Can someone tell me how to cure depression and anxiety without medication?
I have been having a long term episode with depression and anxiety for over 20 years and i would like to find a permanent cure. does anyone have any answers please help. thanks very much.
Go for PRANAYAM an old form of Yoga very quick in revealing your anxiety and depression.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 5:19 am
depends on what is making you sad.
usually anxiety floats away once you are happy.
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my guess..
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 am
exercise creates endorphins and endorphins make people feel good and happy.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 6:32 am
Go to cognitive behavioral therapy. I was on every antidepressant and anxiety drug out there for over 15 years and not one ever really helped. I went to CBT and have been "cured" for over four years now!
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March 23rd, 2009 at 7:07 am
get rid of whatever makes you feel this way! the cpn told me to write it down on a piece of paper and all the other things i can think that remind me of it then throw the paper away, i must admit it does make me feel a whole lot better!
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March 23rd, 2009 at 7:51 am
Go for PRANAYAM an old form of Yoga very quick in revealing your anxiety and depression.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 8:35 am
b complex vitamins will help, and magnesium tablets. If you can go for long walks (exercise)….try to eat right, and go to church on Sunday….and, realize we cant do everything on our own…and we need God to help us.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Practice yoga daily.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 9:28 am
A multidimensional approach to treating depression without medication follows. All except for no. (6.) are safe to use with medication, but not St. John's wort, because of interactions, and it's sensible to check out anything else first with your doctor.
(1.) Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it.
(2.) Work up slowly to at least 20 minutes minutes of exercise, daily, or 30 - 60 mns, 5 times weekly. Too much exercise can cause stress, which isn't wanted when dealing with depression. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it.
(3.) Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain).
(4.) Use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you.
(5.) Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy.
(6.) As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as St. John's wort, or supplements, such as SAMe, taken with a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55).
Also, 80% of people in the Western world have low magnesium levels, and these are known to cause depression & anxiety. Try the magnesium supplement types shown in http://www.real-depression-help.com/ Some of these will be available in pharmacies, or supermarkets.
An improvement can be noticed in as little as a week, if a deficiency is the cause. Also, iodised salt is preferable to regular salt. This is a shortened version of the much more comprehensive post, which may be viewed on page Z.12, in section 2 of ezy build, above, but to gain full appreciation, section 2 really is best if viewed in its entirety. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ View page M, in section 6, on anxiety, and the rest of that section.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 am
I have answered this question many times, well the only thing which can cure your depression and anxiety is YOGA
Believe me it works , try YOGA , all the Best my friend.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 10:13 am
Prayer.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
There is never any guarantee of a cure; sometimes the problem is deep in the brain and even trying to alter brain chemistry doesn't help.
However, there are some things that I've done over the years that have helped and I do not take medication–haven't for a long time. These things absolutely will NOT hurt you, either, and whether or not they "cure" depression, they'll be good for you anyway. I am a happy person and definitely don't suffer from long-term chronic depession anymore. Everyone, even the happiest people do go through dark periods, and it's important to learn to recognize when we're just down and when we're truely in need of medication or other help.
1. Get exercise every day. If you haven't in a while then start small. The goal right now isn't to "get in shape" necessarily, but to just go outside, get fresh air, sunshine, and movement. The more you do the more you'll want to do. If physical disability is a problem ask for help, do what you can when you can. I have a neighbor who is a quadro-plegic but who is ALWAYS outside if he can be. He loves having the sunlight on his face and watching the birds and squirrels and people going by.
2. Change your diet. Give up smoking and drinking if it's an unhealthy amount (I have a glass of wine a few times a week, but I've learned that overall it makes me feel worse to drink, for a multitude of reasons). Eliminate unhealthy things a little at a time, add healthy changes a little at a time. This is something hard to do–eating is often based on habit and comfort, and people have a hard time learning to treat their body better; but it's worth it. Plus your body needs certain nutrients to create good, healthy chemistry, including brain chemistry. If we don't provide the building blocks it needs, we can't expect it to "build" properly.
3. Get connected to other people. This is also hard for people who suffer from chronic depression; we tend to want to avoid people for various reasons when we're down. But it's important. Humans are designed for contact with other humans. We need it. They need it. Volunteer, even if it's something that doesn't expose you to others alot, say in an office at Habitat for Humanity, but it's still going to connect you to other people face to face, voice to voice. Go to church or join an organization that supports things you believe in.
