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Any tips to help soothe depression

NAS80937

I'm 23 and i have depression, anxiety and audhd.

I graduated in the summer and ever since everything has felt hard to do due to me hating big changes and the unknown future. In addition coming back home hasn't been helping due to my family not being affectionate or caring at all so the only person i can talk to is my best friend.

When I'm depressed i constantly feels like i'm on a tightrope and anything can tip me over into depression and i can never seem to get out of it. It seeps all the joy i have and makes me want to hit my head to soothe the pain.

Any tips and advice would help me go through adulthood and help my depression. Also i live in the uk and I'm considering therapy but it feels too much for me rn and i don't know what to do.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask me, thank you for listening.

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  • My experience (as an older person) is that the thought of therapy is exhausting, but if you get the right person, very much worthwhile. I see a great psychologist now, but I've seen two who were just ok but helped me through a couple of difficult periods, and two who were nice but a waste of time and money for me.  in other words - it's worthwhile when you get the right one but give them a try before committing.  Also, my lovely counsellor only charges the government rate (medicare in Australia) which is very unusual I would think - i.e. it costs me nothing.

    Secondly, my counsellor told me that in my case the depression is probably a side effect of my anxiety.  I am not saying this is the case with you as I"m definitely not qualified to determine that.  But it's interesting to think about, because it's been helpful for me to think that way, tackling the anxiety and not focussing so much on the thought "I have depression'.  My counsellor never said I don't have depression, just that I should focus on the anxiety.  And as Luna says, exercise is good for both anyway.  Exercise is definitely important for me. 

    PS: Therapy usually has a wait list anyway, at least it does here in Australia, so if you book in now you will have some time to get used to the idea.


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  • My experience (as an older person) is that the thought of therapy is exhausting, but if you get the right person, very much worthwhile. I see a great psychologist now, but I've seen two who were just ok but helped me through a couple of difficult periods, and two who were nice but a waste of time and money for me.  in other words - it's worthwhile when you get the right one but give them a try before committing.  Also, my lovely counsellor only charges the government rate (medicare in Australia) which is very unusual I would think - i.e. it costs me nothing.

    Secondly, my counsellor told me that in my case the depression is probably a side effect of my anxiety.  I am not saying this is the case with you as I"m definitely not qualified to determine that.  But it's interesting to think about, because it's been helpful for me to think that way, tackling the anxiety and not focussing so much on the thought "I have depression'.  My counsellor never said I don't have depression, just that I should focus on the anxiety.  And as Luna says, exercise is good for both anyway.  Exercise is definitely important for me. 

    PS: Therapy usually has a wait list anyway, at least it does here in Australia, so if you book in now you will have some time to get used to the idea.


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