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Help coping with depression without medication (Unable to get any)
Depression Support / by Norasimmer
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 February 2nd, 2021
...See more I'm new to this and still struggling to really open up on my issues, but I wanted to try here for the first time and see if it helps. I'm 18 right now, and have been in a fog for about 3 weeks now. I haven't been diagnosed with depression, but I've diagonsed with anxiety, and discussed what I've been feeling with my grandmother who has had it [Depression] for majority of her life. My aunt, and a lot of my female relatives also suffer from it, too. We've even speculated it's hereditary by now. And I worry sometimes if my dad suffers from it too. But to return to topic, this fog has just been draining me. I love to draw, and have been since I was only 2 years old. But ever since this whole thing started, I havent even touched a pencil to draw. I can't enjoy my favorite hobby, or even just watching a funny movie. It got so bad I wasn't even eating anything besides some small snacks and milk (this lasted 3 days). I sit in rooms with my mom and dad more than I have befored (they are divorced, so we have a schedule of when I visit each) just because I don't like being alone with my thoughts. They get negative, they get existential, and it sends me into panic attacks. It concots images and thoughts that I fear, and I don't know what else to do. I can't go to the doctor to get properly diagnosed. Mom insists I don't need meds and Dad always gets distracted. I don't have the heart to be super pushy either from it all. I've been fatigued from the depression, and sad from the anxiety. I don't have a job right now to pay for any medication if I go alone, and I can't seem to land one. My grades and schoolwork are getting worse and worse, and I just feel so overwhelmed, but it takes all my energy to just get out of bed. I also fear I suffer from ADHD/ADD as well, but again, cannot get diagnosed properly. Until I can get medication that helps, I just want to find ways, any ways, to get myself together again and enjoy the day without struggling to fall asleep again. To just enjoy my hobbies and life again. To just ignore the voices for a little while. To go back to when I wasn't plauged by it all daily Any advice you have, I'd be more than willing to hear and try ❤
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