When you are feeling shitty it is very important to get
yourself back on track. If you let yourself start to gain negative momentum it
can get really bad fast.
It really comes down to your self-image and how you view
yourself. If you start doing things that you know you should not be doing it
can cause your depression to get worse. It is easy to slip into more negative
feelings because the things that make depression worse are also the things that
seem to make it better in the short term.
When I am feeling shitty I like to drink alcohol because in
the short term it makes me feel better. I like to eat shitty fast food or over eat
because in the short term it makes me feel good. Those things are very short
term fixes and lead to me feeling even worse about myself. This could be
different for others but the idea is the same. It has a lot to do with being
unaccountable to you. That chips away at your self-image and leads you to
feeling worse.
Your self-image is a very tricky thing because most people
are not even aware of it. It's subconscious. You need to make the right choices
and do what you know is the right thing to make sure your self-image stays
strong and good. I feel like all depression is is a bad self-image. I could be
totally wrong... I'm not a doctor! But it makes sense to me. You need to do
things that may be hard but you know are right.
If I feel like I'm slipping into depression I know that I
need to go workout. I just know that when I workout and feel strong I feel
better about myself and when I feel better about myself it is hard to be
depressed. Really my anti-depressant is perseverance and moving forward in my
life; Being creative. I play guitar and when I write new music it makes me feel
like I have accomplished something and I'm moving forward. I also like to read
books. I feel like when I get further in a book I have accomplished something.
I also basically only read self help and personal development books so that
can't be bad! You need to get some positive momentum. It can be as simple as
doing one pushup! If you can do one pushup then you can do another and another.
But take it one at a time if you need to. Fight the urge to take the easy way
out by doing the things that will give you short term gratification because in
the long run that shit will fuck you up way worse. All of this is easier said
than done... I know because I go through it all the time. Remember even if you
do fuck up and start doing shit you shouldn't you can always choose the make
the right choice next. This takes some practice so be patient with yourself and
take it one step at a time.
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