i'm very depressed and sometimes i have anxiety breakdowns. How can i stop it?????????????
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Listen Honey, you have to go to a Doctor. They have medication for this type of thing. You are most likely suffering severe depression and an anxiety disorder which you seemed to have already figured out. You need medication and possibly therapy. There is nothing at all wrong in seeking help. It doesn't mean that you're crazy. If you were crazy, you wouldn't know that anything was wrong with you in the first place. You're not ready for the "foil hat squad" so don't feel that way. Once the medication balances you out, you'll feel much better and things will appear much brighter. Go now and find a Doctor. Good luck. :)
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Exercise helps, deep breathing, listening to soothing music, prayer.  If the stress is causing you serious anxiety then you can talk to your doctor and they can prescribe an anti-anxiety medication such as ativan.\n\nOne thing I've found to be the most helpful for me is to monitor my self-talk.  When I have a negative thought, I try to analyze how realistic or rational it really is and then replace it with a more positive and realistic thought.
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first you need to seek medical attention asap and tell them what is going on and you may can benefit proper medication accompanied with therapy.the problem may be caused from a chemical imbalance in the brain or from what is going on your life causing you to feel this way. i to suffered from depression and went to see a doctor and found out i suffered from anxiety and panic attacks and medication and therapy has saved my life. i will prey for you. if you really want help please feel free to email me at myloveakcs@yahoo.com i know you don't feel like you have anybody to talk to but you do. please go see your family doctor. if money or no insurance is a problem you can call the united way they should be able to guide you in the right direction.
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Your anxiety is a normal response to an overstimulated nervous system which may be due to the stress of study, the fear of failure and of the future.Constant anxiety and depression seem to go hand in hand unfortunatly,tho treatment via medication for anxiety by you Dr, can help to reduce much of your depression as well.Constant anxiety rips the life out of you.\n\nAn anti-depressant is often advised, as depression itself can cause anxiety.The intensity of trying to study and attend classes, lectures,research,exams, awaiting results as well as to try to have a social life is a hugh challenge to our resourses, mentally and physically.\n\nIn being involved with Depressed folk, and my Family having had depression and Panic Disorder, and I myself going thro Burnout, nervous breakdown,loss of loved ones,loss of loved work, and depression, it is well documented for most folk that we need to treat the depression and accompanying anxiety, not the 100's of symptems. Treat the symptems, try to solve the many problems, we just come up with more, and more.\nTreat the Depression and you relieve,or resolve the disparing feelings of defeat, exaustion, especially nervous exaustion.\n\nThe more you can understand depression, and that your nervous system keeps setting of dreaded symptoms of fear,the less you fear the fear itself.\n\nI have written before of a beaut book by Dr Claire Weeks called 'Self Help For Your Nerves'! It is a brilliantly written book, because she speaks to you about these very things, and you will find it difficult to put down. So please put it on your gift list, a gift for yourself.\n\nLearning relaxation,[even when you feel like you may crack if you relax], is truly a great help. Find a cd or tape thro your Mental Health Service, or Dr.It is difficult to learn at first, yet becomes easier. Sorry if I am long winded.\n\nMy thoughts are for you.
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Both might be helpful.  I'd start with a psychologist and see if that helps, but if you are diagnosed as depressed, both would really maximize the benefits.  PLEASE do not feel like only very mentally ill people need medications.  Plenty of well-functioning people become anxious or depressed, and feel better with some medication.  Don't be ashamed, a lot more people are unhappy than you think-it's just not something that people generally talk about with one another!!
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Pray......ask someone to pray with you.........i'll say a prayer for you!\n\nOtherwise.....get together with some positive and uplifting friends.....go do something fun......\n\ndo something good for someone else.......its odd how that will boost your spirits........\n\nsmile at someone!\n\nif it gets too bad.....see your doctor about a possible antidepressant to get you through a slump......or maybe a counselor to help you resolve whatever is making you so unhappy\n\nMay God bless you with His love and happiness!
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Seek out a doctor and discuss your symptoms. Depression isn't always situational, it can be from illnesses as well.\n\nGood luck.
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I have an anxiety disorder and I worry about pretty much everything. But if you're worry about going crazy you probably aren't crazy. Just relax! Maybe you're anxious like me, but try and talk to someone about your feelings. I dont really know whats going on with you but take care of yourself.
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If you have Anxiety/Panic Disorder, yes this is normal....BUT you must see a Doctor/Psychiatrist (if you are not already) to get this under control.  I also have this problem but there are different levels of Anxiety Disorder.  You need to discuss this with your Doctor so he can determine treatment/medication for you.  I take medication which helps me tremendously.  You can also try meditating when you feel the anxiety coming on.  Good luck and God Bless!\n\nhttp://www.thehealthcenter.info/\nhttp://www.how-to-meditate.org/
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well i can only say that there is a book called prozac nation, that deals with depression, i suffer from anxiety attacks too.  but have not yet searched out any ways to deal with it naturally.
