

the thing i hate is that when i have depressive spirals is that i feel like its the only time i start thinking coherently and i want to write things down that im thinking about but i just can't

this will sound stupid but work out and stretch a lot

it boosts ur dopamine like deadass

what kind of stretching

And eating healthy. Nutrition is so important and another dopamine hit

i repress memories