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hey💗 i’ve been feeling depressed for a long time & nothing seems to help anymore:( does anyone have any recommendations that helped them? i’m so tired of feeling like this plz
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Anonymous 4w

I feel the exact same way 😭 🙏

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Anonymous 4w

Dm me!

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Anonymous 4w

What is one thing you've always wanted to try?

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Anonymous 4w

Vitamin d, 10,000IUD a day

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Anonymous 3w

Try horse back riding! A lot of people actually use it as a way to cope and heal. Horses are amazing if you ride the right ones they are such sweet caring animals.

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Anonymous 3w

Whatever you do please don’t get on SSRIs long-term, I don’t know a single person who got better from doing that. They just keep changing meds and upping dosages until they’re a zombie. One person I know took their own life recently from the effects. Docs push them like candy but they seriously mess with your brain chemistry sometimes permanently. Make sure you’re getting active and getting your necessary vitamins

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Anonymous 3w

it’s basic but me personally after i get a good workout or run in i feel so much better abt myself extra points if the run is somewhere scenic

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Anonymous 3w

This might sound kind of cliche but something that helps me is trying to stay outside as much as you can: do you have to study?-lay down your picnic blanket in a soft patch of grass and study there! Want to go on your phone?-do the same!ALSO, make sure that the stuff ur watching on ur phone isn't negative, even if it's something little like a rant about a bad movie. It probably sounds silly but I really think it helps!!

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Anonymous 3w

Got a cat

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Anonymous 3w

Set easily reached goals and do drugs. Get ready to be so happy that if it was a show it would be called happy days and happy nights

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Anonymous 3w

Go through a slut era girly😝

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Anonymous 3w

Touch grass

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

that’s a good question like anything i’ve wanted to do or wanted to try in efforts to feel better?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 4w

awhh i’m sorry to hear you feel the same bc it feels incredibly agonizing 😭 but it is comforting to hear that we are not alone in this feeling 🙏 🫶 i’ll msg u

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Like something that you want to try in your life that you haven't tried yet. Could be skydiving to writing a book

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

okay maybe like scuba diving maybe idk is that a good answer?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Yes that is a good answer. If you wanna try it learn how you can get certified and if you're able to try to!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

okayy do you think by me trying this avenue i’ll feel more fulfilled or something? so i wont feel so overwhelmingly sad? like a spark in the midst of a storm type of thing?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Potentially. Bc sometimes for me when I feel like this I need to find something to change. And normally that involves getting a haircut or trying something new. You might find a new love scuba diving

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

okay should i take this with something specific like toast or a whole bottle of water? do you have a brand you like or format that is better in your experience?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

okayyy ty for your idea🫰, what new things did you try that helped you and was successful? also its kinda ironic you said that ab a haircut bc i almost cut my hair the past 3 days in a row w kitchen scissors but stopped myself loll

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Any brand is fine. Take it in the morning it will fuck up your sleep schedule. Water is fine.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Personally I tried drawing bc I always wanted to try it. Then I also treated myself to a nice meal I had been craving for awhile. I still have my first drawing in a frame above my desk so I can look at it sometimes

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4w

okay thank you sm🙏 have you tried the gummy version of it or is it not as effective in your experience?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

awh i think that’s beautiful that you hung it up to remind yourself of the good it’s brought into your life, that’s very inspiring. i agree that drawing is very beneficial to the mind, it is something that i try to do when i can but lately it hasn’t been providing me the calming state that it used to and it’s discouraging:/ what have you been drawing that’s helped you? maybe i need to draw inspiration from elsewhere and draw something else

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

Just a landscape really tbh. It started with a road and developed into rolling hills dotted with trees around. Sometimes I also write what Im feeling to vent it out bc I don't want to vent to other people

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

They don’t make gummies in the 10,000 iud. OH also don’t take it daily take it weekly. Once a week

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3w

okay that is good to know when i go to the store! and okay once a week that is a good distinction bc that’s very different from every day lolll thank you so much for your idea i’m going to have to try ty! how long did you take it for before you noticed that it helped you feel better?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

okay i haven’t drawn landscape in awhile so maybe i need to try it out again thank you 🙏 and yess i’ve done that too and it does help but lately my methods that used to help haven’t been doing the trick anymore but maybe i need approach the writing to be more organic like your suggestion so i’ll give that a try too ty

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I would also recommend having some classical music on or some sort of music to get lost in

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 3w

Another thing that helped me personally was finding new things to learn: try making a 3d model and then 3d print it, learn to play d&d, learn some basic "construction" things(like how to use specific tools correctly, etc.), try wood carving, learn some origami, learn jump rope tricks, learn how to tap dance, learn how to sew and make new outfits, etc.. You might find something you really enjoy too!!

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