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How to deal with stressful situations??

  • 18-10-2009 6:53pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I was wondering how you all deal with difficult or stressful situations in your life...

    I'm going through quite a stressful time for the last number of years, have tried various things such as anti-depressants, councelling, dieting, more exercise just to name a few....

    In the last few days, a close friend of mine passed away, she took her own life and now I'm feeling in some ways that I'm left behind and that I need to be with her!

    I have discussed my feelings with my councellor and he has tried to make me see that there is more to life and that I've achieved things of my own and that I should be proud of all I've done...But, I don't feel like this at all...

    The thing is, we have shared everything since we were children and grew up together..our families were really close....

    I am trying to continue my daily routiene as normal but I'm finding this next to impossible...I have a history of depression since I was about 13 or so and I have done everything in my power to over-come this as I've mentioned already...

    I was basically wondering if anyone has any advice to offer without going down the medical advice road as I've seen my doctor and he has just given me more tablets to calm me down!


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  • #2
    iguana2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 226 ✭✭iguana2005


    Hi there,
    Sorry to hear about your friend. You are still grieving at this point...

    Be kind to yourself...have been in very similar situations...meds work but dont rely on them to make you better...they are only one part of the complex answer...keep visting the councellor(if your not bonding with them move on...getting a good councellor is like looking for a good boyfriend...) + good food + excercise...

    Yoga is good(took me a GOOD few sessions to get into it as my mind never stops thinking) but its good to have a routine when your depressed and yoga is a nice thing to do.

    Read some Chicken Soup For the Soul books...or any books(join library)..

    Get lots of sleep if you can...listen to your favourite music an hour a day...dont watch TV unless its something funny(Blackadder works for me) anything else gets my brain working overtime...get a cat(best best best best best ever for calming me down)

    YOu will get over the period...didnt you get over the other negative stuff which has happened to you? Your a very strong person..anyone who goes through tough times and survives is...

    Good luck


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