3. Journal. Journal. Journal. I can't stress this enough. Whether or not you also see a mental health professional, journaling is great "therapy" and can do wonders for you. This is a place where you can write absolutely anything about anything or anyone, and don't have to worry about grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, paragraphs, spelling, or what other people think. There are numerous great books out there about journaling and different writing techniques (anyone can do this).
4. Figure out what your values, morals, beliefs actually are and begin to work toward living in alignment with your beliefs, with your true self. I'm a huge believer that alot of people's depression (but not always) comes from not feeling as if they can or should be who they truely are. Find it and live it. It's a long journey, but the journey itself is also a kind success. What do you believe in? Are you living it? Walk your talk. It takes time and journaling will help with this.
5. Get professional help if you can. Psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, priest, etc. Someone whose job it is to listen to you, and help you figure out ways to heal and grow and become healther and happier. Not someone who will just say, "oh, you're depressed. Take this drug." That might actually be necessary, but the drugs without the other help aren't going to be permanently effective.
6. Read. Read. Read. Everything you can. Period. On any subject that interests you, not just about depression. Read funny things, historical things, fictional things, everything.
7. Take a class or more. Take something unusual or something you've always wanted to take but worried about what others might think. Learn a new skill. Re-learn an old skill. Pick something you might never have though of like Underwater Basket Weaving or The History of Roadside Attractions or The Art of Making Balloon Objects. Go outside the box. Forget the box. There is no box; go anywhere.
8. Explore. Your neighborhood. Your local farmers market. Your town or city. Visit a local tourist attraction you live near but have never seen (or it's been years). Walk park trails. Go to the Watermelon Festival or some small, museum of something odd.
9. Do something for someone else, preferably every day. Go buy a Happy Meal and give it to the homeless guy pushing his overloaded shopping cart down the street. You'd be surprised how many strangers need and appreciate help from others everyday. Let someone at the grocery store scan your frequent shopper card. Help with a flat tire, leave part of your over-abundant zucchini crop on your neighbor's doorstep, mow a disabled neighbor's lawn. You get the picture. It's easy with depression for us to become kind of self-centered–we're so miserable, all we can think about sometimes is our own misery. Not always, but alot.
10. Learn how to love yourself and to laugh at yourself. Look in the mirror every day, preferably buck naked, and just guffaw. We are odd-looking creatures who do odd things in life all in the name of…well, I don't know; we're just odd. Laugh at it. Be silly. Memorize knock-knock jokes. Learn simple tricks to entertain bored kids in the doctor's waiting room (I can catch an invisible ball in a brown paper bag and make impromptu "helicopters" out of paper). Wear a funny costume for Halloween. Sing Christmas carols in July. You get the picture.
Good luck! I'll be thinking about you!
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
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March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Ive been on and off with it..
My cure is being around others who make me laugh, enjoying myself, keeping fit and looking after myself!
What keeps me going is having things to focus on, new interests and hobbies..
Im a right downer just now as ive just moved away and baby due 5 weeks but i KNOW to combat depression is to get up and do things, keep the head busy!
I hope this helps, depression sucks x
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March 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
laughfter is the best medicine—try to remain always in the company of jolly fellows —- keep your self maximum bussy.
understand one thing clearly,anxiety leads to depression and hence no anxity then no depression. so avoid anxity situations–think less physical work more and mental worries less.and if you can learn meditation and can live some times in a yoga ashram it is 100% sure you will be o.k. without any medicine.
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March 23rd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
ok start meditation
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March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Depression & anxiety for 20 years means that
1- either you have sought but did not get right Motivator
2- didnot try to get out of the situation
3- donot have close person who wants you to be in this state for his/her benefit.
Write to us with full details and may be we shall support you towards solutions
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March 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
jus try the path of worshipping or social sevice
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March 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
everythng is in ur mind ….just thnk +vely n everythng 'll b rght..thnk again n again wat is causing depression?i noe sometimes u dont noe y u r depressed but the best way is to keep urself busy n do thngs which u like n b with the ppl u adore i'm sure 'll b out of depression be happy coz life is valuable…
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March 23rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
when i'm feeling down i write in my journal…or listen to some music…i start with sad songs then move up to happier ones as my mood improves…i've also noticed that if i give myself time to have a good cry every once in awhile it keeps me from having really bad episodes…also i have 2 cats who need me and i live for them on the days i can't live for myself
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i've never been to a therapist but my guess is i'm bi-polar or manic depressive or something…cause one minute i'm on top of the world flying and the next i'm in my bed sobbing like a little girl:) i've been doing it for 25 years now so i guess my system is working