What do you do when you're stressed and depressed?

[Guest]

Sit constantly thinking about things and listening to music at the sametime. Usually will stay up late throughout the night when I start to constantly ponder about things.

[Nerdy Luigi 2,065]

Really, I can't get myself un-depressed easily. I usually have to wait until something good happens for once. But I haven't had as many depressive (but I have had manic episodes) recently. With my novice knowledge of psychology, I can tell you there is definitely something wrong inside my noggin.

[CheeryFox 23,824]

I'm rarely in those states of mind. But if it tends to happen, I'll watch a bunch of comedy - usually Steve-O and Jackass. 

[Rivulet 116]

I've been suffering with depression for near 30 years, and have just been having emotional meltdowns just about every day, in the past 2 weeks, due to stress from certain people. Just in the past 2 days, I broke down in a religious meeting, and just spent about 40 minutes- with short intervals in between- crying and just feeling absolutely miserable; and another emotional breakdown this morning. I have no friends, am socially awkward around people offline, have contempt and trust issues toward everyone, and just can't help seeing the world for how absolutely Sh****y it really is, and how it's only getting worse every day right before my eyes. So maybe I can get some tips on how to handle all this stress and depression I've been lugging around for all my bloody life? I've recently gotten back into religion and the person I'm studying with and have hesitantly come to trust, just keeps telling me to pray and have hope in promises made by God that he'll make things better, but it's just so hard when it feels like I'm constantly in quicksand and the stress and depression keeps kicking me around on a daily basis, year in and year out.

 

I'm trying to have faith, but what to do for the "in the here and now" cases? (also, how to kick the habit of emotional eating?)

You need to find something that you can do without thinking, if that makes sense. For example, I write. I have files and folders on my computer of absolute nonsensical stories and poetry. Whatever is on my mind, just kind of disappears. The easiest thing to do is to write about your OCs backstory, and make it fun and interesting, boring and dull, make them smart and orderly, or random and funny. Shape out your character, or any character for that matter, to what you want it to be. Soon you'll just have things to think of and write about on the spot.

[InactiveHooves 256]

I'll try to find comfort or escape the situation via daydreaming when I can.

[Clover Heart 978]

Eat... I know it's a bad idea to comfort eat, but it just makes me feel better I'm trying to stop, though.

[Mars Orbit 729]

Well if im ever depressed I lay down in my bed listen to some nice music and think.

If it's really bad I go for a walk. Just a nice long walk. Through the desert without my music. sometimes I need peace and quiet.

[A Black Circle 1,586]

Talk to friends. Work it out. All that mushy junk.

[Dynamo Pad 11,681]

When I feel stressed or depressed I try to talk to my friends and I watch funny videos to cheer me up.

[Midnight Solace 5,134]

There's a rule on suicidal stuff, so I can't say...

[GiFTGewEhrSCHutzen-4 8,833]

When depressed, I mostly just surf the internet and watch some anime or youtube videos. 

[Here No Longer 5,286]

I play video games and try to make myself feel useful by working on a project of mine. But of course I just stay stressed out and depressed. I've lived most of my life for the past decade stressed and/or depressed to varying degrees, so...

[They call me Loyalty 1,953]

Observe the state of being, to know and understand what is saying about myself that needs to be balanced.

There is no intent to escape the state of being, for me there's no greater offense than to hide from reality, to be untruth with oneself.

[Jedishy 3,549]

I try to be productive with meditation and saber drills or other exercises. But if I just cant muster that I play a video game or read a book that I enjoy. One bit of advice I got is this great checklist of things to make sure you do no matter how hard it is:

Get out of bed

Drink something preferably water

Eat something preferably healthy

Get dressed at least enough to go to the mailbox

Try some exercise even if its only ten push-ups or a few jumping jacks. 

If you did this much then your day was relatively healthy and that is a good point to start at moving forward. 

[LeafFerret 3,382]

I usually just try to think positive because just thinking about the bad stuff just wears me down.

[Dreambiscuit 11,198]

When I'm stressed I go around and clean things furiously. It keeps me busy and takes my mind off my emotions. If I'm angry I clean more vigorously until I exhaust the negativity from my system. When I'm depressed I usually go out and try to change the scenery. A new perspective can do wonders, even if it's something ordinary. Change the routine and shake things up; that's always better for the brain than staying in the same place and stewing in all those poisonous mental juices and thoughts that bring you down. 

Edited January 14, 2019 by Dreambiscuit

[Rainbow Dash 1,473]

Wait...theres other states of minds besides depressed or stressed? WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT? When im uber stressed out I go on facebook to troll, just cause its comically easy to and seeing 30 year old men act like 5 year old toddlers puts me in such a nice humor.

[PaulBron 173]

I just wait, and walk in the sreets

[Lucky Bolt 35,226]

I might draw, go for a drive, or hang out with a close friend or talk to my boyfriend. 

Edited April 12, 2019 by Lucky Bolt

[Early Sunsets 2,111]

I just kind of mope around and sleep it off. It's almost impossible for me to get un-stressed, so normally if something happens early on in the morning, my entire day is ruined. Of course, if it's something serious and I don't feel better when I wake up, that's a problem.

[MangoFoalix 25,057]

I try to listen to music to get my mind off it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

[Cyclone 1066 3,622]

Go for a drive, sit and stare at the world around me, or talk to my gal. She always takes my mind off stressful stuff whether I tell her I'm stressed or not. She has gotten me through a lot.

[Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,504]

That’s easy. When I am depressed, I love it, so it leaves me as well.

[Messy Mane 9,033]

when I'm stressed I normally calm myself down by drinking some hot Tea and listening to Music.

as for being depressed...I've never been depressed.

[Oblivion 20,282]

I usually just chill out and blare music most of the time or get lost in online gaming, or come here and post, like....a LOT!