Without knowing more about your circumstances, I can talk about a few points out of the gate.
When I was first taken to a medical confinement for an attempt at slashing my wrists in 2002, I saw a sign on the wall in the day room.
That's stuck with me for almost two decades now.THE RULES
1. You will learn lessons.
2. There are two types of lessons: easy lessons and hard lessons.
3. If you don't learn the easy lessons, they get harder (the universe has a way of using pain to get your attention).
4. You know you have learned a lesson when your actions change.
In addition, I once believed I was in a minority of males whom suffer from borderline personality disorder, so I attended a group centered on what's known as Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy. It's three major tenets were:
It also recommended the practice of mindfulness. Examine your mind periodically, from an outsider's perspective. Experience yourself from a neutral perspective, wherein there can be no bias, no judgment. Really know that you are one entity in a larger universe simply full of entities like yourself. I don't know, I've never had a good handle on describing mindfulness. I'm not sure I understand it myself.1. It is what it is.
2. One step at a time.
3. Do what works.
DBT also mentioned what are known as "Mastery Exercises." If you have skill at something that requires a lot of practice, lose yourself in that, and feel accomplished when you reach new tiers of skill.
Caring for a pet or plant (or both) are known to be therapeutic practices.
And finally, I'll say this:
If you ever think there's nobody in the world who is depressed "like you are," Id posit that all depression is similar; it's merely the biochemical reaction your brain produces under extreme stress.
I had a depressive fit this morning. I recognized it for what it was; my body was giving off a false alarm for stress that wasn't real.
Plenty real things to be stressed over, without your body giving off false warnings...I'd make sure, if I were you, that you really are depressive and not bipolar; those require different medicine and treatment.
I hope this helps.
~ spooni
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