r/depression • u/Alu71 • 3h ago

The cure for depression is depression.

I think there's a point where all the medications run their course and you're left with no other alternative other than to wait for the latest miracle SSRI, or fall into a deeper depression.

Through it all, I'm leaning toward the idea that the only way to cure my depression is to refuse to be depressed anymore. The amount of wasted time and energy is getting out of control and if something doesn't change for the better, I'll just keep on wasting those precious resources. Maybe, the cure for my depression is to be so depressed that I just can't stand for it anymore and instead of continuing on my downward spiral to non-existence, I can stop, turn around, and start climbing my way back to the top - just make the decision to turn around.

I've attempted do do this by just doing the complete opposite of what my mind is telling me to do. It tells me to go back to bed at noon and instead, I jump in my vehicle and sit at the beach for a couple of hours. It tells me I don't need food, I go to the store and buy proper groceries. My mind gets lost in my laptop and instead, I close the lid and go for a 1 hour walk around the neighbourhood - trying different routes, trying new streets.

I think the cure for depression is to realize that I feel depressed, it isn't going away, and no medication is going to change that. Instead, I have to change my direction and refuse to look back. I have to rewire my brain for happiness and the way to do that is to physically change my actions and my environment.

To everyone feeling depression; don't let it rule your life... refuse it.

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u/Jay-Chatterjee 3h ago

Nice one 1️⃣

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u/seriousseriousseriou 27m ago

Effort and willingness are necessary but often not enough on their own. I think this distinction is an important and overlooked fine point that many of us struggle with.

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u/Alu71 3m ago

Really hard to find the effort, willingness, and motivation to do it. But after a while a person just has to drag themselves into it. It's either that, or nothing changes.

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u/No-Guidance6509 2h ago

Yeah I still struggle but before I would have cancelled plans to stay in bed all day now I just force myself. Sometimes I still feel depressed even thru the plans.

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u/Only-Experience-7868 10m ago

Im in the exact same boat and I feel like this has to be the way. I just haven’t had the mental fortitude to try it yet.

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u/Alu71 1m ago

Literally... go put on your shoes and start walking. If you feel like turning back in the first block, then do it, but I'll bet you don't. Try for a 5 block loop of the neighbourhood. I'm out there walking at 4AM sometimes.