How to fully recover from major depressive episode

[Scythe]

Basically a few years back I had a major depressive episode where I couldn't do anything at all and didn't want to do anything at all. I'm better now, but I'm not at the state I was before. Frankly I don't know if I can go back to how I was before. I would like to try though.

I am unfortunately without drugs or meds or therapy. Though I know 99% chance therapy won't do jack shit. I have things I want to do but I just cannot bring myself to do. I got alcohol, and that's it. Not doing cigs, can't stand those.

 

[abcdefg789]

Please I would love to know how to recover from a major depresive episode! I am stuck in one and can't get out. Prescription drugs don't help and I'm also skeptical about therapy as well.

 

[JeyJeyOfJeypore]

I am unfortunately without drugs or meds or therapy.

I have a method but it only works if you havent been desensitized to synthetic painkillers

pinching yourself (usually in bed) or burning yourself over a candle flame (not to the extend of burn damage tho) will cause pain but it will cause your body to release painkillers that also dampem emotional pain

Crying also does this but i imagine we already do a lot of that so its harder to control and we are less sensitive to the painkillers released from doing that

As for becoming as "happy and energetic" as you previously were. Dont do that. Comparing yourself to a better version of yourself could get you killed

Gotta realize that you will never be like that again because whatever changed you is now part of you

Instead take baby steps and take care of immediate needs and realize that is adequate. You dont need to be like before

 

[franos666]

I have depression, bdd and suicidal thoughts. I've been going to therapy for 6 months. Every session is paid not by me but my mother. I don't see any progression. I still hate myself and life and my suicidal thoughts are even stronger so i don't think that therapy is always a solution and costs much money

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

Pretty sure Prozac started working for me. I'm not out of it yet but I'm much improved.

 

[GT Darkarage]

Exercise it definitely helps...

 

[abcdefg789]

I have a method but it only works if you havent been desensitized to synthetic painkillers

pinching yourself (usually in bed) or burning yourself over a candle flame (not to the extend of burn damage tho) will cause pain but it will cause your body to release painkillers that also dampem emotional pain

Crying also does this but i imagine we already do a lot of that so its harder to control and we are less sensitive to the painkillers released from doing that

As for becoming as "happy and energetic" as you previously were. Dont do that. Comparing yourself to a better version of yourself could get you killed

Gotta realize that you will never be like that again because whatever changed you is now part of you

Instead take baby steps and take care of immediate needs and realize that is adequate. You dont need to be like before

yeah, self harming doesn't work for me anymore.

Exercise it definitely helps...

It used to help me for a bit, but now it's effect seem to have dramatically reduced. PLus you can't do it all day. Sigh.

Pretty sure Prozac started working for me. I'm not out of it yet but I'm much improved.

Well you are very lucky.

I have depression, bdd and suicidal thoughts. I've been going to therapy for 6 months. Every session is paid not by me but my mother. I don't see any progression. I still hate myself and life and my suicidal thoughts are even stronger so i don't think that therapy is always a solution and costs much money

yeah that's how I feel. there was a time when it really helped me, but it doesn't help me anymore.

And I can't convey to people adequately what my difficulty is. I try and try and try to explain it to them but they don't get.

 

[Scythe]

As for becoming as "happy and energetic" as you previously were. Dont do that. Comparing yourself to a better version of yourself could get you killed

Gotta realize that you will never be like that again because whatever changed you is now part of you

Hm, no point doing SH then, I have recovered from that episode. I'm just not how I was before.

Exercise it definitely helps...

No it doesn't, I still have a sport I do. Tbf it's competitive and I'm often stressed about it but I'm not getting mental disorders corce me into dropping a hobby.

Pretty sure Prozac started working for me. I'm not out of it yet but I'm much improved.

Wish I've got access to meds...

Please I would love to know how to recover from a major depresive episode! I am stuck in one and can't get out. Prescription drugs don't help and I'm also skeptical about therapy as well.

I am out of it, I've recovered, just not to how I was before the ordeal. I recovered because I have a lot of things I genuinely want to do. I also have ADHD and can manipulate ADHD to some extent. I heavily relied on the bursts of motivation from ADHD hyper-fixations to recover. It was an unusual way to recover and not smth that works for everyone even if they have ADHD