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what helps with your depression

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Dr.kush

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i am a recovering heroin addict, i just got out of rehab. but just a week after i drank alcohol, then i drank again two days ago. i have been really depressed, i think its because when i was in rehab i had the feeling of never being alone if i needed to talk someone was there, and there was someone who cared. but now back home i dont have that. i pretty much gave up on myself about being sober i know i cant do it. i just hope i don't get into heroin. and by the way im only 16 and live with my mom, and she doesn't let me leave the house so i cant really do any activities. and i cant talk to her about serious stuff we never had that kind of relationship, so what should i do to start actually feeling good?
 
Note your name.... Dr. Kush... do you blaze? but yo thats hard . cant you have someone hang with you or something. or chitchat on msn with a mad pal. talking to someone helps alot or writing it down. talk to someone on the phone?


Go talk to you family doctor even if your feeling depressed more then your happy. I use to hate that my doctor wants to put me on pills but once i went on celexa and let them kick in ive been 100x better. i was uber depressed trying to get clean off meth so its simillar
 
Not including drugs.....when I'm down I get on tangents that keep my mind busy. For instance I will get really into a show like Weeds/entourage/breaking bad and keep my attention focused away from myself and my own life. Music can be like this as well...especially if you play an instrument...I will practice for hours on end.
 
yeah thats what i do, listening to mac dre always puts me in a good mood lol, but that only last for so long, and i have no one to talk to thats the problem
 
also, I joined a shit load of meetup groupsin my area. for things like pet lose (I have no pets) shyness group (Not shy in any way). It is a tone of fun. You gotta do shit that is not in your routine. that rut will fuck you. Also, know this will get better, I feelt like it woudl last foreve...not true. smile, chin up.
 
thats where i got it from...i was fucked and watched it for abouth the 50th time and said 'wait a fucking minute, I can do that!" and i did. there are soooooo many hot chicks in my shyness group...best thing i ever did. the 1st meetup I went to was 6 grls and me 3 were hot and the other 3 didnt say 1 word.
 
I'd like to share an interesting experience with you. I first smoked weed on 4/20/06. After that it escalated to everyday until I 8 months later when I got arrested and was forced to stop. Slowly, I came out of a fog that I didn't even know I was in. Within 3 months, my vision improved dramatically, my memory went back to normal, and I had no questions, depression, or anything bad. This was just with WEED, and only 8 months of it. It took me 3 months to go somewhat back to the state I was before weed. However, after 3 months of abstinence, my mood dramatically improved to the point that I questioned why anyone would do drugs, just like I did before I smoked weed.

I imagine opiate addiction is the same way; you go through withdrawal and if you make it through the depression and fucked up thoughts without bitching out, it will feel like your high on heroin every single day of your life. Nonetheless, you can do it. Millions of people have done it and millions of people will in the future. I'll take into consideration that your homelife might suck. Go with it. Improve your relationship with your mom. If that doesn't work, sure as hell don't go back to heroin. 1, 2, 3, or 4 years from now I guarantee you will fucking love yourself to the max because you were strong enough not to easily do the heroin, but to make the hardcore choice and not do the heroin. To not do the heroin in the most fucked up time of your life. This will make you stronger than you can imagine, and it is NICE!

And what can you do to feel good? Take it seriously. Work your ass off. Pushups, running, anything. Please don't disregard this advice as excersising your body releases AND produces endorphins (heroin mimics endorphins). Whenever you think of heroin, make sure you tell it to fuck off because it is a fucking fucker in disguise of euphoria. That's it. It's fake feel good. Find real feel good. Best of luck Dr. kush!
 
thank you rollingstoned, im going to talk to someone from my rehab hopefully, and get on the road to recovery
 
what helps with my depression is making friends and having people to hang out with. hobbies are good too. im fairly obsessed with learning guitar and it takes my mind off my shitty life and bad feelings. i dunno, i guess you just have to try and make your life interesting and have things to look forward to. exercise i mant to help but for some reason it doesnt really help me. im super fit and healthy but still miserable.
 
enroll yourself in a class you've always wanted to take, painting, yoga, books, martial arts, choir, whatever, but fill the space.

you won't ever want to start, but once started you'll be ok. taking care of yourself post rehab is lots of work, and like work, you won't want to get there, but once you are there, you won't mind it one bit.

good to see you are engaging your former rehab for resources... you never know... you might find yourself a leader there one day...
 
what helps me is regular exercise, medication (I'm bipolar) a positive attitude. And a mental kick to get off my ass and do something active! I don't care if I don't want to ______, I'm doing it anyway. Even if it feels like torture at first.
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smoking a bowl then going for a walk/working out in my room is always a ton of fun/cheers me up. When the pot high wears off I still feel good from all the exercise. But if you don't smoke pot, you're still gonna feel great from working out!
 
For me, medication, therapy and no illegal drugs helps a lot. Medication really can work wonders for depression. I know the side-effects suck, but if depression sucks more, then the choice is easy.

I have a hard time motivating myself to exercise, I know I should, but medication was able to help me just as well. A low dose of an anti-psychotic (partly for semi-psychotic symptoms, partly for depression) and a powerful antidepressant in max dosage did the trick for me. It's not easy, I had to try different medication for 2½ years until I finally found the right one, but now shit just works. I also got therapy during the 2½ years working on minimizing my stress.

No stress, medication, therapy and plenty of patience, even though it sucks.
 
2 things mate. exercise and big tatas or small tatas. nothing makes me feel better than a good rev spoon on a gloomy day...the day just seems...well....worth doing again.
 
You actually made me happy because now I know I helped someone, and I love that. :)

Also, I think you realize it now, but it is a very good thing your mom doesn't let you go out. It's her only way she knows from preventing you from doing H, even though she might not show it that way. That's hard love.
Also, I'm seriously really fucking glad your only sixteen and realize that stopping is the best thing for you. It kills me how so many people (mostly over 16) know that they are only digging deeper, but they continue anyway out of the stupidest reasons imaginable. I thank you, Dr. kush, for using your brain AND realizing that it can be improved, unlike the majority of people who are addicted and are too weak to quit and use themselves to their maximum potential.

I know life sucks, but you only live once. And living on H is unoriginal, boring, saddening, and leads to nothing. Fuck that.
 
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