How do you deal with depression?

I deal with depression by engaging in activities that I like and makes me happy, such as my hobbies which are reading an inspirational book, drawing or playing with my pet dog. Besides that, I also meditate on a soothing therapeutic music to calm my stressed out mind. I also exercise whenever I feel down and depressed because after exercising I feel refreshed and energized. Listening to music also helps to relax and calm my mind during a stressful phase and situation in my life.

The teenage years can be tough, and it’s perfectly normal to feel sad or irritable every now and then. But if these feelings don’t go away or become so intense that you can’t handle them, you may be suffering from depression. The good news is that you don’t have to feel this way. Help is available and you have more power than you think. There are many things you can do to help yourself or a friend start feeling better.

The Onset of Depression often starts from boredom, As such its very impotent to create a scheduled that doesnt leave a lot of time opened

What helps me is engaging in things that I love and feel excited about. When you're depressed you don't want to go bungee jumping or anything major like that, so I do little things - I watch tv shows that I really like, shows and movies that make me laugh. Laughter is very important, it can change your body's chemistry, making you feel better. Alot of doctors say things like exercise, but when you're depressed you don't want to do anything like that. I would think of things that I am good at and attempt to do those things - like writing, painting, even Listening here on 7cup. When you do things that you are good at, it boosts your self esteem and makes you feel alot better.

Depression is bleeding, without knowing where the cut is, is drowning on the surface. Is so hard to deal with depression, because when you are depressed is hard to deal with everything, is hard to deal with life, is hard breathing. But we need to keep going, we need to be strong, for us and for the people who love us. And with support and help and friends and family, we will get there, we just need to be a little patiente, and it will be okay.

I deal with depression in a number of ways. I try to surround myself with caring friends and keep myself busy with different activities. Also, I am a competitive sailor so whenever I'm near the water I feel much calmer and at peace.

I try to not let "little" things drag me into this deep, dark hole first. I try to find little things everyday that cheer me up, even though it's a hard thing to do. If I have an absolute low, there's not much I can do for myself, because I suck at caring for myself, honestly. I just try (!) to not be alone that much (even if that just means talking on the phone or chatting) and I try to do little things for me. Like making myself a nice cup of tea... adding up to that, I have therapy every two weeks and I can only recommend this if you suffer from this illness.

Keep your thoughts at bay. Go out a lot. Make yourself smile. Repeat positive words. Love yourself..

I really love to go out and get a nice cup of tea with a good book. Even if it's one I've read. It really helps to have that warm drink to warm you up from the inside out.

There are a lot of ways to deal with depression, but I like to make a list of all the positives in my life that can combat the negative.

I deal with depression in many ways such as writing drawing singing even just talking to my self at some points

I struggle a lot with depression, but that's okay. I try to talk to some close friends about it. I try to remember that I don't have to struggle through it alone.

I try and do things for myself whether that's listening to a uni lecture, going for a walk or having a bubble bath. The WORST thing for depression is staying in bed all day so try and get out and about.

For me, depression is very hard to deal with. When I get depressed, I feel a complete indifference toward the world. I just try my best to keep on trucking and remember that my feeling of depression will come to an end eventually.

I cry. To be honest, I just sit in my room and write/type everything that Is bothering me and I cry and let it all out.

I keep myself busy. I go out. I read/write sometimes. Or just here in front of my laptop talking to random people.

Everyone deals with this differently, and so it's all about doing what works for you - finding something that you enjoy doing, and just doing that is usually a great way for me to try and lift myself a bit. Also making sure that you talk to people about how you are feeling is great.

You remember that you are not alone. When you have negative thoughts you must keep reminding yourself it is your illness talking and not you. And finally you must always be intrinsically aware that how you are feeling with not last forever and is fixable.

A lot of self-love. It's really difficult to love yourself when you are dealing with depression, but it's important to practice some form of self-care. Remember to breathe. Remember to do the things that you love, if you can. But most importantly, remember to give yourself time. Be kind to yourself. Every step is a step forward.

I like to listen to music. Anything from Angry, intense music, to calming music. I am a musician, so I play it as well on my saxophone.