Coping with the depression

Okay, I have the anger down. It rarely gets out of my control anymore. I still struggle badly when I get depressed though. When I'm triggered and feel that empty worthlessness, I can't get out of it. My therapist is trying to help me change my thought processes, but it just doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone have any tricks they use that helps? I'll give anything a go, I hate feeling that way.

I dont know what you usualy do? but if you for the most times just sitting at home or dosent do much try to start exersice, like running or something like that and hang out with some friends. when i am feeling down i try to do things like hanging out with friends so i dont get stucked with all the thoughs. i know how hard it is to actaully do things when your depressed but try to do things you usaully like to do. i like to play guitar on my sparetime but when im feeling down i just dont care and often just want to lay down but insteed i start to play it even though i dont feel like it and most of the time its makes me feel a little bit better. you should also eat as much healty food as possible, i dont know about you but when im depressed i skip all the food and for the most only eat candy and other unhealty things. i hope some of the things i have said can help you feel slighty better.

Hi, I was very recently diagnosed with BPD and depression and am awaiting new medication and treatment. I'm in the depths of a pretty bad depression at the moment and am also recovering from alcoholism, which may also be partially responsible for my mood (that and living with my family!). I don't have much experience dealing with the debilitating depression I'm currently experiencing but what does seem to help is some form of exercise, especially dance classes. I use my local gym and find it helpful to do classes with other people. I just can say hello (or not) and don't have to interact with them too much if I don't want to but get to be around other people and feel less isolated, worthless and abandoned. Another thing that helps me is doing something creative when I have the energy - I'm making cushions at the moment. Looking at colours, watching animals, anything like that. Also speaking to someone I trust, expressing my feelings to them, talking about the day. Also, as the above post mentioned, eating fruit and veg and healthy stuff. Personally I tend to overload on caffeine and artificial sweetener when I'm depressed. Speaking for myself I'm hoping the medication and therapy will help as my anger is so suppressed I believe it's turned into major depression. I wish I could let my rage out more but I'm scared to because when I do it comes out as inapprpriate outbursts, verbal cruelty or self-harm/destructive behaviour.

Thanks guys! Unfortunately most of my down spirals occur quite late at night which eliminates a fair few solutions. Binge eating is definitely something I struggle with as well, I find that eating something bad for me makes me feel better. However it's not good in the long run. I've been told that a hobby would help, but where I live there isn't a lot to choose from and I'm also very poor. My therapist wants me to go onto some mood stabilizers which I have been fighting, but perhaps its time.

Ad33 wrote:I'm in the depths of a pretty bad depression at the moment and am also recovering from alcoholism, which may also be partially responsible for my mood (that and living with my family!)..

I definitely know where you are coming from. I recently moved back home for a while and it is driving me insane. I hate the loss of independence!

Hi, I get the food thing - I used to binge constantly and now am more in an anorexic/restrictive cycle, fixated on articifial sweetener! I get depressed late at night too, stuck in my family home and wanting to unleash my anger on them but stuffing it in... One more suggestion for evenings/nights that sometimes helps me is to listen to talk radio. I'm in the UK so I go for Radio 4 personally. Soothing discussions, culture shows, those kind of things seem to help. I've also called The Samaritans although I don't like speaking to a complete stranger and a different one everytime, if I am feeling suicidal or really worthless and my head's spinning around and around talking my thoughts out sometimes helps me to get to sleep. One more thing - I used to watch stand up comedy on You Tube but stopped as I would get obsessive about surfing the internet. Maybe that's not an issue for you?