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Originally Posted by Zayn
Im 18 years old i have had depression for almost 2 years now , i lost all contact with my friends since they all left the country when they graduated last year.
I cant study or focus on school i can feel my life sliping away day by day and its a horribel feeling but i just cant seem to do anything about it.
In my country if i tell my parents i have depression i will get beaten up and told to man up because depression doesnt exist, there is no place for dealing with it in here and no meds available , i simply lay in my bed with no one to talk too about it and waste my life day by day my childhood and my teenage years were soent laying in my bed hoping for some miracle to get me out of this hell hole so i can start living my life the way i want it to be.
Is there any possiblity for me to overcome this and move on with my life , focus on my senior year and leave? I have been all over the internet for past 2 months and i cant seem to find anyway to help my self with school my only option is to end my depression so i can achieve my goal.
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Hi Zayn,
In a way, you're in luck because the non-med treatments for depression work better than the meds. I would suggest that you try everything that's good for depression and that's healthy for you anyway. Exercise, meditation, improving your diet are all probably quite doable for you. For diet/supplements information I would suggest Mark Hyman and Andrew Weil on the internet as sources. I would suggest trying "SNAP CLUB"
http://forums.psychcentral.com/depre...n-escaped.html
These things have a very good chance of working. Once you start to feel better, it's good to socialize and be with healthy friends and family.
My other suggestion is that even if depression is a taboo subject, it could be a good idea to get a medical exam if you have access to a Medical Doctor. Sometimes purely medical issues or specific vitamin deficiencies can cause depression.
Isn't the internet great?
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