Depression.

What's something that'll help when you're feeling depressed and wanting to end your life?

Is there any way to feel better once you feel as if you've hit rock bottom?

Buy a monkey. :P

[spoiler] In all seriousness, just find something that makes you happy, and absorb yourself in it. [/spoiler]

I listen to the mighty Iron Maiden.

I've never found anything that helps me with that problem. I wait for it to pass. Actually, doing something to try and correct it often leads to me feeling worst than I all ready do.

i drink until i'm unconscious

I listen to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VO-w3djsA

Buy a puppyCleanPlayer

Look on the bright side, at least you're not living in say, North Korea.

Look on the bright side, at least you're not living in say, North Korea.

Rob-Belmont

Look on the bright side, at least you're not living in say, North Korea.

Rob-Belmont

These things only really pass with time, the best you can do is try to make that time as easy as possible on yourself. Find some music you can listen to to get your mind off everything, do things you love doing, keep your true friends close. I was pretty bad for a period of time, but got through it. You just have to remember things will get better eventually :)

Take Up A hobby like, gun shooting, or knot tying.... oh wait that wouldn't help :| :P

But seriously take sumthing up that distracts or just deal with the problem...

Weed usually does it for me. Or a 5 minute BJ...Vax45

I vote for this also...both of them work quite well...especially combined.

What's something that'll help when you're feeling depressed and wanting to end your life?

Is there any way to feel better once you feel as if you've hit rock bottom?

tepni

Depends on the cause of the depression. If it is biological there's really not too much you can do besides medication. If it is cause by circumstances, you can either try to get to the source of it and change the situation. If it is a situation you can't change then, I would try to look at it in a different angle/perspective. I'll try to be proactive about the situation instead of feeling helpless and being reactive

These things only really pass with time, the best you can do is try to make that time as easy as possible on yourself. Find some music you can listen to to get your mind off everything, do things you love doing, keep your true friends close. I was pretty bad for a period of time, but got through it. You just have to remember things will get better eventually :)

ethanpaige

distractions like movies, video games, maybe reading, going out with friends, shtuping your girlfriend. all sorts of things!pygmahia5

My advice would vary depending upon your situation. Is there anything making you depressed, an event, a person, a situation? (PM to me if you're uncomfortable chatting openly.) If you simply have the literal chemical imbalance of depression, it's very difficult to cure without medication, short term advice would be to minimize stress levels, do everything in your power to remain healthy and take a lot of time out to experience what you're passionate about and enjoy. Reminding yourself of why life is worth living to you is essential.

Dane Cook, if you like dirty comedy. Not that kind of dirty though.

By the way, I see a few people saying things like "it will pass" or "distract yourself." Occasionally this may help with hormonal depression brought about during puberty, in all other cases: avoid this advice like the plague. Not facing the core issues and bottling them up will only serve to exacerbate your ordeals.

Friends.

Also, please don't dismiss my next suggestion, and don't think you lack the energy for it:

Help others. Do charity work. Put your worries on helping others rather than finding help for yourself. You might find that not only are you helping others, but that, in so doing, you're also helping yourself. I've been depressed before, and I found that a lot of my feeling down had to do with feelings of worthlessness. But when you help others, you feel like you're making a difference---that you matter; that you do, in fact, have plenty of worth. The depression recedes, and those you help will be inclined to return your favor. It's a positive feedback loop.

My advice would vary depending upon your situation. Is there anything making you depressed, an event, a person, a situation? (PM to me if you're uncomfortable chatting openly.) If you simply have the literal chemical imbalance of depression, it's very difficult to cure without medication, short term advice would be to minimize stress levels, do everything in your power to remain healthy and take a lot of time out to experience what you're passionate about and enjoy. Reminding yourself of why life is worth living to you is essential.

dhyce

By the way, I see a few people saying things like "it will pass" or "distract yourself." Occasionally this may help with hormonal depression brought about during puberty, in all other cases: avoid this advice like the plague. Not facing the core issues and bottling them up will only serve to exacerbate your ordeals.

dhyce

Something that I think would help you with your depression would be to drink massive amounts of alcohol, and to be more specific, Jack Daniel's Whiskey.

Thats just a temporary fix which in overall effect would be counter-productive in your type of situations, while in contrast would be something awsome to someone who is a freshman in college.

Something that I think would help you with your depression would be to drink massive amounts of alcohol, and to be more specific, Jack Daniel's Whiskey.

Thats just a temporary fix which in overall effect would be counter-productive in your type of situations, while in contrast would be something awsome to someone who is a freshman in college.

th3stausqu0

I've never found anything that helps me with that problem. I wait for it to pass. Actually, doing something to try and correct it often leads to me feeling worst than I all ready do.

EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="pygmahia5"]distractions like movies, video games, maybe reading, going out with friends, shtuping your girlfriend. all sorts of things!tepni

Weed usually does it for me. Or a 5 minute BJ...Vax45

Five minutes? How can you even last that long?

Uh, uh, er, I, uh, I mean...yeeeeaaahh, five minute bjs...I love those...hell, sometimes I get, like, 200 in a row because, you know, it just takes that much...yeah...

[QUOTE="Vax45"]Weed usually does it for me. Or a 5 minute BJ...gameguy6700

Five minutes? How can you even last that long?

Uh, uh, er, I, uh, I mean...yeeeeaaahh, five minute bjs...I love those...hell, sometimes I get, like, 200 in a row because, you know, it just takes that much...yeah...

[QUOTE="tepni"][QUOTE="pygmahia5"]distractions like movies, video games, maybe reading, going out with friends, shtuping your girlfriend. all sorts of things!pygmahia5

look at depressing pictures of people in 3rd world countries and tell yourself " at least its not that bad" , pretty much compare your life to someone that has it worse off to you, and laugh at their misfortune. what happened tho? nimatoad2000

That sounds like Schadenfreude. :P Anyways, just do something that can get your mind off of it like listening to music, watching tv, playing games, etc. Or it could be helpful to talk to someone about it.

I don't know what kind of depressed I am.. whenever I hear about my friends making plans without me, it adds on to how I'm feeling already. When my best friend hangs out with my boyfriend, I get like this also. Things that are not that big of a deal trigger it, which isn't like me. But I was already feeling sad in the first place.. so I don't know. Everything just builds up and I feel useless. tepni

That is difficult to deal with, but if these rather shady behaviors are being exhibited by your friends, and you're to follow my advice, your so-called friends might be a piece of your problem. It's horrific to even ask yourself these questions, but they're essential to facing the truth and ultimately remedying your troubles. Are your friends, really your friends? Do they really like you? Surrounding yourself with people who secretly may dislike you is very damaging to ones selfesteem and I assure you that I do not wish to incur paranoia upon you, I merely hope you will look inside and see whether or not those you associate yourself with uplift or diminish you.

And don't say things that aren't that big of a deal trigger it. The little things can pile on very high, very fast, and overwhelm you. Especially if you're a teenager. Were you just sad in the first place or are things making you sad? What would make you happy? Ponder over what happiness is to you, and achieve it. Which may seem horribly daunting, but if you're in some awful mire, it's the only way to get out sometimes.... as cheesy as that may sound.

This is true, but it's tough to give other advice when you don't know what exactly is causing it...ethanpaige

Hence I am prying, to see what may be the root of her emotional discord.

A feel good movie.

:)

Excercise, psychotherapy, and anti-depressants.

If you're really having suicidal ideation, you need to see a psychiatrist as soon as possible. Go to the ER right away if you've formulated a plan. Suicidal thoughts aren't something to mess around with.

You can try talking to friends and family. They always have your back!

Wait, except your friends!