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I have several suggestions. 1) Go to the doctor and explain how you are feeling and see if they will prescribe an anti-depressant to help you get through this. Being on anti-depressants does not mean you are crazy.  It means there is a chemical imbalance in your brain and the medication will even out the imbalance allowing you to function normally again. 2) Seek out a counselor.  If you have insurance start there.  If you do not, contact the local mental health clinic and request reduced fees.  There are multiple agencies that offer counsling and are willing to base your fee on your income.  3) Pretend that you are not depressed. This one is the hardest as far as I am concerned but it really does work.  Been there, done that!  I'd also like to add that I have a Master's degree in Social Work and deal with these issues everyday for many people. So my advice comes from years of practice.  Good Luck and please try one or all of these.  Your children need you!!!
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You can take some control over how you feel by using some of the strategies listed below: \n1. Learn some ways to relax and incorporate them into your daily routine. Even if too much stress and tension aren't the cause of your depression (although they very well might be), they certainly aggravate it. \n2. Identify things that are pleasant for you and plan them into your schedule. Research suggests that depressed people have a lack of pleasurable events in their lives and that they actually avoid things that give them pleasure. \n3. Increase your activity level. Unfortunately, depressed individuals don't have much energy for exercise, so they tend to remain inactive. Low activity level serves to increase depressed feelings, which then inhibit activity further. To break this cycle, schedule daily exercise that is appropriate for your lifestyle and conditioning level. \n4. Identify self-ctitical thoughts and switch to self-rewarding thinking. In other words, get off your back. It is easy to make yourself depressed by being overly harsh and critical. \n5. Analyze your social behavior. Many depressed people are lonely and isolated. By learning new social skills and assertive communication, you can often get needed support .\n6. Children might avoid the need for presciption antidepressents. and if the one of the parents are depressed, getting the parent help can prevent the child from becoming depressed.\n7. Listen to soft soothing relaxing music or something with lots of rhythm. Music is to the spirit of mankind like a bandaid is to a cut.\n \nit's more the intensity that you can prevent.
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1. Depression is far too complicated a subject to role it all up in a single answer.\n2. Aim to work on the causes of your personal depressive feelings and thoughts.\n3. Most of the time finding someone that you can trust to talk with helps.\n4. Faith helps many people and it gives them something to take their minds off themselves.\n5. Some depression, but by no means all, is caused by chemical imbalances. Get to the doc and try some antidepressant an drug.\n6. Sometimes this can be caused by brain tumors or gland disorders.\nIn short you are due for a complete check up and be sure you tell the Doctor about the depressed feelings.\n7. I worked in a gas station at 16. How about a job. That will keep you busy.\nloligo1@yahoo.com
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i personally have panic disorder. i've been told...get help from a mental health professional first and possibly medication. i've tried the medication, but i'm not one for pills. and honestly, talking to someone...doesn't make it go away! i've had to teach myself relaxation techniques. first and foremost, i repeat to myself over and over, "i'm okay, i'm fine, i'm not hurt, and this too shall pass". but it has affected me in everyday life, even when i'm not having an attack. truly it is all about your mind set. changing your way of thinking, and that can be the hardest part. i haven't found a concrete solution, i just take it day by day.
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exercise is known to greatly decrease the symptoms of depression.  develop a strong network of friends and family that you feel comfortable sharing your feelings with.  find a counselor (therapist) that you like and trust, talk to them, they can help (ask people you know for suggestions of who to go to, if you're comfortable with that).  eat a healthy, well balanced diet (consult a doctor or other nutrition expert if you're not sure what this means for you, or how to improve your diet safely).  check any medicines/supplements for side-effects that may include depression or similar conditions, but consult with your doctor before discontinuing any medications, as this can also cause problems.  some people find that accupuncture or accupressure work well, but this is not for everyone.  the most important thing to do is to talk with your doctor and a therapist, they can help you a great deal.  Remember, talking is natural, and you can tell them if you don't want to take drugs.\n\nFind friends, Exercise, Eat right, Talk with your doctor/therapist, Become active in your community (such as volunteering, chuch)
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I believe a nervous breakdown, is when you lose control of your nervous funcions, like crying that you can't stop or shaking. \nI've had a very very hard life. I don't know if I've ever really had a nervous breakdown but, whwn I get to feeling like my life is unbareable, I try to think of other people who have life so much worse than I do, and also try to get out of the house, go shopping, go visit a friend, things like that. Always think that tomorrow is another day.\nIf you ever feel like you need a friend, you can write to me at katorak2604@yahoo.com or myspace/kat2604.\nHang in there and keep your head up, your not alone.
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I have had panic attacks also and I have an anxiety disorder.  I think that if you work on it that you can make it completely go away.  I am getting over mine and I have the same problem that you have where it is less and less but not completely gone.  \n\nYou could try medication and then eventually stop.  That might be just the thing you need to make it completely stop.