Does it ever stop?

LegacyUser

Hi

Does depression/anxiety ever go away? I've been suffering on and off for the guts of 6 months now and have been prescribed anti-depressants but reading alot of topics on here seem to give the impression it never really does.

I seem to spend half of my day thinking how can I escape all this pain but i'm scared to do anything. I'm fed up of crying, feeling lonely, having to fight through each day, having to battle through each and every day to

It may seem like I have alot but it all feels so useless and pointless when you can only feel deep upset, uncertainty & cry all the time.

Is there ever any light? I feel so sorry for the people who care about me, know about how I feel and people who I talk to about my issues.

LegacyUser

Yes OP, it does stop!

It stopped for me a few years back. I had a bad phase of about 6-9 mnths where I was just as you describe but then I slowly started to get better. I won't say that the anxiety/depression never comes back, it gets me pretty bad from time to time but I can handle it better over time, cause I know what it is now - I find it easier to step outside myself and recognise that its just 'the black dog' and I have some control over how negative I allow my thoughts to be.

I'm not trying to minimise what anyone goes through with depression, but its not relentless for everyone.

Was this brought about by life circumstances?

LegacyUser

Hi OP,

I feel for you in your situation. Depression is a heavy burden to carry. In my opinion, it feels like a revolving downward spiral that is difficult though not impossible to counter - feeling bad makes you unable to make or take positive action which makes you feel bad which makes it harder to take a positive, upward step.

The usual advice is to seek counselling as a way to help you back on the road. This suggestion can be a bit vague without knowing the root of the depression, triggered by events e.g. financial worries, career problems, health issues, relationships, conflicts, etc or through some inward chemical imbalance. or who to go to see, though it always helps to talk things through no matter what.
But as I said above, when you're low in yourself even taking a step toward counselling can be hard. You said you were taking anti-depressants so I assume you've already been to a doctor. Did s/he suggest counselling in addition to or as an alternative to the anti-d's? If not, try going back and asking for a recommendation. Would you feel more comfortable calling the Samaritans? Or Aware?

Sometimes it might feel like turning an oil tanker but hold on to this OP: there are lots and lots of people who have recovered from periods of depression. Make sure you are one of them and come back better than before.

LegacyUser

Hi OP,

Well Im 31 now and i had a nervous breakdown when i was 21, suffered intense anxiety and panic attacks, and deep depression, I worked through it and am full of life now, no anxiety and no panic thank god anymore.

Basically your body tells you something is wrong and if you ignore it it will keep getting worse because anxiety is telling you listen listen listen, help help help.

You only get anxiety if you are repressing you emotions, I have heard depression explained as anger turned in, Deep down you know exactly why you are depressed, but your environment and belief system has made it worse, you have to explore why you are depressed, and get to the root of your pain and start expressing it, when you do your anxiety will ease, you also have ti surround yourself with positive people who will support you and understand you, a lot of people are stuck in environments where there is no 'space' to be themselves, then depression is the only way to be. If your surrounded by people who do not express themselves lightly then what other way can you be?


You wouldnt feel this way for no reason, Have you heard of the book by Eckhart Tolle- A new Earth he has written a lot about how he was depressed and suicidal and basically had a revelation one night after he said to himself i cannot live with myself anymore, he realized that i and myself were not 2 different people and that there was his thoughts in his head and the present moment, when he realized that his depression was about all the negative thoughts he was perpetuating he was able to key into the present moment and he stayed in the present moment ever since.


Society has not reached the point of enlightenment with regard to depression, all we are given is tablets to treat it and most of dont ever see anyone who has fully recovered, I have completely healed from my past and my depression, My life is the opposite of what my past was and its all because i believe different now, but i had to challenge all the negative beliefs had, and believe in myself, ultimately this is what your soul is asking of you.

Wibbs

I would say yes it can stop, but and its a big but it depends on the depression you suffer from. Some can go away on their own. Some are far more severe than others. Some are circumstantial. Some are more chemical than others. Depression is far too small a word for the range of the condition. It really is. Talk to a pro. See what they say. They may not have all the answers but they've more than 99% of the rest of us.