Daily Discussion Thread: 01/24/2016

Currently I am taking Lexapro and Depakot, but I can still relate to your question. The meds have given me a boost at times, but they are not the total solution. I would recommend that if you take action to overcome your depression without meds and find yourself still struggling after x amount of time, you should consider trying something. Sometimes there are chemical imbalances that are out of our control and medication can help.

The medication has given me a boost, but I think it has much more with what you do. If all I did was taking a fucking pill and sitting on my ass I would be fucking depressed no matter what. You have to fight through it. You have to set goals for yourself and go after them. You have to keep moving. This is key. You have to work. Currently I am on track in school and if I do the work I will be graduating this summer with a degree in finance and economics. I have a new job as well in addition to school. I get up every day at 5 am and work my ass off on my school's grounds crew. You have to find joy in doing things like this. Just build yourself up with layer upon layer.

Now compare where I am now in my life to where I have been. I used to smoke weed 24/7 in addition to taking pills and other drugs. I missed over half of high school and dropped out and then was later refused by my school's dean to reenter the school. I did however manage to get my GED and score a 27 on the ACTs and get into a great college. At the peak of my drug use I experimented with heroin. I used it with my brother (the second time I used it) and later that night found him dead in the bathroom next to my room. He had used it for around 15 years. The reason that he died was because he had just been released from jail and his tolerance was not the same. I tried to revive him, I had emt training so I knew exactly what to do, but he died. I wish I had the heroin antidote on hand, maybe he would still be here. I blamed myself and really spiraled out of control after that. I began abusing xanax and would constantly blackout. I have been in and out of jail and in and out of psych wards. It can be very difficult to find people that will sympathize with you, even in hospitals. In total I have been locked up in different facilities for around 6 months. I have been diagnosed with so many different mental disorders that I have lost track, but if you met me in person you would think I was just a normal guy. Diagnoses included schizophrenia, PTSD, and depression. A good tip to overcoming all of these 'diagnoses' by 'medical professionals' is to ignore them. That's basically what I do and then I don't let them hold me back.

It can help to get a book about right thinking. This has helped me tremendously. It can help you analyze your thought process and your outlook on life and yourself. For example, you may have a false paradigm. This means that your outlook on life and reality is not quite accurate. I know I have been extremely hard on myself in the past. It can be very beneficial reading something that simply says, "life is hard." I would highly recommend you find a few good books.

I provided A LOT of detail, I could even go much deeper, in order to show you that you can overcome anything.

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