Hello there :)
I want to know from all of you about what activities you usually do when you get depressed, I think I need to try them out :D
I just got fired due to my health condition and some internal affairs in office, so my friends there hate me, my family look me like someone that need to be thrown to the mental asylum soon, my old friends busy with their works, and my boy friend currently have some affair with my best friend.
I don't know what to do to cheer my self, and right now I am nearly penniless.
I think I am fortunate that I can't hold my self not to commit suicide and other crazy things, though I have had done some preparation for it.
So what should I do to end all of this depressed time?
Hello to you dear svehla~
Thank-you for sharing your intimate thoughts and feelings with us. By typing your problems and coming to us on ASF, it displays your faith in humankind and that you still believe there is hope.
The first and foremost thing is to toss the idea of suicide aside. I don't mind people thinking about what it is like, but I do mind that people are convinced that suicide is the last resort. If you are considering the latter, please remember there will be people left behind who will be hurt and because you have us, the people of ASF, aware of such things, we will be more saddened.
However, it does appear you have been trying very hard everyday to just live through life and you have thought about some things to keep yourself from delving into anymore serious/deathly scenarios.
By being aware of your surroundings and understanding yourself more, you can slowly pull out of your depression.
By typing out your feelings and having us reply, does it ease your mind or give you more confidence? If it does... continue typing and we will continue to respond. That is one way to minimize your depression.
Because each person's mind works differently there will be different attempts to lessen your anxiety, worries, self-doubt, and most of all what is eating you from the core of your heart.
The most we can do is give you words of advice, encouragement, make you laugh a bit, and be here to listen to what you want to share. In the end, it is up to you to change how you view things and to move forward.
If your 'friends' hate you... then you are done with them. If they do not put any effort to understand you or try at least to contact you, then you should focus on yourself first. Love and cherish yourself. If you do not have your health... if you do not embrace your strengths and weaknesses, then you will only feel more depressed.
Laugh at the silly moments while looking at old photos...
Sit outside and reflect upon yourself as you watch the tiniest leaf float gently to the ground (enjoy what nature has to offer you)
Keep crying, crying, and crying until you feel tired, fall asleep, or just can't cry anymore. This may sound even more depressing for you, but sometimes... the tears we shed are the tears of the feelings we keep bottled inside.
If your family believes you are crazy... but only if you still love and cherish them... then you may attempt to change their perspective on things. However, if they really do not have any ounce of love or concern to try to understand, then that is all the more reason to love and cherish yourself more.
Sometimes, I scream in public. ^^
It's not the against the law or anything too humiliating. I just scream that "I don't like this ice-cream!". I don't mind the strange looks because it is fun to do things unexpectedly and to chuckle a bit inside.
No matter what, every person who is living right here and now has their hardships and moments of "how should I live from now on?" or "is there any way to make this better?". So many questions and sometimes when we find one answer, that answer just brings in more questions and even depression.
Come to us anytime. Even if you have a million of things going on in your life, we'll just counter-attack a trillion things to help you out in any means possible.. within our ability of course. :3